The hand-held signs in these videos are surpassed only by the dry wit in the narration. This is one of the best history channels on KZbin.
@roberttucker15275 жыл бұрын
I agree
@fulcrum29515 жыл бұрын
Your mother
@Cnut_the_grape4 жыл бұрын
@@fulcrum2951 rekt
@N0mark0v4 жыл бұрын
my favourite part is when he says king henry continued the long tradition of english monarchs and died
@Joseph23024 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the noise when they die
@seneca9835 жыл бұрын
"No more anarchic than other civil wars" Well, that's a relief.
@frankie75295 жыл бұрын
lol. Made me chuckle. Why hasn't this comment got more likes?
@1984Phalanx7 жыл бұрын
I get a chuckle out of how you depict people dying. They just fall over suddenly with a Thud.
@postblitz3 жыл бұрын
The universality of the human condition. We all just suddenly Thud one day.
@Deadbass_3 жыл бұрын
He caught a case of being moral
@macsenplays2 жыл бұрын
And then William the Conquerer's death "caused problems, mostly for William due to the whole 'being dead' thing".
@l.s.s.8-8-162 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm watching South Park Does History 2.0
@Merrinen2 жыл бұрын
A week of this channel: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thudsday.
@Yora215 жыл бұрын
6:53 "drowned in the English Channel, after his ship sank." Together with 140 other noblemen and 160 further passengers and crew. It would have been more, though some people wisely though about taking the next boat to England when they saw how everyone on board was already completely drunk because the young prince was throwing a party with free wine for everyone. The ship was the last to leave port very late and apparently crashed into a rock when the prince dared the captain to overtake the rest of the fleet. Don't drink and sail.
@ThePooper30004 жыл бұрын
Apparently it was rumored back then that the captain allowed himself to drown when he noticed that the prince died, because he didn't want to face the king's wrath.
@rennor34983 жыл бұрын
Apparently they crashed super close to their destination, the water in which they drowned was very shallow. People from the mainland could hear their screams throughout the night. If they weren't so drunk they could have easily swimmed to the shore.
@quietdavedevon3 жыл бұрын
And thus the booze cruise had it's inauspicious beginnings
@Yora213 жыл бұрын
@@rennor3498 It was very close to the port they were leaving. But it was November and everyone was dressed to be outside in stormy weather all night. There's no way you'd swim anywhere unless you're an experienced cold water swimmer i great shape and manage to strip of f all your clothes before you land in the water.
@douglasbubbletrousers47633 жыл бұрын
@@Yora21 Speak for yourself buddy. You have no idea what the these thighs could do. The reality is that the Nobles were pathetic snobs who died a poor but not unexpected death because of their learned incompetence. If I was out there with them when the ship came down you would’ve seen me kick these puppies into high gear and fly off back to shore like David Hasselhoff in the Spongebob Movie. No excuses for the weak
@Ruddpocalypse7 жыл бұрын
2:52 “Do as I say” “You’re not my mum” Hilarious
@DoomOffial7 жыл бұрын
4:45 "you dun goofed"
@gifigi6003 жыл бұрын
Yes this is what you say to stranger who wants you to do something
@pavelthefabulous56756 жыл бұрын
"Normans and the Anarchy" sounds like a good band name.
@isthisthekrustykrab86467 жыл бұрын
2:07 Small note to make here just in case you care - Alnwick isn't pronounced as it's spelled, it's pronounced more like Annick.
@michaelmilburn9117 жыл бұрын
Yeah as a Geordie I was going to comment that as well!
@TheRagingStorm987 жыл бұрын
Is This The Krusty Krab? Lovely place been there on holiday. And your right it I'd said as Annick.
@xXxSkyViperxXx7 жыл бұрын
sounds like Annick is just a sped up version of pronouncing Alnwick where L and W are just said too fast enough that theyre gone
@ultramarine01237 жыл бұрын
The north remembers
@michaelmilburn9117 жыл бұрын
xXxSkyViperxXx More like a silent 'l_w' which you don't see very often in English
@alwinpriven24007 жыл бұрын
Killed in a hunting accident? That reminds of something...
