Correcting My First King Philip's War Video 

I recently started a playlist with all my King Philip's War videos presented in chronological order, and I eventually hope to build it into a visual chronicle of the entire conflict. Watch it here: ru-vid.com/group/PLwCiRao53J1zC_zUgjuB7hIVreGthh9nF

He got tired of correcting Confederates and now he’s doing a 10-episode series called “Checkmate, Atunites!”

It's all good man. You're still the one stop solution for the King Philip's war content drought online.

In regards to the pronunciation of Wampanoag - I am a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and many of us pronounce it the way you did in your original video, including myself. Its actually a pretty heavily debated topic lol. Frankly, its been lost to time what was the "real" pronunciation so we can only speculate. To many, Wamp-Uh-No-Ag is preferred because it sounds more similar to how we believe the word was pronounced in our language, Wôpanâak (pronounced Woh-pan-ah-ack). To me, there is no right or wrong since we don't actually know for sure how it used to be pronounced. And regardless of how it used to be pronounced, languages change and evolve with time so what is old does not make it right in the current times. So don't feel bad about the pronunciation! We can't even decide ourselves lol

Teaching US History and only mentioning that, "in 1620 the pilgrims landed and then in 1776 we declared our independence" is like watching an anime but skipping the character development arc.

Did he miss his graveyard set so much that after throwing it out he had to go to an actual graveyard to feel at home again?

Thank you. As a European I learned a lot about American history through your channel and learned to understand the "American condition" a lot better. So I appreciate the dedication and diligence you show to your craft. Takes some character to correct yourself and it should be applauded. This makes YOU a credible source.

This is why I love your channel. You're not making click-bait, you're trying to tell stories accurately and respectfully.

The fact you did the first video all from memory makes it a lot more impressive in retrospect.

What you said about the forts the natives had in comparison to what the colonists built sort of reminded me of the arms and armor in this war (way to be into what really matters, right?). You might assume at first blush that the English had a technological advantage with their firearms and steel plate armor. But the truth is, by the time of King Philip's War both sides were using much the same equipment. Most Indian warriors by that point were using flintlock muskets or carbines obtained through trade with Europeans. They were also now tending to use steel melee weapons (which included swords, rapier blades fastened to the end of a pike, and hatchets). On the New England colonist side, they replaced their matchlock muskets and pikes for flintlock muskets more rapidly than their counterparts did in Europe. No longer were they armored, as they already figured out that they could just dodge Indian arrows as long as they weren't caught by surprise; plus, the Indians were all now using guns, so armor was useless anyway. They also now preferred hatchets & knives for close quarters combat to the swords they used earlier in the century, and came to adopt the Indians' tactics in warfare (traditional European military tactics at the time didn't lend themselves so well in a forest). In short, both sides of the war used the same weapons and tactics, adopting these from each other. It really came down to the fact that the English had a tendency for total warfare, and their supply lines to England ensured that the New England colonists could ruthlessly and relentlessly bring their tactics to bear. Thank you for attending my TedxTalk (read: stupid ramble).

Take that, Sheinites!

Your first King Philip’s war video inspired me to take an interest in the conflict which would lead to it being the topic for my BA history dissertation (which you are acknowledged in) so this was really cool to see you go back and look over it again!

I always like being reminded that you’re a fellow Masshole. Gives me hope I can one day be accepted outside of our weird little former colony.

As an educator trained as a historian, I appreciate your dedication to self correction!

This is why we love you Andy. That video still holds up after so many years, and yet here you are course correcting yourself. You are certainly a humble soul my friend. It's a delight to see.

These correction and self-response videos you've been doing lately are excellent. This is real history. Our knowledge of the subject matter evolves and it's up to the honest historian to correct himself if he expects to be able to critique the work of others. I just finished writing a correction video myself. I'm glad people are starting to watch my documentaries but I cringe knowing some of them have errors. And while I'm lucky it's mostly lost causers with a bunch of nonsense, sooner or later someone I respect is gonna notice and say something.

The largest error here, Metacomet's education, was actually the first thing I found out when doing some Wikipedia research after watching the original video. Hearing the correction made me remember this.

