Charlemagne: The Father of Europe

[@Biographics]

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[@nickcaesar5833]

Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Wellington and Oda Nobunaga please

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

Yes, and Johann Von Leers, Hannibal, and Eli Cohen.

[@digibotdotcom]

Composers.

[@angelwhispers2060]

Also I think it's super funny that skill shares your sponsor for this because if Charlemagne were alive today and had the internet he would seriously be all over your channel and skillshare without even thinking about it. Christopher Lee is a recognized descendant of Charlemagne and the reason he was able to use Charlemagne chill coat of arms on his Rock album was by permission of the Pope.

[@Rorgash]

you get one month for free usually, and if you try to cancel they will give you another month to keep you around :)

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - Rise to power 5:15 - Chapter 2 - The warrior king 9:50 - Mid roll ads 11:10 - Chapter 3 - Caroligian war machine 13:10 - Chapter 4 - Caroligian renaissance 15:35 - Chapter 5 - Holy roman emperor 17:05 - Chapter 6 - Private life of an emperor 19:25 - Chapter 7 - Legacy

[@BorsosGabor2023]

Fake history!

[@almighty3946]

Thank you.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍

[@shurik121]

"Heavy metal album sung by Chrostopher Lee". Can we stop for a few seconds and appreciate how awesome of a human being Christopher Lee was?

[@kvltizt]

I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly... ...but you have elected the way of... PAIN!

[@markgannon7713]

Christopher Lee was charlamanes descendant.

[@nickjans3846]

I SHED BLOOD OF SAXON MEN

[@MissCaraMint]

I swear that portrait of Charlamane looks just like Lee.

[@Spartan265]

Lee was a certified badass.

[@salviniusaugustus6567]

"I'm not the successor of Louis XVI, I'm the successor of Charlemagne" Emperor Napoleon Ier

[@JW-jd6sn]

@David Carty what?? He successfully defended France when all of Europe declared war to crush the principles and beliefs that the revolution had. Then he began to conquer or puppet state a lot of Europe with his only bad move being invading Russia, were it took natural elements to drive him back and defeat him. Napoleon along with Alexander the Great are two of the most iconic Western figures to date

[@fredbarker9201]

David Carty actually he is arguably superior to Charlemagne, look at the napoleonic code don’t speak about things you haven’t researched

[@tritonewt3344]

@@JW-jd6sn I wouldn't say invading Russia was his only bad decision. The Peninsular war in Iberia was what began his downfall

[@JW-jd6sn]

@@tritonewt3344 agreed, it wasnt his only mistake but definitely his most costly and deciding mistake that changed the outcome for Napoleon

[@tonyhawk94]

@David Carty Napoléon had a bigger impact in Europe than Charlemagne and greater military achievements.

[@TLSoulDude]

This is a ruler I've been obsessed with. Ruthless on the battlefield, jovial in the palace, a fastidious learner, and who seemed like a sitcom dad (big-eater, loved drinking, enjoyed singing and laughing, but a very devoted father).

[@Cougelly1999]

I really liked reading The Song of Roland which just encourages this image of Charlemagne.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍

[@kashfiaislam9995]

@@Cougelly1999 I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍

[@noodles6390]

In my city in germany there is a big Roland statue in his honor.

[@AdalbertPtak]

Yes, and a murdering servant of the church.

[@Dannypuck]

His father Charles "The Hammer" Martel sounds like a pro wrestler.

[@johnnywalker9287]

Charles was givin the name the hammer after stopping the Muslims from gaining a foothold in france

[@cmfgates]

There was a wrassler in the 80s named Charles Martel

[@thispastspring3733]

Charles "The Hammer" Martel had an incredible signature aerial finishing move.

[@Thumper17]

@@cmfgates You sure you don't mean Rick Martel?

