Unsplendid Isolation: British Foreign Policy 1763-1776

Between the end of the Seven Years' War and the outbreak of the American Revolution, a victorious Britain found itself dangerously isolated on the international stage. This video aims to be a short documentary, charting the failure of British diplomatic efforts to find a continental alliance, and how British strategy was re-orientated in the lead up to the American revolution.

#History, #BritishEmpire, #AmericanRevolution

[robbsclock]

Honey wake up, old Britannia just uploaded a new video

[dietcoke]

The videos on different European foreign policies has seriously helped contextualtize much of what I'm learning already. Needless to say, History classes don't explain things this well in this much detail.

[OldBritannia]

I hope you all enjoy this short video on British Foreign Policy in the lead up to the American Revolution. As usual all feedback/corrections are welcome - I've already caught that I say Whitehall, instead of the more correct term of St James' for the eighteenth century, early in the video. Aside from that, happy Easter to all who celebrate, Christ is risen.

Correction: Paul Langford's book cited at the end should be 'The Eighteenth Century'. Though 'The Twentieth Century' by Paul Hayes is also very good, if nothing to do with the topic of the video.

[whymustithinkofaname]

I'm amazed by your ability to fit praise of Salisbury even into a discussion set before he was born, but I'm honestly not really surprised.

[alansmithee]

Having always thought of this period as monarchies playing at soldiers, your videos are an eye opener. As a wargamer, Napoleonic era always seemed more dynamic, but you concisely show how much more was going on politically and diplomatically. I already commented elsewhere to advertise this video.

[GnomaPhobic]

This is precisely the kind of history video I love: No flashy, unnecessary accoutrements. Just maps, information, and context. Perfect with my morning coffee. Glad I found your channel!

[CantusTropus]

This is really interesting. We rarely get to understand anything but the most basic context for the American Revolution and the 18th century more generally, and seeing the thought processes of the people behind those decisions really helps to get a good idea of how and why things happened the way they did.

[bcvetkov]

I've always found British history prior to the American Revolution fascinating in its own way. I didn't realize how isolated they actually were which was kind of dumbfounding.

[louisiananlord]

Old Britannia, you have such a keen, articulate mind. Perhaps the wisest historian on YT. Do a video comparing the issues of the Revolution around July 4. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[raptor]

As an American all I can say is, thank God for the uncharacteristic leaden footedness of English diplomacy in the period

[ashleyburns]

Your channel is great, my degree and Masters was in history and I focused a lot on the British empire in multiple modules from military history to social/economic history, so although I dont learn anything myself from your channel, it is nice to see someone who actually knows their stuff and puts effort in to these videos. There is a lot of trash or flat out lies out there on the internet when it comes to ''history'', and much of it is polticized or used as a weapon today, but its good to know real history is out there for people to discover and learn from.
I wish I had the time to make videos like this myself, maybe during the next pandemic 😂

[Boukansha]

I like how you changed the Union Jack in the background depending on the time period.

[DaPunkShadow]

My new favorite channel, while many other channels focus on the same wars and topics yours not only looks at wars but on diplomacy and other factors, truly a gem

[joelincz]

Thank you for the info. The map in North America surprised me I never knew the British claimed so much between 1760-1776.

[madsrolstad]

Another great addition to your historical library. You're a content creator cut above the rest.

[bones]

I'd love a 7 years war video from you. It's a topic I rarely see covered or talked about but is so important in the grand scheme of things, paving the way for Pax Brittanica.

[ThirteenthOfFour]

Sir, I'm still awaiting the creation of a Patreon or some form to support you and your immensely useful, visual aids in the permeability and understanding of history.

[KuklusKlanas]

A proper channel that has delivered at every chance.

[MaxyAUT]

I absolutely love every video on this channel. Not sure how you are able to keep up the quality and high frequency at the same time. Have you found a way to overcome the need to sleep?

[jacobtrowbridge]

I'd love to see a video on the Diplomatic Revolution, and Seven Years' War which followed. It was such a tremendous shift in the balance of power, one could argue it set the trends for the next two centuries of the Concert.