Ten Minute English and British History #19 - The Early Stuarts and the Gunpowder Plot

[@LightAnkou]

James seems like a surprisingly sensible monarch, especially compared to his successor. No war, budget before glory and almost nobody totally angry at him. Pretty cool.

[@samdoesvids1339]

Koldo Estrada yer but he created hysteria over witchcraft and wizardry, so...he was still kind of insane. (Even religious people back then didn’t believe in that crap), but he did patron Shakespeare’s work on ‘Macbeth’, which is superb choice in my opinion,

[@DrunkenStorm118]

Yes, James didn't pull a Charles I and directly make terrible decisions. However, indirectly James hurt England's reputation and it's treasury. James spending habits created huge problems, not necessarily solely within his reign, but led to parliament having much more leverage over English kings than in the Tudor period. Yes, Charles was the one who lost his head, but James wasn't a perfect king, he had many personal shortcomings regarding his personal life and intimacy with favourites, his lackadaisical foreign policy, which alienated Protestants who wanted England to champion the Protestant cause in Europe, and his overly moderate religious policy which pleased no one. James wasn't a bad king, but wasn't a good one either. It's rather telling that the most famous quote attributed to him is the "wisest fool in Christendom" title.

[@LightAnkou]

@@samdoesvids1339 And how do we know they were not real witches?!?!!

[@TheKeithvidz]

@@DrunkenStorm118 Unfair for instance 'lackadaisical foreign policy, which alienated Protestants who wanted England to champion the Protestant cause in Europe' - sounds u favor war. But in much else u appear to have meaningful critique.

[@brotherhoodknight6951]

@@LightAnkou witches arnt real that's why.

[@GhostBear3067]

Funny thing about the Gunpowder plot is that when he was discovered Guy Fawkes was trying to dry the gunpowder... with an open flame. That means there was a chance that instead of us learning about a grand conspiracy to kill the King that was thwarted we might be learning about the great historical mystery of the night Westminister suddenly exploded.

[@hf3923]

3:01 "A newt?" "I got better..." I love this channel for its history and occasional Monty Python references

[@thhseeking]

And Batman...climbing the castle wall :P

[@andreyazevedo683]

There are so many references that i'd doubt anyone would be able to catch them all.

[@vroomkaboom108]

Drinking game: watch every video on english history and take a shot everytime parliament denies money to a monarch

[@JS-iu3ce]

Robert Widdowson dead*

[@geronimo8159]

Or everytime where's war with France 😌

[@JaffaJannu]

oh my poor liver

[@Cjnw]

Ok tumour

[@yodathe900yearolddyslectic8]

Another name Death by alcoholism

[@Erik-ko6lh]

At lest they did not call it New Boston.

[@BlandSpagetti]

Voltaire of Paris it just sounds wrong doesn’t it

[@Cjnw]

Normie PFP

[@josephleonard6695]

lol swipe at New Amsterdam

[@jamiebarba5701]

@@josephleonard6695 England change name of New Amsterdam to New York.

[@speedypichu6833]

That sounds weird, especially since I actually live in Boston

[@giladpellaeon1691]

They also sailed from Plymouth and started their first settlement at...Plymouth. Puritans, no imagination because imagination is fun and fun is a tool of the devil.

[@F22onblockland]

"Buckingham would retire from politics in 1628, and by retire, I mean he was stabbed to death." lmao.

[@fulcrum2951]

Death is a type of retirement

[@thatperson1009]

blood in a history matters video !!!

[@joshportie]

This entire video leaves out all the Catholic church assassinations and wars.

[@joshportie]

Wow nevermind he flat out lies.

[@jasonmartin4775]

@@joshportie ok, what actually happened?

[@stephenlaarkamp7344]

So they decided to leave Boston and head to North America to found... Boston. Puritans were not the most inventive bunch lol.

[@hf3923]

"We don't like to so we'll do it ourselves!" - also they weren't too fond of the arts so no wonder why they weren't imaginative

[@scarletcrusade77]

"Sue me"

[@merrittanimation7721]

They even called the area "New England". I'm pretty sure if they could've gotten away with it they wouldn't have even added the "new".

[@JustyHakubi]

Go Red Sox!

