Cegesh An understandable sentiment, though I'd personally prefer to keep it intact - more as a massive nerd who likes halberds and pikes than anything else. I mean, the unit's been around since, what, the late 14th century? Destroying it after having been around for so long doesn't sit right with me, even if it really doesn't have much of a purpose anymore.
thing is, if anyone wanted to kill the pope now(donno why? he doesnt have ANY power in this age) having a halberg wont really help you in protecting him :))
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For the grace, for the might of our Lord For the home of the holy For the faith, for the way of the sword Gave their lives so boldly For the grace, for the might of our Lord In the name of His glory For the faith, for the way of the sword Come and tell their story again Also NEDERLAND
DYING FOR SALVATION WITH DEDICATION NO CAPITULATION, ANNIHILATION PAPAL COMMENDATION, REINCARNATION HEAVEN IS YOUR DESTINATION IN THE NAME OF GOD........best song I’ve heard in years
Tadicuslegion78 Not to be _that_ guy (I'm about to be _that_ guy anyway), but I happen to think that Lifetime of War and 1648 are better, and my opinion must be inherently correct because this is RUclips. The Swedish versions, by the way. But yes, that song is amazing.
Agnarr Salventius, not to be that guy but all of sabaton's songs revolve around a different point in history....and many WW2 songs all revolving around different events. I myself prefer Resist and Bite, Carolus Rex, and Lifetime of War. But for buffs like myself, and i can peg you as one, look up the Carolingian Empire. It's a nice little twist which still has permanent effects today and it will help put the Sabaton in you at ease, knowledge-wise anyway. Honestly, i forgot where this was going but check that out.
Idk man, Sabaton and Power Metal in general gets pretty boring after a while. They're amazing live though, I've seen them twice. Good for getting introduced to the genre, no doubt about that, but there's definitely better stuff out there.
In the heart of the Holy See In the home of Christianity The seat of power is in danger There’s a foe of a thousand swords They’ve been abandoned by their lords Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation Then the 189 In the service of Heaven They’re protecting the holy line It was 1527 Gave their lives on the steps to Heaven Thy will be done! For the grace, for the might of our lord For the home of the holy For the faith, for the way of the sword Gave their lives so boldly For the grace, for the might of our lord In the name of his glory For the faith, for the way of the sword Come and tell their story again Under guard of 42 Along a secret avenue Castle Saint Angelo is waiting They’re the guard of the Holy See They’re the guards of Christianity Their path to history is paved with salvation Then the 189 In the service of Heaven They’re protecting the holy line It was 1527 Gave their lives on the steps to Heaven Thy will be done! For the grace, for the might of our lord For the home of the holy For the faith, for the way of the sword Gave their lives so boldly For the grace, for the might of our lord In the name of his glory For the faith, for the way of the sword Come and tell their story again Dying for salvation with dedication No capitulation, annihilation Papal commendation, reincarnation Heaven is your destination Dying for salvation with dedication No capitulation, annihilation Papal commendation, reincarnation Heaven is your destination In the name of God For the grace, for the might of our lord For the home of the holy For the faith, for the way do the sword Gave their lives so boldly For the grace, for the might of our lord In the name of his glory For the faith, for the way of the sword Come and tell their story Gave their lives so boldly Come and tell the Swiss Guards’ story again!
*In the heart of holy see* *In the home of Christianity* *The seat of power is in danger* *There's a foe of a thousand* *swords* *They've been abandoned by their* *lords* *Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation* *Then the 189* *In the service of heaven* *They're protecting the holy line* *It was 1527, gave their lives on the steps to heaven* *Thy will be done!* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *For the home of the holy* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Gave their lives so boldly* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *In the name of his glory* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Come and tell their story again* *Under guard of 42* *Along a secret avenue* *Castel saint angelo is waiting* *They're the guard of the holy see* *They're the guards of Christianity* *Their path to history is paved with salvation* *Then the 189* *In the service of heaven* *They're protecting the holy line* *It was 1527, gave their lives on the steps to heaven* *Thy will be done!* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *For the home of the holy* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Gave their lives so boldly* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *In the name of his glory* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Come and tell their story again* *Dying for salvation with dedication* *No capitulation, annihilation* *Papal commendation, reincarnation* *Heaven is your destination* *Dying for salvation with dedication* *No capitulation, annihilation* *Papal commendation, reincarnation* *Heaven is your destination* *IN THE NAME OF GOD!* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *For the home of the holy* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Gave their lives so boldly* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *In the name of his glory* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Come and tell their story* *Gave their lives so boldly* *Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again.* All right to Gods of metal: Sabaton
Nitpick: The Swiss Guard still operate outside of their ceremonial role. Outside of their ceremonial medieval garb, they use modern Swiss military equipment when in their serious role.
True - though I think it's fair to say their "ceremonial" role is still a real, serious role. They still block the entrances people aren't supposed to go in, they do crowd control, they're certainly fit enough to handle any rowdy people to try to break through -and the halberds are still good for something after all. But yes, when they're in plain clothes, they do have guns (and they might have a pistol on them even in the ceremonial dress - and one comment said they have pepper spray too.)
I often cite this as one of the reasons why Pope Clement VII denied the annulment of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. I imagine such a brazen attack on the Holy See by HRE forces must have shaken Clement badly and if he were to divorce the aunt of the man who's troops, not under his command, yet his troops were so bold to attack the Holy See herself and seize all her possessions and kill her populace. I wouldn't want to divorce them either. Furthermore, the annulment request was sent months after the sacking. It would have definitely been in the poor man's mind.
