Franz Ferdinand: The Man Whose Death Caused WWI

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Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Morris M
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris
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Source/Further reading:
Habsburg biography: www.habsburger.net/en/chapter...
Sleepwalkers, Christopher Clark: www.amazon.com/Sleepwalkers-H...
Britannica Biography: www.britannica.com/biography/...
Profile of FF: www.telegraph.co.uk/history/w...
Weird facts about FF: www.pbs.org/newshour/world/8-...
Brief overview: www.historytoday.com/archive/...
Crown Prince Rudolf: www.habsburger.net/en/chapter...
Rudolf: www.britannica.com/biography/...
Mayerling Incident: www.historynaked.com/the-mayer...
1908 Bosnian Crisis: ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapter...
Excellent, in-depth account of the assassination in 1914: www.ft.com/content/293938b2-a...
WWI timeline: www.historyplace.com/worldhis...

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[@Damons-Old-Soul]

Could you please do Alan Watts? His words in his time touched do many and left them thinking. Today, through the recordings of his talks, he touches untold numbers now into the future.

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Just did have y'all thought about doing a video on Mariya vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya she was a tanker in wwii and her story is awsome

[@itsblitz4437]

Can you do a Biographics on the First President of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s?

[@spearshaker7974]

Didn’t the black hand or hidden hand have something to do with killing this guy to start ww2. Lots of secret societies running around starting wars. The perfectionablist Thule vril black hand illuminati

[@Hellsthing]

Hi, it would be great if you could do some vidos of the Swedish empire and there kings lika gustavus adolphus, Karl XII and his father Karl XI :)

[@mav8535]

This video covered him better than his guards.

[@johnbaugh2437]

Marv 1236 that’s funny!

[@ki-td5yb]

Too soon.

[@heatherm8284]

Marv 1236 That's funny 🤣

[@mav8535]

@mjstbnsn Franz Ferdinand drop.

[@empireman2867]

Witty af

[@benjaminkeys6887]

Imagine needing the Pope, a Kaiser, and a Tsar to convince your uncle to let you marry someone

[@rafanifischer3152]

My mother was worse.

[@blackblurable]

And only under a contract too. That’s some serious type of dislike or hate. In the end he agreed unaware of what the future would hold. I mean no one did although that was just enough to turn things. Life is strange like that and you never know when your last day is. Good times... I mean not holding your dead wife bleeding out, but up to that point

[@wallstreetbro]

I can't relate, even if the Pope himself found me a woman she wouldn't want me

[@richardkranium2944]

That might be an unholy marriage

[@stephenstoner1964]

You would not want to marry in the popes system thats for sure

[@K0l0suss]

"Sophie, Sophie, don't die. Stay alive for the children" Ah. My heart. My soul. That's legitimately sad.

[@jeffcordova9633]

WWI was the death of innocence in my my mind

[@breakingpropaganda5436]

And here we all are enjoying a "History" lesson which describes people who weren't directly engaged in warfare as "lazy and boring"😏

[@RobertBrown-kw4of]

"Jesse" "Jesse"

[@kevez17]

“So dull, she could be used as anaesthetic” absolute poetry 🤣

[@BajanBkGirl]

I had to pause the video because my laughter drowned out what he was saying.

[@chimwemwemoyo9374]

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭

[@SUPERNOVA0360]

@@chimwemwemoyo9374 .

[@ardenalexa94]

@@BajanBkGirl lmao 😂

[@JayMartian]

"Swallowing a pint of freshly squeezed disappointment" I'm definitely using that!

[@itsblitz4437]

100th comment.

[@Dvergenlied]

Nicholas Mars also “so dull she could have been used as an aesthetic.”

[@CptMoroni35]

Or “a pedophile made of Ebola.” 😆

[@theyredistortingyourrhthym4381]

car license plate = predictive programming

[@suhanhwang9988]

What about "Decorating the walls with the insides of his skull"?

