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I like how Chris is making more jokes than usual in this video it’s really good to see him having a good time after a tough period!
yeah he got us with the leak joke
Don't you mean SAM 🧐
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What tough period ? Hope he’s ok
Hi, just wanted to drop in and say a massive thank you for your kindness and amazing presentation! I was sat watching the realtime analytics slightly confused as the views went from 10 an hour channel wide to 500, then I checked the comments on the video that was bringing in the numbers and found my way here. Absolutely over the moon that you enjoy our content! For me, the event that got me into history was probably the Battle of Hastings in 1066, been to Battle Abbey and Bayeux in France to see the tapestry with my own eyes around 10 years back and since then, from a casual perspective, I've always enjoyed learning about and experiencing history through one avenue or another! - Ethan
We've hit subscribe as well, I look forward to watching more of your content & discovering new history channels with you and your community!
Not to long ago like a few weeks ago a content creator he reacted to tried to get this channel deleted, I'm glad that your pro rectors on your videos, I think VTH brings something extra to everything he watches
@@leonstrand329 from where I was sitting this video comes across as a positive thing and 100% fair use! We appreciate the support we've received from it immeasurably and encourage this kind of critical content for that reason. It also reminds us not to grow complacent in our content!
@@DecadesVideos just for being so cool and supportive of vth, I'm heading over to subscribe right now!
@@DecadesVideos Glad to hear that! Your commentary seems really funny to watch!
I'm glad to see you coming out speaking positively about Chris, as well as enjoying the reaction yourself, after what he just went thru. Same as the last guy I'm coming to subscribe to you as well
9:40 The cat slander is not something I expected 😂
Wow never heard of decades until they started talking and recognized them instantly as former content creators I once watched, thanks VTH for showing me what they’re doing now
Fizhy?
@@KC-wi4km swear it sounds just like Fizhy, i cant tell if im stoned XD
@@mandan. It is
@@mandan. yup that’s him went to their linked channels and fizhy shows up
Hi
the Person that really got me into history was you Chris.
For me, there wasn’t one event that got me into history really, it was Horrible Histories. I loved that show growing up (and still now). They did such a great job of presenting factual information about the past in an entertaining way to both kids and adults. Such a shame that you can’t react to them because of the copyright issues
Same with me bro, loved that show growing up
Yeah I’d agree but it was the books instead. The author who wrote the series of books is close to where I’m from and if I remember correctly I think he donated books to local schools in order to help children learn history. Also, the ancient Egyptians at the same time. I remember my dad watching all of the ancient alien programmes and programmes on ancient Egypt in general. Same with the Romans.
Mine was the fact that my grandpa served in WW2, and my kid brain was blown away by that fact, he told me he served against the Japanese and when I had done my research I was shocked to learn he didn’t have PTSD or anything like that… The Japanese were brutal and just the thought that my grandpa fought against them for our country for me, makes me feel so prideful to be his grandson.
Hardcore History did it for me.
I was a lazy high school student. Did the bare minimum outside of class, but always participated in class discussions and did well on exams. One of my teachers in 10th grade caught onto this, and during a "work on your own" time in class he took me out into the hallway and called me out on it. He ended the discussion by saying he was essentially kicking me out of his class...in order to place me in the higher level history class that was offered so I would have more of a challenge. That was probably the moment where my love of history first started, because I actually felt motivated after being called out like that and told I'd be able to handle more.
That’s awesome man, for me it was my 6th 7th and 8th grade history teacher. She taught history to all the middle school students in the STEM program so had 3 years to teach history instead of focusing around what she could fit in 1 year. So started with ancient history in 6th grade and told it like a story over the next 3 years to get to modern day in 8th grade. It was such a cool way to learn history as I was able to draw connections from one event to the next and made me realize how interconnected world history is
The event that got me into history was seeing an episode of Unsolved mysteries about the Romanov’s family assassination. And the rumour of Anastasia still being alive. This was the early 90’s and it got my hooked 😍
Hey VTH, Griffin over at Armchair has a great new 1 hr+ video about WW2 from Germanys perspective. Would love to see you dive into it! It’s been a week or so, I waited to recommend because I know you don’t like stepping on peoples toes when it comes to their views. Could be a great 3 part video series for you to make.
He as already reacted to it
@@ush__ I did some digging, it doesn't look like he has. This video I am referring to was just released ten days ago.
Not sure which event got me interested in history, but I recall our high school history teacher saying one thing that has always stuck: “If you don’t know your history, you don’t know who you are.” We all thought he was cracked at the time, but it resounded years after as history became more interesting.
A french monkey was hung as a spy in Hartlepool, when the ship on which it was a mascot was wrecked off the coast and it was the sole survivor. One of the nicknames of Hartlepool FC is "the monkey hangers"
Fun fact: The first documented workers strike on the north american continent was done by polish craftsmen in Jamestown. They demanded equal rights to the english born colonists and got their way bc the Virginia Company was worried that it would discourage further settlement in Virginia
17:30 The historical event that made me into history, when I found out about Willem Daendels, the governor general of the Dutch East Indies during the Napoleonic era at that time (I'm from Indonesia) had been demonized by history books because at that time, he didn't pay natives when we worked on colonial project (making a road connecting the island of Java). As it turned out, he was actually paying the workers, but the local native ruler, and the local foreman at the time took the pay for themselves.
*sorry for my bad english. anyway, love your content, also i hope you dive deeper into Asian history :)
Semenjak nonton Max Havelaar juga jadi terbuka dikit tentang era kolonial. Gak hitam putih jahat vs baik wkwk
That thing that got me into history was also the Titanic. Not the discovery, I was born long after that. But the story, the documentaries, the accounts…. It’s amazing how much of an impact it’s had on my life.
What got me into history was watching The Last of the Mohicans in 7th Grade, then reading the Leatherstocking Tales, a Christmas gift from my grandmother, one year later. By early high school, my grandmother and I were having debates over whose vision was better, Hamilton or Jefferson. Recquiescat in Pace.
I may have become interested in history during the Vietnam conflict, when my dad was there for his second tour in 1968-1969. I had a National Geographic map of Vietnam on my bedroom wall, and I used to mark the places where he had been. Then I ended up spending over 10 years outside of the continental U.S., which exposed me to a lot of culture, architecture, food, languages and history. Thanks for this video.
If you're interested in vampire scares, Ask a Mortician has a wonderful video on it, as well other historical videos on treatment of the dead. Really love her channel.
literally came down here to recommend her video!
What got me into history was the set of comic books that I had as a kid back in Korea. I had history book series about the 2000 year old history of Korea (3 kingdom era, Koryeo, and Joseon). I also loved to read the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms from Chinese History and I got SUPER into Asian medieval history then.
I played a game called Age of Empires 2 growing up and you could play a multitude of factions such as the English or the Franks, and it made me think about where all these people came from. I think that's where my interest in history came from. In high school, I played another game called Crusader Kings 2, which let me explore history even more.
If you wanted to dive deeper into Number 12, Historia Civilis has a video called 'The Longest Year in Human History (46 B.C.E.)' which deals with the aftermath of the Roman civil war and how the Julian calendar came to be. Really interesting stuff!
This guy's content is amazing. Great balance of facts and humor!
My father was obsessed with visiting "hysterical markers" while on family vacations, so that was my first step in loving history. He'd go scores of miles out of the way just to check out a random historical site, much to my mother's eternal chagrin. However, the thing that really hooked me on history was the 1978 miniseries Centennial based on the book by James Michener. I just happened to be flipping through channels when it debuted and was instantly hooked. I still consider it one of the best films of all time and easily one of the most underrated. The cast was stellar, the story was amazing, and even though it was historical fiction, it was still did a remarkable job portraying the history of the American settlement of the west. In particular I really appreciated the fact that it didn't shy away from controversial topics and some of the uglier aspects of US history while also showing some of the most admirable aspects of the American character as well -- very well balanced for a movie of that era. I also loved that in addition to some of the things we normally expect from stories of the American West it also highlighted the impact of nature on history -- the scenes of the Great Die Up of 1886-87 and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s in particular were both epic in scope and demonstrated the way natural disasters can impact history. In fact, the role of natural disasters in human history is my primary area of focus as I finish my Masters in history and Centennial was what first drew my interest in that direction.
How I got into History: well it’s pretty simple, actually. I’m German and once I learned about WW2 and the Nazi Regime in history class I was hooked. I was fascinated with the structure, effectiveness and battle strategies of the Third Reich and how one extremist party managed to take over a whole country, rebuild/restructure it and then nearly defeat and dominate an entire continent. From there I broadened my historic scope first to WW1, then the Kaiserreich, then the Holy Roman Empire. Eventually I also broadened my geographic scope from Europe to America to Asia to the entire World.
I can without a doubt say that you are one of the best history channel and definitely one of my favourites now a days. I can definitely recommend some vids on the more Eastern European history I'd really want to see your perspective on the matter
Hi, Chris, this was a brilliant video with excellent comments from you , I've watched a few of their other videos and one in particular would be great for you to look at, its called seven things you may not know about the American Civil War. I'd wager you know all of them. The thing that got me interested in history was the Industrial Revolution and the conditions in which people lived and worked and how different they were to earlier times. Just to let you know that The History Chap has posted the third and last video in the series on the three double VC winners. They are all very good.
Just responding to something you said about what got us into history - there used to be a series on the Hstory channel called Battles BC that would go over some well-known historic battles, but they would also look for battles within Biblical stories, which I found really interesting. I wonder if anyone here remembers that
What got me into history? I grew up in Houston, TX, and I remember being in third grade and learning about the Texas Revolution. I read a book about the Alamo, and then got to visit both the Alamo AND San Jacinto (where the war ended) in the same weekend. Learning about guys like William Barrett Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett got me hooked.
Still one of my favorite historical subjects, so if you ever get down here to visit any of the battlefields, I’ll be there without question.
3:03 The elephant that was hanged was “Murderous Mary.” On September 12, 1916, while performing at a circus in Sullivan County, Tennessee, she killed her abusive caretaker. The people that attended the show then immediately called for her to be killed, and they got their wish. On the 13th, Mary was hanged on top of Railroad tracks using a Derrick (a kind of railroad crane) and a large metal chain wrapped around her neck, which was ordered by the Circus owner who wanted to save his business. The town where it took place, Erwin, Tennessee, is still known as “the town that hung the elephant,” as many of the 2500 people attending the execution were residents of Erwin. There is a disputed photo of the aftermath of the execution that is easy to find on Google.
The person that got me into history was my great-aunt, related by marriage. She and her family were the gardeners for the Romanovs. She was the same age as Anastasia and would tell me all about her childhood friend. She even told me of how people reacted to the loss of the Titanic. Sadly she passed shortly before the movie was released, missing it by a few months. I was too young at the time to fully appreciate the stories she told me of her friend Anastasia. Nevertheless, the general theme of the stories is forever etched in my mind, especially how she would laugh when telling me of how Anastasia and her father, the Tasr, would prank the family and household staff until their stomachs hurt from laughter.
i heard the fact about the female pope is most likely false and I heard it was inspired by a story of some girl in Italy claiming to be Jesus. Also, I became interested in history in grade 1 or 3 when I learned about the roman empire, specifically the roman legionaries- which I liked because they seem like professional cool soldiers at that time I was obsessed with being a soldier and fighting with other soldiers like brothers, and a combination with strategy games from ca like medieval 2 inspired my love for history, plus the other cool history channels like yours help
It is false and also the chair where you check the popes sex is false. The story was made up in a time when records of former popes wasnt publicly known and it was hot stuff for making up stories. Nowdays we know the names and years they reigned and there simply isnt room for a secret girl pope anywhere.
I heard that as well. Would be interesting to know if it was true or not.
As an answer to your question at 17:28 Chris, I hated history most of the time when I was in school. But, recently I am more and more interested in it that it became one of my most favourite subjects that I learn by self. The enthusiasm for history has been increased little by little, and when I watched 'history of the entire world, i guess' it just skyrocketed. And also with Oversimplified videos. And thanks to you Chris! Cheers 👍
Ballard's book on the Titanic in our school library was one of the things that got me interested in history. Also talking with my Grandparents and Great Grandparents about what life was like for them growing up
The earliest thing about my interest with history that I can remember was probably my history textbook in primary school, where it was irritating for me that in a part discussing the Second World War, four-five chapters out of six were talking about Polish history (I'm Polish), which encouraged me to start digging around looking for other countries' perspectives and such. It is a little bit embarrassing to admit that WW2 was where my interests started, since I consider it quite sterethypical, but that's how it started, and now I'm a history teacher ^^
that's pretty awesome, my love of history started in the first world war!
My love for history came from mythology, I started with Egyptian mythology and that started my lifelong passion
The thing about tomatoes in Salem makes a lot of sense when you look into it, because tomatoes are related to deadly nightshade.
6:51 The tomato trial actually took place in Salem, New Jersey. As a South Jersey native, it's one of the few things I have from our history. The town of Gibbsboro is named for the survivor of the basket of tomatoes.
Over ten-thousand subs over at decades! Really glad I got introduced to this channel through you Chris, looking forward to binging their current content and keeping an eye out for new videos!
The event that got me into history is quite funny. My dad is good at modern history, but he thinks he knows more than he actually knows about early U.S. history. He was convinced that JQA was the 5th president. However, I was in 2nd grade and I saw that James Monroe was actually the 5th. He told me I was wrong, and then when we googled it I embarassed him in front of the whole family. Funny stuff.
What got me into history was my 11th grade United States History class. Before then I used a science guy, but one day we were discussing WW2 and the way she talked about it and the different things that happened. It sparked that love for history and it’s been my love ever since then. I’m now a Sophomore in college, going to be a Junior in august so it’s been awhile since my love of history first started. Also discovering your channel and Mr. Beats channel really helped solidify my love for history.
What got me into hikstory? well i was bullied in school for nearly 9 years straight but not in history class. everyone looked forward to my presentations because i did it in a way they all could understand. dont know why i put so much effort into it but the love for history stuck with me.
There wasn't a discovery, event, person that got me into history, I just always loved history.
As far as what got me into history, it was the PC game series "Age of Empires". I don't think that era of history is your forte (Hittites, Minoans, etc etc) but I would love to see a series analyzing the historical accuracy of the campaigns in those games.
How about that one time a certain word was created for throwing people out of windows 😂
defenestration is such a weird flex of a word to use in conversation too
@@ibekingape And I sometimes like to use that word and confuse them
@@ibekingape But the funniest way to mess with a DM in Dungeons and Dragons XD
Learning about ancient Egypt, Pharaohs and the pyramids in primary school got me into history in general.
You and other youtubers have gotten me really into history, as well as me starting metal detecting
The Event that got me into History was a rather sad one, or multiple events. My father is an Ex-Stasi agent and still has a lot of the communist GDR-propaganda locked in his head and always taked about historic events so extrem one sided and often crazy untrue that I started researching on my own and became an absolute History nerd. Of course I love my father but history isn't really a toppic I would talk with him over. My brothers are a much better option for that
I was always into history as a kid (being from Belfast, Ireland it was impossible not to be) but it was the 150th anniversary of the famine (1995) and the 200th anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion, as well as the Good Friday Agreement being signed the same year, that cemented my love for history.
I actually had two people that got me into history, my history and my sociology were really good at explaining things using modern day examples without being too anachronistic and I just found that so enticing. They would do things such as letting us do presentations in any shape as long as we showed that we understood the topic. A girl made a ballet presentation of ancient Egyptian culture and another group did a miniature reconstruction of a Phoenician town architecture and a few ships. Before college I really thought I was more of a physics/math person but they turned me a full 180 and now I'm majoring on history lmao
I got interested in history when I was about 4 I think. My mum got me a book that had facts about random topics but the ones I took the most interest in was space and all of the history ones. I think pirates, Vikings, medieval Europe, Ancient Rome and the Ancient Egyptians were in there. A few years later she got me a similar book but just on history and that developed into me becoming a big history nerd. Love your reactions and I would love for you to watch more from this creator, I enjoyed it as much as what you seemed to.
