One bizarre facts about every King and Queen of England (Part 2)

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[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

King Edward III: I am the King of France! I am the King of France! Capetians and Valois:

[@overlordbrandon]

Lmao 😂😂😂

[@hakasims]

There were no actual Capetians left, which was precisely the problem 😂

[@ichbinschanppi]

@@hakasims laughs in Valois. In all seriousness though. Edward was the natural heir according to France's own laws

[@hakasims]

@@ichbinschanppi I decided to comment that because the OP specifically separated Capetians and Valois 😂 And yes, Edward was the lawful heir, and the fact that they made the law even more sexist just to snub him was kinda funny. On the other hand, I wonder what would have become of France if it had to be ruled by the king of England.

[@ichbinschanppi]

@@hakasims I know i know. I was agreeing with you. Edward was a very special king. I actually did my thesis on him, and what he actually did in founding what we regard as modern Britain is phenomenal. forget France. He was offered the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Imagine the HRE and English numbers with Edwards tactical mind. Would have been impressive for sure

[@finch45lear]

The surgeon who removed the arrow from Henry V’s face was a genius. This injury occurred well before the death of Henry’s father , so without the doctor’s exceptional skill, there would never have been a Henry V.

[@Comanchee0689]

Specialized surgical tools for removing arrows without absolutely destroying the flesh were created specifically for his surgery.

[@GhastlyCretin]

I only just saw the surgical tool they created to remove the arrow from his face. Grusome but ingenious!

[@rinnyrindawg]

⁠@@Comanchee0689the surgical tool really was exceptional, especially for its time.

[@obscure.reference]

guess everyone saw that video huh

[@vintage-radio]

​@@GhastlyCretinagreed

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

I think they should have carried out Edward the firsts last request..... metal as fuck.

[@thequimsnaim]

I will say tho, you gotta be a special kinda hater to want that lmao

[@fallencenturion]

Who wouldn’t want a weapon with a handle made from their ancestor’s bones?

[@rockythesnailracechampion7144]

​@@thequimsnaim"Fuck those guys, use my corpse to beat their skull in"

[@obscure.reference]

@@fallencenturion his king not his ancestor

[@fallencenturion]

@@obscure.reference Did I stutter? Who cares?

[@atlascheethac7869]

Fun fact the tool that was made to remove the arrow out of Henry the 5ths face is still used in surgery today.

[@housemouse4209]

Yes, it’s quite incredible! T’was mister surgeon and metalworker John Bradmore that came up with it. Brilliant stuff!

[@Billyjack-Two-Crows]

Reverse needle nose pliers.

[@samuelboundy7184]

Bloody NHS cutbacks. Having to use medieval tools! I blame the Tories.

[@Appaddict01]

@@samuelboundy7184You should blame mass immigration.

[@lelouch19]

​@@Appaddict01you should blame the Tories

[@saahiliyer11]

There’s a rumor that Edward II -imprisoned by his wife and her lover-died via a red hot poker rammed up his rear.

[@hallamhal]

At Berkeley Castle no doubt - I've been inside the cell where it is said to have happened

[@bluekeahi3240]

The wife killed him?

[@anitabaxter]

​@@bluekeahi3240not personally, of course.

[@weldonwin]

I have heard this as well, but it's not likely. The story comes out, about a century later and was likely just made up to mock Edward II, by casting him as weak and unmanly, giving him this humiliating and utterly emasculating death. The story that came out closer to the time of his death, claims he was forced down on a table, a bench or plank put over his chest and heavy weights loaded onto it, forcing the breath out of his lungs and suffocating him.

[@johndododoe1411]

Was Edward II Gay/Bi, given the banished lover and the poker being an allusion to rear entry lovemaking?

[@liamfoxy]

Imagine getting banished 3 times and still coming back lol

[@Im_Addicted_To_ChEeSy_ToAsT]

I always come back - William Appleton

[@markmh835]

Gay love is powerful. 😊❤🌈👍

[@danbardos3498]

Edward II's story is pretty messed up. The way he treated his queen was beyond cruel. You should check it out. It's pretty interesting... and heartbreaking.

[@ninjamaster7724]

​@@markmh835it's immoral. Repent in Jesus name.

