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@pyeitme508

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Does that include American Freedom?

@broggers9973

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

@qatcook252

3 жыл бұрын

Hey uh will you do british occupation of Aden/yemen (my country)

@BrownDusky

3 жыл бұрын

Tidies

@BrownDusky

3 жыл бұрын

later tidies

Belgium: don't look at me.

@landonsorenson9278

3 жыл бұрын

It’s spam.

@blingbling574

3 жыл бұрын

Spam, Spam, green eggs and ham.

@stevie_schillens9451

3 жыл бұрын

@@landonsorenson9278 i will spam

@stevie_schillens9451

3 жыл бұрын

@@blingbling574 i will spam

@stevie_schillens9451

3 жыл бұрын

@The Snow Nigro found the Belgium man

Once again we learn nothing about the history of the armchair.

@nechastivi3187

3 жыл бұрын

???

@bennettgirard1047

3 жыл бұрын

Armchair Historian give history of armchairs, at 1 million subscribers

@zacharyh8275

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh, i choked on my tea because of you and i literally almost died 🤣🤣🤣

@alexvibe9066

3 жыл бұрын

Busts rhymes giving history lesson,ease up on the red bull.i hardly doubt this guy can satisfy a women in bed.

@SanderDoesThings

3 жыл бұрын

I was confused for a second Lol

Wars in Europe: *Ends Europe: ITS TIME FOR AFRICA

@evilnet1

3 жыл бұрын

Germany: "Can I have a bigger piece of Africa Pwease". Britain and France: "No" Germany: *incoherent screeching and smashing keyboard*

@fenneyah

3 жыл бұрын

Other way around, really. It was the scramble for Africa that diverted the Europeans from their time-honoured practice of slaughtering and oppressing each other.

@secondhanzo4938

3 жыл бұрын

@@emblemedfate4270 shut

@agravemisunderstanding9668

2 жыл бұрын

Neck snapping as their heads rotate 180 degrees towards cape town

@kingace6186

2 жыл бұрын

Funny enough that was what contributed War to start in Europe again... and also simultaneously on a global scale.

British ship gunner (in Egypt): So what part of the city are we shelling British captain: *Yes*

Africa exists Belgium: So I just started chopping hands

@michaelsoland3293

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if Belgium takes the cake for worst atrocities committed on a large scale in Africa, although some of the more recent (20th century) civil wars might win.

@xyzaero9656

3 жыл бұрын

The "chopping hands" thing was more of an African thing and nothing the Belgians did. African enslaved soldiers had to bring a right hand for every bullet they did not return to the arsenal to prevent the blacks from stealing. What the black slaves then did, was to chop off the right hands of their fellow men, to put bullets aside for an upcoming revolt against the Belgians. Chopping off limbs is an african cultural thing .. not very common in the West

@natenae8635

3 жыл бұрын

XYZ AERO Stop speaking fuckery the west chopped off hands Belgium 🇧🇪 did do such a practice

@AuraSanatrix

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't Belgium it was Leopold

@natenae8635

3 жыл бұрын

jesse p “A king of the Belgians”

Britain: *Nice city you got there. It'd be a shame if something were to happen to it*

@hehehebbejenejej9358

3 жыл бұрын

Antifa ***

@britishberet9255

3 жыл бұрын

a haha aaha ahahah a haha WE GONNA TAKE THAT CITY

@byproductofcheese

3 жыл бұрын

@@britishberet9255 **watched this as I send weapons, supplies, artillery to the boers**

@stahlhelmturtle9822

3 жыл бұрын

@@byproductofcheese Boers*

@byproductofcheese

3 жыл бұрын

@@stahlhelmturtle9822 thanks

The level of detail within the "cartoons" is astounding. The accuracy of the British uniforms and firearms depicted is spot on. Very well done.

I'm African and I've learnt more from this video than I have from any history class I've taken. I like how you've also clearly shown the steady deletion of African history, especially in the West African Kingdoms. Thank you.

@francisnwadike9505

3 жыл бұрын

African is not a country a we Africa are still making they same mistake just call the name of the country u from please

@mikeantonin7580

3 жыл бұрын

@@francisnwadike9505 I understand your concern, I really do. But I do have valid reasons for saying Africa rather than Kenya. 1. It's true, I am African 2. The content of this video spanned across a large chunk of the continent, not to mention the fact that none of the major events that caught my attention happened in Kenya. 3. I love African history, the only problem is that information concerning our history is relatively scarce and difficult to come by, that's why I don't really care what part of the continent it came from, I take it anyway. It was more fitting to use the term African in this context.

@mycatisaslayqueen9778

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know there was a library in Kumasi, Ghana. And people like to say that we can't read or don't have any written history😠

@Anandaapologetics

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeantonin7580 my brother I’m white and do African history as study the information is there and there’s plenty of it your not looking

@mikeantonin7580

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anandaapologetics You missed my point. I was saying that our history lessons at school do not have any of this information at all and that's just sad and appalling.