[@hallamhal]

We'll found our own Boston... without blackjack or hookers!

[@armorsmith43]

This series sets you apart among history edutubers and is what leads me to recommend you to others in person and on reddit. I know you have thought about abandoning this because it has less-good metrics, but I would take a look to see if that is true in the longer term.

[@UpcycleElectronics]

2nd, The British picket line picture-show is the TMH hallmark and branding IMO. It's easy to replicate what others do when it comes to general business practices. It is much harder to forge your own path. If a business forges it's own wholely independent identity it is in control of its own destiny. Following in the footsteps of others will always result is comparisons and limitations. I don't think there's anything wrong with doing what works and what you need to do to pay the bills, but as I see it, this has independent and unique potential. That said, I am a poor gimp, that can't back up my words with my wallet. If anyone really believes in this British history content, please pay a pound for a picket on patreon -Jake

[@dams6829]

I agree. I love these series since it covers history of England starting from Rome which explains all these transitioning periods which is awesome. Shame and I don't understand why it isn't as watched as his other videos.

[@keeganmoonshine7183]

people just don't appreciate all these quality history channels. They deserve way more views.

[@1ukjunglednbraver]

@@keeganmoonshine7183 agreed most people are dumbed down these days.. they would rather gossip or do some other basic shit that most likely has something to do with their own "fame" on the interweb.

[@alexforbes6011]

Three years on from this comment, I’m new to the channel and I’ve literally binged all these videos in chronological order. I love them! Some of the best history videos on YT

[@baldbread3693]

Fun fact: James the first was named after the great James Bizonet

[@spudsdavenport]

I did not know that!

[@NmaeUnavailablesigh]

Jameses are zero-indexed

[@stephenroney2366]

James VI (1567 to 1625) was named after his Grandfather James V of Scotland. James. James V (1513 1542), was named after his father James IV of Scotland. James IV( 1488 1513) was named after his father James III of Scotland. James III (1460 1488), was named after his father James II of Scotland. James II (1437 1460), was named after his father James I of Scotland.(1406 1437). Its a family thing with the House of Stewart.

[@snakey1315]

​​@stephenroney2366 who was named after the great glorious god given james bizonet

[@Rildar]

@@stephenroney2366 You missed the joke

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Very happy to see the return of the British history series. I hope we keep getting them.

[@ultra_epic_guy5966]

WheresWallace4883 I agree

[@Boredmf09]

This didn't age well

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

@@Boredmf09 Yeah I guess he decided that it takes too much effort to make longer videos.

[@Boredmf09]

@@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 (sorry for the late response) It's actually because of KZbin demonitizing his videos. He lost half his revenue because of that, so he stopped doing 10 minute history so if one video is demonitized, not half of his revenue would be wiped away like the snap.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

@@Boredmf09 It's a shame he prioritised making money over making good videos.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

Cromwell at the end: "Soon..."

[@ultra_epic_guy5966]

Sinapth ikr

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

You over-simplified the ‘Guy Fawkes confesses’-thing - *everyone* does; the guy was tortured for _days_ before he even admitted to his name - by the time he confessed to everything, the other conspirators were already either apprehended, or dead.

[@intergalactic92]

Love that the witch trial included a guy saying "she turned me into a newt!"

[@richeybaumann1755]

I never noticed this before, but I love how when you are talking about James, you use IR instead of JR. It's a small detail but it's really cool.

[@NearSpace04]

"Puritans weren't the most creative bunch" "Sue me" Lmao

[@Locutus]

It wasn't that funny. It was a nice attempt at humour, but it definitely isn't going to win the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

[@chiefjohnson2642]

@NearSpace04 I can't im not american.......cmu

[@panzhubnikaz7335]

@@chiefjohnson2642 americans are tthe one sueed for puritans stealings names

[@SirBoggins]

430th like!

[@RealLifeW0rld]

*_Finally, Ten Minute English and British History is back!!_*

[@crossleyskinfill9601]

" She turned me into a newt!" "A newt!?!" " I got better..."

[@northchurch753]

BURN HER ANYWAY

[@adamkerman475]

Monty python

[@Heidepixie]

Anyone else thought it was absolutely adorable when he said "I lied, I'm sorry" in the last video? I'm always happy to see these videos on my feed.

