Lost Relics of the Knights Templar - Season 2 - Eps 1: The First Crusade
Carl Cookson and Hamilton White investigate a Crusader sword and helmet that date back more than 900 years. Oxford historian Dr Janina Ramirez helps them decode the symbolism on these ancient relics to show that the sword may have been used in the First Crusade when Christian knights retook the holy city of Jerusalem, and that the helmet, embossed with the Lion of St Mark, was made in Venice. Travelling to Italy’s ‘floating city’, Carl and Hamilton learn more about how and why Venice adopted St Mark as its patron saint and went on to become a leading maritime power – eventually supplying crucial ships for the Crusades. They also discover that, on the way to Jerusalem, the Venetians chose to attack the Christian city of Constantinople to recoup losses they had sustained in building the fleet. In the archives Janina discovers a powerful and vivid first-hand account of the “Sack of Constantinople” by a government official who was living in the city at the time.
About Lost Relics of the Knights Templar
Title: Lost Relics of the Knights Templar
First Air Date: 2020-04-16
Last Air Date: 2021-10-04
Status: Canceled
Rating: 8.5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 10
Network: Sky History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Lost Relics of the Knights Templar follows one of the world’s most prolific yet unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White, and his long-time friend, Carl Cookson, as they trace the origin of an amazing hoard of relics – believed to have belonged to the legendary Knights Templar.
Cast
Josh Gates
Narrator
Hamilton White
Self - Host
Carl Cookson
Self - Host
