@@jackodonail1980 that's disrespectful to actual fortresses that float and can move about. Check what the dutch did at some siege I forget the name of. Very different than your basic ship
"In his day, that Pharaoh was the most powerful man on earth, a living god. Now all that remains of them is a hunk of limestone, pummeled into his likeness." "And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains."
Hey y'all, just want to make one thing clear here in the interest of setting a good example: I was just up in the New England area. It was essential travel, I got tested as soon as I arrived, and I figured I'd make a couple videos while I was there. But please, everybody, don’t travel long distances unless you absolutely have to. It's risky to yourself and others - dangerous to the "publick vveal," as the Witchfinder General would say. We’re still in a pandemic, and it’s not going to end anytime soon. Stay home, and if you have to go out, wear a fucking mask.
Might be too late for the recommendation but since Halloween is coming up I figure I would suggest it. Would you possibly consider doing an overview of the crime and execution of Thomas Cornell? It's a very interesting story and fits well in this time period. Plus it is not the old Salem Witch stuff I think that has been done to death. Take care!
Pop culture goes: JAMESTOWN (skip genocide) THANKSGIVING (skip genocide) REVOLUTION (skip genocide) BATTLE OF BALTIMORE AND NEW ORLEANS! Oh yeah, there was a bit of genocide. CIVIL WAR. Okay more genocide. WORLD WAR 2-
I grew up in Southeastern MA/RI area, and I can tell you that the legend of King Philip's War was ingrained in the populace. I was a child of the 50's and 60's and heard of the courage of Benjamin Church and the way he successfully ended that war (even though these stories were filtered through the jaded eyes of the victors). There are so many places named after King Philip in this area. There is a high school named after him. Back in the 40's even a very popular ballroom with live music was named after him. It was the single most successful Indian uprising in American history, and 20% of the male colonists in the area were killed. Yet, there were also settlers in the affected areas who had been kind to native Americans whose homes were not touched when the rest of the town was burned to the ground. Thank you for this terrific video.
Eh, calling it an “uprising” is a bit of a misnomer, since the Wampanoag weren’t under colonial authority. I think a lot of people look at the fate of the First Nations in the 19th century and project that image back onto the past, when in reality colonial expansion across North America was by no means a forgone conclusion. The colonies at this point were still quite small and, had a few other tribes been persuaded to align against the colonists, King Philip very well could have accomplished his goal of “driving the English into the sea.”
@@kyledonahue9315 Had not European diseases decimated the First Nations before the colonists even started their settlement, they would never have gotten a toehold.
Wrong, we may be forgotten in some ways but that does not mean our lives do not matter. What you do, everything you do, will have touched the world in some small way - and that will be felt forever. In olden days they said that you aught to be virtuous and seek glory in all things because the gods were watching, even if no mortal remembered you the gods would. That's not a bad outlook. To seek to live justly and virtuously and to pursue glory not to be witnessed by your peers, but because these things in themselves have value is the best path to a _good_ life.
Fascinating. My ancestor fought and died at the Great Swamp Fight, and when I discovered this, I remember thinking, “How come I had never heard of King Phillip’s War?” Thank you for bringing a better understanding of this crucial part of American history.
@@Evlogite19 although I do enjoy Atun talking about REAL TRUTHFUL HISTORY, good and bad, I DO find himself at times being a bit bias and letting his emotion get in the way of his narration and presentation
I'm from Rhode Island, live only 20 minutes away from this place. There's tons of monuments like this scattered all over RI and Mass. Really interesting stuff
Thanks for making this! I'm of Niantic-Narragansett descent and this subject has resonated deeply with me since childhood. I appreciate that you did refer to it as a massacre, not just a fight, as it was no simple raid on a military camp, as often misrepresented.
To be clear, from everything I've learned, the Narragansett tribe had many villages but would often join together in larger villages at winter, and this was one of them.
Another excellent episode brother. I love it when you shed such detail on Native history. My mother has a mix of Nipmuc and Narragansett blood, and you mentioning the detail of how many Narragansett intermarried with other tribes to survive makes a lot of sense in regards to my own heritage. I'd love to see you cover the history of other Natives; Red Cloud's War would be interesting, maybe even the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Either way, thank you for your contribution to a history that most have forgotten, and some even willing to forget.
Your content continues to blow me away. I grew up in Los Angeles. A city that actively rewrites its history. It’s a fun ride. But being grounded in the very real history of the way our nation was realized is something I need.
I love this complex, multifaceted history to the early years of Europeans in New England. It makes all those historical plaques in my home town somehow more trivial and yet more interesting.
As a Rhode Islander, I absolutely love your King Phillips War videos. The early colonial "aesthetic" really strikes a chord, as growing up in the area makes it so easy to visualize the history. Its also important to be reminded of the war and genocide this ciuntry was founded on. Regardless, these videos never fail to give me a nostalgic feeling about the swamps and forests of my home.
