Urbino - The Light of Italy: Federico da Montefeltro - Extra History

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  • 📜 The First Opium War - Part 1 - Extra History
    In 1792, Great Britain had just come out of an expensive war that cost them their control over many of their colonies in North America. Other wars had also cost them their access to the silver mines of South America, which had been helping fund so much of their trade with the Qing Dynasty of China. European traders all wanted greater access to China, but the Emperor was wary of letting outsiders too far into his country and kept them all penned up at the port of Canton, which was strictly regulated by the Hong business group. A flourishing blackmarket trade grew, but Britain wanted more. One trader, acting on his own initiative, grew bold enough to approach Beijing and attempt to get a hearing over his trade grievances, but the Chinese considered this a huge breach of protocol and an offense to the Emperor. Britain had to do something, however: they imported over 10 million pounds of tea each year, equal to 10% of the government's annual spending, and the fact that China did not have anywhere near as great an interest in British products meant that they were running an enormous trade deficit they could no longer sustain. The Crown appointed an official envoy, Earl George Macartney, with orders to end the Canton system, establish an embassy, and acquire rights to an island that would be under British control in the same way that the Portuguese controlled Macao. The mission failed spectacularly. Although Macartney got permission to sail north and meet the Qianlong Emperor in his summer palace at Jehol, he refused to perform the traditional kowtow which was required upon meeting the Emperor. He presented gifts from the British court, but the Chinese interpreted these gifts as tribute, not trade enticements, and decided they had no need for nor interest in what he offered. Since he failed to get them to agree to any of his three requests, Britain wanted to find another way to address the trade imbalance with China. Soon, this would lead them to start bringing in opium.
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  • @extrahistory
    @extrahistory  Pƙed 8 lety +726

    Amid the wars that tore apart Italy, one small town became an unexpected haven of justice and knowledge: Urbino.
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    • @sorocannal7529
      @sorocannal7529 Pƙed 8 lety +9

      do one on the borgia

    • @yogsothoth7594
      @yogsothoth7594 Pƙed 8 lety +7

      I must say this was the first extra history that I knew nothing about

    • @sorocannal7529
      @sorocannal7529 Pƙed 8 lety

      +Yog Sothoth yeah totally i had atleastnjere about the other ones but this was totally new to me

    • @Sprinkle_the_7th
      @Sprinkle_the_7th Pƙed 8 lety +1

      you guys should do one on either (or both) the eradication of smallpox or the rise of the labor movement in America, maybe even include the mine wars of West Virginia.

    • @lazyhistorystudent2561
      @lazyhistorystudent2561 Pƙed 8 lety

      I would love to hear more about the Glorious Revolution

  • @ThePa1riot
    @ThePa1riot Pƙed 8 lety +2038

    So he was strong, smart, savvy, AND honorable? He was leader who loved his wife and walked among his people? God what a shining exemplar of a human being.

    • @simonenoli4418
      @simonenoli4418 Pƙed 5 lety +153

      Ofc he died young and left no legacy to speak of. XD

    • @jlt11422
      @jlt11422 Pƙed 5 lety +33

      Something we are more then likely never gonna see again nowadays

    • @itsmeracoon7907
      @itsmeracoon7907 Pƙed 5 lety +8

      Anthony Clay he also Killed people......

    • @iamkulit1cs735
      @iamkulit1cs735 Pƙed 4 lety +65

      He is how rulers should act, honorable yet savvy, incorruptible yet bias to the people.

    • @Sgrunterundt
      @Sgrunterundt Pƙed 4 lety +24

      Total Mary Sue

  • @timothymclean
    @timothymclean Pƙed 8 lety +2197

    ...
    I have a new favorite One-Province Minor in EUIV.

    • @extrahistory
      @extrahistory  Pƙed 8 lety +477

      Guard Urbino like Federico did!

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean Pƙed 8 lety +160

      Extra Credits ...I'll do my best, but I'm not that good at EUIV.

    • @Kyrator88
      @Kyrator88 Pƙed 8 lety +4

      If you want to do a little two player OPM game of EUIV let me know :D

    • @pifilixxiv3192
      @pifilixxiv3192 Pƙed 8 lety +22

      +Extra Credits small question: Why he had just one eye ?

    • @GamesCourier
      @GamesCourier Pƙed 8 lety +2

      my thoughts exactly

  • @williamheayn3760
    @williamheayn3760 Pƙed 8 lety +2936

    "Ah crap, I forgot to pay you, I'm sorry!"
    "Don't worry about it, my lord!"
    "NO, I'm worrying about it. Sue me."
    "Y-you serious, my lord?"
    "YES I'M SERIOUS! HABEAS CORPUS ME MAN, NOBODY'S ABOVE THE LAW. SUE ME"

    • @Alex1jag
      @Alex1jag Pƙed 8 lety +336

      That's integrity.

    • @sky0dragon
      @sky0dragon Pƙed 8 lety +172

      Federico Da Montefeltro 2016!!!

    • @_Cato_
      @_Cato_ Pƙed 8 lety +202

      That's how a ruler should be. Man, woman, emperor or baron, to be good you need to be just as human and fallible as your subjects.

    • @Maderr4
      @Maderr4 Pƙed 8 lety +92

      #MakeUrbinoGreatSgain!

    • @dicerson9976
      @dicerson9976 Pƙed 8 lety +64

      I have half a mind to think that this is where the phrase "Eh, sue me." Comes from. XD

  • @Small_Leviathan
    @Small_Leviathan Pƙed 8 lety +448

    Federico sounds like one of those kings in fantasy settings who are way too good and just to be believable.

