I like to think that it might have been a translation issue, maybe the terminology in Byzantine Greek fully states iron shackles, and his translator might've not known the difference
Wow, I never knew what an absolute beast Richard was. History I’ve heard always had a slant that Saladin was this unstoppable force. That wasn’t obviously the case
Saladin was an unstoppable force... yeah... more like: Saladin: I have mustered this huge, 10 000 strong army. Bow before me! Richard: I have 18 riders and an axe. Saladin: Yeah screw that, man. Im out of here. ... To me it sounds more like that Saladin was a suffering from a major PTSD whenever he met a competent western leader, like Baldwin IV, or Richard.
I think Saladin and Richard were both outstanding commanders. The history demonstrates this fairly clearly. That's part of what makes the Third Crusade so epic: two truly great generals facing one another in a battle royal.
There is a Richard the Lionheart road through central France near Limoges where I believe he was fatally injured in a battle at Chalus. I followed most of the route and had a very nice cold beer and lunch near the castle's location in Chalus. It is a very pleasant part of the world, with amazing historical significance for Brits and the French, but best visited in summer. The winters are long, dark and wet there.
Everytime I watch something on the 3rd crusade it always makes me think what could have happened had Frederick Barbarosa not died on the way and reached the holy land to join his army with the Lionhearts and the Franks.
Man it’s hard to imagine what it must have been like to be a soldier in these types of battles. Had to be an incredible rush of adrenaline. Guess we will never know the feeling.
How was the Third Crusade and others referred to chronically during the Middle Ages? Since the term crusade didn’t exist, was it called King Richard’s pilgrimage or the Third pilgrimage?
@@RealCrusadesHistory How do you think they would’ve referred to the First Crusade? Also, thank you for the info and another awesome video. Great content as always!
@@christobalcolon6601 Thank you for the feedback. But what terminology would they have used specifically during conversations to discuss the First Crusade to distinguish it from among the other crusades that had happened since then?
@@tomgriffin477 ha ha Tom. It was called. . . Wait for it. . . . Crusade. . Ha ha the term we use is the one that was initially dubbed. Holy Crusade for the Church and God, declared by the Pope (usually 😜).
Wow!!! What a fantastic production! Absolutely brilliant. Never realized how great Richard the Lionhearted was. Probably the greatest general/warrior one man wrecking crew in history!!! Thank you so much for this splendid work. I will be contributing to your work!
Wow, this is one of the best videos I have seen on UA-cam. The narrator made me believe to be there, a true witness to these most remarkable events. Richard the Lionheart..What a leader, what a powerful human being. Thanks!
I love the historical illustrations and paintings you find. Gustav Dore, and those paintings of Richard and Phillip are so cool. They did such a great job rendering the chainmail.
I love the way you use Total War material to provide your vids with fitting exposition visuals. Good job. I really DO love everything you do. Standing up for the history of the Western Crusades. kudos
@@tschohanfaitscher3481 Oh. great question. If not mistaken. thay made use of the Attila: Total War mods engine. If you aint got it. I highly recommend it. Both, gameplay wise and historical context wise. simply superb.
A historical what if to ponder. What if Richard did not return to his English and French domains? What if he decided to rule the Holy Lands (Antioch, Tripoli, Cyprus and the coastal cities already in their possession) as King? How would English and French history changed? How would the history of the Holy Lands have changed?
Richard died soon after if I'm not mistaken. He was shot with a crossbow bolt while besieging a castle. His final act was pardoning the man that killed him. He was a good guy and leader.
