Europa Universalis 4: A Game of Great Men

Hi.
Great Man Theory is a framework for history that seldom sees open discussion, and as such, is often relegated to being a kind of "default" way of doing history. I thought it would be interesting to explore Great Man Theory using Europa Universalis 4, give that it exemplifies the lens.
This is the second video in a broader series on learning historical concepts through games, and it's on a fairly important topic with respect to learning how to "do history," so I put it early in the playlist--though by no means are these topics going to get less significant as we go.
Next time we'll be looking at Social History through Humankind (the game, not the water).
Super Cool Behind the Scenes fact!: The temptation to add 4 more seconds of needless waffling to this one, to get the video time to match the last one was...very very strong.
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00:00 intro
02:34 Where do Great Men come from?
05:49 Power
07:11 The Features of Great Man Theory
10:43 The Dark Side of Great Man
13:59 Conclusion
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Carlyle essay:
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Mill Response:
babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i...