The Third Crusade: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin - FULL DOCUMENTARY

After Saladin's spectacular victory at the battle of Hattin and conquest of Jerusalem, Latin Christendom responded. Frederick Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor, King Philip II of France, and the King of England, Richard the Lionheart, all gathered forces to take the fight to Saladin. Barbarossa ended up battling the Byzantine emperor and the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor, while the Lionheart struggled with Saladin for control of the Holy Land. Ultimately, the Third Crusade would result in some of the most epic and memorable battles in the history of the Crusades. This documentary tells the full story in all its action and drama.
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Sources:
-Arab Historians of the Crusades, trans. Francesco Gabrieli, (Barnes and Noble Books, 1993)
-Baha ad-Din ibn-Shaddad - The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin, trans. D.S. Richards, (Ashgate, 2002)
-The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade, trans. Peter W Edbury, (Ashgate, 1998)
-Ehrenkreutz, Andrew - Saladin, (State University of New York, 1972)
-Gesta Regis Ricardi: The Chronicle of the Third Crusade, trans. Helen Nicholson, (Ashgate, 2001)
-Gillingham, John - Richard the Lionheart, (Times Books, 1978)
-Ibn al-Athir - The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period, Part 2, trans. D.S. Richards (Ashgate, 2005)
-Loud, G.A. - The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa, (Ashgate, 2013)
-Madden, Thomas - The New Concise History of the Crusades, (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2006)
-Riley-Smith, Jonathan - The Crusades: A History, (Yale University Press, 2005)
-Smail, R.C. - Crusader Warfare, 1097-1193, (Cambridge, 1995)
-Tyerman, Christopher - God’s War, (Harvard University Press, 2006)
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[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@jerichohill487]

Beautiful

[@brendonwagner2111]

😊

[@michaelman957]

Imagine a world where Frederick had lived to join Richard...

[@dominicp9296]

Would of been unstoppable

[@rahulj8724]

Salahuddin would have went into the hole he came to this world from 😂

[@tamertarchichi4878]

If so, The world would never know the slaughter and savagery of the crusaders…

[@user-wl1go3xc9f]

Don't do that... Don't give me hope...

[@user-wl1go3xc9f]

I want to say imagine if all the Saltans and all the Kings United...

[@AegenemmnoN]

Wow, I never knew what an absolute beast Richard was. History I’ve heard always had a slant that Saladin was this unstoppable force. That wasn’t obviously the case

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Indeed!

[@pavelslama5543]

Saladin was an unstoppable force... yeah... more like: Saladin: I have mustered this huge, 10 000 strong army. Bow before me! Richard: I have 18 riders and an axe. Saladin: Yeah screw that, man. Im out of here. ... To me it sounds more like that Saladin was a suffering from a major PTSD whenever he met a competent western leader, like Baldwin IV, or Richard.

[@danielr.golightly38]

Saladin was an unstoppable force, until he was stopped. Lol! And he was stopped from time to time. Both he and Richard are legendary kings.

[@juliusvillalon6816]

Saladin and Richard were both great leaders in their own ways

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I think Saladin and Richard were both outstanding commanders. The history demonstrates this fairly clearly. That's part of what makes the Third Crusade so epic: two truly great generals facing one another in a battle royal.

[@pavelslama5543]

Isaac: "No iron shackles pls!" Richard: "Ok, they are silver. Ur welcome..."

[@stankyjanky5134]

I like to think that it might have been a translation issue, maybe the terminology in Byzantine Greek fully states iron shackles, and his translator might've not known the difference

[@ariyoiansky291]

Just to hear you walk us through the events is better than any movie, my dude.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks my brother!

[@LuciusDragonwolf]

Man your narration is a lot better than rest of docs... It makes to go back in memories of the history Channel... 😕

[@oluncleruckus3362]

I always find that real life puts most movies to shame…especially this period of history.

[@mariongranbruheim4090]

Cool that the 1192 battle of Jaffa was recorded by chroniclers in both camps.

[@pavelslama5543]

Richard: "How many men are there to charge the enemy lines with me?!" "Almost none, sir!" Richard: "That is more than enough. Prepare to charge!"

[@bleekskaduwee6762]

Everytime I watch something on the 3rd crusade it always makes me think what could have happened had Frederick Barbarosa not died on the way and reached the holy land to join his army with the Lionhearts and the Franks.