Legion XIII Exactly!! Thank you. Remember that the Popes had no issues with Kings wanting to annul their marriages to women who birthed them no sons - this was not because "hurr durr we hate women" but rather because no sons meant the entire Kingdom was at risk of being invaded and destroyed by claimaints to the throne. Heck, King Henry also had a good reason to divorce her. She was supposed to be married to his older brother and when he died, she was married off to Henry. Imagine having to allow the divorce of the aunt of the Emperor, who just freakin sacked Rome? Poor guy, he had no choice
3:40 was just more evil Spaniard black legends. My favorites are Spanish Conquistadors snatching babies from there mothers arms. throwing them in the air and and catching them with the pointy end of their sword, or feeding them to their war dogs in front of their mothers. Also I find it hard to believe 45000 civilians were murdered. Most of them would of fled. So I looked it up and there are estimates of between 6000 and 12000 killed. And most of them most probably men who died fighting defending the city. Because you know real men stay and fight to defend their land, people city or nation they dont run or bend the knee to tyranny. ruclips.net/video/pmtzmqLOAVA/видео.html
My grandfather was a Corporal in the Pontifical Swiss Guard back in the 60's where there were still the Noble Guard (Vatican Household Cavalry) which were volunteer men chosen from the nobility of Italy and the Palatine Guard a part-time police force that patrolled the Vatican but all of that came to an end in 1970, where only the Swiss Guard were kept for their loyalty and their sacrifice to the Holy See
Just a quick nitpicky note: Saying 6000 tercios is the same as saying 6000 legions. The soldiers in a Tercio weren't called tercios, it was the name of the whole unit.
The Black Prince Harlech Castle, anyone? Or Rochester Castle? The *ahem* "battle" of Wisby, maybe? Stamford Bridge? Hastings? Teutoburg forest? Cannae? Zama? Trebia? Lake Trasimene? Adrianople? Siege of Constantinopolis? (The one in 1453) Second Siege of Vienna? Marathon? Attack of the Dead Men/ Osowiec Fortress? Anything about Vlad Tepes? Agincourt? Crécy (if that even counts)? Siege of Orleans? Bannockburn? Falkirk? Poltava?
Unless the defenders are literally an equivalent of in earlier times or related to Nazis somehow, I will always have a massive amount of respect for people who give their lives in such vicious last stands. The Norwegian Berserker that fought off an entire army at Stamford Bridge in 1066, the Greeks at Thermopylae, the Swiss Guards here, the Romans and Genoese condottieri that fought to the very end in 1453, the Texans and Tejanos that fought to the death against Santa Anna. Even fictional last stands like Boromir in Lord of the Rings, Commander Thorn, Ima-gun Di, Chewbacca, and countless others giving their lives all throughout Star Wars, Sergeant Forge in Halo Wars and Noble Team in Halo: Reach. There's just something galvanizing about seeing, hearing, or learning of these kinds of last stands, it always makes me want to set my own affairs in order
The Swiss Guards had another last stand on August 10th 1792 when 800 of them pretty much died to the last man defended the royal Tuilieris place against 20.000 rebelling soldiers of the National Guard and an angry parisian mob. The Swiss later build a monument in Lucerne showing a dying lion in his lst moments commemorating that event.
Do a video on Carolus Rex and do it in a way of a timeline of all the sabaton songs in the carolus rex album, so talk about briefly each song in chronological order and the events that occured
@@USAenjoyer123nah, most people think is about crusade knights. I learn this on history tho, why i know about. I'm from Europe tho. USA history teaching isn't much wide.
One of those rare times when the future of the Catholic Church was under direct immediate threat. Death of this Pope = a bleak future. The Swiss Guard's last stand saved the Catholic Church itself. Christianity would look very different today if they hadn't succeeded. What a great story.
If your job is to protect someone than giving up your life for his is what you do. Send as many of the bad guys to the nether regions as possible first. Glad they are immortalized by Sabaton.
You were spot on about the motivations for the attack . One was purely plunder because Charles V was broke. The other was to attack the Catholic Church because this was a time of religious war. The Swiss Guards fought and died with honour and of course, massive civilian casualties.
I find it hard to believe 45000 civilians were murdered. Most of them would of fled. So I looked it up and there are estimates of between 6000 and 12000 killed. And most of them most probably men died fighting defending the city.
I have been to Rome and have walked on the stairs that lead to St. Peter’s and has seen the castle of Angels I didn’t know that Swiss guard gave their life on those same stairs to protect the pope. Thank you
The thing I never really understood about this last stand is why the pope waited so long before retreating to the angels fortress. The second news would reach me about the fall of the walls I would evacuate and not wait until the enemy is right at my doorstep knocking. Sure i know that the vatican was close to the walls of western rome but still. Did he have to finish his prayer before evacuating or what? :D
Well im reminded of when rome was invaded by the nazis in ww2 the pope at that time actually gave shelter to as many jews living in the city as he could. In the aftermath he actually walked the streets of destroyed neighborhoods and churches praying with the people that lost family and loved ones and mobilized the church and opened their coffers to begin repairs. I imagine he might have tried to save some people or atleast pray for their survival i mean if he ran too early it would make him look like a coward and bring harsher criticism and make the church look weak. Not saying i agree with that but the swiss laid down their lives and the leadership remembered and honored their sacrifice.
Question: How were the presumably catholic Spaniards okay with this? I could see the Protestant Germans doing this, but why the Spanish? Were they also Protestant?
