Who Would Be King of America if George Washington had been made a monarch?

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[@Sidharth_V_Jain]

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[@williamwinder3466]

5:30 George Washington was the first constitutional president. In November 1781, John Hanson became the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, under the Articles of Confederation.

[@junreynbautista3552]

@@Sidharth_V_Jain How?

[@5tpostrophe886]

robert e lee iv died in 2020

[@kimberlyanderson9069]

I want to cause my kids have sooo many royal ancestors.. but a few I'm not 100 percent on..I'd need help

[@jaimelannister1797]

For some reason I was expecting some super long family tree and then I remembered the US is less than 300 years old

[@FAKELIEN]

Impressive really

[@ajmwolf]

Probably because the number of presidents is so large, it artificially inflates the perceived length of time.

[@Caaro99]

ajmwolf if presidents stayed in office for their lifetime then there’d be FAR less presidents.

[@RobertMorgan]

A generation is considered to be around 20 years, so that's still 15 generations.

[@Caaro99]

Robert Morgan that’s just a generation, not a lifetime. 3-4 generations can be alive at the same time, but only one king/president can be alive at a time, so if one was a president from his election to death, then it would be still far less than 15. There could be a grandfather, father, and son alive at the same time. That’s three different gens, but only one of them is the king.

[@CornmanC]

I like how one line includes names like Bushrod, Spotswood, and Brynda, and then another line has five Johns.

[@aaronking2020]

King John the VI Almost doesn't sound real

[@bandombeviews6035]

i can see a king bushrod, but no way in hell is there a bushrood II

[@pietrickd]

7, actually. (Counting the one in blue at the top, otherwise 6)

[@muchanadziko6378]

@@aaronking2020 the French had 19 kings named Louis. Talk about unreal.

[@lazerfruit2121]

And the Middle line is all George and Robert

[@justinrosenberg5819]

Imagine chilling in the womb and then hearing your parents talk about naming you *Bushrod*

[@ariesguydc1776]

Yup...and then you yank on everything all the way out ... so that she never forgets!

[@emmaleighkohlenberg8271]

Bushrod’s Mom: So that’s why he was such a kicker...

[@alexisparra4589]

Baby when the parents are debating about a name: *I sleep* Baby when the dad says Bushrod: *W O K E*

[@graceperez8759]

Y'all getting upset over Bushrod but skipping right ovee Spotswood

[@danielpalacios5124]

I'd take Bushrod over Spotswood any day of the monarchy

[@jello4835]

What strikes me most here is that not one but three mothers in this family held little babies in their arms for the first time and decided to name them Bushrod

[@bigcheese2128]

What slave ownership does to a mf

[@CasperTheRestless]

probably a popular name for the time. Every generation has weird names

[@illogical1421]

Could be their fathers who named them, you never know.

[@07MoPower]

I know a girl named Na-A. (Pronounced Nadasha).

[@FormlessDuck]

could be worse... you could be named spotswood

[@Grundini91]

Allegedly the quote from Washington was "I have not fought a war against King George III to become King George I."

[@annorakanon]

Lol it’s pretty funny to think about, ngl. Especially when you imagine if the two ever met in person (regardless of George being a president or a monarch), I’m pretty sure that would be really awkward.

[@spiveym]

@@annorakanon In an alternate universe I hope President Washington travelled abroad to England and met ("was received by") King George III. To be a fly on the wall there....

[@morefiction3264]

If he didn't say it, he meant it.

[@twilson3133]

Robert e lee showing up was a hell of a plot twist

[@JacobSiegalKingOfSeagaliaBlack]

Trenton Wilson Ikr Lol

[@RickyMaveety]

Not to me. The Custis-Lee line is part of my family.

[@coinvestnet]

Nope, Robert E Lee was the legitimate heir to George Washington so it's not surprising at all

[@porsche911sbs]

eh, the Virginia aristocracy was a small world

[@Seeker_Blade]

Damn right . Like Vader being Luke’s father

[@depressed.lemonade]

Me: *about to go to sleep* KZbin: Who would be king of America? Me: good question

[@JustEryn]

I don't need sleep I need answers

[@ZacSaleski]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂😂true story

[@mrm2542]

I don't need sleep I need answers

[@mrm2542]

@@JustEryn well shit

[@sumarasaeed2725]

@@mrm2542 lol

[@nicocleger]

I kind of vibe with the idea of an alternate universe where King Robert III (Robert E. Lee V) is a high school athletics director

[@garrettebling5426]

So Kenny Powers as king? I'd watch.

[@Mike-we3rb]

Imagine the rage the liberals would be living in rn lmaooo. Hate Robert e Lee but his grand son is the king. Obviously they wouldnt know him for who he was but yeah. It’s also funny they’d be fine with him even tho he’s still the same person he was and he would’ve been their king as well

[@gloooby6157]

@@Mike-we3rb .......

[@zinkheroofyoutube8004]

@@Mike-we3rbWhat?

[@paxdamaxgaming4920]

@@Mike-we3rbI the scenario the actual Robert E. Lee wouldn’t be king, his wife would be Queen.

[@drewcowan4649]

Ik Robert Lee V!! His daughter was in my class in elementary school and Robert Lee Vl is in the grade above me

[@turnip8749]

Drew Cowan: Wow, just wow.

[@ellarasei4404]

They must be lovely people

[@jestersareawesome4332]

♪ I wish I was this guy who met a relative of General Lee! Look away! Look away! Look away Dixieland ♪

[@richardjameswellingtoniv9682]

Ellarasei I don’t see why not.

[@izzyhopeunlisted]

go tell him his daddy's king

[@lhaviland8602]

UK: King Edward VIII France: King Louis XIV Russia: Tzar Nicholas II USA: King Larry II

[@tahabashir3779]

Nah. King Bushrod W. Spotswood II

[@SDoesNotKnow]

He probably would have gone by King Lawrence officially and Larry would have been a nickname only his loved ones used.

[@markfoster1520]

...and the newspapers! Originators of many a Nickname.

[@jjgf8412]

The Big L

[@ThisIsAigle]

Let's be honest. There isn't much more American than that. Sundays become national holidays for NASCAR . . .

[@Klipiklip1]

There is something truly powerful about a king named Larry

[@pr1tce561]

only if he’s a cucumber

[@luluamu]

Larry King?

[@b1ahb1ah]

@@pr1tce561 you stole my punch line XD

[@Sarafimm2]

Lawrence of America!

[@mate_on_f7916]

No Barry

[@ambershaffner4551]

My grandmother is Mary Katherine Washington Shaffner. She recently passed away unfortunately. My father is Lawrence Washington, he is alive and well he had two daughter, im Amber Renee and my sister Ashlee Nicole. My dad would be King Larry the 2nd.

[@susang2535]

Princess Amber... I like it!

[@thomaslove6494]

All hail princess Amber!

[@davido9080]

And you would be the Crown-Princess & future Queen of America? Or is your sister older than you?

[@brainlock72]

Just FYI: I wouldn’t give out such information to a site such as this. It invites the whackadoodles to your door. Be safe!

[@bachelorchownowwithflavor3712]

God Save Princess Amber!

[@SirAndy3000]

America: "Screw King George!" America: gains independence America: makes a new King George

[@birflurnstun1346]

LMFAO

[@martink1671]

You mean the GLORIOUS France Revolution of "Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood". Chopping off the Louis' Head and years later coronating Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.

[@whenthedustfallsaway]

@@martink1671 yah people never remember this absurdity

[@Ryangraceffa13]

Martin K they didn’t exactly get a choice in the whole Napoleon situation tho lol

[@unflexian]

* surprised pikachu face *

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

For those expecting a long list of succession, keep in mind that our 10th POTUS - John Tyler - has a 91-year-old grandson currently alive.

