"The Third Crusade" - Assassin's Creed: Real History

For the eleventh episode of “Assassin’s Creed: Real History” we begin our journey through the franchise's historical periods by discussing the Third Crusade, a Christian military campaign that served as the setpiece for the first AC game.

If you have any topic requests for a future video, in which you would like me to research the real history and compare it to the game’s representation, please leave me a comment!

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English subtitles are available for this video.

Topic Choice
Despite having already covered this topic in the past, I decided to re-explore the Third Crusade, this time going more in-depth on the events that led up to its beginning. In addition, this will serve as the first in my sub-series that will explore the history behind the time periods covered in each Assassin's Creed game.

Disclaimer
I am an amateur historian. History is not my official field of study, but rather a passion. This series acts as my hobby and as a way to share with you the real history behind characters, groups, events and locations that are depicted in the Assassin’s Creed video game series. Although I work hard to be as detail-oriented as possible, I am clearly not without fault and therefore welcome you to let me know whether you feel I have missed anything important or have misrepresented something in my video.

References
Asbridge, T. S. (2010). The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land. New York: Ecco Press.
Hillenbrand, C. (2000). The Crusades: Islamic perspectives. New York: Routledge.
Hunyadi, Z., & Laszlovszky, J. (2001). The Crusades and the Military Orders: Expanding The Frontiers of Medieval Latin Christianity. Budapest: Dept. of Medieval Studies, Central European University.
Reston, J. (2001). Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade. New York: Doubleday.
Riley-Smith, J. (2005). The crusades: A history. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Rogers, C. J., Caferro, W., & Reid, S. (2010). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology: Volume 1. New York: Oxford University Press.
Acre given to Philip Augustus 1191 (unknown date) by: Merry-Joseph Blondel
Battle of Arsuf (unknown date) by: Gustave Doré
Death of Frederick of Germany (unknown date) by: Gustave Doré
Imaginary portrait of Guy of Lusignan (1845) by: François-Édouard Picot
Portrait of Conrad de Montferrat (1843) by: François-Édouard Picot
Richard Çœur de Lion Having the Saracens Beheaded (1883) by: Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville
Richard, Coeur De Lion, On His Way to Jerusalem (1850) by: James William Glass
Richard the Lionheart’s Farewell to the Holy Land (1883) by: François Guizot
Saladino (unknown date) by: Cristofano dell’Altissimo
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Credits
Commentary/Editing (Robius):    / onlineknights  
Intro Music (Akmigone):    / akmigone