The Promise of redemption | The Crusades

Thomas Asbridge discusses the Pope's promise of redemption, which reconciled violence and faith in order to draw noblemen into the crusades.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 2'59''
  • Broadcast year: 2019
Curriculum Connection
  • History | The Cross and the Crescent, the Crusades 1071-1189 | The Cross and the Crescent, the Crusades | The First Crusade
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

Content
  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Programme: The Crusades
  • Episode: Holy War
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