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Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) nailing the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Wittenberg church in the movie Luther (2003). © Eikon Film and NFP Teleart

Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) in the movie Luther (2003). © Eikon Film and NFP Teleart

Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther (1483-1546) in Luther (2003). Image credit: Eikon Film and NFP Teleart.

Dr Thomas Asbridge presents a revelatory account of the Crusades, the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land. The story of the Crusades is remembered as a tale of religious fanaticism and unspeakable violence...

In the last century of their rule, four Plantagenet kings are violently deposed and murdered by members of their own family and England is dragged into decades of brutal civil war.

Dr Thomas Asbridge offers a piercing examination of the Third Crusade and the two renowned figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart, king of England, and the mighty Muslim sultan Saladin, unifier of Islam. Drawing...

King Arthur's sword Excalibur from the 1981 Film 'Excalibur'. (London Film Museum)

In 2009, film director Alejandro Amenabar brought the story of Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 370-415 CE) to the screen through the feature film Agora. Years later, the movie continues to draw criticism from Christian writers for its depiction...

A photograph showing the trials on the Kent coast using the bouncing bomb in the spring of 1943. The bomb was designed for use in Operation Chastise of the night of 16 May 1943. The operation, also known as the 'Dam Busters' Raid, was carried...

History Of Warfare - The Spanish Armada - Full Documentary The Spanish Armada was an enormous 130-ship naval fleet dispatched by Spain in 1588 as part of a planned invasion of England. Following years of hostilities between Spain and England...