History of France - Documentary

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[@broreguard41]

As a big fan of history and a life long learner I can’t express how much I appreciate these. Mind blowing how much quality historical content there is on KZbin. Thank you.

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@Vicus_of_Utrecht]

Somewhat too short. My attention span is legendary so... grain of salt comment.

[@MrFantasnick]

A marriage between Irene and Charlemagne that would in essence ressurect the Roman Empire...that’s honestly such a cool ‘’what if’’ of history !

[@decem_sagittae]

Never!

[@AlphaCrucis]

I wish I could see what happens in that time line.

[@MrFantasnick]

AlphaCrucis So do I ! An reunification of the churches like Justinian attempted to do ? How would the viking age play out ? Would Normandy exist, therefore would William the Conqueror ever exist ? Gaaaaah so many questions !

[@decem_sagittae]

@@MrFantasnick What reunification of churches are you talking about? The churches were not separated during Justinian's lifetime. The Great Schism only occurred in 1052.

[@MrFantasnick]

Afonso de Albuquerque You’re quite right, my apologies. I mixed up the monophysite and myaphisite debate with the schism.

[@heretech7025]

Just flipped my chicken fingers in the oven. Got me a drink. Looong week of work and whatnot. Got the doc ready to go. Best way to unwind on a Friday night.

[@I.KUchiha]

Michael Lozano fingers chicken

[@heretech7025]

Maybe it's a Canadian thing? Lol I dunno. Chicken strips, chicken tenders. They will always be chicken fingers to me.

[@heretech7025]

@Michael Lozano lol I didnt know that. Well they are delicious good sir. *tips fedora*

[@odysseus1220]

what a strange way to spell tendies

[@jimmyfavors1814]

Make that drink a cognac and set playback speed for .75, it's like an educational brain massage

[@OrthoKarter]

You are some of the few channels that actually go into FULL DEPTH and dont just glance over parts that you find bad, like others. you make long length videos and try to pack everything that happened into one simple and easily understandable video. wonderful! ur my favorite history channel. God Bless you

[@DyzioTheDreamer]

I watch these documentaries (or rather lectures) with an increasing interest and like many others find them far more instructive than often years of study of history at school. I am Polish and would love to see an episode dedicated to my country.

[@TAK-yj4hj]

He was an Emperor, she was an Empress Need I say more ❤️

[@choizde7126]

Avril Lavigne???

[@divinesleeper]

if they had actually successfully married the Roman Empire might still exist.

[@woodlefoof2]

divinesleeper *imperial sadness intensifies*

[@nodinitiative]

@@divinesleeper yup, the Greatest what could have been love story. Empress Irene was a real unique woman. Unlike other women that had power, she was actually willing to get married to increase her Empire's power and share that power with a man.

[@choizde7126]

@Aleksa Petrovic haha bro this is exactly what I was looking for

[@scottferguson48]

Love you France . love from your old friend Scotland

[@caiussempronius2342]

Auld Alliance, Auld alliance... Love from the auld ally ! :) Long live Scotland !

[@Perririri]

#ViveLÉcosse !!

[@scottferguson48]

@@Perririri we love you France. You are Scotland s best friend

[@mathisboudras4300]

Vive L’Ecosse mon ami !! Auld Alliance 🇫🇷❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rennor3498]

Old allies against England

[@alexanderkaspari8787]

La France est un pays avec une grande histoire. Merci beaucoup pour ce vidéo!

[@dyonisos7295]

Cette vidéo*

[@alexanderkaspari8787]

@@dyonisos7295 Merci pour cette correction

[@omegaalphamw256]

On pourrait même dire" le pays avec l'histoire la plus grande et la plus dense de toutes". Comme disait nietzsche la France est l'héritière de l'empire romain, elle est l'Europe.

[@patrickhauser588]

​@@omegaalphamw256 c'est exageré. La Grece et l'Italie sont plus importantes que la France.

[@siegfried7951]

@@omegaalphamw256 Du bla-bla nationaliste qui ne dit rien d’autre que "mon pays à moi c’est le meilleur et nananèreuh…". La France n’est pas plus l’héritière de l’Empire romain que les autres pays de langue romane, ou dont la culture a été influencée par les Romains. Et l’Europe comme concept politique et culturel n’existe que depuis la Renaissance.

