Four Myths about the Crusades
Four Myths about the Crusades By Paul Crawford The Intercollegiate Review (Spring, 2011) Abstract In 2001, former president Bill Clinton delivered a speech…
The Black Death and the Burning of Jews
Curiously, far less attention has been devoted to the most monumental of medieval Jewish persecutions, one that eradicated almost entirely the principal Jewish communities of Europe — those of the Rhineland — along with many other areas.
The Holy Lance of Antioch: A Study on the Impact of a Perceived Relic During the First Crusade
The story of how the Holy Lance was uncovered, the effect it had on the crusaders and how it was interpreted by contemporary witnesses, medieval chroniclers and modern historians alike, will be the main focal point for this thesis.