AMERICAN DAD REACTS TO Every Country England Has Invaded: Visualized

[@JayrenTv]

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[@randomuser5213]

Btw the White House got burned down by British soldiers in 1812.

[@Isleofskye]

Great Reaction. Exactly the right number and length of comments and pauses Guys:)

[@da90sReAlvloc]

What made us so powerful was a secret drink called tea

[@Isleofskye]

@@da90sReAlvloc Very True. I had an extra cup this very morning and I have just swam The English Channel, played 4 Rounds of Golf and ran a half marathon. All before Tea Time...

[@luke9669-0]

We British haven't lost a war since we was conquered by the Romans. We have our nosey neighbors the Scott's. 💪

[@neilcairns9531]

As a proud British person, I would like to apologise to the countries we missed, but next time I'm sure we'll get them all

[@extint3407]

Exactly what I was thinking. Sounds like round 2 boys😂😂

[@neilcairns9531]

@@extint3407 definitely think the French should be first and then work inland from there. Don't have to worry about America. Look how they treat Russia to scared of nuclear bombs how the mighty have fallen!! 😅😅

[@extint3407]

@@neilcairns9531 I think we should definitely take back whats ours

[@dansmallman6686]

The ones we missed can fk off! Probably some right mug living there

[@cipher8060]

@@extint3407 if Russia can do it so can we, France we’re coming for you.

[@markhoward408]

"They're small, but they don't fuck around." If I've ever heard a better description of the British mentallity, then I don't know what it is...

[@Le3icester]

👌👌👌👌

[@joemuir2575]

❤❤❤

[@johnwilliams6883]

Size ain't sh.t when you have massive balls

[@sharkydog45]

The dutch are smaller and brittish never fully invaded us

[@bonacontention1619]

"How could they do that?" Basically, it was a consequence of being the world's first industrial nation, and massive investment in the navy.

[@pauloconnor5101]

And learning from centuries of being invaded ourselves.

[@connorirons4542]

@@pauloconnor5101 we got invaded so much, its installed into the English blood.

[@mokkaveli]

A lot of our invasions, including India, were just the product of capitalism from companies such as the East India Company and had no direct orders from Monarchy or Parliament. Most people don’t realise this

[@da90sReAlvloc]

@@pauloconnor5101 exactly when we were conquered by the Romans, we watched , we learned, then we invaded ,

[@jay71512]

Bank of England becoming the 1st central bank which basically was built just to supply warships to destroy spanish treasure ships. Britain was pretty broke at the time so couldn't afford to build massive warships so the bank of England came along and offered great deals to investors (the public) knowing the king was happy to shoot the shit out of Spanish, French, Dutch ships and take their ships and treasures. Simple really but that's what allowed Britain to build an amazing naval force.

[@deandavies9576]

The reason we decided to keep Gibraltar forever is beacuse of its strategical position, it allows us to have total control of what comes in and out of the mediterrean sea ;)

[@miketrevarrow9795]

Ah, those were the days ( Britain onTOUR) 🇬🇧 👍

[@Oxley016]

lads lads lads

[@ianjardine7324]

The British empire grew so large for many reasons but I believe the main one to be that as an empire built on trade it was uneconomical to simply conquer every one and maintain large garrisons of Europeans so we mostly allied with and supported locals then built infrastructure to support trade the vast majority of Imperial subjects were content under British rule as we enforced laws equally between different tribes and groups and otherwise left people to live their lives however they wished this was very popular in territories we'd captured from other colonial powers who were far more oppressive even Ghandi who led the Indian independence movement appreciated the lightness of British rule which allowed him to oppose them without fear of death or even serious punishment. Many native american tribes supported the red coats during the revolutionary war and again during the war of 1812 because the government supported them and protected their land rights as allied Nations much as they did in both India and Africa. The empire crushed the international slave trade eventually enforced free trade and invested heavily in any area where profits could be made. The empire collapsed not because of internal pressure but under the weight of crippling dept after paying for two world wars.

[@danielupcott5439]

The reason the UK was so powerful is because we are an island nation, a nation that for hundreds of years shared no land border, we spent all our money on the Navy, more than any other part of the armed forces because before anything, protecting the islands from ships is most important

[@geographyshark1869]

Ya but Uk in its prime couldn’t beat us in its birth

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@geographyshark1869 Who is this us you speak off?

[@Le3icester]

@@geographyshark1869 who that?

[@husdabus1472]

@@geographyshark1869 your populus was made from us you do realise americas true inhabitants were the native americans so yes we could beat you

[@HappyBear376]

We're being invaded now!

[@axspike]

Rule Britannia !! 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 Brings a tear to my eye! 💜

[@AntJay-kc7ps]

You’re a clown

[@Roz-y2d]

Pull yourself together man, stiff upper lip at all times.🤣😂😅

[@axspike]

@@Roz-y2d 😂😂

[@tonyroutledge3754]

We're just taking a little break, we will be back for the rest later on

[@kgosisimanyana]

Pray the originals don't come back too coz now the white man will go back to the cave again..

[@henry9406]

If you gentlemen had witnessed our weather in England, then you you understand why we like to travel abroad 👍 great video thanks 🍻

[@hpsauce9608]

At a time where EVERYONE wanted to conquer the world….we basically did it. 🇬🇧 real world conquerors.

[@goldenduck854]

Not something to be proud of. And you didn't do anything

[@hpsauce9608]

@@goldenduck854 exactly!! So can people stop talking about slavery because they haven’t experienced it lol. And who said I’m proud or not proud? I was just stating facts.

[@Spectre_T24]

@@hpsauce9608 snap

[@goldenduck854]

@@hpsauce9608 Yes exactly, stop talking about slavery! You said we, which is taking credit for something you didn't do meaning you are proud

[@GamerSpartanFire]

​@@goldenduck854 Not sure how it is in other countries but "we" can be used in British English as the meaning the Royal "We" an older verient of the word meaning: me/others with me or those that came before me, a small bit of older English from the age of total monarchy rule that many nations also had but stripped from their language as its no longer used however in British English the term still has use in modern day among people of all walks of life, in some cases its also used in the criminal underworld As a result when a British person use it, they are not claiming renown, effort or honour from it but merely giving respect to those that did it as such is a very proper and respectful term to have used in this fashion As for Slavery, we all know its beyond evil but also that it was wide spread across the globe and still exists to this day in some place, not one people or nation can claim to be free from what it offered at the time, many committed, many opposed, many suffered, but no one but an incredible small number of people now living today in 1st world nations and many 2nd and 3rd world nations can ever claim to have suffered or claim compensation from slavery, but never stop talking about it, we must teach it to all so we never repeat that which is one of the darkest chapters of history, but teach it true to history and not an ideal or subjective view. No one should suffer a life with no freedom!

