The First Crusade - A Complete History (All Parts)

The First Crusade was one of the most extraordinary, bloody and significant episodes in medieval history. It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk Turks. But when Pope Urban II preached a sermon at Clermont in 1095, the result was unlike anything ever seen before.
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[@EpichistoryTv]

Old school viewers of Epic History TV will know that we released our First Crusade series all the way back in 2017, but a compilation video seems to be the most popular way to watch a series these days, so here it is! I hope you enjoy our coverage of the extraordinary events of the first and most successful of Crusades - whether it's your first time, repeat viewing, or last time you only got as far as Antioch... Don't forget Patreon is the place to get ad-free early access to all our videos, as well as a say in what we do next.. www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV

[@minedoimperija]

Sheesh

[@idontknowhatmynameshouldbe]

Nice

[@mint8648]

Second and third crusade when?

[@mint8648]

Do one about seventh crusade

[@aruatmadji1202]

I can't wait for the second Crusade. When will it comes out?

[@arbogast4950]

This is what the History channel looked like before Bigfoot and UFOs took over. Great content!

[@MyNewChanel1]

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[@keithcrispin1368]

And the boring continuous reruns day in and day out on the Nazis ,

[@bwizzle4194]

More like pawn stars and American pickers

[@_ThunderFire]

Bigfoot and UFOs are cool too

[@bwizzle4194]

@@keithcrispin1368 you're a Notzi

[@aymanebouhout118]

“Barbaric but not unique for the age” I haven’t been moved emotionally by a documentary scenes like these . Truly it’s a masterpiece 👌🏼.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

Sheep or Wolf I think of how lucky I am living in Victoria BC Canada current year, even with Covid ravishing the lands.

[@mattsrealitycheck6669]

@@tommyodonovan3883 covid ravishing the lands 🤣 ravaged by trudeau

[@tom79013]

@@tommyodonovan3883 that clown Trudeau is the biggest plague you guys have. If him and his henchmen disappeared, all your troubles would be gone

[@chrisk6687]

@@tommyodonovan3883 your Country is a joke! Bunch of weak people who bow to their government. Pathetic!!!!

[@ajgimach4930]

Nonsense, how you think Muslims conquered those lands to begin with?

[@englishman3191]

THIS man speaking could easily rally Christendom into another Crusade ! The passion and charisma is insane ! I want to go on a crusade now! He's captured my medieval imagination like no other !

[@tmanrx7]

Go to Ukraine for noe

[@wertyuiopasd6281]

Well you have quite a bit of work in Europe right now.

[@JemimaNta]

ÍVIVA CHRISTO REYYYYY!!! Onward christian soldiers marching as to war With the cross of Jesus going on beforeeee!!!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✝️

[@JohnSmith-st5ud]

"Barbaric, but not unique for the age".....powerful line and very true.

[@Mujaheed-hj6cu]

Well Bible says, to kill babies and infants, so crusaders followed it. In other hand, Quran says “Dont kill woman, children and slaves”. It was barbaric, but not unique for shamanists and europeans.

[@iTzNice01]

Yeah they killed women and children, thats wrong

[@Athanatoi]

It is so cool to see accurate models of cities like Antioch and Jerusalem complete with terrain. It gives such a better understanding of the battles!

[@ValaHough]

At the price of missing out on details and historical facts not mentioned here.

[@kirkhustle3718]

@@ValaHough Can you be more specific and name just a few, or a couple? I don't doubt you, just want to know..

[@bhall4996]

@@ValaHough 25 minutes cannot cover over 2 centuries of happenings

[@antoinesuizdak9271]

@@bhall4996 But the subject of the Video is only the First Crusade, thus only 4 years, not 2 centuries

[@bhall4996]

@@antoinesuizdak9271 25 minutes cannot cover over 4 years of crusadin'.

[@xXXArchangellXXx]

Bohemond of Taranto is gotta be one of the most badass names I ever heard

[@JayzsMr]

Not only that but kind of an epic larger than life character

[@joellaz9836]

@@JayzsMr That’s what Bohemond’s name means: large, big. He was given that name because when he was born he was such a large baby.

