I have Portuguese ancestors, but I am from the United States. When I was a child, my father would talk about the Portuguese with pride and admiration, going in depth about the discoveries of Portugal and how they changed the history of the world. My father passed when I was 12, but I always had a fascination of my ancestors and their feats. Your videos go so in depth of the specifics, and I thank you for your research and efforts in making these documentaries.

@FlashPointHx

22 күн бұрын

Christian I'm really happy that you liked my videos so much. Thank you for the awesome comments and sharing your story about your father. Portugal did the impossible here

@miguelmartins1750

4 күн бұрын

💙

How’s this guy Duarte Pereira not known as one of the greatest battle minds ever? That battle was impossible, it was insane, and he pulled it off brilliantly.

@FlashPointHx

17 күн бұрын

Totally agree

@pedroagbasto

14 күн бұрын

The Portuguese Achilles

@tyronemaroney335

11 күн бұрын

He has some skills

I'm a catholic ( Syro- Malabar Eastern Catholic) which used to be nestorians mentioned in the video. It really is great to watch this video sitting from my home in Calicut. An interesting fact; the kingdoms in Kerala ( state which includes Calicut, Cochin,Kannoor and Kollam) used to have a matrilineal dynasty. More specifically, the heir to the throne is always the king's sister's son, ie, his nephew. Hence the reason the nephew's of kings keep popping in the video.

I never comment on youtube videos but damn man 10/10!

Please hurry with the rest of this series! we love it so much, we know this is hard to produce but understand that no one else has this content about Portugal.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

I make them as fast as I can =)

@bigtuga4ever

Ай бұрын

Dudeeee ​@@FlashPointHx don't you rush anything, take your time.... pls. Every episode of these is absolute Gold

@DiogoTome

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx Can't wait to see your videos on Afonso de Albuquerque (conquest of Goa and of Malacca)!

@goncalosm

Ай бұрын

Love the series! Congrats Guys for your amazing and hard work! I will be ready to watch more episodes! 😀

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

@@goncalosm Any time ! I've already started planning the next three videos - Francisco de Almeida is up next!

Stop that Netflix! I HAVE TO watch this Portugal documentary!!

Genuinely this is among the best channels out there.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much - appreciate the comment

@obtuseguru7259

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx I just binged your 'age of discovery' series and loved it, can't tell why but i like your style much more than history marche's, kings and generals and invicta, thank you.

@ajitdhavale4183

Ай бұрын

Absolutely right !! Super awesome

Not to insult my history teachers, or those who wrote the history books from when I was in school, but these 2 videos alone were sooooooooooooooooo much more effective on teaching me my own country history (from that period) then the school books or the teachers ever did, and on top that these videos are super entertaining and oh sooo well narrated. This is truly valuable stuff, I hope it gest translated to Portuguese (of Portugal hopefully) so not only the kids, but every Portuguese in general can learn our history, in a less "glorified" way, because truth be told, there's almost as much to be proud of as there is to be ashamed of. Anyway, amazing stuff, I truly have no words, congrats to all involved.

@FlashPointHx

16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for such an awesome comment! I've been approached by two people who would be interested in translating into Portuguese - but it would be a lot of work. It may take a bit of time to produce. Again, thanks !

@tyronemaroney335

11 күн бұрын

Here in the states we learned alot about France Spain UK but almost nothing about Portugal we knew they where players on the open sea but thats it

@FlashPointHx

11 күн бұрын

@@tyronemaroney335 and now what do you think Tyrone?

"This is the fleet of the King of Portugal, my sovereign, who is the Lord of the Sea, the World, and also OF YOU!" - Based Vasco da Gama. 😄.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

I loved that quote - knew it needed to go into the podcast :)

@fabianojota

2 ай бұрын

Height of presumption

@SylvaHodracyrda

2 ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx It reminded me of this other quote: "Following the god Neptune, The first ruler of all that is sea Was Manuel I, Portuguese king." - Rainer Daehnhardt.

