The Worst King in English History?

[@DrawnofHistory]

So what should I do next? Back to America or another world history topic? A specific figure or a historical event. And if you say Julius Caesar part 2, I better see a huge spike on part 1.

[@anthonyminimum]

Ulysses S Grant or Andrew Jackson for America and yes please Julius Caesar part 2

[@shavedewok2100]

The entire John Wilkes booth kidnapping/assassination conspiracy

[@klawiehr]

I would say anything with a good story. It doesn’t have to have a great impact on world history, maybe just “local” history. Amazing job with this one. I used to think King John was such a great and forward-thinking king for drafting the Magna Carta… hahaha…

[@Michael-zi3kk]

Welcome back to youtube it's been awhile

[@kodydenney6474]

I would do something out of the box. How about the Mughals or do how Rome conquered Britain. The conquest involves the death of an emperor and a new emperor has to save face by conquering the Britain.

[@MinisDunyasi5]

2:02 Fun fact: William II could’ve been killed by his younger brother Henry I. He died after being hit by an arrow while hunting, under circumstances that remain unclear. Circumstantial evidence in the behaviour of those around him raises strong, but unproven, suspicions of murder. Moral of the story: If you’re in line to the throne and your sibling asks you to join them on a hunting trip *alone* *with* *them,* say no.

[@Elyseon]

Par for the course when it comes to those psychotic mongrels. Reality puts even the sickest Crusader Kings players to shame.

[@gasmonkey1000]

I mean, he wouldn't have had any shortage of people willing to kill his brother too. William II was an absolute lunatic. He took a prominent role in the Harrying Of The North, a borderline genocide, and more or less acted as his father's enforcer. So when he took the crown his immediate solution was murder.

[@KingOfHarlots86]

😮...I need to plan a hunting trip 🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️

[@SRosenberg203]

They weren't alone on the hunting trip. There was no such thing as "alone" in the middle ages. There were dozens of men present for that hunt, and I'm pretty sure we have name of the man who actually loosed the arrow: Walter Tyrell. Hunting accidents were pretty common for the time, and most historians reject the claim that Henry I somehow engineered his brother's death. However it is beyond dispute that, literally the instant William II died, Henry I rode to Winchester and took control of the Royal Treasury, so that he could take the throne from his other brother, Robert Shortpants.

[@gasmonkey1000]

@@SRosenberg203 Yeah. They were pretty common but it was all pretty odd. William II was a brute, and Henry I was a very cunning individual. And I'm not sure if this speaks of the chaos or the Norman mindset or the suspicious nature of the whole thing but they all rushed back to their fiefs instead of trying to bring Rufus' body to even a small chapel. They left his corpse in the woods. Were it not for a peasant couple walking by he'd not even had received a proper burial

[@DougGlendower]

Counterpoint: Richard the Lionheart was a vainglorious king who abandoned his kingdom to go play warrior monk, bankrupted the country, ignored his obligations, and then let John deal with the fallout after being treated like crap by his family and yet still tried to hold shit together.

[@rexblade504]

#JusticeForJohn

[@herrikudo]

Yes but he bullied the fox and the bear in sherwood forest and brainwashed richard with a hypnotist snake....

[@DougGlendower]

@@herrikudo Fair point. But John did sound like Peter Ustinov, CHECKMATE.

[@herrikudo]

@@DougGlendower damn and curses... foiled again

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

First off, Richard going off on Crusade didn't happen in a vacuum, nor was he unique. It was expected of him to do so. So it wasn't a whim, nor proof he was singularly inept. Indeed, Philip broke the Church mandated peace, and that was the real cause of the chaos that occurred while Richard was in captivity. In any event, Richard, after his release had reconstituted order in his realms and set his finances back towards order. Had he lived, things would have remained stabilized very well and recovered. Moreover, he would probably have enlarged his domains. So, John didn't inherit a mess per se, however, he quickly threw the realms into chaos due to his mismanagement of his nobles that had major cascade effects on taxation and then the military situation. It may not have been fatal had he faced a more average French King, but unfortunately, Philip was very smart and he quickly unraveled the English holdings in France. There is no excuse for John. He was singularly cruel and capricious even by the standards of the day and broke many conventions, including murdering his own nephew.

[@KegAndKrow]

I always felt like King John was thrown in to a bad situation and it would have taken an exceptional king to have done much better

[@howardlanus8467]

Not to mention he wasn't exactly given the tools necessary to do the job. He had the skills to be a superb statesman and he was great at taking opportunities, but he wasn't great at long-term planning and some of his decisions seem like poor impulse control. Not the best combo in this sort of situation.

