When Did England and France Stop Being Enemies?

[@b-rse]

Engineering an alliance between Britain and France. Germans truly are the best engineers in the world.

[@NegusNegest]

Excellent joke, bravo

[@nuttygeezer708]

The Spanish and Russians did it before actually.

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

Sie sind willkommen.

[@fabovondestory]

True, we even egineered a friendship between us and France

[@christineberrios6246]

Ja bitaschen

[@MrTroves]

In fairness, it's less 'England and France are friends' and more 'England and France stopped fighting each other militarily'. Politically speaking, there has always been conflict between them even after they allied.

[@SiPakRubah]

So they still follow their ancestors, but through lesser casualties 😊

[@TheClintonio]

Yeah there's animosity today but I'm glad nobody from Britain or France is dying in the name of that animosity.

[@jordan89124]

They went from a hostile rivalry to becoming friendly rivals.

[@ajs787]

In many ways, I see it like Sweden and Denmark. Historically those two have had more wars between each other than any other two countries, and they're basically brothers today. Brothers who roast each other relentlessly, but with a foundation of camaraderie.

[@mitchverr9330]

Yup, people forget that the main reason it took so long for the UK to join the EEC was France directly opposing it.

[@helenjohnston3178]

Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales & France have managed to formalise our war to an annual rugby tournament now. (Yes, we let Italy join, but it's mainly about the 5 siblings in the fight.)

[@craigduncan7010]

And Scotland have beaten England 4 times in a row. I am writing this now, as it surely won't last. Also, there is no reason to bring up the recent Scotland/Ireland results. So don't ask.

[@monaghangm]

​@@craigduncan7010 remind me what did happen in that game 😉

[@memofromessex]

Italy is the amuse bouche

[@Angelcynn_2001]

We are not siblings - from an Englishman. You will never have my brotherhood.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

​@@Angelcynn_2001The rest of us consider you the outsider nation and this is why.

[@anachronisticon]

We're like siblings. We bicker constantly. But if anyone else picks on them, we suddenly get very protective.

[@truefact844]

I had a friend that was from Finland, he said France and England are the same people divided by a language.

[@Coys319]

@@truefact844As someone from England yes and no, we have more in common with the Dutch and Germans in my opinion

[@galwitprifor001]

​​@@truefact844Oscar Wilde said something similar: America and England are a people divided by a common language.

[@pigeonsareugly]

@@Coys319definitely the Dutch. I’d say more similar to France than Germany though

[@Angelcynn_2001]

​@@truefact844 no. We are different. We Englishmen are Anglo-Saxon/Teutons.. our heritage is Germanic. The french are Gallo-roman, with some Germanic heritage.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

"It should have ended that day... but France was allowed to endure." That made me LOL...

[@wineandwaistcoats]

I always maintain that England & France are like two brothers sat in the back of the car, hitting each other and permanently arguing. Until some other twit tries to make fun of one of them. No-one else is allowed to argue with France but us! Anyone with siblings will attest to this!

[@Angelcynn_2001]

As an Englishman, I don't call them my Brother

[@dylanwillmon5672]

​@@Angelcynn_2001 Fun fact: hes adopted

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Your opinion. Most Englishmen would never agree with you

[@awesomehpt8938]

Julius Caesar never conquered Britain he landed his troops here twice but was forced to go back to Gaul both times. It wasn’t until the Emperor Claudius began the conquest of Britain in 43AD did it become a Roman Province.

[@jlvfr]

Was going to post this. Massive mistake in this video.

[@tonymeman9041]

Are you implying the video said that he did?

[@jlvfr]

@@tonymeman9041 go to 0:35, start listening from there; narrator says "in the aftermath of *_Caesar's conquest_* "

[@harmonyxiong4999]

​@@jlvfr in fairness he did say "aftermath" of Caesar's conquest.

[@Explicitly-CJ]

Also Commios was a big supporter of the Gauls against Caesar, so the first part of this were he claims that Britons and Gauls were raiding each other is not a complete picture.

[@jackcarraway4707]

"There are no 'friends'; only interests." -Henry Kissinger

[@AYVYN]

All that quote teaches me is that his children despised him

[@Arbidarb]

I'd argue the US is friends with the UK. The US would do just about anything for the UK if needed, and for no personal gain.

