The Crusades ("Eyes Without a Face" by Billy Idol)

Scenes from "Kingdom of Heaven" and a documentary.

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[PierreaSweedieCat]

MrsB: Did you REALLY do ALL the singing in this video? It sounds like there's a female chorus backing you up... The perfect Trio? (Even if you say they're all you.) When you narrate, you sound a bit hoarse, yet, so... Incredible! You really do have a neat singing voice. And a neat "narrating" accent/tone. That's FACT. Not just a compliment. Compliments are something else entirely. I give 'em too, sometimes! You really should do an Art History DVD for Mattel's dolls. AND: For us all!

[historyteachers]

@PierreaSweedieCat yep, it's all me. I have a low range and a high, more airy range

[CountAdolfo]

VERY slanted telling of events... educators need to be very careful when teaching not to bias fact with opinion. If not, you get indoctrination. I believe Orwell wrote a bit on that topic. I DO think it's a good idea to use pop culture and music to teach kids, though. Giving them something they can relate to should boost interest

[historyteachers]

@CountAdolfo As I wrote below: I didn't realize this would seem biased, but maybe it's the images. War is painful, but sometimes necessary. Fanaticism in any camp is dangerous. I thought the last lyrics, describing the results/benefits of this experience (new knowledge...lust for exploration) would perhaps balance it out but then again what can you do in a short song? BTW, the "Ankle deep in blood" is from a Christian account of the 1st Crusade

[JimmyReptile1]

I Hope that you are aware of that the crusader states lasted for a CENTURY.

By your lyrics, I get the impression that you falsely believe that they came and got beaten just after the the capture af Jerusalem.

[historyteachers]

@JimmyReptile1 Of course we are aware..this song does not "cover" the entire period of the Crusades, nor does it refer to all of them.

[historyteachers]

@FreedomFighter90210 that's why we said it was the "farthest thing from a non-biased doc"- did you not read the non part? :)

[7micho7]

@gschenker I am in love with the Crusades!

[lhagen]

Your videos are wonderful.  Will you ever do any for American History classes?

[gschenker]

Every war is rich in bloodshed and not only Christians striked "Ankle deep in blood" upon their enemies. The only documented brutal bloodshed in Crusade I was at Jerusalem, where the defenders of the town were Muslims and Jews alike. After Jewish defenders were defeated by the Crusaders, they've tried to hide in Synagogues among the innocent civilians, so Christians was not able to separate them from innocent victims.

[gschenker]

Dear Historyteachers!

Despite your name, you should have got some problems in the understanding of the real causes of Crusades. Templar knights were not "extremists" and their mission was not to fight against anyone who was not a Christian. They were only the protectors of their brothers and sisters, they weren't murderers of others. Additionally, there was an obvoius strategical cause of Crusades, and this cause was the self-defense of Christian Europe against the Islamic expansions.

[jonnabwalters]

@historyteachers Can you please make a video for the knight orders that participated in the crusades, like the Teutonic knights or the knights Templar

[Holly888Gan]

poor Pagens 

[7micho7]

@bykemama Your a teacher?

Teach the Children about the third crusade of the Lionheart They had 4 wars against Saladin He won them all............

Ill talk to u in the inbox ok?

[bykemama]

Your videos are excellent! As a teacher I am using many of them. Some comments seem like "historical nit picking" to me. The videos are a tool not an entire lesson! Duh. :) Keep up the great work history teachers! You rock!

[redburner67]

my history teacher has a website for links and stuff like that and most of your videos are on... THEY ARE SO CATCHY!