Years ago when I was in fourth grade I had a wonderful teacher who threw out the normal books and brought in stories and tales of other cultures, people, histories to teach reading, geography, history, social studies & anything else she could think up. That was the first time I heard of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. She kept my attention & started me on the way to be a life long learner about many things. Thanks Mrs. Junk! Thank you for stirring up an old and fond memory.
I had a teacher like that in English... "You are supposed to write a short story for my class, write it about any subject and have fun. Let me see what you wrote and you'll pass," she told me! It's the first time the topic seemed interesting to me. Now I write for a living!
I had an Air Force colonel for an instructor in high school ROTC. He said, "I want to instill in each of you an insatiable desire for learning." Those sorts of teachers are invaluable.
What the actual fu@k are you people commenting on trump and politics for? Do you not understand this thread is for the reflection of the knowledge that just got dropped on you by the history guy. Say something relevant to the topic and discuss openly.
Thank you for this. I saw a historical presentation for middle schoolers where they just made fun of Marco Polo as a liar. Having read the work I found most of his account to be quite factual and convincing. What many people fail to recognize is that most of the fantastic stories he tells are in fact second hand stories he picks up from locals during his journeys. He always presents them that way and never claims fist hand knowledge except when describing the people and customs he encountered.
This is the first I have learned of you and I like what I have learned all in 25 minutes I have subed and I will very soon go addict and spend a few days takeing in all I can I'm 57 and in 2 months and 2 days il be 58 I expect I will die a great deal more knowledgeable and knowing I have spent a good part of time liveing a very fulfilling time I have left ! Thank you sir .....
When I was around 9 years old I was on a beach in Eastern Canada. A powerful storm had passed through a few days before. I spotted the barb of an old anchor poking out from the sand. I reported it to some adults in the area (National Park). Later I heard it was an anchor from the Marco Polo sailing ship that sunk in 1883 during a storm. In school I read about the real Marco Polo and always had a fondness for him . It's amazing that some people are never forgotten.
Marco Polo was one of my favorite stories when I was growing up. I checked out a children's level book about his life at the local public library. It might have been the first book I checked out from that library which I used for over 50 years.
I remember learning about Marco Polo in elementary school. I'm sure his story helped develop my (frustrated) love of travel. Definitely my love of meeting people from other cultures and countries.
History Guy I've been watching for a long time and learned so much from you. You tell such a great story in every video. That line at the end of the video, said with a twinkle in your eye, brought a smile to my face. Thank you sir.
From another "Fan" in Australia, Thank you both for all you provide on You tube. You both make History interesting, funny, enjoyable and easy to understand and absorb. Please keep up the awesome work! :)
My neighbor is like Marco Polo in that he has told of an interesting life led. I don't know if it's true, if it's fake, or it's the tales of a storyteller. In truth I don't care. Like Marco Polo, his stories are genuinely interesting and imaginative, and I always enjoy listening to him.
That cover art at 8:20 takes me back. My older cousin had the complete set of Classic Comics.
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Marco Polo was essentially the first topic way back in my early school days as a kid that got me interested in history. Thanks for the refresher! Fascinating times and great adventures!
I learned about Marco Polo in grade school although not to this extent. We learned about the Silk Road and some of his adventures. The opening comments about Marco Polo are a sad testament to the lack of education in world history in our schools today. Keep up the good work HG; at least some will learn what a vast and colorful history the world has seen over the many millennia we have inhabited this planet.
“Life long learner”. That is just an amazing description of oneself. Never heard that before. People have often asked me to describe myself and I never knew what to say. I now have my answer.... and simple reason why this is my favorite channel.
I remember the 1982 Marco Polo TV mini series. I was enthralled with it. I don’t know if it holds up, but it’s available on Amazon Prime video. 8+ hours of adventure.
I didn't realize I was a history fan until after I graduated from high school. But, if The History Guy was my 5th grade teacher back in 1977 - I think that would have been different. I love history and they should show and episode of your show once a week to the poor 10 year olds so they can see how fun and compellingly interesting history is. Thanks.
