Tycho Brahe: The Rockstar of Science | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-12-08 | Tycho Brahe was a 16th century Danish scientist and the first astronomer to correctly define supernova and make precise measurements. His life, however, was not a regular scientist life. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!As a baby, Tycho was taken by his uncle and didn’t live with his family. Both his uncle and his parents were noblemen, and Tycho was incredibly rich – he held 1% of all Danish money.Although Tycho went to Germany to study law, he decided to pursue his passion – astronomy. He studied Copernican tables and found mistakes in them, and also made more accurate measurements than his contemporaries. As influential as he was in the science world, Tycho’s personal life was astonishing. He was a heavy drinker and, when gifted the island of Hven by the king, he made a habit of organizing parties and feasts with lots of alcohol. He also had a jester he considered psychic, and a pet moose which drank alongside him. With the change of kings, Tycho was no longer welcome and he moved to Prague, where he met Johannes Kepler and continued his studies. He died in 1601 from a burst bladder. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"P. I. Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/ACCc5A
Who Was Charlemagne tha Emperor Tooky History 2023-06-16 | Charlemagne was the first Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Franks. He was a vicious military leader, an expansionist, and an educational reformer. Many view him as the father of modern Europe.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!In 8th-century Europe, the Pope and Christian peoples were under constant threat from pagan tribes from the north. The Pope and clergy wanted to reestablish the Roman Empire, despite Byzantium claiming to be Rome.The Frankish kingdom had a puppet king who was in charge by divine right, but Charles Martel was the one pulling all the strings. His son, Pepin the Short, asked the Pope for approval to overthrow the puppet king and found a new dynasty. The Pope agreed in exchange for the help with pagan Lombards who threatened Papacy.That’s the setting when we first hear about Charlemagne, Pepin the Short’s son. As Pepin’s only successor, Charlemagne didn’t have to worry about land partition. He continued his father’s efforts against the Lombards and quickly defeated them, becoming the King of Franks and Lombards.Despite still following many pagan rituals, Charlemagne was a devoted Christian and worked on strengthening the bond between the Frankish kingdom and the church. He was also an expansionist leader, fighting various tribes, including the Saxons who proved to be his main enemy. Charlemagne would eliminate Saxons ruthlessly and destroy any pagan relics.When the Pope died, the new Pope had internal issues and sought help from Charlemagne. Charlemagne helped him out by bringing his army to Rome and removing any doubt about the new Pope. Many saw Charlemagne as the most powerful man at the time, a man who was powerful enough to decide who the Pope was going to be.Unbeknownst to Charlemagne, the Pope organized the crowning of Charlemagne, who became the first Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne succeeded in becoming an emperor of an empire that was nonexistent for centuries. This crowning by the Pope paved the way for the rise of power of Papacy and the church for centuries to come.When he wasn’t fighting, Charlemagne was extremely interested in education. He himself never managed to learn to write, but he introduced mandatory school and many other reforms. He died in his 70s. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:End of the Era by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Joseph Stalin: A Psychopath in Power Tooky History 2019-04-10 | Joseph Stalin is one of the most colorful figures in world history. He was the leader of the Soviet Union for 30 years in the first half of the 20th century. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Born into a poor Georgian family, Joseph Stalin went to a church school, where he gained his education. There, alongside being a troublesome youngster, Stalin started reading pro-revolutionary novels and Karl Marx’s books, which prompted his later political career.Stalin was in charge of organizing worker strikes and find fundings for his cause in Georgia. Once, he managed to rob a bank during the day and run off with around 4 million dollars in today’s money.Later, when Stalin met Lenin and became part of the Bolsheviks, he ran the party newspaper Pravda and would often get caught during his illegal activities. He wasn't drafted for the WWI due to an arm injury.After Red October and the fall of the Russian Empire, Stalin was left in charge of the new Soviet Republic, together with Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky.Lenin’s health deteriorated and he passed away, leaving Stalin in charge. Stalin took absolute power and soon started going after anyone who would even remotely oppose him – he commenced his infamous Great Purge.Over a million people were killed and many more sent to prison. 90% of the army’s generals, 80% of its colonels and well over half its corps commanders were all purged.With the rise of Nazism and the beginning of WWII, Stalin struck a pact of non-aggression with Germany, since he couldn’t make an agreement with the British. The Soviets and the Germans together entered Poland, but Stalin neglected warnings that Germany would attack them.Once that happened, the Soviets were unprepared and suffered the heaviest losses in the war. Four years later, they managed to halt German advancements, and push them back, while their capture of Berlin marked the end of WWII in Europe.After a brief period of time when the new world superpowers got along, the Soviets and the U.S. started spreading their influence across the world. The tensions grew and the Iron Curtain was formed.Stalin’s health was waning and he was found dead in his office at the age of 74. During his funeral, the crowd was so huge that hundreds of people lost their lives.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:Video Game Soldiers by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/295/video-game-soldiersArtist: http://www.twinmusicom.org
Biggest Fail in History: Battle of Karansebes Tooky History 2019-03-07 | The Battle of Karansebes is the deadliest friendly-fire incident in history. But how did it happen? Watch the video and find out.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!In the year 1788, the Austrian and Ottoman empires tried to ascertain dominance over the Danube in the Balkans. They were supposed to meet up and have a battle in Karansebes, today’s Romania.When the Austrian cavalry arrived to pick a camping spot, they encountered some wandering Romani people who sold them some schnapps. As they had time to waste, they started drinking.The rest of the army joined up and asked the cavalry to share the drinks. They refused. After an alcohol-driven argument, soldiers of the same army started firing on one another. The Austrian army at the time consisted of many different nationalities – Italians, Austrians, Hungarians, Serbians, and so on. They had difficulties understanding each other, and the chaos only made things worse.Soldiers wrongly assumed that the Ottomans organized a surprise attack and they spent an entire night fighting each other. Estimates range from 1000 to 10,000 – that’s the number of soldiers who died to their comrades.When the Ottomans arrived later on, they found a half-dead, half-deserted army who had no means of fighting back.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!
