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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@Veolynn13]

Remove the "and" between the blanks.

[@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

[@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...

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@LouerTube]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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*

[@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.

[@Revenante_of_Asylum]

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

[@Gildedtongue]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@JoeTheVenezuelan]

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

[@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

[@tunneller]

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

[@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.

[@31emanual]

Robert was the real MVP and Alexius knew it

[@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.

[@rockyblacksmith]

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

[@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.

[@Phenom24uk]

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

[@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.

[@PlebNC]

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

[@Channelthatprovidesplaylists]

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!"

[@Dinuial]

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

[@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

[@BrothaDesmond2]

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

[@Veolynn13]

"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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Kunumbah1]

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

[@kennycai8695]

It's even worse if you believe the chronicles as to why Robert was such a headcase. The first time Robert stirred up trouble against his father was due to a prank: his younger brothers William Rufus and Henry supposedly dumped a full chamber pot (before flush toilets, that was where human excrement went) onto his head. Cause William did nothing asides break up the brawl among the brothers, Robert saw it as a slight to his dignity. Yeah, wars over the most pettiest of reasons date back to the 11th century at the very least.

[@errorus1the1first]

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

[@JonesyMcDanes]

I must say I didn't think the extra credits channel could get any better.

[@shogunlewis8901]

Robert sounds like a legend.

[@VRichardsn]

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

[@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

[@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

[@simon3821]

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

[@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.

[@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)

[@applesauceisgood32]

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

[@NikolajLepka]

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

[@NinjaNanya]

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

[@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???

[@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!

[@TurlasThe6]

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

[@benjaminjankowski4488]

Robert is that chill friend that everyone likes

[@Stilluetto]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@ErokowXiyze]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@blong217]

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

[@TeknoOrganicVirus]

The humor in this episode was top notch.

[@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

[@EndCallCaesar]

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

[@LukeRanieri]

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

[@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)

[@matthewy2j]

Robert of Flanders, the original bro.

[@TallulahBangkok]

"Godfrey, on the other hand, turned out to be absolutely bonkers." My favourite sentence in all the history I've ever learned.

[@igoralekseyev3347]

Alexius seems like a pretty awesome dude.

[@j.d.norcross9362]

Finally! Three episodes in and the crusaders have finally gotten their act together.

[@Ryukachoo]

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

[@davidjeang5783]

That would be some serious EH merch!

[@SamuelTrademarked]

robert of flanders: exists Alexius: ho-ho-ho, merry christmas!

[@HannibalPoptart]

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

[@retwerd]

Next week cannot come quick enough, I love these

[@AegixDrakan]

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

[@jellysharkbat]

The humor in this series is so on point. 😂

[@bluewisdomtriforce]

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

[@jaypillsbury843]

This may be the single funniest video you've ever made. Well done.

[@JasanQuinn]

Does anyone else feel like more of this stuff should be included in the Total War franchise and similar games? "Hey! Can you come over here and help me fight?" "Sure! Oh, wait, just let me pillage this town for supplies so my troops are fully equipped at the front line." "Those are my towns you arse wipe!" "Can't hear you! Pillaging my enemies!"

[@RobKinneySouthpaw]

0:45 Spotted a pun "You and who's army?" "Hugh's army."

[@Next0gen0]

Level of face palming this episode: Picard level's

[@billygarcia9885]

That “Frequent Looter” card with 3 hole punches was incredible. Well done sir.

[@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?

[@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.

[@BlauStilton]

5:49 No Oath No Boat I see what you did there

[@dippindots7701]

Notice for those interested: Robert of Normandy was the eldest son of William the Conqueror, and fought his brothers William (before the Crusade) and Henry (after the Crusade) for the throne of England. Steven of Blois was the great nephew (90% sure that's the name) of William. He will go on to become King of England when Henry dies, and fight his cousin Empress Matilda and her husband Geoffrey Plantagenet for the throne during The Anarchy. Their son Henry will become his heir, Henry II, and father of Richard the Lionheart.

[@armaniac661]

I knew that Barney didn't just invent the Broath!

[@Drilling4mana]

Mario Krastanov "Brotus, you'd tell me if a bunch of guys were gonna murder me, right?" ".... chhhyeah, sure. Of course."

[@GaldirEonai]

I love the pic you chose to sum up the People's Crusade. Says it all, really.

[@jarodwilfrid8505]

"We cool? "

[@thewitchking852]

We cool. (☞■_■)☞