History of the Crusades
324 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsOver 900 years ago, thousands of Christians invaded the Middle East, intent on taking the Holy Land from the Muslims. The following 200 years were marked by a series of military campaigns known as the Crusades.
Join us to follow the history of the Crusades from 1095 onwards. Castles, battles, religious clashes, Richard the Lionheart, the Assassins, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Saladin, the Knights Templar - all will feature as we examine one of the most interesting periods in history.
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Episodes
Episode 222 - The Baltic Crusades
October 13, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBThe Prussian Crusade IV - 1221-1226
Episode 221 - The Baltic Crusades
October 06, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe Prussian Crusade III - Bishop Christian
Episode 220 - The Baltic Crusades
September 29, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Prussian Crusade II - Poland
Episode 219 - The Baltic Crusades
September 22, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBThe Prussian Crusade I - Pre-Christian Prussia
Episode 218 - The Baltic Crusades
September 15, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXIV - 1227: a finishing point
Episode 217 - The Baltic Crusades
September 08, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXIII - William of Modena
Episode 216 - The Baltic Crusades
September 01, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXII - Changing fortunes
Episode 215 - The Baltic Crusades
August 25, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXI - The Estonian uprisings
Episode 214 - The Baltic Crusades
August 18, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThe Livonian Crusade XX - 1221-1222
Episode 213 - The Baltic Crusades
August 11, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.2 MBThe Livonian Crusade IXX - Danish ascendancy
Episode 212 - The Baltic Crusades
August 04, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThe Livonian Crusade XVIII - The Danish conquest of Estonia
Episode 211 - The Baltic Crusades
July 28, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThe Livonian Crusade XVII - The Danish Checkmate
Episode 210 - The Baltic Crusades
July 21, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBThe Livonian Crusade XVI - Two Alberts
Episode 209 - The Baltic Crusades
July 14, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19 MBThe Livonian Crusade XV - The Fourth Lateran Council
Episode 208 - The Baltic Crusades
July 07, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThe Livonian Crusade XIV - 1212-1215
Episode 207 - The Baltic Crusades
June 30, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThe Livonian Crusade XIII - The Estonian problem
Episode 206 - The Baltic Crusades
June 23, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade XII - Livonia under attack
Episode 205 - The Baltic Crusades
June 16, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XI - Attacking the neighbours
Episode 204 - The Baltic Crusades
June 09, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MBThe Livonian Crusade X - Headaches for Bishop Albert
Episode 203 - The Baltic Crusades
June 02, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Livonian Crusade IX - 'Life is not fair. Praise God'
Episode 202 - The Baltic Crusades
May 26, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBThe Livonian Crusade VIII - External threats
Episode 201 - The Baltic Crusades
May 19, 2017 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.4 MBThe Livonian Crusade VII - Livonian uprising
Episode 200 - The Baltic Crusades
May 12, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 20.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade VI - Polotsk
The Baltic Crusades
May 05, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBThe Livonian Crusade V - The Christian Pageant
Episode 198 - The Baltic Crusades
April 28, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.7 MBThe Livonian Crusade IV - The Swordbrothers
Episode 197 - The Baltic Crusades
April 21, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThe Livonian Crusade III - Bishop Albert
Episode 196 - The Baltic Crusades
April 13, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.1 MBThe Livonian Crusade II - An unpromising start
Episode 195 - The Baltic Crusades
April 07, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.6 MBThe Livonian Crusade I - Latin-Christian expansion
Episode 194 - The Baltic Crusades
March 31, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBThe Christianisation of Poland
Episode 192 - The Baltic Crusades
March 17, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutes - 22.6 MBThe Wendish Crusade III - In the shadow of the Crusade
Episode 191 - The Baltic Crusades
March 10, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThe Wendish Crusade II - Wrong bird!
Episode 190 - The Baltic Crusades
March 03, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18 MBThe Wendish Crusade I - Henry the Lion
Episode 188 - The Crusade against the Cathars
December 23, 2016 00:00 - 33 minutes - 29.8 MBThe Cathar legacy
Episode 187 - The Crusade against the Cathars
December 16, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 22.4 MBThe last Cathars
Episode 186 - The Crusade against the Cathars
December 09, 2016 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24 MBThe last Cathar Perfect
Episode 185 - The Crusade against the Cathars
December 02, 2016 00:00 - 34 minutes - 30.7 MBThe trial of Bernard Delicieux
Episode 184 - The Crusade against the Cathars
November 25, 2016 00:00 - 21 minutes - 18.8 MBThe dark years: 1309 & 1310
Episode 183 - The Crusade against the Cathars
November 18, 2016 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21 MBThe net closes
Episode 182 - The Crusade against the Cathars
November 11, 2016 00:00 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBMontaillou
Episode 181 - The Crusade against the Cathars
November 04, 2016 00:00 - 21 minutes - 18.6 MBBetrayal
Episode 180 - The Crusade against the Cathars
October 28, 2016 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.4 MBThe Majorcan Plot
Episode 179 - The Crusade against the Cathars
October 21, 2016 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Royal Visit
Episode 178 - The Crusade against the Cathars
October 14, 2016 00:00 - 26 minutes - 23.1 MBThe storming of The Wall
Episode 177 - The Crusade against the Cathars
October 07, 2016 00:00 - 23 minutes - 20.5 MBHave we not horns?
Episode 176 - The Crusade against the Cathars
September 30, 2016 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20 MBBernard Delicieux
Episode 175 - The Crusade against the Cathars
September 23, 2016 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBThe Authie Brothers
Episode 174 - The Crusade against the Cathars
September 16, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 22.2 MB14th century France
Episode 173 - The Crusade against the Cathars
September 09, 2016 00:00 - 19 minutes - 16.8 MBThe end of the 13th century