Pope Urban II orders the First Crusade (1095)

In November 1095 the Pope, Urban II, held a speech at the Council of Clermont, calling for a war of liberation.
The war was to be waged by volunteers who vowed to fight.
By calling all Christians to war against the Muslims, so that they could help defend the Byzantine empire and potentially reclaim the Holy Land, he gave rise to the Crusades.
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Sources:
God's War: A New History of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman
The Crusades: A History by Jonathan Riley-Smith
A Short History of the Middle Ages Paperback
by Barbara H. Rosenwein
History of the Crusades by Steven Runciman
Christianity: A Global History By David Chidester
The Sepulchre of Christ and the Medieval West: From the Beginning to 1600 by Colin Morris
The Middle Ages By Morris Bishop
POPE URBAN II'S PREACHING OF THE FIRST CRUSADE
H. E. J. COWDREY
Vol. 55, No. 184 (1970), pp. 177-188

[@Simplehistory]

Our first episode on the crusades! Comment here if you want to see an episode going into the first crusade (People's Crusade, Princes' Crusade, Siege of Jerusalem etc)

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[@JefeDeJefes8484]

Yes. The Knights Templar are interesting and would like to see you do that. This ep was excellent.

[@jeremysharp183]

yes

[@Adam-vq7fr]

0:48 1:33 2:35 5:30 can we get F in the chat for this poor guy

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

F

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F

[@damncat2793]

F

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

Damn, slain 4 times

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

F

[@HaloGrunt15]

That's a strong choice of words for someone within crusading distance

[@Sk1nSz]

Deus Vult

[@Trajan114]

DEUS VULT

[@st3gosaurus]

@Max Smith ?

[@sombodatouchamyspaghett4055]

'tis would be a fine crusade

[@plaguedoctor5297]

Deus Vult

[@mikelramirez2585]

"If we can't get rid of war, why not we just move it some where else?" -Pope Urban II

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

Medieval problems requiere medieval solutions

[@aw8f629]

BIG BRAIN!!!!

[@ArcturusOTE]

That idea might just be crazy enough.... TO GET US ALL KILLED!

[@Trisin-m3i]

-big brain- *_SMALL BRAIN_*

[@pantherace1000]

@@padslp4778 #1 Jerusalem fell to the Rashidun Caliphate more than four hundred years before the First Crusade. #2 until the Byzantine-Seljuq Wars the conquest of the Levant was in no way more brutal than any other conquest of the period, the Jizya system put in place by the Rashidun Caliphate was frankly better treatment than religious minorities could expect in Europe during the same period. #3 The First Crusade was instigated by Emperor Alexios Komnenos almost exclusively to stabilize his position as Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, when the "Princes Crusade" arrived at Constantinople he made sure that each of the principal commanders of the Crusade agreed to return all formerly Byzantine territory to the empire (which largely happened until the Siege of Antioch). To renderer the Crusades down to a binary Christian VS Muslim series of events removes the fact that all of the major players were leaders of their respective states and had concerns other than faith. This line of thinking also excludes the Crusades launched against European Pagans, and other Christians (The Serbian Crusade , The Hussite Wars, the Albigensian Crusade ect).

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

And thus was born a 900 year old meme.

[@cistemshocke7731]

Worst meme in history

[@hiddenrunner9259]

@@cistemshocke7731 *THATS A STRONG CHOICE OF WORDS FOR SOMEONE IN CRUSADING DISTANCE*

[@jamesharper151]

Cistem Shocke infidel

[@DO-mw6ju]

Cistem Shocke no that was the Area 51 Meme

[@bloke1343]

Cistem Shocke hippity hoppity I hear insulting words in crusading distance

[@evaristegalois6282]

Pope Urban II did what’s called a “pro gamer move”

[@tinttiakka2028]

Deus vult

[@pancytryna9378]

Deus Vult

[@lavalslounge335]

Deus vult

[@slimeguy3437]

Deus Vult remove infidel

[@thecrow9820]

Allahu akbar

[@danieldeak9141]

All this violence. And this was hundreds of years befor the invention of video games. Checkmate, boomers.

[@Phantom-qr1ug]

America: IMPOSSIBLE

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

Pope Urban II was obviously influenced when he played Crusader Kings 2, duh!

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Powerful chechmate.

