The Crusades
Season 1
2012tvReturning Series1 Season · 3 Ep
Documentary
Created by: Thomas Asbridge
Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 2012-01-18
Overview
This three-part series sheds new light and new perspective on the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land.
Episodes · 3
1
Holy War
2012-01-18★ 8
How the first crusaders marched 3,000 miles from Europe to recapture Jerusalem from Islam.
2
The Clash of Titans
2012-01-25★ 8
Dr Thomas Asbridge examines the lives of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.
3
Victory and Defeat
2012-02-01★ 7
Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals how the outcome of the holy wars was decided in Egypt.
