The Crusaders' Lost Fort

14th April 2006 50 mins Season 25 Episode 7

1179: The Crusaders build a new and supposedly impregnable fortress at a crossing on the Jordan called Jacob's Ford. Within a year of its completion, the castle, which was protected by 1500 Knights Templar, was taken in a siege lasting just five days. Dr Thomas Asbridge is trying to solve the mystery of why the stronghold fell so quickly. 1/6.

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Season 25 · Episode 8

Mystery of the Headless Romans

When 30 decapitated Romans were found buried in York in February 2005, archaeologists were baffled by their presence. Had these bodies been beheaded because of Roman superstitions about ghosts or were they victims of a brutal act of revenge or war? Timewatch follows the investigation that has since taken place and shows how experts came to the conclusion that these men were caught in a bloody power feud to succeed Emperor Septimius Severus, who died in the city in AD 211. 2/6.

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