Great Northern War - Lies - Extra History

[@extrahistory]

Time for Lies - Great Northern War edition! James answers questions from our Patreon supporters who joined our monthly Q&A. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/extracredits

[@crimsonscourge8539]

Extra Credits what's the next one?

[@BListHistory]

love you guys!

[@ashleighwoytuik667]

Please do episodes on the winter war between Finland and Russia, Genghis Khan, or the American Civil war. And if you are going to talk about a southeast Asian kingdom; talk about the Khmer empire. It has such a long a rich history.

[@ChakatStormCloud]

What was the deal with Augustus though? I mean really. Someone cannot purposely lose like that, so what was really happening there? I was really hoping that would be cleared up today.

[@plifal7799]

Ghengis Khan has his own series starting in 2018 and the Khmer Empire has been in the ballot quite a few times but was most recently beaten by Catherine I think.

[@EdKauffmann]

James always travels with no fewer than three discrete decorative skulls.

[@renoisawesome6993]

Ed Kauffmann HHahahh

[@mr.nobody2485]

Ed Kauffmann what gentleman wouldn't?

[@farskies5343]

And a sword!never forget the sword!

[@Syraleaf]

And thats not "Just a sword" either! Thats the one and only sword (Think WoW)

[@roguedogx]

Ed Kauffmann that must be an interesting conversation with customs. "Sir why do you have 3 human skulls?"

[@LordXaras]

Another part of the background as to why Charles' army was so disciplined but also difficult to replace was due to the fact that his father - Charles XI - had set up the allotment system to establish this brand new standing army. Basically he had replaced the practice of conscription and impressment with a deal that allowed farming communities to sponsor a number of professional soldiers and be exempt from certain taxes and wartime conscription. This allowed the army to train these permanent soldiers continuously in peacetime, drilling these recruits into expert units that could be mobilized much faster than traditional enlisted, conscripted, or mercenary troops. However, this new army was never deployed in war during Charles XI's reign, and Charles XII - the boy king - essentially inherited this massive elite army and was just itching to play with it.

[@Nothing2150]

LordXaras lol as a big paradox games fan I know that itch. And thank you so much for the clarification I didnt feel james fully explained it

[@Year_of_Jubilee]

LordXaras Just like Alexsander the Great

[@nixielee]

Very true. You could also argue that the high amount of calvary involved (over 50 % of the army when invading Russia) was another hurdle to get over when rebuilding the army. That amount of skilled riders, who fought in aggressive wedge formations, would be hard to replace for any country. That being said, I think his father's allotment system is the most important factor. Not only because it created well-trained professional soldiers, but also created a sense of camaraderie, as these men often hailed from the same area within the empire. This would've kept up morale and discipline through tough times.

[@nailil5722]

​@@nixieleejust like Alexander the great lol

[@Tech2Rush]

Not knowing when to stop seems to be a common denominator among failed conquests in history; especially when it comes to invading Russia.

[@N3WR3N41554NC3]

Tech2Rush Except if you're the Mongols ;) (talking about invading Russia, of course)

[@Darkstriker133713]

The polish would like to have a word.

[@JRedNose]

Must be something in the water... I mean it's the way the Russians tend to lose, too... :p

[@TheBespectacledN00b]

N3WR3N41554NC3 Should we did the Mongol-tage?

[@N3WR3N41554NC3]

TheBespectacledN00b Maybe, but probably the Japanese might want to have a word with the Mongols before that xD

[@jackychan8090]

I think there is a lie within a lie Augustus the Strong was Elector of Saxony , not Hanover , since the Elector of Hanover would become King George I of Great Britain at the end of this tale

[@extrahistory]

You're correct! James misspoke. He even had us highlight Saxony on the map in Episode 1 to show Augustus's connection with it! ;) -Soraya

[@rjfaber1991]

Indeed. A little bit of me died every time he said Hannover, because the difference between Hannover and Saxony isn't just a matter of getting two minor states in the web of political complication that was the Holy Roman Empire mixed up, but actually confusing the two most important foreign-controlled states within the boundaries of the HRE, both of them Electorates at that...

