Why Did the Crusades Stop? (Short Animated Documentary)

One day, the Crusades stopped. But given the Christian zeal that had precipitated them was still present what changed? Why did the Crusades come to an end? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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[@ThatGUY666666]

“This is a secular conquest” might just be my new favorite sign

[@MusaGaming]

RELIGOUS SECULAR LOL

[@anotherguycalled6253]

Agreed

[@jesseberg3271]

They borrowed it from the US Embassy in Tripoli, we left it there after Barbary Wars.

[@ahmeder6370]

Mine was "This is entirely personal"

[@anotherguycalled6253]

@@ahmeder6370 pretty good one

[@nawwafsudi9761]

"Crusading was one of medieval europe favourite past time" Starting strong aren't we.

[@Whatever4867]

ye but sadly u became weak so fast

[@LordVader1094]

@@Whatever4867 Seethe harder

[@stc3145]

It was Sigurd I favorite Vacation

[@TentaclePentacle]

for someone who calls himself history matter, actually history matters really little to him.

[@quidam_surprise]

@@TentaclePentacle To be fair, it is first and foremost a statement

[@WillHerrmann]

The last crusade was in 1938 when Indiana Jones and his father sought out the Holy Grail before Nazis could get to it.

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I've watched that one as well! After that was done, the world was done with crusading!😉

[@Demmrir]

This is a history channel. Please be accurate. His name was Henry Walton Jones, Jr. Indy was the dog's name.

[@thomasrice4930]

The Crusades ended because the Templars took all the important religious relics back to France

[@ChrisCaramia]

​@@Demmrir Indiana was the dog's name; "Indy!" was the troubled cry of Junior's many assistants/hangers-on.

[@joeerickson516]

"He chose...poorly?"

[@xanderx2523]

The pope was so sad because his power declined, he didn't even feel like running through the flower field...that's actually kinda deep...

[@blueblack3591]

hahahaha why does this make me laugh?

[@wildfire9280]

lik if u cri evrytiem

[@staticshockk]

Kelly moneymaker and rob waterhouse living in james bissonet shadow every day 😭

[@alexander1055]

If Kelly was a Moneygiver and not a Moneymaker then maybe she would be mentioned first. And if Rob can't afford a Watermansion then he can't afford to outpledge James.

[@ΆρωμαΜπλε]

@@alexander1055 can't disagree

[@corneliuscapitalinus845]

Imagine caring about anyone other than Bisonette

[@gideonmele1556]

Pseudonyms for the same person... or organization

[@ZechsMerquise73]

@@corneliuscapitalinus845 James Bissonnette first, family second.

[@erikarzensek]

"You only keep trying the same thing so many times before it just seems silly.." Generalissimo Luigi Cadorna- Visible confusion

[@MilesStratton]

Ha! I understand this reference...

[@fable1109]

nonsense... we will take caporetto this time promise

[@ashleyoasis7948]

Seems relevant in today’s foreign Middle Eastern wars

[@ZayanK]

Isonzo River PTSD intensifies

[@riograndedosulball248]

@@alexjv1370 but... the first, third and sixth crusades worked

[@siljeff2708]

I love how how the people being burned at the stake have a blank expression!

[@patrickiamonfire965]

They knew it would come to this so decided that’s life and didn’t give any satisfaction to their torturers.

[@riograndedosulball248]

Jesus' "why tho?" face at Henry the VIII lmao

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@patrickiamonfire965 I burned a tiny bit of my finger yesterday and the pain was there. Imagine burning at the stake and not caring.

[@WaltherPPK909]

I'm going anyway!

[@justanotherbaptistjew5659]

@@JonatasAdoM Jan Hus sang hymns while being burned alive.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Hilariously, when General Allenby entered Jerusalem in 1917 he apparently proclaimed himself as a modern crusader come to retake an ancient Christian city. When the British government heard about this they were furious because it offended Britain's millions of Muslim subjects, and Allenby was forced to publicly apologise.

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

so britain was cucked even back then

[@SweetTeaConnoisseur]

Modern Crusader? STAND UP JOIN US MODERN CRUSADERS ALIVE ("Modern Crusaders" is an Enigma song that appears in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.)

[@jesucristobostero3287]

Modern england is a shameful existence for ancient medieval crusader england

[@billbadson7598]

_”When the British government heard about this they were furious because it offended Britain's millions of Muslim subjects, and Allenby was forced to publicly apologise.”_ How did Britain’s millions of Muslim subjects feel a few decades later when they turned the whole place over to an explicitly jewish ethnostate? Did they apologize again?

