[This is an archival repository of content previously published on the home page of Ryan Setliff under the topic Crusades Studies.]
Video Above: ‘Knights Hospitaller: Origins‘ – Kings and Generals new animated historical documentary series on the knightly orders starts with the Knights Hospitaller and their origin. This video will describe the early Crusades and the role the Hospitallers played in them.
Video above: ‘Real Crusades History’ – “Why did the Crusades fail?,” with Dr. Paul Crawford, Dr. Andrew Holt
Video above: ‘Real Crusades History’ – “Acts of Valor During the Crusades.” – This video highlights five interesting episodes of bravery and poise from the Crusades era. Figures highlighted are Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Usama ibn-Munqidh, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Alfonso VIII of Castile, and Jean of Joinville. Featuring episodes from the First Crusade, the Battle of Azaz, Las Navas de Tolosa, and the Seventh Crusade.
Video above: ‘Real Crusades History’ – “Top Five Medieval Warrior Kings.” – Many great European monarchs of the Middle Ages inspired gallantry by their exploits during the Crusades.
Video Above: ‘Real Crusades History‘ – ‘El Cid’ – the story of history’s greatest knight, a hero of Spain and the Reconquista. This is a compilation of all my previous El Cid videos in a documentary presentation.
Video Above: ‘Real Crusades History‘ – ‘El Cid’ – the story of history’s greatest knight, a hero of Spain and the Reconquista. This is a compilation of all my previous El Cid videos in a documentary presentation.
Video Above: ‘Real Crusades History‘ – ‘Teutonic Knights: Crusaders of the North’ – Video documentary series on the Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious order founded as a military order c. 1192 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Teutonic Order was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals. They later took to conquest to free captive slaves in northeastern Europe which was the practice of the pagan Balts and Slavs.
