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Heroes and Villains

Season 1 Episode 5: Richard the Lionheart

The Third Crusade reaches a critical point as Richard the Lionheart and Sultan Saladin Ayubi engage in an escalating struggle.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Napoleon

Aired: Nov 11, 2007

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power is explored in the next episode, a story o...

Episode 2 Attila the Hun

2. Attila the Hun

Aired: Feb 13, 2008

A powerful warrior, Attila the Hun, leads a coalition of Germanic tribes in a...

Episode 3 Spartacus

Aired: Feb 29, 2008

In the midst of a frenzied Roman market in 73 BC, a desperate slave is torn f...

Episode 4 Cortes

Aired: Mar 15, 2008

Next episode: Hernan Cortes and his Spanish conquistadors arrive in Mexico, d...

Episode 5 Richard the Lionheart

5. Richard the Lionheart

Aired: Mar 22, 2008

The Third Crusade reaches a critical point as Richard the Lionheart and Sulta...

Episode 6 Shogun

Aired: Mar 29, 2008

The struggle for dominance in Japan escalates as Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunar...

Info about Heroes and Villains

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, Documentary, History, Biography