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(3.83) | 26 | This volume recreates the collision of the Christian holy wars and the Muslim jihad at the end of the twelfth century. A dual biography of the legendary Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin, iconic hero of the Islamic world, the author recounts the life of each man and reveals the passions of the times that brought them face-to-face in the final battle of the Third Crusade. Richard the Lionheart, commonly depicted as the romantic personification of chivalry, here emerges in his full complexity and contradictions as the author examines the dark side of Richard's role as the leader of the blood-soaked Crusades, and breaks new ground by openly discussing Richard's homosexuality. This work's portrait of Saladin brings to life the wise, highly cultured leader who realized an enduring Arab dream by united Egypt and Syria and whose conquest of Jerusalem not only sparked the Third Crusade but ignited the first jihad and turned Saladin into a hero of epic proportions. The author captures the fascinating clash of the two armies as they battled their way to the outskirts of Jerusalem. There, Saladin's brilliant maneuvers and Richard's sudden failure of nerve turned the tide.… (mer) |
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>>In 2005, author James Reston Jr. claimed Monahan's screenplay for Kingdom of Heaven violated the copyright of his 2001 novel Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade. Reston claimed he had previously offered Ridley Scott the book for a movie deal but was turned down. He alleged that the entire second half of Monahan's shooting script was based on the first 105 pages of his book, and noted that Kingdom of Heaven is the title of the second chapter in his book.[54] 20th Century Fox denied all of Reston's claims and Monahan, in an e-mail, commented, "There was no infringement, period. I've been familiar with the fall of the Latin Kingdom for thirty-odd years." Reston did not pursue the matter and never filed a lawsuit.[55] | |
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[a: Reston |5696301|James Reston Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1333550388p2/5696301.jpg] does a great job of being objective, exposing all the greatness and pageantry of these 2 larger than life characters. In the same breath he exposes their flaws and contradictions. The only weakness in the story is Reston's adamant belief that Lionheart was a gay man. I have read a lot on the life of Richard, and although a case could be made, there is no proof. Not that it makes a difference either way. Reston just pushed my buttons a bit on this. The reason being, a reader new to the story of Richard would more than likely take what Reston has said here and believe it. When the fact of the matter is, there is no proof of Richards sexual orientation either way.
Still a stellar read, for those of us who love history and adventure. (