Battle of the Boyne, 1690 ⚔️ When the balance of power in Europe changed forever

[@HistoryMarche]

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[@officerirish2409]

Hey just an idea but a battle after this was the siege of Limerick it was a strong battle which I would love to see

[@debdeepdas8034]

Please make a video on the Battle of Denain. It is one of the most important battles in the War of the Spanish Succession

[@brokenbridge6316]

You always find such curious battles to make video's out of. Nicely done video.

[@Samir-sleepy]

next video battle of the trench please

[@dorinportar01]

If you looking for good examples, try to find batles between Stefan cel Mare and Turkish empire

[@dmitryalexandersamoilov]

we gather again to witness little squares beat the absolute carnage out of each other

[@Tasogare85]

... I laughed so hard to this comment :D

[@HistoryMarche]

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[@greenfawkes]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69 O'RLLY?

[@wyattjenkins7898]

And I’d be dammed if I’d miss out on it

[@Sceptonic]

​@@TheDogGoesWoof69 🤓

[@kiw0xi]

Besides these guys doing all the work creating the animations, the research on the history and anything else that goes in making these videos - let's also give a hands up to narrator David McCallion. His voice just fits like a silk glove and makes listening and watching their work a true masterpiece.

[@ChrisDyn1]

"Will-yum", "battal-yun". He's an awful narrator. 'Hugenot' was a travesty of a pronunciation as well.

[@scrounger-h8i]

@@ChrisDyn1Agreed.Lack of knowledge of pronunciation of Irish names seriously belittles the great work.

[@erikpuente1250]

Nah, he's a pretty banging narrator

[@dawnmoriarty9347]

He may be a goodish narrator, but he really needs to check the pronunciation of place names. It's quite distracting every time he gets it wrong

[@dawnmoriarty9347]

@@scrounger-h8i not just Irish places. I had to double check where he was talking about when he tried to say Salisbury

[@takolink3350]

I love all of the work you guys put into this. Can't wait for more videos.

[@BreakingWhite]

So kind of you

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you for the kind words and the support! Much appreciated!

[@zertyuz]

Thanks for keeping this amazing channel funded :)

[@alansokelisatruehero8520]

'agreed, we need more genuine history lessons. But in a couple years this will be remade by hollywood with all black american actors that say the evil whites stole their history and they are simply correcting the racist history books. this is slight jest but netflix will call it a documentary and anyone wishing to preserve history will be labeled racist. if they can steal viking history and back wash it's kings replacing northern european men with an american black feminist and activist with hollywoods and the Democratic Party full support in american and Corbinites and the Labor party in UK will yes mam the whole charade, there really is nothing they won't propagandize for woke hollywood and Disney's " THE Message". as a history buff there are few things more cringe than what's taking place currently to european history.

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@HistoryMarche Who narrates your vidoes ? I they are from the UK :) He sounds like the man who narrates vidoes for Epic History TV youtube channel

[@kudos1209]

The whole area around Drogheda is arguably the most astonishing part of Ireland from a historical point of view. The Battle of the Boyne site at Oldbridge (3 miles from the town), one of the world's most extraordinary burial tombs at Newgrange (5 miles from the town), Knowth & Dowth nearby, the round tower & finest of all celtic crosses at Monasterboice (3 miles away), the beautiful 850 year old Mellifont Abbey (4 miles or so) and then Drogheda itself with Laurence Gate (a spectacular Barbican Gate), several other town gates and towers, Millmount Tower and its Museum overlooking the town, the finest viaduct in Ireland, numerous gothic churches and unbelievable history including the Cromwellian invasion. It's only 20 minutes from Dublin airport but well worth spending a few days exploring rather than popping up for half a day from Dublin.

[@kudos1209]

and, of course, Saint Oliver Plunkett's head on display in St. Peter's Church on the main street....it's very gruesome but fascinating!

[@simonolsen9995]

More than 30 years ago on the other side of the world, I briefly met a raven haired, ivory skinned girl of stunning beauty. I cannot remember her name, but I clearly remember her Irish mates teasing her about being from Drogheda.

[@leanbanclog]

Beautiful countryside, unfortunately it's a bit of a scumbag town

[@AnnesleyPlaceDub70]

​@leanbanclog there's trouble everywhere these days, drogheda is savage for a night out, and a smashing place in general. From a "born bred and buttered " Dub.

[@alfaromeo1819]

Why IRELAND are now silent?❤❤❤❤❤🎉😂

[@Hemlock.]

I remember vaguely learning about the battle of the boyne as a child here in Ireland. Usually the focus was on the aftermath it created for Irish catholics but it was great to learn about the full context and build up to it here. I think my favourite pieces of these videos is honestly the quotes from the leaders at the time, really humanizes the representation of flags moving on a map. As a history lover who enjoys the vidoes on this channel it's interesting to see a battle that actually took place in my country, thank you!

