Name: The Second and Third Crusades
Released: 2005-11-29

The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross

S1 · E3 — The Second and Third Crusades

S1:E3 · The Second and Third Crusades

Episodes

4 episodes in this season

First Crusade Part 1

90 min

First Crusade Part 2

90 min

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The Second and Third Crusades

90 min

Fourth Crusade

90 min

The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross

TV Series

20051h 30m

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The Second and Third Crusades

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Nov 29, 2005

An enigma even in his own time, Saladin became a hero in the West long before his rediscovery in the Muslim world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His famous truce with Richard the Lionheart is the most iconic moment in the entire history of the crusades. But why did Saladin negotiate a truce when he won nearly every battle? This programme will tease out the hidden history of Saladin, Richard and the Third Crusade. Saladin unexpectedly rises to power upon the death of Nur Al-Din. Under him 'jihad', or Islamic counter-crusade, becomes a coherent rallying concept for the Muslim world. Unifying Syria and Egypt, he defeats the crusaders at Hattin to reconquer Jerusalem in 1187.

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The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross

TV Series

20051h 30m

Documentary

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The Second and Third Crusades

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Nov 29, 2005

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