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The Leper King and his Heirs - Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (Paperback, Revised)
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The Leper King and his Heirs - Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (Paperback, Revised)
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The reign of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174-85) has
traditionally been seen as a period of decline when, because of the
king's illness, power came to be held by unsuitable men who made
the wrong policy decisions. Notably, they ignored the advice of
Raymond of Tripoli and attacked Saladin, who was prepared to keep
peace with the Franks while uniting the Islamic near east under his
rule. This book challenges that view, arguing that peace with
Saladin was not a viable option for the Franks; that the young
king, despite suffering from lepromatous leprosy (the most deadly
form of the disease) was an excellent battle leader who strove with
some success to frustrate Saladin's imperial ambitions; that
Baldwin had to remain king in order to hold factions in check; but
that the society over which he presided was, contrary to what is
often said, vigorous and self-confident.
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