Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1

Our European history is going to start around 1500 with the Renaissance, but believe it or not, that is not the actual beginning of history in the continent. So, today, we're going to teach you the broad outlines of the so-called Middle Ages, and look at events like the Black Plague, the Hundred Years War, and the Western Schism of the Catholic Church that set the stage for the history of modern Europe.
Aberth, John. The Black Death. The Great Mortality of 1348-1350. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2017.
Huizinga, Johan. The Autumn of the Middle Ages. Trans. Rodney J. Payton and Ulrich Mammitzsch. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1996.
Hunt, Lynn et al. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures. 6th ed. Vol. 1. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2019.
Kelley, Donald R. and Bonnie G. Smith. The Medieval and Early Modern World. Primary Sources and Reference. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Spielvogel, Jackson J. Western Civilization. 7th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2009.
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*What came first, war or instability?* Mr. Green : "Yes!"

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3:14 "Imagine losing half of your community" *Thanos intensifies*

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Also imagine LOSING half your community.

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Same thought. Nice job.

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What if the black death was the result of thanos snapping in the 14th century

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dis aint our john

[@zippys2014]

My history teacher calls the great schism the “pope fight”

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I think it should have been called the "pope fight".

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Well, it's a better and funnier name, so, students would want to learn it! "The pope fight"

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Overly sarcastic productions?!

[@vsirrmk]

Makes me ... grateful that my ancestors somehow managed to survive through all that medieval horror..

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I never thought of it like that that's actually kind of cool

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And here we all are, still surviving. Makes me wonder about this being history in the future. 🧐😊

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seems like john's in his middle ages.

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Ha!

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haha

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@Justin Miranda i agree

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Robert M. He’s talking slower now

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As a graphic designer, I just need to give props to Thought Cafe for finding a gothic font that is actually highly legible

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Anyone watching this in current COVID-19 outbreak?

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Yep. Crazy right?

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I'm doing this for school

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Yep i'm doing this for a school assignment

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AP world review 😖

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lol my school schedule had my social studies for Feudal Europe.

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Crash Course History is back?! I thought I'd never see the day...

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Happiest day of my life, I don't even take 9/10 of the courses he teaches, but still I watch

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Same here!

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This is Europes true side sounds worse than africa

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Miss the speed talking maniac energy but still in love with crash course history again woo

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Yes! Speed it back up John!

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Agree, but I hope John Green narrates more. He's the best of of the Green brothers.

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No, that was annoying and lame. But if you really miss it then speed up the video to x1.25 and you should be happy.

[@szla.]

For the non-English speakers is much better like this. That speed talking was so hard to follow!

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Mr John Green, you already knew this, but we freaking love you. I had a very non traditional education, and you were my history teacher. Thank you so much for all that you do and keep the Crash Courses coming!

[@DoctorChained]

That schism is usually called the Western Schism, as the Great Schism is usually reserved for the East-West Schism or Orthodoxy vs Catholicism.

[@majan6267]

Right though it's oftentimes called the "Great Western Schism"

[@nomoteticus]

@@majan6267 Should be called the almost schism. The two real schisms are still a thing in the XXIst century.

[@silvussol8966]

You just can't beat a good Schism. Maybe that's why they had so many.

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true

[@annabelcrescibene4257]

DoctorChained In my Ap Euro class I was called the great schism

[@kellyfarrar6639]

John in first crash course = Hype fresh out of college guy John now= Cuddly beard dad, who is really tired, and probably eats candy in the closet so he doesnt have to share with the kids.

[@alexadeleon3943]

This makes me sad... he sounds so exhausted and not at all as energetic as he used to be... none of the funny bits anymore either. I hope you are ok Mr. Green I love your videos!

[@Ethan-uo4fr]

Alexa DeLeon I agree

[@EurrikkeEdward]

He looks tired af

[@annerace1222]

I think they slowed it down on purpose, this is easier for students to follow when the content is new to them. When I play the world history ones for my students I have to put the subtitles on because it goes so fast

[@ZenFox0]

Well, he did juggle the Black Plague (cute stuffed Yersinia pestis).

