Historic Duels that put the Wild West to Shame

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  • @BlueJayYT
    @BlueJayYT  3 місяці тому +15

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  • @2MeterLP
    @2MeterLP 2 роки тому +4925

    The two dudes who got into the duel balloons as seconds are either the most loyal bros in history or were not told how the duel worked.

    • @davidiwata7063
      @davidiwata7063 2 роки тому +225

      Both can be true.

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 2 роки тому +333

      @@davidiwata7063 or neither. Little do we know that both seconds hated each other and used these nut jobs as an excuse to kill the other.

    • @truck6859
      @truck6859 2 роки тому +43

      If they didn't follow their bosses as ordered, then they would have probably been the first ones shot. Or maybe just imprisoned.

    • @dstblj5222
      @dstblj5222 2 роки тому +89

      Their bosses? Seconds were friends fully gentlemen born and raised

    • @gengis737
      @gengis737 2 роки тому +84

      @@truck6859 second must be of same social status as duellist, and friends of them, so the only way they could be there is wilingly.

  • @iainballas
    @iainballas 2 роки тому +2053

    I was once challenged to a duel on the street. It was over a parking space. After an hour and a half, the police broke it up, and the wind blew most of our Yu-gi-Oh Cards away, so... to this day, we both claim victory.

    • @morscoronam3779
      @morscoronam3779 2 роки тому +161

      I can't believe tech companies are trying to do VR crap instead of making super advanced holograms to enhance the experience of a children's trading card game.
      I'll be rewatching Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series if anyone needs me.

    • @valutaatoaofunknownelement197
      @valutaatoaofunknownelement197 2 роки тому +46

      And well, us Yu-Gi-Oh players continue to duel each other daily, anyways. No arguments or quarrels required!

    • @char1211
      @char1211 2 роки тому +23

      One could say it was time to...d-d-d-d-duel!

    • @zigfaust
      @zigfaust 2 роки тому +12

      @@morscoronam3779 Uh, VR isnt a bad route for it compared to "super advanced hologram tables that weigh a car". The optimal and best way IMO is just to use AR with the monsters and effects appearing on top of real life with a visor/glasses/headset.

    • @truck6859
      @truck6859 2 роки тому +8

      They couldn't let you escalate to the God-cards.😮

  • @GaldirEonai
    @GaldirEonai 2 роки тому +5787

    One of my favorite silly duel stories is when Miyamoto Musashi showed up to one late, with a bad hangover and _having forgotten his actual sword._ He instead picked up a wooden oar from the boat he'd rowed to the duel site, beat his opponent (who did have a sword) to death with it and then wandered off again, presumably to find more booze.

    • @harrisontucker8397
      @harrisontucker8397 2 роки тому +1454

      My favorite is the Italian man who dueled at least a dozen people over who was the best Italian poet, and admitted on his death bed he never read any of them

    • @gd2234_
      @gd2234_ 2 роки тому +244

      That’s my favourite Puppet History episode. That mans entire life was to troll

    • @owengautreau1233
      @owengautreau1233 2 роки тому +29

      Gd2234: could you send me a link to the video

    • @Jorma-ph4xu
      @Jorma-ph4xu 2 роки тому +117

      @@harrisontucker8397 He was the first sigma male

    • @williamalfonso1373
      @williamalfonso1373 2 роки тому +168

      Ill like to add.... He did have length advantage with the Wooden Oar.

  • @johnryoung4558
    @johnryoung4558 2 роки тому +522

    Another strange duel was the topless, bare-breasted duel with rapiers between Princess Pauline von Metternich and Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg because of a disagreement over some flower arrangements.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +256

      Almost included this story! However, upon further inspection and research, I found this story to be most likely untrue :/

    • @paulgibbon5991
      @paulgibbon5991 2 роки тому +92

      It did inspire a subgenre of erotic art and photography.

    • @ZerokillerOppel1
      @ZerokillerOppel1 2 роки тому +43

      @@paulgibbon5991 Why wouldn't it have....😏

    • @demi-femme4821
      @demi-femme4821 10 місяців тому +14

      Damn, it would've been way more fun if it were true. They sound badass as hell.

    • @SeanHartnett-t8c
      @SeanHartnett-t8c 7 місяців тому

      cool

  • @MerijnH
    @MerijnH 2 роки тому +1430

    I love the natural 1 roll on the first shot at the balloon fight. Because there's no situation ridiculous enough to happen in any random DnD party at some point. Duelling in a balloon is just the tip of the iceberg of ttrpg

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +222

      lol I've actually had a similar fight in DnD before

    • @ajithsidhu7183
      @ajithsidhu7183 2 роки тому +16

      @@BlueJayYT please do on comedic wars

    • @MerijnH
      @MerijnH 2 роки тому +16

      @@BlueJayYT no surprises there haha, my next session is in 2 hours and I think I got smth to plan now..

    • @Giganfan2k1
      @Giganfan2k1 2 роки тому +4

      The second shooter clearly aimed for the balloon... Not the person inside the basket of the balloon.

