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Hello everyone! I'm Johan, the researcher and writer of the series. I hope you enjoy our full-length documentary of the Italian Wars spanning from Charles the VIII's descent into Italy in 1494 to the peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559. If you have questions on the conflict just pop them in the replies to this comment.
Great work. I was wondering, how important was Tuscany's (Florence in this time period, I think) military strength in the Italian Wars' outcome? I know that Tuscany was a major player in Italy at the time, but I don't know a lot about her military's strength. From what I know, she had a naval presence and hired condottieri, but military wise, she seems to be eclipsed by states like Venice and Milan. Thank you in advance.
@@RJTradessid love a game with EU, Victoria, or Supreme Ruler industry and total war combat. I’m tired of watching stacks of numbers dwindle against eachother, I wanna command my ranks of cannons and watch the shells land but the economy is so easy in total war games that it just gets boring
The only City in Italian north never fall to the Germanic Lombard s and remained under Byzantine ( rule or Protection chose the word ) for nearly 300 years,Venice the" Daughter of Costandinopole" as was known n before 1204 , became the nail for the Crusifixion of the Empire
Immediately after italian war France was engulfed into french war of religion which was as devastating as thirty years war , but sadly no one covers this part of French history 😞
I've actually become very interested in this period, the late 16th century French Wars of Religion and other conflicts. I started learning more about it when I was researching armor and cavalry from that time, and how the armor had evolved to deal with firearms. There are a lot of misconceptions about that, I think.
@@lorcanpalmer2598 feel free to put the 100s of man-hours into making one of these for your favorite time period. Otherwise just wait for those that are willing to do so to do it on their own time frame
@@Lekirius yeah, isnt it the one where you have to assassinate a french merc captain and all his guys? i havent played ac brotherhood in like a year but im pretty sure thats it
As I watch, I pause at the battle of Cerignola to make 2 points: Both French and Spanish armies are professional armies paid by the realm. Both sides fight a Renaissance version of total warfare, which was different than the way the Condittori fought. The big deal, though, is the change in Spanish Armies, who changed their crossbow men and archers to arquebeshes as Cerignola is the first battle decided by fire arms.
27:40 So it occurs to me that this is a perfect example of how much things had changed between the classical world and the middle ages: Julius Caesar marched into Italy with one Legion (no more that 5200 soldiers) and it was seen as an incredibly ballsy move. Maximilian von Hapsburg marched into Italy with 4000 soldiers, and it was seen as normal. It didn't work, but no one was saying, "What a small army!" The scale just wasn't the same.
Really, they couldn't field as many soldiers due to the feudal system. There were always farmers (of course), but they weren't in a set class. Athens could field many soldiers due to the fact they plopped every male into their army, same with Persia. Not a population or economic downfall from before, just different systems. Feudalism breeds a divided society with classes, and in result leads to wars on a smaller scale with only certain types of people. Not like Rome as a whole declaring war on Carthage.
yup, the change in scale between roman armies during caesars civil wars and anything afterwards for around 1500-1600 years is insane to think about. caesar and pompeii both had armies numbering around 70k. even during the 100 years war armies were usually only around 20-30k.
@@TheEmpecinadoMrBurns It's getting a little better. It doesn't hurt that I can watch this video while enjoying a plate of perfectly BBQ'ed bacon, served with potato sallad, cherry tomatoes and a whole pitcher of ice tea. Day started badly, but it looks to end well. Thanks for your concern.
Incredible how many times they used the excuse of going to attack the Ottomans to just fight to annex Italian territories and never reaching the Ottoman(Turcs)...
thank you for this epic story. Your art and your voice and your demeanor are just amazing dude. I look forward to videos made by you more than almost anything else. Cheers to you bro.
I love your stuff. This piece is excellent. While it might make the video longer I have a suggestion. After each major update, zoom out a tad and give a map update on what factions control which areas. Italy was such a chaotic area for such a long time. So fascinating. Thanks for all the work!
