Tancred, The First Crusade & The Rise of the Principality of Antioch (1096-1112)

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[@HistoryTime]

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[@ProvidenceNL]

@Dan Ddan Great bait mate.

[@adronlamb9334]

The Apostle Paul was from Tarsus. He spoke both Greek and Hebrew.

[@archenema6792]

Can you please cover the story of Bohemond's stepmother Sikelgaita and her son Bursa? I've never been able to get a clear story of the siege from which Bohemond supposedly stole a part of Roger's and Bursa's army to take on crusade.

[@damann888]

You need to start policing your comments. Lots of racists here all the sudden.

[@archenema6792]

@@damann888 If you ignore them, eventually they'll go away. They're only here to get an argument. If to don't give them one, they get bored. If I want to make a political comment, I go to a political channel. They'll get the idea and do the same......eventually.

[@archenema6792]

Can't get enough d'Hautevilles. Thank you for making my day.

[@madsdahlc]

Hallo from Denmark again Great video . as I mentioned earlier in s another video . This is the golden age of the normans . Some normans had actully already tried to make a foothold in britain before 1066. In 1051 during conflict between Edward the confessor and Earl Godwin of wessex . Godwin and his family was exiled abd thief land confiscated by the Crown . Edward then invited a lot of Norman advisers into England . And some of them were trusted with the defenting the welsh border . And they built the first castles in England (moot and bailey type). LaterEarl Godwin and his sons returned with a fleet . Edward was forced to submit to the Godwin family . The Norman advisors were expelled . And the Godwin family became the de facto power behind the throne . And the border castles became property of Godwins son Harold Godwinsin . Later in 1053 Godwin died. And Harold became earl of wessex . And we know how Harold how became King in 1066 after Edwards death and the Norman invasion . But after William the conquerer became King of England . The Kings of Scotland allowed Norman knight to settle in and build castles . And if these knight were ancestor of Robert the Bruce . And when Robert the Bruce took the throne during wars with King Edward the first of England 200 years later . Normans also became Kings of Scotland . But by the 1200’es the Golden age was coming to and end. In southern The last normans ruled died out. And the daughter of one the last rulers. She married the german Emperor . And he took those lands. And in England . Almost the French lands was lost under the rule of King John . And the some of the Norman knights that came over with willlam the conquerer. They married into Anglo saxon noble families. And in time their offspring spoke English . And the Henry the fourth took the throne in 1399. The normans no longer spoke French . His crowning speach was in English . So the normans might conquered England . But the English culture and language conquered them in return .... And the normans was assimilated into the culture of the British isles ...

[@strikemasterice2004]

Hey man, just wanted to say I really appreciate this video as I feel that Tancred is pretty much the most underated crusader in the levant, and it's really difficult to find info on him as I can't afford to acquire proper articles or sources like the translated Gesta Tancredi. I just wish you could have mentioned a few more details like was how Tancred was fluent in Arabic due to growing up in the melting pot that was Norman Sicily, or how after Jerusalem was captured, he rode north with a small force and captured the settlements and territory of Galilee himself. Because of this Godfrey was actually concerned of the growing power of Tancred that could potentially challenge his own authority as his overlord, and tried to confiscate the holdings Tancred had just seized, but eventually gave lordship over those lands as Prince of Galilee. There were many other instances where Tancred was involved in crusader intruige and plots, such as the succession of the rulership of Jerusalem and the attempt to partition Tripoli between Jerusalem snd Antioch, but I understand this video would've been way too long.

[@ToneWoN]

Oxymoron

[@James-rl5tj]

man i love these videos. My ONLY complaint is that sometimes the maps you're displaying don't label the areas you're talking about which sometimes makes it hard to picture what is happening. I'd suggest just making sure if you mention a city it's displayed on the map at the same time. Amazing channel

[@TXetc]

Love these long form videos, thanks for all of the hard work you put in!

[@erikhesjedal3569]

Every time i see a new video uploaded by History Time i get a little rush of joy. Time to learn! I thank you for your efforts!

[@thewessexbretwalda5865]

Tancred is one of my favourite historical characters

[@WhiteFalcon_EA]

Great video again, best and most interesting crusader series I have ever seen.

[@sarahawkins1208]

See the book (the 'Alexiad') by Anna Comnena (Alexius's daughter) who met most of the leaders of the First Crusade.

