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[@Galistarwater]

Out of all his wives, Anne of Cleve got the best deal when Henry divorced her: 1.) He gave her an estate and an allowance so she doesn't have to go home in shame 2.) she was allowed to attend celebrations and parties and visit him and his children 3.) Was practically made his honorary "sister" if not his ex-wife 4.) Got to keep her head 5.) And she outlived all of his other five wives

[@gufosufo337]

Big brain wamen

[@2Links]

Number 4 is an important one

[@wannabehistorian371]

Plus she didn’t have to fuck him.

[@siononalundula1699]

Poke Emblem that’s the biggest win of all really

[@saylorskidds9538]

Yeah she made out like a BANDIT

[@GoodOlClint]

Video: "Y'all'd've" Mr. Terry: "How did he spell that?" Me, a southerner: "Correctly"

[@TexasKosmonawt]

Yup

[@Cifer77]

Mmhmm

[@zachariahkindle8926]

Yeeeesiiir

[@yourboyguestgfur2952]

Hello fellow Southern person.

[@ethanfanning9360]

can confirm

[@lukebomber]

"The pope said no, this angered Henry VIII who ignored him severly"

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Lukebomber Referencing other videos? Yeah, there’s gonna be a tax for that

[@apeachonahill8059]

Ezel Francisco Taxing people? Dude...Uncool

[@panzerschliffehohenzollern4863]

@@strangelyukrainian7314 Which lead to more depression, which lead to more economic downturn.

[@Lilas782]

Im here for this thread Lmao

[@aartasian8852]

Joana Galvao being here? There’s a tax for that

[@firstname7606]

Henry's wife's age difference Catherine of Aragon: 6 years older Anne Boleyn: 10 - 16 years younger Jane Seymour: 17 years younger Anne of Cleves: 24 years younger Catherine Howard: 32 years younger Catherine Parr 21 years younger

[@ShahjahanMasood]

Are you the imposter!!?!?!?!?

[@firstname7606]

@@ShahjahanMasood you're being quite sus mate

[@daev13k]

Wow I just googled this and now I see the comment Well my life just completely sucks

[@junebugthehivewing8124]

So Catherine Howard was (math gibberish) like 17?

[@abacusian6553]

@@junebugthehivewing8124 Yup

[@endersdragon34]

How did I not notice the dolls at the beginning were decapitated before

[@nopenope2184]

Me too..

[@ejflor1313]

Came to say this lol

[@Royal-sd8eh]

And they’re both girl dolls

[@gabesynnott6506]

They look like his wives

[@coolthefool1]

I did

[@FreyR_Kunn]

The good old fashioned nursery rhyme: Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

[@liarwithagun]

@PBJMan don't stay in school

[@anoon-]

@PBJMan don't stay in school

[@Longshanks1690]

@Johny Myers He literally caused a constitutional crisis so his side ho would give him some.

[@simonwest9450]

“I’m Henry VIII and had 6 sorry wives, some might say I ruined their lives”

[@williamtrf-g5995]

Catherine of Aragon was one, she failed to give me a son. I had to ask her for a divorce, that broke her poor heart of course.

[@edgarallenpo8330]

Teacher: hey you need to turn in your assignments today. Me: *I can't my gout is acting up.*

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Teacher: Yeah, there’s gonna be a tax for that

[@zulyrivera3348]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 dude....uncool.

[@qria4515]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 UHGHGHHGHH NOOOO

[@Hmmm777]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 This enrages Edgar Allen Po, who wants to punish the teacher severely, but by this time. His gout is still acting up, so he's just sort of let it go.

[@grumpiesttitan7930]

"Glory at the battle of the Spurs" Terry is wearing an Arsenal kit. That fits very well

[@chickenjesus5095]

I know right my non existent other spurs fans on my command unleash hell The army: *RESPECT* *RESPECT*

[@adsfefwqef]

@@chickenjesus5095 spurs fans don't exist lol, no way someone would want to support a team that keeps letting them down

[@Greninjia]

@@adsfefwqef hahaha lmao i'm not even an arsenal fan and this is hilarious

[@gabrielwallis5628]

@@Tesco_ No one cares about your hurt feelings, empty trophy case or tin pot club. Jog RIGHT on

[@dallaselgin2636]

Imagine watching soccer and expecting people to take you seriously lol

[@nanidesuka1591]

Shower thought: If your son becomes a priest, do you call him son or father?

[@maxrichards3881]

Son, because I’m an atheist.