[@midothunderstorm7738]

@@billbadson7598 Apparently no, because the British themselves were hit by the very same thing they created.

[@lteht6919]

The "Do it for Her" got me in the feels

[@Itachi951000]

Which the kingdom of France as effigy... Matches perfectly! lmao

[@matthewgigs3456]

WOW I don't even notice that 😂

[@jessabell7364]

I was trying to figure that sign out. Was trying to fit the little shapes (the crown, the Sputnik looking thing) into it.

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@ixlnxs]

@Stefan Berger Ah ok thx. I was stunned!

[@jaredgaston3305]

How is no one talking about the “Do it for her” sign?😂😂

[@laziestslacker]

YESSS the simpsons reference killed me at 1:04

[@robbieflores7712]

That's why I love this channel 🤣

[@RyanLucroy]

I was looking for this comment 😂😂

[@nicocola284]

Keepcup i know

[@wilhelmbittrich88]

Literally laughed out loud when I saw that

[@spambot6959]

Faster than the speed of a dying snail in the backyard

[@MusaGaming]

i can assure you that hell a lot faster than me

[@toshomni9478]

Interestingly the Crusader states actually endured for hundreds of years so it's more like the Crusades had huge success at first before gradually declining for a variety of reasons.

[@mmaa5109]

Not really; they succeeded because the Middle East was in a dreadful turmoil, and then the Mongols arrival bought some significant extra time there.

[@AlexanderRM1000]

They tried like 4-5 more crusades after the 4th one was the last one that managed to take any territory even temporarily (and that one destroyed the Byzantine Empire instead of fighting Muslims) The real reason they stopped going to the Holy Land to fight though was because the Ottomans invaded the Balkans and they started organizing leagues against them much closer to home.

[@mmaa5109]

@@Tzimiskes3506 actually, it's very precise

[@luisaymerich9675]

The crusaders were successful in Spain, Malta, and Lepanto.

[@duhman3649]

@@mmaa5109 That's only one of the reasons, The Crusaders during the first crusade were actually very disadvantaged when you think about it. The main reason the First Crusade was successful was because believe or not they were genuinely determined to take the Holy Land and rid themselves of all their sins, which the Pope promised to all participants in the Crusade, and because the crusader generals were brilliant strategists. Bohemond of Taranto for example managed to defeat Ridwan of Aleppo at the battle of the Iron Gate despite being outnumbered 12:1.

[@number1kenyan]

1:41 I like how displeased Jesus looks as Henry makes his own church. They might just be boxes +clothes, limbs and faces but their expressions are still funny lmao.

[@neonyzr]

minceraft

[@number1kenyan]

@@neonyzr Roblox

[@idkuwutdou8155]

@@number1kenyan And thus, the crusade begins

[@SamAronow]

0:48 the more complicated reasons: - Egypt was on the upswing and Europe was out of money - Nobody liked the Lusignans - The mercantile and political powers had no more reason for fighting since Egypt and the Crusaders had established freedom of movement in order to fight the Mongols - The Pope was more interested in feuding with the Holy Roman Emperor

[@bondye5929]

mamelukes aint egypt, ruler and military class were kipchak turks, hell mamelukes are the first in the history to officially having Türkiyye in their name.

[@hmmm3210]

@@bondye5929 that's like saying Norman England isn't England lol. The Mamluks operated from Egypt and were very much an Egyptian state. Just like the Albanian Muhammad Ali dynasty was still Egypt.

[@bondye5929]

@@hmmm3210 yes einstein but in the video they are depicted as mia khalifa in egypt themed porn shoot, not how they would look like.

[@wariodude128]

Ah, that death thud sound never gets old. For some reason, whenever I hear it, I smile.

[@ianlang9925]

Love the Simpsons reference you slipped in at 1:04

[@arandomyoutubeaccount3166]

I don't get it.

[@ianlang9925]

Google "do it for her"

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

@@arandomyoutubeaccount3166 but what about the reference?

[@Dystopia1111]

Edasurc eht nioj!

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

@Jon Willig you misunderstood my comment/joke. :D

[@Dr-Weird]

HM: Why did the crusades stop? Crusader Kings 1,2,3: *Am I a game to you?*

[@tassfurkann]

Yes

[@davewhite115]

@@tassfurkann and good ones at that

[@vincentiu-nicolaeleata4469]

They still care about us

[@son_of_the_heavymetal1142]

Probably HM is too busy to crusade because he's doing "Sweet home Middle Ages"

[@thebigmanskeet6969]

I was waiting for this.

