The Templars and the Battle of Montgisard The dramatic Christian victory at Montgisard has been largely forgotten because the the subsequent Saracen victory at Hattin negated its ...

The odds were 70 to 1 in his favor. His opponent: a 16-year-old leper king. Victory should have been assured—yet Saladin had to flee on a pack camel. Read more the Battle of Montgisard at: defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com/2017/12/true...
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Leprosy in Crusader Times King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem was a leper. This was so exceptional in the history of Western monarchies that he has gone down in history s...

"Prepare to rethink everything you thought you knew about medieval attitudes to leprosy! Read how "the Leper King," Baldwin IV, was able to wear a crown and earn the respect and love of his subjects. Join me at defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com/2018/03/lepr.... #KingBaldwinIV #LeperKing