I imagine these tercios took less plunder and less chaos upon Rome, yet they needed money and it seemed that Bourbon was leading them to Italy, the most opulent place in Europe. It would have been hard to resist the temptation to get the money you desire, to help your family and your country, even if it were to sack the Holy See itself. Perhaps they were forced by their commander, the Duke of Bourbon to attack Rome, as a soldier would do. Nevertheless, I believe the Spaniards (and this is my personal speculation), must've atoned a lot after the incident, the German Landsknecht would be proud and say that they forced the 'Antichrist' to Castel Sant'Angelo. However, I think the Spaniards were desperate and Charles wasn't giving them money. They did a soldiers work, but at a heavy price.
The spanish king was also the holy roman empire, this decision was more in the continuity of the Habsburg policy than the spanish one. They weren't only spanish tercios in this but also imperials forces= German
nice video [I too wondered to the song , and the resulting history behind it :D] but nicely displaced and presented piece of history [bows In homage] :P
Fun fact. The tercios were the elite infantry unit of the spanish empire during XVI and XVII centuries. They were the best soldiers in the world (They fougth around the world: Europe, Asia, north of Africa and even America once). They were so efficient that now they are compared to the roman legions and the macedonian phalanx.
Were they not generally beaten by the Maurician more musket heavy formations? A Tercio just like a cohort or phalanx is excellent in formation on open ground, but suffer outside of it. And the Black riders(?english translation) who were pistol wielding skirmishing cavalry were a counter to pike formations werent they?
@@INSANESUICIDE I don't understand what you mean by the Maurician. And no, the skirmishing cavalry had to approach, the tercios had guns with them, that was the point, to be an independent and flexible unit that could operate on its own.
@@INSANESUICIDE oh, you meant that. Yes, the dutch didn't improve the tercio, they changed the warfare with a type of formation that was more efficient once technology allowed it, but that was later, before that started to happen the tercios could never be beaten on equal terms.
@@INSANESUICIDE the original comment was from 4 years ago, when I was starting to learn about them, I'll have to correct myself and say only XVI century.
How is there not a series in the works about the events surrounding the mutinous troops of Charles V, Sack of Rome, & the Last Stand of the Swiss Guard? It has the potential for an amazing, and heartbreaking, period drama.
Hello Hilbert: could you perhaps consider a Popfilter for your microphone? you soon have 100K subscribers. Maybe it will help? Awesome history content as always :)
Crusades: the rebelleous phases of christianity Sack of Rome: the edgy phases of the Protestants ISIS and Islamists: the edgy phases of Islam seems legit
In the heart of Holy See In the home of Christianity The Seat of power is in danger There´s a foe of a thousand swords They´ve been abandoned by their lords Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation Then the 189 In the service of heaven They’re protecting the holy line It was 1527, gave their lives on the steps to heaven Thy will be done! For the grace, for the might of our Lord For the home of the holy For the faith, for the way of the sword Gave their lives so boldly
According to a few sources, there were 1500 casualties of traitors at the hands of the 189 Swiss guards. That means that each Swiss Guard killed at least 8 traitors before dying.
Ok guys it looks like Hilbert will make a video about the Winged Hussars, The Winged Hussars were a Polish Unit (everyone should know that) and on the fateful day, the 12th of September 1683 the Winged Hussars made a charge after the infantry charge of the combined Polish and Holy Roman Empire troops and the Winged Hussars were sent in the finish the Siege and free Vienna of Ottoman siege. When the Winged Hussars charged the Ottomans were still very disordered from the infantry charge so when the Winged Hussars charged they put the Ottomans at Vienna at full retreat and that's how they won the Siege of Vienna and Battle of Vienna and lets get a round of applause for the defenders of about 15000 that held out since the 14th of July against an Ottoman Force of about 150000 which were constantly blowing up parts of the wall in early September. Oh well that's all thanks for reading this far! - ItzzYellow Yellow.
For the grace, for the might of our lord For the home of the holy For the faith, for the way of the sword Gave their lives so boldly For the grace, for the might of our lord In the name of his glory For the faith, for the way of the sword Come and tell their story again
Thank you so much for the video. I've tried to find out info about this incident since I heard the song. It's really hard to find good sources. Thanks!
You know, I always felt like you were pretty impartial and harsh towards the Spanish (understandable with a dutch background). But I think you did a good work in this one. Many people tend to forget about the German troops and how the sack was mainly the product of a rebellion of the troops. One thing I was wondering too, I remember reading that the army also had significant amount of Italians. Mainly southern Italians, who disliked the papal states. They went into a rage when Charles died too, since he was apparently one of the few officers able to speak Italian and mediate between them and Spanish and Germans. But I don't know how true that is.
3:40 was just more evil Spaniard black legends. My favorites are Spanish Conquistadors snatching babies from there mothers arms. throwing them in the air and and catching them with the pointy end of their sword, or feeding them to their war dogs in front of their mothers. Also I find it hard to believe 45000 civilians were murdered. Most of them would of fled. So I looked it up and there are estimates of between 6000 and 12000 killed. And most of them most probably men who died fighting defending the city. Because you know real men stay and fight to defend their land, people city or nation they dont run or bend the knee to tyranny. ruclips.net/video/pmtzmqLOAVA/видео.html
I feel like “reeeeeeeee” isn’t exactly the best representation of a response to “hey I know I’m asking you to go get brutally stabbed to death but you aren’t getting paid anymore sorry bout it”
It is either condottieri or militia... the condottieri's troops were higly trained, well armed troops (basically, the opposite of a militia) maybe, and I guess that is what you meant, there were both condottieri and militia?
Aye, it's definitely high time for a pop filter! Though it should be noted that there isn't much wrong with your audio as it is when you keep proper distance from the mic.
