His successor promptly called for another Crusade to recover Jerusalem. An illustrated miniature from a Gothic manuscript shows Richard the Lionheart (left) defeating Saladin (right) four years ...

📜 History of Saladin & the 3rd Crusade: A Crusade's End - Things look bleak for Saladin. Richard I had returned and the Lionheart can be seen right outside Jerusalem. Internally, his coalition ...

Dr Asbridge says: “This landmark series will be controversial, because it challenges the most ingrained misconceptions surrounding the crusades: the notion that these holy wars were all about greed ...