When you think about the brutal weaponry of the Crusades, you probably think of swords, bows, maces, axes, and flails. But according to a study recently published in PLoS One, you should add hand ...

New analysis into the residue inside ancient ceramic vessels from 11th–12th century Jerusalem has found that they were potentially used as hand grenades. Previous research into the diverse ...

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After the First Crusade seized Jerusalem, the Crusader states faced relentless war to hold their ground. From the clash at ...

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In 1204 the soldiers who had set out to retake Jerusalem in the Fourth Crusade changed course—but why? The result would change medieval Europe forever.

Pressed against a wall in a back corridor of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a stone slab bore testimony only to the graffiti etched on it by multitudes of pilgrims through the ages. But the ...