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Renaissance #194 – The Crusades (part 3)
Continuing the story about the chaotic and tragic events surrounding the People’s Crusade, led by Peter the Hermit.
Renaissance #193 – The Crusades (part 2)
The First Crusade is traditionally said to have begun with a sermon preached by Pope Urban II in November, 1095. He promised forgiveness and pardon for all of…
Renaissance #192 – The Crusades (part 1)
Ten years after the death of Muhammad in 632, the political and religious map of the Mediterranean and the Near East had been completely rewritten. The great prize…
Renaissance #191 – El Cid (Reconquista #12)
The next major milestones of the Reconquista were the Granada massacre (1066) and the Fall of Toledo (1085). Both took part in a wider battle between the Christian…