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The Dark Truth About Ancient Celtic Druids

Forget the image of old men in white robes harvesting mistletoe! 🌿 Ancient Celtic Druids were incredibly powerful politicians, diplomats, and healers who underwent an intense 20-year training regimen. While they unified the disparate Gallic tribes at secret pan-Gaulish meetings, Roman writers claimed they also officiated brutal human sacrifices to gods like Taranis and Toutatis. Was this the bloody truth, or just Roman propaganda? #CelticDruids #AncientCelts #HistoryShorts #Paganism #AncientHistory #RomanEmpire #Mythology #IronAge

Celtic Druids Toutatis Taranis

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Sudan’s Crisis Has Deep Roots - Kings and Generals Modern Wars

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Affairs continues with a video on the First Civil War in Sudan in 1955-1972. Sudan’s current tragedy is not an isolated disaster, but part of a much longer pattern of violence stretching back to independence. This video explores the First Sudanese Civil War, tracing its roots to the deep cultural, religious, ethnic, and economic divide between North and South Sudan under British-Egyptian rule. It examines how colonial neglect, political exclusion, and the failure to address Southern demands for autonomy created the conditions for rebellion. The story then follows the Torit Mutiny of 1955, the brutal reprisals that followed, and the transformation of scattered Southern resistance into a more organized insurgency. The video covers the rise of Anya-Nya, the harsh policies of Arabization and Islamization, massacres, forced relocations, and the widening gulf between Khartoum and the South. It also highlights the role of Joseph Lagu, the consolidation of the Southern movement, and foreign involvement, including support from Israel. Finally, the video explains how years of stalemate and exhaustion led both sides to the Addis Ababa Agreement of 1972, ending the first war, but not resolving the deeper issues that would later ignite another conflict. South Africa’s Long War in Angola - https://youtu.be/StRksfQz3nU Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 - Zimbabwean Independence War - https://youtu.be/aL-Uy_Wmcbc India and Pakistan - All Wars - https://youtu.be/6gkJ6LCnCA8 War in Ukraine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX5XWJ8IJd9MKucLnkAzK28E Pacific War Series: https://youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg Cold War channel: youtube.com/@TheColdWarTV Modern Warfare series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08 Script: Turgut Gambar Video: Max Kuzmitchev Narration: Liam Taylor ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDGVNIwaYe-lEuvTz2VRmkklOkUOe3W8vPuipF2XiF8/edit?usp=sharing 00:00:00 - Sudan’s Cycle of Civil War 00:01:26 - Historical Background of North and South 00:03:52 - Independence and Southern Grievances 00:05:44 - The Torit Mutiny Begins the War 00:10:03 - Repression and the Rise of Resistance 00:16:55 - Southern Unity, Israel, and Joseph Lagu 00:19:35 - Stalemate and the Addis Ababa Agreement #Documentary #Sudan #Africa

First Sudanese Civil War (1955-1972)

2 days ago·youtube.com

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Was the Trojan Horse Actually an Earthquake?

Was the Trojan Horse just a metaphor? 🐎 For decades, archaeologists thought Troy VI was destroyed by an earthquake—the sacred beast of Poseidon! But later excavations by Carl Blegen and Manfred Korfmann at Troy VII revealed the stunning truth. They uncovered a massive lower city packed with subdivided homes, buried food rations, unburied skeletons, and Mycenaean arrowheads embedded in the walls. The evidence is clear: ancient Troy fell to a brutal siege! #AncientTroy #TrojanWar #HistoryShorts #Archaeology #Homer #Iliad #TrojanHorse #GreekMythology #AncientHistory

Troy VI and VII Excavations Carl Blegen Mycenaean Arrowheads

3 days ago·youtube.com

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Russo-Japanese War Changed Everything

