Europe: The First Crusade - A Good Crusade? - Extra History - Part 3

📜 Europe's First Crusade - Part 3 - Extra History
Although it finds Peter the Hermit's group from the People's Crusade in shambles, the summer of 1096 finally sees the "official" forces of the First Crusade set out for Jerusalem. This was not one army, however, but five separate armies led by men with very different motivations and sympathies - many of them surprisingly hostile towards the Pope or the Byzantine Empire. Hugh of Vermandois, brother of the King of France, led one army despite his brother having been excommunicated by Pope Urban II. Godfrey de Bouillon from the German territory had actually helped kick the Pope out of Rome and install the anti-Pope. Bohemond of Taranto brought an army whose experience primarily came from fighting the Romans twelve years prior. Raymond of Toulouse led the largest army and believed himself the main leader of the Crusade, despite the fact that he traveled with the Pope's appointed leader, Bishop Adhemar. Only Robert of Flanders could be said to be on good terms with both the Pope and the Eastern Roman Empire. When the five armies arrived in Constantinople, Emperor Alexius Comnenus approached them all privately with bribes and threats to get them to swear an oath that any land they conquered on Crusade would be returned to him. They all took it (except Bohemond's nephew, Tancred) and so the emperor sent them across the Bosphorus to attack the Turks at last.
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[@miraprime474]

"Why let _____ and _____ get in the way of a good crusade?" needs to be a Cards Against Humanity card, now.

[@slendy9600]

that is a brilliant idea...

[@Dice12K]

Matt Cox DARN IT! YOU BEAT ME TO IT! Q_Q;

[@miraprime474]

Dice12K It's okay, the idea is out, and now we can all make use of the blank cards that we've had lying around. Everyone wins!

[@neardarkroad1347]

Matt Cox we need to make a meme of it

[@GammaWALLE]

Remove the "and" between the blanks.

[@TheOtherWhiteNerd]

"We cool?" "Yeah, we cool." I laughed way harder at that than I needed to.

[@Bikad]

TheOtherWhiteNerd Man, this presentation of history is GOLD!! x'D

[@MaJuV]

TheOtherWhiteNerd So did I. But as I am of Flanders myself, I can get with this level of coolness :-P

[@AngelRap0r]

+TheOtherWhiteNerd best part ever xD

[@AlbinosaurusR3X]

TheOtherWhiteNerd ...and then showered him with gifts.

[@olixor]

MaJuV True dat.

[@WoobooRidesAgain]

When a military campaign starts to remind you of your very first team school project, something is very, *very* wrong.

[@kevindong9999]

TPoseCulture I would like a description of said first project

[@clayxros576]

I dunno, sounds fairly self explanatory to me. I suffered the same thing.

[@vornamenachname2727]

I just hope your project didn't involve pillaging and killing jews.

[@philip8498]

@@vornamenachname2727 as long as ypu arent living in 1940s germany you should be fine

[@cardboardbox191]

@@vornamenachname2727 No worries man they weren't Jews

[@reececrump8483]

omg XD "i refuse to see the emperor, and refuse to consort with any one but the emperor!" thats straight out of a monty python skit

[@peacekeeper1413]

Reece Crump what about "we cool" "we cool".

[@jlktn413]

That’s a catch-22

[@azelfdaboi5265]

*Benny hill theme*

[@mohamedozeris4109]

What about the letter of huges of vermendois hahahah

[@tonysfreshpepperoni4802]

nice

[@grfrjiglstan]

It's like a game of chess, except if all the pawns started attacking each other before they made it to the other side of the board.

[@joshroomwymbsy312]

***** Don't forget burning down the Rooks, chasing off the Knights and being generally weasily towards the King.

[@CCartman69]

+grfrjiglstan Wait, that's not how you play chess?...then how do I keep winning?

[@AkichiDaikashima]

+grfrjiglstan So basically Dota 2 with Nature's Prophet

[@supersmily5SS5]

+Meep “the” Changeling I don't find ANYTHING when looking that up on KZbin or the general Internet.

