Historical Equestria 02: Starswirl, Equestria, and the Crusades

Welcome to the historical section of the Canterlot Archives! Royal Archivist SkyShadow is back, with another volume of the Condensed history of Equestria! She'll answer all your questions about Equestrian history, and help you find books for whatever era you're interested in!

Historical Equestria; Episode 2- Starswirl, Equestria, and the Crusades

Written and Edited by; Tenkage
SkyShadow performed by; Tenkage
Artwork by; Tenkage

Music featured;

MLP Orchestrated Theme by Semiquaver Runner
Starswirl's Legacy, feat. Octavia by Carbon Maestro
Spectral Steps- Derpy & Carrot Top's Epic by Carbon Maestro
Around the Hearth by Musicorazon
Warrior by Carbon Maestro
Lunar Pirate by Carbon Maestro
From Saddle Arabia by Carbon Maestro

Designs for Equestria's Founders inspired by Sakuyamon

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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[Funny_in_blue]

It's been 8 years since this series was released but I'm coming back to it because it's just that good ^^ I'm honestly surprised this series didn't get more views. It's really cool to come up with the history of a place like the mlp universe. This inspired me to make my own history book for my own mlp universe. Still in the works as of now.

[nameynamd]

The one time I'm actually interested in history

[ImaCartoonever]

Why can't history be this interesting. This makes a lot of sense now when you think about it. I hope we get an Equestrian history episode later in the season, or at least in season 5.

[equestriaforever]

I was hunting down Equestria's history and I think I may have found the jackpot! Thank you! ^^

[ThePastAnalysis]

Historical Equestria, This is some awesome videos you have here. I love your somewhat greyed history of the alicorns. I'm not a huge fan of seeing them as simply peaceful, because I imagine they have problems of their own as well. 

Anywho, your one of the very few bronies who looks into the history that I actually like. ^^

[brandongonzalez]

Fleshing out the word more be going into the history really make it a lot more fun to watch the show or see anything fan made. This is great.

[recurve]

I'm really enjoying this series. The historical style of the script is convincing and evocative of a wider, detailed world. The presentation with art and compelling music blends really well, and your voice is just fantastic!

[Yuyuhh]

Thank you soo much. Im literally grabbing any Saddle Arabia history you can give me.

[oakenshadow]

Is Saddle Arabia a real place in MLP Friendship is Magic? Because i would love it if they would have an episode there!

[CartoonOverseer]

Your videos are fantastic! :) you have really opened my eyes to the complex and interesting Equestrian history, I cant wait to hear more!!! :O if have more? ^_^

[desidesu]

"staliongrad" oh those Russians

[DarkSummoner]

This earns you a instant subscribe!
I want to know more about Equestria's history!

[shoukatsukai]

Oh, that Carbon Maestro Cello Music at the beginning, oh man time flies so past...

[OutFlanks]

Another really well done Ep, can't wait to see the next one! 

[oakenshadow]

I just feel so sorry for the Saddle Arabians. They reacted understandably. That tample could lead to their past returning and moor bad fortune. It was wrong, but understandable.

[HeatherRider]

It's shocking to see how Celestia and Luna were kind and benevolent Princesses, but their ancestors were cruel tyrants, only favoring their Equine kin, and ruled over SaddleArabia just the same as King Sombra's reign over the Crystal Empire. ☀️🌙❤️ | 👑⛓️🖤

[yankeefanbryson]

I couldn't avoid a small chuckle at "Saddle-Baghdad".

[Fetch]

Why wasn't I already subscribed to this? How can I be a proper trivia pony without knowing the trivia?

[rikuwisteria]

Anypony spot a resemblance between Clover the Clever, Twilight of Generation 1 MLP and MLP G4 of Twilight's Sparkle's mother? I'm sure some do. My head her name was once Twilight Clover, but she was better known as Clover the Clever at the time that Starswirl was around, and unlike Starswirl, had learned a way to achieve immortality without becoming an alicorn, thus, why she seems to be very youthful for both a mother, and a grandmother and now goes by Mrs. Sparkle after marrying Mr. Sparkle.

That's just my theory though. What does everyone else say?

[Lori_P]

*INSTANTLY SUBSCRIBES*

Though one small thing, the music in this one seemed a little bit loud to me, so it was kinda distracting.

I love everything about these videos though, even if they don't line up perfectly with my own headcanons, I adore the presentation, the voice acting, the illustrations, and the amount of thought & effort put into these.

I even have my own thoughts about how the land in their world works, but I think that's less about history and more about physics.