I hope you enjoy the new video! Special shout to all Patrick O'Brian fans, who will be nodding along sagely to most of this. Thank you to our sponsor War Thunder - play with our link to earn a free & awesome bonus pack with boosters and epic vehicles - playwt.link/epichistorytv War Thunder is a highly detailed and immersive vehicle combat game that features a huge amount of customisable tanks, aircrafts and ships. Thank you to everyone else who helped to make this series, including the National Museum of the Royal Navy, the National Maritime Museum, the estate of Derek Gardner, James Malcolm and Simon Edwards - links in video description. Head over to our Patreon page for production updates and news of what's next! www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV

@anushisingh2105

Жыл бұрын

I love it ❤️❤️

@cheechiajohri

Жыл бұрын

😊

@fredbawden1468

Жыл бұрын

The Patrick O'Brian books are fantastic, also the Thomas Kydd series by Julian Stockwin is a similar series that I'd always recommend to enjoyers of O'Brian's novels.

@emmanuelfernandez04

Жыл бұрын

I wonder what video you’ll do next...

@schlechtgut8349

Жыл бұрын

thanks for russian subtitles i don't need them but was able to get my friend to watch them with subtitles i guess glory to Ukraine!

It is truly mind boggling how such a quality production hasn't yet been cemented as the standard for making historical documentaries. Epic History TV leads the way!

@derrickstorm6976

Жыл бұрын

Well first of all, this costs *a lot* of money to do Secondly, many people don't have a lot of money

@NoMoreBsPlease

Жыл бұрын

​@@derrickstorm6976 It's actually the ratings. Before Pawn Stars, History Channel made a bunch of high quality Historical Documentaries. Unfortunately, Pawn Stars blew them out of the water in ratings and they hardly make good ones, there's been a few in recent years but History Channel has been mostly crap. Well, except The History Channel Vault App.

@BeKindToBirds

Жыл бұрын

We need more accurate productions like this. Misinformation has spread wide because of the proliferation of amateur enthusiasts armed only with wikipedia and pride.

@BlueZirnitra

Жыл бұрын

​@@BeKindToBirds misinformation and ignorance is hardly a new thing.

@frankharden8953

Жыл бұрын

What does that even mean? This is KZread, you want there to be some sort of standard for KZread videos? Lol

I cannot tell you how many years I’ve wanted a series on KZread exactly like this, absolutely amazing job!

@dynamo1796

Жыл бұрын

Truly superb! These are well researched, well presented and edited educational videos. Epic History really has something to be proud of here as their dramatic and engaging retelling of history connects today with centuries ago.

@tubuskan4348

Жыл бұрын

Plus the dudes voice is enjoying nothing I hate more then when someone does a good job on a video I’m interested in but then the narrator is annoying af this dude he talks like a cat purrs

@johnhammond5467

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree!

@lawrenceglaister4364

Жыл бұрын

There is a video on KZread showing Victory firing a broadside, you will not be disappointed even though the cannons have only 1/4 -- 1/2 powder , purley for the preservation of the cannons and ship of course .

@stevesculptor1

Жыл бұрын

@@tubuskan4348 The narrator is called Charles Nove, a BBC announcer, shameful there is no acknowledgement to him

4:51 It's great that we know the names of all of Victory's crew. None of them have been forgotten.

@markmark63

Жыл бұрын

We also have records showing the ages, place of birth, etc. Interesting that there were many Americans, and even French and Spanish fighting for the British at Trafalgar. Some of the ships had women on board.

@inigobantok1579

Жыл бұрын

@@markmark63 many of those Americans are loyalists who fled the newly independent United States to British North America (Canada)

@danielstirling88

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how so many Americans ended up on the ship. Were they pressed? In which case, where were they pressed? Or did some join willingly, being Loyalists perhaps?

@magnusbruce4051

Жыл бұрын

Any idea where one could find the full list, ideally with any additional information about where they were from, how long they served etc? I'm sure a few people doing genealogy research may find it useful.

@markmark63

Жыл бұрын

To find those born in America write America as the birthplace - not USA. Although many were born when America was still British.

