1 00:00:37,957 --> 00:00:39,905 LEICESTER: I've been with him for a long time. 2 00:00:39,906 --> 00:00:41,019 LUCAS: Stop. 3 00:00:41,020 --> 00:00:42,095 LEICESTER: How long are we there for? 4 00:00:42,096 --> 00:00:43,746 LUCAS: You knew the situation at the time. 5 00:00:43,747 --> 00:00:47,069 Five... hours we were out there hunting. 6 00:00:47,070 --> 00:00:50,812 I've never seen anyone miss a deer so many times. 7 00:00:50,813 --> 00:00:53,477 Dear Lord, bless this journey in the name of Christ, 8 00:00:53,478 --> 00:00:56,184 who suffered on the cross for our redemption. 9 00:00:56,185 --> 00:00:59,685 I pray that You'll allow me to fulfill my oath to You. 10 00:00:59,686 --> 00:01:02,410 That I will be able to liberate Jerusalem in Your name 11 00:01:02,411 --> 00:01:05,058 through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your son, who is God, 12 00:01:05,059 --> 00:01:09,316 and lives and reigns with You, in unity with the Holy Spirit, 13 00:01:09,317 --> 00:01:11,829 a world without end. 14 00:01:12,817 --> 00:01:14,629 Amen. 15 00:01:17,037 --> 00:01:19,128 Spying on me? 16 00:01:20,142 --> 00:01:22,550 It's my last chance. 17 00:01:23,644 --> 00:01:26,368 They're all waiting for you. 18 00:01:35,067 --> 00:01:37,613 It stopped to drink in a stream, and I was thinking, 19 00:01:37,614 --> 00:01:42,905 "Surely this time, please". But he still missed it. 20 00:01:42,906 --> 00:01:46,476 - Oh, it moved, you startled it. - What's so funny? 21 00:01:46,477 --> 00:01:49,712 - Lucas' inability to hunt. - Yeah, I think the deer can smell him. 22 00:01:49,713 --> 00:01:52,871 Oh, just make sure you bring my brother back alive, Lucas. 23 00:01:52,872 --> 00:01:56,575 - Of course, Your Majesty. - I promise you, we'll protect him. 24 00:01:57,658 --> 00:01:59,661 Bring yourself back, too. 25 00:02:03,605 --> 00:02:06,844 - Don't worry. - How can I not? 26 00:02:11,258 --> 00:02:12,778 Let's go. 27 00:02:20,541 --> 00:02:23,509 Maybe your sister should be coming with us. 28 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:27,308 She likes you, Leicester, but she doesn't like you that much. 29 00:02:32,776 --> 00:02:35,325 NARRATOR: Almost 1,000 years ago, 30 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:40,104 Richard the First, King of England, set out to war. 31 00:02:41,326 --> 00:02:45,205 Not for power or wealth, but for God. 32 00:02:46,222 --> 00:02:48,705 This was a new kind of war, 33 00:02:49,534 --> 00:02:52,505 one that still casts its shadow today, 34 00:02:52,706 --> 00:02:55,781 for it would pit Crusader against Jihadi, 35 00:02:56,018 --> 00:02:58,248 West against East, 36 00:02:58,496 --> 00:03:02,224 the God of the Cristians against the Muslims' Allah. 37 00:03:03,896 --> 00:03:07,705 These Crusades would give rise to a new kind of warrior. 38 00:03:09,991 --> 00:03:13,105 One prepared to risk everything for his faith. 39 00:03:14,130 --> 00:03:18,312 And the most famous of these was Richard the Lionheart. 40 00:03:54,832 --> 00:03:57,748 Four months after arriving in the Holy Land, 41 00:03:57,749 --> 00:04:02,105 Richard the Lionheart's vast Christian army was on the move. 42 00:04:03,719 --> 00:04:06,578 12,000 men marching down the coast 43 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:11,957 of what is today Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. 44 00:04:14,147 --> 00:04:17,118 They were there to fight an enemy that had struck fear 45 00:04:17,119 --> 00:04:19,118 into the heart of the Christian world. 46 00:04:24,604 --> 00:04:29,049 For the forces of Islam, or as they called them, "Saracens", 47 00:04:29,143 --> 00:04:32,086 also claimed this land as sacred. 48 00:04:35,287 --> 00:04:39,307 Richard had already won a great siege at the port of Acre. 49 00:04:39,337 --> 00:04:41,150 Now he was advancing down the coast 50 00:04:41,261 --> 00:04:45,087 towards his ultimate goal, the city of Jerusalem. 51 00:04:46,887 --> 00:04:51,100 Each soldier had made an oath before God to free it. 52 00:04:51,620 --> 00:04:55,561 If they succeeded, their reward would be a place in heaven. 