272 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Queen Sybil of Jerusalem, queen in her own right, was ruler of the kingdom of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1190. Her reign saw the loss of the city of Jerusalem to Saladin, and the beginning of the Third Crusade. Her reign began with her nobles divided and crisis looming; by her death the military forces of Christian Europe were uniting with her and her husband, intent on recovering what had been lost.... Read more
1. Who was Sybil? Family and sources
2. Childhood (c. 1159–1171)
3. Adolescence and marriage (1172–1177)
4. Widow, countess, and second marriage (1177–1180)
5. Wife of Guy de Lusignan and mother of the child-king (1180–1186)
6. Queen (1186–1187)
7. Sybil versus Saladin (1187–1189)
8. The siege of Acre and the end of the reign (1189–1190)
Bibliography
Biography
Helen J. Nicholson is Professor in Medieval History, Cardiff University, UK
