the "Saladin tithe" introduced by Henry II to raise money for the Third Crusade (1188)
the "Saladin tithe" introduced by Henry II to raise money for the Third Crusade took place in 1188, during the Medieval (12th century) — a moment that historians still return to for what it changed and what it revealed about its time.
Context
Medieval — Kingdoms rise, faith spreads, castles and codices. That's around 782 years ago — deep history, roughly 8 centuries in the past. Around the same time, the world was also seeing Bab Agnaou (Morocco) built by order of Caliph Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1188) and Saladin (1187).
Why it matters
the "Saladin tithe" introduced by Henry II to raise money for the Third Crusade is remembered because its consequences outlasted the moment — the people affected, the decisions it forced, and the way it reset the story of what came next.
Did you know?
Just 0 years after, Bab Agnaou (Morocco) built by order of Caliph Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1188) was also making headlines — a reminder how much history can compress into a single decade.
Era
Medieval
Kingdoms rise, faith spreads, castles and codices.
Category
Events
Events tell the story of moments that reshaped daily life — disasters, revolutions, discoveries, and turning points that split history into before and after.
Contemporary events
What else was happening in the world around this time.
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