[@cmfgates]

@@Thumper17 possible

[@nomadicchaos406]

Finally a video on one of the greatest conquerors and kings of European history. Thank you for doing this Shell :)

[@Biographics]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@sinoroman]

25 December : Christmas Day, anniversary of the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor

[@weirdboi3512]

also today

[@SenemOz]

thank you in deed..now i know what a cruel despot charlemagne was using christianity as an excuse to conquer europe..

[@christianthompson7915]

@@SenemOz bruh. you’re really demonizing legendary rulers based on modern day principals?

[@TheLacedaemonian300]

Dear Simon, Charlemagne is great to see. I was hoping that you would consider the fathers of history, Herodotus, and Thucydides. Especially Thucydides though. His history of the Peloponnesian War is a masterpiece written not for the moment, but for the ages!

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍

[@freakfreak12345]

Biographics is a multipurpose channel for me. I love to learn about people, and this is perfect. I love to watch something while I eat, this is what I watch. But, when I feel really depressed, like I do right now...this is what I watch. Thank you so much for being so awesome for so many reasons.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

I hope you're feeling a little better now?

[@LyraMorgana]

Gero I know how you feel. I have suffered with depression in and off since I was 4. Your more than welcome to message me x

[@davidblick2192]

Read the Bible.

[@Gugafoodsofficial]

Simon I gotta say, you make some of the most informative and entertaining content on this platform, and you inject your personality in it perfectly. Love the show, keep up the great work!

[@jJuvyCrim]

I AGREE

[@marcpeterson5115]

Just don't trust everything he says. He puts out so much, so fast, that sometimes his facts are a bit off.

[@joshuddin897]

Grifter

[@officernasty6634]

Fun Fact: In addition to singing songs about Charlemagne, Christopher Lee was a direct blood descendent

[@smartacus88]

Funner Fact: Every single person of Western European lineage is a blood descendant of Charlemagne.

[@Glamosapien]

smartacus88 everyone?

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@Glamosapien Probably. It's been so long ago since he died that it would be rather hard to find any European that doesn't have a single drop of his blood lol

[@warrioroforthodoxy1729]

Danomite any one that has at least one European ancestor because Charlemagne had like 12 children not counting illegitimate children and each one of those kids had multiple children five or more so 5 x 12 and so on

[@Glamosapien]

Mr.roasts alot countless people have had insane amounts of kids

[@DarknetDude]

Charlemagne and the champagne campaign.

[@etho7351]

Is g a vowel sometimes

[@danielmenjivar793]

Noice.

[@NotWhiteRice]

@@etho7351 G is never a vowel.

[@matthiasnagorski8411]

@@etho7351 it must have been confused with the letter "y" back then. Like how "ye shop" was actually supposed to be "the shop", but Germans didn't realize "y" made a "yuh" sound instead of a "th" sound. In all those words, g makes a yuh sound. So it's likely G didn't exist back then. At least, that's how i see it.

[@ryderwellbrock]

Very clever.

[@amandab3946]

Is it bothering anyone else that he’s saying “Shar-main” instead of “Shar-le-main” ?

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

Yes. Fuckin triggered.

[@hazeldecker622]

I think he's saying all 3 syllables, just a bit slurred together.

[@Yotaciv]

Charles the magnificent.

[@inisipisTV]

Char Le Magne

[@sinoroman]

aNGERY rEACTS oNLY

[@kenellis6575]

When on holiday in Germany some years ago,I visited Aachen Cathedral,I was amazed to find inside,a much bejewelled coffin,inside a glass case on a high cataphalque, it contained the body of The Holy Roman Emporor, Charlemagne! I’d studied him at school as a youngster,but thought his remains had been lost in antiquity, to say I was amazed, would be an understatement!

