William the Conqueror and the History of Norman England - full documentary

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[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@nathanbyrnes2189]

Cherusci No I don't believe he does

[@TheReedable]

Hey man can we do more of Williams battles in England? Like an episode on his campaign to enforce his rule? Strategies? How they used their horses and so on? What about some of the prominent families that come out of this like the DeClares or others. I, personally, am a direct descendent of the Giffards. Its interesting how the Normans did all this stuff and just faded away. Its crazy.

[@javierrossel3988]

Who is patriz rozel a templer knight and one of the benefactor of caen. Who is he?

[@luigivincenz3843]

It's something else to realize on his death bed not one of his men protected his body, and just allowed such disrespect. So much for loyalty.

[@stephenh9483]

"William had to realise that he was born into a ruthless world, and that the only way he would survive was if he made his own ruthlessness" Incredible words

[@sandrafocht3051]

My family has the bloodline that is all royal in Male genes. Why was Henry of Tutor. Never prosecuted for killing of Richard the lll

[@sandrafocht3051]

He had faith. He was a king. He ruled. He was a leader . Born to rule.

[@sandrafocht3051]

Fleming

[@starlight8452]

still doesn't justify the Harrying of the North

[@bday55]

There were no Ruths there?

[@thornndog]

Good stuff as always man.William is such a compelling historical leader

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

thanks!

[@thornndog]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Thanks for reading the comments! I love how you have expanded to the broader Medieval period in Europe. Your content on the Normans as a whole is noice!

[@jimmyestrada3025]

His great grandson (xx?) Thanks You! i.e. Maude Bold (12th great grand daughter of William the Conqueror).

[@willbrowning2812]

Well done sir. I really enjoyed the video and learned a few things I did not know. Thank you.

[@chator.4921]

I really enjoy this channel. Thank you for your work.

[@CryptoBabyYoda]

This is great content! Great channel! Thank you for creating!

[@skam5804]

Invaluable contribution to the archive of documentaries !

[@sabrinafair35]

Thoroughly enjoyed this!

[@anaconda470]

Thank you for your great job. I really enjoy your channel. Super interesting content and the background music + your voice makes me dream about all those events. Just realised I was pronouncing Caen bad all my life 😂

[@KarimDeLakarim]

Luckily it doesn't come up in conversation that much.

[@stephenh9483]

Nice!!!!! I love it!!!! I recall being in History class and learning about 1066. So cool

[@ryangoff4813]

I heard a legend that the battle of hastings commenced with a suicide charge by a single Norman knight into the Anglo-Saxon line. Famously the knight killed an English soldier before being cut down. Also that when William disembarked from his boat, being the the first Norman ashore, he slipped and fell in the mud. Quickly he pretended to kiss the earth as he did not want the army thinking this was a bad omen.

[@JamesDeBall]

Not that it couldn’t have happened twice but I think that second story happened to Julius Caesar.

[@kevincasey5035]

The Norman was called Taillefer a mounted Norman knight according to the Carmen ( Song of the Norman Conquest by Guy d'Amien) but it was an English Huscarl who broke ranks and was swiftly run down by Taillefer.

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

One of my ancestors came to Ireland with him.. Cantwell Fada. He has the biggest effigy in Ireland and UK and its in Kilfane Church Thomastown in County Kilkenny

[@vkingcaesar]

That’s not the name of the knight lol that’s just the statues name no one knows who it really is but it’s believed to be Thomas de cantwell which if you were a cantwell descendent you would know that lol clout chasers are everywhere😂🤦even historical documentaries

[@rinalore]

Great channel and content. 🇨🇦✌🏻❤️

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you kindly

[@rinalore]

Real Crusades History Tis I who thanks you. They don't teach this stuff in our School system and I'm grateful to learn from you. I'm of British descent, my ancestor came to Canada from England in 1892, from Staffordshire England. It's on my bucket list. +StayWell. 🇨🇦✌🏻❤️🇬🇧✨🌎💫

[@michaelratliff905]

Well done! My family member was a Knight of King William in 1066, and remained as a member of his court as well, as Lord, in now Scotland

[@justmyster1976]

lol, aye right. My Da was Superman's cousin.

[@nutyyyy]

@@justmyster1976 To be fair basically everyone in Europe is descended from William in one way or another and pretty much everyone alive at that time.

[@cambs0181]

William never took Scotland.

[@mattgrandich3977]

Nice, love hearing more about this historically important but controversial figure.

