Why 1224 was the most politically unstable year in Europe? DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on medieval history continues with a video in which we will why 1224 was one of the worst years to be a ruler in Europe.
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[@gamerankings5633]

CONTINUE MUSSLIMMMMMMMMMM EXPANSION

[@charlesjurgus]

Misrepresnted Cathar threat... the Catholic church operated like a proto-European federal authority... to support its mission it required revenues and consistant interpretation of right conduct to maintain order... especially when agri-tech was not so advanced as to insure against starvation. The Cathars made promises such as the viability of deathbed confessions--as opposed to confessions to make eligible to recieve the sacrament every Sunday... that is, maintaining faith rather than doing whatever ones personal ambitions dictated up until their last few hours... when mere words and not a life of right action would afford salvation. This was a way of circumvent Roman authority for the sake of... say... Lombard ambitions in southern France. Sloppy work, guys. Just because the Catholic church has a lot to answer for... doesn't mean it should be abandoned to jackels looking for a payday.

[@eksiarvamus]

In 1224 there was still a crusade going on against Estonians and in that very same year, there was a general Estonian uprising against the crusaders, forcing them out of all of Estonia except for the Danish fortress in Tallinn. The uprising was crushed in the same year though when the Danes and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword took control of all of mainland Estonia, leaving only the islands under Estonian control until 1227.

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

Please make a series on mughal empire

[@OutsidersRo]

How come the vlachs are always left without any explanation, sometimes not even mentioned, or bareilly? And they are poured in the same category with the cumans, as a generality. Are we supposed to believe that there were no historical events in that part of the europe, or nothing worth mentioning? So....no kings, no nobles, no local leaders, no battles, no historical records about that region....nothing...just a gray area. They were just "cumans".... and a local unimportant branch of the cumans - vlachs. And who the h%ll were "the vlachs"? Mistery... Nobody knows... 😂🤣😂

[@philtkaswahl2124]

"This may sound like a bad idea, but it was actually a horrible one." Okay, that one surprised a hearty chuckle out of me.

[@mateuszslawinski1990]

This idea came after struggle between Władysław and his brother Zbigniew and was based on seniority succession. In theory it was an improvement, but deteoriated rather quickly.

[@HealingBlight]

There is some Douglas Adams energy to it.

[@rolandopietropaulomabulay3317]

touche

[@BaldPolishBiotechnol]

It was based on the assumption people are rational and good natured. We all know how sh*tty it turned out, it is still taught in schools here...

[@jasse85]

That's a good summary of Poland

[@valeriejames4675]

"This may have seemed like a bad idea. But it was actually a horrible idea" "Contrary to popular belief, this was not a way to see how fast he could end his dynasty" I'm ded. This is the funniest dumpster fire since the 4th crusade. "Do you have what it takes to be a successful ruler in this period?" I mean, it's a pretty low bar. So I don't think I could fuck things up any worse.

[@randynesbit4497]

Lmaoooo 😂 that was last part was good

[@randynesbit4497]

Hold up. This isn’t Valerie James that lives in Sarasota Florida is it? The same Valerie that lived in Charlotte for a while a few years back? I can’t see you being a fan of medieval history, my mind would be blown lol

[@valeriejames4675]

@@randynesbit4497 I'm Canadian, born and raised. I was in the army and I've always had an interest in history and warfare! I've been to Florida a couple times though. The summer was unbearable lol.

[@QuasarSniffer]

Kings and Generals should do a video on the most disastrous hunting trips of all time, listing the most significant deaths and kidnappings that occured while nobles or royals were out cavorting for animal trophies.

[@lehnaru9132]

John II Komnenos. One of the best rulers the medieval Roman Empire ever had, brought down by being stupid enough to ignore a poisoned arrow wound to the hand during a hunting trip on campaign to reconquer Antioch. Unlike his son and successor Manuel, who wasted resources conquering all over the place, he wisely recognized that Anatolia was a top priority for the Empire, and he also wisely secured his succession. He was a great person and a fantastic ruler all around, and had he lived just a little longer, the Empire might have repaired its foundations just enough to scrape by until the modern day. Due to its volatile ups and downs Byzzie is an incredibly deep well for "what ifs" and alternate history scenarios, and the completely avoidable early death of John is no exception.

[@clovispadilha3237]

John Komnenos' death fucked everything up, for example

[@christianhinojosa848]

Dude i love this idea!