[@thenomad4123]

Finally a channel where the narrator speaks clearly and not fast. Thank you. And the content is amazing as well.

[@KonstanzArrens]

I love the fact that France has an Atlantic coast and a Mediterranean coast, very lucky European country. From the Gauls in the time of Julius Caesar to modern France, a long and eventful journey for this modern European nation.

[@silverpleb2128]

Well lucky country... Being surrounded by many enemies like Spanish empire, Holy roman empire, England and then Great Britain, and also Prussia and then German empire...

[@1905parth]

We also have the indian Ocean and the pacific ocean you know

[@hjyglik5030]

Surround by the most succesful nations. Perfect geogrqphy with everything mountains rivers everywhere. The geography of France explain almost everything.

[@geesixnine]

Thank you for this gift on Friday! Vive La France 🇫🇷

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Viva la revolution

[@geesixnine]

@@HVLLOWS1999 Vive La Republique

[@robertwatson4840]

Jumped at this! Thank you for making such a wonderfully detailed documentary that didn't just gloss over the "dark ages" and high middle age history. Fantastically done!

[@quasar4780]

Thanks man, I always love that kind of documentaries. Seeing how nations and empires come and go to let room for new nations has always been something fascinating for me.

[@cactitiger]

I can’t stress just how good these documentaries are

[@sablon3123]

my name is Jean Francois De'Sablon and I thank you for this portrayal of our history, may God bless you and all your future endeavors!

[@Fireoflearning]

Merci monsieur!

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Hola, mi primo francés. Es un honor conocer a tu gente. También tengo bastante francés.

[@eschel2155]

Who cares about your name? I wouldn't promote the fact i was a smelly surrender sob...

[@theliberator5126]

E Schel I’m guessing you didn’t watch the documentary if you still view France as a ‘surrendering’ nation.

[@sablon3123]

@@theliberator5126God-King why would you think that France is a surrendering Nation?

[@nerdyguy1152]

And france built 2 overseas colonial empires. The first reached its apex during the reign of Louis 14. The second was built during the reign of Napoleon III. (The second french colonial empire was also the second largest colonial empire after british empire)

[@Geckoman-eb9hg]

I'm part French and it's awesome seeing your documentaries about France. I'm also part Dutch so it would be interesting to see a video about the Netherlands one day.

[@cactitiger]

I’m not Dutch but i think that would be cool

[@alistairt7544]

I'm neither Dutch nor French and I think that would be cool to. 😉

[@robertcuminale1212]

I'm part French and Dutch. I would probably still be living in France today but France didn't want Huguenots so my family left for the Netherlands in 1567 when the second civil war started. My ancestors were from Normandy and were of the nobility.They came to America in 1653 sailing on the Bonte Koe. My great grandfathers worked for the Dutch West India Company. One was Magistrate of Haarlem and the other was Peter Stuyvesant's adjutant. They were wealthy men. One owned 5000 acres in Bergen County in New Jersey the other was the founder of Woodbury New Jersey. France lost a fortune in trade when all of its merchants and tradesmen left. They took the leather, glove, millinery, gold and silver smithing (Faberge and Revere and others) to other countries which got richer while France got poorer.

[@peterchessell28]

Yeah it,l only take 2 minutes.

[@pascalladalle9018]

@@robertcuminale1212 c'est dommage que les huguenots n'ont pas fondés une colonie en Nouvelle-Angoulême au lieu de mettre leur talent au service de puissances étrangères, d'ailleurs il y avait eu une tentative à la même époque en Floride mais elle était trop proche des territoires espagnols.

[@yeah572]

I have never heard the time of Charlemagne illuminated in a way that made this much sense. The way you tell this story is much easier to understand than others I've seen. Excellent video throughout... thank you.

[@alistairt7544]

I really love French history. Superb video!

[@alwayswondering4051]

Thier country and culture, food and wine, pastries and architecture, thier language and romance; and thier women, WTF'S not to love ? I'm in love with France. Since childhood.

[@winexploration2718]

Clisson is an historical city

[@chrisgivestricks1810]

I'm I feel like this but more with italy

[@royarievilo1580]

@Le' Phanx there’s no problem about being gay,stop using this as insult

[@choijihyeog9465]

Yeah and if you continue to like it, you can be. France is probably the less racist country ever, so welcome soon ?