[@kashfiaislam9995]

Charlemagne was a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍

[@kashfiaislam9995]

@Yarp Yarp Of course Charlemagne was a direct descendant of King Darius I since King Darius I lived 1200 years before Charlemagne did. 👑💍

[@alexandreippoliti6898]

The german holy romain empire was created two generation after the dead of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was the son of Pépin le Bref, the new King of Francs and creat the empire carolingien Empire who was split in 3 after the dead of Louis le Pieux

[@medusagorgo5146]

Charlemagne’s daughters never “formally” married but we know that One of his daughters eloped with Einhard, who was in Charlemagne’s court. Also Bertha had at least three children, of the other daughters not much is known about them.

[@mizzfit02]

If you are a descendant of Charlemagne... Hello distant cousin.

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

Greetings

[@12jswilson]

I probably am. Hello cousin.

[@carlan8383]

Me too. Pretty cool

[@ascd9260]

Yes Otto here

[@laurafischer232]

Well, Cindy Crawford is.

[@Abusemtex]

Funny how that person is seen as the greatest citizen by both - the germans and the french.

[@rachelsombo9045]

Not for the French sorry ...

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@rachelsombo9045 Napoleon?

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

@Young Pappy Or Frederick the Great.

[@UltimatePowa]

Well he was a Frank, which the French and the Germans are both Franks

[@Makarosc]

Despite having killed scores of them in the name of religion

[@0RecklessAbandon0]

Administrative reform? Yeah baby, that's what turns me on.

[@krissoliongco2717]

I've been waiting for a Charlemagne video for the longest time! Thanks Simon!!!!!

[@billrentz]

The section about the wars with the Saxons sounded like a chapter form Tolkien.

[@highlandoutsider]

Your sponsor segues are as slick as a breaching charge, and I love it lol

[@brien1254]

Highland Outsider so that's how it's spelled

[@jameerjamison724]

Could you possibly do a video on William the Conqueror?

[@kurington.blogspot7876]

I want an animated version of his fat corpse-explosion.

[@robertsollory7475]

Yes....a double one.....Harold II and William 1

[@stevenwebb3634]

He has now.

[@nativetube]

@@kurington.blogspot7876 nope

[@sandrafocht3051]

We are the Fleming same as Flemish Flanders ! Get your History RIGHT....WE ARE STILL ALIVE....

[@michealohaodha9351]

Field Marshal Mannerheim of Finland would make a most interesting episode - soldier, spy, President and voted greatest Finn of all times who lived through two world wars, the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Revolution and a Civil War.

[@mr.columbo5262]

9.

[@raymondwatt9773]

I visited the cathedral where he's buried in Aachen, Germany

[@timothynoak5967]

Nice

[@masterofpain120]

It was probably beautiful

[@raymondwatt9773]

@@masterofpain120 Very beautiful

[@braxtonburcham]

Basil II

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

"I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne. "Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky." - Henry Jones Sr

[@ericgrabowski3896]

yes!!!

[@ExecutiveCounsel]

You should've sent that comment to the Marx brothers!

[@darrenabbott6264]

*angry German noises*

[@jasongeorgiou4620]

From Indiana jones and the last crusade

[@sdgilleland]

@@darrenabbott6264 don't be ridiculous. Communists don't have onions to eat 🤣

[@maxmagnus377]

Sort of ironic that thanks to this man, who even by the standards of his time, led an incredibly violent life, we don't all write/type in all caps rage mode.

[@dingusdingus2152]

Or fraktur for that matter...

[@AftermathRV]

18:18 "Which coincidentally is my facebook status" The guy/girl making the subtitles is amazing 18:28 ""Which coincidentally is my facebook status when my mom is online"" i laughed really hard

[@RaynaRain]

Hahaha, I thought I was the only one that caught that 🤣

[@alexandrugheorghe5610]

Yeah. 😝

[@roycesong6620]

You guys helped me rediscover my love of history! Keep up the great work!

[@TaliaBSJ]

This is so very informative! I attempted to research Charlemagne not long ago but kept getting side tracked and never actually learned much, so this is fantastic! Thank you!

[@nickcaesar5833]

Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Wellington and Oda Nobunaga please

[@eoinsweetman9263]

Wellington is dramatically overrated but then again I was born in a stable.

