The guy who had the idea to merge the English and Scottish flag was a genius
@harryyyyyyyyyyy72733 жыл бұрын
@Cian Doyle People need to stop looking at this from a modern lense. Like all empires, the British empire was formed of exploitation and bloodshed, but that was something any country/region did if they had the opportunity, Britain just did it really well. This isnt to say the British empire wasn’t violating human rights and committing acts of evil, but back then It was justified, and now in the present day there have come many benefits from it, a fairly universal language for example.
@eris96593 жыл бұрын
@Cian Doyle bitter potato
@DonMadruga723 жыл бұрын
@Cian Doyle Boo hoo, let me press F in the World smallest keyboard
@ThePatrioticScotsman3 жыл бұрын
@@harryyyyyyyyyyy7273 the English enslaved Scots aswell. Name a stable kingdom who enslaved their own people
@harryyyyyyyyyyy72733 жыл бұрын
@@ThePatrioticScotsman doesnt counter my point at all. something can be unstable and still classed as good or humane, by the time in this situation of course. Also, invasion and enslavement are two different things, and i dont believe we ever enslaved scots, and if we did, it was before the empire most people are referring to when they say the British Empire
@vvmax43755 жыл бұрын
“Continued the long tradition of English monarchs and died”
@smilesthenarrator4 жыл бұрын
Read this as soon as it happened 😂😂
@DetectiveWorkStudios4 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth II has so far stopped that tradition.
@rianqi4 жыл бұрын
☝️The only reason I came to the comments! 🤣
@danton92614 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t all people die?
@drasticallyfantastic71644 жыл бұрын
@@danton9261 WOLO
@Gontzal78 жыл бұрын
Normally people talk about the failure of the spanish armada but know nothing of the disastrous retaliation one. Hats off to you!!!
@masn99978 жыл бұрын
They don't know either about the English Armada just the following year, nor that Spain won the total war with the Treaty of London in 1604.
@ceirwan7 жыл бұрын
Not really. The treaty of London had concessions from both sides. If spain had won the total war than England would have been a colony of Spain. It would be better to call it a draw.
@masn99977 жыл бұрын
RickkyP It wasn't a draw since Spain got more benefits than England. That's called "Spanish victory". I know British propaganda sucks.
@jamiengo23437 жыл бұрын
214 1341 it was a Spanish victory, England would be Spanish
@masn99977 жыл бұрын
Great Jamie Spain didn't want to have England as a Spanish colony. They only wanted England to have a Catholic monarch. And Spain did win that war as the treaty confirms. Fake propaganda no, thanks.
@lexonbee5 жыл бұрын
Somebody: Where should we colonise? England: Yes
@fristnamelastname55495 жыл бұрын
Everyone: There is land elsewhere? Britain: It's free real state.
@yarpen265 жыл бұрын
This yes meme is seriously getting old...
@センナ-h4c5 жыл бұрын
@@yarpen26 yeah, it's as cancerous as "Hotel? Trivago" I hate these memes
@yarpen265 жыл бұрын
@@センナ-h4c Don't forget "I'm about to end this man's career." Literally every video from HM is cholk-full of this crap.
@frankdawe51565 жыл бұрын
Indeed! It's somebody taking a cheap shot, but with nothing important to say.
@johnscanlan63376 жыл бұрын
I absolutely NEVER knew about the Scottish colony in Panama and how it played a part in the creation of the United Kingdom!
@fristnamelastname55495 жыл бұрын
Scotland: 😎 Let's colonyize Panama! Spain: 😡 WTF are Scottish people doing in MY colony! Scotland: 😳 This is your colony, Spain? Spain: 😡 YES! NOW LEAVE! Scotland: 😳 Ummmm....funny thing that! I don't have enough money to get my colonists back. Spain: 😡 Don't bother! I will blockade it! Scotland: 😨 NO MY COLONISTS! MY ECONOMY! NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
@joedwyer32975 жыл бұрын
@@fristnamelastname5549 escocia no piensa antes de actuar
@PugnaciousProductions3 жыл бұрын
@@fristnamelastname5549 cringe
@maxdavis77223 жыл бұрын
@HanselManCan not saying your wrong but how were the Scots disproportionately active in the empire?
