For the most part, the second season of “Marco Polo” focuses on characters we already know from season 1, with a few interlopers here and there like Pope Gregory X and some new Mongol khans. Season 2 ...

The Crusades had been raging for over a century, and Christian forces were exhausted, with morale at an all-time low. Byzantine Emperor Kemnenos was at his wits' end, facing deteriorating relations ...

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 7,093,3841-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Prester John What it’s about: A legendary medieval king, who ruled over an opulent land ...

Catherynne M. Valente, Night Shade (www.nightshadebooks.com), $14.99 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-59780-199-7 In 1165, a letter ostensibly written by the distant Christian king Prester John ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Prester John, the legendary Christian king said to rule over a lost nation in 'The Indies' and ready to support Christians in Europe. Show more In the Middle Ages, ...

"Chronicles Portugal's 16th century final attempt to locate the mythical kingdom of Prester John (a Christian nation rumored to be somewhere amidst pagans and Muslims), a six-year odyssey in Ethiopia ...

(Spoilers ahead for large chunks season 2 of the Netflix original series “Marco Polo,” including the season finale. And a disclaimer: Yes, we know “Marco Polo” is a fictionalized dramatization of ...