[@SayItAintTso]

I'd feel bad saying this but I think John himself would agree--people change with age. He can't be the youthful, energetic guy he was in 2012 videos, because he's not that same person now. And that's totally okay. I've been watching Vlogbrothers for years, and I've noticed that John now speaks slower and says increasingly candid and personal things in his videos (especially since the release of 'Turtles All the Way Down'). This doesn't necessarily mean he's any more or less exhausted or depressed than he was before--he just no longer feels the need to play a role, and is more comfortable playing himself. His videos have only grown more thoughtful, and this video is as good an example as any. Nowadays, he may speak fewer words, but he says more with them, in my opinion.

[@spencer6207]

*finishes year long university course on exact time period just as this series is released* God damn you Greeeen!

[@isabellaa3250]

see also: ap euro test is on May 8th and this series wont finish in time for it :( but im actually so grateful that i get the beginning of the coure to help study :))

[@bbekah]

Cant wait until the COVID19 virus is sold as a plushie

[@gill426]

I actually really like the calmer John Green, I greatly appreciate the new episodes. He seems much more centred and relaxed, more at ease too. Thank you, sir, that was a lovely episode! I'm so glad you're doing them again. :)

[@closetcocktailmonday2287]

Where is the open letter???? An open letter to indoor plumbing! An open letter to the papacy! An open letter to Infinity Wars, Sorry Thanos, you're idea was already taken. Best Wishes, the Black Death.

[@WolfyAteUrSocks]

Hahaha I read that last bit in his voice and it was perfect

[@samflare5650]

JOHN’S BACK!!!! But where’s the speed talk? Still super happy ur back!

[@sagesheahan6732]

When you get older, you slow down. Less energy. Stupid time, always ruining things.

[@TheEpilepticNinja]

It's because he's tired from promoting BS lies most of the time.

[@bambi3845]

Switch video to 1.25x speed for John's usual talking pace and a more time-efficient consumption of your Crash Course media.

[@meaganharper3672]

As a teacher, thanks for slowing down a bit! Makes it easier to use as an educational tool.

[@idlevillager3763]

I'd love for you guys to explore some pre-christian European history, I know there's not nearly as much documented but it would be cool to hear more about the celtic and germanic tribes (not just vikings), what we know about their traditions and rituals etc

[@Suprsim]

-*Scream's like a girl from those old Beatles videos* - OMG it's John Green! I never thought you'd be back! I love you and miss you! Super excited to watch the rest of this series!

[@Supervalu89]

John Greene, you have honestly been one of my heroes since you first started hosting crash course history. I've read some of your books and I think I have watched each episode of your crash series twice. You are one of the most influential teachers I have ever had, and now I'm a history teacher myself! When I saw you were hosting this series, I could hardly wait to watch it. However, I sincerely miss the charisma and energy you had in your older episodes: the jokes, the pace of your speech, the cultural references... Could we have some of that old John Greene back? It feels a bit hollow without him. Either way, keep up the great work man, but please consider this request!

[@masterbuilder0018]

3:14 "Imagine losing half of your community" Me: Mr Stark, I dont feel so good

[@lalomunoz16]

Hey John! I absolutely love this European History crash course. I've been bingeing it once again during the covid-19 outbreak. I was wondering though if crash course plans to do a crash course on the History of the Americas? I could never seem to find as much information on pre-colonial Native American and Mesoamerican history. Would love to binge through a crash course series like that one day!

