Hey OSP, it was great working with you! Great job on those maps too.

@sosobo2991

4 жыл бұрын

Hi

@isnitjustkit

4 жыл бұрын

Player Of Nothing Comic hi

@gregorywalter2540

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, the Age of Vanity sounds much more interesting, and accurate.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

Without Napoleon, France would have been overrun and the disastereos Monarchy would have been restored. France under Napoleon was stronger then it was under the Bourbons after his demise

@gandalfthegrey2592

4 жыл бұрын

white guilt is killing europe. Stop this dumb liberal sh*t. The Colonial Powers were fine. They treated their local populations very well. All of this forced labor is a lie, all this sh*t never happened. Its just meant to insult the white men

"I nearly flopped AP European History back in High School" Top Ten Anime Plot Twists

@BonaparteBardithion

4 жыл бұрын

Not so much. It was neither Roman nor (for the most part) domed.

@me0101001000

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, same. European history was a goddamn nightmare.

@yudhiadhyatmikosiswono9082

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. Without NAZI occupying France, those colonies never aspire to go independent from France.

@miylacrystal9938

4 жыл бұрын

Guys we’re missing the biggest reason... it’s the American education system, as someone who is currently living in it it’s a failure it’s been a failure since public education finally became a thing in the US (be it because of teachers not having the resources to educate or common core being a failure depends on the time You’re researching)

@EC100_

4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist, eh?

"Why is the emperor of France a shonen protagonist?!" Not surprising there's a manga about Napoleon and none about George III.

@yaumelepire6310

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, the only interesting things about George III were that he lost America and his mind. You can't really make a shonen from that...

@wanderingrandomer

4 жыл бұрын

Never fear, the rules are here

@yaumelepire6310

4 жыл бұрын

@@wanderingrandomer Yeah, definitely! But that's a pretty dry shonen right there... XD

@jasonblalock4429

4 жыл бұрын

@@yaumelepire6310 Sure you can. We'll call it Geo Geo's Bizarre Adventure!

@MrSafior

4 жыл бұрын

Because anglo-saxons protagonist are boring compare to French ones.

When he says 7 wars, he means over this. If you've never gotten too much into history, France and England have the passion of Romeo and Juliet, but in terms of absolute loathing.

@slynthehedgehog8061

2 жыл бұрын

France bankrupted itself to help the creation of the U.S.A JUST to mess with England. And England made themself the best military power on the sea JUST because France was the best on land. Calling us the Romeo and Juliet of absolute loathing is at worst an euphemism.

@kaiad6786

2 жыл бұрын

@@slynthehedgehog8061 Hehehe

@lilz_relixx5913

Жыл бұрын

complete with the killing their own empires at the end

@starryeyes1190

Жыл бұрын

Loathing~🎵! Unadulterated loathing~🎵!

@CapitalCLYDE

10 ай бұрын

I wrote one paper on an aspect of English-French relations and my notes basically said “frenemies” over and over again

4:45 "The incenstous, literal clusterfuck that is the Habsburgs." Yes. That is what they do.

@camramaster

4 жыл бұрын

Almost literally.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

And I married one of them...

@pizzacart4805

4 жыл бұрын

By god

@freeturnity1

4 жыл бұрын

When your family tree looks like a ladder

Napoleon, 1799: no more kings, France shall be a free nation where all are equal. Napoleon, 1804: *crowns self emperor of Europe*

@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365

4 жыл бұрын

So what?France was a free nation and after 1804 and most of the French were equal.

@camilledasse4331

4 жыл бұрын

Well, the guy had a weird obsession for Caesar, so I guess we could have seen it coming...

@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365

4 жыл бұрын

@@camilledasse4331 yup

@jackyoh971

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365 free? As he put slavery again in the Caribbean...

@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365

4 жыл бұрын

@@jackyoh971 What do you mean saying that he put slavery again in the Caribbean?His predecessors used slavery as a boost for the french economy.I can see that you forgot about the Spanish and the English which also used slaves back then.The french had only Haiti and some islands,not all of the Caribbean.Also I didn't say anything about free slaves.I said free NATION.Why everyone don't understand my comments?The things that I am talking about are very simple. To conclude with,your comment is a big mistake.

2:13 You can hear his soul leaving his body in horror

@BetterThanYouXuD

4 жыл бұрын

he sounded like mario

@joannassienkiewicz1997

4 жыл бұрын

Does he have asthma? 'Cause damn, that wheezing...

@gandalfthegrey2592

4 жыл бұрын

white guilt is killing europe. Stop this dumb liberal sh*t. The Colonial Powers were fine. They treated their local populations very well

@paulwagner688

4 жыл бұрын

Bullshit.

@lexicus1275

4 жыл бұрын

@@gandalfthegrey2592 Two words for you : Belgian Congo.

