The First Crusade: The Bloody Road to Jerusalem (1/2)

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. The Pope offered spiritual salvation to those willing to go east to aid their fellow Christians in a holy war, and help liberate Jerusalem from Muslim rule. Knights and peasants alike signed up in their thousands, leading to the disastrous People's, or Peasants', Crusade, then to a much more organised and powerful Princes' Crusade. Their forces gathered at Constantinople, where they made an uneasy alliance with Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus. Entering Anatolia, they helped to win back the city of Nicaea, then won a decisive but hard-fought victory at Dorlyaeum, before marching on the great city of Antioch...
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Love your stuff. If you take requests, please do something on the 4th Crusade. That was an amazing story....

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[@hansolowe19]

Yes but Byzantine empire is not bih-zantine empire, it's bizzanteen empire.

[@kingarthur3978]

@@hansolowe19 not necessarily. In Europe they pronounce it in various ways

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Yes, quite

[@RuthlessMcToothless]

I noticed that too. Higher production quality than cable TV. Hope they cover each of the crusades

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Thank you!

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@@EpichistoryTv The only note I have is the map. At the start of the video you used a map to show europe around ~1100, but u can clearly see the province of Flevoland. This part of the Netherlands didn't excist before 1950 because it's reclaimed land from the sea. Still an amazing video and I really enjoyed it, but i wanted to let you know.

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@@EpichistoryTv yeah I love your pieces on not only the first crusade but also the Napoleonic wars and the history of Russia. Please make more and don't stop.. you guys are awesome 😀👍

[@jonathanjacksonn1766]

Oh and don't forget the First World War 😀

[@jonathanjacksonn1766]

That one was absolutely awesome. I hope you guys make one on the Second World War would love to watch it 👍

[@JAGer-pl2vt]

Constantinople is calling for aid! And Rome will answer!! Edit: this has nothing to do with the Roman Empire, but more with the pope and the Byzantine emperor

[@diableflanchez5042]

Romans/Italy had history but they barely brag about it. I see a lot of Scottish, english pretending to be romans by even changing the name of the crusade itself. don’t you find that weird? Never seen such a phenomenon among people.

[@gabrielebarone2809]

@@diableflanchez5042 That's true, and it's because many people are ignorant and don't know what their History is like...though what you just said is really interesting and totally true, I never thought about It we Italians don't brag enough about our Roman past(forget about Mussolini he was mad)or at least not as much as we should while I see people from all over Europe pretending to be heir of Rome while don't even knowing that the Roman Empire wasn't European at all...

[@diableflanchez5042]

@etty77 that’s incorrect, Rome was small country with a vast empire. It dominated the culture and language of its subject nations. Romans never assimilated with non-romans as it was blasphemous, even the Macedonian didn’t like Alexander the Great for doing it. Romans had ministers whom appointed the law in subject nations but never have they mingled with them. The peasants of Rome never left the capital and the merchants never stayed in one spot. If your grandparents were Romans and your now English, your no longer Roman. You would have your own history. Don’t be saying we’re children of Rome, that’s false. The children of Rome are present day Italians.

[@gabrielebarone2809]

@@diableflanchez5042 In an ethnical sense yes, but don't forget that since the reign of emperor Caracalla everyone in the empire obtained the Roman citizenship so at the end everyone was a Roman...but if you want to speak about genetic than yes we Italians are the closest you can get.

[@gabrielebarone2809]

@etty77 In the sense that they adopted Roman culture and law yes, but the Romans had no idea of a sort of unity between all Europeans, Europe wasn't even a thing for them, in fact if you were to be a roman in Egypt or Syria you would feel almost as much as home as in Rome while to be sent at the Rhine frontiere or in Britain for a Roman would be like if he was at the edge of the world, in a land of cold and little civilization.

[@happyhaunter_5546]

"ran out of food in Hungary" PLEASE tell me someone else laughed

[@nugzarmikeladze]

I laughed, but after your comment

[@ImbaBlackMamba]

point defense 90 i don't get it

[@happyhaunter_5546]

mr.king i am troll, u no troll me, nyce tri

[@lifeinanutshell7147]

mr.king Hungary rhythms with which word?