    • @simonenoli4418
      @simonenoli4418 Pƙed 5 lety +47

      He ruled over 5000 people in a small land. Its a bit different than ruling over 60+ million in very different areas.

    • @pangaeuspress
      @pangaeuspress Pƙed 2 lety +14

      He's the model for all of those fairytale kings.

    • @Figgy_Tree
      @Figgy_Tree Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@simonenoli4418 And imagine if he did

  • @julianocamargo6674
    @julianocamargo6674 Pƙed 7 lety +1618

    5 star ruler all around.

    • @augustinedaudu9203
      @augustinedaudu9203 Pƙed 6 lety +170

      Juliano Camargo he's a 666 capability

    • @ZeroRekoning
      @ZeroRekoning Pƙed 6 lety +88

      Level 5 advisors if you count the update with 6/6/6 capability of consort along with himself as 3 star general of 6/6/6 ruler.

    • @MrPaillan
      @MrPaillan Pƙed 6 lety +33

      Juliano Camargo I get it! Too much eu4

    • @SirLambchop1
      @SirLambchop1 Pƙed 6 lety +9

      i just have the imbecile trait ohh wrong game

    • @gpolonia
      @gpolonia Pƙed 6 lety +31

      In eu4 he is super undervalued. And his heir should be a 5/5/1, really good diplomat and statesman, bad soldier

  • @heavyweaponsgaming
    @heavyweaponsgaming Pƙed 8 lety +1180

    Urbino gets some recognition finally? There is justice in the universe.

  • @katex2677
    @katex2677 Pƙed 8 lety +1784

    Great, know we just need an Extra History on the Unification of Italy.

    • @FrancescoBosco12
      @FrancescoBosco12 Pƙed 8 lety +55

      YES! YES! PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN

    • @Borderose
      @Borderose Pƙed 8 lety +64

      They should do the Borgias. ALL the Borgias.

    • @S3rp3nte
      @S3rp3nte Pƙed 8 lety +4

      ^This

    • @HxH2011DRA
      @HxH2011DRA Pƙed 8 lety +3

      #TrueFacts

    • @katex2677
      @katex2677 Pƙed 8 lety +9

      +Gracielo Barteza true, but I would still want them to do Italian unification first.

  • @esploratoredelvuoto9204
    @esploratoredelvuoto9204 Pƙed rokem +58

    I'm Italian and I studied the paintings of Piero della Francesca, commissioned by Federico da Montefeltro that depict him and his wife, I found this video very fascinating, I discovered many things I didn't know about this character

  • @dc-qy6mw
    @dc-qy6mw Pƙed 5 lety +156

    actually, I am in Urbino for univesity, I'm in love with this place. the atmosphere (like the palace with snow) is simply unbelievable. I recommend you to visit urbino

    • @trainerludwig853
      @trainerludwig853 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Because of this video I developed an interest in that region and actually went to Urbino this year. Really jealous of all the students that get to stay there longer

    • @ellenharold5191
      @ellenharold5191 Pƙed rokem +2

      I went there because of the deep impression made on me by reading Castiglione's Book of the Courtier. It was beautiful and surprisingly austere. Would like to re-visit and see Rafael's house and other sights.

  • @DarkW0lverine
    @DarkW0lverine Pƙed 8 lety +595

    Goddamn Borgias, it would be awesome if one day we got a series on all the shit the Borgias shaped and ruined

    • @Borderose
      @Borderose Pƙed 8 lety +64

      Ought to be interesting. I find theirs the most fascinating story in the Renaissance. Rarely do you get such a colorful concentration of characters in a single family.

    • @nightazday7988
      @nightazday7988 Pƙed 8 lety +23

      I'd want one on the Medici or Sforza

    • @andrewsuryali8540
      @andrewsuryali8540 Pƙed 8 lety +33

      The thing is, both Pope Alex VI and Cesare are overrated when you consider their impact on the world. Cesare never accomplished anything lasting and Alex VI was only slightly more extravagant and not that much more corrupt than the average pope of is time. Our memory of them is clouded because they became prototypes for the truly ruinous Medici popes later on. For all his failings Alex VI didn't split the Church the way Leo X did with his stupid Indulgence selling, especially because he was alert enough to rapidly neutralize Savonarola unlike Leo X who just sat on his fat ass while Martin Luther was lining up German princes behind him. He also got along well with the Christian monarchs unlike Clement VII who got empy Charles V pissed off enough to sic 30,000 Lutheran Landsknechts on Rome.

    • @rjfaber1991
      @rjfaber1991 Pƙed 8 lety +22

      +Andrew Suryali - Largely agreed about Rodrigo, but Cesare most definitely did have a lasting impact. Directly, he annexed a lot of territory in Romagna to the Papal States that had previously been tributary to the pope but never actually part of his domains. Indirectly though, his impact was huge. By the end of his conquest, the only truly independent powers left in Italy were Venice, Genoa, the Papal States and Tuscany, and this shift in power dynamic was a major cause of the Italian Wars later on.

    • @Borderose
      @Borderose Pƙed 8 lety +1

      anas moin
      Cesare was the best.

  • @mosquitobight
    @mosquitobight Pƙed 6 lety +231

    "We need a name for our small town. How about... Small Town?"

  • @TheJboy88
    @TheJboy88 Pƙed 8 lety +563

    Yet another great figure of history, ignored or forgotten by the mainstream.

    • @Ucedo95
      @Ucedo95 Pƙed 8 lety +49

      For every great forgotten non-European figure, there are hundreds of equally great forgotten European figures.

    • @Gooong
      @Gooong Pƙed 8 lety +16

      That's because Westerners started writing so late in the game. And so much of it was written by monks who put a religious slant on everything.