[@makinapacal]

The love story of Franz and Sophie is rather sad. Apparently Franz Joseph suggested Franz Ferdinand take her has his mistress. Franz Ferdinand refused. Sophie was treated with almost incredible disrespect by Franz Joseph and the court. But she bore it with almost saintly patience. Meanwhile Franz Ferdinand was livid, has well he should have been, at the disrespect shown to his wife and children.Supposedly Franz Joseph thought Franz Ferdinand's and Sophie's death was the judgement of providence on a illicit union. If true - Ugh!! After the assassination Franz Joseph continued the insults to Sophie. Despite Franz Ferdinand's wishes she was buried separately from her husband, who was buried with the other Habsburgs.After the war Franz Ferdinand and Sophie's children moved the body of their father and buried him next to their mother.

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

The fact that Franz Josef thought a COUNTESS was trailer trash really makes me wanna question my choice in women who earn less than $18 per hr

[@Ruosteinenknight]

@@willysweetwonkajoe1432 it was big no-no. Austrian imperial bloodline was descended from holy roman empire, so to keep it "pure" only current or former European royalty were allowed to marry into the family.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Thank goodness they don't refer to Sophie as a commoner, like so many documentaries do. She was not a commoner. She was the daughter of a count, so she was a countess. But despite being royal, she wasn't royal enough for the Austrian court. In order to marry an Austrian heir to the throne, you had to be descended from a king or an emperor. Since she was not, she was looked down upon by the Emperor Franz Joseph. The old snob treated her very badly.

[@vexile1239]

@@Ruosteinenknight indeed that explains why those inbred royals had so many genetic disorders like club foot, inability for their blood to clot properly and let's not forget "the hapsburg jaw"

[@dakotaanderson7905]

@@SymphonyBrahms she was from nobility yes. But Fran’s Josef said that members of the Imperial Family could only marry people who descend from a dynast. Aka, a King/Queen, or Emperor/Empress. Because she didn’t descend from one she wasn’t good enough. It’s why he married his son to a woman so dull she could’ve been used anesthetic. She was a daughter of the King of the Belgians.

[@mundogameplay1341]

The sad thing about him is : He died without Knowing the Entire amount of History that his death did.His dead basically created our modern era

[@elemperadordemexico]

Disturbing in a way

[@thegunslinger8806]

Disturbing but disastrous

[@drlarrymitchell]

George Washington never heard of dinosaurs, and JFK wouldn't haven't any idea who the Beatles were. So...yeah.

[@segampharos2086]

Wow that's a very interesting to think about because you're right. Without Ferdinand death there would be no World War 1 most likely. I wonder where military technology would be right now. World War 1 was when everyone started innovating and getting away from the traditional line up in rows and shoot Warfare Style. No Ferdinand assassination no World War 1 I wonder how far behind technologically would be because of that? Not saying we wouldn't have advanced anyway but maybe because of the war we started researching technology for the war earlier than we might have if there was no war or if it was later than 1914. His death really was the birth of the modern era. World War 1 is well known to be known for the birth of Modern Warfare.

[@gsf67]

His death drew so many nations into turmoil, all for the sake of empire building and empire saving.

[@samanthabeaty4578]

"In the entire history of Franz Ferdinand's life, the was almost no one remembered him fondly. He was too quick to anger, too prone to sulking, too ... much of an asshole." Freakin' FANTASTIC. So many quotables. The script writing of this Biographics is pure gold; the delivery is pure gold.

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

The end of Austria-Hungary is impressively dramatic and reminds me that truth is stranger than fiction.

[@CaptainD00M]

animal: exists franz ferdinand: so anyway i started blasting

[@bradym340]

The script writing is wild this episode I love it

[@spacekoalalove]

It was a bit much when talking about suicide....

[@TheBuilderize]

@@spacekoalalove Why, was it too soon? The guy and all the people he ever knew are bonedust now, it doesn't matter.

[@spacekoalalove]

@@TheBuilderize It's wayyyy too soon lol But really, that's just a sensitive topic in general.. Talking casually about how a human chose to destroy themself hit a nerve for me.

[@SUPERNOVA0360]

@@spacekoalalove Uh, how?

[@mojojojo4865]

I loved Franz Ferdinand first album, but then they just disappeared, shame they could've been huge.

[@Biographics]

Hahhaa yes.

[@omnigar9611]

Came here for this comment 👍

[@Danor123454321]

only comment that mentions the band, i respect that

[@maria-melek]

LMAO

[@tigercs1]

Both are one hit wonders?