I'm from RI and still haven't visited that site, though I've researched the war. This has inspired me to do so, thank you. This was a fantastic presentation!
Love your videos, man. I remember hearing about King Philip's War in school as a very brief aside during a unit on Colonial America, and nothing more. Probably 90% of what I know about it is due directly to you. I really appreciate it.
For shits and giggles man, that's why. In fact, the only reason to do anything at all is if you like it. Existence is way too short to worry about whether or not some randos living generations from now will know any one of our names. Best to just have fun while we're around.
I remember passing references to king philip's war in AP history in highschool, but it was so bland and lacked detail with no talk of long term ramifications. These videos should be played instead, much more engaging with much more explanation of long term affects.
Definitely never came up in mine. My teacher was shit, we only spent time on the Revolution, civil war, and say 1899-1945. Only people who did well were people like myself who already had an interest in American History
Same. King Philip's war was a footnote in my high school history classes, a stop on the road to the Revolutionary War. I remember being tested on who "King Philip" was, maybe, or why the conflict was named after him. But I don't remember any mention of the massacres, the causes and effects, or the fact this event was a turning point for both natives and colonists.
@@michaelsilver253 my history classes never even touched the Civil War. There was a mention of the “Gettysburg Address” but that is it. They focused on knowing the meaning of history terms and not really the details of what happened in the past. American education is terrible…
My 10th great grandfather (if the genealogy is correct) was Isaac Johnson, one of the colonial company commanders. He was shot to death charging the fortified village...crossing the log, according to some accounts. Good video. Very moving. I’ve got Jill Lepore’s book on this war on my list.
Same here. Isaac Johnson was my 10th as well. I hadn't ever heard about King Philip's War until I started my ancestry journey, and not about the Great Swamp Fight until I came across Johnson in my family tree. Fascinating history!
Dude, love these videos. I knew almost nothing about King Philips War before I found your channel and now thanks to your videos I have been encouraged to look into it. Keep up the great work!
I think your presentation of sources throughout the video shows really impressive dedication to both accuracy and intellectual integrity. Good work dude!
This is exactly what I needed. I got hooked on your channel because of your King Phillips War videos. I’m from Mass and here it’s almost never talked about, which is a total shame :/
cheems 88 I grew up in Freetown (moved away) right across the way from there. We didn’t talk a whole lot of specifics mostly just where fighting happened. There’s a story about a guy in Lakeville who climbed up a tree to hide from native raiders and his dog started barking at him and revealed his hiding place so he was killed. This was mostly early schooling and what not. I can’t say I remember talking about it once we got to high school, I feel like most history courses at the regional high school just taught the French Revolution and WW1 over and over again. That and local superstitions like bridge water triangle stuff and puckwugees
MonadnockValley we spent a lot of time on the witch trials too, but in literature class (or excuse me ELA) rather than history class, do they make you guys read the crucible up there in Salem?
Some even call it the First Indian War, although this isn't completely accurate as the Spanish were beefing with the Apaches way before, and even the Wars between Jamestown and the Powhatan predated Metacomet's Rebellion by 40 to 60 years
@TheVisigoth what I'm saying is that after the King Philip's War the US military use similar tactics in other Indian Wars. And it's more like five centuries of conflict.
Walked Antiedam battlefield last weekend and thought many things but here are two i’d like to share: one - “boy am I lucky to live in a place steeped in such rich history that is so easily accessible” -and two- “man I hope Atun Shei posts another cool video soon.”
Man do I appreciate that subtle guitar music from Empire Total War. One of my all time favourite tracks being used by one of my all time favourite TH-cam channels!
i like the way you tell history. you helping me through this pandemic. i cant watch just anything, i appreciate your style and capacity for seeking truth then sharing it. thanks again
I just want to say how impressed I was at the conveyance of your utter contempt for the aggressors involved in this nasty little war. It really came across well and I enjoyed the intensity very much. This is an entirely sincere comment, by the way -- to preempt any miscommunications.
I apologize this may be a long comment but it is stream of consciousness writing so I am unsure just how long. I recently got into your channel and I am really enjoying what I am seeing. I particularly like the objective approach to history and how you treat it more how it should be, understood and not justified. While certain groups or movements may or may not have justification for their actions in the moment, our job as historians is more to understand those justifications and formulate our arguments on them. I really am enjoying how you dissect the topic of the far right and their association with the confederacy in contemporary politics. I like how you have a self critical nature and talk about all the horrible things America and the former colonies had done but also the good. You show how coin has no less than two sides and its important to learn about the other side when choosing our position. As an American, I feel more and more lately that we are losing our grip on this principle. This is probably due to the internet to some extent, as news becomes more sensationalist and whatnot. It is good, however, to see someone like you using this platform to educate young people on being thoughtful and open-minded. To not necessarily immediately accept a thought or idea, but to know all its rights and wrongs and make a thoughtful decision. Please keep up the good work!
