Louis XIV: The Sun King

[@Biographics]

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[@--enyo--]

Biographics So how’s progress on Warographics going?

[@wdglide40]

Liliana Bray i

[@greggarvin2023]

Vlachislav Molotov....he was the ultimate Soviet survivor.... please do an episode on him.... how many other Old Bolsheviks survived Stalin....and stayed in power after....he's the most interesting of that lot.

[@martinphilip8998]

He went through 8 wet nurses. At that was just as a baby.

[@HooXieBD]

Hi buddy isnt 16 actualy XVI? cuy i think XIV is fourteen

[@rezkel7404]

I actually would really be interested in a Wargraphics channel.

[@rezkel7404]

Yeah, buuut how many of them are actually interesting? The only one i know of that isn't boring as all hell is Oversimplified and he takes forever between videos.

[@bentobe4486]

Kings and generals is a good channel to try

[@quanghuyvo6112]

@@rezkel7404 oversimplified is for kid who dont have more then 10s of attention, it full of historical inaccuracy and personal bias

[@rezkel7404]

@@bentobe4486 It might be visually pleasing, but the voice over is waaaaaaaay to robotic for me. kind of sounds like a computer or a guy who doesn't actually speak English reading a script and sounding things out.

[@rezkel7404]

@@quanghuyvo6112 How so?

[@jeremiahardales6597]

Palpatine: I am the Senate King Louis: That's cute. I am the State

[@unamed2516]

jeremiah ardales 😂

[@TrayPorthos]

Donald Trump: Amateurs... Hold my beer.....

[@anastasiaisabella7354]

😂😂

[@joanofarc2842]

And now we have Melanchon saying "I am the Republic"... He is not even elected and even if he was, the charisma is not the same.

[@jonnnyren6245]

Not yet.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - The sun rises 5:40 - Chapter 2 - Daybreak 9:30 - Chapter 3 - Summer love 12:20 - Mid roll ads 13:40 - Chapter 4 - The noonday sun 16:30 - Chapter 5 - The setting sun 20:30 - Chapter 6 - Twilight of the sun king

[@trawlins396]

Thank you for this.

[@aazansyed2246]

Merci beaucoup as King Louis XIV would say!

[@ethanramos4441]

“There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself” Louis XIV

[@adamplentl5588]

Ah the narcissism of hereditary monarchy. Its really easy to conquer everything when you're born into extreme luxury as the genetically predetermined head of state. Whatever he may have said, he was a tyrant and despot, a delusional old fool who thought his right to oppress the mass of his countrymen was appointed by God herself, and should be remembered as such.

[@gflex3505]

@@adamplentl5588 bro had to balance power,his politicians,his citizens and ensure the country is capable of defending itself lol this ain't Disney and especially back then kings had a lot going on

[@gflex3505]

AND put france into a golden age smfh you self-righteous people are all the same, the world isn't in black and white

[@adamplentl5588]

@@gflex3505 a golden age for whom exactly? Certainly not almost the entire working population of France. Was golden for the oppressor class for sure. Louis built them a nice new party palace while working men and women starved.

[@gflex3505]

@@adamplentl5588 yeah golden age is a little biased of me I should of said "made france a world super power"

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Hey Simon, When are you going to do a video on me? Being the richest orphan I married into the most well connected family and sabotaged a job of working for the Kings brother so I could go fight for the Americans. I disobeyed the king and bought a ship of my own so I could travel to America. I ended up getting more money and supplies and troops for the Americans and everything came to a head at Yorktown. After, I was considered Washington's adopted son, Hamilton's off, and spent the rest of my life corresponding with revolutionaries around the world. I ended up going broke spending money on his troops equipment and clothing and shoes. I also bought a plantation and have it to the slaves to show there wouldn't be violence like people feared.

[@gflex3505]

Whoa easy with the spoilers bro

[@chadwickmacarthur4760]

Dont forget you also dressed like a woman haha

[@joshglover2370]

Thank you for helping set up my country and setting your slaves free! 😀👍

[@BardovBacchus]

LAH FI YET! I'm taking this horse by the reigns making red coats redder with blood stains...

[@Locutus]

Are you Maximus Decimus Meridius?

[@jeremeycollins1903]

Henry the 8th : imgoing to have tons of sex and affairs Louis : hold my ale

[@oberstul1941]

ale? you surely meant "Les Riceys pink wine".

