Saladin and Guy of Lusignan

Why it's great

Saladin, the great Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187, meets Guy of Lusignan, the king of Jerusalem he had defeated at Hattin. The English monk Matthew Paris drew this lively sketch around 1250.

🏛️ Part of history

The Crusades (1095–1291) — Saladin, the great Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187, meets Guy of Lusignan, the king of Jerusalem he had defeated at Hattin.

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About the artist

Matthew Paris

1200–1259 · born in England · died in St Albans

Matthew Paris was an English monk and chronicler born around 1200. He lived at the abbey of St Albans, where he wrote and illustrated long histories of England and the world, with lively drawings of battles and kings. He died at St Albans in 1259.