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The raids from the Califate on the western world was a major contribution to launching the first crusade.

Yet another magnificent video by Flash Point History! Cannot wait for part 2!

This is such a high quality channel. You will blow up before long with the audience that is out there.

Nice work man. Looking forward to part 2.

The opening of this episode was so exhilarating and spine tingling. You're a great historian and storyteller

i wished you would make details of the battles on the map, please! The goose wills it..lol

I'm a history dork. Love the series too.

You had me at Rampage, pillage, and slaughter !!! I wish I was a crusader !! Sounds pretty awesome.

Your videos are easily some of the best history videos on youtube, I'll be sharing them with my friends and family

Funny and very enjoyable. I watched dozens of documentaries on First crusade already but this was very enjoyable to watch.

7:35 I just checked and that picture about the Council of Clermont within the topic "First Crusade" is still there on Wikipedia :))

When my notification alerts me to the fact that you have a new video, it causes an immense endorphin rush and dopamine release: creating a biomolecular euphoria in my central nervous system. In other words, your videos make me happy my friend

I think the Crusades started because Eleanor of Aquitaine had some new red riding boots she wanted to show off

Brilliant video my man !!! You laid it all out !

Except using Berber warrior animations for Seljuks, nice video.

this channel is super under rated

Love this series.

Thanks for another great video.

I think we all wanna no what happened to the goose.

Hey, I love what you're doing! Keep at it!

I would say that there's no one specific reason why the Crusades began. Alexios almost definitely would have been responding to the loss of Anatolia and simply wanted mercenary soldiers to help him recover that territory. The leaders of the Crusades certainly might have wanted to gain land for themselves but both the leaders and the rank and file soldiers definitely believed that they were doing god's will and believed the religious justification for the Crusades.

Loved the style. Keep on going

Great animations and great video a universe of knowledge and wisdom thank you

In other words, perfectly fine for those that were following Islam to spread, across persian, and north Africa, and all the way into Spain, BUT nope- Christians def can't try to go back and retake the land that was previously Christian. Am I right? :) Also- so uh.. where are the Byzantines nowadays?

Awesome content!

Great documentary.

fun + knowledge = win

sadly ... now i started hearing ur podcast this channel needs promotion... job well done any how... 1st congratulations... this is a well balanced presentation i like to add an important point... that i discovered by accident ... but no one reported on the idea of the crusade.. or a holy war...came about by accident to Christians... and they discovered it inadvertently from Spanish Muslims...who invaded and occupied Sardinia... and even attempted to attack Rome decades before the first crusade the Pope discovered by accident how the cross could weaponized as Muslims did .. and once he succeeded.. he directed it to the east weaponizing religion or nationalism or race... unleashs incredible power.. usually fascists exploit it

It was more of a massive cluster of things very end of the Viking age with a hilarious surplus soldier. As history tells time and time again board soldiers and mercenaries do not end well for anyone involved. Also, the rapid expansion of Islam was a threat to Christianity and it was a Enemy of My Enemy situation,The Byzantine invitation for assistance was more of a formality. Initially it was a way for second and third son's to achieve wealth. Also the wealth greed and potential to go to heaven, self-interest, for all parties involved.

Thank you !

Great quality

hahahaha the goose :D that was amazing I have never heard of it by now

Hi Nate :-) 13:14 Afaik Emicho's marauders did not reach Constantinople, they were soundly defeated if not massacred when attacking a Hungarian fortress. Emicho made it safely back to his home though. He is one of the most psychopathic bandit in history :-(

Well, commenting before watching the video, but the reason I think the first crusade happened was in reaction to the Muslim expansion. The byzantines asked for help and the pope saw a way to both stop the Muslims from taking christian land and gaining influence with the orthodox church as it would be latin knights helping the orthodox byzantines both retain their lands and drive back the invading armies of the Muslims. Heh, they get a real bad rep, deservedly so in some cases, but for the standards of the time they were a forward defense kinda.

Greetings Flash and well done as always. To answer why the so-named crusades began is a two part story. Firstly, why ask your frenemy for help. Answer, the Seljuk Invasion of Anatolia. Of course this is not the first time Islamic forces tried to force their way into western Anatolia, however the Seljuk forces were the first Islamic who could not be paid off or bargained with in classic land trades. Another important part of this is that the old Islamic nations and sultans could not control or appease the Seljuk as they followed a very hardcore and bare-based observation of the Islamic teachings. The Byzantines realizing that no help from their Islamic friends was forthcoming and that those to the north of Constantinople were just as happy to seize the capital that left no other great force of free men then those of the Holy Roman Empire. Secondly, why send forces? Answer, the greatest free land grab perhaps in western history. Urbane knew he could not control the many fractured groups of Christians or fractured nations of the Holy Roman Empire. The Great Church was also, due to these conflicting forces, in desperate need of rebuilding the coffers. By sending as much as 60% of the well trained and battle experienced men to the East, Urbane was able to seize up their lands, primarily by the creation of Knights Orders who answered directly to the Pope and not their nations King. Furthermore those who remained would be hard pressed to exist without the Great Church and thus were avidly willing to attack the last places held by non-Christian Kings and peoples in western Europe. There is truly nothing unique as to why the so-named Crusades began, what is most unique rather is what happened when all those newly war minted and rich Knight's Orders came home and plumped their individual factions, such as many may remember from the Order of the Knights of the Temple (Templar Knights) who over the next 100 to 200 years would become the single most powerful and richest collection of men in the Holy Roman Empire, west and east.