[@AugustusEmperator]

Hell yeah, Wellington is awesome.

[@nickcaesar5833]

@@eoinsweetman9263 39 battles Duke of Wellington commanded including Waterloo. Napoleon had 56 battles to his name including his loss to Duke of Wellington. The duke is one of the greatest military minds ever.

[@eoinsweetman9263]

@@nickcaesar5833 How would he have done on his own at Waterloo?

[@davidrenton]

@@eoinsweetman9263 what just the Duke versus the entire French Army, silly question Wellington would off won.

[@julienelson6506]

Wow! As a teen my father moved our family from California to Spain. We lived in a tiny mountain village called Mora d' Ebro. I could never figure out why such a small village would have the ruins of such a huge castle. Who knew they were once so strategic! Fascinating!

[@surlygirly1926]

That glowing, lemon-flavored Life Saver in the background is so random...

[@bradypostma5167]

Lemon-flavored Sauron.

[@mmondt9440]

Yes, I can't stop looking at it...trying to figure out what it is.

[@mikaelfarris4214]

Joined at the right time. My two favorite persons in history. First, Archimedes and now Charlemagne.

[@murzagildin]

I love this! We're learning about Charlemagne in our homeschool lessons rn.

[@poorstarvingmedstude]

You guys should cover: Attila, Arpad, Svatopluk. St. Stephan. Theres some great stories in there

[@TheShadowChesireCat]

Thanks for this vid. I tend to struggle with Frankish history, so this was great for an overview. Kind of cool to see kings who did a bunch of reform. I put Charlemagne in the same sort of kingly category as Alexander and Frederick II. All styled The Great, all put in great governance systems. All left great stories (the Song of Roland's a pretty interesting dive into exploring differences in fiction of personality, psychology and outcomes), though Fritz left us with a lovely shade of blue and a whole collection of really lovely flute concertos.

[@dylanjames1878]

Could you do Owain Glyndwr? The last ever welsh prince that ruled

[@thementalist1213]

Amazing as ever. Maybe you can do one on Ludwig Boltzmann. The father of statistical mechanics. The world lost him to suicide because of depression.

[@luckyspurs]

The real test with such an empire is how to divide it among sons without endless civil war for decades afterwards.

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

Indeed

[@DarkAngelEU]

The trick would be to have it divided but let it continue to thrive as a single nation. Kinda the opposite of the EU today.

[@TheNoblot]

"I am torn by a great sorrow because I foresee what evil things they will do to my descendants and their subjects" Charlemagne

[@robertsollory7475]

Robert the Bruce would be a good one. The Charlemagne one is Interesting and I've learned a lot but it's because I am Keen on learning about evil people. He slaughtered pagans and destroyed the ancient religion and forced Christianity onto them. However good a leader he might have been, these crimes are unforgivable

[@joannivaldi2106]

Extremely interesting. I didn't know much about Charlemagne until now. Thanks for the good work that you do!

[@dupeesfashionconsultant4204]

Damn, you're the busiest man on KZbin. But great video like usual, I originally found you because of biographics which I instantly fell in love with, but I branched out to all your other channels....and I'm a huge history fan and didn't watch your other channels for the content necessarily but because you kill it every video, unbiased statements based on evidence and not having any bias. So now I'm subbed to all your channels and you better believe I'm on the notification squad for all of them. Keep up the great work

[@jayshmurda5051]

Dido

[@Liutgard]

Simon, Charles and the Carolingian culture are my primary field right now, and but for some minor quibbles, this was a damn good presentation! For a 20 minute video, you covered the highlights, without glossing over his faults. Good work!

[@lainwired3946]

Trusting you'll know: it's shar-la-maine, right? Simon's not pronouncing the la

[@Liutgard]

@@lainwired3946 Yes. I think he's just slurring over it because he's trying tocover 70-odd years of history into 20 minutes. :-)

[@lainwired3946]

@@Liutgard thought so. It happens. Thanks for the reply

[@suzannederringer1607]

​@@lainwired3946He's pronouncing it correctly in French. It's a French word.

