The History of the Fourth Crusade

[@FlashPointHx]

Here it is! I've combined all the Fourth Crusade videos into one.Enjoy, and please give it a like / leave some comments. Don't forget to share on social media - or share with that special someone who needs to know what happened in 1204.

[@danielholland1]

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[@flashgordon6670]

Dear Flashpoint History, pls can you make some videos about the history in England and Western Europe during the Crusades? Robin Hood and Richard the Lionhearted being imprisoned and ransomed and how events like these effected the Crusades and Europe’s potential ability to conquer the Middle East. Ty. Much love.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@flashgordon6670 Robin Hood would make an interesting doc I think

[@robertpauley504]

@@flashgordon6670 ZA6¿¿¿¿μ#μdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd !

[@susanmenegus5543]

Very good documentary thank you for this.

[@Azmania3000]

I think the fourth crusade highlights that Venice deserves its own series. This is La Serenissima nearing the height of its power

[@hozlopez]

Before the climax. You can see why it was in their own interest to control the trading routes and knock out, loot, sack Constantinopla and Byzantines as trade competitors. Venetian power increases after the fall of Constantinopla.

[@jasonpalacios1363]

The 4th Crusade was the beginning of the end of the ERE and it was amazing that despite of what happened to the ERE from the Justinian Plague in the 6th century up to the 4th Crusade,the ERE still managed to survive up to the 15th Century. This was a very strong empire and the 4th Crusade was more sad than the Ottoman takeover of 1453.

[@FlashPointHx]

It was made safer still as it was done by men wearing the cross.

[@jasonpalacios1363]

@@FlashPointHx Please extend this to the downfall of 1453.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@jasonpalacios1363 will do ;)

[@OmegaFares]

@@FlashPointHx what do you mean ? 🤔

[@TGeoMin]

«Απασών γλωσσών το ελληνικόν υπέρκειται γένος». «Πάσα τοίνυν φιλοσοφία και γνώσις Ελλήνων εύρεμα... Συ δε, ω Ιταλέ, τίνος ένεκεν εγκαυχά;» (From all the languages the Hellenic is superior. You Italian, what reason do you have you to boast?) Theodore II Laskaris Empreror of Nicea. The fourth crusade and the anti-latin hate was the trigger that led to the Hellenic revival of the 13th century. The ERE was not the same after that.

[@GS-by7ci]

As a Greek.. idk if I'm going to be able to make it thru this video without crying. But I have to try. So here goes...

[@FlashPointHx]

Be strong! Let me know how it works out

[@SacredDreamer]

Sending hugs xx

[@hozlopez]

The truth sooner or later comes out. And the world seems different.

[@saimbhat6243]

Well, crying is part of the way of the world. At least you have historic city of athens and turks didn't treat you as badly as you often cry about. You were treated much better by a monarchy that what congo or india or south africa were treated by "modern constitutional monarchies". In fact, greeks were forced to enroll in elite turkish forces, doesn't sound that bad of a treatment. Imagine being sold on ships?

[@GS-by7ci]

@@saimbhat6243 “forced to enlist” ..I’m assuming you’re referring to janissarys. They were actually children TAKEN from Christian families at a young enough age they often didn’t realize that they were being sent to fight and kill their own ppl. Also Rape was a written tactic commanded for Turkish military over the occupied Greeks and Serbs in an attempt to breed us out of existence. Men who fought back or took revenge for their women being raped were often castrated but always had their eyes gouged out and hands cut off. So that they not only couldn’t hold a weapon and fight again but they couldn’t feed themselves or even wipe their own ass… yeah “not as bad” …we just stayed united instead of fighting each other

[@Martin-jk2ng]

Great content, excellently presented and narrated. Quality all the way. Thank you for this

[@BrandonGallemore]

I watch all the history channels and somehow never found this one. So glad to have found it and after watching this episode I can safely say this is the best production quality that I've seen. Automatic subscribe.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey thanks for the awesome comment - happy to have you subscribed Brandon.