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

I am guessing you attended a Catholic school then. I daresay a Unionist syllabus looks somewhat different. Understanding biases in your sources of information is an important part of reaching the objective truth.

[@sandrabrowne2350]

​@@zelandakhniteblade5436Catholic people who already had suffered genocide land loss 40 years previously to this era still made up 80 % of the population what Unionist bias they were fighting for survival and their ancestral land culture, language English/ British people historians need to acknowledge the experiences of their nearest neighbour thankfully ROI is a proud member of a progressive Europe!

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

@@sandrabrowne2350 That is sort of my point. There are biases on every side and different weights placed on the various historical events according to convenience. Frankly what the British did in Ireland is a black mark on the nation but I cannot say I really heard much about it in an English schooling. Finding alternative sources helps a great deal in at least grasping the fundamentals.

[@elemar5]

@@sandrabrowne2350 How is your land , culture and language at the moment with progressive Europe's immigration policies?

[@sandrabrowne2350]

@@elemar5 great learning by others mistakes certainty Brexit a disaster on every front and will not go down road of "Orange Racialism" Irish culture games thriving amongst new Irish right wing a very small minority problems with influx due to Ukraine war but solvable ROI could still cope with another million people if economic conditions right better to be part of a market of 300m than outside "English ,exceptionalism " a joke!

[@maemorri]

Amazing to think William was asthmatic. While he wasn't personally robust, he was extremely active in battle.

[@casmatt99]

Does anyone else think you could more effectively teach high school students strictly with videos on this channel? History isn't about names and dates, it's about where and why. This gives you as much useful information in 30 minutes as a textbook provides in a semester.

[@antorseax9492]

I love these videos, but history is more than battles. I get the US system is bad - were you really taught history?

[@elkpants1280]

@@antorseax9492 American history classes intentionally teach very little history, as an American with an interest in history.

[@chase4leafclover597]

To be fair there is so little time to teach so much. At my school we had one year to learn all of ancient history and one year to learn modern. You really only have enough time to teach the bare minimum. The depth of detail in these videos are closer to an upper division college class.

[@casmatt99]

@@antorseax9492 after studying several eras of history, I don't agree. History is the story of power struggles and conflict. Humans have been at war with themselves for almost the entirety of our existence, it's in our nature. Many scholars would argue that the very origin and concept of government is simply a means to mobilize for warfare.

[@trplankowner3323]

@@antorseax9492 The public school system in the US hasn't been anything other than indoctrination for the last 30 year and was of poor quality for 10 years before that. This is what US student learn: America=bad, whites=bad, Christians=bad, Western civilization=bad, and that is all they learn. Since they are not taught mathematics, economics or sciences, even if the students wanted to learn history on their own, they wouldn't understand it.

[@FreeFallingAir]

This channel makes my heart happy. One picnic nearly decided the fate of Europe

[@carlpfeiffer2989]

Thanks!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you very much for the support, very kind of you.

[@The_ZeroLine]

James is one of those guys who needed to be told “If you won’t fight for yourself, why should anyone else?” Uninspiring, a coward and a bad tactician to boot, it’s a wonder anyone signed up.

[@Leon-bc8hm]

Yes he was an utter failure.

[@ciaranbrk]

When you're oppressed you take any opportunity nomstter how slim to try free yourself .

[@timfirth977]

And a major slave trader, and altogether nasty type who wanted absolute monarchy.

[@WarPigstheHun]

They only signed up because he was English.

[@imperatorscotorum6334]

James’ Irish followers fought for him under the hope he would restore their rights and reverse the land grabs of the previous decades

[@jaymate4556]

This is local history to me and you've done it well!

[@hardrocksuk]

Thanks for all your hard work. Great content, as ever!

[@matthewreyes2401]

Much thanks history marche. This gives me a sense of pride to get an idea where my family fought on this battle. Thank you.

[@tomgreene7942]

Ah, this also was of interest to me, as my relative, Sir Greene, sided with James II and the family pretty much lost everything, including 13 castles. It was all uphill for him with much gains, then downhill after the landing in England by William of Orange. Shortly thereafter, the family moved, perhaps fled, to America.

[@davidhughes8357]

Seriously Historymarche. Your documentaries are great whatever the specific subject. Look forward to them always!

[@irishaudia6c750]

If anyone visits Ireland the Boyne interpretive Centre is very interesting and worth a visit, shows the battle in detail

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Damn Prince Bowden is a legend

[@alansokelisatruehero8520]

been wanting to go to the Dublin library which inspired the harry potter universe.

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

@@alansokelisatruehero8520 No Arab magic books and the Middle East

[@dannywholuv]

Im in the north but will take the trip down. Thanks

[@davelong9055]

Lervish

[@MG-cw4rw]

This channel will go down in history as a legendary and iconic masterpiece.

