The Siege of Acre: The Last Battle of the Crusades
4/16/202637 min
The desperate, violent last stand that ended two centuries of crusading in the Holy Land. We hear how, outnumbered, divided and desperate, the Christian defenders decided to fight to the bitter end against the Mamluk forces of Al-Ashraf Khalil at the Siege of Acre
For this series, we're joined by Steve Tibble, author of many books on the Crusades, including 'The Crusader Strategy: Defending the Holy Land'.
Produced by James Hickmann and McKenna Fernandez, and edited by Jhenelle White.
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