[@sorrysirmygunisoneba]

I read that the Normans almost lost. William had a tactic of retreating away as though they were fleeing to break the ranks of their opponents then would turn back round and charge again. Harold’s army were beating them then broke ranks thinking they were retreating only to turn around and gain the advantage and in the end the victory. Genuinely think if they had not just fought and won one huge battle they would have been victorious against the Normans. It’s a shame they didn’t but have no idea where England would be today,

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

If the Anglo-Saxons had maintained their formation, they probably would have won this battle. William had to get them to break form. One of Harold's problems was inability to communicate with various parts of his army. William, on the other hand, was able to quickly deliver information to all portions of his army. Again, one of the reasons the Normans won - more up to date methods on the battlefield.

[@sorrysirmygunisoneba]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Yeah I think you’re right. It’s a fascinating but also a very controversial part of history. There isn’t a great deal of content on YT on what happened the decades after that in the life of an average Anglo and how they would have been impacted apart from their being two classes in England. Would be interesting to discover! Fantastic video as always 👑

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

"Discover his own ruthlessness" ...yes 👍 reality-based leadership 👏

[@troydodson9641]

October 14th here. Woooooo!

[@discipleaj]

Can you do a video on King Harold please?

[@philippekogler]

My 27th Great Grandfather You → Denise Kogler, your mother → Marcelle Helene Marchoux, her mother → Jean Texier, her father → Magdeleine Texier, his mother → Marie Vauzelle, her mother → Marquis Etienne Texier de Javerlhac, her father → Marquis Etienne-Marie Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Gabrielle Texier de Javerlhac, his mother → Comte Jean Baptiste de Roffignac, Chevalier, Seigneur de Belleville, les Brosses (Oradour sur Vayres), Saint-Angel et la Francherie, her father → Chevalier René de Roffignac, seigneur de Belleville, his father → Jean de Roffignac, seigneur de Belleville, his father → Jean-Baptiste de Roffignac, seigneur de Belleville, his father → Gaspard de Roffignac, seigneur de Quinsac, his father → Martial de Roffignac, seigneur de Sampnac, his father → Christophe de Roffignac, seigneur de Sampnac, his father → Françoise de Roffignac, his mother → Pierre Chauvet, seigneur de Sannat, her father → Jean Chauvet, seigneur de Sannat, his father → Guillemette de Chenac, his mother → Hélie de de Chenac, seigneur de Bourg-Archambault et du Montmorillonnais, her father → Isabelle de Montberon, his mother → Isabeau de Ventadour, Dame de Marjaride et de Montredon, her mother → Delphine de La Tour, her mother → Jeanne de Toulouse, her mother → Joan Plantagenet of England, Queen of Sicily, her mother → Henry II "Curtmantle", king of England, her father → Empress Matilda, his mother → Henry I, King of England her father → William "the Conqueror", king of England, his father

[@kweejibodali7009]

very co being related to Emoress Matilda and Williaam

[@cake9963]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:05 🤴 *William's Early Life and Education* - William's childhood as the Duke of Normandy. - Ceremony and ritual reinforcing mutual obligations in Norman society. - Princely education, including Latin, ethics, and knightly training. 02:11 ⚔️ *Turbulent Period after Duke Robert's Death* - Duke Robert's death and the challenges of William's succession. - Guardian struggles, factional violence, and attempts to control the young Duke. - The role of William's mother, Herleva, and her family in supporting him. 08:18 🏰 *William's Ambition to Conquer England* - The perceived challenges and risks in William's plan to invade England. - Diplomatic efforts to gain allies and spiritual legitimacy. - Launch of the invasion, the Battle of Hastings, and the beginning of Norman England. 15:38 👶 *Debunking William's Illegitimacy* - Examining the circumstances of William's birth. - Normans' perspective on legitimacy and nobility. - Dispelling the myth of William's socially disadvantaged childhood. 21:04 🤔 *William the Conqueror's Death and Legacy* - William's deathbed confession, acts of remorse, and religious considerations. - Uncertainty and chaos among Norman nobles after William's death. - The peculiar and chaotic events surrounding William's funeral and the cleaving of Normandy from England. Made with HARPA AI

[@jamellfoster6029]

William's Dad & Edward the Confessor were 1st cousins. So Robert would most likely protect his cousin...

[@ibgib]

I love the layout and info packed in this video compared to many. I just still have hopes of a more integrated learning experience to actually remember more of it. It would also preclude the ever present "support me on patreon", or rather streamline the process of support. I actually came up with the architecture, but ah well, people seem content with yt and bitcoin.

[@CyberFenix000]

The first 6 minutes reminds me of Vinland Saga.

