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Mar 2023
36m 51s

Assassins vs Templars: The Crusades

History Hit & Assassin's Creed
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Islamic, Christian and Jewish blood spilled across three centuries in the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant, all under the sanction of the Latin Church. The impact of the eight Crusades reverberated across the Medieval world. So, what was the fighting about? Were the relationships between Islamic and Christian groups always hostile? And what are the lasting legacies of the Crusades? Jonathan Phillips joins Dan Snow to find out.


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