King Baldwin IV: The Upheavalric Code Of Christianity

7. The third crusade did not achieve very much, but was led by emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany, King Phillip II of France, and Richard the Lionheart of England. Along the way Barabossa died, Phillip returned to England, and Richard the Lionheart never captured Jerusalem. In the end Richard the Lionheart made a truce between Saladin, Saladin kept Jerusalem and granted Christians the right to visit the city and their

The Christian had a weak hold on the holy land for nearly a century when Saladin began uniting the Muslim armies. When the Christians and Muslims met at the battle of Hattin, the Muslims were able to win because of Saladin. This was the turning point for the crusades because three months later the Muslims conquered the city of Jerusalem.

In 1187, Saladin began a huge campaign against the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. his troops basically destroyed the Christian army at the battle of Hattin, taking the city along with a large amount of territory. Outrage over these defeats fired up the Third Crusade, led by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Philip II of France and King Richard I of England. In September 1191, Richard’s forces defeated those of Saladin in the battle of Arsuf; it was the only true battle of the Third Crusade. From the city of Jaffa, Richard reestablished control over some of the region and approached Jerusalem, though he refused to lay siege to the city. In September 1192, Richard and Saladin signed a peace treaty that established the Kingdom of Jerusalem and ended the Third

The 3rd Crusade, also known as the King’s Crusade, began in the year of 1189 and ended in 1192. This crusade is considered as one of the most successful crusades. The aim of the 3rd Crusade was to recapture Jerusalem, commonly regarded as the Holy Land, from the Muslims. Saladin, the ruler of the Muslims, was the sole enemy in this military campaign.

Throughout history, religion has always been a factor for many events, but was the purpose of the Crusades in the 11th-13th centurys purely religions devotions, or political gain? Evidence from Pope Urban II, a quote from Patrologia Latina, and a speech by the Islamic leader Saladin show just how much of a factor religion was during the Crusades. These people come from different backgrounds and histories, yet they still believe in one thing- is was "Gods will" to partake in the Crusades. Pope Urban II was the main reason that Christian soldiers journeyed to the Middle East to fight in the Crusades. Being in such an influential position, people were bound to follow his word regardless of wealth.

In a perfect world, everything would go exactly the way you wanted. But that’s the problem. There is no such thing as a perfect world, and the Crusades were the exact opposite. Back in medieval times, Christians felt the need to conquer Jerusalem. At the time, Jerusalem was being protected by Muslims.

The third crusade started in 1189 and its main goal was to recapture the Holy land. Its successes, both Christian and Muslim, are still reviewed to this day. The crusade consisted of three major monarchs: Emperor Barbarossa of the Holy Roman empire, King Richard of England, and King Philip of France. They all had one common goal and it was to set out and recapture the Holy land from Saladin. This crusade began in 1189 and would last for three years. With the Muslims, under the leadership of Saladin, recently taking control of Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187, they now owned a region that many wanted. Although Saladin did successfully protect Jerusalem from invaders, the Christian attackers were successful in

Pope Urban II told his people that they needed to recapture the Holy Lands from the muslims. Saladin, a Muslim king that conquered the first Crusader Kingdom in Jerusalem, gave a speech saying “Now God has reserved the merit of its recovery for one house the house of the sons of Saladin’s family, to unite all hearts in appreciation of its members.” Pope Urban

Again the Crusader set out To reclaim the holy land what a surprise. The holy Roman emperor Frederick the first, Philip the second of France, Henry the second of England, and his son Richard had all made crusade vows. Sadly Frederick the first died along with Henry the second before settling off for the holy land. Philip and Richard continued on to the holy land. The fighting lasted for three years constant pushing back and forth between Christian and Muslim forces. In the end Richard was tired of going back-and-forth so I decided that a truce was an order he created a peace treaty that Saladin signed on September 9,1192, thus ending the third

As soon as Saladin’s army was big enough he headed on his way to Jerusalem to recapture it from the crusaders who had control of it for many years prior. Saladin took on the crusaders in the battle of Hattin in 1187 where he won and claimed Jerusalem. The capture of Jerusalem angered England’s King Richard I (also known as Richard the Lion Heart) which resulted in Richard starting another crusade and defeating Saladin and his army. In 1191 while trying to arrange a treaty between Saladin and King Richard the Lion Heart Saladin was stubborn and would not agree so King Richard the Lion Heart executed 3,000 Muslim prisoners publicly for all of Saladin’s camp to see. Angered by King Richard’s actions Saladin executed all of his Christian prisoners. On September 2, of 1192 King Richard and Saladin signed a treaty that allowed for Muslim control of Jerusalem but allowed Christian travelers into the city. Saladin died at the age of 55 in 1193 of yellow fever. Saladin barely left his family any money after his death because he had given everything but one gold piece and some silver to charity.

The first hour of "Kingdom of Heaven" is decisive for the rest of the film. It is in these moments that we will meet Balian, a blacksmith who is devastated after he lost his wife who had committed suicide. It is important to say that suicide was considered to be an irredeemable sin, for example, the church believed suicide was a road to hell. Balian has no prospects in life when he receives a visit from Baron Godfrey of Ibelin. He introduces himself as Balian’s father and invites him to become a knight and defend Jerusalem, ruled by King Baldwin IV, who is a leper hidden behind a mask of iron. Godfrey knows the difficult moment that Balian is going through, so he introduces him to Jerusalem (presented in the film as the new world where love exists instead of hate, a

The Crusades: A Short History, written by British Historian Jonathan Riley-Smith, offers a broad overview of this part of the medieval era, but he also explores how historians have attempted to explain these events in modern terms. Riley-Smith also makes sure to note all major contributors to the Crusade movement and their personalities. Numerous scholars have wondered whether this was a political or religious mission. This helps to spark the question of why people would leave their homes and their families to risk their lives invading a land that was thousands of miles away for religious reasons. In his book, Riley-Smith makes this era come alive for the modern reader. He does

There were eight significant Crusades, which were sparked for many different reasons by many different people that left a lasting effect to the world. These years of bloodshed were led by men of power in order to gain control over Jerusalem at the expenses of others. Throughout the 11th to 13th century, nine significant crusades occurred. There were many other small crusades throughout this period, which continued into the 16th century, until the Renaissance and Reformation when political and religious climate of Europe was drastically different than that of the middle ages (CBN). The most successful of the rebellion was that of the First Crusade. After taking Nicea, the Anatolian capital of the Seljuks, the Crusaders captured Antoich in Syria and Jerusalem in 1099 (history bits). The success of these missions allowed Crusaders to establish permanent settlements

In conclusion, Kingdom of Heaven represents the duty of the Christians to defend the city of Jerusalem by appealing to their religious convictions and the elements of the human psyche. The movie shows that many of the Europeans who traveled to Jerusalem were motivated by religious passion. For example, Godfrey thinks that Jerusalem is the Holy Land, and urges Balian to follow him in the course. However, the movie also suggests that not all people who participated in the Crusades were motivated by religious passion. For example, Balian travels to Jerusalem to escape prosecution after killing the town priest. Furthermore, the movie shows that the Christian leaders in Jerusalem

He also mentions the character and work style of Hārūn al-Rashīd and focuses on the manner in which the Christian Crusaders treated the population in Jerusalem after conquering the city in 1099. They spared neither men nor women nor children, in sharp contrast to the manner in which Saladin treated the population of Jerusalem when he conquered it again in 1187.