This channel is truly a gold standard in historical documentary. I adore HMS Victory and the Napoleonic Wars, and nowhere else do I get the sense that my intense passion is so equally shared than I do here. Even though I knew much about HMS Victory owing to reading on the subject, this miniseries was a profound joy to watch, interesting and awe-inspiring all-through. Your series on Napoleon's Marshals introduced me to a series of inspirational and deeply interesting characters, many of whom I've come to admire profoundly since learning of. Romanticising the Napoleonic Wars is something I may be very guilty of, but I am filled with emotion at the exploration of these times and the people that forged them. Such pride, inspiration, courage and glory the world so seldom seems to see these days, and yet this era has it in abundance. I do so adore these videos and hope they may long continue. Thank you to all involved. Your work is so deeply appreciated. :)

@ewjiml

Жыл бұрын

I too kind of romanticize the Nap Wars as well. The great thing about this video is it literally explains EVERYTHING in Master and Commander than I had no clue what they were talking about. I now know exactly in detail what the Wind/Weather Gauge was and why it was so important to Aubrey.

@edward1676

Жыл бұрын

I ALSO. PLUS CIVIL WAR..

@ephemeraldawn

Жыл бұрын

@@ewjiml Haha, yes! It was Hornblower that started my journey into understanding sailing ships and their terminology, but I'm in deep now. I love it all, from the actual knowledge to the language used to communicate it at sea. Their vocabulary sounds so good! Far superioir to the bland words we use on land. Even something as simple as "on your left" as we'd say, sounds so much better as "portside". One thing I have learned, as I've understood more about sailing a square-rigged tall ship, is that many of the phrases we now use on land are from the Royal Navy. There are loads of examples but for example, if we change the subject of a conversation we might introduce it by saying, "changing tack" - exactly as a ship does. Once you start to learn the etymology of our words and phrases it will surprise you how many come from the sea. P.S. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, had intended we answer calls not with "hello", but "ahoy". :)

@ephemeraldawn

Жыл бұрын

@@edward1676 The American Civil War, you mean? If so, yes. Me too, haha.

@ryosuaitisi

Жыл бұрын

What are the books that you read abt Victory?

For all who have and for those who have not seen Master and Commander with Russell Crowe. This documentary on sea life as well as sailing terminology on a British sailing vessel or as they refer to as a ship of the line. Fascinating documentary on what made the HMS Victory and her crew a force to be reckoned with. According to her history, the Victory had seen many battles at sea and at home against the French Navy. She fought in 6 major battles and was 1 of 6, which were the most capable of inflicting severe damage to her opponent. These ships of the line had a complement of 800 plus men, from enlisted to Admiral. Great documentary

@scottanno8861

6 ай бұрын

The doctor in that film was amazing. Really showed how much it mattered to have a knowledgeable physician as your surgeon on deck rather than just a cook/barber with sharp tools, as was his assistant.

@neilfoster814

10 күн бұрын

@@scottanno8861 Played by Paul Bettany.

Portuguese gun crews of the 15th-16th centuries invented cannon shot skipping as a way to maximize the use of the Caravel as a highly maneuverable sniping platform.

@rockyblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to say anyone "invented" this practice. Every navy with higher velocity guns will have noticed that effect sooner or later independently of one another. Not to mention that the same effect was also used in land battles.

@rusticus6393

Жыл бұрын

@@rockyblacksmith By "invented" i meant the purposeful, sistematic use of a gunnery skill, not happy little accidents of ballistics occasionally observed. Also, gunnery engagements at sea are far from being the same as on land.

@rockyblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

@@rusticus6393 Of course gunnery engagements on land and sea are different, but the effect of skipping the shot off the surface was used in both. My point was that it would have been a known effect at the time, just seenand used in a different context. Now, if we are talking about systematic use of the practice, then yes, that was the portugese from what we know.

@rusticus6393

Жыл бұрын

@@rockyblacksmith I must point out, however, the "portuguese gun crews" were made up of a considerable portion of "bombardeiros alemães" or "german gunners" (mostly germans and dutch) who would pas on their knowledge to actual portuguese. They were higly valued at the time.

@i_smoke_ghosts

Жыл бұрын

they did not the brought us periperi chicken and its delicious imho.

Basically the only videos I watch that I wish were longer.

@astroboirap

Жыл бұрын

shame about the shitty war thunder ad at the start tho

@stadakazem

Жыл бұрын

@@astroboirap he must live of some thing have respect

@CptDylster

Жыл бұрын

@@astroboirap I assume you'd rather have 15min of ads?

