19 Sep Crusades, Medieval History How The Fourth Crusade Went Off The Rails – Part 2: The Sack of Constantinople 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett In the spring of 1202, more than ten thousand Crusaders answered the Pope's call to invade Egypt and retake the H... Continue reading
12 Sep Crusades, Medieval History How The Fourth Crusade Went Off The Rails – Part 1: In Debt To The Doge 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett In the closing years of the 12th century, a new and energetic Pope set out to ‘reclaim’ the city of Jerusalem fro... Continue reading
03 Mar Crusades, High Middle Ages, Medieval History Who Were The Knights of Malta? 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett The Knights of Malta have a thousand faces. They were a peaceful hospital in Medieval Jerusalem, healin... Continue reading
06 Dec Crusades, High Middle Ages, Medieval History How Did The Islamic World Understand The Crusades? 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett Western accounts of the Crusades frequently see the Islamic Middle East as homogenous and barbaric, reproducing r... Continue reading