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[@JayForeman]

If you want to support my channel, please go to www.patreon.com/jayforeman. Thanks so much! :)

[@frankhan8993]

Added Simplified Chinese subtitles for your video. Thank you for awesome works!

[@IanWDrake]

After that display of casual racism towards Scotland I wouldn't give you the steam off my shite.

[@glenstransportvideos]

Jay can I do a Map men of my own on the Sydney Trains. Cheers

[@DebsStuffs]

ok

[@daflama9341]

At the end it just begins to sound like nay over and over

[@theultimatebro9278]

I like to think Russia was in a constant state of panic until Berwick upon tweed declared peace between them

[@chalkfourtyfive]

They were. Remember the Russian Revolucion?

[@theultimatebro9278]

@@chalkfourtyfive no i wasnt alive

[@WardyLion]

I’m not surprised! A mix of Scottish and Geordie is a deadly one indeed!

[@hq4287]

@@theultimatebro9278 What about the Russian RevoluTION?

[@Nugcon]

That's the reason why Russia got pushed back by the Nazis at the first half of ww2, they have more concerning problems to deal with.

[@lindybeige]

I didn't understand about the movement of the tectonic plates until you showed the image of the pasta and the fiddle, and now it all makes sense. Thank you.

[@harryharris4889]

Ah, Lloyd. A man of culture who likes Map Men.

[@b-92s25]

Ahh Lindybeige thank god you're here. Do a mash up with these guys!

[@thatLukeKneller]

Lindybeige!

[@coryman125]

I really shouldn't be surprised to see you commenting here. It seems like your sort of humour, and it is covering both Britain and history...

[@AmbeamTM]

Beigylind! I'm happy to see you here

[@ParadoxNerdHLM]

My favourite Hadrian's Wall fact is that all the forts are in really dumb places, because the Roman's wanted them to be at identical intervals, so there's a bunch of forts that are placed at the bottom of hills

[@internetperson9813]

Ho ho ho

[@gwynbetts29]

Hadrian Wall fact #3 During WW2 my Geordie mother was a child evacuee and they sent her somewhere near Carlisle. She figured that in order to get home again, all she had to do was find the Roman wall and follow it home to Newcastle. 👍🏼🇦🇺

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

That's bureaucracy for you!

[@heysemberthkingdom-brunel5041]

That's what you get from an emperor more concerned with growing a beard and buggering underage boys than growing his empire...

[@heysemberthkingdom-brunel5041]

@@lorenzowestling5017 Most borders historically served some incredibly boring (but vital) tax purpose most of the time - some of them had literally no other purpose whatsoever

[@remielpollard787]

So... I get the joke, but Hadrian's wall was much more effective than just requiring people to just hop over. First of all, it was made mostly of wood, because building stuff out of stone and brick in those days, especially without logistics support, was less feasible. But it was built very strong with similar methods to ship building, and it was manned and guarded, complete with gates and ballista emplacements, as well as proper corbels, parapets, and machicolations. Just all made out of wood, not stone. It was a proper wall, not just a fence. The remains today are indeed stone, but that was used for the foundations, which is of course why they remain today, because that part of the wall was built to really last. You can see along the wall protruding sections where there would have been rooms and areas for sleeping, war rooms, break rooms, all kinds of rooms, built into the wall itself, on the English side of course because you don't want to be caught unawares by barbarians just trying to have your morning scones and tea. But there are some remains of full-scale barracks and everything scattered about along the length of it. This is part of how we know it was a really effective wall.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Guess that's why they're the Map Men and not the History Men.

[@Swift-mr5zi]

I'm sure it was a joke

[@greywolf7577]

@@Swift-mr5zi I honestly didn't know about the wooden parts of the wall until now.

[@demonking86420]

I always assumed the upper parts were also stone but got cannibalized to make other stuff

[@remielpollard787]

@@demonking86420 in those days, in Europe, not so much, especially for something they needed to build fast. Stone was heavy, and would need to be transported, requiring quarrying and extensive logistics. The stone up the top of the wall would also need a lot more support in order to not just crumble to the ground, meaning construction would take a lot longer and require more extensive engineering. Wood, on the other hand, was something the Romans already had a lot of experience with in fortification construction. They mastered the art of wooden armour. I can't remember what the method is called but basically, you make one layer of wood with vertical planks, and another with horizontal. This is also how ships were built to be so solid, and an art that carried on into the classical era. Those kinds of fortifications made from wood still required a serious siege army to break, and as I said above, the Romans made very tough wooden fortifications. They often found themselves far outside of any reasonable lines of logistics, and had to master the art of using local materials to build what they needed, including roads. There was one very famous road they made out of wood through a swamp, but again, I forget the details of where and when for the time being.

