The first episode explores the reasons behind the start of the Crusades, centred on Jerusalem, the holy city for Christians, Jews and Muslims, and sets the groundwork for one of history’s most infamous and lengthy conflicts.
The dramatic story of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes, from the seizing of Jerusalem under Pope Urban II in 1099 to its recapture by Salah Ed-Din, Richard the Lionheart’s efforts to regain the city and the end of the movement two centuries later.