[@Russell-kz7ee]

I just wanted to post exactly the same :) outstanding quality of content and style of presentation.

[@josh7720]

These videos from you always feel like being in a lesson with that cool history teacher who isn’t afraid to swear when it’s needed for effect. I mean that in the most complimentary way possible

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - ill take that as a compliment

[@IrenePhillips-gq4kc]

Wonderful program….loved all the history. I have learnt so much and thank you for such an insight into the terrible history of Constantinople…brought tears to my eyes.. Irene

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy you liked my video so much Irene !

[@MorningStar293]

Downloading now for my flight this evening. Can't wait to watch! Keep up the great content FPH.

[@FlashPointHx]

Enjoy!

[@Saurischian]

Where the eff are ya flying to?

[@H0DLTHED0R]

Don't crash.

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Impressive how much info you got in to 1.5hrs all of it good. Thanks again this will go into my sleeping Playlist after this first watch.

[@FlashPointHx]

My pleasure! really happy that you enjoyed this!

[@arandomwalk]

The saddest crusade, awesome documentary !

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@robertmccoy9323]

From another viewpoint, it was also the stupidest crusade unless you were the Doge. From this point on Venetian dominance of the Mediterranean grew to its greatest height. The Turks just had to pick up the pieces after they overcame their own problems of divisiveness. take care rwmccoy

[@FlashPointHx]

@@robertmccoy9323 In the end the Ottomans would grow to superpower status and Venice would become the next major target

[@robertmccoy9323]

But the Ottomans were not part of the 4th crusade that so weakened the Byzantine empire. At this point of history they weren't even the small potentate led by Osman I.@@FlashPointHx

[@cuzimmoody6470]

@@robertmccoy9323 he meant that the venetians were the reason for the 4th crusade and because of that the ottoman grow strong and attacked venice and thus the downfall of venice after the venetian- ottoman wars. so the venetians kind bite themselves in the butt

[@rakibalmahdi2401]

This channel deserves more subscribers! Keep up the good work

[@FlashPointHx]

Much appreciated!

[@markusstevens4858]

Once again my friend well done,thanks to your channel my oldest granddaughter love's history.

[@FlashPointHx]

Wonderful! That makes me so happy that my work has influenced another to get into history!

[@KHK001]

Great! a reason to rewatch thanks FPH!

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - Appreciated as always

[@DavidSaintloth]

Makes you wonder why we haven't seen epic films cover this history. Ridley Scott did one covering the third crusade partially but I don't know if any covering the this most horrible evil perpetrated by so called Christians among other Christians.

[@mogusmonroe9431]

Yea. If it was just that simple. If it wasn't for the so called Christians, the world would be at peace. You can just go back a year before them, or thousands, to know that wasn't true.

[@FlashPointHx]

This really would make for an epic movie - I really liked Ridley Scott's work with Kingdom of Heaven - even if it wasn't completely accurate

[@mogusmonroe9431]

@@FlashPointHx I have always wanted to watch that movie, just haven't had time. Watching you videos are amazing. Details you don't get anywhere else.

[@azzgunther]

In case you don't know of it, there is a director's edition of Kingdom of Heaven that is a legit 9/10 level film. The theater version was not a complete film, unfortunately, and I'd recommend anybody reading this to see that film as intended.

[@Azmania3000]

I want to see a Ridley Scott movie featuring flashpoint's hypothetical meeting of Hannibal and Archimedes 😁.

[@mokodo_]

850 years later and im, as a european, still embarrassed about this colossal failure

[@dmaxmason2921]

Thanks for the great content! I would love to see you cover the Diadochi Wars!

[@FlashPointHx]

Great suggestion! But for now the next stop is the Reconquista ;)

[@evergreatest3316]

@@FlashPointHx again?