The Black Guard: Ismails Notorious Slave Army Tooky History 2019-01-31 | Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif was a 17th-century sultan of Morocco and the leader of the famous army called the Black Guard.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Born to a prince and a black slave, together with his brother, Moulay Ismail founded the Alaouite dynasty, which is still the ruling family of Morocco.Known as the Warrior King in the Moroccan history, sultan Moulay managed to unite the land under his rule. At the time, various disloyal tribes split up Morocco and they were hard to control. However, with the Black Guard, an army of black slaves that numbered up to 150,000 men, Ismail easily seized power.The personality of the Sultan was very intriguing in itself. He claimed to be a descendant of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. He was also a very strict leader – any kind of perceived disobedience would be punished by death.Ismail is perhaps most famous for siring hundreds of children. His name is written in The Guinness Book of World Records for having made most children – 1171 of them. His royal palace was filled with his wives and 500 concubines.Any man, woman or animal that annoyed Ismail would be dealt with swiftly. The Sultan ordered more than 30,000 killings unrelated to wartimes. He also had a huge prison for Christians, which counted up to 60,000 inmates.When he died, the Black Guard failed to keep discipline. They fell apart soon after Moulay Ismail left them behind.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!
Why Europeans Colonized The World (And Not Someone Else) Tooky History 2018-12-26 | Why did history unfold differently in different places? Why were Europeans able to dominate the world and not Native Americans? Stick around and find out!Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Europeans called it the Age of Discovery, whereas for others it was more the age of colonization and theft. Upon arriving to new shores, Europeans were responsible for a lot of wrongdoings, but they were still outdone by diseases.Furthermore, different environment greatly impacted different peoples. For example, Native Americans didn’t have horses and had to rely on llamas, which are not as adapted for human food production and warfare. When Europeans arrived, the indigenous people were going up against diseases and more advanced army.In Africa, people were facing deadly animals who were preying on them daily. The deadliest of all were the most inevitable ones – mosquitoes. Malaria caused most of the passing away and also significantly slowed down the development of African civilization. It’s also responsible for the fact that Africa was the last continent to be colonized.Now, let’s take a look at what happened in New Zealand some 1000 years ago. The same group of people split up between the island of New Zealand, becoming the Maori, and the Chatham Islands, becoming the Moriori.They developed differently due to the resourcefulness of New Zealand and the lack of it for the Moriori. Once the Maori found out about them thanks to European explorers, they went over and slaughtered the Moriori, bringing an end to a peace-loving people.Still, if you look behind in history, you’d expect China and Asia to do what Europeans achieved. So, what stopped them? Well, China was nearly always unified throughout its history, thanks to its geographical layout - unlike Europe, the land is not split up into islands and peninsulas with mountain chains.One Chinese emperor was enough to put a stop to exploring the world, even though China ruled the Indian Ocean. In Europe however, Christopher Columbus had the luxury of going around asking different kings for funding before Spain finally agreed.The rest is history.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Sound effects from zapsplat.com
Theodore Roosevelt: Manlier Than You Tooky History 2018-09-28 | Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States of America. Teddy received a Nobel Peace Prize and the Medal of Honor, and is responsible for the Panama Canal.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Theodore Roosevelt was born with a debilitating asthma. This caused Teddy to live a strenuous life, full of exercise and physical activity. After finishing Harvard, Roosevelt started making a name for himself by openly fighting corruption in the state of New York. His work was cut short, however, when both his wife and his mother died on the same day.Roosevelt went to live a cowboy’s life in the west for two years, before returning to New York, where he became the police commissioner. After doing a successful job, he was promoted as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. During this period, Roosevelt used an explosion of a US ship in Havana to start a war with Spain in order to liberate Cuba. Despite the president’s wishes, Teddy gave out orders to prepare for a war which inevitably happened.Roosevelt joined the forces and received the Medal of Honor for his famous charge up Kettle Hill. Afterwards, Teddy was appointed Vice President – a ceremonial role was given to him because of his political differences with the leaders of the Republican Party. Roosevelt became the youngest president in the history of U.S., when the president William McKinley was assassinated. As a president, Teddy had a hands-on approach. He issued more executive orders than any other president and was famous for opening five national parks and more than 200 national forests and animal reserves.Teddy also wanted to connect Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and he achieved this by digging the Panama Canal, something which France tried before and failed.He also stopped the Russo-Japanese War, for which he was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.After William Howard Taft succeeded him, Teddy went on an African safari trip where he killed over 10,000 animals. When he returned, he ran again for president and survived an assassination attempt during one of his campaign speeches.At the age of 60, Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Bama Country" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Vlad the Impaler: Who Was the Real Dracula? | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-08-31 | Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, was a ruler of Wallachia and the inspiration behind one of the most famous horror stories ever written.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Vlad’s father, Vlad Sr, was having internal issues in Wallachia. He managed to remain the ruler thanks to the help of the Ottomans, who wanted his sons as prisoners as a tribute.During a war between Hungary and the Ottomans, Vlad left the Turks and took over his father’s throne, who was killed by the Romanian boyars.He’d get dethroned two more times in the following years and get back on it. It was basically a back-and-forth game between the Sultan and Hungary whose guy was going to sit in Wallachia.Once again on the throne, Vlad decided to kill the boyars responsible for his father’s death. As a ruler, he was extremely cruel, and almost any kind of opposition was dealt with a death penalty. He created a forest of impaled bodies.Vlad chose against paying taxes to the Sultan which resulted in a war. Knowing that the Turks were coming, Vlad poisoned all the water wells and burned down the southern part of his country.Later, Hungary imprisoned Vlad for 14 years and forced him to fight against the Turks. The ruler of Wallachia took away around 80,000 lives before he lost his in a battle. His decapitated head was sent to the sultan – to be impaled on a stick.