[@cyclone3371]

i live in northern and we still celebrate this to this day

[@paulduffy4585]

Playing fast and loose with the word "we" there.

[@georgewilson9121]

shook europe are you joking me

[@britishmystic]

Thanks

[@HistoryMarche]

Thanks so much for the support! Very kind of you

[@davidtierney3615]

Best pronunciation of Drogheda I’ve heard, fair play

[@antorseax9492]

Said Lim-er-ick though

[@markarmstrong5234]

Bangor and Dromore were pretty iffy as well

[@davidtierney3615]

yeah very true but given Kings and General's awful attempt at it a while ago i had to give them a shout out for getting the hardest one right, although yeah when I heard Bangor I did cringe haha

[@iluvskylines1234]

Tyrconnell was off as well but for the most part it was pretty good

[@Murdo2112]

You expect him to get the Irish names and places right, when he can't even say "Salisbury" correctly?

[@rainbowsandclouds]

Great documentary, pace of narration and clarity is wonderful - props to whoever animated our favourite square battles

[@castairl9815]

There’s a museum in Meath in Ireland covering the battle of the Boyne. It’s a great visit

[@breydanthein2886]

Thank you historymarche í really enjoy your videos, and like always great work this one was! I also liked how the towns changed color to whoever controlled them

[@paultoner6318]

Thank you so much for this. My family are from Termonfeckin north of Drogheda and this has given me such a wonderful and enlightened perspective. 🙏🙏🙏

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Another day, another increadible video! You're among the best!

[@LemonHead-sq5ws]

Incredible*

[@SOSO.FISHING]

Still massively celebrated to this day in Northern Ireland on the 11th /12th July

[@jimgavin1726]

Time to move on

[@Karl_Mass]

I've often gone for a run down by Oldbridge in Drogheda, great scenery and there are monuments around that describe the Battle of the Boyne.

[@DarthWader-u1g]

This really is one of the best history channels on you tube

[@paulkirk7120]

Very good. This is well researched and as good, if not better, than any other documentary I have seen on this particular battle. There are one or two minor quibbles but nothing much. Schomberg wasn't killed while leading a Cavalry charge but while rallying the Huguenots after their Brigadier, Le Caillemotte, had been mortally wounded. He became separated from his bodyguards and retainers and was cut down and shot by men of the Irish Lifeguards. Schombergs Regiment of Cavalry crossed the Boyne at Drybridge with William. Looking forward to Aughrim next...hopefully.

[@roddorman8292]

Still a polarising character - understatement of the year!! Excellent work again here, thank you.

[@heartwork86]

Love this new generation youtube style of terrain and unit battles. Great channel. Great history. Great production.

[@manfredgrieshaber8693]

Schomberg was a typical aristocratic military commander of his time. He grew up at his family castle Schoenburg in the Rhine valley south of Coblence. His mother who died during his birth was Elisabeth Dudley, a member of the famous Dudley family. Later he became an officer in the french army, then fought for the Portuguese during their war of restauration against the Spain. But when King Louis XIV. cancelled the edict of tolerance he begged Schomberg to convert to Catholicism which he as a Calvinist refused to do. So Schomberg had to leave France. Soon afterwards he was promoted commander of all forces of the Elector of Brandenburg. In 1688 two events occured, the Glorious Revolution in England and the outbreak of the war of the Palatinate Succession. Louis XIV. demanded the Electorate Palatinate for his brother Philippe of Orleans as Philippe had married a daughter of the Elector of Palatinate who had died without a male heir. During the former wars France had managed to avoid any all european opposition by paying huge amounts of money to one or more leaders of several countries of the Holy Roman Empire. But this time nearly all governments came together in an anti-french coalition. This was the background of the Brandenburg support of the cause of William of Orange. The Elector of Brandenburg also known as the Great Elector sent Schomberg with an army to England to fight for William. Louis XIV. became so upset of Schomberg's switch to France's enemies he personally ordered the destruction of Schoenburg Castle. In the 19th century the castle was restored and it is now a hotel. In the entrance one can see two portraits, one of Frederick of Schomberg and another portait of his son Meinhardt, the younger count of Schomberg.

[@leolyon2373]

Thank you for the effort. From the Bronx..

[@schrauberhugo2594]

Wow! Thanks!

[@RobertK1993]

Williamites were the first fascists that hide behind the Constitutional monarchy . King William III was like Colonel Nathan Jessop in A Few Good Men.

[@Bounts_]

I was thinking about how there isn't much videos on this battle, thank you for making this.

[@willfoster2635]

Fantastic and much appreciated. I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland and we were never taught this at school, yet we were Protestants!! Many thanks.

[@charlesstilesmysterydinersfn]

I'm a Protestant in County Londonderry and we learned it in school. Perhaps you should've went to a better school.

[@captainchaos3053]

What school did you go to?

