Encyclopedia - Siege Of Ascalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Ascalon - Siege Of Ascalon
Encouraged by these victories, Baldwin decided to make an assault on Ascalon in 1153. With the entire army of Jerusalem he marched to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of Ascalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Ascalon - Background
Ascalon was Fatimid Egypt's greatest frontier fortress. A battle was fought there in 1099 in the aftermath of the First Crusade and the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André De Montbard: Encyclopedia - André De Montbard
André de Montbard (c. 1103-January 17, 1156) was the fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar and also one of the new founders of the O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of Ascalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Ascalon - Aftermath
Ascalon was turned into a diocese directly under the Patriarch of Jerusalem, although in earlier times it had been a suffragan of the Bis...   » Read the article