Francis II first Rage quit in the middle of the game ever recorded in History

@sviatoslavs.1305

3 жыл бұрын

Literally HRE gaming.

@planescaped

3 жыл бұрын

Chat~ HRE: Dude wtf! this is such bull****** _HRE has left the game_

@ekn_38

3 жыл бұрын

Tbf he copied Flavius Valentinianus, the true pioneer of rage quitting

@theyoungbonaparte3739

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why this one got me laughing for a long time

@PureFPSPwnage

3 жыл бұрын

The brilliance of this comment.... _KINGS TO YOU EDMOND_ ...

It's absolutely amazing that a relic as old as the HRE existed at the same time as the United States.

@Hand-in-Shot_Productions

2 жыл бұрын

As an American, I also find it remarkable! The very old and the very new, existing with one another for 30 years!

@Jakeonkuningas

2 жыл бұрын

Or the Ottoman Empire surviving to the time of film.

@bennethoffmann1872

2 жыл бұрын

Even today there are still medieval kingdoms: Saudi Arabia and Qatar for example

@fandemusique4693

2 жыл бұрын

@@bennethoffmann1872 saudi arabia wasn't really saudi arabia, they only got to rule over so much of Arabia in the 20th century

@Leyrann

Жыл бұрын

@@bennethoffmann1872 Just mention England and France then. The difference is that the HRE FEELS medieval, both because it no longer exists and because it's height of power was in medieval times.

I like how all these empires in history were conquered in some dramatic fashion and for the HRE it's like "meh tbh I kinda wanted to die at that point, so I did."

@ozthegamer6399

3 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир Except it was, you're only looking at the HRE post Westphalia.

@ozthegamer6399

3 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир What does rebellion had to do with my comment? I'm arguing about your claim that the HRE was not an empire or unified, by your logic then the Roman Empire wasn't also an empire or unified considering they had many rebellions.

@GeldtheGelded

2 жыл бұрын

@پیاده نظام خان In that sense, the byzantine empire also wasn't an empire, because its vassals also constantly rebelled and feudalism n all that, as you put it. Learn some history yourself

@jenshep1720

2 жыл бұрын

one of the few empires to die peaceful, in bed, from old age. lol.

@drphot6050

10 ай бұрын

USA keep your fingers crossed 😂

Quick rectification: this makes it sound like Francis II did a Charles V and gave up all power to retire somewhere. He didn't. He'd created the title of Emperor of Austria and the Austrian Empire (made up of the Habsburg territories like Austria, Bohemia-Moravia and Hungary) in 1804. So essentially he gave up one useless title for one with actual power over the territory he cared about.

@concept5631

Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@drphot6050

10 ай бұрын

Ahh that’s why they gave us Arnie!

@-Eisenfaust-

10 ай бұрын

That's right. Francis II knew that the Holy Roman Empire would not last much longer (all states were already part of the Confederation of the Rhine and only Prussia and Austria were still formally part of the HRE). And because Napoleon had himself crowned Emperor of the French in 1804, it was to be expected that he would soon be the only ruler with the title of Emperor in the western world, which Francis II could not accept. For this reason he formed the Austrian Empire in order to preserve the equality of rank with Napoleon as Emperor. Under pressure from Napoleon, he had to dissolve the HRE in 1806, making Austria and Prussia de facto sovereign states for the first time. From 1804 to 1806 Franz was the only double emperor in the world. As Francis II Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and as Francis I Emperor of Austria.

@HermitKing731

Ай бұрын

Both Napoleon and Francis killed the HRE so they could both proclaim themselves emperors of their own empires and reduce the former HRE to buffer states.

France's interest number one: widen the English Channel. A lot. 0:29

@charlesdegaulle6663

3 жыл бұрын

France's greatest dream

@volodyadykun6490

3 жыл бұрын

British Sea - like Atlantic Ocean named after people that probably are just a myth and never existed

@paulcalixte2223

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean the Irish Sea?