[@spenceratkins104]

Mark used to be my geography teacher about 8 or so years ago. So cool seeing him here

[@DebsStuffs]

Man, ur so lucky!!!

[@EthanThomson]

Were you the one he told to have a bath

[@Thoomas2001]

@@EthanThomson I suspect Spencer Atkins is secretly Jonathan Atkins. _Smelly_ Jonathan Atkins. Just kidding, Spencer. You seem cool.

[@connor4435]

Spencer Atkins you lucky bastard

[@alaskagyal]

noice

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Forgotten wars happen to the best of us. The Netherlands was at war with Jersey from the 17th century to the 21st century, until somebody noticed we had declared war four hundred years ago, but nobody could find the peace treaty. So, we signed an official peace declaration with Jersey a few years ago, and now all is well again.

[@nonautemrexchristus5637]

You got off lightly

[@andyjay729]

Were you guys still salty about a portion of former New Netherland just across the river from the former New Amsterdam being named after Jersey?

[@hairyairey]

It was the Scilly Isles in fact. The Dutch signed a peace treaty in 1986 although some people reckon that they had no right to start a war. The Dutch were still right to sign the treaty though. Probably the longest and most bloodless war in history - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years%27_War. Worth pointing out that the Korean war is still ongoing. It's just a very long ceasefire (and even that isn't kept).

[@LukusCannon]

@@hairyairey Thank you for subscribing to War Facts Now! The shortest war in history was the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896, which lasted 38-45 minutes. www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Shortest-War-in-History/

[@EmmaLiza]

I feel like Jersey and Russia should have allied against the Netherlands and Berwick.

[@Kovukingsrod]

The violin part hurt my heart, please never do that again 😂

[@erby3027]

i literally squealed in pain

[@ikarikid]

Ling Ling does not approve

[@platyclysm4633]

I audibly screamed 😬

[@faridn8933]

@@ikarikid never thought I'd see a twoset fan in the comment section here

[@ikarikid]

We are everywhere

[@kormagogthedestroyer]

"Can I borrow your violin?" "What are going to use it for?" "Oh, just smashing it into a bowl of pasta"

[@orange9089]

The inconsistant number of “men” in the intro always gets me

[@scmtuk3662]

I'm assuming it's some joke about how the show is called "Map Men", and they're the "Map Men" men. It's like Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and their "End of the Show" show.

[@StefanVeenstra]

@@scmtuk3662 much like Englandland and Scotlandland.

[@joebleasdale5557]

Men

[@NagromVoice]

4:40

[@zrman96]

They just stuck the men from all of the songs where the left one out at the end of this video.

[@krakendwaggin]

Great episode, hopefully we won't have to wait another three years for the next one!

[@Kazavop]

Yep

[@shamimazad007]

Amen

[@vesteel]

Yes, the next episode will be in 5 years

[@undefined5317]

Well they did have to travel all the way to Berwick...

[@Test-xz3ec]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@elliot7753]

2:52 the tap water joke is so true tho

[@alisharosey7948]

In the north east England we have amazing water from Kielder but down south it's weird.

[@ninjacell2999]

@Zain London water is vile

[@lizabeth529]

@@ninjacell2999 London water has H I S T O R Y in that when you drink it, you KNOW that people used to throw shit into the streets. But yknow if ur from London like me it’s p nice.

[@chriswyatt9869]

Everyone's water preferences are different. Of course you're going to prefer your local tap water because you're used to it.

[@ninjacell2999]

@@chriswyatt9869 you will get more used to your local water, but no one is bottling London water and selling it in supermarkets

[@aaronisaac9105]

Don't you love how for each video they essentially have to write two sketches. The one they put in the title and then the one for the ad. Such respect for these legends!

[@JayForeman]

What about all the sketches in between?!

[@waynemarvin5661]

@@JayForeman Aaron's attention span isn't that great. He only pays attention when he sees bright colours.

[@jasoncallow860]

Sounds a bit sketchy... I'll get my coat

[@klop4228]

They did two sketches in that ad, both of France

[@SgtByrd93]

"Mr Bean was an alien" "The production company was English" *"Well saved"*

[@Nugcon]

lol

[@no15minutecities]

BRITISH

[@I78885]

BRISTOL

[@SgtByrd93]

BASINGSTOKE

[@underpussy_]

BIRMINGHAM

[@Liletter]

2:23, as a violinist, this brought me physical pain.