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Henry didn't have a large amount of mistresses. He tended to marry women. It is highly doubtful he consummated his sixth marriage. Basically, Henry VIII's number isn't that high.

[@ianjperry6772]

“Hold my perfume”

[@xvdd1]

Hold my stockings.

[@AlexKS1992]

Louis still has nothing on Genghis Khan. There are millions of his descendants out there and chances are there in the comments section.

[@SvrWxArchive1807]

There is a lack of 16th century European figures I think would be interesting, here are a couple suggestions. Emperor Charles V: By birthright he inherited the thrones of Spain, Burgundy, and was elected Holy Roman Emperor. He was the closest Europe came to being under a Universal Monarchy since Charlemagne and prior to Napoleon. A fascinating guy who sat at the crossroads of many historical events. Francis I of France: He was the great adversary to Charles V, whose obsession with obtaining Milan brought him to near ruin. He was the one who brought France culturally into the Renaissance, employing Leonardo da Vinci etc. Henry VIII of England: I dont think he needs an explanation Martin Luther: Again, probably no explanation. Suleyman the Magnificent: The Ottoman Sultan who took his Empire right up to the gates of Vienna. He oversaw the apex of Ottoman Power in the world. Philip II of Spain: The successor to Charles V for his Spanish Kingdoms. He continued his father's policies of aggressive foreign affairs. Knocking into the Ottomans, acquiring Portugal, and launching the Spanish Armada against England. Elizabeth I of England: Probably needs no explanation either William "The Silent": Prominent figure in the Dutch Wars against Spain. Catherine de'Medici: wife to Henry II of France and mother to Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. She oversaw the turmoil of the French Wars of Religion as she fought to keep the Valois on the throne. Henry of Navarre: Later Henry IV of France, he played crucial roles in the Wars of Religion. I mainly focused on rulers during this time but the 16th century is filled with explorers,reformers, scientists, and so many other amazing people. Please fill this gap!

[@pyromania1018]

Husband of Henry II of France?

[@MohammedAli-mf8oy]

Sultan Suleiman of the ottomans conquered Hungary, and in effect reached the gates of Vienna.

[@SvrWxArchive1807]

@@pyromania1018 Oops, wife!

[@SvrWxArchive1807]

@@MohammedAli-mf8oy That is true. I think I meant to imply he made it as far conquering wise as Hungary, but he actually made it to Vienna twice. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@MohammedAli-mf8oy]

@@SvrWxArchive1807 No worries. Thank you for showing intellectual humility and courage.

[@viennekemper188]

you should do a video on phillipe d'orleans, louis xiv's brother sometime!

[@Ryb771]

vinny ! Yes and discuss what their mother did to his brother , dressing him in gowns , allowing men to take his virginity and treated him as a woman so he would never go against his brothers kingdom . She made it where this boy had so many issues no one would have taken him serious it’s actually a sad story

[@unamed2516]

Brynanna Banana What books did you read such information from? Weren’t boys in those days only dressed in gowns when they were infants? Are you sure you’re not exaggerating that he dressed in gowns and was treated like a woman? And how could Anne of Austria be so cruel to her younger son like that? It sounds really intense and over the top.

[@HarverTheSlayer]

@@unamed2516 Because her firstborn son and, consequently, her heir was Louis. In nobility, it wasn't uncommon for brothers to conspire against each other for something as important as the throne of a country (and keep in mind, many nobles were actually blood relatives). She already had a heir, so she just made damn sure her "other son" wouldn't screw things up. Yeah, it sounds fucked up by today's standards, but civil wars have been fought for that kind of rivalry. so, as horrible as it sounds, "it makes sense".

[@tc2334]

Kiara Thompson she really did dress him up like a girl and address him as a girl when he was young. As for allowing men to take his virginity....don’t know about that.

[@unamed2516]

HarverTheSlayer I’m reading a biography about Philippe and from what I got from the book is that Anne of Austria wasn’t so extremely cruel to her son, she actually loved him as much as Louis but overall she kind of cared and loved Louis a bit more because he was the heir. She did like to dress up her son and was heard to call Philippe at one time “my girl” and as for keeping him submissive to his brother it was kind of Mazarin who made sure of that education wise because he had some control over his teachers and what they were supposed to teach him. But Anne personally herself was concerned about Philippe upstaging Louis sometimes but their uncle who was the brother of Louis Xlll kept having uprisings so that was a good example to Philippe for learning to be submissive as a child and what not to do against his brother. Other than that I haven’t read anything else that was intensely abusive or cruel to keep him in check but I do understand how it would make sense for her if she was that afraid about her son’s throne but from what I’m reading so far it doesn’t seem like she had that much to worry about.