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

Sara Hawkins yeah she steamily described Bohemond there calling the man who pillage her lands handsome and a pinnacle of manhood

[@GHST995]

@@marloyorkrodriguez9975 I bet he pillaged her lands

[@roadbone1941]

Good point, I agree it was basically mongol vs mongols. Plus I like knowing the moniker he had was "lord panther" sounds cooler then baibers. Anyways I also somewhat feel (or deluded myself into feeling) I had a past life in the first crusade, based on fimiliar feelings ro place and cultures that I feel I'm comfortable with, or could adapt well into compared to ones Im not. So what cultures in time and place do you feel a connection too or would be comfortable in?

[@MH-ro1lg]

@@roadbone1941 In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary.....come again?

[@davidtownsend6092]

@@GHST995 oh you know he did. You're telling me the Roman princess didn't have one of her people sneak and smuggle him to her at some point when that kinda shit happened all the time? No way. She got it. Why u think he wanted Antioch he needed walls to hide she kept blowing up his spot tryna hang out n cuddle n shit

[@hiluminatul6750]

Land exists Scandinavians slowly whispering:"It's free real estate"

[@EurasiaOnYT]

Great video! I really like the content on your channel since its a lot like the stuff I like and talk about on my channel. Great video once again!

[@ahmedawny3144]

Third cursade .. soon please .. Richard lionheart Vs Saladin

[@tancreddehauteville9983]

It was all me 😇, too bad Roger ruined all my achievements 😡

[@confusedwolf7157]

No no twas Gee de I Will Take Whatever You Have Got hurrah! rofl

[@strikemasterice2004]

Too be fair, Roger had as good a record one could hope for untill his rash desicion at the Field of Blood.

[@livewithapurpose5651]

Master Tancred For next war Call me 😉 I shall be a good envoy or soldier for your camp

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

Also your uncle Bohemond took your thunder

[@circa1993]

He had far too much charisma and personality than you tancred

[@vicentgalvan70]

Excellent work. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[@rayanhey2411]

I'm always exited to see one of your videos

[@circa1993]

Beautyfull channel bro keep the good work !

[@bretttempleton1264]

Would love to see something on William Marshall. Thanks for posting!

[@royriley6282]

Your quality has shot up to the point that I now place you among the very best history tubers. Your videos have excellent detail, objectivity and wide span while not loosing focus.

[@beerthug]

One of the more interesting crusaders, by far.

[@grunt167]

Excellent video as usual.

[@kingleovilusignan8169]

Love your videos thank you from Armenia 🙌

[@Artur_M.]

Oh, Tancred! He's my favorite among the leaders of the First Crusade.

[@tancreddehauteville9983]

And here I am!

[@franciscomm7675]

@@tancreddehauteville9983 i am touched by the way you tried to save those civilians during the fall of Jerusalem in 1099. It proved you have a greater heart than the other crusader leaders

[@derricklarsen462]

@@tancreddehauteville9983 you even kept your street cred.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Thank you for this historical selection. I want to hear more about this area of the world. It's undersold in our school system - despite that these places are a part of biblical history and linked closely to the cradle of civilization. Well done.

[@PennyCilllin]

Love the long episodes.

[@sarahawkins1208]

Krak des Chevaliers was not a castle when Tancred first took it. It was built later by the Knights of St John (the Hospitallers).

[@redit5332]

Excellent job! ;)

[@Crafty_Spirit]

After enjoying the Seljuq, Abbasid, and Frankish view on the crusades, I can't wait for your take on an episode about the Fatimids :-)

[@gregspoony7691]

Once again we gunna learn some good STUFF!!!

[@gar0188]

Thank you for all your videos and for showing the true maps of the times. Love all your videos. Thank you for giving credit to the Armenians as the history channel never will....

[@chadst.pierre5257]

I'd love to hear more about the Frankish Lord's Thomas de Marle and his father Enguerrand I, Lord of Coucy had on their campaigns during the First Crusade. Mainly on how they and their men had fought during the war between Muslim troops and their crusader men like the battles they fought in and how they were fighting during those battles during the First Crusade between 1096 and 1099. Then find out more about the wars that Thomas de Marle had fought against his father in France and about the time when Enguerrand I, Lord of Coucy tried to do with locking his son Thomas in a castle forever by even disowning his own son. Also about the day Thomas saw a way to escape from this castle that his own father was locking him away and the reasons why Enguerrand I thought about doing this to his own son Thomas de Marle. The man who succeeded him as the Lord of Coucy in France. Also about Thomas's own reign over the city of Coucy, France from 1116 to 1130.

