Riding high after successfully laying siege to Acre, Richard marches his crusading armies towards the strategically vital city of Jaffa. But things take a turn for the worse, as his troops are facing hunger, exhaustion and even poisonous spiders. Plus, the great general Saladin is lying in wait, planning a deadly attack. Can Richard beat the odds and complete his quest to take the biggest prize in the Holy Land: Jerusalem?

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Written and presented by Dan Jones

Producer - Clem Hitchcock

Series Producer and Story Editor - Georgia Mills

Executive Producer - Dave Anderson

Production Manager - Jen Mistri

Composer - Matt Acheson

Sound Design and Mixing - Chris O'Shaughnessy

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Season 2 | 5. Jerusalem