The Crusaders' Lost Fort

Summary

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.

Guest stars

• John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
• Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage)
• George Harrison as Self (archive footage)
• Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage)
• Larry Kane as Self
• Tony Barrow as Self
• Tony Bramwell as Self
• Maureen Cleave as Self
• Michael Pread as Narrator
• Chris Hutchins as Self