In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn't quite right....

Battle of Nicopolis, 1396 AD Part 1 of 2 The Crusade Beckons

The Crusades were a series of religious and political wars fought between Christians and Muslims in the medieval period, beginning in 1096 and lasting for several centuries. The causes of the Crusades were complex; including religious...

It's easy to understand how both storytellers and audiences get swept up in the romance of the Crusades. The epic sweep, the clash of cultures, and the stunning aggression still thrill us today. But what was life actually like for a...

In this episode we'll talk about the armors that were used during the First Crusade.

Is it possible to hold on to morality without beliefs? What two core Christian teachings did the Nazis set out to change?<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 6

How much comparative history does the author have to look at to test the ideas of how revolutionary Christianity is? How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 4

Tom Holland concludes by explaining how much Christianity is a cultural civilizational phenomenon.<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 7

The continuation in answering how revolutionary was Christianity in its early form.<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 3

How revolutionary was Christianity in its early form? How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 2

Why did the author want to write this book and what did he want to say in it?<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 1

Listen to Tom Holland's thoughts on humanism and science.<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 5

In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn't quite right. John...

What happened during the Crusades? What were the Crusades? This time is one of the most misunderstood periods of Western history. From 1095 to 1291, successive waves of Christian knights and royals, called to action by the Catholic...

The Crusader castles of Jordan, such as Qalaat Ar-Rabad, Shoubak, and Kerak, stand as monumental reminders of the fierce battles between Christians and Muslims during the Crusades. These strategic fortresses, built for military power and...

Discover the history of the Crusades, a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims that took place between the 11th and 13th centuries. This video explains why the Crusades began, who the key figures were, and what happened...

On Christmas day, 1145, Louis VII announces his intent to start a crusade to return the town of Odessa to Christianity and Eleanor decides to join him. A lack of competant and organized leadership from Louis VII and Eleanor along with...

This programme examines the period of time during the 16th and 17th centuries in Western Europe commonly referred to as; The Reformation. Scholars from Saint Anselm College and California Lutheran University provide a balanced and...

What happened in 1095? How are the crusades seen by those involved and those outside of it?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 6

The heroic story of four chaplains – two Protestants, a Catholic and a Jew – that came to symbolise America’s crusade during the World War II. This is an extract from the full-length lecture by Professor Alec Ryrie, “What Would Jesus Do?...

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King, although he was an initial skeptic to religion he eventually became a Baptist minister, a civil-rights activist and had a seismic impact on race relations in the United...

Most history books will tell you that the Roman Empire fell in the fifth century CE, but this would've come as a surprise to the millions who lived in the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages. This Medieval Roman Empire, today called the...

Leading his followers into war, then switching sides to fight the people he just helped win, leading one Crusade that accidentally destroyed Christian cities and another that did so intentionally, Pope Innocent III honestly did way more...

Discover the story of Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, one of the most famous leaders of the medieval Islamic world and Ayyubid Dynasty. Known for his role in the Crusades, Saladin united Muslim forces and recaptured Jerusalem from the...