Edward VII 11 King at Last

[@IowanMatthew683]

0:27 "Well, Reggie, so it's come at last. He's had to wait longer to become king than any other man in history." King Charles III: "Hold my beer."

[@armandomendoza9028]

Edward: I can't believe I waited 60 years to be king... this sucks!!! Charles: Hold my champagne glass, old chap...

[@cathylanders2479]

why bertie

[@annamcuthbert3993]

70's Historical drama series are out STANDING

[@LK-gl3rj]

Agreed. They don't make 'em anywhere near so good these days.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Fall Of Eagles... ? Brilliant !

[@Raven1983Witch]

The Shadow of the Tower The Six Wives of Henry VIII Elizabeth R The Fall of Eagles Edward the Seventh Those are my favourite historical tv dramas. Honestly, the acting was superb 👏

[@aviationfan2637]

121 years later and the exact same scene is playing out

[@luqmanj8208]

Mad ting

[@Barneyjo]

Sure was ….. word for word

[@aviationfan2637]

@@Barneyjo yea

[@tashmoobabe8704]

@@Barneyjo Yep. Same speech.

[@ElGrecoDaGeek]

@@tashmoobabe8704 what would you have him say that was any different in terms of subject matter?

[@Vic35102]

I think king Edward VII Was way more smarter than people given credit for

[@rachelrosen5501]

I cry every time they finally put that crown on Bertie's head. I love this production. This was the heyday of the Masterpiece Theatre.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

What happened to it?

[@retroguy9494]

@@Urlocallordandsavior What happened to WHAT? The crown? Or Masterpiece Theatre? 🤔

[@agerard6297]

Although it was broadcast on PBS, it was never on MASTERPIECE THEATRE.

[@retroguy9494]

@@agerard6297 WAS it on PBS? I thought it was only on the BBC? When was this?

[@agerard6297]

The series made its US premiere on PBS in 1979 under the title EDWARD THE KING (I guess because they didn’t want to confuse viewers into thinking it was a sequel).

[@sackwhacker]

121 years later, we're witnessing the coronation of King Charles III.

[@chadoakley8505]

And the Coronation of Alice's Great Grand-daughter.

[@t.patcevsky8070]

King Edward VII in reality was looking much much younger! And His Majesty Wife , in Her 60th still was young and really beautiful woman, real girl in her 28 years! Sorry for my mistakes, l'm from Ukraine but still i love you country - GB and Royal Family !

[@SuperTweezy5]

I hope you are alright, because of what is happening in your country today.

[@fizzao1342]

@@SuperTweezy5 Seconded.

[@Patrick3183]

I also hope you’re alright

[@susanmorano405]

All of Alexandra's portraits & photos were "touched up". She also wore a very heavy makeup during her husband's reign. Although she did remain slim & good-looking, age did not completely leave her untouched.

[@juanitarichards1074]

Queen Alex looks spectacular in every gown, and I was very glad to see she trumped Mrs Keppel by wearing a different colour than the expected black, thus standing out from her and any other former, current and future mistresses.

[@maureenogorman8740]

She skunked the whole court by wearing white.

[@staffangunnarson2421]

@@maureenogorman8740 One thing about Alexandra isn't shown at all in the series and that's her deafness, which made her very isolated and forced to lead a withdrawn social life.

[@josephpanzarella1417]

Alexandra held the title Princess of Wales longer than anyone else in history. 1863-1901.

[@junesilvermanb2979]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Wales

[@arananation]

History repeats itself

[@CallemJay_McNeill]

Alice Keppel is a great grandmother to Camilla Duchess of Cornwall

[@gordontaylor5373]

I love the bit where Bertie plays with his grandkids. That's really sweet!

[@bradjohnston8193]

Just think: the tallest would become the Duke of Windsor, and the next, George the Sixth.

[@maureenogorman8740]

This is a show that starts with the Duke of wellington in the first scene. By the end of it we see the aunts and uncles and relatives who were well known to Elizabeth II.

[@Nmax]

It is indeed

[@cristianflorezr2269]

I love the actress who plays Queen Alexandra. There is something in her voice!

[@willyboy3581]

I agree, Cristian: I think Helen Ryan's portrayal of Queen Alexandra is magical. (She reprised the role in the film "The elephant man": a small cameo but wonderful.)

