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August 2026

The Day Christendom Lost the Gate to Europe
Today in history, on August 28, 1521, the great Christian fortress of Belgrade fell to Sultan Suleiman I, opening one of the most important gateways…
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Sunday morning Mass, a Christian king with almost no men, and a Muslim army waiting just down the road
Today in history, on August 27, 1105, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem marched out beneath the True Cross to meet a much larger Muslim army
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How To Live Like a Crusader Knight
The Medieval Rules for Men
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You Have Never Been Told This About Palestine
The Sixty Christian Soldiers Who Refused To Convert To Islam
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Four Years After Muhammad: The Fall of Christian Syria
On August 20, 636, Muslim Armies Took Syria from the Byzantines
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Ivan the Terrible Was Terrible — But There Is Another Side to His Story
Ivan IV has gone down in history as one of Russia’s most brutal rulers, remembered for his violent temper, and the famous story that he killed his own…
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The West Is Worth Fighting For
Your ancestors were real pious Christians who fought to defend Christendom.
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Today in History: 800 Christians Beheaded for Their Faith
In 1480, the Ottomans landed on the coast of southern Italy and captured the Christian city of Otranto.
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What Was It Really Like to Be a Slave in Muslim Algiers?
The Christian Slave Who Became One of Europe's Greatest Writers
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