Crusades

History

Station:
BBC Two (UK)

Status:
Ended

Start:
1995-01-10

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In this series, Terry Jones presents the recounting of the religious wars for control of the "Holy Lands" waged by Christian Europe against the Islamic world. In addition, Terry Jones recreates specific aspects of those events by exploring the lives of pivotal figures, the technology and the politics of the era. Furthermore, Terry Jones also shows how these acts of religious bigotry at its worst have led to many of the political and ethnic problems we have today.

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List of episodes

S1E2 - Jerusalem

Terry Jones retraces the crusaders 1000 mile trek from the Bosphorus to the Holy City.

Air Date: 11 Jan 1995 06:00 (CDT)

S1E3 - Jihad

How the Arab world came to launch a counter-crusade, with Saladin as their leader.

Air Date: 12 Jan 1995 06:00 (CDT)

S1E4 - Destruction

Terry Jones reports on how Richard the Lionheart set out to do battle with Saladin.

Air Date: 13 Jan 1995 06:00 (CDT)