The Opium Wars - Part 1: Foreign Mud
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- Part 1 of my new series on the infamous Opium Wars, when Britain and later other European empires and the United States fought a series of wars in China to gain control of that nation's trade and wealth. In this episode we examine how opium was smuggled into China, and how the First Opium War erupted with terrible consequences for China.
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Mark Felton doing the opium wars? This is something I didn’t know I needed!
@@yfelwulf 1. there is no UK air base near Dover.
2. Why does US not just fly it to their own bases in Germany?
3. A you tube channel is not reliable proof.
@@yfelwulf I believe there has been a legitimate harvesting of opium poppies in Afghanistan for a long time. That stupid war destroying the farm fields was propaganda in the highest level of stupidity, where do you think medical use morphine comes from? Synthetic alternatives are not as effective or safe.
I'm hoping "lizard people" and other terms are synonyms for "narcissists". Narcissism is what makes some humans seem like intergalactic beings. A lack of empathy and a joy from seeing others suffer under their control are the main attributes. Anyone who has not just survived but thrived in the corporate world are narcissists. Almost every politician is a narcissist (some exceptions in smaller political parties and electorates). Narcissists are the real threat you need to look out for in your day to day life.
@@archstanton6102 yfelwulf is a Wumao my friend part of the communist party's 50 cent army that get paid for each post. Usually they have a script to post from.
Same
I'm British, nearly 70 and was never taught anything about this at school. Oddly, I came across it through reading an historical novel series, one of which dealt with it. Fantastic that you're dealing with it in your audio series. Thank you very much.
I assume you’re talking about the Ibis trilogy by Amitav Ghosh. I also knew very little about this war until reading those.
I live in Shenzhen and occasionally travel to Guangzhou, and after reading those books I was able to see some of the settings, like the enclave in Canton and some of the islands that were guarding the river.
With the scale of the place, and all the development that taken place in the past few decades, it’s wild to picture a few little wooden boats sailing around here and dominating the local empire’s forces!
You might want to read "Flashman and the Dragon", by George MacDonald Fraser. The novel touches on the Opium trade, the Tai'ping Rebellion and the 1860 expedition to Peking[as it was called by the West then]. If you've read any of the other Flashman novels, you'll know what to expect.
I am from GB and 57, we were most definitely taught about both opium wars. Very interesting too. We have always been a bunch of thuggish pirates. I might add HSBC did the banking...
@@alastairsmith1096 Piracy is as old a commercial endeavor as sailing. People have been engaged in it since we started haring about in rafts and canoes. Commerce raiding, i.e. legalized piracy, is an established part of naval doctrine around the world for centuries.
That's never surprising l. No country in the world ever teaches its young citizens anything about its crimes.
As someone whose parents are from HK and Macau, this is much appreciated Dr. Felton. Best doc I've seen by far, in any language, on this critical part of history.
It’s a good overview, but you haven’t looked very hard if you think this is the best account of this affair let alone “by far.”
Yeah.
We shall watch your newest venture with great interest.
- Palpatine
@@comradekenobi6908 I literally automatically read it in his voice
The Honourable East India Company, now there's irony for you.
Nearly spat out my tea.
@@joyfuldays596 It was quite nice, thank you, English Breakfast.
I think it fits. Organized crime often likes to boast about its honor.
@@joyfuldays596 suppose you only drink coffee ol' boy. Yeah another crusader failing to make me feel guilty for not living in a grass hut with malaria. Its called English breakfast tea. I get mine from Sri Lanka. But now it's coffee time(south American). Espresso of course. Unlike the typical sjw i embrace what we learned from other cultures just like the cultures that appropriate white man's technology. Funny thing is you don't see all these oppressed people moving back to their ancestral homes. Infact they risk their lives to get out of the shitholes they created for themselves after colonial rule. Uganda anyone.
@@scarletcrusade77 yeah yeah your the red trying to get under my bed. Communism failed. Probably all the bullet to the back of the head thing. Bet your the first to scream for the lawer you will deny us.
