Why Was the Holy Roman Empire Dissolved? (Short Animated Documentary)

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

Francis II first Rage quit in the middle of the game ever recorded in History

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

Literally HRE gaming.

[@planescaped]

Chat~ HRE: Dude wtf! this is such bull****** _HRE has left the game_

[@ekn_38]

Tbf he copied Flavius Valentinianus, the true pioneer of rage quitting

[@theyoungbonaparte3739]

I don't know why this one got me laughing for a long time

[@PureFPSPwnage]

The brilliance of this comment.... _KINGS TO YOU EDMOND_ ...

[@jadapinkett1656]

It's absolutely amazing that a relic as old as the HRE existed at the same time as the United States.

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

As an American, I also find it remarkable! The very old and the very new, existing with one another for 30 years!

[@Jakeonkuningas]

Or the Ottoman Empire surviving to the time of film.

[@bennethoffmann1872]

Even today there are still medieval kingdoms: Saudi Arabia and Qatar for example

[@fandemusique4693]

@@bennethoffmann1872 saudi arabia wasn't really saudi arabia, they only got to rule over so much of Arabia in the 20th century

[@Leyrann]

@@bennethoffmann1872 Just mention England and France then. The difference is that the HRE FEELS medieval, both because it no longer exists and because it's height of power was in medieval times.

[@jeremyshafer6720]

I like it how the map at 0:28 illustrating Europe in the image of French interests is completely missing the Isle of Great Britain lol

[@profesionalshitposter675]

why yes the floor is made out of the floor France and Britain hated each other so if Britain was in that position id be the same for france

[@criszn504]

@@profesionalshitposter675 I think he is just pointing out the jokingly manner in which was portrayed in the video, no need to get all stingy about it. Chill.

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

I come to the comments section just to find small details like this that I might have overlooked. 🤣

[@Itachi951000]

@@stront6655 Not yet...

[@MrMokele03]

@@profesionalshitposter675 I think it was a brexit joke

[@Longknife]

I like how all these empires in history were conquered in some dramatic fashion and for the HRE it's like "meh tbh I kinda wanted to die at that point, so I did."

[@ozthegamer6399]

@Абдульзефир Except it was, you're only looking at the HRE post Westphalia.

[@ozthegamer6399]

@Абдульзефир What does rebellion had to do with my comment? I'm arguing about your claim that the HRE was not an empire or unified, by your logic then the Roman Empire wasn't also an empire or unified considering they had many rebellions.

[@GeldtheGelded]

@پیاده نظام خان In that sense, the byzantine empire also wasn't an empire, because its vassals also constantly rebelled and feudalism n all that, as you put it. Learn some history yourself

[@jenshep1720]

one of the few empires to die peaceful, in bed, from old age. lol.

[@drphot6050]

USA keep your fingers crossed 😂

[@ordinary_magician]

The Ottomans: Spend forever trying to destroy the HRE Napoleon: Dissolves it in like 2 years

[@charlesdegaulle6663]

Never underestimate a Frenchman

[@carlosgarciamarin7316]

ottobads

[@plzburnme3809]

@@charlesdegaulle6663 Corsican? Napoleone di Buonaparte is not the name of a Frenchie

[@IAmGlutton4Life]

@@plzburnme3809 that is true my friend but you know how people are

[@kimok4716]

@@plzburnme3809 *Sigh* always tiring to see people desperately try to take Napoleon away from French History. If he was Corsican and not French why didn't he fight for Corcisa's independence like Pascal Paoli ?

[@samrevlej9331]

Quick rectification: this makes it sound like Francis II did a Charles V and gave up all power to retire somewhere. He didn't. He'd created the title of Emperor of Austria and the Austrian Empire (made up of the Habsburg territories like Austria, Bohemia-Moravia and Hungary) in 1804. So essentially he gave up one useless title for one with actual power over the territory he cared about.

[@concept5631]

Interesting

[@drphot6050]

Ahh that’s why they gave us Arnie!

