th-cam.com/video/4AzjyUMhpeg/w-d-xo.html - Here's a little video update on the changes to the channel. To sum it up, there are some teething problems, but hopefully they'll begin to be ironed out in time. Thankfully there are more views coming in, and I am trying to change things up. Editing & art maybe not perfect, the Character talking isn't the most interesting etc. etc. So I do hear you, but, just hopefully you can stand by some of the minor mistakes and see it will be moving in the right direction.
At the end of the Day, I watch because you provide quality narration, on interesting topics (the last one on morocco was very interesting, the swanky art styles etc are much loved but not mandatory. Its baffled me that you haven't been able to reliable maintain views, because the content is more then worth the time to watch. I continue to wish you well and success :)
At the end of the day, shorter videos = better, the reason you are getting more views is also simple, colourful backgrounds for the title cards = easier to pick up on feed/more appealing to random person browsing youtube. Also please just use your real face, films yourself. Yeah I know you said you are awkward, we don't care. Also short videos = easier to make, youtube algorithm loves daily uploads. Lastly hit up all the social media, reddit/twitter/facebook/tix tox/insta ect... there are some apps to make this easier, but this is essential, you clearly spend alot of time on the videos, spend half of that (yes half) marketing it on social media. 1 more thing, use Vid IQ chrome extension for youtube, gives a good feedback on what the youtube algorithm likes, what you can do. Been subs on you channel for 6 years mate, always quality keep it up.
The attention channels get is sometimes unrelated to quality. By all means, improve the things you think you can improve at. But also, don't blame yourself if you're getting screwed by the algorithm, I've seen people do everything right and still hardly get views. Make the content you would want to see
no one I think ever can make char talking super interesting it's not like you have some sort of way to use a super ton of images all at once you even have a narrator now, taking risk its all moving well
11:40 Gotta love the Irishman who joins the US military to escape English "tyranny"... then when the Americans plot an escape he betrays them to the British.
More fought for the Americans a few Irishmen betrayed the cause, but people are individuals plus they were prisoners people can do alot of things when they're desperate.
I'll be telling this as a "yea but" on St. Patrick's day when everyone claims to have an Irish toenail. Gonna do my best to grind that merriment to a halt.
@@skykid I remember learning that the barbar slavers in like the 1400s and 1500s (I think) were more cruel and drastic, not sure about the Quran but that makes sense.
@@acolyte1951 well if u look at what the prophet of the religion did then u can compare what the believers did, so...they did pretty good for their religious leader, meaning by they treated a slave as a slave, castrated them especially for the black slaves but dont know whether Mohammed did it himself but they Arab slave trade did it
@@kacgb5315 The Quran contains a number of verses aimed at regulating slavery and mitigating its negative impact.[35][36] It calls for the manumission of slaves.[36][37] It prescribes kindness towards slaves.[36][38] Slaves are considered morally equal to free persons, however, they have a lower legal standing. All Quranic rules on slaves are emancipatory in that they improve the rights of slaves compared to what was already practiced in the 7th century.[39] Many Muslims have interpreted Quran as gradually phasing out slavery.[40][39] The Quran calls for the freeing of slaves, either the owner manumitting the slave, or a third party purchasing and freeing the slave.[37] The freeing of slaves is encouraged is an act of benevolence,[41] and expiation of sins.[37][42] Quran 24:33 devises a manumission contract in which slaves buy their freedom in installments. Two[43] other verses encourage believers to help slaves pay for such contracts.[44] According to Maurice Middleberg, "Sura 90 in the Quran states that the righteous path involves 'the freeing of slaves.'"[45] One of the uses of zakat, a pillar of Islam, is to pay for the freeing of slaves.[46] The Quran prescribes kind treatment of slaves.[38][36] Quran 4:36 calls for good treatment to slaves. The Quran recognizes the humanity of slaves,[47] by calling them "believers", recognizing their desire to be free, and recognizing female slaves' aversion to prostitution.[48] Several verses list slaves as members of the household, sometimes alongside wives, children and other relatives.[47] The Quran recognizes slaves as morally and spiritually equal to free people.[49] God promises an eternal life in the Hereafter.[35] This equality is indicated in Quran 4:25, which addresses free people and slaves as “the one of you is as the other” (ba'dukum min ba'din).[50] Quran 39:95 refers to master and slave with the same word.[50] However, slaves are not accorded the same legal standing as the free. Slaves are considered as minors for whom the owner is responsible.[49] The punishment for crimes committed by slaves is half the punishment as to be meted out on free persons.[44] The legal distinction between slaves and the free is regarded as the divinely established order of things,[35] which is seen as part of God's grace.[48] The Quran recognizes slavery as a source of injustice, as it places the freeing of slaves on the same level as feeding the poor.[40] Nevertheless, the Quran doesn't abolish slavery. One reason given is that slavery was a major part of the 7th century socioeconomic system, and it abolishing it would not have been practical.[40] Most interpretations of the Quran agree that the Quran envisions an ideal society as one in which slavery no longer exists.[40][39 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_slavery#:~:text=The%20Quran%20recognizes%20slavery%20as,would%20not%20have%20been%20practical.