[@mojavedesert8723]

Sadly that pretty much the best example of how the crusades kicked off

[@JorneDeSmedt]

"Why let ______ get in the way of a good crusade?" should be on cards against humanity.

[@AegixDrakan]

TheRexDark I will tell my friends to make this and put this into the deck. XD

[@JasanQuinn]

TheRexDark "Why let [the biggest, blackest dick in the world] get in the way of a good crusade?"

[@wahabihobofilms7427]

Why let Walpole get in the way of a good Crusade?

[@alexanderilthari9328]

TheRexDark Why let genocide get in the way of a good crusade?

[@calebv123]

a micropenis

[@mxsdrago]

"We cool?" "Yeah we cool" - Emperor Alexius to Robert of Flanders

[@weldonwin]

Because Robert of Flanders is a Good Boi

[@roguishpaladin]

Go Get 'Em, Tiger!

[@BoboMagroto26]

Damn Flanders

[@joffreybaratheon4904]

Stupid Flanders!

[@dandannoodles7070]

Ep 1: The crusades begin! Ep 2: The peasant's crusade actually begins Ep 3: This time, the /real/ crusade actually begins. Ep 4: Okay guys, for real, THIS TIME the crusades begin.

[@boss180888]

+Daniel Messman next it's the charm

[@Vaderi300]

+boss180888 welllllllllllll........

[@Exeggutor_Enjoyer]

Coalition warfare is a very slow process, but when done well it can be unstoppable.

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Why do I have the strange impression that not everyone of these 5 guys will keep their oath ?

[@CuleChick11]

***** Because one was a broth

[@IAmAwesomeRocker]

***** Because each leader thinks they are better than the other maybe?

[@mysteriousanonymous7992]

Because the emperor isn't titled the king so he won't leave for vacation

[@AegixDrakan]

aidyn chapman My sides....MY SIIIIIIDESSSS.... **dies laughing**

[@PlickPlick]

***** It was Walpole.

[@Ross97512]

this whole thing is like the saddest comedy ever.

[@GaldirEonai]

***** That's basically the crusades in a nutshell. Wait until you hear about the guy who made it through the whole trip keeping tight control of his army, defeated several enemy forces and was poised to make a real difference...until he drowned in the first river he found. Of course, that was in a different crusade, so it probably won't be covered in THIS series...

[@Ross97512]

leeeeel

[@coltonwilson5345]

I am so tempted to make a skit of the shear madness that was this crusade...I mean really, "Hey the Muslims are to far away, so why don't we sack the Jews instead!"

[@Ross97512]

"hey lets attacked the people who HIRED US"

[@rjfaber1991]

True, but if the communication and supply lines between Western Europe and the Holy Land would have been more efficient, the relative peace, quiet and tolerance of the Anjou dynasty in Jerusalem would probably have been a period of blind fanaticism instead, so it definitely had its upsides...

[@ShadyKnight9]

The First Crusade was actually a cover up for the investigation of Raymond and his magic shifting eyepatch.

[@AegixDrakan]

ShadyKnight9 He was so old he kept forgetting which was his bad eye. XD

[@ManforSomeMarkets]

+Aegix Drakan His sight was so bad he couldn't even see who was in charge of the crusade.

[@AegixDrakan]

Johnathon Upadhyay Yeah, probably that too. XD

[@CommissarMitch]

+ShadyKnight9 you just made my week

[@malhekai]

+Aegix Drakan Both his eyes were bad eyes, but he couldnt tell which eye was the worst eye.

[@FoxyStoats]

There's a story about Tancred I remember from school years ago. Supposedly during a siege, the enemy had preempted the crusaders by removing and hiding all of the wood in the area, preventing them from building siege towers or lighting fires for their camps. Tancred at the time was said to be suffering from diarrhoea and, while looking for a place to relieve himself, ended up stumbling into a cave to do his business, and ended up finding the hidden wood that had been chopped down.