53 00:04:56,787 --> 00:04:58,961 The previous Crusades had ended in defeat 54 00:04:58,962 --> 00:05:02,061 and the Christians had been driven from Jerusalem. 55 00:05:02,455 --> 00:05:05,461 But the hopes of this, the Third Crusade, 56 00:05:05,462 --> 00:05:09,361 rested on the finest warrior in Christendom: 57 00:05:09,462 --> 00:05:12,278 Richard The First of England. 58 00:05:26,415 --> 00:05:27,972 Your Majesty! 59 00:05:28,099 --> 00:05:31,794 Your Majesty, you need to halt the march. 60 00:05:31,856 --> 00:05:33,413 Halt! 61 00:05:33,414 --> 00:05:37,271 Saladin's army is on the other side of the woods. 62 00:05:37,530 --> 00:05:41,183 - How many men? - I don't know, all of them. 63 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:42,686 What do you mean, all of them? 64 00:05:42,687 --> 00:05:46,418 I mean all of them, his entire army, 20,000. 65 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:51,453 What's your order? 66 00:05:52,838 --> 00:05:54,114 We keep going. 67 00:05:54,115 --> 00:05:56,812 We mustn't be drawn into a full battle. That's what Saladin wants. 68 00:05:56,813 --> 00:05:59,430 I want tight defensive formations, or we'll be picked off by degrees. 69 00:05:59,431 --> 00:06:01,846 - Pass the order. - Wait! 70 00:06:01,950 --> 00:06:04,478 This isn't just your decision. 71 00:06:04,666 --> 00:06:06,425 Burgundy, we don't have time. 72 00:06:06,426 --> 00:06:10,796 - This is as much my army as it is yours. - Well, decide! 73 00:06:14,379 --> 00:06:16,238 Lucas, tell Master Garnier the plan. 74 00:06:16,239 --> 00:06:20,107 In no circumstances must he be sucked into a battle. Go! 75 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:27,978 Go! 76 00:06:34,984 --> 00:06:37,296 NARRATOR: The Crusader Army was an uneasy alliance 77 00:06:37,297 --> 00:06:39,169 drawn from across Europe. 78 00:06:39,170 --> 00:06:42,174 It included English nobles, like the Earl of Leicester, 79 00:06:42,175 --> 00:06:45,624 French knights, led by the Duke of Burgundy, 80 00:06:47,717 --> 00:06:50,214 and, at the rear of the column, the Hospitalers, 81 00:06:50,294 --> 00:06:52,050 an order of warrior monks, 82 00:06:52,051 --> 00:06:56,009 who had been fighting in the Holy Land for 40 years. 83 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,313 Their leader was Garnier de Nablus. 84 00:07:01,886 --> 00:07:04,746 "Do nothing," says His Majesty. 85 00:07:05,517 --> 00:07:07,986 Easier said than done. 86 00:07:16,806 --> 00:07:20,608 NARRATOR: Richard's plan just to keep going may seem strange, 87 00:07:20,719 --> 00:07:23,718 but it was standard tactics for the time. 88 00:07:26,006 --> 00:07:28,628 Though he'd been involved in many sieges, 89 00:07:28,719 --> 00:07:31,361 Richard had never fought a pitched battle. 90 00:07:33,006 --> 00:07:36,218 It was always regarded as too risky. 91 00:07:55,728 --> 00:07:59,534 Why don't they attack? They know we're here. 92 00:08:01,046 --> 00:08:02,714 Come on. 93 00:08:03,391 --> 00:08:05,251 Come on. 94 00:08:20,343 --> 00:08:24,390 - Cover! Cover! - Cover! 95 00:08:27,710 --> 00:08:30,670 Hold formation! Hold the line! 96 00:08:31,156 --> 00:08:33,250 Keep moving, don't stop. 97 00:08:36,011 --> 00:08:38,239 NARRATOR: The Saracen army had twice as many soldiers 98 00:08:38,362 --> 00:08:40,467 as the Christians that day. 99 00:08:41,848 --> 00:08:44,850 Their plan was to soften the Crusaders up with their archers 100 00:08:44,972 --> 00:08:47,963 and then break the column apart with their cavalry. 101 00:08:50,295 --> 00:08:54,654 They could then pick off each section piece by piece. 102 00:09:14,620 --> 00:09:19,037 There's a gap. Close the gap! 103 00:09:32,470 --> 00:09:34,892 Hold formation! 104 00:09:36,511 --> 00:09:41,448 Hold the line! Keep moving! Keep moving! 105 00:09:45,402 --> 00:09:49,824 The line's broken, we're being slaughtered. 106 00:09:52,748 --> 00:09:55,375 We keep going. That was our plan. 107 00:09:55,894 --> 00:09:57,402 I'm changing it. 108 00:09:57,653 --> 00:10:00,515 You said if we break formation, we'll be cut to pieces. 