[@-Eisenfaust-]

That's right. Francis II knew that the Holy Roman Empire would not last much longer (all states were already part of the Confederation of the Rhine and only Prussia and Austria were still formally part of the HRE). And because Napoleon had himself crowned Emperor of the French in 1804, it was to be expected that he would soon be the only ruler with the title of Emperor in the western world, which Francis II could not accept. For this reason he formed the Austrian Empire in order to preserve the equality of rank with Napoleon as Emperor. Under pressure from Napoleon, he had to dissolve the HRE in 1806, making Austria and Prussia de facto sovereign states for the first time. From 1804 to 1806 Franz was the only double emperor in the world. As Francis II Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and as Francis I Emperor of Austria.

[@HermitKing731]

Both Napoleon and Francis killed the HRE so they could both proclaim themselves emperors of their own empires and reduce the former HRE to buffer states.

[@folkeklarstrom3668]

@@-Eisenfaust-You mean de jure sovereign . Prussia had done its own thing since more than a century back.

[@joshuasims5421]

France's interest number one: widen the English Channel. A lot. 0:29

[@charlesdegaulle6663]

France's greatest dream

[@volodyadykun6490]

British Sea - like Atlantic Ocean named after people that probably are just a myth and never existed

[@paulcalixte2223]

Don't you mean the Irish Sea?

[@milas5108]

actually Napoléon wanted a global peace but some monarchies didnt wanted

[@artemius8442]

@@paulcalixte2223 Je pense que Joshua veut parler de La Manche. :P

[@Robbstark2024]

The Holy Roman Empire was kinda like the simpsons where it was super influential when it first began but slowly deteriorated over a long time to the point where everyone thought it had ended even though it technically still ran

[@BocchiSensei]

The HRE is diffrent from austria. It also doesnt make any sense when you said francis himself founded austria even though it existed for centuries by that point. The HRE was dissolved during the nepoleanic wars period... Gone, Deleted, Removed from the map. Didnt exist.

[@BocchiSensei]

@علي ياسر Read the message, the comment gets messed up because of your name

[@BocchiSensei]

Also stop thinking that you're the center of definition just because you think it existed until the first world war doesn't mean its correct, i would like to see atleast 1 million historians agree with u. It should be easy because theres 7 billion people in earth.

[@stephenderry9488]

Well it is an anagram of Early Homer Ep Not Him!

[@karlscher5170]

Are the simpsons still on?

[@sciencer7005]

‘Or even stop a certain naughtier subject from warring against the emperor himself’ I laughed so hard

[@Christopher_TG]

More like Mylesia!

[@youneskasdi]

Austria: " I'm the emperor and i have all power over germany " Prussia: " No you don't " Austria: " no i don't "

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

*herself*

[@drswag0076]

spoiler alert Prussia united all of Germany forming it's own empire.

[@thequeenofspades]

@@drswag0076 With blackjack and hookers

[@archstanton3931]

"I found the crown of the HRE in the gutter, and I didn't pick it up." - Napoleon, 1806

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

😂😂

[@maazkalim]

Napoleon knew ‘gutter’ as a word back then? Clearly not Holy enough.

[@Mesopotamia-v6d]

Based

[@hofnarrtheclown]

Wrong Timeline and Context! Napoleon in 1804 not 1806 was Referring to the Bourbon Crown of France and he actually *Did* pick It up although with a Sword.

[@grugthecaveman4565]

“If I can’t have it, no one can!” - Francis ii

[@basedkaiser5352]

“It’s not like we wanted it anyway” - everyone else

[@thunderbird1921]

It would be comical though if Napoleon DID claim it. Remember he already had been crowned King of Italy.

[@Imperator_Alexander]

The best part is that that's exactly what happened. Even if the imperial title was a purely ceremonial one, it was one of incredible prestige and political importance, so better to abolish it that let Napoleon have it

[@SeanceNaCL]

666th like.

[@Moaaz_9872]

It's like them kids who bring the football and get angry😂

[@edipires15]

1:10 Holy Roman Empire last words: “Stop quoting Voltaire” 😂😂😂

[@Elitist20]

'You mean "Neither Holy, nor Roman.."?' 'STOP THAT!'

