1648 - The Thirty Years War - Sabaton History 040 [Official]
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- Europe had grown weary of war by the summer of 1648 and after much deliberation, peace talks in Westphalia had reached their final stages. Warlords across the entire continent were preparing for peace but not all of them agreed. The exceptionally ruthless German-Swedish General Königsmarck advanced into Bohemia to lay siege to Prague.
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The crown jewels are now a bounced Czech.
You did not get enough credit for this.
@@andrewshepherd1633 "credit" 😅 neither did you my friend
This is one of the best puns I've ever seen
Nailed it
@@CarolusJuliusMartel My kid brother got in legal trouble investing in a trampoline park in Prague. Can't have bounced Czechs.
"we would be sitting here until the new Sabaton album comes out"
Are you expecting us not to watch ? xD
Ikr. He says that like it's a bad thing
Don't threaten me with a good time!
Yooooooo
spending time debating about the war until next sabaton album sounds like a good idea. lets do it indy
I agree with this notion
I second that.
They want to keep us occupied until the next one comes out.
Maybe it's an incentive to get a new album sooner, if Indy becomes annoying enough :D
I`d watch a stream where Indy gets some of his historian colleagues and debates with them about topics covered in sabaton songs while the song is playing in the background.
"a peace that enslaves souls is worse than a war that just kills the body" sounds like a quote that will always age like a fine wine
Can't wait for the winged hussars to arrive
Coming down the mountain side
They will turn the tide
just watch, it is going to be the last episode they will do just to spite everyone.....
Not if they keep releasing albums to prolong covering the story
As the days are passing by and the dead are piling high no escape and no salvation !!!
Liebe grüsse Alex🤘
Good Guy Indy: somehow isn't bitter about his ex having his old record collection. I mean I know it was almost 30 years ago but I feel like most people would be extremely petty about this. We should all strive to be more like Indy.
Wise and full of peace, that's how every human should be. Indy really is a prime example of that.
I took it as they got married, because he said "Then girlfriend" and then when he was talking about how they were hers, he looked towards people behind the camera and a woman laughed...
But I really do not know.
Also Indy is modern Bob Ross :)
I love Joakim's comment to that. "You're a bigger than me. No women's keeping my vinyls." LOL. Of course I'll bet all of Indy's and Joakim's records are on CD now.
Im bitter that my ex kept my bluetooth speaker even though i cant use it in my car, indy is a better man than a lot of us.
@@lizhasting9709 Why would they get rid of their vinyls? For a music lovers such as them, that is a downgrade.
5:40 "Wrangel was obsessed with the booty"
Me too Wrangel... ME TOO
Somebody give this guy some likes, and some booty too!
Obvious joke but still funny
A man of culture
Fleece Johnson's got nothing on Wrangel.
This episode about 1648 is about peace and about a devastating and deadly siege to Prague. We enjoy doing these episodes as we usually only make episodes about more modern topics. Now, we have to do without film and photo material, and be creative with paintings and sketches. Kudos to the editor Iryna who makes that work brilliantly! If you agree and want to support our work, you can do so by going to our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory
Cheers, the Sabaton History team.
A song about spanish tercios please xddd
Made a strawpoll for the crown jewels question: strawpoll.com/s17a6dbp
You forgot to mention how this all began with someone being defenestrated
@@lexingtonbrython1897 They were never stolen. During the Thirty Years' War they were sent to a parish church in České Budějovice, and then they were secretly taken to the Imperial Treasury, Vienna (1637). The Jewels were brought back to Prague on the occasion of the coronation of Bohemian king Leopold II in 1791. The jewels were kept in Vienna due to the threat from the Prussian Army, but were later returned to Prague, arriving in the city on 28 August 1867. They are now stored in St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Crown_Jewels
@@ToKro Oh? Huh, interesting!