[@marcfrancisteodoro7720]

This is is a Great idea!

[@martinusv7433]

@@lehnaru9132 I'd actually give my vote to him as THE best emperor that the Byzantine / Eastern Roman Empire ever had (if we combine both the skills AND personality - the latter getting very often criminally overlooked). However, I'd still have to say that the most obvious reason why everything fell apart for the Empire was the fact that despite Manuel's long reign, his son was still underaged (and thus needed a regent) when ascending the throne (and regencies are ALWAYS the safest bet for brewing trouble - a quagmire of corruption infused with rampant sectarianism in the royal court).

[@Em-Jayyy]

13:53 "This may sound like a bad idea, but it was actually a horrible one." Bruh lmao

[@mikekelleher6940]

Nah, by far Europe’s worst year was 1347. That was the year the Black Death hit Europe, going on to kill between 30% and 50% of the population. Doesn’t get much worse than that.

[@jessejojojohnson]

The writing for this video is amazing! It's got everything, from dark, sarcastic humour to humanistic empathy. Totally blown away!

[@basileusp5494]

I picked Nicaea. It was a slow start, but I took Constantinople and Adrianople first. Then I picked off Thessalonica and Athens. As I was preparing for the conquest of Crete, the Seljuks declared war on my heartland and the Cilician Armenians joined them. Not wishing to repeat history and abandon Anatolia I rushed my armies east and now I have been slowly pushing the Seljuks out of Anatolia. This game really illustrates the problems faced by the Eastern Roman Empire in having to constantly fight off enemies from every direction. Just finish a war in the west and somebody attacks you in the east. Thanks for your coverage of this game!

[@benmurphy6883]

I really enjoy these "What was the world like in year X" videos. Easily the best advertising any historical based game like Knights of Honor II can buy. Besides the fact that I now know about the game, watching videos like these enhances my immersion in the game world. I hope more companies see the great work you have done with this and others like the CKIII sponsored ones.

[@JohnnyElRed]

Is this an attempt to convince us that 2020 wasn't all that bad?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep. We are in the big 2020's pocket

[@williemherbert1456]

To be honest, it's not that bad when compared to the past, still this is one of really troubling time to be experienced with by everyone.

[@thegaminglord1777]

I hate thinking back to how lit 2020 was gonna be, there was so many events and games coming out it was gonna be insane for the the entire year, and then we got absolutely demolished.

[@vinayaksharma8101]

"One of the most challenging years of THAT era."

[@idontlikerome2744]

He is trying

[@SimpleNobody2420]

Though the Worst Year to be a Ruler, It's the Best Year to be a Mercenary. There are so many Wars to profit from.

[@MikeSmith-vl5em]

Maybe not to be a mercenary lol a lot more chance to die but having ur own mercenary’s to rent out would be all good

[@pjbutton3396]

5:20 Wow! Never thought I’d see my own history professor mentioned in your videos! Mark Pegg was my intro to European history teacher in university. I can’t say enough good things about him. He’s extremely kind, patient and knowledgeable. Even if you weren’t interested in the subject, he had an electrifying passion that held your attention for the whole class. I learned more in one lecture than I did an entire semester in some other classes. He LOVES medieval Europe, as well as his mentor Peter Brown, the historian largely credited with inventing the field of “Late Antiquity.” What the quote in the video is referring to is that medieval Christian minds, especially around the crusading period, are completely unrecognizable by modern standards. Many Christians today live by the New Testament and Jesus, “love thy neighbor,” “the golden rule,” etc. How could a knight in good conscience crusade when “thou shall not kill?” (I know that’s the Old Testament but you get the point) It’s because for a Christian, killing a heathen WAS an act of love. You were “freeing” their soul rather than letting them live on in sin. Was killing 200,000 non-believers a good and benevolent act? This can tangent into the “holding the past to todays standards” debate, but the bottom line was, to the crusaders, yes. And genocide is bad, mmkay? Just wanted to share a little of my story. Great video as always!

[@Sheikh_diane]

Well every christan should belive in both testaments.

[@pjbutton3396]

@@Sheikh_diane I’m not gonna weigh in on any “should’s.” Also, I’m by no means an expert, I’m just commenting on something I learned

[@ryanjay2002]

We should not confuse Christianity with Catholicism and it's offspring religions.

