Natasha Hodgson
Crusading historian and director of the Centre for Research into History, Heritage and Memory Studies at Nottingham Trent University, offering expert analysis on the 12th-century Crusades and medieval politics.
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Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 8min
The Crusades: Battle for the Holy Land
Dr Natasha Hodgson, crusading historian and director at Nottingham Trent, guides listeners through 12th-century power plays. She covers the rise of crusader states and military orders. She narrates the Field of Blood, the failed Second Crusade, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s role, Saladin’s ascent, Baldwin IV’s dynastic crisis, Hattin and the Third Crusade’s royal rivalries and the Treaty of Jaffa.