[@miss19lolo]

"A pedophile made of Ebola".... hahahaha I died

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

@A Moye 🤫🤫🤫 ... dont talk about that...u gonna ruin the billion dollar church industrial complex

[@ricyjo]

lol

[@vanbaguette7368]

Imagine being a monarch who is only known for his death. This post was made by the Kaiser Franz Joseph Gang.

[@gsf67]

He is better known for his death, but he is also known for his love of hunting, his short temper, and the fact that he missed out on being emperor. I doubt that the Austro-Hungarian empire would have lasted much longer anyway.

[@patdylan]

Support an Andrew Jackson video, and a Kaiser Gang video

[@wallstreetbro]

Imagine being a person that could shot Adolf in ww1, but you didn't and caused ww2. That man could save many lives

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Tyler Phillips actually crazy as it seems WW2 actually stabilized the world, Europe especially. The EU had countries sharing resources instead of one having more than another so causing another war. Plus, look at the colonies overseas .. they gained their freedom . The treaty of Versailles was the worst thing ever, trying to punish countries already struggling during the depression. The Marshall plan helped rebuild the countries and economies. Japan went from a not so modern country to the second largest economy behind the USA. So crazy as it sounds, Hitler stabilized the world. Since WW2 there has been no major world war .

[@adunkley92]

@@marquisdelafayette1929 It was supposed to "stabilise" the world. It was just one of the many steps being taken to build a one world government. They can't just enslave the world on a whim, they need the world to want it. They'll have us trading our freedom for our safety and it will be they we need saving from. No despair though, we already have our Saviour. "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." [John 8: 12]

[@sunburstshredder]

You hit it right on the head regarding Franz Joseph's failure to prepare his heirs to lead, especially with respect to his successor Karl. You should cover him and his attempts to broker a separate peace in a future episode

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

Franz Josef couldn't tell or wouldn't tell lil Franz that maybe going to Sarajevo is a bad idea rite now

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Yeah...FF was probably the last hope for peace. Tedious fatty he might have been but he was the only sober head in the three great European Empires

[@TheBuilderize]

The details of Franz Ferdinands death makes it seem like a time traveler messed up our timeline and just kinda fumbled it together again.

[@twistedyogert]

If I ever gain the ability to travel through time or see I might mess around with history just to see what would happen.

[@alexanderveritas]

*Gavrilo Princip:* _I’m about to end this_ _man’s whole career._

[@yodathe900yearolddyslectic8]

Mao zedongs kill count vs gavrilo princips assist count

[@segampharos2086]

That's hilarious lol

[@kknives36]

Denni Muratagic best comment I’ve seen on the channel,

[@captain-chair]

WW2 Deaths + WW1 Deaths + Cold War Deaths + Deaths under other Communist and Fascist regimes + Deaths from War on Terror = A really big number...

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

Mao's regime was supported by the Soviet Union at its genesis, and the Soviet Union was created as a consequence of WWI, so Mao's headcount is included in the fallout of Princip's two shots. So, Princip.

[@captain-chair]

@Andrew Olson But world war one has everything todo with the communists...

[@guilhermesequeira9373]

Great video, here are some suggestions: - Antonio Salazar -William tecumseh Sherman -Phillipe Petain -Paul Von Hindenburg

[@Peter_Schluss-Mit-Lustig]

-Werner von Braun

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Guilherme Sequeira Salazar please

[@JD-vn4sh]

Yes do petain

[@rhinoceros2469]

Olga of Kiev

[@optimvsprinceps1845]

August Von Mackensen too

[@KEVMAN7987]

Franz Ferdinand's death ended all the old empires and led to the creation of two new ones.

[@SUPERNOVA0360]

@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 Who?

[@egoborder3203]

I tend not to believe in "fate" or "destiny" but with Franz Ferdinand you really gotta stop for a second

[@samanthaharris6240]

egoBorder lmao! Great comment

[@SUPERNOVA0360]

@@samanthaharris6240 How so?

[@johnwalsh7810]

Next Biographic episode should be King Edward VII, the entente cordial, his mother, his adultery, the lead up to WWI and his hatred of his nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II there is so much to work with.