@astroboirap

Жыл бұрын

@@CptDylster i would prefer yes because have ad blocker installed

@CptDylster

Жыл бұрын

@@astroboirapyou can say whatever. My only point is we have moved away from 10 ads every 10min to one or two ads in the beginning by KZread that don’t pay quite enough for the creator and usual one quick sponsor which helps pay for the content you are literally watching for free.

This and the previous episode was absolutely phenomenal. This is the best series I have ever seen on such sailing warships of the Napoleonic period, by far. It is so so good to have video that is not only thoroughly researched, but also uses both numbers, examples, and illustrations to showcases the ship and life aboard it. Absolutely outstanding work with this one!

27:00 the good old days "The British navy, well manned, well resourced, and backed by a powerful economy"

@Wanderer628

Жыл бұрын

*Britian's currency value drops slightly. Internet: So they're basically a third world country now right?

@mrbritannia3833

Жыл бұрын

@@Wanderer628 We will be if our economy continues in it’s current trajectory

@mrbritannia3833

Жыл бұрын

God bless the British isle and it’s armed forces

When I was a child I lived on a farm in the UK. The covered yards we kept the cattle in had a roof made up of wood and clay tiles. That roof was held up by massive wooden pillars that were about 30 feet high that were said to be the recycled masts from ships in Nelson's navy. The wood was so hard it was impossible to knock a steel nail in more than a half inch before it bent over. The buildings were certainly the right age and they were protected by law so they could not be demolished.

@LeonLowered

Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome, my wifes farm here in sweden has a barn built in similar fashion, also with old ship timber a few centuries old. Guess old and bad ship material still was stellar material for other usages back then

@brianthesnail3815

Жыл бұрын

@@LeonLowered I think it is the fact that a piece of timber that large was so valuable it simply had to be recycled for economic reasons. In fact, the timbers were so large and heavy I don't even know how they got to the farm. I guess some kind of articulated horse drawn wagons but getting them along narrow country roads then from horizontal to standing vertical in hand carved stone bases would have taken dozens of men.

@julianwaugh8221

Жыл бұрын

Many half timbered houses in england were made from hulks and reused for houses.

@daneelolivaw602

Жыл бұрын

The famous London Store called Liberty was built using around 24,000 cubic feet of ships timbers, from two RN ships, HMS Hindustan, and HMS Impregnable, both of three gun decks. And the wooden floors of the store are the decks of the two ships, the store is the same length and height as HMS Hindustan, it is a beautiful Building, look for pictures or videos on KZread. How is that for recycling.

@brianthesnail3815

Жыл бұрын

@@daneelolivaw602 What an interesting piece of history. I have been in the store quite often. There is a lot of wood and it is a somewhat unusual building to be sure. Now I know why.😁

About halfway through and I had to drop a comment to say how impressed I am with the amount of research and effort that must have gone into this. There's knowledge being dropped with every sentence. Whoever you are - you deserve to get commissioned by the BBC or history channel. Your work is as good if not better than many mainstream studio's that I've seen. Keep it up! Very appreciative.

@Thepourdeuxchanson

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely second that.

As a French, can i take this opportunity to share my upmost respect for Great Britain and it’s navy. Vive la France et la Grande Bretagne !

@rexvalentine32

Жыл бұрын

The Royal Navy had to be good, because the French were a worthy adversary. Also; British Naval gunnery was superior because they were given extra gunpowder to practice with, the French field artillery was superior for the same reason.

@Ahmed.737

Жыл бұрын

Britain is a sea animal, France is a land animal

@britishpatriot7386

Жыл бұрын

Try policing your shore's and stop criminals from crossing the channel with French aid.

@paulleigh7792

Жыл бұрын

Maxine bourzeix: Thanks for the magnanimous sentiment. Politicians cause wars. Citizens fight and die in them. Soldiers, sailors and airmen of all opposing sides have much in common. Pity our politicians don’t.