[@ImbaBlackMamba]

dunno please explain the joke

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This is so impressive. The narration, visuals and music is top notch. Good job

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100% solid work.

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[@fyurerys]

haha look at 14:27 "Byzantine Armies , this is looks like Rus' army, especially, nord sword, chainmail(Characteristic for Varangians), another man wear red slavic kosovorotka(косоворотка) and heavy axe (prefer used slavic Rus' army and vikings mercenaries) Also, the shape of their helmets is more suitable for the helmet of Rus' warrior. So on the right side of the book depicts a army of Rus' of that time.

[@MrJustin1232000]

Action slava rus’, for perun

[@fupopanda]

This is extremely high quality.

[@fyurerys]

haha look at 14:27 "Byzantine Armies , this is looks like Rus' army, especially, nord sword, chainmail(Characteristic for Varangians), another man wear red slavic kosovorotka(косоворотка) and heavy axe (prefer used slavic Rus' army and vikings mercenaries) Also, the shape of their helmets is more suitable for the helmet of Rus' warrior. So on the right side of the book depicts a army of Rus' of that time.

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it's like war game cinematic..game studio would have paid thousands of dollars in the past for this type of quality

[@woowoowoo3184]

@@fyurerys Dude, slavs look like byzantines and not the other way around. Much of Russian culture is based of off byzantines. Alphabeth, language, names, religion, architecture...

[@ghfg4402]

Amazing goodness

[@satashinacumoto8962]

As a muslim i loved your video. History is history. We should take lesson from that

[@joshportie]

It's just unfortunate this isn't the first crusade. And he leaves out the beginning. The papacy built stone monuments and minted coins to commemorate the slaughter of the Christian albigensians, waldensians, and Donatists. This is historical revision. But everyone is so used to the lies by omissions and lies to the reasons if they ever did read the real history it would shock them. For instance the papacy had cannons made for the Muslim army that sacked Constantinople and rid them of their rivals in the orthodox sect of the apostate church.

[@crunchieriest]

A teacher used this as a big part of the Year 8 curriculum on Medieval History. Big thumbs up!

[@fyurerys]

haha look at 14:27 "Byzantine Armies , this is looks like Rus' army, especially, nord sword, chainmail(Characteristic for Varangians), another man wear red slavic kosovorotka(косоворотка) and heavy axe (prefer used slavic Rus' army and vikings mercenaries) Also, the shape of their helmets is more suitable for the helmet of Rus' warrior. So on the right side of the book depicts a army of Rus' of that time.

[@yahayakawu1683]

NightPhoenix828 ido

[@tubro007]

Too bad the video is inaccurate... Rethink your edumacation

[@olliefoxx7165]

Ah, so an incomplete depiction with bias is bring used to indoctrinate. Shocked.

[@fyurerys]

@djole3005 so , this is a not "byzantine" army , but Rus' army. just a fact, cz we have deep historical connections between (Russia)Rus' and Byzantine in thepast and now .

[@TheSkcube]

more history than the history channel.

[@kingnothingx7890]

Not enough aliens in this

[@DrErnst]

history channel is not history it's bullsh**t myths and concpiriacy theories.. about aliens building the pyramids and all kinds of lies.. that make people stupid by the minute listening to it..

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history channel is a biased nonsense

[@fyurerys]

haha look at 14:27 "Byzantine Armies , this is looks like Rus' army, especially, nord sword, chainmail(Characteristic for Varangians), another man wear red slavic kosovorotka(косоворотка) and heavy axe (prefer used slavic Rus' army and vikings mercenaries) Also, the shape of their helmets is more suitable for the helmet of Rus' warrior. So on the right side of the book depicts a army of Rus' of that time.

[@paisleepunk]

Their "The Presidents" series was good, but that was back in their golden age.

[@ΠαύλοςΚ-θ9ζ]

Note to self: when going on crusade, don't forget to make a sandwich

[@mr.e3894]

@Theo Lionheart since when? Oh that is right! Christianity has been LIBERALIZED globally over the last few decades. They no longer burn witches, or lynch black / brown , and gay people! How could I forget!

