Crusades

HISTORY

During the Third Crusade, before marching on Jerusalem, Richard the Lionheart tried to negotiate a truce with Saladin—and made one incredibly bizarre offer.

PEOPLE

More people need to know the dark history of Saladin, the legendary Muslim general and Richard the Lionheart's most cunning nemesis.

THINGS

The Knights Templar are a legendary religious order of chivalrous knights—but few people know their dark and brutal history.



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