Synopsis
Encased in armour, Terry Jones sets out on the walk to the Holy City - a journey that took the Crusaders two years and killed most of them.
- Programme: Crusades
- Episode: 2: Jerusalem
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1995
- History
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