[@CalvinNoire]

He's younger than Jimmy Carter wtf.

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

@@CalvinNoire This fact is just about the coolest bit of trivia I know. :)

[@Syv_]

this really blew my mind.

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

@@Syv_ I don't know why I think that's so cool. But it totally is. :)

[@geokou7645]

it isnt "your" POTUS. POTUS stands for "President Of The United States" so saying "our POTUS" suggests that there are two nations known as "THe United States" and reffered to as that a lot of times

[@savannahseals4348]

No one is mentioning that having a Queen Brynda with a Y would be the most American thing to ever happen to America.

[@AnonymousOneThree]

Her Majesty Queen Tammy

[@frankfalkenburry5373]

A queen/king isn't very "American"

[@Andy-bh8hw]

How so?

[@adrianalainez8499]

@@frankfalkenburry5373 Well there were kings and queens and all kinds of royalty in America before 1492. There were great royal empires in the southern part of America with the Incas and the middle part of America with the Aztecs. After independence Brasil and México had emperors. So it is a very American thing. I guess you meant it's not a USA thing.

[@frankfalkenburry5373]

@@adrianalainez8499 When people say "American" they're referring to USA.

[@bellyit]

I can't get the phrase "Queen Brynda really got us through 9/11" out of my head.

[@deanosmith7523]

Hail Queen Brynda! Long Live The Queen!

[@Alex-yy5wo]

That moment you realize that your king is also the athletics director at a school.

[@AllAboutNightcore]

@Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access True ^

[@fairycat23]

That's pretty dang American if you ask me. American culture is loving high school football, and I'm so over it.

[@the_3x]

Peter Richard-Johnson I don’t know what high school you went to, it’s insanely popular and serious over here.

[@AllAboutNightcore]

@Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access Also, our prime minister teaches social studies at a highschool one day a week

[@OtKH00]

@ Hate to be this guy, but first college, and second High School Football is super popular in several states. Obviously not to the extent of College, but yes to the extent of aired on TV, and you have small towns paying multi-millions of dollars for a stadium and everyone in the town going to watch the game every Friday.

[@josephr1421]

Europe: King William , King George, America: King Spotswood I

[@starventure]

OneEyedJoe America also had Emperor Norton I.

[@hickorytreegaming]

Yees, Emperor Norton, if only he created the league of nations before WW1

[@hellenicboi14]

@@starventure He wasn't official. He was just some crazy Englishman.

[@honeyham6788]

@@hellenicboi14 he was recognized by foreign dignitaries. thats all that matters

[@hieratics]

Many Bushrods also

[@Gia1911Logous]

All bow down and pledge your allegiance to our King, *_Bushrod_* the 2nd, of the United States of America

[@redforest9269]

It probably wouldn't have that name. Perhaps "United Duchies of America", as the colonies would like a federal system?

[@LordJudgement1818]

people better put some respect on his name. they dont wanna catch the hands of King Rod

[@motis1837]

Red Forest, the colonies did get a federal system. It’s called the United States of America

[@redforest9269]

@@motis1837 I know, that's *why* I think they like federal systems.

[@paulmiller3469]

@@LordJudgement1818 They wouldn't like to see a hot Rod... or a king suffering from internal combustion.

[@nglidk]

This is one of those interesting videos that would mainly get recommended when it’s 4 AM and you say to yourself “just this last video” but you keep saying that to yourself

[@lindanorris2455]

RIGHT ON!

[@nglidk]

@@lindanorris2455 it happens too often I swear

[@HeortirtheWoodwarden]

I just finished watching it and it's 4 am now.

[@deansbian5607]

me rn

[@r2jd]

"this video isn't meant to be taken seriously" RICHARD IS A FALSE KING, ALL HAIL KING LARRY

[@mawile3037]

HIGH TREASON, SOMEONE CALL THE MINOR HOUSE OF LEE

[@PiousMoltar]

THE SENIOR LINE IS THE ONE TRUE LINE, HAIL QUEEN ESTELLA AND KINGS BUSHROD I & II AND KING SPOTSWOOD

[@grandbaby5993]

KING LARRY IS THE ONLY KING. HE SHOULD RULE THE WHOLE WORLD!!

[@ottoiofgreece7585]

Gentlemen, take a seat. George Washington didn't even want the throne. Therefore, there is only one man whose descendants shall be Emperor... Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico!

[@AmberWool]

King Richard is the true and only king. So much so that I don't need to yell. 😜😜

[@HeadCannon19]

"George Washington's granddaughter married Robert E Lee" *Top 10 plot twists in anime history*

[@micahrios8965]

XD

[@anthonybenci9035]

Who he?

[@anthonybenci9035]

Hold on…

[@HeadCannon19]

@@anthonybenci9035 Confederate general in the Civil War

[@AK-Drakoin]

*nerdy APUSH students* : Only just finding out now eh?

[@Riverdale270]

Imagine King Larry being interviewed by Larry King

[@micahrios8965]

XD

[@SnoozeTheRecluse]

Rip my guy

[@skeetdavis8909]

Not anymore :(

[@SuperB_111]

Lol

[@juliusnepos6013]

@@skeetdavis8909 yeah

[@kittythornton1416]

This reminds me of what Augustus (the first Roman emperor) went through to pick an heir. Lots of different options - and he ended up going with the equivalent of the Custis-Lee line

[@awerewolf299]

I'm pretty sure the death of his other choices as heirs also helped with that

[@citricdemon]

The adopted heirs were always the best emperors in Rome so I think that would have been wise

[@Mike-we3rb]

Wife must have had good negotiation skills….(nice rack)

[@atishayritulpatwa]

@@citricdemonexcept the worst emperor of Rome was also adopted.

[@citricdemon]

@@atishayritulpatwa well, so were you, but you turned out fine.

[@logankandel846]

Imagine being a high school athletic director and watching this video to find out that you would have been the king of the most powerful country in the world if not for George Washington's incredibly small ego.

[@gmskywalker9761]

Good joke. There's at least 2 more powerful countries than USA

[@logankandel846]

@@gmskywalker9761 do you really think that's the point of what I said?

[@Random-mz4tg]

@@gmskywalker9761 nah usa number 1 powerful

[@jaxferrel1410]

GM Skywalker name them

[@l4uveys]

This comment is LITERAL gold

[@JCEurovisionFan1996]

*Alternate history enthusiasts intensify*

[@polarknight5376]

I'm suddenly tempted to write an alternative history book about king Robert E Lee and his progressive escapades as king.

[@Adros2121]

I can feel the HoI4 mod coming.

[@gatytyul1875]

Damn, second best behind the waifu world mod

[@fraydizs7302]

@@polarknight5376 id honestly buy the heck outta that

[@ocalexander3360]

Well, this is certainly fun. Since Washington didn't have children, it might have been difficult for him to name any relative his successor. Jefferson, Madison, James Monroe didn't have children or surviving sons. Maybe a nasty civil war with little John Adams as a top contender for the throne. I'm assuming that Hamilton still dies and that Aaron Burr is tarnished.

[@Goofy685]

An ordinary pleb: I will name my son John Me, an intellectual: I will name my son Bushrod W. Spotswood III

[@Phychologik]

M-123456789 exactly what I was thinking 5head

[@patiencen1280]

lol

[@moonhawk64]

Carlton B - or a comic book supervillain.

[@turnip8749]

Yes, and his younger brother shall be Warwick T. Northumberland-Leicester And his sister will be Maxmiliana Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Anastasia Amalia

[@barrocaspaula]

What a name, poor kid.

[@valleyscharping]

We really missed out on having Kings with royal names like "Bushrod" and "Spotswood"

[@MoleculesAndMinecraft]

tbf kings can change their names when they take the crown, so if Bushrod wasn't into being Bushrod, he could have gone with King BoringStupidName the 657th.