American impressment was a curious thing. Reasonable claims on both sides sides. I can image many British sailors trying to avoid combat by signing to American ships and the difficulty of proving one way or the other if ones an American or not as such paperwork was uncommon. shame to truth of the matter will never be known.
Scotch. In the 19th century it was common to describe the Scots as Scotch. This has fallen out of favor and is now considered derogatory, when referring to people, to call Scots, Scotch.
Oy! They're over there disrespecting the oat😵... still, I'm not a big fan of oat porridge😅. It's a ride or die breakfast like Kellogg's Cornflakes but I do prefer Cream of Wheat to oat porridge.
I've seen a good amount of videos from this channel, but this is the first time I've seen him stop the narration several times to tell his audience that the person is exaggerating. I just want to say that you don't need to do that. It's okay for a guy, who was a pow in the infamous prison ships to criticize the British empire without feeling the need to reassure your audience that it "wasn't that bad". It's demeaning to the voice of history as well as your audience. I'm not saying we should make it out to be worse than it is, but we shouldn't candy coat it either. But the truth is that the British empire was often inhumane and gruesome. Take for example the diary of Thomas Thistlewood. Even Winston Churchill once said in response to an admiral who accused him of having impugned the traditions of the Royal Navy "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash". I think it's fair to say that the majority of the sodomy was of the non-consensual kind. It is what it is. Anyway, what good is history if we can't learn from it?
I've only made 3, and in 2 of them I say the narrator is exaggerating. After the 1st one got criticism for not doing that, So I said the writer in Manchuria is overly critical of everything non-British. And in this the diarist can be overly dramatic, like when describing breakfasts or, French reports (not his report) of extermination ships are an exaggeration.
I would point out that he was mainly referring to the author's obvious biases and underlying motives as to how he would portray ANY other Nationalities on board as gross caricatures, using it as a stepping stool to advocate the "civilized and higher american morals"... It is interesting to see how you react (and seem to only see) an "american treatment as POV" argument in those comments, whilst disregarding how it was actually a statement reminding us that the author's perspective heavily plays into the narrative, and not to take it as an History Book...
Its so strange that USA had people fighting the English crown *Bare with me* In the Middle ages England forged itself through Kingdoms and the feudal system It kept them alive The people, The culture etc Now we have people fighting it to gain freedom for themselves (During the American revolt) Despite England being the Beta version of that What a risk You could have destroyed both Good work USA You have done more good for the world than bad in my opinion
Got to love how the author portrays every single nationality as GROSS caricatures which he then clearly uses as a means to illustrate the "Higher American morals" and how much more "Civilized" they are. To me these obvious underlying biases are way more telling and historically interesting than the narrative itself.
I would say its just the revelationary war, and the world war. The war of 1812 was an offsnsive war against the British empire to take Canada when there had been no effort to see what Canadians wanted.
th-cam.com/video/4AzjyUMhpeg/w-d-xo.html - Here's a little video update on the changes to the channel. To sum it up, there are some teething problems, but hopefully they'll begin to be ironed out in time. Thankfully there are more views coming in, and I am trying to change things up. Editing & art maybe not perfect, the Character talking isn't the most interesting etc. etc. So I do hear you, but, just hopefully you can stand by some of the minor mistakes and see it will be moving in the right direction.