[@markmh835]

@@ninjamaster7724 -- What's "immoral"? Being a king? Cheating on your spouse? (Yes!) Or being gay? -- No, for sure NO! Jesus said NOT ONE WORD about homosexuality in the Bible. If it was so immoral, why did He not say anything? Moreover, Science has proven for OVER 50 YEARS that homosexuality is natural and normal and part of the human condition in every society and culture and location around the world and throughout time. Natural for humans as well as over 250 other animals and insects as observed by Scientists. So if God MADE GAY PEOPLE, He did so for a reason and it cannot be immoral.

[@46templar]

Edward II lover was killed in Leek Wotton which is about 4miles away from where i live and Henry V arrow wound was fix at Kenilworth castle which is 0.5 miles away from me

[@gln80sgirl30]

It's so amazing to me that you live so close to Kenilworth. I live 0.5 miles from Wal Mart.

[@chrisgarrett6305]

@@gln80sgirl30 that's how it is living in the UK. There's like a major historical site every 20km

[@camelotduroy1168]

​​@@chrisgarrett6305that is Europe in general. In Germany, you will always be less than 5 miles away from a major historical site, in Spain probably less than one mile, and for both France and Italy, you basically have major historical sites at every street corner, less than a block away from you, unless you live in the middle of the forest... and even then, you can be in a druidic forest or an ancient roman camp site. I live in France and I am less than a mile away from at least twenty different major historical sites, no joke.

[@haywardhummus8777]

Bro lives in the castle

[@jamesmorgoth2100]

Piers Gaveston

[@navada4789]

Edward the Second just tryna vibe with his husband and the haters couldn’t let him be happy.

[@danbardos3498]

It's much worse than that. I'd encourage you to look it up. It's history worth remembering!

[@coling3957]

ppl really weren't down on the gay thing back then. and he was King, married and expected to create heirs etc. the King was also military leader in time of war. having "favourites" wasn't just having a gay pal. the King heaped titles and lands on him too, which would rile the nobles.

[@lelekhaing4135]

Him being gay wasn’t the biggest issue about him. He treated his wife so poorly, gave away this wive’s jewellery to his lover. He was terrible in general, giving important titles and land to the person that does nothing.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

​​@@lelekhaing4135Didn't most medieval kings do that? Giving away lands and titles to their favourites, treating their wives poorly etcetera?

[@sudiptoguha7557]

At last some genuinely researched content along with real images ….. nowadays the fake content channels with AI generated images, a.i generated voices are popping out of nowhere

[@DLlama]

Why work harder, when you can work faster/cheaper for pennies a day? Get used to it bc that AI stuff is nowhere near it's full power yet. Likely will become 90%+ of all internet content

[@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917]

@@DLlama As long as it'll help you jump off a bridge more efficiently in all for it.

[@MrBanana2000]

@@DLlamaThe AI is incredibly powerful indeed

[@MikehMike01]

Google doesn’t care about society, they just want money

[@ScrubbaDubDub]

​@@DLlamaAnd that's what the greedy rich capitalists do. Reducing quality for their own profits.

[@DLlama]

Poor Edward II, his portrait artist did him dirty 😂

[@thatoneguywithahugethang]

It's true.

[@chigozirimudeagwu6749]

He deserved it after the way he treated his wife and Queen so cruelly.

[@bonelegged]

literally bi king

[@crow1247]

​@@hakasimsrlly? Could u explain why? /gen

[@crow1247]

@@hakasims wow and I thought I had bad taste in men 😭😭

[@cheese-nipples-1728]

​@@hakasimsWhy?

[@crow1247]

@@cheese-nipples-1728 their message got deleted- ig KZbin thought he had terrible taste too 😢

[@shellydesormier4646]

He was a pushover for his lovers, he gave crowned jewels to them, up to giving other men’s holdings to his lovers and their families. He was made a mockery of. (Over simplifying it) ☮️🍃

[@samuntitled775]

Although he survived an arrow lodged in his face, Henry V died of dysentery at the age of 35 like a normal person.

[@coling3957]

if he had lived, England and France would have united and there would have been no Wars of the Roses

[@samuntitled775]

@@coling3957 and without the war of the roses we wouldn't have the Song Of Ice and Fire series, so thank you king Henry V for dying so we can have Game of Thrones.

[@violetdreams1799]

luv the presentation.. humorous history 😁

[@finch45lear]

Hilarious stuff. Arrows to the face, beheadings etc. Quite the knee slappers!