@milas5108

3 жыл бұрын

actually Napoléon wanted a global peace but some monarchies didnt wanted

@artemius8442

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulcalixte2223 Je pense que Joshua veut parler de La Manche. :P

The Ottomans: Spend forever trying to destroy the HRE Napoleon: Dissolves it in like 2 years

@charlesdegaulle6663

3 жыл бұрын

Never underestimate a Frenchman

@carlosgarciamarin7316

3 жыл бұрын

ottobads

@plzburnme3809

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesdegaulle6663 Corsican? Napoleone di Buonaparte is not the name of a Frenchie

@IAmGlutton4Life

3 жыл бұрын

@@plzburnme3809 that is true my friend but you know how people are

@milas5108

3 жыл бұрын

@@plzburnme3809 Napoléon was french, he said it himself

The Holy Roman Empire was kinda like the simpsons where it was super influential when it first began but slowly deteriorated over a long time to the point where everyone thought it had ended even though it technically still ran

@BocchiSensei

2 жыл бұрын

The HRE is diffrent from austria. It also doesnt make any sense when you said francis himself founded austria even though it existed for centuries by that point. The HRE was dissolved during the nepoleanic wars period... Gone, Deleted, Removed from the map. Didnt exist.

@BocchiSensei

2 жыл бұрын

@علي ياسر Read the message, the comment gets messed up because of your name

@BocchiSensei

2 жыл бұрын

Also stop thinking that you're the center of definition just because you think it existed until the first world war doesn't mean its correct, i would like to see atleast 1 million historians agree with u. It should be easy because theres 7 billion people in earth.

@stephenderry9488

Жыл бұрын

Well it is an anagram of Early Homer Ep Not Him!

@karlscher5170

Жыл бұрын

Are the simpsons still on?

1:10 Holy Roman Empire last words: “Stop quoting Voltaire” 😂😂😂

@Elitist20

3 жыл бұрын

'You mean "Neither Holy, nor Roman.."?' 'STOP THAT!'

@macanaeh

3 жыл бұрын

Nor an Empire

@KlaussMarcellus

2 жыл бұрын

STOP POSTING ABOUT VOLTAIRE I'M TIRED OF SEEING IT

@looinrims

2 жыл бұрын

Y tho

@Perririri

2 жыл бұрын

* Jesus Christ, _that_ quote again!

I like it how the map at 0:28 illustrating Europe in the image of French interests is completely missing the Isle of Great Britain lol

@profesionalshitposter675

3 жыл бұрын

why yes the floor is made out of the floor France and Britain hated each other so if Britain was in that position id be the same for france

@criszn504

3 жыл бұрын

@@profesionalshitposter675 I think he is just pointing out the jokingly manner in which was portrayed in the video, no need to get all stingy about it. Chill.

@miguelrodriguezcimino1674

3 жыл бұрын

I come to the comments section just to find small details like this that I might have overlooked. 🤣

@Itachi951000

3 жыл бұрын

@@stront6655 Not yet...

@MrMokele03

3 жыл бұрын

@@profesionalshitposter675 I think it was a brexit joke

“If I can’t have it, no one can!” - Francis ii

@basedkaiser5352

3 жыл бұрын

“It’s not like we wanted it anyway” - everyone else

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

It would be comical though if Napoleon DID claim it. Remember he already had been crowned King of Italy.

@Imperator_Alexander

3 жыл бұрын

The best part is that that's exactly what happened. Even if the imperial title was a purely ceremonial one, it was one of incredible prestige and political importance, so better to abolish it that let Napoleon have it

@jeremiahsytamco8352

3 жыл бұрын

666th like.

@Moaaz_9872

3 жыл бұрын

It's like them kids who bring the football and get angry😂

"I found the crown of the HRE in the gutter, and I didn't pick it up." - Napoleon, 1806

@archivesoffantasy5560

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@maazkalim

11 ай бұрын

Napoleon knew ‘gutter’ as a word back then? Clearly not Holy enough.

The early Napoleonic wars was basically Napoleon going "How many times do I need to teach you this lesson old man?" to all of central Europe

@riograndedosulball248

3 жыл бұрын

It did went like this. But after SO MANY years fighting France, Austria finally caught on to their tactics Then Napoleon wasn't laughing anymore

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

@@riograndedosulball248 Same with the British & the Russians :D .

@archivesoffantasy5560

3 жыл бұрын

@@riograndedosulball248 he still was laughing then, but when you then add losing half a million men in Russia and all the major powers cornering you at once, then he stopped laughing

@liamjm9278

3 жыл бұрын

@@riograndedosulball248 And by caught on to their tactics they mean wait for Napoleon to fuck up and then avoid battling armies led by him personally.

