England and France - 1000 Years of Rivalry

[@TheWhiteFaction]

The origin of the Red vs Blue

[@elbentos7803]

And never forget : the red are always the bad guys...

[@mariasanchezm.364]

😑

[@justwens2716]

the blood vs the crips old white version

[@mariasanchezm.364]

@@justwens2716 team blood (Red) England!

[@kaptain_krunch]

TheWhiteFaction I think you mean Red vs Blu

[@croisaor2308]

"But everything changed when the German nation attacked"

[@adobotachibana732]

This is an underated comment.

[@mgold700]

Afaik france was the first to be at war with prussia as the attacking side

[@sniffyjoe4229]

Lmao understood that instantly, you genius.

[@artificialgravitas8954]

? It was only formed [immediately] after an attack [on Prussia/Germany]

[@artificialgravitas8954]

@Simon Barfield Many other Germans were not happy with you helping them...

[@momskasha4803]

British : “You French fight for money, while we British fight for honor.” Robert Surcouf: “Sir, a man fights for what he lacks the most.”

[@doodlebug4360]

At least Britain fights instead of surrendering

[@snipsrgaming]

Doesn’t make any sense. So ur saying that the only reason we fought back against nazi Germany in ww2 was for freedom. Even though there was freedom in all places across the world at the time. Stupid statement.

[@elbentos7803]

@@doodlebug4360 ...so said Arthur Percival at Singapore... ... And sir Talbot at Patay (surrendering to a teenage girl)...

[@hannibalbarca3348]

@@doodlebug4360 hummmm, je me nourris de ta rage le rosbif...

[@Wickedonezz]

The French have betrayed many allies Where is the honor? E:Vichy France betrayed British the empire betrayed Spain and Russia they've even betrayed NATO

[@Enuogyan]

As a French I almost lost my pride when I fell in love with a British girl. What a relief when she told me she was Scottish.

[@mazirsoufik258]

sublime....c'est de l'humour anglais ça...ceci dit y'a pas des chiées de commentaires sur la véritable haine ( je pèse mes mots ) entretenue par les Australiens et les Néo - zélandais vis à vis des anglais...qui d'ailleurs les méprisent ( bouseux...descendants de bagnards..." half minded "...) mais les pires du commonwealth ce sont les Africains du Sud...la vache...ils préfèrent d'ailleurs parler l'Afrikaneer que l'anglais ( entre eux ) ...y'a quand même eu une guerre là bas contre les tuniques rouges pendant laquelle de nombreux massacres " gratuits " ont été commis par les troupes de sa gracieuse majesté....ça marque...mais faut peut-être préciser aussi que pas mal de " meneurs " de la guerre des Boers avaient de drôles de noms ...." Rousseau...Blanchard... du Plessis, de Villiers, du Toit, Theron, le Clos, Joubert, Malan, Terreblanche, Roux, Le Roux, Olivier, Marais "....20% des afrikaneers descendants de huguenots d'après Wiki..." Honi soit qui mal y pense " comme disent ces cons de rozbifs.

[@TheHollow_Praetorian]

I m sorry but if she was born in Scotland which is part of Great Britain that means she is also technically British.

[@Enuogyan]

@@TheHollow_Praetorian Try again.

[@TheHollow_Praetorian]

Enuogyan oh was the first comment supposed to be a joke?

[@professionaltaxevader4638]

@@TheHollow_Praetorian the scots dont like the british

[@Gia1911Logous]

Britain: I hate you. France: I hate you too. Britain: But that German guy looks scary... France: Indeed! Britain: So... Friends? France: Sure!

[@Gia1911Logous]

@Robert Nadar wow I'm sure you're fun at parties Also Britain had heavily criticised the National Socialists since the 20s, as many artists frowned upon them in '28, as the British Government was also appalled by them Also I was talking about WWI, where France and Britain were not really allies, but they allied to defeat the rising German power

[@phillipblake6931]

England not say that when they are friend with Germany against French army of Napoléon 😜

[@Gia1911Logous]

@@phillipblake6931 Germany didn't even exist back then... Also, the English King basically owned Hanover so...

[@phillipblake6931]

@@Gia1911Logous Is a joke don't worry 😜✌

[@douglasmacarthur5694]

@@Gia1911Logous well prussia then but prussia and Germany is literally the same

[@der_sandler]

He basically initiated a 1000-year-long rivalry between England and France by taking the title as King of England while remaining a subject of the King of France and therefore drawing England into the succession politics of France. Thank you William, very cool

[@fcalvaresi]

Actually he gave Normandy to his elder son and England to his second son (because Normandy was considered the best prize apparently), so he quite did his best.

[@artificialgravitas8954]

He also, you know, invaded and tried to force his language on you, killed tons of peaseants and was a Monarch - an active one

[@niksarass]

@@fcalvaresi Normandy was the best prize and still is :)

[@fcalvaresi]

@@niksarass as a Norman myself, I agree !

[@elbentos7803]

@@niksarass more fertile lands, better climate, more beautiful landscapes... Except for the Channel Islands (that were originally part of Normandy), Normandy is better than any part of Britain (even Kent cannot compare).

[@markvoelker6620]

"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of eldeberries!"

[@stalkinghorse883]

I fart in your general direction!

[@platonicforms562]

Here is some video of pre-Norman warfare between the French and English. Just tragic. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eni7qWhsjNakgNk

[@Elenrai]

Ah! I remember that quote but...I forgot where it is from :(

[@kanal2123a]

@@Elenrai EU4 diplomatic insult?

[@klake5375]

@@kanal2123a EXCUSE ME!! It's a Scornful Insult

[@alistairt7544]

As an American, I love both countries. We're used to seeing Mommy and Daddy fight a lot 😔

[@Diegomax22]

Daddy 🇬🇧 won the divorce but you shouldn't forget about who helped you in 1776 🇫🇷

[@joeydoherty368]

@@Diegomax22 Yeah France helped us with the Revolution and ended up bankrupting themselves causing their own revolution, so we should definitely appreciate them. That said, you guys also sort of caused The War of 1812 when you tried to invade England which led to them pressing our sailors into their navy causing us to go to war with them, but it’s all good.

[@leonardothesims8626]

Yes but don't bring up the old story, America also saved Europe when the Nazis colonized it, even France couldn't do anything at that time hahaha 😂😂, without America maybe now Europe has become a communist country 😂😂 🇪🇺🏳 🙇 🇺🇸

[@NoGameNoLifeBlank]

@@leonardothesims8626 French and British people invested a lot in America so they were repaying their favor

[@Vantheman315]

Wtf

[@thesenate5913]

England and France are like the twins that hated each other, then made up when they grew up and a rival showed up

[@MrMuaythai84]

and islam comes in and butt f them both

[@Swift-mr5zi]

@@stratant.8722 That went from 0 to 100 real quick

[@xo17499]

I have a sister like that. We hated each other growing up. Now we are ok, we care about each other. But we should not be with one another too long. I guess it’s the same here at nation level.

[@alistairt7544]

@@xo17499 That's how I feel about my brother. We HATED each other growing up but now we're OK. I still can't handle him on long periods of time though lol

[@thotspecialforces1341]

@@stratant.8722 bruh I don’t associate with those people

[@lukesanderson21751]

Ah, there's something wonderful between us and France, that I hope lasts forever. The English Channel.

[@CocoTaveras8975]

Ah, there’s something wonderful between us and the UK, that I hope lasts forever. The Atlantic Ocean.

[@gabrielputz5851]

Imagine owing your existence to a body of water

[@antoinemozart243]

We call it "la manche" . And BTW the word channel comes from a French word : canal. I know it hurts !!! Fucking 1066 !!! And you may call it a million times the English channel, we call it la Manche and you own only half of this sea.! And now, since you are out, I hope France will do anything possible to annoy you with immigrants. The UK gives France a lot of money to maintain the border at Calais but with the Brexit, game over !

[@angloirishcad]

@@antoinemozart243 1066? Typical Frenchman...trying to take credit for the Viking descended Normans Lol After Brexit, Britain finally will be able to determine who comes and doesn't....France will continue to become the most Islamized country in Europe, which makes me sad

[@antoinemozart243]

@@angloirishcad yes 1066 , I know, it hurts ! In Normandy , according recent archeological researches there were few Scandinavians. In fact they found more Saxon items than Nordic. The majority was Frankish and Gaulish. Plus half of William's army was Breton and from the county of Maine. Plus there was a colonization between 1070 and 1080 as William called people from all duchies of France to steal Anglo Saxon lands. William despised the anglo Saxon and wanted only French soldiers around him to subjugate the anglo Saxon. England is a French colony since the XI th century. You like to hide behind the Scandinavian thing but history says otherwise !!!! Hahahaha !!!

[@lennydale92]

The rivalry began when French Monarchs in England fought with French Monarchs in France. Ironic.

[@sheldon-cooper]

*it hurt itself in its confusion*

[@lennydale92]

@@sheldon-cooper Lol

[@joshuabalondo4454]

You mean French,Scots and German monarchs in the UK/England.

[@lennydale92]

@@joshuabalondo4454 Nope French. As I said the Rivalry between the French and English was because of French monarchs. German and Scottish monarchs happened later.

[@sebastienk9716]

Richard Lion's heart was French. He did not even speak English. He did not like Great Britain. He preferred the French region of Aquitaine .

[@bibleboy1147]

This is what I absolutely *_love_* about history! How France and England just fought constantly and constantly, never ending conflict. Bitter rivals, nothing could pull them together. France almost conquered the world twice, until Britain somehow pulled off both times with a victory, and after that Germany became a nation too powerful for either of them to face alone which led them to stop fighting and working together, never fighting in a war as each other's enemies again. It's such an amazing story that just intrigues me...

[@Ndriana]

I agree with you. I just feel bad for all the dads that never saw their sons age, the sons that saw their dads leave and never comeback, the broken lives of countless families…

[@squirrel287]

@@Ndriana for stupids wars... What a pity.

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Nah, Britain should have sided with the Kaiser 1914

[@victoriadivina370]

@@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz nah

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

@@victoriadivina370 it would have been better. The English and Germans are brothers after all

[@tobymcelhinney5354]

France is a beautiful country, I love France. The only problem is, it's full of Frenchmen.

[@elbentos7803]

England is a dreary, wet, depressing country. And to add insult to injury, England is full of englishmen.😋

[@elbentos7803]

@@jasonhorton9920 Ah ! Ah ! Ah ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonhorton9920]

el bentos bellend

[@lukethomeret-duran5273]

@@elbentos7803 I know England is soo depressing

[@elbentos7803]

@@lukethomeret-duran5273 Wait ! It was just a joke : England is certainly not depressing, but yes, still full of englishmen 😋

[@PastèqueCoupé]

the fun thing is the expression "to take French leave" translate in french "filer à l'anglaise" flee like a englishmen x)

[@henrypernoix1793]

yes, as they did in Hastings & in dunkirk the bayeux tapestry explains this HIC FRANCI PUGNANT ET CECIDERUNT QUI ERANT CUM HAROLDO HERE THE FRENCH ARE FIGHTING AND THOSE WHO WERE WITH HAROLD HAVE FALLEN ET FUGA VERTERUNT ANGLI AND THE ENGLISH HAVE TURNED IN FLIGHT

[@popkhorne5372]

Well Dunkerque should ring a bell righ englishmen who dare to complain about france surrendering ;)

[@popkhorne5372]

@Jake Goldsmith of course, thats why you ran tail between your legs to your island to hide. To save your country, it made sense, just like the french surrendering once they realized they were technologicaly outdated and had no more allies to rely on.

[@popkhorne5372]

@Jake Goldsmith and ? Didnt forget about those things. They are just irrelevant. D day happened because the US came in an the Russian and them shifted the tide of the war. Wont change the fact you guys ran and we surrendered as you all so fondly like to remind us since the anti french propaganda campaign of 2003. My point is france surrendering once is no more shameful than your retreat, or any similar event. Imagine if the UK was only remembered for fleeing. How would that make you feel. Despite all of your history, thats all everyone all around the world remembers.

[@TheOnlyBexon]

@@henrypernoix1793 history is written by the victor, you would be german if we didnt turn and run at hastings

[@119winters5]

9:41 Germany, uniting old rivalries since 1870

[@googane7755]

Like the new kid in the block always getting ganged up on

[@theyoshi202]

They also managed to get Britain and Russia to fight on the same side. ...twice.

[@redornament3248]

_Germany, uniting people at the expense of their own people since the late 19th century._

[@valeriovita1442]

Until Fashoda, England and France were near to fight each other

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

@@theyoshi202 😂 lol

[@Hvllow99]

Imagine if England made it to the world cup finals with France. Whatever the results their animosity would have started up again. Especially if... "It wasn't coming home."

[@Zach-mw5so]

Emperor Of Wall I know! I really wanted that to happen. We could’ve gotten so many dank memes. “90 Minutes’ War” is my personal favorite :p

[@Hvllow99]

@@Zach-mw5so Fuck that's true

[@AureliusLaurentius1099]

Hopefully we see an England v France in Qatar

[@johnwotek3816]

True, i hate football, but getting a chance to see the eternal ennemy biting the dust would have been great... but englan fucked up...

[@ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски]

Either the French would be the epitome of a sore loser, or they'd be very arrogant if they win. Either way, they'll piss everyone else.

[@TheJollyRapscallion]

How dare you accuse us of being "friends" with the French.

[@opheliabawles9646]

Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.

[@michaelhutchings8599]

+Ophelia Bawles hahahahahahahaha

[@elbentos7803]

Oh, be reassured, no frenchman will ever accuse an englishman of being a friend !

[@elbentos7803]

@@michaelhutchings8599 "I fart in your general direction !"

[@clairee4939]

@@elbentos7803 Yep, they definitely keep up their end of things!

[@HpPmL]

Napoléon fought against a coalition, not just England.

[@nico-lasty]

@Robert Nadar the "100 year war" was a collection of 3 wars that lasted 109 years, we tried it many a time. Also we didn't have to we just dominated the rest of the world

[@xenotypos]

@@nico-lasty You know very well that Napoleon was against most of Europe, and just forced defeated countries such as Austria, Prussia or Russia to be "allied" (while being actually mortal enemies). It's intellectually totally dishonest to compare how isolated Napoleon was compared with Britain, which won only because they financed coalitions with countries that had bigger land forces than them. The only real powerful (kind of) ally France had was Spain, but as you know Spain became one of the main reason french soldiers died during the entire war. The Poles and some small states were a great help, but nothing comparable with ALL the most powerful nations of that era. Get real, Liepzig battle wasn't the biggest battle in European history, and the last battle that really mattered in the war for nothing: all the most powerful land forces of Europe were against France at once. It's ridiculous.