[@wynstonsmith7194]

If you visit the Museum of Military History in Vienna, you can see the car he and Sophie were riding in when they were shot, and also the tunic he was wearing, complete with bullet holes and bloodstains.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

How gruesome.

[@drlarrymitchell]

I'm glad for these refresher videos on history, because I always think it was Modest Mouse that started World War 1.

[@theothermorgan]

I don't usually comment on videos, but I love your stuff. I majored in history, and nothing is better than someone who can explain it well, in an entertaining fashion.

[@tubeyouber97]

My motto: *Always have an extra pair socks with you. You never know when you'll need an extra pair of socks.*

[@KNBARON]

Always bring a towel....

[@segampharos2086]

@@KNBARON don't forget to bring a towel.. aww man I'm so high right now I've no idea what's going on.. lol

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

I'm honored

[@ethanramos4441]

Archduke Franz Ferdinand I wish that assassin hadn’t killed you

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😂😂😂😂

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[@theimperialyank]

Franz Ferdinand: hey why'd you make that wrong turn? Austrian-Driver (about to invent hentai): my goals are beyond your understanding

[@mathiass1999]

What a legendary meme

[@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield]

A fellow connoisseur of the fine arts!

[@thegunslinger8806]

*with this characters death the timeline is irrevocably changed, do you wish to continue?*

[@urosvesic9520]

Best comment

[@clayongunzelle9555]

Mission bigger than them both

[@christopherlesiuk6172]

i cant take a story with someone named rudolph seriously at this time of the year

[@richardkranium2944]

Especially when they have a red nose

[@DoReMi123acb]

It's okay. Even Hitler couldn't take Rudolph Hess seriously. Oh, wrong Rudolph.

[@ethanramos4441]

“Sophie dear, Sophie dear, don’t die! Stay alive for our children!” Frank Ferdinand

[@Puppetjs]

Yes but in Dan Carlin's voice

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

SOPHIE'S REAL LAST WORDS TO FRANZ: "The children were actually ur uncle Franz's kids, u were always hunting and i was horny"

[@full-timepog6844]

@@willysweetwonkajoe1432 *snaps neck*

[@densealloy]

21:02 he was shot in the neck severing his jugular. Interestingly (shock..gasp) Wikipedia has conflicting articles as to who was shot first, Franz or Shophie. Since there are several contempory drawings of the event showing Franz wounded first just like in my noted time stamp, the section labeled "assassination" under FF individual wiki entry lists a source but not a quote, while the wiki entry for "the assassination of Franz Ferdinand" lists a source and a quote and the Smithsonian magazine say she was shot after FF. Also FF was the target and at his trial Princip said he wasn't trying to kill Sophie but was aiming at the Governor, Its fair to say his primary target was hit and he had gone to a second target. So FF was shot first in the neck and Sophie in the abdomen after.

[@bradgillette9253]

That was great work. I'm so glad that I know about this channel! Well researched, witty presentation. I love learning new things and this helps. I would not have the time to go that deep. Thanks again; you folks are a treasure!!!

[@edrossman2654]

As always, enjoy the way you present history. You always keep interesting, educational, and fun. I love how you throw in those little known facts, which is something I personally love to find and pass on to others when I’m researching history. This was definitely one of my favorite of your videos so far.

[@Zeruel3]

The biggest threat to the Austro-Hungairan Empire was somehow its own Emperor

[@JN-me3vj]

Excellent writing Morris M! I’ve read and tried to understand these events many times and this was the best summary i’ve heard. Perfect amount of context provided. Bravo!

[@BrenoLuna]

20:14 Franz Ferdinand : [just suffered a murder attempt while riding outside] Also Franz Ferdinand: Take me out!

[@soldierside365]

I was in Sarajevo this summer and saw the spot he was shot. Humbling. It’s a pretty unremarkable corner, with only a plaque now to commemorate, but honestly, if it wasn’t pointed out to me, I’d have missed it. Maybe I’m not observant enough haha

[@twistedyogert]

You'd think that given the immense amount of death and destruction that WWI created, a bigger memorial. We still feel it's effect today and probably will for the foreseeable future. Unless another World War occurs and it doesn't kill us all.

[@bazejlib1625]

@@twistedyogert They would probably prefer to erase that corner entirely. I doubt their government wants the dubious honor of being known to start two world wars (since it's basically one and the same conflict).