Great Video! The Third Crusade is my favorite. Among the eight official crusades that followed the First Crusade (1096-1099), the Third Crusade, in my historical analysis, was the military expedition that came closest to the victorious outcome of the First Crusade. Furthermore, Saladin was defeated several times during the 3rd Crusade. It was during the 3rd Crusade, therefore, that Saladin suffered his worst casualties. Saladin was an incredible warrior and an excellent strategist. It is not for nothing that he won the epithet "sword of Allah", as well as Khalid ibn al-Walid. However, he is far from being an "undefeated" warrior. Saladin was defeated several times by Christian forces, ESPECIALLY during the Third Crusade. Had it not been for his decisive victory at Hattin (1187), Saladin's military reputation would be severely dented. I can highlight 5 (five) huge battles in which Saladin's forces were defeated by Christian forces. The video already mentioned many of them. • 1) The Battle of Montgisard (1177), which was, in MY historical analysis, the worst defeat that Saladin suffered throughout his career. The Battle of Montgisard was undoubtedly the greatest military triumph of king Baldwin IV (1174-1185), who was already seriously affected by leprosy at that point. • 2) The Battle of Belvoir Castle (1182), when Saladin was ALSO defeated by Baldwin IV; • 3) The Siege of Acre (1189-1191), when Richard conquered Galilee (including Acre itself); • 4) The Battle of Arsuf (1191), when Saladin, who was already afflicted with the Christian gains throughout the coastal area of the Holy Land, was defeated by Richard (as the video already mentioned); • 5) The Battle of Jaffa (1192), when Saladin was ALSO defeated by Richard's troops (as the video already mentioned as well). After the Battle of Jaffa, the Crusaders simply recovered the entire coastline of the Holy Land, covering a line that stretched from Beirut to Jaffa. Just like the Second Crusade, the Third Crusade was NOT a total failure for the Christian cause. After the Third Crusade, the Christian control throughout the coastal area of the Holy Land was significantly strengthened. Yes, Jerusalem was not conquered. Nevetheless, the Christian territorial gains were simply HUGE during the Third Crusade, including the ENTIRE levantine coastline from Beirut to Jaffa, covering Tyre, Acre and Caesarea. The conquest of Acre by Richard's forces, for example, was extremely catastrophic for the Muslims. Acre not only became a vital Christian port in the Holy Land, but it also became a powerful Christian stronghold until 1291! The 3rd Crusade, therefore, was extremely advantageous for the Christian cause!
The Crusade that helped give birth to the Assassins Creed franchise & I love it for it. This was an amazing video about the third Crusade man. I’m a huge fan of the history of the Crusades. Keep up the great work & I’m now proud to be subscribed to your channel
It’s weird how 1000 years before these events Rome would march with 50,000 men in an army but now the most you see in an army is a couple thousand in this time period
Great content, as usual. You touched one of the most important issues of the Crusades: the (different) relations between the Roman Empire and Western Christendom. Isaac II's attitude as you presented here was quite difficult to understand, do you plan to do a more detailed recount of this aspect (the variations of Byzantine politics regarding the Crusaders)? That could be interesting.
@@RealCrusadesHistory that would be great. It has always baffled me that he would make that move. Without further information I have come to assume he was really afraid of the Western Catholic kings trying to take Constantinople but that seems a little shallow reason. Looking forward to it.
Richard might have re-taken Jerusalem, but as things were there was no way the Christians could have held onto it for long. A lesser man might have been tempted to sacrifice lives uselessly, hoping to retake Jerusalem, return home in a blaze of glory, then abandon the Holy City to its fate, and blame those who were left behind for failing to hold it. The fact that Richard chose to play the long game, however unpopular it was, highlights not only his good sense, but his selfless devotion to the Christian cause, and his moral courage.
@@RealCrusadesHistory I have already watched many video's on this subject and this is my favourite. It was the perfect level of detail and pacing for me.
My views of the Third Crusade: Strategically the Third Crusade was a successful expedition for the Christian Army. However the failure to recapture Jerusalem may be because of lack of adequate French and German leadership to support the Lionheart. With a strong leadership the war could have been continued from three fronts: (1) Lionheart's invasion of Egypt (2) German and French allied attack on Jerusalem under the strong leadership of Frederick Barbossa and his son Frederick, Duke of Burgandy (had they survided) (3) A strong reserve force under Henry (the nephew of Lionheart) to protect the captured cities with Byzantine support. This would have engaged Saladin on three fronts forcing him to divide his forces.
