Wall St. Insights The number of political violence events occurring around the world has nearly doubled over the past five ...

1193: Death of Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. 1522: Anne Boleyn makes her debut at court at the Green Castle pageant. 1665: Charles II declares war on ...

But gradually the tide turned in his favour: almost two years later, his forces besieged and captured a newly constructed castle at Jacob’s Ford, over the Jordan River. As momentum built, Saladin set ...