History Sources:
Places is hosted by YouTuber Simon Whistler and is mainly about a specific location and its history, with many of these places having a history of corruption, war, economic decline, and natural disasters, which is a common theme in their history. They are well researched with sources being frequently cited throughout videos. This is one of many channels by Simon Whistler that cover geopolitics and various other subjects, alongside other channels such as Warfronts, Megaprojects, and Into the Shadows, all part of the online magazine Fronts.co.
The Armchair Historian is a YouTube channel hosted by Griffith Johnson that covers the history of war and conflict and what led to those events and their perspectives from multiple sides. The subjects covered can vary from specific battles to the history of parties and even to what-if scenarios of historical events. The videos are very well researched and detailed, with them being animated with a full team of artists, writers, and researchers. They will not be releasing content for 2026 due to more focus being put on their game: Master and Command.
Polymatter is a YouTube channel that focuses on many subjects, and the historical reasons for those crises often involve geopolitics, demographics, and economics in subjects that often fly under the radar, such as the 2025 revolution in Nepal or Russia’s demographics crisis and are designed in the style of infographics and are well researched, with sources used being available to the public. Hosted by British and American YouTuber and travel blogger Evin Edinger. The most recent subject discussed is the current situation with Transnistria: an unrecognized country between Moldova and Ukraine
