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hard bargains: acre 1191
The immediate cause of the Third Crusade was the fall of Jerusalem in 1187. Not surprisingly brutality was familiar to both Muslims and Christians during the fighting. There is no record of Saladin ever using his sword, except of course … Continue reading
TOURIST CLASS & VISITORS PERMITS ONLY
The Third Crusade (1189-1192) was marked by the Siege of Acre, which lasted almost two years. The Third Crusade began when the Muslim warrior Saladin drove a force of Crusaders into the hills at the Battle of Hattin. Saladin went … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Hattin, Carl Friedrich Lessing, Conrad de Montferrat, Edouard Cibot, Francis Philip Stephanoff, Gustave Dore, Hans Memling, Jean Victor Schnetz, Jean Victor Shnetz, Journalist Amin Maalouf, King Guy Lusignan, King Philip II of France, King Richard Coeur de Lion, King Richard II, Pope Urban III, Saladin, Saphadan brother of Saladin, The Third Crusade
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HOLY WAR OF ''INTELLIGENT DESIGN''
”The worst feature of this cosmology is that, rather than presenting a deeper solution to the existential dilemma, it merely reproduces the all-too linear causality we associate with the physical world, with domination and submission, and the enforcement of moral … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Wasserstein, Darwin, Denis Malone Carter, Dennis Malone Carter, Eleanor of Brittany, Frances Nimmo Greene, Hieronymous Bosch, Humphrey of Toron, Ivanhoe, King Solomon, Knights Templar, Krishna and Arjuna, Larry Solomon, Limbourg Brothers, Luca Signorelli, Richard I King of England, Richard Lion Heart, Saladin, Saphadan brother of Saladin, Sir Walter Scott, Solomon Temple, The Third Crusade, True Cross in Jerusalem, True Cross Vatican, William of Tyre, www.dhushara.com
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HOLY WARS & FRIVOLOUS MISSIONS
It could be called the honor of kings. They met in bloody war for the Holy Land, the champion of Christendom and Islam. King Richard the Lion Hearted and Saladin. Richard was tall and fair and handsome; as well known … Continue reading
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Tagged Conrad of Monferrat, Guy de Lusignan, Humphrey of Toron, King Philip II of France, King Philip of France, King Richard Coeur de Lion, Reynald of Chatillon, Richard the Lionhearted, Saladin, Saphadan brother of Saladin, Siege of Acre 1191, Solomon Alexander Hart, The Third Crusade, True Cross, William of Tyre
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