[@diegoortiz64]

*Saxony

[@tenkaikagaya]

Well Hannover occupied territory in what was called “Old Saxony”, modern Lower Saxony. Though I doubt James had made that connection lol.

[@KitteridgeStudios]

+Robert Faber Saxony wasn't foreign-controlled yet. It was more the other way around, with it controlling Poland since August bribed himself to the Polish throne. King of Poland was of course his higher ranking title and thereby primary title, but since Poland was an elective monarchy with no line of sucsession in the classical sense, it's more like Saxony temporarily taking over Poland.

[@timothymclean]

The Seven Years' War, as taught by the American school system: "There was a war between France and Great Britain, with Native Americans on the French side. This was unpleasant for the colonists and lead to financial issues in Great Britain, which lead to them taxing the colonists, which lead to the American Revolution. Any questions?"

[@otter90]

That's really accurate...which is sad...

[@alicev5496]

tbh that's how it's taught in Belgium as well

[@moosechoose]

No mention of Austria or Prussia

[@eliasstockhausen5274]

In Germany it's all about Fredrick the Great completely disrespecting the americas

[@mxrs4745]

It only talks about the American/colonies front, not even colonies, just the Americas which is disappointing.Like India or Europe, or not including Prussia and the Austrians.

[@GeneralLuigiTBC]

When this video was uploaded, it had no Walpole connection. Who was responsible for tha-- It was Walpole.

[@TheGlobali]

Whats this Walpole Meme about ? :)

[@Feosillus]

Watch the "south sea bubble" extra history :)

[@westtxtapper]

Watch "The South Seas Bubble" series.

[@lavendero3204]

You called?

[@state_song_xprt]

The South Sea Bubble is happening at pretty much the exact same time as the Great Northern War so Walpole connections shouldn't be THAT hard to find...

[@Kargush]

"Boom. Headshot." - random Norwegian sentry

[@DarkLordOfSweden]

To soon ;(

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Kargush Norwegians op, plzz nerff- - King Charles

[@ellsworth1956]

No way it could have been a Swedish sentry that wanted to go home. "The real question, of course, is, from which direction was he hit? Those who have studied the case generally agree that, given the orientation of the trench in which the king was standing, an object striking him on the left side of the head must have come from the fortress, whereas a shot fired from the right would most likely have originated from the Swedes’ own trench system. Examination of Charles’s body suggests that he was, in fact, shot from the right-what appears to be the entry wound on that side of his skull is significantly smaller than the apparent exit wound on the left." From Smithsonian.com

[@Healermain15]

I wonder if he first spun a full circle and fired with his eyes closed.

[@eddiehowell9871]

Thr King who cared Vegtables can't shoot people

[@fusel5883]

Sometimes James looks like a mix of Sirius Black n Severus Snape

[@BListHistory]

haha I can see it now

[@Paveway-chan]

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape.

[@terrenmaplethorpe4001]

First thing I noticed when I looked at him

[@crookedshades8194]

Funny thing about Charles' death. The Norwegian comedy series Brødrene Dal (The Brothers Dal) side stepped the whole issue of who shot him by showing him accidently shooting himself with his pistol in his frustration over his men charging the fortress without orders.

[@BListHistory]

charles was an amazing character in this one

[@LordDim1]

Jakob Shades Brødrene Dal was my childhood.

[@Papadragon18]

Do you have a link for this, or know which episode it's from? I want to see this, it sounds hilarious.

[@PokePresto]

Search for brødrene dal og Karl den 12 gamasjer think its episode 5-6 or 7 pretty sure its 6

[@Papadragon18]

Thanks!

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

"there is that issue that plagues Russia continuously" The fact that they always alternate between one ruler with hair and one bald ruler ? (true story)

[@Healermain15]

So Tsarina Elizabeth was bald?

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Wigs were popular during that time so who knows ?