When a creator goes back to reexamine and correct their previous work it shows a level of maturity and also a sense that they have grown since then. I loved the other debunking Atun-Shei Films video about Brandon F and the Patriot. Good job Atun-Shei.

Hey, we met at Fort Mackinac in 2019. Your video actually inspired me to reach out to my college's history department, where I wrote my thesis in a subject I didn't study. Ultimately, when I graduated the department reached out and awarded me with an honors. Thank you for that inspiration.

You are on this council, we grant you the rank of master.

I got my pronunciation of Wampanoag from the original video. I blame you for all of my life’s problems since then.

Your channel was the first time I’ve heard of the war, so mistakes or not, you should be proud you’re introducing people to this very valuable aspect of North American history. Living in Canada, we are only now really grasping the history of European/Indigenous colonial relations, and I think this series is a valuable step.

I like the resently divorced highschool teacher look! Well done Andy. =')

To be honest as an European I've heard of King Philip's war because of you, appreciate the corrections, have a Happy New Year.

The best (and pretty much ONLY) King Philip’s war videos online.

"Any lesson taught by memory is going to have problems" Stonewall Jackson sweats...

One of the many things I love about this channel is that he isn't above correcting his own previous errors and setting the record straight.

I wanna have a cool history guy do a video on top of my grave in 100 years. Lucky!

I'm very familiar with King Phillips war.. the casualty rates were crazy high based on population of settlers

7:37 that dude in the rocking chair, reading his book, not hearing any of the commotion behind him. That’s got to be an AMAZING book.

Just this morning I listened to the first part of the series about this war on the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast, and I was trying to remember where I had seen a video about the war a few years ago. And suddenly this pops up. Good job! I'm starting to feel like I have a sense of the broad outlines of King Philip's War, which is more than I can say for other US wars. I'm also getting curious about the one in the Philippines...

This is the type of mature self analysis and correcting your previous work more history youtube should aspire for

I'm from Fall River Massachusetts, I'm always amazed in the amount of people that never heard of king Phillip's war. Its local history and fascinating

I’m a huge fan of your videos, and lived in New England for a few years before moving to Virginia. This comment was typed in the shadow of the Great Swamp Monument in Rhode Island. I never would have come here if not for your work. Thank you.

I read somewhere that my 9th-great-grandfather, Timothy Williamson (1621-1676), was killed in King Philip's War. Buried in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, August 9, 1676.

I’d never heard of King Philip’s war before your video, so I appreciate you clarifying and correcting the original video because it sparked an interest in colonial history.

I like seeing creators react to their own old content. I recently watched Shadiversity's and Alternate History Hub's reaction to their own first videos. It's was fun! Nice to see you're doing the same too!

I’m super glad that you’re making corrections to old content. It’s admirable, and shows that history isn’t always a straight line.

Thanks for this video and your others on King Philip’s War. One of my direct ancestors was Ephraim Child, who was killed on September 4th along with 15 other men with Captain Beers, as the group unknowingly walked into a trap on their way to garrison Hadley - not knowing it had already been attacked. It’s one thing to read the details, but your videos give a greater context and drama to the events, which I truly appreciate your efforts!

Always good to see updates on old content when new information comes to the surface or you realize that it’s needed I would love to see something like this for the creek wars

always happy to see you post new videos, even if ( and perhaps especially so ) when it corrects mistakes. proper history buff, cheers mate

That was one of the first vids I saw, been really pleased to see the amazing work you've put out since. Great work and I salute you for revisiting your past work to share where you were mistaken.

I’m loving these retrospective videos of yours!

As always thank you so very much for the videos. And best wishes of the holiday season, and bright hopes for the new year.

Introspection and reflection on previous work are signs of being a great learner and educator. Thank you for being you.

This is so great, so thoughtful, really appreciate the transparency and communication here. As always, you have a masterful use of RU-vid as a medium - a body of work that grows with you and your audience.

Love your awareness of your popularity, and willingness to correct your own content.

Always great content, and your channel was a the kick to get back into early New England history. this is the cornerstone.

Thank you for this. It is an honor and a pleasure to learn from your great work in these videos. I am definitely looking forward to more in the future.

This is awesome, I wrote a paper on King Phillip’s war for a Comp class, so I used your recommended readings.