🌸 Get your Sakuraco snack box: https://team.sakura.co/kings-SC2603 🍫 Get your TokyoTreat snack box: https://team.tokyotreat.com/kings-TT2603 Use code “KINGS” for $5 off your first order, or sign up for the multi-month plan to receive special sakura bonus gifts. Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern era and history of Japan continues with a video on the Russo-Japanese War and the Western perspective on it. In 1904, Japan stunned the world by taking on the Russian Empire and exposing a new kind of industrial warfare. This video explores not just how the Russo-Japanese War unfolded on land and at sea, but how Western observers reacted to seeing an Asian power defeat a European empire in the modern age. From the Yalu River and the siege of Port Arthur to Mukden, the Yellow Sea, and the annihilation of the Baltic Fleet at Tsushima, the conflict revealed the growing power of trenches, machine guns, heavy artillery, naval mines, wireless communications, and long-range gunnery. Yet many foreign observers, politicians, and officers failed to grasp the war’s real meaning. Racial prejudice, faith in offensive spirit, and excuses for Russian failure caused many militaries to dismiss the conflict’s lessons or apply them only partially. As a result, crucial warnings about siege warfare, firepower, logistics, and modern command were ignored before World War I. This video examines the battles, the eyewitness accounts, and the military reforms that followed, showing why the Russo-Japanese War was one of history’s clearest previews of the disasters to come in 1914. It also shows how bias can blind even experienced militaries to the future unfolding in front of them. 🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Meiji Restoration Explained: Rise of Japan: https://youtu.be/dM-vlhIqBaQ Russia’s Brutal Conquest of Siberia: https://youtu.be/swxok155gQA How Did China Become So Big? https://youtu.be/vzQsdld7T_k Why Was Germany so Fragmented in the Middle Ages: https://youtu.be/EiB8sMHxGqM Great Schism Between Greek and Latin Christianity: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Rise of the Cossacks: https://youtu.be/UQ_ocyTRRIE How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI: https://youtu.be/8LCpbgVx9kY Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by Lito Areta, while the script was developed by Craig Watson, the video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: 00:00:00 - Japan Shocks the World 00:02:45 - Why Russia and Japan Went to War 00:04:30 - Japan’s Early Land Victories 00:07:04 - Port Arthur and the Birth of Trench Warfare 00:12:05 - Mukden and the Future of Modern War 00:14:33 - The Naval Revolution Begins 00:16:32 - Tsushima and the Destruction of Russia’s Fleet 00:21:26 - The Lessons the West Ignored #documentary #russojapanesewar #Russia

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)

4 days ago·youtube.com

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Tecumseh's Greatest Failure and Vow of Bravery

Legendary warrior Tecumseh actually fled from his first battle against the Americans at Mad River in 1786. Disgusted with his own panic, he vowed to never show cowardice again—and he kept that promise. Fighting alongside various tribes using hit-and-run tactics during the Northwest Indian War, he realized his people could only survive colonial encroachment by uniting as one independent nation, bound by a shared indigenous identity. #Tecumseh #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanFrontier #Shawnee #USHistory #HistoryShorts #NorthwestIndianWar

Northwest Indian War Tecumseh

5 days ago·youtube.com

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Can the USA and Israel Win?

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Affairs continues with a video on the Middle East as we ask if the US and Israel can win in the current war against Iran. Previously we have covered the Iran-Israel 12 day war (https://youtu.be/7WUhLddDXLU) and Why the Middle East Keeps Exploding (https://youtu.be/rfOgb6kngsA). What does victory actually look like in a war between the United States, Israel, and Iran? In this video, we examine a dramatic escalation in the Middle East and ask whether overwhelming military superiority can really deliver political success. After the June 2025 war failed to settle the conflict, a new round of fighting erupts, beginning with massive American and Israeli strikes on Iran’s leadership, military infrastructure, missile sites, and nuclear facilities. Iran answers not by collapsing, but by expanding the war across the region, hitting bases, Gulf infrastructure, and helping trigger a wider energy crisis through the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. We break down how the conflict evolved, why Iran’s asymmetric strategy matters, how drone and missile warfare changed the battlefield, and why the blockade of Hormuz may be one of the most important developments in the war. Most importantly, we explore the real endgame: regime change, elimination of Iran’s nuclear potential, and the destruction of its conventional military power. Have the United States and Israel achieved any of those goals in a meaningful way, or have they only won tactically while failing strategically? This video looks at where the war stands and why the outcome remains deeply uncertain. Iran-Israel 12-Day War - https://youtu.be/7WUhLddDXLU Why the Middle East Keeps Exploding - https://youtu.be/rfOgb6kngsA Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 - Zimbabwean Independence War - https://youtu.be/aL-Uy_Wmcbc India and Pakistan - All Wars - https://youtu.be/6gkJ6LCnCA8 War in Ukraine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX5XWJ8IJd9MKucLnkAzK28E Pacific War Series: https://youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg Cold War channel: youtube.com/@TheColdWarTV Modern Warfare series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08 Script: Turgut Gambar Video: Max Kuzmitchev Narration: Liam Taylor ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kWP9HmR9coA3Weo1iYmA7zF-tuTGTOisc-UGhkYuL3w/edit?usp=sharing 00:00:00 - Why This War Could Reshape the Middle East 00:01:27 - How the 2025 War Set the Stage 00:03:02 - The Opening Strikes on Iran 00:06:33 - Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz 00:08:30 - Why the War Kept Escalating 00:12:00 - What Victory Is Supposed to Mean 00:16:45 - Can Iran’s Nuclear and Military Power Be Broken? 00:19:23 - Why This Still Doesn’t Look Like Victory #Documentary #usiranconflict #iranisraelwar