“Plans to reforge Europe in Frances image” *Erases Britain* Looks bout right

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

What's funny is that Napoleon III actually had a plan for balancing Europe that he drew up with the assistance of his wife Eugenie, which he hoped would end a lot of the warfare (the new Kingdom of Italy was part of this plan). Bismarck and others saw to it that it never had a chance of getting fully implemented.

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

2019 British Meme of France being erased from the map: "Bah; plagarist!"

@CosmicAeon

2 жыл бұрын

Wellington and Nelson: So Napoleon, about that idea...

@thebandit0256

Жыл бұрын

U.S and Canada: That's illegal

0:39 I love how Napoleon is excited when he is winning at first until he gets tired of constant battle.

@alexandrelandel4246

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice the first time 😂

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

It's also partially because of how brutal the battles became. Even Marshal Ney was horrified by the carnage at Eylau. "What slaughter! And without result!" he is said to have exclaimed in shock.

@sylvainprigent6234

3 жыл бұрын

I had missed it thanks so much !!!

@fredbarker9201

3 жыл бұрын

@@thunderbird1921 Eylau was the first one of the “slugging matches” but Friedland, soon after, was a smashing win. Thereon tho the big battles were brutal slugging matches Wagram (09) Borodino (12) both at their occurrence biggest yet seem in history. Then same for Leipzig (13). Austerlitz and Friedland are very impressive but naps most genius was first or sixth coalition controlling 30-50K men

@vincemarenger7122

3 жыл бұрын

That's basically the plot of One Punch Man, lmao

"Gentlemen, if this Man was alive, we wouldn't be standing here." - Napoleon to his soldiers while pointing to the Frederick's the Great grave (not sure about the grave, though).

@creek4188

3 жыл бұрын

He said it standing at his grave, as far as I know. Quite badass

@sviatoslavs.1305

3 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир not sure if a joke or you don't know he died way before Napoleonic wars.

@sviatoslavs.1305

3 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир maybe he wouldn't have trouble, or maybe would have, I just deployed a quote and left to discuss. We're not historians to judge, we can only guess what would have happened. Maybe you're right, maybe there wouldn't be any threat.

@morganv7895

2 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир Napoleon Used a lot of Friedrich’s Tactics in battle: Loyalty among his troops, Well trained and Well Disciplined Soldiers, and Surprising his Enemies.

@GeldtheGelded

2 жыл бұрын

Frederick the Great got his a$$ whooped a number of times, the only thing that saved him was that the empress of russia died and her successor was such a prussia fanboy that he straight up left the war he was winning

Holy Roman Empire 962-1806 "Stop Quoting Voltaire" These little jokes in the background are what make your videos really special.

The delivery and writing of these videos are a form of comedy I can't describe. I love this channel.

@HurjempiPr0

3 жыл бұрын

"What are you gonna do, beat me to death with a sceptre?" "turns out: yes"

@nysteven1

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: no

@chronikhiles

3 жыл бұрын

It's called deadpan or dry humour.

@jonasb104

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a league of it's own. Not comparable to anything realy.😂

@KR-mm4el

3 жыл бұрын

“his career suffered a slight setback; he died”

‘Or even stop a certain naughtier subject from warring against the emperor himself’ I laughed so hard

@Christopher_TG

3 жыл бұрын

More like Mylesia!

@youneskasdi

3 жыл бұрын

Austria: " I'm the emperor and i have all power over germany " Prussia: " No you don't " Austria: " no i don't "

@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588

3 жыл бұрын

*herself*

@drswag0076

3 жыл бұрын

spoiler alert Prussia united all of Germany forming it's own empire.

@thequeenofspades

3 жыл бұрын

@@drswag0076 With blackjack and hookers

The subtlety of the UK disappearing as the map fades to France’s view of Europe is priceless. Very well done!

0:39 I love how napoleon gets progressively board as the battles continue.

HRE: falls Everyone: Oh no! Anyway...

@parhamnourollahi2927

3 жыл бұрын

HAMMOND YOU IDIOT!

@alec0062

3 жыл бұрын

*still, could be worse...*

@colindaniels945

2 ай бұрын

Everyone else: Damn, you're still around? We thought you died at least a century ago.

0:39 Napoleon: Haha look at them running away! 0:42 Napoleon: Can't you just stop please?

@charlesdegaulle6663

3 жыл бұрын

France vs Europe

@nicbahtin4774

3 жыл бұрын

in 1812 Russia: haaaaaaaaghaaaaaa haaaghaaaaaa Napoleon: Why Are You Running ? Why Are You Running ?

