The Crusades 1095-1291 (23)

1. Why were Christian people sad when Saladin captured the Holy Land?

Perhaps rather sentimentally, it seemed wrong that the very places where Jesus had trod were now in the hands of Muslims, a rellgion little understood in Chrustendom but that was clearly not Christian.

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3. Why was King Richard nicknamed "Lionheart"?

Richard Cœur de Lion or Quor de lion or Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was so called because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. This reputation was forged even before he began on what was the third crusade. By the age of 16, he had already taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father, Henry II.