what's this golden era of history channel everyone's talking about... I watched History Channel back in early 2000s is that considered the golden era :o
As some of you know, back in the day I used to work for the History Channel... until they started making programmes that didn't have that much to do with history. So I set up my own channel here and began making the kind of history videos I wanted to watch, and that I hope a lot of you guys will also find interesting. It's still a bit of an experiment, but if you like what I do, you can really help the channel grow just by clicking the like and subscribe buttons (also hit the bell next to the subscribe button to get notifications about new videos), and sharing them with every other history lover you know! And if you're feeling really generous, any little contribution on Patreon really helps keep this show on the road... www.patreon.com/epichistorytv Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy the videos. Toby
This is the kind of history videos I love to watch. Major networks lost it a while ago, keep doing what you're doing and I'll make sure to watch, like and promote this video as much as I can. Thank you P.S. I've noticed there aren't many documentaries about the Austrian succesion war, especially focussed on Frederick the Great's conquest of Silesia. Just a thought.
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No joke, a history course I'm taking in university is making me write a massive paper on this exact topic, and this video literally covers everything I need to write about. I've been a patron of your guys for more than two years, and this isn't the first time you've given me an extremely in-depth analysis of a topic I've needed to talk about in school. Keep up the great work guys
our education system just sucks, be real. Uncharismatic teachers turning history class into a snoozefest. I have learnt more history from this channel, in a way that I actually REMEMBER stuff, than I have learnt in 9 years of history class.
Judging from this video, it looks as though Nasser had a point. The Suez Canal was built with Egyptian labor. Many laborers died (presumably because of poor working conditions). Nasser was not saying that British or French ships couldn't go through. He was just saying that, from then on, Egypt would manage the passage-way. (Egypt did pay for it with their blood.)
Not only the allies didn't apologize for stealing Egyptian wealth and killing thousands in the process, but they even refused Nasser's offer to be fully paid for their shares in the canal! btw till this day UK refuses to pay their debt to egypt for borrowing money in 1944 which was 400 m pounds!
It was built by European brains and technology, using Egyptian hands as mere tools. There's a reason why the Egyptians never managed to do it by themselves in the thousands years they spent there before.
No - that's just depressing. Constant wars with Persia weakened it. Arab invasions weakened it. Crusaders weakened it. And then the Turks snatched an easy victory. Depressing.
Wow, this is very good. I never understood well about this crisis and finally this video give me insight. Can't wait for the next part. Keep up the good work
Dear Charles Nove, your narrative always gives me such chills that i would believe any single word you are telling me. Just wanted to show my sincere appreciation for the whole series and that you can push history to such an interesting level that it really appears as it is important for everyone, no matter of the heritage, to know what happened in the history of human mankind. Thank you so much Epic History to keep history as epic as it actually is. Keep it up and thank you
Fun fact, years later Eisenhower said that forcing the UK and France to back off was his greatest diplomatic mistake because he had just stabbed his allies in the back to curry favour with the Egyptian dictator and the man aligned himself with the Soviet Union anyway.
He aligned himself with the Soviet Union because America's allies attacked him for exercising his right to nationalize the Canal. Not to mention the USSR later funded the construction of the Aswan Dam, which the US withdrew funding for in a hissy fit to protect Israel.
'Wanderer' was talking about the American president's decision to side with the USSR and it's allies against Israel and America's NATO allies. Because apparently pissing on allies to get along well with Russia doesn't actually make the Russians grateful it just makes them think you're a tool to be used. A lesson for today's Russophile cabal running the show in Washington, perhaps?
The reason he did that was that the US was opposing the USSR crushing the Hungarian Uprising and the subsequent invasion of Egypt, after warnings NOT to do so or it would jeopardize the US's foreign policy, had destroyed any position the West had in that incident.
I think your videos are just fabulous. They give the information in a straight forward manner without getting into the weeds to much. Very little side tracks, just straight forward. If I want to get into extreme details I will read a book. This is short, concise and to the point. I'm glad I found you.
10:19 I just love how open politics where in those times, he straight out says that we need oil for our ways of live and will go to war for it no matter what. Not the bullshit of nowadays bringing democracy to the oppressed people from a country, even if everyone knows what the real motive is.
@Stephen Jenkins Are you seriously so stupid that you think there is no link between the US's imperialism in the Middle East and the petrodollar, which is the very foundation of the dollar's strength? The reason the US dollar is so strong is because all oil transactions must involve using the USD. The US killed Saddam and Gaddafi because both wanted to stop trading with the dollar. Then Bush lied to the brainwashed masses (you) about made up WMDs and off the US soldiers went to "liberate" oilfields. I find it really funny how people like you insist that there's no link between US imperialism in the Middle East and oil when all facts show otherwise. I'll be happy to tell you more if you reply again.
@ Doesn't matter where things are exported-trade is still done in dollars, strengthening the dollar. Google Gold Denar if you want one of the reasons we killed Gadaffi
@Jesse Brennan sure and that's why lybia is now one of the most propser countries in the world now thanks to NATO and Democracy! Gimme a break, what gives NATO the legal rights to invade sovereign countries????? if i remember correctlty NATO was formed to face the Soviet WARSO, since WARSO is now gone and the soviet union colapsed there was no point of NATO so they decided to use it as a thug tool to bully nations after causing Damage to it by brainwashing the population and turning them against their own leaders! just so that u open your eyes, whenever they talk and mention an Arab leader or a leader they don't like they call them "Dictator" and the government as "Their Regime" while when u are talking about your allies u call them "President/king/queen" and their government as "Government"! America and the west forcing themselves as the Gurdian angels of the world is more like The Devil forcing itself as the Guardian Angel of the Believers of God! Note that when hitler and stalin both invaded poland, the west Blamed hitler for starting wwII and decided to side with THE SOVIET UNION and when the war was over they started to make enemies with the Soviet union, Also when Germany got humiliated by the treatie of versaille and they started to fight back, the WEST blamed them of trying to invade the whole world while the irony is that the whole world was already invaded and Colonized by the West! regardless how wicked hitler was and stalin the west was no far from being wicked! as long as you win wars by Force and as long as you have the Power, u can commit all types of atrocities and then say it was/is legal!
