UPDATE 12/28/22: While I still regard this as a decent overview of the basic sequence of events of King Philip's War, there are enough minor errors and mischaracterizations that I made an addendum video addressing the errata. After you watch this video, I hope you'll check it out to get a better understanding of the topic: ruclips.net/video/fSXOv4iYzi0/видео.html TL;DW: Metacomet didn't go to Harvard, "Wampanoag" is consistently mispronounced, the video's portrayal of Native war aims is Eurocentric and misleading, and the Battle of Turner's Falls could be better described as a massacre of non-combatants, the strategic importance of which is somewhat exaggerated here.
That is great you decide to make up a new video admit to your mistakes like the sinful pronouncination of Wampanoag. Not many people say that their was video was misleading or Eurocentric.
Sounds like someone 'got' to you mate? WTF. You done a great job, who the hell told you to say all that crap. I know what these woke retards can be like, everyone has different views and opinions, beliefs etc, its what makes us human!! If they want you to highlight the atrocities then there was plenty on both sides - it was the sad world they all had to live in back then - fortunately we advanced! stand up to the woke crowd mate otherwise you fall into their never-ending spiral.
It's kinda fucked up that I've done a history minor in a US university and still only know about this war because of you. Never stop, Mr. Atun-Shei, your work matters.
@sword-swinging cat and most don't realize The Battle of Bloody Brook and the numbers engaged. We hear about the Deerfield Raid in 1704, and nothing till the F&I War..sad because I'm in the immediate area of Pioneer Valley
@Flying-cat5425 same here. I grew up near Deerfield, Ma. I thought it was common knowledge taught about the colonial times, guess not. When I was a teen we would go to Eunice Williams bridge to try and see her ghost!
I am descended from some of the Wampanoags who were sent to Bermuda to be enslaved after the defeat in King Philip's War. There is a unification celebration every couple of years or so where modern Wampanoags get together in Bermuda with Bermudian descendants, who settled in a part of Bermuda called St. David's. Fascinating history.
Im White i guess my ancestral heritage in this country goes back to possibly as far as James Town. Right out the gate, the 4 last names of my heritage through my immediate grandparents is Stewart, Baker, Casling and Charles. Very english I guess and Scottish. I dunno how to feel about how this country. It's an attrocity and Id wager Ive been afforded a life of outsized u earned privilege because of genocide and enslavement before me. I will say to my knowledge most of the family tree fought for the union. But we read the country being founded on genocide and enslavement, and you still see the oppression all the way up to into the present. I dunno how to feel.
First to Shesaknitter, that is very interesting to hear! Out of curiosity, how many people attend these unification celebrations? Can you hear ancestral languages there? Although I lived in NJ as a child I was often in the Pequot museum in Connecticut. I recall how sad it was to go through the whole museum (which was awesome as a kid) and then read that there were less than 100 Pequot left. I hope very much you Wampanoags are thriving 💪!
@@BlueJDMMR2 @BLUE JDM MR2 , as for you... I am from an old European-American family as well - though not nearly as old as Shesaknitteer's! There is evidence enough that my direct ancestors participated in unforgivable episodes and institutions of our country's past and for what it is worth a direct descent fought for the CSA while other members fought for the Union. I can sympathize with your hesitation in pride in our nation - I personally think nationalism is over-rated. I take solace in knowing that many first nations survived and maintain cultures and families of which they are proud. I have lived, laughed and worked with Apache, Ojibwe, Cree, Lakota, Algonquins and more from James Bay to Arizona. They made it. Don't forget that between these episodes of hate and blood there was lots of space for trade, friendship, love and the beauty of everyday life experienced by and between individuals of first nation descent and those of European. I think the best perspective is one embodied by this very channel. We should engage with our past and learn from it. It helps color the world we live in and to understand how we got here and invisible forces of history that make us who we are as individuals. Most importantly it exercises our empathy such that when we as individuals or a nation find ourselves again with opportunity to perpetrate or prevent such terrible crimes against our fellow great apes that we are able to make the choices that honor each other. If you do that, I think you have plenty of reason to be proud of yourself and as citizen of a flawed country that honestly struggles with itself and its history everyday.
@@AC-sc1mn for real, you can still be proud of being an American, because America is not bad and cruel even in the sheer reality, for what it truly is it's a great but flawed country with eccentric values, for what it truly is, constitutional or not, it is a save haven for freedom,liberty and democracy...
@@BlueJDMMR2 the country isn't founded on slavery and genocide, it's a country that had to undergo experiences regarding genocide and slavery, yes in the start, they had slaves, but that does not mean that the core of American society is all about oppression and anarchy, it really isn't
PLEASE make more of these documentaries. These films beat anything on History Channel these days. There's only so much American Pickers a person can watch.
If you have not read Jill Lepore’s most excellent “The Name of War”, please do so. This singular book not only sheds so much light on King Philips War, but also serves as an important primer for all readings about the struggles between European Americans and native peoples.
He taught you everything in the Curriculum that is required. Your teacher tricked you by saying what he would teach you next 'was against the curriculum' so you would be motivated to learn.
I don't remember not learning about this war, but it was just a blip before the French and Indian war ... we were basically taught it all in the same lesson : events leading up to Revolution
As a proud descendant of the Nipmucs and the Narragansetts, it is good to see this part of history be acknowledged rather than conveniently be forgotten. Thank you.
@@williammorgan584 story of my life, I love a healthy dose of everything instead of obsessing with one thing. With Metallica, I'm just of the opinion that Cliff Burton was the soul of Metallica and his skills with a bass guitar were phenomenal, maybe even almost on par with Lemmy. Appreciate you asking homie.
The “Battle of Turner’s Falls” was actually a massacre where a group of Connecticut militiamen massacred a fishing village of Nipmuc women and children
@@Cecilia-ky3uw Woman and children are crucial to any war effort, not just warriors. Why continue to fight when there is nothing left to fight for? When the cost to your society is too great? What do you do when the people supporting your army are massacred?
Turner has been both worshipped and vilified by his actions, depending on the era and knowledge of the person doing so. One should really only criticize Turner after learning about the attacks and massacres upon the English colonists that came prior to the raid at the Great Falls-the incredible number of random killings and massacre of colonists and soldiers in Brookfield, Northfield, the Bloody Brook massacre in Deerfield, the attacks on Hatfield and Hadley, and the burning of Springfield. All of these were attacks and large scale killings by Philip/Metacom and his allies upon the colonists. The people living at Peskeomskut (the Falls) were not living there innocently, they were likely preparing foodstuffs etc for another season of warring attacks. Also, they aren’t considering changing the name of the town-too much politics and bureaucracy for that.
I grew up in Massachusetts and the King Philip's War was one of the first conflicts I ever learned about in school. I never realized that much of the country has never even heard of the war. Fantastic video either way!
I knew about it at age 11 in 5th grade US History. Neither my teacher or text hid or skipped it. That was 47 years ago though. King Phillip's War and several other western county natives Vs militia conflicts in those 30 years changed the colonies many ways. Wealthy peerage started to leave America due to the danger. They left in charge managers that gained social influence. Commoners started to legislate themselves, since they were obliged to fill militia rolls to retain land ownership. By 1755 when Royal officers arrived with Crowne troops to fight France, America looked to be a strange place with cheeky fellows that didn't know their place. What's worse, they were all armed.
Did you every hear about the hugely effective rule of the South Plains by the Comanches. They consecutively defeated the Apache, the Spanish, the Mexicans, and the Texans for control of 250,000 square miles of territory almost a hundred years. Yet they never numbered more than a few thousand warriors.
I've always thought the period of U.S. history between the arrival of Columbus up to the American Revolution to be both extremely interesting and often neglected. Almost 300 years of American history that usually gets glossed over in a chapter or two in most history text books. Thank you for these videos!
Yes, most stories of the Indian Wars that gets made into movies are about when the conflicts were almost over. The Native Americans had no chance at that time. During these early conflicts there was real fear that the English colonists could be wiped out.
@@alexandrejosedacostaneto381 The word America has multiple meanings. When people say Columbus sailed to America, they are not saying he sailed to the United States.
7:45 It's worth mentioning 2 things about the forests. 1. It's really awesome that you went to the area to narrate. 2. The forests at the time were very likely far thinker and larger then what you're walking around and talking in.
But WERE the forests “far thicker”? Remember that what we see in southern New England is almost all second growth…land cleared for farming in the 17th century and then slowly abandoned in the late 19th and early 20th for easier lands in the west .The roads would tell some of the tale….a research project?
@@thomascain5313 Considering old growth forest would have been filled with trees hundreds to thousands of years old by the time the colonists started cutting them down, yeah probably was far thicker lol
@@Rexini_Kobalt I think the story of the uses of trees by native peoples has hardly been told. And although they were officially a “ Stone Age”people without the use of iron this would not have impeded them in the use of wood as much as one might imagine. Look at the great sea canoes of the Pacific North West. They were built entirely with stone tools. So the traditional forests of New England would probably not have been “thick” because over the centuries some trees simply win the battle for light and space and shade out and ultimately kill the lesser trees growing around them, creating a more airy, open space under a continuous canopy. So the New England woods of 1523 probably looked different from the woods in 2023…And even more beautiful
@@CobinRainalso very important to note the native technique of slash and burn in forests to combat overgrowth and promote a stable ecosystem. While they would be larger and more dense, even the most wild of forests would be manageable to maneuver through with ease
From my understanding the King Philip's' War had a different result up here in Canada. In Acadia, the Indigenous peoples won and prevented any English settlement growth until the mid 1700s.