[@ammunity6890]

@@howardlanus8467 I remember a little story about him. During his reign a child had accidentally killed another while they were playing catch with a rock. John found it extremely interesting and involved himself heavily in the court proceedings. This is what I love about the angevin kinga from now on. You get such a great read on their personality from stories and anecdotes it's great. Like Henry 2nd getting so angry he'd roll around on the floor, ripping the straw from his sheets and chewing it. Or Richard on 3rd crusade going out of his way to out do phillip. Phillip "you will bring me a rock for my trebuchet, and I will give you one gold coin." Richard "two gold coins 🗿" Or when they both came down with the same disease Phillip was bedridden, while Richard was out on the front lines in a stretcher. Richard was a fuckin mad lad I can't deny, absolute legend.

[@Dimera09]

​@@ammunity6890great comment lol

[@Nova_Fortuna]

John was an awful king, duplicitous and stupid. Easily the worst king in English history

[@dragonmandestructinator2847]

Kinda like James Buchanan. Leaders that were very much not up to the situation they found themselves in.

[@gusbussolano03]

"If you stay loyal to me, I'll make sure the McRib is a permanent menu item." - King John of England, some fuckin time in the 1200s

[@joshuasepeda3289]

He's got my vote. 👍

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

See I've never understood. People WANT it so why not give it to them? I miss the McRib still. Last time I had it was over 10 years ago where I wandered into a McDonalds in the Bronx by sheer luck and they had it. I went back for a week until they ran out.

[@joshuasepeda3289]

@jacquelinecallejas1390 From what I've heard, it seems the Mcrib isn't popular enough to make it a permanent menu item. It's easily my favorite McDonald's item.

[@KRDecade2009]

@@joshuasepeda3289but it’s a permanent menu item in Germany and Luxembourg!

[@nealmaxwell790]

“Who the fuck do do you think you are John!?” -Ronald McDonald

[@GBfanatic15]

fun fact: you CAN actually die of a broken heart...as in sometimes grief causes actual heart strings to break and you can die from that.

[@hainleysimpson1507]

Emotional pain activates the same nerves, as physical injury and mauled limbs.

[@Wumbo_the_Mumbo]

That's what killed my grandfather. He made it about 6 months after his wife passed.

[@dreamersdisease2481]

The pain can be so much your heart can't bear the weight

[@onagaali2024]

I highly agree with you. I think that's what happened to Katherine of Aragon in 1536.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

@@Wumbo_the_Mumbo I'm not a big sports fan so I can't remember the name but I remember hearing the story of a baseball player's parents where the father died and the mom kissed him on the cheek goodbye and literally died immediately after. Can you imagine? They'd been married for a long long time and literally died within 5 minutes of each other.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

William Rufus. He was so hated that when he was "accidentally" shot by an arrow during a hunt, when the shooter explained "I thought he was a deer" everyone replied "Works for me!"

[@lewisirwin5363]

See also Richard II, locked up in a basement and tortured to death by his own mother

[@whuuuut2035]

I know this is the exact opposite, but it reminds me of one of my favorite ice breaker stories, about how Dick Cheney shot Attorney Harry Whittington in the head on a quail hunt while sitting down, facing the opposite way of the quail, called it an accident and made Whittington apologize to HIM on live tv.

[@crazyand2099]

@@lewisirwin5363 Richard II's mom died 15 years before he did, i don't know where you got this from.

[@chrisbrown8640]

"Deer me ! I think I've killed him !"

[@CogitoEdu]

So sad that there was a pre-potato era for most of mankind. It's hurts just to think about it 😥

[@DrawnofHistory]

That's why they call it the dark ages.

[@MW_Asura]

On the good note it was an era where the US didn't exist yet Jk Partially...

[@mgthestrange9098]

I think the people of the future South America would’ve been happily chomping on spuds at the time

[@MissCellanious1]

I fr think about this occasionally lol other foods too though

[@mgthestrange9098]

@@MissCellanious1yes, there was no chocolate either, not in the way we know it anyway. 🍫

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Great work! Hope the algorithm picks this one up and you see a lot of growth because of it.

[@DrawnofHistory]

Me too buddy. Thanks again for lending your voice. I owe you one.

[@WaywardVet]

Magna Carta scene. I put down my drink. I know that voice.

[@jfournerat1274]

@@DrawnofHistoryCan you please do a video of Johns grandson Edward The 1st of England. After all in your video on the Black Death you mentioned how Jewish people were often persecuted throughout history including in the Middle Ages and you also mentioned how they were wrongly blamed for causing the plague even though they had nothing to do with it and you also mentioned how in many countries in Europe such as Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, and The county of Flanders the Jewish people were persecuted and attacked and killed during the Black Death and Edward The 1st is often notorious for persecuting Englands Jewish population and ordering their expulsion from England which expelled all Jewish people from England where they were forbidden from returning to until it was repealed in the 1650s and because of that Edward is rightfully hated for what he did to Jewish people so you could also talk about the persecution and expulsion of Jewish people from England.

