In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn’t quite right. John covers the First through the Fourth Crusades, telling you which were successful, which were well-intentioned yet ultimately destructive, and which were just plain crazy. Before you ask, no, he doesn’t cover the Children’s Crusade, in which children were provoked to gather for a Crusade, and then promptly sold into slavery by the organizers of said Crusade. While this story is charming, it turns out to be complete and utter hooey.
Chapters:
Introduction: The Crusades 00:00
What Prompted the Crusades? 0:44
The First Crusade 1:44
An Open Letter to Animal Crackers 2:45
What Motivated the Crusaders? 3:24
The Third Crusade 6:20
The Fourth Crusade 7:55
What Did The Crusades Accomplish? 9:50
Credits 10:50
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When I think of motivations the crusaders had, I think of the peasants. If I were a peasant at the time, and somebody gave me the opportunity to go on a crusade, I would go without thinking twice. When you think about it, for those people it would be a choice of staying stuck on your farm working the same ol' field day after day, just as your family has for generations, or you can say "screw it all" and go off on a big adventure traveling across Europe with a bunch of other wistful people who want to get away from everything.
He does look like Stephen King.
Deus lo vult
Does anyone know where I can get their sources?
I hate this guy
HAHAHHHHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i dreamed a dream
game of thrones theme
your laptop is offensive
Sad fact 5:53🥺
"the exercise in empathy is the coolest thing about studying history." Well said man!
You are a FRAUD…your degree is in what? English or Religious Studies? NOT History
deus vult
If you have work for the second crusade go somewhere else he doesent work on it.
Deus vult!!!!
What's with your hair bro?
DEUS VALT! WATCH THE BREAD BOYS HE KNOW'S WHAT HES TALKING ABOUT 🙂
So in short, the reason of eternal conflict among humans were not their religion but their stupidity. A great revelation indeed…
The problem with many religious people of the past and the present, they think that the kingdom of the one whom they serve and follow was in this world yet not knowing that the kingdom that they must seek is the kingdom of heaven that was spoken by their holy scriptures, and that kingdom was not of this world but of heaven because it so clear on what it was been called on to, it is the "Kingdom Of Heaven" and not the kingdom of the world… You will never be able to see it here unless you first learn to bow down your heads and try to look from below what was the heaven truly looks like in above of the earth. It was not made up of earthly materials but made up of heavenly materials, that's why it was called the kingdom of heaven… It is the place beyond your imaginations… No bad intentions included, just telling some truth here, may peace be with you all…
This is so gay
I can't find the video where John drops a quote from a historian about the middle ages (it being awful and full of sufferings and etc.) Any idea?
Green huh…? I'll pass…
Wasn't there a lotta transfer of civilization and wealth to the west when they managed to take constantinople?
Is this Q from Star Trek?