[@Real_plo_koon]

And “gay is a modern concept”

[@rikuu333]

I love how this channel typically focuses on English and Scottish history, but the French always find a way to sneak in

[@lysfranc8782]

We love to be included 😂

[@guil7290]

Well medieval England was really really linked to France. All of English nobility and royalty was pretty much French during the Middle Ages.

[@castleanthrax1833]

The two countries are very much intertwined throughout history.

[@PopeLando]

Well done for illustrating Richard II with the Wilton Diptych, one of the most extraordinary pieces of art from the Medieval period made in England. The vibrancy of the blues and the gold is exquisite.

[@CynicalDevil]

Edward II's lover is that "am I the drama? I dont think I'm the drama" meme. But he isn't being dragged out of a bar, just to the cemetery.

[@goodnightvienna8511]

The original “Daddy Chill” 😂

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

They also devised a medical implement to extract the arrow from his face

[@ElChipsFiestaBuffet]

I guess you could say that Edward I hated Scotland to the BONE.

[@TwistedRootsMelody]

"Probably because they thought it was weird" 😂🤣😂😆😅😁 Thanks for that ❤

[@JohnTracey-vl9tu]

First time I've ever heard of Edward the seconds lover who was eventually put to death as "really sad".

[@visionofsolace8961]

But it is pretty sad tho

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

​@@visionofsolace8961only for Edward II. Everyone else hated that guy.

[@maxmeister747]

Edward 3 claimed he was the king of France to justify the war. He didn't start the war because he truly believed it.

[@thabom9791]

Just as Bush the liar claimed Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction just to justify the Iraq War. History repeats itself.

[@Ember_Trans_Cat]

Bizzare facts: the hundred years war happened

[@WaiferThyme]

I am so enjoying these!

[@sovietdeathstroke6713]

Edward 1st had no bros to help out with his last will😂😭

[@That_Aussie_Bloke]

The English Royal Family had origins in Normandy France, because of the Norman Invasions, from what i know they also spoke french and saw themselves as french, thus due to this and possibly other reasons, England saw a claim to the french throne. This was up until the 15th century where England lost its mainland possessions and decided to embrace the English identity

[@callnight1441]

It may have actually been Henry VIII to be called your Majesty, because Charles of Spain and Francis of France were doing it

[@elpresidenta1945]

To be fair regarding King Edward III's claim to the French throne, the House of Plantagenet owned roughly half of all French land

[@neganoth8027]

Hi there I have a question Recently I've been falling in love with the history of England and the English kings I was wondering about what book would you recommend for someone who is just getting into the English history?! Great video ❤

[@frederikchristiani3592]

Could you did the same but with the Danish Kings and Queens

[@beckyboo5097]

There is one painting of Edward lV that looks so much like my uncle it's kinda scary. Then again my uncle is a descendent from the plantagenets 😅

[@deradler7571]

Edward the 1st is my 23rd Great Grandfather. So I guess your uncle and I are related.

[@beckyboo5097]

@deradler7571 probably 😀 my mums a plant too. I have a copy of the family tree and our ancestors are: Henry I, Henry II, John I, Henry III, Edward I and Edward II 😊

[@bluewhye8832]

Who else feels bad for Edward II.

[@Mark_Jonas]

No he was a horrible king

[@danbardos3498]

Not just a horrible King, but a horrible human. I don't feel bad for him at all.

[@shanetuma3845]

Just the be clear, his maybe or maybe not boyfriend wasn't exiled and then killed for being gay. It was all the myriad other crimes he commited.

[@lelekhaing4135]

His lover wasn’t killed for being gay. It’s because he gave Crown Jewels to him also gave away a very important position. He and his lover almost bankrupted the country several times in a row in a couple of years. He also gifted his lover his wife's personal jewels that were wedding gifts from her father, the King of France. He treated her so terribly and flaunted his side piece to her

[@ABerCul]

Henry V was tortured for 5 days with the Drs digging in his wound before they were able to finally remove the arrow. How he did NOT die from infection is a miracle. Cuz on day 5 was when they pulled the arrow out and the very very very deep wound was finally able to drain. So imagine the pain not only from being shot in the face with an arrow and being able to feel that in your face but then the pain from the swelling, blood, pus, & pressure building up by the second. My Lord he was put through a living hell!

[@AstonTheVillaFan]

Love this channel

[@grndragon2443]

My 14th great grandfather is Edward 1st.