[@xMasterxRazorx]

History has denied us King Larry, and I find this to be a travesty.

[@somuchtocook9159]

xMasterxRazorx but also a blessing to avoid a confederate rising to power

[@timomastosalo]

King Larry declared the Game of Thrones illegal, he chose Game of Couches in its stead.

[@mymomisjudgedredd1288]

I think willie Nelson should be king of america

[@BradyPostma]

History did give us a film called King Ralph, though.

[@Mycroftsbrother]

...especially if he had sons named Moe and Curly.

[@bmepnt]

You could power the entire city of Washington, DC solely from the energy of George Washington rolling in his grave at the sight of this video. Excellent work.

[@thesparks00]

The energy exuded by poor man George lmaoooo

[@badbiker666]

I'm not so sure. From what I've read he had a pretty good sense of humor. He is never depicted smiling because of his bad teeth, but I read a biography that said he loved a good joke. Therefore, I believe he would see the humor in this exercise in "what if." And he really was offered the kingship. Everything in this video probably already went through his head while contemplating that possibility.

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@badbiker666 I don’t think there was even consideration, George iirc had a strong love for the Dutch and their republic and wanted to replicate it.

[@DoctorDewgong]

I mean, countless years of being screwed over by corporate puppet presidents and Congress....a constitutional monarchy ain't looking so bad tbh

[@americansmark]

@@PugnaciousProductions they actual wanted to make him King and he adamantly refused. We absolute would have had a monarchy had he allowed them to make him King.

[@adr08]

“Queen Brynda” is my boss. Very much alive & well, & her mother Odelle made sure she & her sibling were very aware of their heritage. She’s a pretty amazing leader. I think she would have done a great job! 😉😉😉😉

[@KMF3]

Tell us more about her without giving identifying information

[@jackpassananti3300]

That's awesome

[@klumplakelifetv9952]

Omg you know George Washington’s great great great great great granddaughter

[@Debbie80138]

@@klumplakelifetv9952 I think she's actually a g-g-g-g-g-niece (if it's actually 5 generations back)

[@one80healthcoachpersonaltr98]

Awesome.

[@LexTheSteeler]

I love alternate history scenarios, such an interesting idea, and a great video to watch! Very entertaining

[@cooper3247]

Bushrod Washington: I can't believe I was named this! I'll name my son Spotswood so he understands my pain

[@StarATL]

There is a Rod in the Bush and a Spotter of Wood. Methinks the parents were jokesters.

[@SEGASister]

He then names his son after his father

[@Theinsideoutsider]

Lmao

[@sirreal2290]

id call him dick for short.

[@cm5g]

which bushrod

[@picklesthewise]

On the one hand, democracy. On the other hand, we could've had THREE King Bushrods. Really, are we better off now?

[@CorinofArchenland]

Blatant Spotswood erasure

[@picklesthewise]

@@CorinofArchenland Nobody wants a man with spots on his wood, believe me.

[@felixvelariusbos]

Senior Line has such good names that I almost wish we coulda kept them if only for ceremonial purposes. Like come on, if Queen Estella isn't something out of a high fantasy novel I don't know what is!

[@ArtGirl82]

For the last 4 years, I would've taken a King Bushrod over any one of the Trumps. Hell, an actual bush and an actual metal rod would make a better king and queen then Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle.

[@misterchubbikins]

Well it's actually techno-fascist oligarchy v monarchy with 3 king bushrods.

[@tabbiemai5938]

Im baffled at "Bushrod" becoming such a common name should this have happened. . . Also King Spotswood sounds so fun.

[@tobytawaqal3678]

Yea, although it actually came from the mother's maiden name

[@scottm7023]

Spotswood sounds like he had some fun but should also get that checked out by a doctor.

[@nikkilee3840]

Walking in the forest with Spotswood and he just says "Hey look! There's some wood" every 5 seconds.

[@bruce8443]

Once a name is used in a family, everyone in that family knows that it is a name in the family. So there would always be pressure to name future sons Bushrod or Spotswood to honor their family tradition. It happens in lots of families, but you never notice it when it's just some family with a kid named Larry or George or Robert or Mary.

[@djblackprincecdn]

It's time to bring it back America.

[@steveo7767]

Robert E Lee IV died May 14, 2020, at age 95 at his home in Bethesda, Md.

[@akorn9943]

UK: Queen Elizabeth US: *KING BUSHROD II*

[@MadRabbit116]

King bushiroad, ruler of weebland

[@newguy90]

To be fair, in the 19th century British Empire there was a stereotype of wealthy Americans with pompous nonsensical names. You can see this a lot in their comedy from that time.

[@silkeecks5047]

@@newguy90 which doesn't help.

[@tashkiira7838]

@@newguy90 To be fair, we've made fun of the British for the same thing for decades too.

[@archdornan3694]

Hold on, you’re telling me there’s a timeline where there’s an American King Bushrod? we live in the darkest time line

[@SniperSpy10]

At least it isn't king Adolf

[@annieyang1772]

SniperSpy10 💀

[@Ryukuro]

Actually it's king Bushrod I

[@ettoremancin3276]

Community reference, I see you're a man of culture as well

[@108asf]

No, there are 2 timelines with a King Bushrod

[@nrggvrn5576]

*Collects data on entire generations of a family 0:51 *"I'm doing this just for fun"*

[@W0lfWh1te]

There are far more intense hobbies and activities *done just for fun.*

[@Yaboikilljoy]

Some people collect stamps.. for fun

[@W0lfWh1te]

@@Yaboikilljoy Some people spend thousands of dollars on miniature figures to play tabletop games with... also for fun, which is great! People should have fun, within logical reason, of course.

[@Yaboikilljoy]

@@W0lfWh1te I'm an artist so painting those little things would be fun to me lol

[@michellecallahan9496]

My great uncle has at least 12 boxes of baseball statistics for the Springfield Missouri high school baseball team going back to the 60s lol people do all kinds of odd things for fun.

[@DANEgerus]

The Civil War outcome might've been a little different with Robert E Lee(D) on the throne

[@NormalThe7th]

Nobody would have left the union of Robert E. Lee was on the throne(protecting slavery and all)

[@TheImapotato]

Slavery would have been abolished by King George Washington. He and most Founding Fathers were against slavery but could not push the issue lest they lose the South. It was one of those 'If we win the war against England, perhaps our new government will see the errors of slavery' but in hindsight, if we lost, England would have likely abolished slavery earlier (think they did it in 1813 iIRC) to punish the South

[@NormalThe7th]

@@TheImapotato oh yeah , I didn't know that when I first wrote the comment

[@TheImapotato]

@@NormalThe7th no worries, if you like history which by your name, I think you do...David McCullough books are fantastic! But yeah, George owned 0 slaves, it was Martha who owned them as for beating and mistreating, he was rarely at Mt Vernon as he was always off working or in a war so I don't know where that urban legend came from either

[@NormalThe7th]

@@TheImapotato he did own slaves too , he just freed all the slaves he himself owned , Matha's slaves were not his property , so he couldn't save them(thanks for the recommendation tho)

[@WangMotions]

Imagine being related to both Robert Lee and George Washington.

[@SpartakMs83]

@@daniellebranley8561 At that point your not related.

[@adriencsornok9628]

@@daniellebranley8561 every person on Earth is distantly related, so it's in everyone's dna

[@paultoy9611]

I believe I may well be.Dorothea Dandridge Henry is my ancestor and Martha Custis was I believe her close cousin.Dandridge married Patrick Henry.

[@the_phantom_cat7912]

@@daniellebranley8561 by that point there is so little of his DNA in you if any it might as well not be there

[@butre.]

@@daniellebranley8561 if you're gonna go that far off you're probably related to adolph hitler, usain bolt, mikhail kalashnikov, and your best friend's dog too

[@JackRackam]

What a perfect video for America day! This one was especially interesting, I didn't expect to find Robert E Lee in Washington's family tree

[@UsefulCharts]

Happy King George the First Day!

[@jamesknapp64]

Actually not shocked by this as given 100 years and Lee being Virginian

[@gabe3527]

Hey, I love your channel.

[@malcolml309]

Why wouldn't he be; he did, after all, marry Martha Washington's granddaughter.

[@zacharybryant9881]

James Knapp and Richard Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee’s grandfather, was governor of VA during the revolution.

[@UsefulCharts]

Hmmm. I wonder if those thumbs down are Americans who hate the thought of a monarchy or non-Americans who hate anything to do with America?

[@eddiehancockii]

Everyone's a critic. Don't sweat it too long.

[@turalei]

Its three Washington descendants who hoped to make to your "most likely heir" list

[@patriciakavanaugh5300]

Whichever it is, they don't have any sense of curiosity. Humbugs all.

[@chokunochokuno]

Perphaps is because you are referring United States of America as America, which is the name of an entire continent.

[@Nocreabo215]

They’re disliking the video because you forgot the true emperor of the United States, Emperor Norton I. Jk, this was a great video

[@Micheline6918]

Loved this presentation as well. Thanks for all the hard work of putting this together!

[@Katmakil]

I am pleased to see that there's a King Bushrod for two of the three lines.

[@utvara1]

you clicked to read this

[@CallMeCatalin]

utvara1 I did, but I thought it’d be a “lol XD” comment.

[@wildharpy6435]

@@utvara1 I've been got.

[@virtuallyreal5849]

We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed and we've been quite possibly bamboozled!

[@noeticjustice1535]

Ah, yes. King Bushrod II. That's American royalty if I ever heard it.

[@mawile3037]

None of that knock off brand Walker Bush

[@kkandsims4612]

😂😂 luckily Washington was like nah

[@sallyintucson]

What a horrible name. Can you imagine how many jokes classmates would make from that name, especially today?

[@timothyalvis6654]

Any Kings named Bushrod and Spotswood have my support

[@ottofavoreto9622]

They don’t need your support they need your taxes

[@silkeecks5047]

Not mine!

[@fedos]

I'm waiting for a Bushwood.

[@feestbornem2880]

Rod Spotsbushwood III

[@koolmckool7039]

And mine.

[@uuu817]

I’m just now seeing this! I love stuff like this! Thank you four years later

[@DrSloth78]

I'd argue that Queen Brynda would still be the house of Washington, since her mother, Queen Odelle likely wouldn't have taken her husband's name, as he would've been "only" a prince-consort. Sort of like how Queen Elizabeth didn't take Prince Phillip's surname. Maybe it would be Hansen-Washington. The same with King Larry the 2nd. Queen Mary would've likely stayed Washington, with Larry being Shaffner-Washington.

[@BaNana-dc2tk]

Queen Elizabeth did take Prince Phillip's surname, but still putting her surname as the main. The current british monarch are Mounbatten-Windsors, but the main house is still the House of Windsor. I do agree with your last sentence, but considering that this chart uses real information from private citizen, it would've been surprising if the females didn't to take the husband's surname

[@Matty06001]

But in a scenario where the queen had a Royal house, they wouldn't be private citizens in the first place. See?

[@oOEsperiaOo]

@@BaNana-dc2tk ish... the cadet branches are Mountbatten-Windsor, the main line is Windsor -> Elizabeth - Charles - William - George Windsor, the rest of them can use the family surname Mountbatten-Windsor (Eg, Harry’s son name is Archie Mountbatten Windsor, even if Charles would be only Windsor, if the BRF used surnames instead of their dukedoms)

[@Yasin_2312]

If Charles becomes king, I believe it would change to House of Mountbatten-Winsdor

[@marguaritetherese3156]

So many hypotheticals, but assuming the U.S. adopted the British protocols in place at 1776 and didn't follow changes the British monarchy made after, the surname of the queen's consort indeed would become the new royal house. When Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the royal house changed from the House of Hanover to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. So, no, Queen Brynda would not reign under the House of Washington, but House of Hansen or the new royal house name from her husband's surname. Again, these are royal house names, and not considered the family surname. In 1917, when German Gotha bombers were attacking Great Britain, the King changed the royal house to the House of Windsor. He also adopted the royal house as a family surname (royals otherwise had no surname) for use by family members not known with the Royal Highness, Prince, or Princess designations. When Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, she kept Windsor as the family name and house name. Prince Philip's surname is an Anglicized form of his mother's maiden name, Battenburg, which was also German. Eventually the queen did hyphenate the surname to Mountbatten-Windsor for use by the family when needed, but did not change the royal house, so Charles, William, and George will all reign under the House of Windsor unless another change to protocol is made. For legal documents they use their title, such as Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge. Informally, I have seen where William and Kate use just Cambridge (i.e. William Cambridge and Kate Cambridge).

[@fsihfhsifihsfshifhis]

Bushrod's wife: Well, it survived the birth, what should we name it? Bushrod: According to our sacred family tradition of naming it the first two objects I see...

[@fairycat23]

See also the Tribe of Rushing Water from the warrior cats series.

[@_EllieLOL_]

fairycatLJT Hello, I am Rock That Forms Cave Wall Hello there Rock, I am Fresh-Kill Pile On The Ground

[@Zetsuke4]

Bush??? What bush do you see?!!

[@Zetsuke4]

What rod

[@gavinschultz8994]

... Fetuschair!

[@KarmasAB123]

"King Spotswood" Yup, that's a name

[@Nosirt]

“His majesty, King spots wood in the forest.” >where else would you spot wood?

[@SaltyWildhair]

Sounds like a fine name for a golf course or shooting range.

[@JH-zs3bs]

@@Nosirt in a gay only brothel?

[@nas10iris]

One of the best thing, IMO, to do with students is to get them to think about WHAT IF our history was different. It's that higher order thinking that they need to succeed. I try to do this with most of my students. This is an EXCELLENT resource for that. Thank you!!!

[@j.b.3535]

My son loves the "WHAT IF'S" of history. Right now he's contemplating Germany and WWI and what led to WWII.

[@jmvt3]

Britain: “We must never have another King John” America: mostly King Johns

[@jaredcedricconsul9581]

America: "We must get rid of King George" America: King George Washington

[@KrisRN23935]

We are rebels

[@andrelandry548]

Yeah but américain were fighting a king george

[@ithinkitsaurus]

Englands worst nightmare

[@gcmtxgcchcchhvchchchchvvjb8696]

666 LIKES

[@angelaphsiao]

“The idea of an American monarch has never been seriously considered” Emperor Norton: Hey!

[@sophiejones7727]

seriously, being the operative word there. Wackjobs crowning themselves King is almost a national tradition. But the collective reaction is always "lmao what?"

[@mysaria7641]

Long live our emperor !!!

[@collincaperton6718]

@@sophiejones7727 San Francisco unofficially recognized his reign

[@sophiejones7727]

Collin Caperton before it was part of the US, as I recall.

[@shtuffs]

Norton Security Antivirus is liberal propaganda designed to put in place a dictator emperor smh

[@Nugcon]

The American war of independence is just George vs George

[@ssssSTopmotion]

British people led by George fought against British people lead by George 🤔

[@maxarmantier]

@@ssssSTopmotion lol

[@Dew2Much]

@@ssssSTopmotion Ayo

[@gatlinggun511]

George civil war

[@yia01]

the 'George War"

[@robinsechriest7052]

I’ve always wondered this, so thanks for breaking it down for me (and presumably others)!