[@ghsthunter5]

I Knew That Was Your Voice!!! So glad this came up after your video!

[@larryforgy1702]

We need a reaction video please

[@keiththorpe9571]

William De Longchamp "That guy? He looks like white, windowless vans will be invented specifically for him..." That one absolutely killed.

[@Swissswoosher]

Imagine being so bad at being King that even your brother Richard, who spent about a total of 6 months of his 10 year reign in England, and bankrupted the country, is still considered the better King!

[@SRosenberg203]

That's precisely WHY he's considered a better King. An absent King is often looked on much more favorably than one who was there all the time. The Norman Kings of England up until John all spent a fair amount of time outside of England, overseeing their continental domains, Henry II and Richard especially. After John lost Normandy in 1204, he spent virtually all of his time in England. It's way easier to like a King when he's off somewhere else doing heroic shit or burning down French towns, than it is to like him if he's just *HERE*, ALL THE TIME. Both Henry II and Richard were more heavy-handed with their rule over baronial prerogatives and rights than John was, but his proximity was what made the barons feel like he was pressuring them so much more than they had been pressured by previous Kings, so Henry and Richard are both seen more favorably.

[@Swissswoosher]

@@SRosenberg203 from what I learned in the video, John didn‘t seem as bad as he is often portrayed to be. Just very, very unlucky.

[@SRosenberg203]

@@Swissswoosher Yep. In an era where Kings were also expected to be warriors, John was just spectacularly unlucky on the battlefield, which made him seem both less Kingly and less manly to his contemporaries, which contributed to a lot of his problems. He also got into several BIG conflicts with the Church, as the video says, and since Monks were doing most of the recording of history at that time, they didn't have too many nice things to say about him.

[@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171]

Its because the nobility prefered a king that is far away from home so that they can do whatever they want. Like when during the summer brake mom went to work and you could eat cerial and sweets all day.

[@SRosenberg203]

@@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171 Exactly

[@MyObessiveDirector]

The amount of history KZbinr cameos in here had me doing the DiCaprio pointing at the TV meme multiple times 😭

[@DrawnofHistory]

History KZbinrs know how to party.

[@MyObessiveDirector]

@@DrawnofHistory you guys sure do! Can't wait for more videos from this channel I've been a fan since the Leif Erikson video dropped

[@anyadouc9296]

@@DrawnofHistory how about more monarchs of england?

[@anyadouc2069]

​@@DrawnofHistoryking Edward i of England?

[@alexanderkidonakis9185]

Because you wrote this comment this video was recommended to me Today I’ve had 4 DiCaprio finger pointing memes sent to me I was kinda annoyed at first but this is a cool channel so thanks

[@newton21989]

I learned about King John from Disney's Robin Hood... Too late to be known as John the First He's sure to be known as John the Worst

[@bj.bruner]

🎵A pox on the phoney King of England🎵

[@solidonseraindogthetenth1679]

Hahahahahaha!

[@NoahTheAmbitious]

The Breezy And Uneasy, Snivellin' Grovellin', Measly Weasly, Blabberin' Jabberin', Gibberin' Jabberin', Blunderin' Pluderin', Wheelin' Dealin' Phony King Of England

[@jessieeermit4599]

"A half hour before he knows he's there, old Rob will steal his underwear."

[@Eryn-bf6qb]

YES!

[@omegon2540]

"The royals are less like a family tree and more like a family knot "

[@mingthan7028]

I sometimes forget all of them are related and can claim each other's throne at any time

[@joshuasepeda3289]

Do you think this is why they had so many wars for centuries? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

After seeing the Broadway play SIX I read a little to supplement the info I got and many of Henry's wives, mistresses and would be wives were related. And his first wife was married to his older brother before he died although she said it was never consumated because they both fell ill right after the wedding but she survived.

[@jessieeermit4599]

More like a family stick.

[@Valeriee3058]

İ like to think of it more like a family circle

[@brachiator1]

King John had such a bad reputation that "John" has never been used again as the formal name of a British king. His second wife Isabella apparently grew up to become a very beautiful woman. Isabella had five children by King John, including his heir, later Henry III. In 1220, Isabella married Hugh X of Lusignan, Count of La Marche, by whom she had another nine children.