[@DBlockSquadron]

0:13 "its entirely personal" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@omnitroph1501]

If religious conflict counts as personal, I guess.

[@owenjames8575]

​@@omnitroph1501they do

[@ayylmaoo7071]

I cannot even express how full of happiness i am when HM uploads a new video.

[@onlinegladiator5888]

When people in Europe don’t know what to protest about 0:04

[@SirBoggins]

Accurate even now...

[@tinman123456789]

Me: I really need to get all my work assignments taken care. KZbin Alerts: NEW HISTORY MATTERS VIDEO!!! Me: Work who?

[@acanadiancapitalist2107]

Lol

[@gabrielsim6340]

*What work?

[@zeinmaslida]

Right? I was doing my school assignments when this popped up, and I couldn't resist but to click on the video

[@CatholicWeeb]

It's been 3 Minutes & video finished: a.) Watch another video b.) Finish Work c.) Contemplate while doing neither d.) Stare into space

[@tinman123456789]

@@CatholicWeeb Watch another History Matters video is the only answer 😂

[@seanfitzgerald4804]

You should do a video about the Worlds or Europes reaction to the English and Scottish Act of Union

[@Admiral45-10]

Or Polish-Lithuanian Lublin Union of 1569

[@TSmith-yy3cc]

French: "Friendship ended with Scotland." "Friendship started with..." "Fuck."

[@Le0n76]

I guess they didn`t really care maybe France but in general Scottland was more a problem for England than important for Europe

[@mg4361]

@@TSmith-yy3cc not really. By that time Scotland and England had been in personal union and had a shared foreign policy for centuries. The Act of Union only formalized that fact. I guess the world kind of just took notice and had to adapt to the new nomenclature, like when Swaziland became Eswatini.

[@jesseberg3271]

It was probably mostly either polite attempts not to laugh at the name, or in France's case, impolite laughter with no restraint at all.

[@Isdeka02]

The fastest click on the West

[@andrefarfan4372]

First

[@acanadiancapitalist2107]

@@andrefarfan4372 no one cares

[@MatijaCG]

@@andrefarfan4372 Grade?

[@Robert-tu7jl]

Indeed

[@klm9440]

YEEEHAW

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

The "Do it for her" reference was a very nice touch!

[@TheFriendlyCorgi]

As a side note: 4-5 crusades were called to bohemia by the popes, (called the husseite wars), kept failing resulting in a decline of fervor for crusading against heretical movements. I'll probably make a video on the topic myself after I'm finished writing about it.

[@user-wm6zf4jg2z]

It's been 8 months, where is that video?

[@Biiiiitnfish]

@@user-wm6zf4jg2z We who liked this, 8 months ago remain waiting... Good thing i didnt hold my breath.

[@davidduchesne8421]

doo it

[@mario0318]

Guys, contain yourselves please. The dog said "probably make a video". That should have been enough to avoid this debacle. Alas, it's been 10 months now, dogmanfriend. Where are the moving pictures? Does corgi wanna play? Corgi wanna fetch? Yeah? Come on then, bud! Go fetch the video! Who's a good boy! Go fetch it!

[@jeremywilliams5107]

Always best to write it first 😀 There has to be a reference at the end to "defenestration" and it's tricky to get the concept over. Give the guy/gal a break.

[@kauffner]

When the Crusaders lost Acre in 1291, many considered this to be God's judgement against the whole crusading project. The Templars were dissolved in 1307. If you still wanted to crusade after that, you could join the Knights of Malta. Napoleon took Malta in 1798 and brought crusading to end.

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

While the Templars were dissolved and hunted down, one country wasn't a fan of that... The group is no longer called the Templars or anything of that nature (and no, I'm not referring Assassin's Creed here), and is currently named "Military Order of Christ".

[@mochalo4912]

Well , when the british took jerusalem , one major oficer anounced that " Now the crusade wars are finally over "

[@DM-dy9bq]

Then the brits gave them to jews Jews : ✌️

[@fuseydunae397]

@@DM-dy9bq they gave 50% to jews and 50% to palestinians...

[@DM-dy9bq]

@@fuseydunae397 thats not the point here

[@notyeet8683]

The biggest mistake they did was splitting the land batween the Jews and Muslims they should just make one nation 2 religion

[@fuseydunae397]

@@notyeet8683 soo true.