[@ronturner9850]

If you want a humorous take on British invasions watch Al Murray ‘name a country…..we’ve defeated them’. He’s a great comedian with a vast knowledge of history. Keep your tongues firmly in your cheeks!

[@vincegraham421]

Britain had a massive navy

[@darthwiizius]

We also had naval telescopes over 100 years prior to the "invention" of the naval telescope by a Dutchman.

[@EpicAelflaed]

Rule Britannia 🇬🇧

[@scottoliver7636]

Henry the 8th started the rebuilding of our navy which became larger than the next two powerful navy's combined and we stuck to that formula until after ww2.

[@joepcro12]

Yeah the Naval Defence Act 1889 was passed which meant that the Royal Navy was to retain the strength of at least the next two largest navies in the world

[@Gilly9244]

Firstly we never really had to worry about invasion because we were/are a United island (for the most part) so only had to worry about sea invasions, rather than land border invasions. Also been an island made it that we had to venture out to sea. So naturally progressed a lot faster with ship building and sailing. Also we had extremely good trees to make ships from, Old English Oak. Another fact is that we don’t get occurring natural disasters here, such as, earthquakes/tsunami that would hinder any progress. Various other factors but I’d say they were the core reasons

[@Andy108953]

Except when you where invaded by the vikings and they ruled over the north-eastern part of the british isles.

[@daz3350]

Go and learn some history Study King cnut viking King William the conqueror the Norman King William of orange Dutch King All successfully invaded england And I'm sure you heard of the Romans

[@Gilly9244]

I never said we’ve never been invaded 🤦🏻😂 just stated facts about why we have been invaded a lot less than Countries that have various land borders. Which same factors meant we had to head to sea to find new lands, which is why we developed a lot strong and bigger Navy’s than say France/Dutch. When the Vikings first invaded we were far off been a United island, we here separated into many different kingdoms, so pointless remark. Yes the Normans came and conquered, which again I never said that we weren’t conquered. And again completely missed the point

[@Gilly9244]

@@Andy108953 but well done for watching ‘The Last kingdom’. Glad you paid attention

[@daz3350]

@@Gilly9244 no I did not mis the piont I just know brittish history prior to the 17th century Your history of a United island and a bad ass navy is post 17th century So its not pointless And I did not misunderstand you What you posted was misleading

[@finleydavison5858]

We had been invaded so much and we were only accessible by sea so our Navy was a beast and just went kicking down every ones door and took what we needed

[@geoffreycodnett6570]

Compared to other European countries the UK has had few invasions. After the Romans invaded then left "Saxons" who had been invited to protect the sub Roman population immigrated in greater number. Generally they filled the areas unused by the population of the day. The real main invasion was by Danes establishing Danelaw in North East England. 1066 was the last notable invasion but interesting to know the French invaded West Wales in the 1800s but were fought off by a party of Welsh Ladies

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

@@geoffreycodnett6570 True, the only notable failed invasions since 1066 were the Spanish armada, napoleon, and Hitler.

[@tonystubbings8980]

Hey guys! Uk here. English is a trading language and can absorbe most others. Wealth came from shipping and being able to navigate better. England has been invaded many times, celts, romans, saxons, danes, vikings and normans. The population were taken as slaves by all, the Norman's were the worst and made everyone a slave and had to declare all their possessions, making William the conquerer the richest man in the world in 1066. He also pasted the first anti slavery law in the world, nobody can sell without him getting a cut. Most of the countries that were under British rule, received much in return. India, as mentioned was run by 12 civil servants and mainly ruled themselves. Rail, education system, roads etc, political and judiciary. Africa was productive, look at Zimbabwe then and now. And regarding America, George Washington was a rich English guy so were never gonna lose! 😆 fun watching guys!

[@paulm2467]

William’s law effectively ended slavery in England as it made it unprofitable to trade slaves, later on it was used to free slaves brought to England and the principle was established that no one could own slaves in England, this eventually led to the emancipationist movement and the British crusade against slavery throughout the world.

[@darthwiizius]

The Normans outlawed slavery in England, Billy Conker himself banned it. Now it is true that the Anglo-Saxons banned it but they only banned it for the Anglo-Saxons, they had no problem enslaving the Britannic tribes for centuries, or anyone else for that matter.

[@EpicAelflaed]

The English are essentially Germanic Scandinavians with some Celt

[@darthwiizius]

@@EpicAelflaed Mostly Danish with a bit or Nor (though we've had migration from Africa for 2000 years, not to mention Italy, France and just about everywhere else around us), the celts are literary creation of Isaac Newton's best mate who was put in charge of Scottish tourism, he also invented Tartan. The original Scots, and Brits entered through the Orkneys and were from northern Europe, not Spain. There were what become known as Gauls before but the largest concentration of those were wiped out when a tsunami swept over Doggerland, before that we were physically connected to northern Europe and the east coast wasn't a coast but highlands looking over lowlands.

[@EpicAelflaed]

@@darthwiizius And the Danish were also Germanic So to give the short answer, every human comes from Africa if you want to go back as far as you possibly can 👍

[@paul-antonywhatshisface3954]

Basically the reasonfor our success was our navy. The reason for the navy was all the foreign invaders and moors enslaving people on our South coast, hence "rule Brittania, Brittania rules the waves! never again shall we be slaves!" In the rule brittania song. Also we (the British Empire) generally built infrastructure everywhere we invaded meaning that whilst we used their resources to benefit the Empire, the Empire benefited its new subjects. It was more often than not to stop the French and Dutch taking those nations and making their own Empire too strong for us to fend off. This is why all British colonies did far better than the colonies of the other nations. We generally treated them better since they were subjects of the Empire to us whereas they were just a resource to the other empires of the time. Obviously this isn't universal it's a generalisation but it mostly holds true.