[@christopheb9221]

Among other things Constantinople was weakened severely by The Fourth Crusade the city was sacked and much of the city's treasures were brought to Venice. So the Ottoman Turks conquering the Byzantines it's not all that surprising

[@martinrdh96]

The Byzantine was already weak even before the Fourth Crusade. That's why they fell to the Crusader in the first place. In fact the Byzantine authority was already corrupted that an exiled Emperor invited foreign soldier to reclaim his throne, ironicaly failed to pay them because the ruling Emperor took Imperial treasury for himself. *my english is bad Edit: exiled prince, son of desposed emperor

[@davidnavratil5349]

The eastern Roman Empire was in decline ever since Arabs started their conquests and I believe the point of no return was battle of manzikert in 1071. The Fourth Crusade only sped up the decline.

[@phosphoros3050]

Byzantium itself could have survived the Ottomans had they gotten their political act together & strengthen the rules of succession in order to cut down on the number of their civil wars. The Ottomans were actually invited into Europe to help one side in a Palaologian (last Byzantine Dynasty) civil war. As is the Crusader Latin Empire (which actually envisioned itself as a conquering continuation of the Byzantine Empire in competition with Nicea, Trebizond, & Epirus) might have had the best shot at instilling the principle that usurping the throne just because you can is a bad thing. 'Tis such a shame that the crusaders fired most of the Greek bureaucracy in the parts of the Empire that they controlled (because they didn't trust them), thus severely damaging the economy & then suffered a crushing defeat by the Second Bulgarian Empire at Adrianople in which their Emperor Baldwin I got captured.

[@reisclef]

14:03 "It's nice to be back". Good to have you back!

[@earphonejack4593]

ME FROM THE PAST??!!?!? WHERE IS ME FROM THE PAST 😔

[@Hernesoppa]

He grew up and is busy hosting crash course world history

[@dontaskme9047]

The plague got him

[@stormsrider9424]

He has said that he can't pull off 19 anymore.

[@dontaskme9047]

@@stormsrider9424 I mean... he wasn't really fooling anyone to begin with.

[@ccreasman]

Watch his intro video for the series...he explains it there.

[@arjitapatta7948]

3:20 Am I the only one watching it during COVID-19?

[@justinpachi3707]

Crash Course Medieval Europe: focuses on Western Europe Eastern Roman Empire: Am I a joke to you

[@calamityx0324]

Ikr. Pretty typical of pop historians.

[@nickog04]

@@calamityx0324 niggas said pop historians LOL i love the world

[@xl000]

Did they even leave obscurantism at some point ? Because the middle east looks like it's stuck in the darkest period of the Middle Ages..

[@jermellfrazier9510]

@@henrik4630 dood yes it is plenty of proof...the truth must hurt huh?

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

And 12th century plus. Anglo-saxons, romans, Celts, indo-Europeans, neanderthals, etc would like a word with john.

[@MahajanPallavi]

Thank god..... I was waiting for John He aint the same but atleast his thought bubble is still their

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There

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Their what?

[@milktea8773]

"Losing half of your community in a few years to a poorly understood disease " .... That seems highly relatable at the moment Edit: thanks for the likes and to all the generous ppl that are informing me that the bubonic plague isn't like covid-19 I was well aware of that it kinda just came off as a metaphor and stay safe ppl thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@JohnDoe-it1vq]

No, no it doesnt. The plague kills half of all infected...covid kills 1 in 100 and most cases are not even known.

[@outmywritemind1739]

I mean... bubonic plague kills 1 in 2... COVID-19 kills 1 in 789 in the United States... not really

[@Bluecheese1400]

ninja ninja You also ‘poorly understood’ covid-19, it doesn’t kill half of its host But hey it’s relatable cause it’s a disease!

[@Eidel_Rose]

Im playing with my puzzles (that doesnt even match the subject)

[@rachelmiller4919]

To those of you saying that Covid-19 is not dangerous, consider what the fatality rate would be if we had the limited medical knowledge of the 14th and 15th centuries.

[@MrWWIIBuff]

God that fills a hole in my life. Only so many times I can rewatch CC world and us history

[@GenuineG87]

It's SO good to have you back John! You and your hilarious teaching style during CrashCourse World History are the whole reason why a lot of us have become such big fans and haven't left since! Missed this!

