Old Britannia

Subscribers 123K

Videos 42

Views 14.3M

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Old Britannia covers European power politics, wars, and imperial history, focusing on topics like the Napoleonic era, the Habsburg Empire, and the Concert of Europe through long-form documentary-style videos. The channel appears to publish deep-dives and documentary-style explorations, with an average video length around 79 minutes and an upload cadence implied by the recent videos, totaling 42 published since joining in 2021, and an overall audience of 123K subscribers with 14.3M total views.

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85% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M

Videos 33

Views 1.4B

Appearances 11

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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Both target broad historical narratives with a focus on wars and revolutions, including Napoleonic Europe and Britain–America history, aligning with Old Britannia's audience though OverSimplified uses simplified sketches (high search overlap, 75% content match).

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75% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 17

SERP 91%

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Shares interest in European conflict and Napoleonic topics (wars of expansion, concert of Europe) and Britain-related history, attracting a similar history-minded audience, with somewhat broader instructional style (search 91%, content 64%).

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History Matters view on YouTube

67% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 385

Views 761.7M

Appearances 10

SERP 45%

Similarity 81%

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Similar emphasis on British imperial history and Napoleonic Europe, plus cross-border Britain–America topics, drawing a related audience, though it leans more into Britain’s imperial narrative (search 45%, content 81%).

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66% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 298

Views 390.5M

Appearances 11

SERP 49%

Similarity 78%

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Covers wars of expansion in Europe and Napoleonic Europe along with Britain–America history, appealing to the same historical-audience interests though with a distinctive presentation (search 49%, content 78%).

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63% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 10

SERP 42%

Similarity 77%

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Deals with wars and revolutions and broader European power dynamics (Habsburg history) similar to Old Britannia’s scope, attracting a related crowd despite different thematic emphasis (search 42%, content 77%).

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62% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 746

Views 199.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 48%

Similarity 71%

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Targets historical empires in Europe and Napoleonic Europe with a focus on the Concert of Europe, overlapping with Old Britannia’s imperial/national history interest though with a distinct teaching approach (search 48%, content 71%).

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Discovered competitors with strong overlap include OverSimplified (85% match) and CrashCourse (75% match), both sharing queries like wars and revolutions, Napoleonic Europe, and Britain and America history. History Matters (67% match) also aligns on British imperial history, Napoleonic Europe, and Britain and America history. Epic History (66% match) and Kings and Generals (63% match) similarly compete on wars of expansion Europe, Napoleonic Europe, and related politics. Old Britannia has 123K subscribers, while OverSimplified leads with about 9.5M and CrashCourse with 16.9M; Kings and Generals has 4.1M, and Epic History has 3M, with History Matters at 1.9M. All identified competitors focus on similar topics and search queries around European power politics, great power diplomacy, and historical empires, creating overlap in audience interest and SEO terms.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Old Britannia?

OverSimplified (9.5M subscribers, 85% match), CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 75% match), History Matters (1.9M subscribers, 67% match). All three produce historical content and target audiences interested in history explanations, similar to Old Britannia's focus on historical topics.

What type of content does Old Britannia make?

Old Britannia creates history-focused videos, as suggested by titles like How the Russo-Japanese War Began, How Each Nation Planned to Win World War I, How World War I Began, Austria Against the Revolution, and Bismarck's First Defeat. The channel has 123K subscribers and uploads at a variable rate with an average of 0 views per video on the recent uploads, indicating limited recent viewership; approximate weekly upload frequency is not provided beyond the 'Average: 0 views/video' note.

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