[@SonamSangpo]

another reason for success of our navy was vitamin c

[@stuartbutler4684]

Those aren't the words to Rule Britannia

[@paul-antonywhatshisface3954]

@@stuartbutler4684 it's close enough that I'm not sure why your quibbling Stuart. Didn't really wanna get into a debate on the difference between Britons and British tbf

[@cocoaorange1]

They really need to change those lyrics considering their slave trading past.

[@paul-antonywhatshisface3954]

@@cocoaorange1 not really. We ended it. Not only were we never again slaves, we got round to making sure the same could be said of others.

[@davetdowell]

"What made them so powerful..." technology. We developed more advanced ships and weapons than anyone else. The word 'invaded' is very loosely used in this video. Take India as an example. The incorporation of India into the British Empire was basically facilitated by the local Raj (local kings/rulers) who asked us to put down rebellions against them, and then subsequently handed their kingdoms over to Queen Victoria. There was never a giant Army marching into some place or other and conquering all before them. Most of it started out as trade outposts, and grew from there, as either we resisted force against us, or assisted local rulers to put down rebellions. That's not to say we didn't invade anywhere, sometimes we did it exactly like you think "invade" means, but those were the rarer events in the creation of the Empire. No one can build an Empire, or even annex territory, if they can't convince a fair amount of the existing population that 'it'll be better than it is now', that's the mistake the Nazis made, and Russia is making it again in Ukraine right now. Because our system of governance is what Ghandi called 'light touch' our system of governance improved the lot of many of the peoples of the territories we "invaded" so we often found locals weren't as hostile to being governed by us, as they were towards continuing to be governed by their existing rulers. Also he includes lots of countries we made, like Sierra Leone. When we ended the Atlantic Slave trade (using the same technological advances) we discovered that returning slaves to their original homeland was problematic (because of the nature of African enslavement being tribal based). So we found ourselves with lots of freed slaves who had no homeland. To fix that we carved out (by force when necessary) a chunk of Africa (starting from an already existing trade colony (of ours) called Sierra Leone) and created the nation of Sierra Leone, renaming the trade colony to Freetown. As a homeland for the slaves we freed. It wasn't all squares of Redcoats marching across battlefields killing all before them, although there were some cases of that.

[@pauldurkee4764]

Britain has been invaded by the Romans, Angles and Saxons, Vikings and the Norman's. The British Navy ruled supreme for centuries and allowed us to establish trading colonies in many places. It wasn't as simple as to say it was all about resources, sometimes it was to block the expansion of rivals or in the Soviet Union to try to counter the bolshevik revolution.

[@lildevilzQT]

I would say them previous invasion were lessons and is what made the empire

[@cleverchimp499]

That's wrong it wasn't Britain when the Romans first came but then when Britain was formed by the Welsh when the Romans came back they got smashed and quickly retreated. After Britain defended Britain from the Romans we went and conquered the world.

[@EpicAelflaed]

Basically Germanic Scandinavians 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@screech1402]

It wasn't the British government that was powerful it was the soldiers. British soldiers are like no other in the world.

[@ads2686]

it was the navy

[@johnnyb8412]

​@@ads2686 and also the RAF which was a force to be wreckened with during WW2

[@crazyc3558]

​@@johnnyb8412RAF LMAO 🤣 tell me how oh britania 🎶 references the raf! il wait....

[@johnnyb8412]

​@@crazyc3558where did you get rule britania from😂😂 have you taken your meds today crazy?? Coz no one mentioned rule britania

[@samuel.j.barker]

It was none of what's being said here... If you look at the details, it all came down to commerce. The reason Britain was so successful was due to it's efficiency in setting up trade companies and trade posts/routes, resulting in easy access and stable occupation. Sure the British navy and infantry were very effective as well, but only after gaining the finances to develop a top-notch fleet and military. To do that, it benefited from gaining access to trade routes before anyone else. We had figures such as Sir Francis Drake, who navigated the globe and set charters for trade and future invasion. I mean, for a long while the EITC had more soldiers and ships than even the monarch, further proving it was all mercantile. If you're interested, set aside the pride, and learn the details.

[@joshmorris5468]

We had the strongest navy way for a long time which is how we were able to invade and conquer so much land and I guess like you said using resources and people from those countries helped us to expand even further

[@Le3icester]

Makes me feel so patriotic Britain bought a lot more good to the world than bad

[@kgosisimanyana]

The wars which a happening this century is because of people like Britain

[@prod.sr7186]

been watching a while and its nice to see how comfy your dad is on camera now

[@popsreacts2948]

Thank you.... It's a grind... Trying to improve everyday

[@gmdhargreaves]

We were successful in invading because we were highly skilled ship builders and seaman- we also had the best material for building ships back then, the English Oak

[@martinvalentine9228]

And you had a massive private army in the East India company to carry out the genocides and slavery that were enacted all over the non civilised(black and brown) world.

[@blackbob3358]

@@martinvalentine9228 Aye, they "picked it up" from the "papist" spanish. There just happened to be a "protestant wind" blowing at the time that scattered the "dons" armada. How far back do ya want to go ? A min 2000 years, our kid ! Most of europe's had a go at one time or another.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@@martinvalentine9228 Yeah we learned it from the blacks & arabs that had been using slaves for thousands of years. Its good that we stopped it all though eh! As the blacks & arabs would never have stopped! 😉

[@jim5392]

@@martinvalentine9228 bro the British was just the best yeah we used slaves but if it wasn't us would of been French or Spanish the Egyptian used slaves for years you hear nothing about that??

[@Killakatnage89]

The British were kept slaves by Romans

[@dorothysimpson2804]

The video actually missed out a few places, mainly islands like the Falklands and Pitcairn's. We also have part of Antarctica. Great Britain was invaded a few times, by Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts, Picts, Gaels, Romans, Vikings and the Normans (1066). Germans took the Channel Islands during WWII. But no one else since.