[@punkfacexo6066]

"LOVE POTIONS" You mean Champagne and Cognac?

[@viktor9461]

would love learn more about Emperor Meiji and Meiji restoration, feel like there isn't enough people covering that Topic.

[@BumMcFluff]

I'd like to see a video on the real D'Artagnon. From what I've read he was every bit as interesting as the fictionalised version of him.

[@Robert_St-Preux]

Reading the letters of Mme de Sévigné, I ran across D'Artagnan and was like, "Whoa, he's a real person?!?" It was like a crossover between fiction and reality.

[@abskorditis1232]

Next should be Louis's brother. Philip D'Orleans.

[@AtticusAmericanus]

The greater of the two!

[@Friggle_Dee]

Or even better, The Mazarinnettes, Jules 7 pimped-out niece's.

[@winterweib]

I did not like Philip, since he was very nasty to Liselotte von der Pfalz, which was forced to marry him very much against her will. While she lived in France, France destroyed her childhood castle, the Castle of Heidelberg, until today it remains as a Ruine. She had of course to yell in happiness because of that 'triumph'. Very cruel. Ludwig and everybody liked her. Ludwig even said he wished he could have been married to her. She was very intelligent and nice. Only Philip literally tortured her. She did not want to live with him,;too. It really was not her choice. He had his boyfriends. But he could indeed be friendly to her!

[@ThomasHarding1990]

His brother was "Philippe OF France, Duke of Orléans"

[@micaelavela6504]

@@winterweib Actually, for what I have searched they both reminded in good terms and eventually became friends, of course there was no love, only respect

[@BrutusBellamy]

Warographics? Simon, you're a genius!

[@davidshakespeare9767]

You don’t have enough channels So common Simon make war-ographics Please!

[@Roy-em2my]

David Shakespeare Simon merits 11 channel at the least.

[@jamesbenis3734]

I like how a mob of people broke into the royal palace to kill Louis, but as soon as they saw him asleep they were all like “oH He’S aSlEeP, DoN’t WaKe HiM”.

[@roberttheodorson1770]

Simon, after watching Versailles (and being disappointed to see it go) I can say that this was one of your best episodes. Well Done and keep up the good work!

[@donjas8137]

tell me why i just finished watching the Netflix series "Versailles" and when i jump on youtube this video is right on the front page? i swear google tracking is getting out of hand lmao

[@leeming1317]

How convienient now too that google home and amazon devices are now in the homes. Where they are now eavesdropping on everyone working from home so they can further extend their monopoly. Lord knows they know how to sift through all the data too find the juicy bits working with NSA and all. I got done watching what made the Venetians a great merchant republic before the bubonic plague.

[@booliev3275]

Karma! For you to get proper education rather than a pile of crap.

[@donjas8137]

@@booliev3275 man stfu

[@Fuchswinter]

We talked about the Sun King in History class quite a bit but never mentioned that all the opulence was actually strategic. I love this channel.

[@cynthiasimpson931]

Love what Will Cuppy said about Madame de Maintenon after Louis XV married her in name only: "Since she was a woman of more than average intelligence, with a talent for caustic comment, it's a shame that her remarks on this matter are lost to us." I'll bet whatever she had to say would have been worth hearing.

[@latelotus]

"War-o-graphics".... I'm down for that.

[@rickymurray]

This is a good entry channel for kids, my daughter is 12 and finds these videos interesting, it's basically spoken Wikipedia which is what kids want these days lol

[@surlygirly1926]

... and yet, still riddled with errors.

[@markdturnock]

@@surlygirly1926 like what? All the sources are listed in the description. All are pretty legit

[@surlygirly1926]

@@markdturnock I'm speaking of the entire Biographics channel - not simply this episode. And not simply this channel, but the myriad others that Simon Whistler fronts. Go to any one of them ... read the comments ... see the errors that are called to their attention. Quantity over quality of releases does not work in their producers' favor.

