Top 5 Greatest Warrior-Kings of the Middle Ages

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@christianboulay4722]

Excellent.

[@mbarnabeus]

n u call this real history hhhh

[@williamlloyd6391]

could you make a vid showing like the top 20 also ck3

[@meadse]

Great channel. Happy St. George's day!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

James Name happy St. George’s day! God bless the English!

[@bolapromatoqueejogodecampe9353]

The new format is really cool. Content, excellent as always. Thanks for another great vídeo.

[@asterisgiotas3332]

Great Kings.I respect and admire them.

[@nunoamaro6518]

Thank god for D.Afonso Henriques our first and greatest king of Portugal

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I love him!

[@pangoprime8674]

@@RealCrusadesHistory such a small nation that always punched above their weight. Respect to the Portuguese out there.

[@patrickrg1746]

We love him too

[@stephenh9483]

3:15 That animation of the Knights Templar is AWESOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! WOW

[@annaplaystocaworld9805]

It's total war game midevil kingdoms 2

[@parsman9914]

David IV The Builder should have been on this list. He was a fantastic general, a warrior, a king, a tactician and a strategist.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Parsman he was great and could easily be on this list.

[@ExVeritateLibertas]

We should make it an international law of war that the head of state has to command his forces on the battlefield. No more coward politicians murdering thousands by remote control.

[@johnbest4513]

6'5 warrior king for the win.

[@henryvkingofenglandandfran7220]

cant do this justice as a top 5 needs a top 10 needs to include Kings like Edward III and Henry V

[@chrisadlc1]

Ucancarcredit the Lionheart never spent time in England! Great warrior but was he really a good King?

[@henryvkingofenglandandfran7220]

Chris De La Cruz Yes I know I never said Richard I was a good king

[@donaldmacauley4571]

Totally agree. Needs to be a top 10. Throw Edward I into the mix as well

[@jacquelinedeigan776]

Agreed..Many more Great Kings need to be added.

[@jacquelinedeigan776]

Yay, Richard..always my favourite..

[@jackwilliamsmith8734]

Wow! King Baldwin had great strength and courage despite his ill health

[@jacquelinedeigan776]

Amazing King

[@jackwilliamsmith8734]

Yeassss! I had a feeling Richard would be number one! He has been my favourite King of England for years

[@jacquelinedeigan776]

Mine too

[@davitsurguladze6643]

I would suggest you to consider Davit IV the Builder, king of Georgia as one of the greatest kings of medieval Europe. He was a great warrior, great general and great reformer.

[@CESSKAR]

Fantastic video, as always. Just one quick note; Ferdinand/Fernando III is usually addressed as king of Castile and Leon. It's the used term in documents of his time (plus Toledo, Galicia and later on andalusian kingdoms), and in present day historiography.

[@vortac4995]

I'm surprised that you have not heard about King David the IV of Georgia

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Dato Shakhulashvili he was great. I did include Tamar on my top 5 queens.

[@filipemota5960]

Why think english kings was more Portuguese the english

[@filipemota5960]

Leonor was portuguese was she ?

[@filipemota5960]

I dont know mutch h history just guessing lol

[@larson0014]

Lionheart!

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

All mighty king Freedom you'll bring

[@malcigloe]

This ist a english list

[@-RONNIE]

This was a good list

[@malcigloe]

What??????

[@chrisadlc1]

Good crusader list lol for a certain time span.. as far as great Kings of the Middle Ages- awful list

[@lambert4116]

Good to see you back J. Robert. I just finished Why Does the Heathen Rage? It was excellent. Thanks for writing such a riveting adventure set among some of the greatest moments in the early kingdom. Your storytelling was woven around the historical occurrences in a very enjoyable way. Thanks again.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

That's great to hear, glad you enjoyed the book.

[@alberich3963]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Not king Sancho VII? He was one of the leaders in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa and he is literally a beast of a man even by modern standards! he was 7.3 feet tall (2.20 meters).

[@cerberus8666]

I really liked the portrayal of Richard in "Plantagenet: The epic chronicle of a dynasty". Overall a fun audio

[@Aliksander54]

Much better editing and judicious use of game footage this time. Your video quality is improving in leaps and bounds.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you think so!

[@eddierudolph7694]

I'm surprised Fredrick Barbarossa wasnt on the list.