[@jacksonthesyndicalist2771]

Wow it’s an extremely strange to be here at the beginning of a crash course history series and I am actually able to see it evolve.

[@tjcadotte37]

I've been watching a TON of crash course US history over the past few weeks. It dawned on me that eventually I'm gonna run out of episodes so I went to the channel and am super happy to see that their are recent uploads with Mr. Green! I miss the 'me from the past' bit a lot, but still love learning from this man and enjoy every part of this video :) Hope you keep uploading Mr Green

[@erictee1469]

This makes me sad, when I was in high school...John was soo energetic :(

[@victoriacrudup3477]

I'm in high school now( 10th grade) does he not seem energetic to you?

[@dh4444]

Victoria Crudup I’m also high schooler Look at some of old crash course videos

[@victoriacrudup3477]

@@dh4444 Oh okay thanks I sure will! :)

[@futureredbirds]

Turn up the playback to 1.5 and he's still the same.

[@victoriacrudup3477]

@@futureredbirds lmao i love this comment

[@jbtechcon7434]

"Wow, the point you make about how much better life was for the survivors after the Black Death wiped out half of Europe's population was fascinating. Subscribed! Keep these great insightful videos coming!" -- Thanos

[@Koriian]

JBTechCon well played... well played

[@RiverGriffith2016]

I know that there isnt really such a thing as a separate Europe and Asia but it would be cool if you guys did an Asian history series since it isnt talked about very much

[@matheusazevedoC]

"Nothing more certain than death.... and taxes." that killed me hahahahaha

[@natewill1587]

becoming a huge fan of this series, feel like i'm learning way more in way less time than i did in high school and do in university

[@martinturner4622]

Thank you for this crash course, I live in England so I've learnt a lot of British history but with video and subtitles it's much easier for me to take in lots more information. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@weikel23]

so glad to have John back with a nice history topic!

[@knewledge8626]

Welcome back. You have been sorely missed. This is one of my all-time favorite KZbin channels.

[@shifty1558]

“MR GREEN, MR GREEN!” 🙋‍♂️ “oh how I hate you Me from the past.” I miss Me From the Past

[@nbnb382]

I love the look of this series already 🙂 This looks to be a great series - you should definitely do more of these more focused history series.

[@KieranStoner]

I've been waiting for the first episode since it was announced

[@adidevaneumiller436]

Same here compadre. John is a legend.

[@TheKeithvidz]

Oh wow. I can't express in words your quality. Years been developing a whole medieval story series and your vid is unmeasurable.

[@kazunanamikaze3426]

Oh this couldn’t have come at a better time! I’m taking European history next year! Thank you! You have no idea how happy I am for these episodes (I’ve watched all the US history,and world history videos and I’ve loved them!)

[@salmonbarn6297]

Oh my gosh, I needed this back in my life. Checked the date posted and I’m swooning. Tell us about history forever, John!

[@HistorySkills]

Totally agree.

[@Tayl0r_]

Thank you for talking a bit slower! It really helps me bc I have auditory processing issues.

[@DPGrupa]

Even folks with “normal” processing struggled with the previous format.

[@vsirrmk]

I would suggest.. even slower than that. Like telling a story. Parents would listen with kids..

[@rafaelvilorio891]

John! I'm so very happy to see you again teaching history in crash course!!!! I shall enjoy and learn from this new course as I did years ago. I'm truly happy. World history and biology where my favorite courses! :)

[@collinshinabargar2030]

I appreciate the slower pass, and the further elaboration of concepts brought up in the episode. Really excited about this series!

[@ruijianzhu8328]

I need 1.5x speed to feel normal

[@sagesheahan6732]

You guys... 😂😂🤣🤣

[@shenghan9385]

I need to hear that except for the mongols to feel normal. Lol

[@SuperSpidey313]

@Leon King Thanks it's much better.