@paulleigh7792

Жыл бұрын

@@britishpatriot7386: I agree with your sentiment entirely but, Priti Patel tasked the Royal Navy to stop the never ending tsunami of illegal, economic migrants reaching our shores. The RN refused. Going back in history, we were able to stop invasions of Armada’s from wherever they might come. Today, Border Farce and the RNLI are sent out to “rescue” and shepherd the flotillas of small boats from Calais! Such are the woke times and weak kneed politicians that we are saddled with. They feel more comfortable taking the knee than enforcing the measures necessary for the prevention/removal of these unwanted criminals to our shores. Hotel accommodation/spending money and complete lack of will sends absolutely the wrong message to these boat people.

As a boat builder, I'm stunned by the level of craftsmanship I know goes into such ships. I'm also horrified to know they constantly kept trying to destroy each other lol.

@alexfx7500

Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how highly respected the carpenters would be after a serious battle victory and of course keeping the ship a float through it all.

@jerkchickenblog

Жыл бұрын

hear hear

@cameronnewton7053

Жыл бұрын

"You're telling me you spend 6 years to build a highly intricate marvel of engineering, just to go and shred it to pieces!?" Naval officer: _yes_

@claywebb8199

Ай бұрын

The weather and navigational errors claimed many more than were ever lost in battle.

@compositestechbb9087

Ай бұрын

@@claywebb8199 no doubt, each one is like a massive piece of art. Whenever I see one come through Newport I'm always amazed.

Absolutely insane I was literally on HMS Victory when this video was uploaded! I stood in the spot where Nelson fell, goosebumps guys

Master and commander is one of my all time favourite films so this documentary has really helped me understand how things worked, exemplary work! This channel is so underrated

@gryph01

Жыл бұрын

It is one of my all time favourite movies. I wish they made the movie more like that book though.

@jhaik2008

Жыл бұрын

Even better was the Hornblower series

@beorik

Жыл бұрын

The books are excellent too, worth a read for sure.

@Thepourdeuxchanson

Жыл бұрын

@@gryph01 The charming musical concluding scene still ripples through my mind when I least expect it.

@BeKindToBirds

Жыл бұрын

Most historically accurate portrayal we've ever gotten if I'm not mistaken.

This has been an incredibly interesting and factual documentary concerning one of the most remarkable vessels still in existence. I greatly enjoyed watching the two videos that made up this discussion of VICTORY. However, I noted a few relatively unimportant inaccuracies in some of the information that you might want to correct, should you ever make more videos, or revise this one: 1. On board ships there are no "pullies". They are called "blocks". 2. In battle not all officers would be on the quarterdeck. Several officers, usually including the First Lieutenant, would be supervising the guns below decks. 3. The reason the gun captain would stop the touch-hole or vent of the gun when it is being swabbed out isn't so much to prevent sparks being shot out as to create a vacuum as the swab was removed, to extinguish any remaining sparks still inside the bore. 4. Keeping the ball and charge inside the cannon was one purpose of the wad. However, another was to increase the pressure on the inside for the detonation. 5. The image shown when discussing how the "sextant" was used for the noon sightings was in fact an older "octant". 6. Ship's bells are rung in pairs. This makes it easy to count them and keep track of how many were rung. Especially for eight bells at the end of a watch, if they were rung in the way demonstrated in the video (but which would never have been done on board ship) many would lose track and thus not know how far into the watch they were. 7. In the Royal Navy there is no "Second Dog Watch". It is in stead called the "Last Dog Watch". It's only in the United States Navy that is is called the Second Dog. Incidentally, the First Watch started at 2000 (8 p.m.) rather than midnight because that was the time for pipe down or bed, and was thus considered the start of the Naval day. Having pointed these out, I do observe that wealth of accurate information vastly outweighs the few mistakes I've listed above.

@EpichistoryTv

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Some useful corrections and elaboration - some of this was obviously left out for brevity / simplicity, though on dog watch, for example, I followed Lavery. If I err, I err in his illustrious wake.

cant belive that you have such detailed sorces to show the names of admirals down to sailors with there role on the ship its just mind blowing there no words to decribe the joy i fell when you upload a video!

@thespyk

Жыл бұрын

The British navy was fastidious at keeping records. Midshipman were required to keep records in order to pass officer exams. There are hundreds of ship's logs available to read that show these records.

At 18:14. Oooh, love the foreshadowing here for the Battle of Trafalgar. LOL. The maneuver that allowed the British to come out victorious at Trafalgar is the fact that Admiral Nelson ordered his line of ships to smash perpendicular to the Franco-Spanish line of ships. I wasn't aware of raking being the most destructive maneuver for a battleship. But at Trafalgar practically all the British ships raked the French and Spanish ships. Now I get why that was a very deadly and potent maneuver.