US-Iran Relations Iran-Israel War

6 days ago·youtube.com

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When Imperial Japan Conquered Taiwan

In 1895, the newly industrialized Empire of Japan defeated the antiquated Manchurian dynasty in the First Sino-Japanese War, claiming Taiwan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. While some submitted, mountain tribes like the Bunun and Seediq used guerrilla tactics to fiercely resist the Japanese advance for decades. Ultimately, modernized imperial artillery brought them to heel, snuffing out the last vestiges of indigenous Formosan independence and abolishing headhunting. #TaiwanHistory #JapaneseEmpire #SinoJapaneseWar #IndigenousHistory #HistoryShorts #AsianHistory

First Sino-Japanese War Treaty of Shimonoseki Bunun and Seediq Tribes

1 week ago·youtube.com

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The British Special Forces that won the Napoleonic Wars

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the early modern world, British empire, Napoleonic wars and evolution of armies and tactics continues with a video on the British light infantry. In this video, we explore how Britain transformed its light infantry into one of the most effective fighting forces of the Napoleonic Wars. While the 95th Rifles are often remembered as the iconic green-jacketed sharpshooters of the Peninsular War, they were only one part of a wider revolution in British military training. At the center of that revolution stood General John Moore, whose reforms at Shorncliffe Camp reshaped how British soldiers drilled, skirmished, shot, marched, and fought. We examine why Britain lagged behind France in light infantry tactics at the turn of the nineteenth century, how Moore and other reformers addressed those weaknesses, and how regiments like the 43rd, 52nd, 60th, and 95th were forged into elite troops. The video also looks at the daily training methods, officer education, discipline, and battlefield flexibility that made the Shorncliffe system so effective. Finally, we follow these regiments into the Peninsular War, where the Light Division demonstrated the value of Moore’s methods in real combat. This is the story of the soldiers, ideas, and reforms that helped Britain challenge Napoleon’s best generals in Spain and Portugal. Rise of the British East India Company: https://youtu.be/_SHhiEISRrE How the Conquest of India Started: https://youtu.be/HTUbi3h7-4g Why Was Germany so Fragmented in the Middle Ages: https://youtu.be/EiB8sMHxGqM Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wars?: https://youtu.be/SK_yHooLu1s What Did the Europeans Think About the Eastern Romans?: https://youtu.be/Qu6NnWj1EZ8 Were the Eastern Romans and Arabs Always at War?: https://youtu.be/nBMP6yRAOZg Great Schism Between Greek and Latin Christianity: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Rise of the Cossacks: https://youtu.be/UQ_ocyTRRIE Crusades From the Muslim Perspective: https://youtu.be/t8RZtYvW02g Early Muslim Expansion - Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyyah: https://youtu.be/r2cEIDZwG5M Early Muslim Expansion - Egypt and Iran: https://youtu.be/baHT2nR5Wr4 Muslim Schism: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Third Crusade: https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Fourth Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vp_IENiSnA&list=PLaBYW76inbX4ZjR4rodOOSc-zL1orP4hW First Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyYjpYLORI&list=PLaBYW76inbX6RqjG027zLO_svn3Fdv7Qa Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire: https://youtu.be/OEzS8D4IidA How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI: https://youtu.be/8LCpbgVx9kY Ottoman Battles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyqS5yuw30&list=PLaBYW76inbX5BKGRPzlqdztQySZmJLjJt Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America: https://youtu.be/lM_Wzt_Z228 Why the Ottoman Sultans Killed their Brothers: https://youtu.be/vN7LgUIOAVw Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of Europe: https://youtu.be/3w9POQMt5jk Ottoman Pirates: https://youtu.be/5jguevSDIuY Turkification of Anatolia: https://youtu.be/JBgq1taoUsY Hashashins: https://youtu.be/vG8qmlKdRjs Christian Schism: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?: https://youtu.be/BNWfDWk6ohM How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Caesar in Gaul: https://youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Video: Yağız Bozan and Murat Can Yağbasan Script: Henry Barnett Narration: Liam Taylor ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1baw4nfexA68y7LiqhXlXIPoR4G0Fc6YXM8KEWRQ_v00/edit?usp=sharing Music courtesy of EpidemicSound 00:00:00 - Britain’s Sharpshooters in the Napoleonic Wars 00:01:50 - The 95th Rifles and John Moore’s Vision 00:05:52 - Why Britain Needed Light Infantry Reform 00:09:31 - Shorncliffe Camp and the New Regiments 00:13:10 - How the Shorncliffe System Worked 00:17:42 - Discipline, Education, and Officer Training 00:20:00 - The Light Division Proves Itself in Spain #Documentary #britishempire #napoleonicwars