    • @lukedeakin7124
      @lukedeakin7124 2 роки тому +1

      @@BlueJayYT I want you to know, I'm taking this for a festival session

  • @robertwilloughby8050
    @robertwilloughby8050 2 роки тому +174

    My favourite story is about a duel in a pitch black cellar with carpenters axes. Now, carpenters axes are seriously heavy, and if you're not used to them you're not going to lift it. So, after a few ineffective attempted swings at each other, they mutually collapsed in laughter and declared honour satisfied.

    • @Bruh-hq1hx
      @Bruh-hq1hx Рік тому +14

      Well that certainly could have ended worse but say do you know what the duel was about and between who?

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 Рік тому +38

      @@Bruh-hq1hx Sir Hierome Sankey and Sir William Petty. The reason for the duel is lost to time, but possibly has something to do with the English Civil War, seeing as it happened in 1645. Sir Hierome instigated the duel, so Sir William had choice of venue and weapons, and seeing as Sir Hierome was a fighting man and Sir William was most definitely not (he was a short, bespectacled antiquarian and had a marked objection to violence) he chose brilliantly!

  • @basbarnes8263
    @basbarnes8263 2 роки тому +3111

    "Wait 'till you see my spin move!" Literally killed me XD

    • @HistoryMonarch1999
      @HistoryMonarch1999 2 роки тому +57

      Killed him too

    • @lstudios3237
      @lstudios3237 2 роки тому +78

      "AGHHHHHH"

    • @cesarmarquez8670
      @cesarmarquez8670 2 роки тому +57

      Looks like someone got staved 37 times in the chest.

    • @TheMechanic554
      @TheMechanic554 2 роки тому +37

      I like to think its the guy who got disarmed 4x ... and subsequently got curb stomped in the back of a carriage

    • @Kaiser_Pugrex6098
      @Kaiser_Pugrex6098 2 роки тому +9

      i commented the same thing its probaly the best part

  • @gd2234_
    @gd2234_ 2 роки тому +630

    “I don’t understand why, in this day and age, two consenting adults can’t solve their differences through a duel”
    - My amazing friend

    • @jonatanlj747
      @jonatanlj747 2 роки тому +44

      What, do you disagree? I'll duel you over it, knave.

    • @alexanderthegreat6682
      @alexanderthegreat6682 2 роки тому +29

      I Texas, I believe only duels with firearms were outlawed. I'll have to check on the authenticity of my source, but if he's correct, you can legally challenge someone to duel by sword.

    • @Iksvomid
      @Iksvomid 2 роки тому +28

      Thing is in the old days firearms were inaccurate so duels could be used to clear any dishonor while remaining relatively safe. It was rare that someone was killed during a duel, nowadays firearms are far more accurate so it is outlawed.

    • @gd2234_
      @gd2234_ 2 роки тому +14

      @@Iksvomid that can be worked with, there’s plenty of other inaccurate weapons to choose from😂

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 роки тому +11

      They have to be of equal rank. You can't have earls duelling dukes all willy-nilly.

  • @ilee8464
    @ilee8464 2 роки тому +2057

    Finally some content that simultaneously wants me to jump of a bridge aaand live forever. These facts are something else

    • @helloiamenergyman
      @helloiamenergyman 2 роки тому +5

      Nice pfp :)

    • @ilee8464
      @ilee8464 2 роки тому +3

      @@helloiamenergyman *Hat tip* (nodding in appreciation)

    • @DrLexus
      @DrLexus 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/e20pCf7NVC0/v-deo.html

    • @mrdisastersloth5126
      @mrdisastersloth5126 2 роки тому

      P

    • @tedcuhchinkski7250
      @tedcuhchinkski7250 2 роки тому

      @Miyamoto Musashi Stop asking questions to which the answer will ultimately lie in subjectivity. Seek truth where it can be found, that being reality and all that it encompasses outside of the mind, which is merely informed by the real and operates on its own decisions for better or worse. Stonewell gang.

  • @Confused_surprise
    @Confused_surprise 2 роки тому +714

    As a french man myself, I can assure you that we are indeed very experienced with wine, cheese, and joyful cartoonish massacres !
    Also, the very fact that you added the word "putain" means a lot to me. Thank you
    12/10 stars

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +102

      I'm glad you approve! I added "putain" for my French friends out there ;)

    • @Confused_surprise
      @Confused_surprise 2 роки тому +29

      @@BlueJayYT This my good sir, is a very kind move and will not be forgotten !
      Also here's a french fun fact : in and around the city of Marseille in general, "putain" has become over the years something less like a cuss and more like a ponctuation (unofficially of course). Try it if you ever go there !
      (but beware, the word "pain au chocolat" is an insult in southern France, use "chocolatine" instead XD )

    • @spddiesel
      @spddiesel 2 роки тому +5

      I love putain! French fries with cheese curds and gravy? Hells yeah, I'm in!

    • @alphanoodle1877
      @alphanoodle1877 2 роки тому +8

      what does putain mean?

    • @Confused_surprise
      @Confused_surprise 2 роки тому +2

      @@alphanoodle1877 Well if you take the original meaning, it mean "whore". But nowadays, it is used in france the same way as "fuck" is used in England, as one of the most common cuss for your every day life.

  • @tamaraholloway9634
    @tamaraholloway9634 2 роки тому +676

    I just learned 2 of my ancestors were in separate duels. One was killed when a sudden duel was thrust on him, a Dr, by a soldier. He missed, the soldier then ran up and shot him point blank in the chest.
    The second was Robert Crain, of the Sandbar Duel/Brawl involving the Bowie knife guy.

