CarolusXII-användare Znalazłem cie, ty podrabiańcu. I nie, nie jesteś tym prawdziwym.
@foolishmortal299
2 жыл бұрын
@@karlxii4329 who shot you?.... Sir
@johndoeanon445
10 жыл бұрын
As someone who is very interested in millitary history, and as a very patriotic Swede. I'm very impressed by the quality of your lecture and the amount of work you must've put into making sure everything is correct. Thank you for honoring the kingdom and his majesty with your attention. :)
@asdasd-be5ww
9 жыл бұрын
Don't be a patriot, be a nationalist.
@asdasd-be5ww
9 жыл бұрын
Krister Andersson Vår stat och tillståndet vårt land är i idag är inget att vara stolt över.
@johndoeanon445
9 жыл бұрын
Sverige för alltid Jag föredrar patriotism.
@Jonsson474
4 жыл бұрын
asd asd Skäms!
@sampledpuppet5023
4 жыл бұрын
did carlous rex really ever leave the throne spiritually?
@loch70
9 жыл бұрын
This was awesome. I love the history about Karl Xll. But his father Karl Xl is my favorite of the swedish kings. He was duty naive, zealous and also a great commander. He tried to make Sweden a good, safe and strong kingdom to live in.
@lecoulson6175
9 жыл бұрын
I find it irritating that no one seems to laugh about the charming jokes XD
@Randall_jitsu
9 жыл бұрын
Sabaton turned me on to this subject matter.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
9 жыл бұрын
+Randall Goodson That's how I started!
@Randall_jitsu
9 жыл бұрын
\m/
@originalThePlague
8 жыл бұрын
+Don Mak Sabaton rocks, but Carolus Rex rocks even more!
@HansenSWE
10 жыл бұрын
An outstanding lecture, Mr Glaeser. It would lend itself very well to any student, at any level.
@joonte1010
9 жыл бұрын
I liked the lecture I think it's funny how Peter became ''the great'' for winning a battle against a war tired enemy that was greatly outnumbered. I think the lecture could have been a bit longer to include some smaller stuff like why he couldn't lead in poltava because he was shot in the foot and the period in turkey where he eventually had to fight his way out and the 2 times he had to drink wine.
@strikerorwell9232
8 жыл бұрын
+Bödvar By the rest of the western world he is not regarded as the Great! But a tyrant!
@varangianguard7102
3 жыл бұрын
I love Sweden, and I am fascinated with Swedish history and culture. However, I give credit to Peter. He isn’t really called Peter the Great because of the battle (though that was when he used the title), but rather because he is regarded as the Founder of the Russian Empire. Not just kicking out Sweden, but reforming Russia itself. He stopped Russia from straight up collapsing. Sorry for replying to a comment 5 years ago, I get that I’m late. Just wanted some clarification.
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@varangianguard7102 Yes Peter saved Russia, without him Charles would have won easily,
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@varangianguard7102 and ive met alot of russians that say he wasent great at all, justt that he had good advisors, but isent energy and making and get things done a great thing by itself?
@pitsinokaki
3 жыл бұрын
@@Pannkakaize Agree - it definitely is and I would add, picking great advisors/recognising their value/giving them opportunities to exercise their talents etc. is also a pretty important skill for a leader. (I don't know enough about Peter the Great to say if he did that or not, just adding the point)!
@Vredtarm
10 жыл бұрын
Nice to see something about the great northern war viewed from an international perspective. As a swede I am somewhat biased :) I enjoyed your lecture but have one correction to make. The carolean death march was made by another army tasked to take Trondheim almost 400km north of Fredriksten.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I should've been more specific regarding the march but given the audience I just kept it simple. Good point though.
@Grivian
10 жыл бұрын
I very much appreciated this lecture, listening to a lecture about our history from an american perspective.
@gilgamesh7055
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, ironiskt från någon med ett isländskt namn.
@hugofredholm3796
8 жыл бұрын
Just to clarify 41:20, the Karolingan deathmarch does not refer to the army of Karl XII that reteated from Fredriksten, But another Swedish army further to the north under the command of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt laying siege to Trondheim
@sika1475
7 жыл бұрын
I love this! Thank you for uploading.
@christineayers9922
9 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would coordinate and show the the slides with your presentation.Your knowledge of this King and era is wonderful.
@rchetype7029
8 жыл бұрын
#MakeSwedenGreatAgain
@sergeantscumbag2116
7 жыл бұрын
they need to build a wall....
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
Build a wall and make the Muscovites pay for it?
@heathdaviesj
9 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you so much for sharing. I have spent a lot of time in Stockholm myself and am very interested in the history of Sweden.
@slappy1234567
10 жыл бұрын
Great lecture! This filled in some blanks for me as I read through Robert Massie's Peter the Great.
