Crusades (TV series)
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Crusades (TV series) is a 1995 British historical documentary series presented and co-written by Terry Jones that explores the medieval Crusades with a mix of scholarship, satire, and dramatization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crusades (TV series) canonical | 1 |
| Crusades (documentary work) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7767434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crusades (TV series) Context triple: [Terence Graham Parry Jones, notableWork, Crusades (TV series)]
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A.
Crusade
"Crusade" is a 1967 British blues-rock album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, notable for featuring a young Mick Taylor on lead guitar and showcasing a powerful, horn-driven sound.
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B.
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.
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C.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of medieval religious wars, primarily between Western European Christians and Muslim powers, fought over control of the Holy Land and other territories from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries.
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D.
Plantagenet Empire
The Plantagenet Empire was a vast medieval realm ruled by the Plantagenet dynasty, encompassing much of England and large parts of western France during the 12th and early 13th centuries.
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E.
Lords of Lusignan
The Lords of Lusignan were medieval French nobles from the influential Lusignan dynasty, known for their prominent roles in the Crusader states and as rulers in regions such as Cyprus and Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crusades (TV series) Target entity description: Crusades (TV series) is a 1995 British historical documentary series presented and co-written by Terry Jones that explores the medieval Crusades with a mix of scholarship, satire, and dramatization.
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A.
Crusade
"Crusade" is a 1967 British blues-rock album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, notable for featuring a young Mick Taylor on lead guitar and showcasing a powerful, horn-driven sound.
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B.
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.
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C.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of medieval religious wars, primarily between Western European Christians and Muslim powers, fought over control of the Holy Land and other territories from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries.
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D.
Plantagenet Empire
The Plantagenet Empire was a vast medieval realm ruled by the Plantagenet dynasty, encompassing much of England and large parts of western France during the 12th and early 13th centuries.
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E.
Lords of Lusignan
The Lords of Lusignan were medieval French nobles from the influential Lusignan dynasty, known for their prominent roles in the Crusader states and as rulers in regions such as Cyprus and Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television documentary series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Terry Jones’ Crusades
ⓘ
linked to:
Terry Jones' Crusades
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coWriter | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| depicts | medieval Crusades ⓘ |
| features |
dramatization
ⓘ
historical scholarship ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| genre |
historical documentary
ⓘ
history of the Middle Ages ⓘ television documentary ⓘ |
| hasEpisode |
“Destruction”
ⓘ
“Jerusalem” ⓘ “Jihad” ⓘ “Pilgrims in Arms” ⓘ
linked to:
Pilgrims in Arms
|
| narrativeStyle | first-person commentary by presenter ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
European crusaders ⓘ Muslim leaders ⓘ |
| presenter | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| starring | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| subject | Crusades ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| uses |
location filming in the Middle East
ⓘ
reenactments ⓘ |
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Subject: Crusades (TV series) Description of subject: Crusades (TV series) is a 1995 British historical documentary series presented and co-written by Terry Jones that explores the medieval Crusades with a mix of scholarship, satire, and dramatization.
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linked to: Crusades (TV series)