That's not why he's called The Hammer, ask his wife.

Guys, this is getting ridiculous. Let's remove some misconceptions shall we? 1) The Muslim empire was never united after the Umayyad dinisty. They had dozens of small kingdoms with a quazi-feudal system much like Europe. 2) The Jihad is not the Muslim equivalent to the crusade. A crusade requires a decree from the head of the religion (Pope). While Islam has no one religious head, this means anyone can declare a Jihad for any reason, and anyone is free to join; but its about as official as the USA when it says "We are not torturing anyone". 3) Islam is a religion that formed an Empire, its success is a testament to a well founded religion. It did not last very well after that because people decided that the empire shouldn't change with time *Note: don't mix religion and empire people. 4) Islam is a religion of peace/Islam is a religion of war. Neither is true, Islam is a religion of living, it shows when one should lash out, and when one should stay his hand. It explicitely says to not kill priests or practitioners of the other Abrahamic religions (though taxing and making life miserable is fine, if not frowned uppon). The violence stated in the Quran is also present (worse) in the old testament of the Bible. It is not a nice religion, but good people will be good and bad people will be bad regardless of religion. 5) Muslims did love knowledge, they preserved a massive part of Greek and Roman knowledge and understanding. They made massive strides in technology, mathematics, philosophy. (we know this because in the 1100s Europe went through a type of cultural revolution, which coincided with the Crusades and the Rennaissance coincided with new trade-routes to the middle-East and the Spanish conquest of the Moors and their universities) This all ended when one the Muslims had the bright idea that mathematics was actually the work of the devil and it all went downhill from there.

What if the USA took Berlin before the Soviets did

Charles "The Hammer" Martel. Martel means Hammer. So he's Charles the Hammer Hammer

I've been on a unofficial hiatus for the last month, personal stuff and family obligations. But now it's time for a whole new batch of videos! Including the contest video which I keep putting off (please don't kill me)

That commentsection is gonna turn into a nightmare of discussions about modern day muslims and refugees...

1:01 - "..and never would Islam armies travel so far in Europe again." Battle of Vienna 1683, anyone?

We can argue how that battle could change anything, but thing worth to remember is that Byzantine Empire was stopping Arabs from East and South for centuries.

If Spain and Portugal had stayed Muslim, today the entire south and Central America would have been Muslim.

I'm sure these comments are going to be intellectual and respectful.

can you do something like what if the USA never dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

What if dank memes never existed?

I don't know what would have happened if Muslims lost the Battle of Tours, lets make a Crusader Kings II mod and see what happens!

What if instead of fighting, everyone got along and grew the fuck up?

As Arab Muslim (who studied arab/islamic history most of his life), I don't think an Islamic country would hold much longer in Europe due to civil wars between muslims themselves. The Spanish Muslims (Al-Andulus) actually got separated from other Islamic nations of North Africa because of rivalry with other nations within Middle East. Even to today, most of Islamic nations are either in war or rivalry. So in short, Arabs will simply fight against themselves... just like what's going on with Iraq and Isis or Syria.

I think Islam would have been much more dominant in Europe You have to look at this from a medieval perspective, rather than a 21 century one. A victory like that isn't just a military and political event. There would have been a psychological and a religious effect as well. People back then believed that God had a very active role in daily live. The whole principle of trail by ordeal comes from this believe. They likely would have altered their views on the two religions. Viewing Christianity as weak and 'not favoured by God' while taking the Islamic victory as a divine endorsement for the claim of true faith. I think a good number of people might have converted over the next decades. Christianity would definitely have been much, much weaker. A victory like that would also have had consequences back home for the Islamic rulers. It might have given them the popular support needed for further invasions of Europe.

What if the Vikings had successfully colonized North America?

What if the Burger king crusade had succeeded resulting in the fall of Mc Donalds.

What if the Louisiana Purchase never happened?

That's pretty accurate! Mohammed wasn't alive when Muslims started invading the region, in fact that was two decades after his death.

How powerful is Kazakhstan? Oh, shit wrong channel...

1:00 ....*cough* Siege of Vienna 1529 *cough*

The battle for Constantinople about the same time is also very important as is this battle. In that battle it is also important to say that the Bulgarian khan Tervel helped a lot the Byzantine empire against the Arabs.

What if Israel lost the six day war

the truth is while the battle of tours was important for western Europe the ultimate fate of Christianity was decided at the siege of Constantinople that same year in which an Arab Muslim army tried and failed to take the great city. this Islamic army actually had plans for long term conquest of eastern Europe as it was a civilized region that would easily be subjugated after years of war. the only problem was the great walls and the use of Greek fire which devastated the attackers. had the Byzantine empire fallen so early on in the middle ages it would have been possible to see a Muslim Europe after a few centuries at least as I see it.

1. What if Islam failed to conquer North Africa. 2. What if Harold Godwinson won the Battle of Hastings. 3. What if President Lumumba was never assassinated. 4. What if Spain never ceded Louisiana back to France. 5. What if the Mongols conquered Europe. 6. What if the Khmer Empire never fell (or modernized into a nation state).

