History of Britain in 20 Minutes

[@dace48]

Portugal: Hey Britain want this thing we found called tea? *Longest-lived alliance in world history*

[@standupyak]

Wasn't tea invented by China?

[@Beamboy555]

Cba I didn’t think it actually would be the longest lived alliance in history

[@standupyak]

@@Yser1915 ok

[@Mikamichae]

@@standupyak yes and the uk took Pakistan and India’s tea I think

[@jamesoakley4570]

@@Mikamichae no, we took their Spices.

[@invinciblereason1618]

Amazing how such a small country had such an impact on the world.

[@aidanjl3413]

Lion El Jonson it still has a relatively large population and almost perfect geography

[@avarielle1582]

snch140104 the uk helped build rail systems and rejuvenate countries that were on the brink of collapse, in fact 7/10 of the richest countries in the world were a part of the British empire. You should be thanking us and there are much worse countries than the uk- Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia. The us is wayyy shitier than the uk please check your facts before commenting

[@victoriawright1494]

snch140104 and who would do that apology? The prime minister? Everyone? You could go around in circles about everything bad or good about each country and everyone would have to apologise

[@yeeyee5057]

@snch140104 the opium wars were caused when the Chinese bought the opium from china. Remember, the Chinese went to INDIA who was owned by the British. Instead of closing the border, they thrown the opium into the ocean, causing a lot of damage. The Irish famine happened because they decided that the food were more important to other colonies and the homeland since they had a larger population while the Indian famine happened because they were still recovering from ww2. The nazis and the Japanese purged races without purpose while the British were trying to stop revolts. Maybe you should at least fact check before you embarrass yourself

[@someguysomewhere100]

Britain is probably the luckiest country simply due to Geography.

[@cornflakesandmilk8157]

France *Exists The British Isles: "And I took that personally"

[@RaymanPotatoes]

William: Conquers England England: ok England when they discovered that their king was just a subordinate of the french king: Bitch hell no

[@tortillawrapper5454]

@@RaymanPotatoes normans wasn’t french but rather scandanavians but ok

[@tortillawrapper5454]

Edit:grammar

[@suh6282]

@Johnny Jackson I dont think he was insulting the UK

[@adrien5834]

@@tortillawrapper5454 lol

[@jayphillips4167]

Britain's history is so deep and enriched it's actually quite boggling

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

English history is highly selective and restricted.

[@sanu7325]

​@@kon497 what a retarded response no wonder ur country has to be ruled by a indian

[@moccijiminie3688]

Everyone’s history is rich and deep, but the British (empire) are responsible for destroying records of the history of others which I think is food for thought when you consider them retrospectively

[@Liaison_Verequiem]

​@@upadhyayrathiraj1518whats next? Bengal famine? 😂

[@biggatesy5844]

Women have a voice now, Indian men must be fuming. They won't know what to do if there wife says something and they can't hit them. People talk about sexism. The way they treat women is actually horrible

[@essengeebee]

Seven minutes in and I've already learned more British history than I learned in 12 years of school. Thanks state education system!

[@pup1008]

My son is just coming out of it now (A levels) & under the Leftist leanings of the education system here in Essex has basically learnt we were all a load of thugs who should apologise for slavery! Loads on what a sh*t Hitler was but nothing on Moa or Stalin & the small fact they killed a 80 million of their own citizens between them!

[@sampizzey4862]

@@pup1008 Are you OK mate

[@pup1008]

@@sampizzey4862 Giving off sparks mate! Why do you ask?

[@namestick6133]

The best part is that most living British people have contributed to ending slavery because the debt we got into ending it nearly 200 years ago was paid off in 2014 our taxes had been going towards this debt. Also Britain (unlike Portugal) bought slaves from African Kingdoms, some of these Kingdoms had been selling slaves during the time of the Romans. After Britain made slavery illegal multiple African Kingdoms collapsed due to slavery being their main source of income (I should also mention some of these Kingdoms only became prominent because of profits generated from slavery.) Despite Britains efforts though Africans continued to enslave and sell each other, one of the most notable people being Ghezo king of Dahomey, Ghezo promised to end the slave trade in 1852, but resumed his slaving efforts in 1857 and 1858. He later died in 1858.

[@markJones-yz6ke]

@@pup1008 hmm!(but England did invade&murder a lot of poor people in 3rd world countries didn't they??)did you not watch the video??😕

[@jamesp4742]

The rest of the world: exists Britain: it’s free real estate

[@butterflysigh9577]

i didn't get one oak leaf out of thoudands of years of murder and blame the British

[@mariahsimmons8098]

So true 😂

[@butterflysigh9577]

what are you talking about ? most brits have no real estate it's been killing us since we got here

[@halfmoon106]

lol

[@jamesp4742]

Fadbamse it’s a joke...

[@hyperomen5475]

“The 1860s brought the best food combination ever fish and chips” Britons:dam right

[@dbznappa]

when did vinegar come to the isles? Because fish and chips without a little pick me up is the most bland fucking plate on the face of the Earth

[@hyperomen5475]

dbznappa well I don’t really like my chips with vinegar but with meshed peas omg it’s soooooo good but idk when vinegar came to the isles.

[@Raf4le]

The French disapprove 😜

[@TheMasonK]

In the state of Wisconsin in America, we have Friday night fish and chips every week. It originally started out as a Lenten tradition but now it’s recognized as an every week thing. I never knew it started in England since around here there’s a large amount of German, Dutch, and Irish heritage.

[@TheMasonK]

Meme Lord I’m half a world away. Sorry I don’t know a shit ton about the English people. I came to these videos to learn.

[@tahutoa]

I love the magna Carta story. They took a guy to an island and wouldn't let him leave until he signed a piece of paper

[@Darrenski]

The magna carta wasn't signed on any island, except britain. It was signed at runmymede

[@NoRockinMansLand]

what makes it so significant

[@longjalapeno]

@@NoRockinMansLand basically it was the first time laws were made that limited the powers of a king who before had absolute power in their land and over their people.

[@NoRockinMansLand]

@@longjalapeno oh so it was basically a checkmate to absolute monarchy

[@halliewebb6079]

As an American, and only being taught stuff about Britain from the perspective of the American Revolution, this was incredibly interesting.

