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''Louis made these five errors: he destroyed the minor powers, he increased the strength of one of the greater powers in Italy, he brought in a foreign power, he did not settle in the country, he did not send colonies.''- Niccolo Machiavelli quote from The Prince
@@genovayork2468 the reason 1 was a mistake is because he basically presented himself as a foreign oppressor to the Italian states, forcing them to work together to maintain their independence (Similiar to Russian invasion of Ukraine, which forces the European states, even ones like Germany that relied on Russian oil, to unite against a common threat to their territorial integrity) 2 is a mistake because it led directly to 3, as by trying to force Italy into the French sphere of influence, he threatened to divide the Hapsburg lands and contest Spanish hegemony in the Mediterranean, forcing them to intervene. (after all, once France controlled northern Italy, the clearest route of expansion would be southern italy). I agree with your view on 4 and 5 though. (W paragraph response)
Thanks for making a video about the battle of St. Quentin, one of my ancestors, Carlos Fernández y Bellido, fought in this fight as a sergeant of the Tercios
It's incredible how the Spanish empire could go on for so long being at (almost) constant wars against the moors, France, the Ottomans, England, the protestants, in America, in Asia (Philippines)...and sometimes at the same time.
@@ForeskinWillis Yep,all that stolen (colonial) American treasure couldn't keep up,constant investment needed in miltary technology or manpower,plus the Habsburg family inbreeding at the top of the ruling elite,mirrored the overall and eventual socio-economic mess within imperial Spain ! 👍
@@ForeskinWillisSecondary power? in 1643? you say it for Rocroi? that battle is as overrated as the Armada of 1588, where the English believe they became the hegemonic power. The loss of Spanish hegemony on the European battlefields occurred in the Battle of the Dunes in 1659, in favor of France. The rest of the century, Spain continued to be a formidable rival in the face to face, superior to most European countries. Not to mention the influence in the rest of the world, where Spain was still the largest empire that existed at that time. If Spain was secondary, then what were the others??
This was a great series. While discussing this era, I would love to see you guys show the Spanish conquest of the Americas in a series of its own. People always focus on the fall of the Aztecs and Incas, but I would love to see you guys cover the wider picture.
That would be a great one! I feel that in America if we're lucky enough we get taught about the conquest of the Aztec, Incan and Mayan conquests but then the next we hear about Latin America we briefly get taught about their wars of independence and then get taught about how the US intervened in their affairs over the years. Would love to learn more about the Spanish colonial period, their wars of independence and of course more about American intervention.
Still to this day we have a saying in Spain, "se armó la de San Quintín", which references what happened at St. Quentin and is used to describe a big fight or victory.
I'm suprised by how many common and still widely used Spanish proverbs did these wars give birth to. In this case: "Se ha armado la de San Quintín". Which is a way of saying: "All hell broke loose".
@@대치4동이정아 nah chad charles vs virgin francois how can you call charles a virgin when francois was embarrased by charles being imprisoned how can you call charles a virgin when he could of easily taken over france by killing francois when he was in spanish prison how can you call charles a virgin when charles truly cared about christianity and francois literally allied with the muslims to go to war against spain that is being a coward not being a chad
The Habsburgs really got the better of the French & Italians in this war. I'm certain the French/Italians will not remember this and come back swinging at any point in the future. The Spanish Habsurg Empire will rule for a thousand years!
Right. This is a fluke we're talking about. Normally, the Habsburgs specialized in losing. They were an object lesson on how to f**k up every which way. I read that they had a unique talent for postponing the inevitable, while creating the irreparable. : )
With the Italian Wars now being almost entirely done, I'm really hopefull that one day you will make a video about other major or minor conflicts in Italy, like the War of the Sicillian Vespers.
I m from the site where the battle took place. The city of St Quentin received a medal for saving the country thanks for its stubborn resistance. There are a couple of monuments in St Quentin that survived the Great War to testify of those old ages
I dont know how you make a series where Spain is one of the main protagonist and still avoid to mention Spain anywhere unless its completely inevitable. Still great content tho, don't get me wrong but im starting to see a pattern when talking about a event or battle where Spain was a major player
I guess this scriptwritter doesn't really like Spain that much, but they are planning to make an 80 years' War series, let's see if they do the same there
-Spain United because of Moorish invasion -France united because of English invasion -Germany united because of French invasion -Italy united because of Austrians - Russia united because of tatar-mongol invasion -US united because of british invasion -England united because of ???
Because of the vikings, Norman assimilation (recent studies have shown Norman-Saxon marriage was quite extensive), Henry I promoting unity and the Hundred Years’ War.
Romans ;Normamds and Saxons from Germany and Denmark invaded actual U.k for exemple the Anglo- Saxon culture and ethnicity is foreigner to U.K the actual British Monarchy is German Hanover House ( change to Windsor only the name for political reasons in Nazi Germany era) since 1.714; the English language is a Germanic Language etc.. i cant believe that this is not thaught in the schools of U.K serious incredible to deny reality and tell lies
At the best moment , kings and generals always here to make your day better !!! Is this serie coming to an end ? 😢 anyway you have my full support as always
Im glad that you able to revisit and finish the old series i hope that you could continue the ottoman wars series. after the pelopponesian war video i hope that more membership only video will be able to free and being watched by anyone (non membership)
I love this series but I swear to god if I study the Italian Wars until the day I die I'll never get my head around the machinations and changing alliegences! Surely the most complicated series of wars in history!
@@davidhughes8357 Well the Thirty Years War is the next century up. You think you need ten pages of paper for this caper? You'll need to go to your stationery store and buy a package of printer paper for the 30YW.
Very interesting watching this video, knowing that my ancestor arrived and settled in Blanes, Spain in 1561 shortly after the conclusion of the Italian Wars. I suspect he took part in these campaigns.