"George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front." -- Capt E. Blackadder

@davidsurtees4439

3 жыл бұрын

I see your a man of culture

@octaviusgalacticus2253

3 жыл бұрын

I live in south Africa they colonized our entire continent except for Ethiopia and they still have our diamond in the queens sceptre which came from my country

@Flamechr

3 жыл бұрын

@@octaviusgalacticus2253 then the British queen could at least visit south africa an do some hearts and mind work. Schools hospitals ect 😆

@Britton_Thompson

3 жыл бұрын

True, but in fairness to George, it was one very impressive sausage factory

@Bruh-hq1hx

3 жыл бұрын

@@octaviusgalacticus2253 i assume they didn't pay you afterwards or helped you with infras when you became independent

Armchair Historian: Britain was a cruel imperial power Belgium: slinks off

@lordcharles9786

3 жыл бұрын

France aswell

@foam3132

3 жыл бұрын

Oi Belgium, where the fak do u think ur going Also France hasn't left Africa yet

@frog6581

3 жыл бұрын

@@foam3132 belgium didnt leave, Belgian congo...

@fredroberts8275

3 жыл бұрын

@@UncleAlf1889 And that justifies European imperialism, how?

@dominickdallas1752

3 жыл бұрын

Belgium: Hold my African severed hand

The quality has been steadily increasing over the years, this is glorious... Not to diminish the talents of the competent animator, but this is also a lovely channel to simply listen to while working.

@awfan221

2 жыл бұрын

I do it too. I work from home and just put this guy on autoplay

Just want to say I love the visuals on this channel. The way you work the maps and animate the people is perfect for my learning style, and I also find it extremely engaging. Thank you!

It’s mind boggling how a relatively small Island Nation like Britain managed subjugate an entire continent.

@kstreet7438

3 жыл бұрын

And more really.

@samoldfield5220

3 жыл бұрын

More like 4 continents. North America, Africa, India and Australia.

@Nugcon

3 жыл бұрын

rule Britannia intensifies

@endo4137

3 жыл бұрын

Guns baby, they're miracle workers. Besides, things were different back then, you cut off the head of the snake and the body dies, like the video shows, you Dethrone the ruling monarch and make puppet states... You get a colony

@daniellap.stewart6839

3 жыл бұрын

They're now paying the price May the Queen burn in hell

"Bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

@chaosXP3RT

3 жыл бұрын

President Xi? What're you doing here?

@TheLoraxshadenough

3 жыл бұрын

When the Chinese president hears Hong Kong demanding rights

@rumo893

3 жыл бұрын

It is win-win. For now. Just not for us. China bought many UN Votes for a credit of how much? Not more than 20 Billion. In Loans. That is one heck of a deal for UN Legitimization.

@KJ-is5ug

3 жыл бұрын

Atleast, Chinese builds infrastructures in Africa while benefiting themselves then leaving trails of destruction by the Europeans.

@KJ-is5ug

3 жыл бұрын

China has also been a victim of colonization in the past.

Dude, just wanna say you're doing a tremendous job. Your videos are the perfect mix of education, dark humor, and on just the right occasion, righteous outrage. I recommend these to all my friends. And I don't even mind the occasional commercial!

This channel has becomed one of my all-time favorites.

Britain: Bloody hell Germany is too big! Also Britain: **literally had half of the world with france***

@tookie5391

3 жыл бұрын

But British is the biggest Empire in history and also the Greatest. France was the UK rival for centuries but when they invaded they ask the UK to help them 😭😭🤣

@yummyfuzz1

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it was 2/3 of the globe was under British rule with the assistance of the East Indian trade company. France was always a enemy or cordial ally when useful to the UK.

@chalaars2939

3 жыл бұрын

Well it more closer to 1/3

@mrbrainbob5320

3 жыл бұрын

@@yummyfuzz1 no it wasnt britian only had 25%

@turmuthoer

3 жыл бұрын

"George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika."

Something about Germany in Africa would be cool, especially in East and South-West Africa. Portugal would be another interesting one

@henrywalker8287

3 жыл бұрын

yeh Germany would be interesting as they are a fairly new country in relative terms

@menacingemoji6550

3 жыл бұрын

Fred’s leg

@ab9840

3 жыл бұрын

The UK. and Portugal have been allies since both signed the Treaty of Windsor in 1386. But in Africa, the UK. got heavy handed with there ally Portugal. Portugal claimed the land in-between Angola and Mozambique but some said that would derail Rhodes plan to construct a North to South railway through UK. African territories. In the end, in 1890 after the UK. gave Portugal an ultimatum, Portugal had no choice but to drop there claim. The following explains it all - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Map

@andreylucass

3 жыл бұрын

German presence in Africa was small.

@alHailHale

3 жыл бұрын

@@andreylucass Small but pretty significant, the German's controlled my country of Cameroon, which is almost double the size of the whole of Great Britain.

Wow this animation is incredible! And it takes up the entire giant phone screen without having to zoom in and lose anything. Amazing 👏

Great work. Thank you for publishing it.

Fun fact: The zulu monarchy still exists today and still has power in Kwazulu-Natal

@Artur_M.

3 жыл бұрын

Ashanti (or Asante) monarchy also still exist within modern Ghana. The current king (Asantehene) being Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II.

@johnwitek4891

3 жыл бұрын

@Tattle Boad In a monarchy he has every right to have slaves under the law. In America it goes past what is morally right or wrong becuase America is built on the idea that every citizen in a way rules america and that all men are created equal which means the government can't legally keep people enslaved

@Ethan-cz8xq

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwitek4891 All slavery is wrong, and slavery was legal in America. Heck, the Constitution even contains the three-fifths compromise (see Article 1, Section 2), which is based on slavery. Slavery is not justified by the cultural or legal situation of the time. Also, Tattle Boad, the confederate statues are torn down because they honor people who rebelled against the United States in the defense of slavery. They should not be honored. Finally, owning slaves was not the worst thing Shaka did.