[@soojongha6381]

John Green is so much calmer and mature... I want the old John back!!!

[@dalt7619]

Yep... thats disappointing

[@felixthefox100]

Hell no wtf I can't follow him rapping 5 minutes of history that should be 15 minutes like it is currently

[@gordonfreeman2437]

Yeah me too

[@marcustulliuscicero5443]

Burgundy was a DUCAL court, not a royal court. Though there was a Kingdom of Burgundy, it had been absorbed by the Holy Roman Empire about half a millenium prior (technically the Holy Roman Emperors were kings of Germany, Italy and Burgundy until 1806, but de facto those titles had long dissolved). However as Imperial power over its western fringe slowly declined several regions, including Burgundy, fell under control of France. The Dukes of Burgundy were, even during the 100 Years' War, technically vassals of the French king, but as royal authority was weak due to that whole "other kings want to ursurp our throne" deal the Dukes of Burgundy were de facto a sovereign realm seeking full independency from the French crown, especially after they inherited significant territories in the Low Countries as the Dukes of Bavaria-Straubing went extinct. Fun fact: Through marriage these Burgundian Low Countries fell first to Austria and then to Castile/Spain before a minor noble from western Germany led these provinces into revolt and thus founded the precursor of what is now the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

[@jzx313]

You gotta love this channel. The Amount of work they put into this video is insane. Honestly, you should have even more subs and views than you already have. Thanks for the amazing videos and being able to teach me how the middle ages better than me teachers ;)

[@ellierasher]

So happy their bringing back Crash Course history🎉🎉🎉 Love these videos!!!

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

I think we all know that the real cause of the black death was China opening up the silk road and thereby breaking their isolationism. But wait... The Han Dynasty only opened the Silk road because they wanted to spread Chinese culture to the Tarim basin. And they only wanted to do that because the Tarim Basin was paying tribute to the Xiongnou nomads who were ravaging China and extracting Chinese tribute. And they hoped that by spreading Chinese culture and encouraging trade they could break the Tarim Basin from the Xiongnou empire (and it worked). History is so beautifully complex.

[@Lordschmitt]

I'm so so so excited for this series! This is my absolute favorite history subject. Thank you!!!

[@johndoh1000]

I love this contextualization of European history! I love how events described here are more than just dates and facts to remember for a history test.

[@chainsawgood123]

It seems odd you'd make a series on European history and skip right over the Roman Empire. But you've generally done well at these in the past, so I'm excited to see how this goes.

[@LoganNagol]

These courses are based around the AP exam and this is where the curriculum starts

[@Restitutor-Orbis]

Rome is super important here to hoping for crash course ancient history

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

If it were my series, I would start during the time of Charlemagne in the late-700s CE. That's really when Europe as we know it today started taking shape.

[@andrewmorris9946]

Do US courses just choose this as the first period they cover or is this actually the earliest thing they cover?

[@lyreparadox]

Extra Credits has a history series and they've covered a ton of the Roman Empire. The Punic Wars, Justinian & Theodora, the Brothers Gracci, Odenathus, Palmyra...

[@wgb01001]

History is so amazing, awe-inspiring, and overwhelming, that’s it’s almost impossible to believe that all of this actually happened.

[@willievanstraaten1960]

Info is short sweet and brilliant and the art you capture even better. I am pausing to have a good look at the paintings. THANKS.

[@meba444]

Loved the episode, John! Thanks for starting this up again!

[@Koellenburg]

So the title should be "Late Medival Europe" i guess :) anyway, great summary of that time.

[@lyreparadox]

I'd love to see some coverage of Poland and Casimir the Great during the middle ages. Europe isn't just England, France, and Rome...

[@piotrfelix]

@@elmdixon Poland isn't in Eastern Europe! In medieval period best distinguish between the East and the West was religion.

[@SantomPh]

Oh here they come, the Poles are coming to complain they aren't included in yet another YT series

[@Poctyk]

Of course not. Europe also Germany and that's about it.