[@odinfromcentr2]

Hey cuz! 👋

[@DaylightPianoBoi]

Dang, royal blood, nice

[@deradler7571]

@@odinfromcentr2 Hello fellow cuz. Edward was my 23rd Great Grandfather. Which line do you come from? His daughter Joan and her husband Gilbert De Clare were my 22nd Great Grandparents.

[@MicaRayan]

I love that they gave a name of flower to brutal wars

[@chadsworthgigafuckii598]

They actually made a unique tool just to pull the arrow out . Its pretty interesting to watch.

[@nataliemairesmith7586]

Can you imagine being responsible for the Carnage and decimation for 116 years of war

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

Idk how I got here. But I like it

[@EmzyT0]

I’ll have to add a link to this video to my ‘when I’m dead’ folder!! No one will think constructing a chariot burial is that bad, compared to hack me up and take my bones into battle!! 😂

[@BMarie774]

Wild to think “middle age” uses to refer to 15-20 year olds…

[@thegoldenpepper8702]

Hey i just saw a short about the tool used to get that arrow out of his face!

[@MeghanBelhumeur]

Where are the sources for these facts? Not trying to be rude, genuinely curious. I heard from a different historian that King Henry VIII was the first monarch who demanded to be called “Majesty.”

[@MrFairbanksak1]

I wonder why Edward the Longshanks request wasn't honored. He was a great leader, for the English at least, not for those who hated his guts, like the Scots. But perhaps it was audacious to ask for his bones to be carried like they were the bones of a saint, being expected to grant miraculous benefits for those that were in their presence. In that sense it would be quite audacious. But I figure it was because he wanted his body to at least be present during conflict with the Scots, perhaps so that his men would take succor in the fact that their dear leader was with them still in standing against their great foe.

[@markstott6689]

Towton - the Lancastrians were massacred. Allegedly 38,000 dead in a single morning. Served them right for invading Yorkshire.

[@jinxingxuelang]

how do i get to the next part?

[@FunkyCooch]

“[…] 35. 7: Henry VI” 😅

[@cassandradavis9861]

I love history ❤

[@KH75013]

Isn't it great the way everybody who lived gets crunched down to a couple seconds of history.

[@castleanthrax1833]

Most of us don't even get that long.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Not everybody, just kings and queens and other prominent people... Most just disappear with no trace

[@nasrinmita1329]

If you use subtitles It would be better to understand,Everyone could understood 😮

[@Adaman368]

The "English" spoken now is an amalgam of the Anglo-saxon dialect Anglisc French Danish Latin and who knows what else - so of course the early kings of England didnt speak the same language!

[@dianacooper-havlik4115]

Amazing

[@frankdecron1306]

Anglo Saxon erasure

[@castleanthrax1833]

How so? If someone tells you about every US president since WWII, does that mean there were no presidents before then? They're just stating a fact about every king or queen SINCE William the conquerer. They didn't say there were none BEFORE King Willy.

[@skinnybones5167]

Edward the 1st's last wish sounds straight out of 40k

[@ABerCul]

Damn Edward, don't they have enough to carry into battle already?

[@negachin276]

I love how the portraits slowly make them look more imbred one after the other

[@finlayhickey5981]

Which battle is the edward IV fact referring to?

[@ravendeafening192]

The Edward I one was a complete rumor and only circulated much much after he had died.

[@carolhoughton6392]

COOL!

[@liathepurplegalactichybrid3321]

*His eyes be like:* 👁️ 👁️ 👄

[@omarkennedy7056]

Whoa bro how you gonna leave out aethested the unready? Absolute violation to the man

[@chuckspoke]

I thought Henry Viii was first to give royal command to be addressed as his majesty.

[@tucker3601]

Another one about Edward IV, he was 6’5”

[@DarkMatterX1]

It's also likely that Henry VI was killed by Richard of Gloucester - who would eventually be Richard III - by having his skull stove in with a blunt object. Fittingly, Richard III would later have the back of his own head sliced off by a Welshman named Rhys Ap Thomas at the Battle of Bosworth on behalf of Henry VII.

[@ichbinschanppi]

Aww you could have done so much more for Edward III. Forst king to fly St George's flag alone in battle. Created the House of Commons. Made it a legal requirement that people being tried had to understand the language, so changing the official language from French (Latin in courts) to English. Creating the first "Big Ben" etc etc

[@overcomingobstaclescreates1695]

But those aren't bizarre...