[@GarkKahn]

Also remember that any bad deed would be forgiven for the crusaders according to the pope

[@HistoryOfEmpires]

Another nation who had a terrible 1224 year would also be the Cumans, who were defeated by the Mongols, near the Ural Mountains, who killed their Khan and made them pay tribute. Great video!

[@ra-ge]

Acually Ivan Asen 2 was one of Bulgaria's most competent rulers and was in one of it's territorial highs during his rule.Also Bulgaria and Vlahia were one state during this time.

[@SlashHarkenUltra]

Actually, actually is spelled actually not "acually"

[@georgekolev9832]

Writer here! Let me know which ruler you think had the worst job of all! I hope by the end of the video you realize how fragmented Europe really was. Luckily there was no impending catastrophe brought by a nomadic horde that trampled everything in its wake... oh

[@ReaperCH90]

I would not want to be a russian prince or persian shah at that time.

[@daarom3472]

I'd be happy being a Russian prince, just ally with the Mongols and turn on your fellow princes and get rewarded for it.

[@jessejojojohnson]

George, the writing for this video is amazing! Probably the most fun K&G I've watched in a while

[@ganizhunis910]

@@daarom3472 this is what russians just did after seeing that standing against Mongols is useless. But profitable to be friends with them. Just paying usual tax of 10%.

[@sidp5381]

Henry III

[@princepscivitatis4083]

I'd wager to say Christian Iberia was doing pretty good. To exist during the reigns of James I the Conqueror and Ferdinand III the Saint is arguably a better fate as far as being born in the middle ages is an option.

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

Spain also had a very high birth rate due to less instances of plague (Spaniards love bathing, they were naturally whiter than white, plus they refused to wear lead-based makeup, opting for more expensive mineral clay from Asturias) and high agricultural yields (they were the first to use fish guts as fertilizer, even teaching Tisquantum the technique.}

[@MrAddictive69]

“Gored while playing with his pet cows” 😂 wonder what game they were playing

[@EloiFL]

James I king of Aragon and count of Barcelona had to fight various noble rebellions before even turning 15 (his farher Peter the Catholic had died in the battle of Muret during the Albigensian Crusade).

[@UraidTariq]

The history videos you make are amazing. So so much better than any detailed long documentaries that are not even available for free.

[@pawefiedorowicz6789]

It is always good to see a new video of your making. My favourive channel

[@jbb4105]

Describing the Mongol conquests of Europe as a “bonus quest” is hilarious 😂

[@mzqaiser6427]

You guys have done an amazing job at your research and then summarizing it for a short video, well done!

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@corvodravnoz436]

14:50 Andrew II of Hungary speedrun to destroy his dynasty any%

[@Anda146]

You made me cry out of laughter. Ty! 😂

[@boomerix]

Well his Dynasty managed to survived until 1301 and one of his descendants Jadwiga (Hedvig) would become the first female ruler of Poland who laid the foundation of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. So he didn't manage to ruin his dynasty too much, despite his efforts.

[@Jesse_Dawg]

I really like this video because it used the in-game footage. Please more like this and I also love the theme

[@madridfan8908]

As a history enthusiast, I want to say that I've watched so many of your videos and I really appreciate your works @kingsandgenerals

[@Adventurer32]

I have to say, this is possibly one of the best sponsorship videos I have ever seen. I'd never heard of Knights of Honor previously but I've always been interested in the period between the 4th crusade and the recapture of Constantinople in 1261, and am now researching the game. It seems to be somewhere in between Total War and EUIV from what I can see, which seems quite exciting.

[@AngryHistorian87]

"Worst Year to be a Ruler - 1224" Genghis Khan and (maybe) Ayyubid Sultan Al-Kamil would like to have a word with you!!!

[@pete30simon]

I bought the game on steam for Christmas and am going to try it out per your recommendation. Keep making awesome videos!

[@btwuam5]

Guys, you completely forgot to mention the battle of the Kalka River in 1223 where joint army of Rus principalities and Cumans was severely defeated by Mongols and hence next year was also terrible year for Rus as the political turmoil had began with a new series of internal fights for a power.

[@brokenbridge6316]

This was a nice n informative video. Nice job.

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video

[@joshlesure3196]

Love learning more about Medieval history!

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

I'm something of a terrible ruler myself

[@keithbrown7685]

I want to rule, but only long enough to bleed my country dry and then head for Tahiti.

[@robbabcock_]

Great video!

