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'In 1179, the Muslim Sultan Saladin launched an assault on the crusader castle of Jacob's Ford in the Holy Land. As his troops poured through a burning breach in the walls the Christian garrison of... elite Templar Knights made a bloody last stand, 800 of the garrison were butchered and a further 700 taken captive. With the stronghold overrun, Saladin razed it to the ground. The site remained abandoned for eight centuries, until now, when the true significance of Jacob's Ford, about 50 miles north-west of Jerusalem, is becoming apparent. The Crusaders' lost fort explores if the fall of this fort was actually a pivotal moment in the history of the crusades as well as the wider struggle between Islam and the West.'
'In 1179, the Muslim Sultan Saladin launched an assault on the crusader castle of Jacob's Ford in the Holy Land. As his troops poured through a burning breach in the walls the Christian garrison of... elite Templar Knights made a bloody last stand, 800 of the garrison were butchered and a further 700 taken captive. With the stronghold overrun, Saladin razed it to the ground. The site remained abandoned for eight centuries, until now, when the true significance of Jacob's Ford, about 50 miles north-west of Jerusalem, is becoming apparent. The Crusaders' lost fort explores if the fall of this fort was actually a pivotal moment in the history of the crusades as well as the wider struggle between Islam and the West.'
| Series: | Timewatch |
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| First transmission date: | 2006 |
| Published: | 2006 |
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| Duration: | 00:47:33 |
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| Director: | Ian Potts |
| Narrator: | Michael Praed |
| Contributors: | To Asbridge; Ron Ellenblum; Mik Loades; Pier Mitchell; David Nicolle; Kat Raphael; Neil Wilson |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/index.shtml OU Website: http://www.open2.net/timewatch/index.html |
| Keyword(s): | Baldwin; Krak des Chevaliers |
| Subject terms: | Crusades; Templars; Baudouin IV, King of Jerusalem, 1160-1185; Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193 |
| Master spool number: | LSGB350F/71 |
| Production number: | LSGB350F |
| Videofinder number: | 7312 |
| Available to public: | no |
