One of Richard I's mounted soldiers on the Third Crusade (1189–1192), also known as The Kings' Crusade. It was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin (Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb). The campaign was largely successful in capturing the important cities of Acre and Jaffa, and reversing most of Saladin's conquests, but it failed to capture Jerusalem, the emotional and spiritual motivation of the Crusade.
From Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, municipal, baronial, and popular antiquities by Charles Knight 1845
Size: 3256px × 4680px
Location: Middle East, Palestine
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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