@oscargurdian9389

3 жыл бұрын

John Witek being a monarchy doesnt make slavery any better lmao. but fr the statues being taken down is ridiculous

@kennyiscool3722

3 жыл бұрын

Tattle Boad y are u bringing modern politics into this ur just ruining the vid

Meanwhile in Belgium: *"Bingo bongo gimme dat Congo"*

@shieldwolfminiatures8645

3 жыл бұрын

A black stain on Belgian history unfortunately...

@tonit4233

3 жыл бұрын

Leopold III to the natives: gimme those hands

@yeetmcskeet6872

3 жыл бұрын

Congolese Africans: This is our rightful land and you must leave! Belgium: Bongo Bongo Bongo I dont wanna leave the Congo.

@markyv2295

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonit4233 Gabon gadan give me those hands

@Liveforgamingman

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonit4233 It's Leopold ll. Leopold lll was king during the second world war. There's a thing or two to be said about him as well, but that an whole other story.

Great video: Would be interesting to see more in depth videos of the individual African Kingdom battles with d colonial powers or even inter kingdom battles that were influenced by the divide and conquer strategy from a colonial power

Amazing job in covering such a long period of British invasion of Africa in a short video. Of course it’s abbreviated but informative none the less. More videos covering Africa would be appreciated.

Other countries: Sure, Portugal can connect Angola and Mozambique Britain: I'm sorry? I need to build a railway and I can't have it run through my oldest ally, I need to hold it directly.

@_badger_9902

3 жыл бұрын

But of course.

@sampeckston6639

3 жыл бұрын

I found out recently that Mozambique is about to become 1st world country soon.Not related to what you said but I thought I'd say it

@elijahmonreal1027

3 жыл бұрын

@@sampeckston6639 mozambique is sadly a third world country, it's more violent than malawi

@sampeckston6639

3 жыл бұрын

@@elijahmonreal1027 I searched up African countrys that are about to become 1st world countries and it said Mozambique was about to become one.

@stephen9381

3 жыл бұрын

@@sampeckston6639 it’ll only become a 2nd world country in the next 20 years, that is if China doesn’t interfere with debt

“This time with the Kingdom of Benin.” Ok cool so they’re in Beni- “Located in modern day Nigeria.” *Visible Confusion*

@tenko5541

3 жыл бұрын

Benin is just west Nigeria that speaks French.

@kelvincity848

3 жыл бұрын

@@tenko5541 no theres also an ancient city of benin in modern day Nigeria that had a long ancient lasting civilization till the British occupied it 1897 and burned the city down am Nigerian so that's the history of benin in Nigeria not benin republic that's speaks french

@tenko5541

3 жыл бұрын

@@kelvincity848 yes I know, I was just telling joke. It's a shame they destroyed that city.

@kelvincity848

3 жыл бұрын

@@tenko5541 yes broh not only they burned it down the lutted ancient artifacts in the king , oba of benin palace thousands of it such as bronze casting which is now in a British museum stored there till today . But the city as being rebuild back and it's monarchy restored back but it's now on his past glory not as interesting as it was before the British invades the land .

@chelseacomps829

3 жыл бұрын

The real Benin is in Nigeria, the republic of Benin 🇧🇯 is just a French colonial state that took the name of Benin

Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣

Great video and perspective! More videos about Africa’s history would be great! I officially subscribed because of this unbiased and well researched video!

@ronaldgrove3283

3 ай бұрын

The Armchair Historian hasn't done a video on the Opium War, and you want more videos in Africa ? He already did the Boer War and Africa in WW1 ?

Scramble for Africa be like: "you're being liberated, please do not resist"

@mrluk-ci4os

3 жыл бұрын

more like "youre being civilized, please do not resist

@comradepolarbear6920

3 жыл бұрын

@Spartan 506 enslaved, don't forget that

@zacharyfelder6604

3 жыл бұрын

@Spartan 506 not much development happend during colonization, Africa is still largely under developed.

@travishylton6976

3 жыл бұрын

@Spartan 506 not true

@Rin_Animations

3 жыл бұрын

@Spartan 506 yeah cause steel doesn’t naturally occur, but they have lots of iron

African country: *resists against the British* Britain: "so anyway, I started blasting"

@Natogoon

3 жыл бұрын

Unoriginal and stolen from this very comment section.

@notaname1750

3 жыл бұрын

Mao LongDong Wumao The Original tm is here!

@spiffygonzales5899

3 жыл бұрын

@@Natogoon :/ So? is still funny.

@googletaqiyya184

3 жыл бұрын

Ooohhh thᥱ ᥱvιᥣ ᥕord Coᥣoᥒιzᥲtιoᥒ !! Nᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ρᥱoρᥣᥱs thᥲt ᥴoᥣoᥒιzᥱd ᥲrᥱ bᥲd ᥒᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ᥱvιᥣ ρᥱoρᥣᥱ, rιght ? OK thᥱᥒ ALL ᥒᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ALL ρᥱoρᥣᥱs ᥲᥒd trιbᥱs throᥙghoᥙt ALL of hιstorყ ᥲrᥱ ᥱvιᥣ. Jᥙst ᥲs ᥣoᥒg ᥲs ᥕᥱ ᥲrᥱ ᥴᥣᥱᥲr ᥲboᥙt thιs ᥲᥒd doᥒ't go foᥴᥙssιᥒg oᥒ oᥒᥱ ᥒᥲtιoᥒ or ρᥱoρᥣᥱ ᥲᥒd forgᥱttιᥒg thᥱ ᥱᥒtιrᥱtყ of thᥱ ρᥣᥲᥒᥱt ᥲt ALL tιmᥱs ᥲᥒd forᥱvᥱr ᥲᥒd ᥲᥣᥣ.