Hundred Years War got me into history, reading about all the battles between feuding kings and the story of Jeanne D’Arc really convinced me to continue learning and history has always been my field of study.
Should be noted that Caligula was noted to be making jokes All the time , it is very posible he was just saying that his horse would do a better Job than any senator
For me, it was a year 7 history class. The teacher was teaching us about World War 2 and its effects and said to us, "Maybe you all have relatives who served in the war" That blew my mind as a 13-year-old boy, and after that, I was hooked, not long after I learned through asking family that both of my dad's grandfathers served in the war. Thank you, high school, for actually teaching me something I wanted.
What got me into history was seeing my dad's collection of state coins and wanting to learn more about those states, and that, inevitably, led me down the path to learning about history.
The thing that got me into history was visiting the Colosseum when I was seventeen. I distinctly remeber standing inside of it and thinking about everyone else through history who had stood in that same exact spot. What they would have seen, what their lives would have been like. It was a profound moment of connecting me to history in a way I'd never felt and I'll never forget it.
My love of history began when I watched the movie Gettysburg and the TV movie Andersonville. I have been obsessed with the American Civil War ever since. (39 years old btw) . Cheers Chris. Keep up the great videos
The person that got me into history, wasn't any of my history teachers, but rather my physics teacher.
He had an after school club called Project Enlightenment, where we learned about enlightenment era history and did historical reenactment.
I got to volunteer and perform at places like Mount Vernon, Montpelier, Gadsby's Tavern, and more!
We had to stay in character; I ended up learning so much more about US history and it is what sparked my joy and love of history in general.
It's since gone on to be an actual class that counts as a history credit, which I was so glad to hear.
I think the thing that really got me into learning about history was 1. Learning about my grandfather on my mom's side who was an FO in the European theater of WWII, and 2. The museum visits that I would do with my parents sometimes when I was younger. There used to be an excellent WWII museum a few miles from where I live in Florida that unfortunately got shut down when the owner passed away, and I've been to the Air Force Armament Museum multiple times which is located up in the panandle. The Naval Aviation Museum in NAS Pensacola is also fantastic.
What got me into history? I was born on December 8th. As a annual tradition. I share/recite/or talk about the "Day of Infamy" speech. The Attack on Pearl Harbor is my historic infatuation.
I live in Washington state and I remember doing a project in middle school where we did a “radio station and show” about the Lewis and Clark exploration. That was the start for me in my love for history. Another instance that solidified it for me was my junior year in high school we did a project on Ellis Island where every student was given a slip of paper which had all of our information as an immigrant and we had to “go through Ellis island.” Some didn’t get in but the whole project was fascinating to me. LOVE history
17:28 you asked what the event that made me love history, it was probably discovering oversimplified and then this channel, keep up the great work
The person that got me into history? Oversimplified.
My music teacher in elementary school was really into Titanic too, and hosted model ship painting classes after school. I can't say for sure if that's what got me into history, but it's definitely what got me into shipwrecks. I've learned so many fascinating/sad/terrifying stories that deserve to be every bit as well known as TItanic.
What got me into history is when my aunt who has our family trace way back. Told me about my grandfather's uncle Alfred Niederhoff who flew with the Jasta 11 under Richthofen. Thanks for doing what you're doing I truly love watching your channel.
Gonna be honest, Titanic was also the event that brought me into history. in Kindergarten I saw a book of ships and in it was this massive ship stretched across both pages. It brought me down the giant rabbit hole of Titanic and now History like this so I can see how Titanic can spring historians into the field of History. Great job Chris, love your work.
