Disney Princesses vs. Real History 2/2

[@faelosopher]

Tiana's story was partially inspired by the life of famed chef and civil rights activist, the legendary Leah Chase. This is well documented, and her family was also involved in the making of the movie. I was happy to hear about Lena Richard's wonderful life, but Leah Chase deserved to be mentioned. At the time the film came out, she was still alive, but she died in 2019. She is known as the woman who snapped back at Obama when he asked her for more hot sauce in his Gumbo. A true legend. Her restaurant survives today in New Orleans and is called Dookie Chase.

[@tomahnaa8022]

I was worried that Leah Chase wasn't going to be mentioned in the previous video and am disappointed to see that my fears were confirmed. She and her restaurant are legendary to this day.

[@whiteowl4097]

I was about to post the same comment. Thank you for doing it for me. This channel's version of the Tiana story is the reason I gave this video a thumbs down. She needs to do her research better.

[@blasianpikachu]

Came to say the same thing, but I was happy to hear of another renowned female black chef at least

[@Pollicina_db]

@@whiteowl4097 She also did bad research on Show White but Tiana really takes the cake because everbody knows who the inspiration was

[@Nero_Coniglio]

Thank you for adding this information!

[@thehaynes2403]

"Rapunzel's dress is more "Party City" than " Historic" " 💀☠️ ☀️

[@katrinajacksonmiller9038]

Hey, Lindsay, I got an idea for a video: Disney Villains vs Real History.

[@ChibiProwl]

Ooh, yes please.😮😊

[@ajerjavec4723]

That sounds awesome. For example, mother Gothel’s’s outfit was made to look outdated to show her true age.

[@carolynmills513]

Awesome idea

[@Travel__Spin]

Oh my gosh Yes please!!!!

[@Monica-gj2yx]

Excellent idea!

[@michaelablair4689]

I’ve heard the Tiana’s dress choice in the wedding scene is a result of the Cinderella effect. Big poofy dresses where loved by little girls so they put her in one to sell more princess dresses

[@nuotatorre8741]

To be fair it's also a magical dress, so it does make sense. Especialy since at her human wedding she wears a traditional 1920s dress.

[@Angel-ts8rc]

Well at least her normal wedding dress was somewhat period. I wish we had seen more of it.

[@ziridestaudios]

I need the other "non official" Disney princesses! Esmeralda stood up against a holy official for heaven's sake, Megara sacrificed her life for her Wonder Boy, Mirabel restored her family's miracle and Jane helped free the gorillas from Clayton

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Megara was a princess in Greek mythology.

[@ziridestaudios]

@@Ravenproctor2966 Ik

[@asha_vere]

*Merida

[@maninedoow5895]

Also, Princess Kida

[@paulaisaiah9664]

@@asha_vere… no 👀🙄

[@justingochioco1121]

I wanna see a history of Alice, Meg, Jane ,and Mirabel

[@itsdavido3219]

Don't forget Esmerelda and Kida!

[@payrysdoscs4903]

@@itsdavido3219 Sofia and Elena too 🥰

[@ImperiumSilverCrystal]

And the Black Cauldron princess, Elowyn.

[@pabloarielfarfanceballos9811]

And the real Grand Duchess Anastasia

[@clovermccombs8597]

​@@ImperiumSilverCrystalYes! I love that movie and it, nor Elowyn, do not get enough love.

[@bifa5414]

For me Elsa and Anna are actually Maria and Jadwiga of Anjou. I've had this feeling since I watched this movie for the first time, it really hit me how similar are they. Two sisters, last of their dynasty who inherited two kingdoms next to each other as teenagers (Hungary for Maria and Poland for Jadwiga). There is even similar story with how older sister was planned to be a monarch of one kingdom but got different kingdom instead and how younger sister who wasn't planned to be crowned also got her own kingdom. Or just like Anna/Elsa they were also spending a lot of time together as kids but suddenly couldn't see each other for many years while still growing up (since Maria was 13 and Jadwiga 10, till they were in late teens). Even Jadwiga's love life is kinda similar to Anna's, with being engaged to one guy from a large and impoartant royal family who didn't have changes to be crowned in his own coutry so the guy was supposed to have more benefits from that marriage than her but later she ended up marrying different guy who's wild but at the end it worked out better. And Maria just like Elsa was fighting as long as she could to rule alone and not to marry anyone. And I see even more similarities. The only big difference is time period because Maria and Jadwiga lived five centuries earlier but since Frozen is soo loosely based on the original story (to be honest it's not even based Hans Christian Andersen story because it's that different) they could search for inspiration somewhere else.