[@mr.e3894]

@Theo Lionheart lololololol. The entire point, since apparently you have missed it entirely, is that Christianity and Islam are both ABRAHAMIC TRADITIONS. Slavery was practiced In the USA up until only 150 years ago by SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN BAPTISTS. Black and brown folk were getting lynched by white CHRISTIAN mobs as recently as the 1950's. Hitler, believed he was genuinely doing "gods work " as stated in his MeinKampth. Ever hear of the inquisitions? Or the witch trials? How about the catholic vs protestant wars in Ireland? The fact remains....Christianity and Islam have been humanities cancer for millenia...the only difference is that Christianity has been LIBERALIZED and sanitized the last few decades...

[@mr.e3894]

@@catholicracialist776 I'm a former catholic...I know a bit of that corrupt global organization. I like how you simply changed my word of " liberalized " to " reform " 😁😂🤣 ...and you call me the idiot?!? How cute. The catholic church stopped using Latin in the 1950's. Funny how the " one true church " seems to be plagued with PED Priests.... what does that say about your fairy tale?

[@mr.e3894]

@@catholicracialist776 whatever floats your boat, keyboard warrior.

[@rubenleejohnsen2037]

@@catholicracialist776 Ad-hominem insults will get you nowhere. You can have your opinions, but judging by your username, it doesn't seem like you will.

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Thank you from Brazil. I review History while I lear English. Good job!

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Learn more

[@siebedegryse]

@@abotrump5186 silence

[@joshr8235]

These brief, imaginative lessons of history are excellent sources of knowledge about subjects I do not normally read about. 👍 Appreciate the work given in making such works available and in such time increments.

[@wessel1998]

We really do need more history videos like this, amazing work, I am a teacher and for children that learn more from images than words is this actually perfect.

[@seanhaley857]

“In the Rhineland, they attacked Jewish settlements” Hmmm this seems like a tradition

[@Portugal-u8h]

Yes, i love catholics

[@JP-bl7vl]

@Vinnie P. from what I've read, the relationship between crusading and medieval anti-Judaism, was mostly correlation rather than causation.

[@isaacsorrels4077]

@@JP-bl7vl Yeah, nothing to do with the crusades directly. That was just the same old anti semitism that's plagued Europe since the dark ages or before. Nothing new to see there.

[@kooroshrostami27]

to be fair almost every single great empire in history hated the jews, going back to the Pharaos. Not like the Germans invented Anti-Judaism.

[@Ian-yf7uf]

@Jimmy Breeze 109 countries. They never mention why they were driven out.

[@scl9671]

As always man absolutly fantastic video! Always look forward to an upload from u keep up the good work!

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@scl9671]

Epic History TV Any hints as too whats coming up next? :P

[@EpichistoryTv]

Yeah, Part 2!

[@scl9671]

+Epic History TV haha! Looking forward to it! :)

[@VarunDaniel]

Epic History TV Great video! I have a small suggestion, you mentioned about how Jerusalem was taken 400 years earlier by the Muslim warriors, could you make a small prequel video documenting what happened in that 400 year time-frame?

[@FlashPointHx]

Lovely work! One of my favorite times in history. Impressive how effective Urban II's call to arms was.

[@CynicalHistorian]

Love your stuff. This is going to be a great series.

[@ArkhonXIX]

Please do more of this crusade series. Loved the napoleon series but would really enjoy medieval or Greek or Roman history with your team, art and narration !

[@vulcanjoe8258]

This is going to be an epic series, part 1 was amazing you guys truely have done a good job.

[@winningbiggly6419]

I always dress my children in chain mail before sending them to battle with the other kids in the neighborhood.

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@krusadesman]

Dont forget to arm them with a greatsword

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Best comment yet 😂😂

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@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz4839 don't you mean 'heir"....

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[@aarenmyatt4509]

This guy has an epic voice. I imagine one day he said to himself in that epic voice, "what talents do i posess, what can i do with myself. I know I'll narrate pictures based on tense times in history. That shall suffice."

[@MrFarnanonical]

I'm not kidding, I think I've watched this 100 times. it's so good!

[@Chase_baker_1996]

I have always been fascinated by the Crusades

[@denizorsel1029]

That is what History channel should have been. I hope you guys continue quality releases as this one. All the best.

[@Ingspinipsgni]

They ran out of food in Hungary? Well that’s ironic 🤣

[@raptorhacker599]

lol

[@fr0sty284]

Coincidental, not ironic. Sorry, had to.