[@pokszymon]

its a new technique called spaghettizicatto

[@cobytang]

Same here. I screamed so loud that my landlord upstairs asked me if I am okay.

[@Lakersin2x3]

Same, I’m also a violinist and I feel my heart pound so hard thinking of the luthier of the Violin

[@nebras7778]

Same here

[@henriaunin]

my heart stopped for one second there, I felt physical pain as a violinist.

[@Teag_Brohman15]

soon the official name will be The United Kingdom of Great Britian, Northern Ireland and Berwick upon Tweed

[@iainmacantailleir352]

After Scotland leaves, I would love it if E, W & NI would call themselves Rumpuk or Weni

[@hugh.g.rection5906]

scotland isnt leaving. crybabies have been claiming that it is for hundreds of years and youve been proven wrong every time

[@scottmaciver1336]

Hundreds of years? We've only been in a union for 300. And the Scottish independence movement didn't enter the mainstream until the mid 20th century. Not that I would expect a unionist to have the slightest idea what they were talking about.

[@hugh.g.rection5906]

@@scottmaciver1336 the battle of culloden never happened in the mid 20th century just so you know

[@Teag_Brohman15]

@@hugh.g.rection5906 Great Britian means England AND Scotland

[@abeermuntasir4346]

That Art Attack music at 3:30 brought about a wave of nostalgia in me

[@mattiascaccabarozzi]

That show rocked

[@defaultmesh]

*Top 10 Most Anticipated Anime Comebacks*

[@zacharymohammadi]

I can’t like twice so I will reply instead *Like*

[@yoironfistbro8128]

Top 10 Most Anticipated Anime Comebacks? Jay Foreman Jay rhymes with May I just confirmed it

[@aeriumsoft]

420 likes, seems legit im gonna be the 421th like sorry

[@yoironfistbro8128]

6 people, please unlike that comment now!

[@aeriumsoft]

@@yoironfistbro8128 now 141 ppl need to do that ;-;

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Last time I was this early, Scotland almost left the UK.

[@grahamlive]

We'll be gone by the time Map Men release another video. So you'll need to be early(ish) again.

[@ballscrusher4]

last time i was this early, this was still a joke people told

[@louisbaker4362]

Almost! 👌🏻

[@bjornmundt5801]

Don't have to wait much more. After May-Day is over.

[@allensneed7062]

“almost”

[@Halberddent]

Fun fact, Hadrian's wall used to be pretty formidable, fifteen feet tall or so and thick enough to have a walkway on top. It also served as a convenient source of building materials for the folks living nearby.

[@leogama3422]

15 🦶 = 4,5 meters tall

[@waynemarvin5661]

I'm not sure what about this fact is "fun".

[@oddities-whatnot]

@@waynemarvin5661 Lots of fun with a lot of imagination presumably.

[@maggietaylor9713]

Yes you are right... Nicking the stones to build a farm steadying, house or patch a hole in the dyke was fair game.

[@ClareGak]

Lol NI: "Doesn't really have a flag, long story" Yes.. yes it is.. 😂

[@DynestiGTI]

4:40 To all the people who got mad when they said "men" 3 times instead of 2 for the intro in that other video.

[@Cpr1234]

Men men men men men men men men men

[@Richard_is_cool]

I got really mad and the ending was a very welcome and assauging one. I feel better now.

[@Maxbotnick]

Legends say he's still saying men

[@oisin_smith]

I love how they pretend to go to Berwick upon Tweed but it's clearly just somewhere in london

[@missgfaulkner]

specifically South East London I've had many a bacon butty at the cafe in the background of that shot

[@mikerobbo84]

And the town hall is Wallasey town hall

[@lydiabourne8341]

I lived in Berwick-upon-Tweed and spent an embarrassing length of time trying to figure out where they filmed it. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@totallyahuman5055]

@@scintillam_dei Wow

[@scintillam_dei]

@@mahfuzvx3967 This isn't atheist North Korea. I can talk about God even if you hate it.

[@gramsci420]

Fun fact! The part of Laurentia which Scotland split off from is now the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (or New Scotland for non Latin speakers) which was founded by Scottish immigrants… perhaps obviously. Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island bears an uncanny resemblance to the Scottish highlands and many of the road signs are in Gaelic as well as English. Now you know

[@willch.2259]

1:43 Truer words were never spoken

[@jamfollowedbyanumber]

@Ben Campbell look man, as someone who lives in Scotland, I personally wear kilts every second of my life and declare my allegiance to the country every day, dunno what you're on about.