[@chrismwananshikumolden5247]

Wow you should hear it from an African or Irish perspective

[@eddie8414]

@@chrismwananshikumolden5247 Yer all them Africans when the British ended the slave trade for most of the world starting in 1807. Or the Irish men, you know the ones without dark hair, as all dark hair people in Britain or Ireland are not native, most in Ireland being Spanish who invaded Ireland. How about all the Scottish that took the north of Ireland. See you think you know history but only go back so far.. so keep going back and you will find the British always become the best at what the world is doing at that time.. this is what you are really annoyed about with the British. The Brits who are Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and Romano-Britons to name a few. So next time you speak of Ireland and Africa best learn how bad they got first.. So in the bigger picture of the world what has Africa and Ireland done for the world compared to Britain.

[@eddie8414]

@@chrismwananshikumolden5247 Funny you mention these two countires as Ireland was still slave trading from Africa one hundred years after Britain ended it.

[@chrismwananshikumolden5247]

@@eddie8414 also Africa is a continent made up of over 50 countries not a single nation and most of them are not even older than 60 years old

[@somehistorynerd]

It's very hard to learn about thee UK from an American perspective, since most historical textbooks (especially in school) just paint the UK as the big bad and America as the Big Good

[@zacharyhaynes8969]

I love the “Greatest drink ever, tea. The greatest combination ever, fish and chips” without a speck of irony

[@kJ922-h3j]

Lol well there sort of was, because it was still said with an awareness of how those statements would be viewed by outsiders. Brits do irony and sarcasm like no one else

[@jamesoakley4570]

@@kJ922-h3j countering someone's Sarcasm with ur own sarcasm is said to be a skill. But the British do it without thinking. Theres never a moment when I'm not using sarcasm

[@paulmason8324]

@@jamesoakley4570 Whereas I, on the other hand, never use sarcasm!

[@billjones2101]

I love all yr comments!! Irony

[@zacharyhaynes8969]

@@billjones2101 Judging by your comments you’re quite the sensitive lad so I only wish you the best

[@PakhtunLogarai]

I am from Afghanistan. But I have spent more then half of my life in UK since I came to uk at the age of 14. There is something about UK, once you live in UK a while no Matter where you move later you just can't get UK out of your heart and mind. I live in Denmark now but there hasn't been a single day I haven't missed the great UNITED KINGDOM. LOVE IN THE AIR

[@josephhubbard4332]

Pukhtoon Afghan Comments like that are exactly why we brits are proud to be a multicultural society

[@jammydodger1449]

@@josephhubbard4332 Comments aren't worth dead children and beheaded soldiers. I'll decline, but this gentleman is very much respectful.

[@josephhubbard4332]

Jammy Dodger I never said I supported islamic extremism or mass immigration. Just that we’re proud to be multicultural There is a difference between multiculturalism/freedom of moverment and pervasive mass immigration/cultural turmoil

[@barnzey3026]

You're welcome to come back, just leave your religion in Afghan.

[@jacknixon5762]

Alhamdulilah

[@ThomasSkelton-p4z]

Brilliant! You've done a splendid job. As the title suggests, you did define Britain in 20 minutes. Piling that together must've been a job and a half for you. Well done!

[@nattm9376]

This video: History of Britain in 20 Minutes Next video: History of China in 20 Hours Video after that: History of the USA in 20 Seconds

[@harryML9754]

it also took u 20 seconds to rack up tonnes of debt , start a war with fucking everyone

[@nattm9376]

The reason USA became a superpower so fast was because they have so many resources in their country **COUGH** OIL **COUGH** , yes, Britain does have a lot of good resources too (which is why people have continuously tried and sometimes succeeded to conquer us), but USA is far bigger so obviously has more + the UK's population density is higher than the US's. This means China and the UK and other less fortunate countries than the USA had to actually work to become global influences, such as the UK. If the British Empire wasn't a thing, democracy wouldn't have been spread so far, freedom wouldn't have been given if it weren't for the common ideals of British Citizens that were spread to its colonies, and quite obviously, the entire KZbin community would speak a different language to English- Probably Chinese or Spanish.

[@crimson6864]

Everybody falls eventually US is nearing their time because of their economic instability and you Americans didn’t knock us off our high horse it was the giving away of our Empire that ended our reign.

[@Reyeoux]

Holy horned hell, everyone here's so triggered

[@supermancd1988]

Anthony Gadway I mean all your ancestors are English, German or Spanish lol.

[@tamworth1025]

As a Brit I find it hilarious that Cornwall was ever a kingdom...

[@bens6n168]

TaMworth Cornwall was interesting back then, lol. Now it’s filled with Pasties! Yikes! XD.

[@joedredd1168]

Not. Just. Cornwall. DEVON!! It was in Devon where the capital of the Kingdom of Dumnonia lay, it is Devon who derives it's name from Dumnonia, it was Devon that was the frontlines, Devon spoke the same language, invented the pasty, brewed the Ale, birthed or housed some this nations heroes. The only difference is we get with the times and call ourselves English.

[@mumflrpumble21]

TaMworth FOR PASTIES!!

[@rhysroberts6963]

They still have there own language in Cornwall

[@francesatty7022]

they invented cornish pasties, they deserve it

[@josephhunt6165]

As a Brit, I can confirm that Essex is now the furthest thing from a kingdom 😅

[@nikscott6644]

💯

[@CommanderM117]

along with the pictish tribal kingdoms of Circinn Fortriu the Kingdom of Fife and maybe the Dál Riata and traveling Brit but we don't talk about them it amazing we even united at all

[@ritasalengiene2706]

Hello from Suffolk!

[@blightX9]

Yh ikr

[@markshaw270]

No its called a region, lol feudal days are over bro

[@jingjongjun]

Napoleon: Comes on screen *PLAYS PRUSSIA'S GLORY

[@elyesjomni7952]

Ikr

[@nathowel6812]

aye, i was very confused at this... but it's still a banger.

[@jingjongjun]

@@nathowel6812 YESS Absolutely

[@ukmapper6179]

POV: you watched that moment and you are looking for comment like that.

[@johnnyb8412]

Fuck Napoleon😂😂 England was funding anyone at the time because Napoleon knew horses dont swim so great and to Engage in the most powerful navy was suicide 😂😂

[@sandroh7573]

*Mentions king Alfred* DESTINY IS ALL

[@pastanbacon]

@JustJess x I AM UTRED SON OF UTRED, LORD OF BEBENBURG

[@munimelhassani601]

One thing I don’t get about this video why didn’t it mention edward the aethling because he was the king who finally drove the Danes out of England

[@Uhtredrag1080]

@JustJess x You can have Bebenburg, Aethelflaed and Mercia is mine.

