Conquest and Fall of Constantinople - Part 5 - First Crusade
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- Synopsis
In the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert, the Eastern Empire struggled to find balance. Under a new emperor, Alexios I Komnenos, the Byzantine expanded once again. However, to fight the Seljuk, Alexios called to the west for some help. The response would be beyond what he could have possibly imagined. Using the Byzantine plea the Pope, Urban II, launched one of the greatest movements of people in history - The time of the crusades has begun.
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"The First Crusade" Thomas Asbridge
"Warriors of God" James Reston
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"1453" Roger Crowley
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Ok people - really happy with how this one came out! Please share on social media - think this video will appeal to all the Byzantine / Roman / Crusader enthusiasts out there. Big thanks to Embrace History and Know History for their help. Also a big shout out to Callum Ogden and Nik Thessalos for their amazing artwork. 2nd and 3rd Crusade & Komnenian Restoration is next! Thank you to my Patreon supporters on this one!
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@@rianefreie1591 This is a one man show. Email me at flashpointhistory@gmail.com if you need more information
Been waiting for this. Tempted to re-watch the previous episodes. Thanks for this gem Flash!
Any time - hope you are doing well - Your latest videos on Aurelian are something else!
you two provide some of my favorite you tube history content
The only way to deal with temptation is to give in to it.
@@amrshatlaa9617 Hes a really cool guy too
@@FlashPointHx I dunno about that he’s kinda been flaky in regard with his former narrator - Alex.
Alexios: Please, send me some mercenaries.
Urban II: Holy war it will be!
Alexios: No, I just need some...
Urban II: DEUS VULT!!!
Alexios: Oh, crap...
Urban II was many things - subtle, he was not
Alexios asks the Pope for some mercenaries. He receives the first "Deus vult" of a nine- long series. What a plot twist! 😅😅
Urban and 60k of his closest friends decided to pay the Emperor a visit
Really, how many of those... events... had to do with Byzantium or even the Middle East?
Words are not enough to express my gratitude. Thank you🌻
You are SO welcome!! Makes me happy that you enjoyed my content
I have been looking foward to this.
Nice! Let me know what you think
@@FlashPointHx As always it is a masterpiece, this series is truly amazing.
"To the wicked, everything serves as pretext"
- Voltaire
For the Byzantine, it was only a matter of time that they fell - the surprising aspect was that it took as long as it did
@@FlashPointHx Not that surprising, if you consider why the ERE outlasted the WRE (it was almost the richest part) and what power they held even after the loss of the Levant and Egypt. And the Seljuk invasion didn't kill the empire either. That's why you should cover on the Comnenian Restoration. Even after the horrendous 4th crusade, they retook their capital and almost managed to regain all of Greece, had it not been for the civil war of the 1340's. Even then, Constantinople had to be besieged 4 times before actually falling due to its secure geographic location. Yes, Constantine knew what he was doing, when he chose this city as a capital.
@@Michael_the_Drunkard The Komnenian restoration is going to be covered in the next video. Along with portions of the 2nd and 3rd crusade
I am both overjoyed and nail-bitingly hesitant that this period of history is covered. The Byzantines, like the Seleucids, are an exotic European power in the East, which just fascinates me, but at the same time are lost to history due to complex, and in my view some unnecessary, reasons who’s role could have disproportionately changed the world as we know it if they lasted a little longer.
They were a civilization that straddled three continents and it showed. The Byzantine were complex and cosmopolitan beyond their time. But by 1453 they were reduced to a city state. A solitary remnant in a world that had radically changed around it.
As spanish you really got me with your reconquista series and do I'm enjoying this tour through some of my favourites episodes of late antiquity and the middle ages you have to admit Flash that you left us with a big cliffhanger on the history of Iberia. Keep going Flash I'm sure we will see some of the most amazing tales of our history.
