Medieval crusades

Duration: 0:27:13

Genre: Historical | Religious

Year Published: 1956

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Education Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Points out the problems of the crusades by following members of the Montbref family as they heed the call of the Pope and rally to the goal of capturing the holy city. Presents much of the action of the period in the form of a letter written by one of the men in the family and read aloud by the narrator. Uses animated maps to chart the progress and conquests of the crusades and illustrates the impact of the crusades on western civilization.

Complete Record: , Points out the problems of the crusades by following members of the Montbref family as they heed the call of the Pope and rally to the goal of capturing the holy city. Presents much of the action of the period in the form of a letter written by one of the men in the family and read aloud by the narrator. Uses animated maps to chart the progress and conquests of the crusades and illustrates the impact of the crusades on western civilization.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.