[@scottherzeg2741]

@@surlygirly1926 On the other hand, many of these topics are fresh, if inaccurate in places. I find these videos interesting and informative and, with a nod to your note that some of the information is in error, invite comment, clarification, further research and discussion. They're certainly not (intentionally) as laissez-faire and biased as the curriculum in a standard American public school history class [full disclosure: home-school parent.]

[@actiondork]

@@surlygirly1926 When I watch videos on these channels on topics I know well, I end up wincing & wondering which bits of videos I've accepted as fact are not.

[@JaelaOrdo]

*”C'est légal parce que je le souhaite.”* - Louis XIV

[@PierrotHG]

Louis XVI

[@speedracer2008]

Translation: it is legal, because I wish it so.

[@sandymckenna9727]

J‘aime bien cette citation..

[@gourabsarker6895]

So this is where stone cold got his bottom line

[@rami_ungar_writer]

Before this video, I knew Louis XIV mainly for his patronage of the arts, including establishing the Royal Academy of Dance, which spurred the creation of ballet. Now I know a lot more, including that he built Versailles, which I've been to and which a friend of mine and I both agree is "opulence on crack."

[@martinfawkes595]

The BBC series Versailles did a good job of covering his reign.

[@houseofschenck6230]

They take a few artistic liberties but the costumes and writing are great.

[@BigTroubleD]

I’m in the middle of watching it rn!

[@revitalsela4063]

But was very far from real history, but still fun to watch

[@gorge2786]

revital sela they did a good job portraying his reign and life, not a particularly brilliant piece of history beyond that

[@thatdutchguy2882]

As far as a British news corporation can be trusted with anything French.

[@pyromania1018]

I understand you can't cover everything, especially with a subject this vast, but you skipped (or incorrectly described) a few things: 1) If Louis hated his wife, he didn't show it that much. Despite his affairs, he was both attentive and polite to her, and when Montespan was rude to her, he threatened her to stay silent. Maintenon actually persuaded him to spend more time with his wife, who was deeply grateful. 2) No mention that Maintenon later became Louis's second wife? And that he was actually faithful to her? Or that she was a Protestant? 3) In regards to the above, once Louis started aging, Maintenon had near-total control over him, and Versailles became a lot less extravagant and more rigid. 4) Louis may not have liked Paris, but he still commissioned several hospitals, universities, and libraries there.

[@christineparis5607]

Everyone please read "The Ivory Mischief". It is a novel of real people who were at the court of the Sun King. The person who wrote it went through tons of diaries and literature of the time, so the novel reads like an exciting movie. People during that era were insanely tough, women could ride as recklessly as men during hunts, dance for 20 hours, live in unbelievably uncomfortable conditions and they were often vigorous and sharp into their 80s. It was an insane era of individuals.

[@TOPVATO]

Is it on Amazon??

[@joas3324]

Well sounds like a good recommendation!Thanks:)

[@poocabraxi]

​@@TOPVATO YOU DO KNOW WE ARE IDENTICAL TWINS RIGHT 🤔🇬🇧🔪💯

[@shoishred]

Boris’s tired Johnson- loved it Simon! As a French man I can say this was much more entertaining than when I learnt about le roi soleil at school.

[@thomasmarren2354]

Please make a Wargraphics channel Simon. I am already subscribed to most of your channels including this one and Geographics. Another couldn't hurt.

[@scotjock1]

This is why I took to history and English literature, rather than science or mathematics - there's a wealth of material for books, films, TV just from European history alone. Great video, keep them up mate. Also if you could do a video on the war of the Grand Alliance, you would get us all tuning in to watch it. Also love the Roman Emperor and empire videos. Great work

[@lrx001]

I literally did a happy dance when I saw this video pop up! Thank you for covering one of my favorite parts of French history!

[@TheCourtGossiper]

It took Queen Anne ir Austria some 22 years to conceive an Heir. Could you imagine the imense pression She should have been in while pregnant?

[@luizsa8300]

History by Filipa Poor woman. It must have been absolutely terrible for her ! By the way, I’ve just subscribed to your channel.

[@NikkiRen]

Luiz Sa I did too! Thanks for letting us know she has a channel 😊

[@TheCourtGossiper]

Thank you very much both of you ❤️

[@mariethemagnificent2000]

Luiz Sa me too!

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

@@luizsa8300 Same!

[@TheWesire]

here comes the sun king!

[@msharp8549]

I just finished Versailles on Netflix. LETS GO!