    • @st4rk1113r
      @st4rk1113r 2 роки тому +81

      Okay, so in modern time, if you "run up to someone's chest and shoot point blank in the chest" it's no longer dueling. It's murder. Especially if you're not an aristocrat.
      I think you've been bullshited my friend.

    • @tamaraholloway9634
      @tamaraholloway9634 2 роки тому +78

      It was a duel, and they did consider charges but none were brought. I didn't say it was fair, or even legal.

    • @tamaraholloway9634
      @tamaraholloway9634 2 роки тому +12

      Correction, it's Francis Jr.

    • @dreliq981
      @dreliq981 2 роки тому +17

      I'm so confused from your sentence. Did your ancestor miss a shot or did the shot miss him? And did he run up to the soldier and get shot point blank or was it the soldier that ran up to him

    • @gabrielgrimes8297
      @gabrielgrimes8297 2 роки тому +47

      Her ancestors missed the shot so the guy he was dueling ran right up to him and shot him in the chest ( kinda small pp energy in my opinion).

  • @ustanik9921
    @ustanik9921 2 роки тому +204

    There's a movie about French duelists called "Duelists" about two guys in Napoleonic times fighting multiple duels over the course of over 30 years, the reason being ofcourse some minor offence taken verbally.

    • @WallyBDO
      @WallyBDO 2 роки тому +53

      True story, they fought each other to the point where everybody was quite sure they had become friends and fought for fun because no way in hell two elite hussars failed to kill each other after 28 duels

    • @j.h-j5j
      @j.h-j5j 2 роки тому +4

      Ha, I see you're a man of culture as well.

    • @gengis737
      @gengis737 2 роки тому +6

      They even wrote an agreement stating that each time they would be within a day horse from one another, they will join for duelling.

    • @Ihaveagasmask
      @Ihaveagasmask 2 роки тому +1

      Mood

    • @samrevlej9331
      @samrevlej9331 Рік тому +3

      One of Ridley Scott's first movies if I'm not mistaken.

  • @chesthoIe
    @chesthoIe 2 роки тому +623

    And that is where the French expression, "Couldn't hit an enormous bag from another enormous bag pulled right up to the first enormous bag," comes from.

    • @Toastedtasty42
      @Toastedtasty42 2 роки тому +54

      It reads better in French

    • @chesthoIe
      @chesthoIe 2 роки тому +35

      @@Toastedtasty42 Oui.

    • @notsojharedtroll23
      @notsojharedtroll23 2 роки тому +7

      Could someone write it down in french on this comments?

    • @chesthoIe
      @chesthoIe 2 роки тому +5

      @@notsojharedtroll23 Oui.

    • @Exilum
      @Exilum 2 роки тому +18

      @@notsojharedtroll23 Freebie: "Ne pourrait pas toucher un sac énorme depuis un autre sac énorme tiré à hauteur du premier sac énorme"

  • @Shaun_Jones
    @Shaun_Jones 2 роки тому +352

    I think some of the duels that never happened are the most interesting. People who disapproved of the practice would sometimes make outlandish choices of weapons to make their opponent back down. One man choose to duel with field artillery, and a story from just after WWII states that he choose tanks. Abraham Lincoln is said to have requested cow pies as a form of protest against dueling.

    • @siggisten278
      @siggisten278 2 роки тому +34

      There is a true tank duel story from WWII, a SS tank commander radioed a sovjet one and they decided that before their forces would fight they should as leaders fight one on one, the sovjet tanker in his t-34-84 or t-34-57 (dont remember) killed the SS commander and all his crew in his panther, after this the battle started which the sovjets won because in the begining duel the sovjet commander managed to get into a great position to destroy the rest of the SS tankers. I dont remember the names and dates of this but it did in fact happend, the sovjet tanker became quite famous during the war for his actions, if anyone wants i can try and send a link to were i read/heard if it

    • @erraticonteuse
      @erraticonteuse 2 роки тому +31

      Abraham Lincoln also once accepted a duel challenge and chose longswords as the weapon, because he was so freakishly tall and gangly, all he had to do was hold his sword straight out and the other guy would never be able to get near him.

    • @Shaun_Jones
      @Shaun_Jones 2 роки тому +19

      @@erraticonteuse that was the option he chose when the cow pies were rejected.

    • @lukedeakin7124
      @lukedeakin7124 2 роки тому +8

      @@erraticonteuse he also was an accomplished Boxer

    • @AlphaHorst
      @AlphaHorst 2 роки тому +8

      And that's why Germany had only three, later two possible options for a duel. Sword, rapier and gun. Pre gun the used bows and the sword fell out prior to napoleon taking over.
      Every other weapon was seen as incapable of clearing your honour so if used in a duel you increased your chance of being found guilty of murder from around 20% to 99%.

