Tag Archives: Holy Land
Pope Urban II and the launch of the First Crusade
On the 27th November 1095, Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade with an impassioned speech at the Council of Clermont.
Saladin and the capture of Jerusalem in 1187
On 2nd October 1187, the Siege of Jerusalem came to an end when Saladin captured the city from the crusaders who had ruled the city since 1099.
The Siege of Acre and the end of Crusader influence in the Holy Land
On the 18th May 1291, the Crusader-controlled city of Acre was seized by the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil.
Execution of the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar
On the 18th March 1314 Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, was executed on the orders of King Philip IV.
