The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade

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A collection in modern English of some of the key texts describing Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem in October 1187 and the Third Crusade. The greater part of the book renders the 1184-97 section of the Old French Continuation of William of Tyre, followed by a selection of texts and excerpts, including episodes in the rise to power of the ill-fated king of Jerusalem, accounts of the Battle of Hattin (4 July 1187), reports from the Siege of Acre (1189-91), and letters from King Richard the Lionheart describing the progress of his campaign.