Siege of Lisbon, 1147: A Victory of the Second Crusade

[@marcosmartins7581]

Quite accurate description of the conquest of our capital of Portugal... Only one small detail missing, the role of Martim Moniz, the man that prevented the closing of the small breach at the wall, allowing Cristian troops to invade the city

[@diogopires8304]

Afonso I of Portugal The Conqueror,son of an templar !

[@cmiranda66]

+Diogo pires, and a Templar of 3rd degree himself.

[@christosvoskresye]

@Carlos Saraiva I suppose a widower might still become a Templar, in which case it would not have been impossible for even a very holy Templar to have had children. I knew a priest like that, who was ordained at age 60 when his wife was dead and all his children were already grown -- and he was one of the best priests I have ever known.

[@bogthing1]

Thank you. Fascinating history. My ancestors are from Portugal and I never knew of the occupation until recently. Your channel is a valuable resource.

[@boomdos4265]

That's cause you've been brainwashed along with much of the populace. Your typical kid knows much more about the Crusades as "Christian aggression" than they know about the Islamic wars of aggression 300 years prior.

[@NomadX7]

Once again fenomenal. We the Portuguese have 500 years of Templar history. Not just the common knowledge of 200 years all over Europe. The great Atlantic explorations had the same purpose, just a different name! We sailed has The Order of Christ! The Holy Red Cross in the sails are a testament of that! Portugal sailed with them way before other nation and we still use it in our banners! Find a book by Jonh Dos Passos... " A History of conquest"! Plain and simple 400 pages written in English that will allow You guys to understand 5 century's of Portuguese Templar History. Just a note...O'PORTO is the crib city, as well as Guimarães and Braga, of our Nation. Port'dU'Graal! The D is silent. Means The Port of THE GRAAL! PORTUGAL! Por Santiago or St.James was our banner! Then after Lisboa...also for St.George's. The first Bishop was from England! Read about it. You might find some Templar Gems. Thanks for Your great work mates.

[@NomadX7]

@Justin Case Totally right. ... i misslead. That was what i wanted to put across but just focused in the order of christ. Thanks

[@cesarsilva5605]

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[@gezforce]

Fascinating account of Portugal's taking of Lisbon. Moor on this Kingdom please :)

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

***** dont expose yourself too much,ive heard some numerii still running around for theyre wages!

[@marco-antonio.]

Great pun!

[@kennethkustren9381]

No !! No MOOR ! PLS.

[@danomau]

A bit disappointed that you didn't call Afonso I of Portugal, as he is known: The Conqueror

[@danomau]

but besides that it was great!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

danomau Sorry about that my friend! Next time I'll be sure to get that in there when I talk about him.

[@bigrobnz]

It's interesting that William the First is also known as the Conqueror

[@Dimension3500]

Afonso I almost single handedly guaranteed Portugal's independence as a Kingdom. He fought against his mother's forces, alone, in order to keep the lands his father had conquered from being vassalized by his uncle, the King of Castille and Leon. Then he spent his entire life on the line, for Portugal wasn't guaranteed as an independent Kingdom until it's official recognition by the Pope, which came only SIX YEARS before Afonso died. This basically means that every Iberian Christian Kingdom had a plausible justification for declaring war on him. And not only that, he also had to battle the Moors that threatened to undo the Reconquista on his southern borders. It's no exaggeration to say that the Portugal we know today, as a nation with it's own culture and language, and not as some Spanish province, exists because of him. No one expected much from that kid, son of a French crusader, whose mom tried to screw over by manipulating his lands back into her family's domain, yet as soon as he was 14 he was knighted and proceeded to wage war against his mother's forces. Afonso I The Conqueror was a beast, and he deserves his nickname as much as William does.

[@jaimepaiva8847]

it's only the cognomen, and this is much more important for us natives than for the target of this video which is international. cognomens are used mainly as a mnemonic to remember which king did what, and since in this case he only talks about Afonso I, "The Conqueror" or "O Conquistador", the cognomen is pretty much redundant IMHO.

[@levibarros149]

You are a great teacher Sir Roberts! Your way of presenting information is very straightforward and enjoyable. Keep at it man! You're fast becoming my number one KZbin channel. I'm watching your videos every day. God bless you! :)

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks very much Levi!