I've been waiting/hoping for something like this. I was following this series a while ago but it got a little lost in the mix and I forgot where I was lol
Everyday I listen and watch with absolute adoration to your documentaries. Thanks for bringing me all this joy 😁 I bore my friends to death with all these stories lol 😅 you rock!
I remember only bits and pieces of what we have been taught in school, when we talk the europeal wars and politics around them. It's good to know that there are people like you, teaching us history :)
Watching these, I often wondered at the thought of running my own value-driven channel like this one. After a long fascination with animation, I took up the challenge of finally building my own animated storytelling channel, and around 90h of strenuous work finally produced my first ever video just the other day. That's the impact of these masterpieces for me - they expand your horizons and make you seek value within your own self, so thank you for that! :)
the amount of alliances, betrayals, treaties, backstabbing, family drama and so on is toooo much; makes Game of Thrones look like like a Saturday afternoon pic-nic
Wait, what happened?😊 well done but you guys forgot to make a correction. Julius was not succeeded by Paul Paul the fourth. He actually succeeded by pope Marcellus.
The Italian states were the center of attention of all the great powers from that time due to its politics, family feuds, and many many conflicts that almost broke the European balance of power in multiple occasions. And it was a fascinating part of world history that still resonates its impact ans importance to this day in modern Italian politics and society. Keep up, Kings. This was a mad documentary series. Pretty much my favorite among all youve done this past years.
kind of insane to think that in less than 50 years after the first use of massed firearm lines in Italy, the tactic would reach Oda Nobunaga in one of the most isolated counties halfway around the world.
Just a (very) small correction. In your maps some territories in the north of Africa near the coast by the Iberian Peninsula show as part of the Spanish Empire, when they were held, in fact, by the Portuguese (Ceuta and Tangiers).
Please cover: The First Anglo-Burmese war The Anglo-Zulu wars The War of Spanish Succession The Franco-Prussian War First Scottish War of Independence The Mexican-American war
Imagining being so incompetent at war you beat the French because your mercenaries couldn't be arsed to join and spent their time looting the French baggage train.
10th videos ive watched now love the long ones most great work. Any chance of videos on African wars against colonial powers like france and England italy ect
Let remember that the battle of Pavia and the sack of Rome and the italians war of 20s of the XVI century are narrated in one of the greatest comics of all time, "Dago", by the Paraguayan author Robin Woos and the Argentinean illustrator Alberto Salinas.
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Can you give your sources ? Thinks you read to make this video etc
Were do you make your art
@@HistoryHaty Photoshop
Please add audio track
Hello everyone!
I'm Johan, the researcher and writer of the series. I hope you enjoy our full-length documentary of the Italian Wars spanning from Charles the VIII's descent into Italy in 1494 to the peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559. If you have questions on the conflict just pop them in the replies to this comment.
Amazing work!
I love ancient and a bit obscure history. I love all the work K&G does.
Do you plan on covering other wars like the ones fought by the swiss (swabian, burgundian) or the ones post italian wars (huguenot, schmalkaldic)?
Great work. I was wondering, how important was Tuscany's (Florence in this time period, I think) military strength in the Italian Wars' outcome? I know that Tuscany was a major player in Italy at the time, but I don't know a lot about her military's strength. From what I know, she had a naval presence and hired condottieri, but military wise, she seems to be eclipsed by states like Venice and Milan. Thank you in advance.
Thank you for the content
Kings and Geneals dropping a three-hour vid on a Sunday afternoon?
You kind souls, thank you.
Having Castille red and Aragon yellow breaks my EU4 brain
I immediately started a Venice playthrough after this video came out lmao
Wish we could get a mix of EU4 and tw medieval 2. Would be the best game of all time.
@@RJTradessid love a game with EU, Victoria, or Supreme Ruler industry and total war combat. I’m tired of watching stacks of numbers dwindle against eachother, I wanna command my ranks of cannons and watch the shells land but the economy is so easy in total war games that it just gets boring
Aren't those the colors they use in CKII though?