[@pl33]

He didn't even have a single dragon... Amazing 🤔

[@storymaker299]

When did the Normans of Normandy lose their more distinct identity from the rest of France, after John lost the land or did they always sort of remain more distinct?

[@ajknaup3530]

My understanding is that Parisian French only became the dominate language during the Nineteenth Century. Prior to that, places like Gascony, Brittainy & Normandy had distinct languages & culture.

[@storymaker299]

Interesting

[@tibsky1396]

@@ajknaup3530 Not only Gascony, Brittany and Normandy, but also all regions in France has distinct Languages and Culture apart Francilians (Paris).

[@nutyyyy]

@@ajknaup3530 You could say the same of England too. The English language in different parts of England at times was only partially mutually intelligible. This was actually partly why the Anglo-Normans could maintain French as a lingua Franca for so long - basically for some it was easier to speak Norman French (which was a specific dialect) than communicate between English dialects. For example in the lands that had been part of the Danelaw there was significant Norse influence on the English language. Though it's worth noting that the Bayeux tapestry commissioned by Odo - that the Normans are referred to as Franci - Franks and the English as Angli - English. So its fair to say they had a unique identity but were still Franks and later came to view themselves as English - long before the French language ceased to be their first language in the 14th and 15th centuries. But certainly the loss of Angevin lands contributed to this increasing use of English. However it's worth noting that the later Angevin Kings - Henry II being the first weren't Normans but Franks from Anjou. In addition there were Bretons, Franks and Flemings that accompanied William and settled in England. In fact it was feared in the 1080s that the King of Denmark would invade England and William had brought an even larger army over from France and settled them in England - though the invasion never happened.

[@andrew_rr6]

Would you try to make some slavic related videos? Good pieces of information

[@annamosier1950]

true

[@grizla1895]

i want to know more about the norman harrowing of england. any suggestions?

[@baltichammer6162]

There's detailed documentaries out there, I've seen a couple over the years.

[@patrickhows1482]

If you want to a detailed and up to date account of William's life and rule the volume in the excellent Yale English Monarchs series by David Bates, (who's mentioned in the video) is the authoritative biography of William.

[@Roman-oh7xc]

If it wasn’t for the Anglo saxons having to fight the Vikings off time and time again.. they would have won

[@marleydestmaur622]

Awesome

[@javierrossel3988]

Huges de rozel was borne again 1185 templer knight a patriz rozel. His one of the benefactor of caen....who is he?

[@jokester3076]

If the Norwegians had not invaded and weakened the Anglo-Saxxon army, Harold might have stood a chance against the Normans. The history of England would’ve been radically different and old English would have continued to be used as the administration language of law and court instead of being supplanted by Norman French.

[@RayB1656]

I agree, that if Harold Godwinson didn't had to make the journey to the north of England to defeat Harald Hardrada and his Great Viking Army, in early September, Harold Godwinson with his Hauscarls , then rushing south to meet William the Conqueror with his Norman warriors and the Britany warriors at the end of the same month...possibly he could have resisted William. For the ''radically '' changing the history of England, this is exaggerating, even if the Normans played a role with the Anglo-Saxons aristocracy , the The influence of the Normans in ''England'' lasted only about 250 years and the population always stayed Anglo-Saxons. The Normans were not French and France didn't exist at the time. They were not even speaking old French.

[@jokester3076]

@@RayB1656 the kingdom of France came into existence in 987 AD with the ascension of Hugh Capet, though it was still called west Francia at first. The Normans adopted a langues d'oïl Gallo-romance language that’s a common ancestor of old French

[@RayB1656]

@@jokester3076 West Francia was NOT France ! Hughes Capet, died in 996, he was King of the Franks ( Germanic tribes ) ! The Normans used the Langue d'Oil , later, which was the ancestor of old French. They spoke a mixture of Romance, Flemish language. No French here ! Concerning France, even during the era of Jehanne la Pucelle, France didn't exist ! You had the Isle de France, which was Paris and the surrounding areas and some regions in the Loire Valley and this was in 1430 !

[@jokester3076]

@@RayB1656 I’m going by encyclopedias, they say the French state has been in continuous existence since the 9th century with the final partition of the Carolingian empire.

[@RayB1656]

@@jokester3076 It is their views ! You could even go back to Vercingétorix and Gaul with all the Celtic tribes. There is even a monument of Vercingétorix in Auxois. Where to start ? Possibly, also with the invasion of the Goths, in todays Western part of France ? I guess, everyone and every historians has a different opinion ! However, West Francia with the King of the Franks, which were mainly Germanic tribes, this is not France ! However, I respect you opinion ! NO quarrel.

