Do You Think King Baldwin Iv Knew How Joan Of Arc Felt?

happy pride month

breaking my nonverbal streak each time someone mentions my hyperfixations 🗣️

Can I please ask you a question? Why did king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem threatened to destroy mosque?

im not entirely sure but researching a bit it looks like he intended to do so because of a talk with his council on the next course of action, after saladin had abandoned an ongoing seige but provided no truce which was.. suspicious.

before the threat on the mosque baldwin was already making his way through Saladins territories, and eventually capturing (?) Cave de sueth.

after the capturing, he had made the threat.

4th July 1187, when the crusaders lost Jerusalem to the Kurdish commander, saladin eyyubi (battle of hattin)

my drawing of King Baldwin IV, hope you all like! :)

Hey, where are u from? Cuz the picture behind Baldwin looks like a monastery in Portugal, which is where I live 🥲😳

oh im from canada 😭😭

I was interested in churches and the like when j found the background and had actually forgotten where i found that particular one, good to know it may be from Portugal!

the patterns im using for my baldwin cosplay are both from vogue this should be fun

what about King Baldwin IV that attracts everyone in some way?

is it the fact he never married and died (relatively) young? That he was supposedly very handsome, charasmatic and talkitive? His willpower? etc?

i hope this isnt sounding judgmental, i am very much the same in that way im just curious as to everyone else here