The Antichrist was a Real Guy. His Name was Fred | The Life & Times of Frederick II 

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“Wait a minute, I’m the Emperor! You can’t depose me -YOU’RE deposed!” “Aww.... wait a minute, I’m the Pope! You can’t depose me - YOU’RE deposed!” “Aww... wait a minute-“

Fred: Hey guys, I took back Jerusalem without any casualties Pope: Aaah, you cheated. Now you're double banned from the club

Man, the Popes and the Roman Emperors can just never get along.

💯 If only all history was just presented like THIS in school. I’m pretty sure HISTORY would go from everybody’s most hated or boring subject to everybody’s FAVORITE... Prove me wrong, educators!

Man this video was a real bummer

I'm beginning to think the Crusades weren't the glorious endeavours some memers say they were.

11:25 so your saying the world already ended?

Thought this was about Frederick II of Prussia and was soo pissed

I think if your going to upload twice a month one video should be your normal animation and the other a longer video like this.

"But it turns out Pope Innocent IV has no chill." That could be said about a lot of them, tbh.

2:19 Jack: This culminated in a low point for the papacy, both politically and spiritually... Subtitles: This culminated in a low point for the papacy, both spiritually and politically... That’s illegal I’m disliking and unsubscribing.

Was at Freds grave in Palermo last week. There are still people leaving fresh flowers at his grave. Kinda weird to have the suplosed Antichrist buried with honors in a cathedral by the way. It is kinda funny how fully the papacy failed in ruining his image.

As an Antichrist myself i relate with Innocent III a bit more than Fred. Edit: Cool guy though.

The Antichrist Is Real! (Christian Singles Ad)

Being a Sultan with a harem was an insult? I wish I got insulted like that.

I’ve always been interested in Frederick II mostly due to the fact that he ruled over a lot of land(including the HRE at its territorial height) despite having to deal with constant revolts; he’s kind of like a proto Charles V. I’m very glad this video was made after he got a brief mention in the innocent III video.

Frederick also made sure his imperial guards were only Muslims so they wouldn’t betray him to the Pope because screw the Pope. Frederick even wrote the treatise on Falconry and bird flying patterns that was almost entirely correct while learning the Mongol warfare techniques to prepare against them. The dude was awesome and his reign solidified my hate of the medieval papacy because at every turn they opposed doing what is logical.

Underrated Holy Roman Emperor, this guy.

I really loved Fredrick. He truly was a impressive character. Well learned, tough and tolerant. The last trait is very strange for the time he occupied. He was very impressive.

Yes the greatest evil of all time, Fred. Who else drives the mystery machine? A van that just so happens to show up whenever crimes happens.

5:30 Jerusaloops, part of a balanced breakfast for the hungry crusader!

I love how the more famous Frederick II is a recurring character on this channel but you still opt not to call this guy “the second Frederick II”.

Rackam: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Frederick II? Me: No Rackam: I thought not. It's not a story the Popes would tell you. It's a Meme legend.

Meanwhile, in the corner of the screen: Seven Signs Signalling the Second Coming of Christ. RU-vid is nuts.

I vaguely knew who Frederick II was, heard he led a crusade that ended in a diplomatic victory, that he was excomunicated and then excomunicated again for going on Crusade, but those were seperate to me until now. Maybe I should do more reading on this lad. Also...excomunicating someone for going on crusade while excommunicated sounds to me like a complete betrayal of all the shit behind the First Crusade. Like, in that case, the Holy Roman Empire had installed an Anti-pope (hence why the actual Pope was in france when he gave his Crusade announcement speech), and yet he was allowed to crusade. Fuck, most of the major leaders of the First Crusade were former enemies of the papacy in one capacity or another, and that shit was ignored. Gregory just sounds like an asshole of the first degree.

Pope: Freds the anti christ. God: No fake Jesus is the anti Christ. Pope: What's that? Must have been the wind. (Your free to make it funnier)

"Extra, extra! New video by Jack Rackham! Read all about it!" Says the newspaper person.

