#SalahAdDin (#Saladin) of the #AyyubidSultanate launched the #SiegeOfJerusalem on #ThisDayInHistory in 1187. Following the disastrous #BattleOfHattin the #KingdomOfJerusalem had few soldiers, yet fought hard. Still, #BalianOfIbelin was forced to surrender in less than two weeks.

#RidleyScott took audiences to the #Crusades 20 years ago when #KingdomofHeaven opened on May 6th, 2005 #OrlandoBloom #EvaGreen #JeremyIrons #DavidThewlis #BrendanGleeson #MartonCsokas #LiamNeeson #BalianofIbelin #HistoricalEpic

One of my favorites is Kingdom of Heaven (2005), despite also being an historian because historically speaking, this film is a hot mess. I still like it though.

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