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Swathi S

King Richard the Lionheart - 0 views

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  • Richard on the Third Crusad
  • Richard on the Third Crusade
  • Richard's tactics ensured success at the siege of Acre and on the subsequent march south, Saladin's men being unable to harass the Crusader army into an impulsive action which might not have gone their way.
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  • the desertion of the French king had been a major blow, from which they could not hope to recover
  • Realising that he had no hope of holding Jerusalem even if he took it, Richard sadly ordered a retreat.
  • Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart
  • sons of Henry II
  • Richard had limited respect for his father and lacked foresight and a sense of responsibility
  • Swathi S on 16 Mar 12
     
    This is a really good site about King Richard the Lionhearted. It tells about his personal life and his attempts to seize Jerusalem.
Shira H

King Richard the Lionheart - 1 views

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      Shira H on 20 Mar 12
       
      has information on king richard the lionheart Great site
Garth Holman

Richard The Lionheart Massacres The Saracens, 1191 - 0 views

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  • On their yielding the town he had engaged to grant their life, adding that if the Sultan carried out the bargain he would give them freedom and suffer them to carry off their children and wives; if the Sultan did not fulfill his engagements they were to be made slaves.
  • in his heart,
  • Turcoples
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 19 Mar 17
       
      turcopoles (also "turcoples" or "turcopoli"; from the Greek: τουρκόπουλοι, "sons of Turks") were locally recruited mounted archers employed by the Christian states of the Eastern Mediterranean
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  • perfidiously
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 19 Mar 17
       
      deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful:
  • decreed
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 19 Mar 17
       
      to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
  • They numbered more than three thousand and were all bound with ropes.
  • once and massacred them with sword and lance in cold blood.
  • seeing what was being done to the prisoners, rushed against the Franks and in the combat, which lasted till nightfall, several were slain and wounded on either side
  • Musulmans
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 19 Mar 17
       
      Word for Muslim.
  • morning our people gathered at the spot and found the Musulmans stretched out upon the ground as martyrs for the faith.
  • Ascalon,
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 19 Mar 17
       
      Modern day city in Israel.
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