The Third Crusade Episode 3 "The Siege of Acre"
Frederick Barbarossa's Crusade had failed miserably when the German Emperor accidentally drowned in a river while crossing Turkish-held Anatolia. The Crusaders left in the Middle East were desperatel...
9 Jan 202122min
The Third Crusade Episode 2 "Frederick Barbarossa"
In this episode, we hear how, on receiving news of Saladin's great victory at Hattin in 1187, and his taking of Jerusalem, the Monarchs of the West pledged to stop fighting each other and to march Eas...
2 Jan 202122min
The Third Crusade Episode 1 "Horror in the West"
Saladin had been victorious. In 1187, he defeated the main Crusader army at Hattin and recaptured Jerusalem. Despite his compassionate treatment of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, sparing the entire Chr...
24 Dec 202020min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 12 "The Fall of Jerusalem"
In this episode, we hear how Saladin followed up his great victory at the Battle of Hattin in 1187. Having surrounded and captured most of the Crusader army, including King Guy, the way ahead now seem...
19 Dec 202027min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 11 "The Battle of Hattin"
In this episode, we hear about the continuing quarrels between the Crusaders, just as Saladin was gathering the greatest army Islam had put into the field since the Battle of Manzikert, a century befo...
12 Dec 202026min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 10 "The Crusaders Divided"
In this episode, we hear how the Crusader states in the 1180s were unable to find unity or strong leadership to face the growing threat of Saladin. Instead, the death of the leper King Baldwin IV of J...
5 Dec 202022min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 9 "The Growing Empire of Saladin"
In this episode, we hear how Saladin continued to build his empire by taking Aleppo in 1183, which he added to his control of Damascus, so that he ruled a state stretching from Egypt to the borders of...
28 Nov 202023min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 8 "The Defeat of Byzantium"
In this episode, we'll hear how things got worse for both the Byzantines and the Crusaders when Byzantium suffered a great defeat at the hands of the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Myriokephalon in 117...
21 Nov 202023min