[@oscarmatthews879]

Great video!!! Just want to say that please continue with the series. Your videos on British history are amazing and are helping me to do a much needed revision on British history that I need for class. Honestly, the ones you've already made have been great and helpful. It's the only channel I know of that centers on British history this way.

[@Criispy___]

I legitimately love this English/British History series, good job, can't wait for the next World History video too!

[@JohnnyLodge2]

With such a simple animation design it is always amazing to me how you are able to display so much emotions through the eyes

[@adamkerman475]

It’s all eyebrows

[@spudsdavenport]

Especially, "Soon".

[@jgonascar]

American here, Love this series keep it up!

[@blurp1235]

What makes us dittos?

[@JustyHakubi]

Dittos!

[@Valencetheshireman927]

@Blurp 123-Ditto means the same thing again so naming the colonial town of Boston after Boston (England) would be considered repetitive.

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

Traitor to the throne 😡

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן go cry in your bangers and mash

[@Jodonho]

8:30 "[Wentworth] made promises to all groups that he couldn't keep and managed to unite all Ireland against him, which is frankly impressive. "

[@feelsbradman6793]

She turned me into a newt! ... I got better

[@RapierNeedleCrime]

BURN HER ANYWAY

[@gabrielaubry1334]

If she weighs as much as a duck, that means she's made of wood, and therefore...

[@jasonpade4949]

A WITCH!!

[@chrimbo90]

That’s a fair cop...

[@firstconsul7286]

Who are you, that are so wise in the ways of science?

[@NeiltheNotSoBrave]

Kind sir (don't know your name). Your videos have really rekindled my interest in history. This is the series I was looking for and so much more. someone else has done all the hard dreary work of mining this huge impure ore of all conflicting historical accounts , smelted out the BS then forged it into a perfectly balanced rapier. Particularly enjoy your even handed humour in both your animations and your narrative. Can't even begin to imagine how much time goes into creating your content. Thank you!

[@Sammy1234568910]

long awaited for. Although I wouldn't have called the plantations a failure, I mean arguably Northern Ireland remains part of the UK today largely because of plantation. I also would have liked to have seen a note on the creation of the Union Jack but I guess that can wait until 1707.

[@Simonskilamb]

Depends on your persperctive but I suspect many view the plantations as nothing other than a terrible, regrettable period of history that has left a nation unnecessarily permanently partitioned and divided

[@Sammy1234568910]

@@Simonskilamb many might. There are no doubt various perspectives; others might look at things like the towns and cities founded during the period, the introduction of new cultures and ideas, the architectural heritage or even Bushmills Whiskey. Like you said it depends on perspective and there is no single right or wrong perspective.

[@henryvkingofenglandandfran7220]

Please please keep continuing these series regularly they are great

[@andrewmulhearn1234]

Your icon seems pretty familiar...Genoa right?

[@mcajita]

Time for some of those world-famous thuds!

[@paulkingtiger]

Loved the Gustavus Adolphus cameo!

[@MuchWhittering]

I'd love if you did a full video on the Gunpowder Plot next month.

[@kovn4992]

8:17 i like your humor and the fact that you still hold on to the content. there are people who overdo it a bit and drag it out

[@yuval159100]

Please continue with this playlist to the present.

[@Map42892]

Yesss so happy these are back. Best english history series on youtube

[@ay2257]

I just want you to know that I absolutely love these and I've watched the whole series. Every time you show someone dying I always laugh it never gets old

[@littlejoe9478]

Very much enjoy the style of which these are created. Well done sir, I hope you are considering a Rome series, from the beginning.

[@AndyRKuyt]

Love both of the ongoing series! I would love to see a video on the thirty years' war on this channel, but I could imagine it being a real struggle to fit into the time frame.

[@DanielgtaLaw]

4:39 The Pilgrims left their Plymouth and discover the "Plymouth" Colony in Massachusetts Bay

[@merrittanimation7721]

Again, the Puritans weren't the most creative of peoples

[@blurp1235]

sue me

[@thhseeking]

"Founded", not "found".

[@danielwright2767]

Can u do the gunpowder plot in detail? Cause here in the uk we have an entire day dedicated to it . From my knowledge people outside the uk don’t really know y. I think it would be interesting for people outside the uk .