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William the Conqueror: *happy noises*
*happy christmas noises*
Thank you for mentioning that the Dutch were fighting for 80 years at that point (81 years in total, with a 12 years 'pause'). For them the 30 years war was basically round 2/the continuation to finally get official independence from Spain. Really good series keep it up!
Thanks!
This song had really powerful melody and lyrics. My favourite part is from the Swedish version where the lines go "Könningsmark goes forth, like no other man, like no other can".
Dissapointed you did not do Lion of the North, as today is Gustavus Adolphus day in Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Yes, Sweden got a national holiday celebrating the lion from the north.
Well they really should do a Great War episode next b/c Monday is Armistice Day
It's not so much celebrating him as mourning the day he died.
They don't give a damn about appropriate dates, just look at 2019's June 6th. Perfect day for Primo Victoria, but nah.
Hey, we celebrate Presidents birthdays in America, why not celebrate the lives and deaths of great kings of Sweden? It's a crucial part of the history, and should be a point of national pride and celebration.
@@firstconsul7286 We do, Gustaf II Adolf on the 6th of November and Karl XII on the 30th of November. But it's more of a remembrence than celebrations (as it's the days of their death and not birth).
The second one is somewhat controversial though as neo-nazis used to celebrate his death during the 90's.
Out of four 'warrior kings', one these two died in battle. The other two died of Pneumonia (Karl X Gustav, mentioned in the video) and stomach cancer (Karl XI).
Germans arguing while Bohemia burned, I think that hadn't been the first nor the last time that happened.
Still surprised how little overyone cared about the Austrian takeovers in Europe.
Indy: How many episodes will we cover the Thirty Years War?
Joakim: YES
30 years war week by week 😂😂😂
@@adrianalexandrov7730 We're one year too late... *Sad Swedish noises*
@@adrianalexandrov7730 only after they do the hundred years war month by month
Wait until you discover Indy's own channel where he ACTUALLY does a year by year analysis on themes or eras
Hi Indy and Sabaton, I once commented that you guys should do a video about this song. I live in the Czech Republic and really appreciate it that you guys write about our history. I'm not sure about which Crown Jewels you guys are talking about, the most famous crown jewels from Charles IV are in our possession. But there are some things that the Swedes have like a Bible made out of skin and numerous art works. To be honest, I didn't even know about this battle until I heard the song, and I doubt 20% of the country knows it. If they keep it, then they keep it. Today it's not something that I've ever heard talked about. But I do think, that as a sign of good deed, and to celebrate our alliance, the war, etc etc, that if the Swedes gave it back then they have nothing to loose, and it would only bolster our friendship with them, and make them highly respected in our culture. I think it would also make the Czechs learn something about their history again, and make them notice that we weren't always a country that had a great army, airforce, and defenses, but everytime an enemy showed itself at the border then we threw down our arms immediately. 1938,1968, and so on. So like I said, "We don't care anymore, we would like it back, we would be grateful to have it back, and it would be amazing to have it back, to bolster ties, friendship, heritage, and remembrance. But like they also say," finders keepers, losers weepers. "
the only problem during 1938 was that if we threw the army at germans, we could have been in way deeper shit than we were. But I would say 1648, 1938, (maybe 1968, not sure 100%) and 1989 are inner connected due the fact there were students involved in the events during those years
From some of his stories it sounds like Indy has had such an interesting life. Would love to hear him on a podcast
I wanna see a “winged Hussar” episode!
The Winged Hussars will arrive when we finally learn the Price of a Mile.
Loved the part about Elsass-Lothringen
I see, you are a Kraut of culture as well. Gott mit uns!
I see you want to debate France's natural border.
@@Duke_of_Lorraine Rive gauche du Rhin
Duke of Lorraine I believe you are mistaken good sir. He wishes to discuss Germany’s true territorial boundaries.
@@joshcorey5237 and he gets Amsterdam in the deal if he makes a move on the Netherlands too, what's not to love in it ?