He was a great Knight, General and tactician on the battlefield but from what i studied he was a terrible King when it came to the well being of England. Didn't he literally bankrupt England for the third crusade?
First of all, great video and great channel! Is there any possibility of delving into the day-to-day Christian life of the Middle Ages? It's a really hard subject on which to get any objective information. It is also a subject a lot of viewers would probably love to know more about. Anyway, Thanks for all of your great work and may the Lord bless you in all that you are doing.
Great content, thanks a lot ! I've watched your episode of the First Crusade, this one is about the Third Crusade - now I'm wondering if there is a video by you about the Second Crusade ?
Thank you so much, i have a question, what happened when the french king got home, i mean, the pope excomulgated him or what were the consecuenses of leaving the cruzade so early, in proud and power?
Freaking epic my man. I'm so grateful for all the content on UA-cam these days. RCH, Kings and general's, History time, Fall of civilizations. All fantastic.✌️
We are a dying breed us history lovers, I don't even know the main reason it facinates me, but it does. I feel like i was born a thousand years to late.
I have an important question. I asked many of them, but did not find out the answer. I will be grateful if you can help. Was Richard the Lionheart planning to return once more to Palestine and organize a new crusade. I'm sure he was eager.
@@matthewmclaughlin954 Thanks. But why didn't he come back then? After captivity, he returned home and 4 years have already passed, but he did not return to the holy land.
He never secured his lands he died while fighting land disputes against Phillip Augustus. Who knows if he ever would of actually returned but from what we know of him I’d saw he wanted to but wasn’t feasible to do so.
Richard died in an unimportant fight with a castle-owner, who did not wan to give Richard part of a treasure found, stemming from Roman times. Richard was hit by the bolt of a crossbow, considered medical care as superfluous and died from the wound -from a very unimportant fight. Richard had considered unnecessary to wear armor, when he inspected the state of the siege of this castle and was hit by this bolt. Richard always was a daredevil. This time it did cost him his life.
two more links that may interest you 5 kings banquet in vintners hall London, which has been painted five kings painting 1363 by Chevalier Fortunino Matania (1881-1963). Film Cilicia: land of lions 2019 , only a few minutes of trailer is available, cannot find the full film anywhere. which shows the intermarriage between cyprus and cilicia.
This was an awesome video and made things much easier to follow along. What is the game that you're using to aid in the telling? I love rts so that looks like a lot of fun
Imagine... Just imagine... Your the king and you jump from your ship into a SEA of warriors and don't even think about it because YOU KNOW the thousands of your brothers in arm's will be right behind you and eventually right next to you fighting on... That feeling must be something special.
Richard was a rare sort of leader. He was a soldier among his brother soldiers. His men would follow him into hell and back. His campaigns ring through history as rare moments of courage, unity, and brotherhood. You want to understand a real leader? Look at Richard the Lionheart. This is what a real leader looks like. Unless your leader is willing to rush ashore with you, sword in hand, against an army that outnumbers you 7 to 1, then he's not a leader.
Although I thoroughly enjoy these videos, the map at the beginning isn't entirely correct showing all of Ireland to be under Henry II's domain and then Richard the Lionheart's, which isn't true. otherwise thoroughly enjoyed it, keep it up
Wow this video is fantastic. Every line is a point. Your channel deserve more subscriber. According to my account your channel is the best channel on UA-cam I liked your channel very much. Your channel is my favourite .I liked your all videos. Please keep up this type of work in future please. Your all videos are stunning. I am your old subscriber from 500 subs But can you please make a video on Skanderbeg?
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Just to hear you walk us through the events is better than any movie, my dude.
Thanks my brother!
Man your narration is a lot better than rest of docs... It makes to go back in memories of the history Channel... 😕
I always find that real life puts most movies to shame…especially this period of history.
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Imagine a world where Frederick had lived to join Richard...
Would of been unstoppable
Salahuddin would have went into the hole he came to this world from 😂
If so, The world would never know the slaughter and savagery of the crusaders…
Don't do that... Don't give me hope...
I want to say imagine if all the Saltans and all the Kings United...