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Did you know that the Swiss guards today get sworn in on the anniversary of the sack of Rome, in order to commemorate those who gave their lives?
I did actually and was meant to mention that in the video but forgot!
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Cegesh
An understandable sentiment, though I'd personally prefer to keep it intact - more as a massive nerd who likes halberds and pikes than anything else. I mean, the unit's been around since, what, the late 14th century? Destroying it after having been around for so long doesn't sit right with me, even if it really doesn't have much of a purpose anymore.
Cegesh
I get it. As I said, it's an understandable sentiment.
thing is, if anyone wanted to kill the pope now(donno why? he doesnt have ANY power in this age) having a halberg wont really help you in protecting him :))
Epic. I remember reading about this at the Vatican and just thinking how heroic that last stand was.
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Absolutely.
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For the grace, for the might of our Lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our Lord
In the name of His glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story again
Also NEDERLAND
Black Templar Beat me to it
Black Templar whenever I read this I can’t help but sing it...now then, back to memeing, IN THE NAME OF GOOOOOOOOOOOOD
Bosnian you
Are the best
r/expectedsabaton
I came here expecting Sabaton, And I was not disappointed
*breathes in*
THEN THE 189
The Unusual Stranger In the service of Heaven!
erikjaroy they're protecting the Holy line...
Julian Stolz it was fifteen-twenty-seven...
Gave their lives on the steps to heaven!
IN THE NAME OF GOOOOOOOODDD
DYING FOR SALVATION WITH DEDICATION NO CAPITULATION, ANNIHILATION PAPAL COMMENDATION, REINCARNATION HEAVEN IS YOUR DESTINATION IN THE NAME OF GOD........best song I’ve heard in years
Tadicuslegion78
Not to be _that_ guy (I'm about to be _that_ guy anyway), but I happen to think that Lifetime of War and 1648 are better, and my opinion must be inherently correct because this is RUclips.
The Swedish versions, by the way.
But yes, that song is amazing.
Agnarr Salventius, not to be that guy but all of sabaton's songs revolve around a different point in history....and many WW2 songs all revolving around different events. I myself prefer Resist and Bite, Carolus Rex, and Lifetime of War. But for buffs like myself, and i can peg you as one, look up the Carolingian Empire. It's a nice little twist which still has permanent effects today and it will help put the Sabaton in you at ease, knowledge-wise anyway. Honestly, i forgot where this was going but check that out.
Agnarr Salventius nah the last stand, long live the king, carolus rex, Gott mit uns, and hearts of iron are the best ones
You are correct Agnarr Salventius
Lion of the north is the best
Is it bad I came here...mostly for Sabaton memes?
No, it's not bad. It just tells us that you like good music.
Idk man, Sabaton and Power Metal in general gets pretty boring after a while. They're amazing live though, I've seen them twice. Good for getting introduced to the genre, no doubt about that, but there's definitely better stuff out there.
Is it bad I mostly made this for Sabaton memes?
History With Hilbert XD
History With Hilbert
*IN THE NAME OF GOD.....*
*FOR THE GRACE AND MIGHT OF THE LORD FOR SWISS OF HOLY*
If only the winged hussars arrived
Cvetomir Georgiev there were no mountain sides.
Cvetomir Georgiev coming down the mountainside!
Into the Motherland German Army marchs
Almok 420 Comrades stood side by side to stop the Nazi charge...
What about isis?
THEY'RE THE 189
IN THE SERVICE OF HEAVEN
THEY'RE DEFENDING THE HOLY LINE
IT WAS 1527
Josh Jwillway
*THY WILL BE DONE!*
*FOR THE GRACE, FOR MIGHT OF OUR LORD!*
*FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY*
GAVE THEIR LIVES ON THE STEPS TO HEAVEN
FieldsOfFire 33
You killed it
Wien Nierlands Blo- no wait, *FOR THE GRACE AND THE MIGHT OF THE LORD!*
For the home of the holy
*COME AND TELL THEIR STORY!*
ClassicalBrick *COME AND TELL THE SWISS GUARD'S STORY AGAIN*
In the heart of the Holy See
In the home of Christianity
The seat of power is in danger
There’s a foe of a thousand swords
They’ve been abandoned by their lords
Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation
Then the 189
In the service of Heaven
They’re protecting the holy line
It was 1527
Gave their lives on the steps to Heaven
Thy will be done!
For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story again
Under guard of 42
Along a secret avenue
Castle Saint Angelo is waiting
They’re the guard of the Holy See
They’re the guards of Christianity
Their path to history is paved with salvation
Then the 189
In the service of Heaven
They’re protecting the holy line
It was 1527
Gave their lives on the steps to Heaven
Thy will be done!
For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story again
Dying for salvation with dedication
No capitulation, annihilation
Papal commendation, reincarnation
Heaven is your destination
Dying for salvation with dedication
No capitulation, annihilation
Papal commendation, reincarnation
Heaven is your destination
In the name of God
For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way do the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story
Gave their lives so boldly
Come and tell the Swiss Guards’ story again!
