British Colonization of Africa | Animated History

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Bibliography:

Herbst, Jeffrey. States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control. 2nd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015.

James, Lawrence. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire. London: Abacus, 2013.

Music:
Never Complain, Never Explain by Howard Harper-Barnes
Sins of the Fathers by Deskant
King of Lions by Sight of Wonders
Jungle Classroom by Edward Karl Hanson
Sinister Passage by Sage Oursler
Find My Boy and Bring Him Home by Bonnie Grace
The Great War by Jon Bjork
Keep it Steady by Phoenix Tail
Over the Dunes by Jon Sumner
Armchair Historian Theme by Zach Heyde

[vp]

Once again we learn nothing about the history of the armchair.

[Wet_Sandwich]

Wars in Europe: *Ends

Europe: ITS TIME FOR AFRICA

[antitroller]

British ship gunner (in Egypt): So what part of the city are we shelling

British captain: *Yes*

[AryaWibu]

Britain: *Nice city you got there. It'd be a shame if something were to happen to it*

[Christopher-N]

"George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front." -- Capt E. Blackadder

[m_cahit]

A Native American proverb says, "If two fish are fighting in one water, a long-legged Englishman passed by there five minutes ago."

[mikeantonin]

I'm African and I've learnt more from this video than I have from any history class I've taken. I like how you've also clearly shown the steady deletion of African history, especially in the West African Kingdoms. Thank you.

[romeoroberts]

Britain: Bloody hell Germany is too big!
Also Britain: **literally had half of the world with france***

[JustAnNPC]

It’s mind boggling how a relatively small Island Nation like Britain managed subjugate an entire continent.

[severanceflames]

Just want to say I love the visuals on this channel. The way you work the maps and animate the people is perfect for my learning style, and I also find it extremely engaging. Thank you!

[nickomode]

The level of detail within the "cartoons" is astounding. The accuracy of the British uniforms and firearms depicted is spot on. Very well done.

[johnhannibal]

Armchair Historian: Britain was a cruel imperial power

Belgium: slinks off

[granttherailfan]

“This time with the Kingdom of Benin.”
Ok cool so they’re in Beni-
“Located in modern day Nigeria.”
*Visible Confusion*

[daviddickson]

Dude, just wanna say you're doing a tremendous job. Your videos are the perfect mix of education, dark humor, and on just the right occasion, righteous outrage.

I recommend these to all my friends. And I don't even mind the occasional commercial!

[rdinetainmoun]

The quality has been steadily increasing over the years, this is glorious...
Not to diminish the talents of the competent animator, but this is also a lovely channel to simply listen to while working.

[jxc]

African country: *resists against the British*

Britain: "so anyway, I started blasting"

[johnc]

Meanwhile in Belgium:

*"Bingo bongo gimme dat Congo"*

[el_iron_duke]

France and Britain: **Suddenly Stops Fighting**
Africa: _Tortured Screaming_

[dustin]

Wow this animation is incredible! And it takes up the entire giant phone screen without having to zoom in and lose anything. Amazing 👏

[jovanchakraborty]

Britain: Hmm nice place
Also Britain: *burns the entire city*.