American Couple Reacts: How the British Empire Became the Biggest in the World! First Time Reaction!

American Couple Reacts: How the British Empire Became the Biggest in the World! First Time Reaction! At the height of it’s territorial control, a little over 100 years ago, the British Empire covered one quarter of the globes land mass and ruled almost a third of the world’s population. It was ‘the empire on which the sun never set’.
But how did such a small island nation become the largest and most powerful empire the world has ever seen? This is the history of the British Empire. This video gives a great, easy to understand overview of the rise of the British Empire. Of course we learned about the British Empire back in School but let's face it, that was 500 years ago! There were quite a bit of things we already knew in this episode but just as much that we did not. We love learning about British history and found this fascinating. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

At the height of it’s territorial control, a little over 100 years ago, the British Empire covered one quarter of the globes land mass and ruled almost a third of the world’s population. It was ‘the empire on which the sun never set’. But how did such a small island nation become the largest and most powerful empire the world has ever seen? This is the history of the British Empire. This video gives a great, easy to understand overview of the rise of the British Empire. Of course we learned about the British Empire back in School but let's face it, that was 500 years ago! There were quite a bit of things we already knew in this episode but just as much that we did not. We love learning about British history and found this fascinating. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@tollyt7465]

James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and great great grandson of Henry V11, therefore with Elizabeth dying childless, he had direct claim on the crown in England as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

[@brucewilliams4152]

King james, you hsbrvto.go to.the family tree, Henry viii 's sister married a the king of Scotland. She gave birth to Mary Queen of Scots.(Elizabeth's cousin). James was mary,'s son. Next in line

[@brucewilliams4152]

Tiny army but extremely well.trained.

[@micade2518]

You'll find the answers to your questions in this excellent, more in-depth documentary by the excellent Simon Whistler: "The British Empire: The Good, Bad, and Ugly Details of The World's Largest Empire" - Megaprojects (on YT) Enjoy!

[@jeremysmith54565]

Elizabeth I never named any successor, rather was up to Robert Cecil who was obliged to proceed in secret and had sent letters back and forth with James VI in Scotland.

[@thehoogard]

Worth mentioning that slavery was happening all over the world, by almost every society that could. The Brittish didn't start slavery, but they were among the first, if not the first, to abolish it. And it didn't stop there, they also spent their men and money on making sure the slave trade stopped all over the world.

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

Yep, im Finnish, we were under the Russian empire, and we literally had serfdom until 1917. Not exactly like slavery, but not far from it. and it was all white on white anyways.

[@diggerpete9334]

The blacks who never seen slavery want more free money in reparations with their welfare. Yet the black world today rush to move here because we are that racist and repressive.

[@ShadowRaider91]

We were the first nation to abolish slavery.

[@decrulez]

@@ShadowRaider91we were not the first country to ban slavery however we did make not having slaves a non negotiable point when it came to trade with us aswell as blocking the slave trade leading to the civil war in the US because of the lack of new slaves.

[@chadUCSD]

​@@decrulezWilliam the conqueror actually outlawed slavery in England not long after 1066 when he gained power. He basically outlawed it. That judgement was used in court cases of slaves who ran away from their masters in the UK in the late 1700s and judges used that edict by William to effectively free the slaves who ran away saying 'The air in England is too pure for a slave to breath' and ruling that once a slave arrived in Britian they were effectively free under English law. The one truly great thing the British did at the height of their power as a world super power was to abolish the slave trade and commit men, ships and treasure in the endeavour to bring it to an end. Yeah, we kinda forced amd cajoled other nations into going slomg with it but it worked. What great thing for the world has our current world super power done for the world amd to better society? 🤔

[@stuartfitch7093]

Every year I wish my friend from Portland, Oregon in the US a happy independence Day. One year he asked me if I mind, as a Brit, that the US celebrates it's independence day. I just laughed and said "of course not". "Obviously it is a big thing for you, something you will always be proud of but to the British, it is only one country out of 65 that have independence days from the British empire". My friend didn't know what to say. He was stumped, stunned, flabbergasted. He had no idea this was the case. He, probably like most citizens of the US, thought the US was a member of a very exclusive independence club.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

No, we are well aware we aren't the only one. Just the best 😉🇺🇸♥️🇬🇧

[@markaustwick8550]

The most loved ones ❤️ by the brit's aswell. Been following your reactions for a long time . Love them. Hope you had a happy independence day 😂🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​​@@TheNatashaDebbieShow 65 countries celebrate their independence from the British empire

[@Officialnrb]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Typical miss informed American arrogance

[@Be-Es---___]

I hope the English remember Brexit just as actively.😅

[@stuartfitch7093]

It wasn't that we had so many troops. UK military forces were, like today, almost always massively outnumbered by opposing forces but UK superior tactics and military technology allowed the forces we did have to defeat much larger enemy armies.

[@marksadventures3889]

We were better trained and disciplined. 'Gunboat diplomacy' was common way to get lands.

[@SimonSmith-yd6tt]

Britain's Army has always fought as part of alliances as our forces are always smaller, so once we started to build an empire we would use the divide and conquer strategy to counterbalance this discepancy . Take India for e.g. we would come in as traders and arm the local "Royal" against his neighbours and help to increase his area of control using minimal British troops but larger native contingents armed and trained by the British. The future Duke of Wellington learned this in India and became a master as an Allied commander in the Peninsular campaign marshalling Spanish Potuguese Hanovarian and British troops, at Waterloo there where British Dutch Belgian Hanovarian and Prussian forces.

[@petersmith4423]

Let's not forget the employment of local troops. The British Indian Army was larger than the domestic British Army.

[@malcolmhouston7932]

Several things are not taken into account here, Firstly, the populations were nothing like as large as they are now. Much of "The Empire" was established by explorers and traders rather than by Military Means. A Flag may have been planted to point out to other Nations that it was exclusive , with the Royal Navy's undoubted reputation, it was unlikely to be challenged Colonialism is often misrepresented as the indigenous populations also gained from the action and were ruled by consent. This can be demonstrated by the fact that they chose to be part of the commonwealth when they didn't have to.

[@baileywilson2187]

God save the king 🇬🇧🫡

[@rogerwitte]

Re new T shirt: You may be interested to know that the 'mind the gap' announcement at Embankment station is different from all the other stations. It is older. After the original voice performer died, his wife started coming to the station so she could hear the announcement and feel close to her husband. When TfL upgraded the system with a new recording, she wrote and asked for a copy of her husband's recording. TfL decided that at her nearest station, Embankment, they would restore her husbands voice so she could continue to visit for solace.