[@willfoster2635]

@@charlesstilesmysterydinersfn Well you didn't learn grammar. it's LEARNT, not learned.

[@willfoster2635]

@@captainchaos3053 It was in Belfast. We weren't taught about the Battle of the Boyne because it may heighten tensions outside. We lived near an interface.

[@captainchaos3053]

@@willfoster2635 OK but what era are we talking because this is not specifically Irish history and had profound effect across Europe.

[@moinmavini335]

It is not necessary to hope in order to act, Nor to succeed in order to persevere. This soooo connected to me

[@hetzijzo5601]

I love your stuff so much, it would be so awesome if you could do some videos about Flanders, the battlefield of Europe

[@Bellinghamspence]

I never knew much about this era. This was a well done informative video.

[@johnducie29]

A very well put together video. A pertinent point is that the Irish Parliament did not recognise William as King of Ireland but continued to recognise James as King of Ireland. The crown of Ireland was in a personal union with that of England, but when the English parliament removed the crown of England from James it did not have any effect in Ireland unless the Irish parliament did it also. A similar situation took place in Scotland but the Scottish Estates (Parliament) removed the crown from James and gave it to William.

[@corvusglaive4804]

I didn't know that - thanks! Very interesting

[@Stand663]

Did you not watch the video. He was King of Ireland by conquest. In those times Kings physically led in battle.

[@findmyirishancestors2026]

@@Stand663 prior to the battle William was a claimant to the the throne of Ireland. After the battle he became King of Ireland by conquest. That is why there was a battle in the first place.

[@BallymoreBoy101]

Wasn't James merely Lord of Ireland, not King? His big brother Charles II had given James much land there but James wasn't shrewd enough to develop it as a strong political base.

[@findmyirishancestors2026]

@@BallymoreBoy101 the Lordship of Ireland ceased to exist when Henry VIII had the Irish Parliament proclaim and declare him King of Ireland in 1541. From that time until 1801 when the Kingdom of Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the King of England was King of Ireland in a personal union of crowns. On succession the monarch had to be proclaimed separately in each of the realms. That was process re-enacted recently when Charles III was proclaimed separately as King in the various realms he is sovereign off. It was the same in the 1688 when James II was proclaimed king. He was then removed as King in England and Scotland (then held in a personal union of crowns like Ireland) by the Parliaments of those kingdoms when his son in law, nephew, and cousin William III, was proclaimed king instead. The lack of that happening in Ireland was why the Battle of Boyne occurred.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Super formative historical coverage video about early stages of world competition between France 🇫🇷 and England 🇬🇧......thank you (History Marche) channel for sharing this wonderful episode 0:28

[@pauls3204]

That not the English flag mate

[@DanMac-lh7tl]

that was not early stages of world competition between France and England. It was a battle between forces supported by the House of Bourbon and the House of Hapsburgs. Both Catholics. William was also supported by the Papal states and Pope. England was just a playing field for the bigger European states in that battle.

[@willek1335]

Good job. I'm not initiated with this area of history, for a general lack of interest in the era, but despite that this was quite the entertaining watch. +1

[@playGOC]

It's enthralling if you're not careful.

[@stevenshumate3430]

My distant relative Jean de la Chaumette, a French Huguenot, fought in this battle. I'm just now discovering. Thanks for the great video.

[@KHK001]

Excellent work HM! as always!

[@matiasmorillo7659]

The way you comment makes me chill, you're great!

[@Splodge542]

I find the campaign in Ireland very interesting. More please.

[@desfoley6335]

I live in Tullyallen, which is the village where the Williamite army camped before the battle. I regularly cycle down "King William's Glen" the mile long descent through the woods to Oldbridge, i didn't know it was there that he was hit with the cannonball. Oldbridge house is open to the public and has lovely walks around the grounds and there is a Visitor Centre too, nice place to find out more about the battle👍

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

I want to know what William had for picnic that made it necessary to have one in front of the Jacobite army.

[@50shekels]

Valour

[@nvelsen1975]

His horse required a rest from carrying the weight of his giant titanium balls. 😉

[@paulkirk7120]

What is known in modern parlance as 'Absolute Shithousery'.

[@Marveryn]

true brittish monarch stomping for tea while surveying the battlines

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Maybe there was a cute girl with him that needed to be impressed...

[@creativitycell]

Brilliant channel n great narration, really brings history alive in the here n now! Medieval times were mental! Imagine the pub talk!😮

[@eagleofceaser6140]

I didn't realize so many nationalities were were in William's Army Dutch Danes French Huguenots English Scottish Irish

[@gentlemanzackp6591]

some americans as well as years progressed toward 1715 "the '15 uprising"

[@dickbakker1035]

A Dutch King on the throne in England what did he bring.. did he and Mary change the political system, did they bring in the economical powerhouse of the Dutch Republic?

[@Aoderic]

As a Danish history teacher, it was quite new information to me, that there were about 7000 Danish troops there. There is so many little stories, that aren't part of the curriculum, and so you'll never hear about them, unless you stumble upon them.

[@blueocean2510]

William was blessed by the Pope, before the battle, the Pope wanted his land back. The painting exists in N.I. of William being blessed by the Pope, ruler of the Roman empire. The guns used by William were superior, made in Switzerland.

[@jemoedermeteensnor88]

The Dutch were almost always at war with way larger countries so they often relied on mercenaries. These mostly came out of northern Germany because they had great relations with most. That is probably were the Danish come from. The French Huguenots were probably were probably Dutch citizens by that time, but were placed in a seperate regiment because of the cultural and linguistic differences. The English, Scottish and Irish were probably just protestants or mercenaries that cared more about money than religion.

[@1960Sawman]

I once took a train from Dublin to Drogheda back in 1980. I then took a bus from Drogheda to Kingscourt, County Cavan. I stayed overnight at the Mackin Hotel in Kingscourt. The next day, I walked a couple of miles and then hitchhiked to the docks at Larne near Belfast. That was the closest I have ever been to the sight of the Battle of the Boyne. Historic battle.

[@molybdaen11]

I like the little comments. It gives the people character.

[@frederickwood9116]

More than I remember from school. Thanks for the material

[@haydenwilson2944]

You guys are amazing with the content you’s show iv been following your channel for awhile now and will continue to do so keep it up team

[@ltarmenia4ever]

This narrator. Damn. I could listen to his voice all day. Seriously, he could voice many characters and make them feel authentic.

[@zoeybella234]

Excellent work, thank you.

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible, thank you!

[@zack2608]

The best battle history channel ever!

[@daveclowes1476]

Really well done! To tell so concisely and not get boged down in modern politics on such a tinderbox battle is an art! Well done historymarche!

[@captainbadd]

One of the best channels on YT.

[@T.S.Birkby]

“Those Protestants up to no good as usual” - Father Ted

[@taun856]

"Careful Now"

[@curlywurly1767]

Father Ted quotes never get old. 😂😂😂

[@ruaraidhmorrison5879]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@myrmidonesantipodes6982]

You mean winning?

[@Nasraniksatria]

Jangan katakan bahwa dia ayah. Hanya Tuhan adalah ayah.

[@drpeterc12]

Finally we are beginning to understand what really happened in Ireland, thanks in part to your video.

[@SolidAvenger1290]

"One of the peculiarities of this man, ordinarily so saturnine and reserved, was that danger acted on him like wine, opened his heart, loosened his tongue, and took away all appearance of restraint from his manner. On this memorable day at the Boyne, he was seen wherever the peril was greatest." - Lord Macaulay - upon William of Orange's conduct at Boyne The Battle of Boyne was instrumental in securing the ascendency of Anglican Protestantism in Ireland. However, England would see continual resistance to Protestant control in the coming centuries as Southern Ireland remained defiant to England's rule

[@pmurnion]

This is a (bad) rewrite of history. There was no "Southern Ireland". That was only created in 1922 by partition. The 1790 rebellion was led by Northerners. The Troubles was entirely in the North. One thing I can agree with is "Englands rule". None of the usual nonsense about Britain or the UK.

[@SolidAvenger1290]

@@pmurnion Whatever tension in Northern Ireland also affects the Southern/Republic of Ireland. The Brexit referendum of 2016 has caused potential problems for the myriad complexities that lie within Northern Ireland’s status, including the EU, most notably for the border. In 2022, there will be no physical border, but questions of trade and immigration could affect the border in the future for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Throughout Brexit negotiations, EU, Irish, and UK officials all sought to avoid the return of a hard border, fearing that checkpoints could complicate trade, revive tensions between communities, and open the door to renewed violence. Between the Northern Ireland Protocol and the new Windsor Framework, many parties that align with the Catholic-led Irish (with elements inside the Republic of Ireland) still continue to question the intentions of the English. Brexit takes Northern Ireland out of the European Union and leaves the Republic of Ireland in the European Union, drawing a stark distinction and difference between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It defies the whole spirit of the Good Friday Agreement, the power-sharing agreement that ended the Troubles in 1998 and tended to diminish the distinctions between north and south. (many articles online obviously state that/calling the Republic of Ireland the "South" so feel free to criticize them as well:) Brexit has also activated a historical sense of betrayal on the part of the Northern Irish against Britain. One curious fact of the Northern Irish psyche that has been true for a long, long time is that while they are intensely loyal to the crown and the union with Great Britain, there’s also no love lost between the Northern Irish unionists and Great Britain: the Irish unionists always feel let down, always feel betrayed. So there’s a fear that Brexit will strand Northern Ireland on the other side of a customs border in the Irish Sea. This is the main cause of the recent surge in unionist protests in Belfast, which President Biden attended earlier this year to celebrate Good Friday & indirectly try to quell the tension in Northern Ireland. Do I think Ireland will ever be united again? Before Brexit, I would have said, “possibly yes.” There was a kind of momentum and there seemed to be a will for reunification. The strong referendum in favor of the Good Friday Agreement on both sides of the border in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic suggested that there was a political will, if not toward unification, at least toward reconciliation. There are a lot of reasons that still make me think Ireland will eventually reunite. The demographics have changed. Protestants are no longer a clear majority in Northern Ireland. It’s more evenly split, with a growing percentage of people in the north of Ireland who do not align themselves either as Protestant or Catholic, which means there’s now a pretty sizable minority that is outside of this cultural antipathy altogether. And they don’t identify with Protestant unionists, nor with Catholic nationalists. Overall, the consequences of Brexit are more fully felt. The number of people from Northern Ireland who once understood themselves as British but now travel on a passport stamped by the Irish Republic is growing.