[@Phantom-qr1ug]

@HiIamFin You sure about that? Pretty sure there was this one guy.. ah what's his name? ehh.. Tup? Trm? Trump? Trump! Yeah that's the one

[@thecrow9820]

Muslim joined the topic You are right, trump's brain is somewhat idiotic.

[@stukablyat6266]

Europeans and muslims fighting over holy lands but Jews take it greatest anime plot twist of all time

[@swole2]

lol

[@paul5475]

Actually Jesus is a Jews and his apostle that's why Jerusalem is important to the Christian also

[@ChristianAuditore14]

Jews didnt take anything they were given

[@zettour.]

Judaism is a religion, not a race. Racial identity means nothing to religion whether it be Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. What is true is that Palestinian Muslims have 0 claims to Jerusalem since Muhammad was a warmonger who conquered Jerusalem, was a slayer of all who did not convert, desecrated Jewish and Christian holy sites alike, and preached violence against all who do not obey him. What is also true is that Muslims are allowed in Jerusalem and Israel and they live very well off in Israel as compared to Palestine. Palestinians are also subject to widespread oppression from Hamas and its leadership in the Gaza Strip.

[@wickedne9399]

@@zettour. annnnnnd the source of your information?? Or are just another braindead hater

[@bearencounter3184]

“What is Jerusalem worth?” “Nothing...” *”Everything...”*

[@wafflelite]

That movie had a great soundtrack

[@backpackpepelon3867]

I am not those man, I am salahadin. Salahadin.

[@bearencounter3184]

Fadhlan Harashta put this “*” on each side of a word or a sentence *to make it like this*

[@colinlloyd7041]

*cool*

[@موسى_7]

@@backpackpepelon3867 I remember a Salahadin cartoon on Children's Jazeera, now JeemTV.

[@notthew4y]

b y e z a n t i n e

[@tweekerlivesmatter]

some random guy ikr😂

[@codyhernandez791]

BANZAIIII!!!

[@ivongrey9047]

Roman*

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

H e l l o l y r o m a n e m p i r e

[@Tom19142]

P a y p a l c o n t r o l

[@Yceb0x]

Where’d this armor come from? Why am I on a horse?

[@battledroidofficercode.3525]

You buy it and sold your home just to get your armor and gear.

[@doot9695]

pope: we will take Jerusalem peasant: why? pope: because that what Jesus wants peasant *already in full armor* : seems legit

[@TheWazzoGames]

@@smokingcrab2290 lmfao the post modern world doesn't understand a thing about the crusades. The modern west has no pride in it's past, and it just gets worse year after year. Look at all the brainwashed idiots in these comments. It's a scary sight.

[@chefboiardeez2]

Adolf hitler 2020

[@doot9695]

@@chefboiardeez2 yes

[@doot9695]

@@smokingcrab2290 *YOU DARE SPEAK HERISY HEATHEN*

[@kubajcz]

@@smokingcrab2290 yes they did. They didnt let christians in Holy places or Jerusalem and murdered them. Brainwashed idiot

[@gluesnifferr]

*CRUSADER MEMES INCOMING GET DOWN*

[@ImWhyMortalsCry]

Deus Vult

[@sportaflop169]

Deus vult

[@tinttiakka2028]

Deus vult

[@yakumoyukari4405]

Deus Vult!

[@medici5409]

Deus vult

[@MarkToTheMoon]

Man im bored might start a crusade later

[@warlord0877]

《ItzzCpt 》 you watch Templars?

[@MarkToTheMoon]

@@warlord0877 i watch Knightfall

[@daltonwerth3057]

《ItzzCpt 》 sadly they might not make another season of knight fall even though it was really good. It didn’t have enough viewers per episode.

[@MarkToTheMoon]

@@daltonwerth3057 there is a season 2 but i havent watched it as yet

[@sammartin3203]

I’m in

[@blitzeraphim]

It’s all fun and games until someone brings an MG42.

[@preussen4983]

it's all fun and games until some Aussie madlad comes in

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Imagine the Byzantines having MG42 on the wall cities?

[@enderkingi1832]

That would change the tide of the Ottoman’s advantage. But that seems way too anachronistic.

[@marcleslac2413]

Or father and son armed with shotguns and rause with a m60

[@arushreddi5419]

@@marcleslac2413 better a hundred M1A1 Abrams

[@cloroxbleachtm9638]

*Loads gun with religious intent* It's time for a crusade

[@Sandman_04-l8u]

Parry this you f*cking casual.