[@ladykaycey]

Thats a lovely story! So sweet.

[@raphaelandrews3617]

what a sad story. I did not know that.

[@katykitkat7475]

Also, it's been adopted by Arsenal to take the ☆$¿@ out of the shite show at white hart lane!!! 😂😂😂

[@iancomputerscomputerrepair8944]

I'm British and it still blows my mind, how many countries we controlled. In total there is 65 countries who celebrate their independence from the UK. There is a museum in Porthcurno Cornwall that shows the history of the world wide British Telegraph system. Another great video Ladies.

[@nickdoughty518]

What's the legacy, though?

[@Officialnrb]

@@nickdoughty518 Increased global life expectancy

[@COSTOM_GAMERZZ]

Ha ha ha The museum you have has all looted things from other countries. Still you feel proud 😅. Don't you forget that your past family was an criminal 😂. Jai hind!

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Theres that word.......controlled.

[@minion3806]

@@nickdoughty518 a plethora of inventions. radar, the world wide web, sparkling water, the train, radio and lightbulb just to name a few

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

We learned at school (🇬🇧🇿🇦) and my grandsons have learned at their primary schools (🇨🇦🇰🇪🇦🇺) that what made the British (and Dutch) empire distinct from others, such as Portuguese, French, and Spanish, was that it wasn't the state which built the colonies simply for territorial gain, but it was principally the merchants who established them for commercial purposes. This made the Empire far less a drain on the state in terms of financial cost, and thus more sustainable for a longer period.

[@jamesg9468]

The British were better "society builders" than any of the other colonial powers. They bought infrastructure in the form of English law, schools, hospitals, roads and railways ect. Compare former Spanish colonies in Latin America to former British colonies in the Anglosphere. Even British colonies in Africa are doing better than French colonies, which are being controlled and suffocated by the French Republic in 2023.

[@slamyourheadin9449]

How you going to use that black red and green flag but not put the nz flag in there?

[@shauntempley9757]

@@slamyourheadin9449 because most dumb people think it is the Oz flag. Anyway, that flag is wrong. It should be black red and white. It is disappointing, when NZ is a Crown Colony, and the only one colonised by Treaty. It is why no one mentions it in videos such as this. Even the New Zealand Wars are not mentioned. It is only acknowledged to exist from WW1.

[@mehallica666]

​@@slamyourheadin9449 I assume the flags represent where they and their grandsons were schooled.

[@javiervicedo4201]

@@jamesg9468 Come on James. I don't understand why I have to continually explain this but... The Spanish Empire was a building empire and not a destroying empire like the English or the Dutch. In the Spanish Empire, the conquered areas were called provinces because they were part of a whole, that is, a nation. The Spanish Empire has not had to carry out a reputation and image cleaning operation by the government like the British Government has done with Operation Legacy, (1950 - 1970 ) because what happened in the British Colonies was absolutely shameful and impossible to justify. Operation Legacy lasted 20 years destroying documents, writings, all types of evidence, etc. and was run by the Foreign Office and MI5 starting with Kenya and going and going until the beginning times... Names ?: Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold MacMillan, Robert Gayscone, Edward Heath, Alec Douglas, Iain McLeod, etc. Google is your enemy, not me. Sooner or later everything will be known but the same noise is always unacceptable and indefensible on the part of those who acted with unlimited greed and evil and are dedicated to telling others what is right or wrong. An example is the human zoos that the French, Dutch or Belgians had until 1950 or 1960 where they taught the confined inhabitants of the colonies and who could be fed on a Sunday morning. It was in Belgium in 1958, sorry. Thanks but reality is reality

[@markwilliams4110]

Great Britain entered a period of rapid industrial growth [c.1760-1830]. This industrial revolution enabled us to build bigger, better, stronger and faster ships, trains and communication networks. It also advanced our society in other ways such as health and education. This transformational era gave us a distinct competitive edge over our continental rivals. As our society evolved, we developed a rapacious appetite for raw materials that we simply couldn’t find domestically so we looked outward across the seas. We had the technology and the ability to navigate across great distances - so we did just that.

[@The45thClown]

We shouldn’t forget the value of our artists and thinkers, freed from the fields and factories by various technological revolutions. Agendas for making improvements in health for example were pushed by mathematicians (notably Florence Nightingale) and authors like Dickens.

[@micade2518]

Quite, but you did it long, long before the industrial revolution!

[@Talisha-wz9hc]

I love when you 2 guys are learning about British history and watching it as well I appreciate it ❤

[@peckelhaze6934]

I still find it amazing that considering how small the UK is we ruled so much. Quite mind-blowing. I was born in 1951 and I remember my family purchasing cutlery with "Empire Made" stamped on it.

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Ruled?!

[@oastie3]

Empire made was used a lot on Japanese goods, referring to its empire but masquerading as the British Empire. Usually, they were of pretty inferior quality. Not like today.

[@lulusbackintown1478]

Fairly sure a lot of goods from Hong Kong were Empire made. Have a beautiful evening bag which is Empire made and it is very good quality

[@anyexpat]

Pretty easy when you arrive with guns and meet resistance in the form of sticks. Just like now the USA bangs on about the bravery and heroic efforts of their military (Nothing heroic when you are on the massively more well equipped side firing at people from miles away)

[@Mykst]

@@z0n0ph0ne That's what it says in the comment, yes.

[@drwhatson]

The idea that Britain just "marched in" to a sovereign nation and took it over, is the most simplistic view of "Imperialism" and "Colonialism" currently bandied about. As shown, most of the territory that was acquired came about by the expansion of trade and protection of trade routes. Others came about from defeating rival European powers abroad - not indigenous armies. Many of the territories weren't even nation states at that time - let alone independant or democratic. In fact, the very notion of self-governance and democracy inadvertantly came via British Colonialism!

[@chrishainsworth9880]

James 1 was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth's cousin. He was next in line as Elizabeth had no children and Mary Queen of Scots had been executed by this point

[@alanmon2690]

@@lindakirk698 Do you have any evidence to support that claim?

[@Parker_Douglas]

This is how I feel today about King Charles he’s English/German, not Scottish but a foreigner. His Scottish coronation was a farce & I can guarantee most Scots don’t recognise the English monarchy.

