Richard wrote to Saladin during the Third Crusade, expressing his ‘sincere desire for peace and an end to this conflict’. Saladin did reply to Richard, but the exact contents of his letter are ...

The wine, known as nama in antiquity, was renamed by the medieval Knights Hospitaller, who set up headquarters during the Third Crusade at an estate known for its wine production that they named ...

Richard, the 'Lionheart', was born on 8th September 1157 at Oxford, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He joined the Third Crusade to the Holy Land but returned to England when he heard of his ...