Duration: 2'45''
Thomas Asbridge investigates the experiences of the crusaders and visits Constantinople.
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Crusaders Meet the Turks | The Crusades
Thomas Abridge discusses the beginning of the Holy War, with the crusaders invading Nicea, in Western Asia Minor.
Crusaders versus the Elements | The Crusades
Thomas Abridge discusses the crusaders resilience against the hot weather of the Asia Minor.
Early Christianity | The Crusades
Thomas Asbridge investigates Medieval Christianity and the background to the concept of the crusade.
Peter Bartholomew | The Crusades
Thomas Abridge tells the story of Peter Bartholomew and the fire.
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem | The Crusades
Thomas Asbridge discusses the first crusade to Jerusalem.
The Chronicle of the Crusades | The Crusades
Thomas Asbridge discusses the noblemen that joined the crusades, some of who sought to chronicle the events.
The Crusades
Dr Thomas Asbridge re-examines the story of the Crusades. He traces the epic journey of the first crusaders as they marched from Europe to recapture the city of...
The fall of Antioch | The Crusades
Thomas Abridge discusses the crusaders gruelling siege of the well guarded Antioch.
The fall of Jerusalem | The Crusades
Thomas Abridge recounts the events of the brutal fall of Jerusalem.
The Holy Lance | The Crusades
Thomas Abridge tells the story of Peter Bartholomew and the Holy Lance.
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 c...
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2: Clash of the Titans | The Crusades
Dr Thomas Asbridge examines the two figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.
3: Victory and Defeat | The Crusades
Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals that the outcome of these holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt.
4: Destruction | Crusades
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2: Jerusalem | Crusades
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3: Jihad | Crusades
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