Here is just my little tribute to Terry Jones' "Crusades" series that I recommend to everybody - its funny, informative, visually imaginative and of course has my beloved Terry Jones in it. It is also a perfect example of how to treat a potentially tricky subject with a delightful nonchalance and with a great dose of twisted humour. Quite amazing to follow these first European "religious tourists" leaving the comfort of their homes and going in a places so far away - talk about the power of propaganda! We usually think only about Kings and Knights, but of course Crusades were also about countless ordinary, little people who somehow got swept away with the tide and ended up walking under the scorching Middle East sun. Terry Jones is wonderful when he tries on heavy steel armour and tumbles down the rainy hill - I watched that particular scene several times and laughed out loud.
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