[@ghostwriterj9421]

I'd love to see y'all do a profile in Frederick II he is a fascinating dude

[@Gaabbski]

interesting if you made a video of the civil war in Norway and the golden age

[@RedStar439]

Man, Boleslaw III and Andrew II were incredibly shortsighted.... Moreso Andrew! WHY would you want to replicate the French state of affairs, even in the name of military readiness? There were times the French monarchy hold over even the Ile de France was notional at best. I can at least understand that Boleslaw surely both loved his sons and wished to avert civil war, even if the *solution* brought precisely this, but Andrew surely could have thought about the consequences of the Overmighty Vassal problem a bit more...

[@jersonverdeflor6093]

lol Right before you introduced the sponsor I was wondering if I had the game running in the background because of the theme music playing. Got the game same day it was released this week. Cool challenging grand strategy but not as complex as crusader kings or total war.

[@jersonverdeflor6093]

@Schittingbull for someone like myself who has never played that type of game, it was daunting trying to keep an eye on everything. Now, it's not as overwhelming as when I first played it.

[@terrynewsome6698]

We will see how the 800th anniversary will go in a year

[@jackjones9460]

Where can I get copies of the maps you use showing individual legislative areas, free cities, duchies…-> kingdoms etc? I’d love to have some to study while reading about histories in an area!

[@michaelkuczynski75]

Thanks!

[@theheartofmarksman2744]

2020 after being blamed for the worst year: *"They called me a madman"* 1939-1945, 1914-1918, 1789 -1815, 1618-1648, 536-560 and More Worst Year in the Past:😏

[@mattep74]

1939-1945 was way worse

[@gontrandjojo9747]

@@mattep74 Depends where you live.

[@morenauer]

A random king back in the day: "It's good to be King... oh, wai- FUCK!"

[@mrmu7ammed1]

So 536 has lost the title? About time we had a new champ

[@Ahrimanh86]

Thanks good buddy!

[@Zen262]

Wait “gored by his Pet cow and died” this has got to be put in ck3 as an event 😂

[@lerneanlion]

If the players of Knights of Honor II played as Muslim Sultans or Mongol Khans, the chances of being successful will be very high in my view because Europe at the time seemed horrible to live in at the moment. And nope, I never played the game. But I don't think one needed to after watching the videos about how horrible certain ages in the Middle Ages are.

[@janchovanec8624]

Never in my life would have I thought I'm gonna like an add.

[@victorangeles655]

Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 2:40 Henry 3rd of England 4:20 Louis 8th of France 6:03 Iberian Kings of Barcelona, Aragon, Castile, Leon, and Portugal 9:10 Papal States Honorius II and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarosa 9:52 Papal States Honorius II and Frederick II HRE Sicily 11:45 Valdemar II of Denmark 12:27 Eric 11th of Sweden 12:43 King Haakonson 4th of Norway 13:26 Wladyslaw 4th of Poland 14:28 Andrew II of Hungary 17:10 Byzantine Empire Crisis

[@geryboros9877]

Finally there is a some information about king Andrew 2 from Hungary! I hope the fifth crusade will come soon by him! Can’t wait it!

[@randynesbit4497]

Lol I have the sneaking suspicion this video was really just one long advertisement for knights of honor II. And now I suddenly have the urge to try my hand at ruling a kingdom during the 13th century in medieval Europe…

[@paulluka2029]

Wonderful absolutely wonderful 😊😊😊

[@cool06alt]

Yeah in alt history scenario, all I can think of when dropped in that era is gunpowder armies, cannons, blast furnace steel, etc.

[@sirwelch9991]

I always knew when I saw that year in a book it was bad. I used to have premonitions about it.

[@AlgaeNymph]

Worth noting: the RPG Ars Magica takes place in this era. : )

[@mateuszslawinski1990]

Gąsawa massacre marked the end of seniorate system, but simultanesly certain Konrad of Masovia made really bad mistake (due to his own fault as he had killed his own commander responsible to stop Old Prussian raids) - imported certain Teutonic Order.

[@effexon]

@04:44 is land formation really a bit different 800 years ago? Canterbury seems much closer than nowadays to french land and Brittany looks funnyly pointy I dont recognize in modern france map.

[@daltonmussi5775]

sponsor in the video, gg wp, realy like it

[@crispianchealuks2024]

are you using knights of honour 2 graphics? your vids are making me want to play that game, badly

[@FabiWann]

THQ Nordic made Titan Quest (and the Immortal Throne expansion that followed). I loved that game 10-15 years ago.