[@Uhtredrag1080]

@@munimelhassani601 He pushed them out of East Anglia, Mercia, and the Welsh but not Northumbriam, so not all of England.

[@Le_Mon9]

Shield wall!

[@ruhs97]

Find it amazing how our grandads grandad could have so many stories about a completely different world than what we live in now. Things change quickly.

[@jashaunjacobs1243]

Thankfully so

[@tonytwoshoes14]

For the worse, unfortunately.

[@eliasvonbrille]

​@@tonytwoshoes14 "The grass on the other side is always greener" It's very naive to compare two things when you have only ever experienced one of them.

[@alexdavidson2327]

People are more educated and better fed every single year

[@alexshlag2723]

Nobody: Britain: *I used to ruuule the world 🎵*

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

True that. That's their song for sure

[@not_today_satan-wu2ib]

I can confirm that😂

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

@@not_today_satan-wu2ib it's because you brits didn't have a lot of natural resources for the economy or for your society to work effectively

[@not_today_satan-wu2ib]

@@lsd-rickb-1728 why the fuck are you coming at me like that It's just a joke jeez

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

LSD-Rick B-172 and because it was too rainy.

[@skeller61]

Thanks for the super-short survey of British history. The small amount of it I learned (in the US) were isolated events without context. Nice that a succinct video can provide me with a framework to explore more history. Thanks, again!

[@shay3355]

The world : exists Britian : *So anyway, I started invading.*

[@accurategamer7085]

So anyways I started taking

[@adrianevans263]

Modern day Britain: So anyways I started baking

[@jamesoakley4570]

Future Britain : So any way, I started knitting.

[@adanis0197]

The whole world was trying to invade each other dont kid yourself, Britain just went through an age of superiority just like the Romans.

[@Jean_Jacques148]

@@adanis0197 the whole world knew this was a joke to not take seriously

[@Joeink100]

You missed out the targarians flying over on dragons and uniting the whole country

[@malfieri760]

This comment didn't age well...

[@myamdane6895]

malfieri760 Hahaha

[@bigweiner4217]

How long did the the targaryen dynasty last, 300 years? Also, we are 243. Wonder who will last longer lol

[@mijanhoque1740]

Too bad their dynasty only lasted 300 years same as the Plantagenets

[@not_today_satan-wu2ib]

Yeah man wtf

[@christianbui8681]

14:31 "Napoleon Bonaparte" Plays Preußens Gloria.

[@sirteddyIII]

Not gonna lie it bothered me a bit when that came up

[@pascalmuller4310]

I was looking for a comment who is mentioning it. Seriously Bismark would cry.....

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

@@sirteddyIII Same

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

@Irksome Tree Prussia hates France

[@theoettrich1328]

Thank you for mentioning it

[@regulus6974]

I love England!!!!!🇬🇧 Love from Japan！🇯🇵❤❤

[@arusty730]

Thats the british flag but I love your attitude! Love from england 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@lespaddick6248]

England?

[@Isy.p]

Love from uk 🇬🇧 ❤🇯🇵

[@stevencarson9228]

I love Japan 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳 it's the best part of Western coastal China... 😂

[@neillatchman2885]

You miss 1982, Falklands war happen.

[@richy3595]

LAS MALVINAS SON ARGENTINAAAAS

[@rsmith6366]

Are the Falklands even remotely near Britain; No. No one ever said 'Oh I'm just going to the Falkland Islands for the Bank Holiday Weekend'. It no more belongs to the British than Ibiza does. @Lucas Lo

[@justwhy4182]

Yeah but everyone there wants to be British and we discovered it before Argentina was even a country we also won the war. We have democracy, history and victory on our side, and you have what? It’s closer? Well the Faroe Islands are closer to us but you don’t see us whining to Denmark to give it to us, and rightly so, they belong to Denmark and we respect that.

[@rsmith6366]

Why would I, a British National, up and go to an island off the coast of a foreign continent, just to inform other British people that they are a long way from home?

[@rsmith6366]

Firstly, I am English. Also, the Faroe Island are a few 100km closer to the most northerly Scottish Island than Denmark, the Falkland Islands are closer to the South Pole than to us. Britain has 'discovered' a lot of places over the years which they relinquished after WWII because being a ruthless and domineering Empire doesn't quite have the same ring to it as it used to. The Falklands have 'belonged' to various different nations since the 16th c. atleast and it should have been given up a long time ago and then we wouldn't be in this mess. To not look objectively at the matter is just pure Thatcherism.

[@s1dwyz732]

Why is Prussian anthem played when Napoleon is on screen

[@AJMerrick]

Better than the french anthem lol

[@s1dwyz732]

VC3 Productions that is a good point

[@chefpigardorito3590]

Deuche Vult, isn't it just a Prussian military march?

[@infrnape]

Chef Pigardorito yes it is

[@derpypara1952]

Matthew Kelley brilliant

[@stormbolt007x7]

talks about wars, kings and queens In my mind : "Game of thrones music plays"

[@MrCmon113]

G.R.R. Martin took a lot of inspiration from historical events. Such as the War of the Roses and William the Conqueror.

[@merlistorrealba5411]

whatch Reign series

[@billyguyjoe1858]

Taxtro yea york is stark and lancaster is lannister lmao

[@PlaystayShaun]

Westeros and Britain even look similar

[@barbarossavr]

Game of thrones is just english legend lmao

[@XXAnimeLover-AceXX]

im british and all i know is you shouldnt shove tea down a unconscious persons throat

[@itsad7194]

Love you British brothers, from France !

[@owenc8831]

You to dispit brexit

[@esme_6369]

ItsAD you too my friend, have a good day :)

[@yrvts1019]

Thank you brother love back 🇬🇧♥️🇫🇷

[@itsad7194]

​@@tom33496 stfu or i'll call ma boi william da conqueror to invade you again

[@tom33496]

@@itsad7194 you surrendered in 6 weeks lol

[@justvibin1087]

6:27 lmao can you imagine that conversation Scots: yeah hey could you give us a new king from our 14 options because we don't want a civil war Edward: *just straight up invades scotland*

[@lactobacilluslactis7461]

Subscribe to the KZbin channels Acts17Apologetics & Apostate Prophet to free Britain from Islamic rule.

[@barbarossavr]

@@lactobacilluslactis7461 we are not under Islamic rule you racist, if anything we are under racist rule as we are a right wing country

[@ethanedwards422]

@@barbarossavr right wing is taking it a bit far. The most far right party you can get is UKIP. Who've only ever had a single MP. The Tories are originally a centre left party, but due to the goals switching, their now centre right. The lib Dems are complete centre. Labour is centre left if they ever want a chance of winning another election. Most other parties, also ones within the devolved nation's are also centre left or just normal left.