@AustinStarr191
10 жыл бұрын
this is so helpful as an adjutant to reading Peter the Great (Robert Massie). I am taken with Charles XII and find myself rooting for him against Peter, hoping against hope, as I read about the great battles that ended in Charles' defeat. Thank you for posting this. I hope you can put more lectures on youtube.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you Anna! If you are interested in Charles, have you perhaps looked at his biographies by Voltaire and/or R.M Hatton? The former is a romantic, nigh fictional, portrayal of the king but a definitive starting point. The latter is arguably the best biography of the king (in English) that we will ever get. It is an academic piece but I don't think it will be outdone.
@AustinStarr191
10 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@00je00
9 жыл бұрын
I knew Napoleon was a fan of Gustavus Adolphus, but I didn't know he studied Charles XII. Does anyone here have some sources for it?
@Grivian
9 жыл бұрын
00je00 I have not heard about it either, maybe he mixed up Karl and Gustav
@andreas5833
9 жыл бұрын
Sigurd Torvaldsson It is said that Napoleon was inspired by Charles XII after he read Voltaire's popular monograph concerning Charles XII.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
7 жыл бұрын
Fredrick the Great wrote about Charles XII as well. You can find that online, albeit in German.
@VeracityLH
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this quite interesting lecture! You've spurred me to find out more of Swedish history than the royal genealogy I've already studied.
@lovemaskin
7 жыл бұрын
As a swede, i'm very glad that this subject is brought up as a lecture over broad. It does give one a whole difrent perspective and ideas about Charles XII.
@Mac-pj5bp
8 жыл бұрын
I showed so many of my friends this, thanks for making such a good lecture on my fav king :)
@gnypp45
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael for this. A well researched and delivered lecture that I thoroughly enjoyed.
@MarySmith-gd4ki
7 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this and your lecture on Henry VIII . I see these videos are a bit dated but hope you upload more!
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mary! Since those videos I've actually been teaching at university and recording ever class wasn't an option. I'm hoping to add some more in the future.
@kristoffer-2614
4 жыл бұрын
As a Swede i’d like to thank our Ukrainian Cossack allies (in, among other things, the Battle of Poltava) for helping us in Eastern Europe against Russia. Thank you Ivan Mazepa, Thank you Kost Gordejenko and Thank You to their soldiers. It was fun while it lasted! 😄
@jlew332
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome lecture. I was hoping you had more on your channel. Definitely learned a few things about Carolus that I didn't already know.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I actually teach at the university but my weekly classes are not recorded. My current class focuses on Tudor England and I'm hoping to eventually teach a course on Carolinian Sweden in the near future. I plan on visiting Stockholm again next year so that might be the spark I need to get things going.
@barkunderjord3708
7 жыл бұрын
Carolus Rex, the great and last warrior king of Sweden, lived and died on the battlefield. Shot 5 times, sword cuts from parry with the kings own hand, "hård mot kulor" (hard against bullets) - the king was thought to not be able to die by ordinary bullets - the king who slept on the ground as a commoner, the king who had no extraordinary uniform (although a good one) without any chevron, wearing no wig (as almost all others had during the time period), his figure on the battlefield was said to be as good as ten thousand men or more, the king who was in the front line of his troops, always fighting outnumbered, never started a war but only ended them without taking any more land. His mind seems to be bent towards the knight and warrior code and with his last words "don't be afraid" he died as he lived. Today hated by socialists who spit at him, the education system in Sweden trying to paint him in bad color, history is politic... ;) hallelujah
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
Not socialists, historians. The new school and old school. It has nothing to do with politics, it has more to do with the prevailing ideas within historical circles.
@barkunderjord3708
7 жыл бұрын
It has to do with both, but it's obvious it's the left which has hunted down Charles XII;s obituary testimony. It goes hand in hand with the Socialist Democratic party's success in politic. It's no secret the left hate the king (and kings overall and trying to paint history as they see fit (as the right do too of course but at the other end (history is politic))) and the far-right adore him. And at the university there are many still who do not think of Charles XII as bad as he seems in mainstream media and history papers. Finally the so called "new school" is also very much politic. It shines through everything. I see it every day with my own eyes at the university.
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
I do too. I think you misunderstood my point. The culture in Sweden has changed. People have changed. During the romanticism of the 1800's, history was glorified to the point of absurdity. Nowadays the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. I don't think it has anything to do with the Social Democrats. It's just that the culture in Sweden has changed since the 19th century, for better or for worse. I do agree that both sides need to stop politicizing history though.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
7 жыл бұрын
I actually wrote an article on the changing perception of Charles XII over the past 200 years. It can be found in the "Great Northern War Compendium" on Amazon. There are a lot of factors that go into perception. Historians tend to be biased of their times. Read a history book from the 1800s and one from today and you'll find completely different views. With Charles it is definitely old school vs new school but it also depends on the view of the Swedish welfare state, animosity towards Russia, etc. A great article to read is by Ernst Moerk who wrote "From War Hero to Villain". He follows the changing perceptions of Charles in light of historians, politicians, poets, and writers. Hope that helps!