[@AudieHolland]

Kissinger The Butcher

[@OmegaReconGaming]

I think a topic about the Ottoman Empire fall would be pretty cool. They aren’t really talked about in WW1 discussions. But that was the end of the empire and yet it’s a footnote.

[@t.rellis834]

Jazby made a really good video about it and other similar topics

[@teteeheeted]

Yah you don’t hear about the Turkish liberation war like, at all, in history class

[@teteeheeted]

Or at all

[@KS-PNW]

Yeah I've always found it fascinating that two longtime rival empires, Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans ended up falling after fighting on the same side of WWI

[@TheNorthie]

Britain: wait you hate Germany?! France: yeah I hate Germany! Britain: did we just become best friends?! France: yep!

[@krum1703]

Also Russia, kida

[@jouhanneus]

Do you wanna go do karate in the garage??

[@TheZINGularity]

OH YEAH WE THE BEST O FRIENDS NOW

[@christopherlau3996]

That's actually perfect. Centuries of Britain touching France's drum set

[@robertforrester578]

Wee-Wee, Poo-Poo and all that sort of rot.

[@TanKail]

England and France fighting for a millenia: Calm. When Russia and Prussia join the chat: Panik

[@drrubberduck5283]

Prussia had Beef with everyone and Made a Lot of strategic marriages for claims

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Britain should have helped the Kaiser

[@girl1213]

LoTR reference, yet it actually worked for the better 😆

[@user-zx9wr8tx2f]

😂😂😂😂

[@raznaak]

So, as of basically half of the "why [x]" in history and geopolitics: it's because of Napoleon. The other half is "because Britain LOVES drawing straight lines on maps".

[@ivan55599]

Plot twist: hundred years war was never technically ended. They just signed a momentary ceasefire...

[@molybdaen11]

I think if no military actions are made for a year it counts as peace

[@vortex1603]

Because nobody called it "Hundred Years War" in Middle Age. It was not only a war between states but also a civil war ... The title "King of France" was the price, not direct lands control like in modern war.

[@Jebu911]

Yeah but technically neither of the countries that took part in it even exist today.

[@oliversherman2414]

Napoleon wasn't actually that short, he was average height for the time. In fact, he was actually taller than Admiral Horatio Nelson

[@mitchellholland9331]

Dw, I feel alot of people know it's a myth nowadays. I think he only showed him as short as a joke.

[@oliversherman2414]

@@mitchellholland9331 I guess so

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

"HEY! I'M AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR THE TIME YOU JERK!"

[@decker528]

It's still much funnier to imagine him being short

[@oliversherman2414]

@@decker528 true lol

[@TheRaptorSh00T]

As a french I always love to remind our dear brittons who won the Hunderd Years War just as much as they like to remember us who ultimately defeated Napoleon, but in the end I believe we both have the deepest respect for the ones that died side by side in Verdun and the Sommes. Kiss from France my so loved and hated Rosbiff

[@ErzArt]

6:50 Small correction, the person represented here is Louis Bonaparte (in his king of Holland uniform), brother of Napoléon, and not Napoléon III, the nephew spoken of here who is called Louis Napoléon Bonaparte. Two Louis, but not totally the same! Anyway, beautiful work and love from France!

[@shadda]

You left out a fun part, at one point at the outset of WW2 britain and france entertained the idea of joining the two nations as one ("until the end of the war") and it almost happened.

[@DochiKnowi]

IIRC, it almost happened again during the Suez crisis

[@cgt3704]

The lotr reference was so good. Bravo, SQ. Hats off

[@awesomehpt8938]

We haven’t stopped being enemies

[@malegria9641]

Anglais ?

[@whyiseveryusrhandletaken]

💀

[@Anything_Slime]

So true

[@Durahan82]

In sports

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Waterloo Waterloo

[@flipgalaxy711]

Amazing Video, but a slight query. At 6:52 you depict Napoleon III in the outfit of his Father (i.e in the Guards' uniform of the Kingdom of Holland). I think this might have happened because they both shared the same name :) Anyways, can't wait for more great content

[@dyutimandas9772]

Yeah, I saw the same thing

[@fireaza]

Mon Dieu!