[@FlashPointHx]

@@evergreatest3316 Need to go back and finish it

[@aprendoespanol6833]

amazing episode. I am sure, months of hard work went into making it.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah this one took me awhile

[@thornil2231]

Incredibly good video. Everything, the great research, the fantastic graphics, and the good narration.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much 😀 This took a lot to make

[@Davidbirdman101]

I've watched this episode twice now, it's just a superb video. You guys are great at making content and I can't recommend you enough. At the same time, I get depressed thinking about the nature of man. It seems to me that we humans are hard wired to kill ourselves and each other. We just can't help ourselves. I don't want to come across like a total cynic, but I'm 65 years old and I've seen what we can do to each other. I don't believe there is any political or religious solution to our problems, these names we label each other with are just decisive things we use to hate our fellow citizens of the world.

[@FlashPointHx]

Humans have that duality and the choice to be good or bad. Sometimes I think you are right - we. are doomed to destroy ourselves, yet other times I'm blown away by the sense of humanity that is shown when tragedy occurs

[@Lesvix1]

Best historical documentaries...thank you for the great work!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate it ! Happy that you liked this video

[@maxhill7065]

Man the way the horses were packed reminds me of a rudimentary bomb bay, genius idea suspending them to reduce injury though

[@FlashPointHx]

When I read that tidbit I was equally impressed.

[@joelfisk]

It's hard to explain to my non-history loving friends exactly why I hate Venice.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - well Venice was like any other civilization that sought to exploit others for its own gain - perhaps they just did it to an extreme

[@sealisa1398]

Stay home, too many tourists now. They don’t want your business anyway.

[@imperfectclark]

this made me laugh out loud (having enjoyed the video already 👍)

[@captnwinkle]

@SeaLisa lol, because they have such great income alternatives other than tourism...NOT!!!

[@oskareriksson2202]

​​​@@captnwinklewell yes... Veneto its One of the most industrialized parts of Italy so.... Venice its not Calabria. Northern Italy produce. And much. It's an industrial center, the inhabitants of veneto are Rich, almost all are landowners in the countryside. So....yes, they have others income. Veneto its not Calabria or puglia where without turism they almost starve. The inhabitants of Venice city hate tourists. Those Who love tourists are the owners of restaurants, souvenirs shops, and others things, it's called tourists trap in italian. They are made ad hoc to steal Money from you. So, stay at home. Venice Will have less pollution and disorder. These vultures that eat with tourists trap Will cry. And you Will not loose your Money. Btw It was 50 years ago that veneto was poor (other parts of northern Italy are industrialized by 130 years, veneto instead remained poor for much time, but it's from at least 30-40 years that its one of the most rich industrialized parts of Italy capable of deal with austria....). So.... They can avoid tourists in Extreme cases like venice

[@mokodo_]

Please do more of these on the crusades 🙏 ive watch your videos on 1-4 about 6 times now

[@ShahjahanMasood]

The Chaos after the Fourth Crusade is one of the most fascinating periods in history. The Latin Empire, The Bulgarian Empire, 3 Successor states to Byzantium, The Turks, the Slavs and the Mongols all duking it out in some 50 odd years of history.

[@FlashPointHx]

It was a battle Royale with only the strongest surviving

[@dennismarquez7354]

@@FlashPointHx are you going to cover that? Because I cannot wait if you are

[@FlashPointHx]

@@dennismarquez7354 Yes- but first its time to complete the reconquista

[@dennismarquez7354]

@@FlashPointHx

[@mattgrandich3977]

1:23:31 I wonder what the common citizenry of the Byzantine Empire thought of this moment: their empire crippled, their capital ransacked and a foreign noble made the new emperor. We often examine the major players of these historical events but it’s fascinating to see what the common man and woman were thinking at this time.

[@FlashPointHx]

I wonder if they thought that this might be the real beginning of the end - or perhaps they had gotten so used to their leaders failing them that they didn’t care

[@Brian-Vieira]

Cara, muito bom!!! Parabéns, excelente trabalho 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Extadimensional]

This is the best video out there on the 4th crusade: engaging, entertaining, and interesting-nice.

