Between the Second and Third Crusades in the Holy Land of Jerusalem, the battle of faiths continues to take place between Christians and Muslims. It is the year of our Lord, 1183 AD, and Jerusalem is under the rule of the ‘Leper King’, Baldwin IV, who is unmarried and childless; thus his heirs are his sisters Sibylla and Isabella. So far, Baldwin has brought peace to the Holy Land, but peace in troubled times is often short-lived. The Muslim leader Saladin faces pressure from his supporters to reclaim Jerusalem. Nearly one hundred years ago the Byzantine Emperor asked for the help from the Pope and Europe in dealing with the increased pressure which the Muslims placed on Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem. Since then kings, queens, knights, and other Europeans have come to their aid and set up their own kingdom in Jerusalem. But when the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem needs aid from the rising Muslim army, will the Byzantine Empire come to save their fellow Christians? Or are they too far occupied with internal turmoil to even notice? Within Europe there are wars and treacheries going on as well but not because of the difference of faith. As European attention turns from the Holy Land back to their own problems and personal gain. There are two feuding countries, ready for war; England, home of King Henry II, and France, home of King Philip II, who have been enemies as long as anyone can remember. Join us and explore the politics at one of the many European courts, the court of the Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Byzantine Empire, the life of a soldier in the army of Saladin, or the secret life of the Hashshashin, a militant basis as a religious sect of Ismaili Muslims who are enemies of Saladin but not allies of the Christians. The Kingdom of Jerusalem has remained in Christian hands for almost one hundred years...Will one generation see it fall? The Library Character Biographies The Desert Rose Cast List The Gallery Error on Purpose Featured Members The War Room Announcements Meeting of the Minds - Crusade Edition Famous Words Novel Guidelines "Kingdom of Heaven" & all related marks & media are TM & © 2005 21st Century Fox. All pictures and other material were obtained through approved channels or from public domain and are not intended to infringe any copyrights. Design by Sibylla

Kingdom of Conscience's date today is:Jul 29th 1183AD

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