“Muhammad led his army to spread this faith” Wrong! The wars outside the Arabia happened after his death

There is a very good guess that a European Islam (Islam replacing Christianity)would have changed Islam to produce a very different Islam! Then the German Frankish and Saxon Muslims would have still retained their Nordic personality. Notice the difference between Turkish Speaking, Farsi Persians, and Arab Muslims actually have different cultures and modes of thought that is not completely overwhelmed by the religion of Islam. Therefore the European Muslims would have had a unique character that would have greater influence over the Muslim world. The chances are that the Jews may "not" have thrived as well under Islam, as much as they did under Christian kings. Of course you need to ponder and chew over this long and hard, but Christianity did become European, in Europe!

Nice Timing

I came here to watch the comment section and eat popcorn... But there was no show. :'(

I really enjoy the channel and the scenarios. Thanks for the videos. There is a small typo in the video though, around 4:44 it says "Fuedalism" instead of "Feudalism".

Cool video dude! Keep up the good work

What if Muslims Won at the Siege of Constantinople (717-718)?

What if the ottomans won the siege of Vienna

what if david lost to goliath?

Love your videos Cody keep up the good work

What if Israel never was never created!

*Insert totally unrelated comment about terrorism here*

What if the Ottomans lost the battle at Kosovo in 1389? Please cody. PLS

What if William the Conqueror had not been delayed in his invasion and invaded in August and not September? Alternatively, what if Harald Hardrade had won the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Can we have just one historical discussion/comment here instead of a religious one please?

what if Trotsky was ruler of the USSR instead of Stalin?

can you make a series speculating what would happen if the central powers won ww1that is of a similar structure to the ww2 series (of course after you have uploaded the mysterious symbols contest video). Anyway great video as always keep up the good work!

2:33 - Fun-fact: hammer in Portuguese is "martelo" and in Spanish, "martillo". That is most likely the reason why he was nicknamed "the hammer" (I mean, it could have been anything).

Fuckkkkkk I wish this video was posted 4months ago for my report on the Battle of Tours

What if Qin Shi Huang was never able to unify China?

The thumbnail is pretty damn cool. Did you draw it yourself?

Im pretty sure that Martel was a mayor of the palace. Am I right?

What if Abrahamic religions did not exist (Islam, Christianity and judaism)?

What if the vikings managed to establish a permanent colony in north america

Hey i love your videos, but I have one suggestion. Maybe it would be better to add eyes to the alternate history hub logo when you use it as a representation of yourself in a video

2:22 loving the overwatch reference 😂😂

Your artwork is truely amazing,your channel developed so much over the years,keep it up Cody!

Easily one of your best and most informative videos yet, great job Cody!

What if the Ottomans won in the Battle of Siget?

If the Christians had lost the Battle of Tours all of Europe would look like London

Thank you Cody! I love your content and subject matter. You next subject should be "What if Columbus had discovered India instead of the America?"

I like how you made the characters more detailed without changing art style. good step in good direction!

Alternate History Hub! AKA Explaining why historical events were important and how an accurate prediction of alternate history would be very hard!

DO a video what if the Normans never invaded England !

I like the new drawing style, and yet still keeping the cute circle head animation. Interesting vid. Nice job~

what if Israel lost the 1948 war?

I'd imagine that Spain would identify more with North Africa rather than Western Europe and would be more culturally Arabic. I'm sure that Spain would eventually find the Americas, but it would be after the Christians did. I'd think some minor colonization would happen in Brazil and the Caribbean, but not much. Maybe some King would want to expand Islam religiously, and that would lead to more colonization, but that's up to speculation.

The "Shit who is going to be Reinhardt" line freaking had me rolling on the floor

The Muslims only lost the Battle of Tours because they were fighting a Karling. Even though Gavelkind Succession was supposed to make them less OP, they're still the most OP dynasty in the early middle ages.

So, what if Japan had actually planned to attack Russia in WWII, preventing the Soviet Army from sending units West to stop the Germans. Or, what if Japan had invaded after Russia withdrew.

One BIG issue in this one: feudalism was already well underway by 732, Charles and his son rode the wave a lot more than they caused it. From the early 600s, monasteries and noble families were increasingly developing their own power bases away from central power (unlike what had been the dominant pattern under the early Merovingians). Large powerful landlords like Charles Martel himself or the dukes of Aquitaine who had been battling the Moors for a while by then had, by the early 700s already significantly eroded royal power. If anything Charles, Pepin and Charlemagne tried hard to invert the trend and to erect a strong central power anew with the rise of a new nobility (the comites) whose wealth and might came from delegation of the king's authority rather than their own steam. But that seriously backfired c.850 and full-fledged feudalism ensued. So had Martel been killed at Tours political fragmentation would probably have happened all the same, only another family than the Carolingians would have led the charge. Other small issue: the ethnic conflict on the Muslim side isn't between Berbers and Arabs (that's for later, mostly the 1000s) but between Yemeni and Northern Arabian tribesmen IMO a much more interesting what-if is related to Charlemagne himself. In 778, the Franks launch a large Spanish campaign but poorly executed this attack is a complete failure, Muslim allies change side, the Franks even ending up massacred by fellow Christians, the Vascons, at the famous Ronceveau battle. But what would have happened if the campaign had been better organized and the Frankish troops better commanded? Thinly populated Muslim Spain was a perfectly reasonable target for Charlemagne, he could plausibly have swept through the peninsula in just a few months. He was basically only one big victory away from taking al-Andalus. Then what? Muslim counter-attack was unlikely as the Abbassid califate was fast loosing its grip over Maghrib, so the Franks could have hold on their new conquest relatively easily. That would have probably changed the dynamic of the Carolingian empire. With the large wealth from Spain, Charlemagne may have been in the position to repel both rebel lords and Viking attacks and install a true Europe-wide empire from the Elba river to the (other) Elba river.. It is not unthinkable that Western Europe may have entered the second millenium as a unified polity and NOW it gets interesting...

