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The British Empire wasn’t built on fair trade. It was built on piracy.
In this video, The Financial Historian uncovers how Queen Elizabeth I and the English Crown turned pirates like Francis Drake and Henry Morgan into state-backed privateers, unleashing them on Spanish treasure fleets and colonial cities. Their raids captured fortunes so vast they paid off England’s debts, enriched investors, and laid the foundation of empire.
This isn’t just swashbuckling adventure. It’s economic history — theft turned into financial policy. And the lessons still matter today. Because when governments need money, they always find their pirates.
#financialhistory #financeexplained #moneyandpower #economicbubbles #globalcrisis #financialeducation #financialfreedom #financialhistorian
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In 1933, the U.S. government made it illegal for citizens to own gold. Under threat of prison and massive fines, Americans were forced to hand over their savings — only to see the dollar devalued weeks later.
This video from The Financial Historian uncovers how Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102 turned private wealth into government profit, why banks were saved while ordinary people lost everything, and how this precedent still shapes the financial system today.
History shows that when the system is in danger, the rules of money can change overnight. If they could seize gold once, what stops them from seizing wealth again?
#financialhistory #financeexplained #economicmistakes #moneyandpower #inflationexplained #financialeducation #globalcrisis #financialfreedom #financialhistorian
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The money in your bank account doesn’t really exist. Fractional banking is the hidden trick that creates money out of nothing — fueling global debt, inflation, and inequality.
In this video, The Financial Historian traces the story from medieval goldsmiths to the 2008 crash, showing how banks multiply promises, governments borrow endlessly, and ordinary people pay the price.
This isn’t just economic history. It’s financial education for today — a wake-up call to rethink what real wealth and financial freedom mean.
#financialhistory #financeexplained #inflationexplained #financialeducation #moneyandpower #globalcrisis #financialfreedom #financialhistorian
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Enron was once America’s most admired company. By 2001, it was the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history.
This video from The Financial Historian exposes how Enron turned accounting tricks into billion-dollar profits, built a cult-like corporate culture of lies, and wiped out the savings of 20,000 employees — all while its executives cashed out millions. From mark-to-market accounting to shell companies, from Wall Street hype to government complicity, Enron shows how illusions of wealth are manufactured and sold… until they collapse.
And the warning isn’t history. From the 2008 financial crisis to modern crypto scams, the same tricks are still alive today. If you don’t learn the lesson, the next collapse will cost you too.
#financialhistory #financeexplained #economicbubbles #financialeducation #moneyandpower #globalcrisis #financialfreedom #financialhistorian
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The Mormon Church isn’t just a religion — it’s one of the most powerful financial machines in America. With billions hidden in secret investment funds, vast real estate holdings across the U.S., and a tax-exempt empire that rivals the wealth of Wall Street, the LDS Church has quietly become the richest religion in America. But how did they build this fortune? From early persecution and the drive to establish Zion, to disciplined tithing, secretive hedge-fund style management, and a whistleblower who revealed more than $100 billion hidden in plain sight, this is the story of how faith, money, and power collided.
This video exposes the economic history of the Mormons — not to attack belief, but to reveal the financial system behind the sermons. What we uncover here is bigger than one church: it’s about how institutions accumulate wealth, how tax exemptions create massive privilege, and how ordinary people are left paying the bill.
If you want financial education that goes beyond the surface, if you want to understand the hidden mechanics of money and power, this episode will make you question what you thought you knew about wealth, faith, and the financial system.
#FinancialHistorian #financialeducation #economichistory #financialmistakes #inflation #financialfreedom #realwealth #financialsystem #moneyandpower #globalcrisis #mormons #LDS #churchwealth
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What if you woke up tomorrow and your bank was closed? No ATMs, no debit card, no paycheck, no access to your savings. It sounds like a nightmare — but it has already happened.
In this episode of The Financial Historian, we take you inside the chilling reality of bank shutdowns. From Argentina’s corralito to Cyprus’s bail-ins, from Lebanon’s collapse to Greece’s capital controls, and even the U.S. bank holiday of 1933 — history shows that your money is never truly safe when the system cracks. Banks and governments always close ranks to protect themselves, leaving ordinary people locked out of their own savings.
We’ll break down why the system is so fragile, how fractional reserve banking makes runs inevitable, and what lessons you need to take today to protect your financial freedom. Because history doesn’t just repeat — it warns. And ignoring it is the most expensive mistake you can make.