Where do you get the computer animation? Is that from a game?

I'm looking for sources on the crusade where they followed a bird.

Hoping I had finally found a serious historical account on this...lost me at "making history interesting and perhaps a little snarky". Appreciate you being upfront about it though.

Why the insistence on 1054? Not that it wasn't funny, just felt like I missed an inside joke lol Also Walter "Sans Avoir", the part in quotes means "without belongings" in french.

THANKS

I'm gonna work on that toothpaste thing you said. I'll let you know

Yes finally

I did a realistic map of Eurasia for Age of Empires 2 if anyone wants to wage a Crusade or Jihad after watching this video.

I am proud to say I'm a giant history dork!

YES YES YES YES WHY NOT MORE YES

Fantastic work on the video! This will be another great volume to watch through. Everything was totally accurate and well presented. And Don't worry about the Islamophobia that is beginning to run wild. Haters gonna hate. I can't wait to watch the rivalry between Count Raymond and Prince Bohemond play out on the historical stage! Also, I'm absolutely thrilled to learn that my lifetime dream of becoming a "Goose Whisperer" is a historically validated career move and i can pursue it professionally.

My question is what f Malik Shah had lived longer or the seljuks didn't undergo civil war, the first crusade would have failed

Better go get popcorn

more battle info

I think the Seljuk invasions caused it.

Great video guys love the narration and artwork mixed with map routes keep up the good work... so sad that its almost dna driven to rally and slaughter it seems peace is almost a fools errand unless profitable for someone "cant we all just get along?" Hahahaha

I think the Crusades happened because the Catholics saw an opportunity for land and because Alexios needed help to deal with the Sultanate of Rum since he was defeated at Dyrrhachium in 1081 and lost most of his Varangians. Also, the picture at 4:30 is of Ioannes/John II, Alexios' son, not Alexios

The 30 years war was much more destructive I'd say.

14:00 man that's funny!

I recently found your Channel and already watched a lot of video. Btw, i have a request. Please make some video of early Islamic expansion. Thx in advance. Love from Bangladesh.

hello in my opinion the crusade will keep the Europeans for the most part concentrated on a single enemy. that will give space to de economy and demography to recover. You have a Radio voice they need you in Nashville TN. saludos

God: Hey guys that was really crazy, but was all that pillaging, burning and looting necessary? People: Well, yeah, we thought about that. However, that blasted goose told it was all good.

DEUS VULT!

Muslim conquest of Christian lands was impressive but Pope's response was aggressive? Lol.

The cause of the crusades is the Papacy imo. The papacy had long since abandoned the Romans in favour of geographically closer powers who could offer better protection to the point it would steal Rome’s legacy as a gift to trade for favour. “Bestowing” Roman legitimacy would be a focal point toward the papacy’s grand vision of being kingmakers and able to dictate military affairs. The first crusade was the heavy undertaking of an incredible opportunity to set this precedent. The crusade’s big winner was the papacy with the only obstacle being the real Roman Empire who’s competing Orthodox Christianity and legitimate title would dilute the effectiveness of their grand objective. The legacy is evident today with the strength of the Catholic Church and our Western, Christian dominated history is why we are taught Byzantium instead of Rome and most westerners harbour racial supremacy mindsets without even realising. Eg) more people seems surprised the east was stronger than the west over the ages, Egypt was the economic powerhouse of Rome, the Islamic Calaphate housed many scientific breakthroughs including the numbers you see on your phone.

how do you know which historians tell the truth and which lie ? clearly to me christian historians would "side" with Christian nations and the same with Muslim historians so how do you know where the truth is ? . the saying "history is written by the victor" is hated by historians but human nature condone it .

Third! Hah. Good.

The byzantines taste same fate like andalysi who invited almoravid

I'm a historian and a Byzantinologist. The first crusade is simple to explain. Alexios Komnenos asked the West for help to retake Anatolia. He expected a small contingent of professional troops to fight within his army and under Roman command. Instead the bishop of Rome gathered all the illiterate barbarians and peasants in Western Europe. They were led by greedy and opportunistic barbarians like Tancred and Bohemund, who had no intention to actually help the Romans, and they eventually all broke their oaths to Alexios Komnenos. The Western barbarians only wanted to expand their own domains to the detriment of the Romans.

Pretty good account, but could do with a bit less snark. It's not necessary.

Oh Urban II, if you only knew what millennium long problem you would cause, ( cough* cough* Palestine )

The Christian Knights “Rampaged, pillaged, burned and slaughtered” their way thru the crusades. The Muslim warriors “Rampaged, pillaged, burned and slaughtered” their way thru their conquered lands, yet no mention of this here. Or maybe that’s coming up later. A neutral view on historical events is always preferred over a biased one sided view.

ACCURACY?

God you really are biased against Christianity

Christian Jihad? 😅

Flash point is a bunch of rubbish.

Half truths at best... if you were going for being more accurate than the history channel then you have done well.. but as for truth... your miles off.