+alternatehistoryhub Hi i was wondering if i could make a suggestion for a video: What if the allies in WW2 had been victorius in operation market garden and would the allies have had access to berlin in the post war germany?

Allhu Snackbar would have been a popular snack in Europe if the Muslim had won.

Here's a video about a historical event that happened to involve Islam... And the internet comes right along and turns the comment section into a shitsling of racism, faux-edginess and trolling. Fucking hell.

So I'm watching this video and you say the extent of Charlemagnes influence isn't enough for a five minute video. At some point would you be able to do a video on that subject?

4:44 "Fuedalism" 😂😂

No, Muhammad didnt really lead his armies to spread the faith. At muhammad's time, all these conflicts were small scaled and between tribes. He did not want to establish a global islamic empire either.

1: Martel means Hammer, Martel was the part of his name that he received after this battle 2: The invasion was actually just a raid (as they had already done numerous times before into this region). If they been successful, it probably would have just been another successful looting adventure.

Lots of fun speculating. And I totally get the 'no charlemagne' idea being important. It's like asking what would've happened in WWII with no Churchill. There are seemingly times in history where 1 "great man" [a la 'great man historical narrative'] makes a huge difference. I have one main quibble though, because this reminds me of something I learned from Kirby Ferguson in his series 'everything is a remix' -- something called 'simultaneous discovery' [I'm paraphrasing]. Basically in this context, who's to say that a different ruler wouldn't have risen up to take Charlemagne's place in history? If the conditions were right for a ruler of that type to accomplish what he did, it's also quite possible that another figure would have done it at some point.

Well I think that they won’t force Islam cuz in Islam it said that people can choose to not become Muslims but pay aljizeya which is 2% of their income and also it is said that people join Islam when they see how Muslims treat them

what if religion never existed

Charles martel was the prince of france while Doran Martel is the prince of Dorne. Cool

Cody, can your next what if scenario be What if the French won the Seven Years ( French and Indian ) War?

Great video!

This is the earliest I've ever been in my life. I'll make a joke... (Hint-9th and 10th words)

What if the Olympians lost the Titanomachy?

What if the ottomans won at the battle of Vienna? Can you do this alternate timeline?

Is the "Shit who is going to be Reinhardt?" at 2:22 an Overwatch reference or am I too obsessed with Overwatch?

what if Jim crow laws were never put in place

This is probably my favorite battle of all time. Idk why but just the importance of it is so massive for keeping western civilization. I love the painting too.

Hey, Tours is my native city ^^. Great video, i love uchronia and tout channel is really cool. But i learn in school that Charles Martel stop the Muslims in Poitiers (another city à little south of Tours ) . Excuse me if i make mistake i'm terrible at writing especially in english

what if Ottoman Empire never fell/lost

Cody's been playing Overwatch I think... 2:26

Daft question really. Islamic conquest opened a golden age in every country they settled in, from the great capital of Andalusia to the great mughal empire of India through Akbar the great, through to the prosperous constantinople. Europeans were forever in the dark ages.

Gotta love the comments section for these kind of vids xD

I was taught that Martel was called "the hammer" because he actually used a hammer in battle. Was I taught wrong?

"Shit who is going to be Reinhardt" lol

>You released this video as Islam continues its stranglehold on Europe Great timing

You could have said about the colonies that Portugal and Spain made in central and south America and how would it change in this time line.

What about a video about if Napoleon never invaded Egypt and Syria? It brings up a lot of interesting points on how the occident and orient interact, the strength of the Ottoman Empire, French-English rivalry and our contemporary western understanding of Egyptian and Islamic history.

In this alternate timeline the word feudalism becomes now fuedalism. Lol. 4:45

Cody,i am no nationalist,but could you do ,,What if Slobodan Milosevic stayed president of Serbia and Federativ Republic of Yugoslavia"-please

The battle of Vienna is another big one on the East side of Eorope with Jan Sobieski. One worth making in my opinion!

it's a quite interesting thought to imagine how the opposite outcome of so many major battles and events could have gained our society so much more. Then we would be sitting here and watching a video on imagine how "x" society would look like if the event that we saw happen in our timeline happened. It's gives some perspective for sure.