Stories from the crusades 2 years before peter was born, helena, the mother of the greek emperor constantine, found a cross which she thought must be the cross on which christ died. It would have been nice to see pope urban ii at the council of. Crescent the cross dvd, 2005, disc 2 free shipping in canada. And so it is predictable that the history channels new twopart documentary, the crusades. The documentary did a good job of bringing the crusades to life. Quest 8the crescent and the cross the crusades ashlin. Even the historical supplements for roleplaying games drawing on supposedly more reliable. The crusades is a 1935 american historical adventure film produced and directed by cecil b. To be fair, to cover the last few installments would have added a third 90minute part.
Jerusalem has a troubled past and a troubled future. The epic religious struggle between christians and muslims during the medieval era is chronicled with incredible detail in this history channel production, utilizing breathtaking locations and amazing special effects to relate the characters, battles, and legends surrounding the war over the holy lands. This product is a dvd analysis guide that goes with disc 1 of the crusades. Demille, and originally released by paramount pictures. The eisenstein film is actually soviet propaganda against the germans with the teutons as nazis and nevsky as stalin, but it counts. Crescent and the cross, students will be able to build their knowledge of this vital era in world history and will discover the complex reasons why so many millions of people were willing to give their lives in the service of these wars. Fought over two centuries, the conflict decided the fate of the holy land of the middle east.
The first crusade was the most successful from a military point of view. Crescent and the cross is a documentary that tells the story of the battles between the christian crusaders and the muslims for the city of. Seldom does a documentary manage to captivate history as the crusades. Part i concentrates on the first crusade, while part ii tells the story of the second and third crusades. The first crusade was preached by pope urbain ii after a new push of invasion in near east. At the time it was in the hands of muslims who also held the city sacred. When a battle reaches its peak, this documentarys melange of visual and aural resources scholarly commentary, digital animationassisted. What are the best movies about the christian crusades. She was full of awe and wonder, and in order that all who served christ might see the cross, it was set up in jerusalem on the spot where it was thought to have.
Crusades crescent and the cross 2005 the threehour history channel crusades crescent and the cross documentaryis a two part series. The film attributes urbans appeal to byzantine emperor alexis comnenus cry for. In 1099 the crusaders took jerusalem in the bloodiest of battles, wrenching it back from the muslims for the first time in 400 years. The analysis guide contains 25 short answer questions whose answers can be found easily in the dvd. Keith david nayef rashed stuart elliott 20052005 reenactments illustrate the clash between christian crusaders and the muslims. It was nominated for an academy award for best cinematography victor milner as well as for best foreign film at the venice film festival in 1935. All fired up about the holy land, and a quest for riches the new. Part 2 of of a monumental documentary on the crusades produced by the history channel entitled crusades. It stars loretta young as berengaria of navarre and henry wilcoxon as richard i of england. The crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2 youtube. This twopart, threehour program impressively details all three crusades, starting in the late 11th century, when pope urban ii dispatched a huge force to reclaim jerusalem, which had been under muslim control for some 400 years. The history channel takes viewers on a journey back in time for a compelling historical look at the first three crusades and the battle between the crescent and the cross. With good cg computer graphics, it looks almost like a movie though with a historically accurate depiction.
Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize. Save covington cross dvd to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize, the city of jerusalem. Yes, i watched these with my 14 year old son, who is my main crusader rex opponent. Crusades crescent and the cross 2005 the threehour history channel. Holy land crusades pope urban ii excommunication richard the lionheart saladin king john koran 5 pillars of islam click on the words cultural diffusion. If you have an interest in the crusades, middle ages, or various people involved, check it out. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the cross 11 ratings. The era the crusades the first began in 1095 with pope urban iis famous speech and the ended in 1291 when acre, the last of the latin holdings in palestine, was lost. The crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2 amara. A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the. This 3dvd or one blueray disc set from the history channel looks at the first three crusades, a period that saw the establishment of a series of shortlived christian kingdoms in the holy land, the rise of saladin, and the famous. Crescent and the cross is a documentary that tells the story of the battles between the christian crusaders and the muslims for the city of jerusalem.
Alexander nevsky could be seen one as the crusader movies, as it was a catholic campaign against the orthodox during the northern crusades. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the. Part 1 of of a monumental documentary on the crusades produced by the history channel entitled crusades. This is an excellent documentary on the crusades, the religious wars that pitted christians and muslims against each other for control of the holy land. I was a little disappointed that they selectively focused on certain events and characters, and barely mentioned other important events and characters. The crescent and the cross is a made for tv documentary produced by the history channel that looks at the first three crusades that took place over a hundred year span of time. What was the greatest prize which the holy war was fought for.
The holy lands were invades in the 7th century by muslims, but all along the 11th century, after the collapses of arab empires, new small muslims kingdoms more o less tolerant lots of christians edifices were destroyed etc etc and overall, the invasion of turks threatens the christian pilgrims and the. The second and third crusades directed by stuart elliott. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. For example, historian raymond of agiles described the capture of jerusalem by the.
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