In 1176, Baldwin IV, the Leper King of Jerusalem, turned fifteen, and fully assumed power as king. His first act was to launch a military campaign against his powerful neighbor, ...

The film Kingdom of Heaven depicts the final years of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, but what's the true history behind the movie?

The divine fires the crusaders’ missions, but it also feeds the benevolent rule of Jerusalem’s King Baldwin IV. (Afflicted with leprosy, the young monarch, played by Edward Norton, hides his ...

In Jerusalem, Yudas influenced Balian, and Baldwin underestimated the Muslims without Saladin. Left wounded, Saladin embarked on a journey while his enemies plotted his downfall.