@LWQ158813 жыл бұрын
@@maxdavis7722 he is wrong but the Scots were definitely fine soldiers but so were most from the north of the British isles the south are more well just southern
@atlanticalias44077 жыл бұрын
10 Minute History? More like, 9 Minute and 59 Second history
@williamsledge31516 жыл бұрын
Zoe close enough
@Antiquirom5 жыл бұрын
William Sledge r/whoosh
@tobz32295 жыл бұрын
That actually depended on your device for me its exactly 10 minutes
@effcee5 жыл бұрын
Zoe 1 second delay
@Ad-er5rc5 жыл бұрын
Reported for click bait.
@jamesmcghie96288 жыл бұрын
While watching this video i thought, oh he knows what he is talking about, and the content is good quality, he must have a decently large channel. I was shocked to see his channel was 240 subscribers. I am happy to be the 241st subscriber keep it up!
@xDorito1218 жыл бұрын
Thought exactly the same thing
@aadil35698 жыл бұрын
jokes on you cuz subscriber out X10 since you said that
@rezox8 жыл бұрын
ive seen many of his videos before but never been a subscriber.... rlly dont know why but i guess ill do it now that u mention it
@markvsblack19108 жыл бұрын
Subscribed after 0:40
@Barthaneous348 жыл бұрын
he has 35,000 subscribers :)
@cielopachirisu9295 жыл бұрын
America: *rebels against their noble overlords* France: Hey, that’s pretty goood.
@FriendoftheDork5 жыл бұрын
More like - France: Hey, where did all our money go?
@TengkuAmier4 жыл бұрын
@Denise Bond Why are you pissed of something that happened years ago. You weren't even there
@craftingcameron86364 жыл бұрын
Americans are British originally
@craftingcameron86364 жыл бұрын
@Lord Takyon you say that when English schools are more successfull than American as we dont have school shootings lol
@craftingcameron86364 жыл бұрын
no your wrong, English colonists rebeled against English goverment rule
@afaella34 жыл бұрын
"The English were not exactly renowned sailors at this point and so Henry did what everyone else did at the time: hired an Italian"
@lasakau2723 жыл бұрын
That Italian even changed his name to an English one
@DrVSL2 жыл бұрын
Jean Cabot? That sounds french...
@gw76242 жыл бұрын
Top marks for quotation. You'll go far in life.
@zaqwsx232 жыл бұрын
@@lasakau272 In those times names used to be translated.
@tuluppampam2 жыл бұрын
@@DrVSL Giovanni is an Italian name and, hear me out, Italy is the country with the most surnames in the world (around 300'000 due to the Romans liking using 3-4 or sometimes even 5 names), so many surnames in Europe can sound very similar (also due to the fact that the Romans conquered a lot of Europe, thus spreading what will be Italian surnames)
@robslack54684 жыл бұрын
Loved the flag-merge animation, I didn’t quite realize how strongly the Scottish flag was represented within the Union Jack, kind of opened my eyes 😀
@jackdubz42473 жыл бұрын
It's vile.
@TheJeremyHolloway3 жыл бұрын
The Welsh flag isn't represented though. Probably because Wales was basically considered part of England at that point. The Tudor Royal Family had Welsh roots.
@jackdubz42473 жыл бұрын
"Was." That's the right term. "Was represented." Then they added all of that red. Totally ruined the aesthetic.
@phantompizza3 жыл бұрын
@@jackdubz4247 the red is to represent northern ireland tho? it looks good now
@phantompizza3 жыл бұрын
@freneticness _ yes thats what i said
@OllieBye8 жыл бұрын
Really good video, I'm glad I found this!
@farhanahmed25087 жыл бұрын
Ollie Bye I love your videos, Ollie!
@calm1tbh4 жыл бұрын
And I'm glad I found you.......nohomo
@theparadigm81493 жыл бұрын
Hello, Ollie Bye! 😀
@pp-xp4se3 жыл бұрын
hello Ollie :)
@deadchannel8233 жыл бұрын
Yay!
@danielmccarthy80918 жыл бұрын
Didn't even ask for a like or subscribe? You'll have both, good sir!