[@vladescu3g]

@@nico-lasty i like how you speak so personaly about that, people like you in that era i bet they were the feeding the goats while real men fought on the fields

[@WolfireG]

​@@nico-lasty Prussia ally of Napoleon ? I almost laught out loud reading your comment. Good one.

[@nico-lasty]

@@WolfireG although i never actually said alliance but they were subjugated by napoleon by the treaties of Tilsit. Russia was also subjugated by napoleon and the two did act in an alliance with napoleon of sorts to fight against Great Britain and Sweden.

[@niksarass]

Honestly, I laugh at the situation nowadays, where most frenchmen are positive towards anglosaxons, adopting english words and culture, while anglosaxons bully the French like they have aways had, teaching victories and hiding defeats, humiliating French history, then telling the French are arrogant. Actual history from modern era yellow vests to 1066/HYW through french revolution tells which people is the most courageous, and which is the complexed constantly trying to downrate the other to feel better.

[@brunodiartbruno8184]

@Just Getting By vive la france... England was the first french colony. . But actually british and french come from same family.

[@pyeltd.5457]

Everytime I go France there is always some Frenchy's that look at you with dispise and wish they were not serving you and are putting up with you. In a ski shop, a chair lift or a pub or spare

[@niksarass]

@@pyeltd.5457 That's your impression because many french people are depressive so they will not treat you very keen, but it's not because you are english, they will do the same with other french people

[@pyeltd.5457]

Kentoto yea I know. Been there so many times I can't count since 1999/2000

[@mybackup3561]

French are just as bad though. The amount of hate French gives towards the ''Anglo Saxon'' countries is beyond shocking and sad.

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

France and England: We’ve had countless wars fought between ourselves! Denmark and Sweden: Hold our Beer...

[@elbentos7803]

True enough, but when England and France have a fight, there are fallouts and shrapnell everywhere on the planet, from India to Canada...😵 When Denmark and Sweden go to war, nobody wakes up...😴

[@tonyhawk94]

France and England hold the record of most battle fought between two countries. :)

[@elbentos7803]

@@ohboy7061 That wars between Sweden and Denmark were rather limited in scope (except for 17th century Sweden, a time of power)

[@Raisonnance.]

False, France-English is the most ancient and "powerfull" rivalry

[@Catani99]

France and England: 35 separate wars. Denmark and Sweden: 12 separate wars. I won’t be holding anyone’s beer thank you very much.

[@Kafei01]

I'm french and i love England. I'm glad there will never be another war between us.

[@favesongslist]

That's partly what Brexit is about the English do not want to be part of the upcoming European Army kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH-2mZ-blsqJgbs

[@0.0-c5o]

@doczg88 You just excited me

[@leliberabeur572]

Michigan Az Ahhhhh Utskuchi, god bless Joann of Arc and france. We are ready for the war

[@Andromediens]

It's not possible anymore, the two countries would just send nukes and game over, no winner.

[@altelf3079]

You are one of few. 99.9% hate based on where people are born.

[@lukeborst2751]

England and France are like brothers sometimes thier friends sometimes they hate each other and fight

[@Andromediens]

Sometimes one is the colony of the other.

[@davidp2537]

Sometimes one is knocked out by a Fascist German guy, Split in Two and is brought together back by the other

[@TheOnlyBexon]

@@davidp2537 @France your welcome.

[@cebonvieuxjack]

@Here to comment/watch weird stuff yeah u know.. common family fights..

[@appleslover]

@@davidp2537 fascist austrian*

[@scottferguson48]

Love to France. Love from your old Friend Scotland

[@ricotaline]

Aud Alliance ✌

[@scottferguson48]

@@ricotaline Rico. Thank you for your kind reply. Long live France and free Scotland from the UK.

[@pierrekiroule2827]

Auld Alliance!! Love Scotland👍

[@scottferguson48]

@@pierrekiroule2827 thank you for your kindness. Your old friend Scotland

[@charliepenny6459]

Fanta pants the lot of you

[@dominicayres5744]

I mean it's a bit of a love-hate relationship between us. As much as the french have many less than admirable qualities, they often become quite admirable when looked at from a different angle. Sure, they may come off as somewhat rude and arrogant, but that same rudeness and arrogance is also what has them stand up when they are downtrodden by oppression. They may have murdered their king, by by God at least they had the bollocks to do it

[@MrRemicas]

Besides, you guys beheaded one of your kings before a century earlier.

[@brig.gen.georgiiisserson7226]

Could say the same for the brits

[@brig.gen.georgiiisserson7226]

raymond terry agreed

[@clairee4939]

"they often become quite admirable when looked at from a different angle" Haha! They say the same about us I'm sure Dominic! :-D Cringing a bit at the endorsement of Republican violence btw, even though I know you're only joking!! :-D

[@clairee4939]

​@raymond terry Bigot. You want us to kill a granny? Maybe we could have an egalitarian Republic with a President like Pol Pot or Idi Armine?? I actually have citizenship rights to the Republic of Ireland, and Iike a lot of ENGLISH people I don’t like the monarchy all that much but if I felt that strongly about it, in the face of the majority of people here, I'd just go and live there. “They shoot policemen or so I have heard, and blame it on Cromwell and William the Third”

[@chabalak8610]

I think that if english hate french and french hate english, its because we are exactly the same ! We both think that our country is the best, and we both think that the others countries are shity places, and, most important, we both like to complains a lot ! Anyway, love to you english "brothers" ;)

[@Brandonnn514]

In all seriousness I do actually like the French but also fuck you

[@LuxMortis_]

Chumpkins Thought the same.

[@N0Time]

This kind of polemic comes in part from bitterness, denial, an exaggerated or fictitious feeling of cultural inferiority (disseminated and propagated among their population by certain elites through their propaganda) with regard to historical reality of the French origins factor , such as conquest, domination, influence or even the roots of their foundations. The elites of the government of the third French Republic (1870-1940) did the same, after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, by sending a French historian to jail because he said that the Franks were a Germanic tribe.

[@davidjohnson3658]

went to portugal last year in october, meet some french ppl, and they were very nice, i think they came from marseille, ...........

[@Hans_Fizzlebeef]

France has always been terrible at international diplomacy, whereas England generally does it well. The problem is that England builds strength when others are weak, and France builds strength when they need to fight - the whole culture of élan- Joan of Arc, Napoleon... France's ingrained irony is that practically every challenge it faced pre-WW2 it managed to overcome and build strength from, but everytime it became a power the world knocked it down because France don't make good friends. Take the USA - a nation that could very easily have fallen into French influence, losing potentially it's best ally over sheer arrogance. England however, once they have power, consolidate it well with strategic alliances, but their power base is built on bluff and alliance. It couldn't have taken India without pitting it against itself, and turning it into a religious killing floor. They are both nations that have murdered far more than their fair share, and I say that as an Englishman. We turned our rivalry into a global issue, and paid for it in the blood of bystanders. Sadly though we aren't unique in this. Nationhood is just legal gang warfare, and one day I hope we can get rid of it entirely and progress as a species rather than a nation. Naive bleeding heart crap I know but it's never not worth looking at the ideal rather than the current reality.