Jack, that was a great episode. So glad to see Pope Innocent III ruin more lives.

Funnily enough, the story of how Frederick succeeded in getting Jerusalem back during the Sixth Crusade is very interesting, in my opinion. Frederick was quite possibly the only person in Europe who actually questioned the world around him, looking for scientific answers to problems as opposed to just taking whatever the Church said at face value (probably one of the reasons why they dubbed him the Anti-Christ) to the point where actually wrote a book on the scientific method. Since the Islamic world was at the forefront of scientific, technological, and medical discovery during the medieval era, Frederick and the Muslim caliph he negotiated with had this curiosity in common and got along famously as a result. The two were also huge fans of falconry and were eager to share tips and tricks regarding the sport with one another; In fact, the hood that falconers use to this day to keep their birds calm when they aren't hunting was brought back to the western world by Frederick. It's all quite fascinating, I find.

This is like a story from CK2/3. The popes act just like the AI.

Honestly that Antichrist sounds really cool. Like an Antichrist I can have a beer with and march on Rome with.

Oh, nice episode. These Italian ones have been really interesting. One thing I'll say is really the 'pornocracy' is just a slanderous name given by people at the time who were mad at various things such as nepotism, women having more overt influence in politics than usual, Popes they didn't like getting elected, etc. (It's also an example of the extremely rarely-used title 'senatrix'! Which...I don't think makes a whole lot of grammatical sense, but it's what they used!)

You left out that Frederick II had one of the more original nicknames in history: Stupor Mundi, “The Marvel of the World.” Also, there’s a really cool biography of him that was written in 1927 by Ernst Kantorowicz; it’s considered literature as much as biography.

My hometown Foggia was loved by Frederick II, we still remember him with lots of love! My family for example called me Federico in honor of the Stupor Mundi His son Manfredi even built a city called Manfredonia (close to Siponto [Sipontum]) Thank you for the Video!

Last time i was this early Rome was still a City State.

Now I’m waiting for Timur : Genghis Khan’s # 1 Fanboy

In the 'fuster cluck' of the Holy Roman Empire. Definitely describes the HRE!

I’m gonna get a bunch of bible ads after this video

Hmm... This guy sounds pretty cool he's my second favorite Frederik the second

I knew it was Innocent III 2: Electric Boogaloo!

...And that kids Is what happened when you give a Italian temper to a German.

Your Deposed! Awww... Wait a minute, I’m the Pope you can’t depose me your deposed!

Yeesh I'm rooting for the anti Christ.

"I excomunicate you" Aww,wait you can't excommunicate me I'm the king your excommunicated" Aww, wait you can't excommunicate me I'm the pope your excommunicated"

Longer videos with animation that doesn´t fly by in an instance doesn´t sound so bad

You're getting a thumbs up just for including Blind Guardian as background music - dude, I thought I was hearing stuff until I looked at the description... epic!

I remember reading a (possible schizo)post once about how Frederick II was the Crimson King from the King Crimson album.

Dante, who was a guelph, put Fred in Heaven.

you WOULD think getting excommunicated for a second time would cancel out the first excommunication, but i guess not

6:41 - I love the detail that behind the Pope is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, which at the time was the see of the Church, not Saint Peter.

5:30 - _Jerusa-Loops; a holy part of a balanced breakfast. Great with milk and honey!_

12 minutes. *12 minutes.* Hell yeah.

Oh my god that was 12 minutes!??? It flew by so fast I didn’t even notice it was longer! I LOVE this new format! Honestly I love the way you tell history and how AWESOME the animations are! I binge when I’m at work and I sweat to Hohenstaufen time just FLIES by!

Pope fights! Pope fights! Pope fights! Pope fights!

Was there ever a moment in history where the pope was actually the good guy?

I guess they were right the Holy Roman Empire was not Holy, not Roman (and not an Empire). 🤷‍♂️

Hey, German here from the Town the former Royal family the WELFEN are from. Not want to be annoying but you butchered the name. You pronounced it Welp and not "WelFen"

Was distracted the entire video by that kick ass blind guardian instrumental.