109 00:10:00,815 --> 00:10:02,578 It's happening anyway. 110 00:10:04,962 --> 00:10:07,584 Let's give Saladin the battle he wants. 111 00:10:12,595 --> 00:10:14,187 Men! 112 00:10:14,188 --> 00:10:16,554 This is what we came for! 113 00:10:16,555 --> 00:10:20,500 A fight for God against the Devil! 114 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:25,523 It's no sin to kill Saracens, so kill them all! 115 00:10:25,524 --> 00:10:28,595 Knights, charge! 116 00:11:29,428 --> 00:11:32,143 RICHARD: Burgundy! 117 00:11:32,555 --> 00:11:34,244 Burgundy! 118 00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:36,314 Burgundy! 119 00:11:47,507 --> 00:11:49,847 Where have you been? 120 00:11:53,584 --> 00:11:56,188 SOLDIER: Move it, move it! 121 00:11:58,709 --> 00:12:00,870 They're retreating. 122 00:12:01,946 --> 00:12:03,509 Let them go! 123 00:12:04,201 --> 00:12:06,446 Regroup around the standard! 124 00:12:43,294 --> 00:12:47,357 We thank You, dear Lord Jesus Christ, for this great victory, 125 00:12:47,358 --> 00:12:51,241 allowing us to take another step closer to Jerusalem. 126 00:12:52,543 --> 00:12:56,488 We take comfort in the knowledge that those who have died today 127 00:12:56,564 --> 00:12:58,930 will be forgiven their sins, 128 00:12:58,931 --> 00:13:02,512 and they shall live forever in Your glory. 129 00:13:06,937 --> 00:13:09,131 - Amen. - ALL: Amen. 130 00:13:22,524 --> 00:13:24,527 You saved my life today. 131 00:13:26,081 --> 00:13:27,505 Thank you. 132 00:13:27,745 --> 00:13:30,333 I know you would do the same for me. 133 00:13:33,184 --> 00:13:37,221 Tomorrow Jaffa, then Jerusalem. 134 00:14:01,379 --> 00:14:04,548 NARRATOR: For the Saracens, defeat at Arsuf 135 00:14:04,549 --> 00:14:06,548 looked like a disaster. 136 00:14:09,644 --> 00:14:14,740 It seemed nothing now stood between the Crusaders and Jerusalem. 137 00:14:17,191 --> 00:14:20,469 But the Saracen army was still intact. 138 00:14:20,695 --> 00:14:24,757 And Richard was fighting the wiliest general of his time, 139 00:14:24,876 --> 00:14:30,151 the ageing, but brilliant, Kurdish warlord Saladin. 140 00:14:30,315 --> 00:14:34,586 His second-in-command was his brother, Prince Al-Adil. 141 00:14:37,097 --> 00:14:42,790 The Emirs are saying that we have lost, that we cannot defeat Richard. 142 00:14:43,541 --> 00:14:49,611 - We have lost a battle, that is all. - But the road to Jerusalem is open. 143 00:14:52,007 --> 00:14:56,978 Look... they are saying that you should never have fought him. 144 00:14:57,132 --> 00:14:59,131 Are they? 145 00:15:02,919 --> 00:15:07,454 And they want you to consider a peace, a compromise. 146 00:15:08,105 --> 00:15:10,814 There is no compromise with the will of God. 147 00:15:10,995 --> 00:15:13,622 Richard knows that, and so do I. 148 00:15:13,623 --> 00:15:18,613 And there will be no peace until we have driven them from our land. 149 00:15:21,788 --> 00:15:25,464 Please continue. 150 00:15:27,876 --> 00:15:31,673 But if we cannot defeat him in battle? 151 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:38,061 There are other ways to defeat Richard, my brother. 152 00:16:14,642 --> 00:16:16,394 Who's done this? 153 00:16:16,424 --> 00:16:18,710 Saladin. 154 00:16:22,135 --> 00:16:26,711 He knows he can't beat us in battle, so this is how he'll fight now. 155 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,494 Whenever we want food, he'll burn the land, 156 00:16:29,495 --> 00:16:30,969 wherever we want shelter, he'll destroy it, 157 00:16:30,999 --> 00:16:33,349 even though it hurts his own people. 158 00:16:35,908 --> 00:16:37,045 Summon the council. 159 00:16:37,168 --> 00:16:41,579 Tell no one to drink from the well, he could have poisoned it. 160 00:16:53,610 --> 00:16:55,581 NARRATOR: Saladin's scorched earth tactics 161 00:16:55,582 --> 00:16:59,252 began to work like a cancer within the Crusader Army, 162 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,992 spreading dissension. 163 00:17:09,803 --> 00:17:12,880 Richard, as the the only king among the commanders, 164 00:17:12,881 --> 00:17:17,579 led the Crusade in battle, but he was not in political control. 