[@skiteufr]

France was the dominant and most influential european nation from Louis XIV to Napoleon. It was defeated at the end, not by Britain, but by coalitions led by Britain. And this difference is very important. Britain has never been able to face the French on their own, as they had a too small army, and therefore paid other nations to fight. This had a name : the golden cavalry of Saint George

[@aderinolamiju]

🧂

[@petersmith2040]

FYI, French was the Lingua Franca and spoken by the elites in Europe when English was spoken by the peasants. Even to this day, most people who belong to wealthy families from around the world can speak French or are learning French as a second language because it is a prestigious language. Being able to pronounce luxury brand names correctly is a must for people in high society. Most of the global luxury brands have French names; e.g. Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Goyard, Chanel, Cartier, Lanvin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, etc... Vive la france!

[@NotSoRandom_]

Battle of Waterloo

[@skiteufr]

@@NotSoRandom_ danke preussens

[@spilltheteaspillthetea]

You're absolutely uneducated it's beyond laughable. Britain was and is an island nation, which meant it never had or needed a large land army like France. The UK beat France countless times on their own at sea. The French were good on the land and the British were good at the sea.

[@ryanbrimson8238]

I feel like when the Brits destroyed the French Fleet during WW2, part of the reason was to not fall into German hands.. and the other reason was them thinking; Come on, it's the French Fleet.. and it's just sitting there. for old time's sake - when will we ever get another chance like this

[@tiborkovacs4827]

We did give them the chance to clear off.

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

The french got everything they deserved

[@smal750]

​@@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz yes they deserved to invade, rule and make britain speak french for centuries

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

@@smal750 last I checked only the nobility spoke french. And I don't care about royalty. Still doesn't change the fact what happened to France was justice for everything they did to Europe. Everything has karma

[@smal750]

@@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz Lol France was declared war on by every european powers during more than 20 years non stop, France is the victim not the other way around lol THEY got what they deserved after trying to invade a country that was going through multiple crisis and civil wars PITIFUL

[@Duncan23]

What is this "France" you speak of? That's just Continental Britain

[@danepayens7716]

Jokes on you, Britain was a french colony

[@SF-hw7ng]

@Malakai Wheeler 1066

[@SF-hw7ng]

@Malakai Wheeler Normans are French

[@jameslegrand848]

@Malakai Wheeler Hey dumb ass, most of the Normans integrated into French society and the conquest if France happaned decades later.

[@cromabu5090]

Dane Payens technically it is a Viking colony. Ya know seeming as Normandy wasn’t on good terms with France and even then it wasn’t a Colony, also the rulers stopped being Norman.

[@beurreqc1791]

It's weird today to see how today, France and UK compare in almost anything. They both have capital (London and Paris) with almost the same population and a huge influence in the world. They almost have the same population, the same GDP... Today it's hard to say which one is the most powerful (Well militarily it's France)

[@delta2372]

France isn't very influncial as for military France has a slightly larger army and a proper carrier aswell as (imo) the best fighter jets in europe but economically england is stronger and makes their own equipment, where as France almost all their military companies have gone under and now rely on german fire arms.

[@shakya00]

@@delta2372 No they have a similiar GDP and France make more they own equipment than any other european nations apart Russia i think. UK is really dependant of USA weapons and even for strategic weapons like nuclear missile, they have to have the permission USA to use it. And if you want to talk about guns, British Army guns : -Browning Pistol (L9A1) is from USA -L119A1(Colt Canada C8) is from Canada -L129A1(LMT LM308MWS) is from USA -HK417 is from Germany -L85 is from UK ...

[@keeganmoonshine7183]

What made the UK truly powerful and rich was the East India company. Once they lost that they weree doneee

[@AFT_05G]

infos devirtualis Well Germany have much greater industry though but they don’t interested in military like France.France is currently largest arms exporter and greatest producer in most of arms but Germany is far far superior in civilian,automotive,heavy and chemical industry.Look at production of metals between Germany and France.So,they have greater capacity.

[@shakya00]

@@AFT_05G Where have you seen that i talked about Germany lol ?

[@Willientus]

I think we have fought so much we would now miss the other country if it was captured, hence why we fought to save our old rival and secret friend, France.

[@flouy7430]

yeah England = Sasuke France = Naruto

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

@@flouy7430 I'd have argued the other way around since France temporaryily turned evil when it was based in Vichy. Does that make Germany Orichimaru? How far are we going to carry this metaphor.

[@flouy7430]

@@ProjectEkerTest33 So France would be sasuke and UK naruto ? seems legit

[@fridayyy.2102]

@@ProjectEkerTest33 well... france was under nazi control, but like other allies, some of its army still fought for the allies. then uk naruto ran germany

[@ondineclaudel]

Nicely said , thank you. I always have high esteem for our dear bulldog Churchill , a true high spirited Englishman. I am Franco-English and also value de Gaulle. Vive l'Entente Cordiale

[@louisromero2320]

France is a cool place with some great history. Second favourite nation after my own, the uk.

[@augth]

Same for me in the other side

[@scottwhitley3392]

Augustin Théoleyre best region to visit in France, outside Paris?

[@Matiis31]

@@scottwhitley3392 Depend on what you want. Check Dordogne it's very beautiful

[@justinebch8099]

@@scottwhitley3392 I suggest Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, especially the French Riviera and Provence's countryside !

[@elbentos7803]

@@scottwhitley3392 I agree with Damat : go for Dordogne/Périgord - picturesque landscape, lot of castles and medieval towns, warm (without being uncomfortably hot like summertime Provence), and you may even found a lot of english refugees from Brexit.

[@greekdad5655]

"Around the year 1000 AD a group of Vikings under Leif Ericson became the first Europeans to land in the Americas. Everyone ignored this." "In 1492 Christopher Columbus/Spain became the first Europeans to land in the Americas" *P R E J U D I C E*

[@elbentos7803]

Because norse settlements in North America lasted no more than two years and implied only a few dozen people, according to Leif Erickson saga.

[@greekdad5655]

el bentos Ik but it is still unfair, everyone thinks of Columbus

[@obeservador98]

ThiccDaddy56 Mmmm actually the romans were probably the first

[@obeservador98]

ThiccDaddy56 Mmmm and by the way Portugal already knew the existence of the American continent way before the spanish thats why they got brazil...

[@greekdad5655]

@@obeservador98 The Romans colonised america confirmed

[@aidenmorgan716]

History of Rome video is well timed. Just started to begin research on Rome! Your videos are always quality and will be looking forward to the video!

[@Fireoflearning]

Glad to hear it, thank you!

[@Ziberio65]

It's like two brothers who loves to tease each other

[@serranolopez7622]

Not really, the French don't hate the British. But the British despise the French. It's a Goku and Vegeta type of relationship.

[@NIHIL_EGO]

Hey I got a hentai that start like that.

[@AngloJack23]

We are not brothers

[@okeithrae1483]

Video about England and France but, let’s use a Union Jack

[@Fireoflearning]

The thumbnail was meant to kind of portray the nations' rivalry at their greatest, i.e. when the British and French Empires were competing for world dominance, so I preferred the Union Jack over St. George's cross

[@AnEnglishBean]

Nitpick comment about a minor mistake, but let's wrongly call the Union Flag the Union Jack in your comment. mong

[@sebastiantiainen2749]

@@AnEnglishBean the "It's only Union Jack on a ship" argument is up for debate, meaning that it's not wrong to call the Union Flag, as you call it, Union Jack while it's not on a ship, the flag goes by two names. Of course Jack could referring to a naval jack, which it is, but calling someone a mong because they use the name Union Jack is not necessary, because the flag is today know as Union Jack, regardless of it being on a ship or not.

