Episode 99: Battlefield Acre

Richard the Lionheart, King of England and the Angevin Empire, arrived in the Holy Land in June, 1191. When he arrived he found the crusaders already battering the walls of Acre surrounded on the other side by Saladin's army. The fight for Acre would...

An episode of the Western Civ podcast, hosted by Adam Walsh, titled "Episode 99: Battlefield Acre" was published on April 5, 2019 and runs 38 minutes.

April 5, 2019 ·38m · Western Civ

Summary

Richard the Lionheart, King of England and the Angevin Empire, arrived in the Holy Land in June, 1191. When he arrived he found the crusaders already battering the walls of Acre surrounded on the other side by Saladin's army. The fight for Acre would prove to be Richard's first real test in the Holy Land. But it would not prove to be his last. Yet, with Richard's arrival the Third Crusade could truly and fully begin.

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