[@benokhattirach310]

Queen Elizabeth II : it's so boring holding throne here King Louis XIV : hold my hair

[@anjanajnair]

Ohhhhh you thought u were going to blow up after writing that comment

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

His tomb was raided during the French revolution, It scared off the raiders because his body was blackened.

[@NikiValentine]

Really?

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

@@NikiValentine yes

[@thankyounext365]

Evan burned

[@Peggyt-jp6mt]

Gangrene.

[@Peggyt-jp6mt]

@@Evan-te2bd Gangrene

[@wlght2034]

Thanks Simon, this was a great quick and simple history of Louie. Warographics would be awesome especially for Colonial and Pre Colonial wars. Thanks for the good stuff.

[@chaboi13229]

Simon really the king of one liners.

[@parvuspeach]

can confirm, my grandmother's family "Huguenin" were huguenots that fled to Switzerland following the edict of Fontainebleau, they became some of the first swiss watchmakers

[@carlosmarte3154]

PDF Is that where Hublot comes from as well?

[@Romulusthefounder]

I love this video I've always had a fascination with Louis and his palace of Versailles

[@maestro4287]

Great videos about modern era singers and other musicians. Maybe consider some of the classic ones as well? Their contribution to world history is greater than the great majority of people realize. Just a few to consider: Richard Wagner, Niccolo Paganini, Beethoven, Mozart, or a more recent one in Luciano Pavoratti.

[@kenny5311]

Hey Simon, you should make a video on Maurice Hilleman, a microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology. He saved more lives than any medical scientist of the 20th Century. It's unfortunate that he's not well-known to the general public. Hope he gets covered!

[@trawlins396]

Vaccinology??? Gynecologist?

[@skipwebb3787]

Anyone else see Simon trying to suppress a smirk after the Johnson comment? 😂

[@SCSilk]

Skip Webb I heard it in his voice (I wasn’t watching). :)

[@cassandraralph5906]

Thank you so much for this interesting and educational video! I learned something new today again! Well done Simon!

[@Artur_M.]

I'm pretty sure you meant The Fronde not "The Front" at 3:51. ;) Overall though it's a great video.

[@MrMysteryman00]

“Exhaust Boris’ Johnson”

[@noahnieto5253]

I genuinely love watching these videos, I use them sometimes to help me fall asleep. So thank you Simon and everyone that works on these I greatly appreciate it.

[@zacko81o]

“It was nonstop orgies. If that sounds fun to you just know it was only the elites, everyone else was starving” What a sentence

[@storms_lair2123]

Do Justinian one of the most legendary Byzantine emperors or Augustus

[@randomsandwichian]

Louis XIV: I am ze Sun King!!! Ra: Wait wait wait wait *WAIT!* ... wat?!

[@zeusathena26]

A channel about different wars, battles, & the reasons for the war, the fallout, & the reprecussions of the war would be great. New channel!!

[@ncommino]

Another great video👍

[@shanelamar8857]

I love this channel soo much, gives me nostalgia of my global history class in high school.

[@imperialpharaoh7900]

Do a video on Byzantine Emperor Basil the Bulgar Slayer

[@smiller3995]

Hero to the Greeks villian to the Bulgars

[@iagosevatar4865]

Greatest emperor ever

[@BritishRepublicsn]

Chad

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Have to say ruling over 70 years must have been interesting

[@ninatouchdown2500]

Yes, when a monarch actually rules. Just being a monarch in name must be boring.

[@ironczar8975]

Imagine being a child at the end of his reign, even your great grandfather could have been alive while Louis was king.

[@ironczar8975]

@@Nswix "imagine being a child during his reign" You have to read something properly before answering to it

[@carlosmarte3154]

Nina Arleth Boring, but better imo. Being held responsible for every little mishap isn’t something that I’d like to do for 70 years.

[@abskorditis1232]

Great as always! Could you do a biography of Osamu Dazai, Japanese poet? He really was interesting person.

[@PatriickIre]

I would love to see another channel by you called Wargraphics!! That would be awesome, I am subbed to all your channels and love them all

[@danaburton2095]

"Carlos was so inbred that he was incapable of siring an heir" IM DYING

[@user-kg6jo7yb3w]

Most european monarchs were as inbred as him. Louis 13 married his 2nd cousin, his son married his double cousin (basically his niece generically), his son married his 2nd cousin, his son (Phillip) married his 1st cousin etc etc. In fact, the biggest houses in europe all shared a new ancestor every 50 years until the 20th century, So Charles isn’t new.