It was a mixed bag. The M'ikmak natives in Acadia sued for peace upon learning that the Mohawk in New England finally joined on the colonists side. They allowed renewed settlement and fishing industry in Maine in return for no further English settlement of Acadia, and the existing settlers had to pay a tax in corn every year. It was only the beginning of troubles though, as there were half a dozen more major wars fought in the area over the next hundred years between native, French, English and other European settlers.
Both Metacomet and his bro Wamsutta selected English names, Maybe to curry favor with the colonists, but more likely because they kept mispronouncing their real names. 'Fine! Just call us Phillip and Alexander!'
As a lover of history myself, this is excellent work. I came away a much more informed person. Especially appreciated the uncensored commentary. horrifying that men, women, children, and even livestock were slaughtered. War is not discriminant. It kills everyone in it's path. Definitely gives context to the deep seated distrust and hatred between the native tribes and the colonists throughout the 18-19 century.
I guess you try to forget about the Hunt for Hitler and Aliens nonsense. I guess that in part explains the conspiracy theorist pandemic in the US. Ignorance is strength has been a long term policy for all those poor exploited people there. No wonder you have a raging pandemic and still deny the facts.
Roger Williams initially wouldn't take part in the surprise attack against the Narragansett. RI just wanted to be left alone...Just read this in Philbrick's book - Mayflower. The whole second half is about this war - it is very well done.
As a patriot I'd really have liked to know about this event before now. It is clearly a very important tone setter for relations in the Americas. Not all our history is good, but we need to learn it, so as to never repeat it, and to keep others from enacting it. Thank you for making this.
Love your idea here, but we're well beyond that..."never repeat it" and "keep others from enacting it" are two limiting concepts, and if there's one thing history teaches us it's that civilization was never good at limiting anything..
@@baneofbanes Excuse? No comprende. It's not an excuse for anything. It's a mere fact that civilization as a whole has a very poor record of respecting boundaries and others, behaving ethically and morally, being content with the little one has, not being blinded by power and wealth, respecting Nature and all its creatures, etc etc. That's why Cain slew Abel, that's why we stole Metacomet's land, that's why we couldn't leave our fingers off the West, and that's why we'll never be able to keep others from "repeating" history and "(RE-)enacting" it.
I really like you’re unbiased style, you don’t remove the immoral things the Indians did, and you also don’t remove the immoral things the Settlers did, it would’ve been so easy to make it good v bad but you made it balanced and I respect that.
There is still a clear bent to the reading. Compare the description of King Philip with that of the Puritan Commander who sacks the fort. One is ‘not a friend of colonists’ the other is ‘a racist who saw the natives as animals’ Also note the difference in volume on the score during the sack of many villages by natives vs the sack of the swamp fortress.
I’d say the natives were still the lesser evil in conflicts like this but yes, they certainly should not be whitewashed and infantilized, humans capable of severe levels of violence
Regarding his name: Metacomet was his childhood name but the Algonquin peoples often changed their names throughout life. From the records we have, after he was given the name Philip by the English he continued to use it, signing his name with a "P". He may have used another name too, but it's unlikely he would ever have been referred to as Metacomet as an adult as that would have been like referring to him as a child. The English gave him the name Philip and his brother the name Alexander. This was likely an intentional nod to the great Macedonian leaders. The seal of Massachusetts featured a native figure saying "come over and help us," a reference to a biblical dream of St. Paul's in which the Greeks beseeched him to come to Macedonia for their salvation.
You don't know that. You are just saying shit that cannot be proven or disproved. He was known as Metacomet...you took our land but you cannot take his name.
@@DisposableEgo You're right, there are limitations to what we know based on scarce records from the time. And I should have cited my source, "The Name of War" by Jill Lepore. In the book, she cites how the few primary sources we still have show him signing his name with a "P" for Philip, but he probably only did that in the context of his dealings with the English. There's no question that he originally went by Metacomet or Metacom early in his life, but we also have records showing that it was common for people in his community to adopt a new name as a right of passage when they became an adult. Unfortunately there is no record as to what new name he adopted, if any. The point is, it's unlikely he would have gone by either Philip or Metacom - these are just the only names we have available.
@@MattCadso you do acknowledge that your OP is based entirely on opinions derived from absence of evidence. "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain
Scientist / scientish typing - not much in state schools, I think. I don't know whether any of the school exam boards offer syllabuses that specifically cover North American history at the 15-16 and 17-18 levels - but I suspect there'll still be some schemes like the one my friends did that covered topics in European and American history from 1870(?) to 1918 (this was an old syllabus for 15-16-year-old kids). I don't think history teaching in UK state schools is in good shape. In too many instances kids get superficial treatments of the Romans, the Tudors, and WW2 (mainly the UK home front and the Holocaust, not that either is trivial) - and that's it. Best regards from The Homestead of Snot's People ("Hi, I'm Snot, and this is my homestead.")
Fun family historical fact: My many times Great Grandfather, Thomas Palmer, was awarded land for service in King Philip's War. He was among the few survivors of Sudbury. It was awarded by the Hathorne's (if you're familiar with the Salem Witch Trials this name should seem familiar). Three Centuries later: my grandfather, a Palmer, and my grandmother, a Hawthorne, married. The Hathorne's added in the 'w' in their name a few generations later.
I hope you will agree that the hysteria of the Witch trials was a consequence of the war fever. An Evil Spirit does possession of those who suffer so much.
Your grandparents may have known my relatives the Abbeys, a young couple with a farm in Massachusetts during this mid-1600's (I would have to dig out the books to see the exact years from what we heard about them). I know the village they lived in tried to help another couple that had lost their farm to either disease or poor handling of it, all agreed to let that couple live on the Abbey farm, then the wife of that couple was accused of witchery because of strange behavior and forced to leave (not everyone was burned at the stake). She retaliated by apparently laying a curse on my relatives farm, the animals, etc... and I don't know what happened to her or the husband after that. I also need to look into who came after those first relatives of mine to lead eventually to my existence, and if they were involved in the war or not. This story in the video brings the reality (and my suspicions) about just how difficult life must have been then, and how lucky somebody had to be just to keep the family going. My lineage could've easily been severed through all that. They made their way west also, but not until after several more generations in New England. I also wish I could see the land in that time, as long as didn't run into those problems with the natives, I just wish I could see how magnificent the forests must have been. The virgin forests of hardwoods, giant oaks, chestnuts, cottonwoods, and the evergreens like white pines that back then were far larger than now. The streams with lakes with no introduced species, and there was actually elk and wolves. I just want to see it, the land where I grew up before it was clear cut many times, so badly it hurts.
Hey man! I guess I am commenting much later than when you commented, so I don't think you will respond. I am in no way related to that part of north-american history (I am mexican, so this heritage of subjugation is visible in my brown skin and curly hair. Still, I do not feel qualified to speak about the suffering of the native people of this continent). Still, the thing you mentioned about the Hathornes really interested me. I believe that the w was added to the name by the famous writer Nathaniel Hawthorne himself, who I believe did that out of shame for the deeds that his grandfather partook in during the Salem witch trials. Are you related to him in any way? That would be very cool. You are living history, although in our own way, I believe we all are.
It's incredible how you manage to make this video so good and haunting with such limited means. A truly beautiful and haunting video on a very interesting subject I've never heard about. I hope you'll get more recognition for your work.
I grew up in Groton, MA where there were signs referencing King Philip's War - there was even one in front of our middle school but we never learned about him and I always thought he was a European king until I researched him myself. It is a disgrace that this era of American history is so overlooked so thank you for this video. Anyone interested in learning more about King Philip's War should definitely read Nathaniel Philbrick's book "Mayflower." It is one of those history books that relates a lot details but that is also a real page turner.
I had heard a little bit about King Phillip's War at least that it was fought by "Indians" against the English colonists when doing my genealogy research. I have lots of ancestors that arrived in that area as part of the Puritan migration from 1620 - 1640 (a few on the Mayflower itself) and I discovered that some of them were actually killed in that war.
There is a great deal of evidence across “American” history that we are given an official narrative which doesn’t match. How many people know Ben Franklin was a runaway indentured servant, or that most servants of George Washington where European convicts and poor under contracts of indenture? Almost all original “slaves” where natives, and that actual African slaves came late, accounting for a much smaller percentage. It’s very interesting to note that supposed minorities are given a narrative that helps divest them of their homeland. Yes, mayflower is an excellent book that does discuss this “slavery” off to British sugar plantations in the Caribbean, effective prison, where British based raiders stole Spanish “booty”, natives of south America, and import to the north. This was the case with Tituba of Salem Witch Trials who was native, not African.
I had always known of this wars existence and had a vague one sentence understanding of it prior to this. This however was an eye opening, masterpiece of concise historical conveyance, free of the oft near omni presence hyperbole and melodramatics.