@nickstoneham5629

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. At first he thought this was fun, but after a while he had seriously concerns on how these nations managed to last so long.

@fredbarker9201

3 жыл бұрын

@@elmascapo6588 if you’re talking about the pasha, he literally stayed in siege whilst being reinforced by Britain. Napoleons Egyptian/Syrian campaign failed overall due to Nelson and Sidney Smith, he failed to break the siege at acre, but look at the pitched battles against the ottomans they were the most one sided of Napoleons whole career

@AsbestosMuffins

3 жыл бұрын

if at first you can't succeed, keep throwing men at napoleon until france runs out of armies

Good to note that Francis also elevated the various Hapsburg realms (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary...) into an empire of his own after Napoleon crowned himself emperor of the French. I imagine even he realized that his title over the HRE didn't mean anything at that point and that he might as well create a new legit empire out of the land he had actual direct rule over. Sucks that he then found himself at the head of a multiethnic state just when nationalism really started picking up...

@Godslayer5656

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, he didn’t really have to deal with that as much as the next rulers. Ferdinand I had abdicated during 1848 due to the riots and revolutions, and then Fraz Joseph’s entire rule was pretty much dealing with those Ethnic Minorities.

0:45 I love the fact that while you reused the same map from “Why did Napoleon invade Russia?” you corrected it by colouring Venice as part of Austria (before the battle of Austerlitz gave it to France of course). Amazing attention to detail :)

"Had plans to reforge Europe in France's image and interests." **Britain has left the server**

@Itachi951000

3 жыл бұрын

Brexit: The prequel

@6timesbabyyy996

3 жыл бұрын

We really are a pain in everyone's ass's

@AlexanderDiviFilius

3 жыл бұрын

@@6timesbabyyy996 a fine staple of English and British history is pissing off some part of continental Europe

@proxybum8895

3 жыл бұрын

@@Itachi951000 Brexit but they leave earth

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

^ Nah. We just sail away to somewhere warmer, and with less frenchies :D .

A video about the HRE without the Voltaire quote, I must be in heaven

@johnfelixable

3 жыл бұрын

1:10 Stop quoting Voltaire!

@dete31

3 жыл бұрын

"The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire." - Voltaire

@basedkaiser5352

3 жыл бұрын

“Gaming” - Voltaire

@maxion5109

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, it's such a cringy quote

@GeldtheGelded

3 жыл бұрын

@@dete31 Voltaire was a cringe philosopher

About the last point though: nobody wanted the HRE's crown in its current state at the time. But they did want to continue the idea of a German Empire. That's what was officially stated in 1848/49. And even when William I of Prussia took on his new title as German Emperor he did so in direct reference to the HRE. They also attempted to get the actual physical crown kept in Vienna but the Habsburgs had no interest giving it to them so they went ahead without it but designed a new crown that looked remarkably similar.

I love how between 0:37 and 0:44 ish Napoleon's face becomes more and more bored by defeating everyone with ease 😂👍

"It's dumb anyways, I don't want to play with anymore" ~ Emperor of the HRE after getting smacked by Napoleon probably

@Dragonfire511

3 жыл бұрын

*Le Bonke*.

I love how Napoleon gets more and more bored as he starts beating them more and more.

@EndOfSmallSanctuary97

3 жыл бұрын

Replace "bored" with "overweight" and it would also be accurate to history.

@ecurewitz

3 жыл бұрын

he won't be bored after the Battle of Borodino

@Attam0604

3 жыл бұрын

Late game Napoleon Total War

@wetwillyis_1881

3 жыл бұрын

@@Attam0604 Lol, yeah, I love that game.

@stanislausklim7794

2 жыл бұрын

He got tired of winning.

This is the perfect channel! The content is informative, concise, and entertaining, the animation is fun, and the uploads are consistent. The use of signs to me is the cherry on top. Great work, guys.

I enjoy your channel for the history lessons, but also I get the biggest kick out of the animations! It's a combination of the quaintness of the cartoons, and the dry wit humor! Just wonderful!

0:16 I appreciate the time you take to paint this mess and drag them all along 6 separates way

@1959ticktock

3 жыл бұрын

You sound like a great patreon of History Matters.

Love how on 0:29 Britain is just blank

@TheZPTR

3 жыл бұрын

Britain = Atlantis

@infedius7214

3 жыл бұрын

That's because the president at the time was John Cena.

@Thunder.Sizzle

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even realize this.

@foundationgamer9771

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 XD

@6timesbabyyy996

3 жыл бұрын

@@_CobraTate. When Britain has colonies on every continent around the world. That was never going to work lmao. The French just couldn't do anything about us

0:38 check out Napoleon's facial expression in the left corner as he increasingly becomes bored constantly winning lol

"More like Mylesia" is my new favorite burn

@riograndedosulball248

3 жыл бұрын

"BRANDEMBURG!" ~shaking fist~ Every Holy Roman Emperor, ever since Prussia started chimping.

0:29 lmao britain gets vaporized from the map, truly the French Dream

@Koala1203

3 жыл бұрын

Score: French fantasy/10

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

That; or we just said "well screw this" and sailed away to warmer climbs.

@macanaeh

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, I hate to be this guy, but in France's dream world it would be only England who'd get vaporized. The French actually love the Scottish, they have one of the oldest bromances in Europe

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

^ False; as the de-facto alliance yielded no military success, and was basically dead by 1603. Now that between England / GB and Portugal: oldest and longest alliance in history, which aided both in the Napoleonic Wars. GB's alliance with Chile is also a lengthy one, which proved mutually beneficial.

@macanaeh

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimtaylor294 Who is talking about the alliance here? I'm talking about mutual respect and overall warm feelings

I love how consistently History Matters draws Europe without Britain whenever Napoleon is involved

@theskepticalwhaler4946

3 жыл бұрын

Also how Napoleon goes from excited to bored with each successive victory over the coalition

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

...and then to really chilly, and then muddy, and thdn on some windswept island being poisoned by the wallpaper XD.

This approach to presenting history is perfect. Concise, pleasant to hear and memorable. Thank you.

@MoiLiberty

Жыл бұрын

First Reich = Holy Roman Empire That's memorable. This video is garbage.

0:39 This Napoleon's growth from excitement at gunning down Europeans to bland indifference has more character development than most movies and comics today.

Francis II : I'm gonna do what's call a pro gamer move. Also him: Francis II left the game.

@vladlusca2589

3 жыл бұрын

Rage quit

@lordmustafa3309

3 жыл бұрын

@@vladlusca2589 that was perfect 😂

@MPHJackson7

3 жыл бұрын

*Francis II:* "don't worry guys I have a plan" *Francis II has left the game*

"More like Mylesia" made me laugh out loud at the office.

@trisblackshaw1640

3 жыл бұрын

My brain was saying "think about it... think about it... *laughs in history*"

@KeiO993

2 жыл бұрын

@Name Silesian wars

I’m pleased you covered this topic, there isn’t any other good video material on it that I could find.

I look forward to your videos all week. I really love how accurate and fast they are plus your jokes are always funny

0:39 to 0:41 I like how Napoleon slowly gets bored of winning all the time.

@Bloodlyshiva

3 жыл бұрын

"Why do they keep trying at this point? Can't they just GIVE UP?" It was something like 5 to 7 coalitions.

@EndOfSmallSanctuary97

3 жыл бұрын

Napoleon to Francis: HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN?!

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

Mother Nature, the Royal Navy & a chap known for rubber boots: "Be careful what you wish for, mwahahahahaha!"

“You want the Crown? Well F you I’m taking it, oh yea and HRE is over, yup shutting that down. Yea I get the last laugh”

@tannhauserr

3 жыл бұрын

Napoleon: 😬😬😬

@basedkaiser5352

3 жыл бұрын

France, Austria, Prussia and Italy: did somebody say something ?

@B3RyL

3 жыл бұрын

Napoleon: "FINE! Take it! I didn't even want the stupid crown in the first place. I got all the titles I wanted anyway so I... don't... need it..." *sniff, sniff* :'(

@Theshadowdemon9

3 жыл бұрын

The last Palailogos from the grave: Finally, the LARP is over.

@sherlocksmuuug6692

3 жыл бұрын

@@Theshadowdemon9 Fun fact, a cadet branch of a cadet branch of the Palaiologos family, the Paleologo-Oriundi, have survived until today. At least seven members of the family would have been both alive and adults when the HRE was dissolved. The family lives in Venice now, ironically enough.