@nico-lasty5 жыл бұрын
I heard it in Sean's voice
@cucumber6234 жыл бұрын
same here, glad i found this channel
@cursed35683 жыл бұрын
yeyeyeye
@factsnfootball10 ай бұрын
Same here I’m an OG
@lukejohnson10797 жыл бұрын
Would you like a trade agreement with England?
@benalor19736 жыл бұрын
luke johnson, civilization reference?
@williamsledge31516 жыл бұрын
benalor don't refuse. She will declare war on you.
@kimmiw86636 жыл бұрын
Check out walter veith on the herodian mind/mark of cain..I learned so much..bless you
@sayakdas41596 жыл бұрын
Even with the trade agreement, it is the best policy to go with the army behind the negotiator.
@TheUnknownPerson6 жыл бұрын
u
@Baelor-Breakspear3 жыл бұрын
3:15 I feel for that Spanish dude. He has to be the saddest character ever shown in this series. Dude is wearing full plate armor is sick as fuck and is drowning to top it off. That poor bastard.
@helenhorsley46603 жыл бұрын
You covered a lot of ground very thoroughly - and speedily! However, just one error I need to point out: James II was not Charles II's son, he was his brother.
@nedeast68452 жыл бұрын
There is loads of this video which is incorrect, but panem et circenses
@EdgeMan2 жыл бұрын
@@nedeast6845 Come on then historian make a channel and correct him!
@ashtonbarwick6696 Жыл бұрын
@Helen Horsley he was still the son of a charles though…😂
@vaimantobe3034 Жыл бұрын
Mistaking a brother for a son happens to the best of us. Right? Please tell me I'm not the only one...
@michaelhenman48878 жыл бұрын
"Heny VII continued the long tradition of English Monarchs and died..." Lol, didn't realise that tradition was an English Monarchs thing, I was under the impression it was universal.
@L3A1N88 жыл бұрын
A lot of monarchs in other kingdoms resign before they get too old, so they usually aren't the monarch by the time they die. In England the tradition is to die while still King/Queen.
@Martin-jk2ng6 жыл бұрын
As is tradition....
@raymondhamill2706 жыл бұрын
Queen Elizabeth the second is still going strong
@felps19175 жыл бұрын
Well recently the ex-emperor of Japan akihito was too old and slowly to die and so he's abdicated in name of the son Naruhito It's was the first time in 2 centuries of emperor of Japan abdicated, it's was expected akihito to die in throne just like his father: hirohito
@welshinc57825 жыл бұрын
The tradition gets even stranger with it being seen as more appropriate to die early in the morning, since people would have found out sooner. George V agreed to be killed if it looked like his death would have had to be announced in the evening paper, because they were less popular and people were more busy.
@jakemapping28688 жыл бұрын
Nice format. Subscribed.
@michaelmoore40436 жыл бұрын
Yay
@tuanlam87586 жыл бұрын
Jake Mapping i
@myname68784 жыл бұрын
Ok
@treynoe82406 жыл бұрын
Can I just say the dying flop sound is amazing and makes my day
@RonnieOP3 жыл бұрын
"The most important consumer good of all time... tea" The most British joke ever
@TheJeremyHolloway3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you haven't had Starbuck's sweetened green iced tea before. Maybe Starbucks is secretly the East India Company reborn...
As a historian I must say, well done on the historically accuracy of this video. Many youtube history channels are not so well done.
@nedeast68452 жыл бұрын
you are joking....where is the Bombay, part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry in 1662, and Tangiers? This is all about America, as usual
@balabanasireti2 жыл бұрын
@@nedeast6845 Cry less
@spagoot Жыл бұрын
@@nedeast6845 ned why were you so mad bro
@underloveryz2731 Жыл бұрын
@@nedeast6845History Matters is mainly for middle school in the United-Kingdom. They nostly follow the curriculum
@hens_ledan Жыл бұрын
Nope. The first part is hopelessly wrong, and just uncritically reinforces the English national myth of a settled English nation in 1497, which is complete nonsense. See my comment above.
@norgan50648 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, and after 3 minutes I was hooked. Great channel and keep up the good work.