[@jamesstramer5186]

Unless you were a Mongol Khan!

[@AndreskoGaribaldi]

I play KoH2 as Sicily, as it's in the center of the map and can get rich faster. Few hours of economic build-up and then military one and boom - you're ready to go. Anyway, Ivan Asen II did a lot of wise things, but also a mistake of divorcing his first wife, for the daughter of the Epirus king (she was captured and held hostage). His last action was defeating the mongols returning from Central Europe. Then he died and his many kids start taking turns on the throne. Shortly after that - Byzantine Empire was resurected and the Mongols returned... guess what happened...

[@DannySikkema]

Wasn't Theodore I Laskaris already dead in 1224? I thought the emperor of Nicea at that time was John III Vatatzes.

[@attilaedem101]

The year is picked not because it was actually THAT particularly terrible, but for marketing reason... 1224 is one of the starting year in the game which sponsored the game. You know, typical putting the car before the horse, 3/4 ofthe events described in it didnt even relate to the year in particular... But why would that stop anyone from making a video with sweet sponsor money. Honestly, the channel is a huge letdown in the past year... 1224 or around the time is not even worth that much mentioning in Hungarian history besides Andrew II's gross missmanagment and the birth of the Golden Bull. It was not heralded as a disasterous year (or even time period). Partly because Hungary seen (and will see after Andrew) many rues who spent to much on campaigning and to little to actually... govern... and getting the country bankrupt as a result...1242 on the other hand... now, thats a capital letter DISSASTER for you. Which is funny, because in the chase of Poland there was aforeshadowing of that year, while in Hungary it was (i suspect) intensionally left out, because all of a sudden jsut mentioning it would make the entire "disasterous year of our Lord's year, 1224" look like a joke...

[@muratlokmanoglu]

I played Knights of Honor years ago. I bought the second one with excitement but was disappointed. The game intelligence and mechanics are very simple. I don't want to go into details. I hope they release a comprehensive and hardworking patch.

[@miketacos9034]

I’d love to see 1224 in other regions!

[@nitishpandey5578]

Caliph who die playing with his pet cows deserves his own documentary

[@Oxtocoatl13]

That one is definitely up there in the hall of fame of monarchs who died hilariously Right next to that French king who bumped his head on a lintel so hard he died.

[@pakshirajan8585]

Please make a video on Harshavardhana 590-647 CE

[@BuddhaOwl]

Really liked the first Knights of Honor , I hope this one is also nice.

[@rolandopietropaulomabulay3317]

Hello Kings and generals, could you do a video on the cycles of "generational wealth." example: 1st family generation would work hard and acquire vast amount of wealth, second generation would inherit and maintain it. And 3rd generation would either maintain it our squander it, most likely the latter. The cycle goes on... Is there any historical truth to this? Sadly Im in the fourth generation coming after gen squander. This in turn, would be educational and eye opener to all viewers.

[@dimitarghelev8102]

@Kings and Generals, Can you please name me the ruler of Wallachia at the time period of the map you are showing. Or any relevant historic source. You love to make Wallachia a separate entity for that particular time period.

[@fehervari98]

To be fair to Andrew II, he was one the richest rulers in his time. He didn't really need that much land (about half to twothirds of all lands in Hungary were in direct royal possession at the time), since the incomes from royal monopolies and taxes were enough to cover his expenses. Building a powerful and loyal faction via land grants is not a bad idea in itself. The real problem was that he went overboard with his policy, which was largely due to his fixation on (re)conquering Halych(Galicia) which he briefly ruled before he ascended to the Hungarian throne.

[@maxschreck4095]

If I ever buy Knights of Honor II: Sovereign I´ll probably try my luck as a German lord.

[@druzhynets91]

Looking at how events unfold nowadays, 2024 doesn't look too bright either.

[@janromanczuk5623]

Little disclaimer to 14:23. Mongols didn't killed polish king during the battle of Legnica, because Henryk the Pious was never crowned, although he held dominant power among polish dukes

[@GuardianGamerable]

Do they have their sources anywhere?

[@bennetla10]

The writing in this episode was on point, made me laugh a few times. The random cutaways to some random game that had nothing to do with what was being talked about was a bit jarring.

