Summary: While Crusader armies dither outside Damascus, a Turkish warlord named Nur ad-Din would forge a new Syrian kingdom. His successor, Saladin, would transform that kingdom into an Empire. Meanwhile, court life in the Kingdom of Jerusalem devolves into a soap opera, with political and personal gain replacing any semblance of piety. When Saladin and the Crusaders inevitably clash, who will be the victor? “The History Voyager Podcast” with Ben Kitchings: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1oyJ4JxEZcD1Bq7zSF6NBg?si=T01g8-khQ8Ko303B3LStYA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1 Dan’s interview with Michael “Fritz” Fritzius: https://anchor.fm/bp4p/episodes/Dan-Toler---Relevant-History-etnm0n SUBSCRIBE TO RELEVANT HISTORY, AND NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! Subscribe on Apple Music (iTunes): https://apple.co/2SQnw4q Subscribe on Google Music: https://bit.ly/30hUTRD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38bzOvo Subscribe on iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/38fNeH0 Subscribe on Pandora: https://pdora.co/3azR28B Subscribe on Player FM: http://bit.ly/3qS6TEB Subscribe on Vurbl: http://bit.ly/36Djt2F Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVe6fe_VURVM3Q2chvzdnZw Subscribe on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/XQG2DdYuFGcx/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DanTolerPodcast SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/relevant-history RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/www.dantolerpodcast.com/feed.xml Music courtesy of https://www.bensound.com
