Horrible Histories George The 1st

[@LordofPride]

You know it would have been funnier if near the end George I started to speak in French, which both of them knew and how George I actually spoke to his ministers.

[@downtown2479]

I did not know that

[@mangot589]

I’m not sure they both spoke French. I think George only spoke German. I’m pretty sure they would have figured that out, and it’s a well known fact George had problem communicating. But l don’t know why they didn’t get an interpreter. Maybe they did🤷‍♀️

[@Cowman9791]

It was Latin that they both knew, not french

[@johnconner9296]

@@Cowman9791 I feel like that would have made it even funnier

[@SonjaHamburg]

​​@@Cowman9791but french was the language of the aristocracy. It was seen as especially noble to speak french. Even when there was no language problem. At german courts there was a lot of french used

[@turnip8749]

Ben Willbond actually pronounces the German pretty well

[@meghan9683]

He can speak French and Russian fluently so he's probably had lots of practice with difficult accents.

[@turnip8749]

Wow, that’s impressive!

[@scottishdiva6715]

He really does!

[@idiotsassemble5698]

@@meghan9683 whoa can he really??

[@lagoondiver]

@@meghan9683 That is cool. I always thought Ben does the best French and German accents in HH :)

[@ewanfawkes2708]

I can´t help but notice Walpole had that document with him the entire time. He was just waiting for the moment to take control.

[@megacoolgirlable]

Same here i love it when Ben says "Ich liebe Deutschland"

[@lindathetford3776]

I know :) I nearly passed out XD it was hot

[@hugh0221]

I love when Walpole says 'power' in body language.

[@jamestown8398]

0:22 - 0:34 He's talking about the South Sea Company and the South Sea Bubble.

[@eddyharris2372]

Walpole!

[@lordcawdorofmordor2549]

IT WAS WALPOLE

[@lionsmith3944]

Me and the extra credits crew: *IT WAS W A L P O L E*

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7633]

@@lionsmith3944 I know two things It WAS WALPOLE And absolutely 100% NOT DIOCLITIAN.

[@ScootsMcDootson]

@@themanbehindtheslaughter7633 And Bismarck always has a plan

[@cherylhartnett6887]

The British Royal Family - my favorite bunch of Germans!

[@maximaldinotrap]

William and Catherine's kids are mostly English though.

[@Assassinus2]

"I'm as British as Queen Victoria!" "So your father's German, you're half-German, and you married a German!"

[@allenman97]

@@Assassinus2 hahaha blackadder

[@thesecondsilvereich7828]

You do realise that the English are German aka anglo saxons

[@cherylhartnett6887]

Yes, I do but I was referring to the recent royal Germans @@thesecondsilvereich7828

[@HoneyBee-tf1of]

Interesting fact Queen Victoria and Prince Albert also loved Germany so much that Queen Victoria wanted to live there. She also loved spending most her time there.

[@DraculaCronqvist]

Well, Prince Albert was German and Queen Victoria was half-German, so it was only natural for them to both speak English and spend a lot of time in German lands. In fact, Victoria only spoke English at public events. At home, she only spoke German, even well past Albert's death.

[@HoneyBee-tf1of]

@@DraculaCronqvist Yes this is very true. I am so glad to meet another who loves history as well.

[@mtlicq]

@@DraculaCronqvist Really? Wow! "At home, she only spoke German" Not disputing it, but I wonder if you have sources to back it up? It's a shame that some greedy, jealous, racist, ambitious, war-mongering individuals twisted Britain against being neutral or allies with Germany. WW1 (and 2) did not need to happen.

[@countshrubula5997]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression that Victoria never left Britain, only going as far as the channel Islands. And yes whilst Albert was German and Victoria had most definately very German heritage being if the house of Hannover, I'm not disputing she spoke German but I doubt she spoke it all the time if at all outside of diplomatic meetings with German officials or something along those lines. I might be wrong, I might be right but hey just putting my voice in.

[@HoneyBee-tf1of]

@@countshrubula5997 Victoria spent the majority of her time visiting the duchies and kingdoms of Germany. Often to Belgium and the Netherlands. She loved Germany and its kingdoms.