[@forlornfool221]

So Good! Keep up the great work!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Will do!

[@laMoria]

Grandiose ! Masterfully narrated. I would love see what happens next. I've spent the past month trying to make sense of the chaos that followed the sack, and I am still puzzled by the complexity and seemingly lack of information on the aftermath. Do your sources cited in the description adress it?

[@FlashPointHx]

It was a very sad state of affairs. The Latin empire had no idea how to run the state. It became desperately fragmented and impoverished. They basically sold off anything that wasn’t nailed down to make money. By 1261 the Eastern Romans retook their capital. However by then it was a shadow of its former glory. From that point onwards it was a death spiral. What’s truly astounding is that it lasted til 1453. Especially with the emerging superpower of the Ottomans that had literally surrounded them.

[@laMoria]

@@FlashPointHx Thank you :) Didn't know it was the latins who sold off everything. Does JJ Philips talk about it in his book?

[@FlashPointHx]

@@laMoria jj norwich does - especially in the bigger three vol series

[@laMoria]

@@FlashPointHxthanks, will have a look. The bigger series sounds like a Game of Thrones, with thousands of pages xD

[@EricNielsen85]

thank you for this my friends!!!! 👏 👏

[@FlashPointHx]

Any time!

[@PauloRibeiro1978]

It's embarrassing the few hundreds of likes your channel has. Guess people prefer these so called "influencers ". Thank you for your time and to provide such interesting stories in history. May I suggest something for a future vid? Marquês de Pombal (Portugal history - he was the real king. You will enjoy it I promise)

[@marshallney6504]

Excellent work, must have taken forever to make this. Truly saddening Constantinople was destroyed and thoroughly looted. Most of our link to ancient civilizations were lost lost. Shows you how effective group think is. What started as a noble cause regaining the holy land, turned to massacres and looting. Although if the Venetians didn't do it, another power would've.

[@FlashPointHx]

This did take awhile to do - happy that you like it Marshall. Yes this really is a lesson in that the best intentions can go horribly wrong

[@Linuxfy]

Holy fuck i just found underrated history channel.

[@FlashPointHx]

I take it you liked that video?

[@Linuxfy]

@@FlashPointHx yes i did ❤❤

[@shable1436]

Nice work, this history in time is so fascinatingly complex that I had to have giant wall of timeline of different events taking place all around the world of significance and stand far back to get a grand picture of human history, and the amount of conflicts were unfortunately some of the most significant if not the most, it saddens me to say we are a tribalistic warring species that will doom ourselves. I only hope that there will someday be an outside influence that prevents this from happening

[@FlashPointHx]

I sometimes feel that catastrophe is what is needed for social evolution to occur. That said, we now live the most peaceful time the world has ever known (I know it seems counter intuitive).

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

I watched this whole video wondering when the actual crusade would start lol. It's like they totally forgot they were even crusaders. I hope we get a part 2 to this.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - they never got to the holy land!

[@Azmania3000]

Yeah that feudal system isn't exactly cohesive

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!!

[@juntabait4881]

High quality presentation as always

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks so much Junta !

[@Starbat88]

I guess Alexios the Third got away Scott free.... Awesome work on this video. Incredible quality!

[@FlashPointHx]

He had a wild life of betrayal after this - eventually they locked him up in a monastery and he never got out.

[@oskareriksson2202]

The failure of the Manuel Comnenus philo frankish policy and the rise of the anti latin party was One of the main reasons for the sack of 1204. The cause that unleashed all. The Italians and the crusaders was poisoned for all a serie of reasons, and the byzantines too was poisoned against the latins. The pretender Who ask help to the crusader, was the pandora.....

[@StLouis-yg8jp]

Great video! But I can't wait for you to finish the Reconquista!