@gryph01

Жыл бұрын

Nelson was very aggressive. He knew that by splitting the French/Spanish line would disrupt the formation. The two British lines not only had the advantage of raking, they also had the weather gauge after the passed through the opposing line.

@nigelliam153

Жыл бұрын

@@gryph01 but they were under fire for 8 hours before they got to fire a shot. I bought a book on Nelson from the gift shop at The Victory in Portsmouth. There is a very graphic first hand account of the raking of a French ship. They blew the back out with heavy shot, then they fired shrapnel through to kill the men , then chains to take down the masts and sails. It's a gruesome account.

Still the flagship of the first sea lord to this day, shows the significants of a stunning warship.

I've been waiting on the edge of my seat for this second video after being blown away by the first one on HMS Victory. Absolutely incredible content and I'm so glad I found this channel! I've been fascinated by the Napoleonic Wars and naval warfare of that period ever since watching Master and Commander years ago. Just binge watched the 4 hours of so of the complete Napoleonic Wars and could not stop watching. Thank you so much for these top notch history videos. Should be shown in every high school history classroom.

You can only imagine how horrifying and chaotic a battle on these ships would be. At any second you could be hit by a cannonball or debris. Or in some cases, part of a sudden and huge explosion.

The quality of this video kept me watching the screen and listen carefully the entire video. Top tier excellence in video documentary.

I'm always amazed at the quality of epicHistoryTV's videos. While I think all of your videos are terrific, I think this series on Victory might be some of your best work to date. Keep up the great work and hats off to the entire team.

@marvinc9994

Жыл бұрын

Hear, hear !!!!

I went to the National Maritime Museum a few weeks ago and it was a true treat. Galleries upon galleries of excellent historical value and interesting objects with themes and a coherent structure, and pleasing aesthetic. The fact that the museum is free and come with a free audio guide only adds to its excellence. Highly recommend a visit.

I was waiting for a series like that on KZread exactly, the first and second episode was absolutely amazing!

JUST got this rollin'........ whoever's behind that 3D work deserves serious awards. I might tune some camera motion a bit but otherwise, it's as good as it can get. I've been aboard only one of that type of ship..... a tall ship of the Mexican Navy; my maternal grandparents/great-grandparents came from Sicily aboard the USS Constellation, I need to get up to Baltimore's Inner Harbor for a tour of her. The modeling of the HMS Victory here is a spectacular achievement. The SAILS segment alone is incredible...... I've lived in Annapolis 6 decades---one of the two sailing capitals of the Western hemisphere (I consider Newport the sister in that class)---but know far more about powered craft than sailboats, despite significant time repairing decks and wiring masts. GREAT job, gurus :)

@TheOriginalCFA1979

Ай бұрын

LMAO, more like one two of the sailing babies of the world.

I could watch this for hours! I'm about halfway through the Aubrey/Maturin series and am absolutely enamored. As a citizen of the US, I've always respected the British armed forces, and learning the history of the Royal Navy has only added to that respect and admiration. Incredible stuff, amazing times.

Master and Commander is gonna make A LOT more sense now!!!

Love Admiral Nelson and HMS victory. .

So so fantastic - thank you so much! Your narrator is simply incredible - such a perfect voice for these videos! Bravo Epic History TV - thanks so much for all your incredible work.

These documentaries are of unbelievably high quality. The attention to detail in narration and visuals is stunning - the History Channel would be lucky to have content like this. Even as an avid enthusiast of this period and topic, I found myself learning lots of new things - and was kept very well engaged!

If you ever visit the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth and are lucky, you might get to see the Fore topsail that Victory was using during the Battle of Trafalgar, all the holes, and rips you can see are the result of battle damage. It is very rarely on display these days, only for a few days at a time, and on special occasions.

We can meme the Brits all we want, but damn they make some fine ships

It's so nice to see content that doesn't have an American accent thank you I really enjoyed this .