165 00:17:18,353 --> 00:17:21,583 Important decisions were taken by the Council of War, 166 00:17:21,721 --> 00:17:24,416 a body made up of all the different factions: 167 00:17:26,106 --> 00:17:31,684 the nobility, the many nationalities and the warrior monks. 168 00:17:32,012 --> 00:17:34,369 This now descended into an argument, 169 00:17:34,370 --> 00:17:38,039 from which the Crusade would never recover. 170 00:17:39,534 --> 00:17:43,144 Jerusalem is only 40 miles away. 171 00:17:43,451 --> 00:17:45,877 We make camp here, we bring in supplies, 172 00:17:45,957 --> 00:17:49,437 - then we take the Holy City. - No! 173 00:17:50,407 --> 00:17:54,059 We must defeat the Saracen army first. 174 00:17:57,699 --> 00:18:01,199 I know you are a new commander in this war, Burgundy, 175 00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:04,587 but do not underestimate Saladin. 176 00:18:04,588 --> 00:18:08,774 He doesn't scare me like he seems to scare you, Master Garnier. 177 00:18:09,312 --> 00:18:11,895 Now, there are 4 strongholds on the road. 178 00:18:11,896 --> 00:18:15,019 We garrison each one as we go, create a secure corridor. 179 00:18:15,020 --> 00:18:18,107 There won't be any strongholds. 180 00:18:18,509 --> 00:18:21,084 Look what he did to Jaffa. 181 00:18:21,363 --> 00:18:24,275 We'll be harried every inch of the way to Jerusalem. 182 00:18:24,462 --> 00:18:28,549 Now, everything that you say is influenced by fear, Garnier. 183 00:18:28,629 --> 00:18:31,307 I'm... I'm curious. Why is that? 184 00:18:31,994 --> 00:18:33,264 You calling me a coward? 185 00:18:33,341 --> 00:18:35,693 No, I don't think you're a coward, far from it. 186 00:18:35,872 --> 00:18:39,302 No, the only thing you're scared about is losing your money! 187 00:18:39,888 --> 00:18:41,425 - What? - For a man who vowed 188 00:18:41,426 --> 00:18:44,659 to give up all their worldly goods, you seem to own a great many castles. 189 00:18:44,739 --> 00:18:47,729 Gentlemen, please, enough! This is not helpful. 190 00:18:49,299 --> 00:18:54,152 And no one's devotion is in doubt, but Garnier has a point. 191 00:18:55,017 --> 00:18:57,059 We should consider alternatives, Burgundy, 192 00:18:57,060 --> 00:18:59,816 even though I know you don't want to. 193 00:19:00,022 --> 00:19:02,397 May I speak with you alone? 194 00:19:03,215 --> 00:19:05,718 PRIEST: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, 195 00:19:05,843 --> 00:19:08,834 and let perpetual light shine upon them, 196 00:19:08,931 --> 00:19:12,305 and unto Thee a vow shall be repaid in Jerusalem. 197 00:19:13,518 --> 00:19:16,777 - Jerusalem is that close. - Hear my prayer, unto Thee... 198 00:19:17,026 --> 00:19:20,667 - Why aren't you backing me, then? - I want to consider all the options. 199 00:19:20,668 --> 00:19:22,512 If we march on Jerusalem without thinking, 200 00:19:22,513 --> 00:19:25,905 without secure supply lands, we could lose a lot of men. 201 00:19:26,079 --> 00:19:28,641 And they will have died gloriously. 202 00:19:28,805 --> 00:19:30,307 Look at them. 203 00:19:30,308 --> 00:19:34,194 The only reason any of them are here is to complete their pilgrimage. 204 00:19:34,195 --> 00:19:36,617 Like you and like me. 205 00:19:39,176 --> 00:19:42,145 Are you gonna deny them their salvation? 206 00:19:44,289 --> 00:19:47,827 These men would follow you anywhere. 207 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:51,333 Don't take their hope away from them. 208 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:02,902 Leicester, put it to the vote. 209 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:15,240 Those in favour of an immediate march and attack on Jerusalem, 210 00:20:15,992 --> 00:20:19,448 raise your hands now. 211 00:20:27,246 --> 00:20:29,213 Those against? 212 00:20:36,181 --> 00:20:38,945 King Richard, you didn't vote. 213 00:20:39,673 --> 00:20:44,299 The decision of the council is clear. We march on Jerusalem! 214 00:21:29,352 --> 00:21:32,828 All this food is brought to us by sea. 215 00:21:33,117 --> 00:21:35,426 Yes, I know, Garnier. 