Yes I'm looking forward to finishing the reconquista series under Isabella. Just as soon as I get done with this series
@@FlashPointHx 👌 I imagined that this detour to the fall of Constantinople is intended to show us the end of the middle ages which also coincides with the fall of Granada. Btw if I remember correctly the whole reason for the channel was to narrate the history of the Conquistadores or something like that xD you mentioned way back to first videos on war of the worlds. Do you feel in the mood also for the Italian wars or other late medieval conflicts?
Quality is ↗️↗️↗️, thank you for this amazing video.
Glad you liked my video! Appreciate it!
What a magical content, your narrations are the best, and visuals are quite decent. And to think you managed to present first crusade with all of the context before and after in a bit more then half an hour... impressive. I'm really grateful for the content on this channel.
Thank you for such a lovely comment! Really appreciate it!
“If we are to achieve a position of strength and absolute security, it is essential that we should decide on a common policy.” Alexiad Book II
-Anna Kommene daughter of Emperor Alexios
She was far ahead of her time
@@FlashPointHx have you done a video on her?
and he even mentions Tolkien. I love this channel!
hahaha - listen to my History of the Black Death.
Content is so great on this channel. Systematically going through every bit of it. Thanks so much!
Byzantine History delivered with a voice made of velvet, sandpaper and a million cats purring .... Heaven.
hahahah - I'm a cat person myself so love the comment!
Finally! I was waiting for this! Great to get another juicy content.
My pleasure on this one - hope you enjoy it
@@FlashPointHx Sir, I always enjoy it!
There was so much here I am going to have to go back and rewatch it again.
Once again, another great video! I saw the notification, but I intentionally didn't watch it until I was done with everything else so i can relax and peacefully watch it. Looking forward to the next one.
Thats the best way to do it
Been waiting for this one. Your voice is like a time machine.
Wow, thanks!
@@FlashPointHx No, thank you for creating such a wonderful channel. Your voice has a calmness, I listen to your videos before sleeping, it's sleeping pill for me.
wonderful narration and video as always brother! The first crusade definitely was an epic of the ages
Boy was it ever! Could you imagine dropping everything and marching 3000 miles on foot to fight someone you've only heard about in passing?
Let’s go been waiting for this
Awesome chapter! Great narration as always, kept me interested the whole time! Thank you for your great work
You're so Welcome!
Men... this quality... Great.
Thank you so much - happy that you liked it
Like always a masterclass!!
You are one of the best narrators...Can't wait for the next one.
Appreciate that - next one is in production
Working overtime and couldn't ask for a better video to hit my notifications.
Don't work too hard - enjoy the video!
Although the wait can suck, the quality always makes it worth it!
Yeah it took me a while to research this one - but my research is done for the next two videos now!
@@FlashPointHx Even better.
I love these. Stellar quality, great narration and fascinating subject!
Hey thank you!! You got some amazing content as well.
Oh man it's finally here ! Thanks for the great videos!
My Pleasure - enjoy !
Amazing work, as always. Thanks.
Anytime!
Amazing work. You're doing a great job.
Incredible, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I was so excited to watch this video! Thank you for your work, i hope to continue to watch furthermore videos. Your skills are impressive! The music and artwork associated with total war video make your video so interesting!
So happy that you enjoyed my content - took me awhile to figure out what music would work
Omg I didn't expect this episode to be this long, the editing pain 😫
Your contribution was amazing - thank you for that!
So happy!! Love your channel.
Thank you! Appreciate that
Emperor Alexios I: Hey Western Europe can I have a few thousand mercenaries so I can reclaim Anatolia?
Pope Urban II: mmm…I sense a great opportunity to one up that damn German emperor! I’m about to pull a pro-gamer move!
Normans/Franks: Deus vult!!!!
Emperor Alexios I: Oh God, what have I done?
Right?
Another month, another masterpiece
I was thinking of something witty to write, but in the end, I just can say, amazing content. Really.
Thank you. Appreciate it
Thanks for this gift. Been waiting for long
You're so welcome!
I've been looking forward to this
Awesome - let me know what you think
Amazingly well done
Thanks!
Great work as always!