[@InventorRaccoon]

Robert seems like the only actually good guy in this crusade. Also, "Why let X get in the way of a good crusade?" needs to be a thing, just like Walpole. I bet that joke only happened because Walpole decided it.

[@AegixDrakan]

Inventor Raccoon Who got in the way of a good crusade? It was Walpole! :D

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Inventor Raccoon Walpole is just a pawn. I already said it and I say it again : the mastermind of this conspiracy is Nobunagatron.

[@louiedidcote8260]

Inventor Raccoon "that sneaky weasel boymond" is the new Warpole

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Louie Didcote Walpole's ancester to be exact... the Walpole gene comes from somewhere doesn't it.

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

***** You found it.

[@brandtlucasbrandt]

The King of Hungary getting really tired of your sh*t Crusaders.

[@PanzerIVAE]

LukeDaDuke Yeah if the Crusaders keep this shit up he will be _Hungary_ for blood

[@coltonwilson5345]

LukeDaDuke Poor guy, his people's lands must have been razed seven times over by the Crusaders...he probably spent the rest of his days in paranoia from the fear that they will hurt their people again.

[@alexanderilthari9328]

Yep

[@Carewolf]

+LukeDaDuke I think it was a Norman king in South Italy who when one of the crusades wanted to pass through his land and all his advisors advised that would be a good idea, lifted one cheek of his chair and let our a prolonged fart and stated: This wind is wiser than all of my advisors.

[@FeCyrineu]

Robert of Flanders seens like a preety good guy. Let's hope he doesn't die to a random arrow. principaly if it hits his knees

[@mysteriousanonymous7992]

Or a river

[@jeppel1972]

Felipe Cyrineu It feels weird to be annoyed at spoilers for this.

[@jeppel1972]

The Assassin Mushroom It has just been like 950 years iirc, you'll have to wait a while.

[@talideon]

aidyn chapman Sssh! :-)

[@PanzerIVAE]

aidyn chapman *Cough* Barbarossa *Cough* Felipe Cyrineu *Cough* El Cid *Cough*

[@Gildedtongue]

"This new Chain Maille makes it feel like I'm wearing nothing at all!" "Stupid sexy Robert of Flanders..."

[@WanderingRurouni92]

"Broath" is now a word.

[@neardarkroad1347]

WanderingRurouni92 somebody have to make a pun of it.

[@thomasbennett6091]

Near Darkroad I would, but I'm under broath not to

[@HistoricaHungarica]

+WanderingRurouni92 it was already. But without an A and H. (Laugh germans! Laugh!)

[@pcachu]

WanderingRurouni92 It's not just a word, it's officially the best word.

[@wolfpax181]

PCachu I dunno, it has to compete with bacon and boobs. It has some stiff competition before it can try to conquer the rest of the alphabet.

[@DarkMagician10000]

I guess tragedy + time does equal comedy. This is almost too hilarious to be true.

[@clayxros576]

Teh sad truth is that this is correct

[@itac.2280]

"We cool?" "We cool."

[@toxictoz2042]

Ita Corcoran go get'em tiger

[@michaelkemel9711]

If anyone thinks this crusade was hard on the Byzantines, you should learn about the Fourth Crusade. Long story short, in 1204 the crusaders sacked and took over Constantinople, establishing the "Latin Empire" in Thrace. The Byzantine Empire was fractured into numerous vassals to the Latin Empire and three independent successors to Byzantium: the Despotate of Epirus (in Albania), and the Empires of Nicaea and Trebizond (both in Anatolia). The Latin Empire was eventually destroyed and the Nicaeans retook Constantinople, but the Empire had been dealt a massive blow. P.S. The two famous columns outside the Doge's palace in Venice were actually looted from Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.

[@spiritbond8]

I don't know how you see the Despotate of Epirus as being "in Albania" when it's capital was literally Arta and they over time conquered most of Greece

[@SavvaSou]

The Venetians also stole the bronze horses of st mark, built by ancient Greeks. They are still located in Venice at the basilica.