[@KlaussMarcellus]

STOP POSTING ABOUT VOLTAIRE I'M TIRED OF SEEING IT

[@looinrims]

Y tho

[@Perririri]

* Jesus Christ, _that_ quote again!

[@kindadumb916]

“Quoting that doesn’t make you an intellectual”

[@CliffSavage2021]

The delivery and writing of these videos are a form of comedy I can't describe. I love this channel.

[@HurjempiPr0]

"What are you gonna do, beat me to death with a sceptre?" "turns out: yes"

[@nysteven1]

Fun fact: no

[@chronikhiles]

It's called deadpan or dry humour.

[@jonasb104]

Yeah, it's a league of it's own. Not comparable to anything realy.😂

[@KR-mm4el]

“his career suffered a slight setback; he died”

[@CSLucasEpic]

The early Napoleonic wars was basically Napoleon going "How many times do I need to teach you this lesson old man?" to all of central Europe

[@riograndedosulball248]

It did went like this. But after SO MANY years fighting France, Austria finally caught on to their tactics Then Napoleon wasn't laughing anymore

[@jimtaylor294]

@@riograndedosulball248 Same with the British & the Russians :D .

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@riograndedosulball248 he still was laughing then, but when you then add losing half a million men in Russia and all the major powers cornering you at once, then he stopped laughing

[@liamjm9278]

@@riograndedosulball248 And by caught on to their tactics they mean wait for Napoleon to fuck up and then avoid battling armies led by him personally.

[@leogonazalez9988]

0:39 I love how Napoleon is excited when he is winning at first until he gets tired of constant battle.

[@alexandrelandel4246]

I didn't notice the first time 😂

[@thunderbird1921]

It's also partially because of how brutal the battles became. Even Marshal Ney was horrified by the carnage at Eylau. "What slaughter! And without result!" he is said to have exclaimed in shock.

[@sylvainprigent6234]

I had missed it thanks so much !!!

[@fredbarker9201]

@@thunderbird1921 Eylau was the first one of the “slugging matches” but Friedland, soon after, was a smashing win. Thereon tho the big battles were brutal slugging matches Wagram (09) Borodino (12) both at their occurrence biggest yet seem in history. Then same for Leipzig (13). Austerlitz and Friedland are very impressive but naps most genius was first or sixth coalition controlling 30-50K men

[@vincemarenger7122]

That's basically the plot of One Punch Man, lmao

[@muffinman4515]

The subtlety of the UK disappearing as the map fades to France’s view of Europe is priceless. Very well done!

[@michaelrizka]

0:39 Napoleon: Haha look at them running away! 0:42 Napoleon: Can't you just stop please?

[@charlesdegaulle6663]

France vs Europe

[@nicbahtin4774]

in 1812 Russia: haaaaaaaaghaaaaaa haaaghaaaaaa Napoleon: Why Are You Running ? Why Are You Running ?

[@nickstoneham5629]

Lol. At first he thought this was fun, but after a while he had seriously concerns on how these nations managed to last so long.

[@fredbarker9201]

@@elmascapo6588 if you’re talking about the pasha, he literally stayed in siege whilst being reinforced by Britain. Napoleons Egyptian/Syrian campaign failed overall due to Nelson and Sidney Smith, he failed to break the siege at acre, but look at the pitched battles against the ottomans they were the most one sided of Napoleons whole career

[@AsbestosMuffins]

if at first you can't succeed, keep throwing men at napoleon until france runs out of armies

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

"Gentlemen, if this Man was alive, we wouldn't be standing here." - Napoleon to his soldiers while pointing to the Frederick's the Great grave (not sure about the grave, though).

[@creek4188]

He said it standing at his grave, as far as I know. Quite badass

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

@Абдульзефир not sure if a joke or you don't know he died way before Napoleonic wars.

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

@Абдульзефир maybe he wouldn't have trouble, or maybe would have, I just deployed a quote and left to discuss. We're not historians to judge, we can only guess what would have happened. Maybe you're right, maybe there wouldn't be any threat.

[@morganv7895]

@Абдульзефир Napoleon Used a lot of Friedrich’s Tactics in battle: Loyalty among his troops, Well trained and Well Disciplined Soldiers, and Surprising his Enemies.