[@VersusARCH]

It was just the trigger, not the reason for the war...

[@komfykoala6083]

I'm addicted to your channel, thanks for sharing these historical biographies with us.

[@gerhardris]

Thanks again Simon for a great informative and entertaining video!

[@devinecatlady]

I'd like to say thank you. The final 5 minutes summing up which country started attacking who at the start of WW1.... I've always found that far too confusing to follow. I found your summary very easy to follow. Thank you.

[@theNomadz]

The Ben Elton book Time and Time Again is a great read, its about going back in time to stop him being assassinated

[@ToxicGrisham]

My dude, your metaphors are truly ON POINT in this video! Keep on keepin' on!

[@phantombeard6262]

When an Austrian gets shot by a Serbian so you, as a Canadian, under the wing of the British Empire, are fighting Germans in France. Bio on Sir Arthur Currie? The general of the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge?

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Canada, please just be colonized by another world power and shut the Trudeau bhole from talking

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

WAIT A MINUTE...Canada is still a country??

[@phantombeard6262]

@@georgehancock2307 I'm assuming you're Americans. Thank you but no. We're actually fine with our prime minister. Thank you for your concern

[@georgehancock2307]

@@phantombeard6262 Im not an American and ask western Canada about your head clown destroying their economy at the same time he takes more jet fuel vacations using their oil

[@phantombeard6262]

@@georgehancock2307 Central Canada. So we know what's going on. Stop worrying

[@coldwarsarge7592]

Another stellar video, Simon! Your BioGraphics are one of my top favorite reasons for visiting KZbin. My current field of interest pertains to Germany during the world wars. Thank you for enhancing my research.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

You should do one about me! Fought in the American and French Revolution There are so many more stories from being Washington’s adopted “son “ to being Hamilton’s best friend.

[@matthewjones8798]

Marquis de Lafayette Since when can you speak English, or use the Internet?

[@rhinoceros2469]

He’s trying to relate to the newer generations have some respect

[@kellyfarrar6639]

@@matthewjones8798 he can also rap at ridiculous speeds. Check guns and ships from Hamilton. Lafayette is America's favorite fighting frenchman

[@matthewjones8798]

I underestimated my heritage. 🤔🐣

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Matthew Jones I learned English (or at least tried to teach myself) on the boat ride over! The internet OTOH, its not like I’m a boomer.

[@leukdagen11]

Excellently presented, as always!

[@eci.1]

This was a fascinating video. Thank you.

[@judebreen2003]

Good videos as always Simon. Video suggestions for the future: Qin Shi Huang Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kim Il Sung Bad King John

[@TwentyNinerR]

Two of them are online

[@hochibamabinladenhusainefe8191]

Ww1 basically one giant family squabble that got out of hand

[@dreademperor2094]

I've actually picture all the countries as one massive dysfunctional family

[@draganmarkovic491]

Especially if you have in mind that German Caiser, Russian Tsar and British King were cousins and childhood friends...

[@frosty6845]

WW1 is the ultimate argument against hereditary leadership

[@ShannonCarter55]

@@frosty6845 more like not having stupid convoluted treaties.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

If Queen Victoria knew the trouble that her grandsons would start, she would have paddled all three of their butts.

[@christopherboydjr.3838]

Love all of these videos and absolutely love how much you can tell he loves doing these videos

[@ChristineCAlb1]

Love your history lesson videos. I always learn something new from them.

[@violetocean7846]

i'd love to see a video on Tsar Nicholas Romanov. he and his family are fascinating and met a tragic end :(

[@fukkitful]

Not sure if your aware of it but there's a reall6 good series on YT covering the Romanov dynasty. It was by Star Media. Its available in both English and Russian and is about 12 hours all together.

[@violetocean7846]

@@fukkitful I'll have to check it out! Thank you!

[@SUPERNOVA0360]

@@violetocean7846 You're welcome! ^^

[@masonchurch680]

He forgot to mention that the German Empire collapsed when listing out the fallen empires. 23:24

[@benjaminkeys6887]

I wouldn’t say it fell... i’d say it underwent new management

[@masonchurch680]

@@benjaminkeys6887Ha, okay then fall of Kaiserreich,but Germany is like a phoenix.