[@darthkage2163]

I don't think you know what ironic means what you should of said oh they ran out of food in Hungary, that's not surprising they are Hungary 😂🤣😂😂

[@hbsblkk3842]

That’s not irony

[@brahimchedid550]

@J. Kingsmith it was a pun

[@miguelfadous7260]

WOWWWWWWWW!!!!! hands down one of the most well-done documentaries on the crusades i have ever laid eyes on. Great job sir well done. I have also seen your Documentary on the history of Russia which was also splendid! keep up the excellent work,

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thank you Miguel!

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Practical perseverance for self development and not that other tiresome disobedience validation stuff. I accidentally undid the highlighting of the previous comment by trying to input the previous paragraph at the bottom of the once highlited post. I just do my homework as much as I can about this stuff to put it all to rest. This video is a time and headache saver! Thank you!

[@Oujouj426]

Worst roadtrip ever, all my mates were slaughtered by infidels.

[@Oujouj426]

I did, and still do, do you?

[@Oujouj426]

Alright, man, you're a bit of a weirdo, and I'm gonna start ignoring you from this point onward. I suggest getting a better grasp of the English language before trying to talk to people with it, it's not hard, it's my third language, and try to make coherent thoughts before expressing them.

[@uvelruiz]

joujou264 Islamic have kill more then 270 million since Mohammed invented islam. By the way all religions are man made and god do not care about religions god give birth to the universes. No matter how much you pried god do not obey any one. Just tried to understand god. Hell and heaven it is man made

[@macaronigaminghighdefiniti8547]

Well Christianity is 570 years older than Islam

[@zakp8687]

i laughed so hard at this comment lmao

[@adetayoadesola7306]

The Narrators voice is 🔥

[@hbsblkk3842]

English accent is the best for narration.

[@FiveLiver]

Charles Nove

[@FiveLiver]

@@hbsblkk3842 - he has a slight Scottish accent

[@scotiavelo1405]

Hbsb Lkk he’s Scottish

[@VladiSSius]

Guys, calm down! It's a war thousand year ago, we're living in peace now. Islam and Christians came from one root, we're all broth- DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!

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VladiSSius DEUS VULT.

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VladiSSius DEUS VULT!

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VladiSSius DEUS VULT!

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DEUS VULT!

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VladiSSius lmao😂 DEUS VULT!

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Bloody awesome, mate! This is marvellous work.Many many thumbs up! Great voice over work as well. Subbed and looking forward to more videos.

[@konankeisetsu7375]

Thank you for the start of new series, the crusades. I was really looking forward to it!! Great educational and historical videos with great quality of graphics and music and great narration. I think the first and the third crusade are the most dramatic, but the fourth, the fifth, sixth, and the children's crusade are also interesting. Anyway, I 'm looking forward to them all.

[@georgebanu2858]

As a student of history i can say that i love your channel😊😊😊

[@hanniballecter7259]

An amazing video, as always. You are doing a great work and explain the subject even better than some big TV historian channels. Thank you a lot!

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thank you, and thanks for the feedback!

[@bhakuu]

I play this video every night to fall asleep. The narration elevates this video into the circle of its own! Beautiful job Epic history

[@jgonascar]

“They ran out of food in Hungary” IRONY 100

[@hbsblkk3842]

That’s not irony.

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

IRONY: 0

[@nenaradicevic8079]

Danube river

[@nandeto1097]

How is that ironic?

[@PuppyOriental]

Nandeto They are very *Hungary* for food, but they ran out of em’ I gotta admit, it’s not ironic but sure.

[@danielleeper8719]

Thanks for telling the actual truth, none of schools do it anymore.

[@jarl8815]

I know, it is even a bigger problem here in Sweden. We learn nothing about this or any other crusade. Our kings from the past are not even mentioned anymore in history class.

[@edgyveggieM8]

Don't even bring up the US education system that shit trash

[@seansimms9433]

Well said, the narrator shows no biased toward neither side, if either side believed or did something terrible, he dryly states the facts.