[@GeldtheGelded]

Frederick the Great got his a$$ whooped a number of times, the only thing that saved him was that the empress of russia died and her successor was such a prussia fanboy that he straight up left the war he was winning

[@mrscribbles2693]

“Plans to reforge Europe in Frances image” *Erases Britain* Looks bout right

[@thunderbird1921]

What's funny is that Napoleon III actually had a plan for balancing Europe that he drew up with the assistance of his wife Eugenie, which he hoped would end a lot of the warfare (the new Kingdom of Italy was part of this plan). Bismarck and others saw to it that it never had a chance of getting fully implemented.

[@jimtaylor294]

2019 British Meme of France being erased from the map: "Bah; plagarist!"

[@CosmicAeon]

Wellington and Nelson: So Napoleon, about that idea...

[@thebandit0256]

U.S and Canada: That's illegal

[@nguyenkhoi3010]

0:45 I love the fact that while you reused the same map from “Why did Napoleon invade Russia?” you corrected it by colouring Venice as part of Austria (before the battle of Austerlitz gave it to France of course). Amazing attention to detail :)

[@dario3931]

HRE: falls Everyone: Oh no! Anyway...

[@parhamnourollahi2927]

HAMMOND YOU IDIOT!

[@alec0062]

*still, could be worse...*

[@colindaniels945]

Everyone else: Damn, you're still around? We thought you died at least a century ago.

[@xaviersaavedra7442]

0:39 I love how napoleon gets progressively board as the battles continue.

[@BeWe1510]

A video about the HRE without the Voltaire quote, I must be in heaven

[@johnfelixable]

1:10 Stop quoting Voltaire!

[@dete31]

"The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire." - Voltaire

[@basedkaiser5352]

“Gaming” - Voltaire

[@maxion5109]

Yup, it's such a cringy quote

[@GeldtheGelded]

@@dete31 Voltaire was a cringe philosopher

[@diargakande6740]

Good to note that Francis also elevated the various Hapsburg realms (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary...) into an empire of his own after Napoleon crowned himself emperor of the French. I imagine even he realized that his title over the HRE didn't mean anything at that point and that he might as well create a new legit empire out of the land he had actual direct rule over. Sucks that he then found himself at the head of a multiethnic state just when nationalism really started picking up...

[@Avghistorian77]

To be fair, he didn’t really have to deal with that as much as the next rulers. Ferdinand I had abdicated during 1848 due to the riots and revolutions, and then Fraz Joseph’s entire rule was pretty much dealing with those Ethnic Minorities.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

"Had plans to reforge Europe in France's image and interests." **Britain has left the server**

[@Itachi951000]

Brexit: The prequel

[@6timesbabyyy996]

We really are a pain in everyone's ass's

[@AlexanderDiviFilius]

@@6timesbabyyy996 a fine staple of English and British history is pissing off some part of continental Europe

[@proxybum8895]

@@Itachi951000 Brexit but they leave earth

[@jimtaylor294]

^ Nah. We just sail away to somewhere warmer, and with less frenchies :D .

[@heresyhunter4100]

This is the perfect channel! The content is informative, concise, and entertaining, the animation is fun, and the uploads are consistent. The use of signs to me is the cherry on top. Great work, guys.

[@michaelrizka]

0:16 I appreciate the time you take to paint this mess and drag them all along 6 separates way

[@1959ticktock]

You sound like a great patreon of History Matters.

[@Siegbert85]

About the last point though: nobody wanted the HRE's crown in its current state at the time. But they did want to continue the idea of a German Empire. That's what was officially stated in 1848/49. And even when William I of Prussia took on his new title as German Emperor he did so in direct reference to the HRE. They also attempted to get the actual physical crown kept in Vienna but the Habsburgs had no interest giving it to them so they went ahead without it but designed a new crown that looked remarkably similar.

[@peffiSC2source]

"It's dumb anyways, I don't want to play with anymore" ~ Emperor of the HRE after getting smacked by Napoleon probably

[@Dragonfire511]

*Le Bonke*.

[@Eisenpfosten]

Danke!