[@hamdiyazid200]

​@@bhall4996What an interesting flag that would be 🤔

[@MV-tf7ev]

I watch this doc almost every month just to hear that guys name again sounded like a badass and was a badass

[@1Chitus]

Most of your series stood the test of time.This one is certainly one of them. The gritty music played in low notes really gives you that medieval feel of the dark ages

[@straightrippnable706]

I'd appreciate it more if it were 25% quieter, but sure

[@lideruploader6577]

I enjoy this "All Parts" format a lot. Such high quality content. Congrats Epic History TV. 😃

[@erockstoenescu6171]

All parts just means the whole series is shown together in one video instead of 3 or 4 different video clips which is how he always does it. He makes a certain amount or certain section and releases that and then he makes the next section and releases that and so forth and so on until he’s complete. Once he’s done with the last part he just edits the whole thing together and releases it as “All Parts” 😅

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets" - Voltaire

[@NathanHarrison7]

Excellent documentary. If only school could’ve been that engaging and interesting. Excellent graphics and editing as well. Subscribed.

[@DaakshaRaju]

Fun fact: I'm watching for my school project! Hopefully it'll be helpful!

[@user-pd9uf9ur4w]

"Barbaric, but not unique for the age".....powerful line and very true.. "Barbaric, but not unique for the age".....powerful line and very true..

[@Crunch104]

These are great. A nice easy way to get an overview of historical events. The visuals are awesome and the entire presentation easy to digest. Great work!

[@tommyodonovan3883]

I really appreciate the visuals, the maps, battle formations.

[@keyakaabag6017]

Hopefully y’all appreciate that Palestine isn’t mentioned either

[@puakoreef9503]

P P

[@davidbent347]

Non of this was actually driven by religion as its been framed here , its just a coincidence that those fighting were religious... If you know anything about politics, the human condition & real history its simply a fact that this was all simply a fight for material resources as per usual... 😴 Videos like this are designed to create division, a feeling of 'them & us' & most importantly they are used to demonize religion today for political gain! Its the oldest communist trick in the book! How sinister 🤔 😊👍

[@davemathews7890]

@@davidbent347 Why is a 20 minute video about the Crusades "communist?" In fact, no Western country that participated in the Crusades turned out to be a Communist nation (not evan France or Italy!) BTW you might know something about politics, the human condition & real history, but slathering your comments with emojis suggests you don't know much about presenting an effective written argument. It looks juvenile and suggests childish thinking.

[@libertyprime6932]

Epic History is pure gold. I never cared for the Napoleonic Wars era but you had me completely hooked. Would LOVE to see more ancient history from this channel, even a deep dive on Caesar would be amazing

[@FreightmareFTW]

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc

[@scintillam_dei]

Only superficial Disneyesque "history" from mainstream channels, not the truth like how REDACTED.

[@poopsqwigle]

@@scintillam_dei Where do you get your history from?

[@scintillam_dei]

@@poopsqwigle That HItler was a Templar was a logical deduction based on mainstream photos of the man with a Templar cross. That's one example. If you think for yourself, you can see that mainstream narratives don't make sense of all evidence. I'm not saying all history that is mainstream is wrong, but much of it is full of patriotic lies to make a nation look good, for example.

[@poopsqwigle]

@@scintillam_dei Well the saying history is written by the victors certainly has validity. I agree mainstream history tends to paint home team as the good guy which destroys all nuance and complexity to any historical event. Im not a historian by any means but I feel like it’s been pretty easy for me to hear different accounts of history or see the different narratives pushed through the use of history. My question really was where do you get your history from? Like is their an app or author you recommend?