[@232bluewings]

Ben as George I.....Adorable doesn't actually even BEGIN to cover it! :3

[@JuIcYmAnGoPrOdUcTiOn]

Ben looks so cute and innocent in this sketch he's so fit lol love his Nigel & Victoria shows xx

[@Narnianerin]

Me ten years ago (+/-): that is my favourite Horrible histories sketch. I don't know the show or the actors only what is on KZbin but that is the best! Me 1 year ago: rewatching all the six idiots projects and finally learning their names. Also realising almost all my favourites over the years are played by Ben. Me today: can't stop grinning still the best sketch god Ben is so cute I cant

[@whatsanenigma]

I admit Mat got me hooked, but pretty soon I started to appreciate the others too. Now I honestly don't know who I like best. They all are matched to their characters so well. This is my favorite sketch with Ben too, followed closely by The Borgia family song. I know he doesn't have any solo lines but his facial expressions do it all. And let's not forget his underrated moment in the Dick Turpin song. Everybody is swooning over Mat (not without good reason) and Ben's "is this real life right now?" moment goes unseen.

[@whatsanenigma]

"Ich verstehe nicht, was das war, aber er war traurig, und jetzt er ist freudlich, also habe ich es gut gemacht" - what George I is thinking as this skit ends, probably.

[@whatsanenigma]

Out of all those ladies who swooned before him and would do anything for him, you'd think he'd find one that spoke German and make her stand behind him and interpret all the time. After all, she wouldn't want her husband to be killed...

[@noblelies6364]

btw I love it when he says "Auf wiedersehen"

[@belleophile]

Omg!! How adorable is this, he's really innocent and cute! I love this >3

[@bstrktn]

Ben is too adorable for his own good.

[@Albukhshi]

@LittleDirtyBlonde23 actuallt, George II was also born and raised in Germany. unlike his dad though, he was more willing to associate with the English (partly b/c he hated his dad-long story there), and learned to speak good English-though with an accent. it wasn't until George III that a King of that dynasty could be said as being born and raised in England.

[@Basileios1974]

Yepp! But at least until Queen Victoria the Royal Family spoke German at home. At least as far as I heard.

[@Albukhshi]

@@Basileios1974 Just saw this: yep! she did indeed speak German.

[@annettefournier9655]

I show these to my grandkids, they love them. Wonderful way to teach snipets of history.💜

[@TheMoshpitgirl]

1:55 he puts the quill down twice...anyways hilarious sketch!

[@aroaceautisticsashajames1832]

😱😱😱😱😱

[@paulcowlishaw]

Yes he did.

[@Unknown______.]

1:55 an editing mistake!

[@koni00004]

@@Unknown______. I think it might have been two takes😂

[@peterdavies2960]

Just like the German composer, Handel spent most of his time in England and lived the same time as George I

[@indigoziona]

And was employed by him both in Germany and England!

[@1Thunderfire]

The rat is my favourite historian. :)

[@NightmaresDaydream]

I adore it when english men try to speak german, it sound cute and extremly funny, because their gramatic is weird. xD

[@quintiniusverginix7827]

Was meinst du, mein Deutsch ist perfekt.

[@erraticonteuse]

Say it with me now: It *was* *WALPOLE*

[@ploppledoodledoo17]

God, George I was adorable in this..

[@soundwavegamer2321]

Minister: How was your visit to Germany your majesty? George: Deutschland, wovon redest du? Minister: Yes Deutschland how was it there? George: Warte, was ist ein Deutschland? Meinst du Hannover.

[@bekluwe]

Not just George I. was from Germany. Every British monarch after him was from a German royal house.

[@dodykusumanto8377]

The next in line, Charles and William will come from Danish Greek Royals of Glucksburg (which actually originated from Northern German), but adopting a German morganatic family of Battenberg............. or the Brits prefer to call them Mountbatten. Yep, still German.

[@dxfan18]

For those wondering, the reason George became king at all is because he was the closest Protestant relative to Queen Anne and England was dead set on not having another Catholic ruler. George was the great-grandson on James I

[@displacerkatsidhe]

I love this show, (age 25), and so does my boyfriend (31) so you are in excellent company our norther neighbor! :D

[@Zeldarw104]

I just can't stop watching Horrible Histories: it will be the death of me, it will, it will, it really will!🤭😂😂🙀💓

[@thunderbird1921]

The guy playing Walpole is AMAZING here. I could see something really awkward like this actually happening in the early part of George I's reign.

[@LiddyW]

This was absolutely hilarious! The wigs are fantastic.

[@annasahlstrom6109]

And all because they couldn't tolerate that King Charles II's brother, James, who succeeded him after his death, was Catholic. William and Mary couldn't have children and Anne's children didn't survive. So they imported a king.

