History ASMR: The Crusades (3 hours+ bedtime story)

In this bedtime story made to help you relax or fall asleep, I tell you the story of the crusades to the Holy Land, from 1096 to 1302. This is a re edition of the story I published in 3 parts.
We take a look at medieval politics, societies, diplomacy and warfare, in the Christian and Muslim worlds, and I tell you about the many episodes, twists and historical figures involved (like Godfrey of Bouillon, Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, Frederick II or Saint Louis.

Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Canstock and Shutterstock. Sound effects and music from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators.

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Timestamps:
0:00 The Crusades
3:08 Medieval Europe in the 11th Century
13:15 Byzantium and the Muslim World
26:14 Why the Call to a First Crusade?
38:33 The Council of Clermont
46:20 From Western Europe to Constantinople, and the People's Crusade
55:03 From Constantinople to Jerusalem
1:05:58 Jerusalem and the End of the First Crusade
1:12:51 Aftermath of the First Crusade
1:21:14 The Crusades and Europe's Projection
1:29:40 Fall of Edessa and Importance of Jerusalem
1:40:51 Second Crusade
1:47:11 Military Orders and the Knights Templar
2:00:37 Rise of Saladin
2:06:38 Baldwin IV the Leper King
2:11:00 Preparations for the Third Crusade
2:19:17 Situation in 1189
2:22:41 Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade
2:36:22 Fourth Crusade and Sack of Constantinople
2:46:09 Exactions in Europe Around the Crusades
2:49:38 Failure of the Fifth Crusade
2:59:37 Sixth Crusade and Barons' Crusade
3:08:02 Saint Louis and the Seventh Crusade
3:22:19 Epilogue