Feature History - Thirty Years' War

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  • @quintiax
    @quintiax 7 років тому +3172

    "Denmarks army headed to the castle of Dracula with their heads held high, and returned from the castle of Dracula with everyone who still had a head."
    That, is worth an oscar.

  • @andro7862
    @andro7862 7 років тому +2079

    ''Catholics claim angels swept down and saved these rightheous men, protestants say they fell into a pile of shit.'' That line made lol xD

    • @petrklicek2361
      @petrklicek2361 7 років тому +81

      Well, there realy was a bunch of shit in a cart down there.

    • @kennyPAGC
      @kennyPAGC 7 років тому +61

      but they actually fell on a pile of shit and that's why they survived

    • @kenken8765
      @kenken8765 7 років тому +124

      a very shitty Assassin's Creed style of leap of faith

    • @teddyjunior5231
      @teddyjunior5231 7 років тому +172

      The angels swept down put a pile of shit under the window, God works in mysterious ways!

    • @45Loan
      @45Loan 7 років тому +17

      One of them must be an ancestor to Biff Tannen.

  • @TheFireflyGrave
    @TheFireflyGrave 8 років тому +2897

    Europa Universalis makes more sense now, thanks.

    • @bonusduckmann9997
      @bonusduckmann9997 7 років тому +18

      TheFireflyGrave LOL

    • @kekero540
      @kekero540 7 років тому +162

      TheFireflyGrave it didn't make sense when the ottomans show up and fight Muscovy

    • @rouigi1855
      @rouigi1855 7 років тому +10

      General noob crimean war?

    • @jackdaniels4975
      @jackdaniels4975 7 років тому +57

      Muscovy didn't need to fight for Crimea, they just annex it straight up :) Thanks Catherine. Make Russia Great again, take Crimea back!

    • @methyod
      @methyod 7 років тому +49

      This video would be way better if it was all maps instead of words
      I wish i was looking at maps right now

  • @Suibhne
    @Suibhne 8 років тому +1466

    30 years war is like a thorn in the side of any historian. Great video! 👌

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому +121

      Cheers for the feedback. I saw your channel blew up too, good job.

    • @mauricedesaxe1745
      @mauricedesaxe1745 7 років тому +12

      Suibhne I read a very good (and thick) book creatively called "The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy". Great read!

    • @ttfno4923
      @ttfno4923 7 років тому +5

      Oh man, I am subbe dto both of yall

    • @alcardosi2143
      @alcardosi2143 7 років тому +1

      Feature History a

    • @SuperLusername
      @SuperLusername 6 років тому +1

      Suibhne Because its complicated or because it doesnt make sense? or both?

  • @araposkulo
    @araposkulo 7 років тому +917

    I'm a smiple man, I see a well-explained history video (mixed in with some comedy), I press "subscribe"

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  7 років тому +97

      That's quite specific

    • @araposkulo
      @araposkulo 7 років тому +22

      Feature History​
      I know, but... eh

    • @anon2427
      @anon2427 7 років тому +5

      egw esu you spelled simple wrong bro

    • @Ara-gp4yj
      @Ara-gp4yj 7 років тому

      Traplord Farquaad lmao

    • @kohhhhhhi
      @kohhhhhhi 7 років тому +13

      Whats a "smiple"?

  • @Awesomeduud
    @Awesomeduud 7 років тому +783

    "Morally subversive, economically destructive, socially degrading, confused in its causes, devious in its results, it is the outstanding example in European history of meaningless conflict" - C.V. Wedgwood, author of The Thirty Years War

    • @Blindanddumb
      @Blindanddumb 7 років тому +73

      Not to mention it threw Germany back a century in developement by civilian losses alone.

    • @nebeskisrb7765
      @nebeskisrb7765 7 років тому +90

      Shift to professional armies, emergences of the nation states, secularization of politics and religious tolerance make this war not pointless.
      If you want to see a war that didn't solve most of the causes which made it happen, just look at WW1. Now that was a meaningless conflict.

    • @TheThingInMySink
      @TheThingInMySink 7 років тому +3

      How the fuck have i not read that book yet?

    • @Awesomeduud
      @Awesomeduud 7 років тому +2

      I highly suggest it. It's highly detailed writing over the entire affair.

    • @Awesomeduud
      @Awesomeduud 7 років тому +6

      Marko Antic But that took a huge toll. Germany was set back nearly a century culturally and lost around 20% of its civilian population. The war could have been prevented if the Habsburgs just tolerated the Protestant princes and not raise tensions so much between the two parties.

  • @Forcystus85
    @Forcystus85 7 років тому +475

    France definitely wasn't the sole "winner" of this war. Swedish history considers the 30 years war to be the road to the Swedish Empire. After the war's end, not only had Sweden established itself with one of the most modern armies of the era, but gained new territories on the continent which, although small in size, held important trade lanes which filled the Swedish coffers.
    Not only that, but the war was very important for the Swedish image, and would shape it in a way that lasted centuries. The 30 year war was the first great conflict in which the press took a notable role, and both sides (though particularly the protestants) were known to employ heavy propaganda through these new papers.
    To the protestants in the Holy Roman Empire, Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) became a hero and was dubbed "Der Löwe aus Mitternacht" - The Lion of Midnight, alluding to the fact that Sweden was often referred to as the Midnight Land, but the title was later turned into the now more commonly known "Lion of the North". Just shortly after his death a chapel was planned to be erected upon the ground where he had fallen, but the plans never came to fruition. Though the king entered the war for political and economical reasons rather than religious ones, without Swedish intervention the German Protestantism may well have been eradicated.
    To many Catholics however, the Swedish king became the devil incarnate. Although the Holy Roman Emperor said he regretted to hear the Swedish King had died, rather than been brought to the negotiation table, many parts of Catholic Europe celebrated when news of Gustavus' death reached them. In Spain, the bastion of Catholicism, Gustavus was known by such epitaphs as "Monstruo de Stocolmia" (The monster of Stockholm) and "Tirano de Suecia" (The Swedish tyrant).

    • @dustman0048
      @dustman0048 5 років тому +13

      But Louis 14 > Swedish "Empire"

    • @JordanG4117
      @JordanG4117 5 років тому +14

      Swedish “Empire” was pathetic.

    • @Felix-fm3tu
      @Felix-fm3tu 5 років тому +53

      ​@@JordanG4117 No it wasn't. Sweden had a population of approximately 2.5 million. Russia had 14 million, Poland 9 million Holy Roman Empire 20 million, Denmark 1.3 million. Sweden was always the underdog.
      In the great Northern war, Denmark, Poland-Lithuania and Russia had to ally to defeat small Sweden. That if anything is pathetic.
      Swedish alliances, 85 000 man strong. Russia Aliiances 260 000 man strong.

    • @Bamm1894
      @Bamm1894 5 років тому +12

      @@JordanG4117 how?

    • @cxarhomell5867
      @cxarhomell5867 5 років тому +20

      WitheredKnight no it wasnt, you mad that they were a dominant power in europe against denmark?

  • @TheElderize
    @TheElderize 7 років тому +220

    1.7 - .2=1.4
    maths on point

  • @kevinpagan6316
    @kevinpagan6316 8 років тому +385

    I swear my European History teacher said the same angels pile of shit thing word for word 5 years ago...

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому +128

      Myself and him must think alike.

    • @montanus777
      @montanus777 8 років тому +18

      after the reformation the (quite newly invented) guttenberg printing press let to a massive increase of written satirical and politcal pamphlets. i guess these are the words from some of these pamphlets (or its english translations of the german words).

    • @aproudeuropean559
      @aproudeuropean559 6 років тому +2

      Well my European history professor isn't even referring to the 30 years war so yeah good for ya.

    • @sameerhasan8101
      @sameerhasan8101 3 роки тому +1

      @@montanus777 Yeah. Probably.

    • @thepeemachine8992
      @thepeemachine8992 3 роки тому +1

      the Bible says no cussing.

  • @austria9679
    @austria9679 7 років тому +148

    100 YEARS WAR PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE TRILOGY!!!!

  • @MrAaaaazzzzz00009999
    @MrAaaaazzzzz00009999 2 роки тому +112

    bruh wait what this was made by a 15 year old

    • @TheTrooper1878
      @TheTrooper1878 8 місяців тому +6

      Wait what, seriously?

    • @MJW238
      @MJW238 8 місяців тому +13

      Yes. He was 15 when he started the channel, and this appears to be the very first video on the channel, 7 years ago.

    • @clarenceonyekwere5428
      @clarenceonyekwere5428 5 місяців тому +2

      Awesome work from him honestly.

    • @GavinLeeVlogs
      @GavinLeeVlogs 3 місяці тому

      @@clarenceonyekwere5428truly

    • @GavinLeeVlogs
      @GavinLeeVlogs 3 місяці тому +2

      @@MJW23815 year old me could’ve never done this a script and this editing Oml hats off

  • @dunnowy123
    @dunnowy123 8 років тому +189

    Wow, great content dude. Found you through Jabzy. I find this conflict so fascinating.

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому +89

      Yes, I can't thank him enough for collaborating with me

    • @tobiasbengtsson2112
      @tobiasbengtsson2112 8 років тому +30

      Feature History I found you randomly

  • @markhenley3097
    @markhenley3097 7 років тому +100

    You forgot the Danish war against Sweden (Torstenson War) and that Sweden occupied most of the HRE, even reaching Praha and capturing everything bar the citadel. Saxon and Brandenburg armies fighting against Sweden were completely wiped out, and their state treasury's collecting nothing, having no control over their own land. Also, the Spanish came very close to taking Paris in 1636, before they withdrew and then the French stated to severely damage them. This led To Portuguese and Catalan Revolts.

  • @urbangaisare
    @urbangaisare 7 років тому +642

    Another result was that Sweden became a dominant power in Europe!

    • @Fumblerful
      @Fumblerful 7 років тому +225

      Karl XII until you decided to march on russia in the winter

    • @zOgOs48
      @zOgOs48 7 років тому +62

      Fumblerful Same when the Russians marched on Sweden.

    • @Fumblerful
      @Fumblerful 7 років тому +55

      The Russians offered peace to Carolus Rex but he did not accept. Instead, he marched on Russia.

    • @Tjurenful
      @Tjurenful 7 років тому +11

      Fumblerful peace where they would get swedish land.

    • @Fumblerful
      @Fumblerful 7 років тому +4

      I thought Russia offered a white peace deal at one point.

  • @drag0n_rage682
    @drag0n_rage682 8 років тому +172

    the quality of your vids are honestly great, I was surprised you dont have more subs

  • @mansouralketbi1123
    @mansouralketbi1123 7 років тому +25

    The Thirty Years War on my favorite period it has many interesting characters Ferdinand II , Gustavus Adolphus, Albrecht Von Wallenstein, Count Tilly, Cardinal Richelieu, Olivares , Louis XIII,Philip IV, Louis Conde etc . Great Video although you mentioned Cardinal Richelieu and Olivares.

  • @jordanwardan7588
    @jordanwardan7588 2 роки тому +18

    thats wild that a 15 year old made this

  • @robertshuxley
    @robertshuxley 7 років тому +95

    I initially thought the narrator was british but the "Heych-Ahr-Ee" gave away the aussie accent.
    Subscribed!

    • @bongus796
      @bongus796 7 років тому +2

      We pronounce H the same way though.

    • @blandotsev1838
      @blandotsev1838 7 років тому +3

      Captain Earthquake Nah we say "aych" instead of "haych"

    • @blackcitroenlove
      @blackcitroenlove 5 років тому +7

      It took my Cherokee speaking ear a while to get what he meant--HRE. It sounded like Haycheree to me, and I was wondering what the hell that was in English lol. We don't learn about this in school where I live, at least not where I went, so this is all new to me.

  • @TheFrenchGrunt
    @TheFrenchGrunt 8 років тому +1220

    All Hail Gustavus Adolphus

    • @padredemishijos12
      @padredemishijos12 8 років тому +15

      He did the bidding for the French, and Sweden got nothing but dead Swedes. Spain sent its military cast, Conquistadors, which ended in their demise. A mass exodus of Spanish men migrated to the Spanish American colonies to avoid conscription. Spain also bankrolled the thirty Years War, since Ferdinand was a Spanish Hapsburg.

    • @MrBigCookieCrumble
      @MrBigCookieCrumble 8 років тому +48

      Actually some modern findings show that a vast part of Gustavus' army consisted of german mercenaries... yay?

    • @padredemishijos12
      @padredemishijos12 8 років тому +7

      Mr BigCookie Protestant and Catholic mercenaries. Habsburgs also used Protestant mercenaries and borrowed money and bought weapons from the Protestant Dutch.

    • @padredemishijos12
      @padredemishijos12 8 років тому +5

      You're Spying In the Thirty Years War, Poland chose to fight the Ottomans instead of the Protestants. The Protestants sold weapons to Ottomans and Ottomans gave money to the Protestants to fight the Holy Roman Empire.

    • @MrBigCookieCrumble
      @MrBigCookieCrumble 8 років тому +14

      Tahuan Tinsuyo so what you're saying is that like every other major european war it was a logical and political shit-fest? x'D

  • @scarletcrusade77
    @scarletcrusade77 8 років тому +18

    Subbed. Your animation/art is really great and smooth when playing. You should do ones on wars that are quite often over shadowed but are quite important like the Russo-Japanese war, Xinhai revolution, Italo- Turkish war & Spanish Civil war etc. Keep it up man!

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому +3

      Thank you. The wars you listed are certainly possibilities.

  • @urbanbrandcreative1
    @urbanbrandcreative1 7 років тому +3

    This - this is good! To condense and animate a complex topic such as the 30 Years War into a 10 minute intro, is no mean feat - plus adding a dash of humour. I salute you sir. +1 subscriber here.

  • @someguy1026
    @someguy1026 8 років тому +282

    You forgot sweden getting land and fiefs.

    • @axeojjoen3481
      @axeojjoen3481 7 років тому +17

      pommerania, oldenburg, Rostock(?).

    • @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 7 років тому +49

      Sweden got land and fiefs. But most importantly: Sweden gained the respect of Europe, invaluable military experience, one of the strongest military industries in the world and a large number of battle-hardened veteran troops and generals.
      The 30 years' war is what laid the groundwork for the next 100 years of Swedish military domination in the Baltic region.

    • @Awesomeduud
      @Awesomeduud 7 років тому +26

      And it needed a massive coalition to bring it down. It's certainly not the largest coalition but given Sweden's size and population, the coalition against it was near overkill.

    • @markhenley3097
      @markhenley3097 7 років тому +4

      They gained Livonia, Swedish Pomerania (the other part went to Brandenburg), Wismar, Rostock, a bit of Danish Norway and Bremen-Verdun.

    • @GegoXaren
      @GegoXaren 7 років тому +2

      And then we got Bernadotte... And he just "we don't want anything to do with anything south of Scania (Skåne)... And that is why we have so many Von-families in Sweden. people fled en mass to the main country.
      When we had those territories, many prospered and due to the freedoms that were granted to them had great scientific and philosophical advances.

  • @mattmacaulay2900
    @mattmacaulay2900 8 років тому +5

    The quality of these videos are top notch. You deserve many more subscribers.

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому +1

      Cheers. With credit to Jabzy, I'm getting a lot more of those subs.

    • @johnroberts1505
      @johnroberts1505 7 років тому

      Feature History m

  • @postscript5549
    @postscript5549 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for a very brief recounting of the war. I was pleased to see so much information aptly packed with brevity.

  • @jackhemphill8458
    @jackhemphill8458 5 років тому +80

    Final religious war in Europe?.........
    [Laughs in Northern Irish]

    • @CH-zr7qr
      @CH-zr7qr 4 роки тому +11

      Jack Hemphill Not really a religious war. Mainly an ethnonationalist one.

    • @cruzgomes5660
      @cruzgomes5660 4 роки тому +4

      @@CH-zr7qr a sprinkle of religion mixed in

  • @michaelwills3112
    @michaelwills3112 7 років тому

    NOBODY EVER covers the 30 Years War!!! I have an M.A. in History with a European Minor. I've had a graduate school seminar on German History and several undergrad classes on German History.......The topic was never breached. What I did learn I learned on my own time. You nailed it! I'm glad I subscribed to this channel and I look forward to watching more of your videos

  • @gustavusadolphus1527
    @gustavusadolphus1527 7 років тому +60

    Great Video!

    • @zgtimegaming8561
      @zgtimegaming8561 6 років тому +2

      Gustavus Adolphus hey how's heaven is it nice up there did you meet Adolph Hitler yet

    • @FriendlyALB
      @FriendlyALB 4 роки тому +2

      @@zgtimegaming8561 not funny
      No laugh

  • @StaticImage
    @StaticImage 6 років тому

    I've never seen or heard of your channel and I clicked on your video because it was the first one to come up in the search, and 30 seconds in, I was having a great time. Good show.

  • @TheBlueMapper
    @TheBlueMapper 7 років тому +9

    Nothing about Transylvania in the Bohemian Phase? The Transylvanians occupied everything that is present day Slovakia and at some point even sieged Vienna. 7 counties of Austria got annexed into Transylvania.

  • @Sargon288
    @Sargon288 6 років тому

    I like the speed of your video. Don’t have time for two hour documentary with 10 experts’ opinions on whether a certain rules killed someone out of spite or for pragmatic reasons. This is perfect for a quick hystorical review of what I’ve studied in school. Well done!

  • @darthimperius8057
    @darthimperius8057 7 років тому +150

    What was Croatian role in this war, did they fought in any major battle?

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  7 років тому +122

      As far as I know, I believe they were in a personal union under Austria and supplied a large portion of cavalry to the Imperial Army.

    • @darthimperius8057
      @darthimperius8057 7 років тому +28

      I've heard story's about Croatian light cavalry been feared all across HRE cause they were murdering and robbing everything.

    • @angeloreyes1951
      @angeloreyes1951 7 років тому +1

      ante peraic zamisli šta bi bilo da avstro-ugarska nije bila jaka i da Turci nisu došli na balkan?

    • @darthimperius8057
      @darthimperius8057 7 років тому +7

      A možda bi i dan danas naše države bile kraljevine, a imali bi i mnogo bolje odnose, ne bih se mrzili ovoliko.

    • @angeloreyes1951
      @angeloreyes1951 7 років тому +3

      Kraljevine bi teško bile danas,ali ne bismo bili ovoliki neprijatelji zato što je bio i cilj velikih sila da nas osvoje, ''zavadi, pa vladaj'', zato nijedna slovenska država nije postala velika sila(osim rusije i kratko vreme poljske),a ako govorimo o jugoslaviji, jugoslavija je bila mokri san komunjara, poenta je bila da se stvori novi veštački identitet i da nestanu nacionalne ideje, koliko god neko želi da veruje da može da postoji multikulturno društvo bez problema sebe vara, jer čim nešto krene po zlu onda moli boga da se neko od tih strana ne pobuni.
      ja u svakom slučaju vas ne mrzim ali ne bih voleo povratak jugoslavije

  • @BlackWolf9988
    @BlackWolf9988 8 років тому +21

    keep up the great work

  • @awesomeness24x7
    @awesomeness24x7 7 років тому +35

    kind of disappointed that you didn't mention sweden in the outcome of the war, as they gained a huge benefit from the war and later became a powerful empire.

    • @Gew219
      @Gew219 7 років тому +7

      Ellen
      >Sweden bacame powerful empire
      Well, for few decades only and I wouldn't say they were as powerful as France or Austria. After great initial success they lost II Northern War after all. During the reign of Charles XI Swedish influence in Europe greatly diminished and Charles XII reign was in the end disastrous and definitively ended Swedish dominion over Baltic.

    • @BelleroseQC
      @BelleroseQC 6 років тому

      It was a little bit more than a few decades.

    • @pkhaloobonaccio9883
      @pkhaloobonaccio9883 4 роки тому

      Sweden had colonies in the pacific and americas

  • @Jherrick3
    @Jherrick3 8 років тому

    Right on, glad I found this channel. Honestly, twas a fluke while researching for my D&D Campaign, but damned if I'm not glad I stumbled onto it. You have gained a sub, good sir.

  • @user-hb4zz4gh5e
    @user-hb4zz4gh5e 5 років тому +5

    Could you possibly do a video on Queen Min/Empress Myeongseong of Korea? The way she tried to make changes but continually struggled against people of power around her is just one of many things that makes her life so interesting (and frustrating.)

  • @aytj006
    @aytj006 10 місяців тому +1

    I am a university student and English is not my first language, so it is kind of hard to understand academic stuff in English. But hey, i finally understand this video! Thank you so much for the simplicity. You saved me dozens of time since i was going to spend on reading looong pages 😊

  • @FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog
    @FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog 8 років тому +23

    Iconic, hehehe. Earned yourself a sub.

  • @chiragrewariya6376
    @chiragrewariya6376 4 роки тому +1

    that Vivaldi in between was so majestic ...

  • @trumpjongun8831
    @trumpjongun8831 5 років тому +7

    I wait that day when someone makes a video about finnish hakkapeliitta warriors who fought on swedish side.

  • @jangelbrich7056
    @jangelbrich7056 6 років тому

    Great formate. You know there are these many hours many parts long docum ... erh ... edutainments that leave You in the blurr still, and then there is this kind of feature formate going through all this like supersonic. On top of that with a sense of humor that deserves an Oscar just for that alone. To get something like the 30 years war as compact as this, of course leaving out many details but getting to the point (why would Catholic France support Protestant Sweden ...), is a masterpiece. 10 out of 10 points!

  • @MrSpritzmeister
    @MrSpritzmeister 7 років тому +48

    You have plenty of mistakes in your video, although I like the format. Just to highlight a few, during the French phase, the Swedes were still very much active in military affairs. Torstensson almost Marched to Vienna for example and won plenty of important battles. Also, you would need to add Sweden as the winners of the war, as they gained hegemony over the baltic, and a status as a great power in Europe as a result of the war. All this well after Gustavus' death.

    • @francinze
      @francinze 7 років тому

      Jari Oksanen and it is "Cuius REGIO", not "cuius regno"

    • @KarlKloie
      @KarlKloie 2 роки тому

      Fiest hit here eu4

  • @ArvelCrynyd
    @ArvelCrynyd 3 роки тому +4

    “Two ways to view the world, so similar at times...
    Two ways to rule the world, to justify their crimes...”

    • @ThePASBERUK
      @ThePASBERUK 3 роки тому +3

      By kings and queens young men are sent to die in war

  • @williampetersen4867
    @williampetersen4867 7 років тому +232

    back when sweden wasnt afraid to step on anyone

    • @A_annoying_rodent
      @A_annoying_rodent 7 років тому +7

      William Petersen they are neutral after all, even longer than Switzerland.

    • @nietname2468
      @nietname2468 7 років тому +2

      niko 2064 depends on when you trace the birth of switzerland. Also on a funny sidenote switzerland was forced into neutrality however we lead an aggressiv war against Napoléon when he returned.

    • @nietname2468
      @nietname2468 7 років тому +1

      L'Homme Éveillé we as in the ppl off switzerland so it is the correct termini.

    • @beardedbjorn5520
      @beardedbjorn5520 6 років тому +32

      Back when Sweden wasn’t New Syria.

    • @Whoisrem
      @Whoisrem 6 років тому +9

      Afraid on step on who? Are we supposed to take back finland? Sweden doesn't have any beef with anyone, and haven't for centuries, or are you spewing your alt right fantasies?

  • @Eagleshouse
    @Eagleshouse 6 років тому

    God, this really helped! You're very concise with how you sum up things, but you still include a wealth of valuable information. Definitely helped for the backgroud of Mutter Courage und ihrer Kinder!

  • @tadcoder2848
    @tadcoder2848 8 років тому +9

    Grin on my man. Subbed.

  • @CrazyYurie
    @CrazyYurie 6 років тому +1

    If there is one thing I thought this video lacked, it was getting into why this war lasted as long as it did. A major part of it was that as the war dragged on other countries would look at the situation, see a real or imagined weakness in a rival of theirs, and decide to jump in with the idea that they would get an easy win. But instead they got pulled into a forever war that nobody knew how to stop. It dragged on so long that kids born in army camps in the early years had grown up, lived their whole life among soldiers, and ended up as the recruits in the later years of the war. Also that it was considered to be the most destructive war in Europe's history and was the standard for how bad things could get until the 20th Century. Even then, the proportional population losses in the Thirty Years War were worse than both of the World Wars.

  • @ryang58
    @ryang58 7 років тому +7

    Do the french wars of religion, one of the bloodiest and understudied wars in European history.

