First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon 1099 AD
Battles in History
Saladin's Greatest Victory and the trigger for the 3rd Crusade-
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The beginnings of the 3rd Crusade and the siege of Acre
Fall of Acre 1191 CE. There is a sponsor commercial at the beginning that lasts about a minute so roll with it.
Fall of Acre 1191 CE. There is a sponsor commercial at the beginning that lasts about a minute so roll with it.
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Seeing videos like this really makes me want to hit up some table top war games and reminds me of the times we played games like War of the Roses. Good stuff.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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KingMaker is a great War of the Roses board / war game! I'd be down for playing that again. 
EDIT: If after watching the 3rd Crusade videos, your war game interest includes that era, Columbia has a game called Crusader Rex that might be worth investigating. Try this: https://columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query ... ct_id=3151
EDIT: If after watching the 3rd Crusade videos, your war game interest includes that era, Columbia has a game called Crusader Rex that might be worth investigating. Try this: https://columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query ... ct_id=3151
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A historical note of the aftermath of the Siege of Acre as narrated from Arab texts, the Massacre of Ayyadieh.
This video briefly covers the Massacre of Ayyadieh then moves on to the Battle of Arsuf.
This video briefly covers the Massacre of Ayyadieh then moves on to the Battle of Arsuf.
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Wars of the Roses, the 1st Battle of St. Albans, May 22, 1455
There are a few minutes of history included leading up to the battle which gives good perspective. The battle is laid out from an overhead view to show how it played out.
There are a few minutes of history included leading up to the battle which gives good perspective. The battle is laid out from an overhead view to show how it played out.
“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan