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September 19, 2020

History RE-Summarized: The Roman Republic

Filed under: Europe, History, Humour — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 18 Sep 2020

The Roman Republic is a fascinating story all on its own, but it also serves as an excellent object lesson in civics.

This video is a Remastered, Definitive Edition of three previous videos from this channel — History Summarized: “The Roman Republic”, “The Punic Wars”, and “Julius Caesar and the Fall of The Republic”. This video combines them all into one narrative, fully upgrades all of the visuals, and adds extra historical notes and clarifications along the way. Please let me know if you enjoyed this, and are interested in more videos like this. There are many historical miniseries on this channel that would fit neatly into a compilation like this, and I’d be thrilled to make them!

SOURCES & Further Reading: Virgil’s Aeneid, Polybius’ Histories, Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, Caesar’s De Bello Gallico, SPQR by Mary Beard, Rome: A History in Seven Sackings by Matt Kneale, Rubicon by Tom Holland, The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan, (and also my degree in Classical Studies).

Note for 14:15 — I mention Livy’s History Of Rome (“Ab Urbe Condita“) by name, but made the lizard-brain mistake of showing Polybius instead. Poor Livy, first 75% of his work is lost, and now this.

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September 12, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: Ares’ Abduction

Filed under: Europe, Greece, History, Humour — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 11 Sep 2020

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Well, they may have wounded Ares’ body and spirit, but at least he still has his pride. Oh wait

Alternate title: Ares And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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September 5, 2020

History Summarized: The Viking Age

Filed under: Britain, Europe, France, History, Humour, Religion, Russia — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 4 Sep 2020

The Vikings are enjoying a new wave of enthusiasm in popular culture, but these seafaring Norsemen are still quite clearly a misunderstood force in medieval European history. So let’s take a wide look at the European world during The Viking Age!

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SOURCES & Further Reading: The Vikings by Walaker Nordeide and Edwards, Vikings: A Very Short Introduction by Richards, Age of the Vikings and The Conversion of Scandinavia by Winroth, The Vikings By Harl via The Great Courses, The Viking World by Graham-Campbell, The Viking Way by Price.

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From the comments:

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23 hours ago (edited)
Thanks so much for having me on and letting me help out! It was a lot of fun (even if I talked a little too fast sometimes)! To clarify a piece that I know I did cover too briefly — missionary trips to Scandinavia occurred in Denmark around 823, on the orders of Louis the Pious, and in Sweden in 829, when Ansgar, a Frankish monk, traveled to the town of Birka, where he found a very small Christian community, probably mostly enslaved or formerly enslaved people, and converted a couple of Norse people, including the town prefect. (The graveyard for that town, incidentally, is where the 10th century “female warrior” that made waves a few years ago was buried).

There’s a lot we didn’t get a chance to talk about about the diaspora and its ending, so if there’s anything you all are curious on or find unclear, let me know here or on twitter 🙂

Finally, if you liked this, all the VODs for my personal streams (where I try to ramble about history in games) can be found by clicking on my name, and tomorrow I’ll be streaming CKIII on twitch (link in the description)!

August 22, 2020

History-Makers: Thucydides

Filed under: Books, Europe, Greece, History, Humour, Military — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 21 Aug 2020

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Ahh ancient Greece, it has been entirely too long. Today we’ll take a look at the foundational work of my entire career path — Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, a book that almost single-handedly set the standard for how we engage in historical inquiry. Also it has the added benefit of being about Ancient Greece so win-win!

SOURCES & Further Reading: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Histories by Herodotus, Hellenica by Xenophon, and the 4 straight years I spent studying this in university — Boy do I love doing a video about a topic I’m specifically trained in.

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August 15, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: The Book Of Invasions

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Published 14 Aug 2020

The quintessential Irish mythological text, and … it’s about getting steamrolled by invaders. Now that’s what I call brand consistency!

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August 8, 2020

The Cold War & Decolonization — History Summarized

Filed under: Britain, China, Europe, France, Germany, History, India, Military, Russia, USA — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 7 Aug 2020

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August of 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. So I wanted to make a video about that. That was a bad idea…

What do you get when a Classically-Minded historian ventures about 2,000 years outside of their comfort zone? A mess. A well-intentioned mess is what you get. BUT a mess that we can learn from! So join me as we dig into the aftermath of the Second World War to analyze the origins of the Cold War and the decolonization of European Empires.