[@attilathehun728]

Pls make a video on the children's crusade and 4th crusade.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Both are on the channel

[@slavespa2200]

You hit the right point by saying 1224 year as a worst year,as my country Georgia was in golden age but in 1223 our king was wounded in battle against mongols and died,after what Georgian empire was smashed

[@Saltiren]

This will be a fun ck2 campaign tonight lol

[@abdassamadboutaleb321]

Hi , can you please make a video about banu hilal tribe and the migration to north africa i´ve seen that you mencioned it in some video and it would be very intresting because they the arabs of north africa

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

East Rome: “First time?”

[@idrissimohamed1839]

Can you continue the Chinese history?

[@gonzoducks8]

You guys need to cover the reconquista. From Covadonga 722 all the way to Granada in 1492. Your old video on Las Navas de Tolosa is subpar to your new stuff. Despite what many people say about Spain being "ruled for 700+ years", majority of the Peninsula was back under the Iberian kings of Castilla y Leon, Aragon, Navarra, and Portugal by the 1200s. Only the emirate of Granada was left, even then they stayed as a tributary state to the kingdom of Castilla y Leon having to pay parias. Besides that the Iberian peninsula has so much intrigue going on in that time. Christian kingdoms against Christain kingdoms, Taifas and Emirates against each other, Christains and Muslims making pacts with each other. The sigil of the Kingdom of Navarra also comes from the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.

[@nozrep]

a case might could be made that the early 1900’s up until about 1945 was also some super bad years to be a ruler in Europe. although I do like this channel and the videos

[@Mirko1913]

Top level content. As always. K&G at their best.

[@georgiancountryball202]

Thankfully the great kingdom of Georgia was livin great life compared to others feudals were not a problem we had multiple tributary States and Vassals and was our golden age truly great year

[@angelb.823]

And I thought 536 AD was the worst year ever, at least being alive in that period. 1224 AD, while not plagued with diseases, was certainly a year of political turmoil and cris across all of Europe. It's not surprising that the Mongols pushed their way to mainland Europe with ease.

[@PhilHug1]

1224 aka The No Good Lousy Year

[@Alexei2539]

6:40 Moo!

[@rohansensei5708]

The worst was being a Khrwazmian sultan Due to certain somebody…

[@redghettosun]

The interesting part about that disaster was that it was self-inflicted. Genghis Khan was busy ravaging Northern China and gave The Sultan 2 chances to avoid war. Definitely a history changing blunder for the West.

[@theawesomeman9821]

that's not part of European history

[@redghettosun]

@@theawesomeman9821 Indirectly, The Fall of The Khwarazmian Empire in 1221 led to the direct expansion of The Mongol Empire into Europe. This was more of an incursion than an invasion at first but it occurred around 1223. Georgia, The Balkans, then later The Kievan Rus were affected.

[@user-nw9fh9by9z]

6:49 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😔

[@meanfan6963]

Louis VIII on the Cathar trail: “you have died of dysentry”…. Yes, if you get this reference, you are old…

[@furioussherman7265]

I would've thought 1848 would've been the worst year to be a European ruler. Revolts sprung up across the entire continent that led to the deposing of absolute governments and replaced them with democracies and constitutional monarchies, and the nations with resisted the revolts were left in dire need of reforms that would eventually lead to their collapses in World War One.

[@serpens8]

The Golden Bull was not the radical version of Magna Cartha. The Magna Charta was a softer version of the Golden Bull, because the first was the Golden Bull. The Magna Charta came later...

[@capnstewy55]

It sounded like a bad idea...but it was actually a horrible idea.

[@foresstovs1134]

The Krakow province was not given to the person elected by the rest. It was given to the oldest member of the Piast dynasty. Or at least that's how it was supposed to be, because there many examples of local rulers ignoring this rule

[@elvisrodriguez2935]

These maps are so nice

[@hiimryan2388]

6:45 no way 😭

[@11_jasonmaxmilana.95]

"This may sound like a bad idea, but it turns out it was a horrible one" sums up the middle ages haha

[@aaronmarks9366]

Wow, imagine actually *succeeding* in a crusade in the Levant, and then just dropping it like a hobby you lost interest in.

[@Oxtocoatl13]

His successes weren't actually that notable. The Muslims retreated out the way without a fight and Andrew pillaged Beisan before quitting the place. Meanwhile the actual main force of the fifth crusade was slaughtered in Egypt. Andrew actually postponed going on crusade 3 times and it seems he didn't really want to go at all, because he went back home as soon as he could.