[@FlashPointHx]

Very soon! Gonna have the next video out hopefully early next month

[@vangelisskia214]

"There was never a greater crime against humanity than the Fourth Crusade." Steven Runciman, History of the Crusades, v.3, p.130

[@FlashPointHx]

It rivaled (or exceeded) the sack of Rome, the destruction of Baghdad, or the burning of the Library of Alexandria

[@wael4070]

Yay the long format!

[@FlashPointHx]

Yes Sir!

[@54032Zepol]

I always liked it when history videos has action sequence where different colored blocks would would meet in the middle, I think it's called boxing??

[@FlashPointHx]

Hahaha - kinda is

[@aristophanesghost3839]

Nope; historia civilis.

[@54032Zepol]

@@aristophanesghost3839 ha the only history channel that doesn't have boxing on KZbin is jack Rackham history and he just uses drawn puppets, it's really good.

[@vangelisskia214]

"The Western Europeans had long felt a jealous dislike for the Greeks; and the refusal of the Greek Church to abandon all its traditions and submit to the authority of the Roman pontificate added to their dislike. The Greeks were schismatics and not to be trusted." Steven Runciman, "Greece and the later crusades" From the New Griffon, A Gennadius Library Publication, American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Editor: Haris A. Kalligas, Director, Gennadius Library. Produced & Distrbuted by Potamos Publishers & Booksellers, Athens 2002.

[@FlashPointHx]

In time, that rivalry and mistrust would only grow.

[@mahelaniarektbb]

I've been reduced to just squealing and flapping my hands around excitedly when *any* of your uploads pop up in my notifications. I'm dangerously close to being that whole "when pigs fly" joke.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahahah - I'm happy that you're happy =)

[@acg1970]

Gran trabajo. Enhorabuena desde España

[@FlashPointHx]

Gracias!

[@Jacob-df5hr]

Called a crusade, and sent a bunch of venal thugs. One of history's greatest own goals.

[@darkstar4102]

I love your videos its master piece. Also your voice soothing 😌.

[@FlashPointHx]

😊 thank you

[@lahabitaciondelatrapado4621]

Great series!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@darren5597]

Your commentary is sublime

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate that Darren - happy that you liked my content

[@darren5597]

@@FlashPointHx When I am great, I want you to narrate my life.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@darren5597 Deal =)

[@oigo9499]

Most under subbed channel!!!!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@mattnorris3365]

I love how you use danheim for your music you are a genius

[@nicflatterie7772]

Haha, Ferengy rules! Love it, that secured my thumbs up.

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - Happy that you liked that

[@brepese6162]

Oh my god someone please tell me whats the music in the backgroud at about 1:18:03

[@FlashPointHx]

Its a guy I know - Danheim - the name of the song is 'Runar' if you go to the description of the video I've posted a link to Danheim's channel. He's got a bunch of songs like this

[@akhenatoneast5787]

Heyyyyy your back!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Oh yeah! =)

[@Jaybee921]

good video and informative. I just subbed.

[@FlashPointHx]

Awesome, thank you!

[@tohidsalemy]

War is always destructive, but humanity hasn't learnt it yet

[@FlashPointHx]

For sure

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent presentation 👏👏

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TGeoMin]

«Απασών γλωσσών το ελληνικόν υπέρκειται γένος». «Πάσα τοίνυν φιλοσοφία και γνώσις Ελλήνων εύρεμα... Συ δε, ω Ιταλέ, τίνος ένεκεν εγκαυχά;» (From all the languages the Hellenic is superior. You Italian, what reason do you have to boast?) Theodore II Laskaris Empreror of Nicea. The fourth crusade and the anti-latin hate was the trigger that led to the Hellenic revival of the 13th century. The ERE was not the same after that.