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
Sounds great! Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, even 4 years after the fact. It's appreciated! I'll definitely check both of those out! As I've said before, Charles is a nuanced character. Unfortunately, the nuances of him have been lost to history as people desperately try to make him out to be either an un-human devil or a super-human hero. When in reality, he was just a human like the rest of us. He made mistakes, he screwed up. But we all do. What places him in such a high regard, at least for me, is his ability to be undeterred by those set backs. Every time Europe knocked him down he would just get back up, dust himself off and get back into it. And no matter his flaws, and there are numerous, that is a quality that I greatly admire about him. Thanks for the wonderful lecture +Michael Glaeser!
@SelSun83
7 жыл бұрын
Very good please continue with this!
@Pannkakaize
2 жыл бұрын
The book was great btw! thanks alot!
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the kind words and you picking up a copy! Thank you!
@WastrelKing
10 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable lecture
@jockeb2651
5 жыл бұрын
Gång på gång - SJUNG CAROLUS SÅNG!
@Natala781
3 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! I learned so much! Thank you for posting it!
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated! Admittedly I've come a long way since then. My book goes into a lot more detail!
@Natala781
3 жыл бұрын
@@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor I am actually waiting for it's delivery as we speak. I am really looking foward to reading it!
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
3 жыл бұрын
@@Natala781 I am honored- thank you. Do let me know what you think of it!
@Natala781
3 жыл бұрын
@@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor I finally finished reading the book and it was a lot of fun! It's really niecely written in a very easy to follow manner I can really appreciate. I learned a lot thanks to it! The numerous pictures and illustrations as well as the addition of the appendix are a really nice touch and for sure made for a more interesting expirience. I am for sure going to re-read it again at some point!
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
3 жыл бұрын
@@Natala781 That is awesome. I'm glad you liked it...and thanks for the feedback!
@maxblomqvist4794
7 жыл бұрын
Charles XII didnt even lead the army at Fraustadt, he was leading another army that was pretty far away, the Swedish commander at Fraustadt was general carl gustaf rehnskiöld
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
True. But at the same time, Charles was absolutely demolishing the Russian Army at Grodno.
@jockeb2651
5 жыл бұрын
We usually say "it was better before" And now in 2019 I must say that everything was better before.
@mdrofiuddinrafi8075
4 жыл бұрын
What about 2020?🙂
@jockeb2651
4 жыл бұрын
@@mdrofiuddinrafi8075 hahaha spot on! It's fun to read this comment again in 2020... :)
@martinan22
7 жыл бұрын
Carolean enlisted man returning after 20 years as a prisoner in Russia, finding a completely different society, a completely different mindset, himself and all that he sacrificed for his country unapreciated: Ej någon sig för oss numera bemödar. Vårt hantverk duger ej. Vår mästare är död. (Eng: Noone nomore makes for us that effort. Our craft is scorned. Our master is dead.)
@Tramseskumbanan
10 жыл бұрын
Karl XII, Carolus XII or Carolus Rex. Karl XII is what we use today.
@karolinska1601
8 жыл бұрын
+Tramseskumbanan It's Karl, Carl, Charles, Carlo or Carolus depending on where you are from. Karl being the Germanic version, Charles the French and English, Carlo in most Slavic countries, and Carolus in latin. Also, Charles XII is actaully the most well known version of the name out side of Sweden.
@varangianguard7102
3 жыл бұрын
"Var var du när Carolus dog" "Jag var hemma och åt ätlig sill när dörren ringer" “Carolus är kill” "Nej"
@pederfallbom
4 жыл бұрын
Great lecture! I enjoyd it alot. 🇸🇪
@dragonofsweden6551
10 жыл бұрын
Nice Lecture am swed and give it a like and that you are for now called The american version of Herman Lindqvist :D
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
10 жыл бұрын
Tack!
@dragonofsweden6551
10 жыл бұрын
Michael Glaeser Bute it would be more awesome if y did on Gustav II Adolf. Of Charles XII have clearly a sad but cool lifestyle during the end of the Power era but Gustav Adolf is a bit more better, Because of his campaigns in Germany. And not to talk about how he change Sweden from a Farming country to a European great power and he's plan for future Colony in the new world and formning an scandinavian Empire. with of curse he did't live to see the day. and why not? then you can pronounce the beautiful word hakkapeliitta :D
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
10 жыл бұрын
Dragon of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus definitely interests me too. I've been giving some thought to developing a history class on the Swedish Empire starting with Gustaf Adolf and, or course, ending with Charles XII. Gustav Vasa and his sons would get a mention too. I happen to live a few hours away from where New Sweden once stood. I plan to visit the area soon.
