Author : David Hilliam
Release : 2003-12-15
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 138/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade by : David Hilliam
Download or read book Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade written by David Hilliam. This book was released on 2003-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Saladins capture of Jerusalem in 1187, King Richard of England and King Philip of France lead a crusade in 1191 to drive the Muslims out of the Holy Land. Only partially successful because the kings quarreled, this crusade recaptured some coastal cities, but left Jerusalem in Muslim hands. Richard agreed to a truce with Saladin and returned home, only to be captured and imprisoned by the Duke of Austria. Though many crusades followed this one, none was successful.