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    Reiners, Ludwig. Frederick the Great: a biography. Putnam, 1960.
    Anderson, Fred. Crucible of war: the Seven Years' War and the fate of empire in British North America, 1754-1766. Vintage, 2007.
    Danley, Mark H. & Speelman, Patrick J. The Seven Years’ War- Global Views. Brill, 2012.
    Mullen Jr., Thomas J. “Seven Years’ War: Battle of Wandiwash,” Military History, 1994.
    Harvey, Robert. Clive: The Life and Death of a British Emperor. Sceptre, 1999.
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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  Před 4 lety +325

    Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: ow.ly/zUO730p0hLe
    Mistakes from Part 1 & Part 2 have been fixed in this episode.

    • @ardaciftci2585
      @ardaciftci2585 Před 4 lety +11

      It says this comment was posted a day ago. Oop

    • @ct-ys3mo
      @ct-ys3mo Před 3 lety +6

      Didn't the British attack Québec city by going up the st lawrence river?

    • @williamhicks1091
      @williamhicks1091 Před 3 lety +1

      Bro make a video about the Haitian Revolt that defeated three Empires. British, Spanish and French couldn’t retake Haiti 🇭🇹.

    • @DavidMVTres
      @DavidMVTres Před 3 lety

      bruh this was only a year ago and he only has 43 likes and 4 comments whilst the others have reached 4.1k likes lol

    • @captainfaultier9320
      @captainfaultier9320 Před 3 lety +2

      19:51 : The proof that you have a real historian working as your writer😂... it's these little joys that make our lifes as historians enjoyable.

  • @calebs4755
    @calebs4755 Před 4 lety +5802

    All major wars starter pack:
    Probably involves Britain or France
    Starts off really well for the guy that loses at the end
    Starts off really badly for the winner
    Ends up making the winner an even bigger world power

    • @hanz2904
      @hanz2904 Před 4 lety +404

      All major 16-19 century conflict starter pack.

    • @therealjezzyc6209
      @therealjezzyc6209 Před 4 lety +390

      @@hanz2904 WWI and WWII were both in the 20th century, they also fit in this list.

    • @hanz2904
      @hanz2904 Před 4 lety +31

      @@therealjezzyc6209 yeah i guess so.

    • @Bogancharisma
      @Bogancharisma Před 4 lety +44

      Britain lose, but always call America for help. So Great Shitain wins because America helped them

    • @MetalJesus157
      @MetalJesus157 Před 4 lety +15

      Lather, rinse, repeat.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před 4 lety +4434

    A seven year war that actually lasted for nine years...we've been bamboozled

    • @reduser3731
      @reduser3731 Před 4 lety +309

      I bet you'll like the hundred years' war then

    • @jasonlee6326
      @jasonlee6326 Před 4 lety +260

      @@reduser3731 116 year war has less of a ring to it. Got to love it though.

    • @zbstepps765
      @zbstepps765 Před 4 lety +79

      or the 79 Years War

    • @arjusarauis9901
      @arjusarauis9901 Před 4 lety +18

      Perhaps the Historians should get to renaming the wars’ names if ya ask me. Rename them to more accurate numbered years how a specific war went on for

    • @jasonlee6326
      @jasonlee6326 Před 4 lety +49

      @@arjusarauis9901 Whilst this sounds alright in premise I'll just raise some doubts people may have. Playing devil's advocate.
      1. Like the video said some people think it's 7, 9 or 23 years long depending on when you argue the war actually began.
      2. People would get confused to war names and may not recognize 116 years war for the 100 years war.
      3. Would mean a change in all history books and we can change retroactively. We wont amend the words of ancient historians just to change the names. So we would need to remember new war names and old ones.
      Just my thoughts on why even our imperfect system kind of works.

  • @hulkhogan4203
    @hulkhogan4203 Před 3 lety +641

    if you're the real armchair historian, name every armchair.

    • @logunluc
      @logunluc Před 2 lety +17

      If you're the real armchair historian,name every war that included britain.

    • @Joke_Bidumb
      @Joke_Bidumb Před 2 lety +5

      @@Wilk32 Gulf war, Falklands war, Opium wars, Boer wars, Anglo Spanish war (Spanish Armada) and probably a thousand others. C'mon man.

    • @dakota6050
      @dakota6050 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Wilk32 austrian succession?

    • @thomaslabarbiera968
      @thomaslabarbiera968 Před 2 lety +15

      Some say he’s still typing to this day

    • @christophersuico1061
      @christophersuico1061 Před 2 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂

  • @SolelyACasualRambler
    @SolelyACasualRambler Před 3 lety +686

    15:27
    "Fighting in the streets of the town was brutal"
    On screen: "Haha poke poke"

  • @RonnieNolanRaharjo
    @RonnieNolanRaharjo Před 4 lety +1130

    Frederick II:
    Peter III: Is he bothering you, King?

    • @Seadog7981
      @Seadog7981 Před 4 lety +14

      Fraking Peter III.

    • @michaelfurgessons2896
      @michaelfurgessons2896 Před 4 lety +144

      @@Seadog7981
      Love him,had he not been betrayed he would have made Russia an actual western country.
      Just look at the enlightened reforms he passed in the minuscule time he reigned.

    • @Thehazardcat
      @Thehazardcat Před 4 lety +48

      @@michaelfurgessons2896 His actions were completely contrary to the interests of Russia. Had he not taken the throne after Elizabeth, Russia could have smashed Prussia once and for all, sparing the bloodbath it would bring in future years.

    • @awormnamedscoobis3419
      @awormnamedscoobis3419 Před 4 lety +9

      Sidhant Sinha Honestly,if Prussia was wounded,they would most likely side with napoleon in the coming years just to show it to the Austrians. Its what the French did with the American revolts. France would betray Prussia and the war would turn out the same though.