[@levibarros149]

Sure thing, lad! =D

[@henridelacroix4245]

+Real Crusades History why don't you do a vedio about Stephan the Moldovan. he was the unsung hero of the crusaders

[@manuls23]

Finally some american who knows that portugal isnt a province of spain XD

[@bluedog0012able]

manuls23 yes it's about time!

[@crpth1]

LOL :-)

[@joaoteixeira7410]

Carlos Saraiva estamos no mapa de novo!!

[@joseantoniocastro1486]

Sois nuestros hermanos no sería nada malo para Portugal volver a ser parte de España, todo lo contrario, en España os queremos mucho, más de lo que os pensais, nos encanta Portugal y lo sentimos parte de nosotros, Portugal es España con saudade, de hecho muchos portugueses y españoles estan de acuerdo con la reunificación de toda la península, mejor nos iria a todos, no somos enemigos somos hermanos de sangre, no se os olvide nunca que Portugal es hijo del reino de León., y que vuestra reconquista empezo en Covadonga, Asturias. España.

[@joaodfardilha]

@@joseantoniocastro1486 metade de vós não querem ser espanhóis (bascos, catalães até galegos e andaluzes) e vocês querem que nós sejamos espanhóis. Estamos bem obrigado. Que podemos gostar uns dos outros e colaborar para o desenvolvimento da Ibéria como um todo, concordo. Mas daí a perdermos a nossa nacionalidade, muito obrigado mas não.

[@Jackripster69]

Loving this channel, top job thx

[@jppt24]

Could you make a video about the siege of Santarém?

[@TheNinjaDwarfBiker]

This video is so well done, I don't understand why you have a mere 2k views

[@crpth1]

I guess it's because just have well documented plain truth... If it was full of BS giants, aliens and all the remaining "refuse" would be in the "xM" mark. LOL :-)

[@joetamaccio9475]

That was VERY WELL DONE . Thank you

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you too!

[@jean-philippejouette392]

Let's retake Constantinople!!!!!!!

[@drchess23]

Jean-Philippe Jouette We will take Rome before.

[@andyreginald6272]

We will retake Jerusalem, Constantinople, Antioch and Alexandria.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

Lol maybe for us ONLY, not for byzantine traitors

[@Iktius]

​@@andyreginald6272amem

[@fload46d]

So very interesting. Thank you so much.

[@killerpanda7405]

Retake Constantinople

[@barood3]

+American Imperial In your dream maybe...

[@barood3]

***** we started looool you dont know nothing , the Christians invaded Arabian land before the Arabs came to Europe see the first war between Muslims and Christians ( the battle of mutah) it happens in north of Saudi Arabia and Jordan, tell me what Romans they doing their, the Arabs they came to those land before the Romans

[@barood3]

***** loool you didn't understand what I mean is north of Saudi Arabia and Jordan for Romans ? Arabs they used to lived in those land before the romans and Islam came and they retook those area in the battle of yarmouk...

[@The_13th_Hussar]

+barood3 you want to talk about who invaded who first ancient Greece was invaded by ancient persia

[@gershompatrioticus555]

+American Imperial From who? The entire city is Muslim. The Christian population had been slaughtered or expelled centuries ago!

[@NomadX7]

Very well made mate. We Portuguese thank You.

[@sidetracker3496]

It would have been appropriate to mention that Afonso's father was a french crusader who led an army to aid the King of Leon and got granted northern Portugal as a fiefdom. So Portugal's early history is tied with crusading

[@thelaziestguyuveverknown]

Yup, along with the large help given by templars (possible some even French ones) over the following century

[@silveriorebelo2920]

of course, the entire territory of Portugal was under Arab occupation until the end of the 9th century

[@backtotr7ce]

Great video as always. Btw are you planning to do any videos about the crusades in the baltic countries, or about the Teutonic Order in general, in the near future?

[@Johnny_Utah242]

Yeah, we kick those asses! Go Portugal!

[@davidavila787]

Europe is in need of a modern crusader

[@lst141]

Carlos Saraiva Yes a crusade to get rid of traitors and red collaborators like yourself. 900 years ago you would be advising mours fore sure. And today you would called yourself some Mohammed or Abdul.... Traitor

[@fatgirlboy9341]

And the Saladin would kick out the crusaders

[@zeljkoraznatovic8005]

@@fatgirlboy9341 No, he'd get asskicked by a teenage leper.