  • @SovietScotty
    @SovietScotty 7 років тому

    Man, I would LOVE for you to cover the Cuban Revolution next! I'm so fascinated by that topic and I think it would be even more fascinating to see you cover it!

  • @Ptaku93
    @Ptaku93 7 років тому +72

    do something about Polish-Russian wars, mate, especially the period from 1596 to 1619

    • @samsid3701
      @samsid3701 7 років тому +10

      Because after that they weren't so fun for one party : ^)

    • @farmerboy9029
      @farmerboy9029 7 років тому +6

      Ptaku93 1920 when Poland saved Europe from communism

    • @ReneMatuscak
      @ReneMatuscak 7 років тому

      danker fuck you fucking bitch

    • @Rodzyniastyyyy
      @Rodzyniastyyyy 7 років тому

      Yep, best example how a retarded, elected kings and bunch of greedy cunt-mangantes can ruin a once great country...

    • @dpwXXIPolskaPolak
      @dpwXXIPolskaPolak 3 роки тому +1

      DO SOMETHING ALSO BUT KHMIELNITSKY UPRISING AGAINSY pOLAND AND lITHUANIA AND bRANDENBURGIAN pRUSSIAN INVASION WITH SWEDEN BUT NOSTLY NORTH GERMAN RANDENBURGIAN INVASION OFF POLAND ALSO SWEDISH GERMANIC RUSSIAN WARS

  • @TheWastelandBandit
    @TheWastelandBandit 7 років тому +1

    As an American, I've learned of these European conflicts primarily from my German relatives, while hardly at all from proper schooling. As such I've never had a complete, comprehensive story of the Thirty Years War, so thank you for that

  • @HundreadD
    @HundreadD 7 років тому +12

    Should have mentioned Richlieu

  • @Kwijiboz
    @Kwijiboz 7 років тому +1

    9:24 The author of that painting is Augusto Ferrer Dalmau. Check his work online, he has great art about Spanish History. And by the way, Viggo Mortensen is in that painting, he played the role of Captain Alatriste and the Author included him in the painting as an homage.

  • @perks8334
    @perks8334 7 років тому +14

    "Sweden tags in France" was my favorite part lol

  • @jkevin9049
    @jkevin9049 6 років тому

    I gotta say. This is still easily my favorite of your videos.

  • @schatzkammerein
    @schatzkammerein 8 років тому +6

    Finally, an overview of the 30 Years War with production qualities on par/(collaborative) with Jabzy :) Keep up the great work and I look forward to more installments from you. You have a great sense of humour.
    Hopefully you'll reach Extra History or CrashCourse levels of content! Perhaps you can explore other periods of European
    history such as the Italian Wars, Hussite Wars, Great Northern Wars, or the French Wars of Religion.

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому +2

      Oh you compliment me so. But really, thank you. I'm very much open to doing those conflicts in future when the time is appropriate, but for now, perhaps I should prevent myself getting too comfortable doing only European Wars.

  • @bthanbeethan5590
    @bthanbeethan5590 6 років тому

    I massively surprised how well you explained it when the 30yrs war is such a massive topic

  • @TheEnergeticPanda
    @TheEnergeticPanda 8 років тому +3

    Got a sub! This is amazing

  • @kierstynjacobs
    @kierstynjacobs 7 років тому

    This helped me avoid reading 40 pages of a really dense and dull text book for my college modern european course. thank you!

  • @relarz
    @relarz 7 років тому +65

    also, check out Sabaton's Carolus Rex? :D

    • @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 7 років тому +27

      "When they face death they're all alike. Right or wrong. Rich or poor. No matter who they served before. Good or bad. They're all the same. Rest side by side now."

    • @relarz
      @relarz 7 років тому +26

      "HAS MAN GONE INSANE!? HOW FEW WILL REMAIN!"

    • @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 7 років тому +17

      "Who'll find a way? To live one more day? Through decades of war"

    • @hebanker3372
      @hebanker3372 7 років тому +13

      The ''Lion from the North'' is more fitting for this war.

    • @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 7 років тому +10

      I disagree. The 30 years' war was not glorious, it was not epic. It was slaughter. Lion from the North is an epic song about Gustav II Adolf and his conquests, but it does not fit the theme of the entire war. IMHO.

  • @neurofiedyamato8763
    @neurofiedyamato8763 7 років тому

    Love your videos and occasional jokes. Just the right amount and I love it. Not much numbers, not much people. Just basically what happened. Only the most important dates/numbers, people and places are mentioned. great videos on knowing the basics of various part of history.

  • @nilen435
    @nilen435 6 років тому +3

    The 30 year war. The rise of the Swedish Empire! :)
    Sweden where btw very active after the Swedish phase also ^^

  • @stickmanhistory8598
    @stickmanhistory8598 6 років тому

    This is probably my favourite Feature History video. This or the 2-part Chechen Wars video.

  • @Alex-zv3sb
    @Alex-zv3sb 8 років тому +5

    This is great

  • @karmacrab
    @karmacrab 8 років тому

    I can't believe your videos don't have more views, they are fantastic!