[@pedanticradiator1491]

@@willyboy3581 she also played Alexandra in an episode of Sherlock Holmes

[@willyboy3581]

@@pedanticradiator1491 I didn't see all of the Sherlock Holmes episodes; I'm sorry I missed the one in which Helen Ryan reprised the role of Alexandra.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

She does bear a resemblance to the real Alexandra

[@willyboy3581]

@@pedanticradiator1491 I agree, Pedantic. As but one example, here is a well-known photograph taken in 1905 of Queen Alexandra holding her grandson Prince George (the future Duke of Kent) in which the resemblance between Miss Ryan and the Queen is particularly noticeable.

[@user-cu6qq9bp2t]

(September the 8th 2022) Well Charles waited much longer to become King than George IV and Edward VII did but here we go. Pretty much the mood is like this right now there in the UK

[@wizardapprenticeIV]

I'm only 11 minutes in and the attention to accuracy is incredible, the casting is spot on, even the Kaiser's arm is not being used (as per his birth defect).

[@mediocremaiden8883]

He also clearly didn't get David's lil joke, poor Kaiser. And what's with invading personal space ? He's spitting all over the late King and Emporer

[@willhovell9019]

Charlie boy waited for 70 years.

[@manuelarita6801]

Good!

[@pcsboado]

Had to re-watch this episode today after the first televised accession at St. James's Palace.

[@kalmanbucy6485]

I can't help thinking of the day Prince Charles will ascend the throne. His life mirrors Bertie's in so many ways....

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

Kalman Bucy I don't want the Queen to die!

[@gidzmobug2323]

Kalman Bucy At least the present Queen does give Charles the opportunity to DO something. Victoria would not allow Bertie to do anything at all.

[@richardlawson4317]

Total absolute delusional garbage!! Where do people like you come from?? Sick!!!!!

[@gidzmobug2323]

Richard Lawson Who is being delusional?

[@toffthe]

Except Bertie enjoyed life rather than being a whiny little bitch

[@roryboytube]

This was one of the best British TV series. Mrs Meldrew as Queen Victoria was epic and one of West's best performances.

[@coquinegra]

Mrs. Meldrew? Is that a role Annette Crosbie played.

[@margaretlavender9647]

@@coquinegra Yes I ask this too?

[@frglee]

@@margaretlavender9647 Yes, as Margaret Meldrew, Victor Meldrew's long suffering wife in BBC's 1990s sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'. But she has played many other roles, one of my favourites being Janet MacPherson, the housekeeper, in ITVs 1990s drama series 'Dr Finlay'.

[@nancycolbert2703]

I own this series. One of the best portrayals of King Edward VII I have seen. And yes his life journey has many similarities to the present King's. Hopefully KC3 with have a longer reign.

[@lewissmith3896]

Doubt it.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

it's a job that he really doesn't want, to be honest. frankly, he and the new Queen Consort would be happy to remain basically the favourite aunt and uncle to the Commonwealth - Realms and all - but he will not shirk his duty. KC3 is no dummy. his mother didn't keep him isolated like Victoria did Albert-Edward but Queen Elizabeth had seen what her uncle's abdication did and she would not follow suit. Charles will not abdicate his responsibility, either. She promised to serve whether her life was long or short. Charles will do no less come hell or high water. He will be good.

[@FAngus-ly8lk]

Edward VII lived a life of such ridiculous excess and self-indulgence as to defy comparison with any heir to the throne or monarch in hundreds of years. Charles is a choir boy in comparison.

[@nativevirginian8344]

Don’t bet on it.

[@roryboytube]

Timothy West's finest performance. I read hooked on this show back in the 70's. West will always be King Edward to me. Don't excellent casting.

[@coquinegra]

I remember loving this as a kid. Every time I feel a little low, I watch one of the episodes.

[@Renwick19]

Charles has had to wait longer to be King than Bertie did because Elizabeth has surpassed her great-great-grandmother Victoria as the longest reigning Queen ever

[@gsketenchian]

I do believe if the Emperor Frederick and his wife (Victoria, Princess Royal), along with King Edward VII, had been able to live longer, World War I (and perhaps II) would have been avoided. It would have lead to peace and a long lasting friendship between Germany and England, which had been the dream of the Prince Consort.

[@mscott3918]

Without doubt. Frederick said that he would never go to war, so he would have done all he could to avoid war. His heavy smoking caused the cancer that cut his reign to 99 days. One of my friends is a member of the German Royal family and has Frederick's cigarette case, with Frederick's finger marks on it.