[@brenolk4642]

*Loads shotgun with holy and malicious intent*

[@comradekenobi6908]

Clorox Bleach good to see you

[@cloroxbleachtm9638]

@@comradekenobi6908 You too, Kenobi

[@edyrlima3581]

DEUS VULT

[@Thesavagesouls]

Pope Urban II Father of the *DEUS VULT!!!* meme.

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

@TankAce + respect for the lad

[@lollerboller343]

I do not detect heresy in this reply section

[@wolfamongsheep3032]

@TankAce samurai are the best on For Honor :0

[@mcrmarine]

Shiro Reisu that’s why they never win a faction war

[@wolfamongsheep3032]

@@mcrmarine they won season 2 and 8, that's more than the knights.

[@Autobotmatt428]

Will you do special on all the different Knight orders like the Templar’s or Lazerous?

[@viktoreek5201]

Scumfuck McDoucheface Ok.

[@joker709_7]

Yes plz

[@TheRedAirOn]

DEUS VULT

[@stevegatting5237]

He already long ago. Like long ago.

[@Billy82605]

Aaron PURGE THE HERETICS IN HOLY FIRE

[@wheatt]

Wonder what kind of video games they played back in the day to cause this violence

[@ghost4580]

Lol

[@juanmam.2113]

Chess

[@fireflyric4516]

stronghold crusader

[@Mr-Ad-196]

The media be like.......

[@squirrels24seven]

You dont even think about the Christians oppressed and killed there. It was a just war.

[@Rhi25]

"You're a Crusader Harry" ~ Pope Urban, Kingdom Of Heaven -1095

[@thatrandomguy8157]

A video on the crusade? *YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION*

[@chezoneorjaleza1385]

FOR THE GRACE, FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD

[@SilverGamingFI]

*FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY!*

[@romanochaba8868]

FOR THE FAIGHT, FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD

[@primaltruth5754]

But that song is not about the crusades.

[@MrKryptoGaming]

@@primaltruth5754 shhhh let the neckbeards have their fun.

[@Crackmonkey2110]

@@primaltruth5754 shh the people are dumb

[@rumblingend8443]

Teacher: we're taking a class trip to Jerusalem Girls: eewww it's too hot there Boys:

[@korprikall9000]

"DEUS VULT!"

[@catholicracialist776]

DEUS VULT

[@bradshii6495]

Deyvid's Channel DEUS VULT!

[@sealomarshall6178]

DEUS VULT

[@KristinkaAranova]

VULT DEUS

[@Albert_RIP]

5:15 that guy with the beard is everyone

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

Simple History is simply one of my favorite channels on YT. Really intrigued with the times of the Knights Templar I would like to see you go more in-depth. This was another excellent episode.

[@MarkWTK]

knights templar, knights hospitaller and teutonic order :)

[@noodlesausage4233]

It was the roman empire tough the name byzantium was invented during the renisance and was adpted much later on

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

@@MarkWTK yep thanks for that. Forgot to mention them as well and the Teutonic order.

[@cutlassken6194]

HMQ My brother has that book. I‘ll probably read it sometime.

[@residentelect]

@John Carter Simple History is a brilliant channel, especially for some quick hit facts and historical obscurities. Have a look at an equally brilliant channel called Epic History TV. There are few animations and no references to videogames/pop culture like SH often include, but if you're serious about your history their research, the period artwork and maps used in the videos, and the narration are all first class 👌

[@aleksglisovic6633]

Teacher: We are going to jerusalem! Girls: Ugh, why dont we go to paris... Boys:

[@nikolasota4162]

D E U S V U L T !

[@shadowhfigh6155]

DEUS VULT

[@dumptruck5138]

DEUS VULT

[@julian2626]

Tbh, i do like Paris, and plenty of girls

[@Surprised_Chicken]

*DEUS VULT*

[@georgeprchal3924]

Yet it wouldn't be till 1917 that the British Army would do what Richard couldn't, take Jerusalem.

[@rickintexas1584]

George Prchal actually the Europeans did take Jerusalem. They held on to it for many years before the Muslims took it back.

[@georgeprchal3924]

@@rickintexas1584 first crusade yes, then they lost it 80 years later.

[@feras5017]

Only to give it to jews 😂

[@greatwolf5372]

@@feras5017 better jews than mohemmadans.