[@TheRogue576]

@@rainbowodysseybyjonlion The Union Jack (the union flag argument is petty and meaningless) is the flag of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is made up of multiple countries, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England itself uses a different flag. If you were to portray the English army at Agincourt using the flag of the UK, it would be completely out of place and incorrect (Agincourt happend in 1415, the UK was formed in 1707 - 300 years after the battle). Another good example is the term "British". British is often used as a synonym for English, when it reality it refers to any inhabitant of Britain (Britain being the island England is based on, including Wales and Scotland too). So no, the English aren't dumb, you just don't understand the history of the flags or the terminology.

[@TheRogue576]

@Britannic hayyomatt I've never heard someone describe themselves as a Briton in my life.

[@merry0ldsoul716]

I'd never considered the tension between Québec and the rest of Canada as the continuation of a 1000 year rivalry. Makes it sound epic... and kinda silly at the same time lol

[@loveisintheair8003]

Me neither. I consider that's none of my business.

[@ahhhhh4802]

@@jacobinfier9407 not me

[@RytheCodplayer]

@@jacobinfier9407 lol their economy would be fucked the second they did that.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@jacobinfier9407If the South can’t secede from their Union, neither can Quebec.

[@lennonkelly-james2693]

They're just a bunch of pseudo French separatist who France abandoned Hundreds of years ago.

[@Enuogyan]

I'm French living in England and apart from a necessary refill of cheese and saucisson from France every month everything is great here 😄

[@AngloJack23]

Leave

[@juliad368]

@@AngloJack23 yes English people deserve their shithole of a country. you are delusional if you think it's on par with the rest of Europe. Polish people are returning home because Poland is now a better place to live in than the UK.

[@joeturner1597]

Wow. The Quebec vote margin was smaller than Brexit, and look at the animosity there. By the way, in 1760 the British East India Company army fought the French East India Company army at the battle of Wandiwash. The commanders of both armies were Irish.

[@aneesh2115]

And majority of both troops (since both were in india ) were indians (bengali for Brits Dravidian for french)

[@Gabriel-yo5wj]

It was obviously fake

[@joeturner1597]

@@Gabriel-yo5wj How so?

[@Gabriel-yo5wj]

@@joeturner1597 From 1963 to 1979, the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) fought relentlessly against the independence movement in Quebec. Manipulations, provocations, burglaries, arson, conspiracies, these are some of the most famous misdeeds of the RCMP during this secret war. In 1970, after the assassination of the federal minister Pierre Laporte, the anti-terrorist section of the Montreal police recruited Carole Devault to infiltrate the FLQ (Front de liberation du Québec) and discover where James Richard Cross was sequestered. To prove her credibility within the group, the young woman does not hesitate to organize a hold-up. But its activities will not stop with the end of the October crisis. It will set up fake FLQ cells and commit with accomplices a series of terrorist acts. The police will thus succeed in maintaining a climate of fear and insecurity among the population and slowing down the independence movement. In 1972, seeing the Parti Québécois regain popularity, the RCMP set up, with the help of the CIA, Operation Ham to steal the list of 60,000 party members. No less than 44 police officers will be assigned to this extraordinary and totally illegal mission. On the night of July 26, 1974, the first terrorist attack occurred for more than a year and a half. The target is the home of the heiress of Steinberg supermarkets. The police discovered that the attacker was an RCMP officer, Robert Samson, who worked for the anti-terrorist squad. At his trial, the man reveals that this terrorist act was not the only one. His confessions will trigger the Keable and McDonald inquiry into the Canadian secret service. It will be seen that the RCMP routinely used illegal methods to come to an end. On May 7, 1992, the public learned with amazement that between 1974 and 1977, Claude Morin, Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs and close ally of René Lévesque, was an agent paid by the RCMP under the code names of "Q-1" and "French Minuet", he received over $ 12,000 from the RCMP.

[@clairee4939]

@@aneesh2115 "Dravidian" sorry?

[@RadioLightning]

I didn't care about this stuff for all the time I was at school and now I spend hours watching videos about history. Okay.

[@maxmuller8633]

Yes, but most of it are edited to glorify a country or state.

[@raptorbullets]

You me both, just fascinating to learn about, even better when a neutral makes the content so you get a more unbiased view as opposed to how we view our history in our respective countries.

[@anonymousguy6610]

"911 A.D." *911 memes begin*

[@walterbell1529]

Anonymous Guy nvr 4g8

[@beastieman4207]

*Anonymous Guy* y

[@anonymousguy6610]

*Joel Hernandez* y

[@laszlokiss483]

*George HW Bush has left the chat*

[@leoraxion2952]

"Never forget"

[@jukio02]

It's amazing both countries managed to survive after 1000 years of fighting.

[@rbruce63]

Outstanding! When I was a kid I thought of the 100 years war as an impossible feat! Now it makes a whole lot of sense!

[@Leandro22Martinho]

Britain and France playing Among Us Britain: France looks kinda sus France: Britain looks kinda sus Germany joins the game "There is an imposter among us"

[@fredericmathieu1223]

One day an english captain of a warship said to a french pirate " you damn french only fight for gold, in england we fight for glory" The french pirate respond " we all fight for what we lack the most"

[@rallis3937]

I am amazed that a video in 4:3 aspect ratio was uploaded to youtube in 2019.

[@rallis3937]

@Malakai Wheeler just google aspect ratio

[@garbohydrates193]

They are usually 16:9 right?

[@binozia-old-2031]

Malakai Wheeler It’s an aspect ratio and it is English

[@eggyolkniggles6388]

@Malakai Wheeler you need to learn english.

[@rolandzarka5191]

France is a model of balance between the art of living, high technology and public services. England is too dominated by mercantilism.

[@tig3662]

A model... lmao. France public services are awful if you exclude their high speed lines. the rest of the public services are really underfunded. Hospital buildings and schools look like prisons. High drop out rates for schools as well because the system is failing and in shatters. Not mentioning the cost of healthcare is higher than England the quality is not that good anymore. And UK beats France in Technology hands down. Uk tech market is the biggest in Europe. ''Art of living'' yes the food is better but that's it.

[@hunterowen1957]

High debt, mass unemployment, poor job market, crapeducation rates, no unis in world rankings, streets smell of piss in Paris. Yeah sure. Im from France btw.

[@rolandzarka5191]

@@tig3662 France is not a paradise (almost) but not a caricature either. I said that its model is more balanced. Yes, capitalism degrades the social situation in particular of the poorest. But like in the UK. And the poverty rate in UK is higher (look at the social situation in nothern England, incomparable in France thanks to a effective social protection). Unemployment in France is high, yes, because our industry is relocated. A choice of our elites. But the social movments in France are powerful, an historical tradition, and will force the gouvernment to reajustments (ecological transition, reindustrialization, and the productivism will be doomed...). Since the last elections, Macron no longer has a majority. Brexit isolates the UK. It's not an economic collapse but a long erosion. Not yet today because the pre brexit period favored stocks, therefore the GDP and the borders are not yet closed. Finally, the British economy is above all financial, but more fragile: as soon as there is a crisis, it plunges. There will be more and more crisis.