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Wretched Destroyer" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Giuseppe Garibaldi: Uniting Italy | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-08-07 | Giuseppe Garibaldi was a professional rebel fighter and the main name behind Italian unification.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!As a marine merchant, Garibaldi was fighting for the idea of a unified Italy. Austria, however, crushed the uprising and sentenced Garibaldi to death, which he avoided by escaping to South America.After becoming a hero there by fighting in Brazil and Uruguay, Garibaldi came back to join the Italian revolution.As a Piedmontese, Garibaldi offered his services to the king of Piedmont-Sardinia. Nonetheless, he was rejected and went to Milan. In the following years, Garibaldi was a part of the revolution which saw Piedmont-Sardinia take over Lombardy and Tuscany.He joined the revolution in Sicily and became the leader of fight against the Neapolitan kingdom. Garibaldi was the dictator of Sicily and took over the rest of the south. After attacking the Papacy twice, he failed as the king didn’t back him up and was imprisoned.Garibaldi retired to his island of Caprera, and although he didn’t take part in Italy’s capture of Rome, he lived to see his dream happen – A unified Italy, “free from the Alps to the Adriatic”.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Bushwick Tarantella" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Suvaco do Cristo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Josip Broz Tito: Marshal, Leader, President | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-06-21 | Josip Broz Tito was the lifelong president of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and was regarded as the key reason behind its liberation.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!In WW1, Josip Broz Tito was a member of the Austro-Hungarian army. He was a sergeant and fought on the Serbian front, before getting transferred to Russia, where he got captured.The years between the wars, Tito spent as a member of the Yugoslav communist party and would send reports to Russian NKVD. The reports resulted in more than 700 Yugoslav communists cleansed, as Broz took this as an opportunity to get rid of his rivals.WW2 saw Tito become the leader of the Yugoslav partisans, the most effective resistance movement in Europe. After being victorious, Tito became president of the new Yugoslavia.Life standard in Yugoslavia was pretty high. Except for Tito’s political opponents – Broz used an island called Goli Otok as a prison. Tito, who didn’t see eye to eye with Stalin, started becoming distant from the Soviet Union. This resulted in Yugoslavia being kicked out of the Cominform and Stalin attempted multiple times to get rid of Tito. He failed every time and stopped once Tito told him he’d retaliate.During Josip Broz Tito’s presidency, Yugoslavia was respected throughout the world. Tito held great relations with both Eastern and Western Blocs and was one of the five founders of the Non-Aligned Movement.After his death, Tito’s funeral in Belgrade was the biggest state funeral at the time. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:“Exciting Trailer” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Iron Horse” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Mischief Maker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Moonlight Hall” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“The Builder” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Peaceful Desolation” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sound effects:“rbh Applause 01 big” by RHumphries (freesound.org/people/RHumphries)
Boudica: Warrior Queen Who Wiped Out London | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-06-01 | Boudica, queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, led an uprising against the Romans in the 1st century AD.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!After the death of Boudica’s husband, Romans decided to annex the Iceni tribe’s kingdom, which was previously an independent ally. After stealing valuables and killing people, Romans were facing an uprising led by Boudica, the new Iceni queen.With 100,000 Celtic warriors behind her, she went on to destroy three towns and kill its inhabitants, along with one Roman legion. Boudica went after the last remaining Roman legion in Britannia, but the Roman army, superior in tactical and strategical knowledge, defeated Boudica’s army that was larger in numbers.After the defeat, Boudica took her own life, leaving behind three destroyed cities and around 80,000 casualties.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Banish" by SláinteFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY SAgoo.gl/RBnaS7
How Otto von Bismarck Reshaped Europe | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-05-18 | Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the newly unified German empire, shaped Europe with his pragmatic views, which earned him the nickname – the Iron Chancellor.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Otto von Bismarck was born into a Prussian noble family. He found himself as a newly chosen representative in Prussian government. In 1848, the year of revolutions, Prussian liberals started a revolution which was against Bismarck’s views.However, the revolution didn’t last very long and the new king elected Bismarck to be in charge of the government. Together with Helmuth von Moltke and Albrecht von Roon, Bismarck unified German state under Prussian rule.Death of the Danish king allowed Bismarck to force Denmark into war and, together with Austria, took German-speaking duchies from them. Unable to reach an agreement with Austrians what to do with the Duchies, the Austro-Prussian war started, with the Prussians emerging victorious.After publishing a fake transcript of the meeting between the Prussian king Wilhelm I and a French ambassador, the French declared war. Bismarck’s Prussia was victorious in the Franco-Prussian war and King Wilhelm was crowned Emperor Wilhelm, with the unification of Germany finally achieved.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Trio for Piano Violin and Viola" goo.gl/mNY16T"Traditional: Song of the Volga Boatmen" goo.gl/MvbpLi"Funeral March for Brass" goo.gl/qxK6RMKevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY
Why Alexander Nevsky Is the Most Important Man in Russian History | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-04-26 | Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince of Novgorod, was chosen as the most influential personality in Russian history, by the Russians themselves.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Alexander Yaroslavich was son of the Grand Prince of Vladimir, which was the highest title among the 13th-century Rus tribes. Novgorod, one of the most important Russian states at the time, chose Alexander to be its prince.The prince was in charge of the battle against the invading Swedish. He won the battle at the river Neva, which earned him the name Alexander Nevsky.The Pope decided to call a crusade into Russian territories in order to stop the expansion of the Mongolian Golden Horde. However, Novgorod, not willing to allow the Teutonic Knights to take away Russian lands, called upon Alexander Nevsky to defend them.In the famous Battle on the Ice, Nevsky defeated the Germanic knights and today symbolizes Russian fight for their homeland and the defiance to the West.Alexander Nevsky, who ended up being the Grand Prince of Vladimir himself, was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/Hf4tsn
