19.1 Third Crusade 1189-1192
After the disaster at Hattin in 1187 Saladin appeared on the verge of completely wiping out the Crusader States from the Middle East. Instead he was met by stubborn resistance at Tyre, and the Acre. And when the kings of France and England arrived at Acre the tide began to turn in favour of the Christians, who now set the sights on recapturing Jerusalem. www.historyeurope.netPicture: Siege of Acre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Syys 201534min
18.4 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 4
The Battle of Hattin fought on 4th July between Saladin and a considerable Christian army was a major turning point in the history of the Crusader Stateswww.historyeurope.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Elo 201539min
18.3 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 3, Saladin
The emergence of Saladin as preeminent Muslim ruler of the Levant, and the struggle for Egypt between Saladin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. www.historyeurope.netPicture: Saladin coin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Elo 201521min
18.2 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 2, The Second Crusade
The Second Crusade (1145-1449), triggered by the Fall of Edessa. Conrad III of Germany and Louis VII of France lead the military campaign to boost the Crusader States in the Levantwww.historyeurope.netPicture: Raymond of Poitiers welcoming Louis VII in Antioch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Elo 201532min
18.1 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 1, Crusader States,
The first years of the Crusaders States between the First and Second Crusades. The Fall of Edessa in 1144www.historyeurope.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Elo 201531min
17.4 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 4
The army of the First Crusade arrives at the Holy City of Jerusalemwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeuropePicture: Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Heinä 201534min
17.3 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 3
Christian warriors from around Europe converge on the Holy Land to fight the First Crusade. Despite many challenges the campaign starts well at the siege of Nicaea before reaching Antioch. One group, led by Baldwin of Flanders splits off from the main army and captures Edessawww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeuopePicture: Baldwin of Boulogne entering Edessa in Feb 1098 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Kesä 201523min
17.2 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 2
Build-up to the First Crusade from the perspective of the Byzantine Empire, the Turks in Asia Minor and the Levant, the area about to be invadedwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeuropePicture: Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Kesä 201524min