[@a1001ku]

Fon or Sather?

[@jjnn2]

@@maxrichards3881 "god not real, preist don't exist"

[@joshhanson6538]

Fatherson

[@ItsAsparageese]

@Azoth Ace But with a slight smirk when you call him "Father" at the church, because even hundreds of years ago, we all know no dad could resist a dad dadjoke

[@minhkhoapham950]

So y'all telling me Brexit was influenced by Henry simping for Anne?

[@supernovaleftover1812]

Stoking nationalsim and distrust of foreign powers so some rich guy can get his own way. I can definitely see the similarities.

[@andrewjennings7306]

@@supernovaleftover1812 gotta love nationalism.

[@ohnomycrocs]

FUCKING LEGEND

[@ninjagirl-ri1pc]

Pretty much

[@eliquialz1841]

Apparently according to a comment on the SIX Musical, Anne of Cleves wasn't actually ugly and Henry actually found her attractive: they said that Henry wanted to surprise her by dressing as a lowly servant but when he approached her she dismissed him not knowing he was her future husband. Because of this humiliation, Henry sought out to divorce her. Anne actually lived longer than than Catherine Parr and was German.

[@adastial2104]

Not surprising seeing that Henry was an eccentric diva

[@rachelciel3330]

Man, Henry sure is dramatic. I don't know him personally, but that sounds like something he would've done.

[@junebugthehivewing8124]

He dressed as a peasant like in the old English tales but she was German and didn’t know the tales and he was ugly so she dismissed him

[@jorgez1587]

@@rachelciel3330 that’d be crazy if you did know him personally😂

[@uhJerryJackson]

And why should we trust this "comment on the six musical"? What makes it a reliable source?

[@jamescathey1251]

I love how Mr. Terry respects the creators and lets the adds play so they get the money they deserve. I like how he adds points in and laughs about the jokes. He’s a genuine dude

[@lordlard2833]

Did anyone else notice that the two dolls in Henry's nursery were decapitated versions of the wives he killed later in life?

[@elizabethgraunstadt]

Devin McAravey I thought it was a reference to the French Revolution video but now it makes more sense

[@sarahmorris4575]

Devin McAravey No

[@arandomuser9459]

Lizzye Graunstadt Could’ve been both.

[@omori3703]

Yep! The other was the random Spanish person from the Cold War

[@briannaevans7996]

Yes

[@Rmlohner]

Anne of Cleves actually made out quite well on her brief marriage to Henry, as with the example of his first two wives she easily agreed to the divorce, and thus retained his favor, with Henry calling her "our beloved sister" afterwards. She actually ended up living longer than Catherine Parr, and even attended Mary's coronation, and probably would have been at Elizabeth's if she'd lived to see it.

[@Uhtredrag1080]

Yep, she was clever.

[@Lauren.E.O]

Yeah. It sucks that she was known as the “ugly” wife (especially since there’s evidence Henry only said she was hideous because she accidentally embarrassed him when they met), but she got out of that marriage wealthy, independent and ALIVE!

[@wordforger]

Made out like a bandit. Anne of Cleves is my girl!

[@coolthefool1]

Ed Hahahaha

[@benn454]

@@Uhtredrag1080 I see what you did there.

[@artsysabs]

"I have another son?!" That whole childhood scene was awesome 😂

[@Theturtleowl]

The whole thing about Henry's calves was real. To have fine calves was a sign of great pride and male beauty back in that age. Of course, one could use some stuffing to make it look like his calves were as fine as Henry's.

[@nickz6558]

"If you'd taken the Oregon Trail, y'all'd've died of dysentery."

[@linggao2602]

StarKids reference?

[@ErrorNumber404]

Ling Gao no just an example of a use of y’all’d’ve

[@maryhales4595]

A perfect use of y’all’d’ve!

[@WhiteoakKnight]

The Stark and Lannister conflict was indeed inspired by the civil war between houses York and Lancaster.

[@K1NKYG4M3R]

And the Red Wedding was inspired by the Glencoe massacre

[@callumwheatley5865]

I'd of thought it would of also being inspired by the medieval heptarchy of England

[@onespicysauce6599]

Civil War was Roundheads vs Cavaliers though dude you just described the War of the Roses

[@audibleadventures9004]

@@onespicysauce6599 Doesn't Civil just mean fighting within though?

