Most EVIL Kings in History!

[@bradbutcher8762]

Umm. I think somebody forgot King Leopold ll of Belgium. The man bled the Congo so badly, that once it gained independence nobody remembered how to farm crops, let alone run a country

[@jakealter5504]

They also forgot Ivan the terrible

[@jakealter5504]

@SoliDeoGloria 07 he was a czar, that’s the Russian equivalent of being a king or emperor

[@charlenedivana]

All they had to offer was 'deep regret' when they came to the Congo the other day...tsk tsk

[@heartmind6373]

Unfortunately nobody cares about Africa and Africans. plus Africans are not influencial enough to even tell their own history...

[@hueyhampton3213]

Right!!!!

[@sktbug6833]

You all should probably research Vlad the Impaler a bit more. While he was definitely a brutal ruler he was also considered to be an excellent one, a military genius, and Romanian hero.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

I used to think Vlad was just a bloodthirsty psychopath as well when I first heard of him. Then when i actually did research on the man, the picture that research painted instead was that of a man who had his back against the wall for nearly his entire life, and was willing to go to any length possible to protect his people and country from the Ottoman Empire.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

@SoliDeoGloria 07 Yes. Romania sees him as their greatest national hero, and for good reason. While everyone else was making secret deals with the Ottoman Sultanate, Vlad refused to submit to them. He strengthened his country's economy, removed those who were abusing their power (the Boyars), and many other actions to try and give his people a fighting chance against the Turks. But at the same time, he didn't play by anyone's rules except his own, and this caused him to have enemies on BOTH sides.

[@himikoichikawa6893]

@SoliDeoGloria 07 yes he was, I know the castlevania series is based of his reign but watch it u will see him and Dracula are not at fault

[@Andy-lc3yk]

Hero? He impaled a literal forest of his own wounded soldiers as a deterrent to the enemy army who were chasing him. He was so feared by his own subjects that a valuable gold cup was placed in every town city, and none were stolen. If that's your idea of a hero, you're probably a bit sick!

[@kevinnorwood8782]

@@Andy-lc3yk You just proved my point, dude. Impalement was a punishment reserved for criminals and enemies of the state.

[@benparrish672]

"Evil" is somewhat subjective when "History is written by the victors"

[@SuperPope69]

Right? That's what I've always criticized about how Vlad the Impaler is viewed/talked about. People forget why he did what he did, and more importantly that he eventually lost allowing the Ottomans to have the final narrative

[@FacelessPropaganda]

Well said! ...I couldn't have said it better myself! 👏

[@rioria001]

That so-called history is nothing more than stories left behind by the victors to embellish themselves and belittle their enemies. Anything that could be recorded has gone through a filter. What could not be told to others has been erased.

[@JohnJohn-pe5kr]

@SoliDeoGloria 07 even hitlers generals tried and failed

[@SuperPope69]

@@todeskult2818 I wasn't there, but your mom told me all about it.

[@Lily.Fern.1107]

I'm surprised Caligula or Nero didn't make the cut.

[@danielraiber3639]

In Romania, Vlad the impaler is considered a hero.

[@GalaxyETH]

Yes. One of the geatest. Origins Explained did not do their home work on him at all.

[@kevinmatheson1691]

That's because Romanians aren't the brightest

[@GalaxyETH]

​@Louis Vlad Tepes empailed on poles the bad noblemen that were corrupt and the thieves. Till this day, in the upper part of Vallachia and Transilvania, NO ONE STEALS !

[@areiaaphrodite]

6:25 title: "The Hapsburgs" Actually family in the picture: The Tudors 😂😂😂🤦‍♀️

[@kwhammer6727]

You mention Richard Nixon being related to Queen Elizabeth while showing a picture of Ronald Regan riding horses with the Queen. That doesn't add up to credibility.

[@peteryang8708]

Queen Ranavalona 1 of Madagascar killed about one million in her terror ridden reign in the 19th century

[@basedmonitored5191]

Vlad Dracula was a savior of Europe. If it weren’t for him then the Ottomans would have certainly marched into the heart of Europe. VIVA DRACULA!!!!!

