Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule
For all the books written about the Crusades, one aspect is conspicuously absent: the stories of women. Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to
9 February 2022
A Crusader-Era High Altar Resurfaces in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher
For decades it was known only as the “graffiti stone.” Leaning against a wall in a shadowy corner of Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher, the big blank
28 March 2018
I’ll Be King For Christmas: Medieval Coronations on Christmas Day
Crowning ceremonies have existed since Ancient Times and are even described in detail in two books of the Bible, Kings II and Chronicles II. It
25 December 2014
MAP#52: Defending the City of God, Sharan Newman Interview
Defender of the City of God is a new book by award winning author Sharan Newman. It examines the First Crusade, the Crusader state of
13 May 2014
MAP#49: Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was the most powerful Crusader State in the Middle Ages. Melisende, the daughter of King Baldwin II, would rule Jerusalem after
10 February 2014
CFP: Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance June 12-14, 2014 Denver, Colorado The Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association
16 July 2013
Badge dug up in field is medieval treasure
A scrap of twisted silver found a few weeks ago by a metal detector in Lancashire will take its place among masterpieces of medieval art
22 June 2011
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