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Heroes and Villains

Season 1 Episode 5: Richard the Lionheart

During the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart leads the fight the Muslim forces under Sultan Saladin Ayubi. Richard's coalition battles to re-take Jerusalem after Saladin captured it from the Crusaders in 1189. The Christian Richard, age...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Napoleon

Aired: Nov 11, 2007

The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity...

Episode 2 Attila the Hun

2. Attila the Hun

Aired: Feb 13, 2008

Attila the Hun. A warrior whose name is a byword for ferocity and terror and ...

Episode 3 Spartacus

Aired: Feb 29, 2008

In Rome 73 BC, Spartacus and his wife are separated by the slave market. Narr...

Episode 4 Cortes

Aired: Mar 15, 2008

In 1521, Hernan Cortes leads his Spanish conquistadors to the shores of Mexic...

Episode 5 Richard the Lionheart

5. Richard the Lionheart

Aired: Mar 22, 2008

During the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart leads the fight the Muslim fo...

Episode 6 Shogun

Aired: Mar 29, 2008

The tale of Samurai and their leaders Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida wh...

Info about Heroes and Villains

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, Documentary, History, Biography