The Rise of Saladin

In this podcast Dr Tom Asbridge of Queen Mary, University of London examines Saladin's rise to power, his motivations, his achievements and his legacy.

• The Third Crusade: Saladin's rise to power and his personality. Achieving authority in Egypt.
• Opportunity knocks: the deaths of Shirkuh, Nur al-Din and Amalric. An unstable Latin Kingdom and the unification of Islam.
• Saladin: a shrewd and cautious leader.
• The Victory of Hattin and the re-taking of Jerusalem.
• Saladin's near death in 1186: What would we have made of his career if he had died at this point?
• Why was Saladin able to capture Jerusalem in 1187? What was the significance of Hattin?
• The reaction of the local population in Jerusalem.
• Saladin's legacy. The Third Crusade: a draw?
• Saladin in the muslim world: fading from history only to be re-discovered in the 19th century.

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