    • @jungkinoid8706
      @jungkinoid8706 Před 4 lety +31

      @cristi dules Yes. It is.

  • @juanelorriaga2840
    @juanelorriaga2840 Před 4 lety +4262

    Sooo this could be called a WW0 since it was fought all over the planet

    • @jeanclaudiogutierrezmarin4523
      @jeanclaudiogutierrezmarin4523 Před 4 lety +1154

      7 Year War: WW Closed Test, Napoleonic Wars: WW Open Beta

    • @kribiscus8052
      @kribiscus8052 Před 4 lety +201

      Ww prequel

    • @KingTheFnsKid.
      @KingTheFnsKid. Před 4 lety +99

      Juan Elorriaga Mongols taking everything: Coding

    • @awormnamedscoobis3419
      @awormnamedscoobis3419 Před 4 lety +236

      Ww1:Grand Release
      Ww1 ends because of bugs
      Ww2 is released,but it almost ends too,a new update called the cold war would stay for a while,but then it’d be called back again until the final update:large political instability around world

    • @super00su
      @super00su Před 4 lety +12

      Bate world war BW1 and Noplitic War was WB2

  • @olajong2315
    @olajong2315 Před 3 lety +395

    India- Its raining, they probably are as depressed as us lets Advance
    The Brits- *Sniff* smells like home sike

  • @JoelJames2
    @JoelJames2 Před 4 lety +1592

    Peter III: "Alright bois, wars over!"
    Russia: "Sweet! Did we beat Prussia?"
    Peter III: "Better." *holds up letter offering eastern Prussia to Russia*
    Russia: "You yoinked Eastern Prussia from Prussia???"
    Peter III: "Even better!" *Polishes medal on chest, smiling*
    Russia: ...
    Peter III: "Btw, our armies are helping Prussia fight Austria and Saxony now. Thought I should let you know."
    Russia: *sharpens all the knives*
    Pretty sure that's how it went down.

    • @PaulV.
      @PaulV. Před 4 lety +86

      It happened exactly that way

    • @coolgamer9569
      @coolgamer9569 Před 4 lety +8

      Julius Caesar

    • @evgenylaptev2534
      @evgenylaptev2534 Před 4 lety +79

      Not exactly. The last stroke should be like:
      Peter III: "Btw, our armies are helping Prussia fight Austria and Saxony now. Thought I should let you know."
      Russia: WTF?!

    • @imgvillasrc1608
      @imgvillasrc1608 Před 4 lety +136

      What was Peter III even thinking? His soldiers saw their own friends die by the hands of the Prussians for years and then tells them to fight alongside them? Incredibly idiotic

    • @vistagreat9994
      @vistagreat9994 Před 4 lety +94

      he was that much of a fanboy of prussia

  • @countravid3768
    @countravid3768 Před 4 lety +1816

    Don't go in those woods The trees speak french.
    Tree: sa·cré bleu

  • @thatguy6919
    @thatguy6919 Před 4 lety +523

    Funny how Fredrick foreshadowed the role of Russia in WW1 and WW2, as well as the advice that Bismarck gave which was so erroneously ignored. Truly the Great.

    • @alexanderhay-whitton4993
      @alexanderhay-whitton4993 Před rokem +3

      wtf?

    • @princeofasturias
      @princeofasturias Před rokem +3

      Could you explain?

    • @dr_trello5574
      @dr_trello5574 Před rokem +68

      Im not particularly knowledgeable about history but i believe Bismarck's advice was that germany must never allow France and Russia to agree on anything or like have a good relationship

    • @michaelthomas5433
      @michaelthomas5433 Před rokem +20

      Pure luck on the death of the Russian czarina is what saved Freddy.

    • @darknessnaxxion
      @darknessnaxxion Před rokem +16

      @@michaelthomas5433 A good part of war is luck, so I wouldn’t see it as something to look down at.

  • @isaacschmitt4803
    @isaacschmitt4803 Před 4 lety +245

    Gotta love it when different "pieces" of history fall together to form a bigger picture. For instance, I knew about Catherine the Great and her man-child husband, the French and Indian War, as we call it here in the Colonies, and a few of the smaller things, but I never really realized they all happened at the same time, nor that they were so interconnected.

    • @thrallfan1056
      @thrallfan1056 Před 4 lety +31

      Welcome to the 18th phase of the HCU:
      History
      Cinematic
      Universe

    • @puffmoneyo3590
      @puffmoneyo3590 Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@thrallfan1056 It’s the most ambitious crossover ever!

  • @havocgr1976
    @havocgr1976 Před 3 lety +184

    Imagine being a Russian soldier fighting Prussians for years.Then one day, hey guys from today we are allied, we fight with em....!!

    • @unknowngod8221
      @unknowngod8221 Před 2 lety +4

      Them see Soviet: yeah that was a lie

    • @HashimyHuseini
      @HashimyHuseini Před 11 měsíci

      Well, Russian empire was allied with germany and austria in 1880s :' )

  • @BA-gn3qb
    @BA-gn3qb Před 4 lety +325

    Imagine fighting for 3 years, and thinking . . . Boy, we're not even half way done with this war. We should have named it something else.

    • @tommyodonovan3883
      @tommyodonovan3883 Před 4 lety +43

      Imagine how the boys fighting in the 100yrs War felt like.

    • @monkeyman321
      @monkeyman321 Před 4 lety +26

      Tommy O Donovan which actually lasted 116 years. I don’t go to parties btw.