@ 19:40. Actually, It wasn't just Providence that was "Nearly" destroyed, It was Providence County. Only one house remained standing. The Irons House. It was said that the Narragansetts left Roger Williams be, when they burned the town and fort at Providence.
@@AtunSheiFilms honestly if anything, I would encourage you to do them more. I think they are great, a nice way to visualise what is happening while keeping it simple and easy to follow along. If you dont like them though you dont like them, just keep doing what you're doing, I love history and your videos are great.
Capt. James Avery was my 9th Great Grandfather. Learning about this part of colonial history evokes both a sense of pride...and shame for the atrocities committed. Than you for the educational video, and your firm stance on the topic of racism.
Got me laughing with the "very racist". Imagine denying people hundreds of years ago who were clearly racist, then and now, were racist. Racism centuries ago is still racism, deal with it.
@@Dog.soldier1950 If so then how do you explain Moseley? Racism broke into the *legitimate intellectual discourse* in the 19th century, but prefigurations of racial ideas were kicking around a century or two before then, as a folk attempt to justify the vast scales of Early Modern slavery and genocide.
In 2021 the 5 acres that make up that monument to the Great Swamp Massacre were transferred back to the Narragansett Tribe. Just thought it's an interesting update to this.
Seriously, you always give me something hard hitting to think about. I deeply respect your specific interpretation and perspective of these wild events in our history. If you ever get a free moment, check out the Champlain Battle, presumably in Cazenovia, NY in 1615. It’s another one of those early colonial conflicts, but I genuinely think it’s right up your ally for highly impactful/highly unheard of events. Hope you see this and the story is new to you, stay safe in these ridiculous times.
Thanks for this. I haven't made my way all the way through these yet, so if this has already been done, ignore this part. I am descended directly from Joshua Tifft's (That's how we spelled it) brother Samuel. He was, as you undoubtedly know, taken at the Great Swamp Fight. I haven't yet come across any mention of him in your videos. I am also descended through several female ramifications from Roger Williams, who passed judgement on Uncle Josh. I am currently writing a book on lesser-known aspects of this genocide, with stops along the way boring in through my family's involvement in these events. Keep this work up!
Thanks for this documentary. I grew up in RI in the 1980s and 1990s and knew very little about this important conflict until well after I moved out West. Much to my chagrin, I've never even seen The Great Swamp despite all the times I probably passed within thirty minutes of it growing up.
Love your videos on King Phillip's War. I did a paper on it in high school (grew up in New England, myself) because it blew my mind that nobody had heard of it, or that it was the deadliest per capita war in US history.
@@NathanDudani It is, in fact, considered part of US history. See also: how the Roman Republic is treated as part of Italian history, Charlemagne is treated as part of France's history, the Kingdom of Wessex is treated as part of England's history, the kingdoms of Castille and Aragón are treated as part of Spain's history, etc.
Dude, you have easily my favorite History channel on TH-cam. I 'watch a lot of history channels on TH-cam, from Knowing Better to Disturban History, and between you picking subject matter I've never heard of, your sense of humor and production not to mention your more silly videos like the Frozen 50s man or the witchfinder general you got them all topped bro. I mean your channel is just 🤌🏿
Love the new vid! One of the things to bring some light to this dark world. Thank you for all the info i would never know about the natives in that area. Keep up the great work! stay safe!
There was a group of 150 mohegan warriors who participated in that massacre as well. I think that perspective is important. A little more complex than just whites killing indians. It was a bloody brutal era with lots of tribalism and killing.
Great video. As a resident of Eastern Connecticut I love learning history about the area. Next time you're in the area, check Gungywamp in Groton, Connecticut
An area that might be of interest to you might be the situation in Arizona during the Civil War. Weather you want to make a video about it or not, looking at it might be interesting. Largely, we Arizonans didn’t care who occupied us, as long as they could protect us from the Indians. Another cool place is the Greatest City of the late 1800s and early 1900, Bisbee, Arizona. The city would be one of the richest in the age, mining tons upon tons of copper, silver, gold, and turquoise, including many minerals discovered in the City. In the 1970s, the mine closed, and the city faded. An excellent and vibrant history of violence, including clashes with the more well known Tombstone.
Great video! lways enjoy your documentaries on King Philip's War - a subject I knew nothing abot before coming across your channel. Impressive work, and very nice that someone gives this topic some love and attention! Improvement tip: if you have the resources to hire some artists, some artworks depicting key events, clothing or fighting styles would be great :)
I love your King Philip's War content the most of all the videos you make, and this one is no exception. Keep up the great work. My only critique is that the long stretches of shaky cam walking narration started making me a little motion sick, but that might just be a me thing.
Great video! I grew up on the South Shore of Boston and all of the place and names in this video are familiar. Thanks for bringing to attention this important (albeit sordid) chapter of our local history.
"Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, but he’ll remember, with advantages, what feats he did that day." I know, probably a bit cheesy quoting shakespeare, but still fitting I think.