@liquidpebbles74758 жыл бұрын
same
@eleazar5294 жыл бұрын
liquidpebbles w
@purplecrayon076 жыл бұрын
“Henry VII continued the long tradition of the English monarchs and died” lines like this get me every time
@rahebalmouaamen30305 жыл бұрын
As a foreign person, I say this is the best video that summarise life in the UK book. Thank you very much it really helped and I hope I pass the exam soon.
@steffifei6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful and nicely explained, thank you for your effort!
@Haphazardization8 жыл бұрын
Ten minutes my ass...You owe me a second! Entitlement!!!!
@leithesocialistyuricon89818 жыл бұрын
Haphazardization lol
@miko57423 жыл бұрын
Haphazardization lol
@PugnaciousProductions3 жыл бұрын
Haphazardization lol
@unfortunate14893 жыл бұрын
Haphazardization lol
@flirkami8 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel while researching for my english exam, I'm very happy that there are channels like this, which make good historical content with nice videos that even I, as a german native speaker, can understand and watch with fun. Thanks for the good work, keep going :)
@robinburt57358 жыл бұрын
At 3:45 is that Blackadder and Baldrick i see? hehe
@assassinxex8 жыл бұрын
Doreen Green I knew I wasn't the only one w who saw that
@terrorfire85054 жыл бұрын
I thought I recognised them
@ChuckstaGaming4 жыл бұрын
@@terrorfire8505 I can't believe I missed them!!!
@houssamassila62744 жыл бұрын
I only noticed them today! These videos just keep on giving surprises
@j.62304 жыл бұрын
That's why I like the British, they take land in a matter of minutes, no gimmicks.
@chrismith2514 жыл бұрын
In those days we shot anyone in a grass skirt then nicked their country.
@JJaqn054 жыл бұрын
@half a rasher raytown That's what taking land means
@JJaqn054 жыл бұрын
@half a rasher raytown And the British Empire weren't even that bad compared to others
@JJaqn054 жыл бұрын
@half a rasher raytown And where are you from?
@JJaqn054 жыл бұрын
@Benjamin Franklin absolute bullshit
@JBaseball7773 жыл бұрын
The drool on the soldier's face when the tea part was mentioned had me dying I had to rewind a few times
@BDKing778 жыл бұрын
Great job, I can see a bright future for this channel.
@neemapaxima61167 жыл бұрын
Genghis Khan dayum.. I thought you're dead !
@isaacw17523 жыл бұрын
1 mil now
@nightw4tchman5 жыл бұрын
Amazingly we never covered this in school... Can't imagine why.
@gregoryc79264 жыл бұрын
Simply because it shows all about the Empire's ambitions back then. Greed and Invasion
@potato888724 жыл бұрын
@FvckTheEu : History is massive, very massive and you have to study other lesson So they give you the general version
@Hungabrigoo4 жыл бұрын
@@gregoryc7926 Invasion is not an ambition.
@gregoryc79264 жыл бұрын
@@Hungabrigoo the nations of western Europe plundered many parts of the world for their survival so it was definitely an ambitious task which is still done through indirect rule in the same countries and regions they colonised.
@cros134 жыл бұрын
And UK schools don't like to cover your history with us in Ireland, not wanting to inspire you to think the UK might be the baddies.
@stenbak888 жыл бұрын
I subscribed after a few minutes great video, great format, correct info, and not an annoying narrator keep up the great work. I love a good history video without to much fluff or politically motivated, I thank you good sir
@djf4765 жыл бұрын
1:08, the pronunciation of Philip is unusual. In Spanish he would be Felipe, so the final e is pronounced. Our learnèd narrator has opted for the French prononciation it seems.
@johnscanlan93353 жыл бұрын
This is a particularly excellent video! I watch History Matters whenever I can so I'm well informed about their style and content. This video fills in several important gaps in what I perceive as the general knowledge of the British Empire and ties various events together in ways I was never aware of!
@andrematosvdb8 жыл бұрын
If you're accepting ideas here's one: do a video about the Portuguese empire. Keep up the good work!
@HistoryMatters8 жыл бұрын
The Portuguese Empire is definitely on the list.