[@LaLaSadiistiic]

You have to remember by the time the crusaders got to Jerusalem. They were already battle hardened basically all of them were skillful knights, letholdus was the first knight to scale the walls, its said he was a massive 7'4"(insane for the time) and just by the sight of him in full plate armor was enough to scare the defenders into retreating off the walls

[@Burningarrow7]

Are you actually that silly

[@LaLaSadiistiic]

@@Burningarrow7 no, just something I read in the crusader chronicles, you could look it up lol.

[@Burningarrow7]

@@LaLaSadiistiic yeh they were too scared standing up on the wall because some 7'4 guy was standing down on the ground 😂

[@fegemarsilang5746]

​@@LaLaSadiistiiccould be an exaggeration but nevertheless a tall medieval knight is still scary

[@Tallborn5]

Wasn't full plate armor more like 13-14th century?

[@rulsey23]

Love it how channels like this still have faith in humanity. There is a thirst for knowledge out there. Big up the history casuals like me. Keep up the good work.

[@MelissaR784]

Then you should read and study the invasion of Europe by the 4 Islamic caliphate. The crusade was to fight against the invasion. Not to spread Christianity.

[@rulsey23]

@@MelissaR784 not sure if ur angry or if this is just an FYI.

[@patrickencunado4071]

indeed it was a fight back agaist a evil muslim caliphate@@MelissaR784

[@MondoBeno]

A lot of older knights went on the Crusades, knowing that they wouldn't be coming back. As for the younger knights, it was the perfect opportunity for those looking for promotions, or looking to earn their knighthood by combat. Common fighters who had been trained for combat, but didn't have titles, went along expecting to come back as "Sir."

[@mexicoxv2236]

was a very poetic time, the big dream was dead in glorious battle and lives for the centuries in the songs and the legends, go to recover the holly land is cleary the most important even of many many time,

[@rewardsoon5085]

You are participating in the lies about the past, being vague and satanic because of how your words are lies. "Looking" and "expecting" are satanic words that are lies because of their satanic numerology, like how expecting is part of a satanic spellcasting ritual because the word begins with ex, and their positions in the alphabet are 5 and 24, which add to 29, and 29 is 2 times 9, which equals 18, which is 6 times 3, or 666, the number of the beast, that we are made to take, or the name of the beast, or the mark of the beast, or not buy and sell, which is written in Revelation chapter 13 verses 17 to 18. The dust of the Earth was lowered and all of what we do is not how the Most High created the doings to be. What we do and what the world is, are both corrupted to amaze and confuse us and make us view Satan as if he is Jah (Psalms chapter 68 verse 4) and using apostrophes, which are unnecessary and only promote confusion and lower dust. You could read about the dust of the earth, who we are and which was lowered for thousands of years, through my account.

[@rewardsoon5085]

You are participating in the lies about the past, being vague and satanic because of how your words are lies. "Looking" and "expecting" are satanic words that are lies because of their satanic numerology, like how expecting is part of a satanic spellcasting ritual because the word begins with ex, and their positions in the alphabet are 5 and 24, which add to 29, and 29 is 2 times 9, which equals 18, which is 6 times 3, or 666, the number of the beast, that we are made to take, or the name of the beast, or the mark of the beast, or not buy and sell, which is written in Revelation chapter 13 verses 17 to 18. The dust of the Earth was lowered and all of what we do is not how the Most High created the doings to be. What we do and what the world is, are both corrupted to amaze and confuse us and make us view Satan as if he is Jah (Psalms chapter 68 verse 4) and using apostrophes, which are unnecessary and only promote confusion and lower dust. You could read about the dust of the earth, who we are and which was lowered for thousands of years, through my account. Unrelated, but my video was deleted and there was no reason given, do not trust the satanic elites. The account picture for Epic History TV is a pentagram, which is a satanic symbol that is on the image of Baphomet, a demon that Satan worshippers worship. https(colon)//www(dot)kapwing(dot)com/videos/61fd77f1c4434f00ea457bb6 this is also the most recent video which could be seen through my computed (we are not using portals) account, or through this clickable computed text. https(colon)//www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=BJehvnY_EXo. They deleted my computed comments, which I made computed replies and comments of this to all computed accounts. Do not believe their lies, they will do what their commander, Satan, who is Lucifer, wants, because my video contained righteousness, and showing a picture of that Satan worshipper Bill Clinton with Rachel chandler, evidence of trafficking.

