Crusades

Name: Crusades
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1995-01-10
Rating: 8.077
Cast: Terry Jones, Anthony Smee, Steve Purbrick, Marcello Walton, Robin Sebastian

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Documentary

Creator:

Terry Jones explores the history of the Crusades.

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Details

StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 10, 1995

Last AiredJanuary 31, 1995

Episode Runtime50dk

Seasons1

Episodes4

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

the crusades

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E4 • 1/31/1995

Destruction

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 the reality behind the legends of their noble deeds. The Fourth and final Crusade, launched as a commercial operation, sacked and looted Constantinople, the Christian city that originally inspired the holy movement. These final campaigns also produced a revolt in Egypt that destroyed the remnants of the Crusaders' Christian kingdom, ending two centuries of the epic and misguided adventures whose repercussions are still felt today.