    • @Mathignihilcehk
      @Mathignihilcehk Pƙed 8 lety +12

      +Darth Armot I wouldn't be too sure of that. There were probably a lot of great non-european figures who never contributed to modern society, because the society they lived in was destroyed somewhere in time. Given that Europe wasn't the dominant population center for so long, I'd imagine there were tons more non european figures who were great than those who were... however, that whatever great achievements they did never accomplished anything that lasts till today basically nullfies their role in history, leaving the europeans who are still standing the only great ones we care about.
      I don't believe we should care about the losers across time in history anymore than to consider why they lost. If their work is still applicable to modern society, then they haven't truly failed, but if we've since surpassed whatever achievement they made by western hands, their achievement is useless, because their accomplishment didn't last or benefit all of mankind like those that western hands have done.
      Most of Tesla's work, for example, is useless, because he couldn't communicate his brilliance to others. We had to reinvent it without him, and thus who cares that he did it first. He didn't enable us to do it second, third, etc... that Edison was an asshole, however, should stand in the history books. Even if only as a lesson that yes, assholes can get ahead in life... I'm looking at you Disney, and your ridiculous copyright manipulation.

    • @Gooong
      @Gooong Pƙed 8 lety +8

      mathig nihilcek
      Yeah, but those non-europeans wrote it down so they weren't forgotten. Stuff like Byzantium and Chinese history is well recorded and those figures won't be forgotten. Many figures from Fracs and Alemanni WERE forgotten because nobody wrote it down. Europe was being shaped by those people and we know so little we called it a Dark Age.

    • @wheatboi8255
      @wheatboi8255 Pƙed 8 lety +11

      Well that's because he was a humanist. Not exactly a popular philosophy in this capitalist world of ours where the rich and powerful are revered as gods exempt from the petty morals, accountability, responsibility us mere mortals are held to.

  • @NelsonStJames
    @NelsonStJames Pƙed 8 lety +454

    This guy sounds too good to be true. Would that history had seen more men like this.

    • @xXsolar99Xx
      @xXsolar99Xx Pƙed 8 lety +51

      Would that the present has more men like this

    • @legna20v
      @legna20v Pƙed 8 lety +30

      we had then and have then, but is like every time some one is outstanding like Federico life kill then or makes sure they dont have kids
      i knew this young, smart, awesome, funny, hard working, well like, help full and honorable guy ... he die of a horrible cancer .. and it was heartbreaking

    • @Dennis-zk4bn
      @Dennis-zk4bn Pƙed 6 lety +15

      The renaissance is full of them, look up Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (the elder) and to some degree Francesco I Sforza. He was named Sforza (means Force in Italian) because he was so immensely strong, I am almost certain that he is the real life inspiration for 'the mountain' in Game of Thrones, but he was far more of a good person, although few can compare to Frederico da Montefeltro in terms of renaissance decency of humanity.

    • @simonenoli4418
      @simonenoli4418 Pƙed 5 lety +10

      @@Dennis-zk4bn Ahem... Sforza is an Italian family that acquired power through mercenary prowess and its ruling over Milan, and it is a proper family name not a title.

    • @smithofr3054
      @smithofr3054 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      Nelson Smith
      Imagine putting fallen kingdom on this, neat 👌

  • @AndySteinMusic
    @AndySteinMusic Pƙed 8 lety +472

    Such a sad yet inspiring lesson from history. Even as one person, if you can change your homeland, you may end up changing the entire world; and even war and destruction cannot extinguish those passions, once they're set ablaze around the globe.

  • @sinum1490
    @sinum1490 Pƙed 6 lety +516

    If this isn't a 6/6/6 ruler, IDK what is.

    • @Rert
      @Rert Pƙed 6 lety +37

      also a three star general.

    • @keithlee4081
      @keithlee4081 Pƙed 6 lety +11

      He's a 4/3/5 though

    • @azelfdaboi5265
      @azelfdaboi5265 Pƙed 5 lety +4

      @@Rert wait....6/6/6....(

    • @megaagentj2248
      @megaagentj2248 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      random steam forums shitposter HOW?

    • @SnorlaxFriend
      @SnorlaxFriend Pƙed 5 lety +15

      How DARE you!? He is clearly one of the few 7/7/7 ruler(caused by glitch)

  • @grfrjiglstan
    @grfrjiglstan Pƙed 8 lety +452

    Why did Assassin's Creed 2 never bring up this guy? Sounds like he'd be a perfect fit for that game.

    • @extrahistory
      @extrahistory  Pƙed 8 lety +372

      I mean, they did, they just named him Ezio Auditore. In my opinion. ;D

    • @wolfercardoso999
      @wolfercardoso999 Pƙed 8 lety +19

      Couldnt have thinked of someone better to give a different name myself.

    • @mousefoot
      @mousefoot Pƙed 8 lety +117

      +Extra Credits that makes sense:
      he ruled over a city (in ezio's case a villa), and it was great and intellectual and equal, but eventually it was destroyed by the borgia (AC brotherhood)

    • @CPPpotkustartti
      @CPPpotkustartti Pƙed 8 lety +28

      "There are men after those Keys."
      "What kind of men?"
      "Those who do not read...(well they did, but not for fun or to understand world)"

    • @Gojiragon
      @Gojiragon Pƙed 8 lety +3

      +Extra Credits Ahhh..

  • @LeiosLabs
    @LeiosLabs Pƙed 8 lety +1008

    Fredrico is the guy I wanted to be when I was younger.
    Now I'm an internet troll. I guess you win some, you lose some.