That is actually frightningly true :P

[@mdokuch96]

There is another feature about our rulers. Who was actually prepared in childhood for becoming the ruler, are usually way worse than those, who never war, so improvised.

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Rulers who have to earn their title are usually better than rulers who just inherit it by birthright indeed.

[@arqueic4602]

This was one of if not my most favorite series Extra History has ever done. I was super excited for the new episode on it everyday, and I loved every part of it. Thank you Extra Credits!

[@tommykarrick9130]

Can I just say real quick, I love that history is full of characters of impossible odds There's Admiral Yi annihilating massive fleets with a couple ships And Charles taking on armies twice the size of his And like everyone in the sengoku jidai seamed impressively lucky on all their dice rolls at least once (Or I could just say all the coincidences that lead to WWI and leave it at that) Extra History Making history actually fun (Also I just told my history teacher about you guys, I feel like he'll love your stuff!)

[@firenter]

If you wanna see food history, there's this channel that does 18th century cooking on a weekly basis and they really research that stuff pretty well. It's called Townsend's by the way.

[@GigawingsVideo]

Ah Townsend's. It became popular when they make their 17th century fried chicken. I prefer their old name though, Jas Townsend and Son. Sounds like a whimsical old timey store in a frontier town.

[@toboterxp8155]

Who fired the shot? ...It was Walpole!!! Because jet fuel can't melt steel beams!

[@robertwalpole360]

360 no scope! ;)

[@liammorgan-nolan8991]

nice shot there, Walpole.

[@nsyncureavenue5676]

0/10 not showing enough chest hair

[@KaptenN]

About shooting a button: The Swedish uniform at the time was designed such that the buttons were spherical containers in which to keep a spare bullet.

[@TheDa9L]

Budet kom på en kall vinternatt Carolus finns ej mer... Well, that song is only in Swedish but I can't break the Sabaton song streak I got going :D

[@ancientwisdome8612]

hemåt fränder!

[@lavendero3204]

Titar du pa den hare serien?

[@AroyalMcWiener]

fränder, bröder! Vår stormakts tid är över!

[@CitizenClon]

@theDa9l we need a muscovy letsplay now

[@sergilazi9179]

Ruina Imperi

[@raikespeare]

Robert Walpole was the Minister at War and (briefly) also the Treasurer of the Navy during the War of Spanish Succession - the war that Charles XII refused to settle as arbiter. And if you recall, Robert Harley, Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer, engineered the removal of Walpole as Minister of War and his eventual imprisonment in the Tower of London, to negotiate a Peace settlement with Spain - so they could set up the South Sea Company. It set up Walpole as an opponent of the South Sea Company out of revenge, and to use the crisis to make himself Prime Minister. They missed a chance for a BIG Walpole connection...

[@mrfried]

Frostmourne takes centre stage I see

[@Tosei0816]

It is the Great "Northern" War.

[@Observerofworlds]

As a swede, it have been a very depressing second half of this series. The button which have been said to have killed Charles via betrayal lies in the history museum in my home town of Varberg on the Swedish west-coast. I am super stoked for anything with Bismark.

[@WokeCrusade]

I prefer it when there is only one person in the lies episodes

[@gold1erik]

The alleged bullet that killed Karl XII is at display in a town named Varberg. The name of the museum is "Hallands kulturhistoriska museum", located inside a fortress! :)

[@gedtheflayer]

If anyone wants to learn more about medical history, there's a podcast called Sawbones which takes specific medical conditions and goes through the history of our understanding and treatment of those conditions. It is fascinating, hilarious, and horrifying in turns, and really well done.

[@trentonnewman9683]

gedtheflayer GO MCLEROYS!!!!

[@AlvoriaGPM]

I feel cheated that James didn't address the "Just Keep Losing" thing... but I understand that this was an unusual one for him to put together because of scheduling. It sucks but whatcha' gonna' do?

[@InfamousArmstrong]

AlvoriaGPM What about it?

