Well, when we think of the Romans, we now know they came from every corner of Europe and even the Middle East, but do we always think of Crusaders as being so diverse? This is an interesting article, and worth reading.
Except….Richard III led the Third Crusade? One lives and learns. I’ll warrant Richard would have been as surprised as me to learn of this particular exploit!
Yeah I’m pretty convinced he’s the Doctor….¯_(ツ)_/¯
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[…] but only in a small speaking part in the very first game. Richard, then King of England, led the Third Crusade into the Middle East to attempt to recover Jerusalem from Saladin. If the next Assassin’s Creed […]
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[…] very least they’d have seen the pyramids, and the head of the Sphinx poking above the sand. The Crusaders certainly saw and returned with tales of the amazing […]
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[…] Crecy on the 26 August 1346 – was the son of Sir Giles de Berkeley (1240-1294) who fought in the Crusades. Joan was the daughter and heir of Geoffrey Archer of Stoke Orchard also known as Stoke Archer. […]
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