@DD-lo5hi7 жыл бұрын
Alwin Priven EU4?
@alwinpriven24007 жыл бұрын
yes
@AlphaNOmegaa7 жыл бұрын
"sorrow overtakes you" lmao
@brandonhernandez3717 жыл бұрын
Alwin Priven Robert Baratheon game of thrones
@SamLemont7 жыл бұрын
Sorry, thought you were a deer...
@bummerdrummer16497 жыл бұрын
"Killed in a hunting accident" Hmmmmmmmmmm.
@dominict93257 жыл бұрын
"Oh nooooooo, William died out hunting. Yeah, it was an accident." *hides bow behind back*
@Julianna.Domina3 жыл бұрын
CHEEEENNNEEEEYYY
@Guitcad13 жыл бұрын
I love how you manage to make them look distinctly like the person they're supposed to be. William the Conqueror and Richard the Lionhearted are both medieval kings, often portrayed in chain mail, but your William looks like William and your Richard looks like Richard and there's no mistaking them or any of the other characters! Excellent work.
@stuckupcurlyguy5 жыл бұрын
When you realise that the first few hundred years of English history is a bunch of French nobles fighting over who gets to exploit the conquered English peasantry ...
@MDud-pg2un5 жыл бұрын
Exploiting peasants seems like a history of everything before XIX century. I do hope it won't backfire and end in some kind of a massive and brutal international movement or something
@emm_arr5 жыл бұрын
Mmm. It's odd, but most major landowners TODAY in the UK are from families of these French nobles who went native.
@nevarelixe39635 жыл бұрын
@@emm_arr Makes for one of my favorite Fandom decisions, actually; The Potters being descended of Anglo-Saxon (or even Briton) blood, with the Malfoy's being "new" Norman blood, and thus the Potter family being Noble and Ancient, with the Malfoy's only being a Noble family.
@konnalad5 жыл бұрын
Normans weren't French.
@iamthepeppernator5 жыл бұрын
Actually, it's a bunch of Vikings nobles who had gone native in France fighting over exploiting the English peasantry....quite a mess, it was
@Outlaw89084 жыл бұрын
Interesting thing about William the Conqueror’s sons. Robert, William, and Henry had a brother named Richard. That brother died in that very same forest by the same means a “hunting accident”. Richard was also the second son.
@caiusofglantri55132 жыл бұрын
But, as it happened in 1070 when Henry was under 4 years old, this hunting accident can't be blamed on him.
@ttamdude7 жыл бұрын
You're like a history superhero. Keep up the great work!
@yumouwei26614 жыл бұрын
French: Louis, Louis, Louis English: William, William, William
@San_Deep25014 жыл бұрын
Spill some henry here and there
@18utkb4 жыл бұрын
@@San_Deep2501 😂😂lol
@slyasleep4 жыл бұрын
Louie Louie
@ZigZag-mw9ir4 жыл бұрын
I think Edward is a much more common name
@illyrian99764 жыл бұрын
Don't forgett mah boy charles
@Tyrkia1237 жыл бұрын
the death animations are so funny lmao
@jamestang12277 жыл бұрын
thud
@louisevillela19203 жыл бұрын
I'm reading The Pillars of the Earth, so this video definitely helped me understand the political background of the story. Thanks 🙂
@Hugo-kt8hm2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly the story in The Pillars of the Earth, but to be honest there are waaay too many characters to follow !
@Valkanna.Nublet3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how many convenient "suddenly they died" moments there are during this period.
@invidatauro8922 Жыл бұрын
In complete fairness, while it could be suspicious, people really did just drop dead a lot back then. Usually this had to do with diet.
@chimsuaumo5 жыл бұрын
An arrow related accident which was in no way, shape or form looked suspicious. I love the humour in this videos.
@icecold18055 жыл бұрын
I am sadened you didn't start this video by saying "the problems began in 1087 when William the Conqueror decided to change his title to William... the dead".