[@Materia_Primoris]

​@@choijihyeog9465"Less racist country ever," yet it colonized most of Africa

[@landominsk1899]

When you win more wars than every other nation but everyone jokes about you surrendering in ww2 *Sad baguette noises*

[@HVLLOWS1999]

😂WTF!

[@thedarklord530]

Baguette shouldn't have guaranteed Poland.

[@mmhthree]

All their badass warriors died or went to England. The ones that died led to them not breeding... leading to a weak French nation of the last century. USA should take note, as we are having our strongest killed in war.

[@franctokyo5981]

Trey Hocker do you know that you are an ignorant morron ? France OWNS the highest number of overseas Territories of all EU countries in all 7 seas from the Caribbean to the Pacific and French is the official language of 29 countries do you think that a weak country would have expanded itself like this ??? You american think you are invincible but it's not the case you surrendered to the Japanese in 1941 in the Philippines, you lost in Vietnam because it became a communist country, you lost to the Taliban in Afghanistan they are still there and your president G.Bush lied to the rest of the world in 2003 for the illegal attack of Irak. You should show more respect to France in 1815 the French army under Napoleon took Moscow forcing the Russian to burn their own city but you are so ignorant and proud of it that you probably didn't know everything I said.

[@franctokyo5981]

@DeathSeller Exactly, the French President J.Chirac had the guts to say NO to US imperialism and the illegal invasion of Irak because there wasn't any mass destruction weapons despite what G.Bush said ! If France is a week surrendering country I really wonder why the US even bothered to ask our help and why they got so pissed off when we refused. LoL

[@aymarafan7669]

I love the detailed sounds you have started using!! 👍👍 Very great video to help with my book on the house ofLusiganan, and Dreux-Montfort! Also take shot every time Fluer- de-Lis appears

[@stevenmoore4612]

Yay another great documentary! You should do the Scandinavian countries next! When people say the French are a nation that surrenders, and loses a lot of wars need to check Frances score card. They have won a lot more than they have lost, and this “French surrendering meme” that’s going around is kind of pointless. You simply can’t judge a nations entire history on one battle in 1940, which most “Americans” do anyway. They’re like any nation and have had its fair share of losses, but it’s not to the extent that people make it out to be. The French have always had a top grade army and military. It’s simply poor and ineffective leadership at certain times that plagued its military from conducting effective campaigns and wars.

[@stevenmoore4612]

Yes exactly! America and others shame Germany so much with what happened during the holocaust. We simply need to look at ourselves for a minute a realize that we murdered over 20 million native peoples, and enslaved millions of Africans, but as of everything negative the so called “good guy” allied nations due it’s simply swept under the rug. Just like stalins regime that killed over 20 million of his own people, but nobody cares about that. Or the British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese empires murdering millions of native peoples around the world, but yet again it’s ignored, and all focus still to this day just hammers at what Germany did in the Second World War.

[@PierrotHG]

@Hardy Harhar The Americans arrived in 1917, they had to be trained for months and equiped (by the French) before being sent to the front and they only really participated to the allied operations from september 1918 and often under french command. The idea that WW1 was won by or thanks to the US soldiers while the French were cowering up somewhere is video game revisionism. France bore the absolute brunt of the war effort in WW1. In 1919 it was obvious for everyone that the french army had won the war, at what cost is another story.

[@brendan9868]

Why’d you put Americans in quotations though?

[@maxmuller8633]

@Hardy Harhar You are talking too nicely about the Americans, there are like 25million people who made the surrender memes, they even measure their war as great because million died in pointless charges.

[@geraldsinger4596]

Thank leftist

[@Prescilla_Halliwell]

Thank you for this. I have been searching for documentaries on the earliest traceable history and the earliest kings of Europe and I found them here. I became interested in France when I watched Samuel Theis as Louis XIV. ❤

[@fabs8498]

The serie Versailles is fiction from real facts. It's about Louis XIV who wanted the greatest chateau of France and obliged the nobles to live there. The serie was filmed in the real palace and other castle around Paris.