[@robmartin525]

Falklands doesn't count as an invasion! We were taking it back! :)

[@yedead1]

@@robmartin525 Yes and no we originally settled them at a similar time as the French/Spanish (cannot remember which), before kicking them out during the Napoleonic wars.

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@robmartin525 taking it back from a country that was originally theirs - yeah na - britain was just being a bully

[@EpicAelflaed]

Basically we are Germanic Scandinavians with some Celtic

[@timglennon6814]

Us Brits invaded about 80% of the world. Back in them days there was a lot of British explorers were privately funded by rich businessmen and the rich aristocracy.

[@bobgrant-beer3020]

Great video. If you have the biggest navy on the planet, shit happens. Check out how tooled up HMS Victory was. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸. Love from the UK. Stay Safe.

[@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2]

I remember seeing the HMS Victory and the Mary Rose on school trips, quite a few years ago lol. I'm from that county, so it was easy for us.

[@sirdigbychickencaesar71]

The reason the British were so successful was navel superiority, best ships, best military tactics and best choice in hot beverages. not to say that other country were useless, the Spanish, French and Dutch navy's were formidable. just we were in a class of our own. we were shit hot in land warfare too, but more on a level playing field with other super powers of the time unlike at sea.

[@mairiconnell6282]

Plus digestive biscuits

[@EpicAelflaed]

We enjoy tea ☕️ 🫖

[@cymro6537]

2:04This video mixes up 'Britain'with 'England' ,the first country that England invaded wasn't Ireland ,but the country closest to it : *Wales* It took 220 years to conquer it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊

[@TrimTrimmer]

Britain was last invaded 966 years ago in 1066! We invited some Orange King once (1689 I do believe) and some say that was an invasion but he was invited by parliament, allowed to journey to London unopposed and then given the throne which he shared with his wife/cousin King William III and Queen Mary II of England and probably Scotland separately too (I think, I’m doing this from memory so could be slightly out) and they ruled after several bills were passed (The Bill Of Rights being one, I can never remember the other main one) that effectively stripped them of any power, true figure heads, so false invasion with no power or influence thereafter! It’s worth noting Britain is the only place occupied by both the Romans and the Vikings, the rest of Europe got one or the other, Britain got both, so you could say it’s in our DNA! It’s also worth noting the vast number of former colonies that after their independence fell victims to political oppression in the form of dictatorships or just failed democratically through a corrupt few who neglected the responsibility to lead the people who have suffered poor living standards, poverty and have been denied basic human rights as well as having to endure war, unrest and even massacres!! so say what you want about British right to be in these places in the first place (no right whatsoever, but if it wasn’t us it would have been the French or even the Russians, and a world colonised by Russia would suck!) but a repeating pattern has emerged in multiple places that suggests one overruling power unites all against it but remove that power and division is unavoidable, (the independence that united them was the last and only thing to unite them), division made up of a million Gollum’s, but not for a ring but elite status found in unlimited and unlawful absolute power that like the British is not rightfully anyones!!

[@overthewebb]

To conquer the world, you don't need a huge army, you need a navy and a trained small army. You go into a country with ships. You fight an initial battle and win, then get the local leaders on side, then build infrastructure for the country to make their lives better and money goes to both. You try and treat the locals with respect, even if it always wasn't done

[@terrythomas3755]

How were they able to do that? two words; Royal Navy.

[@samsativa245]

Britain was able to do this because they had the most powerful navy in the world by far, and in my opinion, also the best pound for pound fighting man in the world.

[@samuelalom2470]

idk know about best pound for pound man, gotta look in asia or africa for that icl

[@samuelalom2470]

@Dank Waifu maybe but our equipment plays a key factor so i wouldnt say "our men are that strong" cos really they aint no offence, ive never met a actual britsh person that strong it mostly people from different countries that are cos obviously the uk is very diverse

[@samsativa245]

@@samuelalom2470 How can you say that when Britain literally conquered the entire Indian subcontinent even tho India is 20x bigger than Britain and had 10x the population and also defeated China in the opium Wars twice tho? And conquered 1/3rd of Africa. Lol. when England fought France for 114 years they had 2m population against 12m population, the Black Death plague occurred in the middle of it and the only reason France won in the end is cos England had no money left since they had less people to tax

[@samuelalom2470]

@@samsativa245 money bro the indians didnt have any guns and that, but what im aying is the average indian would smoke the average white british person no offence just genes

[@samsativa245]

@@samuelalom2470 Indians did have guns, French ones. No top level Indian fighters anywhere to see even tho 1.5b plenty of British ones. Pound for pound we outmatch you by miles and miles and miles. All you have is numbers like china

[@SPINCTDAILY]

The American "Marines" are based on the very successful British Marine. Being a Naval power with elite troops used to quick actions from sea made them very powerful and allowed a small island to hold large areas of land. Also it came down to the way the British ran a lot of their empire, in the case of a place like India they kept local princes and powerful families in charge whilst keeping a very small population of "Administrators" to oversea and keep a track of taxes. Its how barely 10 thousand or so British troops (with the help of local militias) kept in line millions upon millions of Indians

[@SeeJayTML]

And your point Jesus why do British people do shit like this

[@Kongo-Slade007]

At the time they had superior naval power that enabled them to reach the four corners of the globe

[@linky8899]

The is soooo misleading and beleived as fact when its not that simple. The majority of the British empire was built ON TRADE NOT INVASIONS. We went to countries all over the world to set up trade oppurtunities and then protected those interests with military force.

[@popsreacts2948]

Spoken like a true politician

[@Paul-hl8yg]

The first free world trade.

[@goldenduck854]

@@popsreacts2948 loool

[@definitelynotatroll246]

Right, it said we invaded Australia and NZ, hardly an invasion when it’s just a few locals with sticks

[@davidbirchall832]

Check out Al Murray's comedy character 'The Pub Landlord' talking about all the Countries we have invaded. It's hilarious

[@astraboots]

Yep you're our baby you are all grown up now and independent. Xx

[@janebeard3411]

India was first 'invaded' by the East India Company which was primarily about Trade. It was all about spices which was worth more than gold. Money makes the world go around. Portugal is England's oldest ally, about 800 years and counting which is probably why Brazil was never invaded.

