History Uncovered

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered In this video, I discuss much of the fascinating history of the island of Ireland from the end of the Ice Age until the arrival of the Celtic people in the last millennium BC. Music: "Virtutes Vocis" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered In 1064 a pilgrimage consisting of 7000+ Germans left Germany for Palestine and returned home the following year. Their arduous journey filled with undying faith, violence, and ultimate triumph were recounted in several sources when they returned to Germany. Their story and others like them were a contributing factor that led to the first crusade that began thirty years after the pilgrimage. Music: [Horsemen Approach] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered In 1837 the French Army assaulted the city of Constantine in Algeria. A captain leading elements of the French Foreign Legion named Achille Leroy de Saint-Arnaud led a charge into the city and later wrote of his intense account of the battle in a letter to his brother. Music: [The Wandering King] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: Voices of the Foreign Legion : The History of the World's Most Famous Fighting Corps By: Adrian D Gilbert

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Theodoric the Great was an Ostrogothic King who ruled Italy during the chaotic years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He was considered the most powerful barbarian king of Europe and a great military commander. Music: Music: "Prepare For War" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: The Great Commanders of the Medieval World 454-1582AD Andrew Roberts

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Spanish Tercios were considered by many to be the most dominant infantry fighting force throughout Early Modern Europe. Developed as a unit in the first part of the 16th century, they dominated European battlefields for nearly 150 years. Learn what made them so effective and what separated them from other powers that tried to emulate their success on the field of battle. Music: The Spanish Guitar in the Renaissance and Baroque https://soundcloud.com/mohammad-abdel-moneim-helmy/the-spanish-guitar-in-the-1

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered The samurai were a hereditary warrior class that existed during the feudal era of Japan. However, they were not only fighters, but scholars, artists, and great thinkers. During the Warring States period of the late 16th century, they excelled in combat through a combination of unique physical and mental training.

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered In this video, I discuss the Mongol Empire and their connection in spreading the Bubonic Plague to Europe. A siege on a Genoan town on the Crimean Peninsula in 1346 may have been the event that eventually led to one of the darkest periods in European history. Music: Giant Wyrm(Kevin MacLeod) www.incompetech.com

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered As a young man involved in the world of Roman law, Julius Caesar is kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Asia Minor in 75 BC. Learn what happened next for the man who would become one of the greatest political and military geniuses of all time.

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who started a circumnavigation around the globe in 1519. He ultimately met his end on the island of Mactan in the present day Philippines in April 1521. Learn what happened on that fateful day when he was leading his men in battle.

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered The Vikings raided the British Isles and the European continent for centuries during the Viking Age. Eventually, it all came to an end starting with the infamous Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Learn what happened to the Vikings and their violent and free-booting way of life. Music: Wild West Vikings by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered The Battle of Salamis in 480 BC was the decisive battle of the Second Persian Invasion of Greece. Aeschylus was a Greek dramatist and soldier who was present at the clash and recorded his experiences during the battle. He later expressed his experiences during the battle through a play he wrote in 472 BC. Music: [Resolution] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered The Vikings were a Germanic people who left their Scandinavian homelands to raid and plunder all over the European continent. Using their trademark longships, the Vikings terrorized coastal communities and eventually raided deep within continental European territory. Through their weapons, fighting techniques and tactics, the Vikings left a permanent mark on history the lasted well beyond their days of plundering, raiding, and invading foreign lands. Music: [Fólkvangr] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Pierre Terrail Seigneur De Bayard was a French Knight who was respected and admired by friend and foe alike. His accomplishments on the battlefield as well as his exploits off of it have made him a legendary figure throughout the ages. His contemporaries named him the "Perfect Knight" and sought to emulate everything about him.

