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Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were ...

: An Arab Perspective'' is a four-part series produced by Al Jazeera English, which first aired in December 2016. It presents the dramatic story of the

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religious war through an Arab point of view. The series provides a new perspective on the history of the Crusades for a global, English-speaking audience, that has largely read about or studied the famous struggle from a primarily Christian and

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point of view. The series is heavily influenced by the 1984 book ''

The Crusades Through Arab Eyes ''The Crusades Through Arab Eyes'' (french: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes) is a French language historical essay by Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. As the name suggests, the book is a narrative retelling of primary sources drawn from various A ...

'', by Amin Maalouf. The series starts with the

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council in Clermont in France in 1095, under Pope Urban II, and continues to the

fall of Acre The siege of Acre (also called the fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders losing control of Acre to the Mamluks. It is considered one of the most important battles of the period. Although the crusading movement continue ...

, the last Crusader foothold in the east, in 1291, covering two centuries of bloody battles, massacres, and conquering and reconquering of territories, including Jerusalem. The story also involves many famous names –

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, Frederick II and

Louis IX Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the d ...

Episodes

Following is the complete list of episodes:

References

External links

The Crusades: An Arab PerspectiveAl Jazeera Documentaries
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