Quick public update regarding ad integrations: a few people (not very many tbh) have voiced their annoyance about spnsored content, so we want to address this here. In many ways we understand that position, after all we watch KZread content ourselves and ad integrations can be annoying. However, it's another story from the creator perspective. So quick answer: what every KZreadr ever said is pretty much true. With our amount of clicks you won't earn enough to make a living just by KZread ads. Long answer: Even including sponsorings, we currently earn about half of what we would get if we would just work in a standard office job - but work much much more hours (including university and other jobs there's pretty much no week in which we don't work 7 days, normally more than 9 hours a day). This includes the earnings from our German channel btw. All in all, we think integrations are kinda good for everybody because we can only deliver quality content for the long term (both in terms of research and visual presentation) if we earn enough money. Sponsorings / Patreon guarantees that we still earn enough money in months in which the algorithm doesn't give us any love. And lastly, part of our problem is that Switzerland is an expensive place to live. Regarding what we recommend our policy is (and has been) that we recommend products that we actually think are valuable to our viewers. That can be stuff we like, things we assume might interest a minor portion of the viewership, or that might have significant overlap with the military history niche. What everybody seems to forget when discussing this topics is that if you limit yourself to only one or two products, you will have a diminishing return from recommending it, which will lead the brand to think you're not an ideal partner anymore. In the end you will have to recommend a variety of products to remain a desired partner. TL;DR: we don't make enough money without sponsorings, so don't expect anything to change regarding ads. To everybody who supported us, comments, likes and all that stuff: our most cordial thanks, it's so gratifying to see that many of you think highly of our content. Cheers, Sandro & Roman

@gabrielvanhauten4169

2 жыл бұрын

Never listen to haters, rule on youtube. All the channels like armchair are way way way worse

@giovannifontana1433

2 жыл бұрын

You are fantastic guys keep going. A big Hug from Italy

@sauerkraut2804

2 жыл бұрын

No worries. Add as much ads as you like if the quality stays the same. Your videos are amazing.

@swordsmen8856

2 жыл бұрын

Dude your content is worth the sponsors and adds. Please keep going

@ignoranceisstrenght1984

2 жыл бұрын

Its ok, i skip them anyway.

*_A soldiers life, in the pike and shot era, was rough._* Immediately a poor soldier gets obliterated by multiple lightning strikes while his fellow soldiers just watch without caring. 😅

@bskorupk

2 жыл бұрын

"What do you mean the H.R.E. Isn't Roman? Only Zeus could Strike our men down!"

@SomeCrusader

2 жыл бұрын

Eh, Heinrich was kind of a dick anyways.

@b1laxson

2 жыл бұрын

And that was just the start of training!

@antisocialmunky

2 жыл бұрын

An ancestor of Mehdi from Electroboom.

@TheManofthecross

2 жыл бұрын

heh poor sob. :(

Man, graphics are getting better and better.

I actually love that you're basically the only youtuber that does pike and shot era videos! Keep it up!

This might be my favourite history channel, equal to invicta which us classic. I like kings and generals but the amount of historian info and texts from the epoque you guys put into ur vidoes are giving it much more merit value. Thank u for your work!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

thanks man, appreciate the comment!

@phyrr2

2 жыл бұрын

Sand is very good at giving a more detailed "on the level" glimpse on the day to day. Makes the subjects human as opposed to "just history".

@ghostrider.49

2 жыл бұрын

@Jo "You can literally read all about an event they're covering on a wikipedia page" Can't you do that about any even remotely famous historical event covered by any history channel out there? You can read on wikipedia about the siege of Vienna, army of Gustavus Adolphus and the tercio, all topics which sandrhoman himself went over. You can read about any battle in history on wikipedia in general, does that make say, historia civilis or historymarche bad? It doesn't, and K&G whatever you might think of them do their research, I can remember at least 5 occasions at the top of my head where they quoted famous historians they are using as their sources. One thing is to say you don't think fancy K&G, but you are hating on them outright for no reason.

@aminatandour589

2 ай бұрын

also, not to mention, whilst wikipedia is far more accurate than what teachers make it out to be, it is still not a very good source on topics which are very divisive and controversial, and normally it will just end up going for whichever is the most widely accepted answer, not exactly what is closest to the reality. This is by the very nature of the site being able to be edited by anyone, being that it will usually go with the answer most accepted, even if outdated or wrong, unfortunately.@@ghostrider.49

I've never really been interested in the early modern period until I found your channel. Really enjoying this series

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear, we hope to convince more people of the period's awesomeness!

8:13 Is that the origin of the phrase "son of a gun"? Great video BTW.

@baddoopey

2 жыл бұрын

No, that’s a navy expression. See Wikipedia.

@baddoopey

2 жыл бұрын

@Erre Waser, it means born in between the guns.

@Artur_M.

