American Couple Reacts: Who Was The Best English Monarch? David Mitchell & Dan Snow Rates The Royals

American Couple Reacts: Who Was The Best English Monarch? David Mitchell & Dan Snow Rates The Royals! FIRST TIME REACTION! Happy New Year's Eve! This is EPIC! And British History is NEVER boring! We have both quickly fallen in love with David Mitchell simply from the 2 episodes of Would I Lie To You, that we have watched. When we saw this video pop up, we couldn't think of a better way to end 2023! David Mitchell ranting about history, YES PLEASE!! We loved this video and learned so much yet ended up learning that we have so much more to learn! Lot's of questions for us in this one and we would be very interested to hear your opinions on David & Dan's thoughts as well as your own. Try to watch this one all the way through as you don't want to miss a second of it. Thank you ALL for another year of your love & support of our show! We wish you nothing but the best for 2024! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Happy New Year's Eve! This is EPIC! And British History is NEVER boring! We have both quickly fallen in love with David Mitchell simply from the 2 episodes of Would I Lie To You, that we have watched. When we saw this video pop up, we couldn't think of a better way to end 2023! David Mitchell ranting about history, YES PLEASE!! We loved this video and learned so much yet ended up learning that we have so much more to learn! Lot's of questions for us in this one and we would be very interested to hear your opinions on David & Dan's thoughts as well as your own. Try to watch this one all the way through as you don't want to miss a second of it. Thank you ALL for another year of your love & support of our show! We wish you nothing but the best for 2024! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@Elisabeth0801]

Please react to Hampton Court Palace

[@Elisabeth0801]

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[@user-eb1sd2vj9r]

Happy New Year to you both.

[@wildwine6400]

Happy new year to you both and all the best for the new year 😃

[@valeriejackson7659]

Happy New Year to you and let us pray that 2024 will bring peace on earth to all. Now back to the Battle of Hastings 1066. King Harold had to March his army north to Yorkshire to fight the Vikings. Harold's army won the Battle of Stamford Bridge, no mean feat taking into consideration that his army had marched 200 miles to fight the fierce vikings. Whilst there Harold was told that William was preparing to invade so Harold's Anglo Saxon army had to March 200 miles back south to fight another invader. His men must have been so tired but despite all they'd gone through they almost won the Battle of Hastings, King Harold was fatally wounded by an arrow in his eye. Historians would argue that the Angle Saxons would have won had they not have been tired out for all the reasons mentioned above.

[@TheMuppetDon]

You should watch the Horrible Histories 'Monarch Song' It has all the Kings and Queens from William 1 (The Conqueror) through to now.

[@Tobly01]

Agree

[@joannemoore3976]

In fact look into Horrible Histories (the original gang), you'd love it.

[@heythisanimalcantalk]

second this. horrible histories is genuinely really great, even for adults

[@sophiabee8924]

Horrible Histories are a great way of getting kids engaged in history

[@iainsan]

He is a little unfair to Elizabeth I. She was the first really effective female leader in a very male-dominated world. She was probably one of our most intelligent monarchs, who could speak several languages and understand several more. She consolidated the Church of England, successfully put down rebellions against her and also managed to stay within her budget. Things went wrong after her reign because James I spent all the money she had built up. She was a little over cautious and often delayed decision-making, but the fact that the anniversary of her accession to the throne was celebrated by ordinary English people as a feast for 150 years after her death speaks volumes.

[@jeffthomas2364]

Yes, I think it should still be a feast day.

[@helenwood8482]

Not even close to the first, but she was an effective ruler.

[@greghill7759]

Overcoming her biggest obstacle of being a woman was testament to Elizabeth's strength of character. A true leader of men.

[@thetruthhurts7675]

I think you forget England's strongest female although she was a consort. Eleanor OF aquitaine was first married to the king of France Louis the 7th, she then married Edward the second, and bore him 8 children. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London for 15 years by her husband for supporting the revolt of "Henry the young king" their eldest son against him.

