I may not even know what Gasparilla is if I hadn’t attended University of Tampa and lived in t

He founded a Muslim dynasty. He ruled Egypt. He captured Jerusalem from Christian crusaders. He kept some of the greatest warriors of the west from making any significant advances in the Third Crusade. He was Salah Ad-din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub: Saladin.

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He founded a Muslim dynasty. He ruled Egypt. He captured Jerusalem from Christian crusaders. He kept some of the greatest warriors of the west from making any significant advances in the Third Crusade. He was Salah Ad-din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub: Saladin.

Fin…

Auditions for the 2012 Tennessee Renaissance Festival When: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 sign in fro

Born and educated in Spain, Domingo de Guzmán traveled through much of France, preaching and standing up against the Albigensian heresy. He came up with this idea that Catholic …Read Full Post

Gasparilla is a crazy pirate festival in Tampa, Florida. People dress up as pirates and walk Bayshor

Medieval astronomers worked from Ptolemy’s theory that the earth was the center of the universe, and that everything revolved around it. But back in the 3rd century B.C., Aristarchus of …Read Full Post

In the week of January 30th in the Middle Ages, King Henry of Portugal was born, King Charles IV of France died, and Otto I was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

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In the week of January 30th in the Middle Ages, King Henry of Portugal was born, King Charles IV of France died, and Otto I was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

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England wasn’t always ruled by the English. Alfred the Great had held off Danish intruders — and in so doing, unified the kingdoms — in the 9th century. But late in the 10th century, lesser English kings failed to keep Scandinavian invaders at bay: b…