Crusades

Overview

Terry Jones explores the history of the Crusades.

Episodes

S01E01 Pilgrims in Arms

January 10, 1995
This opening episode chronicles the improbable origins of the Crusades, from Pope Urban II's hunger for military power to the success of one of history's greatest mass communication and recruitment campaigns. Terry Jones traces the...
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S01E02 Jerusalem

January 17, 1995
Episode two chronicles the Crusaders' trail of carnage across the Middle East. Two-thirds of them would not even survive the beginning of their journey, as Terry Jones illustrates by attempting to duplicate their march across...
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S01E03 Jihad

January 24, 1995
Episode three colorfully explores the Muslim recapturing of Jerusalem and the Second Crusade this Arab victory provoked. It's a chronicle of unholy alliances, political intrigue and fabled warriors. This time, however, the Christian soldiers weren't...
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S01E04 Destruction

January 31, 1995
The chronicles of the last Crusades unfold in this final episode. The Third Crusade added the names of Richard "the Lionheart" and Phillip of France to the roster of holy warriors, and Terry Jones examines...
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Cast

Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Himself / Presenter
Anthony Smee
Urban II
Steve Purbrick
Preacher
Marcello Walton
Marcello Walton
Radulph of Caen / Tancred
Robin Sebastian
Hugh of France
Kate Binchy
Anna Comnena
Suheil Zakkar
Himself
Sean Arnold
Sean Arnold
St. Bernard
Kammy Darweish
William of Tyre
Fikret Isiltan
Himself
Christopher Lamb
Richard I
Norbert Langer
Narrator (voice)

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