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Clovis I was a Germanic tribal leader who is considered the founder of the medieval kingdom of France. He rose from a relatively minor ruler in northern Gaul to become the most powerful leader in what is now the modern nation of France. Clovis laid the foundation of the Merovingian dynasty the ruled Medieval France for hundreds of years after his death. Through brutal conquest and skilled diplomacy, he is remembered as one of the most powerful rulers in post-Roman Western Europe. Music: [Now We Feast] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered A Swiss writer and physician named Thomas Platter visited Spain in 1599 and recorded his views of the inhabitants of the country in detail in his journal. Source: Thomas Platter "Journal of a Younger Brother" Music: Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4467-teller-of-the-tales License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Germanicus was perhaps the most popular general of the Roman Empire. His reputation among his soldiers and with the Roman public was unparalleled during his short life and increasingly after his death. He is remembered for restoring honor to the Roman Empire after the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD. The victories of Germanicus over Roman nemesis Arminius allowed him to be considered a hero to the empire. His legacy lived on after his passing, with his brother, son, and grandson all becoming emperor of Rome.

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered During the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance of world powers fought to rescue their troops and civilians that were trapped in the capital of Peking. In one of the most unique military campaigns in history, powers such as the United States, the British Empire, Russia, Japan, and Germany all fought side-by-side in their effort to relieve the besieged foreign legations and defeat both the Boxer forces and the Chinese Imperial Army. Music: Clash Defiant: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Amazing Plan: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered What happened to the Western Roman Army at the end of the empire? Did it collapse at the end or to it fall away piece by piece over a period of time? In this video I will discuss the factors the led the most powerful army in the ancient world to disappear and never be seen again. Sources: The Roman Army: A History 753 BC - AD 476 by Patricia Southern The Late Roman Army by Pat Southern & Karen R. Dixon

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered The Venetian Arsenal was a revolutionary shipbuilding and manufacturing facility developed in Medieval Venice that was centuries ahead of its time. It has been called the first factory in the world by some historians for its modern concepts of efficiency, quality control, and production. The Arsenal played its biggest role during the decisive Battle of Lepanto in 1571, one of the largest naval battles in history. Learn how the Holy League victory at Lepanto owed a great deal to the innovations and unrivaled production conceived at the Venetian Arsenal. Music: Majestic Hills: Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com)

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered When did warfare begin in human history? In this video we will discuss the early development of warfare and its relationship to the start of human civilization. At the start of the Neolithic Age (9000 BC to approximately 3000 BC), war was in its early stages but by the end of it, it was highly developed and a necessity for early kingdoms and states. Human civilization would never be the same again. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Send for the Horses" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic people originating from Northern Europe who migrated to Britain in the early 5th Century AD. Anglo-Saxon land became places of almost constant warfare due to a number of reasons. In this video I will discuss their reasons for going to war, their weapons and armor, and their battlefield tactics. They were eventually conquered by another foreign force in the 11th Century and their reign in Britain came to an end. Music: [Mjolnir] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Wælheall" Hrōðmund Wōdening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfdqIyqJ4g&ab_channel=Hr%C5%8D%C3%B0mundW%C5%8Ddening

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Michiel de Ruyter was a brilliant 17th Century Dutch admiral best known for his battles against the English in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Over his 60 year career he established himself as one of the most skilled naval commanders in history. De Ruyter's defense of the Netherlands during troubled times made him a national hero.

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Roger De Flor grew up as an impoverished son in a noble family but ended up as the leader of one of the most infamous mercenary armies of all time. This video looks at the chaotic and complex short life he led and the long term consequences of the actions of the forces he led in battle. Music: [The Paladin's Underworld] by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Attacks and raids by foreign adversaries into the heartland of Western Europe led to the development of a new weapon system, the heavy cavalryman. Also, from these invasions, the implementation of a complex social organization led to the rise of the heavily armored Western knight. The knight became the most dominant weapon on medieval battlefields for centuries. Music: [Stöðvar] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered Otto I was a German king best known for his defeat of the final Magyar invasion of Western Europe at Lechfeld in 955. Although the start of his reign was marred by rebellions, he eventually became powerful and renowned enough to become crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor in 962. His rule began a period of prosperity that was known as the Ottonian Renaissance. Music: [Grundar] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/