Lying between Larnaca and Paphos, Limassol is the largest city on the island. The area boasts some of the most significant and impressive archaeological ruins on the island. The region also serves as the wine m
Riots broke out in 1189 after Richard the Lionheart's coronation, and an untrue rumour spread that the new king had ordered English Jews to be massacred. The Sheriff of York left his post to go on Crusade, and in the power vacuum that followed riots broke out, Jewish houses were burned ...
Access to the sea made it easy to for the FitzMartins to supply Newport Castle from England. In the late 12th century the FitzMartin's shifted their focus to nearby Nevern Castle, but in 1191 William FitzMartin sailed with Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade. His father-in-law ...