Ten Minute English and British History #11 - King John and the Magna Carta

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This episode covers the reign of King John and the problems he had securing the Angevin inheritance and the subsequent issues his baron's posed. These problems culminated in the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 which severely limited the strength of John and his son, Henry III, whose reign was overshadowed by the document.
Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.

[@HistoryMatters]

Fun fact: We are officially one quarter of the way through the series.

[@iielysiumx5811]

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[@aishai3183]

please can you do a video or two about elizabethan england (drakes circumnavigation, john hawkins, their parliament, the golden age etc)

[@thuse5532]

yay

[@francinze]

What about history of other countries (Italy, Germany, Greece)?

[@PfcDupuis]

Ten Minute History you forgot the book recommendations in the description !

[@mankytoes]

King John was impressively so shit that, despite it being a very common name, we haven't had King John II after over 800 years.

[@robertjarman3703]

mankytoes Instead of being King John the First he'll be known as John the Worst. A rhyme I heard in Disneys adaptation of Robin Hood featuring animals.

[@mecha7419]

There’s still no Henry IX or Stephen II...

[@plantagenetsurvivor8771]

Oh wow. He’s my direct ancestor

[@mecha7419]

Mrs. Enys I doubt it

[@Pfisiar22]

@@mecha7419 Stephen was nearly as shit as John was, honestly. His entire reign was defined by a poorly managed civil war

[@forshort6769]

he wasn't called lackland because he lost land, he was called that because as a kid he didnt inherit any patch of land when his father died which his brothers did get. hence lackland

[@mikespearwood3914]

that's what I thought as well!

[@forshort6769]

Mike Spearwood it's what they thought me at uni, so im pretty certain of it.

[@SamLemont]

Yup, though I presume that once he lost all his french possessions, they resumed calling him John Lackland.

[@forshort6769]

His loss of Normandy gained him the nickname 'softsword', so they were probably calling him that. (he never lost all his french possessions)

[@SamLemont]

>His loss of Normandy gained him the nickname 'softsword', so they were probably calling him that. Eh, probably a mixture of both. >(he never lost all his french possessions) I could've phrased that better, I meant all the territory he lost to France, but not necessarily ALL his territory in France. (He still maintained the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony)

[@Grymbaldknight]

"It's treason, then." I love this series so damn much. Partly for the dry wit, partly for the history, but mostly for the references.

[@dacacar2850]

I'd like your comment but it's on 66

[@04hutchn]

I am the senate!

[@PugnaciousProductions]

Zachary Durocher it's treason, then *does a literal 360 corkscrew spin towards Master Dacacar, Master Hutch, Master Durocher, and Master Grymbald*

[@ropeysquire7899]

* Ignites a lightsaber out of nowhere

[@jamiebarba5701]

@@04hutchn ok emperor Palpatine.

[@garrysmith1029]

I'M NOT CRAZY! I KNEW HE SWAP THE NUMBERS! 1216 ONE AFTER THE MAGNA CARTA!

[@davidtownsend6092]

Are u sure? You sound crazy

[@4skintim962]

@@davidtownsend6092IT WAS JIMMY, ROBBING THEM BLIND

[@dangerdev004]

Pure gold comment

[@ripsnorter185]

You’re slippin Jimmy!

[@TylerMarkRichardson]

What..

[@anttibjorklund1869]

"His Majesty is grounded." XD

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

I was dying at that LOL

[@Dumpwe3d]

LMFAO

[@Qoorky]

So funny

[@jordandino417]

That’s what happens when you act like a unchristian tyrant. ;)

[@ds1868]

The King of England was not addressed as HM until King Henry VIII and that was after 1534. Formally it was his grace.

[@greatalexander3820]

My favourite King John moment was when he demanded 200 chickens from a noblewoman (Joan Neville) and in return he let her sleep with her husband for 1 night.

[@mikespearwood3914]

lol!

[@alexanderthegreat445]

Classic John

[@Cjnw]

He abrogated his jus prima noctae for KFC ( King's Fried Chicken ) 😛🍗

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

john reeally was a pimp

[@someoneyoudontknow8943]

He didn’t demand - the wife of the noble offered.

[@blueknight1706]

There are 2 things which always seem to come up in almost all the episodes, the count of Flanders is some sort of rich super human, who is always so important, and the other is everyone keeps fucking dying

[@nuggetella]

There's bigger profit in war than peace.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

and the King of France is called Louis

[@davesy6969]

@@nuggetella sadly true.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

I’ve noticed that in history a high number of people do die

[@mekaerwin7187]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 Depending on the period of history, it is usually 100% that die.