11:25 Blue, I’d like to offer a correction here. Your map shows France decolonising French Guyana, but that is still a French territory to this day

@MiadasSchaf

Жыл бұрын

Also while the African colonies managed to get independence, they are still owned by French companies who have taken over the colonial project with the military support of France. So it wasn't real decolonization but instead a change of tactic and privatization of the entire thing much like the early days of Indian colonization where it was private companies doing it.

@Diego-zz1df

Жыл бұрын

@@MiadasSchaf That's because the african colonies didn't "get" independence, France anticipated the breakup of its african holdings and rather than let it happen or stubbornly resist like its european neighbors, it negotiated a formal independence that allowed France to maintain control through several neocolonialist mechanisms: - It created a monetary union between all the new african states and France through the CFA, a single currency controlled by the french central bank and tied to whatever currency France uses for itself (previously the french franc, now the euro) - It signed a series of unequal free trade agreements that gave french corporations full access to african resources with no local oversight, no labor or business regulations and almost no taxation - It signed a series of defense cooperation agreements that allowed France to maintain its military presence in the region and granted it the right to intervene in the defense of its "allies" (see the recent french military operations in Mali) The incomparable benefit for France is that they keep all of their economic and military interests intact while outsourcing all of the costs of maintaining their empire to the new local elites, all of them heavily dependent on french economic and military aid to maintain their power. France can act as king maker, choosing which factions to support whenever social conflicts erupt.

@soundwavegamer2321

Жыл бұрын

@@Diego-zz1df and people wonder why I consider France the enemy of the world. Well it’s that and their brutal revenge on Germany after the Great War.

@tvre0

Жыл бұрын

@@Diego-zz1df As a popular author once said, "Sometimes I think France forgets it's no longer an 18th century world power."

@themarvelousemafia4457

3 ай бұрын

@@Diego-zz1df As horrible as this sounds, you got to admit it is kind of genius!

It's funny being both French and English and hearing both sides of French history, specifically around Napoleon since in France he is basically a hero and in England he is a short comedic villain… Just an interesting observation :D

@metarcee2483

3 ай бұрын

As an American, he's the political backdrop for two of my favorite French novels, Les Mis and The Count of Monte Cristo.

"Age of Vanity" sound like an era in some fantasy setting where the once great and mighty empire slowly descended into decadence and greed before collapsing or being taken over by a super evil emperor or something.

@radiantred4158

4 жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting setting to write for!

@shoobydoobydoooo

4 жыл бұрын

Eldars - not even once!

@TheFiresloth

4 жыл бұрын

Damn Numenoreans.

@novameowww

4 жыл бұрын

Oddly specific yet accurate. I'm going to steal that.

@lucarse5051

4 жыл бұрын

Rule Britannia!

Blue: Don’t do colonialism! Venice: *hides Adriatic/Aegean colonies*

"Why is the emperor of france a shounen protagonist" That was honestly my thought about nepoleon (and alexander) when i first read about them in my high school history books. "People this badass actually exist? holy shit...."

"Why is the Emperor of France a *shounen protagonist?!"* I mean, you're not wrong.

@Imperiused

4 жыл бұрын

The real question is: Why don't we have a shounen anime based on Napoleon yet?

@danghostman2814

4 жыл бұрын

The twist finale arc where the shounen protagonist makes the huge comeback from behind, sweeping up in an incredible move toward victory bringing back all the glory that you remember from the start when he just began this whole adventure... And then loses. Permanently.

@Prich319

4 жыл бұрын

@@danghostman2814 Napoleon's Bizarre Adventure.

@Remi_Lin

3 жыл бұрын

Imperiused (distant manga artist cackling)

@curemilkythecurebeanouwu9527

11 ай бұрын

@@Remi_Lin interesting... need a hand for the manga ?

11:22 France never abandoned French Guyana it is still part of france

@waylandwarner7727

2 жыл бұрын

there are several things wrong with this episode, such as all of French Equatorial Africa except Gabon supported the Resistance and fought the Nazis in Africa. Also, France today still has control over not just French Guiana but also Wallis and Fortuna, French Polynesia, the Clipperton Islands, New Caledonia, Reunion and several other islands all around the world.

@johnaustin5677

2 жыл бұрын

You need to take his content with a grain of salt, it borders on misinformation wrapped in witty quips. And clearly he has left wing political leanings, but as a summary I enjoy his content from a macro view prospective.

@waylandwarner7727

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnaustin5677 The problem is, I think he needs to read more history from books, show bibliography and also look at history through the eyes of the people at the time, not just the ones who suffered or Greece or Rome. Also he shouldn't label himself a historian, he's a history enthusiast like me, he just doesn't realise it.