[@gsketenchian]

M Scott Wow!! That is fascinating, indeed. I would love to see a photo of you have it. I think the entire fate of the world would have changed had Emperor Frederick lived longer. He was truly before his time....

[@grizzfan08]

@@mscott3918 How lucky are you!!!

[@gidzmobug2323]

But how well would they have been able to deal with Bismarck? As I remember, he was a big influence on Wilhelm.

[@gsketenchian]

@@gidzmobug2323 Yes, that’s a good point.

[@SJ-oi7tk]

I love how crazy Christopher Neame played Wilhelm. It's like the Kool-Aid Man smashing through the wall every time Neame shows up, "Oh yeahhhh!!!"

[@roddyteague6246]

He was also in the 1970s BBC Colditz series as Dick Player!

[@irismetcalfe]

He was also in The Secret Army.

[@curtislowe4577]

When Bertie wouldn't let anything delay the coronation (including a serious health issue) his wife or son should have gotten right in his face yelled "Will you please stop being your mother and open your ears?" From the Edward VII Wikipedia article: ...two days before he was diagnosed with appendicitis. The disease was generally not treated operatively. It carried a high mortality rate, but developments in anaesthesia and antisepsis in the preceding 50 years made life-saving surgery possible. Sir Frederick Treves, with the support of Lord Lister, performed a then-radical operation of draining a pint of pus from the infected abscess through a small incision (through ​4½ inch thickness of belly fat and abdomen wall); this outcome showed that the cause was not cancer. The next day, Edward was sitting up in bed, smoking a cigar. Two weeks later, it was announced that he was out of danger. Treves was honoured with a baronetcy (which the King had arranged before the operation) and appendix surgery entered the medical mainstream.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Imagine having to slice through the layers of blubber to reach the appendix.?!

[@curtislowe4577]

@@2msvalkyrie529 4½ inches. Yech! Only to then drain 16 fluid ounces of pus. Double Yech!

[@hughstevenson392]

Love this series. Watched it as a kid and this along with Upstairs, Downstairs etal made me interested in my country's history.

[@lorrainegouland1905]

Me too 😁 I loved it! And Upstairs, Downstairs. I met Timothy West and his wife a few times through my job. One day, he shook my hand and all I could think was, Edward VII just shook my hand! 🥰 Not to mention Bradley Hardacre 🤣

[@peterhill8398]

The impression I get from this series is that Queen Victoria, however unintentionally, was responsible for the erosion of most of what was left of the British Monarchy's influence over the governing of the nation. Victoria's self-imposed isolation and her refusal to allow her son to have any impact on matters of state gave the British government the breathing space and confidence to reject the influence of royalty.

[@01denese]

Queen Elizabeth is doing something similar now with her stubborn adherence to tradition and not modernizing the monarchy enough. Charles will have a tough (albeit short) road ahead of him if he wants to make changes once he is crowned.

[@Angel-nu7fm]

I would say you were right. Her grief was pathological and smacks of mental illness - wearing black for 40 years, expecting everyone else to do so - there are many anecdotal examples of her deterioration. Appearances were kept up of course - Ahem!

[@messaggiodialmeno2442]

01denese 'Modernizing'? It becomes an obsession!!!

[@San47di]

Indeed she did!! She was signing documents that she obviously had No idea of what they entailed nor meant over the long-term, virtually signing away the "authority" of the Monarchy. She depended upon Marlborough [which almost caused disaster] and then later Prince Albert, to literally explain everything to her because she really had No political understanding nor qualification to Rule. Although she did indeed grieve Albert, I also believe her long absence from Court also entailed her "fear" of inadequacy. She was now on her own with no one personally to cling to or depend on, therefore she was "hiding" from her responsibilities under the guise of grief. I personally believe that any success accredited to her as Ruler very literally belonged to Albert and "others." Victoria was just the figurehead given credit for living through it all.

[@pfschuman]

In several biographies I have read of Victoria, they have noted that she came to the throne with absolutely no training on what the real powers of the monarchy were, having been purposely kept in the dark by her mother and her mother's 'advisor' Conroy in order to keep her dependent on her in the hopes they would have the real power, particularly if she came to the throne as a minor. Once she became queen, she was very dependent upon her first Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, to be trained as to her duties and powers, and he preferred that she think her powers were extremely limited, whereas her two uncles who had preceded her on the throne fought hard to keep certain prerogatives.