[@FINNSTIGAT0R]

Wow, even the names are made to resemble the historical ones; Stark-York Lannister-Lancaster

[@fuBannand]

Interesting facts I learned whilst studying the Tudors in school was that Anne of Cleves, after the divorce, became the wealthiest woman in England because Henry felt bad for Anne and thus allowed her to keep all of her jewelry and royal possessions from being Queen in order to furnish Richmond Palace and Bletchingly Manor to which she was given by Henry after the divorce. All of this on top of a large annual income from the crown, even later being given Hever Castle, the former home of Anne Boleyn. Finally she gained the status of The Kings "Sister". Definitely had it best when compared to his other wives. Great video and keep up the amazing content!

[@kkitchens8089]

Henry VII: Have you paid your breathing fees? His mother: What No!? Henry VII: Yeah.... there's gonna be a tax for that.

[@corneliali7747]

The age difference between Henry and Catherine was 6 years.

[@darreljones8645]

Catherine of Aragon, you mean. I'm sure Catherine Howard and Catherine Paar were both young enough to be Herny's daughter.

[@mrobligatory.5234]

Compared to others at the Time that ok, it’s the 17-49 we should be mad about

[@groundbreaker91]

@@mrobligatory.5234 I don't about being "mad" at it, there's not much point at getting mad at something that happened over 500 years ago. I'd say "disgusted" might be a more fitting term, though.

[@wordforger]

@@darreljones8645 Um... Catherine Howard was actually younger than Henry's eldest daughter for sure.

[@rachelciel3330]

Why not call her Catalina, anyway? Her name is Catalina in Spain but changed to Catherine in England when they could perfectly pronounce Ca-ta-li-na...

[@arandomuser9459]

I was waiting for this as soon as I watched the oversimplified premier.

[@cjbgaming7036]

KitsWorld SAMEEE

[@ForeverDokkan]

KitsWorld yup 👍

[@Roatsky]

press Y to same

[@premo2k781]

Same!

[@almightyfoodbeing3362]

Same

[@ceramicholiness]

“Oh! They militarized the flying pig!!” I come to this channel for the learning, and I am never disappointed. XD

[@bluebird41978]

After Jane Seymour died, Henry's entourage did have a hard time finding a new wife for him. By then, every noblewoman in Europe had already heard of how badly the other wives had been treated and wanted nothing to do with it. Christina of Milan was even reported to have said something along the lines of "if I had two heads, one would be at the king's disposal!". Speaking of Anne of Cleves, there's a lot to say about her and all the misconceptions about her. A channel called Reading The Past has made a video about it and I highly recommend it.

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

I'm not a Game of Thrones junkie, but I definitely think that the War of the Roses was RR Martin's inspiration, I remember that from somewhere.

[@bakthihapuarachchi3447]

Yes. House Lannister was based on the house of Lancaster and house Stark was based on the house of York

[@danielkimble5127]

And Daenys is based on Henry Tudor aka Henry VII. He married Elizabeth of York to bring the war of the roses to an end. The colors of the Lannister’s is red like the Lancasters and the York’s are white like the starks.

[@collinssportstalk7504]

REALLIFELORE me think...

[@ellakingsman9328]

And Cersei was inspired by Margaret of Anjou

[@JoshSweetvale]

I mean, Bobby B is a pastiche of Henry 8

[@turdferguson6620]

10:39 In the words of Kurt Cobain, “Just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean they’re not after you”

[@theonlyjoe_]

Turd Ferguson I thought that was familiar

[@kkarx]

Cobain''s words? That is a common phrase.

[@theonlyjoe_]

kkarx it’s from territorial pissings.

[@xxxravenxxxable]

35:56 Well, Cristina of Denmark famously said "If I had two heads, one should be at the King of England's disposal" when she was sitting for her portrait that was to be sent to Henry.

[@maple7093]

I love how he doesn't care that Henry said "John, I am 9 years old. I assure you I am NOT violating any widows."