[@crystalp7242]

I’m pleasantly amused that not only does Cypher (Cynical Historian) voice a character in this video, he’s voicing the guy he named his cat after, King Richard I. 😂

[@LibraDiCaprio]

King Richard bans all bigots

[@AlasdairLowe]

As a point, Richard III didn't drown George Duke of Clarence in wine, his brother Edward IV did. And George elected to be drowned in a vat of Malmsey as he was given the choice of execution method (after he rebelled again after his brother had already forgiven him once).

[@anthonyminimum]

I like how you can auto-translate the CC’s from English to French to make it more accurate in how the medieval Kings of England would’ve spoken to each other

[@DrawnofHistory]

sure. Whatever increases the immersion.

[@woahtherebud01]

That reply read so judgemental 😭

[@murmursmeglos]

Technically neither English or French would be accurate to what it is today. Infact French had numerous regional dialects for centuries. It's an impossible task. Although what's funny is that part of John's campaign to get William de Longchamp (his brother's top guy) removed was based on his inability to speak English, showing that by the 1190's not being able to speak English was considered a major flaw by someone in a position of power. I imagine John speaking English in an attempt to embarrass and spite any that couldn't.

[@KingOfHarlots86]

"and DEFINITELY drowned his brother in wine" 😂😂WHAT?? !! welp i have some funny history rabbit holes to traverse now😂

[@josephfernandez8015]

Henceforth, all toilets in the realm will be named… John…

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

What about Henry VI? Under his reign the Plantagenet Empire’s holdings in France were lost and England was soon embroiled in the Wars of the Roses.

[@Nolaris3]

Exactly, I expected it to be him but I guess most people don't know about him

[@thenablade858]

John came to the crown as an adult, Henry was a little boy. Also, he suffered from extreme mental instability (inherited from his maternal grandfather, who famously thought he was made of glass) and seemed to be more interested in education than actual ruling.

[@xenotypos]

​@@thenablade858Weirdly, Charles the Mad's son, Charles VII of France, was a very capable king, and never had that illness. It just leaped a generation for Henry VI it seems, unless it's a coincidence. Charles the Mad's brother was also a legendary ruler (of Burgundy). I guess it was all or nothing for that family.

[@apriljohnson7952]

Great video. Minor nitpick, Richard III didn’t drown his brother in wine. It was their older brother Edward IV

[@bricekimball5206]

THANK YOU! Not a nitpick, accuracy is rather important.

[@cl5470]

True, though Richard benefited most from it since he became sole heir to Warwick (the Kingmaker) when George died.

[@jujubees5855]

Facts matter. Plus there is no concrete proof he murdered his nephews. Or that they even died in the tower.

[@tobymills7110]

Or that it was more likely that Henry VII killed the princes rather than Richard as he had significantly more to gain from it

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

@@tobymills7110 I think I read they finally found the bodies of the 2 princes a few years ago. Unlikely they would have been killed and entombed in the tower of london without the King's express commands.

[@edsimons628]

George of Clarence was ordered executed by his older brother, Edward IV, not his younger brother, Richard III. Even Richard's enemies recorded that he tried to talk Edward out of executing George.

[@rexblade504]

He actually seems like a good King who if he ruled in a different time would have been considered so. He had to fix the issues that Richard left for him and doing so made him unpopular. From what it seems Richard was a great warrior which made him popular but he neglected his kingdom and left John to pick up the slack. John seems to be to have just been unlucky and did the best anyone could in his situation.

[@dashieprodx]

He was the best king anyone like John could've been.

[@lchg6028]

One story I absolutely love about the Legend, which is Henry II, is that he wholeheartedly joked around that the reason for the hotheadedness of the Plantagents is because of their descent of a demon

[@glennabate1708]

He was a terrible king but if it wasn’t for him England may have ended up mostly in France and the Magna Carta might have never been enacted.

[@SRosenberg203]

I mean, he was literally forced into signing Magna Carta at swordpoint, and the instant he was out of danger, he requested that the Pope invalidate the document (which he did). Let's give credit where it's due; to the Barons who came up with the damn thing, not the King who was coerced into signing it and whose son ignored it for the next 50 years.

[@glennabate1708]

@@SRosenberg203 it went over your head. Nevermind.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

Hmm. Sort of his loss was our gain. I mean if George the III had been a better king maybe we'd (the USA) would still be part of the UK.

[@galloe8933]

To see, or actually hear all the combined knowledge, and familiar voices of the History-tubers made this video worth the wait, so worth the wait! I feel like there are a few voice channels here that I’m not subbed to… I hate doing work over the weekends, but, I do, however, feel like the amount of new history videos I would get from the subs is well worth the work. I’m done sounding fancy in a stupid way…. Gear video! Is what I would have said if it was over, but it’s not, and that’s also wonderful.