May I suggest doing a bio of one of the Byzantine Empire's absolute madlads, Andronikos I Komnenos.

Pope fights? Someone call Blue from OSP

You know, I've always hated reality TV and soap operas because of their unrealistic nature and preposterous story lines. Turns out, it ain't that far off, and are actually quite tame in comparison.

You should do a video on Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Its a really interesting story!

I’m so glad Jack exists, I’m so in love with these videos

You cant excommunicate me! Oh we will see.... *sends out an SMS to all assassins*

Innocent the 4 is from the Genoese house of Fieschi, dukes of Lavagna. (I only know this since i live in Lavagna and he's one of the 2 popes that come from here).

oof throwing shade at five minutes crafts only 5 mins in, god I love the new jack Rackam :D

you would think the anti christ would have a more bad ass name than FRED 😂😂

His nickname was Stupor Mundi - the Wonder of the World. Frederick II was awesome, in the truest sense of the word.

I thought his name was "Donald".

Frederick II is the medieval king most likely to have been a time-traveller in disguise imo.

Fred: guys pls the pope is the impo Pope: E X C O M M U N I C A T E D

I knew it! That squeaky voiced Fred Figglehorn character was the devil incarnate! Curse you Nickelodeon for making a deal with Satan!

Jack i love your content but this feels a little to off the cuff. I think the shorter videos with a follow up to explian some stuff in more detail may be more valuable. Kind of how this one was a follow up to innocent

All of medieval European history can essentially be summed up as an elaborate game of "No u".

Christ, slow your role a bit lol this was just a series of quick summarizations leaving out so much detail :/

I mostly listen to videos like this anyway so I actually really appreciate the longer format!

2:40 I thought Henry IV said that.

I wouldnt even mind you becoming the a history version of a lifehack channel

Don't you just hate it when try to make stuff FUNCTIONAL and LOGICAL but get excommunicated for it...

"Fustercluck". A word not used often enough when discussing history. Bravo.

I showed a part of this video when presenting my essay on Frederick II and the sixth crusade. The teacher laughed and thanked me for making such a good presentation.

The Papacy was so corrupted...

As Snoop said"I ain't got no love for Hoenstaffens

1:30 Jack, have you been reading the Stormlight Archive?

I am truely surprised nobody ever tired to dissolve the papacy given how often they meddled in everyones affairs.

Oh, I love Jerusaloops. Great breakfast cereal and their Kosher!!

It turns out Fred managed to do things and lead an interesting life. First time I’ve heard of someone being excommunicated three times. And I think this particular pope was a bad egg. Yeah, that was a crazy time. And I loved your presentation.

This was great, that's my (non-patreon) input.

Frederick II was very open minded for his time; friend of muslims and educated in many disciplines, he created a stunning castle full of mysteries... Check on yt: " Frederick II liked a strange, mysterious geometry"

I'm fine with the format, maybe do every second or third vid like this?

Why would you banish all the Jews? Who are you going to tax if they all leave?! - Random Muslim ruler, long ago

Thanks for the upload on my birthday. I appreciate the gift jack

for aynone wondering the music in the part from 4:00 to 4:40 its The Armed Man (L'homme Arme) by Karl Jenkins. I hope you had a damn liscese or youre gonna get copyrighted man.

0:10 I cannot possibly phantom how dumbfounded the people of Jesi must have been in this situation. It's kinda cool to think my mum is from the city where this happened.

Pope Fighta!!! Should have invited Blue.

I do miss the usual animations, but it’s your humor and voice that got me on board with your history lessons in the first place. I’m here for anything you do.

I'm glad I'm a Christian God bless everyone

You should go back to full animation, found it way funnier and clever compared to partial animation

Would you belieeve in a niiight like this, a night like this, when visions come truuue Sorry Jack I can't hear you with all my singing going on