[@inactive6123]

legend has it that jay and mark are still repeating men in unison

[@eddies7883]

it's weird how they can replicate the distinctive sound created when audio clips are spliced together with their mouths do you think they learned it on skillsh

[@jasoncallow860]

Obviously they'll stop after 400 million years

[@faristaj2326]

You don't know how much we have been suffering without Map Men

[@blackcat1642]

Brexit

[@Basti5792]

I love the small details like the soundtrack from art attack while Mark drew his map.

[@oldsandface]

I am completely blown away that the picture you used to depict 500 (or so) people is a picture of the administration building of the Berkeley Unified School District (in the good ol' U S of A), where I worked for 33 (count 'em) years and it's conceivable that I am actually IN this picture!!!! Weird!

[@jack0316]

Finally another one see you boys in 20 years

[@MRNKL]

well no

[@tlazo3627]

Lol dude clearly it’s a j- Oh so they did

[@gentlebabarian]

Litterly one month later

[@jw4277]

19 more to go

[@lewismassie]

I'm here to tell you they have returned

[@jakeallinson]

Bonus points for including the Art Attack theme tune 👍

[@Darkest-Light]

Like a Buchanan of nostalgia, right in the guts to make me Neil.

[@Chloraflora]

Came here to say this haha

[@marksman1875]

And Lemmings in glorious general midi?

[@yamotothurimota9821]

And should we can check for the world oldest store kzbin.info/www/bejne/jouckpKkaZafgdU

[@607]

What's Art Attack?

[@BadgerOff32]

As someone who's never been to Berwick, I can confirm that Jays Berwick accent is 100% accurate

[@waynemarvin5661]

Ha ha ha!!! A badger critiquing a jay!!!

[@theswayzeexpress1]

I really appreciated the Art Attack music during the art montage

[@bhaskarbharali5853]

Moral of the story : ALWAYS WATCH A JAY FOREMAN VIDEO TILL THE END. Edit: It seems the speed at which likes were coming is decreasing, but together we can stop that. Please hit more likes.

[@insurgentspi0]

Map map map men men men men men men men men men men men men men men men men men men men

[@RatelHBadger]

"Stick around for the silly joke at the end"

[@Coolsomeone234]

True

[@1973Washu]

@@insurgentspi0 (sound of a sound card dying)

[@Stefan-ij1qb]

yay i've given the 800th like

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

The Crimean War thing isn't actually true. The 1757 Treaty of England set in law that England included Berwick. After that any separate reference to Berwick was merely a matter of style rather than law. I excuse your mistake though. You are Map Men, not Legal Treaty Men (Legal Treaty Men, Legal Treaty Men, Legal Treaty Legal Treaty Legal Treaty, Men Men Men Men)

[@gwishart]

It was confirmed even earlier by the Wales and Berwick Act 1746.

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

@@gwishart oh! I must've got the wrong treaty, thanks for the correction (I am not a legal expert in any sense, my masters degree makes me a mere Military History Man Man Man...)

[@xCorvus7x]

Still, that ceremony to declare peace was a witty idea and the Cold War a massive killjoy.

[@markjones4704]

@@gwishart ah and there is monmouthshire

[@MuchWhittering]

It wouldn't matter anyway, because "England and Scotland" would cover it regardless of which one it's in.

[@petesmith433]

Do an intro where you say “we’re the maps, and here are the men” but you’ve put the maps on your heads and your heads behind the curtain

[@theannonymous]

You should make more of MapMen. Both of you are hilarious and great chemistry with Mark

[@AB-gw6uf]

Sticking around for the joke at the end was worth it 100%

[@NJ-wb1cz]

I clicked near the end and wasn't satisfied.

[@Mentally_Will]

My favorite part is how there were actually several jokes at the end.

[@zemoxian]

3:05 “Scotland has their own starship.” Amy Pond: Good for them.

[@loveforsberg530]

As well as doctors 7, 10 and 12.

[@stephenroney3630]

Amy Pond said, "The more things change, the more things stay the same". " Good for them".

[@karm42yn]

I sure do appreciate the tunes from Lemmings you slip into your educational learnings.

[@karlkewbz]

Only now I realise that the _Art Attack_ theme plays when Mark draws the map. *OMG I LOVE THIS CHANNEL*

[@thelondontrainspotter9991]

OMG MAP MEN IS BACK I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER YES JAY MY MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And mark too. Yes can't forget him. Edit: Holy poo I've never got so many likes thanks all! Edit 2: Toilet humour is king.

