One thing he forgot to mention: the crusaders weren’t able to retake Edessa or Damascus but they DID take Ascolon, so the 2nd crusade wasn’t as much of a disaster as most think.

@RealCrusadesHistory

4 жыл бұрын

Well generally the conquest of Ascalon in 1153 is considered to have taken place after the Second Crusade ended in 1149, but yes, it was a considerable victory for the crusaders.

@rickyyacine4818

6 ай бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory they could have taken egypt at the time

Another really interesting video! Thanks so much for sharing. I was wondering - have you come across any mentions of Irish crusaders in your research? I'd be really interested to know.

Worth knowing that the Queen Eleanor later were allowed to divorce King Louis and got married again with Henry King of England, making her huge heritable territories of Aquitaine then become a part of England, a major reason leading to the Hundred Years’ War.

Fascinating, thanks for everything you do, long time fan What do you think is the main reason the 2nd Crusade was much less impactful than the 1st?

@RealCrusadesHistory

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. It comes down to leadership. The leaders of the Second Crusade weren't nearly so talented as the men leading the First Crusade.

@azmhyr

5 жыл бұрын

Nur-Ad Din Zangi, of course. The lion of the tribe of Afshar.

@vidasseikis7228

3 жыл бұрын

what

@davidn569

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

Awesome channel man..I've been addicted ever since subscribing. It's nice to hear accurate historical accounts of the crusades without the modern liberal spin!

@RealCrusadesHistory

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Grillo Thanks man! Glad you're enjoying it.

@christophergrillo5099

7 жыл бұрын

Listen yung skrrt, I live in MA so don't tell me about liberal states. you must be new to Real Crusades History as my comment was only reinforcing a theme that is common to many videos and discussions on this channel. Also, not sure what you mean by "stop trying to blame liberals for the things I did wrong" What did I do wrong? If you disagree with my opinion, don't watch this channel 'cus the discussion often points out how many teachers and professors like to teach "revisionist" history.

@jennarose9429

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I showed this vide to my children today, they really enjoyed it.

A contingent of Knight Templar sent from where? Sounds like utronere..can someone please clarify that.. at 3:17

@Sandderad

4 жыл бұрын

Outremer is the french name for the levant.

@syedtahaahmed5255

3 жыл бұрын

Sia is right but I would like to add that the Crusader States were also collectively called Outremer

Wow thanks for making this video (: It really helped me on a school project

Hey, loving the channel. I just wanted to ask can you link to your sources for the content in your concise videos? First, second and Third crusade specifically. The reason behind this is I am a reenactor for the norman period of 1115 to 1215 and have enjoyed learning more about the period in my spare time however I would like to be able to use some of this to help educate the group I am in and improve our impressions. For that however I need to be able to prove the information I am talking about which is why I am asking for the sources used in the making of the concise videos on the crusades. Thank you for very much for the great history channel it has really helped me learn a lot more about the period I re-enact.

@RealCrusadesHistory

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you like the videos. The sources are actually listed at the end of the Third Crusade video. For the other two, I used mainly Christopher Tyerman's God's War, Jonathan Riley-Smith's The Crusades: A History, and Thomas Madden's the New Concise History of the Crusades.

@dowmage2903

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the quick response and thank you for letting me know about the references.

it would appear to me Richard I would have been told of all this by his mother and would have used this intelligence (as I now see) to great effect when his time came.

love this

Cool

Great work. Excellent writing, good narrating.

I don't understand why the Byzantines didn't give the crusaders their all? Such a reinforcement could have helped them retake their empire?

@trn0m961

5 жыл бұрын

Many of the crusaders were ambitious and had designs on Byzantine lands, as shown by Bohemond's crusad against them.

@TommoExists

5 жыл бұрын

If I had to guess, it would be because the 1st crusaders broke their oath to Byzantium, keeping the land for themselves rather than returning it as promised.

@paulos2089

2 жыл бұрын

The 1st crusade did some horrendous stuff. There were no trust at all. They were considered by the Romans as barbarians.

@dafuqmr13

Жыл бұрын

Because they (the crusaders) are always tempted by the riches of Easter Roman Empire, many times they broke their oath just to pillage Greek's cities

@Captain_Insano_nomercy

Жыл бұрын

@@TommoExists eh let's not forget the Byzantines were notorious schemers too

A level History exam today 🤞🏾

That's it? That's the second crusade? Ok then..

Watched 8 20 22

I know that this doesn't have much sense with Crusade Wars but I have seen you did a broadcast about sea battle for Europe in 1571 on October the 1st, you should do a battle for Kosovo in 1389, because Serbia fought bravely against Ottoman Empire... :)

@davidmiller4078

Ай бұрын

I think you mean the battle of Lepanto in the Adriatic sea on Oct 7th 1571 ? Basicly as i remember it the Latin trading countries got together to desively destroy the Ottoman navy since it had fallen behind in science the did try to rebuild a navy but ended up using green wood and slave labour and from then on kept to the land invasions but a hundre years later were denied the rape and pillage of Vienna in Austria due to the last minute arrival of Jan Sobiesk and his Royal Polish Calvalry It woulntt be untill the end of WW1 that the Ottoman empire finally crumbled from egotism corruption primitve beliefs and which simply was inneficiant in running a society let alone an empire !