@bute6838

Ай бұрын

We need more men like him in this woke world :))

@feastguy101

19 күн бұрын

@@fabianojotanot if you have the guns to back it up

Fun fact: here in Brazil we have a football team that is in honor of Vasco Da Gama, the team have the same name as the navigator, they won the Brazilian league 4 times, the Brazilian cup 1 time and the Copa libertadores, the biggest throphy in the continent 1 time in 1998, right now they are in bad situation they were relegeated 4 times and disputed the Second division 5 times, now they played in the first division but they were fighting against the releagation in the last season

It is amazing to think that these seafarers traveled around an unmapped Africa to foreign and alien India where they lacked supplies, starved, made enemies, and managed to crush them in battle despite being outnumbered.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

It was a voyage into the unknown - anything could have happened. Yet these men were undaunted

@prathameshjoshi007

5 күн бұрын

Gunpowder, India was conquered on it.

@MorderkaiEdelblattsteinmeyer

5 күн бұрын

@@prathameshjoshi007 As you can see from the video, you had gunpowder as well. You were fighting on home turf and had almost a hundred times as many soldiers and you lost. No, it wasn't just gunpowder.

A perfect voice for narration. More great work, thank you. Great series.

First worldwide super power videos are always great. Such a great job right here. Thank you, from every human being.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Amazing that such a small country could do this much

@salazarway

2 ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx I do not think it is a small country. Roman Empire started from Etruria and Latium villages. Thank you, once again. For such great work I have been following should be seen to grow knowledge and understand the Western culture.

@colincurtis9029

Ай бұрын

Speak for yourself mate, leave me out of this! ✌😏

@feastguy101

19 күн бұрын

@@FlashPointHxwe had the right people at the right place at the right time. Much like other meteoric rises, like Alexander, or the Fath, or Gengis Khan’s empire.

Great music for this type of video documentary 👌

Just watched it fully! This is epic! What an amazing video you did! The battle for Cochin would make such an epic movie! So impressed by this documentary! I watched the 1st part also, this one was even better! Congrats, can't wait for the sieges of Diu!

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Really happy you liked both videos - yeah I’m reading up for the next part even now

Thanks for your amazing work. You’re one of the best if not the best in KZread doing videos about my beloved country. A small country with such rich history. He had lots of conquests and brave battles to make videos. Thanks a lot.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Good work. Congratulations. Without wanting to monopolize, I suggest a look at the battle of Diu with Francisco de Almeida and the battles of Hormuz and Malacca by Afonso de Albuquerque, authentic works of art of military strategy from that time.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Funny that you mention it - Almeida and Albuquerque are up next

@francisfree2010

24 күн бұрын

​@@FlashPointHx Beautiful!! 😊💙

There are beautiful videos about Late Medieval Portugal by Schwerpunkt that I strongly recommend as a background

@tomtaylor5623

2 ай бұрын

his voice is hard to understand and he rambles on about nonsense for way too long

@drunkenkot

2 ай бұрын

I agree about him rambling about nonsense. He comes off pretty unhinged at times. I had to unsub after a few months.

@michaeldacosta7504

2 ай бұрын

I listened for about five minutes and gave up for the same reasons others have mentioned

@Bambam-sz6id

Ай бұрын

he uses sock accounts to advertise his channel on like every other history related channel. Go away.

Thank you for these videos, I know the time and work and research that takes to create this!!! Thank you for helping to share our history and to the world. Being such a small country I think it’s extraordinary how much we impacted the world. Greetings from Portugal!!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Hello!! Thank you for this awesome comment - your country’s history is so interesting. It needs to be shared! All the best!

Great country and history!

🤴💪🏾❤️ thank you for bringing history to life in such a beautiful way.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome !

Brilliant work! I've been learning so much about our history with this series! Thank you so much

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome Bruno !

LOVE these long videos guys! Thanks!😊😊😊😊❤❤❤

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Always appreciated Daniel!

@danielsantiagourtado3430

2 ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx np

I can't wait for the next episodes! Amazing job! I like how you quote the sources and explain the different accounts without sharing only one

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about Portuguese (Armada) around African 🌍 content shores , on Indian 🇮🇳 Ocean surface ,and around Indian peninsula shores.. Portuguese 🇵🇹 Armada trade activities ,concurred flourish costs , expelling Muslims ☪️ traded, threatened others... So Portuguese was a top dog in its glory and shiny times ( 1500 AD forward ...thank you 🙏( flash point history )channel for sharing.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Hey - you are so welcome - really happy you liked my video

Thank you for this videos! They make me feel really connected to Portugal

this entire series is a work of art. 👌

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - took a lot to put this together

I loved these two Portuguese Empire vids. Keep up the excellent work with the next episode!

