History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 59 the Third Crusade Roman numeral 7.

Hello again.

Last week we saw a tragedy strike for King Ghee at the siege of Acre with the death of Queen Sabilla and their two daughters.

We also saw Conrad of Monfara marry the unfortunate heir to the throne Isabella to strengthen his claim to the crown of Jerusalem.

This week, after a very long buildup, we finally see King Richard of England and King Philip of France arrive in the Holyland.

Back in episode 54, we saw the kings of England and France arrive in Sicily on the first leg of their crusade.

Now, nearly four years after the disastrous defeat of the Latin Christians at the Battle of Hatin,

the kings are finally setting sail for acre.

Interestingly, the sea passage of the two kings from Sicily reflected both their respective

personalities and their approach to life.

King Philip's journey was a touch dull and uneventful but

ultimately successful. He got the job done without a lot of fuss and bother. His fleet left Sicily and arrived intact some four weeks later on the 20th of April 1191.

King Richard's journey however was 1191.

King Richard's journey, however, was just the opposite.

It involved drama, battles, life and death situations, storms, oh, and he managed to conquer the island of Cyprus along the way.

It was an edge of your seat roller coaster ride.

King Richard left Sicily nearly two weeks after the French King at the

head of an impressive fleet of 219 ships. His sister, Queen Joanna of Sicily and his newly betrothed Spanish

Princess Berengaria, were also sailing to the Holy Land. Richard placed both of them on a sturdy but not terribly fast ship.

At first, fair winds blew, but then things started to get eventful.

The winds dropped altogether and the entire fleet was becalmed,

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