[@trishpatterson8849]

On my dads side on my mom Indian Choctaw,Seow And Cherrokee

[@Hugs273]

Wasn't Robert I (William's father) called Robert the Devil?

[@bjritchie10]

Only by those who didn't call him Robert the magnificent

[@RayNomadic]

My mom always said he was a relitive. when i moved out on my own she gave me a bunch of paperwork. A couple inches thick. It was our family tree. Shows all the relatives. My mom is correct. William is a great great great a bunch times over grandfather of mine. Its weird to me how some can be related to him and be recognized royals and others are not.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Well I think if you get far enough away everybody is kind of related to everyone.

[@sheilaneumann]

are there washburn ancestry here?

[@ikkedansk]

it would have been nice to have included that the lover Edith the Fair "The Swan-Neck" to identify the body of the mangled king.

[@fablemantra4138]

Absolutely, she may have buried his body, initially on a beach in probably, Essex.

[@MERCATOR313]

En anglais God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and Glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen! En français Dieu sauve notre Reine Longs jours à notre Reine Dieu sauve la Reine. Son règne glorieux, Heureux, victorieux, Que ses ans soient heureux, Dieu sauve la Reine. En jersiais (jèrriais) Dgieu sauve nouot' bouôn Duc, Longue vie au nobl'ye Duc, Dgieu sauve nouot' Reine. Rends-la victorieuse, Jouaiyeuse et glorieuse, Qu'ou règne sus nous heutheuse, Dgieu sauve la Reine! En guernesiais (dgèrnésiais) Dyu sauve not' Gracieuse Royne Vive, vive, not' Noble Royne Dyu sauve la Royne Qu'a seit Victorieuse, Heureuse et Glorieuse Long temps sus nous qu'a Raigne Dyu sauve la Royne

[@stephengayton5246]

I'm actually lucky enough to be a relative of William

[@kingdomofhope3371]

Well Hello Cousin! Me too! 😂🙌🏽🙏🏽💛💜 Any Beaches or Roses in your family?

[@taelwythteg4578]

We're cousins then. William is my 29th great grandfather

[@taelwythteg4578]

We're cousins too :)

[@kingdomofhope3371]

@@taelwythteg4578 Yay! 👏🏼🙌🏽💜

[@thornndog]

Aren't most English people (ethnic group not language) descended from him?

[@annamosier1950]

was 1066 Charles martelle

[@storm5825]

I like william.

[@thehypest6118]

Wessex lives!

[@WarDogMadness]

it shocks me to this day how williams death was treated. i do wonder if he had stayed pagan they would have buried him in a mound with his goods . like they did with there nobles and kings..

[@lukemcinerny8220]

The Normans had been Christian for centuries by the time William born, and we should all be thankful to God for that, considering the level to which the Normans where involved in the defense of Christendom.

[@cambs0181]

They were Christian, had been most of Western Europe since Emperor Constantine. He was famous for building a lot of churches.

[@nathanbyrnes2189]

Lesson of the video be a St. Edward the Confessor, and not a William the Conquer.

[@jamisojo]

I don't see why.

[@plutonium6280]

Isnt Richard the Lionheart .William the Conqueror's Grandson?

[@tibsky1396]

No Richard came from a Dynasty of Frankish origin which replaced William's dynasty in 1154: the Plantagenêts. They will rule England until 1485.

[@plutonium6280]

@@tibsky1396 It appears King Richard the Lionheart was William the Conqueror's Great,Great Grand Son. Richard was born on 8 September 1157, probably at Beaumont Palace, in Oxford, England, son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was a younger brother of Henry the Young King and Matilda, Duchess of Saxony. As a younger son of King Henry II, he was not expected to ascend the throne. He was also an elder brother of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany; Queen Eleanor of Castile; Queen Joan of Sicily; and John, Count of Mortain, who succeeded him as king. Richard was the younger maternal half-brother of Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, and Alix, Countess of Blois. Henry II and Eleanor's eldest son William IX, Count of Poitiers, died before Richard's birth. Richard is often depicted as having been the favourite son of his mother. His father was Angevin-Norman and great-grandson of William the Conqueror. Contemporary historian Ralph de Diceto traced his family's lineage through Matilda of Scotland to the Anglo-Saxon kings of England and Alfred the Great, and from there legend linked them to Noah and Woden. According to Angevin family tradition, there was even 'infernal blood' in their ancestry, with a claimed descent from the fairy, or female demon, Melusine.

[@kweejibodali7009]

@@plutonium6280 wow very thorough !