[@panzerbanz7296]

Well it always stayed in our hearts, Just as Franz Ferdinand and Austro-Hungary do too.

[@SpAzMaTiCJ]

This was a fantastic video and the way you cut in the gaming part killed me lol absolute banger of a video mate keep making gold content! Respect 🤟😄

[@yoapedraza1928]

Thank you for your service 👊🏼 I absolutely love your channel!!

[@austinng1137]

If you want to cover more Hapsburgs, you could do Philip II of Spain, Charles of Austria, or his son Otto von Hapsburg.

[@youngmasterzhi]

Unfun fact: Arch Duke Ferdinand was wearing a Zeglen vest, which was one of the early bulletproof fabric vests, and is also one of the most expensive, due to the special silk and weave required to make it more bulletproof. His vest only covered his front and back torso, so when Princip assassinated Arch Duke Ferdinand, he shot him at his exposed neck.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I really appreciate these quick-learn videoes. Keep up the great work!

[@Biographics]

Will do, thank you.

[@terraganbrouk9060]

Terrific episode! Thank you for so much insight.

[@scorpionsoracle3465]

His posh accent makes everything funnier

[@thedude4672]

What if he had an American Southern accent, but said the same things?

[@scorpionsoracle3465]

@@thedude4672 yeah not the same. A southern dude wouldn't think to pair a pedophile with ebola you know?

[@sigynfoxy69]

When Franz Ferdinand told his wife to not die and live for their children i forgot all about his mean side, yes hes human..and so are we and im srsly sad people dont remeber him.

[@billymania11]

Simon, an excellent episode! Good job.

[@karenkennedy6293]

What a great channel I just discovered. Looking forward to watching some great documentaries

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I love watching Simon playing the video games. 😉

[@wgnLhxtoj]

You know it’s true love when your son harasses the Pope, the Tsar, and the Kaiser into sending you letters about his girlfriend

[@anthonyciccariello8089]

That was awesome man , keep up the quality content

[@Biographics]

Thanks :)

[@whereispip]

This is a brilliant overview. Thanks! I learned a lot.

[@Holsp]

indy neidell from the channel The Great War, said that if Konrad of Hotzendorf (chief of staff) died instead they might have been able to win the war as Konrad was a totally uselles commander and without the german command just lost everything he could

[@josephsaltal2596]

The next Heir, and then Emperor, Karl I, is close to being canonized as a Saint. He is currently known as Blessed Karl Of Austria.

[@thedude4672]

Can you hear my eyes rolling? Not at your comment, but calling a politician or someone who was born a wealthy heir "a saint" makes a mockery of the label. I doubt that many of those bestowed with that title have truly earned it.

[@alecblunden8615]

Most modern "saints" are either rich politicians, including popes, or unknowns with recurrent bouts of Christianity.

[@kylepietrusiewicz2749]

@@thedude4672 blessed Karl led a life of heroic Catholic virtue, that only wanted to end the senseless slaughter of the great war, was by all accounts charitable to the poor and devout in his faith

[@maria-melek]

@@alecblunden8615 Recently a new Saint has been added he was a blind and deaf Mexican doctor who would help the needy. Or so I heard that somewhere

[@PolkCountyWIProgressive]

Terrific job! I loved this.

[@melaniepalker9998]

Nicely done! Kudos to the author lol and love Simon's delivery!

[@cm374787]

Englishman: "This isn't America, this is Japan!" *opens fire*

[@joshuapilling3641]

You should do a video on Offa of Mercia. He was an incredibly interesting English King

[@arnoldselva2483]

Beautiful video. Unbiased, informative. Personal yet detached.

[@jaydeedanci]

I love your video's I learn something new everyday. Thanks guys!

[@hendrixdylan13]

I literally googled "how did WW1 start" earlier. Crazy since i been playing a ton of Battlefield 1

[@TheScienceguy77]

The real reason that WW1 escalated into a global conflict was that Britain wanted to take out Germany who was allied with Austria because early 20th century Germany was becoming an industrial powerhouse overtaking Britain and hurting their economy. The US loaned money to Britain and that's the main reason they got involved, to make sure they didn't lose their investments. The German government took out ads in English in American newspapers about the Lusitania ship saying that they knew they were smuggling ammo and weapons to Britain, which was true, and that they would sink it if it tried to go back to Britain. Some Americans had a loose attitude about visiting Europe during the war, many actually went there on vacation for whatever weird reason so there were several American and British citizens on the Lusitania even though it was being advertised as being targeted by German U-boats. The Germans sank the Lusitania true to their word and the US used it as a pretext to join the war even though many Americans didn't want to be involved in European affairs.