[@AlvoriaGPM]

There was a lot of people questioning whether losing was actually the plan/strategy, or if that was an embellishment for the episode. People in the comments were kind enough to clarify that point, but I still expected it to be addressed in the Lies episode since it caused a fair amount of confusion.

[@frankharr9466]

I love me a good lies episode. I hope in the future you get to do a proper one for this series. By the way, my dad once told me that knowing when to give up is hard and I guess it's reasonable to extend that to it's difficult to know when to stop when winning. A while back there was a report on the Newshour about how when people succeed, they tend to think they deserve it, even when their success is totally random. This might be a part of what was going on in in the head of a person who keeps going when it's time to just take your win. That is, they assume the credit for the winning and forget that circumstances count too.

[@Kijnn]

2:30 Another intersting fact about Augustus: He had a lot of concubines, resulting in about 10% of the modern Saxon population being his descendants.

[@connerneu4603]

Hey James, Augustus was Elector of Saxony NOT Hannover. The Electorate of Hannover was held in personal union with the Kingdom of Great Britain in the person of George II.

[@thepurplegeneral2669]

Hmmm.... I wonder who killed Charles-It was Walpole Walpole did it

[@renoisawesome6993]

The purple General Yes!

[@robertwalpole360]

Maybe so ;)

[@filipprochazka4961]

Frostmourne? Is Walpole responsible for the Lich King too?

[@renoisawesome6993]

Filip Procházka May be??

[@robertwalpole360]

I thought WoW was dead . . . or at least in decline.

[@dai2dai246]

Next series better be the october revolution... 1 century guys!!! URAAAAAA!

[@nelsonchereta816]

Bismark! The Iron Chancellor will not be sunk!

[@busyrand]

Really enjoyed this series. I miss Siesta's commentary because I always learn from you all discussing research methods and opinions back and forth. Great series!

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Where's Walpole?

[@renoisawesome6993]

Antti Björklund That's the REAL question

[@Tytoalba777]

Who do you think had Britain declare war on Sweden? edit: sorry, I was wrong about that. Walpole became prime minister literally the year the war ended

[@talltroll7092]

Although that doesn't mean he wasn't involved in the decision, just that he wasn't the one executing on it. Even in Opposition, British MPs can hold a lot of influence

[@jankansi5679]

Walpole was the second shooter firing from the grassy knoll.

[@robertwalpole360]

*Falls from the sky* You summoned me?

[@FantasyAddict95]

Frostmourne hungers... And so do I... I need to stop the history binge and go get some food...

[@midimusicforever]

About rebuilding the army - I think you miss an aspect here. From 1680, up until the early 1900's, we used a system in Sweden where a set of farms, a "rote", would supply a soldier with a cottage and some land to live off. And supply the soldier who would live in the cottage, train, and be ready for war. Rebuilding an army once gone isn't so much about money as about manpower then. New guys needs to get trained, and that's a matter of time over money. Then sure, cannons, muskets, cannonballs, powder, these things cost money of course.

[@davesinclair6203]

I FIGURED IT OUT... actraiser! That’s where the dang intro music comes from... SNES actraiser... gosh a great game

[@paualamar]

Am I the only one who thinks James looks like a vampire? Also the skulls in the background, black shirt, etc don't help too much. (Just kidding... Or am I?)

[@goldenfoxa1810]

DelphosPlay you're not the only one he looks like that vampires from Spiderman show

[@ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723]

This is my headcanon

[@SamAronow]

Fox-tossing gradually lost popularity in favor of fish-slapping.

[@jonasnyfjall9697]

I'm Swedish, and it's extra fun to see you do a series related to Sweden! I learn so much from your videos, and even though I knew some of this (I had, for example, been spoiled on the faith of Karl XII), there was a lot that I didn't know!

[@MostafaHaque]

FROSTMOURNE HUNGERS

[@magmanenis]

"Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes" came from this war if memory recalls correctly.