[@Mklebs]

This is a military perspective, still good, I give it a credit but it lacks proper genesis. Knights were not fools and they would never risk their lives for a pope and church fairs - money was the main incentive (as always) as they were promised land and plunder + conquest of Middle East cut off European trade with Asia. Once Turks got divided it was time to strike. Religion was only an official excuse and nobody gave a sht about pope back then.

[@thegroovee]

Michal Klebs you are mistaken. Economic reasons were there for some, but the main reason was indeed a religious fervor. This is very clear from the writing accounts of the time. Furthermore, the vast majority came back home after the conquest of Jerusalem

[@rickj895]

I am so happy!!! you are the best at documentary's and now I get to enjoy the crusades I hope you do all 9 of them and please don't forget about the northern crusades.wow I am so happy keep doing great work..

[@konankeisetsu7375]

As you say, Epic History is the best. Me, too, I hope all of 9 crusades, if possible all other crusades included, will be released. Let's support Epic History together.

[@eamonnmoroney5963]

This narrator is probably the best I’ve ever listened to

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Never change epic history. I love this channel.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thank you!

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*Change is the only constant in this universe.*

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The best history KZbin channel!

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This channel is so underrated. I'm binge watching all your videos!

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[@poe_slaw]

it's a bird it's a plane it's the seljuk turks

[@mevlanisufi2100]

Carto they got their asses whoped by the first crusaders hahaah

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Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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Haha you got that from Discord

[@ahistoryfanatic5683]

🎶Crusade!🎶 They did many crusades some failed, but at least the Italians got some sweet trade deals

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AAH!

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Keep it up! One of the best channels in KZbin!

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This channel deserves over a million subs

[@AdrianSanchez-vk2gn]

I truly feel sorry for you. You really took the time out of your day just to write all that shit jus to put somebody down lmfao your fucken pityful🤣🤣💯

[@AdrianSanchez-vk2gn]

I’m only 15 too and your the one who sounds stupid asf😂 think about that for a second and reflect on yourself. Real shit cause that’s jus sad, lord have on yo soul. Petty ass bitch😭😭😂

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

This narrator makes it sound insanely epic, and not in a cheesy 300 way. Amazing documentary

[@timuruz8279]

wow this video was awesome. immediate subscribe! i am Turkish and i know the story from the other side. It feels great to see so much detail from perspective. video quality is excellent. animations, narration and captivating accurate descriptions. please do the other crusades too while i check all other videos here =)

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thanks Timur!

[@cyfertea8707]

Hi I'm a Catholic. And I have tons of muslims friends, and also other religions. I really liked Saladdin and his respect for other religions. I also like his inventions in Trebuchet.

[@emreaydogdu643]

Humans are free what religion to believe according to their holy book.

[@condorX2]

Bystander effect, I'm subscribed too!

[@jeodemp]

@@cyfertea8707 Muslims cannot have non-muslim friends according to the Quran? You know, being muslim is all about following the Quran, if your friends refuse the follow it, why do they consider themselves as muslims?

[@andyst1903]

This video was awesome! I can't wait for part 2. I love the usage of maps and the graphics used. I would love to see more medieval videos from this channel. I'm glad I found Epic History.

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Great job.... Everyone should admire the effort you put into making this video... Simply, great...

[@Drawnartist]

Man I'm just blown away by the excellent content on this channel I was just bragging to my girlfriend about your videos and how well done they are like something you'd see on the history channel and I just read the comment about this being just one guy's hard work! Outstanding

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Just discovered your channel...excellent, truly excellent. Detailed and not too dumbed down (a huge change from other channels). Thank you very much for your efforts and long may they continue.

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Brilliant work! Thank you from Colorado, USA. Great job!👍

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You guys never fail in impress! Amazing video as usual!

[@denisestevens2540]

So many of my Great Grandfathers from Europe came to aid my GGF Alexius. ♡ What an awesome presentation. Vladimir the Great united Byzantinian Empire with Russia.

[@342Rodry]

Thank you for this work and the subtitles!

[@julie5978]

The Crusades are always used as an example of the stupidity and brutality of Christian Europe, but was really a defensive war again foreign invaders who originate in a far off lands.

[@jjparker3279]

"Invaders", Muslims had these lands for 400 years you idiot, why did it take so long for you to "defend" your land? Everyone was living in peace under Muslim rule in Jerusalem, but your "defense" ruined everything.