216 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:39,989 Your Majesty also knows we are about to march 40 miles inland to Jerusalem, 217 00:21:39,990 --> 00:21:42,251 through a barren desert. 218 00:21:43,173 --> 00:21:46,703 How is the food gonna reach us then? It's madness. 219 00:21:50,459 --> 00:21:54,385 I'm just saying, it would be tragic if we were to make the wrong decision. 220 00:21:54,415 --> 00:21:58,481 The decision's been made. It's what the men want. 221 00:22:02,546 --> 00:22:06,654 But you're the king and as Your Majesty has frequently demonstrated, 222 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,865 - you can change the decision. - Yes, I am the king. 223 00:22:09,964 --> 00:22:13,293 The decision's been made and you'll obey it. 224 00:23:31,192 --> 00:23:33,410 Your Highness. 225 00:23:33,631 --> 00:23:35,479 Leicester. 226 00:23:55,765 --> 00:23:59,024 Oh, oh, oh. Someone help me, please, help me. 227 00:23:59,143 --> 00:24:01,364 RICHARD: Lucas! 228 00:24:06,214 --> 00:24:09,264 - Somebody help me, please! - Lucas. 229 00:24:16,939 --> 00:24:18,932 Lucas! 230 00:24:20,578 --> 00:24:22,613 Lucas. 231 00:24:25,962 --> 00:24:28,281 Lucas. 232 00:25:43,912 --> 00:25:45,989 I'm sorry. 233 00:26:00,157 --> 00:26:02,647 He died because of me. 234 00:26:03,323 --> 00:26:06,845 We should never have been there, it's my fault. 235 00:26:14,389 --> 00:26:16,905 Then you must make amends. 236 00:26:17,722 --> 00:26:19,607 I can't. 237 00:26:20,044 --> 00:26:21,787 He's gone. 238 00:26:22,307 --> 00:26:24,380 Can't you? 239 00:26:27,689 --> 00:26:30,844 Why did he die? Hmm? 240 00:26:31,350 --> 00:26:34,323 He died because you were reckless. 241 00:26:34,483 --> 00:26:36,584 You went hunting. 242 00:26:36,741 --> 00:26:39,344 You left the protection of the army, and you took him into danger. 243 00:26:39,432 --> 00:26:42,513 - Why did you do that? - Because I was angry. 244 00:26:45,493 --> 00:26:47,887 But why were you angry, Richard? 245 00:26:47,963 --> 00:26:51,804 Because if we march on Jerusalem we could lose a lot of men. 246 00:26:54,405 --> 00:26:59,052 So Lucas died because you acted like a child, and not a king. 247 00:27:18,944 --> 00:27:21,470 NARRATOR: On the 17th of November, 1191, 248 00:27:21,472 --> 00:27:25,301 Richard set out on the march from Jaffa to Jerusalem. 249 00:27:27,704 --> 00:27:31,156 He had ran out of options, and now had to follow a course of action 250 00:27:31,237 --> 00:27:33,918 about which he had great doubts. 251 00:27:35,135 --> 00:27:39,357 Ahead lay 40 miles of savage winter and wilderness. 252 00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:53,581 The Christians are on the move. 253 00:27:56,797 --> 00:27:58,689 SALADIN: Looks like rain is coming. 254 00:28:03,975 --> 00:28:06,918 He's running at us with his eyes closed. 255 00:28:14,353 --> 00:28:17,906 We have come to the greatest struggle of our times, brother. 256 00:28:26,485 --> 00:28:29,994 These will be the longest weeks of their lives. 257 00:28:38,865 --> 00:28:42,522 Destroy everything between Jerusalem and Jaffa: 258 00:28:43,210 --> 00:28:44,708 Ramla, 259 00:28:45,311 --> 00:28:47,775 Latrun, Lydda, 260 00:28:49,300 --> 00:28:50,899 every town. 261 00:28:52,835 --> 00:28:57,610 They must have no shelter, no warmth, 262 00:28:58,319 --> 00:29:00,242 no respite. 263 00:29:05,425 --> 00:29:08,061 And cut down every tree. 264 00:29:26,882 --> 00:29:29,533 Men don't have enough to eat. 265 00:29:33,407 --> 00:29:37,719 You know this land, Garnier, that's what you're always telling us. 266 00:29:37,798 --> 00:29:40,131 We need food. Go and find it. 267 00:29:42,936 --> 00:29:46,398 Well, go on. Or are you too old for the job? 268 00:30:01,816 --> 00:30:06,243 I know you're hungry. This is part of Saladin's plan. 269 00:30:06,564 --> 00:30:09,616 But believe that God will provide. 270 00:30:09,749 --> 00:30:11,921 God will provide. 271 00:30:32,533 --> 00:30:35,841 - We got lucky. - That's not luck. 272 00:30:43,971 --> 00:30:47,417 NARRATOR: The Crusaders' journey inland from Jaffa lasted 2 months. 