[@Blackops0078]

Finally!!! This is what we've been waiting for😍 good job ! I can't wait until the next video

[@thewh00ster]

History of Spain next! Complete the Western half of the continent.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

SÍ ESPAÑA POR FAVOR

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@Vseslav Levchenko LOki

[@franck4727]

Claro qué si

[@Argonics]

Go ahead and forget all about Portugal too while you're at it, hmmm? 🤨

[@zeno24f57]

Ehm..Italy?😥

[@Capital2x]

Duuuude. You should definitely cover ALL European Countries then after that do a separate "History of Europe" video to follow up on all of it !!!! That'd be DOPE bro. & I haven't seen Nobody come close to doing that especially the way you do it. But ESPECIALLY Denmark , Norway , Sweden , Austria & The Netherlands !!!!! I want to see YOU do those Countries. You'd do them properly but if you just look around there's Not Many good Historical Videos on those Countries like there is for Germany , or Britain ETC.

[@danc7934]

I want for Romania

[@youtubeuserxix]

Merci beaucoup pour ce documentaire aussi détaillé et informatif. Vive la France 🇫🇷

[@petersaysthings]

Thank you so much for providing these thoroughly researched, succinct documentaries! I'm challenging myself with historical, cultural, and language learning of 2 European countries per month over the next year, so these are super helpful :)

[@roberttelarket4934]

Vive La France! Vive la magnifique langue francaise!

[@darthvenator2487]

I love France and it's valiant people. Vive le France from Brazil 🇫🇷🇧🇷

[@syklalyf]

Wow thank you so much for this dude, been looking for a video like this forever and here it is in my recomended. Liked and subscribed ❤️ you gained a new fan

[@lestergreen2828]

I come back to this documentary every few months. So much great info in here and well presented. I’m a history nerd but all of your videos are great refreshers for my memory.

[@andrewjohnson5307]

France: The father of Europe, the home of the pope, the hammer of Tours, the victors of war and the center of civilization from which the west once flowed. How the mighty have fallen. Rest in peace eldest daughter, you shall not be forgotten.

[@mohandave5825]

And makes up the Majority of the knight's crusaders that went to fight and defend Europe! A place that had a lot of culture and influence now rests barren!

[@sebrands]

Caiã Wlodarski Literally worthless metrics. HDI is higher in the US than in some Nordic countries. A ”big economy” being somehow inherently good is such a stupid argument. Yeah dude China is such a great place to live like in comparison to Iceland because the economy is bigger in size, right? And the bigger army just means there are a ton of people. That too is a retarded argument. What these ”reactionaries” are referring to is the ethnic demographics turning into a new Brazil and French citizenship becoming as valued as a Walmart membership card.

[@sebrands]

Caiã Wlodarski Well uhh... I don’t know, can you find a metric which proves they make it better? LMAO

[@sebrands]

Florian A. No, I’ve never heard anyone say that migrants are what caused the ”downfall” of France on the global stage. People just argue that these migrants are an economic encumberance on the nation. The fall from global hegemony happened before the migrants. What these people do argue however, is that overall France has lost what it once had. No global hegemony anymore, decline in tradition and the lost respect for the nation itself. And also just to clarify, we can’t see the stats on France due to the laws prohibiting them but the migrants in Europe, generally, are negative in almost every metric you can find. In most situations the immigrants from Africa and the Middle East have an unemployment rate of over 50%. In some cases like Somalis it’s around 70-80%, the latter in my country of Finland. We’ve spent millions in these integration programs and improved their employment rates by about 2-5%. In crimes they are overrepresented to a staggering degree, like being 30% of rapes while being 5% of the population. The amount of migrants in Finland increased dramatically in 2015, and since then I’ve seen surveillance cameras pop up in the cities like mushrooms after a rainy autumn day. It has been a massive economic strain for us to beef up security services and policing just because of them, basically.

[@roms4154]

Andrew Johnson thanks , but we are not dead yet !! ;)

[@ata-ayitehunlede5632]

Simply the best. Outstanding, awesome and superb presentation. You flow throughout centuries of History of France with a breathtaking ease. Well done and congratulations. 👍 Merci Beaucoup

[@dimpalsaha1707]

I am Indian. We have the history of France and Europe in our history book so I came to watch this video.

[@Lucas-pw5qb]

The amount of times these videos must take to make must be insane. Thumbs up to every video and subscribes! Great content!

[@GeminiDiscover]

Great video. Can't wait for the next part(s). I'm currently in Paris filming a lot about the history of France. Going to release the videos soon

[@superslowmojoe401]

I can’t believe that we’re able to watch documentaries like this for free

[@melc9830]

So good, best doc about France on KZbin. Thank you so much Fire of Learning.

