After a string of wars, poverty, and social unrest the people of the Renaissance error were in search of peace and guidance. Most turned to religion but found no solace in the corrupt Romanist empire, thus there was a need for a new religious path among the people. Protestantism spread rapidly thro...

The First Crusades In the middle of the Eleventh Century the tranquility of the eastern Mediterranean seemed assured for many years to come, but little did the people know what was ahead. This embarks a journey back into the First Crusade. The Crusades were a time of confusion for most pe...

Frederick Barbarossa, like other men of his age, was influenced by a growing resurgence of neoclassical sensibilities. It should not therefore be considered surprising that he would have considered himself ruling as "Frederick, by the grace of God emperor of the Romans and august forever....