[@YeeSoest]

Great video and this time, my opinion matters^^ I studied Karl in Paderborn, one of his favorite and most elegant places to stay. I read Einhard, heck, I even gave tours in some of his buildings before and during university times. I know Charlemagne like very few other historical figures and besides some more pictures maybe I don't think anything major was left out or misleading or anything. Great job capturing his ideas and ways!

[@orvalritchie8013]

What I just saw was a team of dedicated KZbinrs working their tails off to get this vid out to us. Great work you guys! You never disappoint.

[@bradgillette9253]

AWESOME 👍 very well done. Thanks, again; always a pleasure to see your work

[@rschmitz40]

Your videos are amazing man, love it! I have a request- Sir Frances Drake, he is my favorite person in history ever (well military type person, that is). And I would love to see one of these about him. Cheers!

[@EinsamPibroch278]

"They unleashed their Viking Rage."

[@jimcronin2043]

I appreciate the technique in these videos of flashing the relevant dates on the screen. It really aids in better understanding the presentation.

[@OneOnOne1162]

"What have you been doing for the last 9 years? Wasting your time being unskilled." You're not wrong...

[@JoaoPedro-et5ib]

Great work! I would really like to see a Frederick de Great biography by you. Keep up the good work!

[@catholicracialist776]

He was a fanatic Catholic ruler that united Europe and crushed pagans

[@joshuahunt3032]

Wait, so Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor out of nowhere? Huh, I thought that was a joke made by Bill Wurtz.

[@C152SharjilJafri-hd5tq]

@@Spongebrain97 you're right Sir.

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@Spongebrain97 irony

[@sinoroman]

25 December : Christmas Day, anniversary of the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor

[@gun10ck]

That’s what the his contemporary biographers wanted people to think. In reality he made several trips to Rome prior to the coronation and was in constant contact with the Pope. It was orchestrated.

[@ronronyjerardo]

This essential too since there was an absolute power void in the West after the western roman empire fell. There is also the issue of the eastern roman empire's connivance with the patriarch of Constantinople to undermine the pope's influence.

[@BigSnipp]

Simon and the crew consistently put out so many good videos. I don't know why, but I'm partial to English accents for documentaries.

[@DCZOMBI3]

I've suddenly remembered my Charlemagne: Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky.

[@matthewpettipas8233]

I think a video on Judah Maccabee would be quite interesting too see.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Spot on

[@johnfloyd8199]

0:21 "bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills, girls only like guys with great skills"

[@thenifell]

May I ask what the name of the song at 13:07 is? Please and thank you. Also, another great video! I love your content!

[@istoppedcaring6209]

the battle of roncevaux pass was an ambush and only really included charlemagne's rearguard and wagontrain, by the time he came to the rear of his collumn he realised that there was nothing that could be done without incurring huge losses, the basques would have no chance in an open field but here they had expertly carried out an ambush, they had also cut of the wagontrain by pushing boulders down the slopes of the pass , they then manned the obstruction when they saw reinforcements coming down , which combined with the darkness and the less than ideal fighting conditions got charlemagne to simply agree that there was nothing that they could do and turn around, and his armies would later return and take over the entire area anyway, (and the loot was mostly the result of raiding Basque villages and towns anyway, had he not done so (and honestly he pretty much did it cause he assumed they would side with the arabs against him and perhaps mostly to fill his coffers thinking they couldn't do anything anyway, so he would likely not have been ambushed had he left them allone)

[@markluis8473]

Hi Simon, can you do a biography on someone from Portugal? Thx love your channel.

[@anafsantos]

YES, like Vasco da Gama!!

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Soldier million would be a good one.