[@thhseeking]

There was a doco a few years ago, hosted by either Sir Baldrick or Richard Hammond (I think Hammond) where they tried to re-create the kaboom of the plot with a model of the then House of Parliament. It would have made a mess of King Charles I.

[@kingt0295]

@@thhseeking what was their plan after the explosion? I doubt blowing up an entire building worth of nobles would change that much for catholics

[@avatarlui9195]

@@kingt0295 their main hope was for a Catholic monarch to succeed the throne and make things better for the Catholics but all it did was convince people that the Catholics were not to be trusted.

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@avatarlui9195 and even if it had succeeded, there was so much hysteria in England st the time surrounding Catholics, that they’d be blamed wether or not they actually knew.

[@Victor-iq5rd]

@@PugnaciousProductions HYSTERIA????? I don''t think they are hysterical...

[@danielkaster2648]

Great videos, I love how short yet info-packed they are. Keep up the great work

[@Supermunch2000]

Is that a cheeky little Lord Protector in the corner in the end? BTW, as a non-brit anglophile, I love this series!

[@JohnnyLodge2]

You know it’s going to be a good episode when not even 5 seconds in and someone already dropped dead!

[@sweiland75]

You may be surprised at English who migrated to other countries and founded what became a city named after a city in England. Here in Canada, we have a city named London, which is by a river called...*drumroll* The Thames. It's in southwestern Ontario and so is the city of Windsor.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Here in 🇳🇿 we have a Thames, and a Cambridge, and we even had not one, but *two* Oxfords, one close to Cambridge. The two Oxfords held a competition to decide which one had to change its name ... guess which one lost.

[@CuratorOfRealities]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 the one that is no longer named Oxford?

[@yoshiman1221]

I actually like this series and I'm wondering if you are going to treat every existing country like this and give them their own series. If so, I am excited.

[@DarrellDaEmperorCeasar]

I honestly like the mind craft guys holding the sings I be reading them geeked up and stuff plz keep this Channel growing

[@Churhli]

This channel definitely deserves more subscribers...

[@noximustheomnipotent]

First time here, and i can't watch it because im losing it over the text on the boards Subscribed

[@seanodonovan5974]

Great vid but the pronunciation of Connaught made me die

[@szymongorczynski7621]

And Tyrone in previous videos.

[@davidpanton3192]

And Covenanters

[@seanodonovan5974]

Trz conn-ocht

[@happycommuter3523]

As a resident of the US Boston, I found this very amusing.

[@pyromanic8]

2:38 That guy is one hell of an effective torturer

[@SweetMelodeeASMR]

I love these!! History can be interesting and funny.

[@ValerianLincinius]

Great video. I hope you keep this series up!

[@SARHistories]

Short and sweet! You learn all you need to know in 10 minutes! Another great video 👍

[@anthonyelenga8939]

Fun fact, robert Catesby is an ancestor of Kit Harrington, the actor who plays Jon Snow in game of thrones. He also plays the role of his ancestor in Gunpowder, an HBO series based on these events

[@DCdabest]

It's funny that James's belief in witches was considered so extreme as to be unseemly even then. He wrote a book hysterically decrying the presence of witches in England and set up courts to persecute them; but mostly people where rather embarrassed by his interest in the topic and convictions were relatively rare.

[@theEWDSDS]

2:59 love the Monty Python refrence!

[@SethTheOrigin]

It has probably been said already but Connaught is pronounced 'Con-acht' where the stress is on the first syllable.

[@tgonzalezcrespo]

I love these videos but I enjoy the comments more.

[@ragael1024]

Guy Fawkes gets discovered with a bunch of gunpowder, enough to blow up a mountain, and is simply asked "Whatcha doing?" Bwahahha i love these animations :))

[@williamjones7163]

Famous Monty Python quote: She's a witch! She turned me into a newt! I got better.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

"And by retire I mean he was stabbed to death" XD

[@BC4EVER]

BRING BACK 10 MINUTE HISTORY

[@Illjwamh]

Woo! Cromwell next episode! Glad this series is still going. It's honestly my favorite thing on this channel, though I do like everything else as well.

[@stay10578]

“Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.”