Hugh Glass: The Real Revenant | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-04-19 | Hugh Glass, an American explorer and trader, survived an unlikely battle with a bear and an even unlikelier return to civilization, with nothing but his heavy wounds.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Not a lot is known about Hugh’s life before he joined General Ashley’s expedition. However, when he joined the fur-trading expedition, Glass was one of the 100 men attacked by the Arikara Indians. In the woods, Glass scared a bear. It charged Glass who killed it with a knife.Having been heavily wounded, Glass was left behind with fellow explorers John Fitzgerald and Jim Bridger. Fitzgerald dug a grave for Glass and left him there without anything, as he assumed there was no way for Glass to survive. He woke up and started his long 200-mile journey towards Fort Kiowa, crawling on the floor and eating grass.Once he mended his wounds, Glass forgave Fitzgerald and Bridger. He kept on doing expeditions, until he was 50 when he got killed by the Arikara Indians.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"In The Field" by Jason ShawFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/rq7nSU
Wyatt Earp: Lawful Gunslinger | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-04-05 | Wyatt Earp was a Wild West legendary marshal who became famous for his gunfight against the notorious Cowboys.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Wyatt, together with his brothers, led a life on the road, going from one boomtown to another. Earp was a jack of all trades when it came to finding a job – he was a saloon slash brothel keeper, constable, deputy sheriff and marshal, gambler and the list continues.While chasing some outlaws, Earp’s life was saved by Doc Holiday, his new best friend. Later, Earp learned of another boomtown, Tombstone, from his brothers Virgil and Morgan. The Cowboys stole some cattle from the U.S. Army, but Virgil retrieved them with the help of his brothers.Wyatt lost his job due to Cowboys’ influence on the election and he interfered with some of their thefts. Six of the Cowboys gathered in Tombstone to kill the Earps, but were defeated in a gunfight at the O.K. Corral. In retaliation, Cowboys killed Morgan and wounded Virgil. Consequently, Wyatt and Doc Holiday went after them and destroyed their organization.After that, Earp’s life became what it already had been before – going from one boomtown to another, doing everything that would result in a paycheck. He lived to be 80, having never returned to Tombstone again.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!On Thursdays, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Rocky Top" by Jason Shaw goo.gl/4K8fgL"Snappy" by Jason Shaw goo.gl/RNW6RLFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY"Dark Dramatic Music" by Mattia Cupelligoo.gl/k2Sqin
Taksin the Great: The Beloved Tyrant | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-03-22 | Taksin the Great went down in history books as the unifier of Siam and a guy who turned from a beloved king into a religious tyrant.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Taksin was born into a Chinese and Thai family, but was adopted into a noble one. He quickly rose through the government ranks and soon became a governor.Enemy country, Burma, was on the attack so they decided to capture and destroy the Thai capital. Taksin spent a full year defending the besieged city before he finally managed to break through the Burmese with just 500 men and flee before they stormed the gates.Taksin overtook the destroyed city and became the king. The death of the former king meant that Siam was divided into five independent states. The following 3 years, Taksin spent unifying Siam by defeating and killing the rulers of those states.Taksin devoted himself to religion and proclaimed that he was a god now. His blood was white, he could control the weather and monks had to worship him if they didn’t want to die. His closest friend and ally, Phraya Chakri organized a coup and the king was sentenced to death.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Cambodean Odessy" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/ftZ9es
Joan Pujol: The Secret Behind D-Day | Tooky History Tooky History 2018-03-15 | Joan Pujol, a Catalan spymaster from Barcelona, willingly decided to become a double agent and had a huge impact on the outcome of WW2. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!After the Spanish Civil War, Pujol, who didn’t sympathize neither communists nor fascists, started working for the Nazis as an agent who visits London and has a network of informants. The British found out about him and Pujol became a double agent before the allies invaded the coast of France.Pujol told the Nazis that a diversion group was to invade Normandy but that a much larger force was to land at the Strait of Dover. Four days before D-Day, Hitler cancelled a large-scale transfer of German soldiers to the Normandy coast.And after the war? Nothing too special. Went to Angola, faked his own death, moved to Venezuela and then died 40 years later as perhaps the most interesting bookstore owner of his time.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"As I Figure" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/GCVf58"When Good Prevails"Jay Man - OurMusicBoxhttp://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox
Christmas Update | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-12-24 | Subscribe to our channel for videos of amazing history people: goo.gl/Y9RH3vFirst of all, thanks for sticking around and being patient with us. In this video, we explain why there's been a lack of videos and what's been going on this fall.In the new year, we'll have more time to devote ourselves to this channel we've grown to love and to you, our amazing audience.New videos (recorded with a new mic!) are coming along and if you liked the ones so far, you'll love the new ones, because the best are yet to come. :)Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Back to the Woods" by Jason ShawFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/C27CQ7
John Hunyadi: The Mighty Magyar | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-09-28 | John Hunyadi, a commoner who rose to be a count, defeated the Turks and miraculously stopped their unstoppable approach.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Hunyadi’s first noticeable battle was between the Hungarians and the Turks, where he showed his military knowledge and fighting ability. He soon ranked up as the king’s personal security and leader of army. Hunyadi was given titles of Ban of Severin, Voivode of Transylvania, Count of Temes and Captain of Belgrade.After The Long Campaign against the Turks, Hunyadi reached far south, getting rid of Turkish influence in Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania and Herzegovina. However, the Pope called for a Crusade, which was unsuccessful. The Turks regained their territories and launched a siege of Belgrade. Hunyadi managed to gather regular people from the countryside in a unit and defeat the unsuspecting Turks.Some 20 days later, John Hunyadi died from an epidemic.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Aces High" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/BXBFCQ