[@theburningtoastmonsterofur7028]

WOOOOOOOOOO

[@draxil42]

YES!

[@simontay4851]

Good name. Made me laugh.

[@LechuKawaii]

Tom Scott and Jay Foreman uploaded a video today im so happy

[@erilassila409]

Matt Gray also uploaded yesterday, about his day trip to Bruges with some friends.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

If you squash their names together you'll get "Tom Jey For e Scottman"

[@thelastcube.]

@@NJ-wb1cz username checks out

[@ThemeParkChomp]

Tom Egotist Scott yeah ok never mi-

[@ToonamiT0M]

A crossover between Tom and Jay would be AMAZING!

[@DrivingDrones]

The Genius of how Jay talks Geortish at 01:07 deserves an acting award

[@sigoy]

One of the best channels on KZbin. This stuff is brilliant.

[@vonbongen9363]

It's taken me 20 minutes to watch this 5 minute video because I have to keep pausing due to uncontrollable and almost sickening attacks of laughter. Well played

[@doubtfulguest5450]

I thought it was alright. A solid 7/10. The men to map ratio was a bit skewed towards the men, but they're fine men so I can live with there having been fewer cartographic novels.

[@onion_wind]

It wasn't that funny

[@ignorewhatimabouttosay5152]

I don't really get British humor

[@nopeoppeln]

ignore what I'm about to say the most typical comment under an English vid

[@bessux1995]

Jesus Christ dude, it's not that funny.

[@thomasturner6980]

Legend said that map men would never return Legend was wrong

[@JayForeman]

Who's Legend? And what does Legend know?

[@smarteverything5832]

Jay Foreman John Legend

[@nopeoppeln]

Jay Foreman Legend knows everything

[@andreb3121]

@@JayForeman You typically find it in the corner of a map

[@fishflake1209]

Andre B You’d think a Map Man would know that.

[@craighenderson4053]

I grew up near Berwick and spent alot of time there and with people from there that accent at 1:08 had me absolutely creased lmao, pretty much nailed it.

[@danielrhouck]

You briefly imply it (with the names of the landmasses) but I didn’t realize when I first watched this that the American Appalachian Mountains were the same mountains as the Scottish Highlands. And now I want someone to hike the Appalachian Trail, but then get in a ship so they can *keep* hiking until they get to the end of the mountain range.

[@dublowduck7823]

I live near Berwick-upon-tweed and the way the local's talk is 100% spot on. Haven't a clue what people are on about half the time

[@kaiishere016]

Living here is so awkward. You're sandwiched between the Geordie accent, the Scottish accent, the Cumbrian accent and the weird Berwick accent. It's so hard to understand most of the people here

[@thundabolt7867]

​@@kaiishere016ah its no issue, living in Alnwick I feel as if the trick is to learn the scotts first then geordies and if you know both you know them all

[@kaiishere016]

@@thundabolt7867 I could never get a good grasp on Geordie sadly, it was so embarrassing constantly having to ask people to repeat themselves

[@aethelredtheready1739]

This video was 1/3 ad and I'm not even mad

[@Mrjmaxted0291]

Can't spell mad without ad.

[@dxstructible1269]

When u can't relate to complaints about ads because u have KZbin premium

[@redpandadrooper5375]

dXstructible lol it’s akwars

[@luxembourger]

@@dxstructible1269 Adblocker does the job

[@sarahwithanhyouheathen3210]

I was not expecting the use of Dumbo's circus music in this video but i am so glad it happened. You have earned me as a subscriber for this. (Also i love history and maps, and those parts were good too)

[@jadeasereht4638]

As person who loves instruments that horrific science caused me to yelp in a way that I never knew I could. Please don’t do that ever again.

[@shaunvlog]

hahahah! Scottish guy here. Absolutely love this video for taking the piss out of absolutely everyone

[@1dksmg]

Aye, a wee bit tongue in cheek banter never hurt anyone.

[@jonathanreilly1157]

Every but England amiright?

[@RonSill1986]

@@jonathanreilly1157 nope.

[@-Zippy2707]

Was that the ArtAttack theme thingy? U know the show you watched as a kid... And failed at everything? Edit: 3:25 for those wondering

[@nerdydev]

Zippy2707 yes

[@MercenaryPen]

Yup, pretty sure that was the Art Attack theme

[@thelastcube.]

Ah now you've triggered my memories

[@-Zippy2707]

@@thelastcube. Your Welcome!