[@midimusicforever]

To expand on the second question. There were two major occasions (and probably a bunch of minor ones) where Karl XII, Carolus Rex, or Charles as Extra Credits call him, were offered a peace deal. The second one was the sweet spot, where he would have had all of the Baltics except for the fort that was to become St Petersburg. He could then had focused on keeping control over the Baltics and Poland. Who knows, you all might have been speaking Swedish by now, had he done that. Also, there would be two contestants for being called Charlemagne.

[@LexieAssassin]

Could you do a series on the Russian revolutions in 1918? Perhaps even up until the collapse of the Soviet Union? It's a fascinating bit of history that I admittedly know very little about. :/

[@calvinyahn2840]

LexieAssassin The Great War is basically already covering it so it’d be a bit superfluous, especially since I got hooked on the Great War because I saw a Shout-out from ExtraHistory.

[@Pikazilla]

the biggest lie is that this is a Q&A instead of Lies

[@antiwacks4017]

Truth is, Sweden have never been fully invaded by others in history.

[@benbordas2662]

This Series had some of the best art. Great work guys.

[@smulanx3]

Can you do the 30 years war? I wanna hear about Gustavus Adolphus!

[@mayor4797]

James' shirt blends in too much with his beanbag

[@extrahistory]

No, the beanbag blends in too much with his shirt. How dare it!?

[@lvd8122]

What? I thought the just was his head and hands, I didn't know he had something beneath his neck?

[@Ratchet4647]

What bean bag? No all that's his shirt, he just cartoonishly obese

[@mayor4797]

Extra Credits Yes of course

[@ytuberguy544]

phahahahhahahahaahahaha

[@RoyalFusilier]

It's sad, but in a way, Charles dying to the random bullet? Not shocking that there's been massive conspiracy theories surrounding it. That is exactly the sort of randomness in life that people abhor more than literally anything else, ever. Some would rather there be any order to life, even an evil conspiracy, rather than just facing the idea that there isn't anything, and what happens happens. Hence, conspiracy theories.

[@brandandavis4172]

Hello, I know I'm a little late, but I just wanted to thank you for these videos , they're were amazing, I learned so much, I binged them actually lol. My great great grandparents sailed over from Sweden, I have this odd fascination with Sweden , I think it's a great country, and yeah just thank you for this great content, greatly appreciated !

[@watcherzero5256]

A good question would be if Sweden survived the Great Northern War as a military power would that have distracted them and would they still have had the second most successful industrial revolution after Britain becoming a powerhouse of steel production which could have fed back in to supporting their military forces? I.e. would the demands on labour and capital of maintaining a large army have prevented that later economic success in the age of steel.

[@DanielHAkerman]

Another reason for the Swedish close quarters tactic is the fact that early flintlock muskets have terrible aim. The first volley fired by the enemy would deal very few casualties, and during the time it took to reload the Swedish line kept advancing so their volley would be much more devastating when they were closer to the enemy line

[@itsaBoomer]

Good to Eat by Marvin Harris (1985) is a pretty interesting book about food, while not dealing with what people ate but why people eat certain foods.

[@AndersJackson]

I have two friends that know a lot of Scandinavian food from viking age and forward, and have written two books about that. They have made recepts from different sources. And yes, there are also a couple of Serie in SVT (Swedish Television) that is where they prepare food from different historical times and eat them.

[@lars0me]

Talking about comparing leaders... about knowing when to quit conquering.... about an upcoming Bismark series... I think you missed a segue there.

[@Owlr4ider]

Fun fact, Napoleon learned that aspect from the Swedes and trained his own elite guards in hand to hand combat and emphasized the melee over the gunnery aspect of war. Unlike his main enemy, England, which focused predominantly on the gunnery.

[@robowisanveithasung6022]

another thing about england was that they were filthy rich, and therefore were able to provide their soldiers with tons of cartridges to shoot with. this is essentially why britain focused on gunnery

[@morty4193]

There's a solid video about cooking and how it shaped human history. The channel is called It's Ok To Be Smart and i would love to see James write a spin off episode of some kind.