At the end of the Day, I watch because you provide quality narration, on interesting topics (the last one on morocco was very interesting, the swanky art styles etc are much loved but not mandatory. Its baffled me that you haven't been able to reliable maintain views, because the content is more then worth the time to watch.
I continue to wish you well and success :)
At the end of the day, shorter videos = better, the reason you are getting more views is also simple, colourful backgrounds for the title cards = easier to pick up on feed/more appealing to random person browsing youtube.
Also please just use your real face, films yourself.
Yeah I know you said you are awkward, we don't care.
Also short videos = easier to make, youtube algorithm loves daily uploads.
Lastly hit up all the social media, reddit/twitter/facebook/tix tox/insta ect... there are some apps to make this easier, but this is essential, you clearly spend alot of time on the videos, spend half of that (yes half) marketing it on social media.
1 more thing, use Vid IQ chrome extension for youtube, gives a good feedback on what the youtube algorithm likes, what you can do.
Been subs on you channel for 6 years mate, always quality keep it up.
The attention channels get is sometimes unrelated to quality. By all means, improve the things you think you can improve at. But also, don't blame yourself if you're getting screwed by the algorithm, I've seen people do everything right and still hardly get views. Make the content you would want to see
I like that you are experimenting with new ways of doing your videos. I hope the teething problems don't put you off trying new things.
no one I think ever can make char talking super interesting
it's not like you have some sort of way to use a super ton of images all at once you even have a narrator now, taking risk its all moving well
The dutchman just getting high on the corner is hilarious
leave it to a Dutchman to figure out how to get stoned on a prison ship
This mans hatred of ground oats is lovely to hear.
Little does he know about Gainz, probably doesn't even lift
@@Daniel-ht4wr the virgin ship surgeon vs. The Chad Boatswain
Like a true american!
Pretty sure they weren't serving Quaker Oats peaches and cream back then.
@@Daniel-ht4wr probably to busy working legs
This man was given a delicious breakfast of porridge and he's UNHAPPY?!
no fruit was added
Shut up Scotsman
11:40 Gotta love the Irishman who joins the US military to escape English "tyranny"... then when the Americans plot an escape he betrays them to the British.
More fought for the Americans a few Irishmen betrayed the cause, but people are individuals plus they were prisoners people can do alot of things when they're desperate.
I'll be telling this as a "yea but" on St. Patrick's day when everyone claims to have an Irish toenail. Gonna do my best to grind that merriment to a halt.
@@theletterw3875 Based on a few people deserting to get out of prison?
@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393 kinda makes it even more worth it
Wonder what he would have thought about americans eating oatmeal today, but perhaps the food has changed drastically in the last 200 years
The oatmeal probably had maggots instead of sugar.
@@garretphegley8796 extra protein
It’s easy to say that this man doesn’t like the “Scotch”.
He hates oats almost as much as he hates foreigners
He hates oats and traitors.
Great art and excellent narration, despite what some say I love this format, it's captivating and I'm looking forward to more
Interesting account. History needs to be told like this in videos. Great job!👍♥️
Looked back at old videos, your art has gotten a lot better.
I liked it, it shouted "I'm a man who doesn't have to pay someone to do what I can do".
I do like the new detail. Though his old ones had a charm. "Let me make cool history videos using MS Paint."
a bit surprised that he says the Algerians treated slaves a bit better.
the Quran commands Muslims to treat slaves well, not surprising to me
@@skykid I remember learning that the barbar slavers in like the 1400s and 1500s (I think) were more cruel and drastic, not sure about the Quran but that makes sense.