[@1951woodygeo]

Wrong he was Elizabeths cousin

[@colinraine8245]

@@lindakirk698 That's not true her last words that she spoke were thought to be about her lands and possessions but no one knew exactly what she meant... she didn't mention a successor so her advisors were constantly asking if it would be James and she apparently drew a circle in the air with her hand ,they believed that represented a crown as she couldn't speak... l was taught this at my school King James 1st.

[@Parker_Douglas]

@@1951woodygeo I stand corrected so much history to remember my bad 👍🏼

[@alangauld6079]

As a Brit it still amazes me that we have so much history. Last Saturday I took a visiting student from Nigeria around 4 local Roman sites(ie within 20 miles of home) to see the ruins. He was amazed that so much 2000 year old "stuff" was just lying around with no protection or fences and no cost to visit them. And with more time I could have taken him to a viking harbour, a medieval town (we actually live in one of those - Stirling), three 18th century canals, and several early industrial period sites. All of them open to the public with no ticket offices, wardens or rangers. History just lying around to be seen and discovered. In July, I visted two burial sites which were 5000 years old - ie well before Stonehenge or the Egyptian pyramids! We do take it for granted without a doubt.

[@joemarkham5142]

Love the video as always. What's interesting to me as a 35 year old from England is that we never really learned about the British Empire in school. We learned about the Romans and their invasion, we learned about the Vikings, the medieval period, the wars of the roses and the Tudors, but then it basically skipped to WW1. We knew Britain HAD an empire and learned about the colonies in passing, but like for instance we never got taught anything about the Napoleonic wars or the empire or the US revolutionary war. You might expect us to consider you guys as big rivals because of it, but tbh I think most brits would barely know any details of it at all. Ask them who Henry 8th or William the Conquerer are and they've got it, but tell them about Washington crossing the Deleware and they won't know what you're talking about. That may have all changed since I was at school of course, but I don't think it has. By contrast my dad's generation (he's 65) had a big map on the wall of just that picture,with the empire all displayed in pink.

[@ethancantwell8549]

I think it's the same now because I left school education last year and those things were never mentioned to me either.

[@davidcook7887]

Wokism means that the British Empire is a shameful thing.

[@Parker_Douglas]

I’ve learned tons about the. British & the English & Scots from online myself it’s fascinating discovering what our ancestors went through on this small island but also it makes you so dam proud too .

[@damightyshabba439]

The internet is your friend. I am a 50 yr old English guy.... And yes, I basically had the same education. Pretty sure they deliberatly did not teach us history or geography. "Just enough to perform" etc. But you can do your own research. I hated - HATED history at school. now... its all I read. Once you have access to unbiased, fact based texts.... thats all you need. Form your own opinions from there. If you want a kick start (and I am in no way affiliated) check out "What If?" a book of changing history. YES, obviously Hitler is in there, and they also do something dumb about the Romans having Nukes.... BUT.... the book itself opens your eyes to whats could have been. We only know what we learn. And people like us like to explore, not be told.

[@peterellis1307]

My schooling was in the 60's and early 70's. We were taught history from the stone age through to the early 1900's. Covering many, many periods including, empire building and the loss of America. The battle dates of 1757, 1759, 1814, 1898 were at the time as memorable to me as 1066. Mind you, these days I recall who the belligerents were in 1066 much clearer than some of the others. Cheers.

[@jettser17UK]

Well said, watching the empire map grow is "insanely cool". But I had no idea the Scots and the Spanish once clashed in the tropics! How bizzare! History never fail to amaze us! 😲

[@mothmagic1]

True, it's one of the reasons why history has always been one of my favourite subjects ever since my school days.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Yeah that was quite surprising and definitely weren't taught that in school!

[@neilgayleard3842]

Many of the people sent to America were taken from debters pensions. They were basically indentured servants/ white slaves working of their prison sentences. It's something that many people in Britain and America never talk about because it doesn't fit the profile.

[@jillosler9353]

​@@mothmagic1Mine too !

[@akshatshetty7530]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Watch "WW2 From India's Perspective" by Armchair Historian and "The Unmaking of India" by Odd Compass you will love it History is really fascinating.

[@suzziefowler7222]

Who knew I could learn something on a Sunday morning 😮 look forward to seeing video tomorrow

[@llehctimtrawets]

I now live just a few miles from where the telegraph lines joined this country to its empire: Porthcurno beach! A simply stunning location (just below the equally stunning Minack theatre). The original 'shed' is still there too! Love these videos as they give others' viewpoints on our (shared) history. Keep it up Ladies.

[@peterjackson4763]

Isn't that also where the lines connecting Europe to the Americas pass through. That meant that German telegrams to it's embassies could be read by the British. One such telegram - the Zimmerman telegram - is supposed to have brought the USA into WW1.

[@stevebagnall1553]

Cornwall is a beautiful part of England.

[@PaulTheFox1988]

Porthcurno is definitely very beautiful, as is most of Cornwall, and the telegraph museum is fascinating. Especially for me as I grew up in the village where the cable for the second transatlantic line was made.

[@kevintaylor4590]

Four Tommys were captured on the Western Front. A Welshman, a Scotsman, an Irishman and an Englishman. The Germans put them all up against a wall. The German officer goes to the Welshman and asks him what his last request is. “Allow me to sing song as I did in The Valleys” he said. He then asked the Scotchman what his last request was. “Allow me to play my bagpipes one last time” he said. Then he asked the Irishman what his last request was. “Allow me to do a little jig” he said. Then finally he asked the English corporal what his last request was. “Please allow me to be shot first” he said.

[@wheresearth4736]

Haha! So true tho!

[@davidlauder-qi5zv]

There is no such person as a Scotchman. A person from Scotland is a Scotsman...

[@davidlauder-qi5zv]

A "Tommy" was specifically an ENGLISHMAN. Not a Scotsman or Welshman or a Northern Irishman.

[@wheresearth4736]

@@davidlauder-qi5zv he says Scotsman at the start it might have been an autocorrect?

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

Don't get it.

[@GIBBO1954]

Can I say you ladies are more patriotic than most of the UKs population love you ladies

[@thatcedric]

Maybe you should visit Portsmouth, home of the Navy. See Nelson's flagship HMS Victory. Also King Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose is here. The first Iron Clad warship, The Warrior is here. It's another amazing city, unfortunately no one seems to have done a good travel video on Portsmouth yet. By visiting the historic Portsmouth dockyard and its museums you can get a sense of how GB conquered a 3rd of the world.

