A New Book

I managed to get my hands on the Crusades: 1095-1197 by Jonathan Phillips. In this, he gives an overall summary of each of the crusades within his title's period. They are quite in-depth and certainly confirm the knowledge I previously had through my AS study of history, however there are some key facts I will likely refer to such as: Richard having killed 3,000 Muslim soldiers (in contrast to Saladin's generosity albeit he did kill knights after the battle of Hattin) or how Conrad was assassinated and many blamed Richard.

In short, this is a usefully concise book that even has a segment dedicated to a short conclusion of the Third Crusade - assessing the validity of claiming it to be a failure. The belief I hold is that it succeeded in some areas despite failing its ultimate goal of retaking Jerusalem; certainly it was a success compared to the other later Crusades - one of which consisted of women and children!