[@guavaguy4397]

That Napoleon quote was just awesome.

[@Fusiongaming-il6xm]

Never pressed the play button so fast!

[@cliffordcrimson7124]

R.I.P to the O.D.B.

[@jameschambers4807]

Same

[@nerdyguy1152]

Clovis reunited Gaul. Charles Martel stopped muslim advances. Charlemagne reunited western europe. Odo of Paris and his younger brother Robert 1 of france defeated vikings in Paris and Chartres. William the conqueror conquered england. Robert Guiscard conquered southern italy. Hugues de Payens founded knight templar. Daniel Montbars pioneered in North America. Richelieu, mazarrin and louis 14 made france the greatest power in europe. Louis 14 even strengthened control in north america and indian continent. The bourbons sent soldiers and money to help George Washington fight against the british. Napoleon made france great again. Napoleon 3 rebuilt colonial empire overseas (it was also 2nd largest after british empire). France suffered the most casualties and fought some of the bloodiest battles during ww1. But ppl just focused on ww2. Even during ww2 resistance in france never stopped. De gaule also fought overseas with free french forces...

[@Shawn-fy2hr]

More French died fighting for Germany in ww2 they were some of last in Berlin.

[@nicolasmassoulier6116]

​@@Shawn-fy2hrShawn Not true. 100 000 French soldiers were killed during the German invasion of 1940. And you could add to the count the many French soldiers who died during the rest of WWII when they fight in Germany with Leclerc. And never forget Eisenhower who said (it's in his book) that the help of the free French forces during the D. day was of paramount importance, and save the lives of thousand of America and English and Canadian soldiers (never forger the Canadians who fight with so much courage). Eisenhower said that without this help, the day could have been more destructive for the soldiers. The free French manage to break the rail lines of the Germans so they could'nt sending troops to help, and this among others actions like informartions about he germans move's help a lot americains and all the allies soldiers. I know about the people you talk, those who fight for the germans. Very few people, and among them were pimps, thift, hothead and a bunch of fascist. They were traitors for the french and they were sentenced to death for this exact reason. They chose to fight with the SS, the worst evil people on earth. But, thank's god, they were only very few. And writing as you do that they were more french with the the germans than french in the army with the allies it's just completly false. Ask to your history teacher or to anibody who really know the story of WWII. But there is no need to argue: Russians, Americans and English: they all agree when they decide that France was also one of the winners of the WWII. That's why France has a sector of Berlin under his control. There were French judges at Nuremberg and France have a seat with America, USSR, Chine, England at the ONU security council. 5 places only and one for France... Do you really think that all those things were accorded to France only because all of the people were true francophile? At this time, history was alive and well known and all those people know that France had played a major part. Of course, without the heroism of England (great country! for a moment, england was the only one against Hitler ! for me, this is the greatest country in WWII, because of Churchill and beacause of the english people) and, moreover, without the great help of America, France will have been destroyed by the nazi. And even if i hate Staline, i couldn forget the sacrifice of the russian people, because more than the others country they have paid the blood price. But to said the truth, for most of the french, the face of liberty was american. The idea thar some kids from Alabama, Tennessee, Georgie and so many states, came here and give their life for the safe of a country they never heard about is so strong, so touching...I dont have the rigth words. Let's thanks them, that's all.

[@Shawn-fy2hr]

@@nicolasmassoulier6116 you train students to do sex changes and give hormones to children and same sex marriage whos evil again? The allies are globalist commies who have occupied and murdered countless people.

[@Shawn-fy2hr]

@@nicolasmassoulier6116 the French and every Western European nation will be a minority in their homeland. I bet your so proud of that achievement? Dieversity means no more whites, commies hate whites.

[@Shawn-fy2hr]

@@nicolasmassoulier6116 yeah and 6 million, look at census before war and after, you tell me. The world wars were the start of the commies taking control of the world. You 🦜

[@litogor]

The history of France is undoubtedly the one that has the greatest influence in the West in the last 2,000 years ....