    • @mlgcactus1035
      @mlgcactus1035 Pƙed 6 lety +26

      LeiosOS that's how life goes

    • @laharacost
      @laharacost Pƙed 6 lety +38

      At least you admit you’re troll.
      Not act like “Know it All” person. Which I can admit I be such person sometime.

    • @nimitzufo94
      @nimitzufo94 Pƙed 6 lety +1

      didn't expect to see you here, love you channel. keep up the god work

    • @kknives36
      @kknives36 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      Ambitions to be Caesar end up as Jester.

    • @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062
      @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 Pƙed 5 lety

      @@mlgcactus1035 that's how settling for less goes

  • @Vollification
    @Vollification Pƙed 7 lety +143

    Best mercenary tactic ever, having people pay him to not get involved :P
    Didn't someone at some point say "Isn't that cheating?"

    • @burnerheinz
      @burnerheinz Pƙed 6 lety +11

      We'll if you're the best of the best no one will argue.

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker Pƙed 6 lety +1

      burnerheinz Exactly.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean Pƙed 5 lety +4

      "Hey, you work for years to establish yourself as a man with the honor and skill deserving of such a contract, and you can take some."

    • @MrAwsomenoob
      @MrAwsomenoob Pƙed 4 lety

      Well if you want the best you pay for the best...
      To not kill you..

  • @jamesscott3263
    @jamesscott3263 Pƙed 8 lety +26

    Also: One of the very first buildings of its era to have indoor plumbing. The palace is a sight to behold!

  • @joepkeulemans7565
    @joepkeulemans7565 Pƙed 7 lety +38

    Visitid Urbino today because of this video, the city was absolutely amazing!

  • @UndeadRLK
    @UndeadRLK Pƙed 8 lety +447

    When hearing about the history of Italy I often hear the name Borgia pop up. Usually in tandem with bad news. Think you could do an Extra History on them sometime?
    Anyway, thanks for the episode! =w= b

    • @johnsmith6607
      @johnsmith6607 Pƙed 8 lety +68

      +Natasel they were even incestuous like the Lannisters.

    • @Draczar
      @Draczar Pƙed 8 lety +115

      Why let a little incest get in the way of a good crusade?

    • @lordfedjuvekinval252
      @lordfedjuvekinval252 Pƙed 8 lety +49

      The Borgias are the Italian Walpoles

    • @AnkfordPlays
      @AnkfordPlays Pƙed 8 lety +65

      The Borgias along with The Medicis were some of the great rich dynasties that is mostly known for paying patronage to artists and architechts, writers, poets, oh and for being corrupt as dirt. dirty dirt.

    • @corvus1374
      @corvus1374 Pƙed 8 lety +19

      The funny thing is, they were Spaniards who came to Italy to ride on the coattails of their relative the Pope.

  • @Mathmachine
    @Mathmachine Pƙed 8 lety +1172

    Being paid large sums of money to do literally nothing? So he was an executive of his day eh?

    • @LittleLion93
      @LittleLion93 Pƙed 8 lety +84

      Well he was also a politician I guess :D

    • @WannabeCanadianDev
      @WannabeCanadianDev Pƙed 8 lety +141

      It's more like if you paid Trump to not run for President.

    • @FlyingJetpack1
      @FlyingJetpack1 Pƙed 8 lety +33

      More like the mafia of his day.

    • @ShadowWolfRising
      @ShadowWolfRising Pƙed 8 lety +77

      no, they were paying him to basically NOT ruin their day, unlike Executives who get paid despite it.
      The man was clearly a very competent individual in........all aspects apparently.

    • @Beriorn
      @Beriorn Pƙed 8 lety +18

      He was a CAO. Chief Asswhuppin' Officer.

  • @Sam925_8
    @Sam925_8 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    I'm from Urbino, thank you for making this wonderful video about the history of my beloved city.

  • @lucaballarati9694
    @lucaballarati9694 Pƙed 8 lety +11

    Well done as always. As an italian person I thank you for covering a piece of our history that is rarely taught about even in school.

  • @simonscience5846
    @simonscience5846 Pƙed 6 lety +39

    "She was, by all accounts, brilliant, talented.."
    My mind:"AND ITALIC!"

  • @AnimeHipster1
    @AnimeHipster1 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Doing a study abroad in Urbino right now! Getting this video in my recommendations was well placed :)

  • @Ereldor
    @Ereldor Pƙed 7 lety +53

    Can I request that you PLEASE do a video series on the Duke of Marlborough?! Awesome guy that barely anyone knows about in the UK, despite him having a famous ancestor - Winston Churchill. From pretty much penniless noble after the Civil War, he left behind Blenheim Palace, one of the biggest mansions in England. Basically stopped Louis XIV from ruling the world and held together a fragile alliance of England, Netherlands and Austria, despite political upheaval and betrayal from close friends. Loved his wife Sarah all his life, despite her friendship with Queen Anne souring. Really cool story - check it out sometime!

    • @GFHmicaella
      @GFHmicaella Pƙed 5 lety +11

      I don't mean to be picky, but it's confusing when you say ancestor when you mean descendant. (ancestor = older, descendant = younger)

    • @jorenvanderark3567
      @jorenvanderark3567 Pƙed rokem +1

      Question: did you mix up the word ancestor and descendant or is the Duke a time traveler?

  • @alexandrosdimiropoulos4768
    @alexandrosdimiropoulos4768 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    I lived in Urbino for 3 years, it's a magical city.
    One thing that I found spectacular was the studiolo inside the palace (a room where Federico used to study). All the wood structures inside the room are decorated with a technique called Intarsia which I have never seen before and produces an amazing effect with great depth that is almost hard to believe when you see it. Also the great painter Raphael was born at Urbino one year after the death of Federico.
    It is a small but amazing place.