SOURCES & Further Reading: The Cold War by Gaddis, The Wars of French Decolonization by Clayton, British decolonization, 1946-1997 by McIntyre, The Cold War’s Killing Fields by Chamberlin, The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction by McMahon, and “Crash Course European History [Parts 42-47]” by Green.

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From the comments:

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1 hour ago (edited)
Some clarifications:
North Africa did of course see conflict, the Pacific did get occupied — even the places that didn’t (eg: India) still paid for the war. Damn double-negatives.

That weird Romania-Hungary-Russia border is a holdover from WWII. The border lasted until 1946 and was changed in 1947. Later in the video you’ll see the more familiar borders.

Indonesia declared Independence in 1945 (Like Vietnam), but the Netherlands didn’t withdraw until 1949, hence my mention of ’49.

July 25, 2020

Shakespeare Summarized: The Tempest

Filed under: Books, Humour, Media — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 5 May 2014

At last! It’s not a tragedy!

It may have been Shakespeare’s final play, but that doesn’t mean it’s my final summary! Hopefully, you lucky folks will get to hear my melodious rambling for a while yet.

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July 20, 2020

History Hijinks: Plague

Filed under: China, Europe, Health, History, Humour — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 17 Jul 2020

Escape the worries of our modern world by visiting the high middle ages and learning about something esoteric and irrelevant: Plague!

In this video, I attempt to actually teach you something about how the medieval world worked and how it responded to this existential threat, rather than dredging up 3rd grade plague facts for easy views. Oops, did I say that out loud?

SOURCES & Further Reading: The Black Death: The World’s Most Devastating Plague via The Great Courses by Dorsey Armstrong, “From Plague Doctor to PPE” by Bernadette Banner (https://youtu.be/ZniriC-jTHg), “Biological Warfare at the Siege of Caffa” from the CDC (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/9…)

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July 5, 2020

History Summarized: Colonial India

Filed under: Britain, Economics, History, Humour, India — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 4 Jul 2020

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Indian History has always been a story of peoples coming and going, but the subcontinent’s modern history takes that up to 11, with the arrival of Central Asian Mughals and boatloads of Europeans. See how India transforms from Medieval to Modern in this final act of our History of India.

SOURCES & Further Reading: The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, A History of India by Michael H. Fisher (a lecture series by The Great Courses).

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June 23, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VII)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 27 Dec 2019

Journey to the West Kai, episode 4: Trouble in Taoist Town!

Thrills! Excitement! Pigsy takes a bath! Sandy fights an alligator! Monkey helps Tripitaka cheat on a high-stakes game show! And as always, everyone forgets about the horse!

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June 20, 2020

History-Makers: Confucius

Filed under: China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 19 Jun 2020

Welcome to the challenge run of History-Makers, where I attempt to give insightful historical context to someone whose backstory is almost entirely blank.

SOURCES & Further Reading: Confucius: A Very Short Introduction by Gardner, China: A History by Keay, The Analects of Confucius, The Mencius.

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June 16, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VI)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 14 Dec 2018

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 3: FAMILY FEUD!

Action! Excitement! Faces from the past! Kuan Yin discovers an exciting new acupuncture technique! Pigsy is unexpectedly skilled at CPR!

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June 9, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part V)

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Published 9 Feb 2018

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 2: LOS DEMONIOS HERMANOS!

It’s yet another episode almost a year in the making! (sorry again 🙊) Today our heroes face off against a deadly duo of conveniently color-coordinated scoundrels, equipped with an impressive array of sacred treasures! Will Monkey be able to prioritize the well-being of his friends over his love of shiny things? Probably not, but find out now!

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June 6, 2020

Pope Fights 3 — The Italian Wars: History Summarized

Filed under: Europe, France, History, Military, Religion — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 5 Jun 2020

It’s time for a POPE FIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!! Gather ’round and listen to a tale of the utter nonsense that is the Renaissance Papacy. We’ll look at the Pontifical careers of Rodrigo Borgia, Julius II, Leo X, and Clement VII.

SOURCES & Further Reading: Rome: A History In Seven Sackings by Kneale, A History of Venice by Norwich.

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June 2, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part IV)

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Published 19 Mar 2017

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 1: SKELE-FUN!

It’s the episode almost a year in the making! (sorry 🙊) The saga of the monk Tripitaka, his bodyguard the Monkey King, and the rest of his merry band of pilgrims continues in this dramatic episode! Friendships are tested! Unlikely heroes rise to the occasion! Somebody throws a punch!

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