British Light Infantry Napoleon Bonaparte Battle of Waterloo

1 week ago·youtube.com

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The Pirates Who Built the British Empire

Before it became a global juggernaut, the Kingdom of England was a poor nation of just four million people. To compete with the wealthy Catholic monarchies of Spain and Portugal, Queen Elizabeth I unleashed privateers like Sir Francis Drake to pillage Spanish treasures in the New World. These daring voyages, along with the destruction of the mighty Spanish Armada in 1588, whet the English appetite for oceanic expansion and changed history forever. #BritishHistory #ElizabethanEra #SpanishArmada #SirFrancisDrake #HistoryShorts #AgeOfDiscovery

Sir Francis Drake Spanish Armada (1588)

1 week ago·youtube.com

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How Caligula Took Power - Roman Empire Animated DOCUMENTARY

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with the new series on the reign of Augustus and his successors, in a series we call the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Previously, we have covered Caesar's campaign in Gaul (youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM), campaign against Pompey (youtu.be/_O5DshzvUsk) and how he won the Civil War (youtu.be/o8F8IajtW9U), as well as the civil wars that brought Octavian - Augustus to power (https://youtu.be/OgoEPs3FxaM). Caligula is remembered as one of Rome’s most infamous emperors, a byword for cruelty, madness, and excess. But how much of that image is truth, and how much was shaped by hostile ancient sources? This video explores the early life and rise of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula, from his childhood in the camps of Germanicus to the brutal intrigues of Tiberius’ court on Capri. It follows the trauma that shaped him, including the destruction of his family, his careful political survival under Tiberius, and the alliances that eventually carried him to power in 37 CE. The episode then examines his wildly popular accession, his generosity toward the people and soldiers, his attempts to position himself in the tradition of Augustus, and the succession crisis triggered by his near-fatal illness. Rather than simply repeating the familiar image of a mad tyrant, this video looks at Caligula as a politically skilled and deeply damaged ruler navigating a dangerous imperial system. It also traces how his reforms, extravagance, and rejection of elite Roman norms began to create the tensions that would define the darker phase of his reign. Caesar in Gaul: youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Caesar against Pompey: youtu.be/_O5DshzvUsk How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War: youtu.be/o8F8IajtW9U How Octavian Won the Civil War: https://youtu.be/OgoEPs3FxaM Medieval Battles: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW Roman History: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6WrNCeL_AdR36ZIODiGNzq Marcus Aurelius: youtu.be/cLtDWIsOs1E Aurelian: youtu.be/YQHNaemGOoI Milvian Bridge: youtu.be/VbFtMXytMj8 Animation: Antoni Kamerans Artwork: Banskie Ayuban Script: Evan Schultheis Machinima: Hazimin Arif Narration: Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17y-nEsu54CAtMTSofO_QUHgYxtUgaNVZlNGAhIkLB90/edit?usp=sharing #documentary #RomanEmpire #Rome 00:00:00 - The Myth of Caligula 00:01:23 - Little Boots and a Dangerous Childhood 00:04:06 - Surviving Tiberius and Capri 00:07:32 - The Road to the Throne 00:09:20 - Rome Welcomes a New Princeps 00:13:03 - Illness, Succession, and Purge 00:15:47 - Caligula’s Political Balancing Act 00:17:25 - Extravagance, Defiance, and Drusilla’s Death

Caligula's reign Julio-Claudian dynasty

1 week ago·youtube.com

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Julius Caesar vs. King Ariovistus: The Battle for Gaul

In the 60s BC, the Suebian King Ariovistus crossed into eastern Gaul with 15,000 warriors, eventually betraying his Gallic allies to seize their realm for himself. This caught the eye of a highly ambitious Roman Proconsul: Gaius Julius Caesar. In 58 BC, Caesar defeated the Germanic King at the Battle of Vosges, securing a decisive victory that paved the way for his ultimate conquest of Gaul by 52 BC. Overnight, the Roman border was pushed to the Rhine, terrifying the Germanic tribes. #JuliusCaesar #RomanEmpire #HistoryShorts #GallicWars #AncientRome #MilitaryHistory #BattleOfVosges #AncientWarfare

Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul King Ariovistus

1 week ago·youtube.com

Gallipoli Disaster Begins With a Naval Gamble - Ottoman World War I

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on ✔ youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare the Great War and the Ottoman history during the World War I. Previously we covered the Rise of the Ottoman Empire from the humble beginnings as a small Turkic Beylik to the Fall of Constantinople 1453 covering all the major battles including (https://youtu.be/TDLmsiqhgns) and the reign of Mehmet II (https://youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI). This video covers the opening phase of the Gallipoli campaign, from Britain’s decision to strike the Dardanelles in January 1915 to the bloody landings of April 25. It explains how Russian appeals for relief after Sarıkamış pushed the British War Council toward Churchill’s bold plan to force the straits, seize the Sea of Marmara, and threaten Istanbul. The episode then breaks down Vice Admiral Carden’s scheme, the Ottoman-German defenses of forts, mines, searchlights, and mobile artillery, and the failed naval assault that culminated in disaster on March 18. From there, the story shifts to the Allied decision to commit ground forces, the immense logistical challenge of mounting the invasion, and the Ottoman preparations under Liman von Sanders. The video follows the confused landing at Anzac Cove, the fierce fighting around Baby 700 and 400 Plateau, and the brutal beach assaults at Cape Helles, including the catastrophes at V and W Beaches. It shows how bad intelligence, poor coordination, rough terrain, and determined Ottoman resistance turned an ambitious operation into a costly struggle from the very first day, setting the stage for one of World War I’s most infamous campaigns. Ottoman WW1 #1 - Sarikamish: https://youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI Ottoman WW1 #2 - Siege of Van: https://youtu.be/vc1r0swrBKw Battle of Jutland https://youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8 Battle of Tsingtao https://youtu.be/-LRHW2E0rO0 Battle of Coronel https://youtu.be/kWAiQrZ61gk Battle of Falklands https://youtu.be/0QzAxaO2LHs Eastern Front of WW2 Week-by-Week: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6ubSghjj0fxjMRvShxAUGT Eastern Front Podcast: https://theeasternfront.podbean.com/e/eastern-front-prelude-01-the-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war/ Pacific War: https://youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg Modern Warfare: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08 Video: Leif Sick Script: Craig Watson VO: Devin http://bit.ly/3XzSCgV & http://bit.ly/3GUO9iT ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00:00 - Russia’s Plea and Churchill’s Gamble 00:01:45 - The Dardanelles Plan 00:03:38 - Ottoman Guns, Mines, and Forts 00:04:58 - Forcing the Straits 00:07:03 - March 18: The Fleet Is Broken 00:08:56 - The Decision to Invade Gallipoli 00:11:48 - Landing at Anzac Cove 00:14:02 - Cape Helles and the Bloody First Day Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OpGars6wLd4MIjV-hyJy8AsBngQmDUAIZbHm15VhOEE/edit?usp=sharing #Documentary #Ottoman #GreatWar

Gallipoli Campaign Ottoman Empire

1 week ago·youtube.com

The Truth About the Ancient Celtic Gods

Forget the stereotypes! Ancient Celtic religion wasn't just proto-environmentalist nature worship, nor were the Celts the backward barbarians the Romans claimed them to be. The Gauls worshipped over 400 distinct deities, mostly local patrons tied to specific areas. However, prominent pan-tribal gods included Taranis, Epona, and Lugh—the patron of business, trade, and technology. Far from arbitrary, their religious practices were rigidly structured, featuring complex rites and divination. #CelticHistory #AncientGauls #Mythology #HistoryShorts #Paganism #CelticGods #AncientEurope #CelticMythology

Taranis Epona Lugh

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How the Fate of the Old Northwest was Decided