Did Odessa have a Jewish population? If so what happened to them when the city was destroyed?

@chgr80

7 жыл бұрын

PatriotPaul759 Edessa, not Odessa.

@iishitashukla2267

7 жыл бұрын

It's Edessa. Edessa was a Christian state, infact it was the first crusader state to be found. Edessa was very weak and less populated. As a result, it was vulnerable to attacks from the surrounding Muslims. It was frequently attacked by the Ortoquids, Seljuks,etc. Joscelin II, was the count of Edessa but he had fought with the Principality of Antoch and count of Tripoli, so he had no allies. Zangi was the Atabeg of Mosul and had Aleppo under him which was a major power. Joscelin II allied with Ortuqids aginst Aleppo and marched out of Edessa with almost his entire army to assist the Ortoquids. Meanwhile, Zangi rushed north to siege Edessa which fell to him on 24th December, 1144. He basically Sieged Edessa to spread his influence.

@JudithSanchez-ht6jn

6 жыл бұрын

Iishita Shukla sadness 😰😥

this is like attack of the clones. a shitty sequel

In the end, the crusaders main goal was a fail. Even most of the other conquered cities were later on reclaimed by the Mamluks. I don't see how it's good to praise the stupidity of some humans.

@RealCrusadesHistory

9 жыл бұрын

The New AChiever The Crusades in the Holy Land had quite a bit of success earlier on, though it's true they ultimately didn't succeed in holding the Holy Land long term. The Crusades succeeded in Spain, Italy, and many other venues. Spain was entirely purged of Islam. The Muslims lost their precious Cordoba, and the Cordoba mosque was made into a cathedral. Also, the later Crusades against the Ottomans were successful, such as the Crusades at Lepanto, Vienna, and Zenta. The history of the Crusades are filled with triumphs for Christendom over Islam. I suppose you could criticize the stupidity of Muslim generals who lost wars. There are victories and defeats on both sides throughout the history.

@althunayanbader

9 жыл бұрын

Christian kings sent their children to be educated in Córdoba, since it was a strong education center made by the Islamic community. I don't see how it benefitted the Christian when it was taken over because there are many records showing Islamic libraries and schools being destroyed by the incoming mobs. But, that doesn't mean that islam was completely destroyed in Córdoba, did you forget that Córdoba is one of the many cities of Spain that is filled with muslims? So if you put it that way, Islam also achieved its goal in spreading around the world.

@RealCrusadesHistory

8 жыл бұрын

+The New Achiever Christian Spain, after the reconquest of Al-Andalus, eclipsed Islam in terms of intellectual and artistic achievements.

@althunayanbader

8 жыл бұрын

"After the reconquest" Meaning, all of their achievements were built upon the Muslims' achievement in andalus. And I still dont understand how the crusades was a success when the christians won 2 and the muslims won 6...

@RealCrusadesHistory

8 жыл бұрын

+The New Achiever Incorrect. Actually Al-Andalus benefited from the Roman Christian culture that was already in place via the Visigoths. Certainly both cultures gained certain things from one another. The overall movement of the Crusades was a success. Although the Mohammedans ultimately regained the Holy Land, the Christians drove the Mohammedans out of Spain and Italy, and also were able to defeat the Ottomans in the later Crusades of the 17th century. The Crusades as a movement saved Europe from Mohammedan conquest.

You never talked about the massacres that the crusaders did, lol are really think that crusaders was the innocent side lol xD nice joke.

@greenmountainhistory7335

5 жыл бұрын

All Crusades are just

@davidterrell1242

5 жыл бұрын

@@makeeval8838 how do you think christendom spread it's influence in the beginning? We know christianity brought genocide and brutality to the americas unprovoked. To be fair, I wouldn't say either side is the 'good guy'. Times were so much more brutal back then and things are not so black and white as it is for us looking back into the bits of history that we know with a top down view.

@MrCmon113

3 жыл бұрын

That guy also promotes his videos as being "for students". One must be careful when looking up videos on history and never assume one hears the whole story.

@TheGeneralGrievous19

3 жыл бұрын

What you are talking about? There was no massacre during Second Crusade. And brutal sackings of cities and castles were not unique for both Christians and Muslims. Overall Crusades were just wars.

@victorloaiza3123

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGeneralGrievous19 so the thousands of germanic jews,hungarian civilians, bizantine civilians and cristian civilians all from allied nations slaughtered by crusaders during the first crusade was an aceptable upcome from a war.