I was there 3 weeks ago touring King Philip's War sites in RI. It's not the easiest place to find but an overlooked and important place in US history. Glad to see someone else appreciates it.
Excellent video, your history is spot- on according to everything I have read. Well almost spot-on but I may be mistaken on something keep up the good work and continue making high-quality videos
Thanks for a great video. Having grown up in Rhode Island, The Great Swamp Fight was always there in the background of my understanding of the state's early history, but unfortunately it was a story always told of triumph rather than racist colonialism. I appreciate and applaud the perspective you brought to it and learned a lot.
Tis the season for New England ghost stories, it be. Something about the area, the way the glaciers ravaged the land given way to shadowy valleys and uncertain hills sparks both the curious and the practical mind to thoughts of the wyrd and wyld. Or it's just one of those things, who knows at this point. "Why is there a road called Devil's Foot Road." "Because of the Devil's footprint at its head." Don't know if that's imagination at work or just a basic description.
But it’s all “the poetic sh!t” that I’m here for, Shelley! You had me at “Ozymandias”. Great video! More people should be taught about King Philip’s War.
Natives: *Builds a fortress.
English: "You fools! This is, like, the _only_ way we know how to fight!"
The English also knew how to fight on boats.
@@Sewblon mnn bring boat.. off boat.. build fortress.. let them have cake?
Warships are just mobile forts that float.
@@jackodonail1980 that's disrespectful to actual fortresses that float and can move about. Check what the dutch did at some siege I forget the name of. Very different than your basic ship
I would also have accepted "You've activated my trap card!"
"In his day, that Pharaoh was the most powerful man on earth, a living god. Now all that remains of them is a hunk of limestone, pummeled into his likeness."
"And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains."
When he said that I was hoping he would reference Ozimandias as well. Is such a gorgeous poem
Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The low level sands stretch far away.
That was my first thought as well! Big Ozymandias vibes
@@submergedstories Same. Its perhaps my favorite poem. Shelley was a fantastic writer.
The colossal wreck I have in my mind when I read this poem is the broken Ramses statue at Abu Simbel.
BTW, Atun = Aton?
Hey y'all, just want to make one thing clear here in the interest of setting a good example: I was just up in the New England area. It was essential travel, I got tested as soon as I arrived, and I figured I'd make a couple videos while I was there. But please, everybody, don’t travel long distances unless you absolutely have to. It's risky to yourself and others - dangerous to the "publick vveal," as the Witchfinder General would say. We’re still in a pandemic, and it’s not going to end anytime soon. Stay home, and if you have to go out, wear a fucking mask.
Atun-Shei Films thanks for working hard to bring us lessons on history, using your talents with filmmaking. I hope you have a great time!
I think the Witch Finder could have a place in public service announcements, during this crisis.
@@Bildgesmythe I agree 1000%
Might be too late for the recommendation but since Halloween is coming up I figure I would suggest it. Would you possibly consider doing an overview of the crime and execution of Thomas Cornell? It's a very interesting story and fits well in this time period. Plus it is not the old Salem Witch stuff I think that has been done to death. Take care!
Wow. So rude.
I love it. 😏👍
Atun-Shei: "We need a prop to emphasize the death and destruction. "
Also Atun-Shei: "Hey, I found a dead bird!"
The Elem Klimov approach.
a childs teddy bear would have sufficed
The buzzing of the flies, reminded me of the end of Come and See
@@patrickcummins79 That's the reference I was making with Elem Klimov lol
Early Native American wars in New England are probably the least known about American conflicts
Native history in between Columbus and the American Revolution in general, I'd say. Maybe with an exception for the pilgrim story.
BOEH
Pop culture goes: JAMESTOWN (skip genocide) THANKSGIVING (skip genocide) REVOLUTION (skip genocide) BATTLE OF BALTIMORE AND NEW ORLEANS! Oh yeah, there was a bit of genocide. CIVIL WAR. Okay more genocide. WORLD WAR 2-
And that is on purpose, the American school system has covered up a lot of America’s darkest spots by simply barely mentioning them.
They pretty much are the least known
"An unremarkable rural town"
Wow the nicest thing ever said about West Kingston!!
I grew up in Southeastern MA/RI area, and I can tell you that the legend of King Philip's War was ingrained in the populace. I was a child of the 50's and 60's and heard of the courage of Benjamin Church and the way he successfully ended that war (even though these stories were filtered through the jaded eyes of the victors). There are so many places named after King Philip in this area. There is a high school named after him. Back in the 40's even a very popular ballroom with live music was named after him. It was the single most successful Indian uprising in American history, and 20% of the male colonists in the area were killed. Yet, there were also settlers in the affected areas who had been kind to native Americans whose homes were not touched when the rest of the town was burned to the ground. Thank you for this terrific video.