@frazierduran71

3 жыл бұрын

The original “real niggaz”

Nice place you got here. Love the decor. Anyway on with the demolition.

We should never forget that an additional victim of the British Empire was Britain's own working underclass suffering terrible poverty or dying in the army etc. Only a very few prospered.

@dontgivamonkeyz

2 жыл бұрын

The ethnic English had always suffered at the hands of the ruling classes, many of those in power were descendants of William the conquerors noblemen or the b#$tard himself.

@XXXTENTAClON227

2 жыл бұрын

@@dontgivamonkeyz the thing is , most ties to him were severed during the Plantagenets, in which they abandoned anything the Normans inherited from the Frankish Kingdom, including the French language 😅 it birthed the identity of “English” as we know it today (If you don’t believe me, try and read old English…) Surnames, royal titles and formalities in Britain are more scattered than any other country, and it’s funnily enough due to the amount of British aristocrats who died in war because they didn’t duck when being shot at. You know, to commit to the whole “stiff upper lip” tradition. The issue with William the Conqueror is that he simply inherited a vacant throne and was very willing to keep things the same. A Norseman conquering other Norsemen and Germanic peoples. Protestantism and the civil war was the final cut off point in which anything in relation to Rome or Normandy was simply recognition, such as the coat of arms motto or the Roman names for places. Remember royals married other royals in Europe in order for an increase in power (William of Orange)

@awfan221

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but their children and grandchildren reaped the benefits of the industrial revolution and industrialization, which was in part possible due to the stealing of African resources

@XXXTENTAClON227

2 жыл бұрын

@@awfan221 in part possible? The Industrial Revolution was solely the responsibility of Britain. Britain is small, sure, but they had enough resources for their own country’s industrialisation, and you can’t loot knowledge either.

@tavishnundoo6002

2 жыл бұрын

@@awfan221 No African colonies was profitable.There only two exceptions South Africa where all the resources went to sustain itself and the Congo under Leopold

British colonization of the Middle East French colonization of Africa Italo-Turkish war Russia conquest or Central Asia and Caucuses Would all be interesting videos

@nikirki25

3 жыл бұрын

A caucus is when a bunch of politicians walk around talking, in order to achieve nothing (usually). Caucasus is a mountainous region on the border of Europe and Asia. I don't like to correct people's spelling but this one is my pet-peeve. Sorry.

@alpha-1730

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you don’t hear much of Imperial Russia, that would be interesting.

@mrpyro1991

3 жыл бұрын

Or we looking for the colonial expansion of Austria-Hungary, Denmark and the Netherlands. I mean Dutch East India is a interesting part of history.

@oliverrevis4190

3 жыл бұрын

When it comes to colonisation in Africa would mostly hear about Britains role it would be rlly interesting to see the history of French involvment in the region

@James-jl4jt

3 жыл бұрын

Yes especially the russian conquest of central asia

Britain: Hmm nice place Also Britain: *burns the entire city*.

@sjappiyah4071

3 жыл бұрын

Jormangandur83 Benin city, Kumasi etc... Did you not watch the video ? 🤦🏿‍♂️

@ChestOfDoom

3 жыл бұрын

@@sjappiyah4071 woosh

@toastysroastys7622

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChestOfDoom how?

@KJ-is5ug

3 жыл бұрын

SJW’s..

@niccolopaganini4268

3 жыл бұрын

@@toastysroastys7622 Because there was no city left afterwards

I have an idea for a video you should do a video on the ‘Evolution of British army uniforms’ I think it would be a good idea to add to the list of videos on military uniforms especially the American and Russian videos Anyway hope to see your newest video and continue creating incredible history content!

@theanglo-lithuanian1768

2 жыл бұрын

Good news...

@thesebastanian567

2 жыл бұрын

@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 yes I said that months before they uploaded that video

Excellent and Arther rare topic on YT. Well done! More!

Honestly I would absolutely love more coverage on African history as a whole.

@usejasiri

3 жыл бұрын

There are better channels for that, run by Africans themselves

@javohnbdyer5456

3 жыл бұрын

@@usejasiri give us links then

@thefrenchkiwi9435

3 жыл бұрын

If you're interested in African History, I recommend you check out two channels. Home Team History and From Nothing.

@ukflifestyle

3 жыл бұрын

This guy does his best to cover world history from a unbiased perspective.. he covers African nations that were around before colonization. Here's one video you can go to his channel and find more This is a video about 3000 years of nigerian history kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIGhzc-BhaSnf5M.html

@NSC776

3 жыл бұрын

@Tattle Boad The richest person in history was a West African called Mansa Musa, so yes they did pretty well. Since when was savaging the world something to be proud about? I take it you support ISIS then.

I'd be really interested in some pre-colonial African history! Great video as always!

@oliverhaake7552

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@controlman7490

3 жыл бұрын

Me three

@maxphillips299

3 жыл бұрын

4

@robertraymond762

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like that exists!

@controlman7490

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertraymond762 Wdym?

Really Nice detail that when talking about the Dutch spice trade, all the spices in the crates are written in Dutch. Also, a Nice video.

great video as always. Can we have some more focused ones about specific African countries? e.g. a more detailed look at Benin, and how that ended up as Nigeria.

