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Gerald of Wales' Journey through Wales

Nicholas Crane attempts to retrace a journey first made 800 years ago by scholar, churchman and would-be crusader Gerald of Wales.

Nicholas Crane attempts to retrace a journey first made 800 years ago. In 1188, writer, scholar and churchman Gerald of Wales set out on a treacherous expedition to recruit men for a crusade against the armies of Saladin, then occupying the holy land. Nick hopes to find Gerald's exact route, from the English border to the remotest parts of North Wales.

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Presenter Nicholas Crane

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