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  8 років тому

      Thank you, hopefully they'll continue to become fantastic...er, yeah that's a word.

  • @petraz.782
    @petraz.782 7 років тому +34

    i think it was the 3rd Prague defenestration: 1419, 1482 and 1618..

    • @petraz.782
      @petraz.782 7 років тому +6

      but the video itself is awesome, thank you

    • @saosaosson6139
      @saosaosson6139 6 років тому +2

      Petra Zaťková I think there was one in 1968

    • @bringsik100
      @bringsik100 5 років тому +2

      So, back in the past, throwing people through window was a cool things, am i right?

    • @teli6350
      @teli6350 5 років тому +2

      @@bringsik100 Yeah, now we've switched to defenestrating money and the stalky bits of apples, look how more civillised we are!

  • @TomtensKanal
    @TomtensKanal 7 років тому

    Holy shit, the 30 years war in 10 minutes!? That's quite the achievement and you managed to touch on just about everything pivotal and not make many mistakes, I'm very impressed!

  • @areguycole7336
    @areguycole7336 5 років тому +5

    See also: Entirety of the Sabaton album, Carolus Rex

  • @WonderTracks
    @WonderTracks 4 роки тому +1

    Came here after having read Brecht's play "Mother courage and her children" - a short read about the darker side of the war. Very much recommended.

  • @nighthawk72j80
    @nighthawk72j80 4 роки тому +4

    Has man gone insane?
    A few will remain.
    Who'll find a way
    To love one more day
    Through decades of war?
    It spreads like disease.
    There's no sign of peace.
    Religion and greed
    Caused millions to bleed.
    3 decades of war.

    • @sudyotmansudershan8707
      @sudyotmansudershan8707 4 роки тому +1

      When they face death they're all alike
      No right or wrong
      rich or poor
      No matter who they served before
      Good or bad
      lay side by side now

  • @theDENIMMAN
    @theDENIMMAN 7 років тому

    the defenstration of Prague is up there with the Emu war as one of funniest things in history... the fact that there are 2 notable defenestrations of Prague makes it funnier.

  • @Liberater4589
    @Liberater4589 8 років тому +61

    the only problem I have is the fact everyone is missing eyes and it scrs me

  • @lkjhfdszxcvbnm
    @lkjhfdszxcvbnm 7 років тому

    This channel is going to be very popular in four months

  • @samuelp.5928
    @samuelp.5928 5 років тому +4

    9:25 Spanish "tercio" battle of Rocroi - Augusto Ferrer Dalmau "el pintor de batallas".

  • @fegelfan15
    @fegelfan15 7 років тому

    Thank you for putting the music in the description!

  • @h3llcat69
    @h3llcat69 7 років тому +4

    Plz do the 100 years war!

  • @nealiohelio
    @nealiohelio 7 років тому

    Discovered your channel today. These are excellent. It's only a matter of time before you "hit it big"!

  • @Svebicum
    @Svebicum 7 років тому +4

    Sweden never decreased its military engagement in favour of an economic effort. Sweden was just as much a belligerent as France 1635-1648, it not more so.

    • @unemusiqueunjour
      @unemusiqueunjour 4 роки тому

      Bullshit.

    • @kuronoch.1441
      @kuronoch.1441 4 роки тому

      @@unemusiqueunjour They still have an army in HRE lands, commanded by Lennart Torstensson, who confused the HRE long enough to march to Denmark, win a war there, and then return fighting the HRE.

  • @Joliverism
    @Joliverism 8 років тому +1

    Subbed keep up the production quality

  • @hamzamajid5684
    @hamzamajid5684 3 роки тому +3

    He was 16 when he made this video 0.o

  • @RommelsAsparagus
    @RommelsAsparagus Рік тому

    Thanks for the quick summary. Helped me better understand Alatriste.

  • @Irrkie
    @Irrkie 7 років тому +39

    As a Swede, I´m very pround that my middle name is Gustav (Gustavus in swedish), in remembrance of him, since I´m born on his death day.

    • @ForCourage1885
      @ForCourage1885 7 років тому +18

      Erik Georgesson proud swede, not something common nowadays

    • @greatwolf5372
      @greatwolf5372 7 років тому +12

      Erik Georgesson Do Swedes even like their country anymore?

    • @A_annoying_rodent
      @A_annoying_rodent 7 років тому +5

      Great Wolf .......NO BECAUSE ALL SWEDES HATE THEIR HOMECOUNTRY BECAUSE THEY ACCEPT FOREIGNERS, because protestants always waged wars against muslims (no they never did)

    • @arawn1061
      @arawn1061 6 років тому +2

      Erik Georgesson wow same

    • @arawn1061
      @arawn1061 6 років тому +7

      Great Wolf ofcourse we like our country. We are just not complete idiots

  • @arleneholtz6207
    @arleneholtz6207 7 років тому

    Greatly helped me with a presentation I am about to give on Jacques Callot and his series of prints on The Miseries of War. Much thanks.