[@mrhenrik7472]

@@jjparker3279 hmmm, hard to believe that, when you see how much peace there is under muslim rule today xD

[@jjparker3279]

@@mrhenrik7472 People like you are used to judging books by their covers, a quick google search brings you up a wikipedia aricle which shows you how Jerusalem prospered under muslim rule. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jerusalem_during_the_Middle_Ages I know that some muslim countries are struggling nowadays, but that has nothing to do with Islam, and i believe these problems will be solved in the near future.

[@gardensofthegods]

Anybody interested can look here on KZbin at a short vid titled How Muslims conquer Swiss Alps .

[@blobby542]

Yeah but the way they colonised others are more violent than the others so we can say that the crusades are sh*t

[@miragaming9628]

Petitions to make narrator reveal his face. Your voice is legendary

[@traqueliacooper5132]

I am so 😊 I came across your channel. You have my little stomach hurting from uncontrollable laughing about your "PETER THE HERMIT & THE ANY & ALL PEOPLE'S CRUSADERS,yet cool that sent them thinking this crusade is being led by nobleman & fought by knights. "BASICALLY A POOR KAN BATTLE BIT THE RICH MAN WAR. HOW TRUE. I meant that I'm digging your narration. Thanks for sharing u & yours remain blessed. Again tganks 4 taking time sharing immpressively presented.

[@HIYAKUT]

This is the best channel on KZbin ever!

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thank you!

[@carlosvillalta5604]

yes

[@AM-dg8lq]

All love for Salah Al-Din Al-Ayyubi, Prince of Muslims. I am happy that the North African countries defended the Islamic religion alongside the Kurds and the Levant in one army and we won over the crusaders in all wars ☪️☪️☪️☪️☪️

[@SharpStyleSavvy]

Not all... Son

[@ChampChamp2024]

Lmao you won nothing you’re at home married to your cousin.

[@godefroydemontmirail2278]

Va prier ton Allah qui choisit un amateur de fillette comme "prophète" 😂

[@god-fearingenglishman5254]

"When they ran out of food in Hungary". Oh, the irony.

[@Garbageeater9988]

they got hungry in Hungary

[@mr.santos5205]

@@Garbageeater9988 🤣

[@annamarialaterza605]

This channel is unbelievably amazing !

[@nicholasward4458]

You make some of the best history videos on KZbin. Freaking amazing

[@Alex-ni2ir]

I really enjoy watching these videos. You're an excellent narrator and are so obviously passionate about the subject.

[@AngelaRodhas]

Este es el canal de historia que más me gusta, está muy bien hecho y la secuencia de las historias contadas hace muy atractiva la narración, sin contar lo espectacular que es la gráfica. Felicitaciones!!!

[@shoeshinegirl101]

You are my favorite history channel! The visuals, your voice etc. make every video stunning! Thank you‼️👍👍👍💕

[@williambradfordbaldwin4386]

Very nice format, I like the way this was put together very much.. William Bradford Baldwin

[@ЇаннъЄархъ]

The music and mobilization of the french crusaders is so inspiring :)

[@jumpingeezus5080]

Heros Karabazmos The music and mobilization of Third Reich inspired a lot of people too.

[@red-onecpasmoijetaitentrai3400]

@@jumpingeezus5080 what a comparaison

[@overlord5068]

There were a lot of Flemish crusaders

[@brapper4220]

@@jumpingeezus5080 Exactly, and both times it was a good thing.

[@adelaidesngan604]

​@@overlord5068flamand= french

[@Joshua-hz3cl]

I cant wait for the second part.

[@Chris-vf1uc]

Don't worry. We'll get a new crusade soon.

[@ismeazamredwanahmed693]

Christian Andersen and it will lose again

[@jude6936]

Christian Andersen And it will fail harder than stalingrad

[@superballutim]

viewing this is the most elegant way to solving my insomnia problem

[@shahinhedayat8425]

Great history, and epic you merit your channels name, ready to support epic history

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thanks Shahin!

[@JuanPyro]

Very informative and well put together! Keep up the good work. Thanks :)

[@davidleon9206]

peoples crusade sounds like something from Monty Python

[@Digitalhdwmn]

Monty Python and the holy Grail 😂😂😂😂

[@stoves5877]

i mean it pretty much was since it was mostly the idiots who had nothing to lose. They thought they would be in Jerulsim in just a few days of walking.