[@nolanstauffer9405]

Washington Family Reunion be like: "Hey Bushrod" "Hi Bushrod" "How've you been, Bushrod" "Pretty good, how about you, Bushrod" "Not bad, not bad. Nice weather we're having eh Bushrod"

[@birflurnstun1346]

Don't forget Spotswood! XD

[@PtylerBeats]

What it would actually be like: “Hey, Bushrod” “Hi, bushrod” “How’ve you been” “Pretty good, how about you” “Not bad, not bad. Nice weather we’re having eh”

[@allisoncurtis5674]

And apparently John

[@WhaleManMan]

I was thinking "what if someone really controversial became king lol" and then seconds later you scrolled down to Robert E. Lee.

[@letsnotgothere6242]

Seeing the history of James II and VII and the staunch anti-Catholic stance of Parliament at the time, I would support Robert IV as king, seeing Robert I was on decent terms with the Pope Edit: Jefferson Davis was on decent terms with the pope

[@diecastworld7962]

Screw Robert Poop Lee kick his ass as did Ulysses Grant Sherman did most folks don't know that Ulysses Grant Sherman had won more far more battles than that southern scum generals who just were rushing towards union troops for just to enjoy a short victory which was then later crushed by Sherman's troops so keep the fukin thing out

[@earlofbroadst]

@@diecastworld7962 Grant and Sherman both committed a multitude of war crimes.

[@vrass775]

@@earlofbroadst No crimes in war, either do what you must to win or you have no business fighting in the first place.

[@wallywallendo]

@@vrass775 so using mustard gas on civilian populations! Or Pearl Harbor or shooting medics!

[@Imperiused]

Honestly, going completely by the diversity of names, I have to favor the Senior Line. Having kings Spotswood and Bushrod and queens Estrella, Brynda and Odelle is just so distinct, instead of a line of Johns or Roberts.

[@dandeleon2764]

It is very Targaryen of them.

[@soufian2733]

It’s very Code Geass

[@pr1tce561]

or 18 Louis

[@jackr.4953]

Just FYI, Robert E Lee IV died in May 2020 at 95. I believe he was still alive at the time of this recording.

[@MeyaRoseGirl]

Robert E. Lee showing up there as a royal consort (since he married George Washington's step-great-granddaughter) just makes me realize that even though the US isn't a monarchy, we do still have "royal" or "noble" families that have been at the center of American history as the centuries have gone by because they still had power and influence even after their [insert male ancestor here] was no longer president. The more recent American "royal" families would be the Roosevelts, Kennedys, Bushes, etc., but there is a good chance that older Presidential blood is still present in Congress, etc.

[@paulmiller3469]

American 'nobility' arguably is based on money. Throughout this country's history, we've seen tensions between old money and new money, like between Rock Hudson and James Dean in Giant.

[@michelmorio8026]

MeyaRose if you go through the family trees, you will actually find more Presidents that are related too each other in some way, then aren‘t! But you have to be cautious with that matter, a lot of conspiracy theorists out there who see the Illuminati and Freemasons behind that considering the fact some of the founding fathers belonged to either group... And surely you will find those who see Jews behind all of that 🙄

[@teabearchurchill5600]

@@michelmorio8026 In fact ALL American Presidents with the exception of Martin Van Buren are decended from King John of England.

[@soldierofkazus]

@@teabearchurchill5600 Yeah but that's because King John was a horny old bastard.

[@larrysirname]

Yep. “Dynasties” is the word you are looking for. Look no further than Bushes (2 presidents mind you), Kennedys, Clintons, etc.

[@squidward9600]

Hi Matt, just to tell you that Mary Washington passed away on the 8th October 2020 and Robert E Lee IV 14th May 2020.

[@duckman1081]

Thanks George

[@hawkeyescoffee6399]

Hmm...is someone bumping off the possible monarchs? 🤔

[@chrisrj9871]

Covid19?

[@adamdozier5757]

Tell Robert E. Lee V he's a snowflake. Stop it! Be proud of your past. SMH

[@chrisrj9871]

@@adamdozier5757 - This is me guessing, but working at a non-segregated high school, in a more open-minded century, maybe makes a man see things differently.

[@anniekallen4472]

Bushrod/ Spotswood 2020

[@ssssSTopmotion]

L

[@Perririri]

Make America Windsor again !!

[@timlett99]

Found the fact the Lee family got involved interesting so I looked up Robert the 5th a bit and in a 2017 interview he mentioned how his father was still alive AND that he had a son who he of course named Robert E. Lee VI

[@welcometomylives]

I want to see the alternate universe where Prince-Consort Robert E. Lee led the armies of the confederacy against the armies of the country his wife led. That sounds ridiculous and I love it.

[@arvinroidoatienza7082]

The American pro-slavery South secedes from the North and Gen. Robert E. Lee declares his wife as Queen of the South, and marches to the North to claim the American throne from and depose King Spotswood.

[@Диамант-в6ш]

Lol 🤣

[@blu3099]

YES

[@lordzeno7713]

Most violent divorce

[@lufsolitaire5351]

Being the birthstate of both of them, if Mary and maybe Robert decided to stick with the union Virginia would of stayed loyal. The Lee’s were both unionist in sentiment and only joined because of State loyalty. While some prominent Virginian generals would of still supported the confederacy, any who turned because of state loyalty(Jackson, Ewell, Armistead, Johnston,Stuart, etc) would of stayed unionist. Having Virginia and her generals staying union would of significantly shortened any war.

[@jonstewart9792]

I wonder what Mount Rushmore would look like in this alternate reality: GW, Bushrod, Robert E Lee and Spotswood.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Why does this remind me of that bootleg toy line with Superman, Shrek, Lightning McQueen and a power ranger?

[@JonathanMoosey]

Would there still be a Mount Rushmore?

[@bjam27]

@@JonathanMoosey Rushmore seems a good name for an american king.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Rushmore I. son of Bushrod from the line of Spotswood II. heir to the throne of the Kingdom of American New England. Now that is something I have to experiment with...

[@jonstewart9792]

@@HappyBeezerStudios The possibilities are endless, I am sure you would make an excellent king. Long live King Rushmore l!

[@malcolml309]

If America's monarchy was anything like European monarchy, then the most likely line of succession, would've been the Mount Vernon line.

[@TribuneAquila]

That is if there was never a sucession crisis.

[@malcolml309]

@@TribuneAquila There wouldn't have been a succession crisis. Assuming that America's monarchy, had patterned itself on the British monarchy (which would've been very likely), the Custis-Lee line, would've been excluded because they have NO blood connection to George Washington. And since adopted children are excluded from succession to the throne, their claims to the throne, would've been tenuous...at best. As for the senior line, their only claim, is based solely upon the fact that Augustine and George, had the same father. And in monarchy, half-siblings, isn't quite good enough. Upon Washington's death, the crown would've had to pass to the line of his oldest FULL sibling. In this case, his brother Samuel. In the event that Samuel's line had died out, then, the throne would pass through the lines of his remaining brothers and sister. Had the Mount Vernon line died out completely, then, the crown would have to go to the senior line, by virtue of being the ONLY ones with Washington blood.

[@hulkmeister23]

@@malcolml309 That makes sense; me thinks the narrator based all of this on Google and his own logic.

[@lordcabbage4931]

Or hopping around like a frog from all the political assasinations

[@forn8473]

If America's monarchy was anything like European monarchy, then most likely these family trees would become alternative history due to incest.

[@souhityasen4785]

This channel is so so so so so good

[@HoH]

So the most likely scenario is one that has not been explored before? Well kudos to you for doing the research, this must have taken ages. Very interesting video, no better way to celebrate your 100k subs!

