Saladin Seizes Jerusalem: Crusader Rule Ends

Saladin's army had surrounded Jerusalem for 12 days when Balian of Ibelin offered surrender terms: let Christians leave safely or we'll destroy the Dome of the …

Angry crowds stormed the Goose Fair in Nottingham, smashing stalls and demanding lower prices for their daily bread and cheese. This violent uprising forced loc…

Theophilos became Byzantine Emperor at age 25 after his father Michael II died. He continued his father's iconoclasm—destroying religious images, persecuting ic…

Otto I shatters the rebel coalition led by Eberhard of Franconia at the Battle of Andernach, crushing their bid to overthrow his authority. This decisive victor…

King Haakon IV of Norway sent a fleet to Scotland to reclaim the Hebrides. His longships met Scottish forces at Largs in a storm. The battle was chaotic, indeci…

Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, had made Edward IV king in 1461. Nine years later, he turned on him. Warwick invaded with French backing and 30,000 men. E…