[@hot5and77]

There is the old joke about the British tourist visiting Australia. At passport control he's asked if he has any criminal convictions and he replies "I didn't know it was still a requirement".

[@xbpodcast2024]

I am a white english South African and my ancestors came to the cape during the 1820s, I am also a descendant of the Dutch settlers (Boers/Afrikaners), my great great grandmother was born in a British concentration camp in 1901 during the Anglo-Boer War. Me and my family continue to living on the east coast of South Africa.

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Thanks for giving the world Apartheid. Not.

[@MrDodgedollar]

I think your intervention is rude tasteless hypocritical and wildly inaccurate and off topic.. Are all Germans Nazis.. Are all Black South Africans Non criminals, uncorrupt citizens and models of virtue. Do us a favour pal

[@Roz-y2d]

Why are you still there?

[@Qsen123]

​@@z0n0ph0nelooking at the state of south africa after apartheid, maybe you should be thankful lol

[@davidirving1406]

So you're African.

[@doberski6855]

Another great video you two! Love watching you react to this history lesson! Yes would love to see you two try the British Citizenship test. You should contact the British embassy and see if they will send you a copy. Not sure if you can take it online, but there are probably online study forums, and even better videos!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We did find one online, not sure if it's the proper one

[@warrenturner397]

Do an Australian one too - we can always give you honoray citizenship in the unlikely event you fail! @@TheNatashaDebbieShow

[@jeanetteshepherd1142]

My gran was born in 1896 & remembered seeing soldiers going to the Boer War as a child. Her thoughts on the reason we had a British Empire was because we were too lazy to learn other languages, but liked a good fight so we went abroad and fought until they learned English!

[@JJ-of1ir]

I would have loved to have known your gran. She sounds wonderful.

[@AlBarzUK]

My grandma was born in 1892. (Died in 1996.) She remembered the Relief of Ladysmith announced in the newspapers. (No TV, no radio, no telephone.) Incidentally at the age of 6 she saw the first ever car in her home town, coming along the road without a horse and making a shocking noise. She just said “That’s mad!”

[@jeanetteshepherd1142]

​@@JJ-of1irshe was an amazing woman, no nonsense northern lass who suffered no fools or nonsense and taught me how to swear, play cards, tat and crochet. She drank whisky daily, had 3 children, 5 grand children, 4 great grand children and 4 great great grandchildren by the time she died in 1991. She was sharp right to her last day and my cousin recorded about 7 hours of her talking about her life, her 10 siblings, being around during 2 world wars, going half time when she was 12, her mother and grandmother owning and running their own businesses, the suffragette movement in Manchester, lots of social history from a working class woman over almost a century. She was the matriarch and backbone of our family. An amazing woman

[@tonymatthew9659]

@@AlBarzUK I have a collection of British army badges and two unexploded shells I found on battlefields around Ladysmith incl Spionkop as a kid back in the 60;s and 70's ... I still feel the battle atmosphere every time I go there to this day ...

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Yep, the ONLY true answer from a Brit!!! 🤗🇺🇸

[@vanessacare2615]

Great video again I have learnt more about .my country everyday is a learning day

[@Ereldor]

Captain Cook was an extremely talented map-maker, and was commissioned by the Royal Navy on multiple occasions to sail to unexplored territories to chart and map them. Unfortunately, being away from home and family for so much of his life is theorised to have led to a deterioration of his mental health, so that it led to the incident that ended his life. Growing impatient with a local chief when trying to resupply his ship for the journey home, he opted to seize him as a hostage until supplies were delivered. This unsurprisingly didn't go down well with the locals, and Cook was killed as he and his men made their way to the boats. Interestingly, one of his protégés was William Bligh, who would become sadly infamous as the Captain of HMS Bounty.

[@AlBarzUK]

When I was a teenager in the 1960’s, my mum came into possession of an ancient book detailing those voyages. Cook wasn’t alone. The book title referenced Captains James Cook, Charles Clerke, and John Gore. On Cook’s death, Clerke took command but succumbed to tuberculosis later in the voyage. The TB was contracted while in debtors prison where he served time on behalf of his brother’s debts. There is an obelisk erected in his memory at Kamchatka in Russia where he was buried.

[@Invictus357]

William Bligh became Governor of New South Wales.

[@pollyparrot9447]

@@Invictus357 … until the Rum Corps mutinied against him 😜

[@robertmawby3021]

The flag of Hawaii still has the Union flag on it! 🇬🇧

[@rosemarielee7775]

There is a theory that so many of Britains best young men went to the Colonies and died there that it severely hampered the recruitment of officers in WW1.

[@MichaelPunter]

My father worked for the Government in Nigeria as an architect. He was the site architect for Independence Building, the tallest building in Africa at the time, and the bunting for the Independence Day of 1st October 1960.

[@andrewcoates6641]

The telegraph cable that was referred to in the video as the red line, actually is still in existence even in this day of satellite communications that allows instant face to face conversations. There’s a small quiet cove in I believe Cornwall or Devon that has a very sandy beach and a small stone built hut that is where all of the communications cables come into this country. It had to be a sandy beach to be able to dig the trenches for the cables deep enough to prevent any damage from vessels making a landing on the beach or holidaying families digging deep holes as sandcastles. From there the signals can be sent via the normal telephone lines to further exchanges . Although the system was designed for use by morse code, I believe that the normal signal traffic these days is more likely to be sent via a teletype or telex machine but in the event of a total failure of other forms of communication, it can still be used to send messages around the globe. In it’s way it was the first global communications network.

[@truckerfromreno]

The very first internet - and the British invented the computer and the internet, as well as the television.

[@Marli-o4g]

Another great reaction video. I love your enthusiasm to learn. I hope my comments correcting misrepresentation in the videos or misunderstanding of the content by those making comments is not misunderstood as criticism. I just love history and my country and so I want to share my enthusiasm.

[@Kalvort]

Thank you. I love your videos. I hope you do one on the Commonwealth of Nations

[@JohnTaylor-cc6tm]

In fact "trying to erase the bad bits" is exactly what Britain did next by trying to ban all slave trading in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Middle East. It is what the Royal Navy spent the next 100 years doing! It's what "Rule Brittania" celebrates and there's a great YT video about it called (I think) "the British Crusade".

