This shocked the crusader king of France, Louis IX, but it also gave him an opportunity ... he acquired the Crown of Thorns. So great was its power in medieval people's eyes, that through it ...

It was August 1239, and Louis IX, king of France, was about to receive a precious gift from the emperor in Constantinople: ...

such as the crown and tunic said to have been worn by King Louis IX when he brought the crown of thorns to Paris. BBC Europe correspondent Kevin Connolly said firefighters reported that some of ...

Jonathan Allen has good news for Australians regarding the crown-of-thorns sea star. The bad news is that the fecund and voracious destroyer of Indo-Pacific coral reefs has a previously unknown method ...

French armies carried it into battle more than 20 times. One of its most famous bearers was King Louis IX, a future saint and the namesake of both the University and City of St. Louis. Centuries after ...

In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a carved shield with the coat of arms of St Louis (Louis IX), King of France (1214-1270). The shield shows "azure, a semee de lys or" although there is ...

It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ’s Crown of Thorns ...

The cross represents SLU's Catholic identity. The crown and shield symbolize King St. Louis IX, namesake of the city and the University. The fluidity of the fleur-de-lis and the lines connecting to ...

"I wouldn’t be where I am today without them." The first book of her most popular series, A Court of Thorns and Roses (called 'ACOTAR' by fans), came out nearly a decade ago, but is finding a ...

“The Paradise of Thorns” tells of a queer couple, Thongkam (Jeff Satur) and Sek (Pongsakorn Mettarikanon), who are married in all ways but final paperwork, and who have made a life together on ...

This shocked the crusader king of France, Louis IX, but it also gave him an opportunity ... he acquired the Crown of Thorns. So great was its power in medieval people's eyes, that through it ...