[@franticstorm7411]

We never invaded anywhere. We merely visited many lands on our global travels and were invited to stay, because of our good nature and sunny disposition. We were asked to build their railways and set up various parliaments and of course a trial by jury system. We were very often given gifts, sometimes at gunpoint but those gifts were always excepted gratefully. Indeed one or two of these gifts were diamonds and were used to make up the crown jewels. Their various majesties said they all look rather nice after being cut and then imbedded in our various crowns. But of course the work we did for these countries did incur quite a large cost to us, so we gladly excepted the payment in kind, in the way of whatever resources we would find useful, yes there were one or two fancy trinkets we took as well but nobody missed them anyway Then later after all bills were settled and our business there had run its course, we happily handed back control those countries without any fuss or disorder and happily left on our merry and somewhat richer, way. Yes there were a few arguments here and there and the odd shooting but that was merely the locals begging us not to leave and at times getting a little heated about it. fancy hey! Now just imagine if her majesties armed forces had won the American war of independence. Yes I know, fighting wars on 2 fronts is never a good thing and will certainly cause a few problems with trying to achieve ones aims, as another chap later discovered very much to his cost. I'm sure the colonists would have been a lot happier than they are now had things turned out different. Slowly, today, seeing their country being torn to pieces cant be a good thing for any country. Still it's their county and its always best to keep ones nose out of another countries affairs. Just imagine though; no Vietnam and that, a few years later, invasion of Iraq. All those lives that wouldn't have been lost. Still what's done is done and much should be learned from history in that it shouldn't be forgotten and we remember where we went wrong, not repeating those same mistakes. But that would never happen ...... would it?

[@SeeJayTML]

Stop fucking capping England invaded a bunch of countries and destroyed them like India,Jamaica Britain literally the poster child for Colonialism

[@noodles8638]

In other words, if we didn't invite you into our empire, you were piss-poor and had nothing we wanted or needed.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🇬🇧

[@susanhumphreys4323]

My first time watching your reaction video! You made me smile! I look forward to more 🇬🇧 you are correct we are a small country... Buy strong!

[@nickgrazier3373]

Nepal laws invaded but never conquered because it is the homeland of the Gurkhas. The Brits were so impressed by there fighting prowess that they recruited them as part of the British and Indian Army’s, which they still are today. Note in the 1st and 2nd world wars the Germans were terrified to know they faced the Gurkhas

[@valsyaranamual6853]

They protected Prince Harry in Afghanistan!

[@davidedbrooke9324]

I watch this and am proud to be English. The world has been forged in our image. Impressive stuff.

[@VNOMALII]

yeh, it's impressive, but it's also quite selfish. we literally tried to own the world and would do anything along the way to achieve it. i am very proud to be british, but you can't deny that our history was extremely brutal to others.

[@marksavage1108]

@@VNOMALII Which country at that time wasnt? Spain murdered millions in South America. If you have not noticed, none of the other countries' ex colonies formed a Commonwealth. None of the other colony owning countries bought the freedom of each slave in their colonies. Yeah the entire world at that time was brutal.

[@VNOMALII]

@@marksavage1108 I know bro, but my point is based on percentage of the planet we basically ruled and owned, and somewhat still do. We are a great nation, no doubt about it, but we done serious dirt to a lot of people to achieve what we have.

[@marksavage1108]

@Michelle Let them live in their own countries????? Spain murdered millions, the English murdered a few thousand. ALL the other colony owners were much worse than the English, Spain murdering the south Americans Belgium murdered in Rwanda, France still enslaves the Africans with money printing scams. ONLY and I do mean ONLY the English formed the commonwealth from its colonies, NONE of the others had their colonies wanting to stay connected.

[@Oxley016]

@@VNOMALII should have stopped us then shouldn't they.

[@cardboardspoon3887]

The final invasion of Great Britain happened in 1066 when the french William the Conqueror managed to defeat the English at the Battle of Hastings, from that point onward Great Britain remained unconquered to this day.

[@hillyjacks3835]

Actually we were invaded by America with Frances help (no surprises there!) at 11 p.m. on April 22, 1778, Commander John Paul Jones leads a small detachment of two boats from his ship, the USS Ranger, to raid the shallow port at Whitehaven, England.

[@emilyb5278]

We've been conquered by foreign business

[@daz3350]

Are you sure What about the vikings and Romans Have you not read about the viking King cnut who was king of England and built a northern empire That's before 1066 William of orange in 1688 if I remember rightly

[@mokkaveli]

@@emilyb5278 because the City of London has special tax laws that give you extra benefits operating your company from there. Still have to pay tax of course and it’s the reason why London is the financial capital of Europe and arguably the world

[@thetruth6417]

Norman not French.

[@timglennon6814]

We just enjoyed going to war with France back in the day. Maybe because they were so easy to beat. 😁

[@tibsky1396]

Calm down dude, with the Norman conquest, it was the French speaking world who dominated England, not the reverse. That's why, English is the less Germanic language of the world.

[@AntJay-kc7ps]

Oh shut up talking like you had anything to do with it

[@lolaridgeback5875]

This blows my mind!!!!!! i'am British and did not know a lot of this happened. crazy

[@systematicjim9295]

Don't worry, peoples of these nations didn't forget.

[@billyforrest1600]

@@systematicjim9295 well most of them are now dumps

[@MrEman1982]

Vikings and Roman's have invaded Britain and occupied here think we've been invaded and occupied by quite a few others aswell

[@lydiamichaels1976]

and normans

[@lydiamichaels1976]

and it wasn't britain then it changed name throughout the centuries depending on who was ruling and what countries had been taken over

[@nickgrazier3373]

That isn t Big Ben it’s really the Elizabeth Tower after I believe Queen Elizabeth the First. It was built to house all the parchment, leaflets, books of Law enacted or just written by Parliament and the House of Lords because these items became to numerous to house in Parliament itself.. Big Ben is the biggest of the clock bell in the tower, it’s become common to call the tower Big Ben

[@rickb.4168]

It was originally named St Stephens Tower, but was renamed recently so I’d imagine it was after Elizabeth the II

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@rickb.4168 It was never named St Stephens tower which is a totally different tower.