[@MrBulky992]

"Rule, Britannia" was written 60 years before the UK abolished the slave trade in its own territories and began its campaign to eliminate slavery globally with the creation of the West Africa Squadron so the two are not connected. The song was, if anything, referring to the white slave of the Barbary Pirates who ravaged the coasts of Europe and kidnapped inhabitants of coastal areas including southern Britain, though this idea is never explicitly stated in the text of the opera from which it was taken whose plot relates to England's struggle under King Alfred against the Vikings!

[@michelletrudgill4573]

Great again, learnt abit more about my own country again. Should rename your channel to Learning with Natasha and Debbie 😊😊. Well done, I also love that you interact with us during your videos. ❤❤

[@trevordance5181]

Good morning ladies from Surrey... Did you know that there are currently 56 independent countries that are in the 'British' Commonwealth...

[@user-man-now80]

Your videos are always very interesting. Your delivery is really kind and considerate. Thanks . Yorkshire, England

[@karenmarsh9899]

Morning everyone. Best way to start the day watching natasha and debbie, cuppa and toast

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

♥️♥️

[@paulmccormick]

Another video with 2 of my favourite ladies keep up the great work .

[@stephensmith4480]

I learned some things there myself that I had not heard before, amazing stuff Girls. On the list of the Fourteen British oversees Territories that you listed at the beginning, there is a little Tiny island in The South Atlantic Called St Helena, it is one of the remotest places on Earth and it just happens to be the place where My Father was Born. The Island is so British, it`s unreal as well as being so very Beautiful. Until fairly recently it was only accessible By Sea but that has now changed. It is a place where I intend to visit before my journey ends and one that I think would make a very good subject for a video, especially with it`s Military connection.

[@alanmon2690]

It's also where Napolean Buonoparte spent his last few years... Read his memoirs - permanently whining about his comfort -no regard for the vast numbers that died because of his actions!

[@stephensmith4480]

@@alanmon2690 Yes, it was his second period of exile, after Elba. The Building where he was living on St Helena is now a Museum, it looks far more comfortable than your average prison I can tell you. He said that it was the only place outside of France that had Good Coffee. I must admit, it is rather good though a bit on the pricey side.

[@TomAdamson-m9i]

Forgot Scotlands invasions of England.

[@kathryncoleman6973]

Very interesting topic,and learning knowledge about history.

[@PHDarren]

28:00 a lot of the times it's local volunteers who join up, they can see the benefits of the increased trade and prosperity it brings, and the stability. Many countries at the time were under internal tribal conflict which a single power could stop and restore peace.

[@Lazmanarus]

*We British did a lot of very bad things in India*, but would they now be the worlds largest democracy if they didn't have our example to follow, or would they still be a land of petty princelings squabbling among themselves?

[@Dave_Noddy]

Hey ladies, thank so much for all of your amazing content, I personally love everything you do on the channel. I watch (but forget to like 🙈) every week and always look forward to seeing what you are up to next 😁 Much love from Hull Yorkshire. Keep up the great work ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

[@helenwood8482]

As long as we get several cups of tea a day, we are unstoppable.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Don't tell that to Boston 😆 🫖💧

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Personally, I cannot function with fewer than 8 cups of tea in a day. More usually, I drink about 12. After 2 hours without tea, I start to hallucinate! It was tea that fuelled the Empire!!! 🤗🇺🇸

[@beng7845]

The British empire was built on Tea (well also slavery and opium)..

[@Liverpool5084]

Thanks for another great video ladies

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@ducatobeing]

An empire upon which the sun never set. It was largely possible due to the power of the Royal Navy, and oddly enough, prestige. There is a village about thirty minutes drive from where I live called Scrooby (Norse origins). Some of the Pilgrim Fathers left there to go across on the Mayflower. Some buildings that would have been familiar to them are still standing. Bear in mind that Cook had to rely upon the wind to power his ship. As a consequence he risked becoming "Becalmed", and also couldn't steer a straight course like a steam ship. The Royal Navy were one of the earliest, if not the first, military organisation to require the officers to gain recognised qualifications. As a result they achieved a level of professionalism and organisation that others lacked.

[@SusanCampbell-j1f]

I love British history and found that video fascinating, I learnt a great deal but will need to go back over it again to clarify certain points. Thank you for the history lesson.

[@wildwine6400]

I took history in high school as my main subject, the main things I studied in 5 years were - crime & punishment and the evolution of the police system through the years, the slave trade, workhouses and living conditions, WW1 and WW2, the agricultural/industrial revolution, Matthew Hopkins- The Witchfinder General, Oliver Cromwell and the English civil war, Henry the 8th, Tudors and Stewart's , the Elizabethan era and the gunpowder plot . We never did anything about the war with America

[@wildwine6400]

Fyi, I would say Matthew Hopkins is probably one of the most vile men in the UKs history, if not the world's history. Biographics has a video on him

[@margaretbarclay-laughton2086]

I am Scottish we were taught about Romans, vikings, Norman and Saxons never anything about Scotland

[@wildwine6400]

@@margaretbarclay-laughton2086 I studied those too, but in primary school, I got to wear some Viking chainmail and helmet from a historian that came in! I did Henry the 8th in primary school but it was more about his wives. Then when in high school it was in more detail about his feud with the church. We never really did anything about Scotland, Ireland or Wales in history.

[@malcolmhouston7932]

My school also covered the War of Independence and the American Civil War, The Indian Raj and the export of "Criminal's to Australia. At that time, Criminals could be hanged for stealing anything over the value of one shilling. Many Magistrates were "Merciful" by recording crime at a much lower value and giving the Prisoner the deportation option. Not everyone who went to Australia was a Criminal or deportee, nor were they, by todays standards serious hardened criminals. The really serious offenders would have been hanged without the choice of deportation to a colony.

[@wildwine6400]

@@malcolmhouston7932 thats interesting doing different things like that, I did about the deporting to Australia as part of Crime & Punishment. That covered all sorts of stuff like smuggling and highwayman as well The Peelers and Bow Street Runners aswell as different punishments throughout the years.