[@DarrenBates]

The detail is so epic. It would've been very easy to overlook France's involvement in Ireland's rebellion of 1798 (Ireland's history so often gets overlooked compared to affairs on the continent), but History Matters makes it matter.

[@theskepticalwhaler4946]

I love how consistently History Matters draws Europe without Britain whenever Napoleon is involved

[@theskepticalwhaler4946]

Also how Napoleon goes from excited to bored with each successive victory over the coalition

[@jimtaylor294]

...and then to really chilly, and then muddy, and thdn on some windswept island being poisoned by the wallpaper XD.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

0:39 This Napoleon's growth from excitement at gunning down Europeans to bland indifference has more character development than most movies and comics today.

[@leonardorivelorivelo9253]

0:29 lmao britain gets vaporized from the map, truly the French Dream

[@Koala1203]

Score: French fantasy/10

[@jimtaylor294]

That; or we just said "well screw this" and sailed away to warmer climbs.

[@jimtaylor294]

^ False; as the de-facto alliance yielded no military success, and was basically dead by 1603. Now that between England / GB and Portugal: oldest and longest alliance in history, which aided both in the Napoleonic Wars. GB's alliance with Chile is also a lengthy one, which proved mutually beneficial.

[@jimtaylor294]

^ Which is a wholly meaningless over-generalization, as anacronistic as it is baseless.

[@litamtondy]

@@jimtaylor294 Go outside.

[@sirwaltercrescentsneed]

One interesting topic you should consider making a video on would be the War of Burgundian Succession, since it in a way represents the beginning of the later territorial conflicts between France and Germany. In any case, love the video!

[@diggareesworld5668]

Love how on 0:29 Britain is just blank

[@WhichHandlesArentAvailable]

Britain = Atlantis

[@Thunder.Sizzle]

I didn't even realize this.

[@foundationgamer9771]

@@Amlaeuxrai XD

[@6timesbabyyy996]

@@_CobraTate. When Britain has colonies on every continent around the world. That was never going to work lmao. The French just couldn't do anything about us

[@jimtaylor294]

@@6timesbabyyy996 Yup. They lost the Seven Years War hard XD.

[@davidroman4780]

On my first watch i didnt even notice entire Britain was missing in 0:29, its such a great silent joke i love this channel so much

[@simonparadis1773]

Francis II : I'm gonna do what's call a pro gamer move. Also him: Francis II left the game.

[@vladlusca2589]

Rage quit

[@lordmustafa3309]

@@vladlusca2589 that was perfect 😂

[@MPHJackson7]

*Francis II:* "don't worry guys I have a plan" *Francis II has left the game*

[@mojom.9221]

"More like Mylesia " ah brilliant. Humor like tis is (on of) the Reason I like this channel so much

[@number1kenyan]

0:39 to 0:41 I like how Napoleon slowly gets bored of winning all the time.

[@Bloodlyshiva]

"Why do they keep trying at this point? Can't they just GIVE UP?" It was something like 5 to 7 coalitions.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Napoleon to Francis: HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN?!

[@jimtaylor294]

Mother Nature, the Royal Navy & a chap known for rubber boots: "Be careful what you wish for, mwahahahahaha!"

[@FilmReviews_]

I love how between 0:37 and 0:44 ish Napoleon's face becomes more and more bored by defeating everyone with ease 😂👍

[@DefenderofFuture]

"More like Mylesia" made me laugh out loud at the office.

[@trisblackshaw1640]

My brain was saying "think about it... think about it... *laughs in history*"

[@KeiO993]

@Name Silesian wars

[@gsmith4757]

This approach to presenting history is perfect. Concise, pleasant to hear and memorable. Thank you.

[@MoiLiberty]

First Reich = Holy Roman Empire That's memorable. This video is garbage.

[@cprow0997]

Finally, a video about the HRE

[@cprow0997]

@Thorne 3 isn’t enough, he makes too much modern history videos.

[@beastdeas7250]

@Thorne we need more

[@snare5903]

@Thorne WWII is modern

[@RizeUp8083]

@@cprow0997 ostrich lookin ass

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@snare5903 yeah, but technically we are in the contemporary era, the Modern period already ended in 1789.

