Religion, Beliefs, and Ideas: The Story of Europe, Part 2 | Full Historical Documentary

For many Europeans, Europe today is synonymous with the "Christian Occident". But like so much that has shaped our civilization, Christianity also comes from the Orient. And it is not the only "one-faith belief" that shapes the continent: even before Christianity, Judaism spread throughout the Roman Empire. And on the Iberian Peninsula, Muslim Moors rule from the 8th to the 15th century.
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[@natsomething0]

I'd never heard discussion of such an influential figure as Columbanus. This doc is so condensed I find myself rewinding constantly to let the words sink in. This piece is a real gift to those looking for the connections along the journey of civilization. I really appreciate the work you've done to bring this freely to all who love learning. Thank you!

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Ditto!!

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[@dannyboy536]

Many interesting topics. However, of the few topics that I know much about, I have heard many incorrect "facts" by Get.Factual.

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Oh ja!? No it seems no complex but it is a fiasco of religious history!!!!

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​@@dannyboy536 care to explain?

[@anypercentdeathless]

Anything but concise. Padded, purple, and wordy.

[@danesovic7585]

The story of Europe is so beautiful. These videos should have millions of views.

[@vedicpride]

Why?

[@carlosmiguelserranodelossa954]

very..... Euro its a garden😂

[@theoxionis8310]

Beautiful but not complete and therefore the title is not representative!!!

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​@@theoxionis8310What is missing?

[@aldencai1143]

One of the best history documentaries. Insightful, interesting and engagingly narrated. Highly recommended!

[@sm_mikhailovna5126]

I did not expect for Saint Columban to be mentioned in this documentary. Although he is a pioneer of Catholic education in Europe, he is sadly underrated. He's my school's patron saint so I'm happy that he is mentioned here.

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wow in ireland there are many, actually he is a lesser name

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[@MrMonikura]

Nicely narrated! Enjoyed it greatly!

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I've just watched the first episode, and it was amazing, i'm excited to hop straight into this one. very interesting so far

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"Sick"....groan!

[@Thor-Orion]

@@marypetrie930 clearly a young person. Perhaps you believe knowledge should be off limits to the youth?

[@bambooshampoo3495]

​@@marypetrie930 snob

[@rufusroher]

I visited the Alhambra and Generalife and it was a very moving experience for me. Those places are so beautiful and tranquil. My mom purchased to book by Washington Irving titled 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Reading it is inspiring as well, and it explains a lot of the vibe/aura of the area.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

I am European and love this continent. I have been to the Second and Third Cities of Christendom - Rome and Santiago de Compostela ( The City of "St. James of the Field of Stars" ). Now it`s first City is Jerusalem. But I have a mind to go to Istanbul / Constantinople.

[@jakejhakraborchardt4462]

great presentation. I have researched Gallus unintentionally by way of living near St.Gallen. It was fun to see the Cathedral Ive sat so many times before in the video. Ive also come to learn by my own intuition and curiousity about many figures in the reformation finding the connections to Switzerland. Luther, Zwingle, and I did stumble upon Jan Hus researching the statue of Imperia rotating on the shore of Konstans. Keep your curiousity alive and let it show you something to learn. Somehow, everything is connected. So many great connections in this video. Great Work.

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Beautiful Series i just watched Part one i love that you went all the way to modern time 🔥🔥

[@francismuiruri9064]

Really enjoyed the documentary thanks from Kenya.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Absolutely wonderful series.

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Really interesting. Great documentary!

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Excellent documentary 👏👏👏

[@languagefreeassangeteacher5338]

Entertaining and informative, thank you!

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Maravilhoso! Inteligente maneira de tratar a história. Sem rodeios fúteis. Grande produção. Digna e ética. E ainda dá para treinar o inglês. Vou passar para os meus alunos.

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Excellent ..History...Thank you ...

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Thank You for this!!!!!

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Excelente, muchas gracias.

[@RichWoods23]

An excellent documentary, but I had to chuckle at the appearance (23:47) of chillies and gherkins in a Frankish market, eight centuries before trade with the New World.

[@TheJorgekimelman]

Great video Master...

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Your videos are as incredible as Europe.

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Another masterpiece, wow

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[@yiannismanatos3511]

An excellent documentary, but I think its title is misleading; this is by far the Story of Western Europe only and not the entire continent's history. Talking about Religion, Beliefs, and Ideas, the original Schism is not even mentioned, 1,000 years of Byzantine story is totally ignored, end even the New Rome's conquest by the Crusaders is not mentioned. Only Kyiv is briefly mentioned as part of the eastern European story, claiming to be the 3rd Rome after Constantinople's fall.