[@rickb.4168]

@@georgebarnes8163 er! yes it was.

[@rickb.4168]

@@georgebarnes8163 I stand corrected!

[@joanneleasley316]

thanks for your videos im from uk and watching your videos i learn alot about the usa

[@lynseyh8876]

That's why the world speaks English as a 1st language it could of being French battle of the brave, back in the old days

[@treubuchet]

What made Britain so powerful? Our ships. Those who commanded our ships were, at one time, privateers (authorised pirates) who had the blessing of the crown.

[@cocoaorange1]

I only knew about mainly African and Asian countries England colonized as well as Commonwealth countries, never knew about them invading Iceland, Germany, etc. Naturally I knew Britain and Germany fought in both world wars.

[@Scaleyback317]

Much of this was brought about because of clever and careful use of allies, friendly ports along the journey to wherever those forces were needed, excellent logistics for the time, discipline amongst its soldiers and sailors, training, cutting edge tech, knowing when to fight, when to trade and occasionally when to run. If it had not been for the intense competition between the European powers in Europe many of the little wars/invasions abroad would not have been considered necessary or expedient. Ultimately like all empires before, during and since they were formed for subjugation, exploitation, strategic interests and trade. Like all empires before, during and since they eventually end up being destroyed or re-colonized by another stronger power. What makes the British Empire a little more unique is that most of it was granted independence as a result of political/military uprising or because the time was right to do so. Many of those nations remain in the Commonwealth to this day but as time goes by more and more are deciding, with the blessing of a succession of British Governments to tread their own path - a peaceful divorce beats an acrimonious one every time. 1066 was the last time Britain was successfully invaded, the fingerprints of being a conquered part of the Roman Empire, Viking Empire, Norman (who were vikings anyway) Empire and the lessons learned over those centuries were all over the MO of the English and then the British as they sailed, traded, bartered, allied, fought, settled all over the globe. Others empires attempted to compete/defeat it but eventually all succumbed or learned to accept and live peacefully accommodating or be faced with conquest. The smallest, poorest, weakest, most pathetic but successful little playground bully the the world has so far produced.

[@tibsky1396]

2:40 The narrator don't contextualize at all. England had half of France in 12th century, because the Kings of England were... French. This was their Familial and Ducal lands in France, and England was the conquered territory since 1066 to 1485 by the French Speaking world, not the reverse. On their passports, it is literally written "Dieu et mon Droit" and "Honni soit qui mal y pense". And the rest of the "invasions" don't means they were massively successful. Most were very often repelled, while France faced other more dangerous continental adversaries immediately on their borders.

[@MClovinHD3D]

I think the British are so powerful because they were an island in Europe lol simple as that, small island concourse the seas whilst the other land countries are too busy fighting each other

[@snowtfl5617]

That and we had better scientific knowledge and the fact we couldn’t be self sustainable meaning we had to invade to sustain and grow it pushed us into an almost feeding frenzy as we were desperate to grow to keep away the larger powers around us such as France and Spain that paired with our navy and use of unconventional tactics which were extremely ruthless

[@EddyEdwards1]

Props from The UK

[@popsreacts2948]

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[@gedp7808]

the last successful invasion of Great Britain was in 1066 by William the conqueror who was Norman French, and for about 500 yrs French was the official language, which helps explain some of our spellings ( colour )

[@valsyaranamual6853]

Latin was universal before French.Then English became universal.

[@keithbald5066]

It was england they invaded

[@definitelynotatroll246]

@@keithbald5066 and wales, got a Norman castle 2 minutes walk from me

[@martinshepherd8041]

Britain did not have that title until the English & Scots sought Union in the early 1700's

[@peterneijs387]

@@martinshepherd8041 No the Romans called our Island Britannia

[@tommorgan88]

The Royal navy made us so powerful

[@poak5742]

To give u an idea how small our country is u can drive from top to bottom in about 10 hours or just over an hour by plane or around that time and u can fit 18 united kingdoms into the state of california.

[@stig3914]

This is probably too late and i'll be looking for the vid but England has had it's fair share of invations.

[@eruantien9932]

If I recall correctly, the record for the highest number of wars between two countries goes to Denmark and Sweden, but England/Britain and France hold the record for the longest total time at war with each other.

[@choughed3072]

Us and France were basically in a near constant state of war from 1066 to 1815, over 20 separate wars in that period including one that lasted 116 years.

[@rzomunna4019]

britain was conquered by the romans(italy), normans(france) & vikings(norway/denmark) in its history

[@Spectre_T24]

Them invasions where before britain was Britain

[@internalpolitics461]

The vikings never conquered Britain, most famous was Wessex and Mercia stayed independent so the Vikings is wrong.

[@the_ejj]

also romans never did truly conquer they called it quits at the Scottish border and build the famous wall, they did conquer England tho but not Brittan as a whole

[@chrisholland7367]

Saxons from Germany.

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

The answer to how the british managed all of this is the same answer to almost any question of world power for the past 300 years. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

[@ss-lz4me]

My country Denmark invaded England back in 800/900th century. Which why the danish Queen and Elizabeth are third cousins. they are both descendent from Queen Victoria Prince philip who just died recently was a danish prince so in order to be with Q Elizabeth he had to give up his royal titles in Denmark. Around 900 words in the english alphabet is danish... Look up danelaw :)

[@unknowndevice8947]

the royal family is mixed bro. with german,english,irish,french,dutch

[@hpsauce9608]

You not going to mention the fact he was half Greek? And also born in corfu Greece? Which imo would make him for Greek than anything else. Good try.

[@unknowndevice8947]

@@hpsauce9608 he only born in greece

[@hpsauce9608]

@@unknowndevice8947 his family had been forced to flee Greece, were it not for that they’d still be representing Greece as royals today.

[@ss-lz4me]

@@unknowndevice8947 Im sure that if i go back in my timeline i would have heritage in other countries aswell. But i dont count in all those countries. Its an american thing to say things like this "irish american, afro american etc....nothing wrong with that but it isnt a thing in Europe. We just stick to the country the person is born in.