[@virginiafry9854]

Rather odd to be watching this when the monarch who reigned for 70 years has died, and her son was the longest ‘Monarch in waiting’ - HM Queen Elizabeth died on 8th Sept 2022, and her son, King Charles III, accedes to the throne at the age of 73

[@killertigerace]

They way Vicky was treated in Germany was one of the saddest stories ever that should be told, its such a shame a woman that brilliant and good will was treated worse than a common house servant

[@gidzmobug2323]

david brossett Vicky had a more liberal education, and the Germany nobility expected the ladies to be compliant and docile.

[@gidzmobug2323]

Timrath How was she disloyal?

[@dianaarneson6590]

No, she wasn't. She simply had more liberal ideas than her reactionary, militaristic father-in-law and son.

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@dianaarneson6590 It was hoped that Vicky and her husband would lead Germany towards a less militaristic path. However, no one could foresee Wilhelm I having such a long reign, or Fritz getting throat cancer and having such a short reign.

[@dianaarneson6590]

You haven't actually read much about her, have you?

[@madhurimachatterjee5787]

I’m loving the Kaiser actor. He’s absolutely hamming it up but doing it beautifully.

[@SuperTweezy5]

Fun fact: Daniel Slater, the little boy who is dancing with the king is the real life son of Helen Ryan, who plays Queen Alexandra, and Guy Slater, who plays Charles Carrington.

[@SuperStrik9]

It's a shame Edward's reign wasn't longer as he was a great king.

[@markgable101]

They doubted him because people were used to Queen Victoria's long reign. But he turned out to be a very good king. He put members of the royal families at the service and the centre of the public.

[@racheldemain1940]

What happened to him?

[@YusufYusuf-ti2rz]

Rachel Demain he died of a heart attack in 1910 and his son Became King George the fifth Raining from 1910 to 1936

[@jec1ny]

@@racheldemain1940 Bertie lived a very unhealthy lifestyle. He had an inhuman appetite and was morbidly obese long before he came to the throne. His nick name was "tum tum." Much of the food he ate would be considered extremely unhealthy in our day and age. Additionally he was a chain smoker from early adulthood up to the end of his life. A typical day would see him smoke anywhere from ten to twenty cigars and dozens of cigarettes. By 1909 his health was in terminal decline as he battled what modern medical experts suspect to have been emphysema and congestive heart failure.

[@lucasdeabrielle7375]

@@YusufYusuf-ti2rz reigning* ☺️

[@alank5560]

Timothy West was a fantastic actor!

[@pedanticradiator1491]

He is still alive

[@markbarker6739]

So happy to see this again after so many years I will definitely watch them all such a great series

[@alicehudson8079]

Oh I just adore those German helmets, esp. the Kaiser's with the pigeon on top!!

[@brandongreenhough9379]

Eagle ;)

[@DavBlc7]

@@brandongreenhough9379 Not a pigeon but a eagle.

[@toddmiller5656]

@@DavBlc7 I think alice is being funny.

[@InnannasRainbow]

He seems to have been a very likable, warm person.

[@gordontaylor5373]

I think quite a lot of people did like the real King Edward VII - but Timothy West's portrayal of him is so fabulous you just can't help liking Bertie! And I like Helen Ryan as Princess Alix!

[@2msvalkyrie529]

What actors we had at that time . All spent years in Rep before appearing on TV . Compare them with our present crop ......who are completely lacking in stage experience and technique .

[@margaretlavender9647]

And unable to speak correct Queen’s English.

[@michaelahern6821]

Timothy West at his best here...

[@gordontaylor5373]

Yes, he played a wonderful part as Edward VII.

[@michaelahern6821]

@@gordontaylor5373 Top notch acting tbh...they dont make them anymore unfortunately...

[@michaelturman1397]

Mrs Alice Keppel the last mistress of Edward VII was the great grandmother of Camila Parker Bowles now the Duchess of Cornwall and wife of Charles Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne

[@brunoav6999]

The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.

[@Valentina-Steinway]

Ironic, isn’t it...?!?

[@pygiana16]

That helmet of the Kaiser’s with the eagle! And they say the Germans have no sense of humour! 🤣

[@GoGreen1977]

Someone else here commented on that helmet and made a joke, calling it a pigeon! The Kaiser would not be amused.