Thats what she said
The last time I was so early, Venice was still a Byzantine city
I'm currently reading a complete history of Venice. This made me chuckle
The only City in Italian north never fall to the Germanic Lombard s and remained under Byzantine ( rule or Protection chose the word ) for nearly 300 years,Venice the" Daughter of Costandinopole" as was known n before 1204 , became the nail for the Crusifixion of the Empire
Ah good times for the empire
Hey no dated jokes
You mean Roman city....rigth?
A ROMAN city ?
Immediately after italian war France was engulfed into french war of religion which was as devastating as thirty years war , but sadly no one covers this part of French history 😞
Ya, we are planning to cover it
@@KingsandGenerals Yeet
@KingsandGenerals thank you. Please cover it soon
I've actually become very interested in this period, the late 16th century French Wars of Religion and other conflicts. I started learning more about it when I was researching armor and cavalry from that time, and how the armor had evolved to deal with firearms. There are a lot of misconceptions about that, I think.
@@lorcanpalmer2598 feel free to put the 100s of man-hours into making one of these for your favorite time period. Otherwise just wait for those that are willing to do so to do it on their own time frame
3 hours on the Italian Wars? I'm in!
HAHAHA FOR REAL THO I CANT GET ENOUGH
Thats what she said
You son of a bitch, I'm in too 💪
I was just saying to myself "What I need right now is a three hour documentary on early modern Italy." Love these long for videos.
When you tell your soldiers to die for their country and they give you the unpaid mercenary stare, you know you are fighting in Italy.
Why did France use mercenaries they had enough money to levy a proper conscript army?
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was having a ball during the first half.
Honestly this video made me better understand the games. For example I didn't know the French were present in Italy during AC Brotherhood.
I was about to make an assassin creed related comment lesssgoooo
@@grekusPotatus there was a mission involving the french and i was curious as to why there're french troops in rome.
@@Lekirius yeah, isnt it the one where you have to assassinate a french merc captain and all his guys? i havent played ac brotherhood in like a year but im pretty sure thats it
@@malegria9641 a lot of the ac games are replayable. Ac2, brotherhood, ac4. Can't seem to find time to play these days.
As I watch, I pause at the battle of Cerignola to make 2 points:
Both French and Spanish armies are professional armies paid by the realm. Both sides fight a Renaissance version of total warfare, which was different than the way the Condittori fought. The big deal, though, is the change in Spanish Armies, who changed their crossbow men and archers to arquebeshes as Cerignola is the first battle decided by fire arms.
3 hours on some obscure early modern war? oh how blessed we are!
I wish schools talked about the Italian Wars, such an interesting era. Thank you Kings and Generals for this documentary
I will watch this entire video in one sitting. I must fix my short attention span, I shall do it!
I believe in you!
Did ya do it?
Well... Did yah?
Thanks for this, nobody made such good job in Italian concerning our history on YT.
27:40 So it occurs to me that this is a perfect example of how much things had changed between the classical world and the middle ages: Julius Caesar marched into Italy with one Legion (no more that 5200 soldiers) and it was seen as an incredibly ballsy move. Maximilian von Hapsburg marched into Italy with 4000 soldiers, and it was seen as normal. It didn't work, but no one was saying, "What a small army!" The scale just wasn't the same.
Really, they couldn't field as many soldiers due to the feudal system. There were always farmers (of course), but they weren't in a set class. Athens could field many soldiers due to the fact they plopped every male into their army, same with Persia. Not a population or economic downfall from before, just different systems. Feudalism breeds a divided society with classes, and in result leads to wars on a smaller scale with only certain types of people. Not like Rome as a whole declaring war on Carthage.
yup, the change in scale between roman armies during caesars civil wars and anything afterwards for around 1500-1600 years is insane to think about. caesar and pompeii both had armies numbering around 70k. even during the 100 years war armies were usually only around 20-30k.
@@philip8498meanwhile China chilling with 100k
imagine bumping ur head into a door and dying from it, gotta suck
You guys added a second to make the run time 3 hours flat and I absolutely love that.
Probably my favorite series of the bunch. Such an interesting period of history
One of my favorite series from you guys. Incredible work and detail about some of my favorite obscure wars in European history.
Ah, i was feeling bored and a little down this Sunday, and then this drops. Now it's a much more interesting day.
Don’t feel down
@@TheEmpecinadoMrBurns It's getting a little better. It doesn't hurt that I can watch this video while enjoying a plate of perfectly BBQ'ed bacon, served with potato sallad, cherry tomatoes and a whole pitcher of ice tea. Day started badly, but it looks to end well. Thanks for your concern.
@@bjornjusonius7395 it’s not where you it’s where you finish. Keep going.
@@TheEmpecinadoMrBurns Wise words. I'll keep them in mind.
That what she said 😁😁
Machiavelli's Prince is all coming back to me watching this.
Can you do a long video of the thirty years war 1618-1648 next?
0:50 bro I’m lit to learn about some Italian history👍👌👌
Incredible how many times they used the excuse of going to attack the Ottomans to just fight to annex Italian territories and never reaching the Ottoman(Turcs)...
OTTOMANS BEAT VENEDİANS 9 BATTLE FOR 8 WON VİCTORY 🇹🇷.
Meanwhile the Ottomans just eating popcorn they traded from the newly explored Americas:
@@SmaruluSs Thats nice, now go back to your corner.
3 hours of pure greatness
Ah, my favorite conflict! (As weird as it is to say that).
Fascinated by the Spanish empire of the 1500s
Oh mannnn, this is a nice and quiet Sunday and bam, this drops! Which makes it even better. Thank you.
Two major European religious wars:
1. Germany: protestants VS katholics
2. Italy: pizza VS pasta
Fotti.
thank you for this epic story. Your art and your voice and your demeanor are just amazing dude. I look forward to videos made by you more than almost anything else.
Cheers to you bro.
I love your stuff. This piece is excellent. While it might make the video longer I have a suggestion. After each major update, zoom out a tad and give a map update on what factions control which areas. Italy was such a chaotic area for such a long time. So fascinating. Thanks for all the work!
You know with all the wars and death from this era, it's a bloody miracle that there are any Europeans left....
Hey could you do Mughals war/conquest in India just like you did to the Ottomans ?
Oh my Goodness we are eating fucking amazing tonight lads!
Thank you. I seriously appreciate you posting these videos. They're amazing you do such a great job.
Morning watching this, then will again during work. Thanks for these long docs
Yeahhh! 3 hours of knights with guns!
This is my favorite time period! Thank you guys for making this series!
"They are all enemies!" 🤣🤣🤣 What an amazing "ally" to have on ones side.
Incredible documentary from start to FINISH. Continue making more videos on THE SPANISH EMPIRE.
thank you for all your contents, you make it more interesting
This is a treat!
Thank you for the Videos i love them all appreciate your work
I've been waiting/hoping for something like this. I was following this series a while ago but it got a little lost in the mix and I forgot where I was lol
Everyday I listen and watch with absolute adoration to your documentaries. Thanks for bringing me all this joy 😁 I bore my friends to death with all these stories lol 😅 you rock!
I remember only bits and pieces of what we have been taught in school, when we talk the europeal wars and politics around them. It's good to know that there are people like you, teaching us history :)
I have been waiting for another really long video, thank you very much
Im so hyped, this is exactly the type of content and ideas I want to learn about
God finally, running after bits and pieces of the series was confusing...Now, this is one of the best compilations ever, Thank you K&G (y)
Watching these, I often wondered at the thought of running my own value-driven channel like this one. After a long fascination with animation, I took up the challenge of finally building my own animated storytelling channel, and around 90h of strenuous work finally produced my first ever video just the other day. That's the impact of these masterpieces for me - they expand your horizons and make you seek value within your own self, so thank you for that! :)
Thanks for your hard work KnG!
Love the uber long form videos!
the amount of alliances, betrayals, treaties, backstabbing, family drama and so on is toooo much; makes Game of Thrones look like like a Saturday afternoon pic-nic
Nowadays in modern spanish "bicoca" means a very easy bargain.