[@ryanyesman7664]

Are some of the visuals you used from the bayeux tapestry? It's a fun little reference to the norman connection in england and Italy if so, lol.

[@timuraktolga5698]

1097 Dorylaeum Battle: Clash of Titans... Best the East has to offer (Seljuk Turcomans) vs. The Best of the West (Normans). Respect.

[@timuraktolga5698]

@Hassan Abdulsalam There was no Mongol empire during 11th century you Erap. Seljuks were the best of the East back then.

[@matteofumagalli3918]

awesome like always ;)

[@matthewreyes2401]

Good content. Just make audio better? And you’re 10/10. 8/10 for now and a new sub and fan.

[@princekalender2154]

I've watched all Viking and Norman videos on a row. They were an amazing bunch of people, so daring and unruly.

[@mEtalec]

Prince Kalender What exactly is amazing in them? I mean early Vikings? Late Norman’s are oké, I agree.. But the Vikings? Seriously.. 🤮

[@jturtle5318]

@@mEtalec they were certainly ambitious. Ivar The Boneless founded Dublin.

[@mmooney6860]

was very good thank you

[@2014andBeyonD]

You got my thumbs up sir

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

Love the vids. Music gets a bit loud between the spoken sections.

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

Can voices of the past do a voice over of Anna Komnenos’ description of Bohemond?

[@phillipcharlesashwood1850]

I'm liking the maps.

[@LeePenn2492]

Good show = very imformative

[@Ponakalaranjit456]

Tancred is obviously one of The Greatest Crusaders.

[@adizmal]

History is the study of human thought and human action up until now. Interpret it as you will, and better yourself with that knowledge, because you and I - everyone - will ultimately become a part of history itself.

[@yoursotruly]

Crusading was a thriving business back then, I wonder if they were warned about the medieval industrial complex?

[@historyoftheromans2527]

yoursotruly Victoria 2 refence

[@27john20]

The soldiers who took part in the first Crusade are all heroes. They were great warriors. God loves them.

[@roderickbarclay0909]

They were murdering, disgusting people

[@arturmesropyan8087]

A good video, though I think it would be interesting to learn more about the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia - the Christian island in the sea of Muslim states of the region

[@KittyKatpurr]

This is great! I’m a direct descendant of Tancred (my great uncle still holds the name) and shows the same courage and intelligence (1800’s are known as Australian self made royalist too)

[@karlt1180]

I'm also a descendant, in Dublin Ireland.

[@jturtle5318]

My 31st great-grandfather. Hello cousins!

[@KittyKatpurr]

@@karlt1180 awesome (just saw this lol) I did my ancestry and I’m a natural potato smasher too!

[@KittyKatpurr]

@@jturtle5318 Hey hey there!

[@irenadire3519]

I'm of descent from the Altavillas. I love discovering about my ancestors and just recently found your channel. Just subscribed

[@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis]

HT PLEASE tell me what the photo on 10:54 is!!! I had this book as a kid and I've been looking for it for years!!!!!! I really want to know!!!

[@maliivan1993]

1:36 to skip ad

[@TXetc]

Stabot Hey World of Warships is insanely cool!

[@DaDunge]

31:00 You missed the part where the fatamids were allies of Alexios Komnenos and had attacked the Turks as part of the same coordinated assault as the crusaders were part of.

[@wolflordgio6320]

Plz Cover The Hundred Years War in its Entirety !!!!!!

[@adronlamb9334]

Stark 98 that would take a hundred years

[@b.griffin317]

@@adronlamb9334 a hundred episodes for for the 100 years war.

[@josephhargrove4319]

I know this happened over 900 years ago, but part of my love of history is my own emotional involvement with the narrative. The actors in this story are uniformly appalling. I'm having a hard time finding anyone to care about in this sordid tale of brutality and betrayal. If my sympathies lie with anyone, it's with the common people of Anatolia and the Levant who have had to endure millennia of being the principal victims of this brutality going all the way back to Sumeria and Akkad. Of all the candidate regions of the world that show humanity at its worst, this region seems to have the longest pedigree. richard -- “There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.” - Eugene O'Neill, A Moon for the Misbegotten

[@mercianthane2503]

Agree. The folks were the ones affected by the choices of the men who were in power, aka all the warlords. Did the people of Anatolia wished to be ruled by Turks? No. Did they wanted to see their lands filled with blood because of the Crusaders? No. All these events are caused by those who used their weapons for their own desires and ambitions.

[@Ponakalaranjit456]

I loved When my fellow Historians talk about the Crusades I am actually a History Student by the way .