    • @anthonytarczynski5423
      @anthonytarczynski5423 Před 4 lety +10

      Diego There were two Hundred Years’ Wars, one lasted 116 and the other 123, both between England and France

    • @walnzell9328
      @walnzell9328 Před 3 lety +7

      When Europe goes to war so often they start naming wars after how long they last.

    • @proudtitanicdenier4300
      @proudtitanicdenier4300 Před 3 lety +6

      must have sucked when the king announced with his megaphone "the 7 years war has now started"

  • @widciyamck8677
    @widciyamck8677 Před 4 lety +382

    France: the trees speak French.
    Vietcong: hold my trees

    • @yangkong7935
      @yangkong7935 Před 3 lety +10

      Vietnam was once part of French Indochina, controlled by France, of course, hence, the name “French” Indochina. So you could say the Vietnamese learnt from France.

    • @Balpindo
      @Balpindo Před 3 lety +1

      like father like son

  • @dthendrick1
    @dthendrick1 Před 11 měsíci +76

    This would make such a good TV/Netflix series, each episode could be dedicated to a different region of the 7 years war. You could have kings and Generals be main characters in every episode to discuss and provide context for the bigger picture strategies, but also have a side plot in every episode focusing in a particular soldier or people affected by the war. It would easily meet all the "diversity qoutas" that modern entertainment has to meet but still tell a believable historical tale. You could have an episode dedicated to the Sepoys in India, natives in North America, Prussians in Europe, Naval battles in the caribbean, natives in South America, Portuguese, west africa, and so many more interesting and unique perspectives to show. So each episode will give you a story about a random person involved in the conflict and could also show a recurring set of Nobles, kings, or generals giving you the context of whatever character your following that episode. God I wish I was rich, I would hire the best historians and the best writers and go all out on practical effects, costumes, ships, weapons, art, set peices, I wouldn't even care if I lost money making it. 😅

    • @mistersoman
      @mistersoman Před 9 měsíci +5

      But that requires creativity.....too much to handle for modern studios.

  • @midnightblitzer
    @midnightblitzer Před 3 lety +49

    When there's no Italy in a world war:
    France: Did you just switch sides!?
    Russia: *you bet your sweet bippy i did*

  • @jackmara882
    @jackmara882 Před 4 lety +110

    Why everybody forgets the glorious "Landgraviate Hessen-Kassel", "Shire Schaumburg-Lippe" and "Princepality of Braunschweig-Wolfbüttel" which fought on Prussias side, against the rest of the Reich.

    • @baronofbahlingen9662
      @baronofbahlingen9662 Před 4 lety +11

      Jack Mara Wolfenbüttel was related to the Hannoverian Kings of England so it’s not surprising. And the god damned Hessians always support Britain.

    • @nicolasmarazuela1010
      @nicolasmarazuela1010 Před 4 lety +3

      @@baronofbahlingen9662 but this period Hessen was shizophrenic. While Hessen-Kassel supported the Westminster Convention Hessen-Darmstadt and Hessen-Homburg hold to Austria.
      Because this three and former four hessian successors of Hessen had one thing in common. No natural ressources but many young men ready to get sold as mercenaries.

    • @henrydelay1821
      @henrydelay1821 Před 3 lety

      That last one is glorious just because of the name

    • @paulwilkinson4073
      @paulwilkinson4073 Před 3 lety

      @@baronofbahlingen9662 we brits love Germany, our ally

    • @Rowlph8888
      @Rowlph8888 Před rokem

      @@paulwilkinson4073 We have predominantly the same genetics and blood = They have a bit more Saxon and angle, except we have more Celtic, Frankish, Viking and Gallo-Roman than they do.

  • @arcen3169
    @arcen3169 Před 4 lety +234

    This is going to be a fun -bag of popcorn- 30 minutes

  • @unoreversecard8037
    @unoreversecard8037 Před 3 lety +49

    “You are a war between multiple superpowers
    Fought battles around the world
    But we wont grant you the rank of world war”

    • @breaderikthegreat3224
      @breaderikthegreat3224 Před 3 lety +3

      Prussia after fighting France, Saxony, Austria, Sweden and Russia while Great Britain is happy that they took a small City in India and French colonies:My back. My back

    • @evanmoore3114
      @evanmoore3114 Před 2 lety +9

      Have you ever heard the tragedy of Tsar Peter the 3rd?

    • @Rickyrab
      @Rickyrab Před 2 lety +4

      At the time they were still naming wars (erroneously) after how long they supposedly lasted.

    • @FBI.capturo.gente.rara.
      @FBI.capturo.gente.rara. Před rokem +1

      the ottomans were missing

    • @adrianpetre780
      @adrianpetre780 Před rokem

      A war is named a „World War” if there are countries fighting from multiples continents. In this 7 year war, they fought around the world, but the countries that was fighting were all from Europe: France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal... All from Europe. Instead in WW1 besides european countries there were USA, from american continent, Japan from Asia and many more. In WW2, it is the same, countries from multiples continents.

  • @halfdutchtiger8844
    @halfdutchtiger8844 Před 2 lety +71

    As a Canadian I'm very surprised I was never taught about this war in school its pretty darn important learning about it now.

    • @olivierroy5540
      @olivierroy5540 Před 2 lety +15

      We do learn about it, but only about the North American part of the conflict.

    • @ShamanMcLamie
      @ShamanMcLamie Před rokem +12

      @@olivierroy5540 Same thing in America. We learn about the Seven Years War, or as is often called the French and Indian War, but just the North American part.

    • @maryjeanjones7569
      @maryjeanjones7569 Před rokem +1

      ​@@olivierroy5540 - The Seven Years War ended in 1759 on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. Since the British won, they allowed Quebec to remain French. As per Canadian Studies.

