The histories of El Cid and the First Crusade run almost parallel. In this documentary series, we'll take a look at the final years of El Cid, the most remarkable warrior of medieval Spain. It was during the the late eleventh century that El Cid achieved his most outstanding victories, including the conquest of Valencia. We'll also look at the dramatic history of the First Crusade, starting with Pope Urban II's speech at Claremont - the most impactful speech in history.
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Written by J Stephen Roberts. Visuals edited and created by OtherRealm Productions (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChFn36Efwnixq3hdilJ6EWA)
Featuring visuals from Medieval Kingdoms 1212 AD, a mod for Total War: Attila.
Sources:
-Arab Historians of the Crusades, trans. Francesco Gabrieli, (Barnes and Noble Books, 1993)
-Asbridge, Thomas - The First Crusade: A New History, (Oxford, 2004)
-Clissold, Stephen - In Search of the Cid, (Hodder and Stoughton, 1965)
-Fletcher, Richard - The Quest for El Cid, (Oxford University, 1991)
-Melville, Charles; Ubaydli, Ahmad - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 3 (Arabic Sources), (Liverpool University, 1992)
-Peters, Edward - The First Crusade: Fulcher of Chartres and Other Sources Materials, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998)
-Robert the Monk - History of the First Crusade, trans. Carol Sweetenham, (Ashgate, 2006)
-Smith, Colin - Christians and Moors in Spain: Vol. 1 (AD 711-1150), (Liverpool University, 1988)
-Tyerman, Christopher - God’s War, (Harvard University Press, 2006)
-World of El Cid: Chronicles of the Spanish Reconquest, trans. Simon Barton and Richard Fletcher, (Manchester, 2000)
Music credits:
Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100515 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Video Game Soldiers by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/295/video-game-soldiers Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org
