Simon Sebag Montefiore begins a history of Jerusalem by exploring how it came into being and how it became so important to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Simon Sebag Montefiore continues his history of Jerusalem by discovering the impact of Islam and the crusaders' attempt to win it back for Christianity.
Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a series illuminating the history of Jerusalem. He explores how it rose from a crumbling ruin after the crusades to be rebuilt as a world center of Islamic pilgrimage. Here, he explores the emergence of Zionism and the growing Jewish population of the city, and traces the origins of today's nationalist struggle.