  • @JediKnight19852002
    @JediKnight19852002 Рік тому +41

    I used to live in Christiansburg, VA. There was a duel in 1808.
    The duelists went the usual ten paces, turned, and fired...their rifles.
    Both died

  • @trygveplaustrum4634
    @trygveplaustrum4634 2 роки тому +273

    *I am proper chuffed that Blue Jay would talk about a duel between two people who mass murdered birds.*

  • @UberMan5000
    @UberMan5000 2 роки тому +2607

    Jay here seeks to gain a distinct advantage over other humorous historical channels, in that he can *kind of* pronounce French names and words. He also knows what "putain" means. 👍

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +414

      Haha thanks man! How’d I do? I listened to a lot of French pronunciations before attempting but I fear I still wasn’t spot on

    • @franciscofuentes6209
      @franciscofuentes6209 2 роки тому +100

      @@BlueJayYT No worries, you did great! (I speak French)

    • @derwidder1400
      @derwidder1400 2 роки тому +49

      @@BlueJayYT I'm not french but it sounded authentic. In general, your voice acting in this video was great :)

    • @elyannouh8880
      @elyannouh8880 2 роки тому +35

      @@BlueJayYT Hey, you did pretty good, I enjoyed it !
      If ever you need coaching for French pronunciation in the future, I can be your Frenchman from France.
      I liked the British accent as well.

    • @pawebernaciak1581
      @pawebernaciak1581 2 роки тому +11

      Putain it's french fries with cheese and gravy, no?

  • @paulgibbon5991
    @paulgibbon5991 2 роки тому +43

    The bit that really cracks me up is that they had to WAIT for the balloons to be ready. It wasn't a case of "We've got those hot air balloons ready, let's use them for our duel!". No, they thought about this and decided out of all the options, they wanted this one!

  • @JohnDiceAcademy
    @JohnDiceAcademy 2 роки тому +186

    The image of two grown men pointing downvotes at each other is instantly iconic.

  • @morscoronam3779
    @morscoronam3779 2 роки тому +53

    Referencing Llamas with Hats is a sure sign of a cultured individual.

  • @Kategoldfaden2858
    @Kategoldfaden2858 2 роки тому +70

    I love how you tell the most absurd story that sound made up but add four sources for each of them.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +32

      I anticipated the amount of "source?" comments I would have gotten if I didn't provide them lol

    • @zigfaust
      @zigfaust 2 роки тому +5

      @@BlueJayYT "Always get your info from at least 3 sources." - My 4th Grade History Teacher
      Funny how as a kid I learned a lesson most adults fail on a professional level. Glad to see you usin that noggin.

  • @AHersheyHere
    @AHersheyHere 2 роки тому +29

    Props to the carriage duelist after he had already won the duel and agreed to more dangerous terms.

  • @ZillyWhale
    @ZillyWhale 2 роки тому +859

    Early duels were done in the narrow hallways of castles. This is why you cannot move to the side while fencing.
    Read the entire thread to get some awesome information!

    • @EvilBakaCat
      @EvilBakaCat 2 роки тому +65

      so that's why fighter games are always 2d

    • @1stCallipostle
      @1stCallipostle 2 роки тому +4

      @@EvilBakaCat *laughs in Bandai Namco

    • @AnthonyHandcock
      @AnthonyHandcock 2 роки тому +8

      Not actually true. Either bit.

    • @ZillyWhale
      @ZillyWhale 2 роки тому +14

      @@AnthonyHandcock well I learned it from my fencing coach so I'm just saying what I know.

    • @1stCallipostle
      @1stCallipostle 2 роки тому +26

      @@ZillyWhale Not moving side to side in duels is actually rather Pre-Medieval
      The concept of Holmgang and it's restrictions on movement is from my foggy memory, from somewhere between the 6th and 9th century

  • @HitchcockJohn
    @HitchcockJohn 2 роки тому +459

    Not quite a duel but I know one story about a very silly argument that ended up having an unexpected impact:
    In 1878, two rich race track enthusiasts got into a debate about how horses run. One claimed that while galloping they can lift all four legs off the ground, while the other insisted they couldn't. So they hired a photographer named Edwin Muybridge to find a way to figure out a way to determine for sure. Muybridge came up with a method that involved setting up a series of camera along a track and timing each of them to go off while a horse ran past them. He was then able to develop the photos and found that a horse can indeed lift all four legs off the ground while galloping.
    It actually became a pretty big deal because Muybridge's attempt to solve a really pointless argument inspired him to experiment with series photography as a way of capturing motion, which would eventually inspire early film technology in the late 19th and early 20th century.

    • @Mumbamumba
      @Mumbamumba 2 роки тому +10

      Interesting! Thank you!

    • @skateman7151
      @skateman7151 2 роки тому +3

      Nice-

    • @Broomer52
      @Broomer52 2 роки тому +30

      Where would humanity be without horses and petty arguments?

    • @mrunaltondre6051
      @mrunaltondre6051 2 роки тому +10

      @@Broomer52 history was written on the back of a horse

    • @SupersuMC
      @SupersuMC 2 роки тому +2

      @@mrunaltondre6051 So true.

  • @masscreationbroadcasts
    @masscreationbroadcasts 2 роки тому +42

    That leopard has some pretty good persuasion skills, reminds me of someone dear to me who once said "If you can't convince them, have a bigger gun than them"... I miss you grandma.