[@cjvipinosa3328]

If that happens The Crusade to Jerusalem would be a success

[@killedbytheguardians5545]

Complete heathen death

[@DonRickyBaby]

My thoughts exactly

[@charlesjones3377]

He would have had to survive the Illness they all got later too. It is a interesting thing to consider. Specially cause of his age.

[@justinsnider9772]

Man it’s hard to imagine what it must have been like to be a soldier in these types of battles. Had to be an incredible rush of adrenaline. Guess we will never know the feeling.

[@DinggisKhaaniMagtaal]

I also hope never to know the feeling of being cleaved in twain haha

[@michaelcortez6596]

The lionheart is a king anyone who would wish for! Great narrating on your part, gracious host.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@unkwnuser01]

These long videos rock. I rather watch these than kingdom of heaven.

[@garynewis8293]

Kingdom of heaven only shows the worse parts for the crusaders

[@nawalathhariansyah3263]

Can't believe we're getting this for free, thanks man!

[@estanislauborges8832]

Great Video! The Third Crusade is my favorite. Among the eight official crusades that followed the First Crusade (1096-1099), the Third Crusade, in my historical analysis, was the military expedition that came closest to the victorious outcome of the First Crusade. Furthermore, Saladin was defeated several times during the 3rd Crusade. It was during the 3rd Crusade, therefore, that Saladin suffered his worst casualties. Saladin was an incredible warrior and an excellent strategist. It is not for nothing that he won the epithet "sword of Allah", as well as Khalid ibn al-Walid. However, he is far from being an "undefeated" warrior. Saladin was defeated several times by Christian forces, ESPECIALLY during the Third Crusade. Had it not been for his decisive victory at Hattin (1187), Saladin's military reputation would be severely dented. I can highlight 5 (five) huge battles in which Saladin's forces were defeated by Christian forces. The video already mentioned many of them. • 1) The Battle of Montgisard (1177), which was, in MY historical analysis, the worst defeat that Saladin suffered throughout his career. The Battle of Montgisard was undoubtedly the greatest military triumph of king Baldwin IV (1174-1185), who was already seriously affected by leprosy at that point. • 2) The Battle of Belvoir Castle (1182), when Saladin was ALSO defeated by Baldwin IV; • 3) The Siege of Acre (1189-1191), when Richard conquered Galilee (including Acre itself); • 4) The Battle of Arsuf (1191), when Saladin, who was already afflicted with the Christian gains throughout the coastal area of the Holy Land, was defeated by Richard (as the video already mentioned); • 5) The Battle of Jaffa (1192), when Saladin was ALSO defeated by Richard's troops (as the video already mentioned as well). After the Battle of Jaffa, the Crusaders simply recovered the entire coastline of the Holy Land, covering a line that stretched from Beirut to Jaffa. Just like the Second Crusade, the Third Crusade was NOT a total failure for the Christian cause. After the Third Crusade, the Christian control throughout the coastal area of the Holy Land was significantly strengthened. Yes, Jerusalem was not conquered. Nevetheless, the Christian territorial gains were simply HUGE during the Third Crusade, including the ENTIRE levantine coastline from Beirut to Jaffa, covering Tyre, Acre and Caesarea. The conquest of Acre by Richard's forces, for example, was extremely catastrophic for the Muslims. Acre not only became a vital Christian port in the Holy Land, but it also became a powerful Christian stronghold until 1291! The 3rd Crusade, therefore, was extremely advantageous for the Christian cause!

[@mikerivas9091]

Thanks for the great explanation!!

[@Downey-2000]

If the Greeks weren't trying to sabotage the crusades it would have been a completely different story . They did the Germans bad .

[@aarondemiri486]

my favourite crusade how can I resist watching what will surely be an excellent historic video?

[@russelledwards001]

You have favourite religious massacres? You are sick. Get help. Or some emotions.

[@andyreginald6272]

This is so well done and a captures a truly fascinating period of history. ✝️✝️✝️

[@omarhassan_sy]

As muslim from Syria/Damascus near the tomp of saladin All respect & love to you guys

[@derekmoore1387]

I love the historical illustrations and paintings you find. Gustav Dore, and those paintings of Richard and Phillip are so cool. They did such a great job rendering the chainmail.