Looking forward to this one! Thanks so much Kings and generals
Wait, what happened?😊 well done but you guys forgot to make a correction. Julius was not succeeded by Paul Paul the fourth. He actually succeeded by pope Marcellus.
Missed it
@@KingsandGenerals not a major detail to be honest he was only poke for like a few months before he died like Pius the third
Can you do a series on the 80 years war?
I cannot stress enough how much I love the work you guys do
These videos are my insomnia lifeline! I'm so much wiser the next day, and I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Big thanks!
Man only if I had a dollar for every time “the funds dried up” lol
The Italian states were the center of attention of all the great powers from that time due to its politics, family feuds, and many many conflicts that almost broke the European balance of power in multiple occasions.
And it was a fascinating part of world history that still resonates its impact ans importance to this day in modern Italian politics and society.
Keep up, Kings. This was a mad documentary series. Pretty much my favorite among all youve done this past years.
kind of insane to think that in less than 50 years after the first use of massed firearm lines in Italy, the tactic would reach Oda Nobunaga in one of the most isolated counties halfway around the world.
Damn that is crazy
This is the most complicated conflict I have ever encountered, how can you keep it all straight.
LONG FORM PODCAST ALWAYS HITS
Well done on your content
Thanks
@@KingsandGenerals been watching for years, started watching during the Ottoman Empire videos a few years ago, big yourself up
I think I've listened to this 5 6 times? My favorite of your stories
Hang on XD you guys are fucking awesome too! I'm not sure what happened wrong video!
Guys you should check out the Genoese-Venetian war, called the Chioggia War, where the turn of events was wild
what video game is he showing when there are battles?
what engine do you use for the visuals
it looks like a total war engine like atilla or maybe troy
It looks like modded attila
total war Attila with medieval kingdoms 1212
"The Italian Wars, fought for over 30 years by the Holy Roman Empire and France. Both sides claim ties by blood to..."
¡ARRIBA ESPAÑA! ¡VOLTAREN! ¡VOLTAREN!
Don't forget about Ezio and his family involvement. Assassin Creed 2 and Brotherhood
My area of expertise finally!!!
Amazing! My kind of time period
I love the Medieval 2 TW sound effects.
Ah wonderful just what I need playing next to my DnD session
As a DM, this makes me sad
@@martiobourqunjez5572 Lol don't worry I mainly pay attention to whats going on in the sesh I just play this in picture and picture
The Italian Wars were wild, amazing anything lived there.
Wonderful!!! Thank you so much
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
I'm sorry if you've answered this before, but what game and or application do you use for the 3d model shots?
interesting! I didn't know alot of this!
Glad you enjoyed!
Great video
Thanks!
I've been waiting for this one!
Thanks, this is amazing.
Just a (very) small correction. In your maps some territories in the north of Africa near the coast by the Iberian Peninsula show as part of the Spanish Empire, when they were held, in fact, by the Portuguese (Ceuta and Tangiers).
Also! If you haven’t I highly recommend you read the gates of rome series it’s brilliant ❤
great series like the full details of it ❤
Please release the Anabasis of Xenophon this way next! Please please please
Please cover:
The First Anglo-Burmese war
The Anglo-Zulu wars
The War of Spanish Succession
The Franco-Prussian War
First Scottish War of Independence
The Mexican-American war
A 3 hour video!
😀
Imagining being so incompetent at war you beat the French because your mercenaries couldn't be arsed to join and spent their time looting the French baggage train.
LOVE THIS CONTENT
10th videos ive watched now love the long ones most great work.
Any chance of videos on African wars against colonial powers like france and England italy ect
Awesone video, thanks! Which total war game is used for showing army?
I think its Attila with the medieval mod
Thank you 🎉
That Sulla Doc got me wanting to give yall a monthly fee…
You have a broad range of war topics
Clearly it's in this period that the Italians learned how to switch sides!
Let remember that the battle of Pavia and the sack of Rome and the italians war of 20s of the XVI century are narrated in one of the greatest comics of all time, "Dago", by the Paraguayan author Robin Woos and the Argentinean illustrator Alberto Salinas.