[@oskareriksson2202]

Laskaris forget that the eastern Roman empire was made by Rome. That Constantine, belisarius, and justinian was latin speakers, and romans, and that emperor like theodosius and justinian even smashed what did remain of hellenic traditions closing the schools of Athens and forbidding the hellenic religion. As in Italy, traditional Roman religion was forbidden too time before. Was they maybe ashamed by the latin Roman origin of their state? I don't think. Laskaris words was only a way to Attack the venetians. Politics often instrumentalize history. Anyway....i really don't understand these stupid bicker. Italian and greeks are relatives. (Also the byzantines devastated Italy ending literally Roman civilization in Italy in the gothic war, with the results that Italy was depopulated, devastated, and desolated for Centuries, and subject to foreign invasions for Centuries, justinian turned Italy literally from a indipendent Power to a Battlefield for foreign peoples, without the possibility to become unite for Italy, anymore for 1000 years After the fall of the romano gothic kingdom, but the Italians don't care, instead they still to consider the greeks as Brothers. While i see many greeks literally poisoned by this story of the 4th crusade. It's 800 years ago history. I understand that in the balkans peoples fight for things of 1000 years ago too among neighbours but....take It Easy guys. It's history. Ok? No One of US was alive when justinian s tax collectors literally steal Blood from italy, and when byzantines armies devastated Italy with the goths, and no one was alive when the italians collapsed the byzantine empires in a similar way, choking his commerce and with conquer, it's only history. It's like if we bicker with a tunisine for the Roman and greek punic wars in sicily. It's absurd. (The rome and Tunisi mayors, in the 80's signed the peace treaty for the third punic wars XD AHAAH REALLY)Take It Easy Friends. Italians and greeks have the same Blood. Literally they eated the same shit for millennia. We should be Friends.

[@rweezy6246]

Music at 1:17?

[@FlashPointHx]

Its called Clairvoyance by Remember the Future - from Premiumbeats(dot)com

[@rweezy6246]

@@FlashPointHx thanks sir!

[@tharrrrrrr]

Subscribed!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@youwhat491]

Its one of histories ironies that it had to be a Muhammad (MehMed the conquerer) that finally brought eastern roman empire to an end in 1453.

[@cuzimmoody6470]

1:21:22 when was the library of alexandria burned in the 7th century and who burned it?

[@FlashPointHx]

So this is a JJ Norwich quote - it was said that the Arabs burned it during the Islamic Conquest - but I don't entirely agree that they did it

[@cuzimmoody6470]

@@FlashPointHx yeah thats strange . cuz there are no prove that the arabs even encountered the library of alexandria cuz most sources says it was never mentioned again in history before the 4th or 5th centuary

[@FlashPointHx]

@@cuzimmoody6470 Exactly - in my reading it seems that there is a bit of bias on this. I get the impression that later historians want to place the blame on the Islamic Conquest - but I could be wrong - when they got to Carthage they were said to have razed it to the ground.

[@ΛεωνάνδροςΠεργαμενός]

the christians...their own city inhabitants.

[@Duskofdead]

Anyone know the name of the clip that starts at 27:29?

[@FlashPointHx]

You mean the sound?

[@Duskofdead]

@@FlashPointHx The song or score that starts there. :)

[@FlashPointHx]

@@Duskofdead Its from Premiumbeats(dot)com called 'Glory and Triumph'

[@Duskofdead]

@@FlashPointHx Thank you sir!

[@valder8423]

I mean, this is what I always do when playing Medieval 2 Total War while on the crusade. What, you don't sack treacherous Greek cities on the way to Jerusalem?

[@FlashPointHx]

You get your card stamped for every christian city you sack along the way - the fifth city you sack for free!

[@Azmania3000]

I installed said game last night after watching this series

[@oskareriksson2202]

Ofc. I m playing sship mod with the Kingdom of Jerusalem. I Always sack cyprus and others byzantine cities, they are my treasury 😂❤

[@freakboy220]

So what happened to Emeric? I imagine he wasn't too happy about losing a city.

[@diegomacara5658]

I cant wait to watch the video

[@FlashPointHx]

Let me know what you think!

[@ariyoiansky291]

Great work, really enjoyed it!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you!

