Sibylla, Princess of Jerusalem: A Biography

[@skullgaming6778]

im a kid and i personally love medieval history and crusades

[@tadeusznelson]

Ok

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So would you like to be a crusader?

[@norellmarksalaan9587]

Roman empire history is more interesting

[@frauleinhohenzollern]

OK...

[@dinosaurcj]

That's awesome,

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

All of this stuff would have made the movie Kingdom of Heaven much more interesting and dramatic.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Right? The actual history is filled with vivid human emotion and drama. They left it all out and just replaced it with leftist propaganda that insisted that the Christians were all evil.

[@Jinseual]

The reason why she gave the crown to an incompetent commander is because she was in love with him. This resulted in a disaster for the Crusades. That narrative does not go well with Hollywood, because according to Hollywood the power of love is so strong it could deflect bullets and nukes.

[@grizla1895]

@@RealCrusadesHistory it was a really fun movie if you are completely ignorant though! I would know from personal experience lol

[@etherealcatholic5711]

WheresWallace4883 That movie absolutely sucked.

[@tims4966]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Comment made three years ago, but it did not feel like that at all, both theatrical and Director's Cut. Everybody else had better characterization in the Director's Cut.

[@fleetcenturion]

4:16 - There was good reason for that. She was having an affair with the Patriarch of Jerusalem at the time. As much as she may have supported Guy's claim, the marriage couldn't have been going that well. The Templars naturally supported her, since they had also supported her husband. The Hospitallers did not support Guy, however, and many stories tell that their Grand Master meant to delay the coronation by taking the crown jewels and throwing them from tower where they were kept. This did little good, because in one of history's great ironies, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar happened to be walking by at that very moment, caught the box containing the crown, and Guy's coronation was held on time.

[@roses00000]

then why did she choose guy if she did not love him ?

[@fleetcenturion]

roses00000 He was one of the few suitable choices for a consort. The laws of Jerusalem allowed a woman to rule, but she was required to marry. And love? Seriously, do you actually think this was even a consideration for a royal marriage? Neither of them were that naive.

[@blacklight4720]

Can you link the reference to that tower event? Sounds like 16th century drama.

[@fleetcenturion]

Dorian Grey I'm afraid it's in one of them ol' fashioned books. You'll actually have to read it: www.amazon.com/Templars-Dramatic-Powerful-Military-Crusades/dp/B0038EOQC8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8

[@neferanubis4749]

fleetcenturion yes I read books that say sybilla took several lovers I do not think she was all that happy with guy

[@dashinvaine]

Nicely done. The only thing I would question would be referring to Humphrey of Toron as highly capable. This doesn't fit with the fact that he later had to submit to a forced divorce in order to make way for Conrad. I don't think you also mentioned that Sibylla had two daughters by Guy who also perished in the camp outside of Acre, which was not a healthy environment. It always struck me as a bit odd that they were brought along to the siege, anyway, but there were probably few places where they could have gone.

[@eyamalanay2352]

I love watching histories. Much to learn about the past.

[@kronos251]

I think I see why Ridley Scott changed her story, role and appearance in Kingdom of Heaven. In real life, she wasn't a very sympathetic character, lacking integrity and intelligence ... plus she died unceremoniously. Not exactly someone you'd root for in a movie.

[@anabelcastro-debattista2456]

I would have. Done better

[@Thor-Orion]

@@anabelcastro-debattista2456as Queen or director?

[@GoldieLoqs]

Thanks for your videos. I love learning more about my ancestors.

[@fulgenjbatista4640]

🙏 THANK YOU FOR THE FASCINATING INFO 🙏 👑💜👑

[@TheRousler]

I visited the castle of Limassol some years ago and they had suits of armour from the Lusignan period. They were surprisingly small - approx 5'5" tall.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

In the twelfth century people were about as tall as they are now. At the end of the thirteenth century they started to get shorter. By the 14th, 15th century they were pretty short. The armor you saw was probably from the Late Middle Ages, not the period when Sibylla lived.

[@KiwiImpactSaint]

***** Not quite, more to do with sunlight. Late Medieval, the earth experienced near two centuries of small ice age. Some writers from that period exaggerated, saying Europe only receive 4 to 5 hours of sunlight per day. Sunlight and its vitamin D is very essential for bone growth. For youths, it will decide their heights of adulthood.

