Crusades Chess Set
A165S Hand Decorated
King Height 5 1/4"

Skilfully hand decorated by the artists at Studio Anne Carlton, these pieces represent the Christian side led by King Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart, in combat with the Muslim armies led by Saladin. This chess set concentrates particularly on the Third Great Crusade led by King Richard I of England who in 1189 joined King Philip II of France in an effort to recapture the holy city of Jerusalem. King Richard, with 8000 troops, seized Cyprus and some cities on the Palestinian coast, but ultimately failed to dislodge the Muslim leader, Saladin, from Jerusalem. Illustrated here on chess board reference H401.