What got me into history: my father was a grammar school teacher who mainly taught 5th grade American History. So we had a lot of books at home, including the series "Golden Book History of the United States," published in 1963/1964. Alton S. Tobey illustrated the entire series, especially before WW1, as photographs were nearly non-existent before then. His art was amazing and so dynamic, I almost didn't need the writing by famed historian Earl Schenk Miers, who authored the series.
This was great. I’d heard of many of those as well, but my favorite was Lichtenstein. I’ve read that so many times before it is always a good story
The event that sparked my love of history as a child was hearing about Hannibal Barca and crossing the Alps with his elephants. To this day I have a soft spot for Carthaginian history and read pretty much everything I come across that explores the topic.
What got me in to History was the series Rome: Rise & Fall of an Empire. Also would just like to say Thanks to your channel I got back to my love of history. great content as always! much appreciated!
When I was little and sitting at the breakfast table my dad explained to me how Hannibal marched over the alps with elephants. His description of Romans fighting in a checkerboard and having these elephants crashing through them was the moment I realized I loved history. It was something so fantastical but real. The memory always makes me smile.
What really got me into history was the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation - I was 4 and it’s one of my earliest memories. Love your channel!
What got my into history? In 4th grade I wasn't much of a reader, but I did read comic books. My father, wanting me to read more, got me a book, written to my age, on Greek mythology. Not only did these stories, that read like ancient Greek comic books, work to make me read, but the sparked an interest in the history of the Bronze Age.
the fact that you re helping out smaller channels is so wholesome. keep up the good work
The event that got me into history was probably the Battle of Hastings and as for the 80 to 81 soldiers, yeah they were just guarding a mountain pass so nothing of any note, and the friend they made was an Italian. As for the Dancing Plague, it's horrifying in that we still have no idea to this day what caused it, so no way to prevent a reoccurrence sometime.
For me, what got me into history was watching Troy as a 5 or 6 year old
To answer your question, I would say my obsession to history would start when I enlisted in the military. Hearing the stories of young Marines achieve amazing feats through the United States many wars was fascinating to me. I’d say my highlight was having the opportunity to meet RV Burgin and listening to the hardships he went through in WWIII.
My moment of falling in love with history was my uncle showing me a picture of my great great grandfather playing ball with my young great grandpa at their farm, taken around 1900. I immediately wanted to know all about how people lived back then, what they cared about, thought about, etc.
To answer your question at 17:30… it was also the titanic. My parents took me to see the titanic exhibit in San Francisco, when I was about 5 years old. I still remember seeing the silverware, plates, and i think a pair of shoes that were brought up from the debris field. However the biggest thing that I remember: was the piece of Titanic’s hull that was brought up and put on display. My dad picked me up and leaned me over the border-rope-thingy so I could touch that piece of the hull with my hand; I’ll never forget that. The RMS Titanic was the first historical topic that I was seriously interested in after that day.
I’ve been subscribed to Decades since the beginning, a fun history channel by a great gaming UA-camr
Never heard of their channel, but this video made me subscribe, even though I knew about the facts, it was packaged nicely. Thanks VTH
Pretty good video. As for what brought me into history, I always liked it, but as for the jumpstart of it, well... videogames. As a teenager I was playing what I considered a random samurai game one day, and looked up some of the characters on the internet for hints. Turns out I got wikipedia pages about actual historical figures, it kinda blew my mind that those people were actually real in a way, made me want to turn the internet upside down to know more about the characters and the period. It not only made me appreciate the game more, but now I have considerable knowledge about the period. A few years later I had a similar experience with Assassin's Creed II and since then learning more about history became a beloved hobby, including history that isn't directly related to some form of violence xD
As a teenager, I read the Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind." The life she described was so completely foreign to me, that I could not believe the setting of the novel was less than 100 years before the year of my birth. My grandmother (born in 1911) lived until her 95th year, and I realized that people who were born during the Civil War could still have been around when I was born in 1960. For some reason, this put all of history in perspective for me. My grandmother was born before the first flight of the Wright brothers, before women could vote, before indoor plumbing and electricity were widely available. Horse drawn vehicles were the most common form of travel the year she was born. But she lived to see the moon landing, home computers, and she herself travelled many times on airplanes. When one realizes the difference that can happen even during one lifetime, well, I've been fascinated with history ever since.