[@Threezi04]

Well you can't have the head of the Anglican church be Catholic, can you?

[@annasahlstrom6109]

@@Threezi04 They were afraid he'd overturn it and make England Catholic again.

[@CaptainJuniper]

As a german I've got to say. He speaks very well german ;D I love Horrible Histories :3

[@Dim4323]

Strange they didnt do a sketch On king george the 2nd. You know the bad one

[@snowangelnc]

Bad George! No sketch for you!

[@thunderbird1921]

Have they done one on George V (the "bearded one")?

[@OO-oe3th]

@@thunderbird1921 they did feature him in a WWI song (it was part of a WWI special with the original cast)

[@Mortablunt]

Can't remember anything about 2, but wasn't George 4 the disgusting IRL ugly bastard who bankrupted the country by spending way too much on wine, prostitutes, and special sex furniture because he was too fat to fuck normally? In America we give George 3 the villain treatment, but he really wasn't that bad, mostly. The policies that led to us revolting were more the fault of acts of parliament he couldn't do too much about, and the actions of various ministers, bureaucrats, and officials rather than him. He was more than reasonable in dropping hostilities with America after the war, having normal trade with us, and not even trying one little bit of reconquest, just to be petty. When he wasn't being slightly crazy, he was seemingly running for World's Most Reasonable Monarch.

[@danieldelrosario7447]

George I was an absolute monarch in Hanover.

[@oliverpony]

This is what it's like when I try to talk to my Serbian relatives

[@CrocsRule931]

Ben Looks Well Cute As George 1!

[@dragontypeliv]

Ben is just too cute :)

[@deangirl2286]

King George sounds like me when I’m repeating yeah so much to my teachers as they talk and I drifted of

[@LawlietLoverx3]

He's so cute!!

[@LaskaSkywalker]

I showed this to my little sister now everytime there is some problem we start doing this "crisis" mime and die laughing xD

[@sophiehale1171]

Lol

[@Anastasia910Peace]

Repeat yes after everything I say... *thinking*... Lol

[@megmo272]

Ben looked so cute x

[@SuperGingernutz]

When it comes to accents - American, German, French, Scottish, Irish, Northern English - Ben Willbond is AWESOME! Actually, he's awesome in every way ;-)

[@roxsziegalrox55]

i cant get enough of this video... :) ben

[@razz0rric106]

Brilliant !

[@SuperGingernutz]

@floridarocks567 ... as far as debts and duty were concerned, George IV had no choice. Going back to the song, do you remember the lines which go: ' but the wedding caused all sorts of strife, 'cause I already had a wife...' NB: George IV married the twice-widowed Roman Catholic, Maria Fitzherbert, some time before, in secret. George III interjects: 'A DIVORCED CATHOLIC?!' George IV:'...dad did sigh but the mad old goat just wouldn't die!' ...

[@au9parsec]

England actually came from Germany and that made things a little tricky

[@lusyhognaston3777]

It would have helped if George the 1st had a translater both fluent in English and German.

[@dodykusumanto8377]

He didn't need to. As he also spoke French, and French back in the day are common language in European court. And some evidence actually sugest that George understand English better than many people think.

[@user-tt5xj5ib1e]

George I is a cutie :) 😍😍😍

[@10Shivi]

"Yah,yah."

[@4LunaLovegood]

Mat is the best, end of, but i agree ben is cute when he nods at the begginning aww!

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz Amazing! I really enjoy watching Gene Kelly films but unfortunately he went before I could even speak, so I had this kind of almost there obsession when I was watching HH one day and it just hit me! Ben Kelly :) (that's got a good ring to it)

[@Amapola1981]

i think im in love!!! i must learn german! lol

[@KiaraDex]

Death rolls the king for a house. hahaha

[@ldblokland463]

Of course, it was Wallpole...

[@CaBrown86]

I love this show to bad we don't get it in Canada. I feel a bit guilty being 27 and this show is supposed to be ment for youth but heh its to good to pass up just because of age...

[@amberankinson]

I love 💕 horrible histories

[@sophiehale1171]

Same

[@SuperGingernutz]

@floridarocks567 ... either they convert to the Church of England (Protestant) or stay Catholic and lose your place in the line of succession to the throne. George III wasn't all that batty, though, because he said he would pay off George IV debts if he married Caroline of Brunswick... also, ensuring a legitimate heir to the throne (which was their only child, Charlotte, who later died in childbirth...)...