[@malisle13descendantslover46]

I love this idea, and if Lindsey did this type of video again but didn’t have to match it to time and place this would be a great idea.

[@nataliapanfichi9933]

maria and jadwiga of anjou where sisters who are separated from each other for years and each end up ruling kingdoms near to each other similar to Elsa and Anna.

[@PeezyCoral_6]

Frozen was based on the snow queen.It was just different.

[@kellybeck4579]

Seeing Esmeralda in this video made me think: are there any Romani women that made a significant historical contribution? This would be such a great subject to hear about.

[@MillieFitzgerald-c1p]

i love Romani culture, i followed pilar barbie before finding out she was a nutter and ive always followed florian who is great on tiktok. its a shame what 1 ethnic group could go through

[@dreamyvagabond]

Interesting questions but in Hugo's novel (Notre Dame de Paris), it's revealed that Esmeralda was actually a French girl. She had been kidnapped and raised by Romas.

[@cupcakke4566]

Yes Lindsay, I absolutely do want this style vide for the Disney Heroines (and maybe the rejected princesses like Eilonwy and Kida)

[@sujimtangerines]

I will di3 on the hill defending Kida!!

[@ayefuh]

hi lindsay! my spotify wrapped said i was in the top 2% of listeners of the history tea time podcast with a total of 3,220 listening minutes.. thank you so so much for such entertaining history content to end my year with

[@LindsayHoliday]

That's awesome, thanks!

[@nataliapanfichi9933]

​​@@LindsayHolidayAsha narrates a prologue in the start of the movie where it says that rosas was built in an island in the mediterranean and Asha was a candidate for the king's apprentice but loses the position after she offended him for questioning him on something

[@sophroniel]

"Moana" means "ocean" in Te Reo Māori, the language of Aotearoa New Zealand's first people of the same name (Māori). There is even a Māori dub of the songs of Moana! The movie included a number of famous kiwi actors and harks back to famous mythology surrounding seafaring waka and we, to this day, call the North Island "Te-ika-a-Māui", the fish of Māui that he caught with his famous hook!

[@hmmmm.3899]

Moana means ocean in Olelo Hawaii as well 🤙🏽

[@olyamereacre3326]

​And um what about Tahitian

[@Princessbooks]

I would LOVE to see a video about Princess adjacents especially Esmerelda since I LOVE the Hunchback of Notre Dame

[@shostysboo]

Me too! That’s my favorite Disney movie of all time

[@history4dummies2678]

Correction : Trưng Trắc was the first queen regnant of Vietnam. There were two queen regnants in Vietnamese History. The second queen was Lý Chiêu Hoàng (1218 - 1278), who became queen/empress of Vietnam in 1224 after her father abdicated. She reigned as empress until she abdicated the throne to her husband "Trần Thái Tông" in 1225, who started the Trần Dynasty.

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Please make a Part 3 for "unofficial" Princesses like Sofia and Elena

[@DanielOrozco-r7k]

Aren’t they both white hispanic European princesses only races are white black Native American/Alaska native Asian and Pacific Islander.

[@RogueRebel16]

Would love to see a video about the heroines, especially about Meg and always hearing about Alice Liddell.

[@finland4ever55]

Yeah I agree! We need an unofficial one with Alice, Esmeralda, Jane Porter, etc

[@fangirldreamer748]

Megera was killed by and insane Heracles. And he became insane, because of the Godess Hera.

