English Civil War: Crash Course European History #14

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Published 2019-08-06
The English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all of Britain and Ireland) with varying degrees of success.
Sources

-Hunt, Lynn et al. Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford St. Martins, 2019.
-N. H. Keeble, ed. Cambridge Companion to Writing of the English Revolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
-Kent, Susan K. Gender and Power in Britain, 1640-1990. New York: Routledge, 1999.

Parker, Geoffrey, Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ZZ-sb8os
    "Humans are moths that fly towards the light of power" - truer words have never been spoken
  • @archvermin
    Am I the only one who wants to hear the rest of that story about John's misadventure in a Scottish bar?
  • who else remembers the king Charles rap from horrible histories? my name is, my name is, my name is Charles the second. I love the people and the people love me so much that they restored the english monarchy I'm part scottish, french, ittalian, a little bit dame but 100% party animal, champagne?
  • Cromwell: Hereditary monarchy is evil. English people: Yes! When you’re gone, how will the succession work? Cromwell: I think we’ll go with my son. English people: WTF? Ya, no. Where’s Charles’ kid?
  • I get that you're doing episodes on absolute monarchy right now, but that's even more of a reason to make a video on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, since their model of monarchy is as far from absolute hereditary monarchy as a government can get while still being a monarchy
  • @vathek5958
    Cromwell, perhaps the most despised man in Ireland.
  • @FatemaLiya
    "England is now a republic, although, not quite like a contemporary republic, since it was ruled by the increasingly dictatorial Oliver Cromwell. Although come to think of it, that does make it some contemporary republics" Nice jab there John
  • I don't know about you but this man and his brother are literally guiding me through the hell that is italian high-school THANKS MUM FOR MAKING ME BILINGUAL, COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT ANY OTHER WAY
  • @OptimusShr
    9:40 This is the greatest way of saying "Boom headshot!" that I have ever heard.
  • @alfievines5917
    What I learn from this video is that John Green is single handily responsible for the Scottish independence movement after calling Scotland England and telling Scots they have the same money as England
  • Obligatory "who here just likes to watch these videos and isn't studying for a test?" Comment
  • @LakyStar
    This series seems more like Western European history so far. I understand that English-speaking world does not care much about Central and Eastern Europe but learning something about its history would probably not hurt anybody.
  • @loganmaclean10
    I don't often see it acknowledged that human rights are invented, but I think that's an important thing in understanding how civil rights truly progress. Thanks for always thinking complexly, John.
  • @lhfirex
    Hearing that next week's episode will talk about Dutch cannibalism makes me hope we get a good Double Dutch joke out of it.
  • @kalaash8025
    lol i also love the reference to calvin and hobbes. i love watterson's discription of hobbes: a dim view of human nature.
  • @Rocketboy1313
    I really enjoyed this episode. When I had a layover in London on my trip to study abroad I visited the Banquet Hall, where Charles was kept just before being executed. It is gorgeous.
  • @toyotaprius79
    Hmmm... I hope there's an upcoming video about what happened to Ireland during these times, the Leinster, Munster and Ulster plantations sanctioned by the monarchs Elizabeth, Mary and James. Cromwell's "To hell or to Connacht" and the Battle of the Boyne (mentioned). The Nine Years War from 1594 - 1603 and subsequent Flight of the Earls. Ahh apologies, John, what I meant to say is that this seems very England-focused, and the spotlight should be given to Wales somewhat.