[@colinafobe2152]

exactly. typical presentation of only one part of Europe

[@raktimamchiforthe4thtime445]

Yo where you know this all from?

[@Ezekiel903]

watch the entire documentary, from part 1 on! btw, it would take much longer to mention every event that happened throughout Europe's history!

[@lhpl]

Funny. I also noticed the lack of mention of Scandinavia, and the role of Denmark/Norway and Sweden, almost as if we aren't part of Europe, despite the influence in Britain, Normandy, the Baltic, and the Kievan Rus. So far I've seen part 1 and 2, if there isn't anything by part 3, parts 4 to 6 can be stuffed up somewhere dark.

[@davyngoveni1494]

Excellently narrated

[@juliussonny8704]

This was awesome documentary!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Brilliant 👏

[@wheatley9601]

Anyone know the name of the cathedral at 20:41?

[@papasophia4997]

not bad for a bunch of lads from Bangor. As a Bangorian, its great to see this home town legend brought to life

[@multymedia5320]

the big city :)

[@joergwehrenpfennig9342]

The glowing picture painted here of Muslim Al Andalus as a haven of religious tolerance and cooperation sadly ended by Christian "zealotry" is highly misleading. Both Christians and Jews were fiscally and legally oppressed and mistreated with impunity in many other ways. Neither enjoyed what we would now call citizenship. For starters, neither could testify in court against a Muslim nor raise his hand against one, not even in self-defense. One can readily imagine to what abuses this led....

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

So they were exceptionally eccentric.

[@yuzhenyao9129]

Are people happy to pay taxes for the Catholic church nowadays in Germany?

[@notgonnalietho]

Islamic people were sooo violent and animalistic

[@Inagole4233]

I would be glad to know what historical sources you are using ………

[@MidwestTractionModeler]

​@@Inagole4233 word of mouth.

[@Amitkumar-tk9qw]

@get.factual, Please make video on Historical Documentary of Buddha

[@constantinelimberakis6226]

You had me until you started focusing on the division of church first in the 15th century without even mentioning the Great Schism once.

[@lepsze]

It's interesting to see how this is all continuation. Like the part about Ukraine (starts at 39:00)

[@bethbartlett5692]

Luther didn't realize they had edited the Gospels ... Thus added more fear ...(Human "Lower Mind aka Ego Mind). The USA has a separate Church and State, some still don't seem to understand this. It was the original purpose for coming here. Freedom of Religion.

[@vasilikitsakiridou7370]

Great documentary. However, the fall of Constantnople was because of the 4rth crusade. In 1204 Constantinople completely destroyed. Crusaders murdered innocents, raped women and children and sacked. Thus, it was very easy for the Ottomans to conquer it in 1453.

[@jameskirk2905]

Nothing is ever said about all the people Muslims killed in Northern Africa and any other area. Crusaders killings were a drop in the bucket compared to Muslim blood baths.

[@briansmith9439]

Do you know where I can obtain any actual figures for deaths in No Africa? I'm having a hard time finding anything that approaches a number based in fact. Anything approaching the 10,000 Catholics killed by Protestants in France during the St Bart's Day massacre? I wonder if the 6 million dead during the 30-Years War was surpassed? No one mentions the slave trade in Africans headed up by the Arabs - it was multiple times greater than the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the last slave market in Mecca was held during my lifetime!

[@AdrienMelody]

To be fair, if it happened in Africa, it wouldn’t exactly be related to European history. As a Christian, I feel that the video fairly represented both religions and their misdeeds.

[@arolemaprarath6615]

@@briansmith9439 there were strong resistance against the Arab Muslims in modern day Algeria and Tunisia. The Christian queen, I forgot her name never gave up until she was killed and her kingdom became Muslim and Arabs.

[@alipakforce]

There were no killings in Africa , coz Northern Africa went with who ever took control of Egypt

[@arolemaprarath6615]

@@alipakforce Islam is not true and bad

[@minespingol-il4bl]

I have to SHARE.

[@worldgreatempire]

Which lab did Clark send his sample to for DNA for origin analysis?

[@chrisd.6568]

Interesting choice to show the Christian crusaders attacking Muslim soldiers in Jerusalem (35:40) but then depict the Muslim forces in Constantinople slaughtering Christian civilians in a church (36:45). Maybe I'm just being too sensitive but that seemed a bit skewed. Neither are my religion, for context.