[@adelaidebiker6083]

+TheRousler Adding 2 cents to the best YT station - IMAO I believe that the small sized armour is in the realm of those 'small clothes that don't fit anyone' and remain forever in a cheap bin. I can only guess the incredible cost of these things and doubt they were made just for display. Perhaps a prince grew too fast or died etc.. Quite simply, these items can only exist in good condition today because they were never used. Tall, short, nutrition etc are convenient commentaries which overlook a simple fact that something was made but not used, and while we benefit by seeing the technology, the reality is probably very simple.

[@orionmelton3226]

...I feel short now.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

@@KiwiImpactSaint then why am I not taller? I was in the sun ALL THE TIME as a child.

[@smallestmansmind]

Great video, i was wondering if you would ever make a video on Constantine XI and the downfall of Constantinople in 1453 .

[@NaturalNobilityDE]

Thanks a lot for your work!!! Happy that I am learning the truth about the Crusades!! HAILS!!!!

[@carlos89784]

William "Longsword" ... oh died too soon. Tough choices.

[@paradoarify]

Be honest. Who else saw the thumbnail and thought of Princess Kenny?

[@moguzhansimsek]

Kenny chan kawaii purinsesu!!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

[@thegrimwar2127]

What do you day? I can't hear you!

[@G3Rs0n92]

very good, keep it up!

[@xavierlaflamme8773]

i didn't realize it during the movie but upon research later, Sybilla was one of my people. Armenian. Under the House of Lusignan. That's awesome! wonder if she was as beautiful as the actress.

[@angelaflying9591]

kingdom of heaven taking all things wrong. i bet that was her most beloved marriage. she was adult this time and she CHOSE him.

[@debbieallport7019]

Sibylla, Princess of Jerusalem : A Biography

[@buttercxpdraws8101]

I wish this was a 90 minute historical reenactment 💕

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

I can't handle the way this guy reads. It's just off in some way. Uneven.

[@cittiavaticano]

This was great. I enjoyed it very much. What about a video of the current claims to the Latin Kingdom? =)

[@Thor-Orion]

Current claims to the Latin kingdom?

[@cittiavaticano]

@@Thor-Orion King of Jerusalem exists in the titles of at least Spain and France I think? So who would have a better claim to it?

[@Thor-Orion]

@@cittiavaticano That’s a good question. I mean, I’m partial to the current King of Spain, so I’m not a good person to ask that question to. I want him to claim the title of King of the Goths (I’m super Gothic) because the king of Sweden abandoned that title in 1976. And as a successor to Pelagio I think Felipe VI has a valid claim to that title. Hahaha. But Jerusalem is a place, so without an actual monarchy there it seems like an empty title, no?

[@ruvstof]

Very interesting the videos about the cruzades!

[@dattebenforcer]

Cool. Btw, do you have references or citations or recommendations if one wants to learn more?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Yes, they are all at the end of the video :)

[@dattebenforcer]

Real Crusades History Oh thanks, I guess I should look at the pictures rather than just listen to the audio. :P

[@ignatiussun3325]

So, the Kingdom of Jerusalem ended because of a lady blinded by love and ignored her brother's warning

[@lw0911]

I related to your early quotation of how the movie "Kingdom of Heaven", greatly altered history. So much so as to offer tremendous insult. I have my degree in history and am both a Hospitaller (Order of St. John) and a Templar. Each has it's secrets as do many. The extent in which The Knights Templar were vilified is astounding. Princess Sibylla's brother Baldwin IV owed the successful defense of his very kingdom to The Templar's, with a bold counter stroke made by he and a vastly smaller force at Montgisard 25 November 1177. The movie in essence blames the fall on the Knights Templar. An insult of the greatest magnitude.

[@Thor-Orion]

I actually got up and walked out of the movie during the scene when they hang the Templars within the city of Jerusalem. I half-yelled “EXCOMMUNICATION!” Stood up and walked out. Movie is ridiculously inaccurate. It didn’t just insult Crusaders, it insulted my intelligence.

[@newweaponsdc]

I love your podcast!

[@richardlionhardt4134]

I hate it when history gets distorted by Hollyweird. Braveheart, Kingdom of Heaven and lots of the older so-called Bible movies. These movies misinform the young and those who know nothing of history or the Bible. I think the script writers should stick to Scripture and known history. What could be a better story than what actually took place?

[@Euro.Patriot]

They're just movies.