@Tsukiko.977 жыл бұрын
Crusaders kings 2 ftw!
@vasilisdouklias69927 жыл бұрын
Abyssinia Empire needs more plots
@danharris88057 жыл бұрын
Such a great series! Thank you!
@sparkymmilarky7 жыл бұрын
you're a good lad making these
@EndOfSmallSanctuary977 жыл бұрын
At least now my knowledge of the Anarchy doesn't come solely from The Pillars of the Earth.
@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin7 жыл бұрын
lulsame
@stuckupcurlyguy5 жыл бұрын
Fuck that book is good
@ladym.75943 жыл бұрын
My entire knowledge of world, specifically British history, comes from Ken Follet novels. Wouldn't say I regret it tho
@aldunne31873 жыл бұрын
You're not alone there mate.
@TheShamiester3 жыл бұрын
Eyyy same
@doristheslug96095 жыл бұрын
I love the way Canterbury cathedral slowly grows in the background just like it did in real life. 'Preciate it
@BambiTrout7 жыл бұрын
One thing I have to say is that Alnwick is pronounced "Ann-ick"
@wayneparker93315 жыл бұрын
The "Brother Cadfael" series of novels was set in Shrewsbury, England on the Welsh border during the Anarchy. The series is superbly written and actually many of its storylines (20 novels total) are centered on the political developments during the Anarchy. Think you'd all love the novels.
@commas12192 жыл бұрын
When does Matilda get fed to a dragon
@Skiivin5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the spoiler, Joffrey
@gilbertoignacioaguirrevarg45508 ай бұрын
This is just the dance of the dragons
@prestuvius5 ай бұрын
And where do you think George R.R. Martin got that from?
@paolocontest36104 ай бұрын
The Battle of Lincoln is like the Battle of Rook's Rest where both kings got taken out of the war for some time
@macsenplays2 жыл бұрын
The interesting thing about Odo was that he was William the Conqueror's half-brother; they had the same mother, and William clearly felt he was at least useful so he kept him in his court, though he was disgraced before William died. He must've favored Robert, as he remained in the Norman court during Robert's rule, dying in Sicily while Robert was on his way to the First Crusade.
@christopheraliaga-kelly62542 жыл бұрын
I'm disappointed that you failed to add that Henry I had nearly 25 children, most of whom were illegitimate. Also, Robert Earl of Gloucester was one of these, so Matilda was his half-sister.
@Altazor-fh9of3 жыл бұрын
To my nation-state accostumed brain it feels very off to see nobles taking such huge swaths of land on wildly different countries simply by marrying, reaching agreements, and changing titles, and no one really minding as long as it didn't directly challenge their authority.
@colehartel72062 жыл бұрын
I suppose to the people actually living there it didn't really make much difference which noble claimed the right to exploit them. They had the same daily struggle regardless.
@Thunder0364 жыл бұрын
"Oh no, how awful" This channel is gold
@christopheraliaga-kelly62542 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Robert of Normandy's eldest son, William Clito, who spent most of his life either in captivity or fighting to regain his father's Duchy, and died of a gangrene wound, was also known as William the Miserable.
@MaryamofShomal Жыл бұрын
Well that does not sound fun at all, that sounds…miserable.
@finitewehosh65427 жыл бұрын
Ahh war. Making history interesting.
@writershard50656 жыл бұрын
Eh, war happens all the time. Political intrigue, trade and commerce, and the motivations of various historical figures makes it interesting. And for some weirdos like me, studying how the world worked and people's world views is far more interesting.
@finitewehosh65426 жыл бұрын
Writer Shard your telling me Hiroshima getting nuked wasn't intriguing?
@wanderingrandomer5 жыл бұрын
@@finitewehosh6542 Not really. That wasn't exactly subtle, just a giant fuck off bomb. The aftermath of events like that is far more interesting.