@hapa7791

Жыл бұрын

Brits helped Muslim elites oppressed Christian minority, and Muslims elites protest to stop Brits leaving after US and USSR’s so called decolonization.

The British just got the both the Biggest L and Biggest W in their military history when fighting in South Africa

@_____5979

3 жыл бұрын

Sad my country

@johnconnor2572

3 жыл бұрын

@UCM93aa63Qnh0aAlclRWCi4Q Is there any real conflict in human history that didn't involve the commission of war cimes? I'm not at all condoning colonization but at the end of the day we're all still animals in fancy suits. Even with all of our treaties, pacts and conventions it still happens today unfortunately Edit: Unless it's a glitch apparently Mr. War Crimes has left the chat and taken his previous comment with him

@lubu2960

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnconnor2572 at the end of the day, that's an excuse, saying it was common only makes it worse

@johnconnor2572

3 жыл бұрын

@@lubu2960 So what we're not animals, and it isn't common? Those aren't opinions they're facts. It sucks but unless we go through some sort of major evolutionary change it won't cease. Not that we're shouldn't try our hardest to be humane in the meantime

@wavyy

3 жыл бұрын

John Connor so you’re saying that the amount of cruelty is not important because wars are part of human history? What a foolish way of thinking. The quantity is a very important factor

TLDR; The British deliberated long and hard about how to ease tensions of the land they just invaded and decided on the appropriate decision of burning it all down

@mercury6800

3 жыл бұрын

Ezy win

@michaelsoland3293

3 жыл бұрын

@@60508 That is the most fucked up and best description ever! Nice.

@williamthompson1537

3 жыл бұрын

Can't argue who lives where if there are no houses left.

@jmadmaxx7295

3 жыл бұрын

my name ss not huts, but whole ass cities, which were made of dried mud, AKA, brick, which British cities were as well.

@usejasiri

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention they stole cultural artifacts

Sounds great! Love your work!

Cecil Rhodes and King Leopold of Belgium only rival Hitler in terms of brutal savagery towards humanity.

Would love to see videos on every African colonizer! I'm curious how different the conquest and administration was for the Dutch, Portuguese, Italians, French, Belgians and Spanish.

@brianbardi3666

2 жыл бұрын

Yh, it will be great.

@westay4924

2 жыл бұрын

they'll only show the british ones sadly, people pissed off that they said no to slavery

@ludwigramirez4711

2 жыл бұрын

Spanish activity was almost non relevant at all. Spain ceased to be important after the isabeline usurpers took the throne, then came the republicans and the commies and then Franco and, well, i guess you got the point. Belgians were nasty, Congo suffered under them. Dutch were almost as non relevant in Africa as Spanish. Italians were a bit more relevant, not as nasty as belgians, but still kind of cruel, specially under Mussolini. Portuguese were more of a subsidiary of UK. And regarding France, well, i'm not sure, but looking to how little they left i can tell they didn't improve Africa a lot (also supporting dictators isn't something nice).

@williamyoung9401

2 жыл бұрын

Wow...the British had concentration camps before the Germans? I mean, they got nothing on the slums America created for Africa Americans, but still, impressive (sarcasm).

@angelusvastator1297

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamyoung9401 Yes they were the inventors

Now Africa is colonised by Transnational cooperations.

@jukebox_heroperson3994

3 жыл бұрын

China mostly

@bigredwolf6

3 жыл бұрын

jukebox_hero person shhh you’ll make the shills angry

@SGT676

3 жыл бұрын

Whinnie the pooh doesnt liked to be called out

@lubu2960

3 жыл бұрын

western imperialism just changed

@lettuceman9439

3 жыл бұрын

Hon hon hon

Thank you for uploading!

Great style of narration & detail! Just a small request. Please add proper captions to your videos so a larger number of non-native English speakers can listen & enjoy.

16:10 "We did it Patrick, we saved the city!"

Colonization from the African perspective. What were Benin's concerns in not trusting the British? How did different tribes and Kingdoms adapt to European technology and tactics? Who adopted European weapons and to what extent? That kind of thing. You could make a whole series of it based on continent or region, if you wanted.

@plorabare

2 жыл бұрын

Benin: not in Benin

@Efghksk

Жыл бұрын

British war crimes were worse than the nazis.... And they are the one who lectures world on human rights ..... How hypocritic

@born2win50

Жыл бұрын

hard to do that when they all got killed, enslaved and cities destroyed

@quissbird-10

Жыл бұрын

@@born2win50 if that was true no black people will be left alive today, much less over 1 billion

@Noidonteatbabiesstopasking

Жыл бұрын

I am shitting your pants

Great video keep up the good work

Hey cool you are from PA. Me too. Growing up near Gettysburg likely started my love of history!

I'm curious how the French did expanded their Empire.

@TheFiresloth

3 жыл бұрын

Many military columns, with a solid administration to reform the lands conquered.

@elijahsalome2908

3 жыл бұрын

It was not easy for us, exept for Algeria

@elijahsalome2908

3 жыл бұрын

Jules Ferry is basicly the prime minister in the 1880s that managed to encorage us to do it, but in 1881 a great expedition was lost in sahara and we didn't attempt to go there for like 17 years. Anyways he was forced to resign because of a defeat of the colonial forces in Indochina (even though the situation stabilized after) and on the route to give is resignation to the president and angry mob of communists and nationalists almost threw from a bridge in the seine. (They even called him "the tonkinois" in the senate because he was obsessed with Indochina 😂) We the French are a very revolutionnary people 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

@marcobonesi6794

3 жыл бұрын

Simple. French foreign legion.