Still waiting for master and commander 2, but this will do. Thank you

Love the video as always also you can absolutely tell the Britain(UK) took pride in there ships and that’s why a-lot of people joined the Navy cause they would have a better life (besides the punishments)

@mrbritannia3833

Жыл бұрын

Life in Britain was shit much worse than what people think a bad and utter shit and terrible life is like nowadays and that’s if you survived your first 3 years of life

Brilliant video. Something to mention is the bravery of officers, who were expected to stand practically in the open in visible uniform with sharpshooters aiming for them, splinters flying everywhere. Very brave

Over many years I've been to see the Victory three times and every time it was stripped substantially in some way for repairs and rebuilding. Amazing ship amazing crew but just give a thought to those incredible craftsmen who built such a technological monster out of a most unforgiving material, oak.

@david9783

Жыл бұрын

For sure! I'm a carpenter, and can say first hand how tough oak is. It was the steel of their times.

@w.patterson4413

Жыл бұрын

I was in England last Jyme and made a special trip to Portsmouth to see the ship. ...and would make the trip again in a minute. The only problem I had! My height. At 6'3", I'll bring a hard hat next time!

@david9783

Жыл бұрын

@@w.patterson4413Hey, just remember a hard hat ADDS another 1 1/2" to 2" to your height, so you'll have to duck a bit lower than you're used to! ( But at least you won't bonk your head!)

@copferthat

Жыл бұрын

@@david9783 I built a model of the Victory, it's 4ft wide and three foot high, which took me three years. When I was planking the hull I used 3mm mahogany and bending that wood up to the captain's cabin was a lot of trouble due to the sharp angle. I steamed them first and when doing that I thought to myself, how the hell did those old shipbuilders bend that oak at such an angle? On my first visit I shot straight to the stern to see if that angle was as sharp as my drawings and sure enough it was. Absolutely incredible.

@david9783

Жыл бұрын

@@copferthat Yes, old world craftmanship astonishes me, too. I imagine the model you built is nothing short of a masterpiece. I'm sure you wondered about the lives of the seamen who were on her. So many jobs, and such harsh conditions and discipline. Every single piece of your model represents its equivalent on the real ship, which those sailors used to sail and fight that masterful piece of maritime construction. You must be very proud of your work! I hope that you protect her from dust and abuse of any kind. Congratulations on a painstaking piece of work!

i work as a marine engineer and it amaze me this vídeo. i am learning so many new things from you.. hurra!!!

'Master and Commander' is one of my favourite movies. And this video gave me even more apreciation for the level of detail they put in to make the movie more realistic

The first part was amazing! I watched it several times. I can't wait to see this one.

"Why are they called dog watches? Where, ha ha, is the canine connection?" "Why," said Stephen, "it is because they are curtailed of course." A total blank. Stephen gave a faint inward sigh; but he was used to this. "Mr. Butler, the bottle stands by you,’ said Jack. ‘Mr Lydgate, allow me to help you to a little of the undercut." It was the midshipman who first reacted. He whispered to his neighbour Dashwood, "He said, cur-tailed: the dog-watch is cur-tailed. Do you twig?" _Post Captain_ by Patrick O'Brian (the second book in the Master and Commander series)

It would be cool to see a series detailing napoleonic regiments or units, similar to the Napoleons marshals series. Good content otherwise! 👌

@shichilaofa

Жыл бұрын

Agree

The Royal Navy and the Grande Armée, the Shark and the Elephant.

Hey your indian audience here A great work for today as ever Cant wait for you to turn the globe towards India

@mrbritannia3833

Жыл бұрын

He has covered the British State so he has essentially covered India

@varunsupkar2962

Жыл бұрын

@@Luke_Sandy_High_Ground you got a problem in this and I have said this once

My Great grandfather was a fireman at the navy docks in Portsmouth during WWII and they slept on the victory as the Germans used it as a marker so it was one of the "safer" places at the docks.

Extremely interesting insight into the life of former sailors. It's really hard to imagine what they had to go through... life on the seas was simply hell on Earth.

@guntherbgunnerson8989

Жыл бұрын

To many poor people of the time they most likely found it more suitable. A fitting quote would be: "It may not sound like heaven, but at least it isn't hell"

@keithwilliams1243

Жыл бұрын

I can remember on excercises on HMS Ashanti in the magazine loading shells onto the lift that takes them up to the big guns, sheer luxury compared to what the gun crews of old had to do.

@david9783

Жыл бұрын

@Will Rose Punctuation?