273 00:30:47,418 --> 00:30:50,382 But despite everything that Saladin and the weather threw at them, 274 00:30:50,383 --> 00:30:52,867 on the 6th of January, 1192, 275 00:30:53,014 --> 00:30:56,705 they made it to the ruined town of Beit Nuba. 276 00:31:00,073 --> 00:31:03,571 Jerusalem was now within their grasp. 277 00:31:08,538 --> 00:31:13,980 We'll camp here tonight. Tomorrow we fulfil our oath. 278 00:31:56,473 --> 00:32:00,750 Tomorrow, we will destroy our enemies! 279 00:32:01,921 --> 00:32:07,100 Like Saint George, we'll kill every infidel who stands in our way! 280 00:32:08,396 --> 00:32:13,883 Tomorrow, the Lord will grant us salvation! 281 00:32:23,850 --> 00:32:28,111 Come on, Garnier. I want to see the city. 282 00:33:38,105 --> 00:33:43,384 If we take the city, your pilgrim army will go home, 283 00:33:43,939 --> 00:33:47,453 leaving us Hospitaliers to hold it, which we won't be able to do. 284 00:33:47,687 --> 00:33:49,287 There aren't enough of us. 285 00:33:49,494 --> 00:33:51,709 We'll just lose it again. 286 00:33:51,710 --> 00:33:55,747 When Jerusalem falls, Saladin will be finished and his army will desert him. 287 00:33:55,748 --> 00:33:57,506 GARNIER: Wishful thinking! 288 00:33:58,617 --> 00:33:59,909 I've been fighting here for years and... 289 00:33:59,910 --> 00:34:02,188 Enough, Garnier, both of you! 290 00:34:04,925 --> 00:34:07,051 I've seen the city. 291 00:34:10,300 --> 00:34:11,759 Bring me a map. 292 00:34:20,792 --> 00:34:22,387 There are double walls, 293 00:34:23,018 --> 00:34:26,047 the inner walls are even bigger than the outer. 294 00:34:26,048 --> 00:34:29,123 We've won sieges before. The Saracens in the city are weak. 295 00:34:29,244 --> 00:34:30,909 We can't build siege engines 296 00:34:31,014 --> 00:34:33,614 because Saladin has destroyed every tree. It's impregnable. 297 00:34:33,737 --> 00:34:35,646 Then we encircle it, we starve them out. 298 00:34:35,730 --> 00:34:37,483 It won't be them under siege, it'll be us. 299 00:34:37,598 --> 00:34:41,510 Saladin has 1000's of reinforcements who will all come to his aid. 300 00:34:41,641 --> 00:34:43,784 We'll be surrounded and trapped against the wall, 301 00:34:43,854 --> 00:34:46,914 between Saladin, in the city, and his army, outside. 302 00:34:47,012 --> 00:34:49,005 He'll kill every one of us. 303 00:34:54,513 --> 00:34:56,985 We can't take the city. 304 00:35:05,683 --> 00:35:07,461 We have to turn back. 305 00:35:08,833 --> 00:35:12,104 - No, you can't do this. - You promised us. 306 00:35:12,134 --> 00:35:15,142 You promised God we'd take Jerusalem. 307 00:35:15,247 --> 00:35:17,258 You think I don't want that? 308 00:35:17,353 --> 00:35:19,255 It can't be done, not like this. We need to think. 309 00:35:19,256 --> 00:35:21,119 God does not want us to die needlessly. 310 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:24,029 How do you know what God wants? 311 00:35:24,174 --> 00:35:26,961 You're betraying Him and your own men! 312 00:35:27,288 --> 00:35:29,973 Are you determined to do this? 313 00:35:30,124 --> 00:35:31,880 Yes. 314 00:35:33,259 --> 00:35:37,914 Then you're a coward, and a traitor to God. 315 00:35:38,573 --> 00:35:42,157 And I won't serve under you, nor will my men. 316 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:18,675 NARRATOR: The retreat from Jerusalem was a humiliation for Richard. 317 00:36:22,116 --> 00:36:25,571 During the next 6 months, he tried everything to make amends, 318 00:36:25,788 --> 00:36:30,467 moving down towards Egypt and attacking Saladin's supply routes. 319 00:36:34,132 --> 00:36:35,805 But, without the French, 320 00:36:35,806 --> 00:36:39,031 he never had enough men to strike a decisive blow. 321 00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:43,977 He even tried a second march on Jerusalem in the summer, 322 00:36:44,131 --> 00:36:48,130 but, again, he pulled out before the final assault. 323 00:36:49,607 --> 00:36:52,730 The Christian Coalition fell into savage infighting. 324 00:36:53,497 --> 00:36:57,042 The Third Crusade was faltering. 