[@kweejibodali7009]

yes, William s most direct surviving descendant was female, Empress Matilda, who eventually married Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou, starting the Plantagenet English/French kings or Angevin Dynasty, and becoming grandparents to Richard the lion hearted. people often find it confusing, since royal women take the surname of their husband, just as women have done for ages, and a "new" dynasty is introduced, that is not necessarily new, just has a new surname, like the Tudor Dynasty later on. Most new dynasties have the same blood lineage as the old one, and as tradition goes, that is why they are accepted by nobility and clergy, orParliaments. Even William the Conqueror was connected to the old lineage of England by marriage to Matilda of Flanders, direct descendant of Alfred the Great, so all his descendants were unquestionably related to Alfred the Great, including Richard the Lionheart ,and, i believed, the royal family today.

[@WhiteBirdMustFly1]

Thank You. He was in my Ancestry. Glad you posted this.

[@user-gu5pk6ty7v]

1 viking man changed all history 1066

[@godrickosei8775]

Rollo

[@tibsky1396]

In 1066, The Normans were no longer strictly speaking Vikings. They were already assimilated with the Franks, whether for Trade, Weddings / DNA, Language, Art of War (EX: Chivalry, while the Vikings fought on foot).

[@matthewmann8969]

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland both North And South, Isle Of Man, And Jersey went through parallel transitions

[@patrickhebdo5423]

12:06 me and the boys in 1066

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

My 30× great grandfather

[@blugaledoh2669]

Did medieval woman have any right? More specifically Western Europe between 1000 to 1300.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

yes many

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@RealCrusadesHistory oh, what were there?

[@loganw1232]

More than in other parts of the world.

[@brandonw2734]

I mean did anyone really had rights? What we consider basic human rights now weren't exactly a thing back then.

[@patrickhows1482]

William married Matilda of Flanders for political reasons, but the marriage was successful and unlike most contemporary rulers and nobles William never took a concubine or mistress. William trusted Matilda and he was willing to listen to her advice. This is one of William's admirable traits. He also treated Edith, Edward the Confessor's widow and Harold's sister with respect. Two other significant royal women of the Norman period were also called Matilda, Matilda, daughter of Henry I and claimant to the English throne and Matilda, king Stephen's wife. In 1141 the civil war was the war of the two Matilda's, as Stephen was captured. Matilda daughter of Henry I came very close to becoming England's first queen regnant, but it was Queen Matilda who rallied Stephen's followers and saved his throne.

[@grandmabear2840]

Recently traced my paternal genealogy to William the Conqueror.

[@frozenweevil4022]

Almost Everyone in Europe can. For each generation the number of ancestors doubles

[@leepeel7129]

You guys forgot about how a Norman jester started the battle. Totally rad. And, I'm totally related to him...my grandsire threw a good sword at Hastings...jk,. He died.

[@BarnDoorProductions]

Taillefer.

[@milvache]

William the Conquereror is the grandchild of Rollo the Walker. He became even more famous than his grandfather and become the greatest King of England

[@kevincasey5035]

Try this Will the Conk son of Robert, son of Richard II, son of Richard I, son of William Longsword, son of Ganger Rolf ( Rollo in Norwegian). I think Will was named for his dead Uncle who died in 1025 ( Will was born 1028, Robert's first born).

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

Duke Robert ? Williams father ? Did he had a short haircut and clean shaven?

[@mikew9999]

The standard of the time for Norman men was short haircut and clean shaven. Most of the drawings and statues seem to be incorrect in this respect.

[@RayB1656]

See the Bayeux tapestry ... it shows the Norman hairstyle, very short at the back and the Anglo-Saxons with longer hair. Normans, no beards.

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

Thank you guys

[@sandybaldwin7890]

He is my 25th great grandfather on my father's side of the family.

[@pab4435]

One of my far distant ancestors fought with William to help him achieve the title conqueror! True fact!!

[@HanBaby82]

What if William conquered Ireland?

[@damienmcnear394]

Shark attack's r machines Utah tell the worlds.

[@marioserrano6333]

I thought William the conquer was the son of Rollo (the Viking)

[@RayB1656]

William Longsword was Hrôlfr ' son . Longsword born around 893. Rollo had married Poppa of Bayeux, daughter of Count Barangar.

[@gregorflopinski9016]

I have both angle and norse ancestors, so I must invade england

[@brandonw2734]

Don't worry its already being invaded.

[@RayB1656]

I like your sense of humor !

[@trishpatterson8849]

I'm so proud to be a viking my ancestors come from Ireland and Greenland

[@shaarangvaze8623]

There some ugly facts of history and life that just are, your greatness in life or reverence in death cant save you from them.

[@nicholasbishop6731]

French Vikings.