[@jphalsberghe1]

Wow, this is one of the best videos I have seen on KZbin. The narrator made me believe to be there, a true witness to these most remarkable events. Richard the Lionheart..What a leader, what a powerful human being. Thanks!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I appreciate the comment!

[@mlb5525]

A historical what if to ponder. What if Richard did not return to his English and French domains? What if he decided to rule the Holy Lands (Antioch, Tripoli, Cyprus and the coastal cities already in their possession) as King? How would English and French history changed? How would the history of the Holy Lands have changed?

[@lukeappleberry827]

Richard died soon after if I'm not mistaken. He was shot with a crossbow bolt while besieging a castle. His final act was pardoning the man that killed him. He was a good guy and leader.

[@GoGreen1977]

His brother John would still become King of England and I doubt history would've changed much.

[@NomadX7]

Thank You Sir for the phenomenal info!

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[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you!

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[@adrianseguras.9659]

I love the way you use Total War material to provide your vids with fitting exposition visuals. Good job. I really DO love everything you do. Standing up for the history of the Western Crusades. kudos

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Adrian Segura S. Which Edition of Total War is that exactly? :)

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This documentary gave me the chills all throughout. Listen on an hour drive to work back and forth.

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Now that's great to hear!

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Same! I was like -- what a shame there is no traffic today, have to pause the video 😂

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Excellent show. thank you so much.

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Great job, it's great to hear history from both sides, keep up your work

[@SWAROOPSKNAIR]

Throughly enjoyed watching. Richard the Lionheart such a brave warrior.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@tomgriffin477]

How was the Third Crusade and others referred to chronically during the Middle Ages? Since the term crusade didn’t exist, was it called King Richard’s pilgrimage or the Third pilgrimage?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

They would’ve talked about the expedition of King Richard or the expedition of Emperor Frederick.

[@tomgriffin477]

@@RealCrusadesHistory How do you think they would’ve referred to the First Crusade? Also, thank you for the info and another awesome video. Great content as always!

[@christobalcolon6601]

11th Century: [marked with the cross] -- Cruce Signatus --> Crucesignatus --> Cruce Signati --> Crusade [English]

[@tomgriffin477]

@@christobalcolon6601 Thank you for the feedback. But what terminology would they have used specifically during conversations to discuss the First Crusade to distinguish it from among the other crusades that had happened since then?

[@milostone6498]

@@tomgriffin477 ha ha Tom. It was called. . . Wait for it. . . . Crusade. . Ha ha the term we use is the one that was initially dubbed. Holy Crusade for the Church and God, declared by the Pope (usually 😜).

[@Maperator]

Thank you for this quality documentary

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesdouglas7345]

What wonderful passion the orator is. :)

[@davidmcanespy6412]

I’ve watch this channel for years and I have watched this video a few too many times but here I am I got a rewatch it

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks! I'm very honored to read that. Hope the channel continues to serve you well over the years.

[@richardkeilig4062]

Excellent program. Well done.

[@Roman-oh7xc]

I absolutely love this channel!!

[@victoriaamat5368]

Great content, as usual. You touched one of the most important issues of the Crusades: the (different) relations between the Roman Empire and Western Christendom. Isaac II's attitude as you presented here was quite difficult to understand, do you plan to do a more detailed recount of this aspect (the variations of Byzantine politics regarding the Crusaders)? That could be interesting.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you! Yes I do plan to address that subject in more detail.

[@angelmacas1774]

@@RealCrusadesHistory that would be great. It has always baffled me that he would make that move. Without further information I have come to assume he was really afraid of the Western Catholic kings trying to take Constantinople but that seems a little shallow reason. Looking forward to it.

[@richardkeilig4062]

Amazing leadership by Richard and the courage of the troops.

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Love your documentaries.

[@miket4560]

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[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jaredwhite200]

The Crusade that helped give birth to the Assassins Creed franchise & I love it for it. This was an amazing video about the third Crusade man. I’m a huge fan of the history of the Crusades. Keep up the great work & I’m now proud to be subscribed to your channel

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks Jarrod!