Mark, I am a 60 yo American and was never taught this in history class, Thank you.
I was taught this when I was in High school in 2000.
Now I'am a teacher, and the education system has "phased out" this topic from the history lesson
Perhaps the only reason I know of this was that my mother was from HK. There is a veritable ton of history that routinely vanishes down the memory hole.
A 32 year old Dutch man here, me neither. But read once about it on wikipedia and here because i assume/ know Dr.Felton has good information.
I was taught this in class from a blind nationalist viewpoint.
@@canman5060 ,
For someone who subscribed to Falun Gong cult’s EPOCH Times, you surely have a brainwashed view.
I would also like to see you do something on the Japanese occupation of Korea. THANKS again for your work.
I second this request!
I third this request!
Mark is the history teacher I always wanted in high school. ❤️
Once again, another wonderful representation of a period in history I had no former knowledge of. You’re always hitting home runs Dr!
One of my favorite works of art was from a Chinese artist who depicted two scenes. One was a Chinese boxer trying to kill a British Officer and its titled Savage. The other is the British Office trying to kill a Chinese Boxer and it is title Civilized.
There is a famous French cartoon from 1900 with the same scene and captions.
stop resisting!! how dare you!!
@@MusMasi yeah I bleed for the Chinese empire really
@@allenomalley4014 y
It's hard to really call the allied powers in China during the Boxer rebellion as truly "the good guys" but the boxers were definitely savages. They believed they had magic powers and slaughtered any non asians they could find and massacred as many Christians as possible while raiding their own fellow chinese for supplies, killed civilians, and even engaged in everything from torturing chinese people for doing business Europeans to cannibalizing Europeans. The Europeans occasionally killed civilians during the war and had their own problems with racism but the Boxers had a genocidal view on par with the nazis when it came to their views on non chinese and when it came to their views on christianity. At a time when most countries were adopting machine guns and building steam powered battleships and experimenting with chemical weapons and military aircraft the Boxers were using human wave attacks with spear armed fanatics like it was still the medieval period and not the dawn of the 20th century
The Opium Wars are my all time favorite military history. Thank you very much for covering them Doctor. Looking forward to part 2. Keep up the great work Sir!
Great work ! It is truly enjoyable to hear this long stories !
A War on drugs to pad the coffers of a Country with trade and the use of steam powered vessels to make war for the trade of drugs - not a proud moment for the British Empire. Cheers and amazing research that I am literally sitting and listening to with intrigue and interest.
More like proud moment. British doing what they did best. Flexing their nuts on the world...too bad they are only a shell of what they used to be!!
@david edbrooke-coffin somehow I doubt you say the same thing about the modern Mexican narco traffickers.
What a very interesting topic, learned quite a lot from this period of history about international trade and the relationship between England & China.
Thank you Mark, I really enjoy this format for the morning commute, it’s a great way to start a day! Cheers
Britain. It's important to get the country right especially as many Irish and Scottish troops would have been involved.
I always enjoy your TH-cam videos Mr. Felton. They are very well made, very informative, and also very entertaining. Good job!
Dr. Felton, not only is your knowledge of history fantastic, your story telling engulfs one in the history.
Wow, your channel is top notch. I mainly watch WWII videos for some reason, but these are so fascinating. I listen while at work. Great job. 👍
This is a part of British history I know little about, very interesting so far! Thanks Dr F.
oh, the British was realy rules the world as it was said. asaik a little bit as well, the British once ever went on the another campaign to Java as well.
This is highly similar version of the history that we learn in China.
As one of my other favourite youtube channels would proclaim it:
The Opium War, it is history that deserves to be remembered.
Oh yes hahaha!
Yeah.
That would be the History Guy, No?
Dr. Mark Felton delivers again, 42:39 minutes of a fantastic telling of real historical snapshot. I'm looking forward parts 2 and 3 so I don't know why 6 liked thumbs down, maybe dislikers of Real Historical Events. Thanks again Dr. Felton.