    • @maryjeanjones7569
      @maryjeanjones7569 Před 7 měsíci

      Canadian children are taught about the Seven Years War ending between the British and the French on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City in 1759 with the British defeating the French.

  • @ThejollyFrenchman
    @ThejollyFrenchman Před 4 lety +466

    I was never a huge fan of the term "World War". The Wars of Succession, Seven Years War and Napoleonic Wars all featured conflicts on multiple continents.

    • @brandonfarley2228
      @brandonfarley2228 Před 4 lety +16

      Fun fact:the total cold war casualties were 94+million,much more than ww2

    • @jbo4547
      @jbo4547 Před 4 lety +68

      @@brandonfarley2228 false, proxy wars do not count

    • @brandonfarley2228
      @brandonfarley2228 Před 4 lety +6

      Yeah but its still baffling

    • @jbo4547
      @jbo4547 Před 4 lety +9

      @@brandonfarley2228 and what is considered a cold war casualty? Vietnam? Korea? The russian invasion of afghanistan?

    • @brandonfarley2228
      @brandonfarley2228 Před 4 lety +8

      Aaand the cambodian genocide the sino soviet split and the cultral revolution

  • @crimzonempire4677
    @crimzonempire4677 Před 4 lety +941

    THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR....Please

  • @VenomousSpyro
    @VenomousSpyro Před 4 lety +305

    Loved the EU4 Reference. Prussia 150% Discipline.

  • @jamber782
    @jamber782 Před 3 lety +170

    The tsar was a simp of prussia.

    • @depressedmidlifecrisistimm3043
      @depressedmidlifecrisistimm3043 Před 3 lety +1

      @Heebus Chrikey ah yes, I too, am bound to be wholey whereas reminiscent.

    • @jwelke9
      @jwelke9 Před 3 lety +2

      He just wanted to be on the right side of history.

    • @federicov.8685
      @federicov.8685 Před 3 lety +13

      The biggest simp I've ever seen

    • @SomeDude1000
      @SomeDude1000 Před 3 lety +2

      What a simp

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 3 lety +8

      Empress Elizabeth though is an extremely underrated leader. I find it unfortunate she's been mostly forgotten because of Catherine the Great and Peter III's recklessness before her coup. They were SMASHING Frederick under her reign. She was very popular with the Russian people for obvious reasons.

  • @l.ross.6400
    @l.ross.6400 Před 4 lety +190

    Seriously, we need a compilation of all wars when French and English fighting each others.

    • @patrickols
      @patrickols Před 4 lety +36

      Such a video would need to last 2000 hours :-)

    • @Anthony-mt7qr
      @Anthony-mt7qr Před 3 lety +3

      Now does it have to be French... cause I mean it could include the Norman Conwuest if you really wanted...

    • @ill8485
      @ill8485 Před 3 lety +3

      That would be a very long video

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 3 lety +19

      And then...Queen Victoria and Napoleon III made peace, and Britain and France proceeded to jointly smash up half the other major powers on earth, ranging from China to Germany. That's also become a pretty long list.

    • @youraveragescotsman7119
      @youraveragescotsman7119 Před 3 lety

      @@thunderbird1921
      A nice little thing has been made: Stop fighting both Britain and France, it didn't end well for Germany twice, it won't end well for you either.

  • @justinross2434
    @justinross2434 Před 4 lety +614

    I would really like to see an episode on the Italian campaign in WWII (Like from Sicily to Rome) or a detailed analysis on the Battle of Gettysburg. Great video btw keep up the good work

    • @nickxenikakis2724
      @nickxenikakis2724 Před 4 lety +16

      If you are interested in the Italian campaign ( Operations Husky, Struggle, Avalanche, Shingle) then I highly recommend you read Churchill. He will satisfy you more than enough in the department of detail.

    • @erichstreberg7101
      @erichstreberg7101 Před 4 lety +4

      I was in italy last year for the 75th anniversary of op husky. Followed the path of the 1st canadian div through sicily and up the boot.

    • @nickxenikakis2724
      @nickxenikakis2724 Před 4 lety +1

      @@erichstreberg7101 This sounds so exciting. I will certainly persuit it in the future. I hope it was a remarkable experience.

    • @Igor-xl4wz
      @Igor-xl4wz Před 4 lety +1

      American Battlefield Trust - czcams.com/video/DUXpCfcJ7Ng/video.html
      Best (American) Civil War videos I've found.

    • @alexev651
      @alexev651 Před 3 lety

      A Gettysburg episode is possibly coming soon from the results of a recent poll

  • @Schlabbeflicker
    @Schlabbeflicker Před 3 lety +40

    Late-game Frederick is literally the King of RNG.

  • @franklinclinton4539
    @franklinclinton4539 Před 3 lety +20

    -Peace?
    Sure, what do you want? half of my country?
    -nah i just want to call me a cool guy.

  • @hitlermussolini5334
    @hitlermussolini5334 Před 4 lety +426

    For Prussia to last that long. In EU4 its impossible yo survive for a year playing as a Prussia in 7 years war scenario

    • @huseyinozdemir139
      @huseyinozdemir139 Před 4 lety +17

      I Always Beat Austria-France But Beaten By Russia

    • @hitlermussolini5334
      @hitlermussolini5334 Před 4 lety +29

      @@huseyinozdemir139 and the swedish has the same discipline as prussia which makes it harder

    • @deogthepoeg7872
      @deogthepoeg7872 Před 4 lety +132

      It's almost like real history doesn't work like video games

    • @JbJbJb009
      @JbJbJb009 Před 4 lety +6

      That’s what I thought until I suddenly got a PU over France

    • @john_smith_john
      @john_smith_john Před 4 lety +147

      That's because Frederick was great and you are not.