Carolus Rex has so many good tracks on it, and this is one of my favorites. The Thirty Years' War is still not very well-known, particularly in America, so I'm glad these songs can give some people a head start into that interesting time. The merge of religion and politics is so fascinating. France's tactical involvement in the war is something I love researching. I wish there was more media that focused on that period.
One of the few albums that doesn’t have a bad song.
Other places in the Czech Kingdom were also besieged at this time. Like the castles in Karlštejn and Bouzov.
Karlštejn had been built by Charles IV and had survived the Hussite War previously. The entire castle had almost been destroyed and only one building didn't belong to the Swedish army when they were forced to lift the siege.
The castle was saved by the bell pretty much.
I saw you guys with Hammerfall at the Palladium in Worcester Mass on November first. My first Sabaton concert. And with a performance like that, it sure as hell won't be my last. You guys rock and we love you!
I saw both bands at Minneapolis on the 24th of October.
@@vlgnetdragon9757 Nice bro
Lucky
I feel that Joakim's Stache and Beard have become much more defined and pronounced the more that these videos are made.
Insert Name here Yeah, and I’m not complaining
It's a reflection of his historical wisdom growing
Btw the Swedish army does not take just crown jewels but original statues from Karl's Bridge and a lot of paintings too. We want them to be returned for 100 years. :D
My favorite thing about history: There are things like the 30 years war starting and ending in the same city. If this was fiction, it would be criticized for being too on the nose and too poetic. Just like how Life is Strange was criticized for being too on the nose, overly dramatic, angsty, and "not properly expressing how teenagers act"... except that was exactly how they act, or even dialed back a bit. Consider that, I watched the series unfold as a teenager growing up in the PNW, the exact same age as the characters in the story and could easily relate every single character to someone I knew in my life, I would say they did good. Another good example from history is how the Spanish conquistadors threw away platinum as a worthless metal on their endless search for gold and the Golden City.
Reality is often more astonishingly poetic than fiction. More dramatic. More angsty even.
Ok
@@htoodoh5770 Boomer :)
@@jynexe3056 lol
As the old saying goes, reality's often stranger than fiction.
it is ironically poetic and funny that we were the cause of the war for it to start (or at least one of many) and yet we were also the ones where it ended (or at least one of many where it ended)
*We shall speak not of that bridge of shame* (some swedish guy of the time, idk)
Well I am from Czech Republic and I don´t think that swedish army stole our czech crown jewels... Original czech crown jewels should be now locked in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague castle. There are many parts of it but the most famous are: "Crown of Saint Wenceslas" which was made for Charles IV in 14th century, then scepter and globus cruciger which was made in first half of 15th century for Ferdinand I and coronation cloak which was made in 17th century. Then there is crucifix, sword etc.
During 30 years war they were mostly in Wien. (Funny fact, with these jewels there were also gothical scepter and globus cruciger but they were not returned to Czech Republic and they are still in Wien)
Return to the point: Swedish army "only" looted Rudolf II (Holy Roman Emperor) collection of paintings. Many of them from famous painters like Da Vinci or Michelangelo. And they are still in swedish museums. They also looted many Prague's palaces for their gold.
I hope I am right. It's been many years from my history classes so if someone can please confirm it.
EDIT: Good point by @Vit Duris: swedish troops also stole Rudolf's collection of statues, library with rare books etc.
Dankeschön !!! Ondra for this Informations !!!
Liebe grüsse Alex 🤘🙂👌
Well it was more than just paintings. It was also Rudolf's whole library with one-of-a-kind manuscripts (such as Codex Gigas which is now proudly presented in Sweden) and Rudolf's instruments for alchemy (as he was a chemistry enthusiast). It is claimed that 500 paintings, 70 statues 370 science instruments, 400 exotic furniture and tons of jewels, gems, and gold according to historians worth about 12 million coins (no idea how much it potentially is in current money). But yeah no point on dwelling that now I guess, just here for the sake of historical accuracy.