  • @Jame5man
    @Jame5man 2 роки тому +19

    “Anyone with aim that bad is going to be a nuisance to urinals and thus deserves to die”
    Truer words have never been spoken

  • @4thmonitorion731
    @4thmonitorion731 2 роки тому +58

    I'm just waiting a duel for every controvery like:
    Milk, bowl or cereal first?
    Half empty or half full?
    Is your dad really coming back with the milk?

    • @OfficialThatOneGuy
      @OfficialThatOneGuy 2 роки тому +12

      Bowl, then cereal.
      Both.
      No.

    • @caroline6218
      @caroline6218 2 роки тому +4

      “Which is better dogs or cats?” would be a full on war.

    • @EmperorProtects1
      @EmperorProtects1 2 роки тому +2

      First the milk, then the bowl then the cereals

    • @SupersuMC
      @SupersuMC 2 роки тому

      Bowl, cereal, milk.
      Twice the size it needs to be.
      Many, many, many times.

    • @811brian
      @811brian 8 місяців тому

      Proper toilet paper roll orientation.

  • @WildWuff
    @WildWuff 2 роки тому +37

    "It takes 37 stabs in the chest to kill a man"
    I'll say 28 to kill a man if you're an android but that's just me

  • @homiestudios8173
    @homiestudios8173 2 роки тому +274

    “You want money?”
    “You wanna keep those wings?”
    Oh look at that, my continent’s healthcare in a nutshell XD

    • @DaimyoD0
      @DaimyoD0 2 роки тому +5

      Doesn't Canada have socialized health care?

    • @gormold4163
      @gormold4163 2 роки тому +11

      I assume you are referring to The United States of America, and meant country rather than continent.

    • @lazymansload520
      @lazymansload520 2 роки тому +10

      @@DaimyoD0 perhaps the Canadian health system has its own problems

    • @wizardsummoner9124
      @wizardsummoner9124 2 роки тому

      @@lazymansload520 There are more countries in North America than the US and Canada.

    • @ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123
      @ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123 2 роки тому +4

      @@wizardsummoner9124 yes. Mexico.

  • @davidodonovan1699
    @davidodonovan1699 2 роки тому +23

    6:07
    My guess is that the 18 year old was scared of loosing face publicly, or infront of one or two people in the crowd, so the horse and carriage idea, was for a way to settle this more privately. Because pride and peer pressure.

  • @ItzRetz
    @ItzRetz 2 роки тому +212

    Are you a voice actor or get any kind of formal training? Because I love your voice acting! It's so good, you can convey emotion through your voice so well, and you're good at a lot of accents.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +139

      This is an insanely nice compliment, thank you! I’ve had no specific voice acting training, although I have had acting training and used to do a lot of plays, musicals, and live action films. I’d love to do some voice acting training though!

    • @caroline6218
      @caroline6218 2 роки тому +24

      “FOURTEEN PTERODACTYLS!!!”

    • @JumpCutThis
      @JumpCutThis Рік тому +2

      @@caroline6218only way this gets any better is ‘TWO HUNDRED T-REX!’

  • @ZOCCOK
    @ZOCCOK 2 роки тому +90

    This has to be one of the most creative and cursed bird I've ever seen.
    Not many times in history does a bird decide to make UA-cam videos about people killing each over other petty disputes.
    Subscribed from this day on 👌

  • @ericwlezniak2081
    @ericwlezniak2081 2 роки тому +26

    The greatest duel of all time: Eddy vs Rolf with two giant fish

  • @bobbyfeet2240
    @bobbyfeet2240 2 роки тому +22

    What's crazy is that Lord Byron's insanity is totally forgotten thanks to his even crazier grandnephew and immediate successor.

    • @mr.someone6128
      @mr.someone6128 Рік тому

      Who was his successor?

    • @medealkemy
      @medealkemy 10 місяців тому +1

      Well, Byron. The insane bisexual incestuous poet who wreaked havoc on Regency society, enrolled in the war in Greece and got himself killed, the OG Byronic hero _and_ OG vampire, thanks to a poem written by his lover Polidori. And then his daughter became a mathematics genius who invented computer science or something. Crazy family

  • @jaredkennedy6576
    @jaredkennedy6576 2 роки тому +71

    I remember reading about a famous duel involving Roman candles that took place in the 1700s or 1800s, but can't find anything on it now thanks to Harry Potter. I read about this back in the pre internet days.

    • @douglasbubbletrousers4763
      @douglasbubbletrousers4763 2 роки тому +1

      What happened in it?

    • @jaredkennedy6576
      @jaredkennedy6576 2 роки тому +3

      @@douglasbubbletrousers4763 Someone got a ball from the Roman candle down their shirt.

    • @bwilliams463
      @bwilliams463 7 місяців тому

      @@jaredkennedy6576 I once got a ball from a multi-shot Independence Day firework up my pants leg (last time I wore shorts on the 4th).

  • @Eliezer3838
    @Eliezer3838 2 роки тому +5

    Honestly, the algorithm bringing me here is something that I appreciate. Great content mate!

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm 2 роки тому +340

    "History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it" - Master Oogway

    • @jnkg2293
      @jnkg2293 2 роки тому +3

      What is truth, but a survivor's story

    • @hoze1235
      @hoze1235 2 роки тому

      History is told by The camper

    • @fence03
      @fence03 2 роки тому +1

      @@hoze1235 subject to bias, the camper being the only survivor could boast about more kills then actually gotten, bc the others can’t argue past the grave

    • @openthinker6562
      @openthinker6562 2 роки тому

      As a history student in university…
      You have no idea how true that is…

  • @FayeHunter
    @FayeHunter 2 роки тому +21

    0:27 hooooly shit i got so unreasonably angry when he said "Ratio" for no reason. I wish i could duel that guy.