[@Narutouzimaki76]

You forgot about rome

[@andresharris8433]

Let me guess: You’re French 😂

[@patrickhauser588]

No Italy has the greatest influence ahead of France

[@patrickhauser588]

French history was mainly influenced by Rome and Germanic peoples

[@CookingwithJamesG]

@@patrickhauser588 I’m pretty sure that France united had a huge influence on rome, the pope, Catholicism, Germans, and the fate of what would be Germany, as well as rivalling the greatest German powers throughout the Middle Ages and afterwards

[@PtolemyAtheling]

A history of Castile/Spain would be much appreciated.

[@krystlemiller4930]

Merci! I loved your Germany history docu and already watched it several times. I've been hoping for one on France. Maybe one on Spain in the future? 🤞 Thank you! Please keep doing your thing 😀

[@decem_sagittae]

Spain then Romania

[@kbf9644]

Thank you so much for the little noise when there’s pop up info. I often to half listen and half watch these as I do other things and it’s a great little idea that helps guarantee I and others like me don’t miss things. 😁

[@AdmiralTypeZero]

Another video that im gonna watch 20 times. Cheers Fire of Learning!

[@michaelkaram]

when the history of france is so rich they never got past the 1400s

[@GandalftheWise]

The French always surrender LOL - America

[@guilhermecontiero96]

rome and persia fought for so long in the middle east that in the long run were unable to stop the caliphate and were Both destroyed

[@aymarafan7669]

Hahah “Meaning Charles the Straightforward; not moron!” Love how you mumbled that same thing when I tell my friends about him. Also there’s Louis V or Louis “Do-Nothing,” because he was on for such a long time, not meaning lazy. Also because he didn’t produce heir! Haven’t watched all the yet but congrats on another stellar documentary, this will be a good aid for some historical fiction novel that has to do with France! Merci Beaucoup pour la vidéo!

[@ybreton6593]

les rois fainéants en français

[@allaboutfrench]

A well explained introduction to French history that could tickle the interest of few curious. Great accent too ! Thank you for the detailed lesson.

[@sauronmordor7494]

yup

[@sniperloic2904]

Nice channel, i'm surprised of such precision for such lengh of France's history you reviewed in 1 hour. No useless details just what it takes to get a clear understanding of the history. I even learned a bit more on my own country

[@luisguzman3826]

Thanks, my dude. I really look forward for ur content.

[@Leopold_dfr]

Thanks for this video. Greetings from France 🇫🇷

[@zacharymclucas6573]

Thank you so much I have been waiting for this!!! You are the GREATEST documentor I have come across please don't ever stop doing this!!! Let me know if you agree??

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you very much, I plan to do this as long as I can

[@zacharymclucas6573]

@@Fireoflearning please dude don't give up and if I can send some support in the near future trust me I will I'm not sure how much would make a difference but if you keep doing this I will try my best to support you to!!!

[@Fireoflearning]

@@zacharymclucas6573 Thank you. If you wanted to, any amount would be greatly appreciated, but your interest in my content is what's most important to me

[@zacharymclucas6573]

@@Fireoflearning I appreciate that and that you actually reply to your viewers that is what also separates you from others among a long list but yes I will definitely be helping in the near future can't wait to see what's next!! Thank you Justin.

[@Capital2x]

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[@elbentos7803]

Such a complete, precise and detailed video, at this rate, the rest of french History will require two other videos. 😀

[@osmiumsoul9535]

Please don't stop making documentaries, and the simple but informative style is perfect. Thank you for many hours of enjoyment and fascination.

[@daplanehuntermanpilot]

I wouldn’t give Louis the Pious such a minor role in history. Yes, he was not a warrior at heart, but he was determined to keep the state intact with its force. Before being Emperor, he had already seized Barcelona from the Umayyads as a commander. As Emperor, he would reform the army and the navy, plus consolidating the vast empire instead of renewed campaign, which was a necessity by this point. The birth of a new son, Charles (later known as “the Bald”), created tension between Louis’ sons. Before, they were mostly content with their inheritance, but this new brother was seen as a breaking of the status quo (a concern for the titles they would receive), which lead to their rebellion. Initially, Louis had the upper hand as a commander and as the emperor himself. Most of the population supported him, and the infighting between his sons never really allowed them to agree on the outcomes of war. Eventually, they were successful, forcing Louis to abdicate. However, again, infighting ensued and he was able to regain his throne through treachery between his sons (Louis the German would switch sides and honor his father, allowing him to regain the throne again). He dealt major defeats to his disobedient sons in the end, but due to his pious nature (especially towards his family, though not to rebellious common nobleman, as he was quite cruel in nature for such things), he spared his sons on all occasions. Due to this, and the fact that they were definitely not in a militarily advantageous state as before, submitted to their father and obeyed all commands afterwards, never to rebel again. Louis the Pious, though known for the many crisis that occurred during his reign, stabilized the internal structure of the country, kept his rivals at bay, and led the country to notable victories for the time. Also, he was, just as his father Charlemagne, recognized as Emperor, as he had requested to be crowned after he gained the throne.