[@tonys1636]

@@thetruthhurts7675 Mary was also a strong Queen but being a Catholic could not rule alone so it was a joint rule (although she ruled the roost) with her protestant (arranged marriage) husband William of Orange. The only time England has had a joint, supposedly equal, Monarchy. Of course it was William and Mary on documents not Mary and William.

[@lauraburnett9320]

The interviewer, Dan Snow, is himself a decent historian with many documentaries under his belt, it`s worth looking up his work if you are interested in our history in the UK.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Yes we've done several reactions with Dan

[@peterbrown1012]

Dan Snow's brother in law is the Duke of Westminster.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

only if you are prepared to put up with his left wing slant on history.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

​@@anthonybartlett6924🙄 awww not the dreaded left, however will we cope?

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

@@anthonybartlett6924 David Mitchell; left wing? Oh dear, how easily those on the right are triggered.

[@rowietappy187]

Richard the 3rd definitely needs your attention. Lots of controversy, murder and unrest during his reign. They only found his grave a few years ago after 400 years of being missing. There is a fantastic documentary available about the discovery of his body, an absolute must watch gem.

[@Bellabob]

I was going to suggest Richard lll, I find him fascinating and just love the story of how he was discovered in Leicester.

[@rowietappy187]

@@Bellabob Have you seen the documentary? It’s actually available on you tube. I think it’s edited though as I remember seeing it on Channel 4. I remember the archaeology team saying where shall we start digging, one pointed at the car park space marked R for reserved and jokingly said R for Richard seems appropriate and unbelievably that was where they found the skeleton. It’s like it was haunted and he wanted to be found ! This bit isn’t in the you tube version that I watched unfortunately.

[@Bellabob]

@@rowietappy187 Yes I have, it was the documentary that kick started my fascination. My family also visited Leicester a few years ago, went to the Richard lll museum, which was fascinating and visited the cathedral.

[@rowietappy187]

@@Bellabob likewise, I always thought he was just the Evil uncle that killed his nephews in the Tower till I saw this documentary and started digging through his story....really hope Natasha & Debbie cover him at some point on their channel as they are in for a treat. Thanks for the feedback, take care and have a Happy New year 👍🏻

[@julianbarber4708]

@@Bellabob Having once lived in Leicester, I was very moved by how the people of the city, treated his remains with such respect.

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

In terms of learning more, I can think of no better place to start than David's own book 'Unruly'

[@alskjflah]

The audiobook of David Mitchell’s book “Unruly” is narrated by David. I found it a joy to listen to him and I loved his perspectives on English history.

[@brucegrossman3531]

I read the book on great stuff

[@user-eb1sd2vj9r]

I think our sense of Englishness starts with Alfred the Great, but it’s true that the first Anglo-Saxon monarch to have a coronation as “King of the English” rather than “King of Wessex” was his grandson in 927.

[@neilbuckley1613]

Alfred did adopt the title King of the Anglo-Saxons later in his reign

[@MrBulky992]

I have heard it said that the idea of a unified Anglo-Saxon identity originated with the Viking invasions which brought the various assorted kingdoms closer together and with a common purpose. In terms of the ruling class, the English identity really only got started in the late 14th/early 15th centuries when French was dropped as the official language of the court and the Hundred Years' War made the English and French nobilities start to think of themselves as being divided by nationhood (whereas, previously, the big divide was based on class structure and the nobility across Europe had more in common with each other than with the peasantry of their lands).

[@user-eb1sd2vj9r]

@@neilbuckley1613 yes it’s true and his grandson started his reign that way before being acknowledged some years into his reign as King of the English.

[@user-eb1sd2vj9r]

@@MrBulky992 absolutely, it was Alfred’s fight back against the Vikings as king of the last Anglo-Saxon kingdom still standing that started to bring that sense of a united Anglo-Saxon people rather than disparate kingdoms, as they had a common foe. Yes it’s true that after 1066 the ruling class was Norman French, but the majority of the people were English and it was really during the Hundred Years’ War against the French that consolidated the sense of Englishness in all strata of society, so I agree with what you’re saying.

