Crusades

Crusaders defeat the Turks at Dorylaeum in 1097, as shown in a 14th-century illumination

Crusaders: did they fight for God or gold?

The four-month Siege of Malta.

The Great Siege of Malta, 1565: the crusaders’ last stand

The Knights Templar depicted on an antique map of Jerusalem. (Alamy)

The rise and fall of the Knights Templar

Historian, presenter and author Dan Jones. (David Levenson/Getty Images)

Dan Jones on the Templars and ‘Knightfall’

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Third Crusade: The city of Ptolemais (Acre) given to Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart. Painting by Merry Joseph Blondel, 1840. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Rethinking the crusades . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Books interview with Thomas Asbridge: “Richard was a member of medieval Europe’s most dysfunctional family”

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The Knights Templar . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of the capture of Jerusalem during the third crusade

Crusader, deserter and traitor: the life and legacy of Raymond III of Tripoli

The Temple Church, London, a late 12th-century church built for and by the Knights Templar. (Photo by LatitudeStock - David Williams/Getty Images)

History explorer: The Knights Templar

c1754: Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon (c1060-1100) 1st Crusade (1095-1099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls. From manuscript of Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Crusades

The tomb of the Crusader knight Richard de Crupes.

Books interview with Christopher Tyerman: “Religious war isn’t an irrational act, and we shouldn’t dismiss it as irrational”

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Crusade logistics and the battle over the slave trade . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saladin, seen in a 12th-century portrait, led Muslim opposition to the crusaders and united much of the Middle East. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

How to lead like Saladin

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Living through the Crusades: 3 poems and songs that reveal how medieval people felt about the holy war

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