[@Ragnarok__]

@@georgeprchal3924 The crusaders captured Jerusalem twice after losing to Saladin, the first was on the sixth crusade and the second was on the barons' crusade! after that, the city only returned to the Christians in 1917.

[@hpdeskjet3915]

Catholic Church: We have come to save you ... Byzantine Empire: Oh thank God it's the Catholic Church Catholic Church: FROM YOURSELVES!! Byzantine Empire: Oh no its the Catholic Church

[@philc5499]

One battle doesn't define the Church.

[@KJ-is5ug]

Ahmad Zubair ok boomer

[@ledgaming6489]

Hello World are we gonna tell him?...

[@notquiteatory971]

Thumbnail be like: straight outta Jerusalem

[@nikitahichoii482]

me and the bois going to conquer jerusalem

[@royreyes5480]

ITS ALMOST HARVESTING SEASON: MARCH 2020

[@Pulpet-mt9le]

I am waiting for with fire and sword DLC.... it will be amaizing

[@larsxo9775]

well thats what i call a quality comment

[@eagleofbrittany7231]

So fucking hyped

[@ajl8975]

The pope: “go recalim the holy land for me please?” Every single person in europe: “DEUS VULT”

[@ajl8975]

@cistem shocke calling them retards is a bit harsh, this was a time when witches, magic and angels and demons were thought to be real. The pope had basically said ‘raid this place for me please and you’ll get a free pass into heaven no matter what else you’ve done in life’ and people genuinely believed him when he said that. The people that charged out yelling ‘DEUS VULT’ were no more retarded than the people that believe politicians today when they say ‘I will change things for the better’ and are then surprised when they ruin everything as soon as they get into office.

[@metaxist]

AJL 949 Can’t agree more , well said

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

The pope should have called for praying and fasting instead of war.

[@jackmargiotta5012]

A fantastic cover of the call for the First Crusade! Well researched (as always) and unbiased. I think this video is much more true to the historical context than most other videos that lead you to believe the crusaders had no valid reason for war. Bravo to Simple History!

[@boku5192]

Yes, exactly. I was pleasantly surprised by this. Desu Vult, Brother.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Jerusalem:* "Oh? You're approaching me?" "I can't purge you infidels for the grace, for the might of our Lord without getting into close range." *Jerusalem:* "Ho ho! Then come as close as you like."

[@KusunokiSG47]

Crusaders : "ORA" Turks : "MUDA" Thus is the story of the crusade, taking a history page of the world

[@jazyu1831]

Good Grief

[@موسى_7]

It's been months since I've seen you. Are the guys without a mustache and with half a mustache desperate accounts or do you keep changing the name of the same account?

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

@@موسى_7 We're all different guys.

[@futurechannel48]

Is that a JoJos reference?

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_Your mother is a hamster and your father smelt like elderberries..._ *~ Monty Python and the Holy Grail*

[@josecrisostomo4080]

I fart in your general direction

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

If you shall come back I will taunt you once more!

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

What... is the air speed velocity of a unladen swallow?

[@nipunjahan665]

Turk: What are doing in Jerusalem? Crusader: Mind your own business

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

@Tristin Campbell I don't know that. *screams as I'm launched into air and over side of old fashion rope suspension bridge*

[@warrenlehmkuhleii8472]

“They threatened to take Constantinople.” Shows the Hagia Sofia with the minarets.

[@nightmarecorporation9991]

Thanos have infinity gauntlet While this guy 0:32 have infinity Armor

[@ihaventshoweredin6weeksbut527]

Lmao so underrated I can't-

[@smogdoggie2816]

Me: Opens KZbin before bed KZbin: SIMPLE HISTORY POSTED VIDEO 7 SECONDS AGO

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I want to start my own Crusade to liberate the Holy Land and introduce Juche

[@p.6170]

where can I join the great nuclear crusade, our dear leader?

[@firedup692]

But the people of the holy lands already know about hunger, poverty, disease.

[@RidleyUwO]

Did I just watch an unbiased video describing the first crusade?! :0 What kind of world are we living in?!

[@RidleyUwO]

I tend to stay far away from them. They truly are biased and offer a one sided view on the crusades.

[@juanmam.2113]

Honestly it was really surprising coming from THIS channel

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@therealchen this video is correct. After the Crusades, the Turkish Ottoman Empire spent 400 years trying to invade Europe.