*In the heart of holy see*
*In the home of Christianity*
*The seat of power is in danger*
*There's a foe of a thousand* *swords*
*They've been abandoned by their* *lords*
*Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation*
*Then the 189*
*In the service of heaven*
*They're protecting the holy line*
*It was 1527, gave their lives on the steps to heaven*
*Thy will be done!*
*For the grace, for the might of our lord*
*For the home of the holy*
*For the faith, for the way of the sword*
*Gave their lives so boldly*
*For the grace, for the might of our lord*
*In the name of his glory*
*For the faith, for the way of the sword*
*Come and tell their story again*
*Under guard of 42*
*Along a secret avenue*
*Castel saint angelo is waiting*
*They're the guard of the holy see*
*They're the guards of Christianity*
*Their path to history is paved with salvation*
*Then the 189*
*In the service of heaven*
*They're protecting the holy line*
*It was 1527, gave their lives on the steps to heaven*
*Thy will be done!*
*For the grace, for the might of our lord*
*For the home of the holy*
*For the faith, for the way of the sword*
*Gave their lives so boldly*
*For the grace, for the might of our lord*
*In the name of his glory*
*For the faith, for the way of the sword*
*Come and tell their story again*
*Dying for salvation with dedication*
*No capitulation, annihilation*
*Papal commendation, reincarnation*
*Heaven is your destination*
*Dying for salvation with dedication*
*No capitulation, annihilation*
*Papal commendation, reincarnation*
*Heaven is your destination*
*IN THE NAME OF GOD!*
*For the grace, for the might of our lord*
*For the home of the holy*
*For the faith, for the way of the sword*
*Gave their lives so boldly*
*For the grace, for the might of our lord*
*In the name of his glory*
*For the faith, for the way of the sword*
*Come and tell their story*
*Gave their lives so boldly*
*Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again.*
All right to Gods of metal: Sabaton
Atlas The Golden Crusade
IN THE NAME OF GOD you're right.
Atlas The Golden Crusade
Can't help it.
Atlas The Golden Crusade
Both.
This is beautiful
Cringe
Nitpick:
The Swiss Guard still operate outside of their ceremonial role. Outside of their ceremonial medieval garb, they use modern Swiss military equipment when in their serious role.
True - though I think it's fair to say their "ceremonial" role is still a real, serious role. They still block the entrances people aren't supposed to go in, they do crowd control, they're certainly fit enough to handle any rowdy people to try to break through -and the halberds are still good for something after all. But yes, when they're in plain clothes, they do have guns (and they might have a pistol on them even in the ceremonial dress - and one comment said they have pepper spray too.)
@@mnorth1351 they do carry gun on their ceremonial uniform, at least some of them
@@mnorth1351 Forming a Pike or a Halberd wall would be a great crowd control against regular civilians.
@@saber2802 hope they deploy Swiss guards pikes in one of those antifa or BLM riots.
I was hoping they did. If someone was serious about assassinating the pope, I don't think pikes are going to do anything.
ya know what this video needs?
some more Sabaton in the background ;)
@Vashta Hedrol This is true. We need more Sabaton :)
For the Swiss for the might of our Guards! For the Cheese that is Hole-y!
Monsieur Z
Facepalm but awsome
Dammit man! Good at alternate history AND song parodies!
luv ur chanll
Haha nice one
Admit your undying totally romantic non platonic love for Masaman!
*Rome getting sacked*
*Byzantium* : HOW DOES IT FEEL HUH???
Well, really late answer, but Rome got sacked a few times before Byzantium did, actually.
@@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221 atleast the pepe got his C Fucked
btw those events grant Ottomans Hungary easly in 1526
Istanbul after the Massacre of Latinos...
It's was called Constantinople by the time it was sacked, it was called Byzantium before Constantine rebuild it back and called it Constantinople.
I often cite this as one of the reasons why Pope Clement VII denied the annulment of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. I imagine such a brazen attack on the Holy See by HRE forces must have shaken Clement badly and if he were to divorce the aunt of the man who's troops, not under his command, yet his troops were so bold to attack the Holy See herself and seize all her possessions and kill her populace. I wouldn't want to divorce them either. Furthermore, the annulment request was sent months after the sacking. It would have definitely been in the poor man's mind.
Legion XIII Exactly!! Thank you. Remember that the Popes had no issues with Kings wanting to annul their marriages to women who birthed them no sons - this was not because "hurr durr we hate women" but rather because no sons meant the entire Kingdom was at risk of being invaded and destroyed by claimaints to the throne. Heck, King Henry also had a good reason to divorce her. She was supposed to be married to his older brother and when he died, she was married off to Henry. Imagine having to allow the divorce of the aunt of the Emperor, who just freakin sacked Rome? Poor guy, he had no choice
savioblanc I often call Pope Clement VII, 'the Unlucky Pope'.
3:40 was just more evil Spaniard black legends. My favorites are Spanish Conquistadors snatching babies from there mothers arms. throwing them in the air and and catching them with the pointy end of their sword, or feeding them to their war dogs in front of their mothers.
Also I find it hard to believe 45000 civilians were murdered. Most of them would of fled. So I looked it up and there are estimates of between 6000 and 12000 killed. And most of them most probably men who died fighting defending the city. Because you know real men stay and fight to defend their land, people city or nation they dont run or bend the knee to tyranny.
ruclips.net/video/pmtzmqLOAVA/видео.html
You know, i was just thinking the other day that it would be really cool if someone made history videos explaining the history of Sabaton songs...
You and me both!
History With Hilbert
Do the lost battalion then I will give you The diary of a soldier commet
But... THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
Deip Gamer!
Stand and fight, the city is burning!
;)
It was 1527. Gave their lives to the steps to heaven.
YOOO Dabbin THY WILL BE UNDONE!!!
*FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD*
Student of History For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword!
GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BALDLY!
My grandfather was a Corporal in the Pontifical Swiss Guard back in the 60's where there were still the Noble Guard (Vatican Household Cavalry) which were volunteer men chosen from the nobility of Italy and the Palatine Guard a part-time police force that patrolled the Vatican but all of that came to an end in 1970, where only the Swiss Guard were kept for their loyalty and their sacrifice to the Holy See
Just a quick nitpicky note: Saying 6000 tercios is the same as saying 6000 legions. The soldiers in a Tercio weren't called tercios, it was the name of the whole unit.