[@josiepye]

Me as a german: *stomp*

[@WilliamViets]

The reign of Edward the Caresser.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

😅🤣

[@gidzmobug2323]

Imagine having an entire palace to decorate! Alice Keppel had a great idea: Alexandra HATED Buckingham Palace as it was. Let her redecorate the place!

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

Guys! I watch Victoria season three and i saw little Bertie, after he gets tortured by Mr Caine the badass educator and saved by his mom Queen Victoria, he made Mr Caine away like a true future king. :)

[@fintan3563]

They remembered and included the kaiser’s gimpy left arm. Great attention to detail!

[@christianpatriot7439]

Why should his arm not match his brain?

[@josephpanzarella1417]

Likewise in the series "Fall of Eagles" which includes the horribly difficult birth of Wilhelm which almost killed mother and son and resulted in his left arm being a useless appendage for life. Someone had to cut all of his food into bite-sized pieces before he ate.

[@margaretlavender9647]

Not really ‘great attention to detail’. It was known of since he was born, when it happened. No one having anything to do with making this series or any film would already well-know about the Kaiser’s arm. It wasn’t just being ‘attention to detail’ - you could just NOT leave it out.

[@LordZontar]

"And on tonight's programme lineup, ATV continues with it's thirteen-part dramatisation of the life of Edward the Seventh, the only British king who hasn't been done on the BBC."

[@DorianDevereaux]

Wow, this has been a great look inside the personal lives of the British Royals. Thank you for posting!

[@rivenoak]

for the curious: the music starting at ~ 49:40 is "Zadok the Priest" by G.F. Handel and indeed a coronation anthem, but only used during the anointment part. the real moment of coronation itself is utter void of any music.

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

+rivenoak Have you noticed when you see Vicky, Fritz, Willie or the Prussians you hear a sound track that sounds kind of like Deutschland, Deutschland über alles?

[@margaretlavender9647]

Anointing! Not anointment! It’s not a sore needing cream ointment!

[@susienorris1300]

Thank you so much for this! I loved seeing it. Magnificent story!

[@giovannaiamele8782]

A magnificent king for real!

[@leonorebaulch6251]

The Kaiser was two people...no wonder his mother was afraid of him

[@malcolml309]

Are you truly surprised that Willem Ii, was mentally unstable? He was, after all, a great-great grandson of George III.

[@westlock]

After he came to the throne, he suggested that his mother might be better off moving back to the UK. However, she insisted on staying in Germany.

[@josephpanzarella1417]

@@westlock He wanted his mother to leave Germany and made her as uncomfortable as possible. But she still had unmarried duaghters who would have been left behind. She stood up to her son but paid a heavy price.

[@hkleider]

@@josephpanzarella1417 look up why he disliked his mother so much

[@solowilliams3786]

He has waited so long for his moment 😊 he was such a jovial extroverted king😊

[@candyclews4047]

The last scenes gave me a wry smile. When I was rushed to hospital with a burst appendix I couldn't stand or speak, the pain was so intense.

[@karldelavigne8134]

That was a very eloquent speech by the King at his first council.

[@rivenoak]

0:33 "nearly sixty years" Now ask Prince Charles...

[@jws1948ja]

The man does not deserve to be king. He has children. Let them rule.

[@peadar-o]

67 years crown prince, and counting...

[@brucemarsico6]

Rule?They don't rule.They decorate the United Kingdom, they don't rule it.They're like overstuffed chairs in a tiny room. Merelyenhancing the place in a very superficial way. In the come,off the go......

[@Renwick19]

jws1948ja why should he give up the throne he has as much right to be king as William has. If I had to wait as long as him id not give up the throne for anyone not least for the stupid motions known as the government

[@brucemarsico6]

No Michael...…The world definitely does not need the torture of having Charles and Camilla sitting their alcoholic asses on the velvet thrones.Let's open the windows and doors of the stuffy palaces of Buckingham and Sandringham and Windsor Castle and Balmoral,and LET THE SUNSHINE IN WITH A GIGANTIC WAVE OF FRESH AIR.That should be William and Catherine. Who gives a shit how long Charles has been waiting....mummy knows best.