Eh, calling it an “uprising” is a bit of a misnomer, since the Wampanoag weren’t under colonial authority. I think a lot of people look at the fate of the First Nations in the 19th century and project that image back onto the past, when in reality colonial expansion across North America was by no means a forgone conclusion. The colonies at this point were still quite small and, had a few other tribes been persuaded to align against the colonists, King Philip very well could have accomplished his goal of “driving the English into the sea.”
@@kyledonahue9315 Had not European diseases decimated the First Nations before the colonists even started their settlement, they would never have gotten a toehold.
I went to King Philip High School
@Marlin Williams he was one of the snow shoe men the first ranger units
King Philip the first anti-immigrant in the New World.
Great a new Atun video! Clicks link.
2 minutes later: Crying because ill be forgotten and my life doesnt matter
Live your life in the service of others and that won't matter.
I'd like this, but it's currently at 42, and I won't be the one to disrupt the meaning of life on this post.
I mean its not impossible that you will be remembered for the rest of humanity athough its unlikely.
Man, that part hit hard lol
Wrong, we may be forgotten in some ways but that does not mean our lives do not matter. What you do, everything you do, will have touched the world in some small way - and that will be felt forever. In olden days they said that you aught to be virtuous and seek glory in all things because the gods were watching, even if no mortal remembered you the gods would.
That's not a bad outlook. To seek to live justly and virtuously and to pursue glory not to be witnessed by your peers, but because these things in themselves have value is the best path to a _good_ life.
Fascinating. My ancestor fought and died at the Great Swamp Fight, and when I discovered this, I remember thinking, “How come I had never heard of King Phillip’s War?” Thank you for bringing a better understanding of this crucial part of American history.
@@Evlogite19 although I do enjoy Atun talking about REAL TRUTHFUL HISTORY, good and bad, I DO find himself at times being a bit bias and letting his emotion get in the way of his narration and presentation
I'm from Rhode Island, live only 20 minutes away from this place. There's tons of monuments like this scattered all over RI and Mass. Really interesting stuff
Absolutely love your videos on king Phillips war, I've learned a lot since I first subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work!
To not love these videos is heresy, and that makes our glorious Unionistconfederatewitchfinder general overlord sad.
Thanks for making this! I'm of Niantic-Narragansett descent and this subject has resonated deeply with me since childhood. I appreciate that you did refer to it as a massacre, not just a fight, as it was no simple raid on a military camp, as often misrepresented.
To be clear, from everything I've learned, the Narragansett tribe had many villages but would often join together in larger villages at winter, and this was one of them.
Another excellent episode brother. I love it when you shed such detail on Native history. My mother has a mix of Nipmuc and Narragansett blood, and you mentioning the detail of how many Narragansett intermarried with other tribes to survive makes a lot of sense in regards to my own heritage. I'd love to see you cover the history of other Natives; Red Cloud's War would be interesting, maybe even the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Either way, thank you for your contribution to a history that most have forgotten, and some even willing to forget.
"We will all be forgotten."
*Achilles has entered the chat.*
Your content continues to blow me away. I grew up in Los Angeles. A city that actively rewrites its history. It’s a fun ride. But being grounded in the very real history of the way our nation was realized is something I need.
I love this complex, multifaceted history to the early years of Europeans in New England. It makes all those historical plaques in my home town somehow more trivial and yet more interesting.
As a Rhode Islander, I absolutely love your King Phillips War videos. The early colonial "aesthetic" really strikes a chord, as growing up in the area makes it so easy to visualize the history.
Its also important to be reminded of the war and genocide this ciuntry was founded on. Regardless, these videos never fail to give me a nostalgic feeling about the swamps and forests of my home.
I'm from RI and still haven't visited that site, though I've researched the war. This has inspired me to do so, thank you. This was a fantastic presentation!
As an Englishman, I absolutely love the historical knowledge you share on this channel about the early colonies
Love your videos, man. I remember hearing about King Philip's War in school as a very brief aside during a unit on Colonial America, and nothing more.
Probably 90% of what I know about it is due directly to you. I really appreciate it.
This guy looks like what Brandon F. looked like in his latest video...
_nonsense!_
Must be vvitchcraft :/
@Dr Kermit the frog Jone which is weird because he is American lmao
Dr Kermit the frog Jone no that’s not true, that’s impossible!
Thanks for stiring up my existential dread so early in the video. Now I gotta sit through work while constantly asking why...
For shits and giggles man, that's why. In fact, the only reason to do anything at all is if you like it.
Existence is way too short to worry about whether or not some randos living generations from now will know any one of our names. Best to just have fun while we're around.
I remember shooting on that location for Time Wound. Good times, man.
Great video. I grew up in and around Boston. I knew some details but this video captured the whole picture of this region during that time. Well done.
I remember passing references to king philip's war in AP history in highschool, but it was so bland and lacked detail with no talk of long term ramifications. These videos should be played instead, much more engaging with much more explanation of long term affects.