  • @clickbait4408
    @clickbait4408 Před 4 lety +73

    No one:
    Absolutely no one:
    Historians: Let’s call a 9 year war the 7 YEARS WAR

    • @taidordz
      @taidordz Před 4 lety +10

      It makes sense since it was a frontier skirmish only in Americas for 1st 2 years and no nations officially declared war.

    • @schusterlehrling
      @schusterlehrling Před 4 lety +3

      Actually it lasted 7 years for those countries that conined it. For their allies, it lasted a bit longer, ie the British and French.

    • @Anaris10
      @Anaris10 Před 4 lety +4

      It had more names than those actually.

    • @Madhattersinjeans
      @Madhattersinjeans Před 4 lety

      @@Anaris10 This is probably closest to the truth. A lot of wars are named differently in different countries. Particularly civil wars.

  • @benjohnston9455
    @benjohnston9455 Před 4 lety +202

    OMG there was a territory called "Pomerania", I now have a picture of little fluffy dogs all lined up with muskets and the peaked hats of the Prussian's.

    • @logoncal3001
      @logoncal3001 Před 4 lety +8

      And for a long momment, it was even Swedish!

    • @bcunt2639
      @bcunt2639 Před 4 lety +46

      where do u think the dogs name is from lol?

    • @henningniehues8023
      @henningniehues8023 Před 3 lety +7

      There still is

    • @Janoip
      @Janoip Před 3 lety +8

      Today it is called Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for English=mecklenburg-western pomerania

    • @cwg9780
      @cwg9780 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Janoip It is not. It's a part of Poland now. We have 2 World Wars to thank for that.

  • @mr.whatever1492
    @mr.whatever1492 Před 3 lety +18

    The Battle of Plassey in India is being marked as the beginning of British rule in India.
    I live in Kolkata, capital of Indian state of West Bengal but my native is in Plassey. It's 3hrs on train from Kolkata. The battle of Plassey was fought in a mango orchid and it's still there. It's a tourist spot now.

  • @dude157
    @dude157 Před 4 lety +117

    That small little island really left its mark on the world.

  • @krokse
    @krokse Před 4 lety +411

    Victoria II music
    *Now this is my style*

    • @FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_
      @FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_ Před 4 lety +1

      I think Feature History did a video on this war or the Thirty Years war with the same soundtrack (. _ . )
      *copy*

    • @get_emld
      @get_emld Před 4 lety +1

      Based

    • @paulwilkinson4073
      @paulwilkinson4073 Před 3 lety

      Yeah man me too I love it

    • @Adamslk
      @Adamslk Před 2 lety

      To me, it was a missed opportunity to feature Empire total war soundracks

  • @ryantyler9677
    @ryantyler9677 Před 4 lety +80

    23:47
    England to Prussia: How dare you not fight off FOUR different countries who are all surrounding you while we are safe across the English Channel!

    • @toledochristianmatthew9919
      @toledochristianmatthew9919 Před 3 lety +25

      Well Britain was by itself fighting several different foreign armies and the French across the globe so I think that's fair.

    • @johnnyjoestar5193
      @johnnyjoestar5193 Před 3 lety +2

      @Dod o against all odds? Unlike other countries, they can hide on their island so they dont have to worry that much about invasion, giving them the ability to throw soldiers anywhere overseas

    • @somethingsomethingelse7706
      @somethingsomethingelse7706 Před 3 lety +2

      It's not like Britain didn't help the British army's just wouldn't stand a chance against the french force fighting on land wasn't really what Britain did plus they had to protect their land all over the world

    • @robertsimms8174
      @robertsimms8174 Před 3 lety +10

      @@johnnyjoestar5193 How did we ever hide on our island when we were fighting all over the place and we did help defeat the French army in Europe at the Battle of Minden in 1759.

    • @aarongodinez9022
      @aarongodinez9022 Před 3 lety

      @@robertsimms8174 Most of the troops were German and Brunswick was a Prussian general

  • @deosyx6
    @deosyx6 Před 4 lety +47

    We in Québec call it the war of conquest.
    Some even call it the "french and indian war"
    while some brave ones call it "the World War 0"

    • @beefyblom
      @beefyblom Před 3 lety +9

      "French and Indian war" is a common name for it in the USA

    • @funDAYsmiling
      @funDAYsmiling Před 3 lety +5

      I’m Québécois, born in Fort Lauderdale! Florida has a large French Canadian population-some seasonal and some being “long time visitors.” Not as many English Canadians, who all hate us anyway.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 3 lety +3

      Here in America (US), that's we call it, the French and Indian War. I didn't learn about the European theater of the Seven Years War until I was much older, in school we mostly focused on the conquest of Canada and the Ohio River Valley. This conflict really was the true World War I in many ways.

    • @BigBoomOfDoom2
      @BigBoomOfDoom2 Před 2 lety +1

      @@thunderbird1921 Well I think that the Napoleonic wars should also probably constitute a world war. We really did start counting from the wrong one.

    • @Rickyrab
      @Rickyrab Před 2 lety

      I have an idea. Why not call it the World War of 1756? WWI becomes the World War of 1914 and WWII becomes the World War of 1939.

  • @Scyther211
    @Scyther211 Před 4 lety +180

    32 minutes of The Armchair Historian!? YEEEEESSSS!

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose Před 4 lety +6

      It's like a college history lecture on steroids. This video is really how history should be taught.

  • @alexfranklin7833
    @alexfranklin7833 Před 4 lety +427

    I myself am a Frederick fanboy

    • @Oheng75
      @Oheng75 Před 3 lety +24

      Are you married too? Better watch out.

