but he sees it, it s the only realistic option. richard retreats to acre to begin the long voyage home, leaving the crusaders who remain in the holy land leaderless. so saladin took advantage of that. and when richard has to go back to england, saladin realized that was the time to strike and to launch an attack. saladin goes down to jaffa and besieges it. when king richard hears jaffa is under siege, he decides he must immediately return to the holy land once more. and the garrison are on the point of surrender when richard appears in a very sort of action figure way, jumps off his boat, wades ashore.
richard received an alarming message. his brother is conspireing with phillips to become king of england. richard is essentially pulls into two directions. either he reclaims his throne from john or he solidifies holdings and maintain his defenses. he can t do both at the same time. he recognizes if he stays one moment longer, he ll be out of a kingdom. so he decides to go back. it is a course of great anger among the troops but as he sees it, it is the only realistic option. richard retreats to acre to begin the long voyage home. leaving the crusaders who remain in the holy land leaderless.
alarming message. richard got negative news from england that his brother, john, is conspiring with philip, the king of france, to become king of england. richard is essentially pulled in two directions. either he goes back to reclaim his throne from his brother, john, or he stays longer in the holy land to solidify his holdings, retake jerusalem, and maintain his defenses. he can t do both at the same time. ultimately, he recognizes that if he stays one moment longer, he will be out of a kingdom. so he decides to go back. it s a cause of great anger and disquiet amongst the troops. but he sees it, it s the only realistic option. richard retreats to acre to begin the long voyage home, leaving the crusaders who remain in the holy land leaderless.