[@lucabrasi3964]

@@ethanedwards422 The torries are right wing

[@AJMerrick]

RULE BRITANNIA! BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES!! lol jk We've missed out some events and people like the opium wars, Anglo dutch wars, Maori, etc just for the sake of time. And edit it was 1788 that the convicts arrived in Australia 🇦🇺 Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!!!

[@dams6829]

VC3 Productions In game Crusader Kings 2 I was small Irish Kingdom of Mumu but in time I united all 4 kingdoms and made Empire of Britannia.

[@AJMerrick]

Dams I need to get that game 👌 I only have hoi4 and civ 5 😊

[@dams6829]

VC3 Productions I don't have those 2. I got CK2 when there was chance to get it for free for 3 days on steam in April. I heard Paradox does it time to time so heads up. Also they are making new game based on Rome to be released in 2019.

[@stentbeefclench]

VC3 Productions man of culture

[@eshuut9049]

VC3 Productions Rule Britannia! 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@hugsncuddles]

This video was incredible! Thank you for all your hard work creating this content. I learned so much! 👍

[@tag1462]

Greetings from across the pond. It's absolutely amazing the effects the Brits had on globalization given the fact that they themselves were subjected to it. The influence of the British Empire continues to this day.

[@PatrickB32]

Crazy how such a tiny island had such big impact lol

[@Gloriaimperial1]

@@PatrickB32 Because it was an island, precisely. If it had been a continental empire, it would have been invaded by Spain, France or Germany, in the 16th, 19th and 20th centuries. In fact, the great British expansion begins after the European continental wars, which have destroyed the continent. It's the same story as Japan, which never had European empires there, nor was it occupied by the Mongols, nor did it have communism. Because? For the island and the storms. Then the Japaneses and British have managed that advantage very well. But if Napoleon enters your country... total destruction.

[@epicman943]

@@Gloriaimperial1we have been invaded by France before (Normans)

[@NoRockinMansLand]

​@@epicman943it was easier before. Britain didn't need a powerful army when they had the best naval forces

[@bean_eater1209]

Oliver Cromwell in British history: He helped grow the economy! Oliver Cromwell in Irish history: *RIP AND TEAR UNTIL IT IS DONE*

[@barbarossavr]

Nah m8 I was told in school (im English btw) that he fought against monarchy but he then was kinda evil cuz he literally banned christmas and freedom of speech, who tf bans christmas lmao

[@bean_eater1209]

@@barbarossavr tbf he did do some good in Britain but he was still an awful person

[@thebritishredcoat4479]

Ya

[@themicronationleague9441]

England: fuk Cromwell Ireland: fuuuuuuuuuuk Cromwell

[@loqi453]

yeah they taught me that he was evil but he was kinda smart too

[@shibzy0tennant]

10:00 The Roanoke story was only mentioned briefly but it's super creepy. The governor of the colony John White sailed back to England for supplies leaving behind his family and over 100 settlers. When he returned 3 years later they'd all vanished without a trace apart from the word Croatoan carved into a wooden post. To this day no one really knows what happened to them (although it's thought they were all massacred by a local Native American tribe named Croatoan). Still very creepy.

[@mouldy_bowl_of_primordial_4204]

It is creepy. But I really can't imagine the Natives planning a massacre on the settlers. The rest of the time it was the other way round.

[@bendavis9564]

@@mouldy_bowl_of_primordial_4204 that’s far from true natives objectively killed more settlers . The settlers were really good at lying to them and taking their land so it’s not like it was for no reason. Although when it comes to out right murdering the natives take it by a long shot. Most of them died from disease.

[@mouldy_bowl_of_primordial_4204]

@@bendavis9564 Many died from European disease, that's sure. But there's been so many genocides that I hardly believe these genocides caused less casualties than Native American counterattacks. I'll look that up.

[@samhirst2830]

History social media pages make it out like it's a complete mystery when historians are 90% sure as to what happened to them. Roanoke was always intended as a temporary settlement so John White stated to the settlers before his voyage back to England to carve a message into the tree as to where they were relocating and to leave a maltese cross if it was by force, John White found no cross on the tree. The Croatoan was the name of the Native tribe that lived nearby and as historians have pointed out there were no signs of violence or forced relocation and no graves have ever been discovered there either. English settlers that came after the Roanoke colony also noted that certain Natives living in that area had European features. It's highly likely that the settlers simply moved in and married in with the Croatoan who were known for having good relations with the English settlers that came after.

[@zzzleepyhead9101]

I heard they were actually somewhat friendly with the Croatans. They even traded with them and most theorized they left the message to inform the English when they returned that they went to live with them so they wouldn't starve.

[@ryananelson]

Thanks!

[@EvelynMolinaRodriguez]

You summarized my entire semester of British Civilization Class in 20 minutes. I'll thank you forever!

[@frankrobert4897]

Hey, how are you and the weather there?

[@turtleneckfox]

*some guy in the back* "ACTUALLY ITS 21 MINUTES"

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

SMF76 actually it’s 21 minutes and 38 seconds

[@yassinerh7709]

@@TheDrumstickEmpire and 305ms

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

Yassine Rh that’s impossible there are only 10ms in a second so don’t pull shit out of your arse.

[@minimarshm8]

@@TheDrumstickEmpire really...

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

minimarsh yes

[@Beamboy555]

Britain’s history was basically a redemption story as it grew old

[@archie3547]

omg yes it is

[@serathaevistille995]

It's actually one thing I kind of appreciate about my country's, British, history. The fact that instead of fighting to the death to save an Empire on its last legs, we slowly just gave it all back in the 20th Century and formed the Commonwealth instead. I know it's probably more due to the time our Empire ended more than anything else, if it was declining in the 18th or 19th Century, a lot of bloodshed was probably likely... But anyways, yeah, as a nation, we did a lot of horrible things that I do not condone, but at least we were able to mature in a sense.

[@Beamboy555]

Seratha Evistille right we were so far ahead of everyone else and still stopped and thought “maybe this isn’t good” then gave it all up. Unlike others who had to lose world wars to find that out

[@WilfChadwick]

@@serathaevistille995 we forced the west to end slavery, brought massive leaps forward in science and technology, and fought fascism when we could have just done a sly deal with Adolf, I suppose that does make us responsible for the Warsaw pact, CCCP, North Korea, Vietnam and the EU.