[@gregoryblasengame8740]

Also, perhaps in a bit of irony, were it not for him, Christianity would not have spread through Europe

[@ladycplum]

King John had the Magna Carta annulled just a few days after he signed it. Its importance was not emphasized until at least 2 or so centuries after his death.

[@frankmaeder4358]

yea, and he signed it under massive pressure from the barons in the first place, without any intention to stick to it

[@josephwiggins642]

Vlad saved Europe from the ottoman kingdom. Vlad was brutal but Europe owes him a debt of gratitude

[@davidsinclair47]

There were atrocious kings but a lot of atrocities amongst commoners too.

[@JamesFromTexas]

In the case of King John, I've always found it funny that he was so bad at his job that an entire country had to completely restructure their government because of him.

[@ChibiProwl]

Not to mention that nobody wants another King John on the throne. 😌He was THAT bad.😝

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

to a large extent he also inherited the mistakes of his father and older brother

[@catherineehlers8115]

And I’m directly descended from the idiot. 🙄

[@HarveyDenton989]

it's bad enough we will have another king charlea

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

@@HarveyDenton989 what do you mean with that?

[@bitzamorosan]

You put our national hero Vlad Tepes on your stupid list of evil kings ? Vlad was a hero who fought for his people and country against the ottoman empire ! He was betrayed by the nobles and spend 12 years in prison in modern day Hungary! Yes his methods were cruel but he never punished innocent people !

[@shebatt]

So when they point out that Richard Nixon was cousins with Queen Elizabeth, they used a picture of Ronald Reagan. Really? That’s kind of pathetic

[@michie666]

Just because the nobles hated Vlad don't mean everyone hated him. Bael just means lord and he wasn't an evil god.

[@zzzwy777]

baal is a demon .

[@michie666]

@@zzzwy777 Is not.

[@SuperPope69]

You're both correct, but you're both using different cultures use of the word.

[@amberkat8147]

@@zzzwy777 Bael means "beautiful lord" and he was a major Mesopotamian deity. He was demonized into Baal by the ancient Hebrews much the same way Lucifer- the god of the morning star- and Pan were demonized by Christianity later. The early Christian church demonized every deity who wasn't so popular they had to adopt them as a saint, as they did with the Irish Brigid/Brigit.

[@HarveyDenton989]

baal was evil he ate children

[@FacelessPropaganda]

I'm Hungarian, & I can assure you Atilla is only seen as "evil" by those that are not Hungarian! ...horrible acts were made on both sides, but his people had no home, & thanks to him, now we do!

[@SuperPope69]

Exactly. Vlad the Impaler is similar in that way.

[@FacelessPropaganda]

Yeah, impaling is a horrific thing to do, but the sight of it turned enemies away, saving countless lives! ...just as giving a horde of huns a home to focus inwards turned raids into wars, where many soldiers died, but more small folk survived!

[@klaraaralk6439]

As a half Romanian and half Hungarian I'm proud of my forefathers on both side, and many of they stories are exaggerated by outsiders.

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

So must be Genghis khan

[@jvian27zulu26]

The Roman themself was evil who also Crusify my Lord on a Cross

[@gavinrose1058]

Your take on the Habsburgs is wildly inaccurate. They didn't rule over the Holy Roman Empire, they reigned, due to the hundreds of independent principalities, marquisates, archbishoprics, free cities and electors. Not even the Emperor Charles V could break this political logjam. The later empire was enlightened by current European standards, and I'm not saying this because I'm a fan of theirs. I'm not - but let's be accurate, shall we?

[@frankmaeder4358]

but Charles V WAS the Holy Roman Emperor, as were some others of that dynasty.