    • @thanquolrattenherz9665
      @thanquolrattenherz9665 Před 3 lety +12

      @@Oheng75 i can understand you, do you like his quotes, his reforms his military genius or his love for philosophy?

    • @Oheng75
      @Oheng75 Před 3 lety +5

      @@thanquolrattenherz9665 I dunno... I don't know Alex Franklin that well.

    • @sanaddaoud6541
      @sanaddaoud6541 Před 3 lety +11

      Thanquol Rattenherz I love his flute concertos

    • @dunamoose3446
      @dunamoose3446 Před 3 lety

      @@thanquolrattenherz9665 All of it.

  • @geordiejones5618
    @geordiejones5618 Před 4 lety +33

    Wow Prussia got THE luckiest break of all time with Peter III who then got GOT'd. 17th-19th century Europe is just wild. Also pretty terrible how often Austria, France, Britain, Germany, and Russia were in conflict between the decline of Iberian hegemony through the end of WWI.

  • @mayomonkey1639
    @mayomonkey1639 Před 2 lety +19

    Bravo! This channel is absolutely amazing! I’ve been looking for something to entertain and inform my teenage son and this is it. The research, production and sources are outstanding. I will be sharing and supporting The Armchair Historian! 👍

  • @ChrisisisB
    @ChrisisisB Před 4 lety +49

    3:48 "the mohican...last(ly)" I saw what you did there.

  • @royalcorvid
    @royalcorvid Před 4 lety +33

    That writer was right to stand his ground, the king died like Elvis XD. Priceless.

    • @walnzell9328
      @walnzell9328 Před 3 lety +1

      Only instead of drugs it was from being late middle-aged in the colonial era.
      "The f*ck is bacteria?"

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 3 lety +1

      George II's death also possibly helped change the course of world history: George III came to the throne and set off a chain of events that might have led to the American Revolutionary War (although PM Lord North was the MAJOR villain of the whole taxation and military crisis).

    • @paulwilkinson4073
      @paulwilkinson4073 Před 3 lety

      @@thunderbird1921 you nailed that on the head

  • @aaron3890
    @aaron3890 Před 4 lety +13

    Pure gold right here! Thanks for making this compilation. I think it'll be quite useful in a history class I'm teaching.

  • @kittlee3704
    @kittlee3704 Před 3 lety +8

    I love that you add your sources. That’s so great! It respects your audience and promotes learning. Thank you.

  • @MSPaintDaily
    @MSPaintDaily Před 4 lety +190

    Last time I was this early Mynamar was still called Burma

    • @projectmayhem6898
      @projectmayhem6898 Před 4 lety +14

      I still call it Burma.

    • @petelin3586
      @petelin3586 Před 3 lety +1

      You know Bamar?

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 3 lety +1

      i think the region is commonly called Burma, but the country that exists there is called Myanmar today.

    • @jonangorman6341
      @jonangorman6341 Před 3 lety

      it will be named burma soon :D

    • @christianwhittall5889
      @christianwhittall5889 Před 2 lety

      @Matthew Smith They’re calling it Myanmar now basically after aang su kyi said it was okay.
      Myanmar was under a military junta when they changed names(and is again now) so the UK and US didn’t really want to give them an inch and neither did the democratic parties in Myanmar at the time.

  • @MILITARY-TUBE
    @MILITARY-TUBE Před 4 lety +35

    Great video about the war what a lot of people have forgotten.

  • @Darkdaej
    @Darkdaej Před 4 lety +11

    Hmm, you omitted a small element - The Treaty of Paris gave all lands in North America...except for the two small islands of St-Pierre and Miquelon on the southern coast of Newfoundland.
    This has actually had some historical significance as when Canadian cod fishing in the area was being controlled for several years to allow fish populations to recover from overfishing back in the 1990s, France actually took advantage of the situation with those two islands to increase their own fishing fleets.

  • @eddthehead123
    @eddthehead123 Před 4 lety +20

    You know, watching a lot of these kind of videos, it's fascinating just how many major battles in history are decided by the weather.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před 4 lety +98

    History writers: 7 Years’ War
    Mathematics: Am I a joke to you?

  • @mostlytrue3150
    @mostlytrue3150 Před 4 lety +4

    Ooooooo this is one I really badly wanted you to make for a considerable amount of time. Thank you so much

  • @FeverMutt
    @FeverMutt Před 4 lety +6

    Thank you for using I Vow To Thee My Country in this video, it's such a lovely song.

  • @Stellarproductions123
    @Stellarproductions123 Před 3 lety +7

    "It would require a great philosopher and historian to explain the causes of the famous Seven Years' War in which Europe was engaged and in which Barry's regiment was now on its way to take part. Let it suffice to say, that England and Prussia were allies and at war against the French, the Swedes, the Russians and the Austrians." Loved the Barry Lyndon music on the background.

  • @quercingtime
    @quercingtime Před 4 lety +28

    Amazing video! Please do a similar one with the Great Northern War! That would be epic

  • @rci30
    @rci30 Před 3 lety +5

    Your video arrangements and content are Very commendable and entertaining. I hope that you may see your channel grow to a national contract with a museum or colleges around the nation.
    Continue your great work.

  • @chadczternastek
    @chadczternastek Před 9 měsíci +1

    Each time i get a notification there is new content uploaded, i get some anticipation anxiety. I absolutely love this channel. Love the variety and accuracy that you maintain.
    Thanks 🙏

  • @stephaniegrable2612
    @stephaniegrable2612 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of history!! You are incredibly appreciated😊

  • @Babushka_82
    @Babushka_82 Před 3 lety +4

    Finally!! i always wondered what happened in this era. and now i have some idea but ill make sure to read about it more.. its really very interesting, great work :)

  • @fdbichi-chi649
    @fdbichi-chi649 Před 2 lety +5

    "George II died on october 25th, presumably on the toilet, that fact is not particularly important, but the writer threatened to quit if we cut that from the script."
    SAVAGE 1000

  • @eggstinater
    @eggstinater Před 2 lety

    I have been looking for the title of Egmont Overture for some time now, thank you for including it in the description!