  • @jangabrielcastaneda1437
    @jangabrielcastaneda1437 Pƙed 8 lety +26

    Short videos on cities and the unique individuals who ruled them are a fantastic idea! Hope to see more Urbinos in future episodes. :)

  • @Jakob_Herzog
    @Jakob_Herzog Pƙed rokem +6

    I always did despise people who go back on their word or betray people they are sworn too. To see a man not willing to break agreements he made, along with making sure his home was safe and people cared for along with being honorable, truly he was a light shining in the darkness.

  • @oliverwirth42
    @oliverwirth42 Pƙed 8 lety +287

    wait, did he have only one eye?

    • @noukami22
      @noukami22 Pƙed 8 lety +166

      No, he just winks a lot.

    • @albram2247
      @albram2247 Pƙed 8 lety +79

      I may be wrong, but I thought he lost it in a tourney.

    • @U.Inferno
      @U.Inferno Pƙed 8 lety

      I figured he did.

    • @oliverwirth42
      @oliverwirth42 Pƙed 8 lety +2

      noukami22 that's what I thought at first...

    • @Bongo1020
      @Bongo1020 Pƙed 8 lety +82

      After the loss of an eye, Federico had surgeons remove the bridge of his nose.

  • @SonicRooncoPrime
    @SonicRooncoPrime Pƙed 8 lety +6

    Frederico sounds so awesome. It's so nice to hear there were people out there who were genuinely wonderful human beings.

  • @extrahistory
    @extrahistory  Pƙed 8 lety +189

    Where is Lies for the Opium Wars? It'll be out next week! We wanted to include some extra Lies for this episode about Urbino, so it only made sense to add that to our regular Lies episode.

    • @theconquerors5971
      @theconquerors5971 Pƙed 8 lety +6

      Please do the Borgia next

    • @MijnAfspeellijst1234
      @MijnAfspeellijst1234 Pƙed 8 lety +8

      Question, are concidering doing a serie about the golden age of the dutch empire?
      How a smal country can became a Huge empire :P

    • @olivertaylor7247
      @olivertaylor7247 Pƙed 8 lety

      TBH I never watch the lies episodes.

    • @dongrimani8109
      @dongrimani8109 Pƙed 8 lety +2

      BORGIAS 4 THE WINZ

    • @elogan5817
      @elogan5817 Pƙed 8 lety +4

      I can't thank you enough for this episode.
      As a man from Italy who sadly can't stay in the land where his heart and soul reside, I'm always happy to hear something about our culture or history that I didn't hear before. And I didn't know about Montefeltro up until now.
      Seeing that people like him lived and helped people thrive in a time filled with war and uncertainty made me smile.
      Grazie mille, amici.

  • @Steam1901
    @Steam1901 Pƙed 8 lety +90

    You could really make a separate channel for Extra History. It's big enough to warrant it and completely unrelated to Extra Credits.
    I would definitely be watching both though.

    • @servalerror
      @servalerror Pƙed 8 lety +27

      The reason Extra History is on the same channel is so people who ordinarily wouldn't be interested in history might watch it.

    • @deathbysvent
      @deathbysvent Pƙed 8 lety +2

      If they did that then I would only be subbed to that channel and not this one. I would miss out on some really cool videos they do about gaming.

    • @GabeDev
      @GabeDev Pƙed 8 lety +10

      What about this new innovative thing. Subbing to more than one channel for content you want to see

    • @deathbysvent
      @deathbysvent Pƙed 8 lety +10

      Gabriel Joyce
      But I wouldn't. I just view the green ones on whims.

    • @hyralt
      @hyralt Pƙed 8 lety

      +

  • @raf015_2
    @raf015_2 Pƙed 6 lety +2

    Urbino is one of my favourite cities in my country. I'm not only attached to the beauty of this city and especially of Federico's palace but also to one man born in this city that unfortunately couldn't meet Federico because he would be born a year after the duke's death: a sublime painter and a charming young man by the name of Raffaello Sanzio. He is my favourite painter from Reinessance and when I visited Urbino I couldn't avoid a visit to his house! If you're doing a trip to Italy, Urbino is one of the cities you HAVE to visit. is the hidden jewel of our country.

  • @rikkkiable
    @rikkkiable Pƙed 6 lety +92

    Man, i love these kinds of people like Federico. Witty, just, respectful, but not pure in a "white knight" way.
    Cunning, but honorful. May his legacy be honored.

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Of course. There's nothing to be gained or had by being Stupid Good or Lawful Stupid.

  • @sarysa
    @sarysa Pƙed 8 lety +21

    These one-off videos about obscure topics are really nice. I'd love to see more.

  • @Duke_of_Lorraine
    @Duke_of_Lorraine Pƙed 8 lety +36

    Getting paid for non-aggression pacts ? An idea worthy of Walpole !

  • @koletonnelson6310
    @koletonnelson6310 Pƙed 8 lety +73

    The Borgias destroyed Urbino? YOU HAD ONE JOB, EZIO! ONE JOB!

    • @azzamthegreat5a
      @azzamthegreat5a Pƙed 8 lety +14

      to be fair i think ezio was busy screwing people at venice at the time or something

    • @koletonnelson6310
      @koletonnelson6310 Pƙed 8 lety +5

      azzam daffa Nurfaiq
      This seems likely.