One of my politics courses covered the history of the supreme court. It was pretty fascinating to see how court appointees out lasted viability of their political parties to continue influencing the government.
Even as an American history geek for the last 55 years, I knew little of King Philip's War until my genealogical research began to reveal many ancestors who had taken part in - and died in - some of its battles! Well done!
wow the score from ravenous brings such a perfect menacing atmosphere to this! and together with the way you're telling the story it builds up a lot of tension! great work
I just watched this episode (and a couple others) and appreciate your insight into the history of Native/Anglo relations, in particular how King Phillip's war was in micro what would became macro. The concept of fractals comes to mind, a pattern that repeated in America since the birth of the United States continuing to Wounded Knee (which I'm glad you mentioned), here in South Dakota in what was also once native homeland. I look forward to watching your other videos. Thanks for your efforts. You have a great approach and story-telling style.
Awesome idea with fractals! However, the inciting incident, the first "fractal" happened far from American shores. Check out Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael" to find out where-you'll be shocked at how much sense it all makes...
I’m learning about all this stuff in my college history class, though they just glossed over king philips war. I was intrigued so I found this video. Thanks for posting
Superb job by the narrator who told a complicated story well in a brief period of time without distortion or confusion. The key players in the tragedy of the war were well profiled and the key events described vividly while providing just enough background on the war's causes. Congratulations to all who put this gem together. You folks did an amazing job on what was apparently a lean budget. This is history with a human face, not a monotone recital of dates, facts, and patriotic platitude. Bravo!
It’s a bit of a nitpick, but you really shouldn’t refer to muskets as “rifles.” At least not when talking about a period before where rifling became common enough for the terms to be mixed colloquially.
Mr. Shlock Sorry that it’s not PC to tell unflattering stories about American history. Unfortunate that you FEEL so personally attacked when someone mentions the bad parts of our history. We can’t all be blind, flag waving sycophants.
I'm from North Attleboro, MA. Very good video, informative about such an important piece of Massachusetts', New England's, and the United States' history that is rarely covered outside of our region.
@Atun-Shei Films, Andy I am re-watching this as I write my research paper on Pontiac’s Rebellion, and I have to say this is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Your use of the Ravenous soundtrack is incredible and perfect. Well done!
5:33 “Sassamon’s body was found in the ice of Assawompsett Pond” Finally! Something from my home town, (modern Lakeville) gets a shout out!! Thank you sir, keep up the great work!
I grew up in Suffield, CT and the one and only time I learned about this war was in 4th Grade during our "Local History Unit". It was a sanitized version for sure, but I'm glad they touched on it. I hadn't thought about it much until I saw this video. Thank you for making it and inspiring me to learn more about this important moment in history.
I am so glad to have stumbled upon your channel! (Thanks to The Cynical Historian's lost cause video) This is easily one of the best accounts of King Phillip's War out there. It is such a shame that pre-revolutionary war American history is so sparsely discussed, as it is by far the most interesting period imo.
This is an excellent presentation with visuals, music and showing the actual places. This is now one of my favorite videos on Wars Between Native Americans and Euro-Americans. I will likely make my friends watch this cause I’m a huge history buff.
I live in East Providence, about 15 minutes from Anawan Rock in Rehoboth where the war effectively ended with the capture of Anawan. East Providence was also a place where Roger Williams spent much of his time. Despite all of this, I was taught nothing mentioned in this video during my schooling. Even the Revolutionary War curriculum was mostly a joke and no other US conflict was even mentioned. Channels like this help to increase my knowledge and gives me hope for my future children. Thank you.
I. Grew up in Brookfield Mass (Quabog Plantation) this and the Leatherstocking Tales were adventures in the woods as kids. Thanks for doing this. Not lost history!
King Philip's War would also serve as the basis for one of the most infamous elements of American military policy: the application of total war against entire indigenous populations. The English had used such aggressive and bloody tactics before against the Powhattan Confederacy in Virginia and during the Pequot War, yet with the Great Swamp Fight and the Battle of Peskeompscut or Turner Falls, the most important element of the English victories were not the Native American warriors and civilians killed in the fighting, but all of the destruction wrought upon their settlements, foodstuffs, and supplies necessary for the continuation of the waging of warfare. These two engagements also shook the faith of the Native Americans in their ability to continue further resistance, as they were unable to congregate safely, harvest crops, hunt and gather food, and even be unable to accrue more weapons and equipment for repairing their firearms that made them such a force upon the battlefield.
@@og_hapsburg7189 it's battle tested, in this scenario every able bodied man is a enemy.There was no Geneva Convention at that time. And it's better in long term, you kill some thousand people and it saves you thousands of troops and civilians from both side in the long run.And I'm not advocating total genocide, just enough to install fear
@@og_hapsburg7189 some of them may be considered as collateral damage. And it's not like Geneva Convention existed in the 19th century. Total war is a good strategy if you're trying to crush a rebellion on basis of end results,thats all. And what's the use of a strategy if it doesn't generate the suitable end result?
Arguably, another negative consequence of this war was the Salem Witch Trials, as the fear, hysteria, and refugees who were in Salem contributed to that blot on our history. As a genealogist, I have ancestral connections to both this war and those trials - some of them people connected to only one or the other, and also at least one prominent individual to both. (Maj. Robert Pike, from whose life the right to petition that is in the 1st amendment of the U.S. Constitution may derive.)
I'm so happy this came up on my feed! Excellent presentation, top shelf. I've always been interested in King Philip War and just about any history of the native Americans in my area. Subscribed! I have some Abenaki in my DNA but living in Groton MA I keep it quiet. Some of the locals still hold a grudge over the Raid thing.
As someone living in New England I learned a whole lot about the period of early colonization up until the revolutionary war. I'm surprised it isn't taught in schools in other parts of the US as it is standard curriculum around here.
I’m born and raised in Massachusetts and I’ve always wanted to know more about this war and this video was perfect thank you so much I hope you have a good day ❤❤❤
I would love to see all the possible retellings of the Seven Years War in North America, the French and Indian War, from the different native perspectives, the French and English sides. One of the few time periods to which I would consider taking a one way trip in a time machine, even knowing I'd not live very long.
I hail from the Framingham/Sudbury border originally. This is just fine work! I grew up around all of these trails and monuments growing up, you really explained more info then what I had already known! Please keep up these videos!
Thanks very much for this background material on King Philip's War. Here are a few paragraphs from our family history about an incident that occurred after the bulk of what you cover in your video: "Our ancestors came to North America on the ship Margaret & John. Henry and Elizabeth Keniston traveled with their four children: Allen, Mary, James and John, though only 16-year-old Allen and 8-year-old John survived beyond 1623. Our family records indicate that Henry, Elizabeth, Mary and James died of tuberculosis in March of 1623, shortly after their arrival. Allen married later in life but never had any children. John was the sole family survivor to later raise a family of his own and became the family patriarch of his time. "John himself was killed on April 16, 1677 during King Philip’s War. His murder came at the hands of three native-American Indians of the Newichwannock Tribe. A local judge gave the three Indians the names Simon, Andrew and Peter, as he found their names to be “unpronounceable.” According to our family records, John had befriended them, though we may do well to regard him as a victim of circumstance for having settled in the path of the growing tensions of the time. Whatever the case, John was killed on that fateful day in April. The family home was burned, though the rest of the family escaped harm."
I can trace my family back to the Mayflower. I live a 2 minute walk from tispaquin pond. Asawampset isn't far. This was very interesting to me. Tispaquin was one of the men hanged then beheaded and displayed in front of plymouth colony for that murder. Metacomet and he were very close like brothers. Also some natives died after leaving plymouth colony apparently poisoned these were also reasons metacomet was angry at the colonists
Wow great video! Amazing content, and a lot of respect to how you threaded the pieces together and changed your location for each new shot. This is an excellent presentation with visuals, music and showing the actual places. It's a lot easier to understand and learn this way.
Great video! Never heard of this war until I saw this around a year ago and now I am learning about it in one of my classes this semester. I am actually descended from one of the colonists that fought in the war and in the great swamp fight, so this war kinda hits home.
There's a really good English movie/TV mini series called "battle for middle earth" all about it, that is really good. It follows an old viking poem or something, I can't remember. But that's where the middle earth comes from, apparently Tolkien borrowed the phrase and other aspects...
"Native American" is as much a misnomer as "American Indian." Anyone born in the named region is a native. The majority of those called "English Colonists" in this and other documentaries of this time were "native" Americans. Best nomenclature: the actual tribe/nation name, or "Aboriginals."
i sat like BOLT upright at the beginning of this video - i knew from some of your past ones (i've been binge watching) that you were a fellow masshole, but we're from the same suburb! i don't think i've ever once heard wayland mentioned before. i've got no great input to add on this video, i just feel like this is going to be bouncing around my head as i watch the rest of your videos!
seeing the shots of the town too and learning some more of the history of it is so neat - thanks for the insight into our hometown! i didn't know most of this!
Essential American history that more people should know about. The creator of this video should keep in mind that it takes a historian a lot of time to understand the how people in the 17th century thought. It is easy to insert 21st century concepts and beliefs into history.
