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 23 - The Knights Templar Part II
March 28, 2013 05:30 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBThe rise and fall of the Knights Templar.
Episode 22 - The Knights Templar Part I
March 22, 2013 05:13 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThe establishment of the Knights Templar
Episode 21 - The Crusader States : The Kingdom of Jerusalem
March 15, 2013 05:24 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBEpisode 20 - The Crusader States - The County of Edessa and the County of Tripoli
March 08, 2013 05:47 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBEpisode 19 - The Crusader States : The Principality of Antioch
March 01, 2013 05:36 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBEpisode 18 - After the Conquest 1100-1101
February 22, 2013 06:12 - 1 hour - 27.3 MBThe aftermath of the First Crusade and the tumultuous events of the years 1100 and 1101
Episode 17 - The First Crusade XIII
February 15, 2013 06:09 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBThe Siege of Jerusalem
Episode 16 - The First Crusade XII
February 08, 2013 06:46 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBOnwards to Jerusalem
Episode 15 - The First Crusade XI
February 01, 2013 06:21 - 24 minutes - 22 MBThe Siege of Marrat an-Numan
Episode 14 - The First Crusade X
January 25, 2013 05:33 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBDelay, discord, disease and indecision.
Episode 13 - The First Crusade IX
January 18, 2013 06:27 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThe Siege of Antioch continues...and concludes.
Episode 12 - First Crusade VIII
December 21, 2012 06:09 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThe Siege of Antioch continues...
Episode 11 - The First Crusade VII
December 14, 2012 06:54 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThe Siege of Antioch
Episode 10 - The First Crusade VI
December 07, 2012 06:19 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThe journey of Tancred of Hauteville and Baldwin of Boulogne
Episode 8 - The First Crusade IV
November 23, 2012 05:54 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThe Battle near Dorylaeum
Episode 7 - The First Crusade III
November 16, 2012 06:33 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBThe siege of Nicaea
Episode 6 - The First Crusade II
November 09, 2012 05:53 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBLatin Christendom to Constantinople.
Episode 5 - The First Crusade I
November 02, 2012 06:54 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBPlanning, preparations, pogroms and principal players
Episode 4 - The Peasants' Crusade
October 26, 2012 04:42 - 26 minutes - 24 MBEpisode 3 - The speech that launched the Crusades
October 19, 2012 06:40 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBPope Urban II and his speech at Clermont which started the crusading movement
Episode 2 - The Middle East and the Byzantine Empire prior to the First Crusade
October 12, 2012 05:56 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBEpisode 1 - Latin Christendom in 1090
October 05, 2012 06:55 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBA description of Latin Christendom shortly before the First Crusade
History of the Crusades
October 01, 2012 04:46 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBThe History of the Crusades by Sharyn Eastaugh.