[@dutchman7623]

@MondoBeno Nope. Knighthood was given in Europe, and not a single foot soldier expected to upgrade to knight. It is a Victorian romantic view about these times, that doesn't fit reality by far. The fairy tales of lone knights fighting for a ladies honor are from the 19th century. To maintain yourself as a knight you had to have three trained horses, full armor, swords in good shape, ten to twenty foot soldiers to look after all your gear, enough food to feed yourself and your personnel, bows, arrows, and other gear for your soldiers etc etc. So they were not travelling from castle to castle as romantics want you to think, they had to own a big estate, with lots of farms, who each delivered a soldier in times of combat. And their tasks as knight were combined with other official tasks like policing, tax collection, local judge, and advisor of the duke, count or bishop they served. And it may surprise you: They had to be married! This caused problems with the knight orders that were founded, by joining them the knight left all his earthly possessions to the order and disinherited his wife and offspring. That is how those orders became extremely rich. The 'marriage' between knight and order had to be at least three years for his family to loose everything, so the order did all they could to keep him alive for those years, often the only reason for a knight to become a member in these harsh circumstances.

[@MondoBeno]

@@dutchman7623 I disagree. A sergeant at arms could be knighted, and it happened. You had to be able to ride a horse, but non-titled could be knighted. And not all knights had to train/equip their own men. It depended on the deal that you made with whoever's vassal you were.

[@Odwallaman10]

Man this is fantastic - I wish it was longer just bc I love the work you all do! Thank you for the upload!

[@overlord5068]

I'm a Catholic and we should do it again and keep doing it

[@giovannigiorgio2262]

u guys will never beat Muslims

[@akshatgupta4817]

religion is just an excuse for people to opress other people wheter Christian or muslim absolutely pathetic.

[@ScholarHaru]

@@giovannigiorgio2262Your lands are occupied by jews lol

[@greywolf7577]

Muslim nations tend not to be the richest nations. They probably wouldn't survive at attack from all Catholic nations.@@giovannigiorgio2262

[@nomeyodomar]

We aren't that barbaric and ignorant anymore. Cruzades were corruption, slaughter, rape and looting. The people was lured by the "reward" of going to Heaven afterwards. Shameful!

[@PatonMacD]

This held my attention and was very well told, excellent presentation. Thank you for it!

[@ddc2957]

“When they ran out of food in Hungary…” Gods got a sense of humour, alright.

[@bhall4996]

Til they got stuffed in turky

[@ddc2957]

LOL

[@BlaneNostalgia]

@@bhall4996 good 1

[@User_47536]

😆

[@JemimaNta]

More like leave God alone.

[@adzsrulz]

Considering Kings and Generals just started their First Crusade series, this feels like Barca vs Real Madrid level shithousery 😍

[@EpichistoryTv]

Ha, if that's true this looks bad! I honestly had no idea. I'm sure they'll do fine though.

[@mk9650]

@@EpichistoryTv it's a good thing you're British cause you do get the football jokes unlike the majority of history channels that happen to be based across the Atlantic

[@EpichistoryTv]

Just about. Cricket jokes are easier for me.

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[@araratzargaryan8376]

This is the best visual presentation of the historical events. Thank you!

[@thegamedudeguy]

I was watching a different Crusade documentary and was lost. This one told me more info in easy-to-understand explanations in 90 seconds than the other one did in an hour. Well done.

[@billslim1112]

I feel like the music in epic history is half the reason why its so good. It gives me goosebumbs every time

[@johnrogers8876]

I’d love to see a series on the Persian Empire ala Hardcore History’s Kings of Kings. I love your Alexander series btw. Excellent work.