[@DeadlyLazer]

Indeed. Loved that show

[@BandBHawks]

Omg at 0:50 are those sound effects from the game Freeways? The Easter eggs in this series are always so subtle yet so wonderful

[@thekilla1234]

I'm amazed I was able to recognise the Art Attack theme that quickly. Nostalgia is a powerful thing.

[@OwenKoenig]

I was about to click away when the promotion was half done, but you told me to stay for a silly joke at the end.

[@texasyojimbo]

The bit about the Berwick Upon Tweed peace treaty made me look up whether Berwick was specifically mentioned in the 1783 Treaty of Paris (peace treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States). It appears not to have been, although the 1746 Wales and Berwick-Upon-Tweed would make that moot. However, I was reminded of one of the more obtuse provisions of the Treaty, regarding the Mississippi River, which might make a basis for an interesting video in the future. The 1783 Treaty of Paris between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States stipulates that British citizens shall "forever" have the right to freely navigate the Mississippi River. At the time, the Mississippi was the international border between the United States, the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain (Louisiana Territory) and the British-then-Spanish possession of West Florida (now part of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida). This may or may not have been abrogated by Pinckney's Treaty of 1795, which claimed to exclude anyone not American or Spanish from the river (or at least the part that formed the boundary between the United States and Spain). In 1803, the Louisiana Territory was ceded to the United States by the First French Republic (which took over the Spanish claim in 1801).At that time the MIssissippi became internal to the United States ("flowing unvexed to the sea" since with the exception of the Civil War). The thing is, Googling the question, "do Brititish citizens still have the right to travel the MIssissippi" I don't get a terribly clear answer. I am tempted to write a letter to the US Coast Guard and ask them what their policy is on this today.

[@texasyojimbo]

*1746... Act (sorry missed a word).

[@ckl9390]

That would be interesting to see if Brits (or possibly any commonwealth nation) can freely treat the Mississippi as a right of way. Though I doubt it if the US's history of adhering to treaties is anything to go by.

[@Gahmuret]

@@ckl9390 Yes, but the US mostly only ignores treaties made with people with darker skin than the typical Anglo-Saxon.

[@leogama3422]

They can travel the Mississippi, if they can get there...

[@TheWinjin]

Please tell me you eventually wrote them a letter. Because I do wonder if they will honor this agreement, or there was some other one later on that states something along the line of "No one without a visa is allowed to enter the borders of the country" and this nullifies previous agreements of unhindered travel.

[@davidgilbert8256]

Wow Jay is replying to old videos, hi Jay thanks for the fun vids dude 🙂👏

[@surreygeorge11]

You guys are funny as any comedy team. Thumbs up

[@blobbem]

Nice use of the 'Art Attack' theme tune.

[@nyan0812nerd]

was looking to see how many others noticed it! took me a second to recognise it

[@mig25foxbat]

THIS IS AN ART ATTACK! THIS IS AN ART ATTACK! THIS IS! ART ATTACK!

[@theelolman]

LAST TIME I WAS HERE TO WATCH A NEW VID OF YOURS, BRITISH POLITICS WAS COMPREHENSIBLE

[@knightshousegames]

You must be new here then.

[@theelolman]

*Map men vid

[@PrinceRightyI]

Just wait. This guy is full with surprises 😊

[@matiaspickett938]

Rewatching all these hoping they make more

[@ayeitburns1]

Nice art attack throwback at the end - a tv theme I did not know I had memorised, until that moment.

[@StrangeDibChannel]

It gets even funnier,considering that "Российская Газета" is an official name of newspaper,made by the Russian Parliament :/

[@Volodimar]

Бля, не ожидал тебя здесь встретить-_-

[@rachelslur8729]

👍

[@michaelmartin9022]

@Nullcaller Assad still didn't use chemical weapons, is going to crush ISIS, and there won't be any US / UK-led "regime change" there, though ;)

[@sharosri3624]

What does it translate to?

[@bobcockwood]

@@sharosri3624 Russian Newspaper

[@J0n0tanII]

Game of Thrones new episode hype: [ 7/10 ] Map Men new episode hype: [ 13/10 ]

[@ef888]

Map Men: "In 400 years, Scotland may break away and be free to--" Nicola Strugeon: "YES."

[@seppingtondestamina9398]

We won't be waiting 400 months let alone years thank you very much!

[@Bob_just_Bob]

This channel is hilarious. It’s no coinkidinc that I have already, well almost, subscribed. 🤣

[@Gargantura]

MAP MEN IS BACK! YEE HAW

[@huskydawg9095]

The hype is real

[@alexgshirreff]

I grew up in Berwick for most of my life. The people don’t feel particularly Scottish or English, we feel mostly on our own.