@@davidhoward437 Here is one example. Most people assume the Europeans had better weapons than the Indians but King Philip's War was the first war that the Indians had weapons that were just as good as the colonists. And since they traded pelts for European trade goods they actually could use these guns better than your average colonists.
@@short-leggedturtle1315 What?? The indians trapped most if not all their beaver pelts--How can you say they were better shots or they knew the weapons better?? It took a long time for indians to understand that guns evolved differently- They used different types of projectiles-- How they had to keep powder dry etc etc
I am a British born permanent resident to the U.S. This stuff really interests me and what you said was right, they should teach kids more about the colonial period in schools. I don't think Americans realize that their ancestors from the 1600/1700's were about as 'American' as those who came afterwards. British rule was more indirect compared to the Spanish colonies, and during this time American culture grew its main core.
Thank you for this video! Believe it or not, I attended King Philip High School in Wrentham, MA and am only now learning about who he was, as a mom trying to teach my kids. I will be showing them this video as part of their history curriculum.
I have an ancestor that was involved in this war Captain George Denison SR Born October 10 1620 Bishops Stortford Hartfordshire, England Died October 23, 1694 Hartford Hartford county, Connecticut colony
I just made a similar post above about Israel Bradford. His family was from Scrooby Nottinghamshire, but founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620 along with the rest of the Puritans and Separatists onboard the Mayflower and that one soldier they managed to hire.
After King Philip died, the Narragansett Sachem Canonchet was in charge. Captains George Denison and James Avery (my 7x g-grandfather) led a series of raids against Canonchet. Denison led the Connecticut colonists and Avery led the allied Niantics, Pequots, and Mohegans. They captured Canonchet and his men. Canonchet was executed by Oneko, son of the Mohegan Sachem Uncas. This effectively ended King Philip's War.
@@indoorsandout3022 Gov William Bradford Sr / Maj William Bradford Jr were my 9x & 8x g-grandfathers, so If you are of those Bradford's we're cousins of some degree
No matter the small errors, this is a very informative video and should be regarded as resource material for the average student. I am a history nut, and to see those forgotten places pleases me to no end.
Mi'kmaq here, a large majority of Indian War stories from our side are lost to time, if you could go further in depth on each tribe and preserve whatever information you have it would be much appreciated
We spent a long time in the seventh grade studying this war and the shifting relationship between the English and French. I don't know how the author missed it.
I’m from the Midwest and I have never heard of this war. Maybe a brief mention about how settlers and native Americans were not on good terms but never any mention of a war
I’m a high school history teacher and will be showing this doc tomorrow in my classes. You should pitch this to Netflix. It could be just like the show “Barbarians” but for America of course. All the drama is there and you have the passion and talent.
As a person descended from a Blackfeet mother and broken indians; if only King Philip and Tecumseh were successful in their wars! ....I'm writing a screenplay about Tecumseh; kind of like a Native American Braveheart, so this was a very cool and essential doc to see. Thank you sir.
This is a fantastic documentary, but you left out the part where six elders were involved in the jury who condemned Sassamon’s murderers. In the grand scheme of things, it isn’t entirely important, but it’s better to know that both sides found it horrible rather than it just being the English who arrested and executed these men. Keep up the great work, man
As a history nerd and an American, I am appalled that I have never heard of King Philip's War before discovering this channel. I'm sick with an awful sinus infection so I'm just going to lay back and binge this entire playlist. As I said with your Checkmate Lincolnites series, thank you for your hard work in putting this together! I'm looking forward to learning about this!!
Being from this area, it’s been amazing how little the residents know about King Philip and this era. Schools named after him and his family like King Philip High School, Massasoit Community College, Metacom Medical etc. In fact, southeastern Massachusetts is a treasure trove of history but so few residents even know that.
UPDATE 12/28/22: While I still regard this as a decent overview of the basic sequence of events of King Philip's War, there are enough minor errors and mischaracterizations that I made an addendum video addressing the errata. After you watch this video, I hope you'll check it out to get a better understanding of the topic: ruclips.net/video/fSXOv4iYzi0/видео.html
TL;DW: Metacomet didn't go to Harvard, "Wampanoag" is consistently mispronounced, the video's portrayal of Native war aims is Eurocentric and misleading, and the Battle of Turner's Falls could be better described as a massacre of non-combatants, the strategic importance of which is somewhat exaggerated here.
That is great you decide to make up a new video admit to your mistakes like the sinful pronouncination of Wampanoag. Not many people say that their was video was misleading or Eurocentric.
Sounds like someone 'got' to you mate? WTF.
You done a great job, who the hell told you to say all that crap.
I know what these woke retards can be like, everyone has different views and opinions, beliefs etc, its what makes us human!!
If they want you to highlight the atrocities then there was plenty on both sides - it was the sad world they all had to live in back then - fortunately we advanced!
stand up to the woke crowd mate otherwise you fall into their never-ending spiral.
@@Souphead. Idiot
Youre also a liberal cuck... you forgot to add that in too
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It's kinda fucked up that I've done a history minor in a US university and still only know about this war because of you. Never stop, Mr. Atun-Shei, your work matters.
I just know based off of AP US History
Why is that fucked up? Were you expecting to actually learn real history in college? Not woke horse shit 🤣
@sword-swinging cat and most don't realize The Battle of Bloody Brook and the numbers engaged. We hear about the Deerfield Raid in 1704, and nothing till the F&I War..sad because I'm in the immediate area of Pioneer Valley
@aviation cat I grew up in NC and I was taught it in my High School American History class, so it seems to be a very school-by-school basis.
@Flying-cat5425 same here. I grew up near Deerfield, Ma. I thought it was common knowledge taught about the colonial times, guess not.
When I was a teen we would go to Eunice Williams bridge to try and see her ghost!
I am descended from some of the Wampanoags who were sent to Bermuda to be enslaved after the defeat in King Philip's War. There is a unification celebration every couple of years or so where modern Wampanoags get together in Bermuda with Bermudian descendants, who settled in a part of Bermuda called St. David's. Fascinating history.
Im White i guess my ancestral heritage in this country goes back to possibly as far as James Town. Right out the gate, the 4 last names of my heritage through my immediate grandparents is Stewart, Baker, Casling and Charles. Very english I guess and Scottish.
I dunno how to feel about how this country. It's an attrocity and Id wager Ive been afforded a life of outsized u earned privilege because of genocide and enslavement before me. I will say to my knowledge most of the family tree fought for the union. But we read the country being founded on genocide and enslavement, and you still see the oppression all the way up to into the present. I dunno how to feel.
First to Shesaknitter, that is very interesting to hear! Out of curiosity, how many people attend these unification celebrations? Can you hear ancestral languages there? Although I lived in NJ as a child I was often in the Pequot museum in Connecticut. I recall how sad it was to go through the whole museum (which was awesome as a kid) and then read that there were less than 100 Pequot left. I hope very much you Wampanoags are thriving 💪!
@@BlueJDMMR2 @BLUE JDM MR2 , as for you... I am from an old European-American family as well - though not nearly as old as Shesaknitteer's! There is evidence enough that my direct ancestors participated in unforgivable episodes and institutions of our country's past and for what it is worth a direct descent fought for the CSA while other members fought for the Union.
I can sympathize with your hesitation in pride in our nation - I personally think nationalism is over-rated.
I take solace in knowing that many first nations survived and maintain cultures and families of which they are proud. I have lived, laughed and worked with Apache, Ojibwe, Cree, Lakota, Algonquins and more from James Bay to Arizona. They made it.
Don't forget that between these episodes of hate and blood there was lots of space for trade, friendship, love and the beauty of everyday life experienced by and between individuals of first nation descent and those of European.
I think the best perspective is one embodied by this very channel. We should engage with our past and learn from it. It helps color the world we live in and to understand how we got here and invisible forces of history that make us who we are as individuals. Most importantly it exercises our empathy such that when we as individuals or a nation find ourselves again with opportunity to perpetrate or prevent such terrible crimes against our fellow great apes that we are able to make the choices that honor each other.
If you do that, I think you have plenty of reason to be proud of yourself and as citizen of a flawed country that honestly struggles with itself and its history everyday.
@@AC-sc1mn for real, you can still be proud of being an American, because America is not bad and cruel even in the sheer reality, for what it truly is it's a great but flawed country with eccentric values, for what it truly is, constitutional or not, it is a save haven for freedom,liberty and democracy...
@@BlueJDMMR2 the country isn't founded on slavery and genocide, it's a country that had to undergo experiences regarding genocide and slavery, yes in the start, they had slaves, but that does not mean that the core of American society is all about oppression and anarchy, it really isn't
This is what the History channel use to be. Great job!
I concur.
American Pickers
Where’s my ancient aliens?
Drama and reality shows is what the history channel has become
But, but, but Chumley.
PLEASE make more of these documentaries. These films beat anything on History Channel these days. There's only so much American Pickers a person can watch.
Ha, will do.
You are so right. I second the motion👊
Tyler Davis you are so correct!
@@thomastammaro693 and I also concur.
@Tyell Grant I think he sampled the soundtrack from Ravenous. At least in parts.