[@Miodrag.Vukomanovic]

@@TheScienceguy77 Are you saying that the US government played on their citizen's emotions and used their own citzens as human shields to carry supplies and ammunition to England?

[@__DA___]

I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.

[@rafanifischer3152]

I heard it was the fault of a woman named Sara Hevo.

[@quietbatperson3115]

But the real reason for the whole thing was that it was too much effort not to have a war

[@Paldasan]

Was looking for this or Le Batsford's comment.

[@zarinaromanets7290]

Allegedly

[@NewingtonBoy]

Very interesting! As always a great video!

[@ioncamin5]

the ending of this video gave me goosebumps, outstanding job Simon

[@gitBritt]

So think about this. Gavrilo Princip killed Ferdinand. Has actions led to ww1 (probably used as an excuse to go to war) The actions of the war easily laid the roots for ww2 (argue that it was the same war with a 20 year intermission) WW2 made the USA and the USSR superpowers The clash of the two caused the cold war which could have very easily led to Nuclear war causing the destruction of the world. Remember your actions have consequences so think before you act.

[@Footballisthegreatestsport]

underrated, just know this comment is very good

[@rachelwilson1718]

when the part about sophie came up and the comparison of her to his flowers made me kinda happy for him bc he seemed to just be a sad and ill-tempered man who just wanted to be with his flowers and shoot things and then he found the one person who made him not be a dick

[@ChiTownGoatMontana5]

Thank you biographics💯❤️

[@Biographics]

Thanks for watching :)

[@shadowcon818]

That final quote was well done!!

[@DocProctor]

The killing of Ferdinand had to happen. It was a matter of princip! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA! I'll see myself out...

[@cameronstewart5960]

Too soon

[@rhinoceros2469]

It’s been 102 years Edit:math

[@katiewinchester3757]

I shouldn't think this is THAT funny, but I do, and I can't stop laughing!

[@illyr8590]

Rudolf looks kinda like a young skinnier Ryan Reynolds at 4:28 Also "she was si dull she couldve been used as anesthetic" 😂👌💯

[@DenitaArnold]

That last one-BURN!

[@cody7994]

What a fantastic biographic episode. I dont normally make requests because they feel rude. But it would be really cool if you and your team put together a video on the life of Shaka Zulu.

[@capital_letters]

Great work, Simon! I love your quirkiness and educated talk. Why don't your give us your own biography?

[@MaxAUT1988]

Wasn't Princip in a cafe after he thought he'd missed his chance, and the Archduke's car took a wrong turn, had to be put in reverse just as Princip stepped out onto the street again - and then he shot the pair?

[@Callisto-vy7vx]

That's true. The driver took the wrong turn at the Latin bridge. Nowadays, there's the Austrian museum at the spot where he was shot.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

It was a coincidence with a terrible aftermath. World War I.

[@FunkBallGX]

That TB just needed some fresh heir.

[@armandorodriguez6447]

Never knew hot it got started but now I do and thanks to you

[@beckymcclure6943]

One of your best, Simon

[@Biographics]

Thanks :)

[@wellrose17]

So, as a yank I've never known the meaning of that red little flower on the lapel´s of many a Brit. Is it in whole in remembrance of the war? Simon your narrations are bar none the best on YT.

[@theatheistmonk4385]

"In Flanders Fields" (the poppies blow) is a war poem. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. Source: Wikipedia.

[@xpkareem]

I wonder what poor Franz would have thought about all the trouble his death caused.

[@TeamShibe]

Love the ending speech!

[@Caramel1806]

This video was very informative. I didn't know all of this about him. Listening to you playing the game was funny.

[@UmVtCg]

His death did not cause WW1, it was just the catalyst the war would have happened anyway.