[@samuel.j.barker]

It basically all came down to naval commerce. Britain was very quick and efficient in setting up trade companies and trade posts/routes in all the countries it invaded. This organisational efficiency allowed for quick stability, making their occupation more solid, but also allowing for further expansion. It's of course deplorable, some of the atrocities that came hand-in-hand with it all. However, just as it is seen in ancient history with figures like Alexander and Rome, it should also be credited for it's prowess. In time, it will be seen this way, because every nation in the world was trying to do the same thing; just with a little less effectiveness. Britannia has been invaded and conquered itself hundreds of times throughout all history, lending the nation a tough demeanor. The rough seas of the Channel and North Sea provided motivation for developing naval skill and the threat from all nearby nations pushed Britain to seek power fast. Britain may be small, but it's vulnerability became it's strength. Until America anyway... Nothing can stand up to the vastness of America's state of superpower, especially not a nation as small as the UK, no matter it's military prowess; past or present.

[@jonathanmccann1774]

they also upgrade the respective country it is why india is as strong as it is now

[@timglennon6814]

Big Ben isn’t the name of the clock tower outside the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben is the name given to one of the bells in the clock tower. The actual name of the clock tower is the Elizabeth Tower.

[@stevewallace1387]

We had the best navy in the world and Britain has never been conquered amazing when you think how small we are

[@definitelynotatroll246]

Pretty hard to invade an island with a massive navy. Hitler and napoleon both knew it was a bad idea

[@the_ejj]

@@definitelynotatroll246 romans and vikings give it a damn good shot

[@definitelynotatroll246]

@@the_ejj they did, but that was before the uk existed

[@Whatwhat1235]

And yet people here in the Uk complained at the amount of immigration would do you expect when we owned a 3rd of the world

[@BilboBiggun007]

Not bad for a tiny island no bigger than the American state of Idaho,we were able to conquer a vast amount of countries because we had the world's most powerful Navy. ✌️

[@davehoward22]

idaho with the population of canada and australia combined in it

[@sarahpagett9191]

More like texas

[@BilboBiggun007]

@@sarahpagett9191 watch "know your allies", Great Britain is the size of Idaho,Texas is much bigger than Great Britain approx three times the size,Texas is 695,000 km2 and Great Britain is 209,000km2

[@asapgang2452]

Soon as that track lands I'm using it as a ring tone

[@popsreacts2948]

Word...me too

[@dinoman2214]

India was very prosperous most of the imperial countries tried taking control but the Brits took it

[@sanjithrithvik3548]

That’s why the brits looted $50 trillion

[@v3numgough465]

I’m sure someone has mentioned it in comments, but to paraphrase, to Americans your Independence Day was THE defining moment of your history. To Britain it was a Tuesday

[@curtisphilip8749]

We were invaded by the Celts, Romans, Angles, Saxons and Jutes, the Vikings and finally the Normans in the Norman conquest of 1066. After being invaded continuously for thousands of years we learnt a thing or two about invading. Once we perfected our ship building we set out to find spices and other tradable goods, including slaves and weapons, although we were the nation that activity ended the slave trade for good. Companies like the British East India Company, and people like Cecil Rhodes did most of our dirty work for us in countries like India and South Africa with their private armies, land grabbing for the empire whilst lining their pockets. We also had an industrial revolution, meaning we were at the hight of technology and industry for some time. So many factors come into play.... I'm ashamed to be British.... Look at all areas we missed 😢

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Dutch you keep forgetting that one , they spanked your bottom and screwed it , you call it a glorious revolution but it was an ordinary invasion . Brita so called ending of slave trade well that one is cigar out of your own box . simple reason you ended slave trade was to prevent The United states of cheap labour during their independence war. Brits are quite the masters of twisting historic facts. south africa had nothing to do with English east india company as that was the napoleonic wars and a trade was made after wards . O and no brits or english army ever succeded in invading the low countries, they all got spanked raped and kicked out .

[@Paul-hl8yg]

Ashamed to be British? Forget that it wasn't Britain that started the slave trade? But ended it globally? Gave the World free trade? Gave the World Industry? Gave the World Modern Democracy? Things to be proud of too! 🇬🇧

[@curtisphilip8749]

@@Paul-hl8yg sarcasm is lost on you lad!!!

[@lykurgofsparta2216]

@@curtisphilip8749 T‘is indeed… 🤣

[@asl7235]

@@Paul-hl8yg Ashamed we didnt take 100% lmao.

[@thetom12395]

wealth and sea power. we would take say jarmacia for example witch would grow sugar witch was worth alot of money so we needed a navy for protecting and transporting witch also costs alot of money so we would take more land to grow more sugar and other things but then we needed more ships and so on and so on till 2 world wars witch bankrupted the empire and under presure from mainly the usa we granted independance. probaly kept controll over most countrys tho or atleast the money

[@moonramshaw1982]

At least we don't charge an entrance fee to the British Museum for the tourists to see all the loot we raided from their countries

[@JJ-006]

😂😂if the British didn’t loot all we would have is a squirrel exhibit

[@nzdjdjdjd7098]

@@JJ-006 we are the strongest and the wealthiest

[@JJ-006]

@@nzdjdjdjd7098 false. we were

[@Paul-hl8yg]

Theres foreign artifacts in museums all over the World. Should they all be sent back? This woke idiocy is just stupid!

[@jim5392]

Imagine if they just destroyed the artifacts of the countries atleast we kept then safe for the world to see

[@Isleofskye]

Great Reaction. Exactly the right number and length of comments and pauses Guys:)

[@popsreacts2948]

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[@Isleofskye]

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[@da90sReAlvloc]

The Romans invaded and conquered us , we watched. We learned,. We conquered

[@Jbatley1]

India had the right climate to grow our own tea when we were at war with China and couldn’t get hold of tea which originates from China. We managed to get some crops and plant them in India, although we also used their population heavily for labour n stuff

[@justmaria]

England was invaded by vikings from Denmark and they ruled in1013 so many words in the English language are from the old norse language.

[@stephenmorrow3490]

You nailed it. Nobody messes with the UK. :)

[@doposud]

at 5:23 you can see above austria , chunk that was not invaded - there is interesting history behind it

[@perry714.]