[@jimmys60ny]

Hey, I went to Shieldfield regularly to watch. I have often been standing amongst the three hundred who supported the wee gers.

[@Ildskalli]

No shit, you guys were at war with Russia for over a century. Finlandization, Berwickzation, whatever 🤣

[@richarddawson2268]

Then claim independence! ;) I joke. We need as many players on our side after Brexit

[@smallrossy]

Iv only ever been to North Berwick.

[@SpeckleKen]

@@Ildskalli The whole war with Russia thing is a myth.

[@barblc3202]

Any good history lesson worth its salt starts with how the geography shapes the situation in fundamental ways.

[@Pilgrimsnugget123]

1:54 Mark: Try 400 million! Jay: (autotune) WAAAAAAAAAAA

[@willmcreavy9623]

Love the show, but to be a pedant when Berwick was incorporated into northumbria it was explicitly stated that in future treaties Berwick would be counted as part of England, so they weren't technically at war with Russia at all, the peace treaty was just a publicity stunt.

[@marctelfer6159]

I was coming here to see if anyone spotted that. While a popular myth, Berwick-upon-Tweed was never individually mentioned in the declaration of war, so of course it wasn't mentioned in the peace treaty either, and since 1746 all mentions of England automatically included Berwick (as well as Wales) unless otherwise specified.

[@MartinJames389]

Your maps are better than your history. The Antonine wall was definitely to keep the people North of it from coming any further South. It was defensive. Hadrian's wall -not really. There were very few people between it and the Fort-Clyde valley (90 miles away) and the sparse population in between was fairly amenable to the Romans. It was more a customs post, producing revenue and, above all, a containment measure against the Brigante. They were the people of Northern England with whom the Romans did have trouble. As in Hungary and elsewhere, a common Roman tactic against a resistant people on the empire's border was to build a barrier BEHIND them. This cut them off from allies beyond, real or potential, and controlled their trade and contacts. The Brigante had well established trading routes to Leith, which was really one of their main ports, and alliances in Midlothian. The wall meant they could be invigilated, their trade taxed, and it deprived them of a potential hinterland for escape and reorganisation. Though the tactic was used elsewhere, Hadrian's Wall was the most physically impressive of such barriers built. The others were usually more akin to the Antonine Wall.

[@LynxSouth]

Was it really the wall that cut people off from their allies etc. beyond, or the wall plus the troops that were garrisoned on it? If it was just a wall, they could easily have built ramps or knocked openings through it, right? I appreciate your post and explanations.

[@qwvpv]

Interesting stuff James Martin! Plus, a barrier BEHIND them would make it a lot harder to place at least one hand on the stone and literally hop over. Also, I like your pudds.

[@triehe]

Martin James Hadrian’s Wall was more a message to the Romans not to go any further, as Jay said, the Romans thought the southern part of then-Brittania was worth it, but the northern part was too dangerous to take. Hadrian constructed the wall to tell future emperors “hey, maybe don’t bother these guys, they’re pretty dangerous.”

[@jamesmcatear8721]

Guff. The wall was defensive. The other walls throughout the empire were too. Off course there was trade. It didn’t make sense to build all that with its chariot roads and forts for soldiers just for trade.

[@MartinJames389]

@@jamesmcatear8721 Defensive against who, exactly? Containing and controlling more like -of the Brigante. The Roman empire jumped over other groups or tribes on the margins which were giving them trouble and built a wall BEHIND them.. That severed their links to others beyond their own territories and brought them under control. There is a similar example in Hungary.

[@nicsmith6427]

I didn't expect to laugh at this video as much as I did. Great video!

[@MrHalo0826]

Seriously guys, I would watch your videos even if they only had the sponsor bits in them - and I always skip sponsor videos on any channel. However, please don't stop making map men, super interesting and love your sense of humor and how it is presented.

[@ianwitte836]

That joke in the end was totally worth it

[@DenaXZ]

omg, the art attack theme

[@purplepencil]

NOSTALGIA :)

[@jasongarfitt1147]

Great use of it

[@AbCat4]

And the Lemmings soundtrack before that.

[@bigsteve9020]

Was just about to say that myself.

[@airconditioner8212]

I was searching for this comment

[@ricshmitz83]

I haven't laughed whilst learning in a way your videos make me do so. Thank you.

