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Siege of Acre
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30 March 2026
Selecting the King
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The question of who should be King of Jerusalem came up after the death of Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem during the Siege of Acre. Her husband...
29 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 7
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Richard I of England was now the leader of the Crusader force, and it was his responsibility to manage the final terms of surrender of the c...
28 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 6
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With Philip of France and Richard of England at Acre with their armies (the illustration shows Philip arriving in Palestine), Saladin had r...
27 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 5
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So Conrad of Montferrat married Isabella of Jerusalem, the rightful queen, and took her back to Tyre while the former king by marriage to Is...
26 March 2026
Isabella I of Jerusalem
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With the death of Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem during the Siege of Acre , her husband, Guy of Lusignan , lost his claim to the throne and the...
25 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 4
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The first big clash between the army of Saladin and the Christians besieging the city of Acre led to thousands of losses for the Christians ...
24 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 3
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So King of Jerusalem Guy of Lusignan was camped at Acre, ready to besiege the city and take control of it as a base for future conflict aga...
23 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 2
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A couple weeks ago I mentioned the events that led to Saladin coming to power in Egypt. From there he had two choices: stay in Egypt and tr...
22 March 2026
The Siege of Acre, Part 1
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The Siege of Acre was two years long and a major event in the history of the Crusades. Although started independently by Guy of Lusignan in...
21 March 2026
Gerard de Ridefort
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Gerard de Ridefort (that's his coat of arms to the left) is another of the many characters who has no known background recorded anywhere...
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