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg: The Mad Baron | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-07-06 | Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, nicknamed the Mad Baron (or the Bloody Baron), was a Russian soldier of German origin with one of the most unique lives of mankind.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Born into a Baltic German noble family, Baron went to a military school where he had disciplinary issues. When the Russo-Japanese War broke out, the 19-year-old Baron asked to be transferred to Siberia, but he was denied as he wasn’t yet a cadet.So he joined the Cossacks, fought in the war and received a medal. At this point, the Baron showed his fighting method had a complete disregard for his own life.The Mad Baron became an officer and led his soldiers into WWI battlefront. After the World War, communists started doing their thing, which didn’t go well with the monarchistic Baron.The Bolsheviks drove him out the country, and Baron went to Mongolia on the khan’s invitation. He drove out the Chinese from Mongolia and helped the country gain its independence. Lenin ordered his army to fight the Mad Baron, and, overpowered, Baron lost and got caught. During the execution, one of the bullets hit his talisman and severely injured one of the communist soldiers. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Kozak-Trepak" by Ukrainska Orchestra Pawla HumeniukaFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/numEvL
Kim Il-sung: The Supreme Leader | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-05-25 | Kim Il-sung was the first president of North Korea and is still their official president, 23 years after his death.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Kim’s family moved from a town near Pyongyang to China to avoid Japanese brutality when Kim was 8. His parents were openly against the Japanese who colonized the peninsula.He became interested in communism and guerrilla warfare. Having a group of followers, Kim made small attacks on the Japanese. After bombing of a railroad, the Japanese decided to invade China and Kim was on the wanted list.Kim fled to the Soviet Union and, upon the end of WWII, he was chosen by Stalin to be the leader of North Korea. Then, he instilled a dictatorship and started the Korean War, trying to unite the Korean peninsula under his rule.Kim also developed a state ideology which made North Korea isolate itself from the world. At first, it traded only with China and USSR, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union and China’s change in economic policy, North Korea became the most isolated country in the world.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Pemungkah" by Gendér Wajang of KutaFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/oSHcXm
Baldwin IV: The Leper King | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-05-18 | Baldwin IV was the king of Jerusalem back when Saladin wanted to conquer it.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Baldwin was just a kid when it was found out he was leprous. He was 13 when he was crowned, but his fate was sealed and his sister’s son was successor to the throne. During this time, Muslim general Saladin wanted to retain the city of Jerusalem from the crusaders. Saladin’s forces started raiding towards the city of Ascalon with the ambition of capturing it and preparing for another offence. Baldwin marched out with less than 400 knights and reached Ascalon before Saladin.Figuring out that Baldwin was now trapped and surrounded in Ascalon, Saladin left Baldwin and continued marching straight onto a defenseless Jerusalem. Baldwin went after Saladin and defeated him. His brother-in-law took over the command once Baldwin was too sick, but he was no match for Saladin, which forced Baldwin to get carried over on the battlefield. Hearing Baldwin was about to come, Saladin withdrew his army and didn’t attack until Baldwin died, aged 24.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Quasi Motion" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/DTjOnF
Fridtjof Nansen: The Arctic Saga | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-04-27 | Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, zoologist and a Nobel Peace Prize winner.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Nansen grew up in Kristiania, which is now known as Oslo. He was passionate about spending time in the nature, developing his survival and skiing skills. He broke a world record in skating and was a champion of his country in cross-country 12 times.Nansen is considered one of the founders of modern neurology, as his studies concentrated on central nervous system of lower marine creatures. He went on a voyage to Greenland and observed that it was possible to explore Greenland’s icecap, something which was never done before.Once his expedition started, he destroyed his means of transport and left himself bereft of choice to go back. He managed to go from east to west of Greenland.After that successful expedition, Nansen decided to go to the North Pole, but was left stranded and had to survive by killing bears and walruses.Nansen played an instrumental role in Norway’s independence. He persuaded prince of Denmark to become Norway’s first king. When WWI came, Nansen represented his country in League of Nations and concentrated on humanitarian works. He tried to reduce famine and created a special document called the Nansen Passport, for every stateless person and POW without documentation.He received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1922.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:“Entry of the Gladiators” by Julius FucikCC PD
Timur: Conqueror of the World | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-04-21 | Timur, or Tamerlane, was the leader of the Mongol Empire and the Muslim World in the 14th century.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Timur was a cattle thief as a youngster and a member of the Chagatai Khanate army. There, he showed his leadership and battle skills and soon was getting promoted.After the death of the khan, the khanate was faced with political unrest and land claims from other khans. Timur used this situation to weaken all opponents, by switching from side to side multiple times. Once he was the strongest, Timur became an all-powerful amir of his khanate.Timur helped the khan of Golden Horde against the Russians, and soon after invaded Persia. There, he was met with little or no resistance and his conquering was swift. However, Golden Horde wanted to use this situation to attack him but Timur easily won against them and occupied Moscow.In the following years, Timur conquered almost the whole of Persia and parts of Egypt, the Ottomans and India. He was ruthless against the enemy and would often kill most of the population of the conquered cities. He is believed to have wiped out around 17 million people.During the last days of his reign, Timur was preparing for invasion against China but fell ill and died before the attack could take place. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"1909 - Oriental March" by Victor Herbert OrchestraFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC PDgoo.gl/5HcIjU
Francisco Nguema: Hitler of Africa | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-04-13 | Francisco Nguema was the first president of Equatorial Guinea. He left behind a scarred country and a legacy of a ruthless dictator.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Nguema was an officer in the Spanish army. After Equatorial Guinea was fully decolonized, Nguema won the presidential election. The only free election in the country to date.Soon after his coming to power, Nguema transferred all legislative and judiciary power to himself, holding the national treasury in his office. He changed the constitution giving him absolute power and banning immigration.Around 100,000 people fled the country, which represents 47% of the population at the time. Add to that an estimated 50-80,000 deaths caused by Nguema. All that for a country of 215,000 people. If you look at the percentages, he did more damage to Guinea than the Nazis did to Europe.Nguema was not fond of the intellectuals, and he banned private education and killed people who wore glasses. Soon, a lot of things got banned too – libraries, newspapers, churches, Christian names and, oddly enough, wearing shoes was illegal as well.After 11 years of ruling, a coup was organized and Francisco Nguema was tried and sentenced to death. His successor was his nephew, Teodoro Nguema, and the country didn’t change a lot for the better.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Tikopia" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/RgZmdr