I believe so too. Our crown jewels are safe in st. Vithus Cathedral. What Swedes did loot though was the Kunstkammer of Rudolf II., wich among other things held a horn of a Unicorn.
@@vitduris4826 Not to mention the legendary Codex Argentum, the only preserved text ever written in gothic =)
Máš pravdu, korunovační klenoty jsou pořád u nás, tak nevím, co tím mysleli.😄🇨🇿
You know when he said " we would be sitting here until the next sabaton album comes out" well we know that the time between albums is on average 2 years, and the actual amount if time that was spent arguing in 1646 was 2 years. That bastard got us
It should be mentioned that one of the men who were defenestrated in Prague in 1618, was killed by the attacking swedish troops in his home.
Lavrentivs Wow, what a way to go full circle. Stuff like this is what I love about history
God damn, those protestants must have really hated him!
What a suprise war wasn t about justic but wealth and power back then. Good thing that nowerdays ... now wait a minute. Well the swiss knew why they would give no quarter and kill every invader that came looking for plunder.
@@cerealkiller7143 As far as I know he was more of a collateral damage as the swedish troops pillaged his home (along with the rest of area).
@@Monsterpala Well it started with high ideals of protestantism vs. catholicism and one being the "right" religion which would lead their forces to a swift victory over the other side.
But after decades of war and destruction that was more damaging to Germany than WW2, the idealism was gone and warfare had become a very pragmatic thing.
I strongly suspect that Europes reluctance for religious wars and fanaticism stems from this time. Though it has made a comeback from time to time in other guises.
Indy lived in Prague in the early 90-is? God damn how old is he?!
Very nears 40
I say Indy is immortal.
@@scouttroopermerc1506 He's actually a witness disguised as a historian.
Actually he is a vampire, and he is faking his historian job, he was there for all the things that happened...this is the only way he can tell what he saw to masses...he is, in fact, 946 years old...
@SONOFRIVADIN He's 51.
You know what, guys? My heart aches for a episode about the final solution. Every time I hear the song, I get emotional. & Every time I watch the fan-made video with bands of brothers, where they find a KZ-camp, I feel like crying. Just reading about it, gives me the chills.
The first time I heard the song live, Sabaton did it acoustic. It was the most beautiful piece of art, I've ever heard. Me & my brother stood there on the floor, tears down our cheeks, not singing along, just listening to the song & just feel the whole rooms silence. I don't think anyone sang along with them, because no one expected that song, in acoustic, in Denmark 😭.
I will forever listen to the original song, & hear the acoustic in my head ❤️
I think it is funny Joakim's reply about the vinyls. I have to agree no ones keeping my music, books, or games.
Now that you mentioned the 80 years war, I wonder when sabaton will make a song about it
In 80 or 50 years from Carolus Rex
And surprise we've written a song about it!
I lost it.
Love my home town to be mentioned multiple times in a Sabaton History video 😊
Greetings from "Friedensstadt" Osnabrück, where the peace of Westphalia was concluded 🙋🏼♂️
Greetings from Sweden!
Were can I get Joakims 'Starfleet Academy" Shirt? Its awesome!
Greetings from a village, right between Münster and Osnabrück, the cities of the peace of Westphalia.
That's a pretty cool spot to be, right between where history was made. I wonder how many times the envoys between the Catholics and Protestants pass through the ground you live on?
@@firstconsul7286 Thats a question I've asked myself more than once.
I would also like one of those shirts!
One of my absolute favorite songs by Sabaton (top 2 or 3). I love the history of the Czech people and the Seige of Prague is one of their finest moments.
Carolus Rex is my favorite album of theirs and the amount of craftsmanship displayed on the album pours forth on every track.
As a latino i have always love the history of Europe, castles, kings, wars, we dont have that much of history besides the Spanish conquerors (at least where im from, not Mexico, not all latinos are mexicans) and i really enjoy Sabaton songs cus they make me read and learn more about Europe history.