@CJ1987072 жыл бұрын
The Anarchy is what The Dance of Dragons is based off in House of the Dragon😁
@Fordo00711 ай бұрын
Matilda's dress color in the video here matched very well.
@MCharlesTV7 жыл бұрын
You know what’s impressive? All his videos are ten minutes exactly.
@thelaziestguyuveverknown5 жыл бұрын
Not this one. This is 9:59. Where's my missing second?!
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
@@thelaziestguyuveverknown where's my fried chicken??
@douglasbubbletrousers47633 жыл бұрын
@@thelaziestguyuveverknown Wow, I just noticed that too. Unsubscribed. I’ll come back when he gives us that extra second he promised us. Who knows what we missed? I’m sick of all the lies
@Julianna.Domina3 жыл бұрын
@@douglasbubbletrousers4763 no one ever keeps their promises to me. She said she'd love me forever, now this?
@EuroScot20233 жыл бұрын
Gosh! Isn't that exciting! All it means is that he crams too much content into too short a video and gabbles the script.
@TransformersBoss Жыл бұрын
William: “man, all this warring with Scotland is really annoying…” Earl of Northumbria: “I bet a succession crisis would make them stop.” William: “what?”
@OzzieTheHead4 жыл бұрын
9:36 when you got tall England wrong
@stephenspackman55732 жыл бұрын
“Alnwick” is (at least today) said “Anik”. I grew up there (along, I grant, with other places).
@cromBumny2 жыл бұрын
Women actually did inherit things, just not kingdoms and land. There are alot of other things to inherit. And this is also assigning the problems of 1% of the population onto the other 99%. Women in gwneral didn't have to go to war. Didnt suffer violent deaths ( this is true even today) Didnt have to work and as always lived much longer and see their grandchildren. Enjoyed retirement much longer too.
@nospam33272 жыл бұрын
English succession was such a nightmare. I teach Shakespeare, so every so often I have to plow through English succession wars to be able to teach the background to Shakespeare's history plays. How Henry II backed into being king is something I have to look up every time. So, I guess, thanks?
@sydhenderson6753 Жыл бұрын
The scene in Henry V with the explanation of how Hal has a claim to the throne of France is also really convoluted (and intended to be since his claim was really dubious).
@MrISkater Жыл бұрын
Bump
@anthonyjoseph1257 жыл бұрын
Just think of all the insanity that happened during this era!
@thesherbet7 жыл бұрын
Also how it does follow a pretty logical order of events, as convoluted as the laws were it did lead to some weird ass outcomes when they're followed properly
@jordannemelka62317 жыл бұрын
Could you image the leaders of your country constantly dying and succession becoming more and more ambiguous? They change kings more often than elections do in modern day times.
@Julianna.Domina3 жыл бұрын
@@jordannemelka6231 all thanks to modern medicine, relative democratization, and a great distaste for civil wars.
@kittenkommentries5796 Жыл бұрын
"before his body was cold" That's a clever one. Fully and all.
@bcvetkov85342 жыл бұрын
I swear English history is literally one plot twist after another
@DarkMatterX13 жыл бұрын
Henry II's grandson, Henry III would go on to "re-Anglicize" the English thrown by taking Edward the Confessor as his patron saint, and naming his eldest son Edward. His youngest son he would name Edmund.
@macsenplays2 жыл бұрын
Ironically, the Anglo-Norman monarchic line still discounts everything prior to William the Conqueror. Edward should've been Edward IV.
@michaelbayer50942 жыл бұрын
As someone pointed, early English history if full of kings and nobles speaking French (or a version of it). I think Edward III was the first king since the Conquest to speak English at court.
@neilbain87363 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining. A bit of as bugger to keep up with though, but as concise and nice as you could possibly wish for. (Nice as in The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch)
@itarry43 жыл бұрын
Has to get a like on principle.
@edwardgill18823 жыл бұрын
"In many respects it was more of a routine War of Succession." You know, just another day in the office. :->
@TheOvervoid11 ай бұрын
This era of English history would make an interesting Assassin's Creed setting!