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

You deserve a statue in downtown Lisbon facing the Tagus River. Thanks!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

That would be cool!

Bravo, Bravo!! Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much. 😊❤

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

So happy you liked this ! Thank you!

Almost a 2h video! Yeah, definitely worth the wait. Thanks FPH!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah !!

F.P.H.- Magnifico trabalho, perto de ser perfeito. Obrigado. 😊💙

This era of Portuguese history is fascinating. There is a publisher in Portugal which has been dropping new editions of king's biographies. The Aviz ones are very good, João II and Manuel are out (João I and Duarte also), and Sebastião is in pre sale. Hopefully João III and Afonso V will come soon, to complete my collection.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

I agree - this was the period that Portugal went from a backwater to world empire in a 100 year stretch

One of the best and most underrated history channels on KZread, and most of the channels that pump out content I find boring (e.g. Kings and Generals, historia civils). They lack the charisma, drama, and enthusiasm that this channel brings.

i have a book from roger crowley about this adventures really great

@SylvaHodracyrda

Ай бұрын

It's the best one on the topic written for the English-speaking world, for sure.

There are many great historical channels on KZread, but this is very special. It may be due to a more profound presentation combining science and art. Keep up the excellent work, and thank you for bringing to light some lesser-known episodes from the past.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

I really appreciate this comment - thanks !

This series is great! I'd love to see one about the Spanish Empire too!

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Spanish are up next

Mais uma história contada com excelência, parabéns.😊

I truly enjoyed this man, was so immersed in the storytelling that I totally forgot that I was watching a youtube video.🙌

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Hey - happy you liked my video!

Thank you for this, I really needed an escape today. I just went to patreon and realized I never updated my card on there so here's some back pay 😅. Thanks for many past hours of education and entertainment and the many future hours I'm sure are to come

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you for this as well - Appreciated!

I love the maps in this video, really feels like you're going back in time to the age of discovery! Can't wait for part 3!

Such a wild age in human history. Your work is incredible as always!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Medieval European merchants' tagline: THE SPICE MUST FLOW

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

It is after all the most precious substance in the universe

@bethmarriott9292

2 ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx too bad the colonisers only used it to prophesy and not to season their food 😭

@alangervasis

2 ай бұрын

@@bethmarriott9292 The "colonisers" did use spices and to this day depending on the dishes.

Francisco de Almeida and Afonso de Albuquerque the real makers of an empire.

Mis hermanos ❤ Iberians te Amo!!!

@francisfree2010

24 күн бұрын

😊❤

amazing series :)

For the algorithm gods! Best youtube series ever, though... keep up the good work!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Woot!!

@danielsantiagourtado3430

2 ай бұрын

​@@FlashPointHx🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Отличная работа! Вам огромное уважение и почтение за Ваш труд!❤👍 Никто так круто не освещал эту тему, кроме Вас. Привет ото всех ваших почитателей из России!

@filipeareias3265

2 ай бұрын

Saudações de Portugal

@davinfreeman1

2 ай бұрын

Greeting from America, sorry we're at war

@primatons

2 ай бұрын

@@davinfreeman1 Спасибо. У нас вполне хорошо относятся к простым американцам и не испытывают к вам никакой вражды, это я вам могу сказать со всей уверенностью)

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Спасибо!

@powervr

2 ай бұрын

@@primatons like putin said... there are no frontiers for russia... well try to invade portugal and you will see.. hahaha just kidding.

Manuel is just spamming fleets

nas escolas do Brasil, aprendemos que Vasco da Gama chegou a Calicute, encheu as caravelas de especiarias e voltou para Lisboa. A ideia era de que os portugueses chegaram nas Índias e foram recebidos de braços abertos .... infelizmente a história não foi bem assim.

@ab-fi6ks

6 күн бұрын

Na maioria das vezes só se aprende o nome do Vasco da Gama e do Pedro Álvares Cabral, sem se ensinar nem o motivo das expedições.