Your self - critique Is an example for us all. Those are the videos that hook me up to your channel, I hope to see many more in the future, both large overviews and super specific ones on single events.

Thank you. I love it when people correct mistakes and clarify events in their content. Very few do this. That being said, you still know an awful lot more about King Philips War than I ever did

I truly appreciate you are able to look back, take criticism, and reevaluate your previous work. It's hard to do, no one likes to admit flaws or mistakes. Keep up the good work

Thanks for the update brother. Appreciate your integrity. 😊😎🎄⛄🎄

A very well researched and presented addendum and fitting companion piece to your original video. Thank you for sharing!

Your King Philip's War video was the first one of yours I saw and I subscribed immediately. I was searching for "obscure wars" I had heard of in high school but whose details I had wholly forgotten. King Philip's War was one of them. The War for Jenkins' Ear was another one.

I don’t comment a lot, but I greatly enjoy your work. Props to you especially for going back over your old catalog and addressing previous discrepancies.

Hey Andy, this popped up in my feed and reminded me of shooting the trailer for your King Phillip’s War movie idea. Had a great time that day.

Right on, man! I just watched the first video you made earlier today, and am stoked to see this. I'm a descendant of the Hadley family, and my questions about the history of Massachusetts run rampant. I sure appreciate the insights!

Metacomet is one of my favorite historic figures and I'm so glad to see someone teaching the world about him! I'm actually taking a road trip to Mt. Hope sometime in the next couple weeks! I read the Schultz and Tougias book a while back, but I'm watching your videos to refresh my memory, and learn a bunch of new things! Keep up the great work :)

Dude, you’re use of the Ravenous soundtrack for the video was so perfect and fitting. Working up to the blood fervor and chaos of the war

I really like the music you used - specifically the 'horror sounding' cues. I'm a huge fan of the horror scores of Jerry Goldsmith, Chris Young et al and would very much like to know the source. Was hoping it might be in the description haha. Cudos on taking the time to review your old work with an honest eye

Since I saw your first video, I've acquired several books about this fascinating and forgotten period of American history. You're so right about the Plymouth Rock to the American Revolution (with little or nothing mentioned in between) description which was taught in school. Thank you for opening my eyes and getting me involved in learning about this part of our history.

Commenting for the algorithm. Also because I love getting more information, thanks for the update!

I would love a “master cut” of the King Phillips War by yourself. This was amongst the best videos you’ve done.

It’s nice to see someone go back to their original videos and rework on them to correct the mistakes.

This is definitely one of the most interesting and yet unknown wars. Love seeing this update!

It's really cool that you put this out this week because Lions Led by Donkeys just finished their King Philips War series. I'm glad that I could get this addendum with sources. I want to learn more about this war.

Great stuff. I'm a big fan of your New England history content.

I would love to see a more detailed look into Deer Island, Indian enslavement and how those compare with later atrocities.

The sound design is on point! Brilliant! I love these videos.

Nice to see some humble self-correction and always like seeing new vids from you especially involving New England. The original vid really got me into your channel (along side Checkmate Lincolnites). My family has lived in Rhode Island since it's founding (Roger Williams is an ancestor) and state/colonial history is very intertwined with family history.

You are by far my favourite historian on RU-vid, I watch every single one of your videos and have a lot of respect for you. I really appreciate you going back and correcting your mistakes and it shows you are a man dedicated to the truth and not just the appearance of truth. Please never change ❤️💜

My history teacher my first year of community college was obsessed with this war. He ended up becoming the Plymouth county sheriff.

AtunShei I love your videos and the video on king phillips war is actually what made a subscriber out of me. I was wondering your suggestions on books to get into king phillips war more in depth? Keep the great work!

You are so incredibly hard on yourself… and I LOVE IT. So many people are afraid to challenge their own beliefs. I actually think that kind of complacency is a big issue facing our society (which is why I think it’s better to have ideas than beliefs: ideas can be easily changed, beliefs not so much). Great to see you constantly learning and questioning. It’s a big part of what make your channel as great as it is.

I watched the original video awhile ago and subscribed to you because of it. You were the first and most knowledgeable, despite the "errors", some of which were in my understanding of the conflict as well, and entertaining. My first ancestor in North America survived Saugus Iron Works (to the best of my knowledge) to locate in Lyme (now Old Lyme) Connecticut. Either he or his son fought in King Philip's war. I am a student of colonial history and love your content!