[@alfax10]

Rule #1. If you dont know facts about a subject, find someone who does and dont invent those facts yourselves. The only things you got right about Vlad were that he is not a vampire and probably his lineage.... everything else is bullquack

[@aloknarain723]

I think Vlad the Impaler impaled the Turkish Moslems who overran his country. Undoubtedly he was brutal with his opponents at home too. But for tbe Romanians he is a hero who fought against the Turkish Moslems to save their country. The subject of the video is well thought of.. Looking forward to more such historical eye-openers. Thanks

[@forproject1666]

nah that's so cruel and you can't justify it by saying 'i Believe he did this and tht'. did the Turks do tht to his soldiers? no. so he's a cruel man

[@HarveyDenton989]

he also murdered his own people

[@emiliamahoney8280]

I completely agree with you! He was a hero and did what he could to defend the country. His methods were common practice at the time. Besides, the only thing the Turks had to do to avoid his “methods” would have been to simply stay the hell out of Romania. Very simple. 😅

[@GothamStatePolice]

I don't agree with the narrative that the habsburgs as a whole were bad. Charles I of Austria, among others was actually pretty good. He was opposed to the Austro-Hungarian empire getting involved in WW1 and secretly held peace talks with France. The only reason they failed was because Italy made claims to Austro-Hungarian territory, which he saw as invalid. He saw WW1 for what it really was, a game played by other rulers at the expense of their peoples.

[@sinclairbrincat8951]

I agree with Andy, Vlad was harsh but he was not evil, he punished the corrupt and bad and on the other hand he rewarded the honest.

[@roythomason1921]

You have to look at actual history before judging a leader evil. Vlad Tepes was retaliating for what was done to his country, he is rightly judged a hero.

[@justinclanton3836]

I couldn't agree more. As a matter of fact, Vlad is one of my favorite kings of all time.

[@fredachildress3728]

I admire Vlad because he protected his country and the people from invaders. It has been said that if you go to Romania do not say anything against Vlad, because he was a hero for stopping invaders.

[@andrear.ciobanu1455]

yep. the research on him is not accurate. which leads me to believe that the research on all the others on the list isn't accurate either.

[@jimlane6335]

Absolute fact that Vlad Tepes. aka Vlad Dracula, aka Vlad the Impaler, was indeed a hero to his native Transylvania. He confronted the Muslim Horde of the Ottoman Empire that were invading his land and in an attempt to dissuade further invasion he impaled a vast number of the enemy on pikes lining the road into the castle. Some reports were of some 10k people. Then once deposed and regaining his Throne from his Treasonous kin he then impaled the political enemies of the region.

[@Gabriel-gabriel]

absolutely agree!👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@cahmoney1874]

I would have put King Henry the 8th on this list.

[@dipanwitadasgupta5221]

Rome committed countless barbarities 🙄the Magna Carta was forced on King John - the barons kinda made him sign

[@maxtonanddad]

I knew it was about time for another David video 😆

[@speedreaper666]

Y'all really forgot Caligula? Dude was so bad the Romans tried to erase him from history all together cmon now

[@carrieeawbrey2830]

Thanks David for an intriguing video. Was wondering when you’d pop up again. Much ♥️& all the best! Have a wonderful night/day all! ♥️♥️

[@michaeljosephcabe9957]

Just an insight why the Tudors are the ones being showcased on the Hapsburgs part they are not even related

[@dumdebadaba]

All European royal families are related to one another and heavily inbred. That's the reason why they now marry commoners.

[@charliesambai]

So Nero and Caligula didn't make this list

[@redmoney2368]

They were emperors not kings

[@2bonk22]

Whoever came up with the pictures for this screwed up twice. 1) when talking about the American Revolution a picture of the Civil War soldgers was shown, some 90 years off. 2 When they talked about Nixon being related to Queen Elizabeth they show a picture of her with Reagan. Come on, get it together.

[@charlieknight5065]

Showing LOVE for the channel thank you for another great video once again. Have a blessed day everyone

[@Allylonng1416]

So why were the tudors the first image we see on the hatsburgs

[@flatfootflathead4132]

And this is the most evil kings? All habsburgs were evil? Ok, i can agree about Rudolf II who were resposible for the 30 year war. I belive you have completely overlooked a bunch of sadistic a-holes around the globe, from Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar, Ivan the Terrible, Leopold II of Belgium (colonialism for fun and profit and mass murder), Caligula, Qin Shi Huang, Phalaris (I like to torture people for fun) of Akragas, Murad IV and so on. Finding despots is not difficult. Finding really nasty ones is just a little bit more work.

