Western Civilization I / Unit 11 WC1 1006 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Saladin, Hattin, and the Third Crusade's Three Kings
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The idea
In eleven eighty-seven Saladin beat the crusaders at Hattin and retook Jerusalem. The Third Crusade, eleven eighty-nine to ninety-two, sent Frederick Barbarossa, who drowned, Philip II, who went home, and Richard I, who made peace with Saladin.
In practice
Completely failed, the anchor says.
Where people slip
Three kings, one result. Learn who did what.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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