@gazlives

3 жыл бұрын

der, obviously they asked the natives if they wouldn't ever so mind being a subjugated state to the French Republic. after a few brief interludes in the, er...discusions, the natives unbelievably agreed wholeheartedly they would like to be subjugated. after all they were the French, mona me.

I can imagine the only thing the US put forth in the assembly with the 13 European nations was to make Liberia off limits to European Colonization

@caseclosed9342

3 жыл бұрын

Fighting for free slaves! (Or to keep the decedents of free slaves in power over the locals there...)

@afroartist1086

Жыл бұрын

@Callum Morgan I'm pretty sure he's aware of that.

Thanks for the content!

This channel is absolutely magnificent... ❤️

I feel like Africa is often a forgotten continent. Some more videos, maybe on more modern developments there would be really interesting.

@daniellennon4275

3 жыл бұрын

Liam R modern developments in africa 😂😂😂😂

@thomasjayden8653

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Lennon Let me guess, you still think all of Africa is starving in mud huts and waving spears around in the sun?

@daniellennon4275

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas Jayden yes, and?

@itsusi3259

3 жыл бұрын

@@daniellennon4275 It's not If you actually visited places such as Kenya Mauritius Ghana South Africa Eypgt Morocco and Nigeria and their cities they are pretty much developing

@trdev2013

3 жыл бұрын

How can you forget the fucking massive company that bassically blocks asia's passage west

The seizure of Cape Town by the Royal Navy to prevent the French from denying access to India was no pretext. Britain was at war with France and securing trade and communications with India was essential in order for the British to prevail against Napoleon.

@Philiptanzer

3 жыл бұрын

@@---675 The French conquered the Dutch, Napoleon's brother became their king.. So yes, they seized control over the Dutch xD

@MKH-dh8td

3 жыл бұрын

It was a pretext because the French navy was not able to compete with the British one. Napoleon's plan against the British was to invade England thanks to the control of the Channel for a few hours. The plan change with the Austria's déclaration of war.

Next can you do the French colonization of Africa

So much wrong with this video. No mention of the cost to the UK of enforcing the ban on slavery, no mention of the Portugese, and the Ashanti palace! The Benin section is just ridiculous: their buildings were single story mud-brick constructions - hardly an inspiration to a nation that had been building cathedrals for 700 years.

Almost 100 years of history explained in 20 minutes. Well done.

@Ethan-cz8xq

3 жыл бұрын

And in more detail than I have seen

@privatebribert

3 жыл бұрын

But factually wrong so many times

@tomasdawe9379

3 жыл бұрын

@@privatebribert So true and always a lot more complicated than stated, take the whole concentration camp thing, a lot of the guards died of malnutrition as well, this seems to come from quite an anti-British viewpoint.

@googletaqiyya184

3 жыл бұрын

Ooohhh thᥱ ᥱvιᥣ ᥕord Coᥣoᥒιzᥲtιoᥒ !! Nᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ρᥱoρᥣᥱs thᥲt ᥴoᥣoᥒιzᥱd ᥲrᥱ bᥲd ᥒᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ᥱvιᥣ ρᥱoρᥣᥱ, rιght ? OK thᥱᥒ ALL ᥒᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ALL ρᥱoρᥣᥱs ᥲᥒd trιbᥱs throᥙghoᥙt ALL of hιstorყ ᥲrᥱ ᥱvιᥣ. Jᥙst ᥲs ᥣoᥒg ᥲs ᥕᥱ ᥲrᥱ ᥴᥣᥱᥲr ᥲboᥙt thιs ᥲᥒd doᥒ't go foᥴᥙssιᥒg oᥒ oᥒᥱ ᥒᥲtιoᥒ or ρᥱoρᥣᥱ ᥲᥒd forgᥱttιᥒg thᥱ ᥱᥒtιrᥱtყ of thᥱ ρᥣᥲᥒᥱt ᥲt ALL tιmᥱs ᥲᥒd forᥱvᥱr ᥲᥒd ᥲᥣᥣ.

@michaelbalfour2603

Жыл бұрын

​@@tomasdawe9379 It's entirely anti-British ha.

"Nooo you cant just colonize everything you see!" UK:haha tiny island goes brrrrr

@papagramps1257

3 жыл бұрын

PHONOGRAPH that’s a horrible way of looking at things. Unless that’s a quote that I’ve just never heard

@kumorishumi2536

3 жыл бұрын

@PHONOGRAPH Astronaut looking at Earth: "wait it's all Britain" Astronaut 2 points gun at Astronaut: "it always has been"

@primusinterpares5767

3 жыл бұрын

@Michael Terrell II Yes.

@evictcalifornia2141

3 жыл бұрын

@A1 💝

@duo7809

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Terrell II so you’re crying over a joke, even worse

That Victoria 2 music fits absolutely perfectly in a video like this

Great job. Very informative. Kindly make a video about British rule in Kenya and the Mau Mau uprising.

Britian in Africa: “so basically I burnt everything down”

@brandonlee934

3 жыл бұрын

so anyway, I start blasting

@austrolouis124

3 жыл бұрын

It’s free real estate

@Amani-zo8ic

3 жыл бұрын

And they also burnt down all the knowledge Africans had that could have helped the world evolve much faster

@gypsyemperor7535

3 жыл бұрын

@@Amani-zo8ic literally stone age

@sebbonxxsebbon6824

3 жыл бұрын

@@gypsyemperor7535 they were going absolutely no where and back to going no where. The tribes kill each other with the excuse of not my tribe, not my religion, etc etc.

