ZED - Besieged Fortresses: Battles of Legend (2022)
ZED - Besieged Fortresses: Battles of Legend (2022)
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Genre: Documentary
Crusading knights and Ottoman armies battle for control of four of the medieval world's greatest fortresses.
Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications and ingenious systems to counter attacks, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. And yet, certain skillful warlords have successfully stormed them. How did they manage this?
By recounting how some of the most remarkable sieges - between the 12th and 16th centuries - played out, this series revisits the construction of these megastructures and reveals the different strategies used to lay or to endure a siege. Thanks to CGI, dramatized scenes, and with the help of key experts, it immerses us in the compelling confrontation between the construction genius of the military strategists and the ingenuity of some exceptional warriors.
Produced by ZED with Histoire TV for Curiosity Studios
Part 1: Acre: Clash of the Titans (1189)
When Saladin invades Jerusalem, Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart put their rivalry aside to fight for Saint-John of Acre, a highly strategic port in the Holy land. At the head of 25,000 men, the former enemies take on the Sultan in the first battle of the Third Crusade.
Part 2: Rhodes: The Ultimate Battle (1522)
Despite an overwhelming force of 180,000 men, the Ottomans, led by Soliman are unable to shake the fortifications of Rhodes. They then organize a massive maritime blockade and an underground mining mission. Will it be enough to infiltrate the island and defeat the Knights Hospitaller?
Part 3: The Great Siege of Malta (1565)
Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, wants total control of the Mediterranean Sea. Only the island of Malta, home to the militant order of the Knights Hospitaller, stands in his way. In their fortress, 1700 Christian knights now face an armada of 300 galleys and 35,000 men.
Part 4: Constantinople: The Emperor's Last Stand (1422)
Constantinople, the jewel of the Byzantine Empire, has stood for a thousand years. Now, Sultan Mehmed II leads an army, and a stunning new superweapon, against this last remnant of Christianity in the East. But Emperor Constantin XI knows his fortress and will fight to the death to keep it.
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