[@SuperGingernutz]

...We calm down and go from fangirls to sensible in 3...2...1 when we all sit down and have a good, long sensible chat/giggle about HH, tap dancing, the Royal Albert Hall, his on-location crib and lack of comforts therein and other things. Our respective coffees go cold (we sink them quickly), Ben poses for pictures with us, autographs our napkins and other items... and we club together and buy him coffee and a muffin of his choice as a big thank you. Imagine if Garibaldi appears in Series 4...

[@whatsanenigma]

1:21 Light. Bulb.

[@RougeWinters]

Ben is so cuuute X3

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz 'Hot sausage' very much! Bahaha Saxon nun xD This corresponding of ours has made my day, it feels like I've gained a friend and a secret life all thanks to Ben here. I've actually abndoned my dream of living in the countryside with land and horses. This is the real deal! Oh, a word about the biscuits, I hope he doesn't eat Garibaldis otherwise I think I'll unconciously gravitate to Larry's whereabouts :) Who am I kidding...it'll take more than dodgy biccies to throw me off!

[@MeMightyLeper]

What a friendly king.

[@mr.beatfan8814]

My favorite episode. The only thin is that George II died IN the toilet, not ON the toilet.

[@whatsanenigma]

To be honest that bugs me a little bit too. And he didn't really die of diarrhea. He might have had it at the time but according to the autopsy, his cause of death was aortic dissection. (Same thing that killed John Ritter and Lucille Ball.) But that's okay I guess - it's just an oversimplification, and somewhere I read that the makers of HH had the goal of making people want to look up more about things they get a glimpse of on the show. So I guess that works....

[@ianrastoski3346]

It was Walpole.

[@ShakespeareWilliam1600]

I'm quater german. And this honestly made me wheeze. 😂😂

[@dodykusumanto8377]

You're quarter German. Are you related to Elizabeth Saxe Coburg Gotha and her son, Charles Glucksburg?

[@Santeria78]

@LittleDirtyBlonde23: That´s true, indeed. German ancestry, but British. But his German is rather well I would say, compared to other Brits who try to speak German :-)

[@robertcracknelljunior2691]

much love :)

[@Bexahontas]

@TheEditrix92 Agreed. He's bloody lovely.

[@penchimerical]

Daww. He's so cute here.

[@camilogonzalez5576]

Turns out it wasn't Walpole. It was George I all along...

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

Damn gerries 😤

[@Dim4323]

Sir Rober warpole is the first Prime miniester. and many followed Churchill Thatcher Blair Major and Cameron.

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz I have to keep some record of our story, this will be amazing to read when I'm older! A point which I probably should have mentioned (but desperately desperately want to block out completely) is that good old Benny boy looks like my older brother, it's wierd especially the plague song where they look almost like twins and they even sound a like! Story of my life...

[@floridarocks567]

@SuperGingernutz in the george IV song, doesnt he say divorced catherine? not divorced catholic? Correct me if im wrong thats just what I thought he said. :)

[@StepsKat]

Fair enough if you ask me. I think I'd object too if some guy arrived in, was declared king just because he was Protestant and in some way related to the previous monarchs, and then didn't bother his barney learning the language of the country he's supposed to be ruling... It would make anyone worry for the future of the country.

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz ....I wonder what biscuit he'd offer. I won't take oreos as even though I adore them, they do get my fingers mucky. maybe a rich tea, no one can get messy with a rich tea. I just love the image of me hanging on to his ankle.....hang on I can see you running down the corridor and rugby tackling him. Yep, now there are two girls he'd have to take to work...so now begins our future in writing for HH that we spoke about briefly;) Life would be sooo sweet!..............

[@whatsanenigma]

Wait, I thought George 2 was the bad one? Thanks, Rattus!

[@SuperGingernutz]

@floridarocks567 Yes, it is confusing. I'll do my best to explain myself better... In the song, George IV sings that he only married Queen Caroline (because he was up to his neck in debt). NB: Caroline of Brunswick was a Protestant, which ticked the boxes for the British monarchy because of the Act of Settlement, which prohibited Roman Catholics from the throne. To this day, any Catholic who marries into the Royal Family have two choices...

[@DougiePoynterFanxx]

no problem. no problem?

[@Thefrogster993]

Auf Wiedersehen

[@pml08usaf]

What is the name of that song?