[@UsefulCharts]

Well, most likely according to my opinion, which, being that US history is not one of my areas of expertise, is probably not worth much :)

[@goodman4966]

happy 4th of july

[@KingAgniKai]

Happy Treason day

[@goodman4966]

@@KingAgniKai it not Treason if you won

[@KingAgniKai]

@@goodman4966 ungrateful peasants

[@bstarr419]

As of 2018, Robert E. Lee IV was still living. Not sure if that’s still the case.

[@nendwr]

As of May 2019, his (?)second wife's obituary lists him as surviving her. See: www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-carew-lee-20190506-story.html

[@ChrisMcKee087]

James Dowden good to know 👍

[@intergalacticcheese753]

are you people stalkers

[@flowenfan9678]

@@intergalacticcheese753 They're a secret society that wishes to raise a monarchy in the states

[@Leviathis_Krade]

@@flowenfan9678 behold the coming of robert the second king of america god rest his soul lol jk I wish him well

[@jesuschrist9513]

Who would win? King George or King George? As history has shown us, King George would win.

[@timomastosalo]

King George

[@timomastosalo]

@aboctok God is not tripleheaded. Let's say you touch a paper with 3 fingers, you'll leave 3 marks. The fingers can't be in the same place at the same time - but I can't say only one of those fingers is you. So the father is omniscient, so is his son Jesus & the Holy Spirit. I just don't think it's a good idea for someone to take a KZbin name of those names. Carries quite a responsibility to speak under that name and not give discredit for the name. On the other hand - his crazy choice keeps that important name in our memory, reminds theres always love mercy and forgiveness available. He waits patiently not to chastisw us, but to deliver us from the burden of our evil. God doesn't always use nicely beaving people for that, political correctness is not his policy, because he doesn't obey the politicians. It's more like he uses people who seem crazy or stuoid to many listeners. Because the message can sound crazy, that someone might give his life so that others could live forever. Just so he did. In a prayer you can experience that Jesus is real. Now he's back in the Heavenlies. Death can't hold something divine . God is immortal, he made life and death for us as the testing ground. The final test of humanity. So - do we want to choose death - or life?

[@timomastosalo]

@aboctok No... God doesn't use the Word Trinity in the Bible. It just comes from the Command to bless people in their name. But already a gew centuries later some people tried to explain God as monolithic, that only Father was God. That would easier fit in our heads. So the Church fathers explained the Trinity enough in the greed. So we would take seriously what he says. Jesus does say things evry hear and there, which point towards him being one with the Father - just the term Trinity doesn't pop up. It's not wrong, if it's understood the 3 are one. The funny thing is, no matter how much Christians disagree on some questions - they have no problen recognizing the Trinity. St. Patrick - or rather Åadraig, he was welsh, explained it to the Irish with a glover of 3 leaves - there comes the Shamrock. God doesn't explain it all out in the Bible. Neither did he explain how the gravity Works. That's also a hint, what he doesn't explain, that's not a key issue in our relationhip with him. The key is that our morale is off, and we cause havoc on this planet. We don't even ned him to say that - we do realize it ourselves, if we are honest. But what he says is he wants to save, cure us from our own evil. Like a father who cares for his kids. He is that father because he made the first human beings. For our eyes it might look like evolution - but God doesn't say very specifically HOW he made us. Just that he created us from the dust of the earth. Well, we are made about the same substances as the soil - some ingredients in different proportions. But soil we become again, when we die. Our body, that is. But that's just a new beginning for our soul. Like we were first born into to this World through the birth tunnel of our mother. And how much we changed after that! The same can happen when we die. Many near death experiences have caused people to see a tunnel 'wormhole' they were going to the other side.

[@timomastosalo]

@aboctok The finger idea has the point that they are so connected there¨s not needed such talk as you and me need. We are separated by the language we share, goes one linguistic joke. We people have hard time understanding each other. How they speak in the Heaven, is much effortless, in a prayer you can sometimes get a bit of a taste of that (Holy Spirit is the one who works during a prayer) - more like a married couple understands each other with facial expressions only, sometimes. So when Jesus says God says to him something, it's more like 'telepathy'. Na,ely, the whole connection of Father and Son is so seamless: they have never been apart from each other - before the universe was born, they had that. It's hard for us to get, because when we see a person we think that's where he starts and ends. And with people it's about there. But if an omnipresent God lands among us in human form - that form is not separated from the rest of God. Just like your finger isn't, or ear, or liver. We get considerables difficulties to our unity if those organs are removed, this is what we all know. Neither is God separated from some part of himself (herself wouldn't be off, or better - just as inadequate term for God as he, him etc.). God emphasizes the importasnce of the Trinity on the Bible. But doesn't say it leaves at that. Angels are alomg with that, though created. And we people are connected to Jesus, if we allow it. He said he's the wine tree, and we people are the branches. Those who stay separate are burned, because dry twigs don't produce fruit, Those that are linked to the stem (Jesus), revive, because they get the sap (Holy Spirit) from the roots (father). The fruits are something we should give to other people, so they would taste how good is God. And get the same tree planted in them. Also, inside our mother we get nutrients (Holy Spirit) only through one route: the naval cord (Jesus). Guess what: mother is representing God the Father in this metaphor :) And the naval cord sacrifices itself, when we are ready for the birth, the new world to come. Our biological father represents god, when he gives his seed of life, so we would be born a new being. Without that seed (Holy Sprit) from the father we won't move to the world to come. Then the maternal egg just dies. And all the potential what could happen in the next level of life, is just wasted. And God is all the time giving us hints trhough everything in uiverse he wants us part of the future - part of the story of life. Just like when we men produce seed there over abundance of them, so that even one of them would bring the message home - and new life would be born. That's why we believes speak about Jesus so much - we are sewing seeds. Pollen in nature comes in abundance. Bee males the drones, come in abundance (only one will mate the queen). Maternal eggs come in abundance, fisheggs. Sun sends its rays to the emptiness of space, and only a few them meet life here on Earth. Meeting God, going to Heaven: It's like getting back home - not a scientific puzzle only the smartest of humans can solve. Tha's our sour competitive minds thinking. If you have kids, you dom't care only for your most competitive kids - if you're any good in parenting. Of course we see our shortages in that task, dru dat.

[@vrass775]

@aboctok That is why if one is going to follow a religion its best to avoid Christianity. Too much evil stuff in the Bible anyway when you come right down to it.

[@mumbles2518]

What program do you use to make your charts?

[@TheY2AProblem]

There’s also the possibility that after the death of Washington the three lines could end up warring with each other.

[@just_radical]

That's what I was thinking. William Washington was a commissioned general at the time of George's death, Bushrod was on the Supreme Court. There probably would have been major intrigue between the two of them to seize power. George Washington Parke Custis, being only 18 at the time may have either ended up as the puppet of a 3rd Party like Alexander Hamilton or John Adams or have mysteriously "disappeared" to clear the way for one of the others.

[@TPTGopher]

No guarantee it would be any of them: when I asked this very question in AP History, my teacher said he thought King George would’ve named Hamilton as his successor.

[@just_radical]

@@TPTGopher Yeah. That's kind of what I alluded to. I really think that Hamilton would have a strong case for next ruler either by designation or machination. George Washington in the position of king would probably be very similar to Toyotomi Hideyoshi prior to the birth of Hideyori. He could very easily have a half dozen or more "proteges" and relatives dating from the Revolutionary War on who would vie for the throne. It's really to America's benefit that Washington willingly stepped down otherwise America may have fallen into an anarchic state leading to a very probably formal division of the country into several smaller blocks. Like if Hamilton did come out on top the Virginians probably would not take that lightly.

[@Lord7979]

War of the Roses (American)

[@AwesomeHairo]

American Game of Thrones

[@adamyahya4734]

Burger King would beg to differ.

