today i learned historia civilis is based af

i've been pleasantly surprised

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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        9 months ago

        Definitely. His videos are less a glorification of the time and more an explanation. It comes out moreso in his videos on the Treaty of Westphalia where he explains how ideological desires typically bent to realpolitik strategy.

    • Parzivus [any]
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      9 months ago

      Finally a history youtuber I like is good

  • Parzivus [any]
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    9 months ago

    To match the time off of the average French peasant, a modern worker would need to get (in addition to weekends and public holidays) 3.5 months of vacation time.

    They would also need to work ~5 hours a day.