[@nourelrayes9123]

One after magna Carta as if I could ever forget

[@ryanryan997]

HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF

[@MrQuest0]

NEVER

[@TheNorthie]

Man I didn’t know Geralt of Rivia was at the signing of the Magna Carta

[@frederikfoss4594]

history all ways surprises me

[@vashio1]

Thats just too good

[@Artur_M.]

Damn portals!

[@outerik90]

pretty sure that he thought that Magna Carta was a rare Gwent card.

[@stevenjohnfoster8785]

and Rick sanchez

[@ryancortese1456]

Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy!

[@Knight860]

John's father Henry II actually gave him the nickname "Lackland" due at the time (1166) to their not being any land for John to inherit.

[@syrialak101]

Elementary Bass Or just because of his... soft... sword... ... if you know what I mean. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Knight860]

As crazy as this sounds, we kind of owe a debt to John. If he and then his son Henry had not lost Normandy and Anjou, then their would probably never of been focus on the growth of Middle English in the 13th and 14th Centuries (i.e. The Hundred Years War) and the English Speaking world today might instead be a French or Latin one, with English relegated to a minor language on the verge of extinction like Cornish or Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man) or at the very least, English would of taken longer to gain prominence or of been relegated to a regional language like Welsh or Scots Gaelic.

[@genericname8686]

HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF

[@ayylmao3048]

Chuck is gonna have a field day with this one

[@AFGuidesHD]

"England has been excommunicated" "A crusade has been called against London"

[@DaRealRoachDogg]

1216. One after Magna Carter.

[@meawwow]

I guess there aren't many mutual fans of History Matters and BCS

[@millaz26]

As if I could ever make such a mistake!

[@Orikron]

"You can't just submit 1/4th of the world's people and 1/5th of the world's land" Britain: "Hold my tea and biscuits."

[@akhashdhillon2159]

The Suicidal Muffin you cant kill "lesser races" on mass for your ultimate plan Germany! Germany: hold my wienersnitchel

[@namingisdifficult408]

Beautiful

[@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332]

Last time I checked this video it was a 3-0 for France

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

you cant make an empire with the ENTIRE Mediterranean! Italy: hold my wine

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

"you cant expand too big" turkey: hold my ayran, both of them

[@Bob-po2dp]

I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers. I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just - I just couldn’t prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He’s done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn’t have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He’ll never change. He’ll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn’t keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn’t be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And HE gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance! …And you, you have to stop him! You…

[@kultdawg]

If only King John called Saul.

[@konbkob4156]

This is the moment John became Heisenberg

[@veramae4098]

WHAT is this about??? Totally confused.

[@offensivequandal6334]

it's about the hit show "better call saul". on season 3, episode 5, a significant season antagonist gets proven that his "illness" is a mental condition and not a physical one, thus proving to be "crazy" of some sort. enraged, the antagonist goes on a rant and the comment you replied to is the exact wording of the rant.

[@Ben-kh2rh]

@@veramae4098 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@varen639]

I think the nickname he was given after his defeats in France was actually 'Softsword', due to his military failures, whereas the nickname he was given as a boy was 'Lackland' because his father Henry II only left him money in his inheritance.

[@Fireheart1945]

John; "Say this is bad" Pope; "This is bad"

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

lol

[@chrisk5651]

The nickname Lackland was not due to losing land to France but to the fact that he was the youngest son & his parents had already divided up their lands among the older sons.

[@aishai3183]

thank you soo much for your videos, they really help me, i revisied off of here for some tests and got an 2As, thanks again.

[@mat4097]

Not the only one man, I based my English speaking off his older British Empire videos and ended up with a distinction. TMH is a ledge 10/10

[@aishai3183]

ikr

[@RankinMsP]

2:03 "Often scholars and townspeople were hostile against each other" Nothing has changed.

[@OswinPond]

You think this is bad, this chicanery ?

[@jovanweismiller7114]

John's sobriquet, 'Lackland' had nothing to do with his loss of land on the Continent. He was given it long before he became King, when it was highly unlikely that he would inherit any land. In fact, he was given the nickname by his father after King Henry had made clear the distribution of his domains when he died, and John was left nothing.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

He was later given Ireland but in name only as English at the time only ruled Dublin

[@BSJinx]

"Finally, the Magna Carta provided that no free man should be hanged twice for the same offense."

[@TorrentUK]

Which had an immediate effect on the rope industry that was owned by Baron Stringfellow and led the third Baron war.

[@qveezy3136]

Fast forward to present times it's called "Double Jeopardy" our society is STILL tied to this document!!

[@NicholasMonks]

Dry. Direct. Witty. Brilliant. Love these.

[@mcsmaria28]

5:08 - Marshal’s sign says “his majesty is grounded!” 😂🤣 Did his majesty miss curfew? That’s hilarious!!!!!!!

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

This is making me want to play CK2 again.