Great video guys! Can't wait to see the rest of the series! Keep up the good work

Yes! The full history in one video. Brings back wonderful memories of the Reconquista series.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Yeah - I love getting the smaller videos together for these larger compilation ones

@ScipioAfricanus_Chris

Ай бұрын

@FlashPointHx I love the smaller ones too. I use these long ones for my round trip commutes and long drives; they ate a great way to pass the time.

Time for Part 2

So happy this came out!

Can't wait for your video on Francisco de Almeida

@xoxomanuel

Ай бұрын

O "Xico" Almeida foi qualquer coisa de fascinante.

Cabral - I found Brazil, I found Madagascar, I brought 6+ ships full of spice from half the world away. Portugal - You are a failure.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Seriously - the man was given an impossible task and then they nobility was shocked he didn’t do everything

@SylvaHodracyrda

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps because, just because, they already knew about Brazil. 😉.

@danielguerrero894

20 күн бұрын

@@SylvaHodracyrda Have you any link or page that explain your comment? I´d like learn much more about this era.

@feastguy101

19 күн бұрын

@@danielguerrero894it’s an old rumor that we already knew about Brasil at the time of the Treaty of Tordesilhas, since we were weirdly insistent on moving the boundary further west than the proposed line. But that might have been to secure the equatorial route we used to sail up and down Africa. We’ll probably never know, since a lot of the relevant documentation went up in smoke in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.

@danielguerrero894

19 күн бұрын

@@feastguy101 Thanks

Amazing content!🇵🇹

Wow what a great documentary. Really enjoyed it

Liked, commented, just doing my job Capitao!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Hahaa - appreciated !!

These videos are definitely my favourite way of learning history

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Well...Part 2 just as good, if not better than Part 1. Nicely done, turning the History into "Educational Entertainment". I learned SO much about the Battle of Cochin, I didn't know how strategic the Portuguese were - I used to think it was mostly..."Divine Intervention". So enjoyed UR work, that subscribing was a must. Thx for UR time, talents & effort. 🙏✨

Is Vasco da Gama the GOAT admiral? He heard that 150 ships are coming to attack so he quickly attacks first and destroys everything... Multiple times and after getting away by a hair thread from his death? WTF? GOAT 🐐

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

He had nerves of steel - but also got insanely lucky

@kranffel

Ай бұрын

Indeed, super lucky at times. But the courage is unbelievable 🤣 these stories, these battles... It's hard sometimes to believe these men actually existed and they were of steel pretty much

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

@@kranffel emerging from the Reconquista - they felt that they were doing gods work and were favored by divinity to win - against any odds

@kranffel

Ай бұрын

Yeah and it worked 😄

@feastguy101

19 күн бұрын

@@kranffelfor a while… until it didn’t. Look up Mers Al-Qibir to see what I mean.

The light and dark side bar of Vasco da Gama 🤣 btw, awesome work. Congrats from 🇵🇹 👌🏼

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm big into Sci fi - that had to go in =)

This is epic, thank you! 🙌

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Welcome :)

Epic! Thank you so much

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Anytime!

Sweet baby Jesus can't wait for part 3

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Hahaha - I take it you liked my video

@edgeuplink

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx I love them all and watch them multiple times and share them among Portuguese folks that don't even know their legacy. Thank you so much for this, I wish you could be the director of a hollywood movie portraying these adventurous and treacherous times.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Really appreciate you doing all that Edge - thank you@@edgeuplink

Excellent cant wait to watch this

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Let me know what you think

TOP!!! Good work!

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Interesting piece. Thanks.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Any time :)

Here I am 6 years later, still waiting on Hernan Cortez 🤣🤣 great videos though, m enjoying it all the way

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

hahaha - yeah me too - never thought this journey would be this long =)

Woohoo i was waiting for this. Lusitânia ⚔️⚔️

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Makes me feel like i am playing a RTS game

@FlashPointHx

11 күн бұрын

Nice. I’ve always been a fan of RTS games

Just need to make part 3, from part 2 to 1581 Part 4 from 1581 to 1668 Part 5 from 1668 to 1808 Part 6 from 1808 to 1851 Part 7 from 1851 to 1975 and 1999, 2002.