#financialhistory #financeexplained #financialeducation #moneyandpower #economicbubbles #inflationexplained #globalcrisis #realwealth #financialfreedom #FinancialHistorian
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Spain once ruled the world. In the 16th century, it built the first true global empire, stretching across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Mountains of gold and silver from Mexico and Peru poured into its treasuries — more wealth than any empire had ever controlled. And yet, within a century, Spain was bankrupt.
In this episode of The Financial Historian, we uncover how Spain — the richest empire on earth — destroyed itself with bad economics. From the Price Revolution that triggered Europe’s first wave of inflation, to endless religious wars that drained the crown’s coffers, to pirates and privateers who turned Spain’s treasure fleets into floating banks ripe for plunder, the story is both epic and familiar. Spain confused treasure with real wealth, and its rivals — England and the Dutch — used Spanish silver to build navies, banks, and trade systems that would outlast the empire itself.
The lesson is urgent today. Floods of money — whether from debt, credit, or money-printing — don’t guarantee prosperity. Without systems, discipline, and investment in real productivity, wealth corrodes from within. Spain’s empire collapsed because it mistook treasure for security. Are we making the same mistake now?
#financialhistory #financeexplained #financialeducation #moneyandpower #economicbubbles #inflationexplained #globalcrisis #realwealth #financialfreedom #FinancialHistorian
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A thousand years ago, the Vikings discovered the ultimate business model: protection money. Instead of endless raids, they demanded Danegeld — huge payments of silver from terrified kings who realized it was cheaper to pay than to fight. What began as desperate ransom soon became an institutionalized tax system, draining ordinary peasants while enriching Viking warlords and European rulers alike.
In this episode of The Financial Historian, we reveal how Danegeld turned from extortion into one of the first large-scale taxation machines in Europe — and why its logic still shapes the financial system today. From silver hoards buried in Scandinavia, to English peasants crushed by taxes, to modern bailouts where taxpayers foot the bill for banks “too big to fail,” the psychology hasn’t changed. Once you start paying for protection, the payments never stop.
This is more than medieval history. It’s a lesson in financial education and economic history: whether it’s Viking raiders or corporate giants, money and power always flow upward, while the public pays the price. Understanding Danegeld means seeing how tribute, taxation, and bailouts still control our lives — and how to protect your own financial freedom in a system designed to keep you paying forever.
#financialhistory #financeexplained #financialeducation #moneyandpower #economicbubbles #inflationexplained #globalcrisis #realwealth #financialfreedom #FinancialHistorian #vikings
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Most people think money is random — that inflation, debt, and financial crises just “happen.” But history tells a different story. Money follows laws. Not the kind written by governments, but deeper, older rules that empires ignore at their own peril.
In this episode of The Financial Historian, we uncover the forgotten laws of money — from Gresham’s Law in the 1500s to Goodhart’s Law in the 1970s — and show how they still rule your life today. You’ll see why bad money always drives out good, why crises push people into sound assets, why money printing enriches elites first, why the U.S. dollar’s role as the global reserve currency is both a crown and a curse, and why debt always delivers diminishing returns.
These aren’t abstract theories. They explain why your savings lose value, why housing feels unaffordable, why the rich get richer during every crisis, and why global empires collapse under their own financial weight. Once you see these laws, you’ll never look at money the same way again.
#financialhistory #financeexplained #financialeducation #moneyandpower #economicbubbles #inflationexplained #globalcrisis #realwealth #financialfreedom #FinancialHistorian
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Welcome to The Financial Historian, where money, history, and power collide.
If you've ever wondered how money really works, why inflation keeps hitting your wallet, or how past economic disasters still shape today’s world, you’re in the right place. We explore everything from the history of money to modern monetary policy, exposing how power flows through capital, debt, and control of the financial system.
This isn’t your typical finance documentary channel. It’s a deep dive into financial history, personal finance, asset management, and financial freedom, told through the lessons of those who played the game before us.
You’ll see how wealth is built —and lost — by studying the patterns of the past. Because history doesn’t repeat, but it sure as hell rhymes. By decoding the failures, bubbles, and power plays that shaped the world, you'll sharpen your understanding of financial sovereignty, master your money mindset, and avoid the traps that took down entire empires.