  • @arturer1874
    @arturer1874 Pƙed 8 lety +4

    1. Great Episode. I haven't even heard of Urbino before this episode.
    2. CONTINUE DOING THESE EXTRA HISTORIES! They are always me something to watch, and I re watch them every week.
    3. I suggest The Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. It would be one of the first times you would be able to really cover China, and would give you so many chances to cover art, politics, war strategy, etc. It would be hard for you to really cover everything that happened, but it would be Awesome if you could find some way to do it nevertheless. I can't contribute on Patreon because of my status as a minor, so it would mean so much more to me if you did cover it.

  • @dylan5953
    @dylan5953 Pƙed rokem +3

    Ciao, solo di passaggio per dirti che sono un suo pronipote, e che vengo dalla Francia! Viva la mia famiglia, la Famiglia Montefeltro!

  • @griz063
    @griz063 Pƙed 5 lety +4

    I will cherish Urbino del Italia for what it represented. Kudos to a man-and-woman team who could accomplish so much.

  • @xiahoupaul19
    @xiahoupaul19 Pƙed 8 lety +2

    I would love to learn about Francesco Sforza, a man who would go from mercenary to the Duke of Milan.

  • @Katie-hj5eb
    @Katie-hj5eb Pƙed 8 lety +26

    Federico da Montefeltro is the hero we need today

  • @olixor
    @olixor Pƙed 8 lety +30

    Me after watching:
    Brb, playing Urbino on Europa Universalis 4.

  • @Inogat
    @Inogat Pƙed 7 lety +8

    This dude is now become my favorite historic character :) Just perfect ! Thanks for sharing that knowledge. This channel = best channel of the world !

  • @merc5333
    @merc5333 Pƙed 8 lety +7

    Ya know somethin', I find it a huge blessing to have found this channel.
    Thanks for another awesome video/lesson! 😄

  • @NicholasRoge
    @NicholasRoge Pƙed 8 lety +8

    Man, we need someone like that in power today.

  • @filippoguidi8654
    @filippoguidi8654 Pƙed 5 lety +3

    wonderful short-film about my hometown, thanks!!

  • @anonymousindividual9534
    @anonymousindividual9534 Pƙed 8 lety +188

    Do a series on Otto Von Bismark

    • @101jir
      @101jir Pƙed 8 lety +6

      That would be interesting. There's some Polish kings that would be interesting too, on the subject of Eastern European history.

    • @GeeNo_
      @GeeNo_ Pƙed 8 lety

      Yes please!

    • @mistformsquirrel
      @mistformsquirrel Pƙed 8 lety +11

      They really Otto do that. I'll Bismark this page, just in case they do. >.>

    • @dvepps6780
      @dvepps6780 Pƙed 8 lety

      yes!!!

    • @attcat
      @attcat Pƙed 8 lety +6

      Breakfast With Otto!

  • @golexgames5094
    @golexgames5094 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Mans the definiton of "not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed"

  • @nethmikodituwakku5888
    @nethmikodituwakku5888 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Thank you for appreciating Urbino, I'm studying art here and I really feel like the city deserves more recognition

  • @collinmartin7420
    @collinmartin7420 Pƙed 7 lety +67

    you know who brought war to urbino
    it was Walpole

    • @trethestar
      @trethestar Pƙed 6 lety +4

      OKAY WHO IS WALPOLE!?!?!

    • @herusolares5320
      @herusolares5320 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      Robert Walpole; first prime minister of England and all-round meddler. He became an inside joke among the Extra History videos.

    • @MotherSoren
      @MotherSoren Pƙed 6 lety +2

      trethestar you better be joking

  • @fuckoffcesare6055
    @fuckoffcesare6055 Pƙed 8 lety +153

    CAN YOU MAKE ONE EPISODE ON CESARE BORGIA?

    • @dongrimani8109
      @dongrimani8109 Pƙed 8 lety

      hell yhea

    • @juancariasr7932
      @juancariasr7932 Pƙed 8 lety +28

      A series on the Borgias would be much better.

    • @fuckoffcesare6055
      @fuckoffcesare6055 Pƙed 8 lety +1

      juan arias yhea now that i think about it yhea

    • @KRDecade2009
      @KRDecade2009 Pƙed 8 lety +1

      then play assassin's creed 2 and assassin's creed brotherhood

    • @ViguLiviu
      @ViguLiviu Pƙed 8 lety +1

      You can watch the borgias (the one with Jeremy Irons) it goes until 1504 an (at the end they changed it a bit)

  • @MaxSabba
    @MaxSabba Pƙed 5 lety +2

    I studied in the University of Urbino and I can assure you can feel the vibrant past even if it's long gone. The architecture is astonishing. Must see.

  • @Gorlokki
    @Gorlokki Pƙed 8 lety +2

    I'm the only one that totally loves the beginning animation of extra history?

  • @Wewius
    @Wewius Pƙed 8 lety +8

    Man... One minute more of that sweet talking and I would've fallen in love with a guy I never heard a word about 8 minutes ago.

  • @sinthoras1917
    @sinthoras1917 Pƙed 8 lety +13

    Please make an Extra History about the Borgias

  • @jackmyers8687
    @jackmyers8687 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Officially added to my "If can time travel, must meet" list

  • @reykenrichgumabao4452
    @reykenrichgumabao4452 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    I had REAL MAJOR GOOSEBUMPS on the last 30 seconds. Thank you, Federico! The world has been a lot better because of minds like yours!

  • @Amantducafe
    @Amantducafe Pƙed 8 lety +48

    What about EH of the 3 mayor civilizations in mesoamerica? Aztecs, Mayans and Incans?

    • @TheLoneClaw
      @TheLoneClaw Pƙed 8 lety +18

      I second this, but the Incas weren't part of Mesoamerica; they were South Americans and were so distantly separated from the Aztecs and Maya that they weren't even aware of their existence.