@FlashPointHx

4 күн бұрын

hahaha - I'll be doing Portuguese history for the next 5 years then

This was great

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks Ryan !

hell yeah!

Thanks

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much! Really appreciated!

Lesson learnt - if a technologically advanced civilisation shows up with gunboats and wants to trade, don’t fuck them around

@SylvaHodracyrda

Ай бұрын

Well, both sides had gunboats.

@Scottirulez

Ай бұрын

@@SylvaHodracyrda the technological difference was immense. Like the difference between cannons and modern artillery

Good Stuff!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks !

The spice must flow.

@FlashPointHx

8 күн бұрын

It is the most precious substance in the universe

LETS GO!!!

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

You bet!!

13:24 Nothing changes!

Can you come to Portugal and teach our children the history of Portugal? Because no one does it like you. ❤

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

I definitely want to get to Portugal one of these days and my boy will definitely learn the history of Portugal before we get there!

@Tusiriakest

2 ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx I don't know if you ever been to Portugal, but if you need any tips or advice, feel free to ask and I'll gladly help ;)

👍 🍻 A Belgium citizen here born in East Europe. Given our half millennium not-good relations with our wannabe Islamic Ottomans I now wonder: Why Portugal didn't colonize us ?! We have/had gold ! So why didn't you ? ! SHAME !

Portugal Impérial !

I remember the first time I saw my son forge an empire. I was so proud. He unleashed plague and pillage on an intercontinental scale.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Was this in a video game?

@The_ZeroLine

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx Negative. He was a Sassanid marzban who rose to the position of grand vizier. My family has great genes. You may have heard of my grandfather Methuselah.

@familykaplan1341

Ай бұрын

Disgusting

so well done, sir. and a neglected subject.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks!

Whats the name of the soundtrack around minute 43? Great videos btw. Thank You so much for this chanel❤

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Its called "Water's Edge" from the video game 0 AD soundtrack

tell me when part 3 comes up

1,45,05 hrs.. Yes please😌👍

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Yes sir!

@danielsantiagourtado3430

2 ай бұрын

​@@FlashPointHx🔥🔥🔥🔥

Thank you for feeding my YT addiction

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

Hey anytime

Best video ever lol

Great work. What comics do you use to make the videos? Thanks.

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Comics? I don’t use comics - what part do you mean?

@mbiga1978

2 ай бұрын

​@@FlashPointHx00:40 and 1:13...looks like. I had some history comics when I was a kid but those seems so nice.

Utterly fantastic video. I loved the story of the super human effort of the Miri’s temporary avengers. Poor people. Meanwhile, the Battle of Kochin is one of all the time great defenses. They were taking out 2,000+ invaders for each defender.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

My heart goes out to the people of the Miri - and being a father myself, especially the children who were innocents in this incident.

@The_ZeroLine

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx Yes. An absolutely cowardly act by da Gama.

👍👍👍

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Henk!!

Is this new or just your previous videos combined?

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

It’s a compilation video

For the algorithm gods! Leave hearth please!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

Thank you thank you!!

@danielsantiagourtado3430

2 ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx 🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

The Portuguese were brutal don’t take any prisoners warriors at one time…what happened

@FlashPointHx

2 ай бұрын

They learned to Netflix and chill

@cg8397

Ай бұрын

They got soft with Pombaline reforms and fado

Do you have an estimate for the next part of the series? Thoroughly enjoying so far.

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

I create smaller episodes every month and then combine them into these larger parts every 5-6 months or so

@georgeburton3782

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx Thanks!

Is there a part 3 please?

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

I’m making it now :)

@nicolaslorenzo9654

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx Excited, cant wait. Your channel is great. I love the way the information is conveyed and the illustrations are set up. Everything also flows at a good tempo and the voice (not sure if its yours) is one that you want to listen to. God bless your channel and may it be fruitful

@FlashPointHx

Ай бұрын

@@nicolaslorenzo9654 happy you liked this so much - yeah this is pretty much a one man show.

@nicolaslorenzo9654

Ай бұрын

@@FlashPointHx you're doing great 🙌 Biggest South African Fan Unlocked 🏅

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