[@helensamuel9913]

hiya debbie and natasha love your vid,you are really relaxing to watch ,why do uk? im from wales and love being british ,natashas dont ever say sorry bout anything you say we are a very laid back country ,you both sound more british than me lol ,you understand us so well i hope you both do well i have many fb uk groups and will help by sharing ,good luck to you both you are amazing to watch and made for each other ,in a good way that is ,lol you are both lovely and beautiful ,hope one day you will come to the uk save up so you can see all off uk ,plenty castles but very expensive ,u know that you know more than me ,glad i found you both you make my day ladies ,all the best girls ,yes we love ya here xxxx

[@barty7016]

Really interesting video, I learned a lot 😊

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Learning is so cool!!!

[@annashear7331]

What a great video ladies enjoyed that and learnt so more bits that i did not know from school

[@stewartoldfield5742]

I was born of Bristol , my family moved to Australia in the 60 's ,under the 10 pound pom system ..I grew up in a town , Gladstone , Queensland , discovered by Captain Cook ....he wrote the best natural harbour he'd ever seen ....The history that unites us ...and always will !!

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Does it unite the Aboriginal people of Australia too?

[@Davo-i1s]

Too bad he sailed past natural harbours like Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), Newcastle Harbour, Port Stephens on his way up there.

[@davidcook7887]

‘Mind the Gap, Mind the Gap’ You can still hear the original recording on Embankment tube Northern Line. They play it for the announcers widow, so she can hear his voice.

[@helenwood8482]

Great video

[@barbaracasey2482]

I enjoy your video selections. I’m learning.

[@mzaliwa]

The map they show of the East India Company's holdings in South Asia do not include the Bombay Presidency. My 4x gt grandfather was recruited in London into the Bombay Grenadiers of the EIC Army in 1792. He served 20 years, ending up as garrison sergeant-major in Surat. After leaving the army he set up as a coach-builder in Bombay (Mumbai).

[@ange1098]

You guys need to do a watch along by watching the movie Master and Commander with Russell Crow. It shows the reality the grittiness and the power of the Royal Navy.

[@wildwine6400]

Biographics has videos on Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh, 2 of Britain's most famous explorers/privateers. Sir Walter Raleigh was a favourite of Elizabeth I and its always been speculated how close their relationship was

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We learned lots about them in school

[@paulinekaye4119]

Its amazing how much british history there is around the world. Love what you do.

[@brendanaengenheister5351]

Just in case you didn't know the "Mind the gap" T shirts came into existence as part of the London Pop culture in the 1950's and 70's, the phrase is one most commonly used on the London underground railways where some of the stations are on the curve of the line which results in a larger than normal gap between the carriage and the platform so a public announcement would sound at these stations "Mind The Gap" to warn the passengers of the danger.

[@Parker_Douglas]

We use that term in football too when your sitting above a rival football team in the league we like to dub it in by say Mind the gap. Lol

[@markcarlton-rn3zc]

I absolutely love watching you ladies. You are so entertaining but also so funny 😊

[@timblagdon103]

William Wilberforce is from and was the MP for my hometown of Hull and the city is very proud of him.see the movie Amazing Grace.He made it his lifetimes work to abolish slavery.

[@AidanWorne-f4w]

I like this channel you guys make me happy and laugh thankyou x

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

That was awesome, learned a lot that they never covered in high school here in Australia. Scotland having colonies in Central America is mind blowing. I would love to see what you girls think about the history of British Hong Kong, it was invaded the same hour as Pearl Harbour during the war which is why the Commonwealth and US went to war with Japan together. Even as an Aussie expat kid in the 90s it was still very British.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

So glad you liked and that you learned with us!!

[@mothmagic1]

A lot of it was never covered in school even here in the land of its birth.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Loved it. I'm going to be stuck on wikipedia for the next few hours

[@artistjoh]

I remember it from high school. It was discussed as a causitive factor in the union of England and Scotland. However, this was in 1970 in Queensland, in which high school students were streamed into the Manual arts students (who would go into trades, farmwork, or manual laboring and who didn't do history, science 2, math 2 etc) and Academic students (who would go to university.) I suspect that because we were considered the high IQ students, we were given far deeper and more challenging levels of history, language, math, and science than was the case in subsequent years when these subjects were taught to all the students and made easier to understand. I also suspect that individual teachers were given more freedom back then to go beyond education department textbooks.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@artistjoh Interesting, they didn't cover it in Queensland in the early to mid 2000s. We could do whatever subjects we wanted, I did both Ancient and Modern History, Advanced English, Legal Studies and whatever the mid level maths was. I was doing physics because I always wanted to fly for a living so they told me it was mandatory but when it had zero relevancy and on advice of actual pilots I dropped it for Manual Arts which was fun. Became a pilot anyway and made Mum a coffee table at school that she still uses.

[@paulgreen3361]

I watched a video the other day that you both might find very fascinating regarding the Royal Navy, being English myself I was overwhelmed with what I saw. I will look it up and share it on here soon.

[@margaretknight8690]

I like to learn along with you and I’m British but didn’t know all of this. I guess the size of an empire doesn’t depend on the size of the invading country, as the huge Roman Empire also emanated from another small country, Italy. It must be more to do with wealth and the will of powerful individuals who see opportunities for financial & strategic domination.

[@lucylewis9437]

Another amazing video by you two amazing ladies. Some of this I knew as some I didn't ask we mainly did American and European history in school

[@RyanTeo]

It might be interesting to learn more about the role of the East India Company in the evolution of the British Empire. As a company, it had its own navy and army. At its peak, it had 260,000 soldiers in its private army, which was twice the size of the standing British army. Besides controlling parts of India, it was also heavily involved in the Opium Wars. Another interesting tangent might be to explore English common law and Admiralty (Maritime) Law. Many American lawyers who were prominent in the American revolution were admiralty and maritime lawyers, like Alexander Hamilton and John Adams.

[@carokat1111]

Agree about diving further into the East India Company and learning in more detail about the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857.