[@extrahistory]

Excommunication, antipopes, bitter wars... why let little details get in the way of a good Crusade? #ExtraHistory

[@benspitzer5949]

Extra Credits dark souls plz

[@ElNeroDiablo]

Extra Credits So much mad libs! XD

[@slendy9600]

this episode of a show about history has managed to be one of the funniest things ive seen all week XD well done you guys!

[@Argacyan]

+Extra Credits Why "Mad Libs" ?

[@neardarkroad1347]

Extra Credits Oh man, the jokes you guys make in this episode nearly made me die laughing. Joke aside, now I see why the Pope call for crusade in the first place. The various conflicts that been ravaged the West in the past years caused too much damage in terms of property, trust, religions and other stuff. With that said, I hope you guys will delivered another great episode next week.

[@Revenante_of_Asylum]

"We cool?" "Yeah, we're cool." Favorite bit.

[@laureanolamonega9777]

Robert of Flanders Yo Robert. We cool?

[@LudicGamer]

"Whaaat? Look at all this annoying treasure just clogging up my otherwise lovely room! Wow! That's a nuance! If only I had a buddy here who could cart it all off for me after *saying one measly little oath*." This was a great episode. :D

[@Voyhkah]

You really get the feeling that at this point Alexius Comnenus wishes he'd never asked the pope for help in the first place.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Considering what happened during the fourth crusade. Yep.

[@DragoniteSpam]

1:20, 2:19, 4:20, 6:41, 6:50, et al The art in this series keeps getting better and better.

[@utubecommentr]

+DragoniteSpam Especially 8:49.

[@CodaMission]

8:54 is the pinnacle of the show's art

[@DragoniteSpam]

@@CodaMission Perfection.

[@Anelikital]

*1096 A.D. A beautiful morning in a castle somewhere in Medieval Europe* Lord: I want to Crusade prepare my forces we are going to the holy lands! Advisor: My Lord are you sure this is a good idea? Lord: Of course it is, God wills it! also loot! Advisor: I must warn you this would result in the brutal murder of thousand of innocent people. Lord: Hmm you are right...... BUT why let senseless murder get in the way of a good Crusade eh? Advisor: *Facepalm*

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Patatofagos Best one yet.

[@coltonwilson5345]

Patatofagos yep, and he was apparently not alone in that regard!

[@VelkanKiador]

I do love how you portray the crusader leaders as petty squabling children, especially with lines like "No presents for you though, presents are for people who swear actual oath's" X'D

[@sugarcombfilms3467]

I want a sitcom called "Bunking in Constantinople" where it's just the King trying to get the leaders of these five armies under control and pointed at the Turks.

[@leanio8740]

Keeping up with the crusaders

[@csgoplayer6899]

Flanders is a nice guy, of course it would be a smooth sailing crusade

[@gargoyles9999]

CS:GO player Hi diddly ho Muslerinos

[@mxsdrago]

gargoyles9999 XD

[@Exeggutor_Enjoyer]

@@gargoyles9999 Shut up Flanders

[@researchinbreeder]

I like how willing this channel in general is to make humorous jabs at the subject material, as well as how well it does this without seeming unfair or annoying. This is education and comedy in perfect amounts.

[@Jin-qx9pt]

I like this Robert fellow. He reminds me of when you've been playing an online game for a while and get a teammate that is really just pretty average, but you can barely believe exists because it's starting to feel like the entire community is actually comprised of angry monkeys with damaged controllers. Good times.

[@rockyblacksmith]

"We cool?"- "Yeah we cool." It's the buildup of all the other guys that makes this joke so perfect.

[@Phenom24uk]

"Godfrey, on the other hand, turned out to be absolutely Bonkers!" Love that line!

[@somedragonbastard]

Can we make an Extra History themed Cards Against Humanity set? Please?

[@NorninTGK]

Walpole would be the most used white card in the deck.

[@Tytoalba777]

"But why let Walpole get in the way of a good crusade?"