[@stepheningram6415]

I want you to know I’m having my daughter watch these. She’s 1 and a 1/2 and loves cartoons. I think she’s learning something! Love these keep making them!

[@kohlsnofl5110]

Um, these videos are definitely not designed for 1 1/2 year old children. You should seriously give her something else to watch (or at least I hope you did)

[@stepheningram6415]

Yeah she watches Mickey Mouse, My Little Pony, Bluey, Dinosaurs Ranch, etc. I through one of these in a week cause they’re educational. Never watched documentaries, or educational stuff with your dad? Sheesh. No cursing, no sexual content, no violent content, no bad language…. I fail to see the issue. Everyone wants to tell you how to raise your kids.

[@kohlsnofl5110]

@@stepheningram6415 It's just that a 1 1/2 year old probably will not understand anything at all from the video, let's be real, and in that case you are essentially showing her something completely incomprehensible. I don't have any problem with showing documentaries to kids, give her anything to watch that she can actually comfortably follow and enjoy. I am not telling you how to parent your kid it is just a reasonable conclusion I came to

[@dblundz]

“You want the Crown? Well F you I’m taking it, oh yea and HRE is over, yup shutting that down. Yea I get the last laugh”

[@tannhauserr]

Napoleon: 😬😬😬

[@basedkaiser5352]

France, Austria, Prussia and Italy: did somebody say something ?

[@B3RyL]

Napoleon: "FINE! Take it! I didn't even want the stupid crown in the first place. I got all the titles I wanted anyway so I... don't... need it..." *sniff, sniff* :'(

[@Theshadowdemon9]

The last Palailogos from the grave: Finally, the LARP is over.

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

@@Theshadowdemon9 Fun fact, a cadet branch of a cadet branch of the Palaiologos family, the Paleologo-Oriundi, have survived until today. At least seven members of the family would have been both alive and adults when the HRE was dissolved. The family lives in Venice now, ironically enough.

[@helloarigato]

1:33 "Despite the fact it was a Grey area, end the empire did". Subtle.

[@harelkalifa2451]

1:11 so true! Never saw a video about the HRE that didn't quote Voltaire

[@williamhild1793]

I enjoy your channel for the history lessons, but also I get the biggest kick out of the animations! It's a combination of the quaintness of the cartoons, and the dry wit humor! Just wonderful!

[@SamTheFable]

"[...] simply because nobody cared to save it" *sad Holy Roman Empire noises*

[@davidlefranc6240]

i agree and same time they just didnt wanted to be in the way of napoleon !

[@veryblocky]

I’m pleased you covered this topic, there isn’t any other good video material on it that I could find.

[@aotoda486]

1:50 Ohh, _Frederick_ **cue laugh track**

[@charleslathrop9743]

0:30 the entire island of Britain is just gone. I am rolling.

[@dirckthedork-knight1201]

0:14 It must have been a huge pain to draw all the individual member states as well as researching their borders

[@varana]

"All" the member states? Oh no, not by far. :D

[@bandlerching4892]

Your channel is one of the only ones where I like the video before the ads finish

[@CeoMacNCheese]

I don’t care if I haven’t seen the video yet I’m still liking

[@karsentube13yt]

Ah yes, a man of culture

[@noahhill4023]

Well done for being the first person to make a video on holy roman empire and not quoting Voltaire

[@kadencollins]

Get ready for spam of everyone’s favourite quote about the HRE ‘Not holy, not Roman, not an empire’

[@freewal]

© Voltaire.

[@RafitoOoO]

Tbh it's true

[@thezeitos469]

Actually you are the first to say those overused by now completely meaninless words

[@GeldtheGelded]

It's official name was just "The Empire" or the roman empire. The holy part was something first mentioned in a document of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the others just kinda went along with it

[@Itachi951000]

@@RafitoOoO No it is not. It only became true as a result of the Thirty Years' War. That was the biginning of the end for the HRE. Voltaire's quote dates back to the 1740's, so it was already true at the time but shouldn't be used to describe the HRE for the entirety of its history. Keep that in mind.