Great video as usual, but again I need to point out that the city you show in the north east of italy between Treviso and Udine is called CONEGLIANO, not ConeRgliano. Not the first time I share this in the comment, hopefully in next videos you'll be able to spell it correctly
Another great video K&G! Though, there are a few prononciation errors I notice in the video and on this channel in general. Mostly the "in" sound French, which Devin pronounced as "an". Like the main battle of the video, Saint-Quentin. This "in" sound is found in English, like in "Saint Albans", a battle of the Wars of the Roses. It is literally the same sound. So, I hope this "in" sound could be corrected in the future long-form videos of the Italian Wars and Hundred year's war (Saint-Germain, Saint-Cloud, etc.). As for Saint-Quentin, the sounds are actually reversed in the pronunciation of Devin. Not San Kintan, but Sin Kantin. Also, I notice the pronunciation of the Italian region of Piedmont. Devin pronounces it as "Peedmont", but I think it should be closer to the Italian pronunciation, "Pieymon". Elsewhere in this series, I notice the pronunciation of the french city of Cambrai. To be closer to the french pronunciation, it should actually be pronounced "Kanbrey". And for the Hundred years war series, I heard Anjou being pronounced as "Anjo", with an "O" sound at the end, but it should be pronounced with a "U" sound. Devin used to pronounced it correctly in the Wars of the Roses series. Finally, there's also Agincourt, but the french town is today called Azincourt, pronounced "Azincur". Besides, I understand that French could be difficult, but the rest seems pretty good. Thanks again for the great content! Always a pleasure to watch! Cheers.
Thank you guys for bringing back the historical content! The ukraine stuff is cool and all but I missed the field battles and sieges! You guys should create a channel for the ukraine stuff imo, it should give you more revenue and keep the main channel history focused, since the ukraine war reports are more like news and less like history imo.
I avoid the Ukraine series simply because it's too contemporary, and too much is possibly inaccurate due to the fog of war. A channel like this should focused on well-researched history, not current events.
Spain and its Austrian, Italian, dutch and burgundian lands. Spain was not alone at all. If it was simply France and Spain, as it was in the napoleonic wars, they would be crushed.
Here in Saint-Quentin where I live, there is a gigantic serie of statue commemorating the resistance of the soldiers defending the city. My direct ancestors wher living just outside the city, I would like to know what happe to them during the siege.
I've awaited more than one year for the conclusion of the italian wars series. Still, good job.
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And with this ends a great series on the Italian Wars, thank you for your effort to bring this complicated and important event in European history to completion; Now I have understood better than ever the level of political chaos that occurred in this conflict, which ended up consolidating Spanish imperial hegemony in Europe for 150 years (until the defeat in the Franco-Spanish War in 1659) and as part of the top 3 World Powers (until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815). It would be great if you also covered the War between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans throughout the 16th century, where the Spanish, Germans and Venetians did everything possible to withstand the expansionism of the naval and land power of the Turks in the Mediterranean (which ended up winning the stability after the Battle of Lepanto in 1571) and in Eastern Europe (ending in Turkish defeat at the First Siege of Vienna in 1529); I think it is enough to take only the 16th century, since it is a parallel war to that of the Italian Wars and that would complete the understanding of European geopolitics of that century.
21:12: You didn’t mention charles: letter reprimanding his son for not following through. I wish this video talked more from Spanish perspective. Just me though. I’ve read so many books on charles and Spanish military history, and I love those stories. This video doesn’t do Spain’s history Justice and focuses more so on France.
yeah but its the fact that spain was the world first global power in history and even though it was the first global power in history spain is treated as if they were belgium @@Raadpensionaris
Well done as usual, however you also forgot to mention that Mary Tudor, I had already died when the siege of Calais had happened and was succeeded by Elizabeth the first
@@genovayork2468 clown. I am fully aware of the events probably better than you ever will be. I just made a typo error all I said was they didn’t mention that she had been succeeded by Elizabeth by the time Henry the second was dead
None of this changes the fact that there are 49 million kangaroos in Australia and 3.5million people in Uruguay, which means, that if the kangaroos were to invade Uruguay, each person will have to fight 14 kangaroos.
Work which unfortunately contains many errors on the geographical map, and not only that. Lodi has never been Venetian; Crema, on the other hand, was Venetian. You placed Lodi where the city of Crema is actually located. Cremona was never a city under papal domination.
Man what an absolute clusterfuck. The Italian Wars was truly one of the greatest convoluted messes in human history. Someone really needs to write a fantasy series using it as an inspiration.
The video did not explain why Phillip II gave the order to the Spanish to retreat after they finally took the fortress and town of St Quintin . It also did not make any comment about Phillip’s previous order of not advancing on Paris , but taking St Quentin instead .
Warning! Text wall incoming! I like how the French army under the command of Francois, duc de Guise performed so well that he didn't lost a single battle against Spaniards or any other foes, and barely lost any man in the middle of the peninsular which was under the enemy's sphere of influence during his Italian campaign. It shows that French army could best even the most successful army of the age under skillful leadership such as Guise's. He famously participated in the defense of Metz during Karl V's invasion and also led the battle of Renty against Karl again, of which many great French nobles fought valiantly, all of whom will fight each other in the French Wars of Religion; Louis I de Bourbon, First Prince of Conde - Younger brother of Antoine de Bourbon, king of Navarre, and thus being an uncle of Henri of Navarre, better known as Henri IV of France. The prince will be the prominent leader of the Huguenots in the first three Civil wars. He was murdered despite his surrender during the battle of Jarnac when his final cavalry charge despite his broken arm, in order to ensure the safety of his infantry caught off guard during a river crossing. Gaspard Saulx, Sieur de Tavannes - He led a brilliant charge of the French gendarmerie, a crushing blow to Karl's army and honoured the most by the king Henri and knighted on the field. Tavannes was a man of honour before a catholic; he alarmed the Protestant leaders such as the prince of Conde and the admiral Coligny when Catherine de Medicis, the Queen-mother ordered Tavannes to arrest them, enabling them time to prevent being imprisoned. Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny - He charged into the woods occupied by imperial guns and finished the battle. Later converted to Calvinism during his imprisonment after the Saint-Quentin and became the leader of the Huguenots after the prince of Conde was murdered. Karl was so frustrated by his last two battles ending in his defeats and referred to the following; If my heart was opened, the name of Metz would be found. He initiated the process of his abdication later that year. Although it was a great victory, it also led to divisions amongst the said great noblemen of France. When the duke of Guise was describing his victory to the king and his colleagues admiral Coligny, who had been his good friend, asked him where he had been during the battle, which greatly offended the duke. Additionally, Duke of Guise later blamed the Constable for not following up his victory, accusing him that he was jealous of the Duke taking the glory and prestige. The constable was the admiral's uncle, which further deteriorated the grudge between Gaspard de Coligny and Francois de Guise, and thus became bitter enemies. During the first Civil war, the Guises, being staunch Catholics, claimed the admiral, then the pious commander of the Huguenots, ordered the assassination of the Duke when he was leading the siege of Orleans and retaliated by their own assassination attempt in the peace period between the third and fourth wars, which was followed up by murdering the injured admiral, sparking the infamous massacre of the Saint-Bartholomy day. I like to point out there are a couple of noteworthy errors in this video; to begin with, the constable Montmorency was named was Anne; it was also used for male name back then. Francois de Montmorency was the eldest of his many children. The constable was famous for being one of the most influential men under the reign of the two last great Valois kings, Francois I and Henri II, and renowned patron of Renaissance art like his two overlords. He was a diplomat too, making attempts to reconcile France and England after the Field of Cloth of Gold, which was appreciated by Henry VIII by making him a Knight of the Garter. He was most known for being the constable of France, a man of war, successfully repulsing the Imperial invasion of Provence in 1536. But he wasn't one of the brightest kinds of general like his rival, the duke of Guise, as he led his army into notorious disaster at Saint Quentin. He lived long enough to survive both kings and not only see the end the Italian Wars, but also fought in the French Wars of Religion. He passed away during the third war after the battle of Saint-Denis when being charged during the initial phase by the protestant gendarmes and reiters of admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, his own nephew, who converted to Calvinism during his imprisonment in the aftermath of the fall of Saint-Quentin. The constable refused to surrender despite being overwhelmed and was quickly evacuated after being mortally wounded by a pistol shot and died 2 days later, aged 74, a quite old age during his time. Secondly, Jacques d'Albon, Marshal Saint-Andre, didn't succumbed during the battle of Saint-Quentin. Like the constable, he also passed away during the Civil War. He formed the French Triumvirate against the reformed religion with the duke of Guise and Montmorency. He was first to pass away amongst the Trimvirates, succumbed during the last phase of the battle of Dreux, which is known for being the first major combat of the first war. He was killed after his surrendering to a nobleman who held personal grudge against him and executed the Marshal.
