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The Crusades

  • 2012
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • 1 season
  • 8.3/10

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.

Latest: Season 1 · 2012

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  1. E1. Holy War

    Jan 18, 2012

    How the first crusaders marched 3,000 miles from Europe to recapture Jerusalem from Islam.

  2. E2. The Clash of Titans

    Jan 25, 2012

    Dr Thomas Asbridge examines the lives of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.

  3. E3. Victory and Defeat

    Feb 1, 2012

    Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals how the outcome of the holy wars was decided in Egypt.

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