[@Longshanks1690]

_"Was it the War of the Roses that Game of Thrones was inspired by?"_ Yes. Though there were various influences in Martin's work from British history, and history more generally, the tie ins to the WOTR are undeniable. _"Except the Enlightenment hasn't happened yet."_ The Renaissance: *Am I a joke to you?* _"What's the age difference when Henry and Catherine of Aragon got married?"_ She was six years his elder. I like how the Pope was being described as "under the thumb" of Charles and not "under siege" by Charles as his army sacked Rome in 1527 and forced the Pope into literal hiding, so he couldn't have helped Henry even if he wanted to at the time, lol. _"Why couldn't the Pope annul Henry's marriage like all the others?"_ Annulments were only offered if there was no proof of the consummation of the marriage, or if the Pope was feeling very generous. But since he wasn't and Henry had a daughter by Catherine, they had very obviously consummated their marriage making it legitimate and meaning there was no legal ground for a divorce whatsoever. _"You gotta wonder where his theological beliefs were at during this time."_ Henry was a committed Catholic until the day he did. He never gave up one belief from his childhood to death, save the supremacy of the Papacy and perhaps the position of Bishops. But he was committed to the theology of the Catholic Church until the day he died, and regarded protestants who did not believe in Transubstantiation just as bad as Catholics who refused to accept him as their spiritual head.

[@AsunaChan]

That is a LONG name

[@anunknownentity1637]

Honestly six years wasn't as much as I expected image difference.

[@drnoodle8034]

King Edward "Longshanks" I, Hammer of the Scots, Lord of Wales and King of England are you called Longshanks because of your height?

[@Longshanks1690]

@Dr Noodle Yes. Edward was renowned for being tall and intimidating, to the point that it's said he scared a man to death.

[@Catani99]

All correct apart from your point about the Enlightenment. The Renaissance and the Enlightenment were two completely separate periods of Europe. Renaissance from 1300-1600 and the Enlightenment from 1800-1850. Periods of Europe are: Roman: 0-400 Dark Ages: 400-1300 Renaissance: 1300-1600 Reformation: 1600-1700 Enlightenment: 1700-1750 Industrial Revolution: 1750-1850 Imperialism: 1850-1900 Modern: 1900-Present I don’t know why you would ever mix up the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, considering they were two completely different things.

[@tgoas9142]

as a brit, I can safely say that this level of detail about Henry VIII is common in at least my history class.

[@ferablue1318]

Jamie Yh they play the horrible history video in year five tell you about all the wives and that’s it

[@whoeveriam789]

@@ferablue1318 Exactly!! They don't tell us *anything* other than divorced, beheaded, died etc🙄I swear I could be a better history teacher in the tudors than my own teacher! Like CMON! If you're gonna teach us about it you might as well spill all of it! It deeply annoys me. I learned more from videos and six the musical than my history class could ever!

[@DragonClaw95.]

6:10 Mr Terry: "I bought that GameBoy just so I could play Pokémon Yellow." Me: "I see you're a man of culture as well."

[@josephschultz3301]

"I have that exact same Gameboy. I bought it just so I could play Pokemon Yellow when it came out." That's it, all the other teachers can go home. We've reached peak levels of awesome teacher with Mr. Terry here. To everyone else, we're giving participation ribbons and "Good Try" gold stars.

[@CeCactus13]

Seeing that crown made me remember my friend in school who wore a Burger King crown everyday for maybe at least a month. He's a senior too.

[@kai-ht3qs]

Wow.

[@Sergeantnumnutz]

Absolute chad.

[@sticktheok]

madlad

[@calliope9040]

Any wife of king Henry: doesn’t give him an heir King henry: it’s treason then..

[@smallss7197]

There's a tax for that

[@wongijen9167]

@@smallss7197 TO THE GUILLOTINE

[@calliope9040]

Lachscepticeye The 3rd that enraged his father who punished him severely

[@PowerLord83]

"I am the Church!"

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

It's actually real in some contemporary monarchic dictatorships.

[@Rakshasa1986]

"Holding on to an empire is far more difficult than conquering one" I learned this lesson through the Civilization games.

[@Theturtleowl]

11:43 To answer your question, Henry VIII was 18 and Catherine was 26 when they married.

[@icechoc]

With Aragon, though one kingdom in Spain, Catherine was a princess of a technical Spain (but it had not been unified and named Spain yet, that would happen during Catherine's nephew, Charles the Emperor's reign.) Spain was dynastically unified through Catherine's parents. Her father, Ferdinand, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca and Barcelona whilst her mother, Isabella, was Queen of Castile and León. All these kingdoms in Spain make up the modern borders of Spain (with the exception of Navarre which is later annexed too). Age difference between Henry and Catherine of Aragon was 6 years.

[@robertohorcajada2818]

Oh didn't know that navarra was annexed later, and this is the reason why in the video when "Spain" is represented Navarra is out. Thank you very mucha Alexandra

[@NookaNifty]

I would not have the guts to make fun of Henry VIII. I'm kind of attached to my head.