I've noticed K&G folds Spanish history into videos about their opponents (Dutch, French, English, Ottomans, etc.). Crazy considering Spain conquered basically half the planet and left an immense legacy, with half a billion people sharing its language, blood, and religion. If the Ottomans had their own series, surely Spain and the Hispanic world should have its own. The Spanish empire was a world unto itself.
@@EmisoraRadioPatio yes Russia / Spain conquer most lands but they are not heroic mostly vast lands / tribes / nomadic etc., and for Spain they just invade uneducated native tribes,they are not heroic, they killed and massacred natives, if want series, their opponent should be equal like ottoman-hagburgs / france-anglo etc.... inca-aztecs-philippines should be series or all of them takes 10 minutesd videos only. It is similar africa scramble they cant be series, they are exploit.
@@lothric_kcallate anda, primero abre un libro de la historia real, antes de hablar de la conquista de America infórmate realmente de cómo sucedió. Y dime, todas las batallas ganadas en Europa desde 1500 a 1820 con sus épocas más y menos gloriosas no cuentan? No eran esos rivales suficientes? La guerra de la cuádruple alianza justo después de que España acabará destrozada en la guerra de sucesión no es contra las 4 mayores potencias europeas acaso? Mira, primero informaros al menos. Es increíble que digas eso después de Pavía, después del duque de Alba en Holanda, de Farnesio entrando en París, del Cardenal Infante parando a suecos y prusos en Nördlingen, de Lepanto, de Islas Terceiras, de la Contraarmada inglesa, de Castelnuevo etc,etc,etc, pero claro, no siquiera sabes de lo que hablo, tú sabes de propaganda, no de historia
@@KingsandGeneralsque falta de respecto. Por mucho que le llames imperiales, o eres muy ignorante, o por mucho sesgo que tengas, tú sabes que los castellanos le dieron el poder a Carlos. Hablaras también de imperiales en Flandes con el Duaei de Alba? En la toma de Amberes? Serán italianos o solo católicos los que entren de la.mano de Farnesio en París? En Isla Terceira, o la Contraarmada la derrotaron portugueses? En Lepanto la Liga Santa verdad? Y de los 300 españoles que cambiaron el asedio de Budapest nos olvidamos. Cuando hables de los suecos, te olvidarás del Cardenal Infante y de cómo los diablos que defendieron la colina del Allbuch en Nördlingen pusieron fin al avance sueco-pruso no? Oye, yo entiendo tu punto, en verdad eran imperiales, pero también entiendo el suyo. El Imperio Español fue el más grande, y es cansino ver como siempre se deja en segundo plano nuestro papel aunque fuese el papel principal. Descubrieron el mundo, hicieron los primeros mapa mundis, la Antártida, América, Australia, en Oceanía Hawaii, las Carolinas, las Marianas...trajeron por primera vez a japoneses a Europa y al Vaticano con la embajada Keicho pasando por América, el real de a ocho, la plata a China, el galeón de Manila, el Pacífico Español, el tornaviaje...el Imperio español fueron mucho más que unas batallas en Europa donde los españoles mostraron una y otra vez que eran los mejores y donde aún tras la guerra de sucesión se tenían que unir todos para parar sus pretensiones. Espero que hables de la guerra de la cuádruple alianza algún día. Hasta 1857 podías pagar con relaes de a ocho en USA, y hasta 1859 en China. Medio siglo después de haber caído el Imperio. Habéis hecho un gran trabajo ocultando algo tran grande y llevándolos los méritos del Mediterráneo, que históricamente es donde la humanidad avanza, y desde que el norte cogió las riendas, ya vemos cómo va todo, adiós valores, adiós ética. Habéis contado tan buena propaganda que no solo la creéis vosotros, los españoles también la creyeron largo tiempo, pero ya no, los hechos son los que son, solo hay que buscar y no estar ciego de racismo protestante anglosajón o francés. Y se me vas a decir "ok", tranquilo, puedes metertemo por el culo. Sabes, tu no sabes más que yo de las cosas o que todo hispano por ser inglés o lo que sea. Sois muy, pero que muy racistas y ni lo veis, es normal que ahora vuestras sociedades sean una olla a presión.
@@대치4동이정아But France lost her chance to dominate in Europe and the New World during the 16th century. Perhaps the entire world would speak French, she only had Spain in her way, and she got trounced. Later on the other European states would gain strength and the opportunity would be lost until Napoleon. Napoleon who made a fatal mistake with Spain again.
How dumb it was for the Spaniards of Charles V to not have treated the future Henry II , well . I would have been so wise of them to have treated him well . I am Colombian .
