Rabu, 08 Februari 2017

Richard the Lionheart and the Battle of Jaffa, 1192

The English king’s Crusaders battled Saladin’s Muslim warriors in Palestine. Richard I, king of England and known as “Richard the Lionheart,” had fought his way into legend as leader of the Third Crusade (1189- 92). So had his Muslim opponent, the Sultan of Egypt, Saladin(0000ooooooooooooooooooo). Seldom in history had two commanders been so well matched …

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