@chriscepticon70548 жыл бұрын
Andre Matos yay!
@niloctrs95818 жыл бұрын
Ten Minute History THE dutch would ve good FOR next video
@tdoge7 жыл бұрын
And why it sucked so hard in the end
@shrekniteyt43257 жыл бұрын
ShroudedPanda ???
@dukes19937248 жыл бұрын
Great video man very informative for a 10 minute video. Someone should make a video game series out of the British Empire's global reach they were involved all over the place back in the day!
@oqo3310 Жыл бұрын
Eu4 is for you man
@hellfest855 жыл бұрын
That animation of the thirsty Englishman looking at that Tea was amazing
@thenicetroll87594 жыл бұрын
I love how when people die they're just waltzing around and then just fall over like it's nothing
@davidsanchezplaza3 жыл бұрын
one of the few times I ever saw an English speaking documentary talking about the British Armada this channel really rules!
@eagleowl8335 жыл бұрын
French move into india *King*"who cares" Solder "that's were we get our tea" King"we must take India NOW"
@dickterpene86975 жыл бұрын
Pretty much
@Cjnw5 жыл бұрын
*Abonnez-Vous à T-Series*
@gutsjoestar74504 жыл бұрын
well britain was very late at india french dutch, portuguese trade and had portal and colonial cities in india to facilite trades way earlier than england even had the idea of moving to india but unliek other european england when they decided to go to india THEY TOOK THE ENTIRE PLACE
@mub___lol92973 жыл бұрын
@Olivia Addison im flattered
@anderskorsback41043 жыл бұрын
The Scottish colony in Panama was the Dunning-Kruger Effect writ large. Establishing a colony at the narrowest point between the Atlantic and the Pacific in order to connect both through shipping. It just didn't occur to them that some Spanish guy might have already thought of it in the preceding 200 years, and that it not already having been done might be due to it not being geographically possible. Which it wasn't. There is a reason for why Spain was already using the longer overland route through Mexico from Veracruz to Acapulco for the purpose.
@JeghedderThomas3 жыл бұрын
These nuggets of history are delightful! A lot of knowledge shared in a wonderfully clear and concise manner - I am better for seeing these short vids. Thanks HM!
@Whatamievingdoing4 жыл бұрын
UK: how many times will you revolt? Ireland: Yes
@gutsjoestar74504 жыл бұрын
Ireland never riot ireland are happy to be part of england right ?
@corcaighogormghus46184 жыл бұрын
@@gutsjoestar7450 excuse me
@gutsjoestar74504 жыл бұрын
@@corcaighogormghus4618 excuse you
@jamesscannell79515 жыл бұрын
If you pause it when he says " the most important consumer good of all... tea" it is the funniest picture of two hypnotized British. Shit is hilarious
@harrisonshone77697 жыл бұрын
James I - negative eleventh president of the United States.
@V1nce_man5 жыл бұрын
0:42 When you get home from school
@k1er4n5448 жыл бұрын
wow great job for a small channel its definitely is a good one :D
@aloynium7 жыл бұрын
You managed to keep this relatively impartial, which is rare in history videos. Thanks.
@punypunic22246 жыл бұрын
Every time they just fall over and die I piss myself a little bit.
@thecaptain61488 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone claim that a different person was the first to reach North America?
@Grort8 жыл бұрын
Probably a mistake on this one, as the person included in this video was the first since the vikings to land in Canada (Columbus was undoubtedly the first European to land in North America since the viking age, landing in the Caribbean). The confusion often comes from people forgetting that Scandinavian long ships did land in what sounded like Canada and had records of meeting 'skraelings' (their term for referring to the indigenous people of Greenland, Iceland and America) many centuries before.
@masn99978 жыл бұрын
Keep making propaganda. I think it hurts too much that Spaniards were the first Europeans in reaching the Americas and discovering a whole continent.
@masn99978 жыл бұрын
A Very Kind Guy Sure "it doesnt't matter to us". Then why do I find out plenty of comments like that one. If you wouldn't care you wouldn't try to deny the Spanish merit after more than 500 years.