[@andrewobrien8325]

Richard III didn’t murder his brother. His brother was a traitor and was executed under the order of their older brother Edward but as a favour to their mother, Edward let his brother choose how he died and the brother had a fondness for Malmsey Wine so he chose to be drowned in the stuff(TBF If I had to pick a way I wouldn’t choose that one but if I could swap it with Irn Bru then I’d be all for it) and was suspended in a barrel privately in the Bowyer Tower, for record at this time Richard was most likely in Yorkshire enjoying his lands there but also preparing for war since a year later he was battling the Scots and it’d been a war that had been building for some time(he didn’t have time to make a trip down to London to hang his brother by his ankles in a barrel of wine).

[@riftvallance2087]

The method probably sounded more fun in his head

[@googlesucks1039]

Yep, also Richard III didn't lock the prince's in the tower either, that was a rumour started by William Shakespeare's play

[@andrewobrien8325]

@@googlesucks1039 actually that one was started by someone else, I think it was Thomas Moore but don’t quote me on that, Shakespeare just went with it and popularised it. I hate to say it as well but the princes were last seen in the tower, Richard the III wasn’t the monster Shakespeare made him out to be, however it’s hard to deny that he didn’t help his case and that part is true. Who killed the princess on the other hand is beyond me….I wouldn’t want to say, there’s some evidence that the elder boy was already dying likely from a disease which for the time wouldn’t have been uncommon. The younger boy though….it maybe he was murdered because if the elder one died of the disease whoever was watching him would likely get the blame, so Richard, much easier to have both boys “disappear” than to admit that either died on his watch. Richard by that time had pretty much lost it, I mean he’d broken English law so badly that if he’d admitted that the Princes even had bruised knees, he’d have been in for the high jump, disappearing them was probable deniability. I mean by this point he’d executed Lord Hastings without a trial(lord Hastings was also not no one, he was Edward the IV’s most loyal advisor and everyone knew it, to cut his head off without a trial was a big NO NO and Richard wasn’t done). In the end I think Richard has been done dirty by history but he was no saint

[@lewisirwin5363]

@@andrewobrien8325 Half of Richard's problem was the same as John's: He made good laws for the common people and tried to rein in aristocratic excess. Unfortunately, the commons were NOT the powerbase for the realm at that time, leading to Henry VII's eventual comeback.

[@andrewobrien8325]

@@lewisirwin5363 Huh? I didn’t know that about him…but it does make sense. I still think olde Richard made other decisions that probably weren’t well thought out but I think the we can both agree it was the perfect storm of trouble(and even though he lost, if it had been a footie match that morning of the battle, you’d have put your money on Richard but that’s just on paper….and paper can be torn up and discarded).

[@guitarguymi]

Chris from Vlogging through History made it into this episode. That's awesome. Been hoping he would join your star studded historian cast.

[@DrawnofHistory]

We've been talking about doing something for over a year and I got to hang out with him back in November. Great guy so getting him in this was a no brainer.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

@@DrawnofHistory It was my pleasure to do it. Thanks for asking! Enjoyed hanging out with you too.

[@bensoncheung2801]

111 👍

[@jujubees5855]

That Cnut joke earned you a sub. ❤ Going through sad crap. First time I laughed out loud after crying all day. Thank you.

[@walboyfredo6025]

0:19 Nope it was Richard's older brother Edward IV who killed George the Duke of Clarence.

[@blindoutlaw]

11:52 “lads, we riot” The calmest Irishman ever😂

[@DrawnofHistory]

That's an Irishman delivering the line as well

[@joshuasepeda3289]

He can't be irish. He sounds too sober.😂😂😂

[@AmidalaEmma]

Richard III didn’t drown his brother in wine, his older brother Edward IV did that.

[@Rick79LUFC]

King' John's nickname was Lackland as he famously was left no titles or land by his father the king .

[@archerbyrne8103]

Schwerpunkt made a powerful video on the reasons why according to him John was not. Agree or disagree I really advise anyone his Medieval England playlist, it's really thought provoking

[@DrawnofHistory]

I'll have to check it out now that I'm finally done with this.

[@agin1519]

I avoided English history outside KZbin mostly, but I do vaguely remember watching something that said the next guy/ dynasty wrote the history and really stitched him up…Probably should go watch the other reaction vids before I comment…

[@prettypic444]

As much as John sucks, you've got to give it to him for inspiring so much Robin Hood lore and giving us SO MANY opportunities for hot men in historical dress

[@fungerz]

Great scriptwriting, that’s where it starts. Plus, awesome animation that delivers. I did think “Will this long-form format fail?” It didn’t; you didn’t. I love your work: educating, entertaining, and entrancing. Thank you so much.