Colombia un pais muy importante en la historia sobre todo del ...narcotrafico no representas a nadie troll tus apellidos e idioma nativo es 🇪🇦 llora un poco 🤣🤣🤣
The Spanish Was impressive,Capable of Facing So Many Wars And indirectly Was One of The Causes of its Fall Due To The High Colonial And National Taxes And The internal Divisions in The internal in The country And in The Americsn Colonies.if Spain Had Talken Better care,it Would still Be One Of The Main Powers To This Day.
Ah,so Calais was lost by England due to a silly,ill-conceived diversion by Queen 'Bloody Mary' to pamper and pleased her off-errant husband,King Philip II of Spain,when England could and should have stayed neutral ! 🙄😏
Olá, sou do Brasil,! Acabei de encontrar seu canal, que é uma mina de ouro no TH-cam, gostaria de pedir pra você trazer algum video sobre a era de vendel no norte da Europa! Obrigado
because François Ier de Lorraine, 2e duc de Guise he caused 90% of the loss (of 55000 imperial soldiers,15 000 of them were from the tercios) in the siege of metz and the spanish generals didn't want another confrontation with him.
@@olivercromwell432no creo que no invadieran París por miedo de aquel que se había retirado en 1557 del asedio de Civitella ante la presencia cercana de un ejército al mando del Duque de Alba. No le culpo la verdad, tenía delante al más grande.
Personal Suggestions for Future Videos. 1) The Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa. 2) The Taiping Rebellion of 1850 - 1864 3) The Mexican-American War 1846-1848
Men, "How Spanish defeated France" is a way right to the point title. Why do you so often evade positive quotes towards Spain? Can't we move on leaving behind the Black Legend?
It is either that or the fact that we have more French viewers which makes it a better idea algorithmically. Is the title the most important part of the video?
@@KingsandGenerals so... if you reach more german viewers you will change the title of yours videos about wwII to "how germany did not won the war?" , history is written by the winners and its a bit rare that on the last video of this series you only mention the loosing side on the title. Dont get me wrong, i love your content but with that logic you should count spanish viewers aswell as every viewer coming from the old domains of the holy roman empire and the whole latin america.
It is the bad thing about bein the rival to beat of a nation (UK) that at beginning compared to Spain was nothing but hegemony ( culturally included) later and that continued to the U.S.A allthough they really get along as a family in a bad way the Black Legend is absolutely true with names and surnames; countries ( France; Netherlands and very very specially U.K )and proven lies that have no ceased until today.
At least Spain beat French at Saint Quentin with their sheer number + Montmorency underestimation of the skill of Spanish general. Would have been a stain on their honour if they had lost.
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Great video. You guys should do a video or series on the taiping rebellion.
Do a series on the French religious civil wars.
Could you make a series on the 80 years war? i can't really find one of the type on TH-cam
When are you releasing the full length/rest of the Italian wars?
@@ValentineCorp around June, I think
''Louis made these five errors: he destroyed the minor powers, he increased the strength of one of the greater powers in Italy, he brought in a foreign power, he did not settle in the country, he did not send colonies.''- Niccolo Machiavelli quote from The Prince
Yes, @genovayork2468 is right. Better not to trust Machiavelli for real politics.
@@genovayork2468 the reason 1 was a mistake is because he basically presented himself as a foreign oppressor to the Italian states, forcing them to work together to maintain their independence (Similiar to Russian invasion of Ukraine, which forces the European states, even ones like Germany that relied on Russian oil, to unite against a common threat to their territorial integrity) 2 is a mistake because it led directly to 3, as by trying to force Italy into the French sphere of influence, he threatened to divide the Hapsburg lands and contest Spanish hegemony in the Mediterranean, forcing them to intervene. (after all, once France controlled northern Italy, the clearest route of expansion would be southern italy). I agree with your view on 4 and 5 though. (W paragraph response)
@@alex_pen773i dont trust the prince. It does not reflect Machiavellis real opinions
@@pilotfg4612Thus why, you failed.
@@genovayork2468You have a lot of balls to said Niccolo Machiavelli was dump, don't you.
Thanks for making a video about the battle of St. Quentin, one of my ancestors, Carlos Fernández y Bellido, fought in this fight as a sergeant of the Tercios
We don’t give a single fuck
Man, that's really cool.
Has he survived?
@@julianm6360 Yes, but he ended up injured and as far as I could investigate he did not continue to serve in the military
Cómo has conseguido investigarlo? Por curiosidad
It's incredible how the Spanish empire could go on for so long being at (almost) constant wars against the moors, France, the Ottomans, England, the protestants, in America, in Asia (Philippines)...and sometimes at the same time.
What do you mean by so long ? They would become a secondary power in 1643.
@@ForeskinWillis 1492-1643 at least
@@ForeskinWillis Yep,all that stolen (colonial) American treasure couldn't keep up,constant investment needed in miltary technology or manpower,plus the Habsburg family inbreeding at the top of the ruling elite,mirrored the overall and eventual socio-economic mess within imperial Spain ! 👍
@@ForeskinWillis How long did the Napoleonic empire resist or the Germán reich fighting on all fronts?
@@ForeskinWillisSecondary power? in 1643? you say it for Rocroi? that battle is as overrated as the Armada of 1588, where the English believe they became the hegemonic power. The loss of Spanish hegemony on the European battlefields occurred in the Battle of the Dunes in 1659, in favor of France. The rest of the century, Spain continued to be a formidable rival in the face to face, superior to most European countries. Not to mention the influence in the rest of the world, where Spain was still the largest empire that existed at that time.
If Spain was secondary, then what were the others??
This was a great series. While discussing this era, I would love to see you guys show the Spanish conquest of the Americas in a series of its own. People always focus on the fall of the Aztecs and Incas, but I would love to see you guys cover the wider picture.
That would be a great one! I feel that in America if we're lucky enough we get taught about the conquest of the Aztec, Incan and Mayan conquests but then the next we hear about Latin America we briefly get taught about their wars of independence and then get taught about how the US intervened in their affairs over the years. Would love to learn more about the Spanish colonial period, their wars of independence and of course more about American intervention.
This.
Honestly
@@samhendren9126 See "The British empire was not the biggest" by SCINTILLAM DEI TO LEARN REAL HISTORY.
Still to this day we have a saying in Spain, "se armó la de San Quintín", which references what happened at St. Quentin and is used to describe a big fight or victory.
I'm suprised by how many common and still widely used Spanish proverbs did these wars give birth to. In this case: "Se ha armado la de San Quintín". Which is a way of saying: "All hell broke loose".