If rome had that many legions maby rome could of rules the world.
That's incorrect. Tercio could be used interchangeably with either the unit or the individual soldier. Saying 6000 tercios is accurate.
@@Demicleas That would be 12 times the north korean army
What about a video on the 1565 Siege of Malta where the Ottoman Empire tried to take Malta from the Knights Hospitaller.
Definitely one of the best "last stand" type of stories.
Not good last stand, because the Knight's won and threw back the Ottomans with Spannish aid.
Not much if a last stand if they are still standing XD
03germas bad ass nonetheless
The Black Prince seige of rhodes would be better.
The Black Prince
Harlech Castle, anyone?
Or Rochester Castle?
The *ahem* "battle" of Wisby, maybe?
Stamford Bridge?
Hastings?
Teutoburg forest?
Cannae?
Zama?
Trebia?
Lake Trasimene?
Adrianople?
Siege of Constantinopolis? (The one in 1453)
Second Siege of Vienna?
Marathon?
Attack of the Dead Men/ Osowiec Fortress?
Anything about Vlad Tepes?
Agincourt?
Crécy (if that even counts)?
Siege of Orleans?
Bannockburn?
Falkirk?
Poltava?
When Excommunication CB goes wrong
Lmao
Underrated comment we need more eu4 epic gamers here
When you decide to dogpile on Provence along with Burgundy but France decides to enforce peace on your ass.
When the reconquesta fails
Proves how loyal the swiss guard really are
Sabaton reference& the Netherlands mentioned... *upvoting intensifies*
Janne Jacobs
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Dying for salvation, with dedication
no capitulation, annihilation
Papal commendation, reincarnation
Heaven is your destination
*_IN THE NAME OF GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!_*
Only the true Sabaton fans can do this bit without effing it up.
@@enricopaolocoronado2511 FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD
Unless the defenders are literally an equivalent of in earlier times or related to Nazis somehow, I will always have a massive amount of respect for people who give their lives in such vicious last stands. The Norwegian Berserker that fought off an entire army at Stamford Bridge in 1066, the Greeks at Thermopylae, the Swiss Guards here, the Romans and Genoese condottieri that fought to the very end in 1453, the Texans and Tejanos that fought to the death against Santa Anna. Even fictional last stands like Boromir in Lord of the Rings, Commander Thorn, Ima-gun Di, Chewbacca, and countless others giving their lives all throughout Star Wars, Sergeant Forge in Halo Wars and Noble Team in Halo: Reach. There's just something galvanizing about seeing, hearing, or learning of these kinds of last stands, it always makes me want to set my own affairs in order
The Swiss Guards had another last stand on August 10th 1792 when 800 of them pretty much died to the last man defended the royal Tuilieris place against 20.000 rebelling soldiers of the National Guard and an angry parisian mob. The Swiss later build a monument in Lucerne showing a dying lion in his lst moments commemorating that event.
I think you should make a video about the song Resist and Bite by Sabaton
You're in luck ;)
History With Hilbert, thanks for the reply
Confederate Son
*_YES_*
Confederate Son
WE.
WE WILL RESIST AND BITE!
BITE HARD, CAUSE WE ARE ALL IN SIGHT!
Do a video on Carolus Rex and do it in a way of a timeline of all the sabaton songs in the carolus rex album, so talk about briefly each song in chronological order and the events that occured
Why isn't this story more widely know? its totally epic
its mentioned in a song from Sabaton!!!
@@kornaros96though, everyone associates it with the Crusades
@@RandomFurry07but everybody knows what it’s about
@@USAenjoyer123 yes, and no
@@USAenjoyer123nah, most people think is about crusade knights. I learn this on history tho, why i know about. I'm from Europe tho. USA history teaching isn't much wide.
"It was 1527" the line that made me come here from sabaton
One of those rare times when the future of the Catholic Church was under direct immediate threat. Death of this Pope = a bleak future.
The Swiss Guard's last stand saved the Catholic Church itself. Christianity would look very different today if they hadn't succeeded. What a great story.
In fact Not, the King Wanst the Pope died, he was a prisioner in San Angelo, until he gave in to the demands of Holy Empire King.
Then the 189
In the service of heaven
They're protecting the holy line
It was 1527
Gave their lives on the steps to heaven
Thy will be done!
How brave of them to give their lives so boldly.
If your job is to protect someone than giving up your life for his is what you do. Send as many of the bad guys to the nether regions as possible first. Glad they are immortalized by Sabaton.
IN THE NAME OF GOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!
Skloop Mcdoop deus vult
We will take... Wait wrong video
You were spot on about the motivations for the attack . One was purely plunder because Charles V was broke. The other was to attack the Catholic Church because this was a time of religious war. The Swiss Guards fought and died with honour and of course, massive civilian casualties.
I find it hard to believe 45000 civilians were murdered. Most of them would of fled. So I looked it up and there are estimates of between 6000 and 12000 killed. And most of them most probably men died fighting defending the city.
I have been to Rome and have walked on the stairs that lead to St. Peter’s and has seen the castle of Angels I didn’t know that Swiss guard gave their life on those same stairs to protect the pope. Thank you
You can't believe how long I have waited for such an video.
Awesome.
The thing I never really understood about this last stand is why the pope waited so long before retreating to the angels fortress. The second news would reach me about the fall of the walls I would evacuate and not wait until the enemy is right at my doorstep knocking.
