The birth of the Holy Roman Empire—and the unlikely king who ruled it. The fall of Rome led to chaos in Western Europe. Enter Carolus Magnus, more commonly known as Charlemagne, who sought to ...

(RNS) — It is easy to despair over the Holy Land. For almost 80 years it has been a festering sore, and today, after decades of peace efforts, there is no end in sight.

In 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusaders diverted from their mission to the Holy Land and instead sacked Constantinople, the heart of the Byzantine Empire. Driven by a mix of financial debts, ...

It is easy to despair over the Holy Land. For almost 80 years it has ... their original homeland until the destruction of the Jewish state by the Roman Empire, was a longed-for hope. For a ...

The East after the disintegration of the Mongol Empire. Credit: Rowanwindwhistler / Wikimedia Commons It was he who finished expelling the Mongols a year later, defeating them in the Battle of Homs, ...

In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart analyses why the vast majority of the approximate 300 members of ...

I’m playing Agathe Talon, a bold figure leading a gang of girl bosses in 1098, traveling between France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. My group, the Mace of Talon, is a bit chaotic.

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the battle of Hattin, an opponent of Martin Luther being made a ...

The second and eldest surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbutte, Maria Theresa was immediately acknowledged as the rightful heir of the Holy ...

Paradox says the current draft has a total of 357 different countries in it. By contrast, the Europa Universalis 4 Holy Roman Empire has fewer than 100 countries modeled in it.

Technically speaking, however, sunlight continued to shine on at least one portion of British-occupied land for about another six months. ... also known as Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire.