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Written by: artistharry [04/02/12, 02:47] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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BBC - The Crusades (2012) Information The Crusades In this new three-part series for BBC Two, Dr Thomas Asbridge presents his revelatory account of the Crusades, the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land. The story of the Crusades is remembered as a tale of religious fanaticism and unspeakable violence, but now fresh research, eyewitness testimony, and contemporary evidence from both the Christian and Islamic worlds shed new light on how these two great religions waged war in the name of God. Part 3: Victory and Defeat In the concluding episode of the three-part series, Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals that the outcome of these epic holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt. As trade blossomed between Christians and Muslims and the Mongol hordes arrived from Asia, a saintly French king - afire with crusading zeal - and the most remarkable Muslim leader of the Middle Ages fought for ultimate victory in the East. Drawing upon eyewitness chronicles and the latest archaeological evidence, Dr Asbridge argues that it was a fearsome slave-warrior from the Russian Steppes - now forgotten in the West - who finally sealed the fate of the crusades. And, most controversially of all, Asbridge challenges the popular misconception that the medieval crusades sparked a clash of civilisations between Islam and the West that continues to this day. Technical Specs Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4 Video Bitrate: 1530 kbps Video Resolution: 720 x 400 Video Aspect Ratio: 1.800 (16:9) Frames Per Second: 25 Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s AC3 48000 Hz Audio Streams: 2ch Audio Languages: English RunTime per Part 59.mins Number of Parts: 3 Part Size: 701 MB Source: PDTV Encoded by: Harry65 |
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