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on ✔ Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern history and history of the United States of America, continues with a new series on the War of 1812. Previously, we have covered the American Revolution - the War of American Independence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5_jkn_ODCM&list=PLaBYW76inbX6qMQ2CfpU0TUTxW3-D00nU), the beginning (https://youtu.be/2mUdKi0L6XQ) and the ending of the of the Civil War (https://youtu.be/otJnVLgaq7k). In this third chapter of the War of 1812, the struggle for the Old Northwest reaches its decisive phase. After the disasters of 1812, the United States reorganizes its command, while Britain struggles to hold Upper Canada together with thin resources, fragile supply lines, and the indispensable support of Tecumseh and his confederacy. The campaign opens with the fighting at Frenchtown and the catastrophe at the River Raisin, where American hopes of a quick recovery are shattered and the cry of “Remember the Raisin!” is born. From there, the war shifts to the waters of Lake Erie, where shipyards, logistics, and naval leadership become just as important as battlefield courage. Oliver Hazard Perry’s improvised squadron challenges the British for control of the lake in one of the most important naval battles of the war. That victory cuts British communications, forces Proctor into retreat, and gives William Henry Harrison the opportunity he has been waiting for. The campaign ends at the Battle of the Thames, where Tecumseh makes his final stand and his death destroys the dream of a united Native confederacy in the Northwest. This is the story of how Michigan was reclaimed and the Northwest campaign was decided. Videos on American history: War of 1812 #1 - https://youtu.be/ALqzLAjT9WU War of 1812 #2 - https://youtu.be/bcWNkJ1Fl00 American Revolution - https://youtu.be/yRfAoxJj5j8 American Civil War #1 - https://youtu.be/2mUdKi0L6XQ American Civil War #2 - https://youtu.be/otJnVLgaq7k When America Invaded Russia - https://youtu.be/7rRq3McTnYs Tecumseh and the Native American Resistance - https://youtu.be/cH-T2aY4DPY History of the American Mafia - https://youtu.be/jUne3fMzPKU Battle of New Orleans - https://youtu.be/IH6CsX_nOVs The video was made by Antoni Kamerans, while the script was researched and written by David Ernenwein. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Machinima by Malay Archer. ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14voNEiqkfo1d1fBSToss4qjRp3hK3Ov8M4ycLeRTVuw/edit?usp=sharing 00:00:00 - Harrison Hunts Tecumseh 00:01:46 - America Regroups After 1812 00:07:20 - The First Clash at Frenchtown 00:10:41 - River Raisin and American Disaster 00:13:19 - Building the Fleet for Lake Erie 00:18:18 - Perry Wins the Battle of Lake Erie 00:19:52 - Fort Meigs and the Retreat from Detroit 00:23:45 - The Battle of the Thames #Documentary #warof1812 #americanhistory

War of 1812 Old Northwest Territory

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The Amateur Who Found (and Destroyed) Ancient Troy

The modern history of Troy is deeply tied to an amateur German scholar named Heinrich Schliemann. In the 1870s, he eagerly excavated a mound called Hisarlik, discovering nine ancient cities built on top of one another. He claimed the second oldest, Troy II, was Homer's legendary city and famously draped his 16-year-old wife in "Priam's Treasure". Unfortunately, in his reckless haste to dig deep, Schliemann carelessly threw out the upper archaeological layers that were much more likely to be the actual Troy from the Iliad! #AncientTroy #Archaeology #HeinrichSchliemann #HistoryShorts #Iliad #AncientGreece #GreekHistory #HistoricalMysteries

Heinrich Schliemann's Excavation of Troy

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How Ironclads Ended the Age of Sail - HMS Warrior's Evolution

Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan here: https://nordvpn.com/kingsandgenerals It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on early modern warfare and naval warfare continues with a video on the evolution of the Ironclad, as we talk about the HMS Warrior. How did naval warfare move from wooden ships of the line to ironclad warships? In this video, we explore the technological revolution that transformed sea power in the 19th century and culminated in the launch of HMS Warrior, Britain’s response to the French ironclad La Gloire. From the limitations of paddle steamers to the game-changing screw propeller, from Paixhans shell guns to the lessons of the Crimean War, this episode shows how mobility, protection, and firepower evolved together to end the age of wooden walls. We examine the Anglo-French naval arms race known as the Great Race, the impact of French innovation under Dupuy de Lôme, and the dramatic British effort to restore supremacy with Warrior and Black Prince. The video also covers the first ironclad battle at Hampton Roads during the American Civil War, where USS Monitor and CSS Virginia proved that armored warships had forever changed naval combat. This is the story of steam, iron, armor, and industrial might reshaping the balance of power at sea. HMS Warrior did not merely represent a new ship, but a turning point that paved the way for pre-dreadnoughts and eventually HMS Dreadnought itself. 🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on ✔ youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals How Dreadnought Made Fleets Obsolete: https://youtu.be/5zugafO6rKs World War I’s Greatest Naval Battle Explained - Battle of Jutland: https://youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8 The Naval Race That Started WWI: https://youtu.be/vtITLmVIOs0 Battle of Tsingtao: https://youtu.be/-LRHW2E0rO0 Battle of Jutland https://youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8 Battle of Coronel https://youtu.be/kWAiQrZ61gk Battle of Falklands https://youtu.be/0QzAxaO2LHs Eastern Front of WW2 Week-by-Week: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6ubSghjj0fxjMRvShxAUGT Eastern Front Podcast: https://theeasternfront.podbean.com/e/eastern-front-prelude-01-the-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war/ Pacific War: https://youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg Modern Warfare: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08 Video: Leif Sick Script: Craig Watson VO: Devin http://bit.ly/3XzSCgV & http://bit.ly/3GUO9iT ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00:00 - The Race to Reinvent Sea Power 00:02:19 - Steam Engines Challenge the Age of Sail 00:03:58 - Screw Propellers and Explosive Shells 00:07:24 - Crimea and the End of Wooden Walls 00:08:45 - La Gloire Shocks Britain 00:10:50 - HMS Warrior Changes Naval History 00:16:14 - Ironclads Clash in the American Civil War 00:17:41 - Warrior’s Legacy and the Road to Dreadnought Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19VBP8DLPyRou4qSaa-v2W0jdN_fbYq16p4_Wvi-C9nY/edit?usp=sharing #Documentary #Ironclad #EarlyModernhistory