    • @TheJimStannum
      @TheJimStannum Pƙed 8 lety

      +RandomNameFinder There should be enough for the Aztecs, at least. The Mayans and Incas have a decent amount of information, but I don't know if there's enough for EH to cover.

    • @Amantducafe
      @Amantducafe Pƙed 8 lety +1

      Brandon Ottinger That wouldbe Fray Bartolome de las Casas.

    • @Amantducafe
      @Amantducafe Pƙed 8 lety

      ***** There is a lot to grasp for the Aztecs and Incans and just recently the Mayans since it have been decoded.
      There's even a ScienceNova episode here in youtube that covers how it was decoded.

    • @tenaciousdean6179
      @tenaciousdean6179 Pƙed 8 lety

      +

  • @RickyBalboa
    @RickyBalboa Pƙed 8 lety +122

    Just a quick tip on italian prononciation: EVERY letter is read, so just follow the phonetic alphabet (think of how Dolan comics are written) and you're good!

  • @sylvesterbells1736
    @sylvesterbells1736 Pƙed 8 lety +2

    of all the extra history's I have seen, This is the first that has made me do actual research. That said, I doubt you will read this one comment, but I would like to thank you for providing a service to the people of the internet. I have heard names of people and places I would otherwise not hear. I have learned personal lessons from the people and events that you have described. So thank you.Your channel has in fact inspired me to create my own channel for spreading information.

  • @gwenaellino-thibault4250
    @gwenaellino-thibault4250 Pƙed 8 lety

    Hi, i am a French guy who discover you just a few moments ago but i want to tell you thank you.
    Thank you because I just discover from a new point of view the Mankind History(not only with officials books and documentary) and it's something which is very valuable for me.
    Thank you because i love History and video game; and your greats videos make me smile in this hards times.
    I don't even kow if yo will read this but i just want to express myself and express to you my gratitude.
    So just thank you Extra Credits!

  • @CHARCHAD9
    @CHARCHAD9 Pƙed 8 lety +7

    1 AM, Well time for sleep.
    *New Extra History video*
    eh, 10 more minutes won't kill me XD

  • @raf015_2
    @raf015_2 Pƙed 6 lety +3

    By the way, I really love your drawings. And I very much appreciate that you draw Federico's face with his notorious missing eye. He lost it during a joust and in order to be able to see from both sides, he even cut part of his nose! He was kinda ugly but Battista loved him nonetheless. True love indeed. :)

  • @TheShadowninja99
    @TheShadowninja99 Pƙed 5 lety

    I like the small detail of removing his eye and the bridge on his nose on angles. It's the small details that makes this channel great!

  • @outtagoodnamesdangit
    @outtagoodnamesdangit Pƙed 8 lety +1

    Man I love this series. Not just the longer ones, but these inspiring little one-shots. Great stuff, guys.

  • @eoinharrington2692
    @eoinharrington2692 Pƙed 8 lety +46

    do some episodes on Irish history

    • @mason1775
      @mason1775 Pƙed 8 lety

      Vote on patreon.

    • @Socialism_on_Roids
      @Socialism_on_Roids Pƙed 8 lety +5

      Preferably pre-English Irish history. It is a story that is seldom told.

    • @eoinharrington2692
      @eoinharrington2692 Pƙed 8 lety

      Activeassholeonroids no not preferably pre Anglo-Ireland only Vikings happened pre Anglo-Ireland

    • @boinkohh8394
      @boinkohh8394 Pƙed 8 lety

      Yes!!!

    • @Socialism_on_Roids
      @Socialism_on_Roids Pƙed 8 lety +4

      Oh, believe me! There was a lot happening in pre-Anglo Ireland. In fact, pre-Anglo Ireland influenced pre-Norman English and Scottish culture, particularly the growth of the church.

  • @MrBones301
    @MrBones301 Pƙed 8 lety +9

    Can you guys do a video on the Teutonic order please?

  • @lauraschantz9058
    @lauraschantz9058 Pƙed 7 lety +1

    Because of the fiction I've read that's set in Renaissance Italy, I didn't care much for Sforzas, so learning about Battista's role in helping Federico rule Urbino was a pleasant surprise. (The Heirs of Alexandria series, if you're interested. Renaissance politics meets magic.)

  • @beardedcanadian2190
    @beardedcanadian2190 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

    Still one of my favorite videos. Wish more like it are made

  • @YiannissB.
    @YiannissB. Pƙed 6 lety +20

    a 6/6/6 leader. Thats the stuff

  • @Nick-gf2nj
    @Nick-gf2nj Pƙed 7 lety +3

    The Renaissance is the only time went "Summer Vacation" meant spending more time at the library to kids.

  • @pierre-ulyssegorzkowski2200

    For some reason this video comes into my recommendations every once in a while and every time, the words have me in tears in the first minute.

  • @MythoMead
    @MythoMead Pƙed 7 lety

    This! This is why I love Extra History. I had never even heard on Urbino before I sat down to watch this episode. Now, I am searching for books to learn more of the men and women that helped to shape the world we live in. This series has fueled that love of learning where we came from and how we got here, as well as drives the questions to consider where we are going and who will lead us there. I love this series so much, and will wait anxiously for the next episodes. Thanks to the extra credits staff for making great content. You all are awesome and inspiring.

  • @Next0gen0
    @Next0gen0 Pƙed 8 lety +4

    Who say's nice guy's finish last?
    Just goes to show that no matter how much history's advancement may have come from war torn times, the greatest moment's in history can come from time's of Peace. And Men (and women) who have the integrity to uphold it.