I am from New England and I have not heard about the Vampire scares. I would love to hear more about it.
Love your reactions ti videos like this one and the fact that you are courteous enought to ssk for people to support this channels and not simply take advantage of the content... Solid !!!
What probably got me into history was learning early on that my grandpa worked for Grumman during the Gemini and Apollo missions. It makes me proud to be a Long Islander to have such rich aviation and space history
what got me into history? I'm Canadian. my dad was in the CND army. we lived in Germany from when I was 6-9. We camped all over Europe in those 3 years as my parents introduced us to all the history before and around us. from trekking up to the crater of Mount Vesuvius and then exploring Pompeii, to visiting the sites of battles from hundreds of years ago and battles from 15 years before we were there. We spent 6 weeks every year learning about the history and cultures of western Europe. that hooked me for life!!
I remember being in 7th grade learning about WW2 and it absolutely fascinated me. Since then I have been a huge history nerd, although it isn’t my major. So happy my teacher then was good and got me into it!
What got me into history was that I was within a 10 minute drive away from a civil war battlefield where I grew up. I grew up in Springfield Missouri which was close to the Wilson's Creek battlefield. Even though the battle itself wasnt as big as others in the war I still have a greater appreciation for the battlefield and those who fought in it.
I’d say the titanic itself was one of my first historical obsessions, however growing up playing Medal of Honor and Early Call of Duty really made me fall in love with military history. Early Assassins Creed series also gave me a love for certain time periods too. I just loved the idea of virtual being a part of these real insane events.
I got into history around 7 years old. The author of the horrible histories series is local to where I’m from and if I remember correctly he gave books to local schools in order to learn about history. Around the same time in school we started learning about the great fire of London, the romans and the ancient Egyptians. We have an old Roman fort in our town which I visited and my dad also used to watch lots of ancient Egyptian programmes like ancient aliens lol.
My entry into history was a few years back when I was scrolling across UA-cam and saw Oversimplified's part 1 video about WW2 and I though it looked interesting, so I watched it, then the second part and that kinda started my deeper dive into history.
Love your content, greetings form Estonia.
Just seeing this video, 7 months after its publication. I still remember when I fell in love with history. 6th grade and Fox was running a special about some excavation work being done at the Sphinx in Cairo. It was watching Dr. Zahi Hawass and learning about the Sphinx and the Pyramids that developed my lifelong obsession with history. And now I'm nearly done with the completion of a master's degree.
The story of the Alamo started my love for history. Since I have a degree in history and I constantly read historical information. I love it.
For me, learning about the civil rights movement as a 15 year old fascinated me and made me love history. Such a crazy, powerful time
weirdly enough probably watching Modern Marvels on the history channel as a kid is what got me into history, and always loved that show because it would just look at how the most random stuff is made/how it works might be tangential to the topic of history as a whole but I started watching the other shows as well because of it.
That's the same guy who does red dead redemption 2 lore videos! Another channel of his. Great quality content honestly
17:27 before I was only interested in WW2 but then I discovering your UA-cam channel and it open my horizon to learn more parts of History
I believe that VTH is the “Weird Al” of reaction videos.
what got me into history: wolfenstein -> ww2 -> wars in general -> history in general
What got me into history was probably my grandpa, he was a history teacher who loved the American Civil War, and my reading National Geographics magazines as a kid. I Loved anything I could find about ancient Egypt and my interest in history grew from both that and my everyday chats with grandpa. :)
Three months late to the party, but you asked what got us into history. For me, it was how school practically skipped World War 1. The teaching was "the Archduke was assassinated, mustard gas was used, now onto WW2." I'm really not exaggerating much there. So questions about why every country jumped into the war, why America finally got involved... A drive to figure that out was what got me interested in history.
I was in elementary school when I got or found this massive book about the Titanic and I read it and that was it. I was hooked on history