[@Stormy_Boi]

This channels comedy and history is unmatched and I love it. It'd be fun to see a video about the 55 days in Peking and it's relief (aka the greatest crossover in history)

[@Schaapdatmekkert]

0:39 I like the fact that Napoleon starts to get increasingly bored with his victories

[@mrscoldarrow]

Virgin HRE: "Noooo, my power is being diminished! The Empire must be dissolved!" Chad Byzantine Empire: "Even if I am surrounded on all sides by hostile opponents who wish to conquer me, I will never give up until the great city of Constantinople has fallen."

[@kianocallaghan5788]

“Reforge Europe in Frances interests” Removes Britain Laughs in French

[@jimtaylor294]

The British isles meanwhile: *laughs in new tropical climbs; having sailed away somewhere not french* XD

[@ConsulYeti]

I love that Napoleon's "image and interests" makes Britain entirely disappear off the map. Love the humor of these videos!

[@heliothrax7716]

"The Emperor of France had plans to reforge Europe in France's image and interest" *Britain literally gets wiped off the map*

[@JELMIG]

Do you know what I just have to say I love this channel it is SO GOOD!

[@Jacksiloution]

"Why die?" The HRE before napoleon

[@jennifertennent8319]

Love these videos. Informative, concise and witty. I have read quite a bit about the Napoleonic Wars, but never heard or seen this addressed. Maybe the channel could do a video on The League of Armed Neutrality? Maybe the Quasi War between America and Revolutionary France? The coup 18 Brumaire that brought Napoleon to power? The assassination of Tsar Paul I? The two bombardments of Copenhagen by Britain? Maybe a video on Bernadotte becoming ruler of Sweden and the political shenanigans of aligning himself against Napoleon? A video about the trial of Louis XVI, being convicted of treason and executed? A video about the breakup of Denmark and Norway? ((I am unsure how this relates to the broader political, military and economic struggle of the Napoleonic era, but I believe this happens within the Napoleonic Wars.)) There is so much that happens during and leading up to the Napoleonic Wars and yet it tends to be discussed in broad general strokes.

[@danmanproking2179]

0:29 France: snap Uk: mr. Napoleon, I don’t feel so good.

[@limyangxuan]

Snap back to reality. UK: Hold my Waterloo.

[@ryanmann1416]

This voice really drawn me into these videos, great job

[@charlesthorner7423]

Just one precision about a mistake often being made when talking about Napoleon : He did not declare a SINGLE war. Yes, you read well. All the wars were declared either by the British, the Prussians, the Austrians or the Russians. (Althoug in the end it kinda was all Britain since they just payed countries to fight for them). If you don't believe it just check all the coalition wars and you will see that France mostly defended itself. The fact is the neighbouring countries were simply too afraid of the revolutionary ideas that were continued by Napoleon (another misconception : Napoleon did end the first French republic but kept most of its new administrative and civil law aspects) and he perpetuated the individual freedoms obtained through the revolution with the obvious exception of democratic rights. All of this to say that portraying him as a malevolent conquest thirsty tyrant is a bit incorrect. He was perhaps a tyrant in France but the conquests he performed during his reign were reactional, and when Britain/Pussia/Austria declare war upon you five times in a row in spite of just having signed a peace treaty you start wanting to permanently hamper their hability to attack you.

[@michaelbayer5094]

I've seen a lot of revisionist history, but, please, don't try to sell Napoleon as a pacifist, or worse, a victim.

[@ng.tr.s.p.1254]

@@michaelbayer5094 Is reading comprehension a luxury these days?

[@michaelbayer5094]

@@ng.tr.s.p.1254 No, but apparently inference is a lost skill. Chainsaw understood my point. Without any snark, BRW. What's your complaint? Because it's not clear.

[@unclekarl5219]

Just isn’t true lol

[@fandemusique4693]

The peninsula war and the invasion of Russia were started by Napoleon though.

[@MilesStratton]

"More like Mylesia" is my new favorite burn

[@riograndedosulball248]

"BRANDEMBURG!" ~shaking fist~ Every Holy Roman Emperor, ever since Prussia started chimping.