[@fishnujish1511]

Underrated

[@cruyffssoul2397]

-ajm - 😂😂😂

[@hellenicboi14]

About 500 years too late to talk like that.

[@quickfruits6963]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thiccchungo1041]

An-cap America with Burger King as a megacorp?

[@Rachel-zf2wm]

Imagine being one of the successors and watching this like: 👁️👄👁️

[@ryanmcsharry9405]

What could have been.

[@HeadCannon19]

Imagine being a high schooler watching this and finding out the athletic director at your school might be the king of America

[@aSpectrumofDorky]

@@HeadCannon19 the school’s biggest history nerd: 👁👄👁

[@ezekiel440]

cringy

[@CritterKeeper01]

@@HeadCannon19 Someone *must* have made the connection and passed the link around the school by now! I'm just wondering whether he's been nicknamed "King Coach" or "Coach Your Majesty"!

[@mr.goodboi2780]

It's crazy to think about this. I loved this video because it really paints how different America could have been.

[@ottofavoreto9622]

Robert E. Lee: **king of America** Literally everyone: **confused screaming**

[@tashkiira7838]

Prince Consort! A reigning queen takes a prince consort for a husband, not a king. Notable example would be Prince Philip of England. (A good man, generally liked, and takes his role as a member of the British royal family very seriously. He only just retired from public life recently due to age and nagging health issues)

[@kaylar.8126]

Robert E. Lee is in my family tree sooooo..... yeah. *bow down to your future queen!* lol jk, but not about being related to him.

[@TheRealDarkSide830]

There probably wouldn't have been a civil war anyway in this situation, and Lee didn't own slaves anyway, so he probably would have been more likely to be an abolitionist then anti-abolition in this situation. Wild speculation though.

[@BlackenedDrummer]

Robert E. Lee was one of the best all-around human beings on either side of the civil war

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

@@BlackenedDrummer He was a terrorist who set out to destroy America; he was no better than Bin Laden. He should have been tortured to death - slowly.

[@isaacr365]

I emailed Robert E Lee the 4th's son and he said he is indeed still alive at 95!

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

@aboctok I went to school with Alexander The Great's two oldest kids, "Alexander The Mostly Awesome", and "Alexandra The Not-So-Bitchy".

[@turnip8749]

Good for him!! 😀 95 is a long time to live!

[@fionam3554]

@@turnip8749 Yes, though it just so happens the British Queen turned 94 today....

[@rileyjroberts]

According to some websites he died aged 52 in 1977? Edit: And some state he died in 2001 while the loc say that he's still living but only 94

[@jostllightybuzz7508]

Robert E Lee V in August 2017: “My father is still alive. He’s awesome. He’s 92... And then I’m the fifth, and we have a son. He’s the sixth.”

[@HaydenofEverything]

Never have I been so baffled by the route history would take to the extent that the idea of King Robert E. Lee of the United States of America was.

[@matthewcoveney4380]

It wouldn't be king it would be prince consort

[@moondust2365]

@@matthewcoveney4380 Or King Consort, if they chose that sorta title.

[@SRose-vp6ew]

And Robert E. Lee was anti-slavery, however he was also anti-king-like control far more. He would have honestly fought the same war and tried to bring power for representation back to the people. And no, I am not a white Southern, just musing on how that would actually look. He never owned a slave; he was fighting the Civil War to keep session and local voters rights.

[@SupaMan2122]

Would have never been a drawn out civil war either

[@t-man8411]

@Raylan Givens he inherited slaves but freed them before the emancipation proclamation, and with the means to support themselves properly.

[@Paradigmfusion]

I dont think I could take a "King Bushrod" very seriously...

[@lindanorris2455]

WHY NOT??? PEOPLE STILL TAKE KING OBAMA, SERIOUSLY!

[@SuperHorseSense]

Nobody: America: ALL HAIL KING BUSHROD AND PRINCE SPOTSWOOD Long may they reign lol

[@redforest9269]

You DARE laugh at your king and crown prince!? Off with your head!

[@Nvcturnal]

Kim K and Beyonce: OuR KiDs nAmEs ArE sO QuIrKy teehee!! William Washington: Hold thy future son's dignity... Bushrod Washington: Thou thoughst, father! I'm about to snatch America's whole wig.... Spotswood Washington: Thou adores thy name? Gee thanks, just got it!

[@sylviagiselle_]

Original Safety Pin Lures it’s currently 3:44 am and this sent me

[@danielpalacios5124]

Jesus, it's not the middle ages lmaoooo they weren't saying thy

[@elementaryschooldropout1482]

4:20 am and im dying

[@truvy_5544]

😂😂😂😂😂lol

[@lindenlynx]

"thy" doesn't mean "my", it means "your", but good joke :)

[@jackbharucha1475]

Still can't believe that in two of these scenarios we get King Bushrod

[@roguishpaladin]

@TheRenaissanceman65 In the Mt. Vernon line, that Bushrod was born before the American Revolution. I would surmise (though it's just a guess) that the other Bushrods were named after him). So, maybe not.

[@markfoster1520]

Jack....and they're Not the same Bushrod!

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

_"I am inevitable"_ -Bushrod

[@ReidGarwin]

Bushrod is love. Bushrod is life.

[@senjusan6359]

Bush and Rod. One means a bunch of unspecified weed, second means a... rod. SO EVERYBODY HAIL TO THE KING OF THE UNSPECIFIED BUNCH OF WEED MADE INTO A ROD or something...

[@reginaduke7451]

Your channel has become one of my favorites!

[@influenza99]

Prince Spotswood "but I don't want to be king. I just want to....sing!" King Bushrod "stop that, stop that. You're not breaking into a song while I'm here!"

[@mawile3037]

fuckin Monty lmao

[@point_decascadia]

I just rewatched that movie! Lol

[@NorseGraphic]

King Bushrod: "Look down son, and see why we named you Spotswood..."

[@russs7574]

Still one of my favorite movies..."She has huge (gestures toward chest).......tracts of land." Ni!

[@uh60rider2000]

I didn't know that his granddaughter married Robert E. Lee and that seems like a HUGE coincidence. However, given that they both lived in Virginia and population was nowhere near what it is today, it is definitely believable given social structure. The granddaughter being from Washington family money and Lee being a salutatorian graduate of West Point with a promising military career and political career had the Civil War not happened.

[@whosweptmymines3956]

Yep, there's also a Washington and Lee University, so named because George Washington provided the endowment and later Robert E. Lee served as its president after the war.

[@GlamorganManor]

Robert E. Lee and his wife were third cousins. He grew up at Stratford Hall which is less than 20 miles from where Mary Ball, George Washington's mother, lived from age 12, so the families knew each other and there were only so many rich families from which a suitable spouse could come.

[@mbd501]

Washington and Lee were both from the Alexandria, VA area.

[@hazelbaumgartner9706]

We had a Bush dynasty that came within a crapshoot of three presidents, there are still Kennedies in positions of power, and four of the richest people in the country share the surname "Walton" but you don't believe American dynasties are a thing? To quote Carlin, it's all a big club and you're not in it.

[@Myne1001]

@@hazelbaumgartner9706 aren't the Bushes even distantly related to George Washington? Or did I make that up in my head?

[@sofirichof]

I actually had this girl in my class when I was in primary and middle school who once brought her family tree for a project and I remember finding it so cool that she was related to George Washington

[@irishdan01]

It is very cool to realize you are related to the 1st President

[@lumeanoastra1252]

It's cool to be related to Ginghis Han

[@frederickdietz3148]

She could've been queen of the united statesians lol.