I have a 1896 British/Hong Kong Silver Trade Dollar with Britannia on the front.. One of my favs.
Thanks for this series, Dr. Mark. I know _of_ The Opium Wars but I really don't _know_ about The Opium Wars. I look forward to a better understanding of this when I'm done listening.
You caught me at work. I know this is going to be outstanding.
Thanks Mark.
Excellent narrative Dr. F.. Looking forward to the next instalment(s) with anticipation. Have a safe 2021.
Thanks, you too!
@@WarStorieswithMarkFelton . Would it be possible to show more action photos during the readings? They do add a certain weight to the story.
Another ripper episode. Thanks Mark. Cheers.
How did I miss this one? Fantastic!
This was Amazing, thanks for sharing Mark. Can’t wait for part two!!!
Update....part two was amazing too!!
Fascinating. Thanks for another great production, keep up the good work!
Two empires feeding each others' addiction: Chinese Tea for English Opium.
We, the British Empire, have always been a bunch of thuggish Pirates? Sure. The "Greatness" of the British Empire is a product of Piracy, ABUSE, Slavery, the Murder of Government Leaders, the Opium Traffic, and the weakness of many sovereign nations. UK has in its history 9 Genocides committed in China, India, Malaysia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and America. Yup... We are a bunch of Looters. (Something school kids should never know).
I've heard of the Opium Wars but never in this detail Mark!
Awesome, can’t wait for part 2
This presentation on the 1st opium war is excellent. I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
This is going to be interesting. I'm all ears!
Minor correction: Lin Zexu was not a Manchu noble. He was born in Fujian province of Han ethnicity, and was a what was called a Han Official. Therefore, he was a Mandarin but not a Manchu.
Yes I thought that was a bit off when I listen to it. Lin was indeed a southern Han Chinese.
@Grace Heaven works both ways
Thank you! 👍
Top quality as always. I hope you had a great holiday, Mark!
Superb documentary - absolutely riveting. Dr. Felton gave an account that was truly fair and thoroughly balanced. Terrific job of research on this war. Kudos.
Next on War Stories with Mark Felton: the Melange War of 10191 A.G and the Battle of the Plains of Arrakeen. "The spice must flow!"
LOL watched it like 10days ago.
I knew next to nothing about the opium wars other than the present day one in Afghanistan. Thank you again Doctor Felton for educating me YET AGAIN! I wish you had been one of my professors in college!
Checkout the CIA front company Air America. During the Vietnam War they traded with the Hmong warriors of Laos M-16's for opium that was then turned into heroin. Poppies were grown in a region know as the Golden Triangle that comprised parts of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. We funded a whole secret war in Laos with the proceeds.
Excellent listen, as always a great job mark!
Great stuff Mark, thanks for your content
Well, at least they called it what it was about rather than giving the war a cover up name.
The War on Terror.
@@Miller6616 the great oil war
@@conradvonhotzendorf1128 Yeap
US Lost War, But Still Profiting Handsomely Off Heroin Monopoly in Afghanistan. It's shipped to Europe via a UK Air Base near Dover source said 2 jets leave Afghanistan daily for Europe.
th-cam.com/video/T7RuxrMzKy8/w-d-xo.html
US makingg 50 Billion per year in Afghan Opium.
th-cam.com/video/cRVZTMHen_E/w-d-xo.html
CIA & Drugs History Vietnam
www.nytimes.com/1993/12/03/opinion/IHT-the-cia-drug-connectionis-as-old-as-the-agency.html
Pete Buttigieg, Deep State, Intell Services backed and funded by Government Agencies. He even researched the Opium in Afghanistan for the military. Spouse Mr Chasten Gkezman ✡️
th-cam.com/video/a_E8pZ5OTGM/w-d-xo.html
Back when world powers didn't have to be duplicitous about their imperial plundering. Today we have to lie to ourselves to absolve our guilt, even though deep down we all know whats going on.
Thank you Dr Felton. I hope you will cover more 19th and 20th century wars and conflicts in the foreseeable future. I am convinced a lot of people would be quite interested in the Balkan Wars.