Isaac: "No iron shackles pls!"
Richard: "Ok, they are silver. Ur welcome..."
I like to think that it might have been a translation issue, maybe the terminology in Byzantine Greek fully states iron shackles, and his translator might've not known the difference
Wow, I never knew what an absolute beast Richard was. History I’ve heard always had a slant that Saladin was this unstoppable force. That wasn’t obviously the case
Indeed!
Saladin was an unstoppable force... yeah... more like:
Saladin: I have mustered this huge, 10 000 strong army. Bow before me!
Richard: I have 18 riders and an axe.
Saladin: Yeah screw that, man. Im out of here.
...
To me it sounds more like that Saladin was a suffering from a major PTSD whenever he met a competent western leader, like Baldwin IV, or Richard.
Saladin was an unstoppable force, until he was stopped. Lol! And he was stopped from time to time. Both he and Richard are legendary kings.
Saladin and Richard were both great leaders in their own ways
I think Saladin and Richard were both outstanding commanders. The history demonstrates this fairly clearly. That's part of what makes the Third Crusade so epic: two truly great generals facing one another in a battle royal.
The lionheart is a king anyone who would wish for! Great narrating on your part, gracious host.
Thanks!
Cool that the 1192 battle of Jaffa was recorded by chroniclers in both camps.
Can't believe we're getting this for free, thanks man!
I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Richard: "How many men are there to charge the enemy lines with me?!"
"Almost none, sir!"
Richard: "That is more than enough. Prepare to charge!"
There is a Richard the Lionheart road through central France near Limoges where I believe he was fatally injured in a battle at Chalus. I followed most of the route and had a very nice cold beer and lunch near the castle's location in Chalus. It is a very pleasant part of the world, with amazing historical significance for Brits and the French, but best visited in summer. The winters are long, dark and wet there.
Everytime I watch something on the 3rd crusade it always makes me think what could have happened had Frederick Barbarosa not died on the way and reached the holy land to join his army with the Lionhearts and the Franks.
If that happens
The Crusade to Jerusalem would be a success
Complete heathen death
My thoughts exactly
He would have had to survive the Illness they all got later too. It is a interesting thing to consider. Specially cause of his age.
@@charlesjones3377 unless the reason for surviving had been that he had also heeded to his subordinates and travelled by see
This is by far superior to any mainstream documentaries, you make it so captivating. I’m enjoying listening to it at work.
Glad you enjoy it!
Man it’s hard to imagine what it must have been like to be a soldier in these types of battles. Had to be an incredible rush of adrenaline. Guess we will never know the feeling.
I also hope never to know the feeling of being cleaved in twain haha
How was the Third Crusade and others referred to chronically during the Middle Ages? Since the term crusade didn’t exist, was it called King Richard’s pilgrimage or the Third pilgrimage?
They would’ve talked about the expedition of King Richard or the expedition of Emperor Frederick.
@@RealCrusadesHistory How do you think they would’ve referred to the First Crusade? Also, thank you for the info and another awesome video. Great content as always!
11th Century: [marked with the cross] -- Cruce Signatus --> Crucesignatus --> Cruce Signati --> Crusade [English]
@@christobalcolon6601 Thank you for the feedback. But what terminology would they have used specifically during conversations to discuss the First Crusade to distinguish it from among the other crusades that had happened since then?
@@tomgriffin477 ha ha Tom. It was called. . . Wait for it. . . . Crusade. . Ha ha the term we use is the one that was initially dubbed. Holy Crusade for the Church and God, declared by the Pope (usually 😜).
Wow!!! What a fantastic production! Absolutely brilliant. Never realized how great Richard the Lionhearted was. Probably the greatest general/warrior one man wrecking crew in history!!! Thank you so much for this splendid work. I will be contributing to your work!
Glad you enjoyed it thank you!
These long videos rock. I rather watch these than kingdom of heaven.
Kingdom of heaven only shows the worse parts for the crusaders
@@garynewis8293In other words, the important parts in history where the good guys won.
my favourite crusade how can I resist watching what will surely be an excellent historic video?