[@Chris14_]

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[@Chris14_]

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[@Chris14_]

@@ArabianCrescent oh I forgot about that

[@scotandiamapping4549]

Nearly there

[@nothingtoseeheremovealong598]

seems pretty realistic

[@kerberospresents2862]

Whenever I see an upload from History Matters, I have a sudden urge to run through a field of flowers.

[@johantolli372]

I just wanna say i really enjoy these short history lessons. Well done!

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

I feel there was a missed opportunity for a joke involving Cervantes' hand at the battle of Lepanto

[@gunner38ED]

The first 3 parts were good but then it got repetitive and they tried to add some flavour by attacking the Byzantine Empire and the Lithuanians. People simply got bored of producers trying to save an old show betraying their fanbase and the Crusades were cancelled. Their new spinoff, american native conversion was pretty successful but short.

[@vladprus4019]

The 4th installment was especially convoluted with creators circumnavigating basically everything in order to make main conflict somehow happen with a lot of sudden changes of plans of many characters.

[@guidolensen1629]

I love these video’s. It happens often that I see the question in your thumbnail and immediately think “damn.. that’s a really good question. I want to know the answer NOW!” How do you come up with all these questions?

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

I believe the Collapse of Byzantium is the main reason, because the frontier moved from Asia Minor to Hungary so why fight a war in lands so far behind the enemy's line when there's literally Hungary and Mediterannean to protect?

[@senadneslan1563]

what happened when the Hungarians waged a crusade with Bosnia ... heheheh

[@edmerc92]

It didn't collapse until the 15th century though. The last Crusade to the Holy Land ended in 1270.

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

1:05 that Simpsons bit brought back a lot of memories. 😢 Mostly from when the simpsons was good.

[@DarkMatterX1]

So the 90s then?

[@kenjifujimori2793]

This is my favorite youtube channel at all it's telling history easily

[@ervandrafadhlil403]

@MALEK001 001 oversimplified rarely upload but when he does its the best day

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

It's one of my favorites as well!

[@bjk03_62]

Never stopped crusading to Jerusalem so quickly

[@hospitallercross1155]

Are u Turkic? I can see it by ur name

[@bjk03_62]

@@hospitallercross1155 yeah, it obviously just Was a joke tho

[@breakerdawn8429]

Dang, imagine a crusade during WW1 lead by the British, seem would be a good alternate history novel.

[@Crashed131963]

Europe did dismantle the Ottoman Empire after WW1, was that considered a crusade?

[@breakerdawn8429]

@@Crashed131963 Not really since it was more for national interest than any religious beliefs.

[@kellymoneymaker3922]

I truly look forward to these videos. ❤️ Thank you, History Matters, for all the research, energy and time you devote to these wonderfully informative, yet thoroughly entertaining videos. Cheers🥂

[@nathanielflorendo5190]

Always a pleasure hearing History Matters mentioning James Bissonette on the special thanks part.

[@volbound1700]

You forgot that one of the primary reasons for the Crusades was to stop violence at home. Catholic Church kept wanting to stop violence in Europe so they made a ton of Holidays but that didn't work. Then they decided to just call the armies up to go fight someone else once they got the request from help from the Byzantines.

[@kurt4320]

This is true. The Crusades caused the greatest decline in violence in the history of Europe. Before the Crusades, European duchies and baronies were at constant warfare with each other because armies were paid by plunder. The Church taught the Just War Theory saying war had to be for a just cause, not just plunder. The Crusades created the idea of a standing army, paid a salary. The Crusaders also invented banking so that persons were not robbed when travelling, another cause of the decrease in violence.

[@alanpennie]

"Go and cause trouble somewhere else" energy.

[@general_jacob3227]

I just finished learning about this in my history class like a month ago. Edit:Thank you for all these like. It means a lot

[@tommyreusse3858]

lol in a zoom meeting?

[@general_jacob3227]

@@tommyreusse3858 no in really school

[@dejanvujicic7668]

This is one of my favourite history chanell,cuz it is just so consistant and fun. Thank you sir for unlimited knowledge!