@thecaptain61488 жыл бұрын
Grort is right. There is plenty of evidence that vikings were the first non-indigenous people to set foot in North America.
@masn99978 жыл бұрын
The Captain There are plenty of web sites that confirm such "evidences" are not valid at all. Spaniards were the first Europeans in reaching America by discovering the whole continent to the rest of the world.
@mr.strawberry73 ай бұрын
"John Smith" is like the most NPC name ever
@autokid3114 жыл бұрын
To sum up the British empire in a few words: a fancy lad drinking tea while claiming every corner of the globe part of the empire
@autokid3113 жыл бұрын
@Olivia Addison I forgot that there were also poor lads, who were the ones taking the land and they drank tea too
@aback6146 жыл бұрын
I love how people die and the funny remarks he makes when they die it's hilarious
@callumsweetlove64255 жыл бұрын
The Proclaimers at 7:07 is a fantastic touch
@StepBackHistory8 жыл бұрын
well done
@SkyColl8 жыл бұрын
3:45 - Lord Blackadder and Baldrick!
@michaelmoore40436 жыл бұрын
Who are these people
@fulcrum29515 жыл бұрын
Boi
@laurence3455 жыл бұрын
It Bleddy is as well
@cal56915 жыл бұрын
Michael Moore Rowan Atkinson
@RB255288 жыл бұрын
Only a 1000 subscribers? This is quality stuff you need more well u got me
@andrewjgrimm2 жыл бұрын
0:41 That hits home differently right now.
@staahbutteflai98913 жыл бұрын
2:02 I guess that's what we call "a smooth transaction of valuables"
@jessica-eu2ns4 жыл бұрын
How had England initially become involved in the trade? What were some of the reasons Spain and England had gone to war? How had England secured their separation from Spain? What were indentured servants? How did indentured servants allowed them to establish the colonies? What were some of the motivations behind English exploration? What were some of the benefits of colonialism for England?
@alejandrososaa.26644 жыл бұрын
Please help me with a summaryy
@stephenwright88242 жыл бұрын
Separation from Spain? I didn't know England ever belonged to Spain?
@stephenwright88242 жыл бұрын
_What were some of the motivations behind English exploration?_ Trade. The British Empire, according to novelist Edward Rutherfurd, was actually illegal under the terms of the unwritten English constitution. But being a small archipelago with dwindling natural resources but a vigorous manufacturing base, trade became the main reason to ignore that and grow an Empire that encompassed 1/3 of the world.
@chrisforsyth83238 жыл бұрын
Good grief; is this where the phrase "Beyond the pale" comes from?
@jamestodd11046 жыл бұрын
Chris Forsyth yes.
@mrelephant22838 жыл бұрын
This channel seems awesome
@michaelmoore40436 жыл бұрын
Yea
@rajibulalamrikto90323 ай бұрын
2:00 That seizing was smooth
@varianschirmer9375 Жыл бұрын
4:30. John Smith pulling a "Super Dave" Osborne moment.
@HenryJones17037 жыл бұрын
So many yanks hating on the Brits in the comments, we're brothers our culture and history is ingrained in one another; We fight by you're side for civilisation. Respect from England.
@UserName00436 жыл бұрын
Cheers ears
@SerBallister6 жыл бұрын
Most modern day "Yanks" are not British descended, so that brotherhood thing doesn't apply. The "English" are tyrants according to their history.
@aznluvr76 жыл бұрын
We are brothers, the British Empire was the greatest the world had ever seen. Much better to be colonized by the British than say Spain. Everything they touched turned to shit.