THANK YOU!
I really loved this one.
The editing was superb.✅
The music.. 🎶👌
The maps and graphics.. ❤️👍
You spoil us dear Sir.
Keep doing that we beg you🙏😉Always worth waiting for😎
Thank you so much 😀 - yeah I really liked how this one came together
Just found your channel. Love it, absolutely love it. I have subscribed, I know comments like this sound cheesy as hell, but keep it up man.
Not Cheesy at all - appreciate you reaching out and subbing !
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
Good to see you back bud
Its always a Dopamine rush to publish video!
Well I know what imma watch tonightttt
Cool - let me know what you think
Will you cover the Comnenian restoration and John II
That will be in the next video - along side the rise of the Ayyubid
Hey man ! Sorry it took me a while to watch the fifth part. I am litrary out of words because there are no word to describe your work and by adding Tolkien's word, you have seriously steal the show. To put it in simple words, your video is as best as your narration.
This was such a lovely comment! It really makes me happy that you got so much out of my video. As for Tolkien - what can I say? I'm a sci fi person to the core.
For most of its history, the ERE had to fight threats from two fronts, the Danube and Syria/Mesopotamia. By the time of Alexios, a third front opened with the threat from Normans crossing over from Italy. That altered the balance of power in the region for the next 300 years until the Ottomans came in.
And the Ottomans reduced them to a city state and then vanquished them altogether
@@FlashPointHx it's not quite like that. After the civil war of 1347 the Roman "empire" was only as large as a region. Then it was very easy to conquer them, but it still took the Ottomans over a century to subdue them. The treacherous tendencies of nobles and the gullible populace were probable more instrumental in its decline, then their islamic foes.
Interesting stuff. Please don't think me annoyingly pedantic but the "W" in Norwich is silent. ie. Norr-itch. The same is true for Warwick, Chiswick, Greenwich, Southwark etc etc. Such are the mysteries of the bastardised English and corresponding American English languages.
hahah , you're not being pedantic - youre not the first to mention this, that is why I laugh and I actually tried to say it without the "W" - but my brain keeps reseting when I see his name - I'll remember this going forward.
Bastards are wanton in nature... such be the taint of bastardy.
We hope next episode is soon
I love these videos keep it up
Will do!
Finally it's here!
Yes sir !
bloody well done mate was on the edge of my seat the whole video, also is there a link for the music used?
Really happy that you liked it so much - felt like this one came out well.
thanks.
Isn't there an alternative explanation that the Crusaders didn't really want Alexios to come to Antioch with a relief army because they wanted the city, it's wealth and the glory all to themselves?
oh yeah - especially Bohemond - he was totally out there for himself
No. The Crusaders specifically sent one of their leaders (Hugh of Vermandois) to ask for help from Alexios and postponed their plans to leave Antioch so they could wait for him.
Amazing video! Roman empire never looked this cool before :)
Just a remark: I think you have switched places of Nish and Sofia on the map. Not that it makes much difference, just a detail to iron out for the apocalypse of the next episode ;)
You might be right - I might add an annotation to the video
@@FlashPointHx Born and raised 30km south of Nish, talking from experience :D
Rock on bro!
Brother your videos are nice and your work on this video is admired by me you work hard you will definitely gain success I supported you
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you ! ❣️🙂👍
Welcome!
Awesome video once more, I really admire your work. Just one little thing - I think this is not where Nish is. It is between Belgrade and Sofia and what you point on the map as Nish looks more like Philipopolis (modern day Plovdiv).
Hahah - you're not the first to mention this. I might have to add a notation to the video.
I started the story of Constantinople and now I can’t sleep because I can’t stop 😂.
Thanks a lot sir.
Ps: I’m sorry for not being able to help you financially as I am just a student.
Many thanks
No worries! happy that you liked the series so much
Excellent video of a professional quality. Still waiting for the last chapter of the Andalusian series: the fall of Granada, the inquisition and the subsequent exploration of the American continent .
It coming - I'll have more time when school starts up for my little one.