I like the skull cup from early in the video on the shelf lol

Literally jaw dropping maps and animations.

“The Ashanti king turned Mcarthy’s skull into a gold rimmed drinking Cup that he would drink out of for years to come.” Damn that’s brutal

@ShinigamiInuyasha777

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...but it would make for a hell of a cup

@zamokuhlethusi2964

3 жыл бұрын

Not nearly as brutal as the subjugation of an entire race of native people, it does make for a blinged-out pimp cup though lol

@danielc9967

3 жыл бұрын

And when he was later killed, his wife led a second rebellion m she was even crazier

@ShinigamiInuyasha777

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielc9967 "There's nothing more terrifying than a hearthbroken woman"

@Meloncholymadness

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's pretty cool.

Continents: *Exists* Europeans: HIPITY HOPITY YOUR CONTINENT IS NOW MY PROPERTY

@Bruh-hq1hx

3 жыл бұрын

Britain:did you mean mine

@ddd3509

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bruh-hq1hx Portuguese : No, he said mine

@kermitthefrog7425

3 жыл бұрын

@Bunyamin Esen russia: *no no mine*

@stephen9381

3 жыл бұрын

@@kermitthefrog7425 Spain: definitely mine

@mr.nugget1217

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephen9381 Italy : obviusly mine.

I love this video, please make a second episode

Great video. More about this please.

Animation just adds understanding to many of us visual learners. Thank you so much.

I have two questions 1. Did Zulus actually wore British uniforms when the fought the British in the Zulu war. 2. When you say British African troops did the British not include natives until the 1900s or did they just use white colonist for their colonial army. P.S I would love to see a video on the French colonization of Africa or the difference between how Europeans run their colonies like you said the British gave concessions to the whites in Africa and even gave local governments the ability to get natives in to the army and use local tribes against each other . While the French tend not to use local troops or give colonial territory much autonomy of fear of revolts against the French. I don’t know just something that I thought might be cool to learn

@phenix5806

3 жыл бұрын

How

@evryatis9231

3 жыл бұрын

The french extensively used native troops, look up the Zouaves

@mrmangohead1219

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the west african squadron on google

@marinanguish9928

3 жыл бұрын

Probably African natives, colonial troops were pretty commonly used by European powers.

@kriysixvector4552

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Colonial forces often hired local mercenaries and trained them in their ways. During skirmishes between colonial and natives, it was not uncommon for both sides to take European uniform or native weapons as trophies.

France and Britain: **Suddenly Stops Fighting** Africa: _Tortured Screaming_

@tours7325

3 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Payne True. But they still have the most foreign territories out of any nation.

@westay4924

2 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Payne they're still more powerful than any african nation though...

@MasterGamer-qo3rx

2 жыл бұрын

@@westay4924 that's not saying much since they stole from Africa...

@westay4924

2 жыл бұрын

@@MasterGamer-qo3rx donated back 10s of billions

@MasterGamer-qo3rx

2 жыл бұрын

@@westay4924 yes but they have over a trillion American dollars that still belongs to Africa. Much of that includes resources, artifacts, and labor cost.

Yep I think I just found my favorite video on your channel

the overall production quality is quite impressive. It feels increasing more like a proper documentary. Good job.

I would love to see more exploration of pre-colonial histories of Benin or the Ashanti. I feel African histories (especially outside of North Africa) are quite neglected from a pre-colonial perspective.

@786ahteshaam

3 жыл бұрын

It’s because 90% of Sub Saharan Africa was extremely underdeveloped compared to the rest of the world. So they had little history before colonialism. Many African countries didn’t even have written language.

@sjappiyah4071

3 жыл бұрын

Ahte You are a prime example of the ignorance that is produced when Sub-Saharan African history isn’t correctly taught...

@ukflifestyle

3 жыл бұрын

Here's a video about the Ashanti . He has many more videos about ancient kingdoms and empires kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6eBtciOfd2qoKQ.html

@theendurance

3 жыл бұрын

African history isn't as well known because it wasn't as documented and recorded as West European history

@elijahsalome2908

3 жыл бұрын

@@theendurance That and because the West has the modern world

Your videos are more informative thAn most college lectures 👍👍

Yesss!!! More is needed

The production quality of this video is just unreal. Such an amazing piece of educational entertainment. And for free? You guys are incredible.

Can you make a video about British colonisation of Australia? There aren’t many videos out there about this topic

@kremepye3613

3 жыл бұрын

Once upon a time an advanced race brushed aside the worlds last remaining homo erectus and made a great country. The end.

@elijahsalome2908

3 жыл бұрын

@@kremepye3613 scandalous ! 🤣🤣🤣

@googletaqiyya184

3 жыл бұрын

Ooohhh thᥱ ᥱvιᥣ ᥕord Coᥣoᥒιzᥲtιoᥒ !! Nᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ρᥱoρᥣᥱs thᥲt ᥴoᥣoᥒιzᥱd ᥲrᥱ bᥲd ᥒᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ᥱvιᥣ ρᥱoρᥣᥱ, rιght ? OK thᥱᥒ ALL ᥒᥲtιoᥒs ᥲᥒd ALL ρᥱoρᥣᥱs ᥲᥒd trιbᥱs throᥙghoᥙt ALL of hιstorყ ᥲrᥱ ᥱvιᥣ. Jᥙst ᥲs ᥣoᥒg ᥲs ᥕᥱ ᥲrᥱ ᥴᥣᥱᥲr ᥲboᥙt thιs ᥲᥒd doᥒ't go foᥴᥙssιᥒg oᥒ oᥒᥱ ᥒᥲtιoᥒ or ρᥱoρᥣᥱ ᥲᥒd forgᥱttιᥒg thᥱ ᥱᥒtιrᥱtყ of thᥱ ρᥣᥲᥒᥱt ᥲt ALL tιmᥱs ᥲᥒd forᥱvᥱr ᥲᥒd ᥲᥣᥣ.