[@sankturban291]

Good work, mate 💪🏾

[@porcelaindoll1228]

"Impossible" in French is the same word.

[@BourbonbluesNet]

Your discovery pales against the deeds of Napoleon

[@nattygsbord]

"Tut apples comment?" - What is your name?

[@roberttelarket4934]

If you were really clever you'd say for the French the word impossible does not exist in French!

[@joshlongmusic]

French fries are just fries in French

[@indranilbose9454]

@@joshlongmusic Oui, ce sont des frites pas des frites francais.

[@rippspeck]

Smartest thing we ever did here in Germany: become BFFs with the French.

[@josephstalin6647]

Nope

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

You think that they are your freinds? Just wait for the geopolitical situation to change.....

[@cactitiger]

It likely won’t for now

[@viscount_of_troyes]

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 Yes we are their friends. Our country are rellied by EU, NATO and "accord of aix la chapelle" which basically say that our country have to protect eatch other.

[@wkslicex2508]

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 we love Germany Look up for Franco-German Brigade

[@aymarafan7669]

So many memories from your Docs on England!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ichibaopac2860]

Your videos are detailed and do the complex political history of Europe justice instead of just making sweeping generalisations, especially regarding the early medieval period.

[@trueblueclue]

*Philip IV sees the Templars* Also Philip IV: "It's free real estate"

[@sauronmordor7494]

;)

[@josephstevens5489]

This channel is fantastic. Thank you

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

Asterix, Obelix, Panoramix etc. ….Is there anything else about France's history ?

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

...just kidding of course. France during 18th and 19th century was the leading intellectual force.

[@LetsChillPage]

:))) Best comment! Even if you forget "Idéfix" (fixed idea) the all small dog of Obelix! (Dogmatix in english)

[@henrypernoix1793]

lol, do not forget the menhir!

[@elbentos7803]

Yes, the bard (don't know his name in english).

[@LetsChillPage]

@@elbentos7803 it's "Cacofonix" in english, in french, it's "Assurancetourix" (literally "Back to back insurance" - because his musical passion makes him take a lot of risks with his neighbors who are very closed and not very sensible to his art, lol)

[@Zachmanpookie]

I be watching these to fall asleep at night

[@uahistukraine1305]

Interesting history, thanks for video! Love France from Ukraine! We started our diplomatic Ukrainian-French relations since 838 and also, when the Ukrainian duchess and French queen Anna Yaroslavna (Anna de Kyїv) (1024-1075) came to Paris.

[@jean-sebastientessonneaual6817]

my ancestor even if I am far from being the only one. it is part of our heritage as much us french as you ukrainian, and I am very proud of it.

[@srj1013]

Great video!! Can't wait for number 2! Also, a suggestion for another video topic that I would like to propose is the Affair of Poisons. Great stuff.

[@dustin628]

Yay you're finally doing France!!

[@Insa-m2i]

This documentary offers a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of French history, from the majestic reigns of monarchs to the tumultuous eras of revolution and enlightenment. Through insightful narration and immersive visuals, viewers are transported across centuries, witnessing pivotal moments that have shaped France into the cultural powerhouse it is today. A must-watch for history enthusiasts and anyone eager to delve into the fascinating story of France.

[@krijgwat469]

I can't wait for the History Of Russia, and China.

[@SOPERFECTT]

@cesar garcia FUCK COMMUNIST GOVERNMENTS

[@johnnywalker1333]

Check out "epic history tv" for the history of russia. Very good stuff

[@mariusmatei2946]

@cesar garcia Oh, you "think" that "communism fucked everything up"?! Well, I've Got Newsflash for you: "countries" like india, and/or pakistan Aren't, Exactly, Paradise; If Anything, Communism Brought Improvements To, Both, China And Russia!!!

