1. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*

2. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
Task: Once
you are in
And settled…
Acre
Hugh of
Vermandois
Hattin
Tripoli
Can you
Connect the
four groups
Of four?
Dorylaeum
Damascus
Nicea
Tyre
Bohemond
of Tarnto
Baldwin of
Bolougne
Ascalon
Antioch
Describe the key
factors in the fall of
Jerusalem E-D
Explain the
relationships between
those factors C-B
Judge the most
important factor A-A*
Field of
Blood
Jerusalem
Stephen of
Blois
Dorylaeum

3. The Answers! LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable? Acre
Hugh of
Vermandois
Hattin
Tripoli
The
Answers!
Dorylaeum
Damascus
Nicea
Tyre
Bohemond
of Tarnto
Baldwin of
Bolougne
Ascalon
Antioch
Describe the key
factors in the fall of
Jerusalem E-D
Explain the
relationships between
those factors C-B
Judge the most
important factor A-A*
Field of
Blood
Jerusalem
Stephen of
Blois
Dorylaeum

4. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
Between 1174 and
1187 Saladin
Unites the Muslim
World…
Describe the key
factors in the fall of
Jerusalem E-D
Explain the
relationships between
those factors C-B
Judge the most
important factor A-A*

5. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
So the key issues for today are…
- The deaths of Baldwin IV and Baldwin V leaving female heirs in 1185–86.
- The coronation of Guy of Lusignan, an unpopular outsider, in 1186.
- The lack of support from the West between 1148 and 1187.
- The end of the alliance with Byzantium in 1184.
- The rise of Saladin and his domination of the Levant, from 1174 to 1187.
- The treacherous behaviour of some leading nobles, notably Reynald of Chatillon in 1187.
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*

6. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
The rise of Saladin and his domination
of the Levant, from 1174 to 1187.
Saladin ( )
Father Shirkuh, the leader of
Egypt.
Championed Sunni faith.
Married widow of Nur ad-Din.
Public displays of piety.
Two assassination attempts in
1175.
- Use of Jihad as a tool.
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*
The tomb of Nur ad-Din in
Damascus

7. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
The deaths of Baldwin IV and Baldwin V leaving female heirs in 1185–86.
Baldwin IV son of Amalric. Reigned
Reigned from age 13, Leprosy.
Imperative to ensure a smooth succession.
Regent was Raymond of Tripoli.
Marriage proposals to Sibylla. William Longsword
Fathers Baldwin V – another infant! Montferrat dies.
Hugh of Burgundy fails to turn up, Baldwin refuses
Balian in favour of Guy of Lusignan, an outsider.
William of Tyre discovers Baldwin IV’s leprosy
Hawks
Guy of Lusignan
Reynald of Chatillon
Gerard de Ridefort
Doves
Raymond of Tripoli
Ibelins
William of Tyre (Chancellor)
Bohemond III of Antioch
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*
Reynald tortures the
Patriarch of Antioch

8. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
The end of the alliance with Byzantium in 1184
Baldwin III had been married to emperors niece Theodora.
Combined armies had march on Aleppo in 1159.
1167 Amalric had married Emperors niece Maria. Amalric even recognised
Byzantine overlordship in 1171.
Amalric dies 1174 and Emperor Manuel 1180.
1184 Saladin makes treaty with Byzantium. Why?!
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*
Emperor Manuel I Comnenus

9. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
The coronation of Guy of Lusignan, an unpopular outsider, in 1186.
-1180 Peace Treaty with Saladin.
1183 Baldwin lost hands and blind. Guy chosen as regent. Guy’s
17,000 army withdraws from battle with Saladin. Despite
Saladin retreating as well due to lack of supplies.
1185 Baldwin IV dies. Raymond regent, agrees truce with Saladin.
1186 Baldwin V dies aged 9
Sibylla, Guy and Patriarch of Jerusalem fool nobles into
Crowning Guy King of Jerusalem.
- Raymond of Tripoli’s position weakened severely.
Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*

10. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
- The treacherous behaviour of some leading nobles, notably Reynald of Chatillon in 1187.
1179 Battle of
Jacobs Ford
1183 Saladin annexes
Allepo and Mosul
1186 Reynald of Chattilon
Attacks Cairo-Damascus
caravan
1187 Siege of Kerak and
Raiding by Saladin.
1 May – Orders defeated at
Springs of Cresson. 4 Knights!
3 July Hattin
2nd October Jerusalem
Jacob’s
Ford
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*

11. LO: How far was the fall of Jerusalem inevitable?
Describe the key factors in the fall of Jerusalem E-D
Explain the relationships between those factors C-B
Judge the most important factor A-A*