[@grandmastercrusader8724]

True Eastern Europe has a lot of important history.

[@Bustefaen]

Poland: An area that sometimes pop up on the map of Europe, though rarely in the same place... Now, where´s that quote from again?

[@unon735]

Loved this so so much ❤❤❤ Thankyou Crash Course, always to our rescue 🥰 And that "God it's nice to be back" !!!! It's always sooo nice to have you back John!!! So much love, admiration and gratitude ❤❤❤

[@zerochance55]

So happy to have another history series to follow! Thanks CrashCourse!

[@imienazwisko6527]

WOW! A new history series! I love it!

[@drkam21]

Hi John, I notice you speak much slower than usual. Is it deliberate? Because I think your fast speaking is one factor that make listening to history much interesting.

[@Selesthiel]

I noticed this, too. He's speaking way too slowly... I actually found it way more watchable at 1.25x speed.

[@Flow6966]

Amazing! I was just thinking today it would be good to watch some crash course and here you are! Thanks John

[@Beryllahawk]

Excellent job!! And one of the most succinct and even handed explanations of *all* of these big events. Also the explanation that made sense, which most of the ones I encountered in school quite emphatically did NOT. Glad to see you back in the teacher's chair!

[@Lleruelu]

5:12 It says "English Kings began to hire mercenaries..." but the featuring painting looks like the army of the Crown of Castile fighting against the army of the Kingdom of Portugal. Just saying. Great work!

[@miguelpadeiro762]

Yea, I didn't understand that part

[@jonniheinisto9825]

Oh yes damn yes. Crash Course history courses are really the ones i love above all the others, eventhough i watch them all.

[@KieranGarland]

God, you guys are doing such great stuff. Thank you for this series. Look forward to watching it unfolding.

[@Marcello.Lextra]

It is quite nice to have you back!!!

[@yonuttoty]

Yo John, where is your humor and energy man? Do you need a hug? Come on, you can do this :D. I support you.

[@transplant8406]

I'm looking at the segment lengths. It looks like the producers extended the run time by about two minutes per segment and slowed the script down. I doubt Green had any say in it. I miss the high energy too though.

[@hayk3000]

@@transplant8406 well John and Hank are the executive producers so... yeah they do have a say. It's probably so that it's easier to follow his speed.

[@timtamz3223]

its better off if he doesn't try humour because it ends up becoming a bad dad joke

[@lizrathburn8603]

Oh hell yeah, the series that got me into to history in the first place is starting up just as I begin send my applications to be a history major. God bless john green.

[@HistorySkills]

Good luck on the applications! Studying History is awesome.

[@DerpDerpDerpDerp]

@@HistorySkills if you can get a job, that is.

[@phoenixershov2080]

Perfect timing! I need this for next year. Thanks John Green!

[@jesusloaiza3032]

I love your channel!! And thanks for talking in a more relaxed speed, I appreciate that.

[@duncano9434]

I have to speed the video up or I get uncomfortable

[@mr.q337]

The Plague: "Destroyed half the population in 2 days" Thanos: "I'm I a joke to you"

[@Sanjay.2133]

Mr. Q Coronavirus: At leastI exist

[@Chriscaf24]

THE Great Schism usually refers to the one between Orthodox and Catholicism in 1054

[@TheGamblingisgood]

Chris Cafioni yeah, CC is really acting like nothing before 1300 happened... I know it specifically chose that as their start date for study, but history isn’t that easy to chop into blocks.

[@Chriscaf24]

Edward .Gamble totally agree

[@madmanswhispers]

History videos with John Green again? That's probably one of the most pleasant surprises ever. Like everyone else, I hope he keeps doing this for a long time.

[@alexvitorf]

I'm loving this new series, please keep it up!