325 00:36:59,871 --> 00:37:04,873 And then, after months of rumour, came news from home. 326 00:37:06,897 --> 00:37:08,812 Fighting for God, it seems, 327 00:37:08,813 --> 00:37:12,342 was no refuge from the ruthless world of medieval politics. 328 00:37:15,247 --> 00:37:18,297 What... do you want? 329 00:37:20,162 --> 00:37:22,245 Your brother John is threatening your throne. 330 00:37:22,367 --> 00:37:25,295 You've said that before, you've been saying it for months. 331 00:37:25,671 --> 00:37:29,636 This time, he's being supported by the King... of France. 332 00:37:33,403 --> 00:37:34,751 The French! 333 00:38:00,245 --> 00:38:04,022 I've got no choice. I have to return to England. 334 00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:07,590 That means you must break your oath. 335 00:38:07,862 --> 00:38:11,454 I've got to go back. I'm their king. 336 00:38:11,935 --> 00:38:15,249 I promised at my coronation to protect them. 337 00:38:20,538 --> 00:38:23,511 You also made a solemn vow to God 338 00:38:23,913 --> 00:38:27,260 to liberate Jerusalem in the name of God. 339 00:38:27,946 --> 00:38:30,919 And that is what you must do now. 340 00:38:40,971 --> 00:38:43,377 I've done everything I can, 341 00:38:43,921 --> 00:38:45,896 but I've failed here. 342 00:38:48,552 --> 00:38:50,834 I've got to go home. 343 00:38:52,215 --> 00:38:53,876 You? 344 00:38:56,618 --> 00:39:01,534 There are still Christians in Jaffa. They need a priest. 345 00:39:03,620 --> 00:39:08,463 Pray with me one more time. I need to pray for forgiveness. 346 00:39:11,310 --> 00:39:14,796 There is no forgiveness if you turn away from God. 347 00:39:15,266 --> 00:39:19,479 You break your vow to Him and you are damned. 348 00:39:35,262 --> 00:39:38,416 NARRATOR: And so, in July, 1192, 349 00:39:38,604 --> 00:39:40,641 Richard took his remaining loyal soldiers 350 00:39:40,642 --> 00:39:43,375 back along the coast to the port of Acre. 351 00:39:43,483 --> 00:39:46,586 From there, he planned to return home, to England, 352 00:39:46,687 --> 00:39:50,642 to settle the rebellion started by his brother, John. 353 00:39:51,252 --> 00:39:55,705 His crusade had ended in crippling disappointment. 354 00:40:11,081 --> 00:40:14,734 King Richard is leaving, heading home. 355 00:40:14,735 --> 00:40:17,534 - Is he? - Yes... 356 00:40:17,707 --> 00:40:21,380 His army is heading to Acre. His fleet is being prepared. 357 00:40:21,635 --> 00:40:25,824 So it's worked, the great King Richard has finaly failed. 358 00:40:31,039 --> 00:40:34,361 We must strike at Jaffa, take back the city. 359 00:40:34,435 --> 00:40:35,974 But you said you would never fight them again. 360 00:40:35,975 --> 00:40:39,924 No! I said would never fight Richard again. 361 00:40:40,025 --> 00:40:41,824 Are you sure? 362 00:40:43,225 --> 00:40:46,934 But if you'd lose the Emirs will no longer support you. 363 00:40:47,024 --> 00:40:48,424 We will win. 364 00:40:50,402 --> 00:40:51,617 We shall. 365 00:41:04,111 --> 00:41:06,349 NARRATOR: With Richard apparently out of the way, 366 00:41:06,583 --> 00:41:08,824 Saladin made his move. 367 00:41:12,914 --> 00:41:15,316 Summoning troops from across his Empire, 368 00:41:15,421 --> 00:41:19,983 he took personal charge of the assault on Jaffa. 369 00:41:23,627 --> 00:41:27,739 NARRATOR: Within 3 days, the tiny Crusader garrison was overwhelmed. 370 00:41:27,740 --> 00:41:30,669 The few survivors managed to pull back into the citadel, 371 00:41:30,670 --> 00:41:33,983 the stronghold in the centre of the town. 372 00:41:35,842 --> 00:41:38,784 But they were completely cut off. 373 00:41:51,919 --> 00:41:55,173 - Jaffa's under attack. - What? 374 00:41:55,927 --> 00:41:58,782 If the city falls, they'll all be killed. 375 00:42:02,893 --> 00:42:05,108 Tell the fleet we're not leaving. 376 00:42:06,926 --> 00:42:10,344 - How many men has Saladin got? - Ten thousand. 