  • @AtheistPirate
    @AtheistPirate Před 3 lety +23

    The East India Company deserves a series of its own. From minor trading power getting picked on by the Dutch VOC and slapped down by Mughals to a major regional powerhouse with (at its height) a private army some 200,000 strong and wealthy/important enough as a commerical institution to force the Crown to bail them out.

    • @merafirewing6591
      @merafirewing6591 Před rokem

      Also I forgot they also has their own navy and merchant fleet.

    • @User-79916_ue
      @User-79916_ue Před 5 měsíci

      east india company was full of indian pakistani bengali traitods

  • @elizabethbernal7171
    @elizabethbernal7171 Před 4 lety +9

    It’s absolutely hilarious that the writer fact needed to be in story!! I love it!!

  • @justinNkc
    @justinNkc Před 3 lety +5

    I enjoy your videos. Easy to follow. I learn new things. Animation is good as well. Keep it up!

  • @Khookies-lp2lu
    @Khookies-lp2lu Před 3 lety +2

    your flat delivery of intentional jokes is what makes these videos so enjoyable, keep it up

  • @danielblom391
    @danielblom391 Před 3 lety +15

    The Russian plot twist at the end really got me, did not see that coming

    • @vermilion6966
      @vermilion6966 Před rokem +1

      Shows you how can one man's idiocy ruin the effort of millions of people.
      Absolute bonkers.

  • @cmprodutions
    @cmprodutions Před 4 lety +4

    I love the use of Holtz for the background music.

  • @MoriorInvictus1453
    @MoriorInvictus1453 Před 4 lety +98

    Great video! Please do one about life in the German Empire (1871-1918). There’s hardly any material out there, compared to the vast material about life in Nazi Germany for instance.

    • @nandinhocunha440
      @nandinhocunha440 Před 4 lety +18

      The German Empire we want back

    • @Kyle_Schaff
      @Kyle_Schaff Před 4 lety +6

      *Gustavus Adolphus*
      Hey, big fan of your mobile cannons. Sorry you got yeeted so close to the end of the war

    • @FieldMarshalYT
      @FieldMarshalYT Před 3 lety +1

      I can find tons of videos about it on CZcams

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 3 lety +2

      probably like any other European empire,

    • @user-tb5nq9sx1h
      @user-tb5nq9sx1h Před rokem

      It was good mostly for the Germans. For minorities, not so much.

  • @robertli3600
    @robertli3600 Před 4 lety +19

    17:26 lol love that eu4 reference

  • @fukuyama2252
    @fukuyama2252 Před 4 lety +4

    I just happen to be reading some papers on the war and your video and maps really help a lot!!

  • @JudgeCraven
    @JudgeCraven Před 4 lety +10

    This is one of the best videos I've ever seen about an 18th century war.

  • @kenduffy5397
    @kenduffy5397 Před 4 lety +18

    I am a Historian and your channel is great! I’m well aware of the amount of research that’s involved. Though I agree with 95% of what you say... It’s cool, there’s nothing better than a good Ole’ Historical debate. I did watch your video asking people like conflicts they’d like covered and I did get a bit of a laugh. Some of the conflicts people asked you about; Scholars & Historians have spent years if not decades or more studying some of these conflicts! So to put 10 to 15 years of study into a 30 min video is extremely hard & you do a great job! The one conflict that has been baffling Scholars & Historians for 100’s of years, is the Third Severian war. Not so much on Military great tactical maneuvering & some major blunders ( we know now why when Spartacus did reach Alpine way ) he chose to turn his Army around. But the REAL mystery to all of us Scholars is; how the Hell did he keep a bunch Warring Clans, Cultures & Slaves that normally have been killing each other for Centuries before the expansion of the Roman Empire lol united for 1 common cause??!! We do know he must have had some EXTREMELY Loyal General’s! But to ACTUALLY keep of all the different Nationalities, Cultures, Clans, Tripes completely loyal? We know there was a split between him and one of his greatest Generals Crixus. But many of us ( including myself ) believe that was a Military tactical decision, to help the men, women, and children, Slaves, to try and get them out of Rome’s reach. What we don’t know is how Spartacus kept a bunch of Extremely Vicious Gladiators, murders, cutthroats and rapists in line? That is an AMAZING accomplishment in itself? When that needs MUCH more debate!

    • @kenduffy5397
      @kenduffy5397 Před 4 lety +1

      But it is ONE of the very few WONDERFUL none-biased CZcams History Channels on all of CZcams, keep it up kiddo!

  • @edotxo
    @edotxo Před 4 lety +5

    you helped me so much on my test on the seven years war you have no idea. Thanks so much!

  • @carlosestrada1472
    @carlosestrada1472 Před 3 lety +18

    "Dead in the toilet " one of my greatest fears ..,....

    • @paulwilkinson4073
      @paulwilkinson4073 Před 3 lety

      Dead “ON” the toilet my friend, same thing that happened elvis Presley

  • @HistorySkills
    @HistorySkills Před 4 lety +4

    Love it. Cannot wait for the rest.

  • @jamiengo2343
    @jamiengo2343 Před 4 lety +47

    The war which the words Rule Britannia were established. As well as Gloria Prussia.

