Synopsis

Dr Thomas Asbridge examines the two figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.

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01: Holy War | The Crusades

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03: Victory and Defeat | The Crusades

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Early Christianity | The Crusades

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Peter Bartholomew | The Crusades

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Pilgrimage to Jerusalem | The Crusades

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The Chronicle of the Crusades | The Crusades

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The fall of Antioch | The Crusades

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The fall of Jerusalem | The Crusades

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The Holy Lance | The Crusades

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The Promise of redemption | The Crusades

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The Reality of the First Crusade | The Crusades

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