[@Ruosteinenknight]

01:34 This actually happened to King Richard, who was considered THE crusader king. His own brother, prince John tried to overthrow the regent appointed by Richard to rule instead. Yes, he's that John, from Robin Hood: also called John Lackland, because he wasn't expected to inherit anything. Fun fact: Magna Carta exist because of him, though not because he was forward thinking monarch. No, he was so utterly bad at being king(he kept feuding with nobles and pope and losing english posession in france) that both nobles and commoners alike thought it's high time to have some protections against possibility of his kind of screw up taking the throne again. To this day, not another english king has taken name John.

[@AndrasMihalyi]

And since then the english slang for toilets is "john" 😀

[@MsLogjam]

No Ethelwulfs or Ethelreds either. They should bring back some of those old Saxon names.

[@the_tactician9858]

Also, while Magna Carta was the first instance of what would later become a constitutional monarchy, the charter itself was very aristocratic in nature, as the barons all realised that they could get buck out of this inexperienced and hated king, so they twisted John's hand into signing a document that basically guaranteed wealth, power and influence for the nobility, as well as some rights for commoners to sweeten the deal (although these had little importance for the following centuries). This power for the nobility proved to be both a boon for the nation, as England could call upon a big number of skilled commanders in wars to come, and a curse, as the power of noble families allowed the Rose Wars to ignite so heavily. However, Magna Carta did prove to be a source of inspiration for both the Bill of Rights (cementing the British constitutional monarchy) and the American Declaration of Independence, as both documents used the MC as a legitimisation for their decision to reduce British royal power.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

John just seems unlucky. France had 2 Johns, one died when he was a few days old (totally definitely not from poison) and the other was a total failure.

[@tritium1998]

The 13th Century before the Fall of Acre (1291) was also when the Mongol Empire linked up with Europe through the Silk Road.

[@markb1935]

Thanking the Patrons at the end is the best 😂 I love it ❤️

[@bobbycrenshaw5167]

You are one of my favorite KZbin Channels. Look forward to each new one posted. Keep up the great work.👍

[@najehfamily6157]

2:31 i didn't know you could write in arabic but you nailed it except for the vowel move on every letter if you were to do it on one otherwise you would have done it perfectly

[@milindpania]

"The idea of a Christian religious war was bizarre." Wish modern day Islamic fundamentalists and their tacit supporters would take the same stance.

[@Cplusplus745]

Because countries like usa are busy bombing them for no reason so they gotta give some candy to people to mobilise them. No one was screwin christians back in the day but they went for these religious wars out of madness.

[@mohammadnasser6715]

Take what You mean like after France killed third of the Algerian population Of course why not

[@navilluscire2567]

Evangelicals: What was that? Sorry, I couldn't hear you over trying to direct U.S. foreign policy based on religious beliefs and trying fulfill prophecy that we believe will bring about the end of the world like some crazy doomsday cult from a generic fantasy world.

[@TheRewasder97]

The brits: *finally make Lionheart proud* Also the brits: *instantly say that isn't their intention, half ruining a potential "better late than never" meme*

[@mighty_99d56]

Thanks for featuring me :)

[@jamesbissonette8002]

...me too.

[@jaytheman9271]

I'm not a history geek (which is why I need this channel), and you can only squeeze in so much in so short a time, but in Australia WWI was advertised, at least to some people, as the final crusade. The Anzacs talked of "Constantinople" and not "Istanbul". I can to an extent imagine people being shamed by some religious leaders and therefore trying to sideline peace-loving Christian religious leaders as irrelevant by framing the war in secular interests. Or perhaps as a way to justify religious fanaticism - "I'm doing it (or rather - pretending to do it) for non-religious reasons."

[@jeannebouwman1970]

Istanbul was still constantinople back then, the name change came with the founding of Turkiye

[@mrbisshie]

Constantinople still had its old name. And the UK cared more about their colonies and money than religion and converting people. If the UK actually got Constantinople after WW1, they would have just turned it into a colony, similar to Egypt and the middle east. The UK didn't care what religion you were, you were just their property, lol.

[@desichalkos5627]

@@jeannebouwman1970 Turkey*

[@plumebrise4801]

@@jeannebouwman1970 Turkey*

[@Harold-Hardrada]

I can't help but feel the discovery of the "New world" also played a part

[@stevenglowacki8576]

Well, the discovery of the New World was driven in part by the Spanish finally deciding to give money to Columbus now that Span had finished conquering Grenada and were looking for something else to spend money on. This was alluded to in the video.

[@robertrichard6107]

@@stevenglowacki8576 The invasion of Turtle Island was still down the road, he probably didn't want to cause a fuss saying 'The Inquisition' going on then.

