📜 History of Saladin & the 3rd Crusade: The Third Crusade - Saladin had just taken Jerusalem which meant that it wouldn't be long before a Crusade was called. He had some time to prepare thanks ...

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 ...

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 ...