Why did the Pope ban Crossbows? (Short Animated Documentary)

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One of the most famous acts by a pope was the attempt by Innocent II to ban the use of crossbows in medieval warfare. This was entirely ignored by everyone so why did the Pope even try? What reasons did he have to try to ban crossbows? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. Thanks to my patreon supporters: Verbi563 Rikspuckot Øystein Alsaker eddy.birdy SirJoe Myller MajesticFirebird Harley Raptopoulos George Kapoyanis Steven B robert lalonde Dennis Vandeban CharÉTS Mathias.C Brendan W Heath Robertson Michael Kram Southside Mitch Justin Kubusch Leonard Frank Cippalippus ChrisRom Aaron Conaway Sean Uzar Travis Mount Steven Gibson Dr. Schtnizel Jason Vandeventer mgnesium.poetry Matthew Toles Jesse Plung Leena Al-Souki HeshtheNCHunter 1861 Jacob Zachs Matt Reed Zachary Pascalar Ron Johnson Colm Byrne Valentyn Jeremy Hernandez Kairos Cade Summers Clay Carroll BattleGoat Studios BenDrums24 Anthony McCann Alex G. ZCoupon Kevin Neuhaus No way Jonny Minogue Ken Fitzgerald Tristan Kreller Joseph Reinsch Sean Long ContraryPython Tino JT96 Jamie van Brewen Studio Audience Samantha McCormick Kristian Kidd Steve Schroeder Hunter Bayliss Tony Belmonte Shauna K Joell Bel Wolf Ian Smith Chris PeBenito Joshua Schneider Scriptmonkeys Yosef Waysman Windischgraetz ARandomPaperClip Andrew Sever Hapalochlaena Lunulata C. C. C. Bartosz Zasada Duke Hexapuma Alex Teplyakov Justin Short Yared Cristiano Nolan Peale Logical Insanity Warren Rudkin Lord Beac Tim Stumbaugh D

Published 2024-07-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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