[@feister2869]

Europa Erwache! You did and redeemed stop justifying slavery killing torturing and much more

[@maysoliman7597]

I really love the British people .. they visit Egypt a lot .. they are very cultured people and very respectful ❤️

[@lydiamichaels1976]

I'm not justifying the colonisation at all but Britain was the first country to abolish slavery and people forget that

[@Demicleas]

@@lydiamichaels1976 they were but ya know white people bad. Dispite asian nations still heavily using slavary from the middle east to China and also being the first ones to use such a practice but ya know details.

[@JamEast]

@@lydiamichaels1976 Denmark abolished it before uk

[@tanner1111]

@@JamEast You could argue that Denmark was the first slavers in Europe though... Ragnar and his son's plagued nations with slavery including Britain. They're hardly the stand up nation mate.

[@JamEast]

@@tanner1111 never said they were they simply abolished slavery before Britain nothing else to it

[@CalumOH]

You forgot a major part when talking about the industrial revolution. Yes Scotland was famous for its linen industry. But it was more famous for its engineering and shipbuilding. 1/3 of all ships in the world in the 1800s were built on the River Clyde alone.

[@rsmith6366]

Go Clyde. Also the small ice age and the massively decreased temperature of the entire world from the middle ages to recently.

[@jpw6893]

And they floated?

[@Povgirl162]

Exactly the glasweigens could build a navy in 20 minutes (even though I'm not from glasgow)

[@Harry-xu2yn]

I believe it's still the largest ship building centre in the UK.

[@choppership465]

Hairdryers

[@redstonewarrior3318]

Reading the comments and it turns out people love Britain more than the British people

[@user-oi4bf9cr6e]

Only an ignorant fool could love a country built on murder and stolen treasures. Britain is the most disgusting country I have ever been to and I surely will never be returning.

[@user-oi4bf9cr6e]

@@vlexer22 How am I a racist? I'm white European too. I just hate entitled, rude people who think they can take anything they want and murder millions of people while attempting to destroy other races. Don't forget what the English did in Australia to the Aboriginals. The English are the ones that are racist. That's one of the reasons I don't like them. Another being that they are the rudest people I have ever met. I don't like them because of their behaviour not because of their race.

[@user-oi4bf9cr6e]

@James Ryan I'm blaming you for your disgusting entitled behaviour that lives on today. I was in London a couple of weeks ago and have never in my life and in all my travels met such rude, entitled people. It just shows that you haven't changed and are exactly like your ancestors. "Found" hahahahahaha what a joke. If you truly think you "found" those artifacts then you sir are in serious denial. Why doesn’t your government give back the stolen Parthenon pieces to Greece? The Greek government has asked for them back so give them back you thieves. Not even your prince wants to live in England anymore and I don't blame him.

[@lockyhocky2]

@@user-oi4bf9cr6e What country are you from?

[@helenward1527]

@@lockyhocky2 America obviously

[@Nbsjfvihsfvvhisbvso]

Good video, but if you’re going to mention Britain and slavery, I wish you gave it credit for its incredible role in its abolishment. A practice literally as old as recorded human history, developed independently in every part of the globe and overnight a quarter of the planet made it illegal because Britain forced them to. And that’s just where Britain made it illegal directly and doesn’t include the massive pressure it applied to other European and global nations.

[@PerfectSoldieR96]

Spain did it first*

[@TWisM009]

@@PerfectSoldieR96 He didn't say we did it first but more its role in the abolishment which was alot more significant than the Spanish regardless If they were first.

[@lewisvann1]

Apart from the fact that the video absolutely mentions the role of Britain and slavery, very specifically, you're correct

[@Nbsjfvihsfvvhisbvso]

@@lewisvann1 a brief sentence stating Britain outlawed slavery certainly doesn’t constitute the role of Britain and slavery being “very specifically” covered, especially considering the abolishment of slavery is perhaps Britain’s greatest legacy (although there’s many, many great ones to choose from) and so deserves more than a throwaway comment. Nice try though

[@dominickroberts4653]

That is one thing that people should remember about this country.

[@RealLifeW0rld]

To everyone who thinks VC3 Production missed a lot of stuff, It's true he did miss a lot of stuff and it's good that you're telling him about it but the ones who are angry about that he missed those stuff you should remember that Great Britain has one of the longest, greatest and influential history in the entire world. We can literally speak continuously for days and then also we will miss a lot of points. So, don't get angry about it. Just comment and inform everyone about it. ;)

[@chlorinedetergent8552]

History of Britain World: Has un colonized land Britain: 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 ᖴOOᗪ*

[@Mac_0903]

Chlorine Detergent 😂😂

[@harrymonk6]

Gay

[@RaidenR1]

@@harrymonk6 Fuck you🌈🌈🌈

[@CommanderM117]

sip tea menacingly

[@fitzroy_spark3879]

As many have said, lots of details missing - but it's several thousand years of history in 20 mins, so it's not possible to cover every nuance or political or economic background. For someone new to the History, it's a good base and inspiration to learn more about whatever era piques your interest.

[@beingjane26]

My stepfather is British. He tells me a lot about his beloved country. I always ask him bout UK because I’m fascinated of all those castles.

[@becket7656]

i live here in the UK, and I can say, some of the castle here are very impressive, If you ever come over, for whatever reason, I recommend Dover castle. It has everything from a roman tower to where DDay was operated from during ww2.

[@swarooparanihatti1824]

Britain is the biggest terrorist in world which killed million during the colonial era

[@melanie-rosannastevens7861]

If you want impressive castles, visit mainland Europe. English castles are all pretty square and bulky, in continental Europe you'll find much more variety and intricate designs

[@ScpDrRisha]

I live here in the UK. We have amazing history!

[@Aeronaut1975]

@@melanie-rosannastevens7861 No mention of Welsh castles?! Conwy, Caernarfon, Harlech, Beaumaris etc, etc.

[@hettyscetty9785]

I'm from Glasgow in Scotland and we went through a period where a lot of the old sandstone buildings were knocked down (not all of them were, the people trying to redevelop our city got their act together), and I went to Edinburgh for a job interview a couple of weeks ago and realised that we are the only city that done this but they also managed to sort of blend the old and the new together and it looks fantastic, where as in Glasgow you get beautiful sandstone buildings that used to be tenements that are now just rows of flats with normal bricks covering up the holes they made in the large restoration of the city that wound up failing and with the creation of several new towns including Drumchapel in Clydebank and Cumbernauld in the middle of fricken nowhere.