[@Eamonshort1]

To quote Jack Rackham re: richard "a man with the heart of a lion and a lifetime ban from the zoo"

[@kookkinnik]

You think this is bad? This? This chicanery?

[@daveshn]

1:27 "Are you threatening me, Sanctified Priest?"

[@OneAngrehCat]

"Peter des Roches" I just realised, Peter in French means Stone (Pierre), and Roches means...rocks. This man was so hard he was called Stone of the Rocks. That's some metal band name there.

[@andrewa.5099]

Is that Geralt at 4:18?

[@SapphireCrusader1988]

DapperMoose !!! Yep!

[@raymondhamill270]

I just noticed that, glad I wasn't the only one

[@oliverlacota3112]

1216, one year after the Magna Carta, as if I could forget!

[@teddybeddy123]

4:00 I love the Easter Eggs you put in these videos!

[@wayneparker9331]

I just love the humor that permeates this entire series. I must laugh out loud at least twice every time I watch any of your videos. GREAT work!!

[@samoht199191]

1:59 As a proud Northamptonian I am duty bound to point out that King John's son Henry III founded the University of Northampton in 1261, only to revoke it 4 years later when the academics rebelled against him. So technically it was the one other university founded before 1824.

[@spaza811]

Been loving the series so far! Keep up the good work! That pronunciation of Evesham was a bit off though!

[@HuntMcD1]

Keep the series up! It’s always a joy to watch.

[@unclenogbad1509]

To be fair to John, elder brother Richard left a seriously clusterfucked kingdom, which John somehow had to pull together in the face of baronial hostility. Judged from that viewpoint, he actually did pretty well.

[@bummerdrummer1649]

3:16 Look at the horse on the far right.

[@hopium5699]

Just found your channel! I’ve subscribed and can’t stop watching! I really enjoy French history do you have any more plans for videos about France?

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I LOVE this channel. It’s like an info download 🧠 listening to these back to back.

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I have no clue why this channel only has the amount of subs that it does. Defiantly going to be growing a lot I think. Only just found this and I’m really enjoying it.

[@mowvu5380]

i absolutely love this channel. i know it's such an obvious comment to leave. but my attention span is pathetic and i like whimsical quips with my quick fire history. this is perfect. and I'm not crying, you are

[@dannyp2058]

You done a good job of these video's! I'm now somewhat a little wiser, thank you.

[@willforest5302]

The magna carta that was signed by Henry was a heavily modified version of the original that removed more of the extreme parts of the original

[@jonathan3504]

I LOOOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Your cartoons are adorable and make me smile most of the times.

[@Jay-jq6bl]

Anyone else click on this because of Chuck?

[@bladedrain9389]

I am NOT crazy! I am not crazy... I know he swapped those numbers. I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. NEVER! I just - I just couldn’t prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He’s done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn’t have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He’ll never change. He’ll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn’t keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn’t be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And HE gets to be a lawyer? What a SICK joke! I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance! …And you, you have to stop him! You…

[@PcCAvioN]

Love these videos, keep making them please!

[@armstrongtixid6873]

You are the oversimplified of British History! You deserve just as many views and subs!

[@DaisyGeekyTransGirl]

1:03 Just the way you said "nope" makes me laugh. XD

[@Alex-vd9kk]

Man English history is crazy. Great video again!

[@mace5478]

1216

[@DD-rn4gi]

One after Magna Carta

[@KronoriumKid2210]

As if I could ever make such a mistake

[@theonewhoisfluff745]

never, never!

[@AFGuidesHD]

John should have known raising taxes would lead to disaster if he only played Total War

[@GR4HAM]

I'm revising with one of my favourite history channels on youtube for my assessement! :)

[@mat4097]

Happy new year TMH lad, I hope this was pre-recorded because you sound clear as day in this not a whiff of hangover whatsoever aha. Have a good year mate :)

[@julien8629]

Fantastic work, as always

[@512TheWolf512]

4:00 Geralt of Rivia just cassually standing around in the background

[@AHo-ne2df]

A great way to start the new year

[@joshuahumes5548]

My favorite thing about your videos are the funny signs they hold up. The oops sign made me laugh out loud. I also love when someone dies it's hilarious

[@cheyennereynoso4116]

This would actually be quite a challenge to create in MS paint. I love this channel btw. I watch every vid.

[@WolfJustWolf]

"it's not me it's you" , classic

[@Amalot]

Actually, the tax rate for John's reign was much lower than it was for much of Richard I's reign due to the ransom that he had to pay.

[@robertjarman3703]

Amalot Much more than today though as a percentage of income.

[@davesy6969]

Richard the 1st bankrupted the kingdom for his ransom.