Seems pretty apt given the utter *shenanigans* that these wars entailed like the entire League of Cambrai flipflop...
Well done KaG team for this amazing documentary... and all of this is for free . Im extremely thankful that I got the chance to watch your videos
The Italian Wars took a heavy toll on Charles' health. Dude just wanted to crusade against the Ottomans
But France did crusade on Charles himself 😂
Bite more that he could chew
Virgin Charles V vs Chad François de Guise
@@deanticocombar7529The French are a disgrace for allying with Islam against Europe.
@@대치4동이정아 nah chad charles vs virgin francois how can you call charles a virgin when francois was embarrased by charles being imprisoned how can you call charles a virgin when he could of easily taken over france by killing francois when he was in spanish prison how can you call charles a virgin when charles truly cared about christianity and francois literally allied with the muslims to go to war against spain that is being a coward not being a chad
I have been waiting for this video for a very long time
Double dose of Italian history back to back, yes please.
The Habsburgs really got the better of the French & Italians in this war. I'm certain the French/Italians will not remember this and come back swinging at any point in the future. The Spanish Habsurg Empire will rule for a thousand years!
Right. This is a fluke we're talking about. Normally, the Habsburgs specialized in losing. They were an object lesson on how to f**k up every which way. I read that they had a unique talent for postponing the inevitable, while creating the irreparable. : )
@@smal750France was completely destroyed by Germany in 1870, 1914, 1940, but in the world wars France needed help to not be crushed😂
caesar, augustus and other emperors would be rolling in their graves if they saw the absolute state of italy in medieval and modern times
Or the state of most of Europe and the Mediterranean coasts that they managed to kept unified for several centuries.
Medieval? Sure, Italy was disunited but free and rich
With the Italian Wars now being almost entirely done, I'm really hopefull that one day you will make a video about other major or minor conflicts in Italy, like the War of the Sicillian Vespers.
Oh boi. They're back with the interesting topics!
I was wondering the same too. Italian Wars were the most interesring period of history, besides the French Civil War.
I m from the site where the battle took place. The city of St Quentin received a medal for saving the country thanks for its stubborn resistance. There are a couple of monuments in St Quentin that survived the Great War to testify of those old ages
I dont know how you make a series where Spain is one of the main protagonist and still avoid to mention Spain anywhere unless its completely inevitable. Still great content tho, don't get me wrong but im starting to see a pattern when talking about a event or battle where Spain was a major player
I guess this scriptwritter doesn't really like Spain that much, but they are planning to make an 80 years' War series, let's see if they do the same there
-Spain United because of Moorish invasion
-France united because of English invasion
-Germany united because of French invasion
-Italy united because of Austrians
- Russia united because of tatar-mongol invasion
-US united because of british invasion
-England united because of ???
England united because of Viking invasions.
Haggis invasion
Because of the vikings, Norman assimilation (recent studies have shown Norman-Saxon marriage was quite extensive), Henry I promoting unity and the Hundred Years’ War.
@@blede8649 Bingo
Romans ;Normamds and Saxons from Germany and Denmark invaded actual U.k for exemple the Anglo- Saxon culture and ethnicity is foreigner to U.K the actual British Monarchy is German Hanover House ( change to Windsor only the name for political reasons in Nazi Germany era) since 1.714; the English language is a Germanic Language etc.. i cant believe that this is not thaught in the schools of U.K serious incredible to deny reality and tell lies
Awesome conclusion to the series! 😄 Will you be covering the French wars of religion next? 😁
Thinking about it!
Cover also the North Korean wars against theistic religion by those crazy atheist who do not call their leader a literal god.
Keep up the good work K&G!!
At the best moment , kings and generals always here to make your day better !!! Is this serie coming to an end ? 😢 anyway you have my full support as always
Thanks for another good video it was really informative I didn't know some of the information but now I do
I love the Italian wars like game of thrones in history
This battle took place exactly 466 years ago today. Nice!
Great stuff Ks and Gs . Thank you !
Awesome presentation
Can't wait for the longform video!
Philip II of Spain was the strongest and most powerful monarch Spain ever had. More videos about himmm
Im glad that you able to revisit and finish the old series i hope that you could continue the ottoman wars series.
after the pelopponesian war video i hope that more membership only video will be able to free and being watched by anyone (non membership)
I love this series but I swear to god if I study the Italian Wars until the day I die I'll never get my head around the machinations and changing alliegences! Surely the most complicated series of wars in history!
It is a complicated topic
@@KingsandGeneralswell done as usual, but I’m surprised you guys didn’t mention that Mary l was dead, and Elizabeth had already succeeded her
You have my vote.
Thank you.
Need a ten page program of who's who to keep up.
LOL
@@davidhughes8357 Well the Thirty Years War is the next century up. You think you need ten pages of paper for this caper? You'll need to go to your stationery store and buy a package of printer paper for the 30YW.
Very interesting watching this video, knowing that my ancestor arrived and settled in Blanes, Spain in 1561 shortly after the conclusion of the Italian Wars. I suspect he took part in these campaigns.
21:00 ... madness by the Hasburg x)
It's been a long time since I finished the battle of pavia and the continuation is only here now...😅
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
So glad Pharoah Total War is coming out. Now Kings and Generals can do ancient Egypt videos!
Looking forward to the movie version of this series
Great video as usual, but again I need to point out that the city you show in the north east of italy between Treviso and Udine is called CONEGLIANO, not ConeRgliano. Not the first time I share this in the comment, hopefully in next videos you'll be able to spell it correctly
Great video!
Another great video K&G! Though, there are a few prononciation errors I notice in the video and on this channel in general. Mostly the "in" sound French, which Devin pronounced as "an". Like the main battle of the video, Saint-Quentin. This "in" sound is found in English, like in "Saint Albans", a battle of the Wars of the Roses. It is literally the same sound. So, I hope this "in" sound could be corrected in the future long-form videos of the Italian Wars and Hundred year's war (Saint-Germain, Saint-Cloud, etc.). As for Saint-Quentin, the sounds are actually reversed in the pronunciation of Devin. Not San Kintan, but Sin Kantin.
Also, I notice the pronunciation of the Italian region of Piedmont. Devin pronounces it as "Peedmont", but I think it should be closer to the Italian pronunciation, "Pieymon".
Elsewhere in this series, I notice the pronunciation of the french city of Cambrai. To be closer to the french pronunciation, it should actually be pronounced "Kanbrey".