[@cameronarmstorng7666]

That is so primary

[@countdown4725]

I'll never get tired of those "dead" sound effects

[@starsjosephfrost]

Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot.” -V

[@Tgogators]

Nice addition! Of all the studying of British monarchy this Stuarts tend to be the dullest reading of them all, but you good sir, made it entertaining!

[@wfcoaker1398]

Tyler L But they gave us all those great Jacobite songs, though. Lol

[@Tgogators]

True, I am sure they were much more interesting in real life (woman's literature was getting steam, start of modern medicine, group sex, end of authoritarian systems) just the literature is a bit dry. Subjective, but it was around George III when English playwright and literature starting to take off again

[@nikolay4101-s7r]

This one took way shorter than usual. Good job. Keep up the good work

[@stevenwebb3634]

A parliament being completely useless?

[@votedonbypatrons]

Love your videos! Could you at some point do the Yalta and Potsdam conferences? Much love

[@xangpee8271]

It would be nice to see a video on the Act of Union 1801 between Great Britain and Ireland

[@kerblo]

Great series. Please continue.

[@QDibieYT]

I’m excited to see more British History, I like it because I’m part British and I love History

[@TuvyahJ]

Love your stuff man!

[@honestiago4738]

Genuine laugh out loud moment at 'Make Me'

[@jgonascar]

2:34 The barrel says "Not Gunpowder" XD

[@jackmyers8687]

King James Bible, Proverbs 31:6 'Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.'

[@InvisibleTower]

Whoa mate, you should have put a warning before that hardcore torture scene!

[@wednesdaynightbusiness6296]

English and British history is more important than world history because Britain and America are literally the only places on Earth worth knowing about in the modern day. Keep this up.

[@lewistaylor2858]

what?!? ancient Greece and ancient Rome are immeasurably more important than America, as is renaissance and enlightenment Europe.

[@tescomealdeal9901]

I’m in the town where the gunpowder plot ended at Holbeche House in Kingswinford, West Midlands

[@JonatasAdoM]

I'm telling you, those characters are better than LEGO. Imagine a collection of them.

[@davesy6969]

I like the idea of dissolving parliament-in acid.

[@cz.gazz.]

I know of Sir Walter Raleigh because he was Fitzthistlewits' pseudonym when he played Facade

[@insertjokehere212]

The colony of Roanoke is really interesting and I highly recommend people look into it. A well know youtuber by the name of Lemmino did a video on it which explains it pretty well.

[@rogerszmodis]

When you said worked for the Danish my brain went to soldiers fighting a war for a pastry at first for some reason.

[@davidmitchell3881]

The pronunciation of Connaught is most interesting. Never heard that one before.

[@JoshuasBread]

Love this video ha ha ha im ur big fannnnNUMBER ONE

[@ianirungu3659]

Just here to tout Mike Duncan's Podcast 'Revolutions' - Season 1 is on the English civil wars

[@TheMedievalNerd]

It's definitely a recurring joke. But every time someone dies and instead it is presented as 'retiring', only to be clarified as dying, murdered, etc. I always chuckle at those. :P

[@DylanDude]

I understand why you don't update this series more often, but I'd like to nonetheless declare my enjoyment of this series to better help you determine how popular it is.

[@bensyson3438]

I live near Hampton court :3 it’s a beautiful palace for anyone interested I would recommend visiting !! Also I think it counts as Surrey (the county that is pretty much south south London) 😂

[@calebbrooks1037]

It never ceases to amaze me how incompetent some kings were.

[@cattycyoutube]

I was worried another one of these wasn't going to come out for a long time.

[@paulabbottii1220]

Iacobus Rex and Carolus Rex are a nice touch.

[@slyasleep]

Vacillating is the word to encapsulate Charles' rule. Followed by 'headless'.

[@MrStehooper]

It's crazy to think that I could go to a Tranmere Rovers game and see more people there than in a whole city in the 1600's

[@Psd863]

Time for another round of British history! And don't worry @4:46, by the time William III comes around, he'll be recklessly interesting in war

[@walboyfredo6025]

8:21 LOL - love it!

[@tomgreen7618]

Really good

[@georgeamesfort3408]

Torture being portrayed by a guy saying hello is so funny to me