Ironclad Warships HMS Warrior 19th Century Naval Warfare

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The Cimbrian War: A Bloody Wake-up Call for the Roman Republic

For centuries, the Gauls were Rome's buffer against the north—until they weren't. ⚔️ In 113 BC, a massive migration of Cimbri and Teutones tribes from the Jutland peninsula collided with the Roman world for the first time. What followed was the Cimbrian War, a brutal series of battles that cost tens of thousands of lives and taught Rome the true ferocity of the Germanic warriors. Discover the origins of this epic centuries-long rivalry. #RomanHistory #GermanicTribes #HistoryShorts #CimbrianWar #AncientWarfare #MigrationPeriod #RomanRepublic #MilitaryHistory #AncientHistory

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How Mercenaries Beat Empires

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history continues with a coverage of the Catalan Company. Mercenaries are supposed to fight for coin, not carve out kingdoms—but the Great Catalan Company did both. Born from Aragonese and Sicilian veterans of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, these fearsome light infantrymen—the Almogavars—sailed east into a shattered Mediterranean shaped by the Fourth Crusade, Latin principalities, and Turkic beyliks gnawing at Byzantine Anatolia. Hired by Emperor Andronikos II after the disaster at Bapheus, Roger de Flor’s company arrives in Constantinople, clashes violently with Genoese rivals, and is rushed into Asia Minor. There the Catalans win battles, lift sieges, and terrorize the countryside with shock tactics, sparks on steel, and brutal plunder that turns their “allies” into enemies. In 1305 a palace plot kills Roger at Adrianople—triggering a bloody Catalan vengeance from Gallipoli across Thrace and Macedonia. Leadership feuds follow, but the company’s luck returns in Greece: after being shortchanged, they destroy the Duke of Athens at Halmyros (1311) and seize Athens and Thebes. The video traces their rule, pragmatic alliances with Venice and even former Turkic foes, and their slow decline as Florentine and Navarrese adventurers dismantle Catalan power. By the end, you’ll see why “Catalan” became an insult in parts of Greece—and why Barcelona, Palermo, and Athens share a hidden medieval story. Rome’s Collapse, Region by Region: https://youtu.be/QdEO0ckSFC0 Nuragic Civilization: https://youtu.be/11SqfKmkT6o Minoan Crete: https://youtu.be/YFWjtjb8PTQ Samnites: Rome’s Early Nemesis: https://youtu.be/BuRn3pWH81g Arabia Before Islam: Religion, Society, Culture: https://youtu.be/07OsSSt0ytc Vandals: https://youtu.be/-IpbeEW6I9Y How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Did the Trojan War Really Happen: https://youtu.be/12eHJL2yRtk Demosthenes: https://youtu.be/ABS1iepXG0U Ancient Greek Politics and Diplomacy: https://youtu.be/MVnp4NilDLI Pyrrhic Wars: https://youtu.be/2QBA6ZPmj3Q Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: https://youtu.be/FXX1FVYysjQ Diplomatic Genius of Philip of Macedon: https://youtu.be/yVTrkESkuTw Etruscans: https://youtu.be/FkySjRwUteE Bosporan Kingdom: https://youtu.be/ltikjXUiAC4 Ancient Greek State in Bactria: https://youtu.be/IQATsepKoLE The Greco-Chinese War Over the Heavenly Horses: https://youtu.be/g6Rphg_lwwM Ancient Greek Kingdom in India: https://youtu.be/ZxJk4KHZxi8 Script: Christos Nicolaou Animation: Arb Paninken http://bit.ly/2Ow3oC8 Narration: Liam Taylor ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00:00 - Truth Stranger Than Mercenary Fiction 00:01:55 - Aegean Powder Keg: Latins, Byzantines, Turks 00:03:41 - Almogavars: Shock Tactics & “Light Iron!” 00:04:51 - Byzantium Hires the Catalans (1302–1303) 00:07:05 - Blood in Constantinople: Genoese Massacre 00:08:29 - Adrianople Betrayal & The Catalan Vengeance (1305) 00:11:43 - Paid in War: Halmyros and the Seizure of Athens (1311) 00:18:34 - Decline, Fall, and a Lasting Aegean Legacy Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ldDEpTpRt2HcXEM1BuSb2krG_4rST1JyrYGste3-a4/edit?usp=sharing #Documentary #History #Medieval