[@shaquebrazil7503]

It's city planning of today in general.

[@soap8572]

12:35 actually it was only known as the Kingdom of Great Britain. The term "United Kingdom" Wasn't used till January, 1801 when the Kingdom of Ireland joined the Union. Kingdom of Great Britain + Kingdom of Ireland = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

[@dams6829]

I predict bright future for this channel.

[@c0ree]

hopefully a bright future for Britain too

[@c0ree]

u still speaking english i see

[@siege2353]

Dams i agree

[@hydra4251]

c0r If Brexit is delivered and we get in an leader, who actually cares about this country and us Brits. Otherwise it’s a dark tunnel ahead...

[@thirdygames1490]

Me too I think it’s going to be a great channel

[@toastinerin]

lol needed to watch this for school project, amazing video my guy

[@thebritishredcoat4479]

Hippity Hopperty, sounds like British Property

[@beverlyciccone4690]

who needs 5 years of High school when a 20 minute video sums it all up! Nice Job!

[@Mr.Rax.]

17:35 Hundreds of years of fighting and expansion has led to this... FISH AND CHIPS!

[@zarakhawar_94]

Thank you so much for making this video. It’s made me learn a lot about British history. 😊 Thanks again!

[@m.bukhori2304]

"Wait i thought you're the bastard" "Dude" "Uncool"

[@ramranchlover5374]

what the heck did you say? Oversimplified

[@DraconicWasTaken]

Why are you copying OverSimplified quotes? Dude... Uncool.

[@giri1478]

have u seen the recent American revolution? - ouch

[@TheSubieFan]

I love over simplified.

[@Channel-rv1id]

OVERSIMPLIFYED

[@QT5656]

Wow! Amazing how many time you mentioned Wales :) Documentaries and books with the title "the history of Britain" tend to be about >95% England, 3% Scotland, 1% Northern Ireland and

[@Jackc3105]

Marc Jones always go to wales every year. Have family from there, it’s a great place for a good break

[@sillylittlemonkey7130]

Basically Wales and South West England should be renamed to Coalland

[@elwulfcoe1696]

@@sillylittlemonkey7130 We make cider in the West Country and we are world renowned for chasing a lump of cheese down a gurt great hill can't be forgetting that

[@sillylittlemonkey7130]

@@elwulfcoe1696 The amount of cider in the pub where I live is phenomenal

[@karlosthejackel69]

Coal and slate are not people are they? If the Romans and angles etc never arrived, what would the British isles by like?

[@mo0n236]

Just so you know our theachers played this "movie" at our school so u r popular in my school

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

Did they have to pause it a lot? Cause it's a lot of history to cover and explain deeper

[@ricardobardales8137]

It's Marvelous to learn about Britain Wich has been an empire for long time. I love their culture, language and spite of living so far, I hope to travel some day from Peru to London or other are in Britain. Thanks for share.

[@PurpleNinja-vn4hv]

I can’t argue with fish and chips being the greatest dish of all time

[@sarcasmal5744]

I loved this video. As a British person myself, I am surprised how much of this I didn't know.

[@hansgruber788]

Sarcasmal our history being so separate and unique from the rest of Europe is truly the only great thing left about Britain

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

Read books, and don't look to normal historical view points ....is all a lie

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

You also failed to point out why Scotland's new colonies in Nova Scotia and Panama (the Darien project) didn't work.... All because England didn't help when it needed help against Spain.... England used and helped Spain, destroy Scotland's efforts, because it didn't want it to succeed, .... Your not very good and telling history... You are very good though a glossy over it....

[@sarcasmal5744]

Jeff Moore I think glossing over it is the main point in his case. It's told in a nutshell, so some facts are left out for simplicity's sake.

[@paulmerring1607]

Judging by what’s happened to Britain, that doesn’t surprise me at all.

[@JakeyBaybeh]

The Irony of announcing Napoleon Bonaparte to one of the most famous Prussian marching songs at 14:31 had me in stitches!!

[@boccaleirozzzpodcast9578]

I study English history this semester and it was pleasant to see this video. I understood events i have heard of but were never good filtered in my head until now. Thank you for this detailed information and also the visuals, that help me understand better when learning!

[@AJMerrick]

Thanks for Watching

[@jskim8418]

Although Britain’s baby sister USA grew up to be a new world power..the world economy politic and culture all still are run by British standards...

[@bencebalint1956]

Baby sister, more like a stepdaughter.

[@darthhammer1475]

Bence Bálint how so ?

[@xMurdererr]

@@darthhammer1475 Britain MADE the U.S. Mothers make children, sisters don't.

[@djaninevo8250]

and british standard were made by french standard

[@JohnMacbeth]

von a Ah the French always in Britains shadow.

[@akeemrichards770]

These twenty minutes have kept me fascinated a whole hour! What a great education, thank you.

[@pedromota3398]

Pretty good, as a portuguese,I saw you forgot to mention events like Anglo-Portuguese alliance, being the very oldest alliance in the world still in place. India was not completely under British rule, there were regions controlled by the portuguese such as Daman, Goa and Diu. In the moments before WWI you forgot the British ultimatum to the anglo-portuguese alliance due to the need of the Brits to connect their colonies in Africa, thus not being posible with the portuguese unification of borders of Angola and Mozambique. In WWI, Brits wanted the help of portuguese, evoking the alliance, resulting in the entrance of Portugal in WWI, that was very fruitful to Brits but not so to portuguese, which had a great loss of men and increased tension inside Portugal, resulting in the fall of monarchy and the institution of the republic. Overall, your video is very very good, but I was expecting to see more facts regarding the anglo-portuguese alliance, which was and still is an alliance which bonds the two nations very deeply, and had a major role in the course of history of both nations. From Portugal, Cumprimentos. :)

[@fraserwyllie8840]

I’m British and I’ve never heard of this Alliance

[@chilldude30]

I'm British and I have heard about this alliance! It's amazing. It's quite brilliant both countries have been allied so long. I hope long will it continue 🇵🇹🇬🇧

[@smguk2412]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇹

[@randomshorts739]

Amazing that Portugal stuck to an alliance that was 700 years old and actually joined the war for it

[@mackem9873]

Our oldest ally ❤️

[@hayden6700]

I live in America and took a course on European History. But we didn't learn a whole lot about Britain, it mostly focused on The Romans, Germanic tribes, Orthodox like eastern Europe and then France and Spain. This was a very interesting video to watch, pretty much all I knew was the stuff about the colonies in America and whatever European wars the British were in.