Definitely never came up in mine. My teacher was shit, we only spent time on the Revolution, civil war, and say 1899-1945. Only people who did well were people like myself who already had an interest in American History
Same. King Philip's war was a footnote in my high school history classes, a stop on the road to the Revolutionary War. I remember being tested on who "King Philip" was, maybe, or why the conflict was named after him. But I don't remember any mention of the massacres, the causes and effects, or the fact this event was a turning point for both natives and colonists.
@@michaelsilver253 my history classes never even touched the Civil War. There was a mention of the “Gettysburg Address” but that is it. They focused on knowing the meaning of history terms and not really the details of what happened in the past. American education is terrible…
0:22 HEY LOOK ITS THE ATUN SHEI SUBSCRIBERS
My 10th great grandfather (if the genealogy is correct) was Isaac Johnson, one of the colonial company commanders. He was shot to death charging the fortified village...crossing the log, according to some accounts.
Good video. Very moving.
I’ve got Jill Lepore’s book on this war on my list.
Same here. Isaac Johnson was my 10th as well. I hadn't ever heard about King Philip's War until I started my ancestry journey, and not about the Great Swamp Fight until I came across Johnson in my family tree. Fascinating history!
Dude, love these videos. I knew almost nothing about King Philips War before I found your channel and now thanks to your videos I have been encouraged to look into it. Keep up the great work!
I think your presentation of sources throughout the video shows really impressive dedication to both accuracy and intellectual integrity. Good work dude!
This is exactly what I needed. I got hooked on your channel because of your King Phillips War videos. I’m from Mass and here it’s almost never talked about, which is a total shame :/
Weird I’m from southern mass and we talked a bunch about it in school.
MenschMan I vaguely remember talking about it, but I’m from Salem. You can imagine what certain event we covered over and over.
@@menschman1464 im from the Lakeville area, never heard about this until Mr atun made this video
cheems 88 I grew up in Freetown (moved away) right across the way from there. We didn’t talk a whole lot of specifics mostly just where fighting happened. There’s a story about a guy in Lakeville who climbed up a tree to hide from native raiders and his dog started barking at him and revealed his hiding place so he was killed. This was mostly early schooling and what not. I can’t say I remember talking about it once we got to high school, I feel like most history courses at the regional high school just taught the French Revolution and WW1 over and over again. That and local superstitions like bridge water triangle stuff and puckwugees
MonadnockValley we spent a lot of time on the witch trials too, but in literature class (or excuse me ELA) rather than history class, do they make you guys read the crucible up there in Salem?
The King Philip's War seem to set the precedent on how all future Indian Wars would be fought in the United States.
Some even call it the First Indian War, although this isn't completely accurate as the Spanish were beefing with the Apaches way before, and even the Wars between Jamestown and the Powhatan predated Metacomet's Rebellion by 40 to 60 years
@TheVisigoth what I'm saying is that after the King Philip's War the US military use similar tactics in other Indian Wars. And it's more like five centuries of conflict.
Regardless of timeline, this set the standard. From the Cherokee American wars to the Battle of Bear Valley, this was the template.
@@pauly260 What? Win?
@@MetallicaMan76 The Pequot War - 1636-1638.
Thanks for reviving interest in the history of this war.
Walked Antiedam battlefield last weekend and thought many things but here are two i’d like to share: one - “boy am I lucky to live in a place steeped in such rich history that is so easily accessible” -and two- “man I hope Atun Shei posts another cool video soon.”
Man do I appreciate that subtle guitar music from Empire Total War. One of my all time favourite tracks being used by one of my all time favourite TH-cam channels!
How much of Applause funds do you receive?
Thank you for more excellent content Andy! And Johnny Reb sure brought last week to a close with a smile!
i like the way you tell history. you helping me through this pandemic. i cant watch just anything, i appreciate your style and capacity for seeking truth then sharing it. thanks again
I want to see a mini series dedicated to the King Philip's war. It would be like game of thrones, Jamestown, and band of brothers combined.
I just want to say how impressed I was at the conveyance of your utter contempt for the aggressors involved in this nasty little war. It really came across well and I enjoyed the intensity very much. This is an entirely sincere comment, by the way -- to preempt any miscommunications.
I apologize this may be a long comment but it is stream of consciousness writing so I am unsure just how long. I recently got into your channel and I am really enjoying what I am seeing. I particularly like the objective approach to history and how you treat it more how it should be, understood and not justified. While certain groups or movements may or may not have justification for their actions in the moment, our job as historians is more to understand those justifications and formulate our arguments on them. I really am enjoying how you dissect the topic of the far right and their association with the confederacy in contemporary politics. I like how you have a self critical nature and talk about all the horrible things America and the former colonies had done but also the good.
You show how coin has no less than two sides and its important to learn about the other side when choosing our position. As an American, I feel more and more lately that we are losing our grip on this principle. This is probably due to the internet to some extent, as news becomes more sensationalist and whatnot. It is good, however, to see someone like you using this platform to educate young people on being thoughtful and open-minded. To not necessarily immediately accept a thought or idea, but to know all its rights and wrongs and make a thoughtful decision.