[@Monatio79]

Agree. However, Ranavalona was, as you mentioned, a Queen. This video is about those with a "Y" chromosome.

[@kevinmatheson1691]

What about Caligula, Nero, Mao, polpot

[@tombeard2288]

The video was good overall but the picture you showed to illustrate the American revolution was actually people in American Civil War uniforms

[@bartangel4867]

Things are little bit more complicated than this. All of the people mentioned here were bad. However if you mention Attila than Genghis Khan should also be mentioned. also even Drakula had his good sides for example many Romanians think of him as somewhat of a hero. he protected the country from Turks and while nobles didn't like him lower classes did. Now he should be mentioned here because he still did lots of evil things although not all of the things he was said to have done. but why are no Roman emperors on this list. Many of them were just as bad as the kings mentioned here.

[@speedreaper666]

I vote caligula or nero

[@splashenful]

I'm surprised Herod the Great wasn't included. BTW, the people of Romania will tell you that Vlad the Impaler was actually a hero, not a villain.

[@matthewmathis62]

They're missing a few leader's from these Days

[@michaelrooker1218]

I thought that Attila died at his honeymoon from some sort of alcohol poisoning or maybe just got poisoned

[@samuelmartinez6344]

I thought Ivan the Terrible would be there.

[@jamellfoster6029]

I'm shocked Atila is higher on the list. He and Ivan the Terrible killed so many people...

[@NerosArchive]

Very interesting history, thanks for sharing

[@Couldnteventhink]

The narration is great, and the animation is hilarious.

[@johankalodimos9990]

Ehm, what you said about Erik XIV of Sweden is wildly inaccurate. This whole video is full of inaccuracies. It's to the point of embarrasing. There are so many twisted facts and faults I don't even have the energy to point all of them out.

[@areiaaphrodite]

Uhhhh I think I have to disagree when it comes to Ahkenaten. He wasn't really an evil King since the treatment of the builders of his city of Armana (called Akhenaten in his lifetime) wasn't that out of the ordinary looking throughout previous Dynasties of Egypt and other countries. As for his reign, he wasn't an evil Pharaoh, more... inefficient. He is credited as being the world's first monotheist therefore he more or less didn't put much thought or care into anything that didn't have to do with his mission of building his new religion of Atenism. One example was him losing lands that previously belonged to Egypt to the Mittani, an empire which Egypt easily could have overpowered except... he didn't make any effort into getting back because it wasn't a priority to him. Again, Akhenaten wasn't evil... just neglectful towards his people, country and matters of state.

[@AGirlinGlasgow2]

Whoever does your research needs to do a better & thorough job

[@mcmacshalfilya]

You are a queen? Or PRINCESS? I think BOTH💟👑

[@andreagorches68]

Leopold II of Belgium is missing!

[@emiliamahoney8280]

In reality MOST kings were evil. It would be a much shorter episode about kings that were not evil😅

[@willcopeland275]

Did they just show a picture of President Regan and call him president Nixon?

[@leewightman8001]

Can't beat a video about evil kings

[@ChristyDPrice]

You spoke of Nixon alongside a photo of Reagan.

[@TheShakron]

I really enjoyed the video but I'm not really sure of how accurate it is. One thing is certain, Vlad the Impaler, Dracula as everyone knows him, is a romanian hero and a great ruler of his time. Except the fact that he impaled his enemies, everything else mentioned in this vid, about him, is incorrect unfortunatelyI:) hope it helps

[@edly1810]

Awesome history evil king... Love it

[@debbralehrman5957]

If you are taking about Nixon why did you show Ronald Reagan?

