Sicilian Vespers can be called “Italian St. Bartholomew’s Night.” In 1282, the rebels of the Sicilian city of Palermo completely massacred the hated French r...

The book by British medieval historian Stephen Runciman covers the period from the Third Crusade of the late 12th century to the mid-15th century, when the c...

British scholar Stephen Runciman in his work tells the history of the Frankish states of Outremer from the time of the accession to the throne of King Baldwi...

A detailed study of one of the most exciting episodes of the Middle Ages - the Crusades. The author, an eminent British scholar, provides a wide-ranging over...

In this publication we present an outline of the history of the First Bulgarian Kingdom, a state that existed on the Balkan Peninsula from the end of the 7th...

British medieval historian, Byzantinist Stephen Runciman, in his work, talks about what brought Byzantium to the brink of destruction, and the Turks to trium...