[@floricel_112]

We all are

[@GustavoRodriguez-qr5po]

Secular talk

[@zulyrivera3348]

Eyyyy nice one!

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

As a southerner, seeing that Triple Contraction y'all'd've makes me happy.

[@missmarreynolds]

My discord name has the word "Can'nt't"

[@Tamaki742]

I remember that Henry got pretty obsessed about keeping his son healthy that Edward's room is basically scrubbed clean every single day.

[@baseupp12]

Anyone else notice the female dolls’ heads were ripped off

[@gregorycourtney1532]

I think they are Marie Antoinette and king Louie xi.

[@LT_Dangles]

3:00 🤯

[@celestial962420]

I noticed it after you mentioned it.

[@redknight8945]

Gregory Courtney No it is the two wives Henry executed

[@MovieFan1912]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@gregorycourtney1532That couldn’t have been them. This was more than two centuries before Louis XVI even came to power.

[@noahwagner4108]

Honestly one of the nicest guys on KZbin I wish he was my history teacher

[@the8bitclicker_193]

"There's a tax for that" Eeey, references There's also a tax for that.

[@maryhales4595]

...stamp.

[@the8bitclicker_193]

@@maryhales4595 Dude. Uncool.

[@akari8347]

I ain’t liking this comment cause it’s at 69 likes rn

[@asitchakraborty3326]

@@the8bitclicker_193 This joke - There's a tax for that .

[@TheSucram729]

“You know kings, none of them are faithful” *wears a crown*

[@DSzaks]

LOL anyone notice the female dolls in the flashback were decapitated..... that kids is what we call foreshadowing

[@Vitor82652]

I love your channel, Mr. Terry. I totally agree with you when you said how great it is to have history related channels such as Oversimplified be trending. I've recently finished my undergraduate degree in History here in Brazil and I watch your channel basically since the beginning. I hope you continue the great work, contributing and adding more knowledge here in the internet.

[@aidentulchin6704]

I'm jealous of his students. I had a teacher like him in 8th grade, and I have him again in my senior year of high-school. I cannot stress enough how important teachers like him are. My teacher shaped my future and taught me how to be a better person. Teachers like this are rare.

[@jippy33]

One of my favourite things about Terry is he is not afraid to say "I don't know".

[@helenafarkas4534]

Anne wasn't only a protestant, she's usually credited with introducing Henry to the Protestant theology he used to set up his own church. and the reason she hated Wolsey is because Wolsey broke up her engagement her first love(possibly at Henry's instigation). never mind the fact that Wolsey didn't help his case with his ultra lavish lifetstyle that was even more swanky than Henry's. there's also some fairly strong evidence that the reason Anne held out against Henry wasn't because of ambition, but because she was not attracted to him and did everything she could up to and including running away from Court back to her family home to discourage his interest. it's only when Henry began talking marriage, that she saw the opportunity to spread the reforemed religion from his side, that she came around to the idea of a relationship with him.

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

I’m not all that keen on catholicism, but I kinda think Boleyn reaped what she sewed.

[@2Links]

A like to dislike ratio of 4000 to 42. Just want to point that out.

[@lordeverett5642]

1500:8

[@lukasr1166]

Why?

[@kai-ht3qs]

Democracy?

[@user-ed9qu5im2y]

Even better now :D

[@karlwilker579]

3,152:24

[@markfergiefergs]

Wars of the Roses was the inspiration for GoT. Lannisters=Lancasters Starks=Yorks

[@matthewconnelly4930]

"Y'alld've" i thought he was teaching henry welsh

[@angelicspectra]

I'm saddened that Mr. Terry didn't note that the dolls in the beginning of the flashback had their heads removed

[@daninmills]

I would love to see a reaction to Six the Musical, which is all about Henry VIII's wives. It takes a lot of liberties, but also gets a lot of details right, plus is very entertaining, so it would be interesting to get your thoughts.

[@LongDong_Superman]

He only killed 2 of his wives. I feel like this isn’t as such as a big deal as it is. I feel like wife killing would be very common for kings back in the day

[@williamcrawford7621]

Neither wife murder nor divorce were common in the middle ages, especially under the watchful eye of the Church. They were more moral than moderns in some ways.

[@jonathonmcclellan4716]

@@williamcrawford7621 I wouldn't describe the church or monarchies at that time as moral in any way shape or form compared to the modern age as the beliefs and systems which were in place were vastly different to our own.