It’s all simply put down to the fact we’re English that’s how we managed to do this 😂😂, na it’s prob just a factor of being in the right place at the right time with the right resources n allies n about a million other factors. There’s no way we would be able to do anything like this nowadays even with us having the most advanced navy on the seas once again…..or could we 😉😂

[@mattfield5653]

Britain was last invaded in 1066 by the Normans. But we was evaded many times before that. Romans,Vikings,Jutes,Saxons just to name a few.

[@ponyboycurtis3795]

Im English and proud of it,for such a tiny Country we have done amazing things and yes i realise not all of that was good but you have to think back to the times that we were out invading,conquering countries..back then if we hadn"t done that and flexed our muscles we would have been taken over and i wouldn"t be speaking English now...i understand that sum races,cultures and peoples dont like us and thats cool because im not a fan of those people anyway...but most of that dislike comes from the fact that we probably kicked your ass sumwhere along the way..lol Rule Brittania...Brittania rules the waves,Britain never ever ever shall be slaves,Amen to that 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@justmechilling...]

You are worried about not speaking English but it OK for other countries not to speak their native tongue because of invasions and colonialism you are showing how little you know about your history so thats the true legacy of from England, a true pommy...there are other native languages on the island of UK which you tried to wipe out or did you just forget. Open a history book before making comments or you look/sound uneducated.

[@D4rkstorn]

English nationalists are so cute with their shaved heads and pink tutus. Is your tutu pink as well? Oh and nice job butchering the English language. So much for pride.

[@oki__]

True.

[@bordedup546]

"I'm not a fan of those people anyway" bruh

[@cocoaorange1]

Considering London now has over 200 ethnic groups, as well as the diverse populations in the other UK nations, Britain has been invaded in a way too.

[@Soulvex]

The Romans and Vikings taught us all we needed to know. We got sick of being invaded I guess.

[@Spectre_T24]

The Roman's came before the angles, we cant be sick of something we hadn't experienced

[@Ganymede559]

@@Spectre_T24 Angles likely fought Romans when living in the continent.

[@Spectre_T24]

@Anglo-Saxon maybe but he said about bieng invaded. anglos where a part of germanic tribes, but even then Romans couldn't step into the lands of germania

[@samuelhart2910]

Nah. I dated and am still friends with an Indian girl and her father is a chief member of the Indian government. When we left the airport we had to get followed and cars with flags was insane. Her friends hated me as an English person. Her family looked at me distantly. It was not my doing but I understand

[@billybovril8992]

Britain had the navy and the technology (industrial revolution - we had rivers, coal, iron and easy access to the sea). England was invaded by the Romans... They left, we invited the angles and Danes over to help us fight Vikings, they then decided to invade... As well as the Vikings. Then the Normans ( sort of Viking French), the Dutch invaded late 18th century (glorious revolution... No war... We just invited them so we wouldn't have a Catholic king, which was a thing then. Hugenots (French protestants fleeing massacres...later we had people come from all over the world. Britain, especially England is a mongrel nation. That is our strength Viking/Roman/Celt/Dane/Norman/Africa/Carribbean/South Asia.... It's all in the blend.

[@tm.8399]

the normans werent sort of viking french, they had one lineage to the viking that merely existed. the guy who invaded were mostly from burgundy anyway.

[@richieb7692]

You ask How Can They Do That.?? Well it's quite simple really... We have all gone out for one quick drink, that turned into a couple, that sort of ended up in a total blow out of a weekender.... Then you get hungry for hot spicy food, to soak up the beer. It was a bit like that.....oops...

[@jasonmullaley3234]

British Navy the best ever without a doubt

[@Jaycee23231]

it was all down to navy, our navy where like a nuclear bomb while the rest of gun where using fireworks

[@jimwalsh8520]

There were many genocides committed by countries in history, but never by the British. The authors asked how we did it, we had the most powerful Navy in the World untill 1947 when that fell to the USA

[@jamescampbell1133]

Are you crazy. Look at Ireland,South Africa, ,China to name a few?

[@jimwalsh8520]

@@jamescampbell1133 Ireland? What genocide, SA, when was that?? and China??? China was only a protectorate on the south east coast. The rest was carved up by Fance, Germany and Holland. You dont know much do you! SA??? That is just so funny and Ireland, I cannot even imagine where that came from.

[@VNOMALII]

we ain't your step dad. we yo daddy. we also didn't necessarily "invade"; we kind of travelled, discovered, and made friends along the way 😂. narrator isn't talking crap about youtube either, that's how they work. they push the videos that accumulate the highest views, because the highest viewed videos are what make the most money. that should be basic knowledge to 2 people who run a pretty much successful youtube channel lol.

[@helenjarvis7755]

As far as invading France goes the French started it 🤣

[@willday8880]

And they deserved every bit of it 😂😂

[@cjryan88]

they always do

[@Paul-hl8yg]

Step dad? America was created by British subjects & fought for against their fellow British subjects. An 'American' did not exist until the declaration of Independence was signed & agreed by both sides. Britain is the mother nation to America. Even the Stars & Stripes flag is a copy of the flag of the British East India Company. Complete with the 13 red/white stripes representing the 13 English/British colonies. Also keeping the "good ole red, white & blue" .. Of the British Union flag! Even the American Liberty Bell was cast in Britain. New York was named after York in Yorkshire England. The capital of Washington is named after George Washington, who's family came from Washington England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@jakewarrior7298]

Up until ww2 Britain had the biggest navel fleet

[@lykurgofsparta2216]

Theres a funny „urbanlegend“ that after ww2, at whitch Point the US Navy hab become bigger that the British Navy, the two flagships met in the north See. The americans greeted the British Flagship with something along the Lines of „ how is the second biggest Navy of the World?“ And the British cheekily answerd with: „Fine! How ist the second best navy of the World?“ 🤣

[@ChrisCrossClash]

We still had the biggest navy right up until 1943 as well, when the US took over.

[@laurajarvis3156]

As a proud British person....we were invaded by loads of people! Initially stone age. Later Romans, then people from the germanic countries, but to be fair they never really invaded, they just came over to trade and eventually it was a mish mash of people