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@therealchen actually, they got as far as Vienna. And Hungary was part of the Habsburg Empire, which would later become the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If it had been a separate country, like today, they would have been defeated. Plus, all these battles have probably killed millions of Europeans.

[@danielrocha-garcia8609]

I do very much appreciate how you didn’t paint the crusades as nonsensical war mongers. You talked about how the Muslims were encroaching on Eastern Europe. Fact is they had already taken Spain by then. The crusades were a response to Muslim aggression

[@i_love_starwarshookers693]

Yes

[@jokyhus]

نعم. ولكن المسلمين لم يقومو بمذابح للمدنين والعزل مثل الصليبين .المذبحه الشهيره التى كانت قربان للبابا

[@EW90]

⁠​⁠@@jokyhusabsolutely they did in fact Muslims conquests are some of the make brutal barbaric ones you will read up on, I mean I get it your Muslims and yous like to white wash history and are no doubt not even taught the evils your religion did but cmon have you not even done some research ? Muslims didn’t massacre civilians ? The Ottoman Empire use to invade Christian villages kill men woman and children, they would even take children brainwashed them into being Islamists and send them back years later to kill their own family members, Muslim ottomans committed genocide agaisnt Armenians, Greeks and Bulgarians, Egypt, Iraq,Syria and Jordan all Arab Christian land before Muslims invaded by the sword, the Arab Muslim slave trade which seen yous castrate black slaves, you committed again genocide against Hindus, hundred of millions of Hindus Slaughtered by Islamists in 1500 AD, cmon you can lie and pretend these things didn’t happen but history will always expose the evils Muslims commited, you took parts of Italy and all of Spain for hundreds of years and for to the gates of Vienna and you think you did this by singing songs and handing out flowers ? How deluded are you ?

[@EW90]

⁠​⁠@@jokyhus just a few massacres by Muslims Bahamani Sultans: They killed around one lakh Hindus in every year of their rule according to Ferishta( A historian of that time). Early Islamic Invaders: like Muhammad Bin Qasim, Mahmud of Ghazni completely cleared Afghanistan from Hindus. Millions were killed or converted by sword. The region came to be called as Hindu Kush, i.e. Hindu slaughter. Mahmud of Ghazni also killed around 50000 inhabitants of Somnath temple. Mughals: All of them were killers. Even the so called secular ‘Akbar the Great’ ordered a general massacre of 30,000 inhabitants after he captured Chittor in 1568. Delhi Sultanate and invaders like Timur: All of them wiped out Hindu temples and constructed Mosques in their place after killing all the Hindu population. Timur even said “they said that on the great day of battle these 100,000 prisoners could not be left with the baggage, and that it would be entirely opposed to the rules of war to set these idolaters and foes of Islam at liberty.”

[@EW90]

@@jokyhus Mahmud’s secretary al-Utbi records: “Swords flashed like lightening amid the blackness of clouds, and fountains of blood flowed like the fall of setting star. The friends of god defeated their opponents….the Musalmans wreaked their vengeance on the infidel enemies of god killing 15,000 of them…making them food of the beasts and birds of prey….god also bestowed on his friends such an amount of booty as was beyond all bounds and calculations, including 500,000 slaves beautiful men and women” Shall I keep going ? Muslim history is *drenched* in the blood of innocents

[@kenmeri5832]

DEUS, and i can not stress this enough, VULT

[@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay]

When the bully from your school took over your favorite seat

[@Gracz87]

0:59 - Minarets near Hagia Sofia in XI century Constantinopole?! Is it joke?!

[@abdhbfdhdfhf]

Gracz87 they used the modern one so the audience could recognize it

[@user-jh4kp9lz4b]

@@abdhbfdhdfhf the people are not so stupid as you think

[@stelios-1821]

@@abdhbfdhdfhf maybe the girl who did the graphic is either a muslim or ignorant

[@ariefrahman7366]

Or maybe it's a simple mistake ?

[@marto8044]

Unfortunately I've seen many times Hagia Sofia witht minarets during byzantine era in some videos.

[@roaringchicken4219]

The Holy Bible May preach peace, but when it is Christendom itself that is threatened, then it is every Christian’s duty to defend all that is holy. His Holiness the pope has called a crusade to reclaim the Holy Lands from the infidel who would deny Christian pilgrims their right to visit the holy places. It is time for the armies of Christendom to put aside their differences and unite under one banner, the sign of the cross, and give back to God’s children what is rightfully theirs. Or die trying. Time to fire up Medieval II again!