[@morbius109]

The comment @ 13:04 about being squeezed out by the US and Russia was frighteningly accurate, wasn't it? This episode also gives us an impression of how intense it must have felt for Edward and those close to him as they came to grips with the passing of Victoria. After 63 years on the throne, one can only wonder what a vast gulf must have been left by her death. And I love the part at 49:55 where Edward showed some of that affable warmth and tenderness he was later remembered so well for. Even at the height of the seriousness of his duty, he did not shirk a chance to make silly with his grandchildren.

[@gidzmobug2323]

+Moribus109, there is another part in another episode where you can see Edward "making silly" with his grandsons--toast races down his trousers (much to the dismay of a few other adults).

[@Nmax]

Yes that was very prescient. Made sense from their viewpoint. At that time the USA is the biggest economy in the world. By the 1920s after the great war, the USA is capable of building a fleet as big and battleships as advanced as those in the Royal Navv

[@Nmax]

Timothy West played the part to perfection. Bertie shows the warmth and affability

[@angelwoman9235]

I watched all the episodes all afternoon.I enjoyed it so much. Thank you .It was so enjoyable.

[@ryderryder4385]

Un ancien plaisir renouvelé, inoubliable!

[@hughmackay5925]

Yes, without King Edward VII the Great War would have begun a good deal earlier.

[@jardon8636]

you do forgett, that the UK royal family is only one part of the same wider european royal family, virtually everyone is related some way to victoria empress of india, even in 2018, there are royal relatives in 2018**,,,

[@mscott3918]

Hugh Mackay If Wilhelm's father hadn't died after reigning only 99 days there may not have been a war. As a man of peace he would try to stop it, unlike his son who revelled in militarism

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@mscott3918 Military training was standard for all the German princes. Fritz tried to seek a peaceful solution.

[@louisdespreaux5828]

Had he lived another ten years (to 1920) it is unlikely that there would have been a World War.

[@herondelatorre4023]

@@louisdespreaux5828 It's possible, but I doubt it. Edward VII may have been able to delay the start of WWI if he lived longer, but I believe he couldn't have prevented its inevitable outbreak.

[@joanofarc33]

Wilhelm looks ridiculous with that silver bird upon his helmet.

[@margaretlavender9647]

It’s a Prussian Eagle, military

[@deniseeulert2503]

I remember seeing this when it debuted here on TV, in the US. I did not remember what the one gentleman said about the new king waiting longer than anyone else to become the monarch. Assuming nothing happens to Charles, he will supplant Edward in that regard.

[@juusopietilainen3480]

30:40 Alexandra is like:Bitch please I am the Queen,you wear black but I wear white because I'm perfect😂

[@mscott3918]

Juuso Pietiläinen White in mourning is a Royal prerogative.

[@VanlifewithAlan]

I seem to remember that this was on a Saturday evening on ITV. I might remember incorrectly of course, it has been more than 40 years!

[@margaretlavender9647]

1975 it was made

[@LK-gl3rj]

Wonderful!

[@gratefulgirl2079]

This was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@hannadr]

I truly enjoyed every minute of all the series , and find it hard to explain the joy and excitement every minute of the 11 series. And can imagine what prince Charles is going through, I am so happy at the opportunity u give me to enjoy these beautiful English movies and mostly the series, . Thank u so much . Mostly because I was born in Burma Rangoon and was I yr old when my parents immigrated to India .

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Thank you for your kind words...

[@peterhill8398]

(Cont)- This series also gives the impression that Victoria suffered from depression for much of her life and because of the period and her position, it was never treated. I am a nurse and I work with people who suffer mental illnesses and I have seen people with long-term depression or bipolar who act and behave in ways very similar to Victoria. They become very self-centred and selfish and they come to expect the rest of the world to revolve around them and their condition. Victoria's apparent aloofness when Edward fell seriously ill was perhaps resentment at the fact that attention was focused on her son and not on her. Victoria seems to have a self-indulgent aspect to her personality which her husband Albert managed to overcome but with him gone, it allowed Victoria to retreat into her own misery, attempting to drag her family along with her.

[@adelaidebeeman-white1608]

And I think Willie might suffer from narcissism.

[@messaggiodialmeno2442]

Good analyse, very good...

[@Angel-nu7fm]

You are on the money. Victoria is erroneously depicted in America as a strong woman who ruled for 60 odd years. The truth was she was an extremely dependent person. Plus 9 kids must have contributed to some seriously undertreated post partum depression.

[@4600norm]

adelaide beeman-white He had some serious feelings of inadequacy due to the deformation of his left (?) hand. I've often wondered how different history would have turned out if he had not been injured during his birth by the doctor using his forceps.