[@joemdee]

@@SolidAvenger1290Northern Unionists only hold Irish passports as a flag of convenience to avoid queuing at EU airports. All of my family (except myself) have them and it is no measure of a growing acceptance of an inevitability of a United Ireland. In any event there is no economic argument in support of a united ireland. A bit like Scotland in that no one can tell where the money will come from if the UK pulls out of Northern Ireland. The election of a Sinn Fein government in ROI would also knock back any reconciliation between the two races who inhabit the island by 500 years.

[@tomgreene7942]

@@SolidAvenger1290 Thanks for this write-up on the politics of Ireland and the Brexit. As an American it is hard to understand the complexities of it all. One thing I don't get that you wrote. Some Northern Irish have passports stamped by the Irish Republic? I though everyone in the EU just had an EU passport, but are they actually assigned by each individual country?

[@leonaessens4399]

@@tomgreene7942 There's no such thing as an EU passport. Each member state of the EU issues its own passports.

[@paul9745pdb]

Love these little history videos.

[@HeronPoint2021]

growing up for seventy years listening to all the drama and death going on between Ireland and England the more I binge watch these videos the more I realize this has been going on for centuries.

[@jamesholben9714]

Thank you for the excellent discription of the Battle of the Boyne!

[@rextucker3184]

James: "Your countrymen, madam, can run well" Lady Tyrconnell: "Not so well as your majesty, for I see you have won the race" And James once again fled the field. This may be the best footnote ever.

[@rickarmknecht8903]

Thank you for making this.

[@roykliffen9674]

King Billy might be a polarising figure in Ireland, but I believe his reign in Britain ranks among the most stable, prosperous and peaceful periods the Brits had known for ages.

[@exarck3722]

That was Educational and entertaining. I didn't think I'd watch the whole thing but I did! Thank you!

[@markstott6689]

William of Orange landed at Brixham, a fishing village at the southern end of Torbay. There's a bloody great statue on the keyside commemorating the fact.

[@trueblue3719]

He did and he then landed at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland where there is also a statue to remember the glorious revolution.

[@markstott6689]

@@trueblue3719 Awesome 😀

[@charlesstilesmysterydinersfn]

​@@trueblue3719yup. Got a picture with the statue there, and at Kensington Palace too.

[@theblackprince1346]

First learnt about this battle way back in the early 2000s watching father and son duo Peter and Dan Snow on Battlefield Britain.

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

One sided historian s

[@jmanj3917]

Maybe you could make the font size a bit bigger, so the extra information can be read while watching the video?

[@peterhunt135]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@ranger36100]

And still celebrated to this day, the “Glorious 12th of July “

[@jimgavin1726]

By Neanderthals. Time to catch up with the rest of the world.

[@wedgeantillies66]

A very succinct and informative video on a defining moment in British history, that set the seal on the centuries old transformation of Britain from a absolutist to a constitutional monarchy. As William's victory at the Boyne ensured the permeance of the glorious revolution of 1688 and constitutional tenants enshrined in it agreed between Monarch and Parliament and prevented any return to the rule of an absolutist type monarch like James II, had been.

[@BallymoreBoy101]

and there was me thinking that the recent Civil War and disposal of treasonous Charles I had fatally weakened pretensions to royal absolutism!

[@wedgeantillies66]

@@BallymoreBoy101Think you find that Charles II was able to dissolve parliament in 1679, 1680 and 1681 and ended up ruling on his own until his death in 1685. Due to refusing to allow Parliament to pass the exclusion bill that would have prevented his brother and heir James from succeeding him on the throne in favour of a protestant heir. While at times throughout his reign, he and Parliament butted heads over laws, policy and financial matters. His successor James II, would go much further in terms of trying to rule by in affect an absolutism style of government, backed up by an massively increased military and reintroducing Catholicism, threatening the very foundations of the Hybrid Absolute/Constitutional monarchy and protestant faith that underpinned it, that led to the glorious revolution.

