US of Z
An amateur historian discussing everything from Rome to the Great War, from Charlemagne to Washington, from St. Helena to Hokkaido, and everywhere in between. Join our host Jacob as the "US of Z" in exploring history, counterfactuals, alternate history, stories, lore, and more!
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King Alfred and the Danes depicts the baptism of the Danish King Guthrum and his Danes, sponsored by the English King Alfred the Great. Caught by surprise by the Danes, Alfred had retreated to the marshlands around the Isle of Athelney, before building his forces, and forging an army of men from Somerset, Wiltshire and West Hampshire. Alfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington in AD 878, which led to the Treaty of Wedmore and established the Danelaw. The boundary of the Danelaw ran along mostly old Roman roads. King Guthrum and 30 of his followers were held by Alfred for twelve days, before Guthrum was baptised with the Christian name of Athelstan. The Danish army finally left in the autumn, moving to the kingdom of Mercia. Despite the victory, by 879, Wessex was the only Anglo Saxon kingdom free from Danish interference. This state of affairs allowed Wessex to eventually establish a unified kingdom of England. If you want to learn more, check out our video on the Anglo Saxons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXHWd...
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Prussian Scheme Part II is out now https://youtu.be/FF_0xmCaT1I
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Known as the Great Silent One, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder is famously the earliest born human whose voice was ever recorded. Born in 1800, his 1889 wax cylinder recordings, featuring lines from Shakespeare and Goethe, remain the only surviving audio of a person born in the 18th century. He also coined the phrase, "No plan survives first contact with the enemy." His nephew, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, would execute a modified version of the Schlieffen Plan in World War I. Watch our video on that plan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6VzB...
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"The King Everywhere" by Robert Warthmüller, 1886. Frederick the Great is depicted inspecting a potato harvest. In the early 1740s Frederick first tried to introduce the potato to Prussia as a staple food. Popular legend states that, finding his subjects reluctant to eat the new crop, he ordered soldiers to guard his personal potato patch, but secretly instructed them to ignore thieves, leading locals to think the potatoes were incredibly valuable and steal them, popularizing the crop. Regardless of whether or not this myth is true, in 1756 he issued an order to cultivate the potato. After the Seven Years' War, he then undertook many inspection journeys to control the progress of agriculture.
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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with his close friend and cousin, Prince George of Greece and Denmark (often called “Greek Georgie”)
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Kaiser Wilhelm II in Palestine, 1898
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What if America was still British? https://youtu.be/zyoSWk3ZiRY
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If you're into HOI4 (I've actually never played the game...) check out this video by LoreDad! I get mentioned in passing 👀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDIyi...
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