[@gidzmobug2323]

Ben Robbins The English doctors were not trusted in Germany.

[@golden-63]

49:11 truly a wonderful moment.

[@SirChezarie]

+goldenthroat86 " A Queen from a fairy tale - come to life . "

[@tgreen1862]

The look he had when he walked into the room and saw his queen in all her queenly glory...he was speechless! Priceless!

[@jamesunsworth6865]

The Keiser was definitely a raving lunatic, but he had a sense of humour, to wear that fuckin great pot on his head. ha ha ha. !!!!!!

[@margaretlavender9647]

He took it very very very seriously. He had no sense of humour whatsoever, ever.

[@mscott3918]

Who else remembers Dennis Lill as Major Benjy in Mapp and Lucia?

[@itallia666]

Ironic to think here in Nov 2022 & our beloved Queen has been dead just 2 months! Passing away at Balmoral on the 8th Sept 2022! Charles becoming King Charles 111 His mother being the longest reigning monarch in history 70 years as Queen Elizabeth 11 & aged 96yrs upon her death. She is with her beloved husband Prince Philip who died last April 2021 aged 99yrs An era has passed & while im happy Charles is now king hes in his 70s, i think Prince William will make a brilliant King May they rest in peace Our Queen was most beloved! 🇬🇧👧

[@tonycavanagh1929]

The actor who played the kaiser wilhelm ii, in fall of eagles played it better, he looked the part.

[@josephpanzarella1417]

In "Fall of Eagles" I actually think the kaiser is portrayed as somewhat nicer than he really was. Two years earlier Barry Foster, the actor who played him, had played another psychotic in Hitchcock's "Frenzy".

[@superyachtchef]

An Excellent production!

[@shafur3]

Best one!

[@SJ-oi7tk]

The screenplay and Christopher Neame's performance were far too subtle. Before each line the Kaiser speaks, he should have looked into the camera and said, "Being completely insane, absolutely evil, and without a single redeeming quality, I must say... [line]." Then, after the line, Neame would turn back to the camera and cackle loudly, twirling his moustache, with a theater organ playing horror movie music, the offstage sound of smashing glass and a woman screaming, then an audience boo and hiss, and finally the Price is Right loser horn.

[@McIntyreBible]

(10:28) "Yes, David's a chip off the old block." Hahahahahaha! I'm joking because I remember my dad telling me that!

[@Glitches59.]

The other little boy was the future King George VI.

[@deegeraghty3421]

Ironic to have so many palaces to choose which one in which to live while so many 'subjects' were living in dire poverty or homeless.

[@junesilvermanb2979]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_royal_residences

[@patrickryan353]

Magnificent

[@waynep4733]

Prince George is a "Hunk!"

[@mscott3918]

I believe he was, but the actor playing him is too tall. Also, Prince George called King Edward papa not father.

[@waynep4733]

@@mscott3918 The character is just a character. I am speaking about the actual actor. He is about 72 years old now. He still is a "looker." I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

[@SaxonC]

When Wilhelm II, The Kaiser, was driven into exile, he should have gotten a job as a one armed well digger! lol 😂

[@chrismc410]

You weren't far off. He became a one-armed woodchopper

[@gidzmobug2323]

The ceremony at the beginning is what will happen when Charles (or William, depending on circumstances) becomes King. The Privy Council meeting and announcement of his regnal name. When Edward VII became King in 1901, it had been a very long time since an Accession (1837)--also long that some even had to look up what to wear.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Very interesting watching this (especially the last two episodes) after the death of our beloved queen, Elizabeth ii. The protocols remain.

[@jesusthroughmary]

49:10 That is a truly stunning woman.

[@industriebauten]

fun to watch the old Kaiser Bill in this series. In reality, he was a lot less or this Japanese martial-arts-movie caricature and more laid back in fact. But some of the 1914-propaganda must have survived for this series :-D

[@bojack40]

Michael Zientkiewicz historical sources describe him as arrogant, personally entitled, narcissistic and insecure, which in turn fuelled his ambitions and led to a cruel streak. Not propaganda

[@ciroalb3]

he was very mercurial, but overall, stupid, arrogant, a total bore. His family and other rulers cringed at having him around

[@LadyPercy.]