[@Razi98]

They were just trying to inflict a flesh wound

[@Stavol2Dual]

Fun w the bois

[@jazzswords1374]

Nobody expects the Peoples’ Crusade!

[@abhishektodmal1914]

Epic - true to the moniker :) Appreciate all the efforts you pour into your channel so very much. Thank you!

[@NawafAlsulaiman]

I really enjoyed this video, the quality and the graphics is very impressive, and most important of all, history is well documented, and I have seen the history of this fierce war from the Westerners' point of view. I saw other channels like kings & generals, but Your channel is the best 👍🏻

[@nenabunena]

Westerners pov? Most docs are anti Christian and are outright lies to kiss ass to muslims

[@raiyanyt6618]

@@mhummadswingedhorseallahha1157 mmm let me count who committed more genocide, christians on my right hand and muslims on my left hand. Oops seems like I don't have enough fingers to count on my right hand. Lets looks on my left hand. Ahh no fingers are up on my left hand.

[@almoorish5675]

@@nenabunena no the truht hurt your ass man , if the Christian won crusade wars and that video is kissing muslims ass we will see a North Africa and Middle east a christian right now not the opposit 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@HidingSleeper]

My friend sent me a video from this channel and I'm so glad he did.

[@Tom-kn4hx]

You amazed me again! Keep going!

[@MikeMafiaII]

Pim Fortuyn RIP

[@Schmidty_D]

I appreciate that it doesn't appear to take sides...just plain history and facts...

[@howsnoah9192]

This whole video is a masterpiece

[@Walangord]

Guys please expand this. This too good to be consisted of a mere two episodes.

[@trtr-tl8li]

I was looking for such a video. A video that explains the history on the basis of historical materials, rather than talking about a lax history with lax knowledge. I'm really happy.

[@loisnieto1453]

I'm from Spain and thanks to this video I am learning both history either english

[@نايفالمطيري-ب8و]

Western christian: *answer the call to help their brother in the east* Also Western christian: *loot every christian villages passed by*

[@marib5440]

@Death To The CCP shut up

[@hishamseddiqee9528]

Death To The CCP, leaders of countries aren’t religious, but use religion to control everyone. These things are very basic and you should understand them

[@ansarimohmd2254]

Mr death dont lough too much .you said Christians won the end (hahaha) you think this is end no this is not end learn some history about Palestine We know where is Brittish empire now You can say you won when the last muslim wiped out in the world If you can.

[@hishamseddiqee9528]

Mx Mg, the purpose of these kind of videos are not to provide you with deep historical insight which most of people consider boring, but rather entertain you by depicting historical battles and give you their immediate causes

[@نايفالمطيري-ب8و]

@Travis Bickle Nope, Travis, you are totally misleaded by media crawling your brain lies day and night. Lets take overview upon history: What is the most killing wars? 1st WW, Who are the fighters? Most of them Western states. What is the second most killing war? 2nd WW, Who are the fighters? All of them Western states+ japan. Now you lecture us about killing, look at your self, your history. And remember that Mohammed never kill any from his state. He fights other who fought his massage. He told other states to allow for his messagers to reach people and discuss with them. His massage is a massage for the good of people. You shall fear, love nobody except one god, Allah.

[@MysticMac96]

When The Prince's Crusade starts when all the Lords and it's Armies move out the music fits really well good stuff.

[@liamhutton27]

I love your sound tech in your videos really sets the scene!!

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thanks! A lot of love goes into the music and sound effects, glad to know they are enjoyed..

[@ajaxamsterdamdeusvult]

Hé Is nice

[@alexbasiliere7436]

I appreciate the accuracy and the fact based approach to history in a dramatic form.

[@comrad9372]

DEUS VULT, fight the nonbelievers! No don't besiege Constantinople!

[@andreascovano7742]

ahhahahaha I'm italian and the 4th crusade was hilarious

[@alexp.2897]

Nothing hilarious about senseless death

[@julianlin6467]

AND you caused the fall of Byzantium. (I know the byz regained constantinole but it fatally weakened them.) Oh, the didn't besieged it, the entered through the golden horn.