Catalan Company War of the Sicilian Vespers

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What Did the Gauls Actually Look Like? Celtic Fashion Explained

Forget the "noble savage" stereotypes! 🛡️ While Romans saw them as towering giants, the average Gaul dressed conservatively in tunics and plaid cloaks dyed with berries and copper. Discover their meticulous grooming habits—from thick moustaches and lime-spiked hair to the mysterious blue woad tattoos of the British tribes. We also explore the spiritual power of the Torc, the golden neck-ring believed to offer divine protection. #AncientRome #CelticHistory #Gauls #HistoryShorts #AncientFashion #GroomingHistory #Archaeology #IronAge #CelticJewelry

Celtic Fashion Gaulish Tattoos Torc in Celtic Culture

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Battle of Ashdown 871 - Vikings Invade Britain ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY

🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on ✔ Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history and history of Britain continues with episode 1 of our coverage of the Viking invasion of Britain, as we cover the battle of Ashdown in 871. This video begins a new series on Viking Britain by tracing the rise of the Viking Age and the devastating arrival of the Great Heathen Army in Anglo-Saxon England. It explores how early Norse raids on Portland and Lindisfarne evolved into full-scale invasions, as Scandinavian war leaders sought wealth, land, and power across the British Isles. The story follows the collapse of Northumbria, the submission of Mercia, and the martyrdom of King Edmund in East Anglia, showing how one English kingdom after another fell before the invaders. The focus then shifts to Wessex, the last major kingdom capable of resisting the Viking advance. After the capture of Reading, the Vikings and West Saxons clashed in a brutal campaign that culminated in the pivotal Battle of Ashdown in January 871. There, the young Alfred and his brother King Æthelred faced Halfdan’s forces in a desperate struggle that would shape the future of England. The video highlights the shield-wall tactics, political stakes, and battlefield drama of Ashdown, while also showing that the war was far from over. Even in victory, Wessex remained under immense pressure, setting the stage for Alfred’s long conflict against the Vikings. Charlemagne’s Bloody War Against the Saxons - Verden Massacre: https://youtu.be/Rea-6g1v_Jk Why Was Germany so Fragmented in the Middle Ages: https://youtu.be/EiB8sMHxGqM Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wars?: https://youtu.be/SK_yHooLu1s What Did the Europeans Think About the Eastern Romans?: https://youtu.be/Qu6NnWj1EZ8 Were the Eastern Romans and Arabs Always at War?: https://youtu.be/nBMP6yRAOZg Great Schism Between Greek and Latin Christianity: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Rise of the Cossacks: https://youtu.be/UQ_ocyTRRIE Crusades From the Muslim Perspective: https://youtu.be/t8RZtYvW02g Early Muslim Expansion - Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyyah: https://youtu.be/r2cEIDZwG5M Early Muslim Expansion - Egypt and Iran: https://youtu.be/baHT2nR5Wr4 Muslim Schism: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Third Crusade: https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Fourth Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vp_IENiSnA&list=PLaBYW76inbX4ZjR4rodOOSc-zL1orP4hW First Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyYjpYLORI&list=PLaBYW76inbX6RqjG027zLO_svn3Fdv7Qa Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire: https://youtu.be/OEzS8D4IidA How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI: https://youtu.be/8LCpbgVx9kY Ottoman Battles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyqS5yuw30&list=PLaBYW76inbX5BKGRPzlqdztQySZmJLjJt Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America: https://youtu.be/lM_Wzt_Z228 Why the Ottoman Sultans Killed their Brothers: https://youtu.be/vN7LgUIOAVw Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of Europe: https://youtu.be/3w9POQMt5jk Ottoman Pirates: https://youtu.be/5jguevSDIuY Turkification of Anatolia: https://youtu.be/JBgq1taoUsY Hashashins: https://youtu.be/vG8qmlKdRjs Christian Schism: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?: https://youtu.be/BNWfDWk6ohM How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Caesar in Gaul: https://youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM The video was made by Antoni Kamerans, while the script was researched and written by Michael McComb. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Machinima by Malay Archer. ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQSRMx56fi73aTAg_6lPHVWgcLXB53STicLO3eIm7g8/edit?usp=sharing 00:00:00 - The Viking Age Comes to Britain 00:01:45 - England Before the Storm 00:02:15 - First Viking Raids and Rising Threat 00:04:45 - The Great Heathen Army Invades 00:08:27 - The Road to Wessex and Reading 00:11:02 - The Battle of Ashdown 00:16:21 - Alfred’s Survival and Wessex Endures #Documentary #Vikings #Britain

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