[@mica123ify]

Let’s share

[@memphisakan4691]

The best places on earth safest cleanest most developed remain foundationally christian societies. Christianity indeed is the true one

[@coryhebert4091]

Theres something that I think needs to be said, I notice in many historical documentaries the European crusaders are always portrayed to be the aggressors and made to look like power hungry villains invading Muslim territory unprovoked. Now look I'm not religious at all and have no dog In this fight, but as an unbiased observer knowing that Jerusalem and the rest of Judea was considered Christian territory that was part of the Roman empire for centuries and that it was the Muslim Turks who initially invaded and took the land from Eastern Rome, it is absolutely no surprise to me as well as most people at that time probably, that the Christians would not be happy about that and would do whatever they could to get it back. I mean look at it this way, would anyone really have been surprised of Muslim retribution if European Christians attacked and conquered Mecca unprovoked? Nope.. everyone would say they were justified so how is this any different?

[@Techfollowme]

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE A DOG IN THE FIGHT. JERUSALEM WAS NOT CONSIDERED A CHRISTIAN TERRITORY, IT WAS HELD AS MIXED ZONE. THE EUROPEANS WERE THE ONES WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR POWER AND CAME AFTER THE MUSLIMS AS A COMBINED FORCE AND YET THEY WERE STILL DEFEATED. SALAHUDDIN AYYUBI EVEN ALLOWED THE CHRISTIANS TO LEAVE JERUSALEM PEACEFULLY WHILE THE CHRISTIANS HAD SLAIN EVERY MUSLIM IN THE CITY BEFORE. SO YEAH THE CHRISTIANS WENT FROM BEING Oppressed BY THE ROMANS AND JEWS TO BE THE MAIN OppressERS FOR Generations To COME. LOOK AT THE HOLOCAUST AND SLAVERY ALL WERE BASED IN CHRISTIANITY BEING THE SUPERIOR RELIGION.

[@coryhebert4091]

@@Techfollowme Hitler was not Christian and slavery was around long before Christianity. You gonna tell me the Roman's persecuted the jews because of Christianity too?

[@maciejzmuda1339]

First of all Jerusalem and Judea was Jewish.

[@coryhebert4091]

@@maciejzmuda1339 Yes I know, but that was well before Christianity and Islam were created and was the pagan Roman Empire that drove them out. If you want to get historical though then technically It was originally cannanite

[@Inagole4233]

I am a Muslim and I like your idea.But it’s worth to note that the idea of holy places for pilgrimages was not incorporated I in Christian teachings like it was in Islam.Secondly Muslim coexistence with Jews and Christian’s is well documented.WTH much respect…

[@2dimitropolis370]

St. Helena was not Catholic, she was an Orthodox. So, she was not crossing herself with 4 fingers, in Catholic way... But with 3 fingars put in one. There was no Catholic church as such, till 1054. Stop spreading the false info

[@Thor-Orion]

So who crowned Charlemagne?

[@kentajin7860]

@@Thor-Orion Pope

[@kentajin7860]

@@Thor-Orion i like to watch the feud Catholics against every religion!

[@sushantrajmishra7599]

What about "The Black Death" that happened in 1347 in Europe?

[@sparihar1100]

The one plus point of the film is its language which I could understand easily. American English pronounciation is very hard to understand.

[@amandaquinn7472]

What Christian symbols are on the Arch of Constantine? Everything I've read says there aren't any.

[@gemcarloramos9704]

the Chi-Ro (☧) symbol and scenes from the New Testament

[@bananaboi551]

I love your work! But your accent sounds way more British than Australian haha

[@Laceh1]

Only born in Australia, lives in the UK now. Idk how long he lived in the UK but I guess that can change your accent

[@Thor-Orion]

@@Laceh1 it can, but there are different accents in Australia just like in the UK and elsewhere. Some Australian accents are far more English sounding than others.

[@brad8537]

I love this, but much about Constantine is incorrect, If you look closely at his victory arch, there are no references to christianity. Much of these ideas of his "Christendom" was added after his death to reinforce his reputation

[@albertattard5611]

Great documentart, however the very important events of the advancement of the Ottomans in East Europe and the resistance and final victories of the Knights of Malta in 1565 after a three month siege and the battle of Lepanto later over the Ottomans has been totally ignored.

[@2dimitropolis370]

You say "Fall of Constantinopolis" but you don't say that westerners didn't help at all when called

[@alban1959]

Nicolas V, the Pope in the West, tried to raise troops; but western Europe was preoccupied with its own conflicts at the time.