[@brentw0681]

Art sure, technology is more advanced in Germany and services are better in the UK

[@rolandzarka5191]

@@brentw0681 I'm talking about the traditional model, more balanced in France between art of living. Nuclear industry very important for the futur, and technology (Ariane rocket, concord, TGV...) and public services. Today, with the predominance of the American model ( against the French model) , yes the countries in Europe for example, are in crisis, too liberal. And the energetic crisis is reshuffling the cards, especially with the German decline. I'm not sure that the public services are more efficient in UK ( hospital, schools...)

[@MC-ou7sn]

The hundred years war was more of a civil war between the French king and his rebellious nobles (some of which happened to also be kings of England) than it was a war between France and England, the "English" kings spoke French and their claims to the French throne were based on their French noble lineage. On top of this the population of medieval France was about 4 times the size of that of medieval England, if it had been just a war between England and a united France the French would have steam rolled them at that point. During the latter part of the war a stronger English and French national identity emerged with English nobility taking to use of the English language as well the Burgundians switching sides to join the French and the "English vs French" narrative of the war emerged and was retroactively applied to the entire conflict. After this conflict was resolved the rivalry was was basically non existent, as a matter of fact the English actually fought alongside the French during parts of the Italian wars and the Thirty years war. After losing their French land the English simply didn't have the manpower to pose a realistic threat the France and as such the weren't a viable rival. It was only around the turn of the 18th century that Britain began to pose a threat once the British isles had experienced significant population growth, had established lucrative colonies in North America, and were politically united by the acts of union. It was at this time that England joined coalitions against France in the nine years war and the war of the Spanish succession. Their rivalry continued throughout the century during which they fought in the seven years war and the war of the Austrian succession as well as the American Revolution. The rivalry continued after the French Revolution with the Napoleonic wars however afterwards it subsided. During the 19th century the British and French began to admire one another and ended up fighting alongside one another in the Crimean war and later both world wars. There was some level of rivalry with respect to colonization in the late 19th century but the French and British were allies at this point and this was never manifested in violence. So in summary the "1000 years of rivalry" was more like 100. The true rivals of the French were always the Germans but the Brits like to give themselves a false sense of historical importance even though they were a second rate power during the 16th and 17th centuries. They also claim that they were far and away the most powerful country in the world during the 19th century even though the French were never very far behind and in the latter decades the Germans and Americans could give them a run for their money. We Americans are spoon fed their skewed account of European history because for most of us the only European language we speak is English, another example of this is how we only ever seem to hear about the great English victories of the Hundred Years war (crecy, agincourt, etc.) and not about the French victories even though the French won the war, all you ever hear about the French is that Joan of Arc existed. This "rivalry" with the French reminds me of their one sided soccer rivalry with the Germans, wherein the Germans themselves only care about their rivalry with the Dutch.

[@angloirishcad]

'the true rivalry of France was always the Germans'? Germany didn't exist till 1871 you dozy yank...and as for the Normans, they weren't French, in fact they fought the French kings, both before and after Hastings. Best to leave history to the grown ups

[@angloirishcad]

@John Smith Hah, my son's Anglo French as well...and struggles with French ignorance. But I guess he hasn't seen the English variety of English so much yet.

[@maxmuller8633]

@@angloirishcad You called your own son an idiot because French ignorancy for not understanding English, French people are not equipped with the tongue to speak English.

[@maxmuller8633]

@@angloirishcad Oh shut up, we were quote on quote the Holy Roman Empire, we existed since the days of the Romans, leave history to the youngster who actually study correctly

[@angloirishcad]

​@@maxmuller8633 Actually many French people speak excellent English, and the accent doesn't pose a problem. The truth is that the French are extremely arrogant when it comes to their language and learning others. There's a huge shortage of German teachers in France...because deep down no one in France gives a f.ck about German.

[@SM-qk7jv]

Brilliant video as always. Well done and keep up the good work.

[@tomguilbault1036]

Im a French canadien and I think Quebec should be independent . Un osti de tabarnak de gros merci 👍🏻

[@tomguilbault1036]

Micahistory im not alone to think that

[@Raisonnance.]

@Micahistory minority in Québec lol

[@MC-vm7fj]

Good luck growing ur economy on maple syrup lol. Just another too proud arsehole thinking they can survive independence.

[@tomguilbault1036]

Micahistory pourquoi je devrais vous répondre en anglais haha j’suis québécois haha

[@tomguilbault1036]

Lionel Messi hell yeah messi no1

[@Cardi84]

Like somebody used to say, in politics, there are no friends or enemies, just interests. England and France were once allies against Spain and later again when Germany was becoming a serious threat too. Rivalry, familiy ties or whatever doesn't matter anymore when it comes to interests.

[@ricotaline]

Il faut être honnête; entre un espagnol, un allemand et un anglais le français frappera l'anglais.

[@jeremyniels46]

lol those comments made by the same guy 1 month ago, anglo are malding

[@DarylSolis]

I love this channel because this guy actually knows his history. Looking forward to more vids. From Scotland myself, any chance on a video about the failed Scottish Empire in Panama? LOL

[@ericmarseille2]

I love how, in the title picture, Britannia, instead of facing Marianne, is facing some kind of peasant French maid...100% Anglo-Saxon biaised, no need to go further.

[@keivanhamidi]

I'm french and I love the UK. We are friends now

[@choijihyeog9465]

Tapineuse

[@shockshplock3480]

🇫🇷 🤝 🇬🇧

[@kingnikolaj]

*laughs in Scandinavian*

[@alexh2947]

*Laughs in 1066*

[@eugeneofsavoy9612]

kingnikolaj why

[@alexh2947]

@@eugeneofsavoy9612 viking invasion of britain

[@eugeneofsavoy9612]

scout tf2 thank you so much

[@alexh2947]

@@eugeneofsavoy9612 it's cool

[@FantasyIce]

5:47 France: ima just name everything fort

[@maxmuller8633]

Well so did England.

[@lucasweiland8961]

That just means strong in French.

[@mememaster8512]

amazing historical video, liked and subbed keep up the great work

[@frcs2492]

This is one of the most interesting channels on youtube

[@frcs2492]

Cactus Jack it’s a good channel

[@persimmon93]

France: wanna be France? England: what? France: wanna be friends?

[@Dilshadkhan-or6qt]

Hahahaha

[@mikeissweet]

Great topic! And well researched and presented, as usual!

[@TheAurelianProject]

7:10 Ironically enough, the “first” Hundred Years’ War you mentioned earlier in the video is also sometimes referred to as the “second” Hundred Years’ War implying that the “first” Hundred Years’ War was actually the wars fought between England and France over the Angevin Empire.

[@Rowlph8888]

Especially considering," contrary to how it often portrayed", old English culture dominated the effectiveness of the English side, not the Angevin influence. *The only reason England even thought it could go to war against France at that time, was because of the "English longbow"- The most effective and impressive military invention of the Middle Ages. Not only was this an invention of the Celts on the English/Welsh border, but also 90% of the English army was made up of Anglo-Saxons and Celts, who were of course the archers and the foootsoldiers *Although the Normans were in transition between a mixture of English and French culture, at that time, with Henry IV , being the 1st king insisting on speaking English, Even if we were to consider the cavalry/knights as French, they wouldn't even have tried to invade France and battle, without the archers ascendancy over the French, because the French knights/cavalry was so much more populous, with France being a massive population by comparison, that they would have been crushed and annihilated, within the 1st few battles without the victories of the archers and the longbow

[@Zaltan-sb4lm]

England doesn't have Charlemagne, Jeanne d'Arc, Louis 14 or Napoléon ;)

[@elbentos7803]

Well, concerning Charlemagne, we have to share him with germans, dutch, belgians and swiss.