Getting to visit Charles Bridge (Karluv Most) was a really cool experience, and yes, I listened to this song walking along the bridge.
Thanks for fueling my love for history, Sabaton, I'm a history major (I would've been one anyway but the music boosted my interest). I've been to five shows and can't wait for the next one!
"It's not like the ownership of Alsace Lorraine would cause problems in the future."
*Bismark sweats nervously*
Oradour-sur-Glane's few survivors have entered the chat
It's weird being 2 years younger than how long this war lasted.
I love it how Joakim's ring travels from his right hand to the left one during the interview
A big thank you for this channel. I really like the episode on Carolus Rex songs as I do not know Swedish history. Moreover, I learn things about history that they do not teach in France while we were involved: the Thirty Years War
And a big thank you from the Sabaton History team for warming our hearts with this nice comment!
"Like who's the rightful owner of Alsace-Lorraine"
*Starts laughing*
"It's not like it's gonna be an issue for hundreds of years or anything"
*Laughs Maniacally*
You tubers from Sweden:
Sabaton > PewdiePie
Both, both is good
Yes king
Envoy: Commander peace has been signed.
Commander: No it has not, shut up and go away!
This song had been on my mind for a few days now, given that it's one of my favorites of the Carolus Rex album. Glad to see it finally being covered here.
Joakim wearing a Starfleet Academy T-shirt just made my day.
Edisode was well worth the extra bit of a wait! Thanks guys! Great song 🥰
I've got to agree with Indy, Sweden's had them for so long that it's theirs, possession is very important in determining ownership.
Race a Skoda (Cars I wish they would sell in the US) vs. a Volvo for the crown jewels!
No way, our crown jewels are just fine at home.
But we could race for the unicorn horn they stole.
My Volvo 740 GLT (Tweaked and slightly modded with a new turbo, new pistons and a new camshaft (all in all 210hp on the wheels) against my neighbors Skoda Octavia. We live by an old rally stage road from the Rally to the Midnight Sun so it should be quite fun.
@@m0rtez713 unicorn ??? wats that story
I love your channel keep up the great stuff!
My favorite song of the album now has an explanation at this channel hell yeah!
Pretty awesome, right?
Yes i was looking forward to this
5:39 "he was obsessed with the booty"
Aren't we all?
My favourite song from Sabaton! Thx a lot.
You're welcome!
We all know that Sabaton should have the crown jewels.
We all know that we czechs have the crown jewels And i dont really know what jewels Are they talking about
Honestly I love this channel
Thanks!
1648 is in my opinion a top 10 sabaton song of all time. Thanks for making this :)
Our pleasure! And great to hear it suits you
0:07 I love his response
Thank you for this episode. This song does not get enough love from the band, cant remember when they played it live. Can we have it on 26Jan2020 in Prague please? :-)
Can we all just take a moment and appreciate that sweeeet and smooth cross to song at the begining
One of my favorite Sabaton songs both the English and Swedish versions
I like to sing along to this song sometimes.
30 years of war. Damn long time. One of your best songs in my opinion.
You guys did one good job on this song.
And guys, don't worry about the delay.
Thanks!
Gonna be honest with you guys. Carolus Rex is not really my favorite album. Just my personal preference.
But 1648. I really like that song.
I think the threshold of ownership is 371 years, personally.
Ok, we just have to wait a little longer than🇸🇪😜
Nope, if requested before limit, the counting stops :)
As usual, very interesting!
The swedish version of 1648 is an absolute masterpiece
Honestly listening to Inde talking about the peace deal for a few years sounds like a good idea
How come that Sabaton taught me almost as much about history and made me even more interested in history than school did?
We like to think we are complementary lessons 😉
The world would finally know peace, because we would all sit down and hear Indy speak on history and conflicts, for a week.
This is a great song.