If you have not read Jill Lepore’s most excellent “The Name of War”, please do so. This singular book not only sheds so much light on King Philips War, but also serves as an important primer for all readings about the struggles between European Americans and native peoples.
That sounds intriguing! Thanks for the tip!
I went to high school in Boston. My history teacher went against the given curriculum to teach us about this war.
Yeah same - thanks Mr. M!!
He taught you everything in the Curriculum that is required.
Your teacher tricked you by saying what he would teach you next 'was against the curriculum' so you would be motivated to learn.
@@TrippyBawls Nah I know him personally, he did not
@@TrippyBawls We all rejoice at your powers of deduction! So glad you're here to talk down to people based on assumption!
I don't remember not learning about this war, but it was just a blip before the French and Indian war ... we were basically taught it all in the same lesson : events leading up to Revolution
As a proud descendant of the Nipmucs and the Narragansetts, it is good to see this part of history be acknowledged rather than conveniently be forgotten. Thank you.
What is your favorite Metallica song, MetallicaMan?
@@williammorgan584 For Whom The Bell Tolls
@@williammorgan584 Hard to choose my friend, but anything with Cliff Burton playing I'd have to say
@@MetallicaMan76 i get that. It tends to be that way with things you like a lot, because then there's parts of your favorite thing in each song
@@williammorgan584 story of my life, I love a healthy dose of everything instead of obsessing with one thing.
With Metallica, I'm just of the opinion that Cliff Burton was the soul of Metallica and his skills with a bass guitar were phenomenal, maybe even almost on par with Lemmy.
Appreciate you asking homie.
The “Battle of Turner’s Falls” was actually a massacre where a group of Connecticut militiamen massacred a fishing village of Nipmuc women and children
clearly not only women and children as it "neutralised" the tribe
@@Cecilia-ky3uw Woman and children are crucial to any war effort, not just warriors. Why continue to fight when there is nothing left to fight for? When the cost to your society is too great? What do you do when the people supporting your army are massacred?
@@hurricaneofcats divide the army and continue the campaign
@@Cecilia-ky3uw Or drop out of the conflict and try to preserve your remaining culture. Which is what I assume the Nipmuc did.
Turner has been both worshipped and vilified by his actions, depending on the era and knowledge of the person doing so. One should really only criticize Turner after learning about the attacks and massacres upon the English colonists that came prior to the raid at the Great Falls-the incredible number of random killings and massacre of colonists and soldiers in Brookfield, Northfield, the Bloody Brook massacre in Deerfield, the attacks on Hatfield and Hadley, and the burning of Springfield. All of these were attacks and large scale killings by Philip/Metacom and his allies upon the colonists. The people living at Peskeomskut (the Falls) were not living there innocently, they were likely preparing foodstuffs etc for another season of warring attacks. Also, they aren’t considering changing the name of the town-too much politics and bureaucracy for that.
I grew up in Massachusetts and the King Philip's War was one of the first conflicts I ever learned about in school. I never realized that much of the country has never even heard of the war. Fantastic video either way!
I knew about it at age 11 in 5th grade US History. Neither my teacher or text hid or skipped it. That was 47 years ago though.
King Phillip's War and several other western county natives Vs militia conflicts in those 30 years changed the colonies many ways.
Wealthy peerage started to leave America due to the danger. They left in charge managers that gained social influence. Commoners started to legislate themselves, since they were obliged to fill militia rolls to retain land ownership.
By 1755 when Royal officers arrived with Crowne troops to fight France, America looked to be a strange place with cheeky fellows that didn't know their place. What's worse, they were all armed.
I only found out about it in 2006 when I read Nathaniel Philbrick's book Mayflower
Well like Texas, I’m not sure the rest of the country knows about the Alamo, atleast the people who live there are taught
Did you every hear about the hugely effective rule of the South Plains by the Comanches. They consecutively defeated the Apache, the Spanish, the Mexicans, and the Texans for control of 250,000 square miles of territory almost a hundred years. Yet they never numbered more than a few thousand warriors.
@@evanw2195 Of course, Pee Wee herman found the basement there!
I've always thought the period of U.S. history between the arrival of Columbus up to the American Revolution to be both extremely interesting and often neglected. Almost 300 years of American history that usually gets glossed over in a chapter or two in most history text books. Thank you for these videos!
The pre American revolution era gets sorta ignored despite the fact it’s just as important and sometimes even more interesting.
Wait until you see the 800 years of Iberian history that has been swept under the rug!
Yes, most stories of the Indian Wars that gets made into movies are about when the conflicts were almost over. The Native Americans had no chance at that time. During these early conflicts there was real fear that the English colonists could be wiped out.
Columbus never even arrived in the US. The US European history started with the Spanish colonies in Florida, New Mexico and Arizona in the 1500s
@@alexandrejosedacostaneto381 The word America has multiple meanings. When people say Columbus sailed to America, they are not saying he sailed to the United States.
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It's worth mentioning 2 things about the forests. 1. It's really awesome that you went to the area to narrate. 2. The forests at the time were very likely far thinker and larger then what you're walking around and talking in.
But WERE the forests “far thicker”? Remember that what we see in southern New England is almost all second growth…land cleared for farming in the 17th century and then slowly abandoned in the late 19th and early 20th for easier lands in the west .The roads would tell some of the tale….a research project?
@@thomascain5313 Considering old growth forest would have been filled with trees hundreds to thousands of years old by the time the colonists started cutting them down, yeah probably was far thicker lol
@@thomascain5313any of New Englands biggest and oldest trees have long since been used to make vast amounts of boats and ships, among other things
@@Rexini_Kobalt I think the story of the uses of trees by native peoples has hardly been told. And although they were officially a “ Stone Age”people without the use of iron this would not have impeded them in the use of wood as much as one might imagine. Look at the great sea canoes of the Pacific North West. They were built entirely with stone tools. So the traditional forests of New England would probably not have been “thick” because over the centuries some trees simply win the battle for light and space and shade out and ultimately kill the lesser trees growing around them, creating a more airy, open space under a continuous canopy. So the New England woods of 1523 probably looked different from the woods in 2023…And even more beautiful
@@CobinRainalso very important to note the native technique of slash and burn in forests to combat overgrowth and promote a stable ecosystem. While they would be larger and more dense, even the most wild of forests would be manageable to maneuver through with ease
From my understanding the King Philip's' War had a different result up here in Canada. In Acadia, the Indigenous peoples won and prevented any English settlement growth until the mid 1700s.
It was a mixed bag. The M'ikmak natives in Acadia sued for peace upon learning that the Mohawk in New England finally joined on the colonists side. They allowed renewed settlement and fishing industry in Maine in return for no further English settlement of Acadia, and the existing settlers had to pay a tax in corn every year. It was only the beginning of troubles though, as there were half a dozen more major wars fought in the area over the next hundred years between native, French, English and other European settlers.
They might have been right. Maybe settlers were hesitant to move further out of fear for the natives
The akadians only did well because of the scorpion king. When he died so did akadia because he was the last akadian.
@@ronj4994 They sure did. England and France were fighting over land and trapping.
Well, Acadia & Akkad... You know.
"My name is Metacomet of the Wampanoag people..."
The English: "Right...Philip."
FTR, He had picked the name Phillip at one point.
"No, I said Metaco-"
"Right. Phil."
Both Metacomet and his bro Wamsutta selected English names, Maybe to curry favor with the colonists, but more likely because they kept mispronouncing their real names. 'Fine! Just call us Phillip and Alexander!'
Not a mere Comet but an actual Metacomet.
"Phil Collins it tis then!!"
As a lover of history myself, this is excellent work. I came away a much more informed person. Especially appreciated the uncensored commentary. horrifying that men, women, children, and even livestock were slaughtered. War is not discriminant. It kills everyone in it's path. Definitely gives context to the deep seated distrust and hatred between the native tribes and the colonists throughout the 18-19 century.
I haven't seen a good documentary like this since before the History channel started showing pawnstars and ice road truckers.
American pickers and forged in fire sigh
I guess you try to forget about the Hunt for Hitler and Aliens nonsense. I guess that in part explains the conspiracy theorist pandemic in the US. Ignorance is strength has been a long term policy for all those poor exploited people there. No wonder you have a raging pandemic and still deny the facts.
But bruh.... ancient aliens bruh!
@@Kickthelighter alright fine there's that
Did Pawn stars have lots of Antiques from history or how was it historical?. Was Ice Road Trucker about driving in historical ice storms?
"And then there's Rhode Island, the black sheep of the bunch."
Hey... we got mentioned!
Yeah that and that 'hut' named after that town of yours
@Swamp Yankee That was the punch line of whether Teddy Kennedy or Rosie O'Donnell's head was bigger than RI
Roger Williams initially wouldn't take part in the surprise attack against the Narragansett. RI just wanted to be left alone...Just read this in Philbrick's book - Mayflower. The whole second half is about this war - it is very well done.
@@rusoviettovarich9221 Lol. Rhode Island was a rouge colony founded by pirates originally,.
*Why is it CaLLed Rhode IsLand??? Neither a Rhode nor an IsLand!!!*
As a patriot I'd really have liked to know about this event before now. It is clearly a very important tone setter for relations in the Americas. Not all our history is good, but we need to learn it, so as to never repeat it, and to keep others from enacting it. Thank you for making this.
