Christians took control of significant religious sites such as the Al-Aqsa ... Richard wrote to Saladin during the Third Crusade, expressing his ‘sincere desire for peace and an end to this ...

Valhalla Risingblends a mystical air of Norse mythology with a story of religion and persecution set during the Crusades. Mikkelsen stars as One-Eye, a mute warrior with formidable strength who ...

But religion and war have gone hand in hand for ... The great series of western holy wars were the Crusades, which lasted from 1095 until 1291 CE. The aim was to capture the sacred places in ...

As well as re-examining the traditional territory of the political, economic, and religious aspects of the Crusades, The Crusades: The War for the Holy Lands (London: Simon & Schuster, 2010), a ...

Beginning with the son of a Jewish carpenter, the religion was spread around the world first by Jesus's disciples, then by emperors, kings, and missionaries. Through crusades, conquests ...