@dragonofsweden6551
10 жыл бұрын
Michael Glaeser nice seems awesome hope that it will be a film lecture about Gustav Adolf like this some day :D
@tjatte3162
8 жыл бұрын
31:59 And Gustaf was a grand hero to charles. And he wish that he could suffer the same end as Gustaf did....... Little did he know. Who is this Gustaf? Gustaf wish Charles would suffer the same end as Gusaf? WHAT? Can someone explain :P
@tjatte3162
8 жыл бұрын
+Nicklas “GamingShrimp” Rosén oh okey, will look this up. Sounds awesome
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
I'm late, I know. But I just want to add a bit to this. Gustaf II Adolf wasn't just one of the biggest reasons the protestants prevailed, he was a military and administrative genius the likes of which has perhaps never been seen before or since. His military reforms revolutionised tactics from the ground up, earning him the nickname "The Father of modern Warfare" His tactical intuition, strategic plans and logistical shrewdness were the stuff of legends. On the battlefield, he was nearly unstoppable. But his tactical brilliance aside, he almost single-handedly made Sweden a great power. In less than two decades he turned the army from one of the worst in Europe, a bunch of hastily conscripted peasants that were horrifically equipped into a war machine that was more than capable of going up against any superpower On the matter of the 30 Years' War, what he accomplished cannot be understated. Up until his intervention, the protestants had lost every single major battle. The war had been _laughably_ one sided. And then he showed up, and in less than a year he and his forces completely turned the tide of battle. Just a few years later Swedish forces were laying siege to Prague and Munich, and in the east Gustaf's men were reaching as far as Vienna. The Catholics had dominated the war. They had destroyed everything the protestants could throw at them. And now they were scrambling everything they could in a desperate hope to stop a complete collapse of the entire Holy Roman Empire. If war really is an art, then Gustav II Adolf was the Picasso of it. On a final note: Frederick the Great, Napoleon, Clausewitz, Patton, Wellington and Rommel all considered King Gustav to be one of the greatest military leaders to ever live. Napoleon in particular held Gustav in the same esteem as Alexander the Great and Caesar. That should give you an idea of the incredible geo-political and military importance Gustav had on the world.
@Pannkakaize
5 жыл бұрын
What happened with your videos? this was great? why dident you make more
@furulund
8 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that the statue was pointing towards Poltava, I was taught that he was pointing towards Russia as an encouragement to attack :)
@christopherfleming7848
8 жыл бұрын
20:45 George I didn't become King of England until 17:14, and Hannover didn't enter the Great Northern War until 1710, the year after Poltava where Sweden's defeat was inevitable and other states were jumping in to pick up the spoils. George only fought in his capacity as Elector of Hannover, England itself was always at peace.
@loch70
9 жыл бұрын
First. My english is my second language and therefore not that good. About the victory of Narva and the russians got drunk or that Peter the tsar left them. Its crap. Its just as simple that the swedes was well traiened and fought in a way that the world had not experience until that moment. They did not attack in long lines just marching like cattle to the sounds of drums. They attacked in columns with high speed and accuracy.First the cavallry and then the foot people. Btw, About the assassination motives. A big one could simple be that the swedish people was tired of the war that caused them so much suffering and sacrifice. But really I think the king just died from an enemy bullet. Projectiels was flying through the air from the enemy fire.
@loch70
8 жыл бұрын
+Dhen Mcnab No one relly knows exactly who or what killed Karl Xll. They never found the projectile that killed him. Some people claimed they did though. One of the objects claimed to be used was a button found on the battlefeild. Some say it was a Swedish officer who wanted an end to the war. Some say it was a danish/norweigian sniper (which I find very hard to believe consedering it was dark, the king had an ordinary swedish uniform, the rifles at that time where inaccurate.) Personally I think he just got shot by a flying projectile from the enemies fortress. Swedish soildiers died randomly all the time during the work on the trenches and the king put his head over the trench despite the officers warnings. About the retreat from Trondheim it was the second army. When they heard about the king being killed they walked in strong cold but calm weather and little snow back to sweden. On the bare mountains they got hit by a snowstorm and out of 6000 men almost 4000 died on the mountain or days after they got to Sweden.