[@shellminator]

Afonso I the first and greatest Portuguese that ever lived ! The father of the nation

[@RuiAmeixa]

que alla esteja convosco...

[@lordofhostsappreciator3075]

Salazar was better

[@shellminator]

@@lordofhostsappreciator3075 yeah he won lots of wars ^^

[@jonathanspengler8913]

Europe needs a modern Templar movement....

[@vroomkaboom108]

No they freaking don't. The orginal poor soldiers of Christ died long ago and turned into spoiled ocultist mason orders and the Europe needs none of it.

[@vroomkaboom108]

tacotony24 that's what i'm saying. The originals, the good and pious, are all dead and the masons of the 13th century took their name and power. So let's be realistic, an order that uses of secrecy and donations, is more than BOUND to suffer these things. Wouldn't objectify to a modern crusade, tho.

[@vroomkaboom108]

tacotony24 sorry, meant freemasons. Occultists, in a broader term.

[@gershompatrioticus555]

+tacotony24 According to the History of Great Britian by David Hume, there was a chapter of Freemasons in London during the time of Edward the Confessor. Check it.

[@pfernandes8982]

Jonathan Spengler im in lets do this

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Real Crusades History this is one of the greatest channels I've ever come across. I want to personally thank you for putting out this important content. As a European American, it's amazing to be able to watch and learn more about the Greatness of Christendom, our Fatherland, our TRUE home outside of the new world. Again. ..THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

[@calebtimes453]

Real Crusades History Can't wait for more iberian and Luso crusade videos.

[@marco-antonio.]

Thanks for this!

[@Europe1500Brasil]

Hi, great work. However, only a remark, you can't say the Muslim in Al Andalus, because many of the them were Christian also. All north Africa was Christian before Muslim invasion, and didn't change in one day. Took centuries the Islamisation process. The oldest ancient Christian group in Christian religion still living today in Egypt, siria and Libano, were the majority are Muslim.

[@MaccaveliPL]

Are you planning make an episode about the Northern Crusades and how they were different from the rest?

[@yoshilorak5897]

MaccaveliPL The only Northern crusades i ever heard of were the senseless slaughter of our fellow brothers, the Hebrews.

[@parispeter2]

Thanks, v.interesting (& useful for my tours of Lisbon)!

[@namankumar9478]

Portuguese were the lions of Christianity.

[@joaoconchilha2231]

@@asherlawrence6436 run for it

[@daliazerquera9691]

Love your video. Would like to know where you got the painting of St. Jorge castle showing the curtain wall? Love it!

[@loveroffacts5851]

Super interesting. Thank you for sharing your obvious extensive knowledge of History. Thank you.

[@lopazio]

Great work, you should make more! but from the excerpts, it seems thay foreigners did all the work and the portuguese just sat back watching the flemish, english, etc., breaching and making attacks....There was no mention of "Martim Moniz", a portuguese knight that sacrified himself by keeping one door open with his body during an attack...

[@carlos89784]

"That's OUR breach English and Normans! We are just resting. Go get your own!"

[@SuperIberian]

Would be very interesting to watch a video of yours about the epic siege of Silves ancient Xelbs 1189 where crusaders of the Teutonic Order on their way to Acre to battle on the third Crusade helped the King of Portugal 🇵🇹 to capture the City of the famous Al-Mutamid.

[@hellavadeal]

Honor was important to knights. Making your opponent look strong and respectable is making you more respectable in defeating them. Beating scum is nothing but killing animals. No honor but sometimes necessary. That is why historians paint the defeated enemy in an honorable light. That and smart leaders respect the abilities of their opponents or risk being beat by their own bravado.

[@RiderSousa]

Real, Real, Real, por El-Rei de Portugal!

[@constantius4654]

Ave Maria. Glory to the Crusaders on the recapture of Lisbon.

[@kafon6368]

Amen. May the next one in Europe be as swift and sure against the atheist and agnostic.

[@alexdesousa1038]

Full primary account of the De expugnatione Lyxbonensi (Conquest of Lisbon) is available here in Latin and English: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015034104094;view=1up;seq=19

[@shootgunMarvel]

You should made a reference of 'João Sem Pavor' ( Jonh, without Fear) a great warrior, a man if his time, He fought sometimes for Christians other time for arabs, a mercenary. Before the Siege of Lisboa, a few weeks before was the Assault of the city of 'Santarem', where 'João Sem Pavor' had an important roll on that assault.