[@gamebawesome]

I posted about it as well, but it disappeared

[@user-ml1rv1jk3w]

Dunkirk, we saw how brave the french were when they defended our evacuation

[@WDS820]

The advert was close enough to the end that I thought the actual video was over.

[@poisonousbadge126]

Pure art. Such an underrated channel, glad its growing!

[@dominicr1173]

That lord of the ring ref was amazing

[@SrNixAlot]

This is the most underrated KZbin channel. Can't wait to see it explode. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@savagepro9060]

Julius Caesar was a friend of the channel . . . The English Channel!🤣😂

[@leedunning1825]

Brilliantly fun and educational as always.

[@pawcio2133]

Germans? Germans

[@caleblebaron1179]

the videos are noticeably more smooth, i like it

[@benbautista5508]

Basically England's relation ship France throughout history can be summarized as "Keep france weak enough so they don't threaten English Interests, but Keep France Strong Enough so other countries don't threaten English Interest.

[@mickypink6503]

Brilliant video mate

[@galatheumbreon6862]

so glad I found this channel and I liked the very subtle jabs at the French

[@TheJackiboy123]

Always a good day when there a new SideQuest video !

[@Galimeer5]

So, funny story. My girlfriend was born in London but moved to the States with her parents when she was a teenager. We met in college, etc... Well, after we'd gone on a few dates, she asked me over to her place because she needed to confess something. She was uneasy about it and hesitated. "I'm..." "French?" _"French?? How dare you!"_ I laughed, she laughed, the lightened mood helped her calm down and tell me what she needed to say. She was actually just coming out as bisexual (which I'd already suspected), but her reaction to being accused of being french was hilarious.

[@psycele2859]

Great watch, Mr! Keep it up! Love your content

[@K.ligraf]

Love you all. my english cousins ! Hope we can walk together in the right direction !

[@redcouchsportscasts6566]

Holy crap, the Mount Doom cut scene 😂😂

[@ElusiveGentleman575]

Yay! I love all of SideQuests’s videos!

[@joeylawn36111]

Napoleon Bonaparte wasn't that short. His height was about average for most men living at the time.

[@Ladyjuliet-uv5qt]

"he was average hight" "for the time"

[@perhaps1094]

@@Ladyjuliet-uv5qt These two things are not contradictory

[@Ladyjuliet-uv5qt]

@@perhaps1094 Its a joke ?

[@TheRedBaron1917]

Prefer to compete with Germany France Italy and Spain through football, less people get hurt that way 😌

[@TheSunderingSea]

A few ideas: Why the sun still doesn't set on the British Empire (an overview of British overseas territories) The many pre-1914 crises that *nearly* started WW1 Accidental firing/dropping of nuclear munitions during the Cold War. The Sino-Soviet split and the fighting between the Soviet and Chinese militaries.

[@malegria9641]

I mean, I’m French and my best friend is English so 😅

[@neres5795]

He's a spy.

[@Moroes11]

Mets lui ton chewing-gum dans les cheveux, fais le pour Jeanne !

[@ryuunosuk3]

You both are called Muhammed, it's hard to not be friends at this point.

[@malegria9641]

@@ryuunosuk3we’re both girls :|

[@malegria9641]

@@neres5795*she

[@Mostirrelevant]

Really great and well presented content in the video. And the animation is great and has calming effects as well, if that is the right word.

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

It’s like we’re two squabbling siblings, always bickering and teasing each other. But the moment a third party comes along to beef with either of us, suddenly we’re united as one. English or French, we may have our differences, but when push comes to shove, we stand together as allies. Here’s to sibling rivalry and solidarity!

[@Angelcynn_2001]

Speak for yourself, please

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

@@Angelcynn_2001 that’s why I did fella, spoke for myself.

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Nah

[@adamhooper2476]

It's amazing how you find bitter enemies turn into the best of friends.

[@liamdonaghy604]

LOTR reference on point

[@viralnetwork]

Sounds like descendants of vikings fighting descendants of vikings

[@h.a.z.m.a.t5072]

I love how the video isn’t about how they became enemies, because that’s like asking why water is wet.