[@bigchungus1920]

@@lumeanoastra1252 1/250 gang

[@stuartroberson9646]

My class mate in junior high brought in his family tree that showed that he was a relative of Ab Lincoln. The best I could do was to show that my Uncle Rudy broke the college scoring record Feb. 20, 1943, for North Carolina Central University. Recently, my cousin informed me that I was related to Barry Gordy. It's my understanding that he is an ass!

[@participatoroftomfoolery]

i was absolutely not expecting to see Robert E. Lee of all people in Washington's family tree

[@Shocked-Face]

At first I thought the senior line was the most plausible, but after you explained it, the Mt. Vernon line seems slightly more plausible than the Senior line.

[@UchihaKat]

What I learned from this is that the washington family isn't especially virile. That's a lot of 'had no kids'.

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

That doesn't mean they weren't virile, just pickier and more responsible.

[@juancapurro7499]

Rowynne Crowley it was the 1700s. they probably tried to have a lot of kids

[@audreychu5447]

Many kids died

[@jmeds94]

@@audreychu5447 Exactly. There was no sanitary products at that time. There was a high probability that half your kids would die from illness.

[@heyheyhey40]

Maybe they just didn’t want kids

[@scarywaffles2385]

Fake news: 👎 Alternative history: 👍

[@EvanDahill]

Fake News is news that’s true, but makes you look bad.

[@Kizechx]

@@EvanDahill Fake News is news that is fake. This shouldn't be that hard to figure out.

[@azrealle9474]

@@Kizechx Actually Evan is correct. The term fake news was coined by the Trump administration in order to flag true stories that were negative for them. It has nothing to do with whether the story is factual or not. It is a way for someone to signal to their base to ignore the facts that were conveyed.

[@Kizechx]

@@azrealle9474 Sorry but that's not true. The term was first introduced when talking about russian bots that would spread knowingly false information on social media to rile both conservatives and liberals in order to create dissent between parties. That's the only true definition. Just because Trump picked up on this and calls something "fake news" doesn't mean he is right or change the term.

[@chad7554]

You definitely correct a real alternate history from what had truly happened, because seems as if you Caucasian forgotten your history on how y'all came here as slavs.... Y'all wasn't royalty.... but descendants of peasantry of Europe, north Africa and north west Asia! Remember y'all came here as Christians..... right?!

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

Interesting lineup of scenarios! Thank you for the information!

[@Rezgate]

The Robert E. Lee line would seriously be interesting as hell, hbo please make a series out if this

[@ForeverFashionGirl21]

especially because apparently Robert E Lee only fought in the war on the confederate side after Virginia succeeded. He had loyalty to his state and was deeply torn as he admired George Washington and all he did. He was also in the union army before. It is interesting that loyalty to one's state at the time meant so much more than a country. Back when states rights were a very big deal- hence slavery being a diving thing that lead to the civil war- although wrong and a huge reason for the civil war many fought for their states primarily first as a duty.

[@Jaceh5]

thestaceofspade and Virginia itself didn’t even seceded over slavery

[@keyonhutson1539]

Robert E. Lee IV is still alive, he's a pastor in North Carolina. Turns out he's fairly outspoken about his support for BLM.

[@anonymouscommenter7978]

Keyon Hutson shame

[@adriebaby4137]

Bacon lettuce mutton?

[@stevevernon1978]

Bureau of Land Management?

[@DeoVindice999]

The General would be turning in his grave if he could see him.

[@checkmatefurries286]

@@DeoVindice999 thank good the treasonous loser is dead then

[@christopherrobinhood9802]

Now I'm just imagining a GoT type show where the descendants of Washington are fighting for the throne, but like it has a better ending.

[@thatamerican3187]

The Actual ending to GOT is QE2...

[@olarenwajufalusi4979]

The Clintons and Bushes and Obama's and Nixon and Trump and Biden would have either be on the watch or trying to have a seat on the Iron Throne of the United States of the West...

[@russs7574]

It could be a cross between The Sopranos and Warner Brother Cartoons. Family members could be offing each other by dropping giant anvils or pursuing their target with Acme Rocket Skates.

[@tfdbudtz]

That would be great! Set in the 1880s with some nice weird west and steam punk action, I would watch the crap out of that. And probably get a heart attack when in the season finally King George III announces he knows that the Emperor of Germany plans to betray his line, cancels his daughters proposal to the Emperor and instead she becomes the fiance of the Japanese Tenno who declares war on the Republic of California to bring it back under George IIIs rule.

[@alalalala57]

@@tfdbudtz Holy crap I'd watch the shit out of that.

[@katbh]

This was very interesting. I think the most likely scenario is one we couldn't possibly think of because I cannot imagine a peaceful transition of power, what with the fact that the country was volatile and Washington had no son. I think it would have been fruit basket upset. Thanks for the great video!

[@hoopsmcgee8272]

I have no evidence for this claim, just a hunch, but if the US did establish a monarchy I think it would have been a constitutional monarchy, like Britain, and the monarch would have been elected by the Senate, similar to Poland-Lithuania. Fun video though!

[@hoopsmcgee8272]

Since Madison and Jefferson won the debate, we would need to ask ourselves how to sell a monarchy to them. Since both believed that sovereignty resided in the individual states, it seems likely that the Senate would be the institution that elected the monarch rather than rotating electors based on favors. Second, I think the term the monarch had wouldn't be life, but probably a ten year term with a possible five year extension. So this monarch would not be an absolutist, rather, limited in power. I think the US monarch would have more control of the military, foreign relations, treaties, and have the ability to call snap elections for the House but not the Senate (Senate is mostly independent of monarch authority). I would even go so far as allowing the Senate a 3/4 majority veto of monarchical decisions. Essentially, the US monarch would be a combination of the current executive branch and what the prime minister is in the UK with more control over foreign affairs and the military.

[@EmpressMermaid]

Alternate History Hub did a really good video on that topic. You should check it out.

[@hoopsmcgee8272]

@@EmpressMermaid I went to their page and couldn't find the video. Could you provide a link please? It's possible it may have "deleted" as many channels are experiencing older videos being removed suddenly. Thanks.

[@EmpressMermaid]

@@hoopsmcgee8272 here it is. I had to dig a little to find it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqjKpoyVi7uBqMk

[@Nick-ce6lt]

@@SorceressWitch and the states could have had hereditary princes as opposed to governors

[@devonlawton1149]

I think it's kind of funny to think about the British royals getting along with the hypothetical American royals. Queen Odelle would have had a lot in common with both Elizabeth, being a female monarch born in the '20s who came to the throne in the mid-century period, and Queen Brynda would have a fair bit in common with Charles as an older monarch who spent much of her life waiting for her mother to die so she could take on the job she's been trained for her whole life. Brynda and Charles are even born the same year!

[@TheImapotato]

Also interesting would be...if not for American Republic ideals...would Elizabeth have been IN power instead of having a mostly ceremonial role?

[@barbarawaterfield6840]

Interesting and coiincidental sideline: some Americans may know there is a satyirical British magazine called Private Eye which gives alternative names for all the Royal Family. There name for Elizabeth II was not Brynda but Brenda. MW

[@xenn4985]

@@TheImapotato oh damn, that could be spicy.

[@titanicdgamer3837]

@@TheImapotato Elizabeth did have power she could abolish parliament appoint a new minister and besides the government would need her consent for some things but if this were to happen she would probably have more power and monarchies would be more common but at this point and time there are still a bunch of monarchies who still hold power in the modern world and as a complete monarchist i agree with that

[@Alizudo]

​@@titanicdgamer3837 A fellow monarchist? Such a thing is very rare to find, these days. How are you?

[@IamSalvatore]

John Washington is the most hilariously American name I've ever heard.

[@gododoof]

The Jonathan Joestar of the Washington line.

[@marilon]

Why?