[@Daniel-vg8fk]

Geraldo sem Pavor ("Gerald the Fearless"). And he wasn't a mercenary at all, he was one of king Afonso Henriques most loyal knights, besides being a Christian fanatic. All he did was for the nation of Portugal and every fight he fought was under a portuguese banner.

[@shootgunMarvel]

@@Daniel-vg8fk no. he fight for both sides.

[@Daniel-vg8fk]

@@shootgunMarvel Show me proof, you are mixing his story with the one of El Cid

[@shootgunMarvel]

@@Daniel-vg8fk In 1173 he join Moorish forces of Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf.

[@shootgunMarvel]

if i had any doubt i would say. im sure of this. i dont know any English source, but this isn't a court, you keep your beliefs and i keep mine. - Have a nice day, Sir.

[@richardpatton2502]

I’m from Guimarães. Afonso I capital city. First capital of Portugal 🇵🇹

[@ConanTheContrarian1]

In regard to the bravery of the Muslims, two thoughts: One, I'm reminded of the Imperial Guard fighting to the last man at Waterloo, and have read accounts of other, similar stands against hopeless odds. Modern military thought is aware of this as small unit cohesion, where the members fight as much or more because of their emotional bonds and pride of unit as love of country, etc. Two, there is the aspect of making a virtue of necessity, as they were quite unsure of their treatment if they surrendered.

[@carloscastanheiro2933]

Well done. Thank you.

[@joaodfardilha]

You ever thought of doing a podcast like Mike Duncan's history of Rome and revolutions?

[@christosvoskresye]

I think it makes a difference when you insult your enemy. When he appears to be strong, and you appear to be weak, that is the time to insult him. Thus the Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire. When, however, he is already defeated, then you may praise him and even mourn him.

[@phardim]

Men naturally grouped according to their their tongue; it's vitality impossible to command troops that can't understand you.

[@Ironmaidenportugal]

Well the roman did command in latin to the barbarians mercenaries all they have to do is teach them the orders meaning in battle They dont need to know latin. So same thing happened in the crusades and i believe latin was an universal language at least to people that had acess to education which where the commanders and high ranked officers had.

[@Zach-mw5so]

I am not sure if this is the right area to bring this up, but I found this video concerning the Knights Templar from a popular KZbinr, Mark Dice. I don't have sources to counter Dice's claims, so if Mr. Roberts could see to this, it would be appreciated

[@crpth1]

Zach N - Just watched that Dice video you mentioned... What a bunch of BS. The guy don't even have a clue where to start and worse where to stop... Mixing Illuminati, Freemasons and Knights Templar it's another one of those "moronic" YT trends, from stupid conspiracy theorist. It's really unbelievable, how "fashionable" ignorance seems to be nowadays. I guess this YT "prophets" need the limelight's. :-( You want to learn about Knights Templar. One word of advise study Portuguese history. ;-)

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

finaly some one remembers Portugal,

[@joaofernandes2827]

coitadinho :(

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

@@joaofernandes2827 Portugal was the first to fight the moors and actually win, Portugal is the first country of Europe, Portugal was the first to go to sea and explore beyond imagination, Portugal was the first to create a global empire, the first to base it on economy trade, not in religion our force of arms, the first in many things pioneer and has been forgotten on purpose, because its inconvenient to others, so yes I say finally someone remembers Portugal. Get lost.

[@joaofernandes2827]

@@JoaoSoares-rs6ec So Sad :( No one loves you :(

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

@@joaofernandes2827 my wife does, the rest can go to hell for all i care,

[@makky6239]

@@joaofernandes2827 Deve ser Br

[@theamazonrainforest5073]

Thanks for sharing this great vídeo! In fact we are a small country rich in History and culture ! I believe that all of us Portuguese are a mixture of all the races of the world ( in which I include myself ) Perhaps for this reason we are such a pleasantly hospitable people 😊 We ourselves do not know who our ancestors were truly 🤔♥️

[@Brock1812]

I'm a Fleming. Go ancestors!