It is really Nasser was a great political manipulator in his time. Despite his primitive Country, he succeeded to have many vital steps toward improve Egypt. He never stop astonishing me.
Despite what now? Do you know anything about Egypt prior to Nasser's period? Just before Nasser rose to power, the Cotton exchange (one of the biggest exchanges in the world at the time) was dominated by Egypt! The king of Egypt ruled Egypt + today's Israel/Palestine till 1948 + today's Sudan. Although Egypt was conquered by the British in late 1800s, it was still one of the most influential countries in the world and the Middle East! Egypt is/was never "primitive", it just goes through cycles of greatness and depression. You should read more about Egypt's history, it's very fascinating!
"primitive country" , LMAO bitch you know nothing about Egypt cairo was most beautiful city even before paris was a thing , Egypt down fall was caused by the debts plaqued it caused by the royal family and european inteventionin country , Egypt is far from primitive country
EveryMan I fully agree with you, as a proud Brit of ethnic origins, I can attest that my ancestral “homeland” is a repugnant “state” and should never of have existed. Rule Britannia!
@@radiocalico9124 Lookup the Suez canal history. Tens of thousands of Egyptians died excavating it due to inhumane French management. The area around the canal is literred with their bones.
@@alexm566 That's Nasser propaganda with absolutely zero evidence to back it up, pure nationalistic rabblerousing. The only evidence we do have is of the Chief Medical Officer of the company doing reports of deaths for things like disposal of bodies and replacement workers which even if you double it to account for errors would place it at no more than 3000. Not to say that can be trusted (Although, good record keeping of how many of your workers are dying is a good way to maintain efficiency when sourcing replacements) but if you honestly believe the Nasser figures, you have problems. He literally stated that 12% of the people employed in the construction died. And that's going by the largest estimate of total workers. Any other sources are going by estimates, no hard evidence.
African and Arab world has been occupied and colonized by others during History and until today many countries still suffer from what happened in the past, Thank you for this video.
Great video as always Epic History! This quality content is really educating and I love hearing history in your interesting, unique way. I can't way to see part 2 and what comes next! Merry Christmas!
Excellent video. The suez crisis was mentioned quite a bit in the new season the crown. I didn't know much about it and how it shaped modern history. Your videos as always were great. Please keep it up!
Another OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY !!!..............................................BETTER than most Public Television and the History Channel itself would do .
I am Egyptian, this channel is the best, after that period, two wars were fought, the Six Day War and the 1973 war against Israel and America with the help of the Soviet Union
Your Alexander the great was is the best one and the Russia one you should do one about the British empire and all the famous battles in that time period also the Crimean war the full story also the American war of independence and the French revolution and the conquistadors of Spain those would be really good. hope to see them soon
It’s weird I have watched this and many other Suez Canal documentaries many times and yet I still want to watch this most interesting part of world events
@Derevan The problem is not the number of videos available on WW2 . But the manner of presenting the subject . Here for example , the commentator's voice is attractive and awsome
I just can't believe this is a youtube channel and not a tv channel. If you guys had the budget of History you'd be the best historiography channel in the world
I noticed that, when looking at your channels main page, the recently uploaded videos are nowhere to be found. Maybe you guys could change it? At its current state it's easy to mis a new video (if not using the notificationsystem). which would be sad because your videos are great!
I wish i Can help you on petrion :( none of the payment options are available in my country But im Sharing Your Vids to all my friends , Hope you will always Make new awesome videos
Rick Stuifzand you can when it was agreed the canal would be reinstated to Egyptian control by 26th July 1956. Don’t sign treaties you can’t stick to. You can’t just change your mind because you don’t feel like it. Doesn’t work like that
@@mrebk3358 was Britain signing treaties before colonizing nations ? You are miserable Britain illegaly invaded nations , assimilated people , destroyed culture did Barbarianism and called peaceful tribes barbars and saw them as subhumans Nasser did what a normal president would do (not a puppet of imperialist nations) that's not even natinalism that is seeking the right of his own people and country that canal was built with the bare hands of Egyptians , with their own bare hands and they died for that canal if Britain simply didn't colonize Egypt gave the workers good conditions while building and doing their job and signed a treaty with an independent Egypt Britain would be right but they simply invaded Egypt in a barbarian way I am not Egyptian not an Arab or not from a country which was colonized by world powers please stop looking like the modernized humanitarian person treaties are not for barbarians. When it comes to a non European nation go ahead and capture it but when it backfires cry and blame the non European nation for not sticking to the treaty that's just lame P:S I am not anti European or British either.
@@alpajino5400 my whole point was in defence of the Egyptians. I was saying how the British didn’t want to hand back over control, if there was a treaty signed, they had to
Another epic video! I will watch them all, such quality was not seen in RU-vid since Baz Battle, the great Indy Neidel on WWI and the Battlefield series. Thanks for such great videos!