[@anthonyz2707]

@@carokat1111 One of the main reasons of the sepoy rebellion was down to the fact that in the older style of rifles, the cartridges were rumoured to be coated in a veneer of animal fats and the cartridge had to be bitten into before loading.... seeing that the sepoys were both hindu and muslim, the Hindu religion revered the cow as sacred and muslims viewed pork as offensive, it caused them to disobey their british commanders orders by refusing to bite into the cartridge, as they regarded it as both deeply sacrilegious and offensive.... that's why that sort of ammunition was superseded by the ammunition that is seen today

[@vaudevillian7]

Look forward to you getting to see our historic sites, and hopefully can give you a bit of a tour of some

[@HopefulBrit]

This is such an interesting topic! I respect the historical significance of our Great Imperial Family, as HMQEII so eloquently put it, but the shortcomings of the general 'ambition of empire' are worth remembering - if for no other reason than to guide future attempts of... global cohesion? Wishing you both well from little old (and peculiarly resouceful) England. 🙂

[@niftygnouf]

You can visit and walk around Admiral Lord Nelson’s ship. HMS Victory. That was in the Battle of Trafalgar, and where Nelson lost his life. It is in the Dockyard in Portsmouth, you can also see the remains of Henry the VIII flagship Mary Rose.

[@babalonkie]

"How did you have enough soldiers?" The reality is The British Empire never really "Conquered" as a method... it most of the time negotiated with recognised local leaders, it would buy land and business, open up trading posts and then expand via wealth, with Soldiers being a primitive police that reacted to rebellions. Locals were recruited and given a wage in military, government or business. Don't get me wrong, all Empires are bad, including the British Empire... but beyond the stereotype... it's MO was not to use lots of troops and take land... instead it negotiated and bought it via trade.

[@maxwinchester6076]

17:56 The "squiggly lines" on the map show the three separate voyages James Cook made to the Pacific. Note that all the lines intersect at New Zealand which he visited in 1769, 1773 and 1777. He made a base at Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound where he resupplied his ships with water, timber and food which he fondly referred to in his journals as, "our old station".

[@peterjackson4763]

It is said that we sent our convicts to Australia and our religious extremists to the USA, and Australia got the better bargain. Over 60 countries celebrate independence from Britain.

[@z0n0ph0ne]

But Scotland is not allowed to. Strange that.

[@Officialnrb]

@@z0n0ph0ne They couldn’t afford it!

[@peterjackson4763]

@@z0n0ph0ne Scotland voted not to. They would have been allowed independence if the majority wanted it. Nothing strange about it.

[@potdog1000]

once again excellent post

[@paulwright9749]

James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne as James I of England in 1603 upon the death of Queen Elizabeth I. This event, known as the Union of the Crowns, occurred because James VI of Scotland was the great-grandson of Henry VII of England through his maternal lineage. His mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was the granddaughter of Henry VII. James I became the first monarch to rule both England and Scotland, and he continued to rule both kingdoms separately. While the crowns were united under one monarch, the two countries remained distinct in terms of their legal and political systems until the eventual Acts of Union in 1707 (for England and Scotland) and 1801 (for Great Britain and Ireland), which formed the basis for the United Kingdom as we know it today.

[@iangreenstreet7675]

Hi natasha and Debbie loved the video great channel by the way just thought have you ever watched every country has ever invaded we ruled n invaded 117 countries

[@Mike-lb1hx]

I find interesting that 4 countries with no previous links to the British Empire joined the Commonwealth (Rwanda, Mozambique, Gabon and Togo) Slightly off topic but the video does talk about the commonwealth

[@Parker_Douglas]

Togo are very good at Rugby. A wee fact

[@kevinty7]

Enjoy your reactions, thank you👍🏽❤️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We appreciate that, thank you!

[@AbzScotland]

👍Good job. Incidentally, it is largely because of Cook that the Union Flag is part of the Hawaii state flag.

[@stuarttaylor1799]

That undersea telegraph system all came ashore in the UK at a small beach in Cornwall.

[@normanwallace7658]

An Interesting anecdote to the Empire happened when there was an Insurrection in the independent Sierra Leone with much violence & unrest the UK sent a force to restore order an old man living in a house on the beach was heard by journalists say to his family as they watched Royal Marines & Paras March up the Beach "Everything will be alright MOTHERS HERE !!"

[@RogerHolgate-ej4ym]

A few years ago I was on a beach in Cornwall when I spotted a Tim hut in the sand dunes. I looked inside and there were a lot of black pipes with dials attached and signs underneath..Calcutta, Cape Town, Sydney, Hong Kong, New York...so many of them. An old man came up and told me that this hut was the nerve centre of world communications in the early 20th century. It was attached to a control building on the cliff tops. Porthcurno Beach.

[@jayweb51]

The benefit of setting up penal colonies in Australia, opened up a lot more opportunities for free settlers; so even though penal came first in most cases, it was due to free settlement that opened up the country.

[@sianneish]

We weren't really taught this in school. I remember learning about the Normans and Saxons, the Vikings, Romans and ancient Egypt, also a bit of Tudor history in Primary school. High School we covered the World Wars, Industrial Revolution and more Tudor. For GCSE's we covered Crime Punishment and Protest from Norman to Victorian, the 1960's for some reason and the start of our history in the USA. Then A Level was a deeper look into late Medieval and Tudor period which also covered Elizabethan era, and also the Vietnam War. The Royal Navy was started by Henry VIII. History was one of my favourite subjects, I guess it still is🤔

[@taykeir1682]

I would have loved to learn about Vikings, and romans in school. Went to school in Scotland. In primary school we did Cleopatra, the Picts, the Victorian kitchen, Henry 8, Henry 8, Henry 8 and Henry 8 again, who is important but boring as hell when you're 11 and we didn't even cover the dissolution of the monasteries just the fact he got married a lot. All I remember in secondary school was the Bismarck and the hyperinflation of the German mark in the 1930s. I love history too but hated it in school, I didn't know a thing about the Scottish monarchy until I looked it up myself later in life.

[@TheWillpar]

Quite an achievement for a small island.

[@jettser17UK]

Who could kick ass yep!

[@lokstok6057]

James was Elizabeth's cousin and also king of Scotland. With no heir to the throne it would of made sense to unite the two kingdoms that had had a turbulent relationship over centuries.

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

I think an Island that had been conquered and ruled by so many different peoples contributed to the mindset of the British to conquer. After all our Island was subjected to two thousand years of conquer and rule.

[@Parker_Douglas]

Yes I think we are due some compo lol 😂

[@RossRebbeck]

think you mean "the mindset of the British to conquest."?

[@Roz-y2d]

@@RossRebbeckwhatever, cos that’s what’s important 🤣

[@Roz-y2d]

Pershore... you’re absolutely right. The worm turned and it was get out there and make sure it doesn’t happen again. And it didn’t.🇬🇧

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Court officials, who were at the side of Elizabeth's death bed, claimed she appointed James, on her death bed. When nobody challenged them, James became the new king of England.