[@mint8648]

yes the safavid persian empire

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@mint8648 safavid? Hell, even the sassanids are bot covered properly

[@mint8648]

@enver pasha azeris are iranians

[@goldenmind2403]

@enver pasha And we do not classify the people of the world in the 21st century by the color of their skin. Keep your fascist and racist thoughts to yourself. Of course, no more is expected from your history than this. The people of China and Iran built walls so that your ancestors would not be looted and killed.

[@Amen-Magi]

@enver pasha turk arent blond only some of them bcs mix with slavs The Finns are Aryans and the Japanese and Koreans are not Turks, only their language is Altaic. (Mehmet my son meme)

[@bulletman124XXL]

Once again so very well done. Thank you for the great work. 👍 I could literally picture it and you did this video with accuracy and efficiency...

[@GottaBeAHero]

Very well done and the visuals of the terrain and cities with the map paths really ties it all together and truly makes it so immersive.

[@hugo_svelme]

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[@shallowgoose]

This is just great. You guys are doing something unique.... Please continue producing quality content! It is much appreciated :)

[@ohNojames]

I love bouncing back and forth between channels watching all the Crusading content. Love it.

[@user-xo9xw4ih2g]

Great stuff. You're blending in the drawings, video and audio in a way that enhances the overall experience. We watch the video in segments with my 7th graders every year (I'm a social studies teacher). I think your videos can have great educational value at the middle school level, when they are properly set up and scaffolded to the students (especially the vocabulary). Thank you for keeping us educated and entertained at the same time!

[@gabrielaleactus9932]

Your videos are so well made with the maps and your narratives that watching them once isn't enough. And the best thing is it's free I also hope that someday you'll make videos on third, fourth crusade, fall of Byzantine, mongols battles etc as well

[@Anuchan]

This is the clearest presentation of the Crusades I've ever seen. Subscribed!

[@RodrigoDiazLefiu]

This gotta be the most well writen, displayed, animations, sound and narration I have ever seen about the Crusades. awesome !

[@XavierP333]

Thanks for uploading this. The narration, music, illustration. They all take you far into the past. Quite interesting

[@rafalIL29]

I felt obligated to at least subscribe to your channel because I’ve never seen production like your before. Your videos are absolutely captivating. Narrator, pictures and overall production is first class!❤️❤️❤️ Keep up the great work 🇺🇸🇵🇱👍

[@user-ld9bb2ly8t]

Just discovered this channel; this is fantastic! Well done! Can't wait to watch the other videos. I will spread the word amongst my fellow history buffs!

[@willthelucky9582]

I feel like more people need to watch this channel.

[@Thornsley82]

I appreciate the fact that you're filling a niche gap with this content for "old school history nerds" keep up the good work I subbed.

[@chief9mm822]

Brilliant. I would love to hear the rest of the history of these Crusaders who migrated to the Middle East and how they eventually migrated to the island next to them

[@TexasViking_INFP-t_5w4]

Thank you for making this for us!! We truely are spoiled.

[@jimporter7209]

Remarkable video. Important to always recall that the crusades, often vilified, came after more than 400 years of Muslim provocation and conquest.

[@mohammadaw9138]

Spain was also occupied

[@SHAM6162]

Like Iraq war….right? 😅

[@Reem.Sabbah]

Did muslims in these 400 years massacre christians? Killed children? Like what crusaders did when they took down the muslim cities? You need to know that muslim conquests were strictly organised to not kill innocent people, the killing occurs only during battles (this did not include killing of women even if they were in the battle field, just men), whenever a city is conquered, the people of this city become part of the islamic caliphate people, they can continue their lives normally and practice their faith freely, these things are documented by christian historians not just by muslims, for example, when Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second caliph, conquered Jerusalem, it occurred without a drop of blood, the christians in it handed him the keys peacefully and he made contracts with them to not harm them in any way, and he brought back the jews who were exiled from Jerusalem by christians and gave them their rights. But what happened when crusaders invaded muslims lands? You can search about that to see that for example when they took down Jerusalem, they killed any muslim or jew in it, they literally smashed the children heads, historical documents say that the blood in Jerusalem on that day reached knees.