You have favourite religious massacres? You are sick. Get help. Or some emotions.
I’ve watch this channel for years and I have watched this video a few too many times but here I am I got a rewatch it
Thanks! I'm very honored to read that. Hope the channel continues to serve you well over the years.
Wow, this is one of the best videos I have seen on UA-cam. The narrator made me believe to be there, a true witness to these most remarkable events. Richard the Lionheart..What a leader, what a powerful human being. Thanks!
I appreciate the comment!
I love the historical illustrations and paintings you find. Gustav Dore, and those paintings of Richard and Phillip are so cool. They did such a great job rendering the chainmail.
This documentary gave me the chills all throughout. Listen on an hour drive to work back and forth.
Now that's great to hear!
Same! I was like -- what a shame there is no traffic today, have to pause the video 😂
I love the way you use Total War material to provide your vids with fitting exposition visuals. Good job. I really DO love everything you do. Standing up for the history of the Western Crusades. kudos
Adrian Segura S. Which Edition of Total War is that exactly? :)
@@tschohanfaitscher3481 Oh. great question. If not mistaken. thay made use of the Attila: Total War mods engine. If you aint got it. I highly recommend it. Both, gameplay wise and historical context wise. simply superb.
@@adrianseguras.9659 Ok, so I have watched some videos about the mods for Attila. Did you play Medieval Kingdoms 1212 AD or Medieval Warfare?
@@tschohanfaitscher3481 hey buddy. No. I am not familiar with those? Are those Attila mods you're speaking or? or different games?
@@adrianseguras.9659 They are Attila Mods, yes. Some of the first that showed when I searched for attila medieval crusades mods on youtube. Greetings
Thank You Sir for the phenomenal info!
A historical what if to ponder. What if Richard did not return to his English and French domains? What if he decided to rule the Holy Lands (Antioch, Tripoli, Cyprus and the coastal cities already in their possession) as King? How would English and French history changed? How would the history of the Holy Lands have changed?
Richard died soon after if I'm not mistaken. He was shot with a crossbow bolt while besieging a castle. His final act was pardoning the man that killed him. He was a good guy and leader.
His brother John would still become King of England and I doubt history would've changed much.
Wonderful thank you. Do you have a documentary on Richard Lionhearts mother Queen Eleanor (who ive recently come to learn was of a Basque background)
Wow i didn know that she was Basque
I never realised how tough richard was. He indeed earned the name lionheart.
I cannot understate how much I love this channel. I place it top tier, next to history march, Invicta, kings and generals, and epic history TV.
Thank you!
History Time and Voices of the Past are the best on UA-cam
As muslim from Syria/Damascus near the tomp of saladin
All respect & love to you guys
Excellent documentary
Glad you enjoyed it
One of the best channels on UA-cam- I wish the Spotify channel had all this as well
Throughly enjoyed watching. Richard the Lionheart such a brave warrior.
Thanks!
Thank you for this quality documentary
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job, it's great to hear history from both sides, keep up your work
Great Video! The Third Crusade is my favorite.
Among the eight official crusades that followed the First Crusade (1096-1099), the Third Crusade, in my historical analysis, was the military expedition that came closest to the victorious outcome of the First Crusade. Furthermore, Saladin was defeated several times during the 3rd Crusade. It was during the 3rd Crusade, therefore, that Saladin suffered his worst casualties.
Saladin was an incredible warrior and an excellent strategist. It is not for nothing that he won the epithet "sword of Allah", as well as Khalid ibn al-Walid. However, he is far from being an "undefeated" warrior. Saladin was defeated several times by Christian forces, ESPECIALLY during the Third Crusade. Had it not been for his decisive victory at Hattin (1187), Saladin's military reputation would be severely dented. I can highlight 5 (five) huge battles in which Saladin's forces were defeated by Christian forces.
The video already mentioned many of them.