[@uingaeoc3905]

James VI of the Scots was a descendent through both of his parents, Darnley and Mary Queen of Scots, of Henry VII, ie the Tudors. So he was next in line and the Privy Council of Elizabeth announced his Succession as James I of England.

[@Parker_Douglas]

He betrayed Scotland by staying in London

[@uingaeoc3905]

@@Parker_Douglas Really? is that why Scotland supported his Son who did the same thing and invaded England on his behalf?

[@glenthompson8353]

And Brian brew Irish king

[@annpoulton5358]

The little details I have forgotten thanks for helping me remember

[@jayweb51]

One of the unfortunate thing I didn't learn about, was Australian History; but I knew a bit about the Roman Empire, the British Empire and American History. Plus also been in the Commonwealth of Nations, there is such a rich history briefly on most of the other member nations.

[@Davo-i1s]

Funny that I am Aussie and in the 60s I didnt learn very much about our own history either but I did learn about tin legs Bader, Florence Nightingale and heaps of other British stuff.

[@michaelisles4756]

Wow took me back to history lessens in school which i loved doing, how the world changes not alway,s for the better ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jayweb51]

Currently the Commonwealth of Nations is comprised of 56 nations, as the reigning monarch as Head of the Commonwealth of Nations; these nations meet every two years, at the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting(CHOGM), to discuss the health of the union and any issues facing individual nations.

[@Davo-i1s]

The Commonwealth is becoming less relevent every year and means very little in terms of trade, foreign policies, alliances etc, When Victoria recently decided to pull out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games no one in the rest of the Commonwealth had any interest in taking them over except maybe for the Gold Coast but that hasnt been confirmed yet. When I was growing up the Commonwealth was a big thing nowadays no one seems to take much notice of it. If you asked young Australians today to name the members of the Commonwealth they would be lucky to know what the Commonweath was and they definately wouldnt know what its meant to do..

[@AshleeR]

I love the historical videos you do :)

[@davecroad6277]

The best thing to come out of the revolution was is we are now allies and we now have our special relationship we make better friends than enemies we will always be friends

[@Parker_Douglas]

I don’t think joe Biden & the democrats are our special friends. He showed 🇬🇧only contempt am sorry but it’s true look what he did in NI. ?

[@JoKeenan-c4h]

I was taught at school that once upon a time we ruled 3 quarters of the world. There were several places not shown in this video. I still have my Mother's political atlas and all the British territories are marked pink. There were others that were joint ventures or combined efforts, which are not shown here. Trust me, I am more in awe of how tiny we are and how much we did, than you are. But, I am tremendously proud of what we achieved. There'll always be an England ! But, seriously, thanks to you guys for helping us during the 2nd world war. School learning taught me that apparently we were 3 weeks away from starvation. How true this is I am not sure, but my parents and grand parents and others have said the same. ( not sure it wasn't just government spin, but most likely was actually true) I know that the country was subject to food rationing at least up to 1952. I was born in 1966 and things were tough right up to the 1980's when Maggie was sorting things out. oh, but someone should point out to your guy that wrote 'The White Cliffs of Dover' for Vera Lynn, that we don't have BLUE BIRDS here lol.

[@mothmagic1]

Sadly the loss of our colonies in America can be put down to incompetent military leadership. I think the Empire is part of the reason British troops are so good at their job, they've had centuries of practice. Another part of our success is the fact that we are as stubborn as you can get. We are not willing to admit defeat. Thank you for this video, you have filled some gaps in this Englishman's education which School failed to teach me.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

I have heard it said, that after a bit of counter terrorism by the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in the American Colony, the Terrorists declared a Jihad on the DCLI, so the DCLI dyed feathers in red to put on their caps so the Terrorists would find them easier to identify and provide more opportunity for some counter terrorist activity. The red feathers being adopted as part of the regimental uniform.

[@iggle6448]

Schooling in the UK dropped British Empire studies after about the early-mid 70s. Then it dropped British Constitution as a separate class not long after (which may account for much of the common ignorance of our governance, politics etc amongst most people under 50.

[@Parker_Douglas]

That’s what’s wrong with the British military even today it puts posh boys who went to the likes of Eton etc In the top positions I’d rather they promoted ordinary soldiers coming through the ranks on merit & not because of which school you went too it’s a class system & I hate it so much it’s outdated & should be scrapped .

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

Probably not Eton, more likely minor public schools. Sandhurst is supposed to sort them out by giving the 'brightest and best' a personal warrant officer instructor (or similar) to help them not kill themselves in training. @@Parker_Douglas

[@rosemarielee7775]

This was partly because the British were simultaneously fighting the French and Spanish. That is why the Continental army got so much help from the French.

[@seanhopton.]

Hi Ladies, l really,really enjoyed the video, it really makes you think !! l don't remember the Empire being talked about in any History lessons l had in England. We had the stone age,ice age,bronze age.The Romans & Vikings.The industral age and so on..... History was my best Subject and l got the History prize.l think l've forgot it all (l left school 37years ago)l love how much intrest,kindness & respect you show in regards to the UK. I send my best wishes & regards from England Xxx

[@helenwood8482]

James was the heir because he was Elizabeth's closest male relative.

[@peterjackson4763]

The "male" is incorrect. A closer female relative would have taken priority. James VI & I was the grandson of James V. James V was a grandson of Henry VII of England through Henry's daughter Margaret. Elizabeth was also a grandchild of Henry VII through Henry VIII. Elizabeth refused to nominate James but it wasn't necessary.

[@Parker_Douglas]

They didn’t want a catholic Scot .

[@DanielBatt]

I grew up in Australia and we knew the British Empire very well. But ... we had a realignment in history class in the '70s, so we mostly learned about South East Asian history, when history was the subject. That's just my Canberra experience from the '70s.

[@lynmartin5383]

Interesting show, I learned a lot ( like the Dutch being in NY & the Scots trying to colonise areas) . As an Aussie I have lots of convict ancestors but it’s weird thinking that if your revolution didn’t happen I’d be an American 😮 Thanks - love your work .

[@anthonypope8429]

Hi girls another great video lots of good history I knew some of the places the UK had but I did not know they was so many how fascinating you learn something new every day I really enjoyed it I love history videos and it was interesting and informative and a good narrator to it's like being back at school 😊