[@Excelsius_Cerell]

Fiona McCann YES

[@GregoryMom]

Fiona McCann Why let ____ get in the way of ____? End result: Why let cholera get in the way of making mary seacole take it up the ass?

[@raullimon4210]

Hey why let a few good and bad themes get in the way of a good game of cards against humanity

[@31emanual]

Robert was the real MVP and Alexius knew it

[@vitornb1]

You guys are so amazing! The script, the art and the sound design (even in small things like the "thump" of the intro, as the "EXTRA" falls) make this stand out as an amazingly produced and very interesting history class. Keep it up, everyone!

[@tommykarrick9130]

I love the little EH memes Why let Robert Walpole get in the way of a good crusade?

[@azelfdaboi5265]

Why let a crusade get in the way of a good Walpole

[@GammaWALLE]

"Why let _______ get in the way of a good crusade?" should be a Card Against Humanity black card.

[@AegixDrakan]

GammaWALLE The only correct response card is "Walpole". XD

[@robertwalpole360]

+Aegix Drakan Agreed!

[@JodenPaoloPeroy]

"Why let a donkey's ass get in the way.....it was Walpole."

[@robertwalpole360]

Joden Paolo Peroy I AM THE BEST PUNCHLINE!

[@declanedmison5442]

I’ve seen 3 of these so far. I expect more.

[@PlebNC]

Why let a good crusade get in the way of a good crusade?

[@thechannelthathasfithteens6792]

Lol

[@wolfwoodphreak]

More like why let an effective crusade get in the way of a good crusade lol

[@davidhong1934]

Why let a good crusade get in the way of a good crusade getting in the way of a good crusade?

[@williamchamberlain2263]

"The crusade-ception is collapsing!"

[@JoeTheVenezuelan]

The amount of things that don't get in the way of a good crusade is too damn high

[@samtunn]

Loved this episode! The more light-hearted, anecdotal way of telling this story is refreshing, engaging and interesting! Not to mention pretty funny

[@1337ijs]

I haven't laughed at something so hard in a while as I laughed at the bit with the King of Hungary refusing Gotfried's contingent entry.

[@errorus1the1first]

"- are we cool?" "- yeah, we're cool." Robert II of Flanders and Alexios I Komnenos, 1096.

[@BrothaDesmond2]

These extra history episodes are the best part of my Saturdays. Thank you for all the work put into making them.

[@Zajuts149]

Robert of Normandy was the son of William the Conqueror, and Stephen of Blois was Robert's brother-in-law, as he had married his sister Adela. Even if Robert was the eldest son of William the Conqueror, he didn't become King of England because he quarrelled so much with his father. The dukedom of Normandy was his birthright, but England was newly acquired land, so it was freely disposable inheritance, and William the Conqueror made his 3rd son(His second son, Richard had died in a hunting accident), William Rufus the King of England at his death. Robert of Normandy pawned his dukedom to his brother William to go on crusade. Robert of Flanders was cousin to Robert of Normandy, as his Aunt was Matilda of Flanders, wife to William the Conqueror.

[@aegonii8471]

@@princerobert1873 So was William the Conqueror. Why let a little illegitimacy get in the way of inheriting a Kingdom?

[@MobiusCoin]

I don't understand how these Crusaders got anything done. They kept getting smacked by the Byzantine Army yet the Byzantines were having a hard time with the Turks. Is this some kind of rock paper scissor situation?

[@brennankaisen4285]

+Banana Republic Its not like the mongols would have been routed without the crusades though, Muslim Persia wasn't exactly the most unified area

[@Knoloaify]

Banana Republic Even without the crusades the Mongols would have steamrolled the muslims anyway. There are no brakes on the mongol (litteral) rapetrain.

[@TowerSavant]

MobiusCoin Your confusion is understandable. EC isn't exactly handling this topic with the same level of seriousness they have on previous series'. Just view it as entertainment and don't hold it to too much scrutiny.