[@delfinmcdolphin6160]

Biographics : shows picture of Carlos II Me : He's a habsburg isn't he?

[@nicknesler]

I'm over half way through Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan series. There are some spoilers here, but this short bio puts a lot of things into perspective!

[@joas3324]

I love Dumas!!:)Btw.D'Artagnan was a real person.

[@Miss_Camel]

He has a nice shaped head, a lustrous beard, interesting glasses, sentimental eyes, and the wardrobe of a high school boy who is forced to go to church...and most importantly, he has a passion for history!! This is the ideal male for 2020.

[@hojo-mo778]

I like him better without the beard.

[@Miss_Camel]

ho jo-mo - I’ve never seen him without the beard, but if there’s ever the chance that we’re dating him simultaneously, he can shave one half of it and we’ll sit on either side.

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Damn the thirst is real.

[@Miss_Camel]

@Maria Kelly - obviously! That wardrobe 😍

[@chocolatecake6588]

Your grown out beard looks great!

[@michaelhurley3171]

I'm surprised you haven't done him yet. Most important king in history.

[@punkfacexo6066]

YES WE NEED WAROGRAPHICS!!

[@srash8854]

This guy seems to be everywhere when you are researching French history. Damn it's like he was behind everything.

Yea. He is both the state and the sun. He is behind everything.

Even the sentence "god save the king" was originally made for him

[@Hagervily]

Biographics is so underrated I swear!

[@briandavy-taefu818]

14:25 One of many unprovoked invasions of Belgium.

[@YeeSoest]

Probabaly karma came early for Leopold II

[@punkfacexo6066]

Louis XIV was very much into the fries, the chocolate and the beer Belgium had to offer ❤️ Who can blame him

[@errorsinconduct]

Are the provoked invasions?

[@Albukhshi]

@@punkfacexo6066 It's waffles. Totally the waffles.

[@olivierdastein2604]

Well, not at this time, but modern Belgium was pretty much designed to withstand invasion. It was created as a buffer state, and being invaded is what buffer states do.

[@hunterG60k]

Hey Simon, great video as always. I'd love it if you could do a Scottish historical figure like Rob Roy, Robert the Bruce, or someone like that :)

[@j4296]

You should really do a video on William the 3rd now.

[@californiascreaming1131]

I love the Sun King!

[@mikerueffer579]

How many kings named Louis do you have France? France:"Yes."

[@popkhorne5372]

Germany : "feigns innocence" Seriously, since we both were francks, both names louis and ludwig come from clovis, so if you accumulate clovises with louis in france and ludwig in germany, the number is faraminous.

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

16 kings named Louis

[@sanaddaoud6541]

@Rockefeller 17*

[@adityas3587]

@@sanaddaoud6541 18*

[@jandrews6254]

Very little imagination about names back then

[@chemBTW]

2 years later and Warographics channel is popping off!! lets gooooo

[@yunleung2631]

Still the longest reigning.

[@kaysmith8992]

Louis XIV's ghost: "phew, my record safe once again!"

[@TheNapster153]

@@kaysmith8992 hon hon hon hon hon hon

[@madscot25]

Loved the Boris comment 🤣🤣🤣 Great video and channel, congrats

[@YeeSoest]

Will be subscribing to War-O-graphics as soon as you unlock it, Simon;)

[@sadepartridge3256]

I can’t help but keep thinking of “the moths with powdered wigs,” you described aaaaaaaaa

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Me: *hears Johnson joke* Also me: *smacks forehead Americally*

[@elbertderf803]

thanks, the best video i have seen on him. he really hated the poor and the Award Winning Documentary "History Of The World Part1" recreates the King using human targets in Skeet Shooting. also he didn't say that "He" is the State, he said "it's good to be the King."

[@memorandom7484]

_Here comes The Sun King. . ._

[@guyvanarsdall7686]

Loved the phrase "the Dark Arts of Politics". I feel just now we could use a Defense Against the Dark Arts.

[@SDA-xy3cm]

This would have been useful four months ago for my final paper 😭

[@lieselotvanharen9881]

15:17 "rempdjaar" Hahaha, you atleast tried😂

[@jamesallen5818]

Warographics sounds like a good idea.

[@codidevlugt2153]

Nice! I was wondering when you were going to cover Luis XIV. Thanks!

