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January 29, 2021

Meet Melisende the Magnificent, Queen Who Fought Husband & Son

Medieval politics were a men's world. But Melisende of Jerusalem overcame father, husband and son in her ascent to power.

December 24, 2020

Genghis Khan and Climate Change – A Happy Marriage?

Contemporaries described the Mongol invasions as a tsunami. Now it seems they did indeed ride a wave of good luck - and rain.

October 20, 2020

Islam’s Spectacular Rise: How Early Jihad Overcame the West

King Rodrigo haranguing his troops (excerpt)

Thanks to its explosive ideology of jihad, Islam enjoyed a stunning rise in its early days and defeated one Western power after the other.

Early Middle Ages / Western Eurasia / Central Eurasia

October 16, 2020

Meet Martel: The Hammering Hero Who Beat Jihad

Frankish prince Charles Martel had to face two Islamic incursions north of the Pyrenees. Nevertheless, he managed to withstand the onslaught of jihad.

Meet Melisende the Magnificent, Queen Who Fought Husband & Son

Genghis Khan and Climate Change – A Happy Marriage?

Islam’s Spectacular Rise: How Early Jihad Overcame the West

Meet Martel: The Hammering Hero Who Beat Jihad

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