[@wildwine6400]

Theres a movie on Henry II - The Lion in Winter . Thats all about his struggles with picking an heir. Really good film. It has Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in it

[@OnASeasideMission]

Worth watching for a brilliant score by John Barry. Also, debut (Check me on that) appearances by Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton.

[@DaveBartlett]

@@OnASeasideMission Certainly Timothy Dalton's first feature film, but Anthony Hopkins had appeared a year earlier in an obscure Lindsay Anderson movie: "The White Bus".

[@ianharrison3662]

Also, in 1964, Peter O Toole again played Henry II in "Becket" about Henry's struggle against Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket - played by Richard Burton.

[@peterjackson4763]

Also a play. I saw Brian Blessed in it.

[@OnASeasideMission]

@@peterjackson4763 Brian Blessed as King Henry? Damn! I'll bet that was a show to remember. Did meet him once, at the British Interplanetary Soc. He tends to fill the room. 😄

[@shmuelparzal]

For schoolchildren specifically in England, I think we should be taught from the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period onwards (mid-5th century). For the line of the monarchs of England, it should be started with Æthelstan (924 to 927). Like everyone else, I was only taught British history from William the Conqueror. Since school, I've become interested in Old English (ie the Anglo-Saxon language), and I've found there's a ton of interesting stuff that we were never taught in school

[@gazlator]

Absolutely! The Anglo-Saxon period (particularly post Danelaw, I'd say) is just every bit as interesting as the Norman period.

[@jillosler9353]

There is never enough time to be taught everything at school. It was the same even when education was reserved to academic subjects with a little bit of practical learning thrown in along with the need for physical wellbeing but before school hours got swallowed up with things parents should be teaching at home.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

where is time in the curreculum going to come from to fit it all in? It cannot be done in its entirety.

[@karenblackadder1183]

In 1960s we were taught it all. Obviously not in depth, but enough to give us an understanding of it..

[@josefschiltz2192]

@shmuelparzal: Odd that, because when I was at school in the sixties and seventies, we were taught from the Romans onwards. This was an ordinary state run primary and secondary modern in a small town in Suffolk in East Anglia. Also the Stone Age and New Stone Age. Of course, there were also the Ladybird History books that we had access to back then - before Disney took over the range that is!! The PacMouse strikes again.

[@florrie2303]

One of Elizabeth I’s greatest achievements was putting the right people in place in her Court. The Pope had issued the Christian version of a fatwa against her because she was Protestant. Elizabeth I is sort of credited with inventing the notion of patriotism towards your country. This basically encouraged English Catholics to see themselves first as English, not Catholics, and that their loyalty should be to their Queen and Country, not to some “foreigner” sat in an Ivory tower. In return Elizabeth allowed Catholics to worship the way they wanted, as long as it wasn’t too overt. There were Catholic plots against her, but these all failed, due to her spy master and his network of spies, quite a few of whom were Catholics.

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

Now that I love! Although Walsingham is still nearly as famous as the Cambridge Five, I didn't know he was an equal opportunities employer in the manner you suggest. And what a typically devious, cunning and nefarious - and therefore brilliant - move. Wow that man had insights into human nature which few even today probably, can guess at - what crafty genius to have moulded all that English Catholic zeal (and therefore major potential headache) to his own purposes. One can just imagine the usefulness of such spies. I imagine the MO was to have them act as agents provocateurs, luring out powerful Catholic families lurking in the furtive Catholic resistance movement. For the heads of such families, the temptation must have been almost irresistible to want to ally themselves with others, the better to help their cause Your comment has certainly prompted me to take a closer look at something I had never heard about!😆❤

[@florrie2303]

@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 it had a greater long term effect. When James VI of Scotland became James I of England too, one of the most devious and dangerous plots in English history occurred. On Nov 5th 1605 the Gunpowder Plot failed, leading to the arrest and subsequent executions of 4 conspirators (all the others died resisting arrest). One conspirator wrote a letter to one of his kin, a Catholic Lord, who would be present warning him not to attend the State Opening of Parliament. That Catholic Lord went straight to the King and exposed the plot, leading to the arrests. That probably wouldn’t have happened if Elizabeth and her Spymaster, Walsingham, hadn’t been so successful at loosening the Vatican’s grip on English Catholics.