@erikwalthersvendsen6995
9 жыл бұрын
The so called death march happened to take place in a very different part of Norway, namely in the Trondelagen, 400 miles north of Fredriksten castle. There another part of the swedish invasion army evacuated after recieving news of the death of the king. Hundreds of them died in a blizzard that overcome them during the last days of december 1718
@Iamawesomenorly
6 жыл бұрын
hallonbåtar(red boat candy; lit. raspberry boats) and pastellfiskar(swedish fish) are not the same type of candy
@AdurianJ
9 жыл бұрын
Sweden actually took Moscow in 1610 when they where involved in a war of succession for the Russian throne !
@karolinska1601
8 жыл бұрын
+AdurianJ That's not true, I read about that, and we were never at war at that time. We did try to put a Swedish King from the Vasa familty on the throne in Russia, but the familty if Romanov was faster.
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@karolinska1601 De la Garde took, Moscow.
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@karolinska1601 De la Gardie lyckades med det som så många efter honom misslyckades med: att inta Moskva. Det gjorde han den 12 mars 1610 och möttes med jubel från Moskvas invånare.
@fininfotrealt1146
9 жыл бұрын
I'd really love to see a movie made about this great king, is there any?
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
9 жыл бұрын
NBC created a mini-series on Peter the Great in 1986. Charles does have some parts but historical accuracy was thrown out the window in regards to his character. The closest he's come to his own film (to my knowledge) is "The Sovereign's Servant". It is a Russian film and I have not seen it in its entirety. However, the actor portraying Charles has a striking likeness to the portraits. If you look up any Sabaton videos from the Carolus Rex album, KZitemrs tend to use the film as a visual. Hope that helps!
@harpe9415
8 жыл бұрын
+Bödvar I agree, plus Charles XII was only 17 years old when the war started.
@Jonsson474
4 жыл бұрын
Bödvar What a load of rubbish. There have been several films about Karl XII made. I recently watched the 1974 one with Jarl Kulle as Karl XII.
@SSK-mp4cz
4 жыл бұрын
Karl inte Charles han var en svensk kung inte engelsk
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do more about Charles ? hes time in Turkey?
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
3 жыл бұрын
Hello! I actually had my book published last year which includes more on his time in Turkey. If you go to Helion.co.uk, you can find it. It's called "By Defeating My Enemies: The Life of Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War". Cheers!
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor wow, thanks
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor bought it, thanks!
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
3 жыл бұрын
@@Pannkakaize Why thank you! Do let me know what you think.
@Pannkakaize
2 жыл бұрын
@@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor it was great
@hejsvejk
10 жыл бұрын
the statment that he became almost a teatotler is not correct, records show that he drank niether more or less than the average high status person of the time
@Tramseskumbanan
10 жыл бұрын
"Abolute Ruler" yes! Both he and his father Karl XI. But to the afterworld none of them don't seem that much of a despot as the earlier Vasa-kings such as Gustav Vasa and Hertig Karl (Karl IX) a hundred to two hundred years earlier.
@hejsvejk
10 жыл бұрын
hehe yes, just began to watch but a reduction in the US might be in order (and not just the US come to think of it)
@Erik3E
8 жыл бұрын
5 peaple where danish or russian.
@vincentgaulin6663
8 жыл бұрын
Poland-Saxony? I think you meant Poland-Lithuania... check facts please!
@TmartFan
8 жыл бұрын
+Vincent Gaulin August III ruled over both Polen-Litauen and Saxen at the time of Karl XII
@vincentgaulin6663
8 жыл бұрын
Due&MartinssonProductions maybe but you don't say poland-saxony but Poland-Lithuania or Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
@johnhh6263
8 жыл бұрын
it is more commonly called Saxony-Poland by historians and when the majority of history is taught but you are correct that it was more a triple union the a dual one
@ВладимирСеров-ч3у
6 жыл бұрын
Deplorable speech (obituary) of the Swedish King Karl XI, tombstone . Written in the Russian language in Latin letters www.svarogday.com/russkij-yazyk-shvecii-1697-goda/ "Плачевная речь на погребение того преж сего вельможнейшаго и высокорожденнаго князя и государя Каролуса одиннадцатого шведских, готских и вандальских (и прочая) короля, славнаго, благословеннаго и милостиваго нашего государя (здесь опечатка: вместо буквы R написали J - Авт.), ныне же у бога спасеннаго. Когда его королевского величества от души оставленное тело, с подобающей королевской честью, и сердечным всех подданных рыданием бысть погребено в СТЕКОЛЬНЕ (так именовали Стокгольм в XVII веке; вероятно, там в то время было развито стекольное производство - Авт.) двадцать-четвертого ноября лета от воплощения бога слова 1697".
@wrudn
7 жыл бұрын
No wife , no kids - Charles XII sounds like a prototype gender neutral Sweden.