[@jaydenesquivel3394]

Is it me or the french king looks like lord faqaurd from Shrek😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DAFORCEFilms]

Come on… we all know Alan Rickman’s best role was Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest.

[@DrawnofHistory]

Grabthar's hammer, by the Sons of Warvan, you shall be avenged!

[@herrikudo]

​@@DrawnofHistory we gotta get outta here before those things come back and kill Guy!

[@RaimoHöft]

WELTKULTURERBE!!! 😎😎😎😈😈😈😄😄😄

[@mattandrews2594]

Correction: William Rufus wasn't William I's first son. Robert of Normandy was. He was supposed to inherit the throne of England but William Rufus essentially seized it since Robert wasn't in England at the time. William and Henry were actually the 3rd and 4th sons respectively.

[@SRosenberg203]

Not quite. Normandy was given to Robert Curthose, and England was given to William Rufus, but that was William the Conqueror's intention with regard to inheritance before he died. After his death, they fought a war in 1088 which made Normandy a subject to the English Crown, and Curthose was allowed to keep possession of the Dutchy but required to relinquish his claim to the throne. When William II died, Henry I usurped the throne from Curthose because he was away on Crusade, and then when Curthose got back and led a rebellion to try and retake it, Henry I won and took Normandy from him too. And the second son, Richard, died before William the Conqueror so he didn't really matter lol

[@mattandrews2594]

@@SRosenberg203 Nothing of what you said refuted what I said. And the war didn't rejoin Normandy to England. William Rufus was stalemated there, he only became its regent because Robert pawned it to him to fund his campaign on the First Crusade.

[@mangot589]

Correction. William Rufus was left England by his father. Robert got Normandy.

[@mattandrews2594]

@@mangot589 No he wasn't. He hadn't officially been left anything by the time his father died, and the entirety of England was way too important to bequeath to a third son. He only got it because he was in the country at the time.

[@crazyand2099]

@@mattandrews2594 yes he was, on his deathbed William I gave Robert Normandy, William Rufus England, and Henry I money. England's population was comparable to Normandy and it was Norman custom to give your eldest what you were given as inheritance and things you added were given to other sons.

[@hismajestyharambe5691]

I hope you keep going, you will be right there with the other great history KZbinrs, it will just take time for more people to realize it

[@DrawnofHistory]

I hope so too!

[@hell8255]

Edward IV drowned his brother George duke of Clarence in wine allegedly, for treason. Richard iii their youngest brother wasn't king at the time so he can't really be blamed for that.

[@michaelstamper5604]

William the Conqueror, being the delightful, sweet hearted gentleman that he was, brought the people of England together by murdering and massacring anyone and everyone who so much as considered the notion of disagreeing with his every whim. Lovely fella.

[@whatsanenigma]

"Aged 14, he fought but lost, so Uncle Steven stayed as boss..."

[@michelleanderson245]

Actually it was Richard the thirds eldest brother that ordered the death of their middle brother...and he chose his method of execution because he didn’t think they were actually going to go through with it

[@SvenElven]

“IT' BRITTANY, BITCH”!! That made me chuckle 😂

[@str.77]

No, Richard III did not "definitely drown his brother Clarence. That actually happened on orders of Edward IV and was well-deserved.

[@RaimoHöft]

... but no royal blood was spilled. 😈

[@str.77]

@@RaimoHöft So.....? Why should it matter?

[@RaimoHöft]

@@str.77 There was that common rule around european nobles, one should not spill nobel or even royal blood amongst each other... so they were always good at finding a work around too unlife each other by obeying that rule... technically. Just saying... 😁

[@str.77]

@@RaimoHöft Of course you have evidence for that? More often than not, there was no hesitation to spill "royal" blood.

[@college54114]

Man, what the hell. This is the most professional and high quality entertainment documentary I’ve ever watched on KZbin. You deserve (and will soon have, trust me) millions of subscribers. This was hilarious and so well done, anyone could learn a lot from this about English, Norman and French history. I’m a massive history buff and I will be showing this to lots of friends and families. You’ve earned a lifelong subscriber! Keep up the good work and I promise you you’ll continue to grow and be blessed by the algorithm!

[@Jameswebbtelescope7484]

40:07 he sounds like the KZbinr vlogging through history Edit: oh cause it was vlogging through history lol EPIC!

[@DrawnofHistory]

Occam's razor.

[@EJAXK13]

“Royal linage is less of a family tree and more of a family braid.” Couldn’t said it better myself.

[@maryjones8944]

Congratulations on your most recent video! You are finally being recognize on KZbin for your videos on the platform with this current one. I cannot wait to see your next video on here. Keep up the good work!😊

[@hzoethetaco7492]

I think Charles I has to be the worst, considering you know, he literally got executed for causing a civil war.