[@vaudevillian7]

I love David, he studied history at the University of Cambridge - and here at university we only study one subject rather than majoring, I did history too and it was 3 years of nothing but history modules. But you get to choose where you focus and what you pick specifically

[@lucyrigden]

The sanitized version of history we are fed in school misses a lot of what David and Dan were talking about. Obviously because some of it is unsuitable for children. Love both Dan and David and their great knowledge.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

We learnt about being Hung Drawn and Quartered only because a boy in my class asked the teacher to explain it. She was sanitising it and he kept pressing her and she lost her rag at him, stating, 'Its horrid. I WILL NOT talk about it further' lol lol lol.. even at age 12 we all thought that's not good ..

[@stuartmcivor2276]

I have heard the audiobook of Unruly, read by David himself, an excellent gallop through that period of history with lots of humour.

[@katherinewithak2865]

I love the audio it helps me destress

[@henriettafinch6057]

I’ve had one of the worst days of my life and maybe a KZbin video about the monarchy seems like a weird thing to watch but you are just such a safe kind couple that it really calmed me down and gave me a few moments mentally away from everything else. I hope you know how special you are. Thank you ❤

[@gillcawthorn7572]

I have lived during the reigns of three monarchs. My sister, who is 3 years older then I am ,has lived during 5! George Vth ,Edward VII, George VI, Elizabeth and now Charles III.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

That's incredible!!

[@gillcawthorn7572]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Oh, forgot to mention WWII as well !

[@AndrewBroadhead-kb7oc]

My grandma and grandad (who are both dead now) lived through Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II (so six monarchs).

[@gillcawthorn7572]

@@AndrewBroadhead-kb7ocThank you ,now corrected.

[@DavidCalvert-mh9sy]

My love of history really began when the family moved to Engand, (north east Yorkshire to be exact), and I went to high school there. I was being taught this incredible, colourful and at times violent history, while surrounded by the actual castles, battlefields and palaces featured in the narrative. When the family emigrated to Australia I carried the desire to learn the local history of my new found country. By the time I reached the age of 20, I knew more about the history of Australia than most of the Aussies I knew. More importantly, knowing history helps to predict future outcome directions from current events. (No one can predict the future, but history helps in seeing where things are likely to go).

[@nolajoy7759]

I am quite happy to end my year with you guys and David Mitchell. 😊 he's a favourite of mine too.

[@lizcanavan1787]

Hi, happy new year. David Mitchell and his buddies ran a series of history programs called Horrible Histories, factually correct but done in such a funny way you don’t forget them, definitely worth a watch if you like history.

[@ianprince1698]

horrible histories is just what children love no the sugar coated stuff or perhaps just the boys and tom boys

[@susanpearson-creativefibro]

I think they just touched on a very important topic, certainly from modern history. The importance of the Monarchs spouse. Queen Victoria with Prince Albert was a great success. Throughout her years of widowhood she became a practical recluse. Queen Elizabeth II literally said Prince Philip was her strength and stay. Although Diana was beloved Camilla has elevated King Charles and Catherine has brought a stability to William.

[@robert-hh2ft]

love david mitchell dan snow and history

[@wildwine6400]

Theres an animated video on here "All English Kings and Queens animated history documentary" it just goes upto Queen Elizabeth II , but it gives interesting little details on each king and queen. Its about 17 minutes long

[@nellieknifton]

Happy New Year! Dan Snow and David Mitchell on history is a great watch. A great writer on the Queen Consorts is Alison Weir. She has written several books on the subject, a great one on Eleanor of Aquitaine and another on the Queen Consorts.

[@zachm2331]

Debbie is a Civil War buff? That’s awesome! It would be cool if you guys could react to some Civil War content and Debbie could add some of her expertise. :)

[@erikdalna211]

Which civil war?