You forgot to mention the Second Mexican Empire, which was a French client State. Part of the strategy of Napoleon III to make a United Latin world under French leadership, with Mexico and Brazil as the other States. So yes it doesn't really count as colonialism, it does as imperialism. There's a very clear difference between the two terms. Still love your videos, both of you and red.

11:23 there is an error, French guyana is still a french territory, it even has the status of an official french region so it should not disappeared in the decolonization montage.

Is Charlemagne worth a video? Imperial France is interesting but I'd also like to hear about the early franks

@neilsulit7465

4 жыл бұрын

Blue gets the historic version while Red gets the myth and legend version with his paladins.

@anonymousfellow8879

4 жыл бұрын

Hee. And they constantly interrupt eachother to tell both versions in a way that’s wonderfully chaotic and sarcastic while still somehow making complete coherent sense

@yaumelepire6310

4 жыл бұрын

You mean the Late Franks, since it wasn't that long after Charlemagne that the Franks became way more French than Frankish.

@Edmonton-of2ec

4 жыл бұрын

*Imperial

@phantasosxgames8488

4 жыл бұрын

@@neilsulit7465 it would be great.

You now, when I woke up this morning I never expected or wanted to hear the words “Why is the Emperor of France a shonen protagonist?” but I’m glad I did.

@myri_the_weirdo

Жыл бұрын

Me too

“I don’t want to get into the moral implications of colonialism”

@tjcaranese5533

4 жыл бұрын

proccedes too get into the moral implications of colonialism

The age of mythology music

11:24 French Guyana dissapeared? Blue.....I am disappointed in you and your lack of knowlage about the most forgotten part of modern france.

@strider04

4 жыл бұрын

Right I saw that and I was like what the heck, blue they never left

@camilledasse4331

4 жыл бұрын

I think that the reason it disappeared of the map is because it is no longer considered as a colony. It is now a “département”, which could be roughly translated as a “county” But a lot of them want to leave. When the government asked them if they wanted to leave in November last year, 43.3% said yes, so I guess they’ll end up leaving eventually

@jackyoh971

4 жыл бұрын

@transylvanian actually guyana people have the same legal right than European French it not the case with Puerto Rico only Hawaii can compare.

@sarahk.8473

4 жыл бұрын

@transylvanian While I do see where you're coming from, I'd like to point out for clarity's sake that the interests of native peoples play second fiddle to those of the white population on the US mainland too. It's definitely not isolated to Hawaii.

@seneca983

4 жыл бұрын

@@camilledasse4331: "I think that the reason it disappeared of the map is because it is no longer considered as a colony. It is now a “département”, which could be roughly translated as a “county”" But doesn't that make it even more of a part of France (at least until they possibly leave) since it's at least in theory as much France as any département in metropolitan France?

So.... The Vietnamese learned from Napoleon when the French didn't. "God is on the side with the best artillery." I doubt I said that right.

@unepintade

3 жыл бұрын

I mean 1945 france didn't have a strong military

@nathanielleack4842

3 жыл бұрын

@@unepintade 1945 France as it often did throughout history had the best people. Citizens willing die not just for their victory but to defend the very concepts of France and French culture. The whole meme of them being surrendering cowards is bs anyway. Their governments have often been filled with cowards. But not their citizenry

@unepintade

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanielleack4842 I was talking about their military not the country in itself, because of the occupation between 1941 and 1944, france didn't have enough time to retrain an entire army able to defend metropolitan france aswell as its colonies

@eastlaosempire999

3 жыл бұрын

@@unepintade fact : U.S has give a lot of money ... or i mean ( super huge money ) for france to this war with vietnam . The money that Vietnam was sponsored by China is just like a drop of water, while the money that U.S gave to france was like a waterfall ( some general of france said that when Dien Bien Phu battle end ) .

@eastlaosempire999

3 жыл бұрын

@@unepintade yes france is very weak after ww2 but they still a no5 or 6 global super power + money U.S give to france to buy weapon , belive me , in that time they still so strong with nomal country except vietnam ( a undefeated country )

-Hello There- Wait a second, that won't do. This video as about France... *Bonjour There!*

@Cancoillotteman

4 жыл бұрын

"Salut par ici !" ;)

@discmanthecdlord

4 жыл бұрын

*MONSIEUR KENOBI*

@Cancoillotteman

4 жыл бұрын

@@discmanthecdlord Vous êtes un téméraire !

@montea_816

4 жыл бұрын

Zacharie Guillerey m e r c i I don’t know French that’s like the only world I know

@Cancoillotteman

4 жыл бұрын

@@montea_816 well then you maybe should know "s'il vous plaît" as well, since it means "please" X)

7:37 "One Napoleon was already way too many" You say that like a damn Brit. Perfidious Albion!

