Timewatch · SEASON 25
The Crusaders' Lost Fort
Episode 7 · 2006-04-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
1179: The Crusaders build a new and supposedly impregnable fortress at a crossing on the Jordan called Jacob's Ford. Within a year of its completion, the castle, which was protected by 1500 Knights Templar, was taken in a siege lasting just five days. Dr Thomas Asbridge is trying to solve the mystery of why the stronghold fell so quickly. 1/6.
50 minutes
Season 25 episodes
1. The Bog Bodies2006-01-20
2. The Battle of the River Plate2006-01-27
3. The Floating Brothel2006-02-03
4. The Unknown Soldiers2006-02-24
5. Missing in Action2006-03-03
6. The Secret History of Genghis Khan2006-03-10
7. The Crusaders' Lost Fort2006-04-14
8. Mystery of the Headless Romans2006-04-21
9. Battle for Warsaw2006-04-28
10. The Iron Coffin2006-05-05
11. San Francisco's Great Quake2006-05-12
12. The Princess Spy2006-05-19