[@Joseph-zi8rb]

@@SHAM6162 are you stupid or stupid?

[@finnyishere3532]

This is one of the greatest history channels of KZbin. Would be really cool to see you do a series on WW2 or the American Revolutionary War. Keep up the good work!

[@andromeda331]

Such a well done series.

[@chadsupporter4093]

I'm a Catholic and we should do it again and keep doing it!

[@AtrueservantofAllah]

Come and try

[@JemimaNta]

​@@AtrueservantofAllahJerusalem isn't even yours though. It's the Jews now😂

[@AtrueservantofAllah]

@@JemimaNta The Joo Zionists are nothing without Westerns btw we will recapture our Islamic holy lands one day

[@ep9321]

Awesome. Brings back memories of history classes when I was as kid in Poland. Not very popular subject anymore but I think it’s important to know how world progressed.

[@MelissaR784]

Why would Poland teach history with far left western propaganda in it that makes the Crusaders out to be murdering barbaric?

[@robertmaguire9210]

Just visited Poland for my 1st time this past month. Loved it...miss it..cherish it

[@user-bx1mf3zb8y]

You are right in France too we don’t spread enough the fact that the western world is a christian world.. french people are christians by traditions now .. but church is dying …

[@michaelfernandez3182]

The quality of these videos are just mind blowing.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Excellent! I loved the narrative, the content, the images. Superb job. Thank you very much. Muito obrigado do Brasil.

[@pedrosequeira5086]

Pls keep with this serie ! WE wanna know more about the crusades !

[@jorgemasvidal5834]

they were like isis

[@pa4804]

Excellent summary of the first crusade! Thank you

[@carson4444]

“They ran out of food in Hungary” I couldn’t help my chuckle

[@natebrandon4461]

Love this channel. Love being taught all this history!

[@FreightmareFTW]

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc

[@ancilpinto6653]

@@FreightmareFTW stfu man stop preaching your nonsense in yt comments

[@MrWonka191]

Would humbly make a suggestion... Please do a series on ancient Egypt's military campaigns! I recommend Thutmose III :D

[@persona83]

Amazing video, production, pace and voice. Addictive!

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

Upstanding presentation here. Good job keeping what my High school HistoryTeacher couldn’t do! Keep me awake for the entire time! ❤️ God Bless!🖖🏼

[@cvbzizou]

This is a wonderfully-made and clearly-explained history lesson. Thank you for the knowledge. Gréât visuals as well! 👍🏼

[@nimai7074]

Even though I've seen this 3 times, EHTV released a new video, so it's time to watch it again.

[@MattieK09]

Same!

[@robertnash7765]

The narration of these videos is excellent.

[@marlenapowers478]

Great video! im a history major about to graduate college and currently learning about the first Crusade. It is so fascinating!

[@Duke_Dickinson]

This might be my favorite "historical war maps" channel. Good production and voice over with the Queen's English.

[@davidbent347]

Non of this was actually driven by religion as its been framed here , its just a coincidence that those fighting were religious... If you know anything about politics, the human condition & real history its simply a fact that this was all simply a fight for material resources as per usual... 😴 Videos like this are designed to create division, a feeling of 'them & us' & most importantly they are used to demonize religion today for political gain! Its the oldest communist trick in the book! How sinister 🤔 😊👍

[@BoraCM]

Actually, his accent is far more rhotic than the Standard British Accent. Initially, it made his narration seem more epic, but it's become quite irritable for me, and that sort of feel doesn't go well with this period of history, either. After watching the video, I am disappointed that many important details are left out, leaving the story not flowing well. For better tellings of medieval history, channels like Kings and Generals and Flash Point History are definitely better. Extra History's series on the First Crusade, while not showing the battles, and only having still images, has a lot of interesting information about the characters and people, that is not mentioned in other tellings of it, from other channels. Kings and Generals and Flash Point History show more maps with battles, with less of a focus on the personal side. This video only provides a brief overview of the First Crusade, probably intended for people who don't already know much about medieval history. For people who already do, Epic History is doing a disservice, and this video probably isn't worth watching. The non-medieval videos are good, though.

