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Shock

Episode number: 1

Overview: the first episode, explores the reasons behind the start of the Crusades, centered on Jerusalem, the holy city for Christians, Jews and Muslims.

Revival

Episode number: 2

Overview: The second episode, tells the story of the early Muslim resistance to the Crusades, led by the Zengids, a Turkic dynasty ruling the northern Levant

Unification

Episode number: 3

Overview: The third episode, looks at how the famous sultan, Saladin, united Muslims across Egypt.

Liberation

Episode number: 4

Overview: The fourth episode, examines how the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt brought about the eventual destruction of the remaining Crusader states in the east.