[@rachelxu8229]

I think that Catherine D'Argon only miscarried so much because she went into various wars pregnant. They even made her a maternity armor. She was truly a badass woman who doesn't get talked about enough.

[@marie-heleneleclerc3181]

Catherine of Aragon was 6 years older than Henry.

[@StevenFox80]

I love how they used Greensleeves as background music. It was supposedly written by Henry VIII. It's kind of mind blowing considering how long ago this was and that the song is still fairly popular today.

[@dropkick9517]

I like how the two dolls behind his mom when she is teaching him how to talk are decapitated dolls that look like the 2 wives that died lmao. nice little touch there Oversimplified

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

Huh.. the names "Catherine" and "Anne" seem to have been pretty popular amongst the nobility.

[@zulyrivera3348]

Hello there general kenobi!

[@mistermr6145]

Was just thinking" Would it be cool Mr Terry History did a video on king Henry viii"

[@skizzik121]

Yes the *WARS* of the Rose's was one of the inspirations for A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones)

[@Theturtleowl]

22:15 'Duckies' is Tudor slang for breasts. It is a confusion term to hear now.

[@icecoldpolitics8890]

Oh my gosh oversimplified Rick rolled us

[@irminalasimin2385]

When that scene came I was like “that sounds familia- oh”

[@tylercorn6502]

The age gap between Henry the VIII and Catherine of Aragon is 6 years for the record.

[@gennybaratta2460]

so not repulsive good to know

[@josephschultz3301]

Seeing you sitting there wearing a cardboard crown, quoting Rick Astley, completely surrounded by video game memorabilia... I can tell you're a cool teacher, man. Rock on, Mr. Terry.

[@omori3703]

Henry VII: **dies** There’s a tax for that

[@Fsilone]

As soon as I saw Oversimplified had posted this, I was waiting for your reaction.

[@maxrichards3881]

Fsilone Same here.

[@siegelink9549]

8:38 "We Call that Failing upwards."

[@octapusxft]

I believe that this simple format of such KZbin videos is the best way to teach history. It allows for teaching the history of the entire human culture at a surface level while wetting ones appetite to go more into depth on the parts that they are most interested at

[@handoverthestromboli6715]

Video: *Decapitated wife dolls* Mr Terry: Got some.... dolls?

[@hockey4lifeish]

I’ve definitely heard that GoT was based on the war of the roses. From what I’ve heard there are actually some pretty big similarities between the two.

[@lionorfieldgules3740]

Henry VII's "brother's widow" argument was good, but it didn't stand up to Catherine of Aragon's "I never really married Arthur. He died before we spent a night together." rebuttal.

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

The way of marrying people off in Feudal times kinda reminds me of hostage taking in the Hellenic world. It wasn’t really hostage taking as much as it was, giving a child or person from one or either side, to basically secure peace between the two. It happened to Pyrrhus of Epirus, who had a hell of a life ahead of him which involved attempting to create an Epirote empire by taking over Italy and trying to smash the Romans, which he actually potentially could’ve. The problem with Pyrrhus was is that he wasn’t very focused or concentrated, he was a great general and one of the greatest warriors of his time who could just literally jump into a group or Spartans and just kick their ass up and down the curb without breaking a sweat. Literally the best way to find where Pyrrhus was, was to go to the absolute thick and worst of the fighting. That’s where you’d find Pyrrhus just kicking ass all day. He was probably a better warrior then Alexander because despite Alexander’s feats, we don’t get nearly as much description of his martial prowess then we do Pyrrhus. But his problem was is three things. 1. He wasn’t very concentrated or focused, there are quite a few cases where there’s the potential that if he just, stuck with it and focused on the task at hand, he potentially would’ve won like with Rome but hey! Sicily sounds exciting. 2. His allies were absolutely useless, the best examples were the Teranteens (I know I’ve butchered that), who despite being at war with the Romans were pretty chill about the whole thing, and were much more inclined in their own minds to just relax, eat and drink. When Pyrrhus came around and saw that 1. He didn’t have his 350,000 men as promised although he knew he wouldn’t get half of that, but he was just hoping for something. 2. The Teranteens thought that Pyrrhus would just do the work for them. Pyrrhus began whipping the Teranteens into shape and conscripting them into his army, apparently they had good cavalry but still, the Teranteens realising that Pyrrhus wasn’t just gonna do it all for them and was actually making them do something, a lot of them just up and left considering it slavery that they weren’t allowed to do what they wanted, when they wanted. 3. By the time he returned to Greece which was also especially fuelled by what the Greeks and Epirotes thought of him, he, much like Alexander, kinda fell in love of his own legend and started doing more and more reckless and frankly stupid things to feed his own ego and belief in he and his army’s invincibility. Which led to his downfall when he went over to siege Sparta which much like Rome he could’ve taken of he didn’t go ‘oh! Something involving me happened in Argos, let’s go gang!’. His faith in his army was also a bit overblown, because he didn’t have his veteran Epirotes and Macedonians back in the Italian campaigns, who unlike Alexander never once tried to go against him. His troops loved him but they weren’t his Veterans, not that they were bad soldiers though and in the field Pyrrhus was basically still undefeated due to his daring ness and still very capable strategic mind. Anyway what was I saying? Oh yeah, hostage taking in the Hellenic world was about giving a child or person to one or either side, which would effectively secure peace because if you attack me I can totally kill your beloved son. But it was also a political tool because they were treated very much like honoured guests and spent a lot of time around the royals, to get good relations in the future, potentially a marriage and basically secure an unofficial or official alliance. Or at least I think that’s how it went, be free to correct me.