@wargattack8837 Жыл бұрын
you forgot to mention that if Stephen had won the war the royal line of Aldred The Great would’ve died out there. Matilda was directly related to Alfred The Great through her maternal line was Stephen was not related whatsoever.
@one-re2ub3 жыл бұрын
25% history 75% explaining medieval social administrative infrastructure
@swardcr3 жыл бұрын
The comments are great these programs are brilliant and it's true your dry wit is very funny
@eggy68152 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: When William II died, all of the nobles that were with him left his body when he was killed.
@pubgoncrack31783 жыл бұрын
I will always know William as “William the Bastard”
@bensonfang18682 жыл бұрын
Wow henry really embodies the “ambitious youngest sibling” stereotype
@dbzshadow14407 жыл бұрын
Whenever you release an episode it makes my day. You should do this with more countries!
@timber72 Жыл бұрын
By the way...Henry I should not be displeased. He is, after all, the king through which William the Conqueror's dynasty and bloodline flowed, totally bypassing his 3 elder brothers. All English and British monarchs are descended from him, after all.
@williamsledge31517 жыл бұрын
Walpole
@HistoryMatters7 жыл бұрын
It'll be a few episodes before he turns up.
@williamsledge31516 жыл бұрын
Ten Minute History yeah!!!!!!
@miketomkins51712 жыл бұрын
Explanation of royalty across Europe and the British Isles always makes my head hurt
@Outis897 жыл бұрын
Blois is pronounced “Bwah “
@justarandomfrenchdude90916 жыл бұрын
Nope, it's pronounced Blôaa
@steveg22514 жыл бұрын
As in Bwah ha ha ha?
@g.willikers4657 жыл бұрын
A great historical fiction book that is based the Anarchy time period is “Pillars Of The Earth” by Ken Follet.
@tobotrobot1857 жыл бұрын
Is this the start of the Angevin empire?
@SamLemont7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Henry II was the king that started it, and his son John was the one that let it die.
@CosmicCreeper992 жыл бұрын
“Scotland was too terrible of a place to conquer England and Scotland was too terrible of a place to be conquered by England”
@anthonyjoseph1257 жыл бұрын
Are you going to release the Angevin Empire Video today?
@hughdman2 жыл бұрын
LOL Dick Cheney was everywhere!
@Vekhh4 жыл бұрын
You're always saying "the next year" so funny
@harrysprucee2 жыл бұрын
the joint happiness of hearing the local town of Arundel but also the mild annoyance that nobody local ever says it right (should be said Arun-dul not -del)
@joshuabanner36757 жыл бұрын
"People simply starved." Is still something of an understatement. I read in a meadeval history of Britain that the population fluctuated anywhere between 1 and 6 million several times ('generally' around 3 million) in a few hundred years, down right apocalyptic if true. Can you suggest some other sources on the issue?
@greatalexander38207 жыл бұрын
The general population of England generally rose throughout the medieval period from about 2 million people in 1080 to about 4 million people in 1300 however the population sharply decreased due to the Black Death and then rapidly rose between the 1380's and the 1430's (about the end of the medieval period in England).
@HuntMcD17 жыл бұрын
This series has been super informative, keep it up!
@masterm34877 жыл бұрын
Is something causing a delay? Asking out of curiosity
@josephradley31602 жыл бұрын
"Roughly 11 seconds later..." Yep that was about it.
@VladVlad-ul1io7 жыл бұрын
Hi. (Sorry for my bad English)
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
*П Р И В Е Т!!* (Прошу прощения!!) 🇷🇺😛
@MrSpinaldan7 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always.
@EthanBlur7 жыл бұрын
When's the next episode?
@kamabokogonpachiro60992 жыл бұрын
Stop this madness in the name of your king
@Senior_Zenoth5 ай бұрын
Coooooool 2:58
@unclenogbad15093 жыл бұрын
Quick note to all the pronunciation comments. It probably was pronounced 'Aln-Wick' in the 12th Century, being the 'Wick' (dairy farm) on the river Aln (still there). Also being named after Alan Whicker .