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

Yes, or Fredrick the second, one of the greatest if not the greatest German King to ever exist )

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Eddie Rudolph I figured I’d save him for my greatest emperors list.

[@philippekogler]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Top 5 Greatest Warrior-Kings of the Middle Ages.......is simply not enough Barbarossa, King David the IV of Georgia, David IV The Builder, etc.....

[@darrynmurphy2038]

Not doubting he was a great warrior and brilliant tactician, but losing a fight to a river has put a big dent in his martial reputation

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Darryn Murphy that’s not really fair. He was an old man and had a heart attack or something. Just prior to that though he defeated the Seljuk turks and the Byzantine empire.

[@wasneeplus]

I think it's a pretty accurate list, though I'd like to give an honourable mention to my man, John II Komnenos. Someone who didn't just excel in generalship, but in leading a moral life.

[@matejbartek2912]

What about Czech warrior kings? Some badasses like Premysl Otakar II or John Luxembourg/ of Bohemia 'the blind'

[@philippekogler]

@Alexander Knight but 14th century so 2 late

[@morriganmhor5078]

Because this is Real Crusades History channel. In fact, if you want some crusading Premyslids, it would be Depolt II or Vladislav II.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

Read comment above me ^

[@eraldlekaj2265]

Why you didnt include Skanderbeg? He beat the ottoman empire when it was at its peak with an army 10 times smaller and not having advanced armaments like the ottomans did. He saved Europe!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Not sure he qualifies as medieval. Maybe very late medieval, but he's also arguably an early modern figure.

[@sir.willthur5428]

Henry the V is my personal favorite warrior King.

[@serdiosan6270]

Greatest

[@richardkrilljr.8711]

No Edward IV ? That dude was supposed to have been a ferocious warrior.

[@morriganmhor5078]

I think you should have included Jaime I. el Conquistador of Aragon, who with much meagrer sources had done for the Iberian Peninsula probably more, than Castilian kings. In fact, without their interference, he could have done even more.

[@fullfist]

5# W the Conqueror!? Really, a man's funeral so marked by ill omens. A Christian Warrior-King should also be a moral pillar to his men. Baldwin the I. of Jerusalem should have gotten a spot on the list instead. He died a holy death, he accomplished much against odds and was a true knight among knights.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

fullfist I was afraid of making this list another Baldwin fest.

[@Jordan-cs6bn]

Does anyone know the names of the medieval 2 mods shown in the video?

[@AttyDouro22]

Possibly stainless steel?

[@parsman9914]

I recognize some of them, like The Last Kingdom and The Broken Crescent.

[@Jordan-cs6bn]

Parsman ahh ok thanks!

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Are these scenes from a video game? Seems like a game I would like to play, great video thank you

[@carltonbauheimer]

Medieval 2: Total War is the game. I'm not sure if he is using any mods, but Stainless Steel is one of the most popular mods that he.might be using.

[@mikedi7850]

what is the music used in the video?

[@charlinethom1624]

I would also maybe add Henry V and Edward IV to the list.

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Ahh! So William was too "great" to ignore completely, but, since he didn't fight in a Crusade, he gets listed at #5. I see what you did there, J. Stephen. Mwahahahahahahahahaha!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Anthony Hargis haha your comments always crack me up Anthony

[@anthonyhargis6855]

@@RealCrusadesHistory That's my job: You never fail to entertain us with insightful and informative history . . . and i try to return the favor. ;-) Looking forward to the next video.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

Pretty sure William sent his son robert who fought at battle of lake of antioch, THE hardest battle in whole crusade

[@bobmcbride1487]

It's funny that my family lines cover several of these Kings... Isn't DNA the coolest thing ever?

[@thebrocialist8300]

Going that far back in history, most people of Western European ancestry are related to these kings.

[@richardkelly5409]

Bob you shouldn’t give your DNA away , it is who your are .

[@bobmcbride1487]

@@richardkelly5409 I have put my DNA everywhere.... I mean I grew up in the eighties in the midwest, and in the winter Very little to do but spread the seed ... So to speak. 😆

[@HoffMacTavish]

Jan Lucemburský? Přemysl Otakar II.?