[@ytuberrRolid397]

9:00 - Now i'm not sure if there was a biblical misunderstanding from Oversimplified or if that's what his source was implying about how people interpreted that verse at the time, but that verse is taken out of context. What Leviticus 20:21 says about not marrying or sleeping with the wife of one's brother applies to the living addressing adultery. That verse says WIFE, NOT widow and therefore NOT for the dead. That's why there's another verse in Deuteronomy 25:5 which seems to contradict the earlier verse, but actually makes sense because if the eldest brother dies without producing an heir, it's up to the next brother to keep the family name going. It also has more to do with keeping property and ownership of land during the times of ancient Israel and surely medieval Europe as well.

[@ytuberrRolid397]

I apologize if this HUGE comment sounds like i'm making a fuss. What i'm really trying to get to is that with this information in mind, doesn't that verse actually ruin Henry's case for divorce? - 21:30

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

Actually, it's all in the interpretation and translation at the time. The Leviticus stated in 18:16 "You mustn't have relations with the wife of your brother" while 20:21 stated that doing so will lead to childlessness. It's possible that Deuteronomy wasn't available in England at the time to counterargue this, but basically, Henry's claim was because he has taken a woman who was married to his brother and therefore must have slept with his brother, God refused to give them a male heir. Cathrine's counterargument was that Arthur died before they can consummate their marriage, therefore she is still technically a virgin and therefore does not bear the taint of Arthur.

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

@@ytuberrRolid397 Also, the Deuteronomy wasn't added until either Henry's bible translation or King James Translation. The important part was that the Deuteronomy wasn't CATHOLIC cannon at the time.

[@trystanalava2398]

I didn’t know you liked arsenal. Do you watch a lot of soccer, or do you just have the shirt.

[@DarkwearGT]

He must like arsenal like me This severly anger arsenal which punish u serverly There is a tax for commenting To the gullotine And yes i know there is a tax for that There is a tax for saying thay

[@ethanfanning9360]

nobodys watching a lot of soccer anymore 😭😭

[@kai-ht3qs]

*FOOTBALL

[@jjnn2]

@@DarkwearGT when you go to the comments of an oversimplified video

[@Alexm0321]

Ew Arsenal

[@feazy5479]

The problem with the Habsburgs wasn't that they sometimes married in to their own family. The problem was when they done it 3 generations in a row. :D

[@theshipyard8798]

31:20 I just realized a cool little detail. The sword the executioner wields seems to be a dedicated Executioner's Sword because of the rounded tip. A nice little detail

[@Cifer77]

Yaaaay I have to admit, after the massive excitement from a new Oversimplified coming out died down, my first thought was seeing you react to it!

[@atomiccrouton]

in a sentence "y'all'd've (you all would have) really enjoyed an example of how to use that in a sentence yain't(you all are not) ready for something that southern"

[@Boltboy-kh7yw]

Are you related to Kevin talbot?

[@atomiccrouton]

@@Boltboy-kh7yw no idea

[@mikydicy2565]

3:06 Terry: "... some other Dolls." Me: 2 of his Future Wifes (beheaded, of cours ;-)

[@darthsombra2102]

Every time Mr Terry History uploads, an angel gets his wings and then he meets a pretty girl. Its not always going anywhere but they have a good time.

