The knights of the Crusades were not a single group but rather a variety of orders with distinct purposes and codes. While ...

A 900-year-old iron sword found off the coast of Israel on Oct. 16 by an amateur diver is believed to be a relic from the Crusades. Shlomi Katzin found the sword on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea ...

WARRIORS OF GOD: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade. By James Reston Jr. Doubleday, $27.50. CONSIDERING its origin, perhaps the word "crusade" should be pejorative. Honor and ...

Richard the Lionheart ended up with a heart full of daisies, mint and frankincense, a French study of his mummified heart has discovered. The analysis also uncovered elements like creosote, mercury ...

Richard I’s exploits in the Third Crusade have left him one of England’s most famous kings. The crusades began in 1095 when the Pope called on the Christian nobles of western Europe to rescue the holy ...

In Husain Haddawy’s translation of The Arabian Nights, Shahrazad turns to the embittered King Shahrayar on their wedding night to narrate 1001 tales of the Arabian Nights. In Husain Haddawy’s ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.