[@iglutv7758]

"AND you caused the fall of Byzantium." If the greeks were seriously too dumb to reorganize themselves in ~250 years, then it was actually good that they lost Constantinople.

[@Porkeater2610957]

The Greeks held for 1000 years against Huns, Goths, Germans, Franks, Arabs, Turks, Avars, Mongols, Khazars, Georgians, Armenians, Serbs, Bolgars, Cumans, Valachians, Normans, Italians, Venetians, Genoans, Persians, Seljuks, Ottomans, Mameluks, various tribes of Muslims, Crusaders, various heretics and Schismatics and so on, while conserving ancient Greko-Roman cultural, scientific, philosophical and legal heritage. It's amiracle they held on for so long, while being basically a grand target everyone wants to take, in the Medieval World.

[@sadknight3210]

the comments section will be beautiful

[@Ted52]

Yeah, the islamophobes will love that one.

[@Dr.Styles]

And muslims blaming crusaders etc.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Yeah, it's going to be a job. I do police the comments, with a view to this being a channel where kids can come and learn about history without being bombarded by, well, you know. I'm also pretty intolerant of people abusing history to make ignorant comments about the problems of the world today. An old history teacher of mine called Chris Tyerman, who's a pretty distinguished Crusader historian (by coincidence), wrote this: '.. there can be no summoning of the past to take sides in the present. Plundering history to deliver modern indictments serves no rational or benign purpose. To observe the past through the lens of the present invites delusion...' I'm posting this in the optimistic hope it might make some pause before commenting 'through the lens of the present'.

[@liveleaky7571]

Epic History TV you can block bad words.

[@EpichistoryTv]

LucasAndAGuitar Thanks, I'll get onto that.

[@46magno]

I appreciate these videos. They refresh a lot of material were thought in school during my youth. Believe it or not schools in the West used to teach universal History,maybe helped us in good interpretation of future event and the course of ideas.

[@Vedioviswritingservice]

These are some of the best videos on historical events you are ever going to see. The men leading this crusade deserve our respect. They sacrificed everything to participate in it. I think the Muslims although not agreeing with their faith, can appreciate their religious zeal. I don't condone what happened in the aftermath of taking Jerusalem but it was not the leaders that ordered the killings. It was actually the remnants of the people's crusade that was responsible for the massacre. They had no control over them.

[@Exanull]

I'd love for them to do a history on the vikings and their raids

[@crudesicle]

Him*. It's only one guy, which is why videos are infrequent

[@EpichistoryTv]

I'd love to do one on the Vikings too, will have to dig up my university notes. Get on Patreon and vote for it, I suggest!

[@dictatorjr2608]

If your going to do one on the vikings do the battle of clontarf

[@samreynolds9436]

Epic History TV great

[@karlm9302]

Entyarr ^ Yes, the Vikings!!! Epic History TV

[@JustAnother_Millennial]

phenomenal visuals man, really makes the story interesting (and ups that watch time!) I know it's got to be more expensive so I hope u see the fruits of ur labor soon. I'll keep subbing til then. Take care.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thanks Rob. It does take time, so glad it's appreciated!

[@sarath2794]

Good narration 🔥whos watching in 2019 August

[@ajaxamsterdamdeusvult]

ethan jh me Jeruselem belongs Tho Cristian And Catholic people

[@LeChiffreStClair]

Most Excellent Documentary...Highest of calibre....

[@5555144]

This video is awesome!!!

[@ahmedshakeel1438]

Short summary of the crusades: Pack up your bags lads ... We going to take back the holy Land. . . . Pack up your bags lads ... we lost Constantanipole .

[@LordVader1094]

More like "we TOOK Constantinople"

[@logiic8835]

@Little John What Christian country

[@mickles1975]

That's it, I'm gonna go and play CK2

[@KitteridgeStudios]

I feel like some Stronghold Crusader now.

[@vidaett]

Medieval 2

[@acupuncturecrocs8401]

Meh im going to play medieval ii total war

[@Hugh_Morris]

I'm gonna play CK2 when I get home from work

[@nickthielemier3501]

Your docs are among the best on KZbin. Please keep up the good work!