That city had been captured by the First Crusaders in 1098 but was lost to the Muslim leader Zengi in 1144. As a result of the preaching of persuasive churchmen, such as Bernard of Clairvaux, the ...

The term is often used to describe the people who travelled from Western Europe to take part in the Crusades. Sultan is the title given to a ruler in some Muslim countries. ‘Jerusalem belongs to ...

From the crusades of the medieval period to racial violence today, mankind has sought ways to ‘sanctify’ harmful actions, explains a scholar of religion. The first Muslim prayer in 86 years ...

threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk Turks. But when Pope Urban II preached a sermon at Clermont in 1095, the result was unlike anything ever seen before. #EpicHistoryTV #Crusades ...

This opening episode chronicles the improbable origins of the Crusades, from Pope Urban ... Episode three colorfully explores the Muslim recapturing of Jerusalem and the Second Crusade this ...