No doubt, my favorite KZread channel ever

Absolutely incredible, especially the explanation of the preparations for combat and the functioning of the guns. The most professional History channel on KZread. The ships of the line were one of the most impressive and complex machines ever created, it's amazing the level of organization and logistics that they managed to get at that time, they're a true monument to human ingenuity and cooperation.

What a magnificent piece of history!! As an American, I'm humbled that this mighty ship is older than my nation, and is a testament to our cultural heritage as well. Thank you for this amazing video.

I just realized that I have been watching this channel for about 6-7 years. Time goes too fast. Cheers!

Promotion in the royal navy might have come down to who you know but let's be honest, that really no different than how it is today in many workforces. The royal Navy was somewhat unique in the day where not only did becoming commander of a ship require merit but also extremely strict and arduous tests to show understanding of maths the ships mechanics. You could know the king himself but if you didn't meet those other two criteria then you were never going anywhere near a ship.

As somebody who's currently reading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey Maturin series, these recent videos have been amazing to teach the finer details of naval terms for rigging, sails, crewmember roles and more. Absolutely amazing stuff!

Wow. As an Englishman, a carpenter, an engineer and a 5 times visitor to the Victory in Portsmouth, I found both these videos amazing. I will watch them several time more you know ;) Thanks.

I knew that modern anchors worked like that, but I was never sure if it was the same in the age of sail! Really nice video by the way :)

I didn’t want it to end. Is there going to be more parts? Boy I hope so. You guys do just amazing work

I knew quite a bit of this from reading Hornblower and other novels on the same period but I learnt a lot. These have been excellently put together and presented, thank you.

Pls!!! Battle of Trafalgar!!!!!!!!!! Greetings from Argentina, I greatly admire the team that makes up Epic History TV, greetings to all.

One of the best, and most realistic movies I've ever seen about naval life during the Napoleonic War is Master And Commander (based on the series of novels), it's an underappreciated masterpiece that should have gotten the sequel it so deserved. Russell Crowe has never been better except perhaps in Gladiator. My father (sleep in peace Pop) spent most of his life at sea on merchant vessels so I have a soft spot for the subject. Wonderful series, thank you so much.

crazy to think how many men were aboard a ship like the victory

@mrbritannia3833

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I think the guns are more crazy considering I believe hms victory had and has 104 guns and just over 800 men compared to napoleons army at the battle of waterloo with 72 thousand men there abouts and 246 cannon so by that logic hms victory should have had 30,439 thousand men onboard but of course land and naval combat is very different

@Redmenace96

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Thought the number of crew was amazing, too. A modern airliner goes up with 5-10 crew on board. Maybe another 20 to service it on the ground? To sail a ship like Victory took peak organization, coordination, and communication. Will admit- I couldn't do it!

@mrbritannia3833

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@@Redmenace96 Square riggers that alot of people to function properly and amazing organisation although square riggers are rear nowadays and the ones around are of much better technology

@CorePathway

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So many of them slaves. As in not there by free will. Sad!

THANK YOU! I have learned more then I ever would in school on this channel.

What a great episode! The film Master and Commander always brings me here. And this always takes me back to Master and Commander.

I read all books of Joseph Conrad and Cecil Scott Forester.. I was a private pilot and after a half century of reading of Air War, I started to read about Naval War, ( even by listening many more times: "A Salty Dog" ( Procol Harum )) So thank you very very much and greetings from North Italy

12:49 This is very similar to how, in aerial combat, the aircraft at higher altitude has the advantage. It can easily dive in order to gain speed, attack with the sun behind it, can counter any move an opposing aircraft makes, and can easily disengage.

Another astoundingly detailed video. Awesome work, it was a pleasure to watch!

I'm so glad this popped up. I've been slogging through the complete set of Aubrey novels (20, count 'em, 20, an unsolicited gift) by Patrick O'Brian. It's been mind-boggling, with all the technical terms, for which the old rip offers little or no definition or explanation. This will help a lot.

I'm one of those people who doesn't want to finish a steak because it's just too bloody good. Well, I also don't want to finish this video. It's insanely good. Thank you so much.