[@equilibriumidentified7067]

This is my first time to listen to something about Vietnam in Lindsay's video! It is such a pleasure for me since not so many people appreciate Vietnam's history before the Vietnam War. But there is something to discuss: - Trưng Nhị is pronounced Trưng Nhee (not nai) - There are so many Vietnamese these days who prefer not to accept the legend of the Trung sisters. The reason is that the government tries to propagandize people by introducing different variants of history (including the Trung sisters). There are also Hung Kings which took place somewhere BCE that many people do not take a pinch of salt. - In a textbook of Vietnamese literature in elementary school, they taught us this legend (Yeah, the Vietnamese government loves to brainwash people from the earliest stages), instead of being executed by the Han army, we have learned that the two sisters took their own lives during an escapement from the Han army by jumping into Hat river (to keep them pure, I am not so sure about this details). - A reason to not believe the legend of the Trưng sisters is the presence of the elephants during the parade to gain independence. Many historians argue the accuracy of such a story, there was no documentation about the presence of a single elephant in Northern Vietnam during such a phase.

[@rachelthomas5626]

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[@MikaelaKMajorHistory]

Huh, the US Smithsonian Zoo has an elephant from the Netherlands named Trong Nhi

[@kimberlysmith2299]

I didn't see anyone else comment this, but one tiny adjustment to something you said about Elsa & Anna: It wasn't that Elsa herself refused to marry a man she just met, but instead told Anna that she couldn't/(shouldn't).

[@ieatzebraarah]

I wish Princess Kida was included in the official Disney line up. She is my a favorite and is underrated

[@sujimtangerines]

Mine as well! The whole series is underrated.

[@bobaFête]

She’s my favorite too! It feels like Disney abandoned the whole Atlantis story for some reason.

[@alexissey4023]

You mean QUEEN Kida. She became a Queen before Elsa did.

[@Dee97]

I would LOVE a similar video on non-princess heroines!

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

Please continue this series with each new Disney Princess

[@crazieanimefan1]

I wouldn't mind a Disney Movie vs. Book series, since so many stories are based off classic books. Yet some of the books are actually not child friendly at that. Even some of the animal movies were based off books that were downright different. I'm a huge bookworm and Disney fan, so that would be cool.

[@chrissyweaver3475]

I want a third video talking about the non-princesses! (I've been wanting more videos on Asian and Polynesian history!! Thank you!)

[@edwardvincentbriones5062]

Oh I would love to see a video on the minor/forgotten Disney princesses and their inspirations. I’m expecting for sections for Eilonwy and Giselle.

[@marimccarthy386]

I’d love to see a video on the Disney heroines you mentioned. Mirabel, Jane etc. Big fan of yours!

[@alexandrapaszkowska612]

plzzzzz do a part three with the unofficial princesses!!

[@katelijnesommen]

What a fun idea! A lot of work went into this. Very interesting, Lindsay! Would definitely love to see a video on the heroines or the less popular princesses like Kida.

[@kaitlynmcarthur]

I’m from Scotland! Edinburgh is one of my favorite places for history, if you get a chance you should definitely visit Mary Kings Close, I’ll be happy to come along to that again!

[@darciewelborn9042]

I’m currently on vacation in Disney world when I found this video and this is so good! I love the historical content you post, wonderful video!

[@hennnl]

I really appreciate your thorough research on Nafanua. My nana’s family is from Savai’i Samoa and I’ve heard so much about the legends and stories of the past. It’s so interesting!

[@olyamereacre3326]

❤❤❤

[@ladykoiwolfe]

This was a really cool video. It just reminded mme of one of my pet peeves about Disney. I wish Disney would acknowledge Megara's royal linage. Instead we get nothing but a girl with attitude. The girl is a princess, and also another descendant of Zeus.

[@margaretschaufele6502]

Considering how family friendly they made the Olympian gods (except for Hades whom they villainized), I doubt they would mention Zeus's many affairs.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

@@margaretschaufele6502 they could still have let her be the granddaughter of Perseus that she is.