[@Dust337]

Charlemagne is now one my heroes. Thank you Biographics

[@commie3393]

Thanks For Admiring Me

[@kennbiggs9311]

Charlemagne was one “badass” Dude!! The Dude ABIDES!!

[@kari7403]

His personal mantra was likely, "Calmer than you." I'll drink a White Russian to him being a Badass!

[@kennbiggs9311]

Well put Kari!!!!

[@ki-adi-mundi6421]

Justinian please, we need the Byzantine Empire!

[@nickjans3846]

Ki-Adi-Mundi what about the droid attack on the Wookiees?

[@braxtonburcham]

Basil II

[@axeljohansson370]

I think Alexander Hamilton would be a good video.

[@Bryan-ww9ql]

Never a disappointment. Thanks Biographics team for your hard work.

[@dmitrivlad8538]

"May my Armies be the Rocks and the Trees and the Birds in the sky...."

[@lakesheppard5466]

Slutty army.

[@inkdreams5113]

Chirp, chirp, chirp... Ahhhh BANG!

[@michaelhurley3171]

Also said by the great Sean Connery!

[@dokkedal]

Request :) some Vikings or Celtic historical figures ? maybe some Natives ? LOVE this series btw :) keep em up

[@sl3580]

Natives?

[@pureownageftw]

When is the Augustus Biographics coming tho?

[@ursaber]

DO William the Conqueror, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, George III, Louis XIV and XV, Charles V of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor!

[@brianwilliams3329]

Finally! I'm so glad you've decided to acknowledge the late, great Christopher Lee's passion for power metal, and his time as a metal musician \m/

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

The guy who played Sauraman "The White"?

[@brianwilliams3329]

@@Alexander-Hatfield That's right, Christopher Lee had a power metal band named "Charlemagne," and may also be a descendant of said ruler

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

See, when you say 'Better known as Charlemagne,' isn't Charlemagne just the French for 'Charles the Great?'

[@SonofSethoitae]

Yeah, but the point is that more people will know who you're talking about if you say "Charlemagne" rather than "Charles the Great". Less likely to be confused with Charles XII of Sweden, too.

[@tonyhawk94]

Well he was first entitled in Latin Carolus Magnus but as it evolved to modern French in the Gauls (west Francia) he got known more as Charlemagne.

[@camilohiche4475]

Charlemagne is preferred to Charles the Great because it is closer to the original latin name from which it stems, Carolus Magnus.

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

@@camilohiche4475 or, you know, because he was proto-French

[@catholicracialist776]

@@tonyhawk94 Wrong. He is more known as Charles The Great than stupid "Charlemagne"

[@bobbycooper3014]

Great video. Could you guys please do a biography on Micheal Collins the Irish Reveloutionary trust me it would be really interesting and im Irish 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@tacklecentralfishing1051]

*See's new biographics* *Clicks so damn hard*

[@lakesheppard5466]

That's whatever I do when I find s good pine cone

[@paulwalker9014]

So annoying when the ads interrupt the main ad.

[@razzle1964]

‘which, coincidentally, is my Facebook status’! Nicely slid in.

[@Vatroh]

I’ve watched so many of these things that when he said he died at the age of 72 I literally thought, “wow, he lived a long ass time” XD

[@bigsawdust4726]

Wdym?

[@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109]

@@bigsawdust4726 Making it to 72 in the 800s is quite good

[@Cougelly1999]

I agree. Frederich I Barbarossa (2nd Reich) made it to 70, and died after cooling off in a river while en route to a Crusade.

[@gjlipana881]

Hey simon! Im hoping you could do Gambino and Lucky Luciano next?

[@goober5713]

I've always wanted to know if the popes are more nonchalant when addresses each other. Like Benedict is like "Yo Frankie!!!"

[@camo3384]

I read that as the Joker in Arkham Asylum

[@wabisabi6875]

Carolingian is one of the most beautiful script styles.