[@intergalactic92]

My general opinion is that John was dealt a bad hand with much of the failures of his reign being a result of Richard's failings. The expensive wars and the ransom meant that there wasn’t much money left for John to go to war himself, plus I wonder if the reason the Barons were so unruly under John was in part down to the fact Richard rarely set foot in England, leaving the barons in charge. So essentially they had grown used to having the power and didn’t like the fact they suddenly had a king actually taking interest in his realm.

[@Man_United_USA]

Yeah but people actually liked Richard

[@Amalot]

@@Man_United_USA Depends what you mean by 'people'. To the English, Richard's first language was French, he was an absentee king spending most of his time in France or the holy land, visiting England only when he needed more money to fund his wars. The narrative the he was a popular king was formulated long after the medieval period.

[@alexross1816]

"At least he still had good relations with the Church, right? Nope." The delivery of that line kills me.

[@astineville2876]

this was really helpful thanks!

[@RLC58]

This channel taught me more about my own countries history than school did.

[@stxrenegade]

This channel deserves more subs

[@djtechzz]

his majesty is grounded you just gained a sub

[@jamestang1227]

1:27 Palpatine would be proud

[@chivalrousjack]

I really did enjoy this episode.

[@russward2612]

John I is an ancestor of mine, 28 or 26 generations ago (depending on which line you follow, it's complicated). My very Mormon brother commissioned a genealogical search that went back to Henry II. We came through an illegitimate daughter of John. There were other kings as well. Edwards I and III.

[@linalinamariam1438]

Nice explanation

[@LoserBroProductions]

Thank you for doing this

[@broski7088]

I can watch these videos for hours but can’t spend a second in school without hating it.

[@justinharris2272]

One bit of misinformation, he was called lackland by his father Henry II Because upon his birth being the youngest child, there's was no land left to be given to him.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

He was later given Ireland

[@anomalyldn]

That ‘John Lackland’ fact is pretty funny the way you put it haha

[@joecool5784]

Love you're channel :)

[@ivankraljevic1]

Scot hammering time!

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Grunf No please!

[@Cjnw]

Ok boomer

[@ciaranquinlan8710]

Great video- very good topic

[@peroz1000]

Best New Year gift ever! Minor correction at 0:21: it's Angoulême, not "Angelême".

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

TY

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Excellent work, sir! It hasn't been so long since I got across your channel, but judging by all the amazing content I've been able to appreciate during this short while I feel safe to say that this may very well be one of my favourite places on the web. What most surprises me though, is the great amount of knowledge you get to pour in so neatly into in such a short span of time. This, I should say, has been really helpful for those like me who are just in the look out for a brief introduction to British history and are too intimidated by the vast array of sources regarding the topic. And for that I must congratulate you for your outstanding work. Sincerely I hope your audience keeps forever growing and be sure to know that if you need any help, I'd be very glad to offer my skills on video editing whenever you need them. Happy new year and I wish you the best!

[@JKH133]

Having watched all the series so far, it’s great how many start with someone being dead followed by a fun plop 🤣

[@sistoyproject9666]

lol, I just love the way the characters fall when they die :D

[@theanarchistocelot1620]

this is art

[@sho16Gaming]

Awesome video I'm gonna sub!

[@rs8370]

I really like ur vids good job

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

He got the nickname John Lackland from his father as he was not expected to inherit significant lands - this happened a long time BEFORE he became king.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

Oh King John. An object lesson in how not compromising on anything will make you despised by everyone.

[@danghostman2814]

Compromise on nothing - Result : Hated by everyone Compromise on everything - Result : Hated by everyone Compromise on compromising - Result : Listen, I'll make you a deal...

[@phoenixellis5016]

I'd love to see if you can do a video about our Royals and how they came about to present day. That would be interesting

[@wood7206]

Now this is how you start the year properly

[@iielysiumx5811]

Loving the Star Wars reference in this episode

[@sumoking3002]

Oh this one should be good, I always wondered who made the first papermache volcano

[@TransSappho]

One of my favorite facts about the conflict between Louis and Henry III is that Louis hired a French pirate named Eustace the Monk who carried out raids in the English Channel

[@kiest3570]

Who louis

[@aaroncohen2700]

I just noticed is that Geralt in the background when they're signing the Magna Carta.

[@davesy6969]

So is James Bissonnette.

[@michaleandmore5111]

Love how people die right at the start, it removes the suspense

[@dewittbourchier7169]

I don''t know why but the 'Help me nerds' thing has really tickled me. Both because it is funny and because it is very King John, really good ideas like 'bathe frequently' executed in such a strange, neurotic, cack handed manner that it backfired spectacularly.

[@samdumaquis2033]

Great stuff and laughter

[@Theseus9-cl7ol]

The signs they hold up are priceless.