1170-1189 Third Crusade Fails to Hold Jerusalem
This twenty year period covers the reign of Henry II of England
who, in 1172, ordered the murder of Thomas a Becket (pictured) in Canterbury
Cathedral.
Henry II also backed the second Norman invasion ofIreland
in 1171 which subjugated Ireland
in the same way that the 1066 Norman invasion had subjugated England .
Henry II's wife and sons unsuccessfully rebelled against him for the murder of Thomas a Becket. His wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was thereafter confined to house arrest for the next 15 years. In 1189 Henry died and was succeeded by Richard the Lionheart.
In 1170 Saladin asserted Egyptian hegemony over the Red Sea area and the trade route toAsia . He occupied Damascus , became the champion of Islamic
orthodoxy and unity under jihad.
Henry II also backed the second Norman invasion of
Henry II's wife and sons unsuccessfully rebelled against him for the murder of Thomas a Becket. His wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was thereafter confined to house arrest for the next 15 years. In 1189 Henry died and was succeeded by Richard the Lionheart.
In 1170 Saladin asserted Egyptian hegemony over the Red Sea area and the trade route to
By 1185 Saladin brought Aleppo
and Mosul under his control and in 1187 Jerusalem fell to Saladin -- precipitating the 3rd Crusade
of 1189 which failed to win back the Holy
City
Labels: 1170, eleanor of aquitane, henry ii, saladin, thomas a becket
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