Medieval Toledo – city of three faiths
Even more than Seville or Cordoba – medieval Toledo affords you a glimpse of life in Spain as a Muslim, Jewish and Christian civilisation
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Is the movie Kingdom of Heaven accurate?
Is the Ridley Scott movie Kingdom of Heaven historically accurate? TV historian Tony McMahon has been taking a closer look.
Martim Moniz – Portuguese crusader hero
Martim Moniz was a Portuguese crusader who was famously crushed to death placing his body into a castle gateway to keep it open.
The 13th Warrior – was it so bad?
The 13th Warrior is a movie based on a book by Michael Crichton that takes you back to the Dark Ages. It got a terrible critical reception on release.
Abu al-Quasim – the father of modern surgery
Abu al-Qasim was the father of modern surgery and a great example of a thinker from the era of the medieval Muslim caliphate in Spain
Trip to Israel – more on historical Jaffa
Jaffa was a hugely important city in the Crusades – now increasingly absorbed by Tel Aviv in modern Israel
Templar war in medieval Spain!
The Knights Templar in medieval Spain were at the forefront of the long war against the Muslim caliphate that eventually resulted in victory
The Forgotten Crusade: Egypt
How Egypt came to be the centre of a bloody crusade pitching Christian Europe against the Muslim caliphate with devastating consequences
Saladin the merciful – think again!
The truth about Saladin the merciful and his war against the Crusaders and Knights Templar
The forgotten story of Women Crusaders!
Women were not just bystanders in the Crusades but participated as crusaders in full armour to the amazement of the Saracens
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