2 жыл бұрын

@@baddoopey Yeah, it appears it came from the Royal Navy, although, judging from this video it already existed earlier, in a slightly different meaning. Fun fact: speaking of weird, gunnery-related etymologies, in Polish there is a word 'flejtuch', which colloquially means an untidy, dirty person but originally meant the piece of cloth used as a wadding for muzzleloaders. It comes from a German phrase 'fliegen Tuch', literally 'flaying cloth', as the wadding was flaying out of the barrel with the bullet/canon ball. :)

I love the juxtaposition of it being "hard times in the camp" with a jovial chef carrying a large pot of food with an affectionate cat. I would love to see more of this series. And all of your other topics, too. Thank you for this channel!

Love the topics on soldiers' lives. Keep up the good work!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Will do!

@maxvanhuffelen5230

2 жыл бұрын

@@SandRhomanHistory great! I try to write realistic campaigns and settings for roleplaying games so your videos are hugely useful as well as educational and entertaining.

@Fronzel41

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, material on life outside of battle is valuable context. Soldiers' unwillingness to dig and build like ancient Roman legions is obviously very important to how an army would conduct a siege.

I love the Pike and Shot period. This channel is great.

Good to see how Camp Life/Community broadened the experience of Soldiers. Adds some meaning to instances where the baggage trains, camps were plundered or overrun.

Thank you for talking about this era 💪🏻

I’m loving this series on soldiers’ lives. Looking forward to more!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

there will be more! probably in the middle of September.

Love it - more please. Pike drill, halberd drill, ranks, logistics, orders, supply, pay - you name it I want to hear about it

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

We're discussing the drill and training text right now actually :P (well in 2 minutes when Roman is home).

@NoName-lo9ym

2 жыл бұрын

@@SandRhomanHistory Bjorn Ruther has a HEMA channel in his name and has just done a video on pike drill. It's very enlightening and may be useful

Another fascinating subject, illustrations, animations and explanations are just amazing...Congrats once again, a wonderful 'camp life' video... 😍😍👍👍👍

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

thanks man!

I love this. I really wanted to know about the day to day and mundane aspects of life in history.

Just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the fact that this content is FREE. The amount of effort and quality in these vídeos are surreal. People shouldn’t be complaining about the ads, fr. Instead we should thank the team thats behind this awsome channel for bringing to us entretainment and also knowledge.

Pretty stocked for this one after you last upload.

The level of detail and the quality of the information, is like no other in KZread. Also, the art style and ilustracions are like a small window into the past. The expirience when whatching this videos is trully outstanding.

Im glad you guys are doing this series. I love all the military stuff, but the odd minutiae of the time is what gives it its own flavor, and knowing how they lived and why it was like that is how we find out about it. Plus, you're like the only ones who do the Early Modern period, and I'm very happy you're good at it.

It is a great series. I am beginning to be fascinated by this period. I am currently reading 'The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road 1567-1659' by Geoffrey Parker. Please keep up the great work!

This is such a well researched channel, I love the amount of citations

I am very appreciative that you are such a reliable uploader on a era of history that is not extensively covered.

I watch this channel quite regulary, but i need to say that this is one of my most favourite videos as of yet. Nothing against the staggering sieges, those are interesting stories that are always fascinating to listen to. But as a roleplayer and larper, i enjoy to learn how life back then really was. Under this circumstance, this most recent video or e.g. the video about powdermills are just what i could wish for. Thank you for the awesome presentation and preparation!

Love it! This channel deserves so much more attention!

This was one of the most informative and interesting videos you ever made. I like the battle videos but I like learning about the general life and things related to it much, much more.

2:05 bare thighs, colorful stripes, crotch cups... these were the hardest dudes around!

@gon4455

2 жыл бұрын

What wierd fashion isn't it, wonder who designed and marketed this crap for it to become popular trendy.

@McFisticuffs

2 жыл бұрын

@@gon4455 The Holy Roman Empire, along with most of Europe at the time, had sumptuary laws that dictated (or at least, tried to dictate) what people could and couldn't wear based on their social class. Emperor Maximilian I granted the Landsknechts exemptions from these sumptuary laws because their lives were "brutish and short." It was a way to flaunt their independence and special status, like showing up to an office meeting wearing booty shorts and a 420 shirt.

I often participate in historical reeactment events of this period (especially 17th century) and our camp life is so far from this real look. Of course, for us it's entertainment, we can meet, sit about the fire, sing and drink a lot of alcohol. And a lot of women made this all things which made these women from the history - they cook, repair clothes etc. Of course they don't sell sex, but few women I know made a table that one of their tent is a camp borthel (not real, only for better historical view of camp). But there are sometimes moments when you really can feel as people in 16th/17th century - when came rain or storm which can be danger and you have only this what you have in the tent.

Those images always remind me of looking through history books as a kid, so good

Excellent work as always !

WHERE ARE THE WONKY MOVEMENT !? We want the return of the cardboard cut out awkwardly moving ! That shit was hilarious !

Thanks for this quality documentary 🙏

I always love the art style you use. Great Channel!

Would definitely love to see more videos of this series, a very interesting topic that very few channels cover.

There are a lot of top history channels on YT with a lot of content. But this one is quite unique in content and delivery which is not only insightful but very refreshing. Never mediocre, always top notch and always gives perspective on the rank-and-file. For that, a suggest Sand video is a clicked video.