[@NoobHammer]

like how fr*nce is censored in the thumbnail

[@ElizabethII-1952]

As it should be

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Wow, the production values really shot up at one point in this episode! 😁😂

[@ruturajshiralkar5566]

Finally, Mr SideQuest is Back...

[@michaelwu7678]

This Napoleon slander will not stand

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@matthewdrummond1340]

3:52 Awesomesauce

[@charmyzard]

When someone to threaten their status-quo appeared. Nothing better to unite old rivals like it's an anime, right?

[@dshbvhjbfhvjb]

thank you for censoring fr*nce in the thumbnail

[@BurcasLurton]

Ye

[@citrus1225]

Plz don’t stop making videos I can’t watch the same ones twenty times again 😭

[@michaelhowell2326]

I was a bit surprised Willy 2 didn't have a withered arm since ol' Boney was so short.

[@jordan89124]

They went from a hostile rivalry to becoming friendly rivals.

[@giom3248]

0:39 Very much apreciated, as an italian, the correct naming of Roman provinces

[@Thekitty0706fan]

Shocking to see such foresight on the Duke of Wellington, in a day of shortsightedness imagine laying the foundations for an alliance that would only be beneficial about a hundred years later.

[@jeff5534]

Like impetuous brothers we fought and bickered in our youth but as time passed and we both grew up, we realised that we’re family and that together we would stick through thick and thin, even if we may still bicker now and then we will always be there for each other 🇫🇷 🇬🇧

[@eventuel4987]

Something that is also worth mentioning is that dismantling France would have dismantled neither the French nor the Revolutionary spirit. The French would probably have rebelled and united soon enough, causing multiple other wars, which would have been very costly. Also, the ideas of the revolution had already spread throughout Europe, so the damage was done and dismantling France wouldn't have stopped the nationalist and democratic movements of the 19th century.

[@mooncake8254]

Finally a new video with that wonderful voice!

[@dilloncrowe1018]

You did miss 1 war, infact it was the last Franco-British War (so far), the unofficial naval war between the Royal Navy and the Vichy French Navy in WW2, not to mention the Syria and Lebanon Campaign, seeing as Vichy France was the official government of France after the French Republic's surrender, and theu only fought the British after the British attacked their fleet at Toulon, I see it as the true last war between Britian and France.

[@Enigmashoot]

The outrageous rosbeef accent makes it better

[@johnmatthewcrane4423]

I would love to see a video on the origins of the Romani people (AKA The gypsies).

[@Moroes11]

lil napoléon🥺 damn brits! you dared haha. It is very well made, I love the artwork sub!!

[@FailedPoet444]

Sweden and Denmark has actually fought more wars against each other than France and England

[@dukes1993724]

Yea but they were historically irrelevant

[@ExPraetorianGuard-dl1pz]

​@@dukes1993724 not really, at least not if you've learnt enough history.

[@RKNGL]

Depends on if you count the 100 years war as one event. Or the many seperate conflicts it actually was.

[@the-noob-plays]

​@@dukes1993724 please learn your history. Vikings, kalmar union, margaret 1st, swedish poland, getting to the americas before spain, Portugal and other colonizers.

[@the-noob-plays]

​@@dukes1993724if you are 100% technical and follows the patriarch line. The danish monarky today sits on the, danish, swedish, norwegian and english throne. Having been on the greek, some german states and french as well

[@TheJimStannum]

You teased it in your video about Spain becoming a democracy, but I would love to see you cover the Spanish Civil War!

[@bolle9810]

6:52 I like how they drew Napoleon's brother rather then his nephew

[@christopher135]

Brilliant as always, but sad to see the myth of napoleon being a shorty perpetuated. He was of average height.

[@zelot113]

Side quest!!! You guys rock😊

[@davidernst7902]

Just a algo commant because this channel deserves 100x more views :)

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

The relationship between England and France has all the hallmarks of a crappy "will they won't they?", right down to them dating the others enemies.

[@Sakanero]

A video about John Paul Jones or the contributing factors that it took to win the American Revolution outside of the US would be pretty cool.