Yess just in time for the new lockdown! Keep it up mate , love listening to these before i go to sleep . Awesome
Excellent overview as always Dr. Felton.
Superb, I hope we can look forward to more stories from this period of history.
More to come!
A very interesting presentation, thank you Dr Felton.
This is the first thing i have read/heard about the opium wars! Thank you for covering this 🤟
Very well presented and factual well done Mark
ooohhh... great topic. I look forward to this. Gonna watch later as my treat to myself. :D
One of the best documentary that is truthfully accurate! Thanks Dr Felton Cheers!
From Portugal, great vid ! Thanks for doing this Mark Felton
Great to cast light on this period of British history of which I knew little. Very interesting! Well done again and thank you!
One thing I regretted the most about my education was the way history was taught. It lacked sufficient critical analysis of events and their subsequent impact on future history. Not to mention the limited perspective and viewpoints from which it was taught. As a result I lost interest in the subject and my post secondary education consisted mainly of scientific and engineering subjects. Luckily I reinvigorated my interest after I left school thanks to people like Mark Felton and James Burke (host of the series Connections) who were able to illuminate history in a revealing and humanistic manner. History is not merely about dates and events but of human interaction, human failures and triumphs, and the connected nature of history that binds together our collective fates. My education would have been far richer had there been someone like Dr. Felton to teach history. The proper education of history is a vital part of having a citizenry who are able to appreciate and understand world events.
"You don't know where you are (historically) if you don't know where you've been."
Its why you never stop learning. You can do as much as you like as often as you like
As a long time subscriber to your channel AND someone born and raised in Hong Kong
This is a fascinating video
Would love it if you can put more maps, especially local ones when you talk about the particular battles
So many of the places you mentioned in this video I have been to personally, without realising the significance
You did a good job Dr Felton.
This was very enlightening thanks Mark!!
Thank you Mark Felton for this multipart series. The people need to be aware of this. It's barely talked about and admire and applaud how thorough you are presenting this dark part of history. I hope people realize how much more deeper this all goes. I just also hope that certain people don't want to "shut you up". Cheers from Ohio, USA.
40+ Minutes and only part 1, he loves us! He really loves us..
Thank you, thus far the history presentation is solid.
I’ve never really heard about this before now, what a fascinating listen!
Now this is a pleasent surprise. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Excellent video and information, a long forgotten history
US Lost War, But Still Profiting Handsomely Off Heroin Monopoly in Afghanistan. It's shipped to Europe via a UK Air Base near Dover source said 2 jets leave Afghanistan daily for Europe.
th-cam.com/video/T7RuxrMzKy8/w-d-xo.html
US makingg 50 Billion per year in Afghan Opium.
th-cam.com/video/cRVZTMHen_E/w-d-xo.html
CIA & Drugs History Vietnam
www.nytimes.com/1993/12/03/opinion/IHT-the-cia-drug-connectionis-as-old-as-the-agency.html
Pete Buttigieg, Deep State, Intell Services backed and funded by Government Agencies. He even researched the Opium in Afghanistan for the military. Spouse Mr Chasten Gkezman ✡️
th-cam.com/video/a_E8pZ5OTGM/w-d-xo.html
@@yfelwulf A Chinese Bot no doubt, A bit to random for a trolls.
Long forgotten in Europe maybe, not in China
Ari Laine that's what i meant👍🏻👍🏻
finally i was waiting for this topic. thank you 🤩
Another fascinating video from Mr Felton.
The phrase, "breathtaking immorality", is definitely one I'm going to try to find opportunities to use in conversation from now on
We, the British Empire, have always been a bunch of thuggish Pirates? Sure. The "Greatness" of the British Empire is a product of Piracy, ABUSE, Slavery, the Murder of Government Leaders, the Opium Traffic, and the weakness of many sovereign nations. UK has in its history 9 Genocides committed in China, India, Malaysia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and America. Yup... We are a bunch of Looters.
(Something school kids should never know).