[@LordMonbodo]

MobiusCoin The Byzantines are mostly winning in really small skirmishes, not pitched battles. It makes sense since the Byzantines had a professional army at this point while the Crusaders were largely a disorganized band of some professional troops and some not professional troops trying to sort of work together. It's like a swat team fighting an unruly mob I imagine.

[@bunney3272]

The world is never a two way battle. Everyone is fighting for their own interests and won't be so dumb to trust others.

[@Dinuial]

I can barely stop giggling long enough to absorb the information. I absolutely love this channel. You guys are frigging awesome.

[@tverdyznaqs]

this series is like having a "cool history teacher", witch is realy good at preaenting information, and not taking it too seriously. just love it.

[@TheTank1900]

Some day you should really do an Extra History over Raymond of Toulouse and the Albesginian crusade.

[@alaspeanutbutter]

Tank 1900 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade

[@TheTank1900]

Alas peanutbutter I know about it, I just think it would be cool if they explain it because not many people know it even existed.

[@sebseirow7955]

Tank 1900 It's actually in our history program in France, but since it was fought in our contry, it's not really a surprise.

[@TheTank1900]

Seb Seirow I'm American, and I would not know about it probably except a Spaniard friend of mine gave me a book about it. Most everyone I've asked has heard the saying "kill them all, God will know his own" but has no idea where it was supposed to have come from. I even studied the Crusades a lot in order to gain a better understanding of Christianity and Islam and their interactions. It's just so undertaught, that outside of maybe France, there has to be a tiny percent of the population that have ever heard about it at all, not to mention the Teutonic Order.

[@sebseirow7955]

Tank 1900 Not really a surprise since it wasn't a "glorious" crusade and more of a masacre of "heretic" who didn't follow the pope. And the only reason our king follow it was to secure the land for the crown. Let's not forget that this crusade set the fondation for the inquisition to track down the remaining cathar. So aside for France and Spain (the two main country to fight) i don't thing anyone care about it unfortunately.

[@shadowbunny7892]

"Whaaat? Look at all this annoying treasure just clogging up my otherwise lovely room!" Also, I want a shirt that says, "Why let ______ get in the way of a good crusade?"

[@Excelsius_Cerell]

And on the back (Just fill it in, i know you want to)

[@HeeminGamin]

out of ALL episodes of any type of media uploaded to the channel this is by far the funniest and best episode I have seen.

[@kyrudo]

Extra Credits I have to say. The art and jokes for these Crusade videos are amazing. The madlips bit had me and my friends gasping for air. Masterfully done!

[@FunkAndFluff]

This may not be a particularly deep summary in this episode, but gosh dang, I expected a series on the Crusades to be really depressing, and instead, you genuinely made me laugh. Props.

[@ThePoptartster]

I think Robert of Flanders is a pretty cool guy. Eh kills Saracens and doesnt afraid of anything.

[@bunney3272]

Yah...unlike the rest

[@ThePoptartster]

Sir George Severn I just wanted to meme something. XD I think Sir George Severn is a pretty cool guy. Eh trolls Americans and doesnt afraid of anything. :) But you have to love the white knight trope!

[@bunney3272]

ThePoptartster Where are you from?

[@ThePoptartster]

Sir George Severn Southern California.. on a mountain. :P

[@bunney3272]

ThePoptartster Did I troll Americans???

[@dizzleblackizzle]

I find your telling of the story to be more captivating, and detailed than any history lesson given in school, including college. I can't wait for more

[@NinjaNanya]

I freaking love the History Series. Thank you for making History fun Extra Credits and the Patreon peeps.

[@gigaus0]

'No..No no nonono NO. No." Why do I feel like he should have a spray bottle saying 'bad crusader!' in that bit? XD

[@Stilluetto]

This has to be one of, if not my favorite Extra History episode

[@ErokowXiyze]

I love your writing, illustration, and narration... seriously, this show is great.

[@mishx62]

this is a surprisingly funny series, good work as always, could wish for nothing but more of these, which I will get, so... just... thanks!