"I want Liberty and Equality to reign in Saint Domingue...I hoped out of the fire of slavery, our French brothers would see us as full men, but the veil of empire is a heavy one." - - Toussaint Louverture, general of the Haitian revolutionaries

@alexandrub8786

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't he the guy who leac the revolt who killed french men,woman and children of that island or it was an another one?

@aliragehbarreh6178

4 жыл бұрын

that's Dessalines. he lead the second stage of the revolution after Napoleon betrayed Toussaint.

@christelheadington1136

4 жыл бұрын

Just about the only place French slavery is generally mentioned.

@adamcurtis8754

4 жыл бұрын

@@christelheadington1136 Well, there were plenty of slaves in Louisiana and the other Caribbean colonies too, though Saint Domingue was France's chief consumer (even in a horrific literal sense) of slaves

@biliminsrlar5752

4 жыл бұрын

Aren't you the ~15 year old Sultan killed by Janissaries?

Before Empire: "Master of the House." After Empire: "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables."

@dustymiller8752

4 жыл бұрын

Les' Miserables reference?

@michaelscott6022

4 жыл бұрын

@@dustymiller8752 Seems to fit, all things considered.

@dustymiller8752

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelscott6022 just wanted to check. Been a bit since I've watched that one. 👍 thanks

@devreed5931

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Scott niiiice

@seneca983

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a reference to the Empty Chair Crisis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallstein_Commission#Empty_chair_crisis

Yo, Blue finally talked about Vietnam, my home country! I'd love for you to delve deep into Vietnamese history one of those days, it's really cool :D

Me: Oh ne mentioned Napoleon the third, maybe he will talk about the second french intervention. Blue: doesn't mention Mexico once. Me: Le gasp

The difference between the French Empire and the Spanish Empire: One fades into irrelevancy right after Napoleon, but still remains stable. The other begins fading into irrelevancy almost immediately and ultimately kills itself as an effect of starting its own golden age.

@jackyoh971

4 жыл бұрын

@@louisadaway1716 +1 the rest of the French empire make it th second largest country on sea.

@grimaldus1523

4 жыл бұрын

Spain remained a superpower for 200 years, and a Great power for 100 more.

@grimaldus1523

4 жыл бұрын

@Rick K Spanish Empire started in 1492 and ended in 1898. It was a superpower since 1515 and stopped beinga superpower in 1714 and and still lasted a great power until 1825.

@RupinderKaur-sh3cv

4 жыл бұрын

Luis Padilla Napoleon called it a backwards nation

@grimaldus1523

4 жыл бұрын

@@RupinderKaur-sh3cv Napoleon got his ass kicked in that backwards nation.

Why did you show French Guianan being decolonized? It is still a part of France.

@stormbringer2840

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it's not a colony anymore , people have the same right of the continental french and are members of european union .

@orestpaja2531

4 жыл бұрын

Also they use euros

@RohenBlackwolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@stormbringer2840 Sorry maybe I sayed it wrong, I meand that it looked like French Guianan was granted independance.

@stormbringer2840

4 жыл бұрын

@@RohenBlackwolf Oh ok . Well to be fair they were proposed independence but declined it in favor of being implemented i the territory of France .

@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332

4 жыл бұрын

@@joelongo450 But French Guyana is the richest of the three Guyanas nowdays. They made the right call.

I love this channel because of how relatable and down to earth this channel is.

Blue you did a mistake 11:24 french Guiana in South America is still part of France and is an official department of France. French Guiana is the reason France longest border is with Brasil.

Mark the date blue just coined the age of vanity

@lukascielocaminante257

4 жыл бұрын

He coined nothing lol use the terms people use instead of thinking you're an historian who can coin terms like that.

"The Age of Vanity" I like it, we should make it a thing.

@falconJB

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I love "The Age of Vanity" as the new name.

@nikki607

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@farmerboy916

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, no. It makes too many presumptions and implications about a historical period, is somehow even more eurocentric than the previous name, and yet also less descriptive. You'll note that historians already have been trying to get away from the older period names that have implied value judgements like "the dark ages" for a while.

@farmerboy916

4 жыл бұрын

Besides "early modern period" as used does not stretch nearly as far to the present as Blue makes it seem here.

@vivarino1521

4 жыл бұрын

EGBrandan why not just say, Age of Western Vanity, to lessen the Eurocentric aspects, considering the whole world was under western hegemony at the time, it’s kind of fitting

"The only person who could defeat Napoleon was Napoleon" Wellington and von Blücher: Are we a joke to you?