[@farhatk6054]

@@BoraCM Not to mention showing his bias with the “Barbaric but not unique for the age” comment .

[@zippyparakeet1074]

​@@farhatk6054yeah the massacre at Jerusalem was exceptionally barbaric even for the age. Even many Knights were disgusted and left. They even killed many Christians.

[@bobbyfluffynoodle]

Time for a new crusade

[@JJ-cw3nf]

We bomb Islam all the time. With us. Imagine how it be

[@wertyuiopasd6281]

Destination: Europe.

[@through-faith-alone]

@@wertyuiopasd6281yup

[@denorjigalaxen9230]

​@@wertyuiopasd6281oh no you don't

[@gv-can4718]

What an incredible job you guys have done!! Love the music as well - especially from 10:15 😇

[@eastsidemuu]

Right. Yo that music make it a banger

[@soltansoltan5277]

❤I am following this production.. It is really one of the most wonderful works. I hope it includes all historical periods.

[@dobitak9728]

Great episode !!!

[@doggychops7304]

Pure excellence. You upload, I immediately click. Well done guys.

[@davidbent347]

Non of this was actually driven by religion as its been framed here , its just a coincidence that those fighting were religious... If you know anything about politics, the human condition & real history its simply a fact that this was all simply a fight for material resources as per usual... 😴 Videos like this are designed to create division, a feeling of 'them & us' & most importantly they are used to demonize religion today for political gain! Its the oldest communist trick in the book! How sinister 🤔 😊👍

[@randallrogers8183]

I don’t understand how I missed these during the years I’ve been watching Epic History but I’m thoroughly pleased.

[@johnfekete3623]

Morning Toby this two part series deserves to be continued with further episodes lol. Swear it My Man any documentary You create is art I'm blown away by this. Love the segment when You start listing the name's of Europes Noble/Feudal Lords.

[@matija21]

I absolutely love this part of history.

[@adamwee382]

This is a fairly good documentary of the First Crusade. There is so much left out though, because the video length constraint. Things that I wish would have had more attention were the Byzantines role in the Crusades, including the reconquest of Anatolia and more emphasis on how rough Antioch was including the battle of lake Antioch.

[@frozztie7511]

Pretty amazed you summed it down so impressively

[@almeggs3247]

Finally Sir an honest treatment God Bless you!

[@riderofthemark6661]

Great video, i love medieval history and this is the best history channel i've ever seen.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

There is a 1980s scifi tabletop game called Battletech which has a lore where invaders were also fighting among them too. Now I see where it could have been inspired. I love this video.

[@sarubet8725]

Not gonna lie the clans give Turkic nomad vibes.

[@somethingcool7903]

Battletec I remember like D&D but with a board Mechs and hit point sheets. Had to maneuver close to water to keep cool down.

[@renatovelasquez1036]

Congratulations!!. It is a spectacular tool to learn about these important human events. I also use it to practice my English. Best Regards!!

[@530dynasty1]

The music, narration and video presentation are flawless. My only gripe, is I wish it was way longer.

[@zaryanabtahee]

A video on the 2nd Crusade will be great.

[@BoutrosSP]

One omission I would like to comment on is the fact that you only mentioned that the European Christian crusaders massacred Jews and Muslims upon taking the city. They also massacred local Christians as well.

[@DNSMLT]

Yes. If you watch the video it explains why. Catholics vs Orthodox.

[@user-fy9el2zu5g]

@@DNSMLT What are you even talking about lol.

[@DNSMLT]

Did you forget why the Crusades were created?

[@leonardoferrari4852]

@@DNSMLT how? The ottomans became a thing in the 14th century, the crusades started during the 11th century...

[@DNSMLT]

@@leonardoferrari4852 My mistake. It started before the Ottoman Empire. That was the last crusade.