Love your idea here, but we're well beyond that..."never repeat it" and "keep others from enacting it" are two limiting concepts, and if there's one thing history teaches us it's that civilization was never good at limiting anything..
@@BeardVsTheWorldUK1 not really an excuse there.
@@baneofbanes Excuse? No comprende. It's not an excuse for anything. It's a mere fact that civilization as a whole has a very poor record of respecting boundaries and others, behaving ethically and morally, being content with the little one has, not being blinded by power and wealth, respecting Nature and all its creatures, etc etc. That's why Cain slew Abel, that's why we stole Metacomet's land, that's why we couldn't leave our fingers off the West, and that's why we'll never be able to keep others from "repeating" history and
"(RE-)enacting" it.
@@BeardVsTheWorldUK1 again not an excuse.
@@baneofbanes ????? I just said it isn't an excuse for anything, it's the way the world has always turned. What do you mean, "it's not an excuse?"
I really like you’re unbiased style, you don’t remove the immoral things the Indians did, and you also don’t remove the immoral things the Settlers did, it would’ve been so easy to make it good v bad but you made it balanced and I respect that.
The Puritans were right about one thing, no man is free from sin.
I wouldn't say its unbiased but it is pretty good.
There is still a clear bent to the reading. Compare the description of King Philip with that of the Puritan Commander who sacks the fort. One is ‘not a friend of colonists’ the other is ‘a racist who saw the natives as animals’
Also note the difference in volume on the score during the sack of many villages by natives vs the sack of the swamp fortress.
I mean if western people hadn't come here there would have been none of that violence, so I gotta blame the invaders.
I’d say the natives were still the lesser evil in conflicts like this but yes, they certainly should not be whitewashed and infantilized, humans capable of severe levels of violence
Regarding his name: Metacomet was his childhood name but the Algonquin peoples often changed their names throughout life. From the records we have, after he was given the name Philip by the English he continued to use it, signing his name with a "P". He may have used another name too, but it's unlikely he would ever have been referred to as Metacomet as an adult as that would have been like referring to him as a child.
The English gave him the name Philip and his brother the name Alexander. This was likely an intentional nod to the great Macedonian leaders. The seal of Massachusetts featured a native figure saying "come over and help us," a reference to a biblical dream of St. Paul's in which the Greeks beseeched him to come to Macedonia for their salvation.
You don't know that. You are just saying shit that cannot be proven or disproved. He was known as Metacomet...you took our land but you cannot take his name.
@@DisposableEgo You're right, there are limitations to what we know based on scarce records from the time. And I should have cited my source, "The Name of War" by Jill Lepore. In the book, she cites how the few primary sources we still have show him signing his name with a "P" for Philip, but he probably only did that in the context of his dealings with the English.
There's no question that he originally went by Metacomet or Metacom early in his life, but we also have records showing that it was common for people in his community to adopt a new name as a right of passage when they became an adult. Unfortunately there is no record as to what new name he adopted, if any.
The point is, it's unlikely he would have gone by either Philip or Metacom - these are just the only names we have available.
This is a very interesting point
@@MattCad good source and a good read. But still...they didn't know either.
@@MattCadso you do acknowledge that your OP is based entirely on opinions derived from absence of evidence.
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain
As a History major I don’t think I have ever seen a RUclips video on history so well done. 10/10 it was amazing
This isnt old history channel: I see no reference to Hitler banging the aliens who built the pyramids to aquire the Nazi secret weapons
@Katarina Love oh snap good idea, I'll try that out
Says that this isnt old history channel. References new history channel. Dumbass
@@francisluglio6611 big satirical Snipes boi lol
I'd watch that. I wonder who'd be in the receiving end of the alien orifice probing...
Those alien would do anything for an anal probe
UK here -this was all new to me. Clear, concise, informative, thought-provoking - and really well presented. Thanks and regards.
I'm curious, how much of colonial American/Canadian history is taught in schools in the UK?
Scientist / scientish typing - not much in state schools, I think. I don't know whether any of the school exam boards offer syllabuses that specifically cover North American history at the 15-16 and 17-18 levels - but I suspect there'll still be some schemes like the one my friends did that covered topics in European and American history from 1870(?) to 1918 (this was an old syllabus for 15-16-year-old kids).
I don't think history teaching in UK state schools is in good shape. In too many instances kids get superficial treatments of the Romans, the Tudors, and WW2 (mainly the UK home front and the Holocaust, not that either is trivial) - and that's it.
Best regards from The Homestead of Snot's People ("Hi, I'm Snot, and this is my homestead.")
This era if history really fascinates me. It’s basically when medieval times met the wild west.
Fun family historical fact: My many times Great Grandfather, Thomas Palmer, was awarded land for service in King Philip's War. He was among the few survivors of Sudbury. It was awarded by the Hathorne's (if you're familiar with the Salem Witch Trials this name should seem familiar). Three Centuries later: my grandfather, a Palmer, and my grandmother, a Hawthorne, married. The Hathorne's added in the 'w' in their name a few generations later.
Benjamin Smith wow so cool
@@evanw2195 A great english name
I hope you will agree that the hysteria of the Witch trials was a consequence of the war fever. An Evil Spirit does possession of those who suffer so much.
Your grandparents may have known my relatives the Abbeys, a young couple with a farm in Massachusetts during this mid-1600's (I would have to dig out the books to see the exact years from what we heard about them). I know the village they lived in tried to help another couple that had lost their farm to either disease or poor handling of it, all agreed to let that couple live on the Abbey farm, then the wife of that couple was accused of witchery because of strange behavior and forced to leave (not everyone was burned at the stake). She retaliated by apparently laying a curse on my relatives farm, the animals, etc... and I don't know what happened to her or the husband after that.
I also need to look into who came after those first relatives of mine to lead eventually to my existence, and if they were involved in the war or not. This story in the video brings the reality (and my suspicions) about just how difficult life must have been then, and how lucky somebody had to be just to keep the family going. My lineage could've easily been severed through all that. They made their way west also, but not until after several more generations in New England. I also wish I could see the land in that time, as long as didn't run into those problems with the natives, I just wish I could see how magnificent the forests must have been. The virgin forests of hardwoods, giant oaks, chestnuts, cottonwoods, and the evergreens like white pines that back then were far larger than now. The streams with lakes with no introduced species, and there was actually elk and wolves. I just want to see it, the land where I grew up before it was clear cut many times, so badly it hurts.
Hey man! I guess I am commenting much later than when you commented, so I don't think you will respond.
I am in no way related to that part of north-american history (I am mexican, so this heritage of subjugation is visible in my brown skin and curly hair. Still, I do not feel qualified to speak about the suffering of the native people of this continent).
Still, the thing you mentioned about the Hathornes really interested me. I believe that the w was added to the name by the famous writer Nathaniel Hawthorne himself, who I believe did that out of shame for the deeds that his grandfather partook in during the Salem witch trials.
Are you related to him in any way? That would be very cool. You are living history, although in our own way, I believe we all are.
It's incredible how you manage to make this video so good and haunting with such limited means. A truly beautiful and haunting video on a very interesting subject I've never heard about. I hope you'll get more recognition for your work.
I grew up in Bristol, RI. Thanks for keeping this piece of history alive
I grew up in Groton, MA where there were signs referencing King Philip's War - there was even one in front of our middle school but we never learned about him and I always thought he was a European king until I researched him myself. It is a disgrace that this era of American history is so overlooked so thank you for this video. Anyone interested in learning more about King Philip's War should definitely read Nathaniel Philbrick's book "Mayflower." It is one of those history books that relates a lot details but that is also a real page turner.
I had heard a little bit about King Phillip's War at least that it was fought by "Indians" against the English colonists when doing my genealogy research. I have lots of ancestors that arrived in that area as part of the Puritan migration from 1620 - 1640 (a few on the Mayflower itself) and I discovered that some of them were actually killed in that war.
Great recommendation on “Mayflower.” Philbrick did a nice job..
Philbrick is a fantastic author. His book Bunker hill is also excellent.
There is a great deal of evidence across “American” history that we are given an official narrative which doesn’t match.
How many people know Ben Franklin was a runaway indentured servant, or that most servants of George Washington where European convicts and poor under contracts of indenture? Almost all original “slaves” where natives, and that actual African slaves came late, accounting for a much smaller percentage. It’s very interesting to note that supposed minorities are given a narrative that helps divest them of their homeland.
Yes, mayflower is an excellent book that does discuss this “slavery” off to British sugar plantations in the Caribbean, effective prison, where British based raiders stole Spanish “booty”, natives of south America, and import to the north. This was the case with Tituba of Salem Witch Trials who was native, not African.
Loved the book.
Well done.
As the other comments have said, this feels like good, ol’ fashioned History Channel.
Current history channel:
“Was Metacomet an mystical alien? Find out tonight on Yard sale wars.”
Johan Smallberries “Yard sale wars”
lol
AMEN !!!
I had always known of this wars existence and had a vague one sentence understanding of it prior to this. This however was an eye opening, masterpiece of concise historical conveyance, free of the oft near omni presence hyperbole and melodramatics.