Arthur Rimbaud: Life of Vice | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-03-23 | Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet who pioneered symbolism and wrote his major works between the ages of 16 and 21.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Rimbaud was born into a family of a never-present father and a very strict mother. His mom forced him to know Latin verses by heart and would make him prioritize his education. Rimbaud was an exceptional student, and by the age of 16, he had already won 15 academic prizes.When the Franco-Prussian war broke out, Rimbaud decided to go to Paris, but was arrested for not having a ticket. Then, he started hanging out with other poets in France. There, Rimbaud met Paul Verlaine, a married man who was 10 years his senior.Rimbaud and Verlaine started having an affair and went off to London to live together. Their life as a couple lasted for about a year, and was consisting of drugs, alcohol, violence and writing. One night, Verlaine who was violent when drunk, took out his gun and shot Rimbaud, which ended Rimbaud’s interest in both Verlaine and writing.After that, Rimbaud moved on, enlisted in the Dutch army and deserted it while in Java, Indonesia. Soon he started visiting many different countries and finally settling in Ethiopia. Arthur Rimbaud died aged 37, due to bone cancer.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Parisian" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/XjsKnO
Tadeusz Kościuszko: Soldier of Liberty | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-03-02 | Tadeusz Kościuszko was a Polish engineer, the deciding factor in the battle of Saratoga and the leader of the Kosciuszko Uprising.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Kosciuszko started his military studies in Poland, but due to a civil war, he fled to Paris. There, he had to study arts, but military was still his primary passion. After a short return to Poland, where he fell in love with a governor’s daughter, Kosciuszko heard in France about the Revolutionary War and decided to fight for the American side.Kosciuszko used his military knowledge as an engineer to delay the advancing British and prepare the defenses for the battle of Saratoga. Thanks to his ingenuity, the Americans won this key battle of the war.Once he returned home, Kosciuszko was a member of the army. Then, the Russians invaded Poland because of a new constitution and Kosciuszko was part of the war. After a ceasefire, Polish lands were split in half by Russia and Prussia, and Kosciuszko decided to lead an uprising.The uprising was destined to fail and Kosciuszko went to the U.S. where he heard of Polish soldiers fighting in the Napoleon army.Having found out Napoleon wasn’t interested in restoring Poland, Kosciuszko went to Switzerland where he died at the age of 71.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Baltic Levity" by Kevin MacLeod"Parisian" by Kevin MacLeod"Jenny's Theme" by Jason ShawFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/hvWmfn goo.gl/XjsKnO goo.gl/vwWKIJ
Yukio Mishima: The Last Samurai | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-02-02 | Yukio Mishima, a pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka, was one of the most influential Japanese writers of the 20th century and was considered for the Nobel Prize three times. He voiced his political ideas publicly and was ready to go a long way for his ideas.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!As a young child, Yukio Mishima lived with his grandmother, who was very strict and forced him to spend time with his female cousins. Mishima started writing poems, which was against his father’s wishes, who thought it to be too feminine.He couldn’t participate in the WWII because he was mistakenly diagnosed for tuberculosis. Instead, he continued writing and developed great feelings towards Japan’s traditions and history.After the war, the westernization of Japan began, which was against Mishima’s views. He formed a militia of students devoted to restore the values of pre-war Japan. During this time he became married with children, but there were rumors about him being homosexual.In 1970, Mishima went to a Japanese servicemen office and tied down the commander. He held a speech in front of the soldiers in an attempt to start a coup. It failed, and he went back in.Having seen his coup fail, Mishima prepared himself for seppuku, but his designated decapitator, Morita, failed to do it properly. Another member of his militia, Koga, took the sword and decapitated Mishima. Morita, embarrassed by his failure, committed seppuku as well. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Pemungkah" by Gendér Wajang of KutaFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/oSHcXm
Emperor Norton: The Only Monarch of the United States | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-01-27 | Joshua Norton, a citizen of 19th century San Francisco, was a rich businessman who mistakenly invested large sums of money into Peruvian rice and lost it all. He disappeared from the public until he returned one day and proclaimed himself Emperor Norton, the first and only emperor of The United States.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Between losing his money and returning as an emperor, Norton suffered from losing his mind. He came back and announced to the press that the people chose him to lead them. The press and fellow citizens of San Francisco found him amusing. Therefore, they accepted his claim.During his "reign", Norton would patrol the city streets, make sure no sidewalk was obstructed and reviewed if the police was on duty. He would always greet people and was open for a chat with anyone. Norton also made several imperial decrees, such as dissolving the Congress and the abolishment of both the Republican and Democratic parties. Additionally, calling San Francisco "Frisco", was an offence punishable by a 25$ fine, which amounts to 1000$ in today’s money.Once, a police officer new in town, arrested Norton and wanted to send him to a mental institution. The public was outraged and Norton was released the same day. He was loved by everyone and always had a seat reserved for him in restaurants and theaters.The police gave him new uniforms and the local press printed his own money.Emperor Norton’s death was reported by all the newspapers, and more than 30 thousand people attended his funeral.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Acoustic Blues" by Jason ShawFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/9Lm2rO
