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“Wait a minute, I’m the Emperor! You can’t depose me -YOU’RE deposed!” “Aww.... wait a minute, I’m the Pope! You can’t depose me - YOU’RE deposed!” “Aww... wait a minute-“

Fred: Hey guys, I took back Jerusalem without any casualties Pope: Aaah, you cheated. Now you're double banned from the club

As an Antichrist myself i relate with Innocent III a bit more than Fred. Edit: Cool guy though.

Frederick also made sure his imperial guards were only Muslims so they wouldn’t betray him to the Pope because screw the Pope. Frederick even wrote the treatise on Falconry and bird flying patterns that was almost entirely correct while learning the Mongol warfare techniques to prepare against them. The dude was awesome and his reign solidified my hate of the medieval papacy because at every turn they opposed doing what is logical.

"But it turns out Pope Innocent IV has no chill." That could be said about a lot of them, tbh.

Was at Freds grave in Palermo last week. There are still people leaving fresh flowers at his grave. Kinda weird to have the suplosed Antichrist buried with honors in a cathedral by the way. It is kinda funny how fully the papacy failed in ruining his image.

Being a Sultan with a harem was an insult? I wish I got insulted like that.

I think if your going to upload twice a month one video should be your normal animation and the other a longer video like this.

The Antichrist Is Real! (Christian Singles Ad)

2:19 Jack: This culminated in a low point for the papacy, both politically and spiritually... Subtitles: This culminated in a low point for the papacy, both spiritually and politically... That’s illegal I’m disliking and unsubscribing.

I really loved Fredrick. He truly was a impressive character. Well learned, tough and tolerant. The last trait is very strange for the time he occupied. He was very impressive.

Underrated Holy Roman Emperor, this guy.

I love how the more famous Frederick II is a recurring character on this channel but you still opt not to call this guy “the second Frederick II”.

I’ve always been interested in Frederick II mostly due to the fact that he ruled over a lot of land(including the HRE at its territorial height) despite having to deal with constant revolts; he’s kind of like a proto Charles V. I’m very glad this video was made after he got a brief mention in the innocent III video.

Rackam: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Frederick II? Me: No Rackam: I thought not. It's not a story the Popes would tell you. It's a Meme legend.

Meanwhile, in the corner of the screen: Seven Signs Signalling the Second Coming of Christ. KZfaq is nuts.

Yes the greatest evil of all time, Fred. Who else drives the mystery machine? A van that just so happens to show up whenever crimes happens.

5:30 Jerusaloops, part of a balanced breakfast for the hungry crusader!

Pope: Freds the anti christ. God: No fake Jesus is the anti Christ. Pope: What's that? Must have been the wind. (Your free to make it funnier)

I vaguely knew who Frederick II was, heard he led a crusade that ended in a diplomatic victory, that he was excomunicated and then excomunicated again for going on Crusade, but those were seperate to me until now. Maybe I should do more reading on this lad. Also...excomunicating someone for going on crusade while excommunicated sounds to me like a complete betrayal of all the shit behind the First Crusade. Like, in that case, the Holy Roman Empire had installed an Anti-pope (hence why the actual Pope was in france when he gave his Crusade announcement speech), and yet he was allowed to crusade. Fuck, most of the major leaders of the First Crusade were former enemies of the papacy in one capacity or another, and that shit was ignored. Gregory just sounds like an asshole of the first degree.

"Extra, extra! New video by Jack Rackham! Read all about it!" Says the newspaper person.

You left out that Frederick II had one of the more original nicknames in history: Stupor Mundi, “The Marvel of the World.” Also, there’s a really cool biography of him that was written in 1927 by Ernst Kantorowicz; it’s considered literature as much as biography.

My hometown Foggia was loved by Frederick II, we still remember him with lots of love! My family for example called me Federico in honor of the Stupor Mundi His son Manfredi even built a city called Manfredonia (close to Siponto [Sipontum]) Thank you for the Video!

Funnily enough, the story of how Frederick succeeded in getting Jerusalem back during the Sixth Crusade is very interesting, in my opinion. Frederick was quite possibly the only person in Europe who actually questioned the world around him, looking for scientific answers to problems as opposed to just taking whatever the Church said at face value (probably one of the reasons why they dubbed him the Anti-Christ) to the point where actually wrote a book on the scientific method. Since the Islamic world was at the forefront of scientific, technological, and medical discovery during the medieval era, Frederick and the Muslim caliph he negotiated with had this curiosity in common and got along famously as a result. The two were also huge fans of falconry and were eager to share tips and tricks regarding the sport with one another; In fact, the hood that falconers use to this day to keep their birds calm when they aren't hunting was brought back to the western world by Frederick. It's all quite fascinating, I find.

Jack, that was a great episode. So glad to see Pope Innocent III ruin more lives.

Now I’m waiting for Timur : Genghis Khan’s # 1 Fanboy

Honestly that Antichrist sounds really cool. Like an Antichrist I can have a beer with and march on Rome with.

Last time i was this early Rome was still a City State.

you WOULD think getting excommunicated for a second time would cancel out the first excommunication, but i guess not

This is like a story from CK2/3. The popes act just like the AI.

"I excomunicate you" Aww,wait you can't excommunicate me I'm the king your excommunicated" Aww, wait you can't excommunicate me I'm the pope your excommunicated"

In the 'fuster cluck' of the Holy Roman Empire. Definitely describes the HRE!

I knew it was Innocent III 2: Electric Boogaloo!

You're getting a thumbs up just for including Blind Guardian as background music - dude, I thought I was hearing stuff until I looked at the description... epic!

I’m gonna get a bunch of bible ads after this video

I showed a part of this video when presenting my essay on Frederick II and the sixth crusade. The teacher laughed and thanked me for making such a good presentation.