I remember in my World History class in high school my teacher reading that quote of Marco Polo! "I have not told even half of what I saw..." So I went to the library and read the English version of his book, it was full of flowery language and tales of weird and strange animals, and yes people, who were very unlike any European that Marco knew. What he wrote about the Mongol Empire was very interesting, and probably inspired fear as well as wonder from it's readers. My teacher mentioned that it was the published maps and definitions that inspired others to follow in his footsteps. Thus opening up China and the far East to trade. Columbus of course, like other explorers, believed they could get to China easier by sea and avoid the long route that Marco Polo blazed.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel where can I find a translation of his actual book? Amazon have a lot of books about Marco Polo, but I can't determine which one is the actual book that you are referring to. Many thanks and great videos!
I bought a copy of The Travels when I visited Spain. I only read the introduction and I was busy reading two other books that I finished before I landed back in America. I need to read it soon.
I watched Great Courses a couple of times. And honestly I think you're a more compelling story teller. I've always thought that properly presented history is the stories of the lives of the people who lived that history. The "college lecture" style seems dry and disassociated from the history they present. Your passion for the subject comes through your intonation and inflection. You let the listener share in your excitement for the subject. Thank you.
Adventure and excitement are the trade marks of a Great Story Teller, such as The History Guy. Well done. Third time watching and dreaming of my youth as we explored our land like Marco Polo might have.
This was a great one. I'm always into your videos and in general know history of the bigger figures like this - but somehow had almost totally forgotten about his story. Thanks again!
If you're a book reader, check out Gary Jennings 1984 novel "The Journeyer". It's a beast, 800 pages but it's a fictional tale about Marco's life from teenage to old life. I read it as a teenager, and it stays with me still.
Thank you for bringing a fresh perspective upon so many historical events. I'm nearer seventy than sixty and still learning every day, so appreciate your posts!
Marco Polo has always been a fascination of mine. Netflix did a series on his time with Kubla Khan. Unfortunately it did not make it but 1 season. It was absolutely fascinating.
What a wonderful educational business.. The credibility and goodwill will reach many more people than the tv personalities who had a platform for decades. Your videos will be remembered for decades to come. Great to see good people succeed 😊.
I first read the travels when I was in 8th or 9th grade, first "history" book I read that wasn't American history and helped get me into world history and medieval history along with two pc games called age of empires ii and civilization iii, those games and the travels did more to stimulate my interest in history than any education I received lol... I found I learn history best as an autodidact rather than as a student in a formal context
I remember being taught a little bit about Marco Polo in school when I was a kid but all I recall is that he introduced pasta to Europe (a myth), as well as porcelain and gunpowder.
Love, love, Love, this. There was a series on Netflix on Marco Polo. Very loose on specific details. But very close in feeling. Unfortunately it was cut after two years. You guys should definitely check it out.
@@brianeckland7913 hi Brian Eckland and no how can not bring sailors in to this sailors we're the only one's going any where in those day's now think real hard in those day's how many ways was there to travel most land lovers would only sail from there from there country to another say like England to the new world so back then the only people really travelling we're sailors and I have known real sailors that we're man of might that we're good man well good night Brian Eckland :-)
Interesting you brought up America’s General Wesley Clarke, was fortunate to hear the man speak and found his book “Waging Modern War” a tad bit dry but extremely insightful into our recent history of how difficult it is to manage a modern battlefield. Even if you seemingly have the upper hand, everything is not always as it seems behind the scenes. A true tactical leader as much as he was a politician when he needed to be. Love to see something, sometime about the man, perhaps his involvement in Yugoslavia civil conflict? Great presentation as always, my kids love you, keep up the amazing work please!
PLEASED that T.H.G. has provided THIS (and many other) supplements to the historical education of MANY. SADDENED to realize that, while T.H.G. focuses on many tiny and obscure subjects, it has become (seemingly) necessary to inform so many folks of what was well-known to most 5th- grade students in the 1960s, as a vital and necessary part of their education. WELL DONE! as always.
I have purchased some of the 'great courses' the + is a new thing for me. The courses that I took were go figure, history. Some of the presenters are better than others but over-all GREAT information and content.
When I was in my senior history class at West Georgia, the theme was first time encounters. We read Polo, as well as De Vaca. It was an interesting course, and got deep into the questions of how European contact changed certain societies, both the originating culture and the one that it had come into contact with.