@@FlashPointHx Don't worry, we'll be there when it comes out. Waiting impatiently to get your usually objective narrative about the inquisition (usually very much criticized without giving any nuances or context). Keep the good work . Thanks for your reply 😃.
I love your videos
Thanks!
nice
High production value. I take it you will cover the 3e crusade before the 4th?
I want to cover the Komnenian restoration as well. But need to do 3rd crusade in order to justify why the 4th was called.
I am new to this channel, I came from History Marche recommendation but if your recommended by him then surely your great channel. I am gonna start watching it now.
Good to have you here - History Marche is an excellent channel and the guy who runs it is a friend of mine as well.
@@FlashPointHx I loved your video it is very interesting, its feels like I am watching movie in Netflix. Great job I already subscribed to your channel. This part 5, so I gonna binge watch your videos from part 1. You made me addict 😆
Wow … just wow …. Subbed
Thanks - good to have you here
I have read all of Norwich's book on the ByzantineEmpire. He is a good source. Also I just finished a book on Bohemond by Georgios Theotokis. I think you might enjoy it. He draws from the Alexiad mainly and Latin sources.
Thanks again for your work.
JJ is my boy - love his detail and sense of humor. I haven't heard of This book you mention - is it relatively new?
@@FlashPointHx Yes I believe it just came out this year
Intuitive as usual. If I may suggest an addendum that would give the history a complete perspective to the audience. Details of what is going on on the “opposite camp.” Kind of like the perspectives one might find on “ The Crusades Through Arab Eyes” by Amin Maalouf.
I've read this book! The next video will cover the rise of the Ayyubid as well as the komnenian restoration
@@FlashPointHx of course you would, your narrative is wide angled. Have you come across of similar reads or anything else you would suggest, if I may ask?
@@ahmedsalim5552 I actually have not - I think there is probably some arabic sources, but I can not read or write in arabic unfortunately
@@FlashPointHx Bummer
30:40 Wait the Dutch Afsluitdijk and the province of Flevoland already existed in the 12th century?
the maps you use are eeepic
I'm a big fan of good maps - history can not be told effectively without them imho
@@FlashPointHx hahah yes, amen to that
This is where the fun begins
Oh yeah !
Constantly ”watching” (more hearing) these videos while doing sport :D
You should download the podcast and listen that way. =)
Do you focus on specific events/time periods or open to anything that is of interest? Have been thinking how awesome it would be to get more about the collapse of the Roman empire. More specifically the period where Rome exits Briton.
I try to focus on certain events and in my current series I'm doing a timeline that goes from the Islamic Conquest of the 7th century to Cortez in the 16th
me - " i have to study for exames"
Flash point history -" haha u wish"
Great job, as always
Thanks! 😃
“You [Bohemond] are aware of the oaths and promises made to the Roman Empire,
not by you alone, but by all the other counts. Now you are the first to break faith.
You have seized Antioch…. I bid you to withdraw from the city of Antioch and all
the other places, thereby doing what is right, and do not try to provoke fresh
hostilities and battles against yourself.”
Alexios I, faithful in Christ The God, King and Emperor of the Romans
Bohemond to Alexios -- Look a squirrel!! (takes over Antioch and then convinces the Pope to declare holy war on the Byzantine)
@@FlashPointHx Insidious Bohemond hated the Romans so badly. Congratulations for your video.I can't wait for the next episode. Thank you for this.
Can't wait for the fourth crused
Yeah thats going to be a real heart breaker
Hip, Hip, Hurrah!
hahaha!
Peter: "Look what I *just* found. In my pocket. I mean in the hole. The *HOLY LANCE* of Christ!"
Look over there!! Squirrel!!
@@FlashPointHx 😂😂
You can’t cover the history of Constantinople without covering the Crusaders.
I like the character vignettes of leaders like Raymond and Bohemond in the video, picks out these leaders amongst their armies.
Maps, baby, maps always need maps for military campaigns; good use of maps for the First Crusade’s progress.