[@claudiamanta1943]

4:46 I’ll tell you why. The Followers of Horus have always been very shrewd and sold the promise of immortality to the mobs, thus trying to doctrinally unify Ancient Egypt whilst poisoning the wells of saner religions (there were other theological systems, too, not just the Osiris-Isis-Horus one). Saul of Tars was a Pharisee who sold the Messianic ideology to non- Jewish population; it’s quite ironic how his successful attempt to destroy the Roman Empire led to Vatican. It was for political reasons that Constantine was forced to adopt Christianity. Etc. They all have one thing in common- lying and preying on the gullible masses made of individuals who have been- literally so- scared to, and of, death.

[@claudiamanta1943]

7:57 Of course. How splendidly and conveniently was Malachi 4:2 fitting with Mitraism? Hence, the shield.

[@Terminator550]

I would be careful to state an opinion as a fact, in regards to how monotheism started. To speculate that the ancient Hebrew culture derived ideas more ancient cultures is only to be taken as speculation. It is a very weak speculation that Moses of the Bible derived the notion of the soul, also known as the spirit, from the Egyptian culture. Even to speculate that the earliest Hebrew theology concepts was borrowed or derived from Sumerian cultures is very flimsy. It is known that even in the earliest creation stories found in the land of Sumer, one deity is claimed to create humanity and within this tale explain of lesser deities wanting control or ownership of the created man and woman-- All to say that the concept of worshiping only one deity should not be assumed to be created after the belief in polytheism, pantheism, or totemism. I think we all have to admit that we modern humans can only speculate and our speculation of history can be considered close to truth by presenting what we call evidence to increase the probability that certain speculation is likely an accurate portrayal of history.

[@2dimitropolis370]

Is there Slavs in this Europe of yours?

[@SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira]

Hagia Sofia: We should have christian services again, over there as well. Despite everything in the past, to rebuild a new world of peace and love : It will be beautiful both religions together… 🤔

[@yunusakyuz5372]

Dear sir/madam, 6:45 is Iznik, not Izmit! For your attention!

[@Trinitypater]

Clark ❤️🙏

[@dewhill9624]

How are you doing and your family my dear

[@jorgikralj905]

Nice, but where are Slavs????? So Germanic!

[@53evi]

The Ortodox Christianity?

[@jorgikralj905]

@@53evi No, there are no Slavs at all. But half of Europe is occupied by Slavic nations!

[@2dimitropolis370]

Exactly

[@user-vw8cw2sb6i]

@@53evi Poles and Czechs are catholic for more than 1000 years.

[@jeksixten5751]

Hidden in the Forest

[@godleftelmo7710]

I cant help but notice how much he skipped over the muslim mistreatment of Christians in spain, it really wasn't the happy union he portrays.

[@SenBonZakura2007]

How can you gloss over the sack of Constantinoples by the French and Italian Crusaders in 1204 when considering relations between East and West Europe.

[@HBquintessence]

Izlam isn't as peaceful as they made it out to be @37:00

[@cawheeler27]

lol for real. This doc is absurd.

[@yashshah3484]

Exactly, this docu paints islam as peaceful makes me sick.

[@MaciejSinger]

20:12 Knowledge carried over, yet first hand censored by the Church. How on Earth could such knowledge be reliable; and, if so, to what extent?

[@jam1087]

Well, I saw on Parable an episode in which they examined Constantine's Arch actually up close and could not find anything christian at all. Which is it.

[@dionysise5008]

It was actually Greek Monks that kept Ancient thoughts alive. Not the Muslims

[@250txc]

All this killing is sickening ...

[@scamrasc]

Why is the dubbing so bad in the reinactments?🤣

[@timothymacdonnell9079]

The Crusaders were requested to go to the Holy Land. The Orthodox leader was afraid of the Seljuk Turks, who were just as brutal and cruel, by the way.

[@edgardocasuga5074]

Turkey's land mass is mostly in Asia Ergo, Turkey should be Asian.

[@crystalhays1295]

Pagan churches under Christian churches, he never converted. The arch has absolutely no Christian symbols on it. Simply needed Christians in his military.

[@greatexpectations6577]

Please stop drinking boiled milk.

[@ecenazturna3389]

İSTANBUL💗💗

[@claudiamanta1943]

7:24 Nonsense. She knew better than Constantine what the political situation at grassroots level was. Many women have, actually, ruled from the shadow of their sons or husbands.

[@USAR8888]

10:58 What Christian symbols are on the Arch of Constantine? The only thing I can find that could even be remotely interpreted as specifically Christian are the words "instinctu divinitatis" (inspired by the divine) but that's pretty ambiguous.