  • @quinnski95
    @quinnski95 2 роки тому +11

    Being a long time subscriber of channels like Vsauce, Sam O’Nella Academy, LEMINO, HK Productions, Nutty History, and others alike, this channel has just enough history humor and lore to maybe one day be one of the greats.

  • @TheBullethead
    @TheBullethead 2 роки тому +62

    Down here on the bayou, unconventional dueling was rather a thing. A common form was for the antagonists, at midnight, to enter opposite ends of an unlit warehouse full of stacks of merch, armed only with knives, and hunt each other in the dark, which gives an idea of what was considered gentlemanly back then around here ;)

  • @nsahandler
    @nsahandler 2 роки тому +18

    "He's gonna cover the duel in the hot air balloons."
    *checks*
    "Still funny tho."

  • @primal_guy1526
    @primal_guy1526 2 роки тому +11

    “Do you plead guilty?”
    “No”
    “Understandable, have a great day”

  • @milczyciel
    @milczyciel 2 роки тому +365

    Once, I didn't like Henry Cavill.
    Then I've read about his struggles against "the Witcher" show-runner and his attempts at staying true to the source material.
    Ever since, I love the man.

  • @diegolarrea6282
    @diegolarrea6282 2 роки тому +29

    6:46 Julius Cesar was stabbed 28 times and died... what a whimp

    • @darkhope97
      @darkhope97 2 роки тому +3

      28 STAB WOUNDS

    • @Jerry-tg7zx
      @Jerry-tg7zx 2 роки тому

      I will not see the great Julius Caesar disgraced by a degenerate like you.
      I challenge you to a duel

    • @uldisbergvalds1
      @uldisbergvalds1 Рік тому +3

      @@darkhope97 you didn't want to leave him a chance, HUH?!

    • @aurrour7074
      @aurrour7074 Рік тому +3

      ​@@uldisbergvalds1 he was bleeding, begging you for mercy but you kept stabbing him again and again and again

  • @shamsquatch9980
    @shamsquatch9980 2 роки тому +8

    Only just found your videos this evening and you're already a top 5 UA-camr in my opinion.

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +1

      Haha wow thank you so much!

  • @history9034
    @history9034 2 роки тому +9

    My good sir you post amazing videos and I have learned a lot of new things and as a historian myself I just find it completely incredible and amazing. The first time I actually ever discovered one of your videos is I think I saw a clip of it on TikTok a while back and I had to look you up and I love your videos.

  • @battlefieldcustoms873
    @battlefieldcustoms873 2 роки тому +20

    I absolutely love this channel and your writing style. Had me laughing the entire time. I think about duels through histoty all the time now and I just got my own Epee in the mail because I want to learn fencing so this video came at the perfect time too.

    • @thecomentingcat6280
      @thecomentingcat6280 2 роки тому +1

      If you want to learn true historical dueling I recommend learning HEMA rapier.

  • @robertosterman2503
    @robertosterman2503 2 роки тому +27

    Excellent video. First time I’ve seen your content and you gained an immediate subscriber bud. You can thank Reddit for me finding you. Love the llamas with hats reference!

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +7

      Thank you so much! And the second I read that Dufai was, "stabbed four times in the chest" I knew I'd have to make a reference!

  • @Slawt
    @Slawt 2 роки тому +50

    I’m convinced that this video was just an excuse for you to do European impressions for 10 minutes straight

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +13

      And I'd do it again, too!

    • @char1211
      @char1211 2 роки тому +3

      @@BlueJayYT I would love to see you have a go at some scandi accents so please, do it again!

    • @Veldazandtea
      @Veldazandtea 10 місяців тому

      @@BlueJayYT Stiff up a lip old bean. Chin up, that's the way. Tea and biscuits! Insult my honor again and I'll jammy dodger you.

  • @LeGravier01
    @LeGravier01 2 роки тому +9

    4:47 now I can't friggin get this scene out of my head. I hear one guy urging the other saying "YOU, ME 1V1 RUST"

  • @DaringDid
    @DaringDid 2 роки тому +17

    Animation gets better every video my man, very well done.

  • @azorohhi8711
    @azorohhi8711 2 роки тому +6

    As a history nerd this channel is hilarious I’ve never heard of this kinda obscure stuff I love it. I watched your whole channel in a night. We will watch your career with great interest

  • @MrZalmout
    @MrZalmout 2 роки тому +23

    Please continue to make excellent content, it's a breath of fresh air anytime I watch your videos!