[@tylerberks2756]

The main point is that catylist, if left a few years ww1 would probably have been much shorter, and less bloody as a result

[@thedude4672]

Wish I had a crystal ball to an alternate timeline so that I could verify that speculation.

[@kylepietrusiewicz2749]

WWI was not inevitable, nothing in history ever is

[@densealloy]

I've been saying for years that WW1 wasn't kicked off with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand but with the Mayerling Incident, as it was known of at the time.

[@maria-melek]

In one of my history classes in high school we spent quite a while on WWI and my teacher told us that it was due to all the damn treaties they were signing with each other and my teacher said that WWI was inevitable but Franz’ death fueled it even more. I don’t really go into depth when it comes to the World wars though now I think I will 🤔

[@donbrunodelamancha1927]

Most EXCELLENT episode Master Simon. So many don’t really know the impetus of WWI. I would have like to have hear a bit about all mutual protection treaties that made WWI all but certain if the tiniest of countries was overrun. Bravissimo‼️‼️‼️ Much L♥️VE to You and the Whole of Team Simon Whistler/Biographics and Happy New Year‼️‼️‼️♥️♥️♥️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼📚📚📚⏳⏳⏳💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🥃🥃🥃

[@bryanmanuelbaes7871]

Now history could repeat itself with the death of the iranian general

[@donbrunodelamancha1927]

bryan That won’t happen. The same kind of underlying tensions plus mutual assistance treaties don’t exist in the Middle East. Most of the Nations of the Middle East can’t stand Iran. If you want to look at a real parallel on need look no farther than 45. 1. In his run up to the nomination, he slowly lifted the ever so thin veil that the 30-40 million people of Hate in the U.S. hide under. 2. After Charlottesville he essentially Normalized racism and got away with it 3. In trying to forbid, basically, all Arabs from entering the U.S., he was once again the poster child for blanket racism 4. He was far from fine, no, he had to call ALL Méxicans Rapist, Murders, Undocumented, Drug mules and taking jobs from Americans. Interesting thing happened in Alabama. In 2011 they passed the HARSHEST State Immigration Law in the U.S., HB 56. The sponsor of the Bill told State Representatives, “the law "attacks every aspect of an illegal alien's life.”” Famous last words! It worked in that NOT ONE Undocumented Worker Entered Alabama that year, not one. We’ll get to all the Legal issues with the Law. First let us examine the aftermath of the Law, shall we⁉️ With NO Undocumented Workers in the State, MAJOR PROBLEMS became immediately apparent. Even with the consequences on the horizon, Alabama State Representative Kevin Rich said, “The illegals in this country are ripping us off," Come now, in 2018 Undocumented Workers paid nearly $11.9 billion in Taxes. So the there are a bunch of foreign car manufacturers in Alabama. A few times executives with Toyota and Mercedes were pulled over for routine traffic stops. They didn’t have their licenses nor their passports. The law required that they be arrested and held in jail until this was sorted out. However nothing happened to them. However, this sent the State of Alabama’s business community went into full on panic mode. They were afraid that foreign investors would leave. The best part was when picking season came to the highly agricultural state. There NO Undocumented Workers to pick crops. No one in Alabama would take the jobs. They advertised in inner cities of Chicago , Boston, Detroit, Cleveland and more. After weeks the got a half a dozen takers, all of whom quit before lunch time. Because of the lack of willing labor, nearly EVERY crop failed that year, costing the state economy Billions of Dollars. Sending the State into a DERP Recession, from which they have yet to recover. This was a Trump fueled world of Hate. 5. I analyzed 45, as have many x’s many psychological professionals. The Universal Consensus is that 45 is a Malignant Narcissist. The closet analogue diagnosis is Psychopathy. 6. He ONLY believes himself. 7. He has never met a lie he didn’t like. 8. He, all on his own and very Publicly EMBRACED the Moniker of NATIONALIST. 9. He is a by the numbers Fascist. Sound familiar⁉️⁉️ It smells a bit too much like 1932 Berlin up in here. Hence why I call him: President Mein Donald Heir Trump. He will instigate WWIII if ANYONE does. And like Frans Ferdinand, it will be over something RIDONKULOUS‼️‼️‼️

[@willeyeam1241]

I know you guys keep you’re videos short but o would love a long form video or series of videos going thru WW 1 and 2