[@SodaQuasar]

The wobbly viking ghost made me chuckled

[@user-xyuser1488]

I would like to point out that Napoleon was largely defeated by Britain, Austria and Russia working together, and, later down the line, he was defeated by Russia when advancing to Moscow. Just weird to hear these facts not mentioned at all, honestly.

[@gumdeo]

And Prussians.

[@pierrelaroche3921]

As a Frenchman, I'd say France and the UK are like the ying and the yang, we may still despise us, but we have finally understood that one part cannot exist without the other. It is rather shameful that instead our cultivating what draws both our countries closer, such as common interests, Macron and the recent british governments ( bojo the clown being the worst ) prefer cultivating useless and wasteful hatred between our two people.

[@user-cu3xv1yz7g]

Would love more historical rivalries throughout Europe!

[@blitzkriegcapitalist6736]

New video Excellent

[@alfrig1363]

7:59 "ever since". Yeah. Until you guys left them with us. Their PTSD ridden, slightly abusive and recovering boyfriend Germany. I’m sure they are thankful for that. xD

[@maxr7527]

I find it crazy that nowadays we (France) are so horny for Germany, given our common past which is way worse than what we had with England. Especially since Germany made it so clear that they were only looking to be in a motor kooperation not in a couple.

[@midshipman8654]

fantastic recitation of anglo-french history!

[@rickardberglund1564]

Hello SideQuest - Animated History. You should make a similar video about Sweden vs. Denmark. After all, Sweden and Denmark are the two countries that have been most at war with each other (88)

[@THE_REAL_POLITIK]

Actually, after Churchill ordered the attack on Mers El Kebir in July 1940 the French State (Vichy)did declare war on the U.K. French soldiers would fight both American and British troops most notably in Morroco and Tunisia.

[@maxr7527]

It was a kinda bad call, the navy was about to defect il favor of the allies. It gave coal to the fire of the propagandists saying that England couldn't be trusted and that we had to accept submission to the nazis.

[@eventuel4987]

Britain and France also fought side by side multiple times against the Spanish and/or the Austrians in the 17th-18th century, but in those years basically every great power was doing the same

[@CapitanBreakfast]

Is it just me that has difficulties washing the poor taste of past monetization attempts by the channel? I used to love this channel so much I binged their entire content the day I found it. Now, the same pleasure of watching their content comes with that bitter taste left by the dark ages of this channel.

[@FakeBlocks]

The Greek Revolutionary War of 1821

[@mont-joiest-denis8326]

It is NOT over. We shall reclaim this island to the crown.

[@AYVYN]

Something peculiar is that if you add all of their battles together, the victory rate is around 50/50, a coin-flip

[@RomLoneWolf23]

England and France are Shonen Protagonists who set aside their differences when the new Antagonists showed up.

[@Mr.Compass-95]

The Second French Empire was led by Napoleon III, who doesn't resemble the drawing. Also, he did not try to prevent German unification. The Franco-Prussian War resulted from Bismarck fabricating an insulting response to the French regarding the succession of the Spanish throne. The unification of Germany was a consequence of that war: all the German states united against a common enemy. However, it took several wars to lead to this moment, along with the sidelining of Austria. Finally, the Germans did not specifically occupy Versailles; they proclaimed the birth of Germany there as a way to humiliate France.

[@spectreagent00]

Mers el Kebir: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@profdc9501]

And to think... the folly of building a tunnel between England and France. Now those wily Normans will emerge from the underground!

[@BonkedByAScout]

Short Napoleon is such a worn and trite meme.

[@jdranetz]

Have they stopped? During negotiations of the Allied leaders at Versailles, after the First World War, Clemseu of Grance accused Britain's Lloyd George of Britain being an enemy of France for not wanting the punishing repairation conditions France wanted of Germany. Lloyd George joked it was Britain's traditional relationship with France.

[@Variontt95]

Yaaay Sidequest!!!!

[@patrickhaeusler]

Ah yes, us Germans finally managed to end the centuries-long rivalry between our neighbours to the west and those lads across the English Channel. Seems like we're really good at keeping Europe at peace 🤔

[@AironSmieciowy-di3qy]

Great video!