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The Crusades, a series of terrible wars spanning two centuries, holy wars,

European knights, orders of warrior monks, invading what we now call the Middle East in a series of desperate attempts to reclaim the Holy Land for Christianity.

The Crusaders believed that they were carrying out the work of God and they hoped to return home wealthy and cleansed

of their sins. Their Muslim opponents thought very much the same thing. Kingdoms and

principalities rose and fell, their fate's dependent on the sword's blade. Two hundred years,

millions dead, massive sieges, savage battles, innumerable skirmishes, ambushes and

raids.

Welcome Dan Snow's history here, where for the next three episodes I'll be joined by historian

Steve Tibble as we bring you a new miniseries, The Complete History of the Crusade.

Steve is the author of several books on the Crusades, including his latest

assassins and Templars, a battle in myth and blood. He knows everything that there is to know

about this period of history, so we're lucky to have them with us today. From the first cries,

that first rallying call in Claremont to the last stand on the smashed burning ramparts of Aker.

This is everything you need to know about the Crusades from start to finish.

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