    • @samueljay4632
      @samueljay4632 Před 3 lety +1

      Rule Britannia was written in 1740 as part of Thomas Arne’s Masque of Alfred.

  • @uninstaller2860
    @uninstaller2860 Před 4 lety +2

    18:07 Who makes these godlike animations and illustrations? Showing the terrain with woods, rivers and plains is priceless for imagining the events!

  • @zento1702
    @zento1702 Před 4 lety +2

    Great stuff as always :-) ty for the awesome documentary!

  • @jacksonmacpherson6101
    @jacksonmacpherson6101 Před 4 lety +96

    I hope we get that Iran-Iraq war episode for September 🤞

    • @konasurfah
      @konasurfah Před 4 lety +5

      Can I regift some of the rubies looted from Saddam's palaces??

    • @aiss9903
      @aiss9903 Před 3 lety

      Welp

  • @JavierCR25
    @JavierCR25 Před 4 lety +33

    That toilet “fact” LOL!

    • @Rickyrab
      @Rickyrab Před 2 lety

      I see Elvis has company

  • @TuleeMaster
    @TuleeMaster Před 3 lety

    Just found this channel, great channel dude. Been binge watching.

  • @harveycedar5809
    @harveycedar5809 Před rokem +9

    The Dutch war for independence was a global/world war: in addition to Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia (Nagasaki, Taiwan, Indonesia, Ceylon/Sri Lanka), and Australasia (New Zealand and Australia discovered). Spain ceded La Florida to Britain in order to get Havana back, their HQ in the Caribbean.

  • @CliffCardi
    @CliffCardi Před 4 lety +22

    26:00 Local Czar ruins everything

  • @funDAYsmiling
    @funDAYsmiling Před 3 lety +3

    This is a top notch historical summary and wonder how many people and how long it took them collectively, to compile all of this!

  • @rhettkientz3065
    @rhettkientz3065 Před 3 lety +3

    The best line in the whole thing: “The War to Start All Wars”

  • @xzqzq
    @xzqzq Před rokem +3

    Wonderful history lesson. I will have to watch it several times to take it all in....

  • @Phineas_Freak
    @Phineas_Freak Před 4 lety +6

    I live in the german town of Warburg, which is somewhat famous for having a battle between France and GB in the seven years war in around this phase of the war: 12:44 -12:49

  • @rexmundi3108
    @rexmundi3108 Před 4 lety +140

    2:12 And that young British officer would go on to become the most famous traitor in history. Or, a hero if you read American History books.

    • @unlimitedpower1947
      @unlimitedpower1947 Před 4 lety +18

      Why can’t he be both

    • @o0xTHEcoPlayerx0o
      @o0xTHEcoPlayerx0o Před 4 lety +16

      @@unlimitedpower1947 from different perspectives, he can.
      from the same perspective he cant. being a traitor is not a heroic quality.
      to combine both would make an Antihero, kinda like deadpool.

    • @punman5392
      @punman5392 Před 4 lety +4

      They all knew they would hang if they were defeated. It was an accepted risk.

    • @poorboypaul
      @poorboypaul Před 4 lety +9

      @Aiden Gamer 2.0 At the time of the 7 yr war , America was a British colony .The taxes to pay for this war were a large part in why America became America .

    • @stephenmcdonagh2795
      @stephenmcdonagh2795 Před 4 lety +7

      Britain should've allowed American representation in parliament- with a proviso that America would become an independent nation within thirty years. Sadly, George III saw these colonies as his own private possessions.

  • @theflyingeyeball
    @theflyingeyeball Před 2 lety +5

    26:35 so what your saying is a simp changed the course of history?

  • @openshutterfilms
    @openshutterfilms Před 2 lety

    Amazing video this has helped my research so much!

  • @karalyneshaffer2919
    @karalyneshaffer2919 Před 3 lety +7

    You should make a video about d'Eon de Beaumont. About his life and his contribution to the seven year war.

  • @jppt24
    @jppt24 Před 4 lety +24

    I have a good idea for a video, you could make a video about the portuguese-otoman war or at least a video about the battle of Diu.

  • @jamesdreads7828
    @jamesdreads7828 Před 3 lety +1

    beautiful score on this one, loved the music

  • @StanStacks
    @StanStacks Před rokem +2

    “I have heard bullets whistle and believe me there was something charming in the sound”
    Washington putting the G in George with those bars

  • @billvolk4236
    @billvolk4236 Před 2 lety +6

    The French demolished Fort Duquesne to prevent its capture, and Fort Pitt was built on the same site but considerably bigger. You can see the outlines of both in Point State Park.

  • @douglasherron7534
    @douglasherron7534 Před 3 lety +20

    Excellent vid.!
    Couple of things: (1) Madras is pronounced "Mad-raas", and (2) the British victory in India was not a victory for the British Crown but rather the British East India Company - who would have full administrative control of the sub-continent until this was taken from them after the Indian Mutiny of 1857 - 58.

  • @jerrodwhipple7982
    @jerrodwhipple7982 Před 3 lety +1

    This is why I prefer this channel for history lessons because in school they give the whole picture just a simplified one

  • @rc412scaler
    @rc412scaler Před 3 lety +2

    Fort Pitt is Point Park now. The only original structure left is the block house, which is open to the public. There's a museum there as well. If you're ever in Pittsburgh it's definitely worth checking out.

  • @simplymarshal1167
    @simplymarshal1167 Před 4 lety +90

    The soviet-Afghan war please

  • @elmtutch1992
    @elmtutch1992 Před 3 lety +4

    I am so thankful for the guy who put the year of the event at the very bottom

  • @patthapon13807
    @patthapon13807 Před 3 lety +1

    19:57 I love your writer, he got the spirit.