[@pi3man252]

It hits so true when most battles are won by getting aggressive enough fast enough

[@jackhew93]

I’ve been wanting to get a basic understanding as to the crusades since I ever knew of their existence. Thanks!

[@ThePrader]

My area is 19th Century history. What is so surprising is that the same cities in the Levant are involved in much of the world's unrest, and have been so for as long as we have even had a notion of history. It seems that crossroads of the world is destined to suffer grief always.

[@hankschrader7050]

The first place my mind always goes to is imagining how tough and masculine the members of the first crusade must have been. Particularly the 12,000 that made it to Jerusalem. Nowadays we regard the men who fought in WW2 as extremely tough. Can you imagine one of the First Crusaders? The life of a Medieval peasant was already brutal and full of PTSD. On top of that, these guys hacked and sliced their way across continents into a completely alien world, having to cannibalize children along the way in order to not die.

[@inspiringmedia3716]

Right....

[@paulo_m6344]

Nicely put

[@timeisapathwalkingtounderstand]

Thank you for the video I heard about this story but didn't know too much about it until now thanks again appreciate it 🙏

[@Bahala_Nah]

This channel is truly Epic

[@user-sw5ze1kd8x]

God Bless the crusaders' souls ✝️🙏

[@lrdmiddlefinger]

Your soundtracks are always the best.. Love this one!

[@dannyhutchinson3360]

I love this channel ❤️ you guys do.amazing work..

[@oliviagreco4406]

Excellent presentation!

[@barrybadrinath2453]

Just found your channel and I’m hooked

[@FreeFallingAir]

I absolutely love this channel, great video as always guys!! Keep up the good work👍.

[@Ibrahimayas444]

I'm glad someone made a simple explanation about it

[@TOTAL457]

Good documentary. Well done.

[@repentnowjesusiscomingsoon7356]

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes.

[@liquidchoonkus6215]

very good video. I think that a series about the Northern Wars in Europe would be very interesting

[@cattycorner8]

@Liquid Choonkus Northern Wars? Do you mean in the Scandinavian countries?

[@liquidchoonkus6215]

@@cattycorner8 no i meant the series of wars known as the Northern Wars which encompassed conflicts between Russia, Poland, Sweden and other minor regions in that area

[@cainezeblaine]

This is so well done. 10/10

[@Katiff]

I love your channel, your content is mesmerizing and beautiful. please make more crusades, Roman, Greek.

[@redboy4315]

one of their biggest mistake was ignoring Fatimid Caliphates appeal for alliance. Side with Fatimid Caliphate, annihilate Seljuk Turks, and then turn against Fatimids destroy them completely.

[@samarkand1585]

Alliances during and between crusades were made and broken at crazy rates anyway

[@senadneslan1563]

where turk man die that land is alweys truk remb...that........after many years shia people save all christian world from otttoman....

[@user-fy9el2zu5g]

That’s a very honorable thing to do indeed. Good thing they didn’t listen to geeks like you.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@senadneslan1563 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jerusalem Turks never ever in their dreams stepped a foot in france or england and yet crusaders looted and whooped them till end lol their last king mehmed 6 wrote letters begging for refugee 😂

[@greywolf7577]

The Crusaders couldn't hope to conquer the entire Middle East with the army that they had. So they focused on the Holy Land. Attacking the Seljuk Turks would have distracted from that goal.

[@Sevatar_VIIIth]

The Roman Germanic wars have become really interesting to me lately, any chances of a series on this period?

[@mikeybally4338]

Great show. Great speed too. My dad will be able to follow

[@marc-qz6rx]

Wow !!! Imagine having a history teacher like the creator . I would live in the classroom.

[@ChristopherRx]

It really does feel like Christmas when EHTV uploads something great!

[@jorgemasvidal5834]

whats great about humans dark history?

[@ShaneMcGrath.]

@@jorgemasvidal5834So we hopefully learn from it and don't repeat it!