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

In what is Christendom different from Islam? They're both preaching peace, but are getting violent in the end anyway.

[@uncledolan9271]

Morty ah reminds me the media and pop culture which the church is usually portray as the villainous organisation.

[@roaringchicken4219]

HendrikdePendrik Religion tends towards violence once it gains power and authority. Early Christians, for example, were quite pacifistic in the face of persecution. Christianity by the schism was a quasi-governmental body, and had significant sway over European politics, warfare includes. I cannot speak authoritatively on Islam, but the present day theocratic Islamic governments use their religious authority in a similar way to how medieval European kingdoms used the Church’s authority in politics and war.

[@treygonzalez5252]

Worry not. Nationalism and Islamophobia is increasing in Europe. Alternative for Germany very nearly won the Saxony and Brandenburg elections. Italy, Greece, Russia and UK acknowledge this threat. The Crusades will begin again.

[@raykehr1832]

Bible preaches love not peace

[@iulian29-67]

When Simple History decides to make a series about the crusases: *haopy crusader noises*

[@andregurkenstein9192]

Well that crusade actually worked not like the others

[@p.6170]

André Gurkenstein the 16th crusade worked good enough

[@thecrow9820]

Most crusades failed in middle East I will dance if they failed again and again.

[@p.6170]

mokaal elgayar it's over dude, the jews won

[@thecrow9820]

@@p.6170 Muslims and jews won, my friend.

[@p.6170]

mokaal elgayar hard to see how muslims won since all the political assets of middle east are decided by western nations right now.

[@pablovargas1128]

Why is it whenever I’m starting to learn something in my history class you post exactly what were talking about. This is why I love this channel

[@devinbones1638]

The ending of this video was on point. Quiet, only the sound of wind, as we observe the artist's depiction of Crusaders looking onto whatever city they are about to siege. While the style is cartoonish, the meaning and seriousness hit hard. Really made me think about what happened. liked.

[@meier8166]

D E U S V U L T

[@Kyure.]

DEUS VULT

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

DEUS VULT

[@pancytryna9378]

Holy Heavens look at the time! TIME FOR A CRUSADE

[@thecrow9820]

A L L A H U A K B A R

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

@@thecrow9820 I SMELL A HERICTIC

[@sidthapa7958]

*DEUS VULT* *the last stand intensifies*

[@brothercaptainaurelian1386]

THE LAST STAND IS ABOUT THE POPES SWISS GUARD DURING THE SACK OF ROME, NOT THE CRUSSADERS. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE YOU FILTY PRSANT.

[@residentelect]

@@brothercaptainaurelian1386 There is nothing more satisfying than a "Historical Bollocking" being meted out to someone who has not performed due diligence in respect of his facts.

[@pantherace1000]

Sid Thepa. The Holy Roman Empire sacked Rome in 1527 (largely to pay their Spanish and Italian mercenaries).

[@morgzmomma9715]

Your animations are getting better and better every video. :) Keep up the good work.

[@karmavore6110]

the marching forward scenes are always epic. never shy away from them

[@theblacktigertkd360]

Balian of Ibelin: What is Jerusalem worth? Saladin: Nothing. [walks away] Saladin: Everything!

[@platypuswithaphone8590]

Copied

[@ChaseMcCain81]

Eh

[@thesickman8964]

Diary of a wimpy Pope By Pope Gregory

[@tinttiakka2028]

Lamaaoooo

[@tinttiakka2028]

Lmao

[@sulfur_americium2993]

Well played.

[@sleepysleeps6950]

Make this the top comment

[@SuperGman117]

Ah yes, the "Baizantain" Empire.

[@zanderdupont9287]

That was the most aggravating part of the video.

[@ajayjobanbhatti]

Yes

[@hannibalburgers477]

@@zanderdupont9287 so not brown central asians?

[@zanderdupont9287]

@@hannibalburgers477 that to

[@datamange3818]

Let's go! I have a test on this next week perfect timing lol

[@AmmarFarisA]

I really feel the spirit of that 'Deus Vult!' Screaming

[@abthedragon4921]

First a video on the first crusade by Epic History TV Now a video on the first crusade by Simple History. Nice

[@residentelect]

@Andrew Burton EHTV is phenomenal. Like this channel, the content is first class in its own right, and I admire how upon reading the comments you can see the content is being enjoyed by more and more kids, and those who ordinarily wouldn't enjoy history.