@buffoonustroglodytus4688
6 жыл бұрын
No, he was not gay or asexual or whatever. He expressed a wish to marry after the war was over. He refused to marry because he wanted to completely focus on the war, and his strong faith prohibited him from taking any mistresses. He most likely would have married had he survived the war
@townistpartyofmorristown5336
6 жыл бұрын
This was such a good presentation, but the crowd is about as tough as it gets. They didn't even chuckle at one of this jokes...but whatever.
@2msvalkyrie529
2 жыл бұрын
Yep ! Nothing worse than cracking a joke then looking out over a sea of stoney faces . You know it's gonna be a LONG night.
@Leaffordes
10 жыл бұрын
This is very good. It's very detailed for even a Swede. PS. Charles XII is my favorite king, he had this very interesting personality. Hence my profile picture of Charles. This picture in particular in known to be the most accurate description of the king. It's not romanticized like most others.
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
Charles is one of the most fascinating and nuanced characters in world history. I hate how many people over-simplify him as simple being pure genius or pure incompetent. There was a lot more to it than that. This is not a criticism against the lecturer, but rather against the comment section. I'll leave you with the words of Voltaire, from his book "Charles XII": "Thus fell Charles XII, King of Sweden, at the age of thirty-six and a half, having experienced the extremes of prosperity and of adversity, without being softened by the one or in the least disturbed by the other. All his actions, even those of his private life, are almost incredible. Perhaps he was the only man, and certainly he was the only king who never showed weakness; he carried all the heroic virtues to that excess at which they become faults as dangerous as the opposed virtues. His resolution, which became obstinacy, caused his misfortunes in Ukrania, and kept him five years in Turkey. His liberality degenerated into prodigality, and ruined Sweden. His courage, degenerating into rashness, was the cause of his death. His justice had been sometimes cruel, and in later years his maintenance of his prerogative came not far short of tyranny. His great qualities, anyone of which would immortalize another prince, were a misfortune to his country. He never began a quarrel; but he was rather implacable than wise in his anger. He was the first whose ambition it was to be a conqueror, without wishing to increase his dominions. He desired to gain kingdoms with the object of giving them away. His passion for glory, war, and vengeance made him too little of a politician, without which none has ever been a conqueror."
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
7 жыл бұрын
That being said, this was an outstanding lecture. Not only was it far more detailed than anything else I've seen, but you can clearly see Professor Glaeser's passion for history in general and Charles in particular. It's very admirable, and I cannot commend the Professor enough for it.
@nocturne7371
Жыл бұрын
As a Swede, and interested in history, I know a lot about Sweden's history, especially the Swedish Empire. But seeing our history in a lecture way outside of Sweden is very surprising and nice.
@jamesalvarez8733
5 күн бұрын
Reference to the Macedonia madmen (Alexander) and the Swede (Charles) during the Mexican American war of 1846: Meanwhile, the inquiry presses powerfully, are these same destined Anglo-Saxon missionaries so immaculate in their character, so wise in their great national ideas, and so unbendingly true in their realization of them, that they have earned a title or authenticated "a divine right" to conquer and colonize the rest of God's earth? They may, doubtless, plead the right of might; but that is far from being the might of right. They may use the old appeal, ultima ratio regum, the ultimate resort of kings, and alas, We now see, of republics too; but so long as they have no more divine method than that, of civilizing the savage, and Christianizing the heathen, they are held down by an eternal gravitation to the vulgar level of “Macedonia's madman and the Swede”. Many men have achieved the title and have been called “great”, but most have been great in crime and blood; an Alexander, a Pompey, a Ceasar, a Herod, a Louis, a Henry, a Frederic, a Charles, a charlamagne, a Peter, a Bonaparte, a Houston. They were great in many things ; great, perhaps, in ability, great in resolution of will, great in means of influence, and striking in their results; but little in the elements of a truty great character; little in honesty, in truth, in love, mean, selfish, crafty, cruel, and implacable. They have been willing to sacrifice any amount of human life or happiness, to secure their end, and be accounted the greatest. But how poor the honor, how blood-stained the glory! How many death-pangs it has taken to refine their thrill of pleasure, how many tears to water their garlands of victory, how much human gore to dye their purple robes of royalty! We want no more of these “great” ones. Blind and foolish indeed must we be, if with the combined lights of history and Christianity on our path, we see any other or grander destiny for ourselves as a republic than that of righteousness, and freedom, and peace. “Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war." If the Anglo Saxons, your American and British blood have any other destiny than that, let them beware before they run upon the thick bosses of those bucklers of the Almighty, which have already drank up the blood of the proudest victors. God keep us from our own worst passions and from a warlike destiny! -the war with Mexico reviewed, Abiel Abbott Livermore, American Peace Society 1850
@tyskbulle
10 жыл бұрын
I knew everything in advance, but it was fun nonetheless to see a lecture of him outside of Sweden. The nerd in me would like to nitpick on some that was said or left out, but overall it was a good presentation. I think Charles XII is alot more interesting as a character rather then the broad spectrum of his military career. But if you do another lecture on him, or of the Karolines. I hope you add more of the crasy stories of that time, there are plenty indeed.