[@pravinr8657]

You missed Henry 8th of England

[@madelineryan548]

Yonsengun: I’m the worst leader Korea has ever seen. Kim Ju Un: hold my beer…

[@leonfairhurst7597]

king Ahab was one of the greatest Hebrew warrior kings, who is well recorded, he was instrumental in holding back the Assyrian conquest of the region, and Jezabell's crime was being faithful to her God and loving her husband

[@Kalanzieverywhere]

U missed KING (KABAKA MWANGA) of buganda Kingdom. This one was pleased By his subject's blood flow.

[@bradcampbell624]

Jerry "The King" Lawler wasn't mentioned. He did horrible things after he left Memphis

[@silverbackheathen]

Thanks again David

[@frankbelanger9501]

vlad didn't just impale his enemies, he made an impalement of forest form people that died from the black plague, when the turks saw that they left his land

[@davidbowers4619]

In number 9, King John, you spoke of the American War of Independance and showed a video of American Civil War soldiers. What's up with that? You need to get your facts matching your videos.

[@midsaid2161]

I think the list forgot about King leopold of Belgium who killed, enslave and mutilated and amputated so many Africans and also King Tamerlane who once beheaded and burying alive hundred of thousands civilians and enemy soldiers

[@EnigmaAlpha666]

Leopold the 2nd is always ignored

[@charlenedivana]

The ending was anticlimactic.. 'He was most evil in the eyes of God' well a lot has happened since then...

[@sveinsigurdgismarvik4445]

I miss King Leopold of Belgium, that killed, robbet Kongo, his private Big county in Heart of Africa.

[@Gabriel-gabriel]

royal children were held captive for years, most of them being used as sex slaves in harems,destroyed for life. vlad and his brother were one of those children,and he saw his brother being tortured and destroyed,because he was a beautiful child. he also witnessed the terrible tortures done by the Ottomans to slaves and prisoners. coming to power, he only proved that he can return the "favors" with the same coin. apart from gold and silver, grains and animals, the Ottomans demanded an annual tribute in women and children.

[@yugimutou2778]

I wish David could be the Knight, love this channel so much❤❤❤❤

[@bucky56laboy]

So if you saying this Hapsburg jaw is a family trait does that mean these people are Descendants

[@johnsteila6049]

No Henry VIII?!?!

[@jeffhatcher6585]

These are all from centuries ago, and although dreadful there is some historical context. I think none compare with Leopoldo II of Belgium and the atrocities that they oversaw in the Congo particularly. Forced Labour, mutilations such as cutting off workers hands, and presiding over the decimation of the population by as many as 13 million. People often cite the British Empire as cruel and oppressive, and it was at times, but I don’t think they even compare with the Belgiums and their king

[@vam-rw2hd]

Every civilization has done horrible things not one was a utopia free of all troubles

[@davidbowers4619]

You really need to get videos to match. You spoke of Richard Nixon and showed a picture of Ronald Reagan on a horse.

[@mixaliskokkinos1496]

Leopold of Belgium!

[@JeffDbury]

what? queen Elizabeth was not a Hapsburg. queen elizabeth was a WINDSOR

[@PatriceS76]

I hope King Leopold is on here

[@leonardmichaelmarkrandrup2375]

Ahenaton was in fact a visionary. An early proponent monotheism.

[@ΆγγελοςΠαπαγγέλου-λ1θ]

You forgot Ivan of Russia

[@lennonramdial9310]

PROFESSOR DAVID, LADY KATRINA. HEY GUYS, GREAT AND VERY INTERESTING TOPICS

[@johnnymansker1257]

I think some one didn’t do any research and out video of civil war players in stead of revolutionary folks

[@ExplainedThroughRap]

I think they're are a few historical inaccuracies just doesn't happen to be any in this video! Great job love all these videos! We just dropped a rap explaining World War 1 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 it'd be an honour to collaborate with you one day!

[@tyrant-den884]

Here to celebrate spare my scores from Crusader Kings 3

[@pazzacca]

"the Habsburgs"... "many people haven't heard of them" ...How?

[@JLFAN2009]

Where is King Leopold II of the Belgians in the list?