@theendurance

3 жыл бұрын

@cammer thyme Advanced group not advanced race, race had nothing to do with it. Eastern Europe is a shithole compared to Western, yet they are the same "race"

@jasonscott8844

3 жыл бұрын

I second this. We had wars here that we are not taught about in history and is very hard to find information on.

Yes please. Inserience we would love as much information about the history of Africa for Kurt as you can research research. Thank you

You are from Pennsylvania? Good man good man. Perfect location in regard to proximity to everything. And had Gettysburg is just awesome for any historian

3:40 Every EU IV lad knows the guy on the right 13:12 And Victoria II players this music

These graphics are on another level

A Native American proverb says, "If two fish are fighting in one water, a long-legged Englishman passed by there five minutes ago."

honestly the most interesting thing in the seen where you show off the posters is not the posters it is the sculpture of the roman dude

I'm amazed at your ability to continually up the level of quality in these videos. Well done!

The British to a Africa: ”Look at me, I am the captain now”

@mogz1485

3 жыл бұрын

Oh how the turn tables

@martyollier7536

3 жыл бұрын

@Eric 23 Europe? I think you spelled socialists wrong...

@theluftwaffle1

3 жыл бұрын

Marty Ollier *Laughs in Soviet*

@jmadmaxx7295

3 жыл бұрын

Marty Ollier You’re so f u n n y and b r a v e for saying that! Thanks for s l a y i n g those damn l i b e r a l s you absolute knob.

@jmadmaxx7295

3 жыл бұрын

Harry Paul six hundred, actually

I do really like this, very good animation and fair veiw of both sides, neither are portayed as antagonists (although we did absoloutly suck) , but one thing you should have done is enclude the use of the British "volley fire" technique, it would make them seem like more of the proffetional, mostly organised force they generally were and maybe should have mentioned the British invention of the "Maxim Machine gun", sorry for likely being annoying, carry on with these great videos

@chrisnorton4382

3 жыл бұрын

Hiram Maxim was American although he later became a British citizen.

Can't wait to do this all again when Victoria III will be released

@shurukien265

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Historians: the apartheid in South Africa and Rhodesia was horrible, but why didn’t it happen in the other colonies? Boers: hmmmmm. No clue sorry.

@utahraptor4729874

3 жыл бұрын

He should do a video on that.

@aspenlovelock8115

3 жыл бұрын

GopnikRaptor that’s what he briefly mentioned at the end

@aregularperson7573

3 жыл бұрын

Aspen Lovelock yeah that is true and it would be interesting if the armchair historian did a video about the apartheid era

@spookypants9621

3 жыл бұрын

It did. It happened quite a lot in Australia too. Just read about the White Australia policy

@tigerkang4629

3 жыл бұрын

Yes man

Your content is always great,I like that you are different in animation than others,it was always fun watching your videos and i never knew completely about the british colonization in africa thanks for this video.

Great video. Thank you very much

Your sarcasm is greatly timed.

The animations are fantastic! The production values are crazy. Keep it up!

10:04 According to my great gran I actually had two ancestors at the battle of Isandlwana one Zulu soldier and one English soldier who’s grandson son would emigrate to South Africa

@jackwilliams6604

3 жыл бұрын

British * some of those men were Welsh

@roses2122

3 жыл бұрын

Jack Williams they’re saying he was English

@saxonsoldier496

3 жыл бұрын

Jack Williams don’t forget about the Swiss guy who was considered a beast.

@jackwilliams6604

3 жыл бұрын

@@roses2122 Aye but he could've been welsh

@jackwilliams6604

3 жыл бұрын

@@saxonsoldier496 Swiss as in Switzerland or Swiss as in Swiss valley? I'm not too sure.

Love seeing the Bloody Bucket up there. I proudly wore it on my shoulders for 6 years.

This is one of my favorite videos of The Armchair Historian. I really like seeing the awful sides of recent colonialism and would love another video that is similar

@ronaldgrove3283

3 ай бұрын

Awful ???

@swedishfish2357

3 ай бұрын

@ronaldgrove3283 yes, awful is actually a very tame word to describe the scramble for Africa. Don't hit me with the "we brought them civilization!" B.S. because conquering nations and forcefully destroying their cultures all in the name of competing with rival empires is not the best way to go about "civilizing." The American hegemon trade empire is far more civilized despite still ongoing obvious exploitation. At least that exploitation is done by the ruling group of whatever country as opposed to colonial governors with no respect for native customs.

@ronaldgrove3283

3 ай бұрын

@@swedishfish2357 🤣 Yes please cry about the natural order of things ? In the deep blue sea the bigger fish, aka stronger fish always eats the smaller aka weaker fish.

@swedishfish2357

3 ай бұрын

@ronaldgrove3283 ah I'm crying am I? Have fun at the clan rally bozo.

@swedishfish2357

3 ай бұрын

@@ronaldgrove3283 resulting to insults when you obviously have little to no grasp on history, bravo