What we really want from Indy and crew is a week by week account of the Thirty Years War.
That will take like 30 years to finish...
@@SabatonHistory And the problem is what? I think the audience is there.
Over 300 years, YOURS!!
I love your videos :)
Interesting video ❤️ thanks Sabaton history 🔥❤️🤘🔥🤘❤️
I thank you very much for this great song love it.Dankeschön for explaining this,,30“years of terrible war!!! And much thx to Indy and Joakim for their sketches,I.did have much pleasure !!!
Liebe grüsse Alex🤘🙂.Skål🍻and rock on🤘oh the crownjewels:I want to visit sweden and Praha!!!🤔🤐
Indy: heeeeey, could I have my records back?
Indy's ex: *our* records, comrade
Love this channel so much, the passion you guys have for history is inspiring!
And regarding your question, I think the Crown Jewls belong to Sweden at this point. I understand the historical pride those who claim to them today may feel, but those who they were stolen from are long, long gone. We should learn from the past, yes, but at the same time conflicts from the past should not define us in the future.
Thanks a lot!
Is no one going to talk about Joakim's shirt? Never expected him for a fan.
And just to put it in to perspective, prague was defended by some 750-1000 people while attacking force was around 4100 later reinforced by another 8000 people. Also as moravian i have to mention the 1645´s siege of brno where around 1500 defenders held the city against 28 000 attackers and won the four month long siege.
Thanks for an awesome birthday present Sabaton!
You're welcome! Happy Birthday!
i would love to see a album focused on the 30 years war, like the great war
Crown jewels are still in Prague :) :) sweeds took mostly tresuers and paintings .. an books .. loooooot of books . :D :D but crown jewels were sent to my home city České Budějovice and de facto became capital city of Bohemian kingdom only thing Czechs wanted bak was/is/ever will be is Codex Gigas ... the Devils bible ...
I almost forgot how great this song is.
Thanks for reminding me.
Also For The Next Sabaton Album Joke XD
What is lost in war is lost.
I love this song
And now I get to learn its history
Damn it, why do you guys always know what sabaton song I was thinking of?
Hard rock mind control- but, shhh, it's a secret!
The most famous thing that was plundered from Prague by the Swedes was what is called "The Silver Bible" it is a very large version of the Bible whose covers are made out of solid silver.
It is so famous here that I was not even aware that we took the crown jewels aswell.
3:01 hell yeah
Indy: "....and if we were to try and explain everything, we would be siting here until the next Sabaton album comes out."
Me: Foreshadowing?!?!? Hype in the making!
Question for Joakim:
Hakkapeliitta, song, when??
Sure, they're not the Winged Hussars, but they are really cool in their own way.
And so with lightened hearts and heavy irony...
And to this day east Luxembourg smells of pickled herring
Indy and Joakim are so funny together. Great channel.
They really are. Also behind the scenes. Thanks, man!
Battle of Zusmarshausen was like 20km from where I live :)
Unrelated, but play this song and follow it immediately by Rorke's Drift and it's honestly pretty cool. Kind of flows into one another.
It's like that scene in Nebraska when Woody wants his air compressor, he lended it to Ed Pegram 40 years ago, so that's why he needs a new one
Oh sure talk about the Swedes having the Prague Crown Jewels, but do you ever talk about Modena taking Bologna's bucket? That happened in 1325 and they still have the bucket!
Long live Karolus Rex!
Surprised no one has mentioned the second defenestration of Prague.
The thirty years war began with Bohemian officials throwing two representatives of Ferdinand out a palace window.
(The men survived the fall with only minor injuries. According to the Protestants, the men’s fall was cushioned by a pile of manure. According to the Catholics, the men’s survival was a divine miracle. )
I visited the historical town hall of Münster where the Peace treaty was signed
Swedes in 1648 at Prague: "We will pillage this city!"
Swedish drinking parties in 2010s at Prague: "Ha! Hold our beers!"