[@thepokemontrainer6094]

Medieval history is so awesome way better than the fantasy genre to my opinion

[@shellminator]

There might be kings that conquered more, but this man carved a country that as survived for 900 years! Don't see him as a figure of white vs brown, or christians vs muslims, i see him has a hero for the portuguese, our ways and language!!

[@alexandrecardoso5783]

Portugal caralhoooooo🤬

[@infernoschmidt3]

I think you should put Frederick Barbarossa on the list too. He was a prudent and curagous christian leader.

[@justamaninTN]

Edward III

[@DiamondMind]

The Battler??

[@drmartin5062]

Honestly, Hastings should have gone the other way. Attacking up hill shield wall vrs shield wall was a rushed battle. Maybe he was afraid of his army not sticking together and felt like he had no choice. The opposition falling for the feigned retreat after hours must of broke Harold's heart, who had just won a battle, and race South to barely meet William. He must of felt great until he didn't.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Alot of other countries supported the Templars Im surprised they didn't fight for them when they were being persecuted by the French King.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Well a lot of countries did help them. Many kings refused to arrest or try the Templars even when ordered to do so by the Church.

[@maddmaddox1648]

What about john II komnenos? Or any of the first three komnenian emporers really

[@aproxy9886]

Does anybody know of any good books about the crusades I could read? Both fiction and non-fiction are fine

[@RonantheBarbarian92]

😂 the first should be the king Louis 9 (Saint Louis ) probably the most greatest king of this era . But you forgot 😉

[@SkeeterMcBeater]

That's what that poll was for

[@JamesThomas-pj2lx]

..... who else has a raging CK2 problem?

[@asifaparveen8717]

Where is laonieds???

[@rexchiliae]

Alfonso the battler of Aragon??????

[@DarthX4]

I may not aggre with the list, but I understand it and conceided the arguments for most of them. For richard however I disagree with the number 1 spot going to a man who refused to get healed and died because of it thus leaving an entire kingdoms in the hands of an unstable cruel adolescent.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

DarthX4 I have never read that he refused treatment. I believe that is untrue.

[@antoinelambert938]

@@RealCrusadesHistory To answer for darthx4, in Régine's biography of Aliénor d'Aquitaine p270 line 19: Richard, however, did not want to aknowledge (tenir compte de loosely translated) the injury. Unable to master himself nor staying in place, he continued his usual existence...(line 25) the wound got worst, fever took him and, in a few days, all hope to save him was lost. Not a perfect translation and from the writing style i'd guess these were contemporary sources.

[@DarthX4]

@@antoinelambert938 thank you very much, i was looking for my souces. Should i guess the missing one or two lines are just him abusing life with feasts and prostitutes?

[@antoinelambert938]

@@DarthX4 meals, spice whines and gayer (old definition) with the help of pretty Poitou girls. I should stipulate a surgeon was working on him before he went back to his ways.

[@DarthX4]

@@antoinelambert938 I easely can image the crime investigation style video on who got the king, himself ? the crossbow man? the guy with the pan? the surgeon? medieval mata hari? the cook?

[@Morbak546]

No Louis le Gros then :(

[@mburgermeister]

edward the first missing or not in the time range? also the part where richard is ransomed for the same amount as the saladin tithe ought to drop him way down the list, no?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Mike Burgermeister No.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Mike Burgermeister also Edward is a little late for this list. I went with 1050-1250 for this list.

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

Excuse me my dude. Why isn't King Bolesław I or II of Poland here??? (the obvious answer is you're mostly taking from western sources, disregarding those of central europe ☹️)

[@annaplaystocaworld9805]

If Ragnar was real he should be number 1 on this list.

[@petitlakam]

3 french Kings !

[@caos1925]

Typical KZbin, whether it be deliberate or just a poor system, haven't seen your videos in my subs or anything for a month, had to come check manually.

[@Daughterofminerva]

You should do a list of top 5 warrior kings who DIDN'T partecipate to Crusades 😂

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

Read the channels name

[@maryannkelley7039]

👍😀

[@khal7702]

Great list but too much Western centric. Bolesław the Brave was a bigger warrior than at least 3 of those Kings. He fought Ruś n HRE, beat both. Tho he only become King last year of his life or just before he died, can't remember.

[@skipjackjohnson5528]

And number one.......Chuck Norris.

[@YARROWS9]

Sir Charles Norris Earl of the house of Karate.