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Terry Jones explores the history of the Crusades.
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1995-01-31
S1E4 — 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.
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Terry Jones
Himself / Presenter
Anthony Smee
Urban II
Steve Purbrick
Preacher
Marcello Walton
Radulph of Caen / Tancred
Robin Sebastian
Hugh of France
Kate Binchy
Anna Comnena
Suheil Zakkar
Himself
Sean Arnold
St. Bernard
Kammy Darweish
William of Tyre
Fikret Isiltan
Himself
Christopher Lamb
Richard I
Norbert Langer
Narrator (voice)
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