[@maribelfarnsworth4565]

Thanks for a clear and succinct account of this important battle.

[@jeromebarry1741]

As a sacrifice to the algorithm, I'll say that your description of Huegenots in the Williamite forces sparked my interest. A French branch of my ancestors are suspected by me of having been expelled from France as Huegenots. A 1690 date for Huegenots in Ireland matches the timeline for my ancestral branch to be in Ireland and England. I shall attempt to find if any of my kin were in that battle.

[@scottyb5039]

I'm from Lisburn, the street I grew up on is called huegenot drive

[@jemoedermeteensnor88]

It's quite common for non-Catholics like Jews and Protestants to have travelled to the Netherlands stay there for 1-2 generation and than travel to Ireland or Engeland. Stay there for 3-5 generations and travel from there to the New World. This started around ~1300 until like ~1950. (Ofcourse in the earlier times they would they much longer before travelling to America)

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

I suggest you start your search among rhe survivors

[@mathieuguillet4036]

Who knows? You may have distant relations in South Africa, too. It was another major destination for French Protestants.

[@juanfrankazofeifagonzalez6583]

- Sure,They WenT To NeTherland and Brandemburg Too,And They Took The IndusTry of Looms,Bakerys,and Cheese French There SiTes...~

[@michaelryan9263]

From Termonfeckin myself near Drogheda, Oldbridge where the battle took place has a brilliant museum converted from the manor house with beautiful gardens and an open amphitheatre. The battlefield itself is preserved with a popular walking trail around, used by a local cross country club to train. William's Glen near Tullyallen where he camped before the battle is also nearby. The flat plains of East Ireland from Wicklow up to North Louth and across to the borders of bogland of the midlands contains most of Ancient Ireland history (Newgrange, Tara, Collon) as the Boyne Valley was the epicentre. As well as this The Pale, was entirely contained within this region bringing with that its own historical influence to the area.

[@irishpatriotv2575]

7:45 1650’s, the rebellion that trigged that confiscation was in the 1640’s

[@ahmedsachwani2868]

5:16 this made me laugh a lot man. Love your narration man

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

The battle which makes Britain, Britain, why we are the finest country in the world.

[@treborsirrah7916]

Sure is ,that's why all the boat refugees are heading there.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

@@treborsirrah7916 Definitely, even from civilized countries like France, Britain is the best, everyone knows that.

[@zertyuz]

my god another historymarche video when I wasn't looking... you are a legend my man

[@wedgeantillies66]

William rode his personal luck at the Boyne, to great extremes as one would expect of a warrior monarch, very nearly being killed twice before and during the battle as well surviving a very bad asthma attack after crossing the Boyne river. Moments upon which history could have turned in a different direction if he was tiny bit less lucky.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Fortune favours the brave ...

[@wedgeantillies66]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Indeed

[@kublakhan1334]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle , he wasn’t brave , he was a fat imposter.

[@DenUitvreter]

I wouldn't characterize him as a warrior monarch, he wasn't a monarch before 1689 but an appointed military commander, but much more of a shrewd geopolitician, who had no real interest in conquest other than as a necessity but somehow reveled in battle when called upon.

[@wedgeantillies66]

@@DenUitvreter He was king in all, but name, once he got rid of the de witt brothers as stadholder. Spent two decades successfully repulsing French attempts to conquer Holland, Before even ascending to the English throne.

[@beslim15]

Very well done. Great graphics and commentary!

[@thomasnelson6161]

The battle of the boyne did, however, result in a very solid irish folk song 👌

[@davelong9055]

Lervish

[@thomasnelson6161]

@@davelong9055 ¿que?

[@davelong9055]

@@thomasnelson6161 Shrit

[@thomasnelson6161]

@@davelong9055 you've lost the plot, sir.

[@davelong9055]

@@thomasnelson6161 I am the plot.

[@Rainwarner]

Great video!, Surprised Monmouths rebellion wasn't mentioned as a prelude.

[@imperatorscotorum6334]

Hope to see a video on the Battle of Aughrim

[@dendradwar9464]

Much prefer to see a video on Yellow Ford .. the Irish Cannae .. complete destruction of the English army in Ireland ..

[@omerk2534]

another great video

[@mercianthane2503]

Somehow the story of medieval Ireland is often overlooked. We know about the norse and their raids, the rivalry between France and England and many other conflicts; but when it comes to Ireland, we barely see anything. This is fascinating.

[@prestons9305]

There's many books of recorded history of Ireland. You haven't made the choice to go check em out.

[@owenlindkvist5355]

@@prestons9305 Many books and contemporary focus are two different things, mate

[@curlywurly1767]

Check out books by Jonathan Bardon. Very informative.

[@mercianthane2503]

@@curlywurly1767 Noice! I will

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

​@@mercianthane2503well, fhere is always Tristan and Isolde...