Eleanor of Aquitaine: The 12th Century QILF | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-01-20 | Eleanor of Aquitaine was a duchess of the biggest duchy in France, queen of France, queen of England and a leader of the Crusade. All that as a woman in the 12th century. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Eleanor was the heir of William X, the duke of Aquitaine, which is almost a third of today’s France and was a lot larger than the king’s territory. After the death of her father, Eleanor married Prince Louis, who became king after the death of King Louis the Fat.The Pope ordered for the Second Crusade to begin and wanted the new King Louis to command it. Louis accepted and Eleanor decided to come with her husband. During the crusade, Eleanor was influenced by her uncle and argued with the king about what territories they should attack.This argument ended with an annulment of the marriage, and two months later, Eleanor married Henry II, son of the king of England. She bore him five children, three of which were sons, but Henry wasn’t loyal to his wife and openly had relationships with other women.Enraged by this, Eleanor convinced her sons to rebel against their father, and Henry imprisoned her for 16 years as a consequence.She was freed by her son Richard the Lionheart, the new king of England. When Richard left for the Third Crusade, Eleanor acted as a queen regent in his absence.She died at the age of 82, outliving most of her children.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/jJcfre
Simo Häyhä: The White Death | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-01-12 | Simo Häyhä, a farmer from Finland, was in service in the Winter War and became the most successful sniper in history. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!The Winter War lasted for three months in the winter between 1939 and 1940, when the Soviet Union invaded Finland. Simo Hayha was a farmer from Finland who went into service during the war.Prior to the war, Hayha finished a year-long military practice where he was the top marksman and received many trophies for his ability.During the war, Hayha used many tactics to be more successful: he didn’t use the sniper scope, because the reflection from sun could give him away. He ate snow to avoid making steamy breath. Hayha would also let some of the soldiers pass freely so that he could murder generals.During the 100 days of the war, Hayha got 505 confirmed sniper kills, which makes him the most successful sniper in history and it also gave him a nickname from the Russians – the White Death. The end of the war nearing, Hayha was hit in the face and spent the last ten days of the war in coma. The bullet blew off his cheek, but Hayha lived to be 96, dying in 2002.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Dirt Rhodes" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/g9cqXI
Ned Kelly: The Robin Hood of Australia | Tooky History Tooky History 2017-01-05 | Ned Kelly, a national hero and a legend of Australia, was an outlaw in the second part of 19th century. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Ned Kelly was a son of a pig thief sent to Australia from Ireland. Since their arrival, the police kept an eye on them and gave them hard time. Kelly’s father was accused of thievery and was sent to prison with hard labor where he went ill and eventually died.Ned Kelly’s first encounter with the law enforcement was when he beat up a Chinese pig trader at the age of 14. Kelly was huge for a kid his age and could fight with a lot older men.He was arrested for riding drunk and stealing a horse. During the arrest, he had a brawl with Constable Lonigan who humiliated him and Kelly later murdered him.Constable Fitzpatrick arrived at Kelly’s home to arrest his younger brother, but was drunk and made a move on Kelly’s sister. The brothers attacked him and the police proclaimed them outlaws, which made Kelly and three of his friends go into hiding. There, they decided to rob banks so that they would have supplies.During the robberies, they would take hostages but would treat them with respect and didn’t steal from them. They also burned the loan records to help the people. The Kelly gang occupied a hotel with 60 hostages when the police surrounded them. The fight lasted a whole day, with Kelly wearing homemade armor and surviving several wounds.Despite the petition from the people, Ned Kelly was hanged at the age of 25. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:“Tropicana Dreams” by Apache TomcatFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY SAgoo.gl/fEFdn4
Ernest Hemingway: Life of a Hundred Men | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-12-15 | Ernest Hemingway was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and many of his works are considered classics of American literature. His personal life deserved a novel itself. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Hemingway spent his childhood hunting and fishing with his father, and playing cello to indulge his mother. He was 18 when he decided to join the army and went to Italy to be an ambulance driver.There, Hemingway met a lifelong friend Dos Passos and had his first encounter with wartime experience, which would inspire much of his literary work. During his time in Italy, he got injured by mortar fire and spent 6 months in hospital. After the war, Hemingway spent some time in Toronto and Chicago, where he met his first wife Hadley. With Hadley, he left for Paris and worked as a correspondent for Toronto Star. There, he met a lot of his contemporary artists which influenced his way of perceiving society.He was often visiting Spain, where he fell in love with bullfighting, and upon return to United States, Hemingway was boating in the Caribbean and developed a habit of heavy drinking. WWII came, and Hemingway got involved in the battle as a correspondent. After the war, he was at his estate in Cuba, where he started suffering from depression. His health slowly deteriorated and he ended up committing suicide like his father.During his life, Ernest Hemingway suffered from many illnesses and injuries and had 4 wives. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Last Dance" by JahzzarFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY SAgoo.gl/Cis8p5
Ibn Saud: The First King of Saudi Arabia | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-12-01 | Abdulaziz ibn Saud was a member of the Saudi family that took refuge in Kuwait. In this video you’ll learn how Ibn Saud rose to power and unified Arabia into a single country.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!The Saudi family were rulers of the city of Riyadh before it was captured by their rivals the Rashidis. The Saudis were forced to go into exile and after changing locations, they found themselves in Kuwait. Ibn Saud was 26 when he started his journey to power.He started raiding with his cousins in the Rashidi territory and recaptured his home city of Riyadh. It took him three decades to take control of central Arabia and become the king of Saudi Arabia in 1932.During this time, he developed a diplomatic relationship with the Great Britain who gave him weaponry and money to defeat the Rashidis. In his unification of Arabia, Ibn Saud was also helped by the Ikhwan, a military organization that were fighting for him.In between two world wars, oil was found and Saudi Arabia went from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the world almost instantly.Ibn Saud died at the age of 78, leaving behind almost 100 children and a unified Arabic state.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"1909 - Oriental March" by Victor Herbert OrchestraFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC PDgoo.gl/dy7puR