@lecoureurdesbois86

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@nono-kr7um

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't lead at the battle of Waterloo, he was way too sick

@ct3686

3 жыл бұрын

@Michael Terrell II Napoleon defeated himself at waterloo because he wasnt as bold and agressive as he was 10 years ago. If he had deployed the old guard much earlier and told Ney to hold the cavalry he couldve won. But he took too much time and the prussians arrived

@captainsalif4752

3 жыл бұрын

Ottomans you forgot

@unemusiqueunjour

3 жыл бұрын

@@captainsalif4752 The Ottomans only won 2 battles against Napoleon (they didn't do a think it was essentially the Brits). Napoleon won more than 20 battles against them (and the mameluks) even if ultimately the campaign of Egypt failed.

I think using literary and cultural type period names for things works well and breaks down the periods better. Using terms like "enlightenment", "early-industrial", "romantic", etc... era names helps break down the periods into smaller and more descriptive chunks than just lumping it all together. Maybe not exactly those terms, but there are several period names that cover various times in the range you're describing that can be used and that also bring to mind different associations that can be helpful in describing that time period.

"Why does Napoleon look like a Shonen protagonist?!" Because God has a sense of humor and knew anime was coming, Blue.

11:24 don’t they still control French Guiana in South America today?

@Alexandre-sc3no

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TheMyuken

4 жыл бұрын

yes but it is 99% trees anyway

@Hypernefelos

4 жыл бұрын

The other 1% is Europe's spaceport so... yeah. Kind of important.

@riri3531

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMyuken And out president thinks it's an island *sighs*

@steeltitan6691

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and a fair number of highly populated islands. All of them are now departments of France.

As per usual, great video. As a French, I feel obliged to commend you on your pronunciation, there weren't many French names, but they were all pronounced very well. Keep it up, your videos are awesome (oh, and yeah, we still have french guyana)

Small suggestion: I've always been fascinted with royal or important figures (mainly queens) throughout history and I know that your explanations would make learning about them and their accomplishments, for better or worse, really fun. Or heck make another philosophor type music video but with said important/royal figures instead! Have fun with it! Still love your videos no matter what they're about :)

_You're mother is a hamster and your father smelt like elderberries..._ *~ French Guard (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)*

@dylanchouinard6141

4 жыл бұрын

“Fetchez la vache”

@Cancoillotteman

4 жыл бұрын

@@dylanchouinard6141 quoi ? Fetchez la vache !

@dylanchouinard6141

4 жыл бұрын

Zacharie Guillerey “I have been more than reasonable, and-“ *MRROOOOW* “JESUS CHRIST!”

@Cancoillotteman

4 жыл бұрын

@@dylanchouinard6141 Run away ! Run away !

@francescoazzoni3445

4 жыл бұрын

I fart in your general direction

HON HON HON! Here comes ze French.

@2yoyoyo1Unplugged

4 жыл бұрын

Warren Lehmkuhle Ze women, zey do not le shave!

@saritabalaji2354

4 жыл бұрын

Hon Hon Hon Je parle main character Je ne parle pas FILTY Casual

@devinsweeting4978

4 жыл бұрын

@Vernon Roche *knock knock knock* Here's Brittain!

@Shadow-gc6le

4 жыл бұрын

in the distance : hon hon hon *Oh no*

@warrenlehmkuhleii8472

4 жыл бұрын

sixstringpsycho Hon Hon Hon. I am American.

Blue: Don’t Do colonialism, everybody looses. Great Britain: Am I a joke to you?!

@tjcaranese5533

4 жыл бұрын

true. while a fair few colonies were money sinks because the europeans refused to invest in them. what colonies really offered the Europeans and especially the British too really dominate the modern world was their ability to control global trade. which is why until two world wars happened Britain was the richest country on the planet.

@juliansenfr

4 жыл бұрын

Also Blue: Speaks English*

@Punaparta

4 жыл бұрын

Ireland: Yes.

@darkraven5106

4 жыл бұрын

Nerdytimes Britain: Shut up, you where still under me for nearly 1000 years

@alexanderjohn1112

4 жыл бұрын

Britain eating natural resources from Africa:*stops chewing and swallows hard* "Y...Yeah, don't do it guys, I got nothin'"

I appreciate all the maps Blue. It's what attracted me to your videos in the first place

Bless my Soul, Nap was on a roll Person of the week, in every Polish opinion poll

@greekmyths8804

4 жыл бұрын

Sleepy herc

@baydiac

4 жыл бұрын

greek myths *looks at your username* yep, checks out.

Napoleon: I will conquer all of Europe Russian Winter : I’m about to end this mans whole career

@perfectlyfine1675

4 жыл бұрын

It's interesting to spell "Kutuzov's scorched earth tactics" as "Russian winter". I wonder which English dialect is that.

@christelheadington1136

4 жыл бұрын

The origin of the Napoleon complex.

Ayeeeee, amazing vid blue! Now red should do a summary on Tale of Two Cities!

France: Swiggity Swooty I'm comin for Djibouti.