@colacao60656 жыл бұрын
@@aznluvr7 And this is the reaseon why Spanish colonial cities was many more richer than british, as Havana, Mexico, Lima, Cartagena, Caracas, Manila or San Juan, all of this when cities like Boston or New York was wooden villages with 4 houses. I dont know if you are hispanophofic Latin American or who are you. But truth its very diferent. Spanish colonies was more developed than English colonies that basically was coast enclaves for trade. The Spaniards respected indians because laws that protected them, by the other way the british pushed and exterminated natives. The problem of Latin America came after the independence, when the Creoles tha only wanted power threw people against them Spanish. Financed by British and Americans, taking advantage of the war in Spain and that the fleet had been sunk in Trafalgar they won and now they turned their countries into huge estates governed by them, where they took everything for people and lived like real kings, all that while they were indebted to the British and American people. Then some countries split between them, like Gran Colombia or Guatemala, because the reality Creoles wanted power and have control of their latifundia, nothing of cheap indigenist patriotisms, the reality was this $. For that reason throughout the 19th century they had wars between them, losing territory, becoming independent from each other, and having civil wars one after the other, causing the ruin of those countries, these at the service of those at the top, who were the ones who really plundered South America, placing dictators at their service in those countries. And if we are going to talk about British colonies... We don't give it for good just because 4 of its former colonies are prosperous countries (besides that half of the US was not a British colony). Let's talk about Kenya, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Sudan, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Oman, Yemen, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Jamaica, Belize, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia, etc...
@MrBlabax6 жыл бұрын
@@colacao6065 At least some of them are prosperous, unlike spain's colonies, none of which are prosperous. Heck, even their motherland spain itself had only just recently became a developed nation LOL
@marksnow75694 жыл бұрын
8:59 Robert Clive was not responsible for either of these developments. Both indigo and opium had been cultivated in India from time immemorial, but by Clive's time the former was also grown in the British colony of Carolina, in North America. Only after the American colonies gained their independence (in a war which began after Clive's death- otherwise history might have been very very different) did it become practical for the East India Company to prioritise indigo cultivation for export. Although experiments with opium export to China as payment for tea did begin a few years after the East India Company gained power in Bengal, that trade did not become the Company's preferred strategy until the Chinese imperial court rebuffed British diplomatic efforts to expand general imports in the 1790s.
@littlejoe94788 жыл бұрын
do one on the rest of britain's empire !! such a tale
@HistoryMatters8 жыл бұрын
The Late British Empire (1783 - 1997) will be out this week. I'm not entirely sure which day but it will 100% be out this week.
@littlejoe94788 жыл бұрын
Awsome, you got a real nice style that I love about your history videos :P I suspect others feel the same way Other ideas, Unification of England Unification of Italy
@gutsjoestar74504 жыл бұрын
@@HistoryMatters wtf the british empire never ended it still is today the empire never have a official date of end
@obiwanfisher537 Жыл бұрын
3:15 WOW I have seen artifacts of that armada the royal ulster museum when I was in Belfast. I love when abstract historical events suddenly seem real because you saw and touched real artifacts connected to that.
@williamfitch14085 жыл бұрын
Wow - that's a breathtaking narrative. Thanks
@mattlufcy12544 жыл бұрын
8:13 those drooling Brits made me laugh out loud.
@williamshortfilm58188 жыл бұрын
Great job mate ! Keep the good work ! I subscribed :) Could you make the french empire next ? Thank you :)
@ChristianDior19967 жыл бұрын
no point its just paris
@Tom-21427 жыл бұрын
+Christian Draycott no? It's most of North Africa and Some of South East Asia
@ChristianDior19967 жыл бұрын
it was a joke
@matthewbailey74217 жыл бұрын
Don't worry Christian, I got your joke.
@corcaighogormghus46184 жыл бұрын
Tf. Why do u have a eu flag
@william2william5 жыл бұрын
Sir Francis Drake landed a bit further north (at Drakes Bay) than what is on your map at 2:10, it is just north of the Golden Gate. Your map shows him landing somewhere between Santa Barbara and Point Conception.
@EdinburghFive5 жыл бұрын
Try out the pub at the Pelican Inn in Muir Beach just south of Drakes Bay.
@prdarlin8 ай бұрын
Champagne Papi was a pirate
@Sock11226 жыл бұрын
got 8 minutes into this video before realizing "wait jesus, why am I not already subscribed to this guy???"
@Rogue-A.I.6 жыл бұрын
Best documentary series on youtube!!! Keep it up my dude!
@garyrector73948 жыл бұрын
You've left me breathless! But . . . . . . but I have to say that I learned a lot about the Brtish Empire from watching this video.