And for the Hundred years war series, I heard Anjou being pronounced as "Anjo", with an "O" sound at the end, but it should be pronounced with a "U" sound. Devin used to pronounced it correctly in the Wars of the Roses series.
Finally, there's also Agincourt, but the french town is today called Azincourt, pronounced "Azincur".
Besides, I understand that French could be difficult, but the rest seems pretty good.
Thanks again for the great content! Always a pleasure to watch! Cheers.
A video about Klaus Störtebeker and the Hanseatic league would be extremely fun and interesting!
Noted!
@@KingsandGenerals cool, thanks
@@tschohanfaitscher3481 a video about the hanseatic league already exists
French King Henry II, don't tell him, "its better than a sharp stick in the eye" !
Still died as yotachad, surviving for 11 dqys
What a nasty way to die , ugh
Thank you guys for bringing back the historical content! The ukraine stuff is cool and all but I missed the field battles and sieges! You guys should create a channel for the ukraine stuff imo, it should give you more revenue and keep the main channel history focused, since the ukraine war reports are more like news and less like history imo.
I avoid the Ukraine series simply because it's too contemporary, and too much is possibly inaccurate due to the fog of war. A channel like this should focused on well-researched history, not current events.
It’s actually kind of ironic how much the Italian Wars echo what’s happening in Ukraine. A bunch of small states caught in between two rival empires.
Good work lads!
Which game is used for the fotage?
The incredible thing is how spain managed to defeat france for 2 centuries while having half its populartion, while fighting protestants and muslims
Yes !
Spain and its Austrian, Italian, dutch and burgundian lands. Spain was not alone at all. If it was simply France and Spain, as it was in the napoleonic wars, they would be crushed.
Here in Saint-Quentin where I live, there is a gigantic serie of statue commemorating the resistance of the soldiers defending the city. My direct ancestors wher living just outside the city, I would like to know what happe to them during the siege.
RIP. I will always pay my tribute to the valiant French who valiantly resisted Spanish cravens.
@@대치4동이정아the French are disgusting for joining Islam against Europe.
Dude... XD@@대치4동이정아
yes the brave french who decided to betray christinaity and ally with muslims just to destroy spain and were still not able to @@대치4동이정아
I've awaited more than one year for the conclusion of the italian wars series. Still, good job.
And with this ends a great series on the Italian Wars, thank you for your effort to bring this complicated and important event in European history to completion; Now I have understood better than ever the level of political chaos that occurred in this conflict, which ended up consolidating Spanish imperial hegemony in Europe for 150 years (until the defeat in the Franco-Spanish War in 1659) and as part of the top 3 World Powers (until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815). It would be great if you also covered the War between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans throughout the 16th century, where the Spanish, Germans and Venetians did everything possible to withstand the expansionism of the naval and land power of the Turks in the Mediterranean (which ended up winning the stability after the Battle of Lepanto in 1571) and in Eastern Europe (ending in Turkish defeat at the First Siege of Vienna in 1529); I think it is enough to take only the 16th century, since it is a parallel war to that of the Italian Wars and that would complete the understanding of European geopolitics of that century.
Thanks Very Much To This Magnificent Vídeo.
Henry the 2nd's signature was very unique😆😆😆
21:12: You didn’t mention charles: letter reprimanding his son for not following through. I wish this video talked more from Spanish perspective. Just me though. I’ve read so many books on charles and Spanish military history, and I love those stories. This video doesn’t do Spain’s history Justice and focuses more so on France.
It doesn't do the Dutch perspective justice either
yeah but its the fact that spain was the world first global power in history and even though it was the first global power in history spain is treated as if they were belgium @@Raadpensionaris
Time to re-watch all the other Italian Wars videos in chronological order.
Hmm can we link the italian wars with the 80 years war and dutch indipendence?
Will you upload a pelopponesian war video once aweek?
they will, being a member you could have watched them earlier!
Ok thanks for replying
@@TheIronChancellor no stress, man the first episode is out already. The rest are a great watch
I love your videos
Amazing video! Maybe a selfish request but is it possible to make a video about the 80 year war between spain and the netherlands?
We are planning to
Well done as usual, however you also forgot to mention that Mary Tudor, I had already died when the siege of Calais had happened and was succeeded by Elizabeth the first
@@genovayork2468 clown. I am fully aware of the events probably better than you ever will be. I just made a typo error all I said was they didn’t mention that she had been succeeded by Elizabeth by the time Henry the second was dead
@@genovayork2468 I never said she died by the siege I said that they didn’t mention that before Henry died Mary had died. You’re such a clone.
@@genovayork2468dude chill...
None of this changes the fact that there are 49 million kangaroos in Australia and 3.5million people in Uruguay, which means, that if the kangaroos were to invade Uruguay, each person will have to fight 14 kangaroos.
Work which unfortunately contains many errors on the geographical map, and not only that.
Lodi has never been Venetian; Crema, on the other hand, was Venetian. You placed Lodi where the city of Crema is actually located.
Cremona was never a city under papal domination.
great video
Amazing series.
Man what an absolute clusterfuck. The Italian Wars was truly one of the greatest convoluted messes in human history. Someone really needs to write a fantasy series using it as an inspiration.
There's a saying that goes: "Se formó la de San Quintín", which is used to refer to any tumultuous, violent event.
Thank you , K&G .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
It runs like a military soap opera. Gotta love it
The video did not explain why Phillip II gave the order to the Spanish to retreat after they finally took the fortress and town of St Quintin . It also did not make any comment about Phillip’s previous order of not advancing on Paris , but taking St Quentin instead .
A video about how France lost against the most powerful empire in history
Warning! Text wall incoming!
I like how the French army under the command of Francois, duc de Guise performed so well that he didn't lost a single battle against Spaniards or any other foes, and barely lost any man in the middle of the peninsular which was under the enemy's sphere of influence during his Italian campaign. It shows that French army could best even the most successful army of the age under skillful leadership such as Guise's. He famously participated in the defense of Metz during Karl V's invasion and also led the battle of Renty against Karl again, of which many great French nobles fought valiantly, all of whom will fight each other in the French Wars of Religion;
Louis I de Bourbon, First Prince of Conde - Younger brother of Antoine de Bourbon, king of Navarre, and thus being an uncle of Henri of Navarre, better known as Henri IV of France. The prince will be the prominent leader of the Huguenots in the first three Civil wars. He was murdered despite his surrender during the battle of Jarnac when his final cavalry charge despite his broken arm, in order to ensure the safety of his infantry caught off guard during a river crossing.