• 1) The Battle of Montgisard (1177), which was, in MY historical analysis, the worst defeat that Saladin suffered throughout his career. The Battle of Montgisard was undoubtedly the greatest military triumph of king Baldwin IV (1174-1185), who was already seriously affected by leprosy at that point.
• 2) The Battle of Belvoir Castle (1182), when Saladin was ALSO defeated by Baldwin IV;
• 3) The Siege of Acre (1189-1191), when Richard conquered Galilee (including Acre itself);
• 4) The Battle of Arsuf (1191), when Saladin, who was already afflicted with the Christian gains throughout the coastal area of the Holy Land, was defeated by Richard (as the video already mentioned);
• 5) The Battle of Jaffa (1192), when Saladin was ALSO defeated by Richard's troops (as the video already mentioned as well). After the Battle of Jaffa, the Crusaders simply recovered the entire coastline of the Holy Land, covering a line that stretched from Beirut to Jaffa.
Just like the Second Crusade, the Third Crusade was NOT a total failure for the Christian cause. After the Third Crusade, the Christian control throughout the coastal area of the Holy Land was significantly strengthened. Yes, Jerusalem was not conquered. Nevetheless, the Christian territorial gains were simply HUGE during the Third Crusade, including the ENTIRE levantine coastline from Beirut to Jaffa, covering Tyre, Acre and Caesarea.
The conquest of Acre by Richard's forces, for example, was extremely catastrophic for the Muslims. Acre not only became a vital Christian port in the Holy Land, but it also became a powerful Christian stronghold until 1291!
The 3rd Crusade, therefore, was extremely advantageous for the Christian cause!
Thanks for the great explanation!!
If the Greeks weren't trying to sabotage the crusades it would have been a completely different story . They did the Germans bad .
Great watch, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
The Crusade that helped give birth to the Assassins Creed franchise & I love it for it. This was an amazing video about the third Crusade man. I’m a huge fan of the history of the Crusades. Keep up the great work & I’m now proud to be subscribed to your channel
Thanks Jarrod!
Heretical games be as they are. I also love the franchise
I'm surprised at how much footage we have of this, considering how long ago it was
These are not real footage!
I absolutely love this channel!!
Thanks for all your effort. Not sure how I stumbled across your post, but so pleased that I did. Well done lad. 🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it
King Phillip running back home was a big blow to the campaign, who knows what the outcome might have been had he stayed.
Yes, what a snake.
Well, he was a true frenchman 😂
“By God’s calves! Saladin will never take the Christians!” ~ _Richard the Lionheart._
As in a calf? How very Indo-European of him
@@meduseld6610 keep crying coward
I've always wondered what if Emperor Frederick Barbarossa didn't die and arrived with his army intact how different would events be
Great job !
Thanks!
One of your best video's in my opinion. So much information presented in a immersive way. Hope Knights of the Cross pop off!
Thanks! We're planning to film the first episode this summer, wish us luck!
Excellent show. thank you so much.
This is so well done and a captures a truly fascinating period of history. ✝️✝️✝️
It’s weird how 1000 years before these events Rome would march with 50,000 men in an army but now the most you see in an army is a couple thousand in this time period
The medieval knight had more expensive equipment and was most costly to field than a Roman soldier.
Great content, as usual. You touched one of the most important issues of the Crusades: the (different) relations between the Roman Empire and Western Christendom. Isaac II's attitude as you presented here was quite difficult to understand, do you plan to do a more detailed recount of this aspect (the variations of Byzantine politics regarding the Crusaders)? That could be interesting.
Thank you! Yes I do plan to address that subject in more detail.
@@RealCrusadesHistory that would be great. It has always baffled me that he would make that move. Without further information I have come to assume he was really afraid of the Western Catholic kings trying to take Constantinople but that seems a little shallow reason. Looking forward to it.
What happened to Iconium and the other Byzantium cities the Germans took? Were they returned or kept ?
Have a project for this due on Friday. Thanks for the education! God be with you!
Good luck!!
@@RealCrusadesHistory I have to do a section about the actual events but it has to be under 2 minutes I am so screwed.