I'm going to use that bit about Napoleon being a Shonen protagonist

@sanguiniusonvacation1803

4 жыл бұрын

Update , my two French weeb friends gave me a horrifying look of realization .

Speaking of France, there's another French monster that hasn't been discussed on this channel yet, I'm sure Red will get a kick out of this one. Its name is Garguille (pronounced Ghar-Ghoul) and is described as being a giant serpent with the power to DRINK RIVERS DRY. That all said there are a lot of interesting monsters from mythology all over the world that really don't get all that discussed here in the western world, like the Vritra from Vedic and Hindu mythology. From what I've managed to gather on it, the Vritra is a colossal demonic serpentine dragon that is so massive it can wrap around mountains (granted Jourmangondr from Norse mythology is still bigger since he can wrap around the world but he still has nothing on this bad boy) and is described as being so gluttonously hungry that "it seeks to swallow the sky." Now for a little backstory on the thing, according to the lore on it, the Vritra actually is older than our world and contained "all the water in the world within its stomach" but when the world was created one of the Hindu (or Vedic) deities cut open its stomach and spilled all the waters of the world on the earth, then the Vritra ended up in a fight with divine beings and was sealed away somewhere that is supposedly secure for a ludicrously long amount of the fact freaking deities can not just opted to put for into an incredibly long and powerful sleep. Can you imagine if this thing actually managed to wake up and break free? Our entire world is practically one big appetizer because clearly being covered with more stuff than anywhere in the solar system means everything upon our world is barely more than a light snack that will keep it satiated for a hot minute if the cosmos is lucky.

@victorjacquet2627

4 жыл бұрын

If it is pronounced "Ghar ghoul" the orthograph is probably "Gargouille" because Garguille is pronounced "Ghar Gille" in french.

@dracone4370

4 жыл бұрын

@@victorjacquet2627 I was unaware of that, every time I've seen it spelled with pronunciation it was as I wrote above

FYI, Quebec wasn't the only colony in the northern end of New France - there was also Acadia, consisting of what are now the three Maritime Provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), some of eastern Quebec, and the US State of Maine, down to the Kennebec River.

My first OSP video! Lead to you by Armchair Historian. Superb video, thank you (and superb maps! I love maps...). I laughed out loud three times. Now Subscribed.

Ever thought about doing Imperial Russia?

USA: "hehe yeah, don't do colonialism" (Looks over nervously at Porto Rico and the Philippines)

@lolloblue9646

4 жыл бұрын

Hawaii, Cuba... the Panama Canal...

@savyskunk6683

4 жыл бұрын

Latin America and Asia countries

@invisibleman4827

2 жыл бұрын

And Okinawa.

HERE COMES SAINT DOMINGUE! Edit: Ok so apparently nothing about the Haitian Revolution....... sad!

Amazing video. Videos of channel helps linking so many little historical anecdotes together and interesting✨😎‼

"Le Grand Oof" fully tickled me

One of the only territories in North America that was left to France after the 7 Years War was the small group of islands known as St Pierre et Miquelon, off the south coast of Newfoundland. My dad's side of the family is from there.

Osp you may have gotten my email but I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for teaching me and helping with my depression. Blue, your like the son wokong (spelt it wrong probably) of history. Red, your sense of comedy and overall common sense has cheered me up. Plus your song covers a amazing. Thank you

Ahhhhh AC 3 music while listening to colonizing, why is it so relaxing?

"What happens when France wants a whole Empire?" England won't let them, that's what.

11:23 your map is wrong. France still holds French Guiana to this day.

I used your video for my school presentation it was very helpful

I will always love the Age of Mythology music y'all use for your history videos

I really liked the video, but I would still like to nitpick a bit : Louisiana was indeed lost in the 7 years war to Spain, and with Spanish being an ally to Napoléon, they gave it back. On that note, Slavery was officially abolished in France in 1793, the bill was brought and defended by a black MP. Napoléon then used the reason of State to put it back in French American colonies to develop French louisiana. When that failed, louisiana was sold to the US, and Haïti took advantage of British naval domination to revolt and become independant. Treatement of French colonies after that was a mix between neo-colonialism and how Puerto Rico is currently being treated by the US. Jump to the Vietnam War : Independance was granted fairly soon in the conflict, however it was to friendly governements rather than the communists. After that the conflict was being paid for by the US as a War against communism, however France made sure the money went to them instead of the newly formed nations, and since nobody cared about the conflict back home, the government didn't add much budget to the US funds. At that final battle, one of the generals said : "What happened is what happens to every unpregnable fort that never recieve relief, it fell." Whether he said that as an excuse or he was serious, I don't know. Sub-saharan Africa was let go on the condition that the countries kept a part of their treasury as French money, making them closely linked to French economy and interests. Due to the high value of the Euro right now, it is considered that most people in those countries barely ever see a coin of their state's money (Franc CFA) Finally, French Guyana is still part of France, as a departement (that's just an administrative zone) and region (another administrative zone). Thanks again for the video. Please feel free to nitpick me