[@Zaltan-sb4lm]

el bentos Charlemagne was a frankish king and emperor

[@elbentos7803]

...and with Luxembourg and Liechestein as well, but who care about those 2 countries (except for tax evasion) ?

[@elbentos7803]

Just Getting By Nelson is widely known thanks to "napoleonic" wars (therefore, thanks to the much well known Napoléon), and his band of brothers couldn't prevent him from being shot by a french sniper. Alfred the great is a much lesser, insular version of Charlemagne (and seriously, who wants to be named "Alfred" ?) Elizabeth I is just a failed predecessor of Louis XIV, not even able to take back Calais from the french (what a disgrace !) Finally, who the hell is this "famous" Edmund ironside ? A very local hero, I suppose... (Don't be too upset, just some bad jokes against our best and favorite rivals) 😘

[@jimmu8689]

Zaltan 1234 franks came from Belgium and weren’t even called french

[@crayolacrayons3084]

Title: 1000 year rivalry Video: 800 years..

[@gabrieltsgardner9942]

He rounded up, just as the 100 years war rounded down. And the seven years war...also...rounded down...huh Historical titling of time periods couldn't be more misleading, my guess is the author of the video was trying to be authentic to that spirit :P

[@maxmuller8633]

@@gabrieltsgardner9942 The Seven years war actually lasted for 9 years, the person who named it was a monkey but tried to make it more interesting.

[@tigerbw3361]

I'm French,i have a deep respect for England and English people ! Great country, beautiful landscapes, lovely countryside, fantastic humor, welcoming, tolerant country. Very well knowledgec people who aren't ignorant unlike French.

[@adjoftce6547]

no you're not lmao

[@shockshplock3480]

@@adjoftce6547 ??

[@adjoftce6547]

​@@shockshplock3480 his localisation was from the UK, he is not french lmao

[@bruh-kv5hs]

@@adjoftce6547 LOL

[@rxzerod_1849]

I'm French and I love English people, we are brother now ❤

[@rxzerod_1849]

I was walking about the French people and the English people, not the governement. And I also talk about our cultures and yours :)

[@2sik_UK]

@@rxzerod_1849 you got the right idea, most people don't have anything too do with their government and disagreement with a nations politics doesn't mean you should hate the people too, everyone is just tryna get by.

[@loqi453]

Personnelment j'adore la France, j'èspere que tu restez en sécurité pendant la Covid-19 😀

[@egotisticalmonsoon2698]

@Ani Gamings yes in 20th century but England 100 years ago was beautiful

[@whodareswins486]

Yeah nah

[@lucasithegreat2711]

"And if it depends on me it's gonna be 2000 years!" - Random British gentleman

[@josephpasquarella2123]

France and England: we hate eachother! Germany: exists France and England: we friends now

[@SappieLive]

they hated each other for 800 years.... and then germany apeared

[@armandovaiandando6472]

And then the USSR appeard

[@su_morenito_1948]

sappie And then spain appeared

[@dank4263]

And then China appears

[@qqn4531]

@Demy Troy hAhAhAhAhAhAhA

[@alistairt7544]

French-German rivalry is older than Anglo-French rivalry in my opinion. But the more I think about it, the French were rivals with pretty much everyone around them lol

[@soonerproud]

The fact both countries have occupied each other during the middle ages might have something to do with hatred and mistrust.

[@fernandooliveira3432]

Je suis un Québécois!

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

Je suis monte!

[@vaastdovahkiin635]

FREEQUEBEC FREESCOTLAND

[@clairee4939]

@@vaastdovahkiin635 cool , free stuff. Good marketing to get us buying them. ;)

[@TheSkum]

Portugais plutôt non ?

[@robch.2901]

Vos sos brasuca

[@Ozgipsy]

Your stuff been in my stream forever mate; thanks.

[@alexrossouw7702]

Germany! That's the reason they good buddies since 1900. And now is Russia keeping em nice and cuddly close

[@DoReMi123acb]

Lol, too true. I can only imagine what the migrant crises and Macron's incompetence, along with May's duplicity will affect their diplomatic ties.

[@SarynDres]

I wish we where closer with Germany

[@pyeltd.5457]

the ænglisc saxon we are. Just fat France in the way if you look how close south England is with Germany.

[@martind349]

Thats the smell of bleach.

[@monoho8204]

And now NATO aggressors are keeping Russian, Iranian, and Turkish defenders cuddly close.

[@stealtheli]

Thanks. Really enjoy your videos..

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@bearwolfable]

Arguing about whose country is better is like two billionaires arguing about who has more money, it doesn't matter. They are both incredibly successful, prosperous, and beautiful countries. They both have contributed such an immense amount towards the betterment of mankind. and that without them the world would be in a much darker, less free, less advanced, less beautiful state.

[@dichebach]

Good job! You seem to have hit all the important summary points! :)

[@s.tagerius2514]

0:03 You included Wales as part of England. The two are separate countries.

[@Fireoflearning]

Apologies to all Welshmen, I should not have missed that

[@s.tagerius2514]

@@Fireoflearning Oh, no problem. I'm not Welsh, I'm English, but I just thought I'd better point it out in case you weren't aware. Great video, by the way! I found it very interesting! 👍😀

[@Epicrandomness1111]

For most of the period of this 1000 year rivalry Wales was a part of the kingdom of England

[@Duncan23]

Nope dude, unlike Scotland, wales was actually fully annexed into England thus making it legally not exist anymore.

[@jamied4106]

@@Duncan23 we are a country. England does not own Wales. You can look it up :)

[@atoningful]

100 years war Thirty years war 7 year war So many conflucts with each other it's crazy.

[@zefyrisd69]

They have around 35 wars with many many battles each, which is apparently the highest number of wars fought between two nations in the world.

[@MrRikouz]

England never fought the 30 years war

[@fundamentos3439]

Both the ' Seven Years' War ' & ' Napoleonic Wars ' had France fighting the other Continental Powers , whereas England concentrated on the naval and peripheral conflicts of both wars.

[@mitonaarea5856]

England fought to protect hannover too.

[@marzioforte9364]

Good video. I would luv to see something on England and French early pre-Roman history.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

France was nothing before the Romans. I am actually glad my ancestors got invaded by the Romans. As England should be glad to have been culturally Frenchified by the Normans. Sometimes conquest helps spread progress.

[@beastieman4207]

happy new year dude hope u'll have more subs this year👍👌🏻🔥❤

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you, Happy New Year to you too. I hope so too.

[@spilltheteaspillthetea]

Sorry for the comments here from France. I just hate the comments my country makes against England, and always making out we're the winners and we're ahead of England when we weren't. You know what, England and France were pretty much equal throughout our long histories. We both have done a lot for humanity and both have ruled large empires that influenced the world. Our problems today are pretty much the same.