[@dancarson1479]

Brock1812 I am as well, always follow the exploits of Robert of Flanders

[@henrikhansen1023]

Very good documentary. Thumbs up for that !! However.... Do you deliberately speak the way you do, or is it just the way people speak where you were brought up? It sound so snobbish.

[@carolshaw4090]

Can you have maps

[@kingslegion1]

where in Gods name is the about box... I have never seen it!

[@Acme633]

Interesting. I didn't know the Portugeese were in the crusades.

[@alexptjp9569]

The Portuguese are the successors of the Knights Templar.

[@Xgamerplays]

Acme633 even today the Portuguese airforce as the symbol of the templars...

[@schopen-hauer]

we were in the crusades and lots ppl from holland, french, danish, english were on the discoveries ships.

[@Ironmaidenportugal]

Portugal was born from crusades

[@Ironmaidenportugal]

@@Xgamerplays to be precise the simbol is the Order of Christ which is the templar 2.0 version after the betrayal of the pope

[@TheMateuszNH]

Hi, one time u made video about Assasin's creed game. Can u tell us something about Europa Universalis, i think it's game real based on history. Assasin's creed used only some characters and locations. :)

[@vica8160]

At least type "Portuguese" properly.

[@kristinarain9098]

18:32 MFW Uses mines to undermine a city ...

[@nunodapalma8696]

I explain this often... Lisbon is a very old city... 400 years older then Rome ... its not a important city by then it was with the Romans but it lost its importancy with t Mours..Lisbon is a trade post between t mediterranean and t North of Europe...there is no trade or little trade during Arab rule.. Lisbon as only 12 000 people more or less when its reconquered back by our first king .. less then halff of the Roman city... less even then in Visigoth times ...Just saying...

[@nunodapalma8696]

In Roman times Lisbon has around 35 000 ... its was not t highest or biggest project of our first king .. Silves was it... and only 3 generations or kings later that we where able to take Silves ... that was the Nours capital by t way... in what is today Algarve

[@atrollgod3804]

nice job

[@tonlito22]

It does show the Moorish resistance that the Flemish were reduced to ranged fire. The Flemish at this time should be pioneering infantry shock tactics, so that they stood up to it so severely that the Flemish fell back says something about them.

[@TemplarX2]

You are doing a great job but please don't read excerpts. It kind of kill the flow of the narrative. Instead try to read the excerpts beforehand and then give your interpretation of it. No one wants to hear you read excerpts.

[@jaimepaiva8847]

it doesn't. if you had been born in Lisbon you would be glued to the speakers while he reads the excerpt. i didn't know this account and it was mindblowing, specially the geographical accounts like Porta do Ferro or the mention of the camp, which is now called Campo de Santa Clara - where i lived for 3 years :)

[@mariogouveia7937]

Lisboa tinham-la os mouros Quem a havia de tomar Foi El Rei Dom Afonso Henriques Mais os cruzados a ajudar...🎵

[@pedroledoux9779]

We won.

[@hjs8092]

🇵🇹❤️🙏

[@GetSmart008]

The title king Afonso is incorrect. He was the Count of Portugal at that time.

[@alexandraortez1141]

+GetSmart008 He held a _de facto_ 'title' similar to that of Napoleon (Emperor of the French); King of the Portuguese (not of Portugal, yes), in his case, but his _de jure_ title was indeed that of a count at the time.

[@GetSmart008]

+Xana Ortez You might have Afonso Henriques confused with his maternal grandfather Afonso the emperor of Iberia.

[@leandromiguel4481]

Aid from the English , French , Normans , Germans , how did they understand eachother ?

[@handel1111]

Latin is the language of Christendom

[@jpmisterioman]

Sources?

[@phardim]

The underminers were sappers; very dangerous business.

[@nunoferreiradurao9091]

The beggining of The end of the Kalifat! ... Pity that the pope fucks up! Pity that Afonso Heriques didn't kill Afonso Raimundes in the two great opportunities he had!! There are several details you should get in this chapter! Hey! Just saying! Overall good job! And... Thank you!

[@tonygomes6306]

Fortuna Audaces Sequitur

[@killerpanda7405]

Hey do you think that the west still think of its self as christiadom

[@arturealves7340]

Portugal caralho

[@jojorockallnations7351]

ABUT I ASK, WHERE WERE BLACKS AT THIS TIME TOO.

[@leebuhrul]

In Africa enslaved by the moors