[@invisibleman4827]

I think Richard II and Edward II come close, too. Personally, I'd put Henry VIII at the top of the list.

[@GeneaVlogger]

We're all cousins! In fact, King John is my 23rd-great grandfather and Cynical Historian's 22nd-great grandfather. King John is also George Washington's 15th-great grandfather, Barack Obama's 23rd-great grandfather, Martin Luther King's 22nd-great grandfather, Brad Pitt's 23rd-great grandfather, Mr. Beast's 24th-great grandfather, and Mr. Beat's 23rd-great grandfather.

[@DrawnofHistory]

Not me. I'm my own man.

[@jamesleriger7959]

I still remember watching Mr Terry reacting to his own voice acting when he appeared in these videos. Now we get to see Vlogging Through History doing that now!

[@DrawnofHistory]

That would be cool. I'm not sure if VTH has reacted to a Drawn of History video yet.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

@@DrawnofHistory oh it's coming soon :)

[@DrawnofHistory]

If that means what I think it means, awesome. You'll get no CGPing from me.

[@jamesleriger7959]

I’m honored that this conversation would happen under my comment! I’m a big fan of you both!

[@DetroitMuscle]

@7:40 Did anyone else catch the Caesar Pompey HBO Rome reference in Egypt?

[@gourmand3]

Another great video! Looking forward to what comes next!

[@zodiaczennial3676]

This is one of the most entertaining history channels I've seen. Thank you for all your effort!

[@annoyedbrox4851]

quality content my man , really, i can see the effort you put into this, on behalf of the history community, thank you a 1000 times

[@MalikF15]

Wait a Drawn of History with cameos from other history KZbinrs awesome start to my Saturday morning😊. Also love having Chris from Vlogging through History taking the role of an Angry English Barron.

[@DrawnofHistory]

They are all great to work with.

[@pathutchison7688]

“From now on, all the toilets in the kingdom will be known as…..Johns”.

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

40:05 I was so happy to hear Vlogging Through History on here

[@stefanmircetic8798]

11:34 Can anyone tell me what this background music is?

[@brokenbridge6316]

I greatly enjoyed this video. It was really funny. Great to see you again Drawn of History. I hope we don't have to wait too long for your next video.

[@tebo9334]

Edward IV actually drowned his brother George in wine, and George was basically begging for it. And there’s a decent amount of evidence, in my mind, that the Duke of Buckingham killed the princes. Richard III was actually pretty badass, despite Tudor propaganda. And honestly, John wasn’t that bad. The Angevin Empire was inevitably going to fall, and he was unlucky a lot of the time. And once it fell, England was gonna hate him cause they were used to kings with French possessions. John spent his time in England enacting “justice” and no one likes that. The worst king was either Henry VI, Richard II, or Edward II. John was actually looking pretty good compared to them, and I’d say overall he was both a uniquely unlucky and mediocre man. Edit: Also, John was commonly called lackland cause it was a joke is Dad made (hahaha Harry) but he was actually given Cornwall and named Lord of Ireland.

[@generalaigullletes5830]

"he was a BISHOP OF ROME!!!" kingdom of england HBO

[@DrawnofHistory]

Going for the Caesar being presented with Pompey's head vibe

[@lysimaquetokmok6755]

Shame on the house of Plantagenet, shame.

[@carlajenkins1990]

Now, in the spirit of the Worst Kings, you have to do Edward II. And George IV.

[@dozensofeggs1608]

Tbh you upload just as much as oversimplified, don’t have even half as much subs, and makes better animations. So underrated. Keep it up man!

[@DrawnofHistory]

I'd be happy right now with a 1/10th of as many subs. If you know a way how to tell his audience to check out me stuff between his videos, be my guest.

[@agedstring]

I've seen other history KZbinrs like Oversimplified tell stories of Hannibal's crusades. And while I do think they are the best. You have the best delivery in lines that make me replay a section over and over

[@lawrencegcolemaniii7474]

"I won't let you down!" "Oh no, I'm sure that you will."

[@glory2christcmj702]

This was a great video, I hope you keep producing more! Great historical information and content, with good humor and entertainment, made it enjoyable to follow along and learn more about the topic!

[@annabellethepitty]

7:18 those two knights were all like. "Say less your majesty, we got you"

[@aliciaclarke-olen3712]

2:35 What’s the worst that could happen? Everything, including but not limited to being captured.

[@RayvenTheNight]

This is 50 plus years of a cluster fuck of absolute insanity.