[@kevinrogers4747]

i never heard of any kahn who was a prisoner of the romans

[@bevenpanganai45]

Y’all really left King Leopold 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@freethinker3054]

You missed muhMad.

[@suefergusson5351]

Yeah. And he (King John) murdered his 2 young nephews, in the Tower, one of which was the true king! I wonder where we and the monarchy, would be had the young princes, lived, after all Me, me, Megan and Henry/Harry are just a copy of Wallis Simpson and what's it's name,

[@johankalodimos9990]

I think you're thinking of Richard III. King John didn't murder any nephews as far as I know.

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@johankalodimos9990 He did,he killed a nephew,Arthur,poor lad.

[@susanmccormick6022]

You are thinking of the legend that Richard 3rd killed his brothers sons after imprisoning them in the Tower.1.Until the death of Bess of York,the custom was for future kings to reside in the Tower before their coronation as it was a royal Residence.2.There is no proof the lads were killed.They could've been sent abroad for example.Edward was being cared for by a doctor at the time of their disappearance.3.Judging by some new evidence,it's possible Edward was taken to Devon to live in obscurity & safety on land owned by his half brother.4.And Perkin Warbeck could well have been young Richard.His obvious Plantagenet looks were destroyed by henchmen before his murder,along with the tragic son of Clarence.5.Henry VII was definitely a killer of young lads,unlike Richard,so very much maligned on evidence given by Shakespeare,writing for a Tudor queen & 'Saint'Thomas More who was only a child at the time & brought up in the service of Bishop Morton,an enemy of Richard's.Thomas was such a saint,he had a rack in his house to 'persuade' heratics to renounce their beliefs.Certainly the Scottish King believed Perkin to be young Richard,as he gave his cousin(?)as his bride.H7 must've had something going for him though,as his marriage turned out a happy one.I am glad for Bess,she & her family went through so much.May she & all her kin RIP.

[@mikka.m3609]

You should read and research more about Akhenaton he was one of the greatest in our Egyptian civilization I don't agree with that part.

[@demon6937]

I'm pretty sure there's more

[@dmitrybain6820]

empiror nero, did wickedly

[@smxygoat]

Thank u David

[@doh7932]

I’d subscribe if friend David had his own channel!!! I enjoy the the tone…

[@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors]

He does... KINGS AND GENERALS phenomenal channel

[@gifttapelasakala9929]

Vlad was a vampire prove me wrong!!

[@zzzwy777]

Most EVIL Kings in History!(that we know of lol)

[@AWFULWORKPLACES]

Was just thinking of Vlad the Impaler today decapitating rats heads putting them on spikes in jail was horrifying when the soldiers found that in his cell

[@amberkat8147]

It's possible that much of the Old Testament was constructed by a single king, who created the cult of Yahweh to unite his people into an ethnostate apart from their Canaanite brethren and neighbors- evidence is that they were actually Canaanite themselves and the entire Egyptian captivity and Exodus were made up. The evidence also says that Baal and Asherah were real gods who were worshiped at the time, they were most likely demonized for the sake of this new religion. Basically, what Catholicism did to most of the Pagan Gods in the areas it took over in and what Akhenaten tried to do in Egypt. The whole "God versus the devil" thing came from Zoroastrianism, which they encountered during the Babylonian Captivity. There's no evidence that David had a grand kingdom- he may have existed, it seems that the fictional characters were often based on real names of past rulers, but there's no evidence of his kingdom being large or great for the time or region. The creation stories in Genesis draw from a few different sources, one being the Enuma Elish about the Babylonian god Marduk. Eve's creation has hints of a Babylonian goddess named Nintu, who was also worshiped in Sumeria. So a lot of Babylonian influences, but probably not exclusively. Of course, there was a lot of cultural interchange, so it can be hard to know which exact source a thing came from.

[@semowashere]

GODDAMNIT DAVID!!!!!!! Noooooooooooooooooooooooo. BRING HER BACK!!!

[@HowtoRPG]

Thanks.