[@Edsomthing]

This is the coolest social studies teacher can we just agree on that

[@esmineldraaybara6975]

Intro: Shows history is full of war Me: Remembers a time when people used to worship a bucket ...

[@Awells89]

Another history channel that I think would make a great reaction video is History Buffs on KZbin. He just did a two part review on Elizabeth The Golden Age and Elizabeth about the reign of Elizabeth 1. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if The Mad King from Game of Thrones was at least partly inspired by Henry VIII

[@rosemarydodge6707]

To answer your question about annulment: annulment is dissolving a marriage before consummation. Once a marriage was consummated, the deal was sealed, so if they managed to get out of it before that happened, then there was no damage done.

[@spencersss1251]

yeah. A large part of game of thrones was inspired by the war of the roses

[@BobcatGaming1]

“Failing upwards”

[@CMAlongi]

One woman (a foreign princess, I forget her name) was approached as a possible suitor for Henry as Wife #4. Her reaction was: "If I had a second head, I would be happy to do so." (Most women, obviously, didn't have a choice because of how powerful the patriarchy was back then. But in her case, she did.)

[@simonbrushes]

I came to say this. It was Christine of Denmark lol “If I had two heads, one should be at the King of England’s disposal.”

[@Charlie-dh8fb]

Oversimplified: Get 2 months of skill share for free (two months later on skill share) Oversimplified: Theres gonna be a tax for that

[@amlong897]

On Game of Thrones, and War of the Roses: Houses Lannister and Stark, vs Lancaster and York.

[@Quixotic1018]

Yes, War of the Roses was the big inspiration for Game of Thrones

[@coasternut3091]

This really throws the lack of European history taught in American schools into sharp relief. I didn't realize how little I knew about it until I dated a girl from Ireland who was shocked I had never heard of The Troubles. I'm glad you're trying to make a well educated younger populous

[@JurasJankauskas]

The 7 people who disliked, couldn't give Henry a male heir.

[@Stormfire1777]

176

[@user-pv8pz7fq3d]

I don’t remember who exactly, but apparently Henry was actually interested in marrying another woman but she, much like the rest of Europe at this point, had heard about Henry’s infamous history with his wives and flat out refused to marry him

[@neilbuckley1613]

There were quite a few at time that marriage with Anne of Cleves was being considered. These include Christina of Denmark, widow of the Duke of Milan and french royal, Mary of Guise who would become the mother of Mary Queen of Scots after marrying James V. One said she would marry Henry if she had a spare head.

[@neilbuckley1613]

After Katherine Howard was executed he couldn't even get to marry the unmarried daughters of the Nobility in England [ Henry having being shown to be unable to accurately distinguish a virgin from a non-virgin. He had pronounced the almost certainly virgin Anne of Cleves to not be one and had said the definitely not virgin Katharine Howard to be one ]. A widow was the only option left open to him.

[@bartonbella3131]

Neil Buckley And she begged to be his mistress not queen. Not that either one was a good option for her.

[@jonathonmason4301]

9:44 he stopped the video at exactly 420

[@jjnn2]

Funny grass number

[@kayzeaza]

First I’m blessed with a new OverSimplified and now I’m blessed with the reaction video from you about it already. Life is good 👍

[@joshuabowen6589]

The War of the Roses was the inspiration for The War of the Five Kings, which mostly took place over the first three books.

[@lostabarnacos4053]

3:12 i just noticed the heads are removed from the dolls!

[@alaeboufarrachene7550]

An American wearing an Arsenal T-shirt, damn

[@JoseFlores-xh5cj]

While the American reacts to a video about a British King?

[@Longshanks1690]

@Jose Flores Henry was English, Britain didn't exist yet. And History is literally his job. It's rare to find Americans who are fans of British teams. I think I'd have the same amount of trouble finding an NFL fan in the UK, lol.

[@alaeboufarrachene7550]

@@Longshanks1690 I was actually shocked when he mentionned in one of his Oversimplified reaction videos (I think it was 'bout the football wars) that he's a soccer fan. It's rare to find a soccer fan in the U.S outside of some large cities where soccer is popular (the most notable being Seattle, Denver, and NYC)

[@ethanfanning9360]

King Edward "Longshanks" I, Hammer of the Scots, Lord of Wales and King of England a lot of american soccer fans have foreign teams because a lot americans dont really have a (relatively) local team to support. even in the lower divisions, many cities and towns don’t have teams and a lot of the ones that we do have are less than 25 years old so the older fans already had a team to support