[@zachm2331]

My bad, the American Civil War

[@katydaniels508]

Amazing video ❤ I sometimes forget how much I love history 😁

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

It's so cool, isn't it!?!?

[@katydaniels508]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I’ll definitely be watching it again later 😁

[@megfreeth4377]

This was great British history is so convoluted I love it ❤ thanks for showing this x

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks Meg!! We enjoyed it too

[@F11BAR84]

Great video and 2 great historians, always enjoy the work of Dan Snow. Hope you both have a great day, and see you in 2024 🎉😊😊

[@pjmoseley243]

your right I give you my 100 percent support.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Absolutely love it when you ladies share these interesting topics that I really have not paid any attention to. Hope you two and everyone had a great Christmas and have a wonderful New Years. Thanks as always!

[@wildwine6400]

If you want a video on Henry I theres a 25 minute video here, a lot of the others are atleast an hour "A Brief History Of Henry Beauclerc - Henry I Of England" Henry II is hard to find one that isnt 45-60 minutes, but there is an animated 10 minute video by the same person who did the All the Kings and Queens video I mentioned in another comment "Henry II - English Monarchs Animated Documentary"

[@wickedclippers51]

If you want to learn about queens of England, check out ‘she wolves’ Matilda and Eleanor or you can check out Henry the 8th mother and grandmothers, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth wood ills and Margaret Beaufort ( history tea time by Lindsay holiday does a 25 min KZbin video of these ladies) women behind the thrones are fascinating

[@scottmccarter861]

Happy New Year my friends thank you for making me so welcome. As for the video itself I assume that the reason William the Conquer is seen as first is that His coronation was the first to take place at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.

[@harrycox8085]

If you want to deep dive into English history I would highly recommend David Starkey, one of the UKs most renowned historians, especially with the Tudors!

[@erikdalna211]

Schama is renowned, Starkey is a storyteller.

[@rozhunter7645]

Great, great video, I love my history. I hope you both have a lovely New Year. Love ya both ❤️❤️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

💋💋

[@progmod49]

Thanks for all you do. Happy 2024 Xx

[@catgladwell5684]

Charles Dickens's A Child's Historu of England is very informative, and surprisingly easy to read. Maybe because he wrote it for his children.

[@dirtbikerman1000]

The battle of Hastings still resonates today in the form of a car insurance company

[@Anniem97]

Happy New Year to all!!

[@PaulHaigh072]

This is two history nerds talking at such a high level for other historians. There’s nothing wrong with starting with Hastings & learning the basics. Have fun!

[@LadyNymeria38]

For learning about English/British history you can't go wrong with Dan Snow, the interviewer here - he's top notch!

[@the_yorkshire_pudding]

Happy New Year to you both. As always, a pleasure to watch.

[@ItsJustTheWayWeAre]

Wow! Really enjoyed that. What more can I say ❤

[@user-uu2yq3tc4j]

tis Ange this was really interesting learning about history always benefits you in the end Happy New Year !!!!

[@breakbeatkid]

Alfred the Great is a great place to start! He's widely believed to be the founder of english monarchy, the first 'King of the English'. It would give insight into the anglo saxon period, the resistance against the vikings and the danelaw, it also gives insight into the heptarchy. his reign and reforms laid the foundations for law, society and governance that we live in to this day in England, and a large part of the world by proxy. His reign also shaped how the relationship between church and state was structured for centuries.

[@davehadley3567]

Happy New Year to you both, may 2024 bring everything you hope for, everything you need, and everything you desire.

[@andreathompson7896]

If you are interested in watching something that explains the norman invasion well then I recommend the second episode of Simon Schamas History of Britain. Episode 1 covers stoneage, iron age and the Romans, episode 2 explains the relationship between the viking kings Cnut, etc the Anglo-Saxon kings and the Dukes of Normandy. It also explains why King Harold became king ( the king defeated by William the Conqueror)

[@rosalindyates7331]

As a lover of history, this is a brilliant video! Please can we see more like this.

