Line of Fire: The Third Crusade 1189 - 1192

Proclaimed by Pope Gregory VIII, the Third Crusade set out to reclaim Jerusalem from Saladin, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, who seized it after the battle of Hittin in 1187. Led by Richard I, Frederick I and Philip II, the Crusaders were to see their hopes dashed. Find out why tensions between the English and French grew and why the German effort fell apart.