[@Aritro77]

Art attack music in the promo stole my heart once and for all. Not quite enough to sign up to Skillshare, but certainly enough to like this already highly (cardiac) arresting video.

[@MikeOceanMusic]

at 3:26... that Art Attack theme tune hit me with some major unexpected nostalgia for my childhood!

[@607]

Art Attack?

[@MikeOceanMusic]

@@607 it's a British kids TV show.

[@607]

MikeOceanMusic Huh, they used a theme from Lemmings? That seems strange. :confused: But Lemmings was quite the phenomenon in the UK in the '90s, of course...

[@607]

Wait what... I just realised that your comment says "at 3:26". I didn't notice that at all, I'm so sorry!! :(

[@MikeOceanMusic]

@@607 ah no worries! : )

[@ccityplanner1217]

0:59: I can tell by the architecture that you're in London. 1:44: there's a buffer state between England & Scotland one foot wide called British Railways. Used to be a buffet state but they replaced it with a trolley service, only to discover that the trolley was too wide to fit in the country.

[@KhaoticPhoenix]

You should definitely do an episode on your favourite fantasy maps with geographical inaccuracies...

[@martinbateman6166]

The Art Attack theme tune playing int he background of the map creation scores nostalgia points with me

[@BigBlack81]

"Doesn't really have a flag. Long story." Ahem. Future episode, maybe? Map Men FTW!!!

[@pnutz_2]

this is obviously how they got taken over by the british

[@nicholas4368]

Tiocfaidh ár lá 😩

[@immortaltyrant2474]

@@nicholas4368 No surrender! :)

[@dew1911]

Surely they should leave that one for Dr. Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with Flags?

[@deadbydayinblack]

Would not touch that issue with a 100 foot barge pole. No really. Dont go down there.

[@verycasul]

Okay now i am going to wait for 2021 for next update of Map Men

[@k.c1126]

Jay, you guys are the only ones I actually stick around for the commercials for .... lol ...

[@hershes]

The way he says “I LOVE a nice decorative map on the wall!” is so musical

[@westparade4366]

I love how you made the 'Russian' newspaper still look readable with its backwards letters, yet somehow still look kinda Russian. Hats off to you both once again.

[@EDFHLFLFF]

"you must come visit sometime, especially around sailsbury" don't think I didn't notice that you beautiful cheeky sods

[@forgedtofight]

sods

[@slyasleep]

Jay can really cram a lot of things into a sentence. Also, what about Berwick o‘ Bama?

[@coolcatcartoons]

The Northumberland flag and the Soviet Union flag go surprisingly well together

[@thundabolt7867]

Well northumberland is yellow and red, soviet is yellow and red Soviet flag is an A-teir flag Northumberland is a high B low A flag

[@unlimitedspeeed]

0:56 - this looks nothing like Berwick-upon-Tweed at all! If I didn't know any better, I'd say that they were actually at 12 Staplehurst Rd, London!!!

[@gaminggeneral1324]

Lyubomir Mladenov that is not berwick I live there

[@howardbaxter2514]

Strangely specific, but I like it!

[@gwishart]

You're obviously not aware that Berwick-upon-Tweed has a highly convincing outdoor set used exclusively for films and TV programmes that want to portray Lewisham and environs but can't justify the costs of actually filming in London.

[@CHEEKYlad_lol]

I'd say it looks like they're standing directly outside 21 Staplehurst Rd, but I might be nitpicking!

[@daimonos418]

Yup, definitely #21

[@EustTube]

HBO: "Hey guys Game of Thrones is ba-" Jay and Mark: "MAP MEN BITCHES"

[@DGoingCommando]

Not sure if anyone said this but Hadrian's Wall was actually much larger than it is now. With many forts and watch towers and men manning it.

[@HNCS2006]

What a call back with that music! Art attack? Watched that all the time when young.

[@MikeGill87]

Are you flippin shittin' me? Map Men are back? That's what I call x-mas!

[@turtles10]

*Map-mas

[@woodfur00]

i just found an unwatched episode of map men in my subscription feed it is like fucking christmas up in here

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

Mike Gill This is their second or third new Map Men this month. The surprise is getting old.

[@turtles10]

MegaBall PowerBall there hasn’t been an episode in 3 years

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

@@turtles10 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3LYpJWAord1ZsU You're wrong. Are you trolling or do you just have Trump Voter level intellect?

[@ExKiwi-yw8er]

Stick around for a silly joke popped up right as i was about to click away, beautiful placement.

[@zedspoint4614]

That Art Attack theme unlocked some fond childhood memories. Thank you