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- The Crusades The Crusades were a series of holy wars undertaken by Christians in the 11th-13th centuries with the aim of recovering control of the Holy Land (or Palestine, that is, the area that is now known as Israel) from the Turkish Muslims who had seized it. ...
- The Crusades Hello again. Since I like History I have decided to write about one of my favorite topics in History-"The Crusades". As Islam spread after its inception in the 7th century C.E., the lands held sacred by Christians fell under Moslem rule. The pope, Ur...
- Terrorism: Brigitte Gabriel Exposes Hatred and Intolerance War has been declared on Christians, Jews, non-Muslims and secularists worldwide by Islamic extremists...simply because we are infidels according to their belief. As Islamic fundamentalism spreads its tentacles worldwide, it is crucial for the people...
- Billy Graham: Evangelist Extraordinaire ...better known as Billy Graham, is an evangelist and an Evangelical Christian. He has been a spiritual adviser to multiple U.S. presidents and was number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for the 20th century. He is a Southern Baptist. Graha...
- Walking and Making Labyrinths Lauren Artress, of Grace Cathedral, San Fransico, is credited for bringing the Medieval Labyrinth to America and reviving the ancient spiritual tradition in the United States and Europe. The Cathedral at Charte had a centuries old Labyrinth which wa...
- Antakya @ Travel Turkey Antakya is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. In ancient times the city was known as Antioch and has historical significance for Christianity, being the place where the followers of Jesus Christ were called...
- Richard the Lionheart Richard the Lionheart (officially King Richard I of England)(1157-99) was a king of England who fought battles in France and later led the Crusaders to war in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade. Interestingly, Richard spent all of his reign exce...
- Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades Richard I (September 8, 1157 - April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. Outside the Houses of Parliament there stands a statue of Richard I seated on his horse as testimony that he was one of England's bravest and greatest kings.
- Knights Templar The Vatican is going to publish documents about the heresy trial of the order the Knights Templar. The secret documents about the trial include a long-lost parchment showing that Pope Clement V initially absolved the order of heresy. The 300 pag...
- Billy Graham Billy Graham is a Christian evangelist who has preached the gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone in history. He's one of the most prominent Christian figures in the last hundred years.
- Teutonic Knights - History and The Northern Crusades The Teutonic Knights are a German, Roman Catholic Order that formed when Pope Celestine II ordered that the prior and brothers at the Hospitaller German hospital in Jerusalem should remain German nationals. A German field hospital at Acre in 1190...
- Saladin Saladin (c. 1138 - 1193) was a famous Muslim warrior of Kurdish background, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, and the conqueror of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He conquered Syria and then, in 1187, recovered Jerusalem from Christian control. This triggere...
- Jack Whyte - Templar Series The Templar Trilogy represents the second series by author Jack Whyte (the first being his Arthurian "A Dream of Eagles" series). The Templar Trilogy is his fictional account of the rise and fall of the Templars, a military order of warrior monks tha...
- Saladin Saladin was the Sultan of Egypt Syria, and the founder of the short-lived Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin is most famous for fighting ferocious battles and great victories at the time of the Crusades. Under Saladin's rule the tide of the Crusades turned in...
- Trebuchets, the God of All Catapults The trebuchet was the most fearsome catapults in Medieval times. Kings would spar no expense in making them the best that they could be. Edward I or Edward Longshanks, king of England in 1304 once ordered many many churches to be stripped of lead in...
- Book Review: Murder in the Holy City A Feeding Time is Reading Time Review