My favorite History Channel. Great content and especially my strong interest in the 30yrs war and shot and pike warfare

Details about everyday life are just as interesting as the great battles and generals.

Absolutely explore these subjects further, a fantastic, informative series!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! we have a few more already in the end stages if production! There will be a surprise collaboration video first though.

I really like the animated pictures shown during narration. Keep up the good work! 👍

Had family in the Landsknechts so thank you for this I'm a nerd for all things Landsknechts.

Please do more of this series! I've been looking for this type and depth of information since I was a kid, no other source I've found has presented it so well or so thoroughly.

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

More to come :)

@PalleRasmussen

2 жыл бұрын

Well... I mean... Books? There are many.

Great graphics and excellent information. Thanks

Thanks for the video.

Aaaa summer vacation and a good historical video. Thnx dudde!!

Keep up the great work!

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent series, hope to see much more of the same, really fascinating. The graphics are brilliant and add a real charm and character to the history ⚔👍

You're pike and shot videos are the best

Another great video, thanks!

Once again, just what I needed for my research.

Yes please. Get busy sending more to listen to with the story pictures too! It's great! From Craig.

That arqubus the dudes holding is actually spot on for the period

Just adding my love for pike and shot era. Never give it up please!

This was highly interesting, my compliments.

A great video. Thanks.

This was great. Thanks

Excellent work as always, please continue with this subject.

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Just found this channel..really like the content ..insight..and unbiased narrative..Love the animation..MUCH LUV FROM N.AUGUSTA S.C

This serie is awesome!

Interesting topics. More of this kind, please.

Fantastic educational video

One more amazing video on soldiers life I am loving it .want more and more pike and shot era videos

Great video! Looking to see more stuff about day to day life

great content, keep it coming!

I’m assuming Roman camps were better in standards than the camps past their collapse…

@ivanlagayacrus1891

2 жыл бұрын

Ehhhhh, more organized, less random brawls because discipline mattered more than ferocity, but otherwise pretty similar

@shanewoody4232

2 жыл бұрын

Depends the swedes were very discipline during the 30 years war like the dude said there were many countries in the 16th and 17th century

@ivanlagayacrus1891

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanewoody4232 yeah, always dangerous to over generalize

@wiseSYW

2 жыл бұрын

well landsknechts are mercenaries. a state sponsored army should have standarized equipment and training

@shanewoody4232

2 жыл бұрын

@@wiseSYW yeah but the standard varied between countries as well and generally it wasn't until during and after the 30 years war and English civil war when countries started to issue standareized uniforms and equipment

Subscribed because of stunning graphics

great work as always :)

Awesome as always

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Always are welcome the videos about life of ordinary soldiers. Maybe you could transform this into a series throughout different periods in history...

Yes keep the series going. I love it

I love more mundane aspects of history, so a similar series of videos would be very much welcomed. Regarding the ads, I myself have no trouble with the sponsorships, I know academic life is though (and living in Switzerland doesn't help) and this is a very niche content to live off ads. If I could I would happily donate to Patreon, the quality of your videos, and the time you must spend doing the rearch, is worth it.

Always love to hear about landsknechts

great topic :) keep em coming

Cool video, keep them coming

Comment for algorithm your content is amazing

Great video, would love to watch more like it!

This was good, keep it up!

I really enjoyed this deep look at day to day life thank you

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, we're glad that people enjoy it!

Great series!

Has anyone else been inventing names for reappearing art assets? Like say, calling a particular image of a soldier 'Thomas' or 'Jeff' This sort of game within the video leads to some fun for me personally, it's silly and I love it :P

@hedgehog3180

2 жыл бұрын

Oh we should definitely give them all nicknames.

We also enjoy this kind of videos, extremely so! Thank you for your work: i’m always looking forward to your next work! Here is a small offering to the algorithm, mayst it be known thou deserve it!

Another amazing video!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Good episode on an interesting topic! Please keep 'em coming! What did typical rules/laws look like in such camp? What were the punishments like?

Yes more of this series please

More on this era please!

Please continue more videos like this, very interesting

Yes, more episodes...

Thanks for flashing the book Landsknechte on the screen. I've just ordered it. (Ja, ich kann Deutsch lesen.)

yes great series, keep going

Keep these videos coming, please!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

We will definitely do that; thanks for the comment!

I'd love to see more vieos on this topic! Great stuff!

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

Nice topic.

Yes please do produced more about the daily life of a soldier, haven't seen much vidton this topic which I find interesting and thank you

I do want more of this series.

SandRhoman, I am sorry I had to stop being a patreon but I am going back to school for my master's and PhD (hopefully). I still love your content. Keep creating.

@SandRhomanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

No problem man! Best of luck at Uni!

Yes I would really like more episodes in this series! :)

This series is awesome and the channel is quality. I bet you ran a gauntlet to make all of this happen!

The organization and logistics of the Pax Romana era legions seem absolutely magical compared to early modern europe

Yes, more camp life and all other aspects of warfare of this era; very interesting.

Good stuff