[@temogen2]

Thanks....

[@JamesThomas-pj2lx]

mashing like button based upon topic alone!

[@Pettigrew88]

The ending was so anti climactic bro! You give us all that Milk and just cut us off the nipple:) brilliant content!!! History Time is a stud

[@catspaw3815]

Taranto is where tarantulas get their name from. Back in the day, there was a condition called 'Tarantism', which was the uncontrollable desire to dance frantically and it was believed to be the result of being bit by a tarantula!

[@beerthug]

And which army was it that got bit by tarantulas and suffered from gas all night?

[@catspaw3815]

@@beerthug I once heard of a group of Knights Templar who tried to stay on a mountain overnight but were driven out by the sheer numbers of tarantulas, but that may have been on Sicily, and I think it was called 'Tarantula Mountain', heh heh. On the other hand, what you are asking about may be a new world thing, as old world tarantulas are much more poisonous. I'm gonna guess Gen. Pershing's guys as they chased Zapata? Warning: I did not google anything for this answer, in the spirit of an actual brain challenge!

[@sillycelt5356]

Ahh the crusade a classic

[@whiteruntelevisionchannel3099]

Tancred, Tancred!

[@adamwee382]

16:40 Alexios showered the Crusaders in coins and precious gifts after the city was taken. Even the average peasant got money from him, so the Normans were just mad because they knew it was going to be difficult to claim lands for themselves.

[@selmaneskiocak7411]

hello from antioch. Turkey :D

[@michaobidzinski1125]

Oh no! XD

[@chrisdel2564]

Hi from Normandy 🇩🇰

[@Brizioss]

Hey! great videos. I hate to be the one nitpicking, but it's Tàranto, not Tarànto.

[@Brizioss]

@@ZeRo-bx7lp oh I see, ty

[@lambastepirate]

People say it different around the world and it is still correct though said differently it just depends on where you are from it can be pronounced differently, even in the same country depending on where you are at. Here it is said by an Italian en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taranto and here in English French and Spanish translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=en&tl=zh-CN&text=taranto . English say words differently than the U.S. or Australia

[@humo89]

🔥

[@LucasDimoveo]

The Crusades were absolute chaos

[@thirdvect0r]

Their maps were literally just a dude going "yo there's this city over there that needs liberating called edessa, you should check it out!" like some kind of entry level MMO sidequest

[@deanbuss1678]

More of this. I guess I don't understand the crusades as well as I thought.🤔

[@brandonelkin3166]

Have you done one on Shaka Zulu

[@cringocringo]

This is just some healthy criticism I hope, and maybe some others can share their opinions. Love your vids, keep em coming!

[@MCorpReview]

Read a novel of the period. They portrayed tancred as bohemund’s second fiddle. Didn’t see him as important.

[@renelarsen6479]

Is Tancred´s Battlegear in Diablo 2 named after this person ?

[@Nah_Bohdi]

Good

[@niccoarcadia4179]

Roger lacked the drive of Tancred. A ruler/leader/conqueror/ like Tancred only comes around once in awhile. To be a leader of fighting men you first had to be of noble blood and be able to prove it. That little rule kept many good men out of higher leadership roles.

[@snorreproductions]

I hate it's impossible to find the route that tancred tolk through the taurus mountains on any google search. All the results just show the main force route. I managed to find one map showing balwin's route which is basically the route tancred took, minus going to edessa

[@CaptainHaddocck]

29:15 from what source do you get that the Crusaders slaughtered Christians in Jerusalem? As far as i know, the Christians had already been expelled from the city.

[@user-oq8my3po7c]

Yes they did, they’ve killed many orthodox Christians

[@michaelcardamone1209]

there isnt enough content about robert guiscard out there

[@pl33]

Volume drops out about 25 mins in.. Awesome video though

[@HistoryTime]

This is a KZbin error. Sorry about that. Working to resolve the issue. Will be resolved ASAP

[@livewithapurpose5651]

Tancred ❤❤❤ Armenians ❤❤❤❤❤

[@HxH2011DRA]

It's always a Roger

[@pacificmd1054]

...... and then comes Salahuddin!! The humble servant, the powerful general!!

[@strikemasterice2004]

Saladin is cool, but l think the next real muslim badass that would come would be Zengi, and then his son, Nur ah-Din.

[@JorgReinhardtLinuxAdmin]

not a single mention of the holy hand grenade of antioch!?

