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| Named Person: | Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria; Richard, King of England |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Geoffrey Regan |
| ISBN: | 0802713548 9780802713544 |
| OCLC Number: | 40489207 |
| Notes: | Originally published: Great Britain, 1998. |
| Description: | xxv, 254 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Richard of Poitou 1158-1189 -- Richard of England 1189-1190 -- Saladin the apprentice 1138-1174 -- A united Islam 1174-1184 -- Preparing for the holy war 1184-1187 -- The battle of Hattin 1187 -- The fall of Jerusalem 1187 -- The siege of Acre 1188-1190 -- The crusaders set out 1190-1191 -- The fall of Acre 1191 -- The coast road 1191-1192 -- The end of a legend 1192-1193 -- The Lionheart caged 1192-1194 -- The Lionheart rampant 1194-1199. |
| Responsibility: | Geoffrey Regan. |
Abstract:
In early June 1191, the crusading army of Richard the Lionheart of England at last faced the Muslim forces led by Saladin, garrisoned in the fortress of Acre on the coast of what was then the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Lionhearts is a parallel biography of two of the greatest figures of the twelfth century. In alternating chapters, Regan presents the early years and rise to absolute authority of each man, while outlining the geopolitics of the medieval era in Europe and the Middle East. Gradually, Regan brings Richard and Saladin, and their allies, together on the battlefield in a conflict that, for all its astonishing fervor, gained neither man outright victory.
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