[@adela_adoja2786]

I'd love to see a video covering the disney heroines! I love Megara! (And also Kida from Atlantis!) Love this video so much! :)

[@alperry02]

Hi Lindsay! Id love to see a third video about Disney Heroines ! This series was so much fun! Thank you!

[@asha_vere]

In defense of Tiana's wedding dress, it was PERFECTLY on theme for the movie AND the dress she wears when her and Naveen run out of the church and she's in the car leaving for their honeymoon (the clip you show for a few seconds) looks like she's wearing a drop waist dress. At least to me it looks like she is.

[@sashaconrad3939]

These videos were really fun! Please consider making one about the Disney Heroines.

[@jbills3000]

I love this series, Lindsay! It's so fun. Thank you! 💜💜💜

[@runswithscissorsfull]

These videos were an absolute joy to watch! I'd love to see a video about the disney heroines!

[@sapphirerose24]

I would love to see a tea time on the heroines especially Esmeralda

[@VioletHeyoka]

These were really great! Please make another as you said toward the end 🙏

[@pamelaanderson9884]

Yes please do a video on the history of the heroines

[@1BDI_ARR]

So happy for a second part! Seriously considering joining your highlands tour next year! Thank you for all your videos!

[@LindsayHoliday]

We'd love to have you join!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

​@@LindsayHolidayAs French. Makes me proud we French have the Most Disney Princess and I know they’re based from Novels like Charles Perrault and Victor Hugor. Thanks for sharing and uncovering them

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Amazing video as always! Your range and dedication is always appreciated girl! Keep going! Your work is among the very best and an inspiration!

[@mindybouvier5416]

If you do a video on the other Disney women, I would really enjoy it if you went over specifics on esmarelda’s Romani dress and the accuracy of that. I keep watching Disney history things and they talk about everything but her when it comes to the hunchback

[@MysticDojo]

Hey Lindsay Holiday just want to correct when you said none of the Caribbean islands had monarchs of their own in your part 1, Haiti had a short lived monarchy with Jean-Jacques Dessalines as emperor after a slave uprising from France as the enslaved outnumbered the french 10-1. And Henri Christophe was installed as the ruler of the kingdom of Haiti. Not to mention the Taino spread out into various tribes that were considered kingdoms within the Caribbean and followed matrilineal succession. One famous princess Anacaona, became ruler of one of the 5 kingdoms of Hispaniola (which includes modern day Haiti & Dominican Republic), she initially cooperated for peace with the spanish but eventually her people would be subjected to colonization and disease. I do love your content Lindsay Holiday! So I feel it's important to share the real history of many of these peoples who faced oppression with much of their history and culture all but erased and who built their own genuine societies.

[@cristinagalaxyfun]

It is interesting seeing all the history come to life ❄️

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Disney Princesses were based from the Novels and real person that had existed

[@cristinagalaxyfun]

@christophermichaelclarence6003 True, but either way, it's fascinating what she did! 🩵

[@anjalidevi7168]

Oh my goodness. I'd love a video/videos about the Disney Heroines please. And thank you so much for both videos about the Disney Princesses. You make learning history fun! ❤

[@Zaasi]

Lindsay, I have been obsessed with Princesses since watching Charles & Diana's wedding when I was 4 years old. I have had many tiaras since my 5th golden birthday when I received my first tiara. I learned of the Princesses from around the world. I have been waiting for someone to make this type of Princess video for years! Thank you so much Lindsay for making these videos, also thank you for your whole channel & podcast.

[@flipadip3961]

Yes please let me know more real world comparison history lessons! I love them and know you did much deep research. Keep up the great work!!

[@mcsmaria28]

Yes, definitely make a part 3 about the non-princess princesses.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

AMAZING second part! Lifelong fan lf disney and Huge fan of your work girl! You're the princess of storytelling! Keep beign amazing and happy holidays! 🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@karma92sims14]

You did a great job with the historical history I appreciate that.

[@lenninmontiel4539]

I would love to see a video referring the other disney heroines like jane from Tarzan though she is closest to belle from beauty and the beast is because belle is janes grandmother wich is mind blowing to say the least.