His nature and personality obviously shaped by circumstances. His mother indured a prolonged and difficult confinement. His arm injuries were as a result of an ill judged and poorly executed induction of labour. The child would almost certainly have died if the physician in attendance had not acted so. Both mother and son we greatly affected by the business and their personal relationship was to suffer and be irideemibly damaged. As first male child of the emperor, the Kaiser (just like the heir of Nicholas and Alexander of Russia) could not be seen to have weaknesses. He was subjected to untold cruel medical intervention throughout his early years. He undoubtedly loved and craved his grandmothers affection, which was returned but he was so stuffy, bombastic and arrogant, he was universally disliked by all factions of his family including his own parents.

[@brianhepke7182]

Love Timothy West...

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Dr. Frederick Treves, who operates on the King was the doctor who helped John Merrick, the Elephant Man👍👍👍👍

[@jameseldridge4185]

The letters between the Queen and her daughter remain in the British archives to this day.

[@margaretlavender9647]

Only in the Royal Archives in the Round Tower of Windsor Castle.

[@talmadge1926]

The Empress Frederick died in the worst agonies. Her servants asked to be moved to another floor than her bedroom because her cries of pain kept then awake at night

[@ausbrum]

Huntin' shootin' and fuckin' : royal hallmarks forever. How great to know that the grand daughter of one of Edward's tarts should now become Queen of Britain

[@Scriptorsilentum]

😅😅

[@wholeNwon]

In several ways an unsavory family with weak moral character.

[@claudemaassen2963]

What is the matter with these doctors? Lister and Pasteur had already warned of germs and the need for proper operating procedures.

[@gidzmobug2323]

But how many doctors believed them?

[@westlock]

Mrs. Keppel was the only one of Edward's mistresses that the Queen liked.

[@jamiecurry]

+Howard Glen You really have to wonder what the present Queen E 2 thinks of her great-great granddaughter: Camilla. Safe to say, that will be revealed decades from now. :)

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@sexycougar7140 Camilla is Alice Keppel's great-granddaughter.

[@fizzao1342]

She didn’t actually. She was polite to her but after Bertie died she made her dislike very plain.

[@mscott3918]

@@fizzao1342 Before he died The Queen invited Mrs Keppel to visit Edward at the Palace.

[@markbarker6739]

She allowed Alice to be at his deathbed but she didn't like her

[@jakobheidenreich5]

Just like the Crown with an an intro before the opening credits

[@lewissmith5924]

The guy reading out the proclamation, so regal & English.

[@haroldforsko8152]

It's too bad he couldn't have been hired to read the proclamation about Charle lll. He did a better job then the real reader.

[@stevefrost64]

The bloke who played the Kaiser did overplay the role a little, and by that, I mean a lot.

[@infonut]

Well he WAS an arrogant p.o.s. and he IS being remembered here by a country that HATED him, so...

[@hkleider]

It's a British drama made in a time where the memory of WW1 was still very strong. Wilhelm was no saint, but I don't take his depiction here seriously.

[@catherinepositano8544]

That was simply spiffing!

[@renigreen248]

50:38 The tears in his eyes get me every time

[@nemofan111]

poor vicky

[@markgable101]

Edward VII also changed Buckingham palace into the esqusite imperial french style which he liked as he often spent time in Paris and enjoy the theater . The british monarchy by contrast was never outwardly ostentatious or lavish as the French court. British monarchy is more about duty and lifelong service.

[@alicehudson8079]

+Mark Gable Duty and lifelong service my arse. It's about living off their 'subjects', keeping themselves out there in the public's eye because they know that if they are not seen we shall forget about them. They need us, we don't need them, boring useless creatures that they are.

[@hmwawasi]

+alice hudson then why haven't the British risen up against them a la french revolution? be grateful that the UK is one of the most stable and yes-,progressive nations on earth. the stability of the constitutional monarchy plays a role in that

[@Patrick3183]

+alice hudson are u jealous

[@r.r.r9746]

Alice Hutson, how right you are. We are in the bloody 21st century why are there still kings/queens??? Living off people's taxes, what right have they to be king and queen? God? F*** bullshit!!

[@gsketenchian]

What is the military march starting at 20:32?

[@ripussr1766]

This reminds me of fall of Eagles and the guy in the thumbnail played Parvis in "the train" a movie about Lenin returning to Russia

[@junesilvermanb2979]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Eagles

[@sirwelch9991]

Monarchy Forever!!

[@Scriptorsilentum]

Yes!