Thank you, Dr. Felton, for yet another highly interesting history lesson. The next parts will allow your fans to keep "chasing the Dragon".. intellectually, that is. 😎
While learning more ww2 stories is nice, an adventure to another time with dr Felton is always welcome. I understand that viewership for exclusively ww2 is fairly small, probably why many tv shows don't focus on it. If you really want to have a huge channel, I would recommend doing animated battles, something like Kings and Generals. While I don't really need animations, I think a lot of the younger people would get bored listening to a story with a few still images sprinkled in.
As usual, a very factual and straight forward presentation by Mark Felton.
Love these program’s! Would like to see one about the Indian Mutiny.
Thanks for sharing Mark! I am listening to it with great interest now! Have a great start to 2021!
Same to you!
@@WarStorieswithMarkFelton Thanks and will do Mark!
US Lost War, But Still Profiting Handsomely Off Heroin Monopoly in Afghanistan. It's shipped to Europe via a UK Air Base near Dover source said 2 jets leave Afghanistan daily for Europe.
th-cam.com/video/T7RuxrMzKy8/w-d-xo.html
US makingg 50 Billion per year in Afghan Opium.
th-cam.com/video/cRVZTMHen_E/w-d-xo.html
CIA & Drugs History Vietnam
www.nytimes.com/1993/12/03/opinion/IHT-the-cia-drug-connectionis-as-old-as-the-agency.html
Pete Buttigieg, Deep State, Intell Services backed and funded by Government Agencies. He even researched the Opium in Afghanistan for the military. Spouse Mr Chasten Gkezman ✡️
th-cam.com/video/a_E8pZ5OTGM/w-d-xo.html
This was unexpected! Brilliant though. I hope to see more like this in the future.
EXCELLENT...Thanks...The very best to you and yours in 2021 my friend.....!
Same to you!
When government and drug traders combine forces...
You mean business as usual?
Afghanistan and opium (opioids).
Uhhhh... that's status quo.
Excellent lecture about an interesting part of history.
Excellent job documenting in unflinching style a particularly dark period in the history of England, The US and other European countries.
Thanks, dropping everything I'm doing to listen, learn and relax!
I wasn't expecting this but however it is good
Are you a Nazi?
Forreal, wtf is that profile pic?
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Its the internet lolll. You guys all act surprised.
Reichsgeneral . Very good.
As a native Mandarin speaker, I very much approve of Mr. Felton’s pronunciation of Chinese names and terms. They are a pleasure to listen to.
Superbly informative s always, You are the man Mark. Have a happy, healthy & prosperous New Year.
Had no idea you covered things before WWI. This is amazing. Good work as always
God save Dr Felton. Seriously, such an amazing historian. No bullshit, no lies, just facts.
Well done, about the best Western documentary on China I've seenso far.
The BEST doc I’ve seen on the Boxer Rebellion! Subbed.
Can’t wait to listen to this on my work commute.....
Mark, could you also make a story about the first sino-japanese war (1894-95) and also the russo-japanese war (1904-05)
I think he likes to focus on western (British) history. But if you want him to take your suggestion seriously, you should support him on patreon.
Absolutely amazing, truly a work of art.
Thank you for this, Dr. Felton. I was thinking to do some reading up on this subject.
I can't say how unexpected this was and I love it.
This war is so important to understanding Chinese international relations and so few in the West know of it
To be fair there is a ton of our own history we don’t know in the west it’s not a very strongly taught topic. Most people don’t even realize how brutal and vicious the Japanese were to the allies. And that’s slanted in the favor of the west and way way more recent and it’s still jot taught.
Good to see something on British colonial history.
Finally my favourite war! Thank you doc
Oh shit, branching out I see
I will always, always enjoy your content.
A very important part of recent world history.Cheers Doc.
