History of the Crusades
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Episode 49 - Tensions rise...and a King dies
Episode 48 - The Decline of Byzantium
Episode 47 - The year 1180
This year sees the marriage of King Baldwin's sister Sibylla and the death of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel.
Episode 46 - The Rise of Saladin
Episode 45 - The Leper King
The reign of King Baldwin IV commences.
Episode 44 - The Fall of Giants
The year 1174 was a major one with the unexpected deaths of two main players.
Episode 43 - Krak des Chevaliers
An episode about the famous Crusader Castle - Krak des Chevaliers
Episode 42 - Egypt Part III
The battle for Egypt concludes
Episode 41 - Egypt Part II
Episode 40 - Egypt Part I
Episode 39 - Frankish Revival
Episode 38 - Changing Fortunes
Episode 37 - The Second Crusade IX
Aftermath
Episode 36 - The Second Crusade VIII
Damascus
Episode 35 - The Second Crusade VII
Onward to Antioch
Episode 34 - The Second Crusade VI
Across Anatolia
Episode 33(b) - The Second Crusade V continued
Contains the missing 3 minutes from the end of episode 33
Episode 33 - The Second Crusade V
Onward to Constantinople!
Episode 32 - The Second Crusade IV
Diversions and preparations
Episode 31 - The Second Crusade III
"Crosses, give us crosses!"
Episode 30 - The Second Crusade II
The fall of Edessa
Episode 29 - The Second Crusade I
Zangi attacks!
Episode 28 - Eleanor of Aquitaine Part IV
Featuring an ageing Queen Eleanor, Thomas Becket and some Kings.
Episode 27 - Eleanor of Aquitaine Part III
In which Eleanor Queen of France, becomes Eleanor Queen of England
Episode 26 - Eleanor of Aquitaine Part II
In which Eleanor goes on Crusade
Episode 25 - Eleanor of Aquitaine Part I
Mostly about the year 1137
Episode 24 - The Assassins
A short study of the Nizari Isma'ili sect
Episode 23 - The Knights Templar Part II
The rise and fall of the Knights Templar.
Episode 22 - The Knights Templar Part I
The establishment of the Knights Templar
Episode 21 - The Crusader States : The Kingdom of Jerusalem
Episode 20 - The Crusader States - The County of Edessa and the County of Tripoli
Episode 19 - The Crusader States : The Principality of Antioch
Episode 18 - After the Conquest 1100-1101
The aftermath of the First Crusade and the tumultuous events of the years 1100 and 1101
Episode 17 - The First Crusade XIII
The Siege of Jerusalem
Episode 16 - The First Crusade XII
Onwards to Jerusalem
Episode 15 - The First Crusade XI
The Siege of Marrat an-Numan
Episode 14 - The First Crusade X
Delay, discord, disease and indecision.
Episode 13 - The First Crusade IX
The Siege of Antioch continues...and concludes.
Episode 12 - First Crusade VIII
The Siege of Antioch continues...
Episode 11 - The First Crusade VII
The Siege of Antioch
Episode 10 - The First Crusade VI
The journey of Tancred of Hauteville and Baldwin of Boulogne
Episode 9 - The First Crusade V
Onward to Antioch
Episode 8 - The First Crusade IV
The Battle near Dorylaeum
Episode 7 - The First Crusade III
The siege of Nicaea
Episode 6 - The First Crusade II
Latin Christendom to Constantinople.
Episode 5 - The First Crusade I
Planning, preparations, pogroms and principal players
Episode 4 - The Peasants' Crusade
Episode 3 - The speech that launched the Crusades
Pope 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
Episode 1 - Latin Christendom in 1090
A description of Latin Christendom shortly before the First Crusade