[@helenwood8482]

This is all very accurate and I like it. The nasty thieving bandits thing is true, but we were doing it to the French and they did it to us first.

[@barryford1482]

Natasha and Debbie are my favourite Queens

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

😊😊

[@janetburrows137]

It’s nice to see Dave doing something other than comedy. Bu I also Love Dan Snow. Thank You for showing this. Happy New Year and God Bless 💕🙏❤️

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

The most fascinating thing that doesn't rise up much is the importance of the queen. Kings married for alliance (before Anne) and many queens brought with them vast tracts of land or connections to rich noble families.

[@obijon7441]

Yes but after centuries of such alliances, the noble families all became quite heavily interrelated with one another. The practice of "keeping it in the family" led to a limited gene pool and a degree of inbreeding, even today the remaining Royal families of Europe are all related to each other in one way or another. Pretty sure even the late QE2 was distantly related to her husband Philip if I recall correctly.

[@obijon7441]

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were 1st cousins.

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

​​@@obijon7441yes they were related . Philip's mother i believe was a great grandchild of Queen Victoria.

[@simonbeaird7436]

36:30: Edward IV is seriously underrated. He sponsored William Caxton to set up the first printing press in England, with all the consequences that had.

[@marilynstuart7405]

Happy New Year Ladies it’s been great 🎉😊

[@1erkyrob2]

How very convoluted our history is. Good luck with learning it. Great video ladies.

[@anit4525]

Wishing you both a Happy New Year, and I hope you continue with your great Chanel.

[@robertwatford7425]

Happy New Year, Ladies. I look forward to lots more excellent content!

[@geoffbuss3699]

Love your videos. You couldn't have chosen a better guide to the early monarchs than David Mitchell. His knowledge is excellent but more importantly he knows what is interesting to most people, so you don't get bogged down in too much detail and he just can't help taking the piss when it's appropriate. His humour can be savage but it never comes across as mean. Like many great british comedians, he is gigantically intelligent and very very well educated.

[@richardhathaway2901]

David Mitchell is brilliant. If you can get it take a look at "Upstart Crow", a sitcom where he plays Will Shakespeare. His radio programme called "The Unbeleivable Truth" is also great.

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

One of my close friends is a successful songwriter and rock guitarist. However, he was also a very keen archaeologist - - this was when he was in his 20s. We, in the band, couldn't really understand it back then. Nowadays, he and I are both in our 70s, but I've joined him in his interest in both Archaeology and history, and understand him in a way I never used to.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

Henry II and the incredible Eleanor of Acquitaine and their brood is a fascinating read. Overlooking Eleanor in this conversation in respect of Henry II and his ruling of the Angevin Empire is the big mistake Henry himself made in the end. She got the last laugh.

[@sassyjintheuk]

That was a really interesting show. Thank you both. David Mitchell is quite amazing. I'd start with Henry I V. But that's only 'cos that what we did at school. My favourite monarch is Queen Elizabeth II with Queen Elizabeth I as a close second, if you see what i mean? Hope you read this far. Because this is the bit where I wish you a very Happy New Year and great success in your endeavours. Wherever they may take you.❤😊🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

[@trailerman2]

Great video thank you. Very happy new year to you both.

[@perryedwards4746]

Wonderful!!

[@thomasjamesatkinson5861]

Hi Natasha & Debbie wishing you all the best and happy new year to you both. I'm from the UK thanks for all the excellent content and the love you's show to us over the pond keep it up ladies and hope u have a great new year thanks again

[@lesray5788]

David is a "Team Leader" on the comedy program "Would I Lie To You". It's pushing midnight here, so have a prosperous and Happy New Year!