[@danielharsch2683]

I am very excited for the bismarck series because I did a project about Bismarck's unification of germany.

[@TheCreepypro]

man this was fun reminded me of the old episodes of lies where it was just James don't get me wrong I love the new format with the back and forth but it nice to see James just doing his thing like he used to

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Thanks for mentioning Swedish Salvo James. =)

[@mattyice9300]

Tell about the 30 years war

[@NateRowand-jo2rf]

Victor Mapping honestly i didnt know which war he was talking about until i read your reply :)

[@tiscotisa9731]

Every time you make a video, Paradox Interactive sheds a tear.

[@YanTraken]

Augustus II the Strong was elector of Saxony ,not Hanover.

[@bobshea6523]

Don't forget the war of Jenkin's ear.

[@craigkdillon]

I actually had a pretty good education in the public school. I learned about Frederick the Great, the Great Elector, Unification of Germany & Italy, partition of Poland, and even Peter vs Charles for the championship of Eastern Europe.

[@rateeightx]

I Thought The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Was In A Personal Union With Saxony, Not Hannover.

[@slevnnn]

I love your Frostmourne replica in the back. :D

[@Pasteurpipette]

Frostmourne hungers... for more episodes

[@Firesteel]

I like all the formats. I want all the formats. Also that sword.

[@corvus917]

Hooray! We're doing Bismark next! Now if a kind patron reading this comment would kindly suggest to do The French Revolution and Napoleon next, that would be super awesome!

[@guieguima]

Good video, really enjoyed this last series. Really wish you guys made a series on the iberian campaign if you ever do napoleon.

[@Cendoria]

For anyone interesting in hearing Swedish music heavily inspired by (lyrically) history, mostly Swedish but also other nordic countries and British history, I'd recommend giving Stefan Andersson a listen. A good start would be Revolution. You'll need a translation if you don't know Swedish, but it shouldn't be hard to find.

[@Librarian356]

"Can you do a series about food [from the ancient world] and how it was cooked?" This is the only series where this is a legitimate topic that they might cover because that is the epicness of the series. Literally anything esoteric and ethereal is up for discussion because y'all are gonna LEARN SON!

[@moarice509]

A lie in lies - Augustus ruled Saxony, not Hannover.

[@rjnemoyer]

Okay, this is my second exposure to you and you did much better than with the bronze age. Stay away from the Hittites. You are good here.

[@NateRowand-jo2rf]

Honestly, I like this more than a normal Lies.

[@AgentTasmania]

Can’t afford to patronise, but an episode on military provisioning over the millennia would be great.

[@melfice999]

I like it when its just James doing lies to be honest.

[@robertfletcher3421]

You have already done the Hunting of the Bismark 4 months ago.

[@piercewilliams6284]

Robert Fletcher Your profile picture looks outstanding!

[@Forcystus85]

August II was NOT the elector of Hanover, he was the elector of Saxony, and it was that position he used to declare war. He had nothing to do with Hanover, get your lies straight, please.

[@JoshSweetvale]

I sense a mystery Lies of lies!

[@thegamephilosopher2214]

@Extra Credits Charles XII also influenced Maurice De Saxe, hero both in the war of Austrian Succession and the War of Spanish Succession, and soldier under the Duke of Marlborough and Peter The Great, that during one of Charles XII's last battles against Russia, Maurice De Saxe witnessed the power of the Caroleans. When you look at the Reveries, you see both Russian, Swedish and roman influences, and in particular: Maurice De Saxe's big aim was to try to look at warfare to discover the principles behind the fighting of the Swedish generals like Karl XII and Gustav II Adolf. Oddly as well, since Maurice De Saxe also read Polybius, he rediscovered much of Roman warfare forgotten at that time.

[@jarosawwitek4463]

@The Game Philosopher Fun fact: Maurice De Saxe was an illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong (he acknowledged him at some point), served in Russian, Saxon and French armies.