Please keep up the good work!
This is the kind of content I come here for. Great stuff.
@ 19:40. Actually, It wasn't just Providence that was "Nearly" destroyed, It was Providence County. Only one house remained standing. The Irons House. It was said that the Narragansetts left Roger Williams be, when they burned the town and fort at Providence.
A forgotten war. A forgotten time. I was so happy when i read the title of this video.
Started the video, looked out the window. Drove to this location, finished the video, great area.
Why does the battle animations remind me of historia civillis
I used to do them all the time, but now I kind of hate them. But some geographic visual reference was needed here.
@@AtunSheiFilms honestly if anything, I would encourage you to do them more. I think they are great, a nice way to visualise what is happening while keeping it simple and easy to follow along. If you dont like them though you dont like them, just keep doing what you're doing, I love history and your videos are great.
Capt. James Avery was my 9th Great Grandfather. Learning about this part of colonial history evokes both a sense of pride...and shame for the atrocities committed. Than you for the educational video, and your firm stance on the topic of racism.
Got me laughing with the "very racist". Imagine denying people hundreds of years ago who were clearly racist, then and now, were racist. Racism centuries ago is still racism, deal with it.
Of course the word did not exist at the time
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True. Just as gravity existed prior to Newton's theories.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and has monstrous views of its fellow man then who cares of the term is anachronistic
Robert Stuckey the entire concept of race is a 19th century concept. Can’t retroactively impose concepts and ideas that didn’t exist
@@Dog.soldier1950 If so then how do you explain Moseley? Racism broke into the *legitimate intellectual discourse* in the 19th century, but prefigurations of racial ideas were kicking around a century or two before then, as a folk attempt to justify the vast scales of Early Modern slavery and genocide.
I enjoy the classic style of Atun's videos, they have a charm into them.
Dude this was not the documentary I was thinking it was going to be but I absolutely fucking love it
In 2021 the 5 acres that make up that monument to the Great Swamp Massacre were transferred back to the Narragansett Tribe. Just thought it's an interesting update to this.
Really loving the dives into King Philip's War, really interesting and influential period that often goes ignored.
One thing better than a new Atun Shei Films video is a new Atun Shei Films video with a section in OP English
Seriously, you always give me something hard hitting to think about. I deeply respect your specific interpretation and perspective of these wild events in our history.
If you ever get a free moment, check out the Champlain Battle, presumably in Cazenovia, NY in 1615. It’s another one of those early colonial conflicts, but I genuinely think it’s right up your ally for highly impactful/highly unheard of events. Hope you see this and the story is new to you, stay safe in these ridiculous times.
Great videos brother!
You know you've been playing too much Dark Souls recently when you see a video titled "great swamp" and immediately click away
Love your History Videos! Keep em coming!
Thanks for this! When I talk about my senior history thesis, "Snow, Smoke, and Swamp", I can just point to this video.
I love it when my historians cuss. Powerful telling, too. Thank you
My direct ancestor is Sergeant Isaac Graves who was from Hatfield. I just wanted to say thank you for covering this topic.
"Everything that is important to us [...] will crumble into nothing."
Hey, I came here for a history lesson, not an existential crisis!
Damn. This had some Rare Earth vibes. I'm digging it.
Thanks for this. I haven't made my way all the way through these yet, so if this has already been done, ignore this part. I am descended directly from Joshua Tifft's (That's how we spelled it) brother Samuel. He was, as you undoubtedly know, taken at the Great Swamp Fight. I haven't yet come across any mention of him in your videos. I am also descended through several female ramifications from Roger Williams, who passed judgement on Uncle Josh. I am currently writing a book on lesser-known aspects of this genocide, with stops along the way boring in through my family's involvement in these events. Keep this work up!
Thanks for this documentary. I grew up in RI in the 1980s and 1990s and knew very little about this important conflict until well after I moved out West. Much to my chagrin, I've never even seen The Great Swamp despite all the times I probably passed within thirty minutes of it growing up.
Hiked to the monolith in the beginning about a month ago. Did not expect the it to appear in this video!
This is history that deserves to be remembered. Thank you so much for your hard work
Love your videos on King Phillip's War. I did a paper on it in high school (grew up in New England, myself) because it blew my mind that nobody had heard of it, or that it was the deadliest per capita war in US history.
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@@NathanDudani It is, in fact, considered part of US history. See also: how the Roman Republic is treated as part of Italian history, Charlemagne is treated as part of France's history, the Kingdom of Wessex is treated as part of England's history, the kingdoms of Castille and Aragón are treated as part of Spain's history, etc.
Dude, you have easily my favorite History channel on TH-cam. I 'watch a lot of history channels on TH-cam, from Knowing Better to Disturban History, and between you picking subject matter I've never heard of, your sense of humor and production not to mention your more silly videos like the Frozen 50s man or the witchfinder general you got them all topped bro. I mean your channel is just 🤌🏿
It's incredible the detail with which you describe these events. Great video!