Hmm... This guy sounds pretty cool he's my second favorite Frederik the second

Your Deposed! Awww... Wait a minute, I’m the Pope you can’t depose me your deposed!

Oh my god that was 12 minutes!??? It flew by so fast I didn’t even notice it was longer! I LOVE this new format! Honestly I love the way you tell history and how AWESOME the animations are! I binge when I’m at work and I sweat to Hohenstaufen time just FLIES by!

I’m so glad Jack exists, I’m so in love with these videos

Oh, nice episode. These Italian ones have been really interesting. One thing I'll say is really the 'pornocracy' is just a slanderous name given by people at the time who were mad at various things such as nepotism, women having more overt influence in politics than usual, Popes they didn't like getting elected, etc. (It's also an example of the extremely rarely-used title 'senatrix'! Which...I don't think makes a whole lot of grammatical sense, but it's what they used!)

Dante, who was a guelph, put Fred in Heaven.

Was distracted the entire video by that kick ass blind guardian instrumental.

12 minutes. *12 minutes.* Hell yeah.

Frederick II is the medieval king most likely to have been a time-traveller in disguise imo.

Longer videos with animation that doesn´t fly by in an instance doesn´t sound so bad

His nickname was Stupor Mundi - the Wonder of the World. Frederick II was awesome, in the truest sense of the word.

6:41 - I love the detail that behind the Pope is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, which at the time was the see of the Church, not Saint Peter.

I do miss the usual animations, but it’s your humor and voice that got me on board with your history lessons in the first place. I’m here for anything you do.

Wonderful work! I feel like the longer format lets you delve into the areas about your subject that you *want* to share with us. And you having fun telling us about these crazy folk means we get this kind of amazing content.

I loved this video. First because it's longer, second because you speak to a more normal pace and finally because I loved all those chalk-on-board sort of drawings.

Great episode, love the longer format. Especially when I'm at work, a 12 to 20 minute video is perfect for lunch time.

I mostly listen to videos like this anyway so I actually really appreciate the longer format!

All of medieval European history can essentially be summed up as an elaborate game of "No u".

...And that kids Is what happened when you give a Italian temper to a German.

5:30 - _Jerusa-Loops; a holy part of a balanced breakfast. Great with milk and honey!_

"Fustercluck". A word not used often enough when discussing history. Bravo.

This new video format is amazing! It also allows you to go a little bit more in depth in topics that are truly worth it, such as this one. Great video and keep em' comin'!

I wouldnt even mind you becoming the a history version of a lifehack channel

Thanks for the upload on my birthday. I appreciate the gift jack

If any one word could encapsulate all four major crusades, "Oops." sums it up nicely.

You cant excommunicate me! Oh we will see.... *sends out an SMS to all assassins*

I'm just glad you upload. I enjoy listening to these vids, I learn a little, and the editing gives a good visual understanding.

I really like the new format! I love history because I love stories and in the new format I feel more like I'm being told one.

This was great, that's my (non-patreon) input.

4:50. I discovered your channel this week and I noticed that you do reuse scenes in episodes on various people who were in that scene. I actually like it. I think it reinforces the material and helps actually remember who was in the same room as who.

I really liked this format! :) great video! Thank you!

It turns out Fred managed to do things and lead an interesting life. First time I’ve heard of someone being excommunicated three times. And I think this particular pope was a bad egg. Yeah, that was a crazy time. And I loved your presentation.

I am truely surprised nobody ever tired to dissolve the papacy given how often they meddled in everyones affairs.

Love the longer format, keep it coming!

Love the new style! Love the new format too! Longer videos all day sir please

I knew it! That squeaky voiced Fred Figglehorn character was the devil incarnate! Curse you Nickelodeon for making a deal with Satan!

oof throwing shade at five minutes crafts only 5 mins in, god I love the new jack Rackam :D

love the longer format!

Love the new format, I think it works great! Although I do like the energy of the shorter ones too.

Fred: guys pls the pope is the impo Pope: E X C O M M U N I C A T E D

I remember reading a (possible schizo)post once about how Frederick II was the Crimson King from the King Crimson album.

Haven't watched one of your vids before. But I like the presentation and its solid work as far as the historical content goes. Good job!

Love the new format. It still seems just as good and if it's easier for you that makes it even better.

The life and times of Fred. Fred was a simple person.

“That or we all missed the boat.” Damn son.

Love the longer format. Trying to discuss something like Innocent III in 4 minutes is kinda silly.

Love this new format

You should do a video on Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Its a really interesting story!

May I suggest doing a bio of one of the Byzantine Empire's absolute madlads, Andronikos I Komnenos.

Fun fact: there is this dude called salimbene da Parma, from order of the Franciscans, who in his Chronicle, writes about how he genuinely thought that Frederic II was the antichrist, and how disappointed he was when Frederic II died, when it turned out that he wasn't. (Sorry for my poor English)

You had me with the exceedingly well written cold open, I know need to know more. Thanks

And a cameo appearance from my favorite video of yours. Don't know what it says about *me* that my favorite is the one about the disaster crusade pope, but there you go.

“Even with God ostensibly against them...” platinum level phrase there 😂

Getting the vassals all rebel-y. Ah...I miss those days.

That tie is fire, Jack!

I'm fine with the format, maybe do every second or third vid like this?

My god...Solaire in the 5th crusade, the man will do anything to find his sun.

Love the format!!

Great videos man!!! Keep up the good work

Innocent the 4 is from the Genoese house of Fieschi, dukes of Lavagna. (I only know this since i live in Lavagna and he's one of the 2 popes that come from here).

Pope fights? Someone call Blue from OSP

I like the new formula. Keep up the good work!

More Jack is always a good thing