Sure i know that the vatican was close to the walls of western rome but still. Did he have to finish his prayer before evacuating or what? :D
This
Well im reminded of when rome was invaded by the nazis in ww2 the pope at that time actually gave shelter to as many jews living in the city as he could. In the aftermath he actually walked the streets of destroyed neighborhoods and churches praying with the people that lost family and loved ones and mobilized the church and opened their coffers to begin repairs. I imagine he might have tried to save some people or atleast pray for their survival i mean if he ran too early it would make him look like a coward and bring harsher criticism and make the church look weak. Not saying i agree with that but the swiss laid down their lives and the leadership remembered and honored their sacrifice.
Noobster hindsight is always 2020
Question: How were the presumably catholic Spaniards okay with this? I could see the Protestant Germans doing this, but why the Spanish? Were they also Protestant?
No Spaniard a protestant. Remove that from ur mind boi 👉
Orest Paja I mean, they could be. I’m sure there’s at least one. And in the Protestant reformation, there were Protestant communities everywhere
I imagine these tercios took less plunder and less chaos upon Rome, yet they needed money and it seemed that Bourbon was leading them to Italy, the most opulent place in Europe. It would have been hard to resist the temptation to get the money you desire, to help your family and your country, even if it were to sack the Holy See itself. Perhaps they were forced by their commander, the Duke of Bourbon to attack Rome, as a soldier would do. Nevertheless, I believe the Spaniards (and this is my personal speculation), must've atoned a lot after the incident, the German Landsknecht would be proud and say that they forced the 'Antichrist' to Castel Sant'Angelo. However, I think the Spaniards were desperate and Charles wasn't giving them money. They did a soldiers work, but at a heavy price.
Legion XIII Makes sense.
The spanish king was also the holy roman empire, this decision was more in the continuity of the Habsburg policy than the spanish one. They weren't only spanish tercios in this but also imperials forces= German
nice video [I too wondered to the song , and the resulting history behind it :D] but nicely displaced and presented piece of history [bows In homage] :P
Thank you Hilbert, very good!
[Insert Sabaton lyrics]
FOR THE GRACE
FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD
FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY
FOR THE FAITH FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BOLDLY
Thank you for this 🤙🏼
Fun fact. The tercios were the elite infantry unit of the spanish empire during XVI and XVII centuries. They were the best soldiers in the world (They fougth around the world: Europe, Asia, north of Africa and even America once). They were so efficient that now they are compared to the roman legions and the macedonian phalanx.
Were they not generally beaten by the Maurician more musket heavy formations? A Tercio just like a cohort or phalanx is excellent in formation on open ground, but suffer outside of it. And the Black riders(?english translation) who were pistol wielding skirmishing cavalry were a counter to pike formations werent they?
@@INSANESUICIDE I don't understand what you mean by the Maurician. And no, the skirmishing cavalry had to approach, the tercios had guns with them, that was the point, to be an independent and flexible unit that could operate on its own.
@@bypyros1933 The dutch improved on the Tercio and made it significantly more gun heavy
@@INSANESUICIDE oh, you meant that. Yes, the dutch didn't improve the tercio, they changed the warfare with a type of formation that was more efficient once technology allowed it, but that was later, before that started to happen the tercios could never be beaten on equal terms.
@@INSANESUICIDE the original comment was from 4 years ago, when I was starting to learn about them, I'll have to correct myself and say only XVI century.
Came here for Sabaton - The Last Stand and I was not disappointed. Thanks everyone.
They should make a movie based on them
How is there not a series in the works about the events surrounding the mutinous troops of Charles V, Sack of Rome, & the Last Stand of the Swiss Guard? It has the potential for an amazing, and heartbreaking, period drama.
Great videos, you absolute youtube legend!
Houzee!
Sabaton makes me want to learn history so bad
This is the best series in youtube
Hello Hilbert: could you perhaps consider a Popfilter for your microphone? you soon have 100K subscribers. Maybe it will help?
Awesome history content as always :)
Very well explained, thank you
The Prince's Flag Song meme should be louder and laden with heavier bass to really make it some quality Hilbertposting
History with Hilbert with inspiration from Sabaton? You just made my morning.😆
Then the 189
in the service of Heaven
They were protecting the Holy Line
it was 1527 gave their lives on the steps to Heaven
Thy will be done
FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD
FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY!!!!!!
FOR THE FAITH,
FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
zig zag 061 GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BOLDLY!
FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD
IN THE NAME OF HIS GLORY
FOR THE FAITH FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
GONNA TELL THEIR STORY AGAIN
Heroes, they will never be forgotten
Bro, is there a language die du nicht parler?
Basque...
Swahili
While I know words in both of those I can't speak either properly haha
Yeah his Castellan Spanish was a tad iffy.
History With Hilbert Για να σε ειδω φιλε πολυγλωττε
Bourbon:*wears white cloak to inspire his troops
Some defender with musket: I T S F R E E R E A L E S T A T E
Hallelujah, Glory to His name!
OMG im glad someone made a video made about this
*Sabaton intensifies*
I’m here because of sabaton thanks guys for teaching us history with your songs.
For the grace, for the might of our lord. For the home of the holy. For the faith, for the way of the sword. Gave their lives so boldly.
So glad you’re going into the sabaton songs
*GOTT MIT UNS*
CIA As we all stand united
All together
CIA GOTT MIT UNS!
Arethmaran 1 From the old world's demise
Naomi Riter see an empire rise
Pausing for taking in some breath sometimes by the Speaker would make listening much easier.We are not in a hurry.
*Sabaton Intensifies*
They need to make a movie about the Sack of Rome. And they need Sabaton to sing in the climax.