  • @MasculineSkeleton
    @MasculineSkeleton 2 роки тому +6

    Regardless of whether or not the balloon duel happened, it undoubtedly was the inspiration for my favorite scene in "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines"

  • @ArseAllowance
    @ArseAllowance 2 роки тому +17

    Damn this episode is even better than the last one

  • @maifa9922
    @maifa9922 2 роки тому +3

    The range of your voice acting is phenomenal

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! :)

    • @maifa9922
      @maifa9922 2 роки тому

      @@BlueJayYT forgot to add, your animation game is getting better and better with every video I watched so far

  • @tkdmike9345
    @tkdmike9345 2 роки тому +45

    Another brilliant masterpiece, and ill fight anyone who says otherwise

  • @paulrobbins4879
    @paulrobbins4879 2 роки тому +2

    I always thought the bit with the balloon duel in the movie _Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines_ was purely made up for the movie. You really learn something every day.

  • @apollothefirst
    @apollothefirst 2 роки тому +13

    1:24
    “A little extra baguette”
    That was amazing! XD

  • @UllyrWuldan
    @UllyrWuldan 2 роки тому +16

    "A little extra baguette on the side"
    This is comedy genius.

  • @Langustin69
    @Langustin69 2 роки тому +8

    You sir are the brightest story teller this platform has ever known

  • @gregoryborton6598
    @gregoryborton6598 2 роки тому +5

    2:21- while seconds did act in that role by the 18th cent, the origin of the role was with a literal 'second' who would back you up in a duel, sword and all. Slowly it changed to seconds being semi-neutral third parties, usually friends of the aggrieved but with no personal stake against each other. This way a dialogue could be opened between the two men who might otherwise not be able to stand in the same room with each other.
    Also, the reason duels where fought 'at dawn' is that things tend to be seen in better light with a severe hangover rather than in the night during a druken rage, when most duel requests tended to happen. This gave time for apologies or alternate solutions to be communicated between the men while they where sober.

  • @heliosdelsol
    @heliosdelsol 2 роки тому +9

    Hell yeah! I'd been waiting for another upload from you! I know the animations and research is extremely time consuming but please upload more often if you can! I really enjoy your videos and judging from the other comments, so do a lot of other people! Keep up the great work! 😁👍🏼

  • @jakenbake4555
    @jakenbake4555 2 роки тому +12

    Two French dudes…tied together…”stabbing” each other…was phrasing a thing back then?

  • @Bhethar
    @Bhethar 2 роки тому +6

    Dear Bluejay, your officially my favourite UA-cam Channel!
    I mean, you bring cool, hilarious real life events to life with your animations and you even quote Lama with Hats!
    What more can a humble subscriber ask for ?

  • @cow1816
    @cow1816 2 роки тому +10

    "A lil elbow grease and murder"
    Love it

  • @amberswafford9305
    @amberswafford9305 2 роки тому +5

    I’m so excited that one of the history based channels I watch has FINALLY told the story of a hot air balloon duel over Paris! I’ve known of this story for several years now & it is hands down my favorite historical moment, that may or may not have occurred. (I refuse to believe it didn’t until some jerk who hates happiness comes along & disproves it w actual evidence)

  • @arkadiusmikler482
    @arkadiusmikler482 2 роки тому +6

    I love the insult at 8:06 with such a passion.

  • @21stcenturygentleman39
    @21stcenturygentleman39 2 роки тому +6

    One more bonkers duel for you: in ww1 2 german officers attempted to duel one another with mortars since the challenged side was an artillery officer. They didnt end up doing it because they were overrun by the allies the day prior the duel

    • @SupersuMC
      @SupersuMC 2 роки тому +1

      Bollocks! That would have been awesome!

  • @Ispeedymg
    @Ispeedymg 2 роки тому +6

    Your content is gold and it just keeps getting better.

  • @SJstackinbodys
    @SJstackinbodys 2 роки тому +2

    These duels sound like the end of a keenin and kel episode
    " get 2 strangers ,
    a carriage
    A pair of horses
    Some hot air balloons
    A blunderbust,
    A cutlass
    A saber
    And 2 flintlock pistols
    And meet me by the guillotin in the town square"

  • @joshuawhitebeam3419
    @joshuawhitebeam3419 2 роки тому +6

    This guy has a talent and I don't think he realizes how good it is yet

  • @draconicpeasantsheep
    @draconicpeasantsheep 2 роки тому +2

    i just want to say you did lovely on audio. nothing too loud or too quiet. as well as perfectly audible. fantastic

  • @SouthernGothicYT
    @SouthernGothicYT 2 роки тому +12

    I've yet to watch the video but if it doesn't include the story of Charles Sumner getting beat to near death with a cane, I beg you to look it up. It's hilarious.

    • @WG55
      @WG55 2 роки тому +1

      "Hilarious"? 😕

    • @SouthernGothicYT
      @SouthernGothicYT 2 роки тому +4

      @@WG55 long story short, a debate about slavery devolved into shit-talking family members in the courthouse and people sent canes to the man who beat him with "hit him again" carved into it

    • @douglasbubbletrousers4763
      @douglasbubbletrousers4763 2 роки тому +2

      How is that a duel though?

    • @shitsquirrel9
      @shitsquirrel9 2 роки тому

      @@douglasbubbletrousers4763 history goes to the victor, so saying they beat his ass with sticks in a duel sounds cooler than just beating his ass. shits official

  • @cvetintodorovic8895
    @cvetintodorovic8895 2 роки тому +5

    0:58 Hot-headed man who headed the headhunt after beheading the head of state while heedlessly spearheading his headless demise.
    Wow man, just wow

  • @oldreliable303
    @oldreliable303 2 роки тому +6

    I once had a dual with myself using shotguns, we both lost...
    So many voices... so little room....