@kicka113 жыл бұрын
The pronunciation of Alnwick made me die a little inside.
@TurboWulfe2 жыл бұрын
Dude, great work 😎🤘🍻
@epicworldespanol83123 жыл бұрын
I love when this guy says church
@pozzowon2 жыл бұрын
Why does this video start with 1086 and not 1066? What happened in between those 20 years?
@intergalactic923 жыл бұрын
Please note: Alnwick is pronounced Ann-ick (the l and W are silent.) I know, English words are weird.
@anthonykatsivalis2246 жыл бұрын
Now who are the 28 people who disliked this awesome video???
@jarom6763 жыл бұрын
They might die in hunting accidents 🤔😅
@anthonykatsivalis2243 жыл бұрын
@@jarom676 yes and it won’t be a mystery lmao
@manuelkong105 жыл бұрын
Awesome...quite a roller coaster this one
@tombaugh52867 жыл бұрын
Love these videos, every single one of them!!!
@timber72 Жыл бұрын
Henry II was, without doubt, the baddest of the bad ass Plantagenet kings. I mean, really, even John was a bad ass by later standards, even though he lost the crown jewels in the mud and had to sign the Magna Carta. But from Henry II to Henry III, just a succession of bad ass kings. Then came Richard II. Sigh.
@neilfarrow15355 жыл бұрын
Another good one :)
@andrewattenboroughtwothumb46973 жыл бұрын
I have French royal ancestors and English royal ancestors from Henry the 8th to Louis the 16th of France and others
@greenbutter31903 жыл бұрын
Stable video 👍
@MrISkater Жыл бұрын
Louis and Eleanor did not divorce, their marriage was annulled.
@ambrosiaaa90644 жыл бұрын
“Ladies were entitled to sweet nothing” 😂
@Nute_Gunray Жыл бұрын
“Alnwick” isn’t said as it’s spelt , it’s pronounced “Anick” the L is silent
@joshuabanner36757 жыл бұрын
Are there any sources on the pronunciation of 'plantagenet'. You and I both seem to say Plant-a-gen-et, but I have heard (french style) Plant-a-jhen-ay before now.
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
It is *Plantagenêt* Cyrillic: *Плантаженей*
@beshkodiak2 жыл бұрын
I am ignorant. i read references to what i assume are board games. Who is Baratheon? Not in any histories i have read. Clearly something got quite popular and i have missed it.
@vintagetintrader10624 жыл бұрын
One thing I find out from all this is the movies showing historical events from the Roman times to Queen Victoria have nothing on what has really happened in the past.
@macsenplays2 жыл бұрын
William Rufus to Odo, then Henry I to Belleme: You lost all your England privileges.
@thuse55327 жыл бұрын
DEUS VULT!!!!!!
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
*ALLAH-HU-AKBAR!!* 🕋
@mikej.chrisoulakis82503 жыл бұрын
Deus vult.. Allah Hu akbar. Very good excuse to do as you like
@douglasbubbletrousers47633 жыл бұрын
@THE CALIPHATE Not if I have anything to say about it, STINKY.
@johnsomebody17532 жыл бұрын
"The Anarchy" ? I'd love to know how and when that title was invented, and the excuses for it. From the Greek, "An", meaning without, and, "Archos", meaning rulers or rulership. Nothing to do with being without rules, just being without Authoritarians having some say, in what rules are, where, when or how they're applied
@jimparsons68032 жыл бұрын
Liked the droll wit. The various claims, given a more modern view, might have been cleared up by a probate court? The point being that the personal property involved was a country or countries.
@atomicenergycommission98203 жыл бұрын
Duke of Northumbria: "Fine, i'll do it myself"
@ay22577 жыл бұрын
I'm going to watch this series all the way to the present day
@lukeconway34545 жыл бұрын
I as a northerner in England have never heard alnwick being pronounced in such a fashion It is usually pronounced an-ick