Deus Vult, proud to be Catholic...
Enrapturing. Please, when is the video on the indomitable Filbert coming out. I’m waiting with baited breath...lol. That was priceless commentary.
Very interesting video. I've always wondered why they continued to use outdated weapons to guard the pope.
Lol
Those are only ceremonial, most Swiss guards are dressed as civilians and carry modern fire arms.
I was just waiting at the end for you to mention Sabaton. That's the reason why i came here, too.
Crusades: the rebelleous phases of christianity
Sack of Rome: the edgy phases of the Protestants
ISIS and Islamists: the edgy phases of Islam
seems legit
Love this series!
Long live the Swiss Guard!
Me not hearing the netherland anthem for 2 straight sundays; this video:
In the heart of Holy See
In the home of Christianity
The Seat of power is in danger
There´s a foe of a thousand swords
They´ve been abandoned by their lords
Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation
Then the 189
In the service of heaven
They’re protecting the holy line
It was 1527, gave their lives on the steps to heaven
Thy will be done!
For the grace, for the might of our Lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
According to a few sources, there were 1500 casualties of traitors at the hands of the 189 Swiss guards. That means that each Swiss Guard killed at least 8 traitors before dying.
*clears throat*
“IN THE NAME OF GOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!”🇻🇦🇻🇦🇻🇦
Ok guys it looks like Hilbert will make a video about the Winged Hussars, The Winged Hussars were a Polish Unit (everyone should know that) and on the fateful day, the 12th of September 1683 the Winged Hussars made a charge after the infantry charge of the combined Polish and Holy Roman Empire troops and the Winged Hussars were sent in the finish the Siege and free Vienna of Ottoman siege. When the Winged Hussars charged the Ottomans were still very disordered from the infantry charge so when the Winged Hussars charged they put the Ottomans at Vienna at full retreat and that's how they won the Siege of Vienna and Battle of Vienna and lets get a round of applause for the defenders of about 15000 that held out since the 14th of July against an Ottoman Force of about 150000 which were constantly blowing up parts of the wall in early September. Oh well that's all thanks for reading this far! - ItzzYellow Yellow.
FOR THE GRASE, FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD
IN THE HOME OF THE HOLY
FOR THE FAITH, FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BOLDLY
Sabaton stories? Gotta subscribe.
3:14 I missed that
For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story again
How is every video related to the House of Orange?
Napoleon I Bonaparte Because the European nobility were a bunch of inbreds
It was Walpole!
joehoe222 Extra History-History with Hilbert crossover...it must happen!
Because Hilbert is a Frisian/ dutchman living in Northumbria.
I don't know but I groaned with the mention. Perhaps he has reason but for fuck sake!
I visited the Castel sant Angelo yesterday, it’s massive truly a sight to see. Some of the passeto did Borgo is still there
you should make a video about the siege of vienna
This is good stuff
In the heart of the Holy See...
In the home of Christianity...
The seat of power is in danger.
The Cancer Of The Internet there's a foe of a thousand sword
They've been abandoned by their lords
Their fall from Grace...
Thank you so much for the video. I've tried to find out info about this incident since I heard the song. It's really hard to find good sources. Thanks!
You know, I always felt like you were pretty impartial and harsh towards the Spanish (understandable with a dutch background). But I think you did a good work in this one. Many people tend to forget about the German troops and how the sack was mainly the product of a rebellion of the troops.
One thing I was wondering too, I remember reading that the army also had significant amount of Italians. Mainly southern Italians, who disliked the papal states. They went into a rage when Charles died too, since he was apparently one of the few officers able to speak Italian and mediate between them and Spanish and Germans. But I don't know how true that is.
3:40 was just more evil Spaniard black legends. My favorites are Spanish Conquistadors snatching babies from there mothers arms. throwing them in the air and and catching them with the pointy end of their sword, or feeding them to their war dogs in front of their mothers.
Also I find it hard to believe 45000 civilians were murdered. Most of them would of fled. So I looked it up and there are estimates of between 6000 and 12000 killed. And most of them most probably men who died fighting defending the city. Because you know real men stay and fight to defend their land, people city or nation they dont run or bend the knee to tyranny.
ruclips.net/video/pmtzmqLOAVA/видео.html
Do one for the siege of Vienna next. And Then play Winged Hussars as Sobieski arrives
"Let's build a secret passageway that everyone can see...."
-___- Hey, it worked. Whatevs!
Dying for salvation with dedication. No capitulation. 2:48????
Would have been really good for me and others too.....if you had been around when I was attending high school. Good work🛴🚲
I feel like “reeeeeeeee” isn’t exactly the best representation of a response to “hey I know I’m asking you to go get brutally stabbed to death but you aren’t getting paid anymore sorry bout it”
It is either condottieri or militia... the condottieri's troops were higly trained, well armed troops (basically, the opposite of a militia) maybe, and I guess that is what you meant, there were both condottieri and militia?
Good video
Cheers man!
you must listen to "the last stand" by Sabaton p.s. Great Video
Stefán Atli Þorvaldsson
He already has
sorry
Stefán Atli Þorvaldsson
What do you think drove him to make this, Stefán son of Þorvald?
Pall,
That's why we here
So glad to see all the Sabaton references.
you're too close to the mic mate
I got a bit too excited, I also think it's high time I invest in a pop filter?
Aye, it's definitely high time for a pop filter! Though it should be noted that there isn't much wrong with your audio as it is when you keep proper distance from the mic.
martyn kalendar
Actually the reason he was so close to the mic. was because he was thinking of SABATON the whole time.