In episode four of our series on the First Crusade, we follow the crusaders as they lay siege to the hugely impressive and intensely fortified city of Antioch <\/p>

In late AD 1097, a weary and wartorn band of crusaders arrived at the imposing walls of Antioch: a key strategic location on the long journey down the Levant. In the shadow of the city\u2019s tall towers, the crusaders plotted their next move. Morale was at an all-time low, but the stakes were high \u2013 a Turkish army was on its way. In this fourth episode of our latest HistoryExtra podcast series, we\u2019ll be witnessing the moment the crusaders faced their biggest trial yet. Speaking to a host of expert historians, we\u2019ll be considering top crusader tactics and revealing how the crusader army found the motivation to carry on in an unfamiliar and imposing land.<\/p>\n

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