377 00:42:11,018 --> 00:42:14,337 Take your army by the coast. I'll go by sea. 378 00:42:18,372 --> 00:42:19,294 NARRATOR: Within days, 379 00:42:19,423 --> 00:42:24,551 the Hospitalers set off on the 60-mile march down from Acre. 380 00:42:25,570 --> 00:42:28,708 But Saladin intercepted them. 381 00:42:33,552 --> 00:42:35,566 No one knew, however, 382 00:42:35,702 --> 00:42:39,217 that Richard had planned a two-pronged assault on Jaffa. 383 00:42:39,349 --> 00:42:46,030 He and a small force of 2,000 men were approaching the city by sea. 384 00:43:00,481 --> 00:43:03,345 There are only Saracen flags. 385 00:43:03,909 --> 00:43:05,698 Too late. 386 00:43:06,977 --> 00:43:10,065 Is there nothing I can do here? 387 00:43:19,075 --> 00:43:21,636 We need to let them know we're still alive. 388 00:43:32,576 --> 00:43:35,953 Look, my lord. Look! 389 00:43:39,394 --> 00:43:43,722 There are Christians still alive there. In the citadel. 390 00:43:44,012 --> 00:43:47,024 We'll row straight for the beach, at full speed and run aground. 391 00:43:47,105 --> 00:43:52,030 Men!... It can be done. Today, we win a victory for God. 392 00:43:52,342 --> 00:43:54,192 Come on! 393 00:44:07,743 --> 00:44:10,964 NARRATOR: Richard was outnumbered 6 to 1. 394 00:44:12,606 --> 00:44:17,045 But his amphibious assault caught the Saracens completely by surprise. 395 00:44:17,231 --> 00:44:21,043 The coastal side of Jaffa was unprotected. 396 00:45:47,037 --> 00:45:51,087 But regaining the citadel had been the easy part. 397 00:45:51,424 --> 00:45:52,717 Richard's small force 398 00:45:52,718 --> 00:45:57,593 now confronted the full might of Saladin's 12,000-strong army. 399 00:45:59,084 --> 00:46:01,489 For the first and only time, 400 00:46:01,581 --> 00:46:06,797 the two greatest warriors of their age came face to face. 401 00:46:12,833 --> 00:46:17,451 This would be the defining moment of the Third Crusade. 402 00:46:31,635 --> 00:46:35,840 Come on! Who wants to be the first to die? 403 00:46:36,593 --> 00:46:38,618 Or are you all cowards? 404 00:46:39,192 --> 00:46:41,741 Come out here and fight me! 405 00:46:47,905 --> 00:46:52,160 You wanna go to heaven? I'll make it happen! 406 00:46:52,334 --> 00:46:55,758 - Signal the attack now! - Signal the attack! 407 00:46:58,830 --> 00:47:00,499 Come on! 408 00:47:03,198 --> 00:47:06,257 Attack! Attack, I say! 409 00:47:06,518 --> 00:47:12,006 Al-Adil, signal the attack now! Forward! Forward, men! 410 00:47:12,094 --> 00:47:16,051 Forward! Attack! 411 00:47:16,315 --> 00:47:21,099 Forward! Come out here and fight me! 412 00:47:21,602 --> 00:47:25,021 Do not be afraid, he's just a man! 413 00:47:28,777 --> 00:47:33,958 Come on! Attack! 414 00:47:36,107 --> 00:47:39,054 He's just a man. 415 00:47:51,306 --> 00:47:54,998 NARRATOR: The accounts of both Christian and Muslim writers agree. 416 00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:59,361 Despite being vastly outnumbered, it was Richard's sheer physical presence 417 00:47:59,435 --> 00:48:02,653 that defeated Saladin that day. 418 00:48:03,703 --> 00:48:08,181 In that one moment, the legend of Richard The Lionheart was born. 419 00:48:08,303 --> 00:48:11,870 That holy warrior who stood by his principles. 420 00:48:11,971 --> 00:48:17,881 A King who would risk both his life and his Kingdom to save Christians. 421 00:48:20,174 --> 00:48:25,026 As his army melted away, so did Saladin's authority. 422 00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:30,802 This forced him to make peace with the Crusaders. 423 00:48:31,043 --> 00:48:34,711 In fact, both sides had to compromise. 424 00:48:36,338 --> 00:48:38,443 The Christians kept their coastal lands 425 00:48:38,537 --> 00:48:41,487 and were allowed safe passage into Jerusalem, 426 00:48:41,874 --> 00:48:45,076 but it remained in Muslim hands. 427 00:48:47,244 --> 00:48:50,186 Richard the Lionheart eventually returned to England 428 00:48:50,249 --> 00:48:53,014 and was again crowned as king. 429 00:48:54,043 --> 00:48:58,226 He died five years later, while fighting the French. 430 00:49:01,510 --> 00:49:04,212 Almost 1,000 years after Richards' death, 431 00:49:04,662 --> 00:49:06,826 Jerusalem and the Holy Land 432 00:49:07,063 --> 00:49:10,257 are still at the center of religious conflict.