[@lfgifu296]

Lindsay, I usually listen to your Podcast while walking home, therefore having spent 7175 minutes in your company :) Thanks for your work! (also my most listened song was Angevin, the song you used in your Arthurian Legends video, so while reading the massive Le Mort Du Artur, it played non-stop- seriously, not a single word was read without that tune) So you played a big part in my Spotify this year (well, you, Coolio and the Monks of Notre Dame Abbey lol)!

[@LindsayHoliday]

That's awesome! Thank you!

[@lfgifu296]

@@LindsayHoliday nah thank YOU :)

[@melenatorr]

Generally, the name of the palace complex in Granada is pronounced "Al AM-bra" - it feels as if you have an extra syllable in the name. In Spanish, the "H" is almost always silent, and so you would not pronounced it in "Alhambra". "Malaga" actually has stress on the first syllable, and the assistance for this is the accent over that first "a". So the city name is "MAH-laga".

[@heatherkring8358]

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein would be closer to Tiana than Meghan Markle. She was born in Panama but moved to NYC when she was 5.

[@LeonieRomanes]

Meghan helped her handsome prince escape his wicked family, which is very Disney.

[@heatherkring8358]

@@LeonieRomanes they weren’t wicked when they were financing H&M’s lifestyle. Funny how they only started having “issues” when their demands weren’t being accommodated.

[@LeonieRomanes]

@@heatherkring8358 they have always been evil. Look at what happened to Harry's mother.

[@aggienatl]

I absolutely love this series! What a wonderful and unique way to teach lesser known figures in history. 🙏🏾

[@bridgetbuchan1786]

I truly love this channel. I’m a huge history buff and you know it’s a good day when you upload.

[@DesireeCoetzee-s8m]

Yes!!!✨ I would also like a video on the Disney heroins. Alice, Meg, Jane, Esmeralda... Please!!🙏🏻❤️

[@olyamereacre3326]

Who is Alice

[@fangirldreamer748]

Megera was killed by and insane Heracles. And he became insane, because of the Godess Hera.

[@DesireeCoetzee-s8m]

@@olyamereacre3326 Alice in Wonderland. Don't you know that movie?

[@olyamereacre3326]

@@DesireeCoetzee-s8m sorry I forgot it. Yeah I remember, thank you.

[@salimatasoumaoro3034]

I would love to see a video on the Disney heroines!

[@geovannitrainfan80]

Elana of avalor would have fun to see her real life counter part

[@leeannproctor47]

Not a bad idea.

[@Emory.S]

Thank you for mentioning Nafanua! Always loved watching your videos so it’s really cool to see one of my own ancestors & cultural figure included on ur channel! Nafanua was Said to be ruthless in her day. All highest Chiefly titles of Samoa can trace their lineage back to her.

[@noelbmagalona]

Great research Lindsay, thank you for sharing your hard work to us. This is really fascinating and entertaining as I am also a fan of Disney,

[@amberkirk8574]

These videos are fun! Thank you

[@cindchan]

I would love a video about the "non princesses"!

[@nataliapanfichi9933]

Good video.

[@mayahuel-v2q]

YES! Please do a video on Disney heroines! They're my favorites ❤

[@normanormie]

This was a fun video! I’d love to see the other video with Disney Heroines!

[@ladychaos2412]

I would love to see a video about the disney heroines!

[@sujimtangerines]

Will anyone fight for Kida, PLEASE??

[@brooke5599]

i've absolutely loved this series! a video on Disney heroines would be so cool :)

[@karenkratzer7036]

A lot of work truly went into this. Very interesting

[@mediocremaiden8883]

@10:56 My people!! These are my people! I've found you !! 🎉🎉 ❤ HistoryLove

[@lyndanickerson1373]

I would like to see a video about Disney heroines ❤ Thank you for this video Lindsay

[@kristentejera7160]

Love your videos!!!!!!!!!

[@Tairoche]

Man, I wish I'd been able to attend the Scotland holiday trip. It looked amazing & I've always wanted to go there.