@townistpartyofmorristown5336
6 жыл бұрын
You know, people like Charles XII knew how to live. Charles XII lived his entire life from the first to last day as a Swedish hero. He died a hero as well. Even though nowadays much of Sweden has turned it's back on him, he could care less.
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
True, in PC sweden they say he was the one doing the wars, not defending, they say hes was gay and that he was a racist , Hahaha
@pitsinokaki
3 жыл бұрын
@@Pannkakaize That is sad, but not surprising, unfortunately...
@fifous45gammes
3 жыл бұрын
@@Pannkakaize But he just exploded the guys that tried to invade his land?!
@Pannkakaize
3 жыл бұрын
@@fifous45gammes welcome to europe lol, the land of the dead
@TheSwedishAssassin
4 жыл бұрын
33:08 With respect, there is an absolute logical reason to invade the Russian province in the winter. If you are a force primarily advantageous in your mechanized system compared to Russia, you want the vast, swampy areas of Eastern Europe frozen over so that you are capable of transporting over frozen water instead of mud. There's no perfect answer to invading that type of terrain, but eagerness or foolishness is not the reason in doing something like that.
@user-mv6he6gl8m
3 жыл бұрын
Great lecture. A tragic hero king that lost an empire. Unfortunately he got lost in the Poland affairs and couldn't stand up to Peter the (not so) Great. Maybe a bit more of pragmatism and some less of stubborn principle would have helped.
@andersperswalld8331
9 жыл бұрын
we still want Swedish Pomerania again
@karolinska1601
8 жыл бұрын
+anders Perswalld Swedish Pomerania best Pomerania!
@haradream7394
6 жыл бұрын
anders Perswalld Fuck off. I respect and really like Sweden and Charles XII but stay away from Pomerania.
@nikolayds
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding, praising a king, that inherit a flourishing state and left a broken half state at best. And in few decades even Finland and naval supremacy in eastern Baltic were lost. Mmmda. As of Russian northern war: All-in-all managed to win 1 (one, first) battle against broken, novice Russian army. Then after, his generals lost fortresses, armies, even a fleet to non-existent Russian northern flotilla :). Of course he did not lead that armies, so “it does not count”. I guess, Narva, Ravel, Riga people thought so. The march to Poltava, the most genius move. Karl manage to loose the support column, was cut off from resupply or redraw/regroup options. All the while threatening what exactly? The mighty city of Azov? And in the battle he did face at Poltava just a vanguard/part of the Russians. Most of the polks did not make it up until 3 days later. Including the northern corpus, that defeated another Swedish column just before that. May be, just may be that is why Russians were in defensive formation* Karl post Poltava success - “prevented” Russian decent on Sweden proper, priceless BTW how would Russians get to Sweden in 1716? By swimming or via Finland? You know, the Baltic fleet was not ready until much later ** True Worrier king - see Fredrik. And his lucky star. Love him or hate him but even today his legacy (United Germany) endures. * as for “invincible” of Peter’s army, Mind you, the Turks-proper won not just a battle but war against Russians shortly after. And quite easily at that. ** As someone already mentioned - the remarks for the winter, you can’t move in the “mud” during spring/fall. See when the push on Moscow stopped in 1941 and when it was renewed
@lennartandersson75
3 жыл бұрын
Just won one battle? I presume you are a proud russian who doesn´t really wants to hear the facts!
@nikolayds
3 жыл бұрын
@@lennartandersson75 which one he won after Narva, in Russia? Against Russian army? Or you are counting the rearguard Russian battles to delay the 1708 invasion as ‘victories’ :)
@lennartandersson4945
3 жыл бұрын
@@nikolayds Kliszow and Holowzyn. But, of course its obvious that an army of 40 000 men only delad Karls 12 000 men!
@nikolayds
3 жыл бұрын
@@lennartandersson4945 where did you get those numbers? In action Karl one Corp, Repin one Corp 4000 to 4000, plus some cavalry skirmishes, won by Russians. Total strength was 39000 vs 37000 (including irregulars). Tactical win, strategic lost. A small part (Repin) of that ‘screening’ army actually took part of the action. They retreat in order. The losses were comparable. Although Karl manage to push back Russians, he did not even try to attack Smolensk corps or retreated army. But the Karl’s PR was great :) And then one after other Russian strikes to destroy supply and reserve columns of the Swedes culminating of Riga army destruction. Mystery is why, the Swedes did not at least try to pull back when they had a chance. May be the king believe in his PR department too much.