[@ilxstrado6778]

A wild "new running through the flowers animation" appeared

[@windingsarcasm9046]

Muslims and Pagans: * Exist * The Pope: * And I took that personally.... *

[@robertrichard6107]

I see the Catechism and Capitalism connection better.

[@stevenchoza6391]

Last time I was this early, James Bissonette wasn’t a thing yet.

[@KonigHoff]

Impossible, James Bissonette is omnipresent

[@Cjnw]

@@KonigHoff James Bissonette Hu-Akbar

[@xxxftcxxx]

Lol "gone Crusadin' " 🤣 I just found this channel today (3-2-22) and I'm liking it. 👍

[@morsecode980]

Fun fact: there could have been a tenth crusade initiated against the Ottoman Empire by Pope Pius II and Thomas Palaiologos (brother of the last Byzantine Emperor) in the 1460’s following the fall of Constantinople. Several Christian countries in Europe were on board with it. However, Pius II died and his death pretty much fizzled out any wanting to do a crusade, even though the armies were literally gathered and ready

[@مالكالقطيف]

2:34 for the british that is right... They saw the crusades as a silly idea, BUT for the french the story is different : when the french general goro first controlled Damascus the first thing he have done is entering the grave of saladin and saying : you thought that you kicked us out but now we have returned... The french were troops with the weapons of 20 century but with the idiology of the 10 century 🙄

[@heliosapollyon4391]

" it's entirely personal" !!!! That is classic!😁

[@Kevin-kn6uq]

Because James bisonette couldn’t fund it anymore

[@alexs6746]

I love how all the characters have the same expression It’s all “I don’t want to be here but I don’t have much of a choice”

[@civi4ever460]

Would be really interesting to know about world's reaction to British conquest of Jerusalem

[@robertrichard6107]

Weren't the Brits on their last leg and Balfour offered it to the Zionists if they'd bring U.S. into WWI?

[@toade1583]

You forgot to mention how Saladin and the Christians made a pact that allowed Jerusalem to be under Muslim rule, but Christians could still perform the pilgrimage, that was the main reason why the Crusades ended.

[@fredrikengstrom2107]

Crusades in the Levant also failed cause European nobles recognized that Jerusalem had no strategic value what wo ever, but very difficult to capture and even more difficult to hold. It was understood that Egypt was the real problem since all the power and economy came from that incredibly wealthy region, so in order to capture and holding Jerusalem, Egypt must be siezed from the Muslims first. This became a major problem for the European nobles and the pope cause it was extremely difficult trying to convince the people to join a crusade that wasn't directed towards Jerusalem. A crusade was eventually launched (can't remember which number) but alas far too few showed up and it was quickly abandoned.

[@UltimateNut]

1:04 I understood that reference

[@steamnamebbderinvade__]

Could you explain?

[@UltimateNut]

@@steamnamebbderinvade__ the simpsons

[@thewallachianvoivode8476]

Because most of them failed excluding those in Iberia and also Europe was in a much weaker position after the end of the black death and preferred to concentrate more on its own inner problems оr holding the ottoman expansion rather than expanding its influence outside the mainland up to the discovery of America when western powers started to be more interested about expanding their influence in the newly discovered lands and at that point, crusading started to be seen as something from the past.

[@henrycarpenter5733]

That's a very long sentence!

[@pjq420]

You're one hilarious guy for saying he's an Islamic apologetic which we doesn't even considered anything about him to be qualified as one

[@crusader7659]

They're not over, we've just been on vacation for the last few hundred years, but don't worry. The next crusade will be released before the end of the decade.

[@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849]

I bet not Christianity has lost a lot of his former power

[@iplyrunescape305]

Greeks still want Constantinople back, so for sure the energy for a crusade still lives.

[@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849]

@@iplyrunescape305 that will be more of a political move not Christian

[@iplyrunescape305]

@@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849 Uh no, it's Christian. Constantinople was the center of Christianity for hundreds of years up until it fell.

[@AndreLuiz-sv5me]

@@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849 It lost it's power in Europe, but in Africa, for example, Christianity is growing.

[@nitroglitch45]

I love the Simpson's reference 1:04

[@joermnyc]

That 4th Crusade going off the rails immediately and then ending with the sack of Constantinople probably didn’t help since many historians agree that allow the Ottomans to finally take the city and much of the Balkans.