[@ivanstrydom8417]

Thank you for showing the real reason for the start of the Crusade, Protecting pilgrims that was being murdered by the Turks . And Christendom being completely blocked out of the Holy land that belonged to Christians before the Muslim invasions of 700sAD

[@radarouton4234]

5:43 Did that crusader just appear out of nowhere?

[@fahimashab6257]

The christians somehow knew how to teleport.

[@RidleyUwO]

He did, he was given strength by Christ in the heat of battle

[@talaverajr391]

Deus vaul

[@christopherdempsey3878]

Please make a video about Chernobyl next.

[@pancytryna9378]

It exploded. There

[@xxxsobolanskixxx4656]

@@pancytryna9378 The first crusade. Happened there

[@samgakgimbap9683]

Christopher Dempsey nothing happened in 1989

[@kskmohanty5559]

When a muslim empire rises in the east:- Pope n bois * angry crusading noises

[@tinttiakka2028]

This comment will blow

[@222oree]

You mean all the middle-eastern crusades were failures expect the first one?The Balkan ones succeeded, so did the reconquista and the finnish crusades...

[@nonbinaryfiretruck542]

@@222oree what does the balkan and finnish one have to do with the middle East... And the reconquista was in Europe not in the ME

[@tomc6255]

NonBinaryFireTruck Reconquista was a liberation of Spain and Portugal from the muslims that conquered the countries for over 700 years( since the Umayadd Empire). The balkan and finnish crusades, however, were irrelevant.

[@nonbinaryfiretruck542]

@@tomc6255 The reconquista was not a crusade

[@yelw2304]

Simple History should really post more videos around this era. It is a fascinating time in our history.

[@far_centrist]

Saladin : Swiggity swooty i'm comin' for that holy city

[@americancaesar1830]

*Richard the Lionheart steps in*

[@zozidedodo780]

@@americancaesar1830 sultan pepers kicking the last crusader outta the middle East starts laughing

[@lalzuimawiahmar513]

ALLIAS defeated Ottoman empire are divided into manny piecies and Muslim still today suffaring the consequencies.Muslim are defeated by the Christian.And their Ummah is divided for good.hahha.where is your Caliph

[@deltasquad8817]

First crusade......Deus Vult Ninth crusade.....Yeet Vult

[@franciscomm7675]

LOL

[@adamwelch4336]

You're a dork!

[@Shoehazer]

1% of comment section: Congratulating Simple History on another great video. 99% of comment section: D E U S V U L T

[@ESport211]

god willing

[@thecrow9820]

0.01 % of comment section: Islam and crusades failures.

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@thecrow9820 Theres Islam here?

[@thecrow9820]

@@comradekenobi6908 Yes

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@thecrow9820 can you show me?

[@m.zplays2094]

Hello Simplified History! Can you do a video about Operation wandering soul? It was one of terrible sounds of the Vietnam war.

[@neoconwarhawk1001]

For the Grace, for the might of our Lord, for the home of the holy, for their faith and the way of the sword gave their lives so boldly.

[@sirornstein]

UNDER GUARD OF 42 ALONG A SECRET AVENUE CASTEL SANT'ANGELO IS WAITING!

[@stephenscribbles]

@@sirornstein The song is about the sixth sack of Rome in 1527, hence the lyric "It was 1527", notably after the crusades

[@sirornstein]

@@stephenscribbles I know, but the song is for some reason associated with the Crusades. Hence why I continued the lyrics

[@jimmilton9682]

Deus Vult brother

[@shakiMiki]

Missing the point with dreary predictablity.

[@alkatraz706]

Urban 2.. what a great rap group name

[@Yartrax-930]

Take you clothes, your helmet, you sword and................DEUS VULT !!!

[@pointly]

Deus vult! GOD WILLS IT!

[@aftermathematics365]

"Yeah, I'd like a crusade and a shake." "Would you like fries with that, sir?"

[@rickydaniel657]

Idk why but I’m uncomfortable with his pronunciation of the “Byzantine” empire.

[@Mika-ph6ku]

He was placing emphasis on that fact that all the byzantians are bi

[@rickydaniel657]

Brotato I can’t believe you made me open KZbin just to read that.