“He thought of them like animals, so he slaughter them like animals” why did I get Anakin vibes from that line 😅
Because it's basically a direct quote
taloob ok so I’m not alone when I thought that
I guess in the end he fought just like the natives. They deserved each other.
I HHHAAATTTEEEE TTHHEEEMMM
@@taloob493 you tell him
This channel has re-sparked my interest in American history
One of my politics courses covered the history of the supreme court. It was pretty fascinating to see how court appointees out lasted viability of their political parties to continue influencing the government.
I've known about this epic war for over 16 years and it's fascinating to see someone brilliant as yourself tell that story!
Even as an American history geek for the last 55 years, I knew little of King Philip's War until my genealogical research began to reveal many ancestors who had taken part in - and died in - some of its battles! Well done!
wow the score from ravenous brings such a perfect menacing atmosphere to this!
and together with the way you're telling the story it builds up a lot of tension! great work
inventive photography, effects and sound
I just watched this episode (and a couple others) and appreciate your insight into the history of Native/Anglo relations, in particular how King Phillip's war was in micro what would became macro. The concept of fractals comes to mind, a pattern that repeated in America since the birth of the United States continuing to Wounded Knee (which I'm glad you mentioned), here in South Dakota in what was also once native homeland. I look forward to watching your other videos. Thanks for your efforts. You have a great approach and story-telling style.
Awesome idea with fractals! However, the inciting incident, the first "fractal" happened far from American shores. Check out Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael" to find out where-you'll be shocked at how much sense it all makes...
Weird. I'm from New Orleans but live in Massachusetts. I'm used to seeing your videos in my hometown. Thanks for the history lesson.
I'm from Salem Massachusetts and I consider myself a history buff and I didnt know much about this war. Thanks for the awesome video.
I’m learning about all this stuff in my college history class, though they just glossed over king philips war. I was intrigued so I found this video. Thanks for posting
Dude this is next level, good job
@@code_kanga5390 lol. You are a good example of prejudice. You judge a whole group of people. You don't even know what you don't know.
Trump 2020!
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@@JCNOAOU we got you. How about comment it again lol. History really riles up the dumbasses of the world.
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@@chriswhite2151 lmao how’d that work out for ya, fashy? 😂🖕🏼
You're one of new favorite RUclips personalities I hope your channel gets the the support it deserves
This was an informative, well organized breakdown of this historical event. Thank you for creating this!
Superb job by the narrator who told a complicated story well in a brief period of time without distortion or confusion. The key players in the tragedy of the war were well profiled and the key events described vividly while providing just enough background on the war's causes. Congratulations to all who put this gem together. You folks did an amazing job on what was apparently a lean budget. This is history with a human face, not a monotone recital of dates, facts, and patriotic platitude. Bravo!
YeS!!! he did a great job. Best vids that cover this war on the net HANDS DOWN
It’s a bit of a nitpick, but you really shouldn’t refer to muskets as “rifles.” At least not when talking about a period before where rifling became common enough for the terms to be mixed colloquially.
Long guns
Boom sticks
muskets
@Mr. Shlock , but, they were English
Mr. Shlock Sorry that it’s not PC to tell unflattering stories about American history. Unfortunate that you FEEL so personally attacked when someone mentions the bad parts of our history. We can’t all be blind, flag waving sycophants.
I have a homework to finish, and this is all i need to answer all questions. You sir, are a legend!
A Total War: Empire mod based on King Philip's war would be great.
Or even an open world or fps for that matter
The closest thing we've got is the Jamestown level.
There's a 1600s mod right now
@@pablojn4826 Is it good? I'd reinstall it right away.
@@user-xq4st9ie7r I loved empire as a kid but when I reinstalled it last year I was surprised how terrible the battle controls were
I'm from North Attleboro, MA. Very good video, informative about such an important piece of Massachusetts', New England's, and the United States' history that is rarely covered outside of our region.
@Atun-Shei Films, Andy I am re-watching this as I write my research paper on Pontiac’s Rebellion, and I have to say this is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Your use of the Ravenous soundtrack is incredible and perfect. Well done!
5:33 “Sassamon’s body was found in the ice of Assawompsett Pond” Finally! Something from my home town, (modern Lakeville) gets a shout out!!
Thank you sir, keep up the great work!
Never should have changed the name. “Assawompsett” sounds absolutely hilarious in 2020. Not very mature of me, admittedly.
Well done.
Some of your SFX scared the shit out of me. These can be intense when you're trippin
I grew up in Suffield, CT and the one and only time I learned about this war was in 4th Grade during our "Local History Unit". It was a sanitized version for sure, but I'm glad they touched on it. I hadn't thought about it much until I saw this video. Thank you for making it and inspiring me to learn more about this important moment in history.
I am so glad to have stumbled upon your channel! (Thanks to The Cynical Historian's lost cause video) This is easily one of the best accounts of King Phillip's War out there. It is such a shame that pre-revolutionary war American history is so sparsely discussed, as it is by far the most interesting period imo.
This is an excellent presentation with visuals, music and showing the actual places. This is now one of my favorite videos on Wars Between Native Americans and Euro-Americans. I will likely make my friends watch this cause I’m a huge history buff.
I live in East Providence, about 15 minutes from Anawan Rock in Rehoboth where the war effectively ended with the capture of Anawan. East Providence was also a place where Roger Williams spent much of his time. Despite all of this, I was taught nothing mentioned in this video during my schooling. Even the Revolutionary War curriculum was mostly a joke and no other US conflict was even mentioned. Channels like this help to increase my knowledge and gives me hope for my future children. Thank you.
Thank you for posting this video. More history every day is overlooked, forgotten, or wiped away. Keep up the good work.
I. Grew up in Brookfield Mass (Quabog Plantation) this and the Leatherstocking Tales were adventures in the woods as kids. Thanks for doing this. Not lost history!
Lost to everyone from outside of Massachusetts when these people deserve to be more well known.
It is so cool that you made a video about King Philip’s War. Thank you, and congratulations on an amazing job well done.
King Philip's War would also serve as the basis for one of the most infamous elements of American military policy: the application of total war against entire indigenous populations. The English had used such aggressive and bloody tactics before against the Powhattan Confederacy in Virginia and during the Pequot War, yet with the Great Swamp Fight and the Battle of Peskeompscut or Turner Falls, the most important element of the English victories were not the Native American warriors and civilians killed in the fighting, but all of the destruction wrought upon their settlements, foodstuffs, and supplies necessary for the continuation of the waging of warfare. These two engagements also shook the faith of the Native Americans in their ability to continue further resistance, as they were unable to congregate safely, harvest crops, hunt and gather food, and even be unable to accrue more weapons and equipment for repairing their firearms that made them such a force upon the battlefield.
Total war is a good strategy when just want to subjugate your enemies and install fear in their mind. Nothing wrong there.
c s yeah if you’re playing a video game not when you’re talking about the actual slaughter of innocent people
@@og_hapsburg7189 it's battle tested, in this scenario every able bodied man is a enemy.There was no Geneva Convention at that time. And it's better in long term, you kill some thousand people and it saves you thousands of troops and civilians from both side in the long run.And I'm not advocating total genocide, just enough to install fear
c s did you miss the part about the women and children or do you just not let that get in the way of your power fantasy
@@og_hapsburg7189 some of them may be considered as collateral damage. And it's not like Geneva Convention existed in the 19th century. Total war is a good strategy if you're trying to crush a rebellion on basis of end results,thats all. And what's the use of a strategy if it doesn't generate the suitable end result?
Arguably, another negative consequence of this war was the Salem Witch Trials, as the fear, hysteria, and refugees who were in Salem contributed to that blot on our history. As a genealogist, I have ancestral connections to both this war and those trials - some of them people connected to only one or the other, and also at least one prominent individual to both. (Maj. Robert Pike, from whose life the right to petition that is in the 1st amendment of the U.S. Constitution may derive.)
I also gave ancestors connected to this war and the Salem Witchcraft trials. Also have ancestors who came off of the Mayflower.
@@erichenry8461 My mother in law is a descendant of William Bradford and member of the Mayflower Society...
I'm so happy this came up on my feed! Excellent presentation, top shelf. I've always been interested in King Philip War and just about any history of the native Americans in my area. Subscribed! I have some Abenaki in my DNA but living in Groton MA I keep it quiet. Some of the locals still hold a grudge over the Raid thing.
As someone living in New England I learned a whole lot about the period of early colonization up until the revolutionary war. I'm surprised it isn't taught in schools in other parts of the US as it is standard curriculum around here.
my history teacher actually showed this video in class recently
Mr Cook gave zero fvcks.
We learned all about this one.
Thank you for this, I have ancestors who served in the militia and I have always wanted to know more about it.
I’m born and raised in Massachusetts and I’ve always wanted to know more about this war and this video was perfect thank you so much I hope you have a good day ❤❤❤
Interesting video, my high school history teacher actually taught us about this (best teacher i have ever had).
I would love to see all the possible retellings of the Seven Years War in North America, the French and Indian War, from the different native perspectives, the French and English sides. One of the few time periods to which I would consider taking a one way trip in a time machine, even knowing I'd not live very long.
I teach a high school class on KPW every year. Great video, I use it every year. Great information and well presented. Thank you.