[@thebrocialist8300]

The Cantabrian mountains also extended that southern buffer from Moorish encroachment, starting in 711AD, with the founding of the Kingdom of Asturias (which would later become the Spanish Kingdom of León) by the Visigothic king, Don Pelagius, following the Christian (joint Gothic and Celtiberian force) victory in Covadonga.

[@darthsidious6753]

Charlemagne expanded nearly to Spain and even into Southern Germany.

[@thepretorian5292]

Till croatia

[@mmescarlettziegfieldvonbis4551]

Fridrich The Great, please. You will have a huge amount of interesting facts with this one!!!!

[@JP-ro1fw]

I love your channel and enjoy learning these important historical figures through your concise yet thorough format. Can you please create a content on the life and story of Jose Rizal? Thanks.

[@cmleibenguth]

Some other cool medieval leaders would be John Hunyadi, Charles Martel, Richard the Lionheart, Eleanour of Aquitane, and Frederick Barbarossa.

[@andreiovidiudan1761]

Superb bio. More bios about the european kingdoms.

[@SmokinJokin40]

So cool to see him have a second career as a Hip Hop radio / social media personality!

[@heatherhenninger-rollins1690]

Simon, I could listen to you read the ingredients off of a box of cereal you're so clever and suave. The fact that you're giving us excellent, well researched history, with a side of humor thrown in, just makes it just, well, fantastic. Keep it up, and more women in history if possible, please!!

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

There really aren't any significant woman in history. He should just give a shout out to the mothers of each historical figure he profiles. For example; Olympia was one of the most significant woman in history because she gave birth to and nourished Alexander of Macedon.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍

[@thecommoner544]

I feel bad for Karloman

[@sylvainprigent6234]

Hi! Great video as per usuall. May I request you to make a video about the life of Lafayette. Since he is implacated in the revolutions both American and French

[@merana59]

I love the extra bits in the subtext.

[@susanlucia1670]

I would like to see a video of his grandfather Charles The Hammer Martel

[@thebrocialist8300]

Seconded. I’d also like to see one on Don Pelagius of Asturias.

[@scott6828]

Yes! He literally saved Europe.

[@chill2025]

Yeah I agree ☝️ do one on Mc hammer

[@cubesurfer4141]

Now you've got to do Charlamagne tha God!!

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

For the love of god; no.

[@MegaCoolboy78]

😂😂😂😂

[@oriraykai3610]

He just did, or weren't you paying attention?

[@ajaxthegreatest2191]

How come Skillshare doesn't offer these courses?

[@no.8466]

I learned genocide

[@Ch0ckl8]

Great stuff! Feels like you might have more information that could be interesting around this period...

[@thehallwayofhistory4657]

Great video - lots of interesting history

[@Bob-dv1hx]

Daddy Charlemagne one of my favorite monarchs in history.

[@corm1000]

I actually think Christopher Lee was the oldest person to ever put out a metal album.

[@Untapped8819]

He was actually descended from Charlemagne which makes it even cooler that he made a metal album about him

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

The guy who played sauraman "the white"?

[@Untapped8819]

@@Alexander-Hatfield Yeah he was Saruman, Dracula in Hammer Horror, Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes to name a few

[@timothymendoza7798]

They should make a movie about charlemagne, starring charlemagne the god.

[@MrNuggly]

Timothy Mendoza Nowhere near the real Charlemagne

[@timothymendoza7798]

@@MrNuggly well he black so he'll get the part, that seems to be the Hollywood trend nowadays.

[@stevegreene4806]

@Timothy Mendoza Nahhhh He Can’t lol doesn’t have a “Mendoza or Guillermo Or Sanchez” He Can’t Get the DACA & The Big OK stamp that’s the trend now days in Hollywood & All over The Country you out of alllllllll know that right Green Card Tim ;) 🤫

[@timothymendoza7798]

@@stevegreene4806 yeah plus I'm a Muslim so yeah I'll get the part! Praise be Allah!

[@Thomas-pq4ys]

The first minute of this vid needs a full length video of its own.