This has been a great series, guys, really informative & loved the CGI of her in full sail and the explanation of managing the wind. Thanks for making it. Hearts of oak are our ships, Jolly tars are our men…

HMS Victory carried 104 guns. The whole of Wellington's Army at Waterloo had only 156 guns, and none of Wellington's guns were larger than 12 pounders (most being 9 and 6 pound cannon). Two thirds of HMS Victory's guns were 32 and 24 pounder guns...

I have actually seen HMS Victory in real life. It’s a fine ship!

If I recieved a flogging, for the rest of my time on the ship I would be so good I would have a halo over my head. Absolutely no way would I risk going through that again.

@Luboman411

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And that's precisely why they used flogging. Remember, they wanted to recruit the strongest, most brave men around for sailors and Royal Marines. Those are also the types of guys who tend to be quite ornery, pigheaded and unwilling to follow directions a lot of the time. So you gotta push back HARD against these types. Apparently flogging worked at that time. Once mass education started to happen in the late 19th century, then you got educated guys coming onboard. They tended to be far less unruly, so that's when the Royal Navy abolished flogging and terrible punishments of this sort.

@Nooziterp1

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@@Luboman411 Yes. I would imagine that they only had to flog a man once. That was enough.

This is great, I hope you do a lot more videos on naval warfare of the Napoleonic era. It would be really cool to learn about the battles in which Victory took part.

Amazing that such a documentary could be made today. More of this please!

As a retired naval officer, USN, I am always in awe of the historical legacy of the Royal Navy...worldwide.

Being a 17-18th century British royal navy salor man is man's true romance ❤

Phenomenal series - incredibly fascinating; it blows my mind that it survives even today. How they even designed such a machine, let alone built it, is incredible. Really well shot, written and narrated too. Thank you 👍

Amazing job geezers, super immersive series. The detail is second to none

As an ex RN sailor I'd like to correct you on one point. The sailors who handled the top sails were known as Upper Yardsmen.

The professionalism of the Epic History TV crew is an inspiration. The quality of your work is nothing less than astounding. I cannot tell you how much this program is appreciated, respected, and impactful. Thank you so much for your time and effort in researching and producing such a respectable video.

A superior production, as always. Charles Nove as narrator brings it unto perfection.

A brilliant documentary once again! I can't wait for the next part! If anyone wants to get a feel for how life on a Napoleonic warship was, I can only recommend the movie Master & Commander - The Far Side of the World. It's a fictional story, and doesn't play on a ship of the line but instead on a frigate, but it's probably the best rendition of life on a ship in these times I have ever seen.

18:48 it was the act of skipping roundshot that gave Barnes Wallis the idea of creating the Bouncing Bomb for Operation Chastise

Sailing large is a glorious sight.

I'm now realizing how accurate and good Master and Commander was.

Brilliant video as always! Epic History TV never disappoints!

My first ancestor in the USA was a British Redcoat who came over to suppress the rebellion but ended up staying after the war ended. His tenure with the military technically began when he was just a boy though, as he was abducted (press-ganged) while playing around the docks somewhere in Britain. He spent a number of years sailing to and from who knows where but when he was finally released from service in Britain again, he apparently formally enlisted with the military and was shipped to the colonies for the war not long after.

been waiting for this .... if its anything like the first instalment I am in for a treat , when done everyone involved

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I've been a documentary nerd since the early 90's. These 2 episodes were easily some of the best I've ever seen.

never knew naval warfare is so interesting and complex. this series is already more interesting then the Alexander series. great, can't wait for the next one to drop.

Take your time Epic History! It takes time to make these kind of top-quality videos! We love them

Bardzo fajnie opisany statek i życie marynarzy na morzu. Dziękuję bardzo za lekcję historii o Brytyjskiej Marynarce Wojennej. Bardzo miło mi się słuchało i oglądało. Pozdrawiam z Polski.

This was awesome. I bought my HMS Victory 1.2m model from the beautiful city of Ho Ain in Vietnam.

Astonishing skills and discipline for becoming rulers of the oceans!

Absolutely exceptional series. Long long over due, so many thanks and very well done.

I've been eagerly awaiting this episode! Brilliant as always!

Wonderful presentation! Superb narrator, BTW. I was lucky enough to visit the USS Constitution a number of years ago. On my bucket list: a visit to HMS Victory. Rule Britannia! A hand salute from a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer.

As all ways brilliant work EPHTV!!

I wish you do a video about viking longships,gaelons,dromons and other great ships!