"Honey, there there is that weird guy recording himself talking at the cemetery again." "Oh, God. He keeps saying he is an historian or something. Better we call the police before he starts digging, or something."

Your video on this war piqued my interest weeks ago; and I'm currently waiting on my order of 'flintlock and tomakawk'. Thank you!

I am so glad you're still making videos, and to think that for years later when you search King Philip's war, first second and third entry are all uUuu...

For what it's worth your original video was the main reason I went to New England and saw all these historical sites. I learned a lot and had a great time.

Wow has it been four years already?! I think it's great that you hold yourself accountable like this, and whilst there are bits I sympathise with you feeling awkward at (pronunciation etc.), I just see it as a matter of learning and time. All filmmakers grow over time, and historians should learn more over time as well (even if this, unfortunately, is not always the case...), which means as a historical filmmaker you're pulling double duty. Factually, as an introduction to a section of history barely spoken about, this video does a lot to draw attention to both sides of the conflict and the lasting and deep effect it had on the American psyche and how it set the template for a lot of relations with the first people's for hundreds of years to come. You should be super proud of that.

Algonquian is a language family. Algonquin is a tribe in Canada. The Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and Narragansett spoke Eastern Algonquian languages. The Algonquin language in Canada belongs to Anishinaabe, a different branch of Algonquian.

It's always nice to see a review of one's own opinion. We need more of that.

Are you going to do more 1640s Puritan stuff? A conversation between Oliver Cromwell and the witchfinder general would be most important. Checkmate Papists!

Fairplay to you! Not often you see someone admitting and correcting their mistakes.

Thanks for doing this Andy. I so appreciate your diligence. Patreon dollars well spent.

I greatly enjoyed your intro vid on King Phillips war and have always enjoyed reading about American Indian wars from Powhatan and Opechancanough, king Phillip, Pontiac, little Turtle etc. You have a great way with words and make the history come alive. I would definitely sign up for a history class if you were the professor. Thanks again for your time and effort.

I'm just glad someone is actually putting this subject out there, because it's not taught in schools and almost no one has heard of it outside some historians. Even many who are into French & Indian War history don't know much about King Philip's War or even Queen Anne's War.

I appreciate the self reflection and self improvement this reflects. Love your stuff!

I'm a Yankee from north of Boston with Puritan roots, and I recognize the self-criticism that comes with it. Good job. BTW, I was taught about King Phillip's war in some detail in high school ca. 1963.

Weird coincidence I was just watching your king Phillips war book recommendations video yesterday while looking for books on the topic. I also picked up a copy of Stefan Milo’s childrens book so I may encourage the ever growing library of human content.

Dont forget about the Wampanoag on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. I believed they remained neutral during the war and have heard they maintained very cordial relations with the English on the islands. I came across one source, probably Philbricks book, that the population of the Wampanoags were numerous on the islands and wanted nothing to do with the conflict. Today they do have land reservations in the islands and are viewed to have contributed greatly for the development and economic growth of the islands . Overall, great video Andy!!

Mom, that man is in the graveyard talking about unspeakable violence again!

Cries in Mainer Tears. Would you consider doing a video on the abandoned Popham Colony of Maine?

I respect the effort to write your own wrong in a manner that isn't just an apology video while also respecting your own short comings at the time. I haven't seen the original video, but I thank you for this one.

I remember this video and your Braveheart video is what got me into your content.

I appreciate you acknowledging that Native cultures are more beautiful, sophisticated, and strong than what most people have been taught. There’s a lot of wisdom to be learned from Native cultures. Thank you for acknowledging The Native American genocide too. We are still here. I respect you for making this video setting the record straight, it’s shows you have true strength and I hope it inspires and educates others. Sending good, healing, and positive energy your way!

Congratulations. Good teachers are always reviewing the course material for corrections and clarifications. Sometimes we can slip up trying to find illustrations. I think 7:36 is the 1847(?) killing of Marcus Whitman from a late nineteenth century publication.

Its really interesting to see this video today as I just finished the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast series on King Phillip's War. It was from you that I learned of the war and through them a more in-depth, three hour detailing of the events.