Tag: Jerusalem

• Podcast

18th May 1291: The Siege of Acre saw the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil seize control of the Crusader-controlled city

• 18th May 2022
• Tagged as: Acre, Christian, Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Medieval, Muslim, Religion

The Siege of Acre, sometimes known in Christendom as the Fall of Acre, marked the last attempt to exert Crusader influence in the Holy Land.

• Podcast

14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem

• 14th April 2022
• Tagged as: First Jewish–Roman War, Israel, Jerusalem, Josphus, Judaism, Judea, Roman Empire, Second Temple, Siege, Titus, Western Wall

The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and destroyed.

• Podcast

2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

• 2nd October 2021
• Tagged as: Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Middle East

In return for the crusaders’ unconditional surrender, Saladin agreed that anyone who paid a ransom would be able to leave the city in safety.

• Podcast

27th November 1095: Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade

• 27th November 2019
• Tagged as: Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Pope, Religion, Urban II, War

On the 27^th November 1095, Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade with an impassioned speech at the Council of Clermont.

• Podcast

2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders

• 2nd October 2019
• Tagged as: Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Religion

On 2^nd 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.