[@Onomatopoeia4u]

My man quoted the Ferengi Rules of Aquisition 🤣

[@1994mrmysteryman]

Ah yes. The infamous side quest.

[@FlashPointHx]

The ultimate 'LOOK THERE A SQUIRREL!!! "

[@hozlopez]

Bravo, awesome documentary sir. Be careful whose help you seek and why they help comes to mind. In perspective, how can we relate this event in history, with NATO, Rusia and Ukraine? Can we foresee how it plays out?

[@FlashPointHx]

That nature abhors a vacuum - when a country is weak it will be preyed upon. Russia is going to prosecute this war to a very bloody end. Putin would let his own country go down the economic tube before he would lose face.

[@hozlopez]

@@FlashPointHx indeed. I have no doubt now who are the “crusaders”, who is Venice” and who is the young prince. Who represents the Byzantines you can guess. Im not sure who will be the new Baldwin of Flanders though. The Bear is against the wall like John Mersheimer puts it. Excellent work sir. I follow Dan Carlins podcasts and your narrative is excellent.

[@Lion_Hamza]

What most people forget is the fact that Crusades not only targeted muslims. The Northern Crusades or Baltic Crusades were Christian colonization and Christianization campaigns undertaken by Catholic Christian military orders and kingdoms, primarily against the pagan Baltic, Finnic and West Slavic peoples around the southern and eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, and to a lesser extent also against Orthodox Christian Slavs (East Slavs)! Thousands and thousands of people we’re killed or they hade to convert.

[@FlashPointHx]

It had to stamp out heresy both foreign and domestic

[@DanaSellsLA]

And the Jewish people, sadly.

[@Oscuros]

1:00:19 *Breadth, not "breath". Breath is another word. Breadth as in "We searched the entire length and breadth of the land", standard phrase in English. Read it and heard it said out loud many times, never as "breath", because that's another word that means something else.

[@FlashPointHx]

yup

[@4tunatebachelor24]

love your work

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much 😀

[@mattclements1348]

Such good quality videos,

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much Matt!

[@mattclements1348]

No thank you

[@ZeroCool2013]

All for the love of money... The Devils temptation.

[@henkstersmacro-world]

👍👍👍Masterpiece!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Yaaaass - - was waiting for the three thumbs up Henkster

[@caniblmolstr452]

Best Crusade ever

[@FlashPointHx]

From a Venetian prospective - yes

[@caniblmolstr452]

​@@FlashPointHxwho was the leader of the 4th Crusade? Enrico Dandolo. What was his religion? Money. What did his money want? The Byzantine trade routes reopened. So this was the best Crusade ever

[@ArdashirSassanig]

Karma would come back to Venice in the form of Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@nomadyendig]

Why the question mark? Will you continue the fall of Byzantium or is this it?

[@FlashPointHx]

I took a break to finish up the reconquista series - I'll eventually get back to this

[@aaronredd2968]

259k views and only 2k likes pick it up guys they work hard show some damn love

[@FlashPointHx]

Appreciate it!

[@Dulanlee]

Thanks

[@FlashPointHx]

Welcome

[@briggsdidnotstrapem7699]

HG Wells outline of history is accurate when it comes to the story of the Crusades. You might want to buy that book and upgrade your vid.

[@rockstar450]

Are you implying he's missed something here? These types of videos take an incredibly long time to make, what needs "upgrading"?

[@briggsdidnotstrapem7699]

@@rockstar450 since you put it that way, you should read the book as well, the capacity of your medula ablang-gada is extremely low, the length or the duration of your work does not mean, it is correct. HG Wells chronology of the Crusade is Eurocentric, but the accuracy is spot on, which many scholars would agree. Check yourself, Videos are not the same as Academia, as Academics will presuppose a video, no matter what.