@sergestodolnik5467
10 жыл бұрын
Mistake about Battle of Narva. It was opposite. Narva was Swedish city besieged by Russians.
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, but at 28:20 I do state that Narva was being besieged by Russia.
@karolinska1601
8 жыл бұрын
+Krister Andersson Yes, it did. Both after the fall of the Swedish Empire, and during the Soviet Union.
@karolinska1601
8 жыл бұрын
Krister Andersson Ah, yes. That is correct. Estonia and Latvia was once a country known as Livonia, bust was conquered by the Commonwealth and Sweden. All, if not all, became Swedish eventually.
@karolinska1601
8 жыл бұрын
Krister Andersson I did know that, I just didn't want to go into detail.
@THINKincessantly
2 жыл бұрын
This was good. Really enjoyed it. Anyone can look at his corpse to see what his face looked like--Came Across CXII corpse photo and thats how I found out about the Meteor...Fascinating man--Did more with less and thats always admirable...you also touched on our national debt, good man.
@diipadaapadulle
6 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Wish I could listen to more of your lectures.
@Andrekky
8 жыл бұрын
Ha, I study at the palace Karlberg! Fun to see it in the slides!
@joshputnam1211
Ай бұрын
Mr. Glaeser, this is a long shot but I haven't been able to find your contact information anywhere. Most Google results bring up a poet by the same name, and so I'm hoping you see this comment. I'm a historian who has been working on a project about the crossroads of world history and heavy metal music. I leaned pretty heavily on your work in my chapter on King Henry XII, and I would hate to be accused of copyright infringement. Would you be willing to share an email address with me, so that I may send you the chapter for your approval/disapproval?
@ISmplyWalkIntoMordor
Ай бұрын
Happy to! michaeltglaeser@aol.com My book is a far better source of info though. I've come a long way from this initial lecture.
@martinan22
7 жыл бұрын
Very very good lecture. And if we do not feel fascination when we read of Charles XII, then why do we read at all? However, there are two forces that dominate these times and the borders of sweden that reside outside what this lecture could possibly go into. The first force is Öresund, the mouth of the baltic. The straits between Kopenhagen and Malmö, between Helsingborg and Helsingör. When one state controls both shores here, large taxes will be exacted on the produce of truly humongous areas of production. Almost all the produce of Russia, lots of the produce of northern Europe, will be traded through these straits. Hence, all the people in these areas and the sea trading empire, wether that be the Hansa or the Empire or the Dutch, will side with whatever power threatens the power that control both shores of the straits of Öresund. These collective self interest defined the border of Denmark and Sweden to a much larger extent than the actors involved. The other force is the southern threat to Russia. Once the slaveraids of the Krimean Kahnate and the yearly destruction of the Moscovite economy was eliminated, the increadible weight of Russia would smash its way to a secure port in the baltic. One way or the other. Hence, the fortunes of the swedish empire was decided on the steppes south of moscow, not in the marshlands on the borders of Balticum and Finland.
@88oscuro
10 жыл бұрын
Should have mentioned that to prove that he is not Charles XII (when he is in disguise) during the long ride. Charles XII is actually given a glas of wine, cause everyone knew the king of Sweden didnt drink. Just a fun fact.
@hejsvejk
10 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be such a know it all but i think you are confusing retreat of the main army with the retreat of general Armfeldts army from Trondheim further north.
@mmmmmm6543
9 жыл бұрын
I read a book on Peter the great by Robert k massie, that's where I got the most details about Charles
@msotil
10 жыл бұрын
"...the Catholics were trouncing the Protestants, until Sweden became involved...." Not quite right. The Holy Roman Empire was trouncing the Protestants until France became involved on the side of the Protestants (surprise!). That is because the (mostly) Catholic French feared Hapsburg supremacy in Europe more than they feared the Protestants. Only the Lutherans had rights in Europe equal to the Catholics (Peace of Augsburg), leaving no room for the Calvinists who were an important and influential minority in France. So five years into the war France entered on the side of the Protestant states and tipped the balance in their favor. Soldiers were not paid a salary but they could help themselves to anything they wanted, rape any woman they wanted and kill anything that moved at leisure. The brutality of the French soldiers and the Scottish mercenaries was notorious. This horrible war claimed the lives of between 30% and by some estimates up to 80% of the German people (war, starvation and disease) on whose lands the war was fought. It ended with the Treaty of Westphalia that gave the Calvinists rights equal with the other two Christian religions, while considerably cutting down the Hapsburgs who could never again attempt to build a nation-empire out of their many vassal states. France grabbed Alsace and Lorraine as part of war booty, not without future consequences. The war also gave rise to Prussia as a power to be reckoned with.
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