Gaspard Saulx, Sieur de Tavannes - He led a brilliant charge of the French gendarmerie, a crushing blow to Karl's army and honoured the most by the king Henri and knighted on the field. Tavannes was a man of honour before a catholic; he alarmed the Protestant leaders such as the prince of Conde and the admiral Coligny when Catherine de Medicis, the Queen-mother ordered Tavannes to arrest them, enabling them time to prevent being imprisoned.
Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny - He charged into the woods occupied by imperial guns and finished the battle. Later converted to Calvinism during his imprisonment after the Saint-Quentin and became the leader of the Huguenots after the prince of Conde was murdered.
Karl was so frustrated by his last two battles ending in his defeats and referred to the following; If my heart was opened, the name of Metz would be found.
He initiated the process of his abdication later that year.
Although it was a great victory, it also led to divisions amongst the said great noblemen of France. When the duke of Guise was describing his victory to the king and his colleagues admiral Coligny, who had been his good friend, asked him where he had been during the battle, which greatly offended the duke. Additionally, Duke of Guise later blamed the Constable for not following up his victory, accusing him that he was jealous of the Duke taking the glory and prestige. The constable was the admiral's uncle, which further deteriorated the grudge between Gaspard de Coligny and Francois de Guise, and thus became bitter enemies. During the first Civil war, the Guises, being staunch Catholics, claimed the admiral, then the pious commander of the Huguenots, ordered the assassination of the Duke when he was leading the siege of Orleans and retaliated by their own assassination attempt in the peace period between the third and fourth wars, which was followed up by murdering the injured admiral, sparking the infamous massacre of the Saint-Bartholomy day.
I like to point out there are a couple of noteworthy errors in this video; to begin with, the constable Montmorency was named was Anne; it was also used for male name back then. Francois de Montmorency was the eldest of his many children.
The constable was famous for being one of the most influential men under the reign of the two last great Valois kings, Francois I and Henri II, and renowned patron of Renaissance art like his two overlords. He was a diplomat too, making attempts to reconcile France and England after the Field of Cloth of Gold, which was appreciated by Henry VIII by making him a Knight of the Garter. He was most known for being the constable of France, a man of war, successfully repulsing the Imperial invasion of Provence in 1536. But he wasn't one of the brightest kinds of general like his rival, the duke of Guise, as he led his army into notorious disaster at Saint Quentin. He lived long enough to survive both kings and not only see the end the Italian Wars, but also fought in the French Wars of Religion. He passed away during the third war after the battle of Saint-Denis when being charged during the initial phase by the protestant gendarmes and reiters of admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, his own nephew, who converted to Calvinism during his imprisonment in the aftermath of the fall of Saint-Quentin. The constable refused to surrender despite being overwhelmed and was quickly evacuated after being mortally wounded by a pistol shot and died 2 days later, aged 74, a quite old age during his time.
Secondly, Jacques d'Albon, Marshal Saint-Andre, didn't succumbed during the battle of Saint-Quentin. Like the constable, he also passed away during the Civil War. He formed the French Triumvirate against the reformed religion with the duke of Guise and Montmorency. He was first to pass away amongst the Trimvirates, succumbed during the last phase of the battle of Dreux, which is known for being the first major combat of the first war. He was killed after his surrendering to a nobleman who held personal grudge against him and executed the Marshal.
maybe do the War of the Quadruple Alliance
Hello, You have one mistake on the map . On east Hungary, that's just Transilvania.(it was not a part of hungary at that time)
I've noticed K&G folds Spanish history into videos about their opponents (Dutch, French, English, Ottomans, etc.). Crazy considering Spain conquered basically half the planet and left an immense legacy, with half a billion people sharing its language, blood, and religion. If the Ottomans had their own series, surely Spain and the Hispanic world should have its own. The Spanish empire was a world unto itself.
Ok
@@KingsandGenerals Oh wow I didn't anticipate a response. This being said, your work is still fantastic and I thoroughly enjoy it.
@@EmisoraRadioPatio yes Russia / Spain conquer most lands but they are not heroic mostly vast lands / tribes / nomadic etc., and for Spain they just invade uneducated native tribes,they are not heroic, they killed and massacred natives, if want series, their opponent should be equal like ottoman-hagburgs / france-anglo etc.... inca-aztecs-philippines should be series or all of them takes 10 minutesd videos only. It is similar africa scramble they cant be series, they are exploit.
@@lothric_kcallate anda, primero abre un libro de la historia real, antes de hablar de la conquista de America infórmate realmente de cómo sucedió. Y dime, todas las batallas ganadas en Europa desde 1500 a 1820 con sus épocas más y menos gloriosas no cuentan? No eran esos rivales suficientes? La guerra de la cuádruple alianza justo después de que España acabará destrozada en la guerra de sucesión no es contra las 4 mayores potencias europeas acaso? Mira, primero informaros al menos. Es increíble que digas eso después de Pavía, después del duque de Alba en Holanda, de Farnesio entrando en París, del Cardenal Infante parando a suecos y prusos en Nördlingen, de Lepanto, de Islas Terceiras, de la Contraarmada inglesa, de Castelnuevo etc,etc,etc, pero claro, no siquiera sabes de lo que hablo, tú sabes de propaganda, no de historia
@@KingsandGeneralsque falta de respecto. Por mucho que le llames imperiales, o eres muy ignorante, o por mucho sesgo que tengas, tú sabes que los castellanos le dieron el poder a Carlos. Hablaras también de imperiales en Flandes con el Duaei de Alba? En la toma de Amberes? Serán italianos o solo católicos los que entren de la.mano de Farnesio en París? En Isla Terceira, o la Contraarmada la derrotaron portugueses? En Lepanto la Liga Santa verdad? Y de los 300 españoles que cambiaron el asedio de Budapest nos olvidamos. Cuando hables de los suecos, te olvidarás del Cardenal Infante y de cómo los diablos que defendieron la colina del Allbuch en Nördlingen pusieron fin al avance sueco-pruso no?