Richard might have re-taken Jerusalem, but as things were there was no way the Christians could have held onto it for long. A lesser man might have been tempted to sacrifice lives uselessly, hoping to retake Jerusalem, return home in a blaze of glory, then abandon the Holy City to its fate, and blame those who were left behind for failing to hold it. The fact that Richard chose to play the long game, however unpopular it was, highlights not only his good sense, but his selfless devotion to the Christian cause, and his moral courage.
I think you've gotten to the very heart of Richard's character with this comment. Very well put.
excellent video.
thank you!
@@RealCrusadesHistory I have already watched many video's on this subject and this is my favourite. It was the perfect level of detail and pacing for me.
This dude is bedridden and recovering and is like “Bring me my crossbow and point my bed at the window”
Lmao legend
Yeah Richard was just about the toughest warrior king in history.
Another great job bro. Love your channel.
There was a book about these 2 - they were quite colorful.
Amazing leadership by Richard and the courage of the troops.
great job really loved it
Thank you so much!
The 830th anniversary of Arsuf is coming up very soon
What a battle that was
I can't find the vídeos where rch debunked extra credits on the first crusade, does anyone knows what happen to them ?
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Love your documentaries.
My views of the Third Crusade: Strategically the Third Crusade was a successful expedition for the Christian Army. However the failure to recapture Jerusalem may be because of lack of adequate French and German leadership to support the Lionheart. With a strong leadership the war could have been continued from three fronts: (1) Lionheart's invasion of Egypt (2) German and French allied attack on Jerusalem under the strong leadership of Frederick Barbossa and his son Frederick, Duke of Burgandy (had they survided) (3) A strong reserve force under Henry (the nephew of Lionheart) to protect the captured cities with Byzantine support. This would have engaged Saladin on three fronts forcing him to divide his forces.
Keep in mind the Third Crusade did recapture considerable territory from the Ayyubids. Overall, the expedition was a net gain for the Crusaders.
This was good....had me on my edge as the history was narratted
Excellent!!
Excellent program. Well done.
Richard the Lionheart was as perfect of a king and warrior as one can be.
the west has richard, the east has saladin
One of my role models for sure!
@@bawahtanah4705 History has both
He was a great Knight, General and tactician on the battlefield but from what i studied he was a terrible King when it came to the well being of England. Didn't he literally bankrupt England for the third crusade?
Seems the French caused many problems for the 3rd crusade. Both in the holy land and back home.
What do you expect? They're French.
Always a traitor from Crusade to 2nd world war, that's why they call them cowards.
@Facepalm Full O' Napalm awesome name!👍
@@meduseld6610 Richard himself, and a large portion of his forces, were also French.
@@Matthew-wl8tk I'm painfully aware, unfortunately
When your own chronicler admires another Emperor, and hates your guts, you know you messed up.
awesome, just a brilliant piece of work
Thank you!
Once again great vid!!. Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
@@RealCrusadesHistory you are welcome.
They should make this into a movie fr !! Is there any good movies of the lion heart ??
First of all, great video and great channel! Is there any possibility of delving into the day-to-day Christian life of the Middle Ages? It's a really hard subject on which to get any objective information. It is also a subject a lot of viewers would probably love to know more about. Anyway, Thanks for all of your great work and may the Lord bless you in all that you are doing.
Hey thanks very much!
@@erikmacleod9934 Thanks Erik, I really appreciate it. The Lord bless you and yours.
What wonderful passion the orator is. :)
This was great
Can i just say that i love how people are using the total war games and their mods for educational purposes
Great content, thanks a lot !
I've watched your episode of the First Crusade, this one is about the Third Crusade - now I'm wondering if there is a video by you about the Second Crusade ?
Welcome aboard!
The Third Crusade are known as " The King's Crusade" is that true sir ?????
It is.
Thank you so much, i have a question, what happened when the french king got home, i mean, the pope excomulgated him or what were the consecuenses of leaving the cruzade so early, in proud and power?
what about power, proud, excomulgation@@arpandey698
Freaking epic my man. I'm so grateful for all the content on UA-cam these days. RCH, Kings and general's, History time, Fall of civilizations. All fantastic.✌️
Glad you enjoy it!