[@diamk51]

As David Mitchell fans you might want to watch him as William Shakespeare in the BBC TV programme "Upstart Crow." It's a comedy, of course. And when you do come to England, don't miss visiting Stratford-upon-Avon which is where Shakespeare was born and lived. When you are there don't miss seeing Shakespeare's Schoolroom and The Guildhall. King Edward VI school (Shakespeare's school) is still there and the classrooms are often still used by the school. Edward VI encouraged schools for boys, so you can find King Edward VI schools all over England. Edward VI died young; he became king at the age of 9 and was dead by 15. The Guildhall (schoolrooms are upstairs) was built in 1420 and is a wonderful place.

[@helenwood8482]

Happy new year!

[@jamescloherty4451]

Have a happy new year ladies ❤

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you! You too!

[@geoffmelvin6012]

Couple of things: Hastings was just the third of 3 great battles fought that year, a year in which there were two foreign invasions and 3 kings. One of only two years in English history in which we had 3 monarchs (1936). It is also one of THE most important dates in our history because it changed our history and culture forever... We changed from being an essentially Germanic society to a feudal Norman one. Elizabeth 1 - her supreme failure was not choosing/indicating a successor. Her reign is lauded more because of the new worlds opening up and England's growing maritime/commercial success due mostly to both discoveries worldwide and England's ultimate failure and disentanglement from French politics which happened a century before her. It is also lauded because of the first flowering of England's great literature and arts from the mid 16th C onwards.

[@richardthomas2818]

If you want an old but still funny book about English monarchs, try 1066 and all that. It's a flippant witty gallop through English History.

[@kimjohnston6723]

I have just started watching your channel and love it. I also have a soft spot for Elizabeth the First. I would like to see you do a video on Richard the Third and the Prince’s in the Tower. Would enjoy hearing your opinion on the subject.

[@heythisanimalcantalk]

You guys should watch some Horrible Histories - it's a sketch show for kids, but it's a lot of fun. Educational, funny, good songs, and it's an ensemble cast so you come to love them too. It would give you an insight into how a LOT of British kids learnt their history. The full episodes are good, but there are lots of clips just about monarchs. I'd recommend The Monarch Song (starts at William the Conqueror - sorry, David), but The King Of Bling, Born 2 Rule, and Richard III are good songs too. There's also a compilation called 'Kings and Queens of England' that compiles a bunch of their monarch bits, songs and sketches.

[@gilledwards9302]

Henry II was undoubtedly the bees knees in my book. He held England and gained most of France thanks to his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Unconventionally for those days, the young Henry and the older Eleanor (recently divorced from the King of France because she failed to bear him heirs) actually fell madly in love with each other and went on to produce a brood of vipers. The French king really resented this! Above all else, he introduced a legal system which pertains around the world to this day.

[@user-cx9fs5oo5u]

Very interesting video and certainly filled some gaps in my knowledge of medieval history.

[@jacquelineperry1960]

I love your vids ladies. Thank you. Love from Jackie from Chester,UK❤

[@lairddougal3833]

Natasha & Debbie You might enjoy a satirical book by Seller and Yeatman called ‘1066 and all That: A Memorable History of England. A representative quote can be found on Elizabeth I: “Elizabeth however, learning that … Mary was good-looking and could play on the virginals, recognized that Mary was too romantic not to be executed, and accordingly had that done. The Great Armadillo followed, sent by Spain to ravage England after Captain Drake singed the Spanish Mane. You get the idea. If only more histories were as good.

[@kathryncoleman6973]

Great video,and learning aboitt different monarchs in history had all they faults, when theynwerwnon the throne.and happy new year,all the best forn2024❤

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

You could spend a lifetime researching into British history and still not cover it all, it is why I'm fascinated by History and it was my favorite subject at school and still to this day I'm learning more about my country. Great post guys. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@phoebe3575]

i was given his book for christmas because people know i love history and love david mitchell - haven’t read it yet, but after seeing this i think it’s gonna be my next read!

[@theamfoldvik279]

HAPPY NEW YEAR LADIES 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@williambailey344]

Happy New year's eve ladies, you need to watch Horrible Histories its a kid/Adult program but there is a song from that show that tells of all the kings and Queens there have been in the uk. Its just a snippet of there lived but its all very true 😊.