[@aJaklin]

John Greene matured like a fine wine

[@meetaverma8372]

I like your videos on social sciences, make more such social science videos. Also, please make videos on music theory, and practical

[@zashleyfeyespiritusanto5461]

Wow this is so informative in not a boring way 😊 just subscribed. Thank you very much 😊

[@annabelvanderwerf9922]

thank you for making this series of Crash course, I actually send you guys an email asking for this and I'm very happy to see it happening

[@JoeSmith-hv7oe]

Welcome back to a seemingly much more relaxed John Green!

[@MrGeneration83]

So European history looks like it is going to be very focused on England, with a bit of France. With a bit of other stuff to give context. Scandinavia still have elected kings in this periode and had not yet totally commited to the idea of nobility. It is the start of the Jagiellonian dynasty in Poland. The Hansactic League forms. The Kalmar Union. The last king of the Bohemian royal line dies. The mongols are beaten by what would latter become Russia.

[@mattman4231990]

Nailed it! Looking forward to this series!

[@kaylamarie2242]

It’s so good to have you back, John!!

[@PerikleZ87]

Broad strokes about the middle ages in Europe and Holy Roman Empire does not get mentioned at all? No crusades? All of the episode focused on was the LATE medieval period...

[@Oxtocoatl13]

Yes they said in the introduction video that they would start at 1300. I understand that is the starting point of the American AP European history class. They did a decent job covering the period they intended to cover. Of course it's a shame that they didn't start earlier.

[@sarkhan_guy]

Oxtocoatl that’s no excuse for not mentioning the HRE. It ‘persisted’ until the early 19th century after all.

[@Oxtocoatl13]

@@sarkhan_guy they'll have to mention it when they talk about the reformation (not to mention they did a video on HRE in world history). I'm not a fan of the anglocentric viewpoint either but this was just one episode. I have faith in CC.

[@panchoadrenalina9141]

there was also no mention of posibly one of the most culturaly interesting areas like the muslim/jewish/catholic heart that was spain/portugal, or the pagan/catholic lands of the northern crusade

[@PerikleZ87]

@@Oxtocoatl13 no Reconquista, but a dozen notes about England... Mark me skeptical.

[@benandres9627]

I disagree with the decision to have the episode only focus on the LATE medieval period. No HRE, no crusades, no Charlemagne! Disappointed

[@chesleysmith2179]

thats whats on the ap euro exam

[@slurp3194]

he already did that before in world history go watch it

[@jasperdong773]

i mean this is basically where ap euro starts

[@bobrulz]

I wanted to see everything back to pre-historic Europe. The Roman and Greek periods are so interesting to me - this feels like jumping into the middle of a story. And I feel like all of that stuff is important to understanding this time period! I understand that would've been a huge task...but so is Crash Course World History. That said, I'm not going to complain about a new Crash Course History series, so I'll enjoy it for what it is!

[@gavindalf2547]

Those aren't really in the AP Euro standards

[@md83619]

Wow. This was way more digestible. Didn't have to pause once. And super interesting. Thanks!

[@supersanchiaS]

So happy you're back!

[@zanegriggs5298]

As already noted, The Great Schism was in the 11th century and dealt with the split between the eastern ad western churches, not the Avignon papacies.

[@cathykeller8551]

Actually, historians use the term "The Great Schism" to refer to both the schism between the East and West and the schism created by the Avignon Papacy. We debated using the term because of the confusion and decided the clarification at 9:00 would have to suffice to avoid spending the whole episode on the history of the Church. AP Euro books refer to the time of this split as the Avignon Papacy, the Great Schism, the Great Western Schism and a couple other variants. It's confusing! There doesn't seem to be a ton of consistency on how people use these terms, and they rely on context to clarify the difference between "Great Schism."

[@sadgjyfhsdfkhjabnj1085]

A day later after this upload, a Medieval monument was destroyed.

[@squarerootof2]

Talibans control Europe now

[@mojosbigsticks]

It's nice to have you back.

[@jukthewise8776]

Loved it! Can't wait for the next installment!