I agree - maps are everything! Let me know what you think when you get to the Third Crusade
Alexios Komninos was the Byzantine equivalent of El Cid.
Interesting comparison
God YES
Your voice seems to have roughened compared to al andalus videos
Sleep deprivation from having a 2yo will do that to you ;)
👍👍👍
For the algorithm.
The Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire (Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων), in MY historical analysis, not only survived the so-called Barbarian invasions throughout the 5th and 6th centuries, but it also fulfilled its "mission" to preserve the legacy of the Greco-Roman civilization for more than eleven centuries (330-1453). Constantinople fell in 1453, but the glory of New Rome (Νέα Ρώμη), on the other hand, lasted longer than all the phases of the western Roman history combined (be it monarchical, republican or imperial). During eleven centuries, Constantinople, in my own words, represented the "pride of the Christians" ("Η υπερηφάνεια των Χριστιανών"), the "shield of Christianity" ("Η ασπίδα του Χριστιανισμού") and the "queen of cities" ("Η βασίλισσα των πόλεων"). Constantinople, in other words, became everything that Constantine I once dreamed of his capital, whether in the religious factor (Constantinople became the largest Christian center of the east), political/economic (Constantinople became the richest city of the Middle East) and/or strategic (Constantinople resisted a total of 36 sieges throughout its history, with the exception of the sieges of 1204 and 1453).
After the 4th Crusade, Constantinople was no longer the same. The destruction of the Byzantine Empire was "decreed" in 1204, not in 1453. 1453 was only the mercy shot. All the emperors of the Palaiologos Dynasty, which was the last Byzantine dynasty, reigned and ruled over a completely bankrupt Constantinople (including Michael VIII Palaiologos, Andronikos II Palaiologos, Andronikos III Palaiologos, John V Palaiologos, Manuel II Palaiologos, John VIII Palaiologos and, of course, Constantine XI Palaiologos). All the emperors of the Palaiologos Dynasty, therefore, faced serious economic and/or military problems because of the 4th Crusade. The 4th Crusade, for example, destroyed all the economic prosperity of the Komnenian Restoration (1081-1180).
" Although the era of Romania (Land of the Romans) has passed it shall blossom and come again! " Greek-proverb
Why didn't u mention the cannibalism accident at siege of marra ?
Want to know if u didn't find evidence on it or it didn't come ur way
Ive heard of this so many times - its actually mentioned in both Christian and Muslim chronicles. Just didn't have enough time to mention it
Cool I think it deserves mention as it along side what happened after the crusaders entered Jerusalem were stuck in the minds of ordinary Muslims of that era giving them a photo of how inhuman the crusaders are (from what I know) and was one of the reasons behind the revolts at Baghdad that lead Mahmoud II of Baghdad to make imad el-din zenqi the ruler of Mosul
This cemented the christian kingdoms in the east as an exestential threat to those Muslim kingdoms. When later on, the Mamluks began their campaign to take back the levant, they depopulated and moved populations away from the coasts to weaken the coastal cities so crusaders couldnt land there.
The mamluks would accomplish what the Seljuk, the Fatimids, the Mongols, and Ayyubid could not. Complete domination
@@FlashPointHx Thwy lasted till Napoleon, so job well done.
Where’s the last part of the reconquista?
As soon as I'm done with this - promise =)
The Byzantines not being colour violet unsettles me haahahha
19:54 .....Who?
Stephen of Blois had the worst timing. The next day the army conquered Antioch.
Even worst....his wife was Adela of Normandy. Daughter of William the Conqueror. She had him turn his ass round and go back! He died at Ramla during a battle with the Fatimids.
His action nearly destroyed the first crusade and left a lasting legacy of mistrust between eastern and western christians
@@FlashPointHx I agree. Alexios could have taken Antioch and would possibly provide more help to the Crusaders...with the exception of his treaty with the Fatimids. Not sure how that would have worked out. The Crusaders were going to take Jerusalem, no matter what.