[@MrShnier]

What is the tune in the intro ?

[@Dim4323]

and correct sir Robert walpole became the first PM ever and then may pm's like winston churchill, Margret thatcher, Tony blair, David Cameron then lead on the Prime minister posision at number 10 downing street.

[@offtheapex]

It was Walpole

[@Elaineonyt]

i came here from extra credits

[@floridarocks567]

@SuperGingernutz ohhhh I get it!Yeah that makes sense now! Thanks for explaining! :)

[@SuperGingernutz]

@stupidintellect90 Loooooooove the scenario! Don't forget to pack a permanent ink marker for the autographs! I love the cafe scenario, too. This is mine. Not as good but... You know the Alexander the Great scene, where Ben whispers 'Alexandria. OK?' into Mat's neck, don't you? Imagine standing in the queue,waiting for a coffee, and Ben is right in front of us! We'd probably whisper into his ear 'Garibaldi! OK?' before drawing a long sniff... and breaking into a fit of giggles! ...

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz Don't forget temporary siamese twins or rather triplets in his working hours as well. Founder of Garibaldis would make a truely awesome sketch, for the horrible part all they need is to shoot a close up of someone eating it with a raisin hanging off their lip. euurhhh! I've just been reading through the timeline of our comments and thinking what would our reaction be if we were to actually meet him? FIrst off, I'll need to first spot him at leat 100m away.....

[@SuperGingernutz]

@stupidintellect90 Love reading your posts... especially this one about pitching a tent outside Ben's house! Momentarily, my imagination ran away with me whilst picturing the scene - though I really hoped he would've given you more than a wink - as in Ben making you a cup of tea and offering you a bite of his toast! Now, that's more like it ;-) Also, Ben reporting to BBC reception: 'Er, Ben Willbond for HH and a close friend - a very close friend - so close she's hanging onto my ankle!' He Heee!

[@darhas01]

goot trick

[@SuperGingernutz]

Ben Wilbond... *mmmmmelllllllllltttttt*

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz Indeed. Your comments are so funny (sorry for the late reply, I was stuck in a tent somewhere) Come to think of it, I might just act all 'George I' with him. Ben: You can't just come in and stay around. Me: Yeah, yes. Ben: I don't even know your name. Me: Mmm yes, yes. Ben: well....alrighty, will the sofa be okay?. Me: No problem, oh and could I invite my friend Supergingernutz around?mmm? Yep, all sorted. I think my imagination's running wild.......

[@stupidintellect90]

@SuperGingernutz Haha, thank you, I don't think LOL has ever been used true to its context up to now, I had a right giggle! But a piece of toast, now lets not get ahead of ourselves:) a piece of his toast is my target after 2 weeks camping outside his house, a wink will suffice for now. Maybe I can linger into his garden one day and 'borrow' a sock then I could be that friendly neighbour who knocks on the door with a 'Hi, I believe I've found your sock'...That's getting my cup of tea sorted!....

[@drtrekwars]

btw, I think he put the pen back twice :P

[@SuperGingernutz]

@stupidintellect90 Ben Willbond with the evocative aroma of a Greek warrior - Greek olive oil, leather, sweat... mmmmmmm! That would be fab, especially as there would be no queue - except the 3 of us (I doubt if anyone else would put up with that whiff in a cafe queue, apart from ourselves?). I also hope Ben reads our posts... 'cos in a cafe somewhere in the UK there is a coffee with his name on it... courtesy of ourselves ;-)

[@irishgodfatherchris]

@txvoltaire as much as they would know French, the UK would either have been in a state of war with France or would be in a period bordering on detante but still a massive amount of distrust.

[@OldestManEvaXD]

oh you already wrote it, im so stupid :D (the google translator is very baaad :P)

[@gayleocuaman8350]

WALPOLE!!!!!

[@Zolega89]

Ja ja ja, ich liebe Deutchland! *I'm not german*

[@SuperGingernutz]

@REDCARJAMES1 Born 2 Rule actually sounds a heck of a lot better for the factual 'tweaking', courtesy of the BBC Proms! I wish the HH team would do a further tweak with George IV's solo song ... from 'divorced Catholic' , which is erroneous. There is NO divorce in the Roman Catholic Church whatsoever. Maria Fitzerherbert, George IV's invalidated wife, was a twice 'widowed Catholic' . It is accurate and will still fit the song.