[@corcaighogormghus4618]

You had a much better grasp on Scottish history than I've seen on most videos. Most people never even mention the Irish kingdom that merged with the picts.

[@jamiesedinburgh]

I wouldn't say the creator has that great a grasp on Scottish history.

[@MaverickTF]

@@jamiesedinburgh Do you know any other good sources to learn more on Scottish history? Would love to check them out

[@justagamingbulldog9246]

@@MaverickTF what about basbattles? not much, but at least the battle of bannockburn.

[@piplupsfriend]

He did alright but didn’t even bother checking how to pronounce Alba

[@jdlc903]

" merged" ? Pretty sure the gaelic irish destroyed the picts and their language

[@KnowHistory]

Great and long video! super nicely summarized! And be thankfull to the portuguese for your beloved tea!

[@shamrock141]

Know How it was the indians who invented tea

[@KnowHistory]

yeah and the Portuguese brought it to Europe and was also a Portuguese queen in Britain that introduced the tradition of drinking tea at 5pm to the British court

[@shamrock141]

Know How so the brits thank the Portuguese and the Portuguese thank the indians

[@KnowHistory]

basically yes!

[@elwolf8536]

Thanks Portugal. It's from China originally but we stole it and planted it in India coz the Chinese like too keep there secrets

[@CC-dd6fm]

Britain's Empire was modern Rome.

[@enkidugarcia5821]

Rome was latin and Catholic. I think it's to difficult for a germanic and protestant country to be his inheritor. So... we could say that it is France =)

[@chiefgilray]

@@enkidugarcia5821 Germanic and Protestant country... Oh dear

[@rsmith6366]

I think you mean Latinised and CofE. @@enkidugarcia5821

[@tristman8413]

@@chiefgilray well god doesn't even recognise America

[@chiefgilray]

@@tristman8413 god... Who is he?

[@natalieawdry993]

A fantastic overview video. Just the right pace and depth. Way better than others I've seen!

[@drunkenpeanut6582]

4:27 fun fact, during the battle of hastings william of normandy's men started retreating because they thought he had died, william had to take off his helmet to show his men he was still alive

[@ciaranmck4469]

Well we don't know exactly why they retreated it was either planned or what you said we won't know for certain

[@drunkenpeanut6582]

@@ciaranmck4469 he also did a planned fake retreat to make the english think they gave up and chase williams men, then they turned around and surrounded harold godwinsons men

[@nicholasscott5905]

Pussies

[@johanne577]

lol some YT vids claim the retreat was a deliberate tactical maneuver

[@corcaighogormghus4618]

0:57 Calling the Gaels "just a collection of tribes" it is a massive understatement

[@0112RL]

Ikr?? Just skipped over ancient civilisations that easily

[@RealLifeW0rld]

*_The Best Video ever by VC3 Productions !! ;-)_*

[@user-zw5tp3qn4s]

Since 2020, I've been reading a lot of books and watching a lot of documentaries about the English history and its kingdom, I find this nation/country/ kingdom extremely fascinating. Everything about it is interesting from its parliament and the debates they have in it, their accent, their football league, the culture, the castles and so on. Will never get board of learning about this country's history. Sometimes I really wish I was born as an Engliah man instead of where I was born.

[@eliasvonbrille]

Are you American?

[@DelBoy__]

Bored*

[@michaelburman2108]

This country is in a sorry state now my friend

[@michaelperry5463]

@@RandomStuffTday behave, 5th in writing only. oh woo we have an aircraft carrier with no jets lol.

[@danielfitzgerald2561]

I'd like to make you an honorary Englishman wherever you are in the world

[@sarcasticghost2050]

I live in Newcastle and I am sad that we no longer make ships for the uk

[@markscouler2534]

The goverment fucked us in the north do they still have the vickers tank factory or has that been sold

[@GrindMetalMadness]

@@markscouler2534 think the tank factory was reopened in 2015

[@elwulfcoe1696]

@@markscouler2534 same in the West Country, though we're often forgotten. Our economy has largely been centres around industry, ports, fishing, and mines. All of that has practically gone now, and we've been left with practically F-all. Thing is the West Country is really nice so everyone assumes we're all rich but there's a lot of poverty here.

[@grandpasandwich]

@@elwulfcoe1696 in Gloucestershire there's lots of areas with wealth thag make us look rich, but there's a lot of homelessness in the towns and cities

[@elwulfcoe1696]

@@grandpasandwich I'm from Gloucester mate!

[@jamessumner4884]

“Countries started to want their independence,” so Britain gave Hong Kong to China

[@Kedebons]

Hahahaha OMG

[@dylanmurphy572]

They’ll end up a minority in their own country if they side with the West

[@lu881]

Because Hong Kong belonged to China.

[@05r41]

@@lu881 it’s a shame that the ccp has control over Hong Kong now

[@mrmeerkat1096]

No Britain gave Hong Kong back to China because they signed a 99 year lease with China to control it, and that lease ended in 1997.

[@unaturallyhailey8749]

you posted this on my 8th birthday and I absolutely love British history :)

[@simonsquires8745]

Gotta love that fanfare when mentioning Napoleon. Respecte, mon général.

[@ric8843]

The dude that invented the boat needs around of applause 👏

[@05r41]

What about the dude who invented the wheel? Or the dude who invented the bow and arrow?

[@matthewmclean9012]

@@05r41 the wheel needs a second factor to work. And that's flat even ground

[@fortisfogggg7032]

@@05r41 alright calm down

[@Historyporium]

This is a great summary of a super complex history. Awesome job 🙏🏻😁

[@violetrose740]

14:28 I love this sequence for some reason.

[@jamienewman1488]

Thank you, i learned more in 20 minutes with you, that I did in 16 years of school… Im sure they did lessons on this, I just didn’t pay much attention back then.

[@Only-Bonks]

Britain's ruler is tea, the queen as amazing as she is, is no where near as great as that delicious beverage. I'm also British so watching this is actually quite nice to see where our ancestors came from and what they have done. So thanks for this

[@davidmockler2160]

How's it nice to see your ancestors were brutal rapists pillaging burning and enslaving hundreds of millions of people

[@Only-Bonks]

@@davidmockler2160 I'd rather look at the brighter side of my ancestors actions And I don't want to pick a fight but the chances of your ancestors being brutal rapists and murders are also high.

