The Year Without a Summer (1816 to 1824)

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Music:
"But Enough About Me, Bill Paxton," by Chris Zabriskie
"Divider," by Chris Zabriskie
"Infados," by Kevin MacLeod
"Hallon," by Christian Bjoerklund

[longislandlegoboy]

I’m so jealous of the people who will see these videos in 5 odd years when they don’t have to wait agonizingly for the next

[pattube]

Frankenstein was written during this time. The volcano Mt. Tambora in Indonesia erupted in April 1815. It was the biggest eruption we've known in recorded history. It caused tremendous climate changes across the world which resulted in a lot of lost lives and other catastrophes. It enveloped much of the world in dark clouded skies. Hence 1816 was known as "the year without a summer". This was the same year when Mary Shelley, her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others went to visit their mutual friend Lord Byron in Geneva, Switzerland in the summer of 1816. Since the skies were perpetually overcast, and the friends were mostly indoors in any case, Lord Byron challenged everyone to write the scariest story. Hence Frankenstein was born (along with other works including arguably the first vampire story, a precursor and an inspiration for Dracula).

Edit: Several people brought up the good point that there are older vampire stories. So, in all good will, perhaps I can amend "arguably the first vampire story" instead to say something else like "arguably the first popular modern vampire story in English literature". Hopefully that's a little bit better at least, even if still imperfect.

[beargrill]

The Monroe doctrine is the best kind of trade, where both sides think they got the better deal

[slothfulcobra]

Metternich's big idea to brutally supress all potential dissent seems like it only went and made any future dissent much more explosive

[davidrichardson]

This is what happens to the earth when it changes seasons without checking with tribune Aquila.

[joghn]

>year without a summer
>8 years

[anoriolkoyt]

Rough two weeks at work and in personal life, and im tired of all the nonsense and sensationalism in the news, tv, media, and even Youtube. A history video, pure and simple without any uncessary fluff is what I needed. Thanks!

[higochumbo]

17:49 - I think there is a significant misrepresentation of Spanish political life. Spanish liberalism grew IN OPPOSITION to Napoleon, and the actual liberal constitution that king Ferdinand betrayed was not the Napoleonic Bayonne Statute for 1808 (which is not considered a constitution by historians and was barely applied), but rather the 1812 Constitution, approved in Cadiz while the city was under siege by the Napoleonic army, so not quite the liberal saviours they are made to sound like.

As a matter of fact, that idea that Spain was backwards and Napoleon came to paternalistically take it out of the Dark Ages was precisely Napoleon´s own supremacist and misinformed notion, which he had his propaganda machine attempt to spread in Spain, when in reality Spanish liberalism pre-dates the Napoleonic invasion. Not uncoincidentally, the Spanish word "liberal" became internationally widespread to define the movement, and the whigh liberal faction came to name itself so after Spanish liberal influence.

That the Napolenic Bayonne Statute of 1808 imposed a system closer to an 18th century Ancienne Regime enligthened authoritarian monarchy with very minor reforms that were nevertheless barely applied due to the war.

It goes without saying that "the people loved it" is a rather misplaced comentary.

The true, revolutionary, liberal constitution was that of 1812, which was the third modern constitution after the American and the French, and was regarded as revolutionary in Europe.

I imagine you are actually unconsciously referring to the 1812 Constitution yourself, because the Bayonne Statute did not grant universal male suffrage, and the 1812 fits the historical events you are describing (Ferdinand VII, the Three Liberal Years of 1820-23, etc).

[mrelephant]

Canning being fantastic was a nice plot twist

[brix]

Holy shit he’s continuing a not Caesar series, this is astounding

[zahcuri]

You make genuinely some of the best videos on all of YouTube at the beginning of my senior year I literally watched your whole channel in a month. I've never done that with a channel. Thanks so much for the quality history videos.

[michaelweir]

I'm really looking forward to seeing more of this dawn of the Congress of Europe series, as well as Alexander's Campaigns. You've always been my favorite history youtuber, thanks for staying consistently great all these years.

[randomcarbonaccumulation]

Beyond stoked to know that 19th century europe is gonna be the next big series for this channel. I CANNOT wait for the inevitable video on 1848.

[charliegordon-qhll]

Wow, 1816 to 1824 is the longest year I've ever heard of.

[JonBrase]

I'm not sure the US lost as much as Canning thought to Britain signing onto the Monroe doctrine. By doing so, Britain effectively promised not to carry out any colonial expansion into territories it did not already claim, and if it did so, the other great powers were likely to be perturbed by Britain claiming colonies it had excluded them from, meaning the US would likely have their support against Britain. This let the US be extra sure that Britain would not move into the American West, which, so soon after the War of 1812, was probably as much on Americans' minds as anything.

[audiencesmember]

After watching this to the end, I can safely say that this video was in fact not about meteorology.

[Taskandpurpose]

Nowhere else could you find content like this before, never on TV or documentaries . Great episode as always

[etienneporras]

I am, admittedly, American, and I've just come to point out that while the Monroe Doctrine is considered a pivotal moment in American history, Caning's influence is NEVER discussed as part of it.

I assume the "future video" mention at 8:15 is the Revolution of 1832. If that is the case, I am ALL IN to see it!

Bravo on everything. Bravo.

[vlkifys]

the closing music hits every time, what a banger. phenomenal video as always, i always learn a lot from your channel

[InfernoProj]

Thank you so much my heart jumped when I searched to see if you’d uploaded recently