Season 1 | 22. Crusade Fever
This is History: A Dynasty to Die For
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Henry and Philip's War on the Holy Land
On the 21st of January 1188, Henry meets Philipp Augustus on the borders of their lands for a peace summit. The official agenda is to sort out territorial disagreements which have been simmering for two years and are threatening to boil over into a full blown war. But the summit is happening under the cloud of the catastrophic news from Jerusalem, and Richard's impulsive decision to take the cross. A lot is resting on the outcome of this meeting, but it happens to be one that no one saw coming.
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