I hail from the Framingham/Sudbury border originally. This is just fine work! I grew up around all of these trails and monuments growing up, you really explained more info then what I had already known! Please keep up these videos!
Yeah. A possible Framinghamer!
Grew up in Dartmouth, wandered these woods just like the Wampanoags.
This is so creative and interesting. I’m enjoying this more than most professionally produced docs I’ve seen.
Incidentally, there is a King Philip's Spring on Route 9 in the Adirondack Mountains of NY.
Thanks very much for this background material on King Philip's War. Here are a few paragraphs from our family history about an incident that occurred after the bulk of what you cover in your video:
"Our ancestors came to North America on the ship Margaret & John. Henry and Elizabeth Keniston traveled with their four children: Allen, Mary, James and John, though only 16-year-old Allen and 8-year-old John survived beyond 1623. Our family records indicate that Henry, Elizabeth, Mary and James died of tuberculosis in March of 1623, shortly after their arrival. Allen married later in life but never had any children. John was the sole family survivor to later raise a family of his own and became the family patriarch of his time.
"John himself was killed on April 16, 1677 during King Philip’s War. His murder came at the hands of three native-American Indians of the Newichwannock Tribe. A local judge gave the three Indians the names Simon, Andrew and Peter, as he found their names to be “unpronounceable.” According to our family records, John had befriended them, though we may do well to regard him as a victim of circumstance for having settled in the path of the growing tensions of the time. Whatever the case, John was killed on that fateful day in April. The family home was burned, though the rest of the family escaped harm."
interesting, thank you for sharing that.
I grew up in Turners Falls, and even though we knew that there was a battle, it was never taught in this detail.
Thanks for creating this.
I spent a year in western Mass and tried emerse myself in some of the lore. Thanks for making this!
I can trace my family back to the Mayflower. I live a 2 minute walk from tispaquin pond. Asawampset isn't far. This was very interesting to me. Tispaquin was one of the men hanged then beheaded and displayed in front of plymouth colony for that murder. Metacomet and he were very close like brothers. Also some natives died after leaving plymouth colony apparently poisoned these were also reasons metacomet was angry at the colonists
Wow great video! Amazing content, and a lot of respect to how you threaded the pieces together and changed your location for each new shot. This is an excellent presentation with visuals, music and showing the actual places. It's a lot easier to understand and learn this way.
Great video! Never heard of this war until I saw this around a year ago and now I am learning about it in one of my classes this semester. I am actually descended from one of the colonists that fought in the war and in the great swamp fight, so this war kinda hits home.
Since you're doing dark history, what about the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain?
He mostly covers American history.
There's a really good English movie/TV mini series called "battle for middle earth" all about it, that is really good. It follows an old viking poem or something, I can't remember. But that's where the middle earth comes from, apparently Tolkien borrowed the phrase and other aspects...
@@charlesmaximus9161 Who wouldn't? It's a miserable continent full of Germans, the French and Slavs!
Charles Maximus yeah being critical of your country’s violent history totally makes you hate yts 🙄
A masterful video. Thanks man!
gotta appreciate the use of the Ravenous soundtrack, very appropriate.
Great job producing this sad, bloody and violent but very informative documentary of Americas tragic history with Native Americans. Thank you.
You're very welcome, thank you for watching
"Native American" is as much a misnomer as "American Indian." Anyone born in the named region is a native. The majority of those called "English Colonists" in this and other documentaries of this time were "native" Americans. Best nomenclature: the actual tribe/nation name, or "Aboriginals."
i sat like BOLT upright at the beginning of this video - i knew from some of your past ones (i've been binge watching) that you were a fellow masshole, but we're from the same suburb! i don't think i've ever once heard wayland mentioned before. i've got no great input to add on this video, i just feel like this is going to be bouncing around my head as i watch the rest of your videos!
seeing the shots of the town too and learning some more of the history of it is so neat - thanks for the insight into our hometown! i didn't know most of this!
Just what I need for my corona virus depression-history of the Native American wars.
The traditional Algonquin war club is sometimes referred to as the "King Phillip's Club".
Fantastic video sir. People like you make history impactful and intresting for all and couldn't recommend a video more.
One of the biggest bones of contention was the threat to native food sources presented by the colonists hogs which were allowed to roam freely.
This feels like those little informative parts in Moonrise Kingdom. Awesome work. Thanks for the knowledge.
Outstanding work my friend.....made me wanna slog through the old swamps of my area Saint John NB Canada. Nice work 👏
Essential American history that more people should know about. The creator of this video should keep in mind that it takes a historian a lot of time to understand the how people in the 17th century thought. It is easy to insert 21st century concepts and beliefs into history.
I'm guessing this comment is an excuse for actrocites committed by the whites.
@@davidhoward437 Here is one example. Most people assume the Europeans had better weapons than the Indians but King Philip's War was the first war that the Indians had weapons that were just as good as the colonists. And since they traded pelts for European trade goods they actually could use these guns better than your average colonists.
@@short-leggedturtle1315 What?? The indians trapped most if not all their beaver pelts--How can you say they were better shots or they knew the weapons better?? It took a long time for indians to understand that guns evolved differently- They used different types of projectiles-- How they had to keep powder dry etc etc
@@thomasfoss9963 You need to read about matchlock vs. flintlock.
I am a British born permanent resident to the U.S. This stuff really interests me and what you said was right, they should teach kids more about the colonial period in schools. I don't think Americans realize that their ancestors from the 1600/1700's were about as 'American' as those who came afterwards. British rule was more indirect compared to the Spanish colonies, and during this time American culture grew its main core.
@Chief Tahchawwickah Unfortunately for you, history won't remember it that way...
@Chief Tahchawwickah Not really, but okay. We'll see how alienating children from greater society works out.
@Chief Tahchawwickah k
@Chief Tahchawwickah Lmao good luck with that. Your population is so minuscule you're discounted from census in most states.
@Chief Tahchawwickah maybe if you ask them politely, they will deport themselves
Thank you for this video! Believe it or not, I attended King Philip High School in Wrentham, MA and am only now learning about who he was, as a mom trying to teach my kids. I will be showing them this video as part of their history curriculum.
I have an ancestor that was involved in this war
Captain George Denison SR
Born October 10 1620
Bishops Stortford Hartfordshire, England
Died October 23, 1694
Hartford Hartford county, Connecticut colony
Tom Sanders and the badge of Hertfordshire is a Hart (Red Deer Stag).
I just made a similar post above about Israel Bradford. His family was from Scrooby Nottinghamshire, but founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620 along with the rest of the Puritans and Separatists onboard the Mayflower and that one soldier they managed to hire.
After King Philip died, the Narragansett Sachem Canonchet was in charge. Captains George Denison and James Avery (my 7x g-grandfather) led a series of raids against Canonchet. Denison led the Connecticut colonists and Avery led the allied Niantics, Pequots, and Mohegans. They captured Canonchet and his men. Canonchet was executed by Oneko, son of the Mohegan Sachem Uncas. This effectively ended King Philip's War.
I wonder how closely related we all are... It's not like that generation had a lot of marrying options.
@@indoorsandout3022 Gov William Bradford Sr / Maj William Bradford Jr were my 9x & 8x g-grandfathers, so If you are of those Bradford's we're cousins of some degree
No matter the small errors, this is a very informative video and should be regarded as resource material for the average student. I am a history nut, and to see those forgotten places pleases me to no end.
We actually went over this in the 8th grade, glad we did.
Mi'kmaq here, a large majority of Indian War stories from our side are lost to time, if you could go further in depth on each tribe and preserve whatever information you have it would be much appreciated
We spent a long time in the seventh grade studying this war and the shifting relationship between the English and French. I don't know how the author missed it.
I’m from the Midwest and I have never heard of this war. Maybe a brief mention about how settlers and native Americans were not on good terms but never any mention of a war
@@taylorbaldwin2095how can you not have heard of the french and indian war?
I’m a high school history teacher and will be showing this doc tomorrow in my classes. You should pitch this to Netflix. It could be just like the show “Barbarians” but for America of course. All the drama is there and you have the passion and talent.
As a person descended from a Blackfeet mother and broken indians; if only King Philip and Tecumseh were successful in their wars! ....I'm writing a screenplay about Tecumseh; kind of like a Native American Braveheart, so this was a very cool and essential doc to see. Thank you sir.
This is a fantastic documentary, but you left out the part where six elders were involved in the jury who condemned Sassamon’s murderers. In the grand scheme of things, it isn’t entirely important, but it’s better to know that both sides found it horrible rather than it just being the English who arrested and executed these men. Keep up the great work, man
As a history nerd and an American, I am appalled that I have never heard of King Philip's War before discovering this channel. I'm sick with an awful sinus infection so I'm just going to lay back and binge this entire playlist. As I said with your Checkmate Lincolnites series, thank you for your hard work in putting this together! I'm looking forward to learning about this!!
Being from this area, it’s been amazing how little the residents know about King Philip and this era. Schools named after him and his family like King Philip High School, Massasoit Community College, Metacom Medical etc. In fact, southeastern Massachusetts is a treasure trove of history but so few residents even know that.
And indian names we grew up with.