[@chainz983]

the code isnt THAT exclusive if JaysTwoCents had the same promo code for Warships

[@slashusr]

A true tour de force, sir, as you rule wisely and widely over the Category of Education in the Empire of KZbin. With Clio as your Muse, you bring living, breathing history to the English speaking world in ways modern academia should, were it not rife with overweening pride in making an art form of mediocrity. I had the privilege of studying under some notable scholars in the late 70's and 80's, at the very tipping point of American academia's long slide into political correctness and revisionism for political expediency in both the California State University System and in two great Canadian universities I attended.

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

Got to tweak audio.

[@Darryl_Francis]

To be critical, you need help with editing - fixing inconsistent audio, standardising on higher quality maps and infographics

[@TomYawns]

infographics on what, racial iq differences and violent crime rates among different population groups?

[@davidtownsend6092]

Tancred is a boss.

[@asmrnaturecat984]

he reminds me of sara tancredi

[@ezzovonachalm7534]

ADANA was taken by my cousin Welf II von Burgund, son of Konrad II Markgraf von Burgund. His memory was apparently lost because he probably died as Adana was retaken by the Bachi Buzuks, so that all the Welf after him should be renumbered. Welf II > Welf III, >Welf III >Welf IV, Welf IV > Welf V and Welf V the duke of Bavaria > Welf VI

[@juanzulu1318]

Good joke

[@paxwallacejazz]

The 1st Crusade huh what a complicated mess

[@M0oseTacular]

But when was the Holy hand Grenade created?

[@thebigmak38]

Finnish map spotted at 7:28

[@asgrahim9164]

Torilla tavataan!

[@basileus6348]

Hmm according to wikipedia, Tancred of Hauteville born in 980 and died in 1041, and Bohemond I of Antioch born in 1054 and died 3 March 1111

[@esthershelton6672]

His great grandfather was king of Sicily.

[@esthershelton6672]

His name was Tancred too

[@ArmenianKingdom]

Thanks. Great documentary. As Pope Pius V says Catholic Kingdom of Jerusalem fell because of the division among Christians.

[@babaeren62]

ArmenianKingdom !! Well, Why did the Kings ( Richard the Lionheart, Philip II,Friedrich Barbarossa,) not be able to conquer Jerusalem? You're having trouble accepting things!

[@babaeren62]

@@ArmenianKingdom You're talking to a Turk! We don't talk about Islam or Christianity. The Turks never fought against any religion. Turk became a Muslim, became a Christian, became a Jew, became a Buddhist, became a Manist, but above all was Tengrisit. There were soldiers from other religions and nations in our armies. Maybe they fought Christian Armenian soldiers in the Lepanto war. Is there anything you can say about that?

[@ArmenianKingdom]

@@babaeren62 Yes. you speak NONSENSE. Armenians never fought for Turks, unless they were 'Yenicheries' - forcefully converted. It was purely religious wars; Crusade vs Jihad.

[@babaeren62]

@@ArmenianKingdom The Turks are the reason why the Armenian church exists today! Do your Saints accept western churches? answer is No!! why did the missionary initiatives against the Armenians? Why why? Aren't you Christians? You're not Christian for Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants.They think so.!! But the Turks do not think so. I hope you understand my writing.

[@babaeren62]

@@ArmenianKingdom You know nothing! It must be weird to talk about things you don't know. Jihad is not what you understand. Don't go wrong with a fanatic Wahabi terrorist. Those who design them are the Crusaders and the Zionists. The meaning of Jihad is not the same as your head.Jihad's meaning is solidarity. It means defending the people. This can be war, It can be hunger, It can be disease. In such cases, Jihad is declared. This is only with the authority of the Islamic caliph. There are only two known Jihad announcements in history. 1-Proclamation of the Prophet Muhammad against the pagans 2-Jihad declaration of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War! Only these.Both were for Defense purposes. And!! There were Christian soldiers in the Ottoman army! I don't mean the Janissaries!

[@yuyupandaman-1429]

O miniton Supar Hero

[@nukelaloosh4795]

bkground music too prominent

[@a.b.b35]

scandinavian mans with french culture fights at armenian city against central asian turks hmm

[@Larsanator]

Kilij Arslan was born 1079, not 1092 which would make him 15 when he drowned.

[@bobbyrooney]

Am I the only one who thinks he sounds like Ewan MacGregor doing an English accent?

[@ourladyoftheflowers6668]

Blood. Feed me Blood...

[@hotmixal]

*Ancestor of Dr. Sara Tancredi?*