Matthew Jones, suggest you read " The Man Who Loved China" by Simon Winchester. It's about a massive effort by a British Scientist to document and catalogue the technology the discoveries of China, going back several thousand years.
Whoa! Epic new logo 😍 Edit PS I saw that classic Geico commercial with Marco Polo again just today and thought about how I didn’t actually know much more about Marco (besides he being an explorer and story teller, and the legend about how sailors used his name to find each other in the fog - hence the game). What great timing to see this video!
I must put in a good word for Gary Jennings' historical novel The Journeyer which tells the story of Marco Polo in a way we never would have been taught in school.
Dear History Guy, thank you i didn’t know that there was a Ragusa in Croatia I thought it was a mistake because I only knew the Ragusa in Sicily now I know better. At the same time I want to highlight an error on the map visible at 2:31 the shield shown for Amalfi is actually that of the Campania region of Italy were Amalfi is located. The correct Amalfi shield can be seen in the bottom left of the “Marina Militare” (Italian Navy) flag, it’s a white Maltese cross in a blue field.In school we are though of the 4 sea republics Genoa, Venezia, Pisa, Amalfi which are represented on the navy flag.
I have a 1948 illustrated edition of The Adventures of Marco Polo from my grandparents that I have wanted to read for 40 years since I was a kid. Maybe I should finally read it...
Years ago when I was in fourth grade I had a wonderful teacher who threw out the normal books and brought in stories and tales of other cultures, people, histories to teach reading, geography, history, social studies & anything else she could think up. That was the first time I heard of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. She kept my attention & started me on the way to be a life long learner about many things. Thanks Mrs. Junk! Thank you for stirring up an old and fond memory.
I had a teacher like that in English... "You are supposed to write a short story for my class, write it about any subject and have fun. Let me see what you wrote and you'll pass," she told me! It's the first time the topic seemed interesting to me. Now I write for a living!
I had an Air Force colonel for an instructor in high school ROTC. He said, "I want to instill in each of you an insatiable desire for learning." Those sorts of teachers are invaluable.
If she had taught science it would have been Junk Science.
The thing I love is that you are not just a good historian, but a good storyteller. Thanks for what you do.
I regret that I have but one like to click for the history guy.
gregbillman42 ....IKR
If you were a Democrat, you could figure a way around that...
Gary Lankford no current politics please it tends to ruin a good story
Nathan Hale,a badass patriot!
What the actual fu@k are you people commenting on trump and politics for?
Do you not understand this thread is for the reflection of the knowledge that just got dropped on you by the history guy. Say something relevant to the topic and discuss openly.
If the History Channel really wanted to be about history, they would hire this guy for a series.
U got that right. For a channel that started with such promise to turn into a commercial cesspool is so sad
@Hunter Bidens Crackpipe That's the last series I watched on History Channel and haven't even watched that in 3 to 4 years.
The History Channel has become the Hitler channel. That's all they know. Remember what TLC, Discovery were supposed to be? Now they are 90 day fiance
he should make a complete series or season and shop it around. its better to own it.
Nooooo!!! Don't do that to The History Guy. Let the History channel wallow in its own "byproducts".
Thank you for this. I saw a historical presentation for middle schoolers where they just made fun of Marco Polo as a liar. Having read the work I found most of his account to be quite factual and convincing. What many people fail to recognize is that most of the fantastic stories he tells are in fact second hand stories he picks up from locals during his journeys. He always presents them that way and never claims fist hand knowledge except when describing the people and customs he encountered.
Excellent work again, thanks History Guy👍
This is the first I have learned of you and I like what I have learned all in 25 minutes I have subed and I will very soon go addict and spend a few days takeing in all I can I'm 57 and in 2 months and 2 days il be 58 I expect I will die a great deal more knowledgeable and knowing I have spent a good part of time liveing a very fulfilling time I have left ! Thank you sir .....
When I was around 9 years old I was on a beach in Eastern Canada. A powerful storm had passed through a few days before. I spotted the barb of an old anchor poking out from the sand. I reported it to some adults in the area (National Park). Later I heard it was an anchor from the Marco Polo sailing ship that sunk in 1883 during a storm. In school I read about the real Marco Polo and always had a fondness for him . It's amazing that some people are never forgotten.
Marco Polo was one of my favorite stories when I was growing up. I checked out a children's level book about his life at the local public library. It might have been the first book I checked out from that library which I used for over 50 years.