[@hazzmati]

Calling them byzantine isn’t even historically accurate. Should have said Roman empire

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

@@hazzmati *Eastern Roman

[@dagalealtd4888]

@@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 Roman*

[@nienkemeijer66]

0%Memes 100%DEUS VULT remember to bring your sword

[@cistemshocke7731]

I'll bring my sword to fight the catholics.

[@edyrlima3581]

@@cistemshocke7731 you monster!

[@awddfg]

*_Assassins want to know your location_*

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

Yeah Simple History do a video on the Assassins or Hashasheen

[@agoosewithinternetaccessan3218]

@@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870 assassins

[@janm5854]

since we are talking about games, the Horde wants to know your location

[@Space_Man909]

Actually real templars, knight hospitallaire(Dont judge me I dont kmow grammar lol) and teutonic knights were good guys, it was just their leaders who are the enemy

[@fullmetal1157]

The crusades are some of the most interesting points of history keep up the videos on this.

[@kunturkusilla1933]

Deys Vult my brothers¡!¡!¡ We will fight our land and rights.

[@catholicracialist776]

Deus Vult, Catholic brother

[@catholicracialist776]

*AVE CRISTUS REX* ✝️

[@sleepy_fredo]

But i'm sarracen

[@cistemshocke7731]

No

[@kadrisemihguler808]

Hagiasophia to my knowledge did not have any towers before the ottomans conquered it, correct me if i’m mistaken.

[@radjadawamindra697]

Yes, those towers was called minarets, a place to call Muslims for prayer (shalat), and it was an exclusively Muslim features

[@user-jh4kp9lz4b]

Of course there were not any. Authors of the video are quite ignorant

[@Lolpy.]

I think it’s funny that there’s a million memes about the crusades, despite it usually being so god damn convoluted most often.

[@joz1ner.522]

Thanks so much for this, I have a speech for the first c usage and this will help me a lot!

[@HumansOfVR]

*_Your voice sounds insanely satisfying_*

[@brushbandit1711]

I put my pfp as a simple history character on the shotgun episode just because I love simple history

[@maxweisel9027]

K

[@brushbandit1711]

@Tristin Campbell Thanks

[@user-gd5dj2nj6c]

Thanks Brotime very cool

[@markzosemsuello4016]

nice.. please make simple history of hospitaller, teutenic, and crusader knight

[@user-Jay178]

Great video love your history videos

[@thepoglin8479]

we need a new crusade to atack area 51

[@pastafariannoodle7554]

yes, we need less idiots

[@crylec6534]

I always had a feeling that Urban wanted to unite Europe from their infighting by the reminder they are Christians. As a Muslim the crusades always is an interesting topic considering most of time I see the European perspective and I think it is important to look at all aspects of an historic point or event. Funny enough the caliphate had the same problems of infighting with the Sunni majority and the Shia from the east had clashed a lot, I feel like a fact like that should be taken into account as the time I talk to others about the crusade many get the misinterpretation of Muslim unity.

[@snowyforpresident1492]

im so glad that my social studies teacher chose this video other than any other one

[@ushernotasher8964]

"A king does not kill a king, were you not close to a king to learn by his great example?"

[@supremeleaderchase7339]

They protecc They atacc But most of all We need them bacc

[@theblackskimask6429]

Lol u can’t even beat isis let along if the Muslim empire come back

[@johnyk1945]

Make a episode of the Kargil War 1999 between India and Pakistan.

[@_.aaxn._]

This video was very helpful for me for the +1final exam

[@noahbo24]

Nobody Pope Urban II: *im gunna do what’s called a pro gamer move*

[@argentiniangentleman5728]

*[POWERWOLF INTENSIFYING]*

[@alimustafa629]

Great Video, the animation is amazing and still improving

[@knightmarespawn2690]

Media: videogames are super violent! The Crusades: I’m pretty sure that I am way more violent.

[@Obi_Wan_Wan]

I can't help but laugh every time the Turk on the 🐎 cuts down the fleeing guy...

[@eddy._.1822]

First word that came from the crusaders:DEUS VULT

[@elitemation]

Almost everyone: *heavy breathing*

[@bloxymcbloxy2216]

Hey Simple history just wondering if you could do the Malayan Emergency (etc 1948-1960) I would be really glad if you can do it. 🙂

[@lorddoge2268]

We studied this on 7th grade there was a childrens crusade where alot of a children go sailing on the ocean and dying on hunger and thirst