  • @BrandonBoneSousabone
    @BrandonBoneSousabone 2 роки тому +2

    Wow, great job man. My new favorite channel, been a long long time since I had a new favorite channel on UA-cam. Well done blue jay, very well done.

  • @Void-Realm
    @Void-Realm 2 роки тому +5

    "Wait till you see my spin move" had me laughing more than it probably should've.

  • @shirtycurty8068
    @shirtycurty8068 Рік тому +2

    I want you to know the 14 pterodactyls joke is my all time favourite of this channel and it kills me every time

  • @altimking
    @altimking 2 роки тому +5

    I litterally laughed out loud during the Balloon scene. Absolutely fantastic Video!

  • @Pandamania52
    @Pandamania52 2 роки тому +2

    I love that he included Lamas with Hats Episode 1

  • @Xenunnaki
    @Xenunnaki 2 роки тому +16

    I read that Abraham Lincoln was once challenged to a duel, and Abe agreed on the condition that he could pick the location and weapons. I picked long swords and the location was under the shade of some trees. Before the duel started Lincoln reportedly used his incredible height and reach to swing his sword far over his offenders' head and cut lose a branch from the tree above/behind him. This convinced the man that Lincoln would absolutely kill him so he forfeited.

    • @zigfaust
      @zigfaust 2 роки тому

      Imagine, challenging Freedom Larry Bird to a duel.

  • @erraticonteuse
    @erraticonteuse 2 роки тому +2

    Blue Jay, my cat knows your theme song and jumps on my entertainment center to watch the birdie jump around.

  • @DoctorWhooves26
    @DoctorWhooves26 2 роки тому +27

    Great voice acting, loved the offscreen skits!

    • @BlueJayYT
      @BlueJayYT  2 роки тому +10

      Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun making the skits in this video haha

  • @loganstabb2278
    @loganstabb2278 2 роки тому +2

    The Seahawks running the ball under blue jays preferred reality is so perfect this man is legitimately so smart and funny. Thank you bluejay.

  • @mikesands4681
    @mikesands4681 Рік тому +6

    8:12 George Santos enters the room, "Well, actually, I ...."

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Рік тому

      Man i LOVE this Style of fusing Learning and Fun together. Gives me the Urge to recommend others who mastered this Style, to random People.
      I wanna name-drop Oversimplified, Hbomberguy, Some More News, Tier Zoo, Madvocate and so many Others but thats often perceived as random-spam.

    • @thetangaledbug7670
      @thetangaledbug7670 Рік тому

      He also, is a redditor at heart 😂

  • @ronanmcw
    @ronanmcw 2 роки тому +2

    I like that the attempt at a french accent was german, and the attempt at an RP english accent went australian

  • @tipcreaper
    @tipcreaper 2 роки тому +3

    I like how blue Jay just dashes around while speaking

  • @kevinisnotscargaming7296
    @kevinisnotscargaming7296 2 роки тому +1

    "Wait until you see my spin move" Caught me completely off guard

  • @crinkly.love-stick
    @crinkly.love-stick 2 роки тому +3

    A real bird threatened by a drawing of a cat? I think The bluejay's huffing paint thinner again, guys.

  • @liammalone9263
    @liammalone9263 2 роки тому +2

    Duels were banned in France when an absurd portion of their navy dueled itself to death during peacetime

  • @ragnkja
    @ragnkja 2 роки тому +7

    Duels were only supposed to take place between social equals, and only of the gentry and higher classes. Challenging someone of lower status was considered cowardly and you were under no obligation to accept a challenge from someone of lower status.

  • @robertdaniels6644
    @robertdaniels6644 2 роки тому +1

    It's possibly a folk legend, but I heard of a story of someone once challenging a New Orleans blacksmith to a duel, and the blacksmith choose the middle of lake Pontchartrain with sledgehammers as the location and weapon. The duel was called off after that

  • @jffry890
    @jffry890 2 роки тому +3

    Frenchman fought a trial by combat duel versus a dog. The dog witnessed the man kill his master so he hounded (badum tsst) the man day and night, barking, lunging, and trying to maul the man. The French court had suspicion that the man murdered the dog's master so they ordered them to duel. The man got a club and the dog got a wooden tube to hide in. The dog mauled him so bad that the man confessed to the murder and was burned at the stake the next day. Dog's name was Dragon and he was the goodest boy.

  • @owenrichmond1696
    @owenrichmond1696 2 роки тому +2

    Quality improves every video, keep it up man love your stuff!

  • @yoursoulsaver3023
    @yoursoulsaver3023 2 роки тому +4

    The whole way through i just had a big smile. My hunger has been quenched i shall be back to feast next month.

  • @juniorbeef03
    @juniorbeef03 2 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite animated learning channels out there.

  • @davidmurphy563
    @davidmurphy563 2 роки тому +4

    3:38 I'm from Northampton! We don't have the Mercury any more but to this day we're really honest and never lie. All of us, for hundreds of years, unabridged total honesty. That's why our streets are paved with gold.

  • @jacobrullproductions1554
    @jacobrullproductions1554 2 роки тому +1

    "I think I want to go down" "You Dare Call me a crown"