[@dango247]

Love Dan snows documentaries. Great historical story teller

[@andreathompson7896]

Favourite monarch of that era Henry II, second favourite Edward IV. Henry II is credited with reforms to the law and making it be applied in the same way throughout England. Something we just take for granted now, but was a real issue in medieval times. EdwardIV was a monarch during the wars of the roses and was pretty good considering he had to kill the previous King in order to get there. Most fascinating king that was just plain bad , King John. How he behaved once he got power, what he did to his niece and nephew, divorce and remarried once he realises being the king means he can do better. The Magna Carta is just one big list of all the horrible things he used to do to people. There aren't many monarchs which were so bad the barons invited the King of France to invade and usurp him.

[@michaelisles4756]

Very interesting video, never looked at kings & queens that way but enjoyed it ❤❤

[@johnhockenhull2819]

Unless you’ve done one and I’ve missed it then you should watch a video about The Magna Carta because that covers the power (or not) of the British Monarchy.

[@JalufoFoy]

Hey ladies, have a happy healthy and prosperous New Year. Lang may yer lum reek

[@goltandburlach]

1066 four serious hard cases, trying for a throne. I studied that for four years it's proper dark!

[@deborahconner2006]

Brilliant video I love history but only got interested as an adult. Happy New year ladies

[@vanessacare2615]

Great video again. I love to learn with you both. If you keep making videos i will keep watching them thank you for all the brilliant videos over this year and Happy New year hope it brings good health and happiness to you both love you both too

[@kathrynross1613]

Great video ladies very interesting love history and you should have a look at the peep show it's very funny happy new year to you both xx

[@Lovelee123]

I totally related to his anecdote about taking Harold’s side in the battle of Hastings, began to wonder if we were in the same primary class! 😂

[@Spindrift_87]

I actually bought David Mitchell's book on the back of seeing this interview with Dan Snow. If you haven't yet read it, I absolutely recommend that you do. He brings his humour to the subject, and plenty of wry irreverence. But he also shines with genuine insight. I can think of no better place to start if you're wanting a primer on medieval English monarchs. As for my personal favourite, it's Edward III (reigned 1327-1377). Partly because he's one of the ones who got the art of Kingship and did the job as well as could be expected in the context of the times. But also because we see from him a rare human element. Discerning these historical figures, who lived millennia ago, as flesh and blood people is difficult. They are often remote, unknowable. At the end of his life, Edward III was a frail old man who had outlived most of his family, all of his achievements and, ultimately, his own wits (a series of strokes had left him all but stupefied). He died alone but for a priest. To me, that lends him a mortal poignancy. Once the glories had all faded, the power ebbed away, the heraldry dusty and faded, he was simply left a man in his dotage

[@philipcochran1972]

You may be interested in watching the 1970s BBC mini series Elizabeth R, all about Elizabeth the first.

[@dickmidnyte1136]

Literally just found your channel, yes David Mitchell is awesome. I'm going back to England this coming August, if you two are there let's get a pint.

[@georginalahiri6339]

Rex Factor is a great podcast that goes through all the monarchs in great detail but in a humorous way They rate them all to decide which had the 'Rex' Factor. It's very engaging and really brings these monarchs to life x

[@stuartcraig1802]

For your channel I'm not sure what videos are best to watch on these subjects. But from a purely personal point of view, his book, which I've started reading, is a very good place to start. It's funny entertaining and informative. It's so very David Michell-ian.

[@eddybulk1992]

Happy New Year greetings from The Netherlands

[@paulbrecken2136]

Love you both ❤❤❤❤❤, Happy New Year

[@jomc6734]

David's book, Unruly, is quite good. I listened to the audio book, which is read by him. I enjoyed it. I don't have a favourite monarch but my favourite period to read about is the Wars of the Roses through the reign of Elizabeth I. Dan Jones has a couple of series Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty, about the Plantagenets beginning with Henry II, and Britain's Bloody Crown, about the Wars of the Roses.

[@janicemansfield5258]

Happy New year