With a network of fortifications spanning Europe, the backing of the Pope and a fierce reputation, how did the reign... more

Poisoned blades, a gun, a dagger to the heart - assassinations & killings for political gain have taken place for... more

This is the most sought after Christian relic, believed to have miraculous healing powers and divine origins. What isn’t known... more

In 1192, Conrad of Montferrat was assassinated, the question was, did Richard I have anything to do with it? Then,... more

What does it take to be the Grand Master of the Knights Templar? Robert de Sablé, born into a respected... more

An order of crusading monks draped in white robes marked with a red cross: the Knights Templar perhaps don’t sound... more

Using targeted political murder to protect humanity from injustice and abuse of power, the Assassins are infamous as much for... more

Islamic, Christian and Jewish blood spilled across three centuries in the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant, all under the sanction of... more

Painter, scientist, engineer, inventor, anatomist, sculptor, architect, urban planner, botanist, musician, philosopher, writer : Leonardo Da Vinci was all that... more

History has not been kind to Lucrezia Borgia. Daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, she has suffered... more