  • @Poki3
    @Poki3 Pƙed 8 lety +14

    I know Urbino as a one province minor vassal of The Papal State in Europa Universalis 4 in 1444. What's their relation to the pope that made the developers place Urbino in that position? They weren't originally a vassal, but that was changed in later patches.

    • @lordfedjuvekinval252
      @lordfedjuvekinval252 Pƙed 8 lety +3

      I guess it was just to make sure the Papal States (who did have some influence on the region's politics) would take over the area as they historically did.
      Before that i always saw Urbino falling to other nations, especially Venice and Naples...even England a coulle times

    • @paurepiccheeseman
      @paurepiccheeseman Pƙed 8 lety

      They could've gave the Pope a core or claim on the area

    • @TKJaz
      @TKJaz Pƙed 8 lety

      Uniting Italy as Florence, the papal state and their vassal was such a pain in the ass

  • @kairyumina6407
    @kairyumina6407 Pƙed 8 lety

    OK that picture of Federico in all his bling standing there with his shades on is one of the coolest single frames I have ever seen on this show.

  • @elgostine
    @elgostine Pƙed 7 lety +1

    i love this tale, its one so full of hope in the spirit of humanity and what can be done in trying to better it

  • @indy1284
    @indy1284 Pƙed 8 lety +15

    We seem to gone everywhere but Australia mate, I've been waiting!

    • @indy1284
      @indy1284 Pƙed 8 lety +2

      ***** Australia is a continent.

    • @indy1284
      @indy1284 Pƙed 8 lety +3

      ***** You don't understand what I am saying Dan, they have been to every continent except Australia. Unless you want to count Antarctica.

    • @indy1284
      @indy1284 Pƙed 8 lety +4

      ***** The Gallipoli Campaign would make an interesting story of the Australians and New Zealanders, but if you want some homeland stories the discovery and settling of Australia would make a fine story as well.

    • @yaldabaoth2
      @yaldabaoth2 Pƙed 8 lety +5

      The Great Emu war. Most important part of Australian history.

    • @indy1284
      @indy1284 Pƙed 8 lety

      ***** Why not? All are good reasons for EH to do Australia.

  • @budicaesar1213
    @budicaesar1213 Pƙed 8 lety +3

    Can you guys make an Extra History episode about what happens in South East Asia? Like maybe the Conquest of Majapahit Empire in the 13th century, or maybe something like the untold stories of the Vietnam War for independence against France? That would be great. Great series as always.

  • @simonenoli4418
    @simonenoli4418 Pƙed 5 lety

    Not even many Italians know about Federico. So it's great that you took your time to show his accomplishments

  • @franciscous549
    @franciscous549 Pƙed 8 lety

    In my summer house there is a picture of Urbino, is great to know a little more of that place, great job!

  • @mr.bluesky8554
    @mr.bluesky8554 Pƙed 6 lety +5

    some dude: Hey you forgot to pay me last week.
    Fedrico: So sue me
    some dude: oh no it's no-
    Fedrico: DO IT!

  • @ZomeaterWWZ
    @ZomeaterWWZ Pƙed 8 lety +4

    so good. history channel should hire you guys

    • @alcormagnus3499
      @alcormagnus3499 Pƙed 8 lety +3

      These guys are good with history, not pawn shops and conspiracies

  • @selfiestick1589
    @selfiestick1589 Pƙed 6 lety +1

    I used to hate history class, never paid attention, too much names and dates that I couldn't remember, after watching this I'm starting to change my mind about history :$

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker Pƙed 3 lety

      That's because to the majority of those who teach history at a basic level, history is nothing more than a collection of numbers and dates. Completely unworthy to school others in the legacy of humankind and the world.

  • @celticgael93
    @celticgael93 Pƙed 8 lety

    I like short little one offs like these. Its just enough history and information to make you want to get out there and learn more.

  • @michaelharris2178
    @michaelharris2178 Pƙed 6 lety +63

    Ah, charging protection money. The first mob boss.

    • @simonenoli4418
      @simonenoli4418 Pƙed 5 lety +3

      Tbch cities started paying him to refuse contracts. He just allowed it xD

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker Pƙed 3 lety +1

      So stupid. So wrong.

  • @michaelbarton2549
    @michaelbarton2549 Pƙed 8 lety +4

    Gonna go play Urbino in EU4 now.

  • @ObeyBunny
    @ObeyBunny Pƙed 8 lety +1

    YES! More videos about the renaissance! How did ideas spread, how did literacy spread, how did violence compared to previous centuries die down?

  • @dankdreamz
    @dankdreamz Pƙed 8 lety

    A huge Thank You to everybody at Extra Credits!

  • @CaptainZlex
    @CaptainZlex Pƙed 8 lety +12

    Wait a second, where is the First Opium War lies episode?

  • @ImVeryMuchBored
    @ImVeryMuchBored Pƙed 8 lety +4

    huh... a ruler that was a pretty good man to everyone in his city.. wish we could find more leaders like that nowadays.....

  • @MarkBelain
    @MarkBelain Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

    Singlehandedly my favorite figure in history.

  • @ProjectXA3
    @ProjectXA3 Pƙed 4 lety

    You know, for me, there are really only two kinds of EH episodes--those that end in building, and those that end in breaking. This one is a building one. Thank you.

  • @MGustave
    @MGustave Pƙed 8 lety +5

    Well I'm going to play Urbino now.
    Death to Papal domination!

  • @lineikatabs
    @lineikatabs Pƙed 8 lety +3

    So Utopia has truly existed once... sigh...

  • @MadDannyWest
    @MadDannyWest Pƙed 8 lety +1

    This is the best one in a while, I'm glad they went back to a more informative approach than a dramatic one (I'm looking at you Suleiman The Magnificent)