King & Country Medieval Collection
Scale 54mm / 1:32, made in Pewter..
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Crusader - Cross & Crescent -
Updated Late March 2008!
Covering the period of the earlier crusades from 1096-1204. This effectively covers the first four Crusades up to and including the sacking of Constantinople.
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Saracens
In the year 1187, the Muslim leader Saladin re-conquered the city of
Jerusalem as well as most of the Crusader strongholds throughout the Holy Land.
In response, the kings of Europe including Frederick Babarossa of Germany,
Phillip of France and Richard I of England (the Lionheart) mounted a campaign to
rescue the city. The Third Crusade was underway.
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