Francis II: Dont worry i have an idea *Francis II has left the game*

Your channel is one of the only ones where I like the video before the ads finish

"[...] simply because nobody cared to save it" *sad Holy Roman Empire noises*

@davidlefranc6240

3 жыл бұрын

i agree and same time they just didnt wanted to be in the way of napoleon !

Finally, a video about the HRE

@cprow0997

3 жыл бұрын

@Thorne 3 isn’t enough, he makes too much modern history videos.

@beastdeas7250

3 жыл бұрын

@Thorne we need more

@snare5903

3 жыл бұрын

@Thorne WWII is modern

@RizeUp8083

3 жыл бұрын

@@cprow0997 ostrich lookin ass

@maximilianolimamoreira5002

3 жыл бұрын

@@snare5903 yeah, but technically we are in the contemporary era, the Modern period already ended in 1789.

One interesting topic you should consider making a video on would be the War of Burgundian Succession, since it in a way represents the beginning of the later territorial conflicts between France and Germany. In any case, love the video!

Great vid as always.

1:50 Ohh, _Frederick_ **cue laugh track**

Get ready for spam of everyone’s favourite quote about the HRE ‘Not holy, not Roman, not an empire’

@freewal

3 жыл бұрын

© Voltaire.

@RafitoOoO

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh it's true

@thezeitos469

3 жыл бұрын

Actually you are the first to say those overused by now completely meaninless words

@GeldtheGelded

3 жыл бұрын

It's official name was just "The Empire" or the roman empire. The holy part was something first mentioned in a document of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the others just kinda went along with it

@Itachi951000

3 жыл бұрын

@@RafitoOoO No it is not. It only became true as a result of the Thirty Years' War. That was the biginning of the end for the HRE. Voltaire's quote dates back to the 1740's, so it was already true at the time but shouldn't be used to describe the HRE for the entirety of its history. Keep that in mind.

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!

"More like Mylesia " ah brilliant. Humor like tis is (on of) the Reason I like this channel so much

0:14 It must have been a huge pain to draw all the individual member states as well as researching their borders

@varana

3 жыл бұрын

"All" the member states? Oh no, not by far. :D

1:11 so true! Never saw a video about the HRE that didn't quote Voltaire

0:30 the entire island of Britain is just gone. I am rolling.

This voice really drawn me into these videos, great job

0:29 France: snap Uk: mr. Napoleon, I don’t feel so good.

@limyangxuan

3 жыл бұрын

Snap back to reality. UK: Hold my Waterloo.

0:39 I like the fact that Napoleon starts to get increasingly bored with his victories

Love these videos. Informative, concise and witty. I have read quite a bit about the Napoleonic Wars, but never heard or seen this addressed. Maybe the channel could do a video on The League of Armed Neutrality? Maybe the Quasi War between America and Revolutionary France? The coup 18 Brumaire that brought Napoleon to power? The assassination of Tsar Paul I? The two bombardments of Copenhagen by Britain? Maybe a video on Bernadotte becoming ruler of Sweden and the political shenanigans of aligning himself against Napoleon? A video about the trial of Louis XVI, being convicted of treason and executed? A video about the breakup of Denmark and Norway? ((I am unsure how this relates to the broader political, military and economic struggle of the Napoleonic era, but I believe this happens within the Napoleonic Wars.)) There is so much that happens during and leading up to the Napoleonic Wars and yet it tends to be discussed in broad general strokes.

Epic and splendid content as always !👍

I don’t care if I haven’t seen the video yet I’m still liking

@karsentube13yt

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, a man of culture

“Reforge Europe in Frances interests” Removes Britain Laughs in French

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

The British isles meanwhile: *laughs in new tropical climbs; having sailed away somewhere not french* XD

The detail is so epic. It would've been very easy to overlook France's involvement in Ireland's rebellion of 1798 (Ireland's history so often gets overlooked compared to affairs on the continent), but History Matters makes it matter.

Great content!

"Why die?" The HRE before napoleon

You should make a video “why does Lesotho exist?”

@solwen

3 жыл бұрын

Because Napoleon

super interesting and entertaining. Thank you.

Do you know what I just have to say I love this channel it is SO GOOD!

0:28 i like how again Napoleon's dream Europe is where the British isles don't exist

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

The British: "Same; only with no France XD"

"The Emperor of France had plans to reforge Europe in France's image and interest" *Britain literally gets wiped off the map*

I already knew all of this, but your videos are always entertaining, and so I wanted to see how you told the story.