Valeu!
Thanks!
Now THIS is a crusades documentary!
Great video! Love the recreations. Anyone know what game are the battle recreations made in?
Its not the Kraken people needed to worry about. It was the Templars
Real bravery. Its beautiful
If only we saw a fraction of that bravery today in the west..
We are a dying breed us history lovers, I don't even know the main reason it facinates me, but it does. I feel like i was born a thousand years to late.
I have an important question. I asked many of them, but did not find out the answer. I will be grateful if you can help. Was Richard the Lionheart planning to return once more to Palestine and organize a new crusade. I'm sure he was eager.
Yes, from what I’ve read he wanted to secure his lands and return. It’s why he only signed a 2 or 3 year truce
@@matthewmclaughlin954 Thanks. But why didn't he come back then? After captivity, he returned home and 4 years have already passed, but he did not return to the holy land.
He never secured his lands he died while fighting land disputes against Phillip Augustus. Who knows if he ever would of actually returned but from what we know of him I’d saw he wanted to but wasn’t feasible to do so.
Richard died in an unimportant fight with a castle-owner, who did not wan to give Richard part of a treasure found, stemming from Roman times. Richard was hit by the bolt of a crossbow, considered medical care as superfluous and died from the wound -from a very unimportant fight. Richard had considered unnecessary to wear armor, when he inspected the state of the siege of this castle and was hit by this bolt. Richard always was a daredevil. This time it did cost him his life.
two more links that may interest you
5 kings banquet in vintners hall London, which has been painted five kings painting 1363 by Chevalier Fortunino Matania (1881-1963).
Film Cilicia: land of lions 2019 , only a few minutes of trailer is available, cannot find the full film anywhere. which shows the intermarriage between cyprus and cilicia.
Agradecería tanto si pusieran subtitulos en español
just out of curiousity what game do you use for your visual representations id love to set up ancient battles
This was an awesome video and made things much easier to follow along. What is the game that you're using to aid in the telling? I love rts so that looks like a lot of fun
Which total war game are you using for these videos ?
The Medieval Kingdoms Mod from Total War: Attilla
@@svenkrules9855 it looks like a DLC for Medieval Total War 2
Most Excellent!
Many thanks!
Richard was a absolute unit what a chad
Imagine... Just imagine... Your the king and you jump from your ship into a SEA of warriors and don't even think about it because YOU KNOW the thousands of your brothers in arm's will be right behind you and eventually right next to you fighting on... That feeling must be something special.
Richard was a rare sort of leader. He was a soldier among his brother soldiers. His men would follow him into hell and back. His campaigns ring through history as rare moments of courage, unity, and brotherhood. You want to understand a real leader? Look at Richard the Lionheart. This is what a real leader looks like. Unless your leader is willing to rush ashore with you, sword in hand, against an army that outnumbers you 7 to 1, then he's not a leader.
What is playing in the background? Is it a game?
A certain Medieval Total war I assume
Well I know what I’m doing this afternoon
Check out the trailer for Knights of the Cross: ua-cam.com/video/pvVBOlMoxZw/v-deo.html
Thanx bro i have waited to all day and its 2am here in New Zealand🇳🇿👍
Excellent work RCH. thank you
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@@willgibbons1733 Thanks!
What simulation are you using for the visuals? It looks awesome! Kind of like Total War or Mount and Blade!
Although I thoroughly enjoy these videos, the map at the beginning isn't entirely correct showing all of Ireland to be under Henry II's domain and then Richard the Lionheart's, which isn't true.
otherwise thoroughly enjoyed it, keep it up
Thank you, I actually was still using pre made maps at this point. I now have my own maps made as often as I can.
@@RealCrusadesHistory Excellent. I can respect that, accurate maps are often hard to portray, as historical ones don't usually translate .
King Richard was undefeated in battle,Sicily,Cyprus,acre,Arsuf & Jaffa.
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But can you please make a video on Skanderbeg?