[@andyguy0610]

Excellent video, you have gained another subscriber! This is yet another reason why I do not bother with a TV licence. KZbin has plenty of excellent content!

[@matthewbarry376]

I'll make some corrections: Tyrconnel is actually Tírconaill. Its pronounced Tear-Connell. Its a place not a title, its called Donegal today in English. The title and man your thinking of is the 1st Earl of Tyrconnel Richard Talbot. Also Niall O'Neill Lord of Clandeboye has a portrait painting of him so you can use it if you want.

[@personperson143]

Shut up fenian NO SURRENDER 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jamesschaller753]

Source: trust me bro

[@paulkirk7120]

Indeed, but it is shorthand to refer to him as Tyrconnell in the same way that Archibald Campell, Earl of Argyll would be known simply as Argyll or John Churchill Earl of Marlborough as Marlborough.

[@jamesgreaney7615]

It *was* a title, too.

[@jamesgreaney7615]

@@jamesschaller753 he's right about everything (except Tyrconnel was indeed a title named for the place) so what are you dubious about?

[@paulreynolds6476]

Sorry I forgot to say, great video excellently explained (as usual) Thank you

[@jimarnn1938]

Sacrificing to the algorithm in the hopes it brings more of these history bits.

[@NotAnAustralianEngineer]

I live a 10 minute walk from the battle site. It's a beautiful area and a visitors centre with lots of displays and a cool diorama battle map

[@barryb90]

Unfortunately, this resulted in the continued persecution and confiscation of lands of native Irish Catholics for generations.

[@johnstuart4914]

Lol, the irish seem to love confiscating land from the natives. Current government larping as cromwell

[@donaldmacdonald4901]

Catholics weren’t exactly pleasant to Protestants were they?

[@barra6709]

​@@donaldmacdonald4901 can't blame them. They uprooted them off their lands and gave it to a foreign population and slapped a ton of laws against them.

[@TheSWCantina]

​@@donaldmacdonald4901 they discriminated and threw the whole native population into destitution and only a few decades prior Cromwell's campaign killed somewhere between 20-40% of the islands population. What were you expecting them to do, kiss their feet?

[@road-eo6911]

​@@donaldmacdonald4901 And protestants to Catholics ey?

[@markj2305]

It would be nice to see a chronological time based history of your work.

[@dschaub9535]

The guy who patched up William of Orange was Dr Albert Wakefield. He is in my family tree on my fathers, mothers side. William ended up giving the land that comprised the battle to Dr Wakefield as he was “so impressed with the skill of the dressing.”

[@stephenwhyte8328]

A family tree that goes back to 1690 😂 Bullshit!

[@dschaub9535]

@@stephenwhyte8328 Your family tree has no roots?

[@dschaub9535]

@@bfc3057 To the victor goes the spoils. I guess. I had never heard of this battle until reading some genealogy paperwork that my late aunt had. I looked it up on KZbin and son of a “b”.

[@dschaub9535]

@@bfc3057 Descendants emigrated to America between 1768 and 1773 It says Dr Albert Wakefield only had one child. A son named Robert who died in England in the prime of his life from a battle wound. It states that he had at least three children…

[@dschaub9535]

@@bfc3057 I too live in the United States.

[@jon83715]

Excellent work!

[@Raadpensionaris]

Seriously impressive that the Dutch are only first mentioned at 17:23. And any explaination of the Glorious Revolution is incomplete without explaining the 1670 treaty of Dover and the Dutch trauma of 1672

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

Great video!

[@markchambers3833]

It's a little misleading to say that William's ambition was to take the English crown - the way it's presented here suggests that was his primary objective when really it was a means to an end. William's main objective was to prosecute war with Louis XIV's and break his dominance over continental Europe - thereby securing the safety of the Netherlands. Taking the English crown would ensure he had access to the English military resources he needed to achieve this aim. Or so he hoped. As it turned out, once the English parliament got what they wanted and were rid of James II, they were less than keen to finance William's continental war. William spent most of his reign in a perpetual struggle with parliament, particularly after Mary II's death in 1694.

[@johnlewis9158]

the bank of England was formed in 1684 to finance the war against Louis the Fourteenth's France in the Spanish war of succession.

[@tpower1912]

That's exactly the message I got from the video though

[@DenUitvreter]

He didn't look forward to being king, he knew the English would remain hostile to him as a foreigner and that's why he demanded to get a formal invitation. Securing the safety of the Netherlands was also securing the future of his beloved faith. He didn't like big castles, all the royal obligations and the city air. William once said he felt like the king of the Netherlands and stadtholder of England for which parliament gave him the biggest headaches.

[@twiddlerat9920]

This is why I don't view William as being as great a king as he's made out to be. He didn't really care about britain that much, and really just wanted to be king so he could use the resources there for dutch interests