I am I was born and raised on the Nonantum/Watertown line… and you are my new favorite history guy, thank you!!
“But as long as there are Nerragansetts, they will always remember what happened here.” Chills!
Also that shot of the dead bird was fantastic.
I really appreciate these videos highlighting king phillips war
Checkmate Lincolnites is great and all. But king Philips war is your channels backbone.
im kind of partial to the witch finder general
Andrew Fischer I think it’s funny but these episodes are theatrical and epic
I'm glad I found out about it here.
I cannot thank you enough for this video. I’ve always been very interested in King Philips War.
I'd expect anyone with historical interests would find these videos to be nicely condensed infomercials of their respecting subjects. Well Done!
So fucking happy man you made a new video. I love the fact you focus on more niche parts of us history and film. Keep up the good good good good shit
Love the new vid! One of the things to bring some light to this dark world. Thank you for all the info i would never know about the natives in that area. Keep up the great work! stay safe!
There was a group of 150 mohegan warriors who participated in that massacre as well. I think that perspective is important. A little more complex than just whites killing indians. It was a bloody brutal era with lots of tribalism and killing.
i really appreciate how much u have studied this. these videos are amazing.
Great video. As a resident of Eastern Connecticut I love learning history about the area. Next time you're in the area, check Gungywamp in Groton, Connecticut
I love your stuff man keep it up
Can’t wait to watch this when I get off work :)
12:48: Sorry to the other 22½ minutes, but this is the best part of the video.
An area that might be of interest to you might be the situation in Arizona during the Civil War. Weather you want to make a video about it or not, looking at it might be interesting. Largely, we Arizonans didn’t care who occupied us, as long as they could protect us from the Indians. Another cool place is the Greatest City of the late 1800s and early 1900, Bisbee, Arizona. The city would be one of the richest in the age, mining tons upon tons of copper, silver, gold, and turquoise, including many minerals discovered in the City. In the 1970s, the mine closed, and the city faded. An excellent and vibrant history of violence, including clashes with the more well known Tombstone.
Should collab with InRangeTV on something like this.
The Cynical Historian does some videos related to this
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I was just about to suggest Cypher the Cynical Historian.
This sounds like material for the Cynical Historian tbh.
It's nice to actually hear about King Philip's War. Colonial history gets way less attention than it should.
Great video! lways enjoy your documentaries on King Philip's War - a subject I knew nothing abot before coming across your channel. Impressive work, and very nice that someone gives this topic some love and attention!
Improvement tip: if you have the resources to hire some artists, some artworks depicting key events, clothing or fighting styles would be great :)
I love your King Philip's War content the most of all the videos you make, and this one is no exception. Keep up the great work. My only critique is that the long stretches of shaky cam walking narration started making me a little motion sick, but that might just be a me thing.
Wow Sir! Keep doing what you are doing. Your video presentation of possible; or probable, historical events are awesome! Totally food for though.
Great video! I grew up on the South Shore of Boston and all of the place and names in this video are familiar. Thanks for bringing to attention this important (albeit sordid) chapter of our local history.
"Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, but he’ll remember, with advantages, what feats he did that day."
I know, probably a bit cheesy quoting shakespeare, but still fitting I think.
I was there 3 weeks ago touring King Philip's War sites in RI. It's not the easiest place to find but an overlooked and important place in US history. Glad to see someone else appreciates it.
It took me way longer than I'm proud to admit to realize the numbers are onscreen notations, and I have so much respect for it
Excellent video, your history is spot- on according to everything I have read. Well almost spot-on but I may be mistaken on something keep up the good work and continue making high-quality videos
That was an EXCELLENT review of the Great Swamp Fight. EXCELLENT coverage.🎯
Thanks for a great video. Having grown up in Rhode Island, The Great Swamp Fight was always there in the background of my understanding of the state's early history, but unfortunately it was a story always told of triumph rather than racist colonialism. I appreciate and applaud the perspective you brought to it and learned a lot.
Yay, another about King Phillip's war \o/ Stay safe, and as always, thank you for the references.
Tis the season for New England ghost stories, it be. Something about the area, the way the glaciers ravaged the land given way to shadowy valleys and uncertain hills sparks both the curious and the practical mind to thoughts of the wyrd and wyld.
Or it's just one of those things, who knows at this point. "Why is there a road called Devil's Foot Road." "Because of the Devil's footprint at its head." Don't know if that's imagination at work or just a basic description.
Never knew colonial history was so interesting. Keep up the great work, Atun.
great narration, thanks. I should probably visit that place, maybe next year
This video is an important piece of historic preservation.
But it’s all “the poetic sh!t” that I’m here for, Shelley! You had me at “Ozymandias”.
Great video! More people should be taught about King Philip’s War.
Leveling up with those battle maps.