[@thegamephilosopher2214]

Yep, I knew that too. But that itself wasn't as relevant in my opinion to Karl XII's influence on these later wars though, which I find a connection through Maurice De Saxe.

[@PokePresto]

Wish you would have takkes more abaout Tordenskjold and the swedish death march. Exept for That amazing series.

[@levkriscoins9115]

The Swedes lost themselves, Karl XII and his entire army were being taken prisoner. The second time Karl XII came to Norway he was killed. The Swedes never managed to win a war against Norway, Norway won all the wars against Sweden. Even Sweden was occupied by Norway, Norway has never been occupied by Sweden.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Crap. You have a nice beard and haircut. I misidentified you as Peter the Great.

[@gianlucaborg195]

Please, make more, please pretty please!!!!!! More more history more more please. I love it mahahahahajjjj . We love Extra History Extra Credits!!!!!!!!

[@shahansindhi8141]

Charles won our heart...

[@Pingthescribe]

If you're going to try and do a playlist of War of Spanish Succession-Austrian Succesion-7 Years War, why not add the Eighty Years War and/or Thirty Years War? Eighty Years War was when western conflicts started going global, and the Peace of Westphalia brought in a system still used today in intl relations.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Wow,that's a very,very sick sword behind him

[@karsentube13yt]

Frederick I of Sweden betrayed his (dead) friend, his nation, and his wife. Frederick I ended the war as soon as he got the throne. The whole reason he got the throne is because Queen Ulrika Eleanora abdicated in favor of Frederick so Sweden would have a better chance at getting a position where Sweden could get not as bad peace terms, and he surrendered.

[@antonsannestam6937]

Something recently brought to my attention is the question of Sweden's population (or lack thereof) in the early modern period. As it turns out, not only did the rest of Europe not know, but neither did the Swedes themselves. It wasn't until later in the 18th century that the Swedish government conducted its first proper headcount. Previously, all population counts had been ballpark estimates. So, in a way, the Swedish government were just as surprised as the rest of the world when they uncovered just how sparsely populated their country was. It's kind of fascinating to consider if Sweden had been able to rise and maintain any superpower status at all if the rest of the world had known how few people actually lived in this huge country.

[@6666Imperator]

not sure if you are still reading the comments below older videos, but if you like the histroy of writing maybe this is something for you: 121 Sternstunden der deutschen Sprache. Not sure if there is an english version of it but it is a really cool book diving at 121 different events/books/writings in german language which influenced society/language heavily. E.g. the translation of roman words into germanic which didn't exist before or famous speeches later on.

[@NertoFurity]

I would love to see the one about the history of medicine, or food. In fact, I would like see any video about the early history of sciences and techniques, specially math and astronomy.

[@lardyman2]

Check out James and the casual Chest hair on display. Very Chilled.

[@auriandb4960]

Augustus was actually the Elector of Saxony not of Hannover

[@owenofhb8319]

Sweden aimed to become a great power, and they thought that in order to do this they must conquer the coastline of the whole Baltic Sea, and the Swedes were not interested in Scandinavia, as much as Poland, and The Pomeranian lands in modern day Germany and Poland. The Swedes would often send their army abroad to get loot since the Swedish lands were not economically very well.

[@historycenter4011]

Someone on patreon recommend the history of the Sealand Dynasty of Mesopatamia. It is a real think, I swear!

[@Tramseskumbanan]

The success about the carolean army was not only its aggressive tactics and hard discipline. In peacetime, the soldiers and their officers could provide economically for themselves by the so called “Indelningsverket”, a Swedish invention that was created by Karl XI, and by the time of the outbreak of the great northern war it was well established.

[@othmanzainab]

How about the Muslim concuest of Persia and the Eastromen (Byzantine) empire Ps : a parallel episode is a great Idea

[@Zanphos]

Every time you do this you look more like a jaunty pirate captain James and I gotta say it's a good look for you!

[@grandcommander1140]

02:38 *Elector of Saxony He wasn't the Elector of Hanover but of Saxony