Wow, the fine on a late library book over 50 years must be astronomical! ;-)
@@billd.iniowa2263 Winner! You got the joke.:)
@@briangarrow448 Now about the late-fine that's due, Mr. Garrow....
Thanks for the wonderful story !
Delightful. Thank you
Another great story. Thanks THG.
I remember learning about Marco Polo in elementary school. I'm sure his story helped develop my (frustrated) love of travel. Definitely my love of meeting people from other cultures and countries.
Went out for gem stones & didn't come back for 16 years. Oldest story in the book.
Cigarettes hadn’t been invented yet ;)
Kinda like Daniel Boone,gone so long he came back to a new baby in the house.
History Guy I've been watching for a long time and learned so much from you. You tell such a great story in every video. That line at the end of the video, said with a twinkle in your eye, brought a smile to my face. Thank you sir.
From another "Fan" in Australia, Thank you both for all you provide on You tube. You both make History interesting, funny, enjoyable and easy to understand and absorb. Please keep up the awesome work! :)
Love your videos (as always) thank-you for them! Love from the Baltics (Lithuania & Latvija) 🇱🇹🇱🇻
My neighbor is like Marco Polo in that he has told of an interesting life led. I don't know if it's true, if it's fake, or it's the tales of a storyteller. In truth I don't care. Like Marco Polo, his stories are genuinely interesting and imaginative, and I always enjoy listening to him.
As always thank you for the great videos!
That cover art at 8:20 takes me back. My older cousin had the complete set of Classic Comics.
Marco Polo was essentially the first topic way back in my early school days as a kid that got me interested in history. Thanks for the refresher! Fascinating times and great adventures!
It is amazing to me that most young adults have no idea who Marco Polo was. I must add. My wife who is from Thailand knew who Marco Polo was.
That is fascinating. it is nice to know that history is being taught somewhere.
history guy....... absolute icon
The Adventures of Marco Polo is definitely history that deserves to be remembered - for all the human explorers today!
I learned about Marco Polo in grade school although not to this extent. We learned about the Silk Road and some of his adventures. The opening comments about Marco Polo are a sad testament to the lack of education in world history in our schools today. Keep up the good work HG; at least some will learn what a vast and colorful history the world has seen over the many millennia we have inhabited this planet.
“Life long learner”. That is just an amazing description of oneself. Never heard that before. People have often asked me to describe myself and I never knew what to say. I now have my answer.... and simple reason why this is my favorite channel.
One of your best stories....
Only the History Guy can tell a story (or rather, history) that we already know as if it's all brand new.
Great work as always. First time get to see it so close to being uploaded. Thankful for your efforts. Channels like yours help us lifelong learners!
I remember the 1982 Marco Polo TV mini series. I was enthralled with it. I don’t know if it holds up, but it’s available on Amazon Prime video. 8+ hours of adventure.
I didn't realize I was a history fan until after I graduated from high school. But, if The History Guy was my 5th grade teacher back in 1977 - I think that would have been different. I love history and they should show and episode of your show once a week to the poor 10 year olds so they can see how fun and compellingly interesting history is. Thanks.
Fascinating episode! Also I loved the illustrations you chose.
I remember in my World History class in high school my teacher reading that quote of Marco Polo! "I have not told even half of what I saw..." So I went to the library and read the English version of his book, it was full of flowery language and tales of weird and strange animals, and yes people, who were very unlike any European that Marco knew. What he wrote about the Mongol Empire was very interesting, and probably inspired fear as well as wonder from it's readers. My teacher mentioned that it was the published maps and definitions that inspired others to follow in his footsteps. Thus opening up China and the far East to trade. Columbus of course, like other explorers, believed they could get to China easier by sea and avoid the long route that Marco Polo blazed.
Wow! Now that’s an epitaph! ...Have not told half of what I’ve seen. Great story. Thank you for your presentation.
This was a good one! Good job!
Marco Polo having a cellmate who tells him his life story would make a great book sounds a lot like the backstory to The Wolf Of Wall St
Don't for get Mein Kampf. As much as we might wish to.
bobby vee Mein Kampf was written in prison, much like MLK’s Letters From A Birmingham Jail
Prison is a good place to get some writing done, for just about anybody.
