Richard the Lionheart Conquers Cyprus | The Third Crusade

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Sources:
• Jonathan Riley-Smith, "The Oxford History of the Crusades" (2003)
• Thomas Asbridge, "The Crusades" (2010)
• Anthony Kaldellis, "The New Roman Empire" (2024)
• John Julius Norwich, "Byzantium: The Decline and Fall" (1995)
• Wikipedia, "The Damsel of Cyprus" (For the most part, the article cites Rudt de Collenburg's 1968 work "L'empereur Isaac de Chypre et sa fille"/"The Emperor Isaac of Cyprus and his daughter")
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Richard Lionheart England Saladin Cyprus Crusades Mediterranean Medieval King Sultan Byzantine Levant Isaac Komnenos Empire Emperor Dynasty How

[vfacade]

Okay, I feel like I have to push back on the slanders about Richard in this comment section.

First of all, the Third Crusade managed to retake most of Saladin's posession post-Hattin.

At one point the crusaders were just a few kilometers from Jerusalem, and both Christian and Muslim sources agree that Richard could have very well conquer the city, but wouldn't be able to defend it when the Muslim inevitably launch their counterattack.

Richard also defeated Saladin in every battle they fought.

Philip II only agreed to take the Cross for pragmatic reason. He was getting bullied by Henry II in every battle, and when the Pope issued the call, Philip took it so Henry would stop bullying him. Once the Crusader took Acre, Philip fked off, and began scheming with John who was left as a regent while Richard was Crusading.

Frederick Barbarossa converted into a submarine in Anatolia, and his army just imploded.

The Muslim was well supplied by the grain powerhouse of Egypt, so Richard left a note for future Crusaders to take Egypt first before going to the Holy Land (hence, the Fourth Crusade was originally meant to go to Egypt before they ultimately said 'fk it, Constantinople will do').

Now I want you to put yourself in Richard'd position. You're in a hostile territory, far away from Christian allies with limited amount of soldiers whilst back home, your brother is consipiring against you with the guy who were suppose to be Crusading with you. I'd say he did better than most would.

[ismetmeta]

Richard to Cypriots: We will be back for part 2 in 1878.

[creationsxl]

The Goatttt! love your work young king, keep it up

[lerneanlion]

Question: Why King Richard did not return Cyprus to the Roman Empire?

[LakhtyariNabil]

Good content like always, thank you !

[Baibairs]

cool vid! can you talk about nubain and crusaders relations?

[CavaxusMon]

He barely spent 6 months and third crusade didn't achieve most of its objectives

[sotirismitzolis]

Greetings from Cyprus (unfortunately, l am leaving tomorrow)😢

[shacklock]

Useless adventurer should have focused on his fathers empire xd cool video.

[mabeSc]

Has anyone got a discord server full of other fellow Romaboos that I can talk to?

[etherospike]

Issac Comnenos was for Byzantium, what is Taiwan for China!

[Alruwaili]

This man achieved nothing absolutely nothing yet The Germans call him a hero lol