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SSCLE 2026 Porto Conference: Registration Open
Registration for the SSCLE 2026 Porto conference is now open.
The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project: Reconstructing the history of the castle and town of Crusader Karak
The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project is an international project carried out in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. This post details some of the work undertaken by the project team
SSCLE 2026 Porto Conference: Call for Papers now open
The call for papers for the 2026 SSCLE quadrennial conference in Porto (29 June–3 July 2026) is now open. Proposals for sessions of three 20-minute papers each, for individual papers and for round tables are welcome. Themes could include, but are not limited to: Politics, Religion and Culture Women and Gender The Muslim World and the Crusades New Sources, New Interpretations Art, Archaeology and Material Culture Military History Paper proposals should consist of a title, an a
Antonio Musarra, L’assedio di Gerusalemme: 1099. I crociati conquistano la Città Santa (Carocci editore, 2025)
On 7 June 1099, from the top of Montjoie hill, the Crusaders gaze at the horizon: the Holy City is there, still distant yet already...
Elizabeth Lapina, Depicting the Holy War: Crusader Imagery in Medieval French and English Murals (Penn State University Press, 2025)
Depicting the Holy War examines the impact that crusades in the Middle East had on societies in western Europe through the analysis of a...
Stefan Stantchev, Venice, the Ottomans, and the Sea (1381–1517), OUP: 2025
The later Middle Ages and the early modern period were important and overlapping historical moments for both Venice and the Ottoman...
The 11th SSCLE Quadrennial Conference, 'Crossing Seas, Crossing Cultures' will be held at the University of Porto, 29 June–3 July 2026
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