Dixie, Florence, and William Stewart Ross. The Story of Ijain. Leadenhall Press, 1903.
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Saladin
Standard Name: Saladin
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Florence Dixie | Lady Florence was at first educated at home in Scotland. After a first, unsuccessful attempt to place her in a convent she had, in France, an Irish Catholic governess whom she calls Miss O'Leary... |
| Textual Features | Florence Dixie | From her juvenile diary she later quoted sayings like Why do you let your religions dispute so much, God?. |
| Textual Features | Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore | Mary Eleanor Bowes's blank verse is somewhat over-written. Her plot centres on the princess Erminia, who is betrothed to the Saracen leader Saladin
but vainly loves the heroic warrior Tancred and ends her life in... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Florence Dixie | The former essay began, Who and what is God, and whence his name? Dixie, Florence, and William Stewart Ross. The Story of Ijain. Leadenhall Press, 1903. 145 |
Timeline
4 July 1187
The Second Crusade ended at the Battle of Hattin (in northern Palestine), when Franci or Christian forces were defeated by Saladin
.
July 1190-March 1194
Richard I
was absent from England on the Third Crusade, pitted (with other Christian monarchs) against the warrior sultan Saladin
.