Learn the truth of the Crusades and discover that it wasn't all romantic nor one-sided. Read my review of the The Crusades, by Michael Paine.

The collapse of the Roman Empire during the third century began with Maximinius Thrax.

Our legal system can trace much of its roots to a set of laws that were written more than 1700 years before Christ.

Looking closely at the Cluniac reform and the ideas that St. Augustine promoted, it seems that the reform by the Cluny order was neither a reflection nor a contradiction of St. Augustine.

Modern day society sees medicine as a science to be studied and practiced. The science side of medicine is typically accepted easily. During the Middle Ages, science was not yet defined and accepted readily by the Christian Church which was developing a strong hold over society.

As Pope Urban II called for troops to initiate the First Crusade, the chivalric ideal was at the heart of many who stepped forward. What truly happened during the military/religious operation was a mixture of chivalry and madness.

One tree became a symbol to the colonists. It stood for freedom. It helped inspire a revolution.

The reasons behind the Peloponnesian War were both political and a failure of diplomacy.

Not many people are aware of the Continental Army's camp at Cambridge, but this gathering was crucial in the American Revolutionary War.

Winning a battle to claim the throne can be successful, but also marrying to seal your claim could be smarter. Henry VII might have killed Richard III in battle to take the crown, but he didn't fully have it until he married Elizabeth.