[@NikolajLepka]

I absolutely adore the crusade series you're doing simply for how ridiculous and silly all the events are

[@morehero1]

A king excommunicated for adultery? I always thought they overlooked those things.

[@GageEakins]

+Levi Walton (MorHero) Not if it came out in public and...well.....they didn't like them anyway :)

[@neardarkroad1347]

Levi Walton I guess he got ( put on shades ) caught in the open.

[@callumsymons7991]

+Levi Walton (MorHero) I thought the pope was in france, wouldn't an excommunication be a good reason to get yourself banished. You know chucked on a ship and sent into a stormy sea

[@neardarkroad1347]

officechair general that sounds more like execution than excommunication

[@hootMaw]

Levi Walton maybe the king of France got on the popes bad side

[@applesauceisgood32]

Man, this series never fails to teach and entertain; loving it!

[@simon3821]

Love how it took three episodes and almost half a year to start the crusade. This was clearly very well organised xD

[@shogunlewis8901]

Robert sounds like a legend.

[@connorhopkins2709]

This has been the best episode in a looong time from you guys. Thanks for this.

[@EndCallCaesar]

This is the funniest Extra History episode so far, it's awesome!

[@bunney3272]

I think you should consider these topics: Ferdinand and Isabella (Columbus etc) Alexander the Great Great Northern War Cyrus the Great Boer War Battle of Vienna (and surrounding events) King Louis XIV of France Napoleon Bonaparte

[@bunney3272]

And Mongol Empire

[@chibiemo100]

Sir George Severn Rise of Qin Shi Huang Di and Three Kingdoms era is cool too :v

[@101jir]

Sir George Severn Yes yes yes Cyrus! Boer War... didn't they touch on that before? Not a full episode, but they did kindof mention it in their episodes on the Zulus I think.

[@PanzerIVAE]

Sir George Severn The Fall of Rome would also be a nice topic

[@bunney3272]

101jir The Zulu war was the first major war Britain fought there, the second and more disastrous was the Boer war. Concentration camps were invented then (1899-1902), which the British public condemned.

[@Ryukachoo]

requesting robert and alexios, sunglasses on, saying "we cool?" on a tshirt

[@davidjeang5783]

That would be some serious EH merch!

[@ericsidwell4859]

Just finished watching all of the Extra History episodes. This series is without a doubt the most entertaining way of learning history I have ever come across. I love it! Keep up the great work and I will be subscribing on Patreon shortly.

[@VRichardsn]

This might be their best episode to date. You guys have a bright future.

[@blong217]

I want a shirt that says "Why let _________________get in the way of a good crusade."

[@2MeterLP]

Oath swearing seems so weird from a modern perspective. Nowadays leaders would swear anything and then do what they wanted anyways

[@2MeterLP]

GreyWolfLeaderTW Well, why do they constantly try then?

[@Draczar]

+2MeterLP Mostly its an honour thing. If you make an oath and then break it then it gives legitimacy to whatever consequences people want to enact upon you afterward, provided of course you have the power and influence to make good on your threat of vengeance. It's basically a way nobles say to each other "Betray me and I'll make you pay for it" but in a more diplomatic sense. It's primarily a diplomatic tool, you can use the fact that somebody broke an oath as a means of discrediting them and turning others against them. Even the most untrustworthy noble knows that the value of loyalty in their own subjects, so while it's generally accepted that people schemed and betrayed one another, they're usually very cautious to make sure that they're not on the receiving end of it. Which is what makes an oath potentially a powerful tool albeit one that's flimsy at best. Yeah it's effectively just saying "I promise I wont be a dick to you and your country" but break too many oaths and get too much of a reputation for being an oathbreaker and you'll probably not find many people willing to keep working with you. Alternatively you can just become so powerful that nobody has a choice in whether to work with you or not, but that's a difficult thing for most people to acquire... there's usually somebody more powerful... and when you're the biggest fish in the pond it just makes everybody else that much more willing to screw you over. The people asking others to make oaths are generally those more powerful trying to tie the hands of those less powerful, because there's an understanding there that the consequences can actually manifest. Alternatively in the case of a less powerful lord asking a more powerful one (Or equally powerful) for an oath, the smart ones will usually also throw something more tangible into the mix, such as political hostages (Very popular at the time) with the threat of injuring or even killing them should the oath be broken, or having offerings of gold or other bribes should a person fulfil the terms of their oath successfully.