[@colinafobe2152]

and of course when they say Europe, they mean western Europe and western Mediterranean typical

[@rajeevzacharia7020]

This video portrays Church as a dividing element of Europe. is it really true?

[@yashshah3484]

And it portrays Islam as peaceful and inclusive 😐😐

[@ineon03]

Bloodbath inside Hagia Sophia? Really ?

[@tokesalotta1521]

Hilarious, this guy claimed Christianity and Islam are similar lmao

[@rayphenicie7344]

I could have done with a little less of Christopher being in front of the camera, some of the Irish scenery in particular is way more interesting .

[@dynamitebsb4520]

After watching it, I get europe is relatively new civilization when compared with India or Persia.

[@pennyyoung2506]

Europeans' *many, highly complex* inventions are *by far* the most technologically advanced compared to the inventions of any other continent. The computers we all use are merely one example of European genius. 🤍🤍🤍

[@lateonaname]

Wanted to watch this, seems like great content and information but the camera movement is way too distracting and deters focus

[@claudiamanta1943]

6:14 2.3 billion people believing this and acting accordingly, and there are some who disagree with me when I say there is absolutely no hope for humankind. There really isn’t.

[@orthochristos]

The Irish monks bring Christianity to Italy???!! That's the first time I have heard that before!!

[@1CASSIODORUS]

It should be noted that The Crusades were a counter attack after centuries of Muslim expansion / aggression into Christian lands .

[@USAR8888]

4:47 "In the New Testament in the book known as Apostles" I hate to nitpick, but no Christian calls it "Apostles". I know the book's official name is Acts of the Apostles, but most Christians will simply refer to it as the book of Acts, not "Apostles". Any Christian bible will tell you this.

[@Shineon83]

….”After Ottoman occupation, the Hagia Sophia became a mosque” … Uh, NO, Professor. It would be considered an act of unforgivable blasphemy to “convert” a mosque into a church-the Muslims that “forced” Islam on the Hagia Sophia were AT BEST indifferent to the effect such an act would have on Christians….

[@pongpong123able4]

This is a great documentary but sadly it provided a simplistic account of the crusades and its motivations. Christianity was in fact being besieged by islamic forces from the middle east. There was a time when even Pope John VIII had to pay tribute to the muslim emir of Sicily. Christians who came under islamic conquest were also converted or forced to live us dhimmis with all the restrictions and subclass treatment. Pilgrimages of Christians to the holy land were also increasingly becoming impossible due to the harassments and systematic prohibitions of the muslim rulers. This was a hard pill for the Christians to swallow considering that the middle east used to be under the dominion of Christianity and was in fact, its birthplace. To see it being lost forever because of islamic invasion and the realization that islam will continue to push onwards into the remaining christian territories in Europe is what animated europeans to launch the crusades. Hence, the crusades should be viewed as christianity fighting back against islam. Indeed, it gave Christianity a breathing space, it expanded christian territories and solidified western Europe as a christian fortress

[@koksalceylan9032]

But wasnt not the Pope who whent to Charlemagne to Crown him in old Paris 800AD.

[@hannah1943]

they're not similar at all. ' like having a bookls that covers are simi. but the books are completely different

[@uiPublic]

Exhilarating introductory note Christianity's stood especially for all lost tribes Monotheists if also Constantine's establish a Mediterranean Empire out of Gracefully thankfulness by his unexpected victory on Idolatry ifn't every Blessed testimony's?!

[@shalevedna]

Christianity stopped being monotheistic a long time ago .

[@thebigguyowen]

Cloverleaf? It's a Shamrock!

[@user-lw6ud9hu6x]

The age of al Andalus was not so gold. People who were not muslims were only dimmies it means citizens without rights.

[@tomaszpialucha2402]

Sadly, there is no account of the Polish Commonwealth and its contribution to Europe.

[@rjones83061]

this is at some points biased.......... some view the Christians Crusades as COUNTER - Crusades towards Muslim expansion. Spain, Byzantium , and Umayyad invasion of Aquitaine at the Battle of Tours(France)...... seems to me Muslims started stepping on toes first 😆 ............. loved the info. on Irish influence on Christianity!!! no I am not Irish.

[@100youmiro]

You speak about eastern Christianity and not a word about the first Christian states Armenia and Georgia, that’s not fair

[@somai_1]

The crusaders also butchered Orthodox Christians. They helped weaken the Byzantine empire and contributed to the fall of Constantinouple because they sacked and looted the city and then refused to help defend vs the Ottoman empire because eastern Christians weren't Catholic.