[@stevenc8717]

Wow what an exhilarating chronicle 👏

[@sixkidzleesa]

Wonderful thank you. Do you have a documentary on Richard Lionhearts mother Queen Eleanor (who ive recently come to learn was of a Basque background)

[@ivanvidojevic2461]

Wow i didn know that she was Basque

[@Bill87762]

One of the best channels on KZbin- I wish the Spotify channel had all this as well

[@deimos7577]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@TheAlphaLegionnaire]

This dude is bedridden and recovering and is like “Bring me my crossbow and point my bed at the window” Lmao legend

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Yeah Richard was just about the toughest warrior king in history.

[@maciej2684]

One of your best video's in my opinion. So much information presented in a immersive way. Hope Knights of the Cross pop off!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks! We're planning to film the first episode this summer, wish us luck!

[@pilomalik9696]

Another great job bro. Love your channel.

[@heroesytumbas]

Great watch, thank you.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks for watching!

[@will2003michael2003]

This was great

[@chrishaapala7997]

I've always wondered what if Emperor Frederick Barbarossa didn't die and arrived with his army intact how different would events be

[@burnsloads]

I'm surprised at how much footage we have of this, considering how long ago it was

[@YamboEmmanuel]

These are not real footage!

[@viking670]

King Phillip running back home was a big blow to the campaign, who knows what the outcome might have been had he stayed.

[@alexanderwandless7017]

Yes, what a snake.

[@JlMB0]

It’s weird how 1000 years before these events Rome would march with 50,000 men in an army but now the most you see in an army is a couple thousand in this time period

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

The medieval knight had more expensive equipment and was most costly to field than a Roman soldier.

[@horsterer77]

Great content, thanks a lot ! I've watched your episode of the First Crusade, this one is about the Third Crusade - now I'm wondering if there is a video by you about the Second Crusade ?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Welcome aboard!

[@achikavengergarohills3048]

This was good....had me on my edge as the history was narratted

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Excellent!!

[@ChaseGoodwyn]

Have a project for this due on Friday. Thanks for the education! God be with you!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Good luck!!

[@ChaseGoodwyn]

​@@RealCrusadesHistory I have to do a section about the actual events but it has to be under 2 minutes I am so screwed.

[@stephenh9483]

I love the music. Fantastic

[@mariongranbruheim4090]

“By God’s calves! Saladin will never take the Christians!” ~ _Richard the Lionheart._

[@meduseld6610]

As in a calf? How very Indo-European of him

[@mr.cheese3924]

When your own chronicler admires another Emperor, and hates your guts, you know you messed up.

[@chibble3591]

great job really loved it

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@slayer5571]

Great job !

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@Adam18W]

Excellent documentary

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@losertocloser]

Great video! Love the recreations. Anyone know what game are the battle recreations made in?

[@gageklok9126]

This was an awesome video and made things much easier to follow along. What is the game that you're using to aid in the telling? I love rts so that looks like a lot of fun

[@user-wl1go3xc9f]

We are a dying breed us history lovers, I don't even know the main reason it facinates me, but it does. I feel like i was born a thousand years to late.

[@johnraymond-pz9bo]

There was a book about these 2 - they were quite colorful.

[@JJ-xg4nd]

Excellent video

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you very much!

[@chivalrousjack]

Love it.

[@Ben-yw8be]

Incredible

[@ironsentinel5847]

Once again great vid!!. Subscribed.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ironsentinel5847]

@@RealCrusadesHistory you are welcome.

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Freaking epic my man. I'm so grateful for all the content on KZbin these days. RCH, Kings and general's, History time, Fall of civilizations. All fantastic.✌️

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

Most Excellent!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Many thanks!

[@JudgeCraven]

The 830th anniversary of Arsuf is coming up very soon

[@garynewis8293]

What a battle that was

[@user-wl1go3xc9f]

Imagine... Just imagine... Your the king and you jump from your ship into a SEA of warriors and don't even think about it because YOU KNOW the thousands of your brothers in arm's will be right behind you and eventually right next to you fighting on... That feeling must be something special.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Richard was a rare sort of leader. He was a soldier among his brother soldiers. His men would follow him into hell and back. His campaigns ring through history as rare moments of courage, unity, and brotherhood. You want to understand a real leader? Look at Richard the Lionheart. This is what a real leader looks like. Unless your leader is willing to rush ashore with you, sword in hand, against an army that outnumbers you 7 to 1, then he's not a leader.

[@LifeofPandK]

Richard the Lionheart was as perfect of a king and warrior as one can be.

[@bawahtanah4705]

the west has richard, the east has saladin

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

One of my role models for sure!