You should do prussia and it's roots in the Teutonic order as well as the pruss people who lived their before that

@artski09

4 жыл бұрын

most governments have an army the Prussian army has a government

@luckiller019

4 жыл бұрын

>bunch of crusaders to lazzy to go to hollyland go instead "baptize" bunch of balts/slavs pagans in north great swamp... sorry Baltic Old Prussia >but only because Hungary kicked them first out of Transylvania >they build some cool castles and are pain in the ass for the Russians and Poles for next two centuries >literally their most famos battles are the one they lost >first German state to convert Protestant >became German meme every time when about to go in war >thx to Hittler, in one war he undone 8 centuries of German colonization of Eastern europe >become 21 centuries meme for "we wuz Dus vult" for right > be part of leftwing bogeyman "we would have reached Rousseau utopia if it weren't for you meddling christians" here done, I just saved twenty minutes

Really nice video! Any chance of doing a video about the Habsburg dynasty? That could also lead to some interesting content and video.

Well you got me with the soundtrack alone. Well played son, well played.

Just for info French Guyana is still part of France (11:28) and a region nonetheless so it has the same status as Normandy or Alsace or any other metropolitan region

Great video! As always :) However, why isn´t French Guiana in the last frame? It´s one of the very few colonies of post WWII France that was given substantial (which at that time was obviously still not enough) increase in rights and became a fully fledged departement. Which, concluding my thoughts, it still is today.

Ok imma be honest, I normally watch the history vids on Ancient Civ. bc idk I think It’s just more interesting. HOWEVER I loved this one, which I wasn’t expecting! Great job Blue!

@erinshetler3688

2 жыл бұрын

I’m now learning about it in school, video is still great, school sucks

The Age of Vanity seems very fitting, solid vid!

Blue: Why is the emperor of France a shonen protagonist?! Napoleon I: Parce que je peux! B) (Because I can)

I'm shocked that Blue never took the time to mention the time when a Bonaparte ruled the Mexican Empire. Surely that would be considered part of French Imperialism non?

@camramaster

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think a Bonaparte nipping out for some mexican food counts.

I don't think there is enough appreciation for the map titles produced here. My personal favourite being at 6:39 with "Bless My Soul, Nap Was On A Roll"

Age of Vanity...omg that's bloody brilliant!!! I wish I was still in touch with my history professors from university. They would love it.

Pls do history of bulgaria next! Love your videos btw

"They simply deprived natives of citizenship rights and forced them into low wage gruntwork." *Sighs deeply in modern American politics*

@Edmonton-of2ec

4 жыл бұрын

The Mexicans aren't natives!

@coreytaylor447

4 жыл бұрын

except not matter how you look at it, white people are not native (but obviously have citizenship), the actual natives (what little are left anyway) have citizenship, and immigrants who are legally allowed to enter still have citizenship. and illegal immigrants cant get any good paying jobs because those all need a documented past and background checks (which they cant pass for obvious reason. missing a work visa or citizenship)

@AnansisLibrary

4 жыл бұрын

AnnoyinglySalty actually most latinx citizens are direct descendants of native Americans So yea.

@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnansisLibrary they're not native to any US lands

@ginkiba3

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Edmonton-of2ec about 1/4 of the USA used to be part of Mexico; the vast majority of Latinos in general have some Amerindian ancestry with a full 20% of Mexicans being fluent in one or two indigenous language alongside Spanish. Mexico is literally named after an indigenous people, the Mexica. They're native.

4:44 i liked the bit where the lion jumped out of the cannon :D

Quick correction at 11:22 French Guyana is still a part of France but is now a department (basically like a US state) of France

"No flag, no country, those are the rules that I've just made up."

Sometimes you just have the urge to jump into a ship and ram your flag into some foreign lands. It's really satisfying!

@camramaster

4 жыл бұрын

As the Apollo missions proved.

@komalahayes1535

4 жыл бұрын

😂

Make me that Napoleon shonen series damn it I never know knew how much I needed it till he said something

And now I eagerly await the day when Blue inevitably covers the British Empire.

@Valencetheshireman927

3 жыл бұрын

🇬🇧Yeah!!

"I'm not going to opine about how bad Europeans were." *Proceeds to do just that the entire video* Well then...

@Stryker1297

4 жыл бұрын

Eh. Not like he's wrong.

@Stryker1297

4 жыл бұрын

@Jesus Christ +1. Lmfao

@bensaidmahmoud9513

3 жыл бұрын

Like they didn't earn it!!!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 Talking from experience.