[@psal8715]

I thought Kingdom of Heaven was pure fiction(I mean it is, but based on a real event) but it got me interested to learn more about the crusades. my school didn't even mention the crusades so all i knew was that they happened. So while completely, grossly inaccurate it got me to learn about the real crusades.

[@rosewhite259]

In order to be commercially-viable, movies must have certain plot lines and character arcs. It's fine for movies to take artistic license; the issue that people should be better educated in SCHOOL and not by film, and they should also be told that movies are usually historically inaccurate.

[@shooterdownunder]

To be fair with Braveheart the producers did try to find information about William Wallace and came up empty. It was only after the movie was released that the historians came out investigate the history with with all the resources at their disposal.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

I love this stuff.

[@diskpanic]

Great vids, the music is unnecessary for such quality scholarly work. People that are going to be impressed by the music, aren't going to be watching these videos.

[@inyourface4936]

diskpanic I liked the music. Scholarly work can be enhanced with sound, music, And the choice is different to the norm, but does get your attention.

[@diskpanic]

InYourFace Maybe. Like I said, it is unnecessary. I'll just say that his other videos do not suffer for not having music.

[@inyourface4936]

diskpanic I like the music. I think he should bring in music again.

[@celiayounger9202]

Muy interesante gracias

[@celiayounger9202]

Muchas gracias 🌹🌿

[@elijah.k]

Please make a video about Old Prussians and other baltic tribes that are wiped out .

[@tygetygetyge]

love da music. keep it up guys

[@magnusjmvc8895]

KOH is the best non factual medieval movie of all time… consider it a primer into the subject along with the historical figures, locations, milieu, and orders with amazing cinematography. Enter historians like you to provide us with historical perspectives and corrections. ⚔️🛡

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Is he actually a historian?

[@SaladinSiregar]

This video seems interesting to me, as I'm gathering the unknown fact around Saladin himself.

[@theodoros9428]

And King Baldwin the third was brave and clever king

[@louisquatorze9280]

Well done.

[@rockoorbe2002]

It's a pity thar Kingdom of Heaven turned out the way it did because the casting turned out to be well done. I think Eva Green was well cast as Sybilla based not just on her natural beauty and sensuality but she has played smart and cunning femme fatales before. Had her portrayal of Sybilla been closer to the real queen it would have been an epic portrayal

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I agree, Eva Green is a great actress. She would've done brilliantly as a fully fleshed out Sibylla.

[@vjorp5332]

*Deus Vult intesifies.

[@VanBoneless]

Flemish Power !

[@mrvin5467]

Now i know ..the movie is base on thier Own director script not the History thank you

[@hollykelley9624]

AT LEAST EVERYONE IS LEARNING HISTORY !!!...LOL

[@salauddin2322]

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[@SaladinSiregar]

Is she using veil at minute 6:29?

[@hannahr77]

hmm there's only one KING of JERUSALEM and that's KING JESUS CHRIST, and HE'S coming Again soon

[@hannahr77]

Jacob Lively says WHO?

[@hannahr77]

Jacob Lively wrong there's plenty of non-Biblical proof that JESUS CHRIST existed

[@Halo4Lyf]

Jacob Lively Actually, there is. The writings of Tacitus and Josephus being just two.

[@Halo4Lyf]

Jacob Lively Given that Josephus did not believe in the divinity of Christ, I'm not sure why you'd expect more. It does establish the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth though.

[@QuebecTranquille]

+Jacob. they found his entire familly crypt.

[@hil6578]

The lesson is don't learn history from a hollywood movie

[@christianenriquez9189]

Why its different to the story of kingdom of heaven??? Where is richard lion heart????

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Here's a little secret...Kingdom of Heaven is totally historically inaccurate.

[@kristofantal8801]

Because Kingdom of Heaven is a movie...

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

Sibylla became only 30 years old.

[@preetypaswan2680]

Please subtlite in hindi

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool

[@yllbardh]

de Lusignan a spoiled brat that had a kingdom given to him and simply didn't know how to keep it

[@thepawchoe2749]

So how exactly did sibylla die?

[@doylekitchen9795]

dysentery

[@thepawchoe2749]

@@doylekitchen9795 ouch

[@serkancaner4636]

Beatifull

[@MonikaEscobar1965]

Another evidence that Jerusalem was in Scotland.

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What?

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[@nothingtoospiffy7913]

I thought the lepper Baldwin was the IV

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