Mit flammendem Schwert 1/2 - Kreuzritter vor Jerusalem
- Episode aired Jun 11, 2006
The unsettling true story of the First Crusade, an orgy of Christian fanaticism and violent opportunism, 1095-99. Byzantine emperor Alexios asked the pope for help in his desperate defense a... Read allThe unsettling true story of the First Crusade, an orgy of Christian fanaticism and violent opportunism, 1095-99. Byzantine emperor Alexios asked the pope for help in his desperate defense against the Sedjuk Turks, but instead of a knightly contingent got huge waves of only low-c... Read allThe unsettling true story of the First Crusade, an orgy of Christian fanaticism and violent opportunism, 1095-99. Byzantine emperor Alexios asked the pope for help in his desperate defense against the Sedjuk Turks, but instead of a knightly contingent got huge waves of only low-class desperadoes, committing plunder without military experience. He was relieved to set t... Read all