US Lost War, But Still Profiting Handsomely Off Heroin Monopoly in Afghanistan. It's shipped to Europe via a UK Air Base near Dover source said 2 jets leave Afghanistan daily for Europe.
th-cam.com/video/T7RuxrMzKy8/w-d-xo.html
US makingg 50 Billion per year in Afghan Opium.
th-cam.com/video/cRVZTMHen_E/w-d-xo.html
CIA & Drugs History Vietnam
www.nytimes.com/1993/12/03/opinion/IHT-the-cia-drug-connectionis-as-old-as-the-agency.html
Pete Buttigieg, Deep State, Intell Services backed and funded by Government Agencies. He even researched the Opium in Afghanistan for the military. Spouse Mr Chasten Gkezman ✡️
th-cam.com/video/a_E8pZ5OTGM/w-d-xo.html
@@yfelwulf Spamming with lies
@@archstanton6102 why do you think that popy fields in Afghanistan increased untold number of times since "coalition of willing" came in.
Talibans were persecuting farmers growing poppy, but when Americans came, they actually encouraged farmers to grow it.
It became such a big problem that even Russia had to establish bases closer to Afghanistan to stop opium reaching their local population.
CIA cargoes were loaded with this stuff and allows them to have so called black funds and finance other operations around the world.
You'll read about this in 50 years time if you happen to live that long.
Until then, don't call people out for revealing what's going on from your sheltered position.
@@trade1713 There is mo Air Base near Dover. So there is lie 1.
You tube videos are not factual sources of evidence.
Where are your peer reviewed evidence sources?
@@archstanton6102 you make no sense at all.
Go and read what I said and then read your statement.
This kind of writing wouldn't pass 3rd grade in primary school.
Unfortunately we're not only on different level, but almost different dimension.
Thank Mr. Felton for this story. You just made me realize that all of that is due to tea addiction, so was the spark to the US revolution (the Boston Tea Party) few years after the “7 years international war “. That’s amazing!
Not trying to be a jerk but I’m just sure he is excited of this and I just recently found out he got his doctorate so he is Dr. Felton now.
@@mizzouranger134 Yes, I knew that he is now Dr. Felton. Thanks for underlining it. He deserves his title more than many other so called doctors. He is at the top of my very short list of highly respected historians.
Excellent!
Dr Felton I look forward to your covering the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
Superb history lesson. Thank you.
A pleasant surprise, but a welcome one
Jonathan Spence has a good article on the Opium Wars. He points out that opium was not introduced into China by the British, but rather was in such common use prior to the arrival of the British that it was used as currency. Peasants would take a block of opium with the m to the market, and shave off a few grams to pay for their vegetables.
What the British -- who were facing a currency crisis due to the Chinese refusal to admit articles of British manufacture into their markets, although they surely would have found buyers -- were looking for was a replacement for the Silver which was all the Chinese would permit as currency. Since Opium was a de facto currency, they took Indian opium, which was much more potent and hence much more valuable, into the market by shipping it over from the subcontinent. This only worked for about ten years, until the Chinese were able to replicate the more potent Indian strains and the market for the British import dissipated.
Why are the Opium Wars not taught in schools? I know it is only China. It is no importance. Even in Hong Kong, it was only touched upon by way of explaining the reason for waging wars to force opium importation to China due to the desire balance the imbalance trade between England and China. It wasn't women's right or democracy at the time a mere 100 years ago.
opium has been in used in china since time immemorial as a painkiller. it was only when some chinese decided to get high on opium that started the mess. much like how heroin and lsd started the drug epidemic.
wow, do you bring a bag of heroine to supermarket to buy your grocery? how many gram of heroine you will pay for your vegetables?
@@utc7406 seems like u r a fool who doesnt know history.
@@utc7406you'd only be shaving a few points, tenths of a gram
I am going to become a patreon supporter today. I listen to your channels way too much. Excellent presentations mate!
Very excited and interested in Felton historical coverage outside of WW2.
... was about to collide with a grasping, heavily armed and velligerant nation of free-trading bucaneers, viciously adding ports and territories to its ever expanding empire with a determination unmatched even by the romans. God i love this style! its the kind of style my father used to teach me histoy when i has a child and whan made me very interestedin it.