[@2MeterLP]

Draczar Good explanation, thank you :D

[@spiracrepsley4653]

Once again, top notch stuff guys! Keep up the amazing work

[@retwerd]

Next week cannot come quick enough, I love these

[@igoralekseyev3347]

Alexius seems like a pretty awesome dude.

[@labrynianrebel]

Speaking of William the Bastard... er Conqueror, we really need a series on him. His life is extremely convoluted and filled with violence, which we love.

[@FascistDream]

Thank you for your vídeos , extra crédits! Im learning so much about history thanks to you! Thank you! Thank you!!!

[@NumbuhLaughing247]

This has got to be my favorite episode so far! really had me laughing the the Mad Libs. Great stuff guys!

[@edisonmichael6345]

"Needless to say, the emperor was not impressed." I can understand why. lol Looks like Hugh of Vermandois stayed far too long under the sun before getting rescued from that shipwreck!

[@LukeRanieri]

These are so hilarious and wonderfully addictive! I can’t stop watching. “With just a tiny, itty bitty bit of pillaging” 🤏🏻 🤣

[@charaman12]

Bloody hilarious ^^ best episode of Extra History so far after seeing them all!

[@MrEmoorocker]

best ep so far felt like you cranked the humour dial on this one up =,) nice work

[@AegixDrakan]

*A minute and a half in* ...I am beginning to sense a trend here... This whole debacle is morbidly amusing as hell. XD

[@TurlasThe6]

"...get in the way of a good crusade?" I'm starting to see a pattern here...

[@pureblackeagle]

The best part was "We good? Yeah, we're good." This is a great series guys. I'm glad you're covering it because I've always wanted to know more about the crusades.

[@danwroy]

I had to rewatch this several times and I still need to watch it a few more times

[@danwroy]

Would help if all the groups had their nationalities properly demarcated.

[@matthewy2j]

Robert of Flanders, the original bro.

[@HannibalPoptart]

Why let "Walpole" get in the way of a good crusade?

[@AuronAD]

Best series on youtube. Although it's "boring" history, you guys managed to make me laugh, fraun and shiver. You have my full support! (And my money, when I have some left over xD) Love it!

[@alt0799]

Im currently taking a module on the Crusades and these videos enlighten the experience so much more. More videos like these need to exist for other Historical topics! (beyond the ones that already exist)

[@Next0gen0]

Level of face palming this episode: Picard level's

[@christianweibrecht6555]

actual history is more interesting than G.O.T

[@AegixDrakan]

Christian Weibrecht Life is stranger than fiction. :P

[@AegixDrakan]

Christian Weibrecht Mostly because in fiction, most characters aren't total raving lunatics who don't seem to know how to act rationally, and in fiction most soldiers obey and don't randomly pillage everything in sight.

[@bliffity2692]

+Aegix Drakan We humans like to think of ourselves as rational and smart, don't we?

[@PreacherTHC]

I really love these historical videos you make, please consider making more!

[@Exeggutor_Enjoyer]

In 2022 we have over 1,000. Happy now? Because I am!

[@silversugar2140]

Good lord this episode had me laughing from start to finish. A+ writing! Keep it up guys, this is a great way to absorb some facts.

[@chibiemo100]

God bless you Robert the Bro

[@bluewisdomtriforce]

apparently a winter in Italy DO get in the way of a good crusade

[@joelsundqvist3999]

Thank you for making these amazing videos

[@dr_rune]

I love the "Little awkward" trivia, hahahahaha. Excellent videos!

[@jarodwilfrid8505]

"We cool? "

[@thewitchking852]

We cool. (☞■_■)☞