[@tigerbw3361]

don't be sorry, we both have idiots and all countries like any country :-)

[@snipsrgaming]

Best comment ever 👍

[@eddiejc1]

France is still in the European Union, right? I think there is very good reason to believe that right now, France the nation is ahead of the UK, even if English is still the international lingua franca. But just as some expatriates in Europe find out the hard way that knowing English isn't enough to guarantee a job, Britain is going to find out the hard way that speaking English in and of itself doesn't make you a superpower or eliminate the advantages of freely trading with the rest of Europe. In other words, don't sell yourself short.

[@paganphil100]

@@eddiejc1: Yes, France is still in the EU but how long will the EU last? Britain is leaving (as soon as the morons in Westminster can invent a believable excuse for not getting "the deal") and other members are already talking about leaving. Also, the ability to speak English is / has not been able to guarantee getting a job (even in England) and, as you said, it does not make any country a superpower (unless, of course, they also possess "nukes"). As you pointed out there will be some disadvantages as far as trading with Europe is concerned but I'm not sure how much effect that will have considering the fact that almost everything you buy in Britain today has "Made in China" stamped on it......and we still have trade with the USA, Japan etc. and the Commonwealth countries.

[@englishmanlee6119]

Well the french nationalists do seem obsessed with us, but they are just words. So I am not bothered to bark back.

[@Aquila476]

We were so close to having the "Anglo-Frankish Empire". Interesting concept, though I doubt it would last very long.

[@thegamecritic5305]

Anime nerd here, I just realized where Kentaro Miura, the author of Berserk got his inspiration for Midland's 1000-year war. I can't believe it took me this long to realize this 🤦‍♀️.

[@Michael-wn4jj]

When Wilhelm Herschel discovered a new planet he suggested to name that planet in respect to English king George, Georgium Sidus. But science society in France made decission to name that new planet Uranus instead of Georgium. I'm quite sure the French knew very well how the English would pronunciate that name, instead of their king's name.

[@elbentos7803]

Indeed Uranus doesn't exists in Roman mythology (at least, from what I recall). Therefore, it should have been "Ouranos". But, celebrating the king of England with a gross insult is something the French astronomers could very well be inclined to do. Especially at this time...

[@mabr8437]

Jérôme Lalande (a french) proposed that it be named Herschel in honour of its discoverer. Johann Elert Bode (a german) proposed Uranus, the Latinised version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos. Cause, Saturn was the father of Jupiter, the new planet should be named after the father of Saturn.

[@johnwotek3816]

Really Shepard? Uh... probing Uranus!

[@gabrieltsgardner9942]

@@johnwotek3816 I should go....

[@msgaramycin5330]

Never forget 9/11 AD

[@frogginachos0124]

clap. Clap. Clap.

[@sumthinfunny8146]

Yeah

[@laurecrp8751]

As a french living in England , i love english people & living here is so cool 👍🏼 (except the weather of course haha)

[@loqi453]

we're sorry lol 😂😂

[@fridayyy.2102]

Yeah... huge amounts of snow recently!!!

[@laurecrp8751]

@@fridayyy.2102 yes haha love it 😍

[@whodareswins486]

Nah

[@laurecrp8751]

@@whodareswins486 ?

[@Jazmillenium]

Very informative video! Thanks for the content, m8.

[@andrewwigham3026]

Found out that William the Conqueror was my direct ancestor, all the way down to Edward Longshanks - this is where my connection to the royal house splits off, my direct ancestor that links me to the royal house is his youngest son, Edmund of Kent - then the line goes all the way down to a man named Sir Thomas Frankland in 1665 (my great grandmother was a Frankland) so Thomas Frankland was the direct descendant of the royals from Ewdard 1st, but the interesting thing about him is that he married a woman called Elizabeth Russell, who was the granddaughter of Oliver Cromwell - so I discovered that I was directly descended from the original English / Norman royal family and the man who literally conquered the whole of the British isles in Civil War at the same time, which I found pretty interesting.

[@tito2.091]

God save the real king ! You !

[@GryphonB]

Hey dont forget about Ulm they were a global power in 1444. Eu4 meme

[@reidparker1848]

Europa Universalis: the Price of Power is great, the computer games are terrible.

[@ahuman2879]

Love both from greece ( old and good allies) 🇬🇷💜🇬🇧🇫🇷

[@NorthSon]

You’ve earned this subscriber! Would really appreciate a history of Scotland documentary

[@Baileaf11]

England when going to war with France “Ah shit here we go again”

[@Freedmoon44]

France when going to war with England: "Et merde, ça recommence"

[@Baileaf11]

@chris falkenberg sir this is a Mcdonalds, please can you just say your order

[@Baileaf11]

@chris falkenberg eh?

[@cghklu]

When I was young I hated the English like the bad guys in a movie, I was taught that. Then as we grow up we think for ourselves and we change our ideas. This rivalry doesn't bother me it actually amuses me, but I hate people who take this rivalry too seriously, they are superficial.

[@jamaphy8621]

Exactly this.

[@metal87power]

The funny thing about English&French competition is that their languages have something in common which is a degree of discrepancy between pronunciation and spelling compared to other European languages which have more consistent pronunciation and less arbitrary rules. :D

[@sp4rtavus244]

Jeez just seen your subscriber numbers. That’s great. Long may it continue SIr.

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@seanmcguire7974]

What are the 2 paintings @4:00 to 4:16 ?

[@videosJose2014]

Joan d' Arc fightning versus the English on the Siege of Orleans and the other is Charles VII (same as my photo profile) being coronated.

[@roms4154]

don't forget during the 7 years war ! france fought against G britain in north america but also in europe with a lot of countries !! it's not only a war between france and GB !!!

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

Prussia faced more enemies than France in Europe in 7YW.

[@illeatyourbird4149]

History of Spain or Portugal next?

[@Fireoflearning]

Definitely on the list, but Rome is next

[@illeatyourbird4149]

That sounds great! Can’t wait!

[@sebastienhubert1598]

fun to speak about Spain and Portugal on a video where France and England gonna back them

[@calebtimes453]

How about the rivalry between Portugal and Spain?

[@lucasithegreat2711]

Oh boy...

[@dirtytrout3489]

Being half english half french makes this funny and interesting

[@Marhakon]

Looking comment is 90% english salt , you sure are the best brits , the best at getting salty .

[@mrmoist9753]

Empereur Macaron who’s still is the German Empire (EU) and who’s leaving in March for good.

[@Marhakon]

Saying the EU is the german empire is like saying the Holy Roman Empire was Holy , Roman and was an Empire x) Second , good job leaving as I've seen your politicians are kinda bipolar on the matter , failling to make a deal ,leaving gonna hit you hard. Last and for most , i also dislike the EU . But seeing you brits call it German empire despite 21 members having sits in the parliament show how much you dont understand hiw it works. True its a bad system controled by politician that dont listen to their people . But is the economy bad because of the EU only ? Or isnt it the delocalisation of the industry to asian coutries since late 20th Century also the problem ?

[@usarkarzts4207]

@@mrmoist9753 go back to your island and fuck off. No one likes you orbyour people.

[@Marhakon]

@@usarkarzts4207 Try to keep the conversation polite , its not a debate ,sadly, but ill not allow savages in my own commentary.

[@Marhakon]

@@mrmoist9753 This wasnt the answer I was awaiting , but neither you nor I would change each other opinion on the matter.