@michaelpothoven1041

3 жыл бұрын

@@bensaidmahmoud9513 no bias at all I see ;)

"The Age of Vanity" That... doesn't seem like a very imparcial and objective name.

@Gstrangeman96

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe passing moral judgement using today's metrics on societies that ended over 200 years ago isn't the right way to do history.

@tjcaranese5533

4 жыл бұрын

yeah especially as it skimps over a lot of context which while still leaves europe quite shitty no where as bad as we would view it without modern sensibilities

@totalwartimelapses6359

4 жыл бұрын

@@tjcaranese5533 Disagree, european colonialism was uniquely cruel and no one group of people before (except the mongols) were as brutal and murderous as the colonialists were, we should totally judge Europe in particular for becoming MORE brutal and genocidy than people in general were before colonialism started which nullifies the moral relativity argument...a lot of old conquerers didn't treat the conquered people this badly, some even treated them benevolantly

@tjcaranese5533

4 жыл бұрын

@@totalwartimelapses6359 i wasn't trying too say they weren't shitty they certainly were bad and you make an excellent point for them being the worst but i also think that may come out of reach the europeans much like the mongols were quite deadly because how wide spread their empires became. also i do think we have to rember one of the biggest killers in their early empires of america was disease now while made worse by their actions them just showing up would of dealt incredible damage. now this isn't trying too excuse their actions. but context makes and breaks most history we also have to not that i would say there were empires just as bad in the way they operated just didn't work on the same scope for variety of reasons. on thing that comes to mind is the arab conquests which were no cherry yes it did lead to a golden age but it was also built on the largest slave network at the time something that was outright illegal in christian Europe. another would be the huns and romans both brutal to extremes with societies driven by slaves and worked off exploiting the natives of a land and stripping them of land too give too their soldiers. hell these are the same civilisations which burnt entire cities to the ground and salted the earth to ensure total destruction. TlDR: my main point is that humans are shitty. certainly amazing but also can be incredibly shitty. the thing that defined the later European empires wasn't particularly the methods but the scale take that away they aren't particularly worse then most empires by human sensibilities. However, the age of imperialism nah you are just straight up right in every way because at that point Europe was too high on their own supply but still comes down to scale they would be considered bad but not the worst without that scale.

@Peecamarke

4 жыл бұрын

Funny how eager people are to invalidate the shittiness of an empire by saying everyone was that shitty or that someone was bound to do it if it wasn't them, like, what's intent of pointing that out? It's like saying, this person is bad but so was everyone so let's not focus on them or if they didn't do it someone else was BOUND to, so that makes it okay?

Blues voice sounds *slightly* different in the beginning and I almost had an existential crisis. Then it went back to normal and I almost happy-cried.

6:13 Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor in 1804. He made himself First Consul for life in 1802, which was a precursor, but officially, France was still a republic (granted, this was a façade for a dictatorship, but still, dates are important).

"Don't do Colonialism, everyone loses" IDK, it appears to me like the US made a lot out of it. Y'know, the purchase of French Louisiana, Russian Alaska, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War...

@lolloblue9646

4 жыл бұрын

What I'm saying is that they made a lot of bucks and international importance out of it

@francoisdaureville323

Ай бұрын

Thats more Like expansionism not really colonialism because theres nobidy exploiting those lands and are all part of the united states they arent far away places people go to extract resources, línea colonial empire

"Age of Vanity" needs made official, by force if required.

@cristianvillanueva8782

4 жыл бұрын

They shall learn our peaceful ways, by force.

I really like the phrase "Age of Vanity." I really hope that it catches on in the wider History circles.

6:45 God I love the little things in these videos

The best part about visiting countries that were formally French colonies is the food. The food has it's local flavour with a French twist. Especially in Africa where I found the cuisine in former French colonies far superior to former British ones.

@tonyhawk94

Жыл бұрын

Yup, in Vietnam it created the Banh mi which is a baguette sandwich filled with typical vietnamese veggies and sauce. :)

"bless my soul, Nap was on a roll" Was my take away from this one. Gotta love some Herculean song and dance XD

I never learned much about the Hapsburg family itself in high school, only the shit that happened because of them. That moment at 4:45 told me all that I needed to know.

Rewatching this months later but I felt that I needed to mention this: I love the Assassin’s Creed 3 music!

Armchair Historian and Overly Sarcastic Productions?! This is the ultimate baguette

No one: Absolutely no one: Napoleon in this video: "Don't mess with me! I have the power of God and anime on my side! AHH!!"

6:59 oh the OSP Monkey King vines were glorious.

THANK YOU I LOVE HOW YOU DID CANADA IN ONE OF YOUR VIDS Thanks! PS I live in Nova Scotia!