@@acolyte1951 well if u look at what the prophet of the religion did then u can compare what the believers did, so...they did pretty good for their religious leader, meaning by they treated a slave as a slave, castrated them especially for the black slaves but dont know whether Mohammed did it himself but they Arab slave trade did it
@@skykid hmm ur gunna have to pull a quote there cos dont think it says that
@@kacgb5315 The Quran contains a number of verses aimed at regulating slavery and mitigating its negative impact.[35][36] It calls for the manumission of slaves.[36][37] It prescribes kindness towards slaves.[36][38] Slaves are considered morally equal to free persons, however, they have a lower legal standing. All Quranic rules on slaves are emancipatory in that they improve the rights of slaves compared to what was already practiced in the 7th century.[39] Many Muslims have interpreted Quran as gradually phasing out slavery.[40][39]
The Quran calls for the freeing of slaves, either the owner manumitting the slave, or a third party purchasing and freeing the slave.[37] The freeing of slaves is encouraged is an act of benevolence,[41] and expiation of sins.[37][42] Quran 24:33 devises a manumission contract in which slaves buy their freedom in installments. Two[43] other verses encourage believers to help slaves pay for such contracts.[44] According to Maurice Middleberg, "Sura 90 in the Quran states that the righteous path involves 'the freeing of slaves.'"[45] One of the uses of zakat, a pillar of Islam, is to pay for the freeing of slaves.[46]
The Quran prescribes kind treatment of slaves.[38][36] Quran 4:36 calls for good treatment to slaves. The Quran recognizes the humanity of slaves,[47] by calling them "believers", recognizing their desire to be free, and recognizing female slaves' aversion to prostitution.[48] Several verses list slaves as members of the household, sometimes alongside wives, children and other relatives.[47]
The Quran recognizes slaves as morally and spiritually equal to free people.[49] God promises an eternal life in the Hereafter.[35] This equality is indicated in Quran 4:25, which addresses free people and slaves as “the one of you is as the other” (ba'dukum min ba'din).[50] Quran 39:95 refers to master and slave with the same word.[50] However, slaves are not accorded the same legal standing as the free. Slaves are considered as minors for whom the owner is responsible.[49] The punishment for crimes committed by slaves is half the punishment as to be meted out on free persons.[44] The legal distinction between slaves and the free is regarded as the divinely established order of things,[35] which is seen as part of God's grace.[48]
The Quran recognizes slavery as a source of injustice, as it places the freeing of slaves on the same level as feeding the poor.[40] Nevertheless, the Quran doesn't abolish slavery. One reason given is that slavery was a major part of the 7th century socioeconomic system, and it abolishing it would not have been practical.[40] Most interpretations of the Quran agree that the Quran envisions an ideal society as one in which slavery no longer exists.[40][39
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_slavery#:~:text=The%20Quran%20recognizes%20slavery%20as,would%20not%20have%20been%20practical.
Don't worry boy we'll get you back and spend the next couple of centuries arguing who actually won this war
Well that because after Napoleon defeat then British stop press ganging American which cause the war and the peace treaty restore the status quo
Correct me if I'm wrong but in UK history books they depict the war of 1812 as a footnote while the Napoleonic wars rage on.
Wish i can go back in a time machine and look at things.
I agree, but only if I could not smell anything.
Scotch is a drink, or maybe a clear adhesive tape.
"Live long night" and "live long day" sound so strange. I wonder what the backstory is like.
Omg a 17 minute video Y E S
CALLED IT...
American impressment was a curious thing. Reasonable claims on both sides sides. I can image many British sailors trying to avoid combat by signing to American ships and the difficulty of proving one way or the other if ones an American or not as such paperwork was uncommon. shame to truth of the matter will never be known.
Wasn't it sailors who used tattoos to identify and differentiate each other, especially when pressgangs were on the prowl?
Awesome
Excellent t
I LOVE OATMEAL!!!!
This man really hates oatmeal. 😢
I was just eating oatmeal, I do it it for thr health benefits but my god did that just make it even more bland.
7:06 forefathers of the Rangers Fans
Did we hear Scotch or Scott?
Scotch. In the 19th century it was common to describe the Scots as Scotch. This has fallen out of favor and is now considered derogatory, when referring to people, to call Scots, Scotch.
@@ghengilhar Thanks.
@@unusualhistorian1336
This is probably where the title of the product "Scotch Tape" came from and the fact that Tartan was its color scheme.
@@arrow1414 Interesting!
As a Irishman this still resonates with me 5:31
@SlyPrince Born and bred in Ireland now a citizen of the USA, and it's not up to you to decide anyway, who are you? Nobody.
is it jazby or jabzy im so confused
Thank God you spotted that! Ha I got a couple made and this is the 3rd time I've used the wrong one. That's shameful ha. Going to blur it out.
