Crusades Collection (page 4)

Constantinople Taken
Baudouin, Count of Flanders, penetrates the defences of Constantinople in 1203

Battle of Embro 1346
BATTLE OF EMBRO The Knights of Rhodes defeat a Turkish fleet in a sea-fight off the coast of their island

Old Arab Instruments
Instruments of the Arab peoples at the time of the Crusades

Koran Page 1280 (Front)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script with sura headings in gold Thuluth, on handmade linen paper

Durnstein Castle / Austria
The upper ruins are a medieval castle that held Richard the Lionheart for a time on his return from the Crusades

Richard I at Acre
THIRD CRUSADE - Richard I lands at Acre and takes the city

Richard at Jaffa
THIRD CRUSADE - Richard I, after taking Acre, advances to Jaffa where he defeats Saladin and takes the city

Richard at Acre
THIRD CRUSADE - After landing at Acre, in Palestine, Richard I meets the Master of the Knights of Saint John

Meeting before Crusade
THIRD CRUSADE - Henry II of England and Philippe II Auguste of France meet at Gisors before leaving for the East

Events / War / Crusades / 1187
William Despreaux brought before Saladin

Crusaders Ships
Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land - galleys row them out from the shore to the sailing ship where the crew are stowing away the cargo

Crusading Ideal
(general) THE CRUSADER IDEAL

Urban II at Clermont
FIRST CRUSADE At the Council of Clermont, pope Urban II urges Christians to take arms against the infidels

Preaching, Clermont
FIRST CRUSADE At the Council of Clermont, pope Urban II urges Christians to take arms against the infidels

Preaching 1st Crusade
FIRST CRUSADE Bernard de Clairvaux, at Speyer, urges Christians to take arms against the infidels

Pierre L hermitte
FIRST CRUSADE Pierre l Hermitte travels across Europe, urging Christians to take arms against the infidels

Richard I Fights Lion
While travelling through Germany on his return from the Crusades, Richard I is captured by Heinrich VI; a lion, put in the dungeon to kill him, is killed by Richard

Robert in First Crusade
Robert, Duke of Normandy, the eldest son of William I, goes on the First Crusade, thus losing the crown of England first to his brother William II, then Williams son Henry I

Koran Page 1280 (Back)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script, on handmade linen paper

CRUSADERS
A Crusader of the First Crusade (11th century) and of the last (13th century)

Crusader as Hero
The Crusader depicted as a Christian hero, on a white horse, and wearing a halo rather than a helmet

Crusades / Acre Defended
Guillaume de Clermont tries to defend Acre, the last Christian possession in Palestine, but it falls to Sultan Malek al Aschraf

Crusades / Treaty
THIRD CRUSADE After some victories, the Crusaders make a treaty with Saladin, giving them Jaffa, Acre, and visiting rights in Jerusalem

Crusades / Prisoners
after SECOND CRUSADE Saladin, after recapturing Jerusalem, watches a procession of Christian prisoners

Crusades / Constantinople
FOURTH CRUSADE After quarreling with the Byzantine rulers, the Crusaders take Constantinople where Baudouin de Flandre is crowned emperor

Crusades / Edessa
FIRST CRUSADE Crusaders under Baudouin de Boulogne take Edessa, in Turkey, which provides the Crusaders with a base

Crusades / a Charge
FIRST CRUSADE A cavalry charge by the Knights of Saint John against the Saracens

Crusades / Jerusalem
FIRST CRUSADE The victorious Crusaders process round Jerusalem, after massacring the defenders till the streets were filled with corpses

Crusades Tripoli
following the FIRST CRUSADE The Crusaders after a long siege take TRIPOLI, where they destroy the famous library

Richard I in Palestine during the Third Crusade
King Richard I in action in Palestine, during the Third Crusade

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