[@FutureMatrioshkaBrain]

"Do you know what the definition of insanity is? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" - Vass to the Crusaders

[@angryferb1079]

I'm playing Crusader Kings 3 as I watch this. Lol

[@noblenaveragemanointernet2582]

Me too !

[@iihamed711]

is it good?

[@angryferb1079]

@@iihamed711 I love it, it's tricky and challenging at first but it has become one of my favorite games.

[@mahdimehdi445]

bruh ,i hate when the Umayyad of cordoba got devided after the death of muhammad I

[@minjajovanovic6501]

Fun fact: During the mid 14th century, Serbian emperor, asked for cruside against Ottomans, but the pope refused.

[@SgtPeppersLonelyhearts]

A jazz musician named Teri Pall invented a version of the cordless phone in 1965 but could not market her invention, as its 2-mile (3.2 km) Range caused its radio signals to interfere with aircraft communications. In 1968, she sold her rights to the cordless phone to a manufacturer who modified it for practical use.

[@ahmadsherbeny5609]

Simple explanation in 3 points : - Main reason behind crusades was the riches of Arabian lands in Levant and North Africa then became more like a trend and a way to gain your own peoples credit in right to rule as conqueror of the holy lands ! - Kings participating in crusades were only available when their thrones were secure and while they were in Levant they always used to go back to Europe when they get the usual message your brother is taking over or some lord is taking over ;) - Same kings would have never gone to crusade if there rule was in danger by other lords

[@assyriancrusader3760]

🥸.... main reason of crusade to restore Anatolia and protect Church of Holy sepulchre from Muslims leaders.

[@meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343]

0:51 "they did many crusades, some of which almost didn't fail"

[@markb1935]

Basically the Ottomans continually “Beat the S***” out of the Crusaders and the Christians got sick of losing.

[@ГригорийГ-ч4н]

You are wrong. Crusades for Jerusalim stopped before Ottoman empire even formed.

[@theottomanempirewillriseag7265]

@@ГригорийГ-ч4н Crusade of Nicopolis and Varna were the actual last ‘’real Crusades’’ against the Ottomans

[@ГригорийГ-ч4н]

@@theottomanempirewillriseag7265 Indeed, there were crusades against Ottomans as well. Later. However crusades for Jerusalim, as i said, stopped before Ottoman empire even formed, while if we talk about christian defensive and offensive military campaigns against Ottomans after Varna there were wars of Holy League that in the end actually brought fruits.

[@maco3893]

The era of the crusades in the Levante were from 1095 - 1291. The Crusader States were beaten by different Islamic powers the most sucessful were the mamluks of egypt. The Ottomans had realy no important part of it.

[@odiumproductions6296]

Well actually it was the combinedmigt of the many sultanates at the time including salahudin ayyubi's ayyubid sultanate who is one of the more notable and although the early ottomans contributed to defending it was mainly the middle east, Africa and seljuk turks

[@FPSGamer48]

Love every one of your videos. Suggestion: Why does Brunei exist? I’ve always wondered why it wasn’t just conquered by the Dutch like the rest of Borneo

[@irfaalwan3590]

Dutch?

[@MasonGreenWeed]

Because Britbong conquer them first

[@ramenorwhatever]

We should have that

[@oliversherman2414]

First crusade: *Fails* Pope: If at first you don't succeed, try again

[@vipshnu]

Luther just prancing away. I love it.

[@victorconway444]

Protestantism is also interesting in the context of this video considering that the Ottomans actually provided safe haven and support to Calvinists and Lutherans during the Reformation. The Turkish sultans were more than happy to help the Christian world self-cannibalize so as to weaken the Holy Alliance. They offered money, troops, and even military alliances to various German princes, the Dutch revolts, and even England against the catholic emperor Charles V. Martin Luther himself complimented the Turks as "the rod of God's wrath for Europe's sins." Some historians (like M.E. Sharpe) argue that the Muslim patronage to the Reformation was the main reason Lutheranism was able to survive Catholic persecution unlike previous heresies, long enough for the HRE to concede the Treaty of Augsburg to the protestant princes. Some take it a step further and draw theological connections between Protestant Christianity and Sunni Islam. Particularly their common views on Icons, scripture, marriage, the clergy, etc.

[@KalinkaValletta]

The Knights of Malta disagree with the map at 2:00 (see the Great Siege of 1565)...

[@zanthe1]

As a Maltese person thank you I was just about to comment about it myself

[@lightninghoodie9408]

Day 5 of commenting under History Matters, and asking for them to make a video on both Sudanese civil wars.