Yeah it's not necessarily a new thing 😂
Keep teaching we all need to learn the past. History is too important to be history.
If we are doomed to repeat it. I might as well know the playbook.
Love to wake up and see a notification from the history guy
The legend of the purple cape is so important for understanding world history and nobody knows it,it explains everything once interpreted, everything
Greetings from Australia.
A friend put me on to you. I love your videos and I'm slowly going through your previous work.
Garry.
Thanks! Have fun!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel where can I find a translation of his actual book? Amazon have a lot of books about Marco Polo, but I can't determine which one is the actual book that you are referring to. Many thanks and great videos!
This is a free version of an English translation of an original translation: archive.org/details/thetravelsofmarcopolo_201912/page/n1/mode/2up
A great piece. Thank you History Guy!
I bought a copy of The Travels when I visited Spain. I only read the introduction and I was busy reading two other books that I finished before I landed back in America. I need to read it soon.
I watched Great Courses a couple of times. And honestly I think you're a more compelling story teller. I've always thought that properly presented history is the stories of the lives of the people who lived that history. The "college lecture" style seems dry and disassociated from the history they present. Your passion for the subject comes through your intonation and inflection. You let the listener share in your excitement for the subject. Thank you.
Super interesting!
Another quality episode! Thank you!
They are all of the highest quality. Superb!
Thank you for educating those of us who are hungry for the true history no taught in public schools.
Adventure and excitement are the trade marks of a Great Story Teller, such as The History Guy. Well done. Third time watching and dreaming of my youth as we explored our land like Marco Polo might have.
I LOVE (!!!!) the new intro!!!
You are truly the best of the internet. This device can teach!
This was a great one. I'm always into your videos and in general know history of the bigger figures like this - but somehow had almost totally forgotten about his story. Thanks again!
There is a fantastic series on Netflix loosely based on the tales of Marco Polo. What incredible costumes and sets!
If you're a book reader, check out Gary Jennings 1984 novel "The Journeyer". It's a beast, 800 pages but it's a fictional tale about Marco's life from teenage to old life. I read it as a teenager, and it stays with me still.
Thank you for bringing a fresh perspective upon so many historical events. I'm nearer seventy than sixty and still learning every day, so appreciate your posts!
Neat new opening.
Informative and fascinating. Thank you THG!
Marco Polo has always been a fascination of mine. Netflix did a series on his time with Kubla Khan. Unfortunately it did not make it but 1 season. It was absolutely fascinating.
He is one of my favorite historical figures. Well done and thank you.
That ad with Polo Marco in the kids swimming pool and the llama peeking over the edge just cracks me up.
What a wonderful educational business.. The credibility and goodwill will reach many more people than the tv personalities who had a platform for decades. Your videos will be remembered for decades to come. Great to see good people succeed 😊.
New intro is badass!!!
I'm very glad you put in how he didn't think he would be believed so he didn't tell as much as he would have liked.
I first read the travels when I was in 8th or 9th grade, first "history" book I read that wasn't American history and helped get me into world history and medieval history along with two pc games called age of empires ii and civilization iii, those games and the travels did more to stimulate my interest in history than any education I received lol... I found I learn history best as an autodidact rather than as a student in a formal context
whoa! New opening graphics!!
I remember being taught a little bit about Marco Polo in school when I was a kid but all I recall is that he introduced pasta to Europe (a myth), as well as porcelain and gunpowder.
Love, love, Love, this. There was a series on Netflix on Marco Polo. Very loose on specific details. But very close in feeling. Unfortunately it was cut after two years. You guys should definitely check it out.
What!? A sailor possibly embellishing a story!? I've never heard of such a thing. Haha!
Embellished? Sounds like another book we know....
Hey why you got to bring sailors into this.
Sailors and those who fish...must be something in water...
@@brianeckland7913 hi Brian Eckland and no how can not bring sailors in to this sailors we're the only one's going any where in those day's now think real hard in those day's how many ways was there to travel most land lovers would only sail from there from there country to another say like England to the new world so back then the only people really travelling we're sailors and I have known real sailors that we're man of might that we're good man well good night Brian Eckland :-)
They ain't called "sea stories" for nothing...