[@ChiefKene]

You had me when you started using models from Crusader Kings 3

[@FlashPointHx]

They are sooo good

[@juansenaranjo]

My side of the story speaks of the desire of the venetians to give a final stroke to bizantino empire and pillage their enormes wealth gathered through centuries. The Reysl Black Novelty wanted to give a final stroke to Bizatantium. The Blasco nobility must be said established a 5th column in Venice and started to profit from insurance from war and from provoked wars which they also financed and provided mercenaries fr. It is very important to present day Geopolitics as thee city of London received. The Black nobility which established a private central bank there an in the Netherlands. Now, empires was their game up to this date. =

[@badrasta03]

RIP to all the men who simply followed orders/beliefs/duty/glory… fate had other plans. 💔

[@FlashPointHx]

As has been the case so many times in history

[@EunusRex]

Why did you use an Ottoman-era map to depict Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade?

[@FlashPointHx]

The other ones were not copyright free

[@manuelllanes2444]

Fourth Crusade is an epic failure.

[@FAITHFUL-SERVANT-OF-GOD]

Venice Florida being a artist of the world

[@Du-Masses]

Before this video, I thought of the fourth crusade as the extra silly one…and now I know why. (Why can’t we just mind our own business?).

[@FlashPointHx]

Talk about venture capitalism

[@Steve-318]

Why can't Arabs and their converts, they created this mess.

[@HittokiriBatosai]

53:15 Contender for biggest bruh moment in history

[@FlashPointHx]

hahahaha - like what are they doing bruh ?

[@HittokiriBatosai]

@@FlashPointHx And the next day he fled instead of just fighting with his superior numbers. I understand a lot weren't trained soldiers, but why so little faith, my guy? Constantine XI would spit upon him.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@HittokiriBatosai He was a weak willed idiot who never had a fight in him. The fire enraged his nobility who he felt would rise up against him. So he decided to the money and run instead - a far cry from Constantine XI

[@lukesorce8660]

I love the Tolkien inspired map. I know he based it off old Anglo-Saxon and Nordic culture but a cool nod!

[@FlashPointHx]

Love that map - been trying to get the creator to make me another for a long time

[@agileanalyst214]

Just unbelievable

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks!

[@BrandonWatson-sk3yq]

I'd like to see a view of the 4th crusade through the eyes of a byzantine roman citizen.

[@matthewperry5121]

Awsome

[@painmt651]

How did we get from the fourth crusade to the freaking history of Constantinople? One huge detour, and twenty minutes later..,,

[@eddiemachala5883]

Star Trek quote was fantastic. Quark was the man(ferengi)

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy that you liked that hu-mon!

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

Basically the last interesting crusade. In my opinion at least

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah after this they got really bad

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

@@FlashPointHxdo you know if i am still subbed to your patreon? You should just create a "join" button on here its easier that way but just a suggestion. Great video

[@FlashPointHx]

@@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment I need to learn how to do that. I know I can set up memberships - but I'm not sure how to link Patreon to the KZbin site yet

[@asianpersuasion1219]

Rome was taken form us- the fourth crusade was the last nail in the coffin for the Roman Empire

[@FlashPointHx]

It was all downhill from there

[@asianpersuasion1219]

@@FlashPointHx look at what they took from us. Roma Invicta

[@chrisskinner6291]

Old Rome has hid good and their pagan order will be dragged from their fake light 2 real light 4 This fight was over b4 the devil ever took the first swing.

[@IrishCinnsealach]

Ancient Romans weren't pagans they were polytheistic

[@chrisskinner6291]

@@IrishCinnsealach they carried the pagan ways from the old world in 2 theirs .They aren't Holy 4 sure so all will be known .

[@IrishCinnsealach]

@@chrisskinner6291 if it wasn't for the Romans there would be no Christianity in Europe

[@chrisskinner6291]

@@IrishCinnsealach says who and who ever told any humans 2 be of Any man made religions. U see evil can get in 2 Any group but Can't touch Holy people 4 that is what we was 2 be .

[@IrishCinnsealach]

@@chrisskinner6291 😂😂 tell me what religion isn't man made?