An idea promoted by Pope Urban II at the end of the 11th century continues to resonate in modern politics. Jonathan Phillips traces the 800-year history of ‘Crusade’ and its power as a concept that shows no sign of diminishing.
The Oxford Martyrs were killed on 16 October 1555.
Paul Doolan visits a new museum in Geneva that presents the history of Reformed Christianity and Calvinism as a key and positive factor in European history.
Kevin Kennedy highlights a controversial project to rebuild a one-time Prussian ‘national monument’.
Nigel Saul looks at a building which embodied much of England’s religious and political life in the later Middle Ages, and which staged the blessing of the Prince of Wales’s marriage on April 9th 2005.
Russel Tarr outlines what was at issue in the clash between Catholics and Protestants.
Bill Putnam and John Edwin Wood peel away the evidence to find an extraordinary hoax at the heart of Dan Brown’s bestselling novel.
Jonathan Lewis takes issue with a common interpretation.
John Matusiak explains how to tackle typical questions successfully.
Hugh Kennedy examines the life of one of the most powerful men in the world in the eighth century.