Love your videos

What actually happaned is that James Bissonett stopped funding the HRE

"Aight I'm abdicating, smell ya later!" "Can... can we have the crown back?" "No!"

I really like the simplicity and it stays my time frame that I can keep watching a video

"Reshape the world in France's image." *shows britain disappearing* TRUE.

History Matters: *posts Me: well, I know what I’m doing for the next 4 minutes

Just one precision about a mistake often being made when talking about Napoleon : He did not declare a SINGLE war. Yes, you read well. All the wars were declared either by the British, the Prussians, the Austrians or the Russians. (Althoug in the end it kinda was all Britain since they just payed countries to fight for them). If you don't believe it just check all the coalition wars and you will see that France mostly defended itself. The fact is the neighbouring countries were simply too afraid of the revolutionary ideas that were continued by Napoleon (another misconception : Napoleon did end the first French republic but kept most of its new administrative and civil law aspects) and he perpetuated the individual freedoms obtained through the revolution with the obvious exception of democratic rights. All of this to say that portraying him as a malevolent conquest thirsty tyrant is a bit incorrect. He was perhaps a tyrant in France but the conquests he performed during his reign were reactional, and when Britain/Pussia/Austria declare war upon you five times in a row in spite of just having signed a peace treaty you start wanting to permanently hamper their hability to attack you.

@chinsaw2727

2 жыл бұрын

Well Revolutionary France did start everything by declaring war on all of Europe, but that happened years before Napoleon was even in charge. But what you said was true, Napoleon himself was only reacting to a hostile Europe who didn’t want this nobody who crowned himself Emperor and the revolutionary ideas he brought with him.

@michaelbayer5094

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of revisionist history, but, please, don't try to sell Napoleon as a pacifist, or worse, a victim.

@chinsaw2727

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbayer5094 Well, it’s complicated. Napoleon was far from a pacifist, and he was the “victim” of European aggression. Yet, he never sought the peaceful solution, like ever, he kept fighting battles instead of seeking peaceful resolutions.

@ng.tr.s.p.1254

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbayer5094 Is reading comprehension a luxury these days?

@michaelbayer5094

2 жыл бұрын

@@ng.tr.s.p.1254 No, but apparently inference is a lost skill. Chainsaw understood my point. Without any snark, BRW. What's your complaint? Because it's not clear.

awesome as ever

I like how in History Matters videos I read the comments, find something that I missed and then go back and laugh.

The Holy Roman Empire wouldn't have been dissolved if they were helped financially by James Bizzonette.

@noone3272

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@arne1021

2 жыл бұрын

@@noone3272 a patreon of History matters

Francis II: if i cant have it, no one can! *abdicates and dissolves the H.R.E the rest of the H.R.E: guess ill go with it

The maps in these videos are so good. Detailed down to the smallest Aegean island on 0:28.

On my first watch i didnt even notice entire Britain was missing in 0:29, its such a great silent joke i love this channel so much

I literally just asked myself of you uploaded recently

@timmccarthy872

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, has it been about ten seconds since History Matters uploaded a video?

0:39 the way he get's more and more uninterested from victory to victory.😂

@jonasb104

3 жыл бұрын

@@regabrielexv same tbh😂 this is one of the few I noticed by myself

“I found the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire lying in the gutter…and I left it there.” Napoleon

Meanwhile in an alternative universe: Napoleon: *wins* Britain: I don't feel so good

1:40 You should have ad something like "hence why Prussia and even Austria, the emperor's personnal territory, had lands both in and out of the HRE." That would have clear the geographical confusion on your map.

0:29 **Casually sinks the whole island of Great Britain** Scotland: I thought we were friends.

@jimtaylor294

3 жыл бұрын

Post 1707 search engine results: "Scotland exe doesn't exist; did you mean the UK?"

@thunderbird1921

2 жыл бұрын

Scottish forces deployed with the English against the French, so they were enemies by that point.

I like the style of narration

Yet another great answer to a question I didn't know I had.

It's remarkable how Napoleon ended some of the oldest states in Europe to shake things up. His other famous victim was the Republic of Venice which too was milennia old by that time.

This channels comedy and history is unmatched and I love it. It'd be fun to see a video about the 55 days in Peking and it's relief (aka the greatest crossover in history)

well put

Nice video.