[@tysmith8209]

First DrawnHistory video, and it is fantastic! The humour has a perfect amount of spice! 😂

[@Michael-zi3kk]

Congratulation drawing of History this is your most popular video yet you're finally getting the views you deserve keep up the good work

[@mikeymcgrub3171]

how did you find Ron Swanson and Rand Ridley for the voices of Richard and John?

[@sarahellie4113]

Keep making videos Mr Betts, they are amazing!

[@mistingwolf]

Who plays William II? His voice sounds a lot like Jim Cummings. That cough at 14:10 sounds oddly like Tigger's laugh.

[@TheAurelianProject]

You forgot to portray Richard’s war with Philip Augustus in France

[@DrawnofHistory]

It's alluded to but the video was already too long and kept on veering away from John.

[@TheAurelianProject]

@@DrawnofHistory I figured. I just feel like it’s an underrated part of Richard’s history since everyone likes to complain that Richard wasn’t in England for very much time, implying that he was just vacationing in France doing nothing. But in reality it’s mostly because he was busy constantly either fighting the French king or putting down rebellions. The fact is that he just loved the adrenaline rush of fighting in battle, and it’s what eventually got him killed.

[@aliciaclarke-olen3712]

41:08 I guess the barons were like, "We'll take our chances with Hell if it meant we can curb your tyrannical behavior, thank you very much."

[@connerdalton8887]

Love this channel so much! Glad to see another video

[@DrawnofHistory]

See you again soon (hopefully not in another 6 months)

[@DariaDarikhuu-uw2tg]

me too

[@jinhunterslay1638]

I know this video portray him as a funny French jerk with a funny accent, but Phillip the second was actually one of the greatest Kings of France - consolidated the crown’s power, kicked the Holy Roman Empire’s butt and other military victories, reformed French government and economy, and used skillful diplomacy to play John like a fiddle.

[@ChiChiLand299]

Would have been better if she was angry on the fact that Henry the second kept treating her duchy Aquitaine like it was his duchy instead of hers

[@DippKlippGuy]

Not pictured: His son in law helping the rebels.

[@DorchaEagla]

It was Edward IV who drowned his brother not Richard 3rd

[@morganyoung3557]

The drowning Richard III’s brother George Duke of Clarence was done during the reign of their older brother Edward IV. It was also done because George was constantly betraying Edward, so if Richard even was the one to drown his brother (which is something that is still debated), it was done under the orders of Edward IV.

[@Dimera09]

First time I've seen your videos, I'm only 8 and a half minutes in and this is so good. Great animation and the childish tone of Henry II's ungrateful sons is so on point! +1 subscriber for you

[@joewilenzik9119]

He was so hated that they named the toilets after him

[@MinisDunyasi5]

If only history class was this fun

[@DawudSandstorm2]

Left out his victories in Anjou and the fact he was extremely personally unpleasant, to the point that people quit his side while he was winning.

[@cba2make1up]

This channel is such a hidden gem. Just some seriously brilliant stuff. Keep up the amazing work man, I genuinely hope you grow and I can't wait to see more ❤

[@Hammerhead547]

I would argue that Edward II and Henry VI were the joint worst kings england ever had. Edward II managed to turn everyone in england and europe against him while Henry VI's vacuousness and shall we say "limited intelligence" allowed a 50 year long civil war to start which would ultimately end not only his reign (and life) but ultimately end the existence of of his royal house.

[@michaelerk4099]

Woah. 45 minutes. What a great piece of work. Gratulations for the result. Extraordinal!👍

[@DrawnofHistory]

I love how it came out... and that it's done. On to the next one.

[@JonathanBresnihan77]

The wretched King John absolutely DESERVES his status as an incompetent pariah. The GREAT Richard the Lionheart was everything John only wished he was.

[@TurtleSquirrles]

Two videos in one year?! A blessing from the lord ❤️

[@DrawnofHistory]

Next one will be short. I swear. (it might be long)

[@lunariclunestra8335]

"He was a bishop of rome" Nice shoutout to the series Rome. It made me giggle.

[@tacolepaco]

You were right man, in one week after I commented you came back strong! Great video, definitely learned a lot of John.

[@aaronpatton15]

0:20 first mistake. Edward IV had his brother drowned in wine not Richard III.

[@itarry4]

Really stupid that this channel hasn't got more subscribers and views. Honestly I don't get it the attention to detail as well as production quality you obviously put a lot of work in the channels where they do basically nothing have millions of views. Hope you explode and get the recognition you so obviously deserve. Love the little script on the banners by the way.

[@DrawnofHistory]

Thanks for appreciating it all

[@incognitocamo1439]

oh my god the amount of times i watched 20:21 and cried laughing at the little boy screaming 20:39 after "you know we're going to flay you alive for this, right?" "AHHHHHHH" 😂😂😂😂😂