[@daviidfdez2940]

I love this videos. Can you please do one last one with the non official Disney Princesses? Esmeralda, Megara, Jane, Kida & Elena Of Avalor maybe you can also add Anastasia & Elionwy & even Marian even though she is an anthropomorphic fox

[@lianefehrle9921]

I think you nailed them.

[@reginleif6703]

Nafanua sounds badass. Can we get a more in-depth video someday?

[@unikittydanceeee]

I had an idea. Can you please do non princess main characters/heroines vs real life history? That would be so interesting!

[@cmick69]

Matilda of Scotland is my 26th great-grandmother.

[@akaLaBrujaRoja]

How old are you? 26 generations from her great-grandson Henry III is the grandfather or great-grandfather of Charles III (it gets a bit jumbled back-tracking from direct lines that ended, like Charles II.)

[@Hintedbymarina]

I love your videos so much!

[@עמנואלקריסטל]

Please do a video of Alice, Esmeralda, Meg, Jane and Mirabel vs real history

[@paige393]

I wanna see a video about Alice, Jane, Meg, etc!

[@jaydiarie]

Loved this video!

[@ellanicheallaigh908]

Would love love love a video on the heroines!!

[@TEDrew]

FIRST. Another awesome Video from the True Professor Ms. Lindsay😍😍😍😍😍

[@pamelaortiz-hw6eq]

Fascinating Historic Events Very Informative

[@thaisgregorio2734]

I would love a video with Disney heroines (please don't forget to Eilonwy on that one!)

[@jennifervillanueva8453]

❤❤❤❤❤ yes 👍 this i'm waiting for!! Thank you so much 💓 💗 😊

[@rowanaembers4929]

Yes please... Would love to see more about the heroines

[@aplam94]

Please do a video on Alice. Jane, Meg, Esmeralda and Mirabelle

[@lisamcgrath9314]

this is so amazin please continue do more of this.. 😊🌹

[@cjllola]

I would love to see the others as well as Disney villains Video was soo fun 🤩

[@Itsitane]

🎉🎉 finally the second part!

[@unorthodeux]

please do the heroines video! these two videos were super entertaining and informative!

[@est9949]

Hi Lindsey, could you make a series about the history of famous castles in Europe? I love traveling and listening to stories that go behind those historical buildings. Those ancient structures that last though time feels like a time machine to me when I look at them. Your videos would be wonderful especially for us who don't get to travel, or those who do but want to relive our memories, pleaseee.

[@est9949]

content would be - who built them and why. What happended during the construction - the design, contemporary structure aounrd that period - who lived there and their lives strories that unfolded there - what was the lives like in that era (plumbing, rest room, kitchen, food, daily lives, floor plan, which rooms did the families spend their time during the day, etc) - legends and myths, or ghost stories - who owns it now, and activities to do during the visit. Famous rooms or items to see and their stories.

[@rosesilent2499]

YES make another video of the other Disney heroines!!!!

[@ellenfields-sischka7441]

I would like to see a video on the Disney heroines!

[@finland4ever55]

Germany was also pretty clear because of the names. Rapunzel, Gothel, Eugene Fitzherbert, Frederick, Cassandra, the previous king was literally called Herz Der Sonne. So it bothers me when people say Italy, Poland, Hungary, or France (even Disney mixed it up in the Plus Est En Vous ep of the cartoon where suddenly they changed it to France on a map.... but it's NOT France.)

[@daviidfdez2940]

People is confused cause they based Corona Kingdom of Mont Saint Michael (France)

[@MillieFitzgerald-c1p]

fitz is also a french-norman word for son which im assuming everyone knows. hey, i wonder if Disney is gonna do a Irish princess.

[@nanotyrannusisnotvalid4820]

to be more specific, Mulan (movie 1 and 2) took place in 497

[@notthebeesknees]

Would LOVE to hear about the line-up of Disney heroines! Esmeralda would definitely be an interesting one, but difficult perhaps to find a real life person as an example. The Romani people faced so much persecution.