[@nicholasscott5905]

The queen's dead

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

Your ancestors were no more than pirates, looters, scheming racists. Don't be so proud over them. BTW, Queen is dead and a caricature of a king is on the throne, his wife unable to wear Kohinoor.

[@philcarroll5975]

Well done on giving Welsh, scottish and irish history a fair shout, too many just include English history or the history of the other nations when it affected england.

[@sandrider1406]

Everyone hates the english

[@SARHistories]

Years worth of learning in 20 minutes. Most impressive! Best history in the world and most of it can still be seen !

[@robincalson587]

That really was a quick generalized history, fun video really brought back memories of history class :)

[@disasterblast]

I mean we also ended the slave trade across most of the world - even blockading Brazil. The only modern slavers are Arabic and African and in ‘certain’ parts of Asia.

[@unconvincingrebel]

What?? That's like saying I stabbed someone to death but then I stopped stabbing so I should be applauded. Let go of your pride, Britain has a disgusting shameful past.

[@unconvincingrebel]

@Kerrie Cain Britain significantly more shamful than most countries especially when we barely acknowledge our crimes and most of the public see the empire as something to be proud about.

[@asubmariner7970]

@@unconvincingrebel how did you figure that one out?

[@unconvincingrebel]

@Kerrie Cain You live in the spoils of our past crimes. Britian is a rich advanced county due to becoming wealthy off the back of murder, slavery and stealing things. you should be able to acknowledge this instead of dismissing it just because you didnt take part.

[@unconvincingrebel]

@@asubmariner7970 it's all in the history books that they dont teach you at school because it makes Britain look very bad. Instead you get Tudors and shitloads of WW2

[@nathansellars3757]

how can you cover British history and not mention the battle of Trafalgar

[@TheIceColdBikeDestroyer]

Nathan Sellars why all you need to know is that the French lost as usual

[@tSp289]

Well, what you need to know is that the massed French and Spanish fleets were obliterated through capture and sinking, which left Britain pretty much unopposed on the sea for the next few decades. Hence "Britannia rules the waves". Allowed for the Empire and the Industrial Revolution. Possibly the most significant battle in early modern history.

[@TheIceColdBikeDestroyer]

@@tSp289 well I mean the seven years war already showed the British fleet was superior to the French one

[@tSp289]

Yes but the French and Spanish were still an active threat after that. After Trafalgar, the only real naval threats were tied up under blockade in the French ports. So long as they were kept there, Britain had no real opponents in global trade and power projection by sea. The Americans made and crewed some very nice ships, but they didn't have the numbers or the intention to really get in the way, and everyone else was either allied or tied up.

[@aljack1979]

@@tSp289 You forgot to mention that Nelson's fleet was out numbered aswell.

[@isaacparra6073]

Great video, always and admired the British culture with its innovations and obvious leave us the most beautiful language and impart tea in the world, long live the UK.

[@Brittania-69]

This is really helpful because I’m writing a book about the British empire

[@joshgreen2450]

Can’t believe you mentioned Middlesborough for the steel industry when Sheffield was much larger and was the home of the invention of stainless steel

[@dickmonkey-king1271]

It's Middlesbrough. Confusing, I know, since our football team is 'Boro'.

[@joshgreen2450]

@@dickmonkey-king1271 my point stands xD it should mention sheffield if its talking steel and the northern industrial rev

[@dickmonkey-king1271]

@@joshgreen2450 Come on man. Sheffield has lots going for it. Middlesbrough is a boundless shit-hole. Let us have something.

[@boozybassplayer]

not really, theres loads of places with exactly the same background as Sheffield (there are over 50 "Steel Cities" in the world, there are 8 in USA alone and 8 India too, not to mention the rest of the world), Birmingham was the original Steel city in this country waaaay before sheffield ever was and then Coventry too...

[@sanjaym8]

Uppa blades

[@MBOROPE]

I love that Middlesbrough gets a mention, the town's impact is often overlooked 👍

[@jonathansayers9964]

UTB

[@josef596]

Today’s world was shaped by the British.

[@dbznappa]

And in 2018 the British people said "naaaa, we don't wanna play anymore", and into the pages of irrelevance they shall disappear, and remain for the rest of humanity.

[@RichARock]

@@dbznappa what are you on about?

[@dbznappa]

@Fadbamse Yeah I guess I am. I think the world needs to work together, and we vote to exit the EU. And it's made it so we now have no say on how the world should be run. Still noticing that Brexiters aren't saying "see how much better everything is?", and to be honest, I don't think they ever will.

[@matthewo5572]

dbznappa bruh, brexit hasn’t even happened because of the wankers in parliament, and also Britain won’t become irrelevant, because it’s in the British blood to not want to be irrelevant

[@noyes5153]

Josef lol sure it is

[@Redsk8tr]

Thank you for your video! You pack a lot in, in just 20 minutes! I love the way you run the dates in the top corner. Very helpful. As an American, I'd like to make one correction to your script. Most of the original settlers of the British colonies were leaving England in search of religious freedom, not to spread their faith as missionaries to the New World. The Puritans and Catholics did not have freedom and had to leave in order to practice freely. The colony of Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore, who had to step down from Parliament because he was Catholic. You are right, though, that later colonists came to seek wealth and land, after the first waves survived and showed promise. Thanks again!

[@hugowhite1793]

The most remarkable nation ever to have existed. A small Atlantic island that pretty much invented the modern world. Everything from the computer to football.

[@rolandzarka5191]

Yes, Britain is a country of immense culture. But too dominated by mercantilism.

[@penname5766]

And for those complaining that certain things have been left out/glossed over - come on, this is the history of the British Isles spanning several thousand years and all condensed into just twenty minutes. Not to mention the fact that our history has been exceptionally complex, by anyone's standards.

[@blacky1987]

3 years have passed and you're still the only person who clocked this.

[@rennieplacide3162]

Simply well done, well executed, much appreciated this video. Many things are in perspective

[@jhkcrandallwin5776]

Awesome video! Just dropped a subscribe. Keep up the good work!

[@lukejohns5900]

Only the puritans in Plymouth had come to America for religious reasons, the point of the colony in Jamestown was for monetary gain

[@debbierowley8379]

Mr. Murica a colony is a colony... whatever the outcome the reason for it is the same.... to colonise.

[@h1.w590]

Mr. Murica no shit it was to make money, like the guy said above they were colonising not making buddy’s

[@stokedflyfisher]

To be fair, the potatoes famine had a lot to do with oppression on religious grounds.