[@Protostarofficial]

Im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message

[@lightninghoodie9408]

@@Protostarofficial Thanks Bernie Sanders!

[@emrmmtmhmt7315]

there are really so much conflict u can make videos about in africa

[@Dave_Sisson]

War in Sudan? What a Mahdi idea. :)

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@tyrant-den884]

In my current CK3 game the Pope got sick of Catholic ferver getting high enough and just invaded Jerusalem themselves.

[@williamking6787]

Gotta love an old timey British gentleman with a "how silly" sign

[@justsomebodyontheinternet9089]

Why let politics and common sense get in the way of a good crusade?

[@murphyx217]

This is a 3 minutes videos, and It has so much information. This is awesome.

[@davidb3155]

Not a single death flop or soon sign. My dissappointment is unmeasurable and my day is ruined. Edit: Nvm, I've been corrected. There is a death flop so my day is only "half" ruined.

[@ThiagoSantos-ey7km]

What about 2:13 ?

[@cdhilton7124]

@@ThiagoSantos-ey7km 🧐🤯

[@Gargasmello]

There was a death flop when he talked about the decline of the ottoman empire.

[@Pro39-thesigma]

In the map of 2:07, Malta was actually an extremely important catholic base against the Ottomans as it was under the Knights of Saint John who continued the Corso against muslim powers until 1798 when napoloen kicked the Order out

[@TheDeuced1]

Fun anecdote about the secular conquest of jerusalem by the brits, when the french general entered damascus around the same time he did see it as a final victory of the Crusaders and paid a visit to Saladin's tomb there.

[@ihavenojawandimustscream4681]

Understandable really,France must've gotten butthurt considering their epic loss in the final crusade

[@CaptainDecimus]

Possibly just a legend, but I love this story. The general was said to be Henri Gouraud. “Following the Battle of Maysalun, Gouraud went to the Tomb of Saladin, kicked it, and said: Awake, Saladin. We have returned. My presence here consecrates the victory of the Cross over the Crescent."

[@leok888]

It would be interesting to see a video about Saladin.

[@orsolyafekete7485]

2:26 It would have been funny though if the British had retroactively declared WW1 a Crusade :P

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

The first and only Anglican crusade. It's like a Catholic crusade but with more tea and queuing.

[@awkwardsean5141]

They found all the dangerous apocryphal stuff and their mission was complete.

[@anotherguycalled6253]

Not really

[@fuseydunae397]

umm no,simply european powers didnt want to waste their powers and also they started trading with muslim empires. at that time muslim technology and culture was very advanced,so they decided to trade with them instead of antagonizing them.

[@anotherguycalled6253]

@@fuseydunae397 yh pretty much

[@KristinkaAranova]

@@fuseydunae397 its a myth that the Muslim world was more advanced, they were equally advanced in terms of society

[@fuseydunae397]

@@KristinkaAranova umm,no its a historical fact. learn some history.

[@karunyaasribashyam1465]

Your videos are becoming more humourous day by day

[@johnmichaelreyes2587]

Before I open the vid I wanna say I'm really excited when I saw you did a video on this! Thank you ^^

[@nightazday7988]

imagine going to a crusader and tell them "good news Britain conquered Jerusalem bad news it was a secular conquest and they quickly gave it up"

[@lukeshaul820]

The modern Middle East is a much different place than the Middle East of 550-800 years ago.

[@Anonymous-qi1vl]

Why did the crusades stop? HM: they kept losing and losing that it became silly. Me: clear awnser.

[@JG-bf2gk]

Because James bissonette ordered it to be stopped.

[@daniellangdon1292]

An interesting fact: the last time the Pope actually declared a crusade (to my knowledge) was in favor of Franco’s fascist regime during the Spanish Civil War, as a way of rallying catholic support against the profoundly non religious and anticlerical policies of the Second Republic. This led to the Pope being the first entity to recognize Franco as the legitimate ruler of Spain in 1937 and the catholic faith becoming the backbone of his new regime (the ‘nacionalcatolicismo’). This is still a sticking point in Spain today and one of the darker sides of the church’s history.

[@danielgrech9644]

At 2:09 Malta is shaded brown to signify being part of the Ottoman Empire. Malta was never conquered by the Ottomans.

[@ldlq804]

In Spain the nationals often called the civil war "the crusade"

[@ihavenojawandimustscream4681]

Very ironic considering the nationalists have arabs fighting for them