Erich Hartmann: Best Fighter Pilot of All Time | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-11-24 | Erich Hartmann was the world’s most successful flying ace. Being the first pilot ever to reach 300 victories, he went on and finished his career with 352 kills.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Hartmann learned to fly at his mother’s pilot school and by the age of 14, he became an instructor then. As Nazism seemingly rejuvenated Germany’s economy at the time, Hartmann became a member of the party and it was no surprise when he enlisted at the beginning of the war.He received training from Germany’s best war pilots at the time and soon started doing flying missions. Hartmann developed his own fighting technique which included getting closer to the enemy so that they wouldn’t notice you until too late and would have no time to react.Soon he was becoming infamous in the enemy lines and they nicknamed him “The Black Devil” after a painted black tulip on his airplane. Hartmann received a medal from Adolf Hitler himself and continued to fight for Germany until the very end of the war. He was imprisoned for 10 years after which he became an officer in West Germany.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Faster Does It" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/WjUhfC
Ching Shih: The Pirate Queen | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-11-17 | Ching Shih was an infamous Chinese pirate, who was at helm at one of the biggest pirate fleets in history. She started off as a prostitute and achieved becoming one the best pirate leaders of the world.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Ching Shih was working as a prostitute in the province of Canton, when a pirate, Cheng I raided her brothel and took Shih to be his wife. She soon became his equal and demonstrated incredible strategic and diplomatic skills.After Cheng’s death, she became the leader and developed a system of laws for her pirates and a system of funding from other ships and farmers. The Emperor of China, having seen that she was growing stronger by the day, sent the royal fleet against her but Ching Shih won.The two major fleets at the time, the British and the Portuguese also locked horns with her… And also lost.Ching Shih was granted amnesty by the Emperor and lived out her retirement running a casino.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Fireworks" by JahzzarFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY SAgoo.gl/3cjCpA
Che Guevara: The Man Behind Revolution Part 2 | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-11-10 | Ernesto Che Guevara was an Argentine doctor who became a synonym for revolution and never backing down on your beliefs. This video is the second of two which shows Che’s life from his beginnings to the very end.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!With taking over Cuba from the dictator Batista, it was up to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to sort out the country. Che was occupied with war criminals and traitors and, being communist and anti-US, Fidel sent Che on many diplomatic missions to distance himself from Che.Upon his return, they nationalized US-owned companies and developed good diplomatic relations with the USSR. Americans, not happy with this, sent trained Cuban refugees but they were defeated.Che realized that giving speeches wouldn’t help spread equality and the revolution. He chose arms again and went to Congo to help an ongoing rebellion. It was a failure in the eyes of Che, and he barely left alive.Thinking he was dead, Fidel read his death note in which Che renounced his Cuban citizenship. Not being able to return to Cuba, Che went to Bolivia with a fake name where he was found by the CIA and killed by the Bolivian in 1967.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Please Listen Carefully" by JahzzarFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY SAgoo.gl/AHCQDt
Che Guevara: The Man Behind Revolution Part 1 | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-11-03 | Ernesto Che Guevara was an Argentine doctor who became a synonym for revolution and never backing down on your beliefs. This video is the first part of two which shows Che’s life from his beginnings to the very end.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!Che Guevara started showing interest in social problems through reading from a very young age. His views were influenced by some of the greatest writers, including Kafka, Neruda and Faulkner. After enrolling in the University of Buenos Aires to study medicine, he went for a trip on a motorcycle across South America.He saw many foreign-owned companies treat the residents almost as slaves and started regarding Latin America as one entity. Guevara was in Guatemala, where the US organized a coup because they weren’t happy with the president. There, Che met with Fidel and Raul Castro and together they planned how to take over Cuba from the dictator Batista.Che focused on guerilla warfare and winning over the Cuban people and soon, Batista fled to USA and Che and Fidel made Cuba a communist country.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Please Listen Carefully" by JahzzarFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BY SAgoo.gl/AHCQDt
Meyer Lansky: The Mobs Accountant | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-10-20 | Meyer Lansky was one of the major figures in organized crime and the founder of the National Crime Syndicate in the late 1920s. In this video we will follow his life from when he came to the US until his death in 1983.Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below!When he first arrived in the USA as a Polish Jew who experienced pogrom in the Russian Empire, Lansky was a part of a poor Manhattan immigrant family. As a youngster, he met his lifelong associates in Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Together with his friends, Lansky created connections and started making lots of money thanks to gambling and the prohibition. As gambling was considered illegal back then, Lansky decided to pay off the police and the neighbors so they wouldn’t give him any trouble, instead of doing it the violent way.His most fruitful time was during his operations in Cuba, where the Cuban dictator Batista allowed him to open casinos and create a haven for rich Americans. After the revolution, he had to flee and returned to USA.The FBI tried to find evidence of his involvement in the mafia, but, as smart as Lansky was, he managed to cover everything up and lived out his days in freedom, before dying of lung cancer at the age of 80. Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgLike us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"Railroad's Whiskey Co" by JahzzarFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/1UrEOV
Hernan Cortes: The Conquistador of the Aztecs | Tooky History Tooky History 2016-10-13 | Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: goo.gl/Y9RH3vLike the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments!Hernan Cortes was one of the first and most famous conquistadors of all time. In this video we will follow his life from when he decided to embark on an adventure in the New World to the peak of his powers.Young conquistador-to-be grew tired of his ’plain’ life in Spain, which was adventurous as it was, and decided to quench his thirst for power in the newly-found America. Cortes became one of the first conquistadors when he landed in today’s Mexico, then the great Aztec Empire. His arrival was aided by the help of the native population who didn’t appreciate the Aztecs’ rule. With their help and superior weaponry, Hernan Cortes managed to overthrow the Aztec emperor Montezuma and conquer Tenochtitlan – the biggest city in America at the time.During his time in the Americas, he made a lot of children and left behind an important legacy, albeit a controversial one.Follow us on Twitter: goo.gl/WpwGLgFollow us on Facebook: goo.gl/atnWNhWelcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about!Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it!Music:"As I Figure" by Kevin MacLeodFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC BYgoo.gl/pHMbQA