[@Kartofl12]

0:28 i like how again Napoleon's dream Europe is where the British isles don't exist

[@jimtaylor294]

The British: "Same; only with no France XD"

[@lhistorienchipoteur9968]

1:40 You should have ad something like "hence why Prussia and even Austria, the emperor's personnal territory, had lands both in and out of the HRE." That would have clear the geographical confusion on your map.

[@TheBrickMasterB]

"Reshape the world in France's image." *shows britain disappearing* TRUE.

[@jimon8998]

I look forward to your videos all week. I really love how accurate and fast they are plus your jokes are always funny

[@pyrotechnick420]

0:38 check out Napoleon's facial expression in the left corner as he increasingly becomes bored constantly winning lol

[@Karts753]

"Aight I'm abdicating, smell ya later!" "Can... can we have the crown back?" "No!"

[@luismarcialvergaradiaz5363]

Francis II: if i cant have it, no one can! *abdicates and dissolves the H.R.E the rest of the H.R.E: guess ill go with it

[@cdgressly]

“I found the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire lying in the gutter…and I left it there.” Napoleon

[@mercyaspirast.agbayani477]

Here is why the Holy Roman Empire dissolved: It was going up a ladder to put the star on the Christmas tree but fell off and dissolved into multiple states

[@jjforcebreaker]

Great vid as always.

[@mysticwizard4642]

What actually happaned is that James Bissonett stopped funding the HRE

[@arch3223]

The maps in these videos are so good. Detailed down to the smallest Aegean island on 0:28.

[@purplecrayon07]

I love how the reason the empire ended was because of a rage quit

[@jevinliu4658]

0:29 **Casually sinks the whole island of Great Britain** Scotland: I thought we were friends.

[@jimtaylor294]

Post 1707 search engine results: "Scotland exe doesn't exist; did you mean the UK?"

[@thunderbird1921]

Scottish forces deployed with the English against the French, so they were enemies by that point.

[@Mbatty1991]

History Matters: *posts Me: well, I know what I’m doing for the next 4 minutes

[@OpinionfinderNews]

I really like the simplicity and it stays my time frame that I can keep watching a video

[@emmanuellawyer8562]

I literally just asked myself of you uploaded recently

[@timmccarthy872]

Hey, has it been about ten seconds since History Matters uploaded a video?

[@gctzx]

I like how in History Matters videos I read the comments, find something that I missed and then go back and laugh.

[@bbenjoe]

It's remarkable how Napoleon ended some of the oldest states in Europe to shake things up. His other famous victim was the Republic of Venice which too was milennia old by that time.

[@Eliezer3838]

0:29 I love how Britain has just been yeeted from existence.

[@ryantheredzombie6124]

The Holy Roman Empire wouldn't have been dissolved if they were helped financially by James Bizzonette.

[@noone3272]

Who?

[@arne1021]

@@noone3272 a patreon of History matters

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!

[@jonasb104]

0:39 the way he get's more and more uninterested from victory to victory.😂

[@jonasb104]

@@regabrielexv same tbh😂 this is one of the few I noticed by myself

[@akiamini4006]

Epic and splendid content as always !👍

[@murph3292]

The fact that frances "reformed europe in frances interests" has Great Britain just gone is the funniest thing I've seen all day.

[@jimtaylor294]

To us Brit's too; as we basically have the same dream re' France XD. (over 30 wars with 'em thus far... there can only be one!)

[@esochibuike8477]

0:27 "Napoleon had plans to reforge Europe in his own interests and *strangely* enough other rulers opposed him" LOL!!!

[@Jalhard]

Great video ! Just one error, Napoléon was not emperor of France but emperor of the french, wich is a important thing since it means that he didn't ruled on a territory but on a people

[@josephjose9100]

I just love the way he summarizes the entire history of the empire.

[@vostroyanfirstborn]

HM at 0:29: Britain doesn’t exist Me, an Irishman: one can dream

[@lubusbtch]

This comment made my day.

[@profesionalshitposter675]

france too

[@Valencetheshireman927]

lol keep dreaming 🇬🇧

[@Pawn2e4]

Careful now, we British already Thanos snapped the Irish population once before