Oye, yo entiendo tu punto, en verdad eran imperiales, pero también entiendo el suyo. El Imperio Español fue el más grande, y es cansino ver como siempre se deja en segundo plano nuestro papel aunque fuese el papel principal. Descubrieron el mundo, hicieron los primeros mapa mundis, la Antártida, América, Australia, en Oceanía Hawaii, las Carolinas, las Marianas...trajeron por primera vez a japoneses a Europa y al Vaticano con la embajada Keicho pasando por América, el real de a ocho, la plata a China, el galeón de Manila, el Pacífico Español, el tornaviaje...el Imperio español fueron mucho más que unas batallas en Europa donde los españoles mostraron una y otra vez que eran los mejores y donde aún tras la guerra de sucesión se tenían que unir todos para parar sus pretensiones. Espero que hables de la guerra de la cuádruple alianza algún día. Hasta 1857 podías pagar con relaes de a ocho en USA, y hasta 1859 en China. Medio siglo después de haber caído el Imperio. Habéis hecho un gran trabajo ocultando algo tran grande y llevándolos los méritos del Mediterráneo, que históricamente es donde la humanidad avanza, y desde que el norte cogió las riendas, ya vemos cómo va todo, adiós valores, adiós ética.
Habéis contado tan buena propaganda que no solo la creéis vosotros, los españoles también la creyeron largo tiempo, pero ya no, los hechos son los que son, solo hay que buscar y no estar ciego de racismo protestante anglosajón o francés.
Y se me vas a decir "ok", tranquilo, puedes metertemo por el culo. Sabes, tu no sabes más que yo de las cosas o que todo hispano por ser inglés o lo que sea. Sois muy, pero que muy racistas y ni lo veis, es normal que ahora vuestras sociedades sean una olla a presión.
I wish to play a new TW game in this amazing time of history !
TW Renaissance could be a great game !!!
This.
At least they got Calais back next year.
It happened three years later but here we are!!
"Cosimo's army was led by the Marquis of Marignano, Janja Como Medici"
I had to turn on the subtitles
After this can you talk about French W's
read a book of history...
@@didierpaya9069Defense of Metz, Battle of Renty, Assault on Calais were all victory for the French on topic
@@대치4동이정아But France lost her chance to dominate in Europe and the New World during the 16th century. Perhaps the entire world would speak French, she only had Spain in her way, and she got trounced. Later on the other European states would gain strength and the opportunity would be lost until Napoleon. Napoleon who made a fatal mistake with Spain again.
Please please please, dont forget/skip some major events during the Dutch Revolt
How dumb it was for the Spaniards of Charles V to not have treated the future Henry II , well . I would have been so wise of them to have treated him well . I am Colombian .
Un colombiano atacando a España, nada nuevo bajo el sol🤣🤣
@@ImperatorHispania Criticando , un acto español, no ,atacando , a España .
Colombia un pais muy importante en la historia sobre todo del ...narcotrafico no representas a nadie troll tus apellidos e idioma nativo es 🇪🇦 llora un poco 🤣🤣🤣
Idiot Charles got what he deserved
@@bernardotorres4659me imagino que lo tratarían bien, pero no creo que a nadie le guste estar "encerrado" varios años
Duke of guise what a gigachad
Yotachad* The most capable general of his time
Siena is such a beautiful city
Jesus this conflict makes the Balkan wars look simple. Maybe the terms should be Italification instead of Balkanization?
Spain is like the typical hard core total war player. In turn 1 declares war to all factions to win the trophies 🏆 😅😂
The Spanish Was impressive,Capable of Facing So Many Wars And indirectly Was One of The Causes of its Fall Due To The High Colonial And National Taxes And The internal Divisions in The internal in The country And in The Americsn Colonies.if Spain Had Talken Better care,it Would still Be One Of The Main Powers To This Day.
Nice
I can explain it faster. How the French Lost the Italian Wars - Answer: They were called the Italian wars not the French wars. Thank you for reading
Do the France civil wars in 1500s
This
Ah,so Calais was lost by England due to a silly,ill-conceived diversion by Queen 'Bloody Mary' to pamper and pleased her off-errant husband,King Philip II of Spain,when England could and should have stayed neutral ! 🙄😏
Nothing to do about it . She was completely in the hands of her husband.
This would be perfect for a TW Saga game.
Olá, sou do Brasil,! Acabei de encontrar seu canal, que é uma mina de ouro no TH-cam, gostaria de pedir pra você trazer algum video sobre a era de vendel no norte da Europa! Obrigado
Why did the Spanish not march on Paris?
Yes , why ?
why did Hannibal not march on Rome? and Attila? who really knows? not everything it's documented.
Cash and advance season. They lost too much time to take st Quentin
because François Ier de Lorraine, 2e duc de Guise
he caused 90% of the loss (of 55000 imperial soldiers,15 000 of them were from the tercios) in the siege of metz and the spanish generals didn't want another confrontation with him.
@@olivercromwell432no creo que no invadieran París por miedo de aquel que se había retirado en 1557 del asedio de Civitella ante la presencia cercana de un ejército al mando del Duque de Alba.
No le culpo la verdad, tenía delante al más grande.
Make a documentary about Pyrrhus of Epirus because he was an Illyrian king, not a Greek
They already did
These are so confusing with so many players
* How the Spanish won the Italian Wars.
they had a lot of profesional soldiers on his side and French attack strategies have not modernized in the way that the Spanish did.
Habsburgs were afraid to give an open battle to Ottomans after mohach
Personal Suggestions for Future Videos.
1) The Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.
2) The Taiping Rebellion of 1850 - 1864
3) The Mexican-American War 1846-1848
Men, "How Spanish defeated France" is a way right to the point title. Why do you so often evade positive quotes towards Spain? Can't we move on leaving behind the Black Legend?
It is either that or the fact that we have more French viewers which makes it a better idea algorithmically. Is the title the most important part of the video?
Yup. K&G always folds Spanish history into videos about their opponents (Dutch, French, English, Ottomans, etc.).
@@KingsandGenerals so... if you reach more german viewers you will change the title of yours videos about wwII to "how germany did not won the war?" , history is written by the winners and its a bit rare that on the last video of this series you only mention the loosing side on the title. Dont get me wrong, i love your content but with that logic you should count spanish viewers aswell as every viewer coming from the old domains of the holy roman empire and the whole latin america.
It is the bad thing about bein the rival to beat of a nation (UK) that at beginning compared to Spain was nothing but hegemony ( culturally included) later and that continued to the U.S.A allthough they really get along as a family in a bad way the Black Legend is absolutely true with names and surnames; countries ( France; Netherlands and very very specially U.K )and proven lies that have no ceased until today.
At least Spain beat French at Saint Quentin with their sheer number + Montmorency underestimation of the skill of Spanish general. Would have been a stain on their honour if they had lost.
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Very good video. But OMG! How the people of Italy must have missed Octavian. One strong leader instead of a bunch of wannabes.