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

@@bawahtanah4705 History has both

[@BigOsmani]

He was a great Knight, General and tactician on the battlefield but from what i studied he was a terrible King when it came to the well being of England. Didn't he literally bankrupt England for the third crusade?

[@melchizedek777lastdaysmelc9]

Very good narration: I learned very much; Richard was very successful. Had they taken Cairo and Alexandria it would have been permanently over.

[@Shawn45able]

This is great. what total war game this is and what mod is being used

[@TheFanoren]

Can i just say that i love how people are using the total war games and their mods for educational purposes

[@sayanbanerjee3134]

My views of the Third Crusade: Strategically the Third Crusade was a successful expedition for the Christian Army. However the failure to recapture Jerusalem may be because of lack of adequate French and German leadership to support the Lionheart. With a strong leadership the war could have been continued from three fronts: (1) Lionheart's invasion of Egypt (2) German and French allied attack on Jerusalem under the strong leadership of Frederick Barbossa and his son Frederick, Duke of Burgandy (had they survided) (3) A strong reserve force under Henry (the nephew of Lionheart) to protect the captured cities with Byzantine support. This would have engaged Saladin on three fronts forcing him to divide his forces.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Keep in mind the Third Crusade did recapture considerable territory from the Ayyubids. Overall, the expedition was a net gain for the Crusaders.

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[@gingerbill128]

excellent video.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

thank you!

[@gingerbill128]

@@RealCrusadesHistory I have already watched many video's on this subject and this is my favourite. It was the perfect level of detail and pacing for me.

[@nagibkanaan2464]

Loved it

[@scottgallagher3886]

just out of curiousity what game do you use for your visual representations id love to set up ancient battles

[@ChristianMusicTherapy]

First of all, great video and great channel! Is there any possibility of delving into the day-to-day Christian life of the Middle Ages? It's a really hard subject on which to get any objective information. It is also a subject a lot of viewers would probably love to know more about. Anyway, Thanks for all of your great work and may the Lord bless you in all that you are doing.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Hey thanks very much!

[@ChristianMusicTherapy]

@@erikmacleod9934 ​Thanks Erik, I really appreciate it. The Lord bless you and yours.

[@mariongranbruheim4090]

Awesome shøw! 🏆

[@alez1908]

Richard was a absolute unit what a chad

[@Ciapong88]

What game/games are you using in the video? This looks so much like TW Medieval 2 but far more detailed on both world map and in battle.

[@rahrangaojehu1870]

What is that game thing you use ?

[@AryanKnightofDeath]

I've been educated alot about the crusades lately by KZbin videos. Thanks for the history lesson. I enjoyed it greatly.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stuartewoldt1513]

It's always good to get both sides of the story.

[@Paulaggramalho]

Love it

[@tonylea8296]

Fantastic

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@tonylea8296]

@@RealCrusadesHistory throughly enjoyed it mate

[@DotmatrixHistory]

Well I know what I’m doing this afternoon

[@nato88ss]

very very good and real

[@calebshuler1789]

Real bravery. Its beautiful

[@frauleinhohenzollern8442]

If only we saw a fraction of that bravery today in the west..

[@carloslohse2835]

Agradecería tanto si pusieran subtitulos en español

[@nagibkanaan2464]

Execellent

[@christophernoah3749]

Its not the Kraken people needed to worry about. It was the Templars

[@jaronzennaiter]

What happened to Iconium and the other Byzantium cities the Germans took? Were they returned or kept ?

[@TrueBreadGetterTv]

They should make this into a movie fr !! Is there any good movies of the lion heart ??

[@malhap5061]

Saladin was a beast man, he took on two of histories greatest commanders, Baldwin the 4th and Richard the Lion heart. Epic story

[@alasarcher400]

His escape camel was a beast. He managed to run away on it every time Baldwin or Richard came withim 100 miles of him.

[@Traize01]

Ran away when the true Christians arrived, he was scared lol.

[@erhiueQWEF]

He's lucky Baldwin, Richard, and Fredrick never linked up they would've taken Egypt had the desire struck them.

[@garynewis8293]

King Richard was undefeated in battle,Sicily,Cyprus,acre,Arsuf & Jaffa.

[@valtermagno2056]

Valeu!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@rbnhd1976]

Securing the pilgrimage was a huge win.