Oy! They're over there disrespecting the oat😵... still, I'm not a big fan of oat porridge😅. It's a ride or die breakfast like Kellogg's Cornflakes but I do prefer Cream of Wheat to oat porridge.
This video is about the birth of my people Australians
I miss you old animation style and your narration 😔
bump
Bump
Bump.
@@ChaseMcCain81 BUmp..
Aha! I was right
I've seen a good amount of videos from this channel, but this is the first time I've seen him stop the narration several times to tell his audience that the person is exaggerating.
I just want to say that you don't need to do that. It's okay for a guy, who was a pow in the infamous prison ships to criticize the British empire without feeling the need to reassure your audience that it "wasn't that bad". It's demeaning to the voice of history as well as your audience.
I'm not saying we should make it out to be worse than it is, but we shouldn't candy coat it either.
But the truth is that the British empire was often inhumane and gruesome. Take for example the diary of Thomas Thistlewood.
Even Winston Churchill once said in response to an admiral who accused him of having impugned the traditions of the Royal Navy "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash".
I think it's fair to say that the majority of the sodomy was of the non-consensual kind.
It is what it is. Anyway, what good is history if we can't learn from it?
I've only made 3, and in 2 of them I say the narrator is exaggerating. After the 1st one got criticism for not doing that, So I said the writer in Manchuria is overly critical of everything non-British. And in this the diarist can be overly dramatic, like when describing breakfasts or, French reports (not his report) of extermination ships are an exaggeration.
I would point out that he was mainly referring to the author's obvious biases and underlying motives as to how he would portray ANY other Nationalities on board as gross caricatures, using it as a stepping stool to advocate the "civilized and higher american morals"...
It is interesting to see how you react (and seem to only see) an "american treatment as POV" argument in those comments, whilst disregarding how it was actually a statement reminding us that the author's perspective heavily plays into the narrative, and not to take it as an History Book...
What’s a “Scotch”
Scottish person
A terrible scornful beast
I seriously have no idea how people eat oat meal or creme of wheat.
mix in some brown sugar and raisins
It's a humble type of food
You've never been hungry
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6th comment
Its so strange that USA had people fighting the English crown
*Bare with me*
In the Middle ages
England forged itself through Kingdoms and the feudal system
It kept them alive
The people, The culture etc
Now we have people fighting it to gain freedom for themselves
(During the American revolt)
Despite England being the Beta version of that
What a risk
You could have destroyed both
Good work USA
You have done more good for the world than bad in my opinion
america bad
@@digitalbrentable
May America be on your doorstep tomorrow
no
@@digitalbrentable You just invited them
Theyll be there at breakfast
maple syrup bad. black pudding repels
Rule Britannia
On a video that documents one of Britain’s war crimes
Me an English man: *laughs in Dresden's terror bombing of civilians*
To bad Americana rules the waves now
Got to love how the author portrays every single nationality as GROSS caricatures which he then clearly uses as a means to illustrate the "Higher American morals" and how much more "Civilized" they are.
To me these obvious underlying biases are way more telling and historically interesting than the narrative itself.
I love it!
Americans being overly dramatic because they had to take an L in 1812 since they swung while the UK’s back was turned and missed
I’m pretty sure America came out on top in the end
@@hugohom2280 yeah for sure mate
The yanks went to war to annex canada, ended up taking nothing and having the Whitehouse burnt down
@@James-bp7uc we went to war because you were kidnapping our sailors
@@jonathanwilliams1065 the purpose of the war was to annex Canada plain and simple
@@James-bp7uc except that’s not true at all
America's only had 2 just wars. Revolution and the war of 1812
Ww2 and ww1 as well
And the civil war (for north)
And korean, vietnam (disputable; imo it was justified, but the way it was executed wasn't), gulf #1 etc
I would say its just the revelationary war, and the world war. The war of 1812 was an offsnsive war against the British empire to take Canada when there had been no effort to see what Canadians wanted.
@@sanskaarkulkarni1036 Brits were kidnapping American sailors and press ganging them in 1812