[@maleexile9053]

@@mariusmatei2946 ironically China isn't exactly communism lol its really totaltarian capitalism like pinchet but more left wing

[@mariusmatei2946]

@@maleexile9053 "totalitarian capitalism"?? "pinchet"?? Are "those" Political/Economic Scientific Terminology, or "they" are just your "secret" daft tongue!?

[@RamonesFan201]

Dude, The art pieces used throughout the video are gorgeous! have to pause for a minute to soak it all in lol

[@matthewmcneany]

The most interesting thing about any documentary on France is the year in which the author chose to start it.

[@TheWhiteFaction]

True. But among french people it is mostly agreed it starts with Clovis.

[@tonyhawk94]

This is the most obvious and logic, you cannot explain how France was born without explaining the Franks.. :)

[@ghirahimlefabuleux8984]

Even after the monarchy started to refer to themselves as "french" instead of franks they still saw the frankish kings as their predecessor and a lot of early France's identity was built on everything surrounding Clovis so it seems pretty logical to start with Clovis if you want to really explain where the identity of the nation comes from.

[@wertyuiopasd6281]

@@ghirahimlefabuleux8984 In french, francs is basically franc[ais]. Français. Pretty obivous^^

[@glaciatedluxray2849]

I love this video but I’ll admit it is a bit misleading because it only goes up to 1300 when yet it has Napoleon on the thumbnail

[@godzilla964]

The British and Americans make fun of France, but that's because we love them.

[@alaincelos476]

Yes godzilla ,french do thé same over Belgium with their " belges stories " but you know french love belges !!!! My wife and aunt are ! Same prob with UK and US use to laugh on frenchies ,but WE do love Brits résistance over the huns ,and twice US help in thé last ( and more) two WW .clever people don't mind AT all .AT 20 with my girlfriend i did wanted to live in UK' s country !!

[@blaine_stl]

36:04 small detail, got confused, but maybe after the death of Lothar II (not first) that his uncles, Louis the German and Bald Charles fought over Lotharingia.

[@davidringmann3395]

Geoffrey Plantagenet died during the war, and Matilda was the heiress and not Geoffrey and she lived until 1167 (into the reign of Henry II).

[@pattonjeffrey6]

Thanks for the hard work. Appreciate the info. 😃

[@ameanasaur]

As the scholar and poet Ice Cube once said, "Today was a good day"

[@je55777]

"Charles the Bald" "Louis the Stammerer" took me out every time. Like gee, thanks guys lol

[@je55777]

Now it's Charles the Fat oh my word

[@Nikitazay]

Great video as always, man. Very excited for the upcoming History of Russia!

[@True-Spirit100]

Comprehensive, yet informative for history fans and learners.

[@mrscruffy8045]

A minor note: Technically, the modern church state is not a direct continuation of pippin´s donation. It sure stands in its tradition, but was actually (re-)created in 1929 as the vatican city.

[@zacsamuel7295]

Thank you, very informative. The narrator is entertaining too!

[@R1project0]

love all your videos you guys are doing such a great work! are you planning on doing Italy? It'd be great, no one ever does it in depth and it's so full of amazing characters and conflict.

[@Fireoflearning]

Yes indeed

[@vestty5802]

Ireland and France brothers forever (most of the time)

[@renesarabia6442]

Fratris in Catholicam.

[@doglaffs7035]

Another great vid in my favorite series! (History of nations).

[@pellehyltoft7771]

This is a fine work, with a lot of good details. :-) Easy to enjoy. (-:

[@NyQuilable]

I seriously can not wait for part two.

[@anthonyruby2668]

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[@joshuaaudiedepositario3041]

Ow my golly. Yeeeees! Been waiting for this since the English history. Thanks thanks. :)

[@bsaneil]

Great documentary. just one 'but' - the soldiers shown about 4 mins in on the Angus McBride painting are actually supposed to represent late period legionaries at the Battle of Adrianople, 378.

[@seangallagher1947]

Literally watched this entire video lol absolutely love Frankish history!!! Keep the videos a comin’!

[@aymarafan7669]

Oh oui on y va! 🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@HVLLOWS1999]

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@cherokeerose9124]

Brilliant! Can't beat a history documentary. Nerd and proud haha

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Another superb history channel.

[@aslasutela3106]

Ottoman Empire is essential for Fire Of Learning.

[@sampurnadas3810]

Been following your channel for some time, love from India 🐙