Interesting you brought up America’s General Wesley Clarke, was fortunate to hear the man speak and found his book “Waging Modern War” a tad bit dry but extremely insightful into our recent history of how difficult it is to manage a modern battlefield. Even if you seemingly have the upper hand, everything is not always as it seems behind the scenes. A true tactical leader as much as he was a politician when he needed to be. Love to see something, sometime about the man, perhaps his involvement in Yugoslavia civil conflict? Great presentation as always, my kids love you, keep up the amazing work please!
If I remember correctly, there are records from the east that had show that a foreigner was in the Khans court.
Great one! I’d love to see a follow up on Columbus!
I know how Marco Polo feels. My wife doesn't believe half of what I tell her either.
Yea but you don't have Mr Polos credentials
@@russelmurray9268 Right. And he didn't have to deal with my wife either!
I think all husbands would agree with you! 🤣
10:00 That's describing a Hashashin fortress. I believe there was a major one in northern Persia and also one around the Levant.
intense new opening. i like it!
The History Guy channel got some visual upgrades!!! Looking good, man!
Thanks HG. Epic as always!
if you feel the need i could listen far longer than a few hours. thank you for your efforts.
I have enjoyed each and every episode that I’ve wanted. Thank you and I look forward to seeing more!
I got a copy of The Adventures of Marco Polo and started reading it and man, it is very interesting.
It's things like this that make me believe that there used to be more magic in the world.
I must get a hold of that book.
PLEASED that T.H.G. has provided THIS (and many other) supplements to the historical education of MANY. SADDENED to realize that, while T.H.G. focuses on many tiny and obscure subjects, it has become (seemingly) necessary to inform so many folks of what was well-known to most 5th- grade students in the 1960s, as a vital and necessary part of their education. WELL DONE! as always.
Nice way to start the day!
Fascinating story. And well told
Haven’t thought of Marco (with the exception of when the app is mentioned) in a lot of years. Thanks for the refresher!
I have purchased some of the 'great courses' the + is a new thing for me. The courses that I took were go figure, history. Some of the presenters are better than others but over-all GREAT information and content.
HELL YEAH, love that blue bow tie intro. Brand yourself sir, your content is what people want!
Thanks. The THG with bowtie has been the channel watermark (bottom right corner) on every video for a couple years now.
Thanks for another story , in history !
And now I know more about Marco Polo than I learned in my high school World History class!!
Great video about Marco Polo.
I like the intro, but I LOVE that tie!
When I was in my senior history class at West Georgia, the theme was first time encounters. We read Polo, as well as De Vaca. It was an interesting course, and got deep into the questions of how European contact changed certain societies, both the originating culture and the one that it had come into contact with.
Matthew Jones, suggest you read " The Man Who Loved China" by Simon Winchester. It's about a massive effort by a British Scientist to document and catalogue the technology the discoveries of China, going back several thousand years.
It's a little disconcerting that Marco Polo is fading into forgotten history thanks to the History Guy for keeping that from happening
Found my new favorite channel!!!
nice new start
I've been waiting for this one.
Love the new intro logo
Whoa! Epic new logo 😍
Edit PS I saw that classic Geico commercial with Marco Polo again just today and thought about how I didn’t actually know much more about Marco (besides he being an explorer and story teller, and the legend about how sailors used his name to find each other in the fog - hence the game). What great timing to see this video!
I must put in a good word for Gary Jennings' historical novel The Journeyer which tells the story of Marco Polo in a way we never would have been taught in school.
Dear History Guy, thank you i didn’t know that there was a Ragusa in Croatia I thought it was a mistake because I only knew the Ragusa in Sicily now I know better. At the same time I want to highlight an error on the map visible at 2:31 the shield shown for Amalfi is actually that of the Campania region of Italy were Amalfi is located. The correct Amalfi shield can be seen in the bottom left of the “Marina Militare” (Italian Navy) flag, it’s a white Maltese cross in a blue field.In school we are though of the 4 sea republics Genoa, Venezia, Pisa, Amalfi which are represented on the navy flag.
Thank you for a great piece of history ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there in St. LOUIS ! Doing well here in Kansas !
Top rate as always.
I have a 1948 illustrated edition of The Adventures of Marco Polo from my grandparents that I have wanted to read for 40 years since I was a kid. Maybe I should finally read it...