  • @VladVlad-ul1io
    @VladVlad-ul1io 8 років тому +9

    3:13 Protestants say they fell in a pile of Shit :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  • @onehellofanoob4806
    @onehellofanoob4806 3 роки тому

    Love the video! The overly loud violin noise in between the phases murdered my ears though

  • @kapitankapital6580
    @kapitankapital6580 7 років тому +3

    is it bad that I needed to pause the video to figure out the dates at the start...

    • @fafofafin
      @fafofafin 7 років тому +1

      It's not bad at all, some of us can't do math under pressure.

    • @kapitankapital6580
      @kapitankapital6580 7 років тому +4

      cubankhan some of us just can't do maths full stop.

  • @studiosnch
    @studiosnch 7 років тому +1

    For those having troubles with "defenestration," it's easier said in German: Fenstersturz.
    And as a tour guide in Prague once said, this is a very Czech (or at this time, Bohemian) way of declaring a war.

  • @Svebicum
    @Svebicum 7 років тому +9

    Why do so many videos about the Thirty Years War make the absurd claim that France "took over the fighting bit" after 1635? The Swedes neither ceased nor reduced their military effort.

    • @markhenley3097
      @markhenley3097 7 років тому +3

      I don't know. Sweden reached as far as Bohemia by 1648, and laid siege to Prague, although they failed to take the entire city.

    • @TheFiresloth
      @TheFiresloth 6 років тому +1

      Well, of course the swedes army kept fighting. It was already there. But the country didn't send anymore reinforcements or logistics, meaning that on a strategical level, it was just a chevauchee, while France provided a national effort to the soutern front.

  • @troyvincent8933
    @troyvincent8933 7 років тому +1

    Hey! I think doing a couple vids on some of the expeditions around the world would be a pretty good addition to the content on the channel! Keep up the great work!

  • @KyleLinsAwesomeChannel
    @KyleLinsAwesomeChannel 7 років тому +4

    Great Channel!!! Keep it up:))
    But I'm curious. What type of accent you have? (I'm from Taiwan:))

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  7 років тому +12

      I'm from Australia, but my accent is fairly munted.

    • @KVirello
      @KVirello 7 років тому +3

      Feature History You're Australian? Shit, I'm Australian and I thought you were American.

    • @KyleLinsAwesomeChannel
      @KyleLinsAwesomeChannel 7 років тому

      Lol

    • @Ragd0ll1337
      @Ragd0ll1337 7 років тому +7

      Keith Austin his accent sounds like no American accent I've ever heard and I'm Canadian so I have to listen to those loud bastards every time I go south.

    • @KyleLinsAwesomeChannel
      @KyleLinsAwesomeChannel 7 років тому

      Ragd0ll Americans speak very loud? Lol

  • @MrDanno2
    @MrDanno2 7 років тому +1

    I love this fucking channel, who needs to sleep! keep it up please and can you do the punic wars

  • @austria9679
    @austria9679 7 років тому +18

    #TeamCatholic

    • @crispybaguette7388
      @crispybaguette7388 7 років тому

      #TeamProtestantBecauseIWantToDestroyHREButI'mCatholicLol

    • @A_annoying_rodent
      @A_annoying_rodent 7 років тому +4

      Austria #TeamProtestant because prussia formed my home mein katholisch österreichischer freund.

    • @eatshit6361
      @eatshit6361 5 років тому

      @@skeptic781 that was edgy, but ok XDDD

    • @skeptic781
      @skeptic781 5 років тому

      @@eatshit6361 says the anime twat

    • @eatshit6361
      @eatshit6361 5 років тому

      @@skeptic781 at least I'm not trying to act cool, while I'm totally not

  • @DaPunkShadow
    @DaPunkShadow 8 років тому +1

    Wow man your vids are really great and informative, subbed
    you deserve more viewers

  • @Zankan
    @Zankan 8 років тому +11

    sweden also got land:(

  • @drgreenthumb7081
    @drgreenthumb7081 5 років тому

    My very distant grandfather Ludwig Hericourt was an officer in this war, I hadn't learned much about it but now I've taken an interest in learning more.

  • @jurtra9090
    @jurtra9090 3 роки тому +3

    Who's here after the reveal that Feature History was 15 years old when he made the 1st video?

  • @bruhyoulowontime9009
    @bruhyoulowontime9009 5 років тому +2

    Man I love the Xbox live headset sound quality....
    You gonna say vote dome?
    Love your vids btw

  • @Jack-td7sp
    @Jack-td7sp 7 років тому +3

    France actually won?
    I knew they had it in them.

  • @MegaTranquilla
    @MegaTranquilla 8 років тому

    This must be the best channel on youtube

  • @RoscoeDaMule
    @RoscoeDaMule 2 роки тому +12

    a 16 year old wrote n made this video….

  • @PravdaKatyusha
    @PravdaKatyusha 6 років тому

    1. Love the video. Fucking great history man.
    2. 7:24 is that a silhouette of Jumpin Jeff Farmer? If so, I love the wrestling jokes.