@tylerchurch5322 Жыл бұрын
It should be noted that England did not create the infamous triangle slave trade. It was started by the Dutch
@TheSMR1969 Жыл бұрын
Lmao yeah we didn't create it we just improved it and massively increased production and capture of slaves 😂
@bulletbill11048 жыл бұрын
suddenly the union with hanover slips in right at the end
@umarrk30823 жыл бұрын
When in I play your videos I sleep in just a minute. Thanks for solving my sleep issues.
@jkent99152 жыл бұрын
You have a wonderful way of describing death, “continued the long tradition of English monarchs and died”.
@eternalvirgin22277 жыл бұрын
"Henry VII continued the long tradition of English Monarchs and died"
@coolwinds15858 жыл бұрын
Sooperb..!! Nice Documentary..
@FreemanVashier2 жыл бұрын
Prisoners of Cromwell's war were also sent to America as indentured servants. It's how one side of my family arrived in America.
@--Paws--5 жыл бұрын
8:00 This was the simplest explanation for the Seven Years War I have ever heard, especially about US history, compared to how it was taught in school.
@jmalko91523 жыл бұрын
Great information!
@Agerones2198 жыл бұрын
As I expect this channel to blow up soon, I want to note that I was the 407 subscriber.
@henrycrabs34974 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he doesn't give a flying fuck
@friedkeenan7 жыл бұрын
"Ireland revolted" Nice "It failed" Darn it
@mikesnow2855 жыл бұрын
@@HerewardWake No he means darn it
@danielinnicg21145 жыл бұрын
It didnt fail we'll have a united lreland soon enough
@MidgeCat5 жыл бұрын
@@HerewardWake Lmao ouch
@stinkogresupreme81655 жыл бұрын
@@HerewardWake okay imperialist boomer
@conorryan86365 жыл бұрын
@@HerewardWake wow, you are so ignorant and uninformed hahah
@awildturtle60028 жыл бұрын
Everything is extremely Accurate to what I learned
@dave17417 жыл бұрын
Amazingly well done. Also a whole 1 second to spare. Subscribed
@mickmickymick69276 жыл бұрын
This is much better than your most recent video, not too many names, more explanation and analysis than rattling off names and dates.
@doomsdayJesus87863 жыл бұрын
i learned more in 9mins than i did my entire time in school!!! THANK YOU!!!
@Nexus-Technology8 жыл бұрын
Im so surprised he has only 4 videos! These are amazing! You should do the History of the Empire of Hispania (Spanish Empire) next. After all, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition ;)
@tavsultra94588 жыл бұрын
This video is fantastic! Keep up the good work.
@oliversherman24142 жыл бұрын
I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!
@Sandlin225 жыл бұрын
You should consider doing full length documentaries.
@zachlinn90434 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, for a decent amount of time the British east India company had a more powerful military than the British empire
@rkstevenson54485 жыл бұрын
"Becoming the first European to set foot there..." I was going to rage until I saw the caveat immediately after. lol
@ljspitfire3278 жыл бұрын
I love the animation! Lol the sign "Be Christian" lol so funny XD
@robertdegroot83024 жыл бұрын
At 6:50 you make a mistake. You say that the British members of parliament 'asked' Wiliam of Orange if he wanted to be king, but that's a myth based on English national pride. The MP's had no way of overthrowing James, or they would have done so and make a protestant Brit the new king! It was in fact a hostile invasion, by initiative of William of Orange himself, to acquire a strong ally for Holland against France. William brought a massive army to the shores of England, because he knew he alone would have to fight James' army (the Dutch army was so large actually that it would lead to the bankruptcy of Amsterdam a few decades later.) James chose to flee when he heard of the succesful Dutch landing, but historians argue the odds would have been even if he had fought. William did send a letter to some British MP's, to send him an invitation, which he could use to convince the British people that he was a liberator instead of an invader. He rightly understood that the British people were not MORE happy to have a foreigner as their king instead of a Catholic. This is also why he chose to make his English wife co-ruler of the newly conquered country, AND cede many powers from the crown to parliament (similar to the Dutch balance of powers at the time).
@subira8518 Жыл бұрын
You're telling me there was a time when James Bissonette wasn't sponsoring this channel???