2:09 Roman Emperor but Islamic Hagia Sophia in the background ??
couldn't find a picture with Byzantine Hagia Sophia background that wasn't copyrighted
ok , not a critique ,,, but i feel like all the quotes are western historians which might be influenced by cultural affiliation
for the most part i thought more could've been said about the sack of Jerusalem and maybe the reported cannibalism in the siege of ma'arra , as the echoes of news about them across the Muslim world may have spurred a unification/radicalization factor which over time may have lead to the rise of extreme monarchs like "Almohad" in the west
it also felt like the approach of Saladin to Waring with crusaders as "PR oriented" as if his main job was to convince Latins that eastern Christians are not persecuted under his rule
in general it seemed to me as the first crusade was a turning point for Muslim/christian relationships specially as Muslims saw all Copts-Latins-Greeks as the same "Christians" something that the first crusade changed
or i'm just rambling on my computer at night :)
You're spot on - in my next video I was going to use one of Thomas Asbridge's quotes - where the crusades is portrayed as the turning point where Christianity and Islam went from "occasional combatants" to deep seated enemies - sanctioned by the major authorities on both sides .
@@FlashPointHx
i thought the "Kitab al-I'tibar" for "Usama ibn Munqidh" the main window into Arab knights" mentality
he was mainly a conservative but showed how the Arabs too saw the crusaders as "savages"
he criticized their "justice system" and how If the suspect who is dropped into a cask of water drowned then he was innocent and if he floated he was guilty
he said:-
"This man did his best to sink when they dropped him into the water, but he could not . So he had to submit to their sentence against him may Allah's curse be upon them"
dunno why but i laughed so hard at this first time i read it .
You sound so much like the Canadian actor Paul gross any body else think this
Now I"m gonna have to look this up.
how mant other histrical celebraties oyher then alexander the great share a similar name to mine alexis.
Its a powerful name
Put captions..
Done
@@FlashPointHx still caption not available
@@hanimelhem3706 I'm not sure why its not doing it.
So basically the byzantines got back like a third of Anatolia that they had lost at Manzekurt, territory won due to the Crusades, and you called it "no significant amount of territory was handed back to Constantinople." What???
The crusaders made a pledge to return any territory they won to the Byzantine. They never did this. That 1/3 of Anatolia was won back by the Byzantine themselves.
@@FlashPointHx well the byzantines also pledged to help out with the crusade and they were morosing around and playing politics. The call to help was to liberate former Christian territory now ruled by moors.
The Crusaders came, and the emperor maneuvered and bullied them into the pledge that was not stated in the call to help, and the emperor also made some pledges.
Now, look what happened at Nicaea, it was won with crusader blood and then taken with backhanded deals by Constantinople. And later look at Antioch, where they turned back and did not relief them or brought supplies, and now look at Jerusalem where they did not help at all.
Saying that they conquered 1/3 of Anatolia apart from the Crusades is disingenuous in my opinion, and that they did not return significant territory is a stretch. Because the opportunity wouldn’t had come if the Crusaders hadn’t defeated the Turks before sieging Nicaea, and why will they give back territory bought with crusader blood to backstabbing Byzantines, territory conquered apart from Constantinople? Also the Crusader states created a buffer zone for the byzantines and Turks that allowed the Byzantines to last longer.
If the crusades had been nothing but bad to Constantinople they wouldn’t have tried to the very end to get more crusades in their former territories and help from the West.
So what I’m saying is that commenting it that way seems unnecessarily biased. The first Crusade was a roaring success for all Christians involved, and even some Muslims. I state my case.
@@FlashPointHx wait what are you talking about? The Crusaders were the ones who won back those lands, after which they delivered them to the Emperor as agreed.
Also that was never actually the deal. It was never expected that anything in Palestine would be returned to the Emperor. The Crusaders delivered all that they conquered to Alexius until Antioch, where the latter's betrayal led to the oath of loyalty being made void.
please make some video about muslim conquest of india
I'll get to the Mughal in time =)