[@ichbinschanppi]

@@overcomingobstaclescreates1695 neither is the fact the video gave

[@ichbinschanppi]

@@overcomingobstaclescreates1695 the "fact" they use is also incorrect as it was Edward's mother who claimed the throne for him. In reality, Edward saw it as an issue he didn't want

[@jordanott9362]

All my knowledge on the war of the roses comes from a PS2 yugioh game

[@Stonmann]

I love when you said “king of France” you just shoved an onion necklaces round his neck XD

[@castleanthrax1833]

That was garlic. If you've ever eaten French food, you'd recognise the significance.

[@pandamilkshake]

So...what did they call kings before "your majesty" was introduced? Did they just call them "bruh" or something from that era?

[@OlivesOily]

My parents: you just hang around and do nothing all day My FYP, proving them wrong: he’s studying

[@dewithistle910]

What about Richard 111?

[@ellyh2247]

Can’t believe Henry V’s fun fact wasn’t that he was just found under a bush by some yorkists

[@jackhahson2010]

The picture of Edward II is actually a picture of Henry III😊

[@robertb4000]

Edward II wife deposed him -- son altesse royale, la princesse Isabelle de France

[@ShinjiTheBaka]

Yeah...

[@Misssydney]

Aw. They cut it off before they got to the juicier Tudors.

[@onceamusician5408]

Richard II DID think too highly of himself, which is why he got deposed in 1399 BUT as far as I know the first king to demand being called MAJESTY was Henry VIII IF you are correct can you attest to this? it is good to learn new things even if it proves me wrong

[@TheGoatEthan136]

Holy history

[@citizenofsillycity]

These guys had issues

[@AlienBloxxer]

Her majesty GLaDOS.

[@ProtectionV]

Edward III: 👁️ 👁️ 👄

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

On the contrary every English monarch from at least Henry VI if not Edward III was also crowned as king of France until George III who renounced his claim after making peace with Republican France at the treaty of Amiens in 1803

[@advictoriamsshitposts8689]

If anyone's interested in Eddie 3's long war, and wants to see the French get dunked on, look up the battle of Crecy.

[@arunsingla3452]

England still lost the war

[@alainrogez8485]

Where is Edward the first ?

[@wellhellothere3997]

ask george villiers, being the king’s lover/favourite usually doesn’t end well

[@Mark_Jonas]

Edward II’s “lover” is debatable

[@el-topo]

would u give ur homie ur wife’s jewelery and almost make ur country go bankrupt from how much money u shower him in

[@ahyes2]

I got a slight feeling he didn’t like Scotland

[@babygirl1755]

All of them have crooked eyes😂😂😂😂

[@afunnySock]

craziest thing is they actually had a war about onions and garlic. like, seriously.

[@jacobfavret1729]

Keep showing me more of this, KZbin!

[@AudreyArnett-si3ss]

Me: Watchs short Also me: "Despartely gulps down water*

[@vickigodwin4250]

Harold 1 ?

[@dandeehart9553]

‘’Edward the FURD’’ Just why!? 😳😆

[@castleanthrax1833]

Because he can.

[@meganbella8262]

“Free”. British people do struggle with “th” words, don’t they?

[@deradler7571]

Well it's their language afterall did you ever stop to consider that it's you that has it wrong?

[@tuckerbugeater]

It's an evolving language

[@brassmoustache1392]

How do I get my bones carried into battle? I'm asking for a friend, of course 😅

[@pickle9753]

😳😳😳😳😳

[@GrandMarshalGarithos]

France was almost a nice place.

[@TorieTheLamb]

I wonder, King Conuit will ever make an experience

[@johndododoe1411]

If you mean King Knuth the Great, he was before William the Bastard .

[@TorieTheLamb]

@@johndododoe1411 Well anime fans would go wild but to clarify It's "King Cnut" Or Canute, He was the king of England and King of Denmark as well.

[@johndododoe1411]

@@TorieTheLamb Lots of modern mispronouncements in England, which is why I corrected to the most direct spelling that matches his native name: Knuth, pronounce every letter, add none that aren't there . K as in King, N as in Now, U as in pUll, TH as in THe .

[@RylieeisCOOL]

I dont Like history but this makes it fun

[@theredsir869]

Imagine hating Scotland so much you would have your corpse take part in battles against them rather then put to rest.

[@josh2Sides2]

Say that to quickly to be able to remember even half of this 😅