[@fredbarker9201]

“Last argument of kings” Inscribed into the cannons of Louis XIV

[@taylordinney1484]

Simon says "Wor" and "Empar" better than anyone else and it's now a part of my inner monologue.

[@strati5phere]

my new favorite period of history

[@stevethomson1212]

At 21:00 … without us launching a “warographics channel. Hmmm 2 years later, we just started a war-o-graphics channel.

[@mikeor-]

God Save the King was created for Louis XIV, and while it did come from France, everyone thinks it's British. Louis XIV is also the longest-reigning monarch, with Elizabeth II being number two for now. If she survives to June 2024, she will surpass him.

[@smal750]

she did not 😹🖐👎

[@jamesdettmann94]

Louis the Sun King remains undefeated, quite satisfyingly enough as unlike Elizabeth II he was a real monarch.

[@mikeor-]

@@jamesdettmann94 Well, Elizabeth II WAS a real monarch, as is Charles III. Unlike what many people believe, Britain is NOT a Parliamentary monarchy. It is a constitutional monarchy, where the monarch has the power to make decisions on state affairs. The monarch is the head of state, while the Prime Minister decides on Government affairs. Therefore, by all accounts, Elizabeth II was a real monarch, and so is Charles. William will also be a real monarch, at least in theory.

[@mikeor-]

@@smal750 But she is the longest-reigning female monarch, longest-reigning adult monarch, and longest-reigning British monarch. Move over, Victoria!

[@jamesdettmann94]

@@mikeor- I'm aware that Elizabeth was technically a monarch, I meant that Louis had real monarch powers that current UK monarchs don't have

[@josephernest91]

I would also be very VERY interested in a "War-o-graphics" channel. So many wars to talk about. Please make it happen Simon!

[@kingjames4886]

hey simon, you drank a TON of wine the other day and randomly messaged me saying you wanted to make a video about the price of tea in china... it was totally your idea.

[@chrisc448]

This guy politics

[@V3ritas1989]

new channel warographics confirmed! NICE!

[@cymbolichuman433]

The whole unfair treatment of the working class in France is the reason why the people got sick of it and allowed opportunists such as Robespierre to try and take over and then the French got even nastier leaders. It's better now?

[@sonofdita]

@@night6724 you're the first persom I have seen saying that. Would you care to explain where did you learn that? I'm interested.

[@MMD0001]

False. The main cause of the french revolution isn't "social reasons" or "bad treatment of the working class". It is the judicature. Tyranny of the judges.

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

@@MMD0001 It was because of the bad economy caused by war and overspending. People couldn't afford bread while the Bourbons where living lavishly at Versailles

[@MMD0001]

@@ucheokoroafor8273 This is false. And propaganda. Social differences were a problem, for sure. But it wasn't caused by some egoism and luxury from the king. But more by provincial politics and the judges who were unfit to face the world problem and to achieve political changes. Again, read about how judges and local parliament blocked any changes the king was pushing.

[@samueleandriolo4517]

He wasn't Louis fault that his successors were incompetent

[@musicmieltje9191]

You made my day, first video I'm watching this morning

[@Rocinante2300]

You have a great beard.

[@schlik5042]

Would you consider doing a video on Michael Collins, the founder of the Irish free state? Keep up the great videos.

[@SkyeID]

So, Versailles was literally "a hunting lodge for rich weirdos"!

[@xenotypos]

It didn't look much of a hunting lodge after the construction of Versailles itself ended though.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

and a giant toilet.. they had an issue with dealing with human waste. There's a documentary on youtube on here somewhere..

[@yelyah5496]

Such a fancy hunting lodge that other monarchs tried to copy it. Tried being the keyword there.

[@joshglover2370]

@@rionthemagnificent2971 So it was the original San Francisco? 🤣

[@psykerwave2315]

The summer orgie camp for the wealthy.

[@NA-mg1uo]

We were lucky enough to visit Versailles palace last summer, even though our trip was only a weekend long😊

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Defines oppulent doesnt it? I took my mother when she was in her 70s. Her favorite thing to tell people was that the chrystals in the chandaliers were turning purple

[@keithlynch9788]

What about Cardinal Richelieu or Mazarin in the future? @Biographics

[@Brickbrickbrickinthewall]

Sam , please make a video for Kobe Bryant! 🙏🏻🐍⛹🏿