Battle of Edgehill 1642 - English Civil War Begins - Kings and Generals Reaction

[@abcde_5949]

Considering what happened in Russia last weekend, it seems that "going after the advisors, not the King", still holds even today.

[@jaega4247]

Exactly my thoughts as well.

[@PercyIIV]

It will hold true with authoritarian regimes till the end of time

[@anderskorsback4104]

I guess one reason for it being so is that it allows the King an out, a way to accept your demands with less of a hit to his own prestige and authority.

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

Happened in Japan at times as well.

[@wwciii]

I will always remember my mother (from North Carolina) telling me that she was reading a book on the civil war that confused her because it spoke of battles she had never heard of. I asked her what battles and when she mentioned Edgehill I knew she had the wrong civil war.

[@Metatraxi]

Three things to mention. 1. The Earl of Stafford was actually the Lord Deputy of Ireland. The Irish then rebelled because they feared there would be no one to protect them. 2. The 5 MP's had been tipped off that Charles was on his way to arrest them and they quickly slipped out before he got there. 3. Despite the map with the neat boundaries of Royal and Parliamentary territory, I believe, most ordinary people didn't take sides and remained neutral during this whole conflict.

[@ihathtelekinesis]

To add to point 3, Oxford was a rather unusual case. Most of the town supported Parliament, but most of the university (apart from Merton) supported the King.

[@neilbuckley1613]

They should have said more about Strafford. Born Thomas Wentworth, he was one of the MPs who opposed Charles I in the late 1620s. A talented man he decided he didn't want to operate in opposition wilderness and went over to the King. This aroused the hatred of the Puritans who named him "the fallen Archangel". Charles appointed him to a position of authority in the North of England and his success led to him being made the ruler of Ireland. He instituted an efficient but oppressive form of rule he termed "Thorough"; the Irish responded by calling him "Black Tom Tyrant" [ he had no African ancestry, just jet black hair contrasting with his white skin]. Unlike most governors in Ireland, Wentworth was just as oppressive to the Scots/English settelers as the native Irish. This led a stream of complaints back to England by the settlers increasing Puritan hatred for him. When Charles created him Earl of Strafford and brought him back to England to sort Parliament out, Parliament impeached him and declared him a traitor. As there was zero evidence he was a traitor, Parliament didn't want a trial. So they passed Bill of Attainder on him [ one the oppressive Royal powers they vehemently opposed] which however required the King's signature to enforce. In an act of betrayal Charles would later be very remorseful about he signed Strafford's death warrant.

[@phillee2814]

You are absolutely correct on the pronunciation of Berwick, which is pronounced "Berrick". The town has some peculiarities in law, as although it is in England, many things are separately specified in legal documents. Notably, it was the last place to officially finish WW2, as it was separately specified in the declaration of war but not in the surrender. Thus, they were formally still at war with Germany until German reunification when it became possible to officially end the state of war with Germany, as it did not exist as a unified nation in the intervening years. Likewise, Derby, which is as you say pronounced "Darby". There are a whole bunch of other placenames which are mispronounced as well. In my youth, I was a member of The Sealed Knot, an English Civil War reenactment society, specifically, Sir Marmaduke Rawdon's Regiment of Foote, although I sometimes joined other units if my own regiment had a low turnout at a "Muster". I had my ribs broken in a push of pike on one occasion - they are extremely intense, even in reenactment when only pride is at stake. Even though it is now over 40 years ago, I still remember some of my pike drills, and although ours lacked the metal head, they are still extremely heavy, particularly when at the "advance" when you extend the pikestaff as far ahead of you as you can! I did once have the chance to handle a genuine pikestaff, but owing to its age, I was not allowed to demonstrate the advance, as the leverage would likely have exceeded the strength of the wooden shaft - not the best way to treat an antique, which from the gouges at the pointy end did appear to have been used, although possibly not in actual battle.

[@SantomPh]

Berwick is also one of the few English sports teams to play in Scotland

[@needude7218]

Where I grew up the streets were named after english battles (Hastings, Ashdown Edgehill, Flodden, Bannockburn, ect.) , so its always interesting to see videos going into names you're vaguely familiar with

[@lordadmiralclanker2132]

So glad you pronounce Derby correctly is the bane of any conversation about my hometown

[@thecondesce3904]

Hey Chris, UK viewer here and you got our constitutional arrangements almost spot on. We refer to our constitution as an 'uncodified constitution', not confined to a single document but based in a series of key laws and conventions which have developed over the centuries of British government. Generally our constitution rests on four principles, as outlined by our Supreme court (itself a relatively new invention under the Blair government) and those are 'parliamentry sovreignty', 'democracy', 'rule of law', and 'internal law' all of which have developed over time. In addition to these foundational principles several key laws over history are elevated to having 'constitutional status.' - These laws being the Magna Carta of 1215, the Bill of Rights 1689, the Claim of Right Act 1689 ( both established after the Glorious Revolution), which outline the supreme constitutional power of parliament. There are also some several key convntions like the Salisbury Convention, which prevents the House of Lords from blocking 'Manifesto legislation' (meaning legislation which the government formally promised to implement during the election). There are a lot of other laws which make up the constitution such as the 1707 Act of Union, the 1832 Great Reform Act, the 1912 and 1945 Parliament Acts (which curtailed the power of the lords and reformed how MP's were elected) amongst other legislation such as the Representation of the People Act. Whilst this system has worked for centuries it does leave some massive grey areas which occasionally cause problems- for eample when Johnson asked the queen to porogue parliament in 2019 to force through his preferred Brexit deal - this was then reversed by the supreme court on the grounds that he had lied to the Queen, so its interesting to see how that idea of 'corrupt advisors' has stuck around in Britsh constitutional law. Great videos and a great channel.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@stephenparker6362]

Hi, Chris, this really is a brilliant series, I'm really enjoying it. Your pronunciation of Berwick and Derby is absolutely correct. The Lord Acton version of the quote is "power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely " but there are other versions I believe which go back further. I suspect in many cases it is true.

[@benspiers2604]

Hey Chris! I love your channel, I also happen to be from Leicester! We’re always on the lookout for our name being said somewhere, so it was awesome to hear you mention that you could have heritage from here! Also absolutely correct on the pronunciations (including Berwick) and it’s funny as there’s a town near Leicester called Loughborough and I’ve heard multiple Americans come here and pronounce it “Looga-Barooga” which absolutely cracks me up everytime. Much love man, hope you come to Leicester one day.

[@thais6236]

Excited to see this series on VTH! Kings and Generals is the best. If anyone here is considering becoming a member over there, the Prussian and Greek history series they have going are worth the $5.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I've been a patron for Kings & Generals for a long time.

[@justinlay4593]

Flamboyant cavalry commander on the losing side of a civil war, probably could've contributed to a decisive victory but instead went glory-chasing on the margins, Prince Rupert was the original Jeb Stuart.

[@charliederrick1583]

Our constitution is essentially just the parts of the law which refer to the running of government and parliament rather than a specific individual document like in the US. It comprises of multiple pieces of legislation written legislation from different parts of history which lay out the rules of Government and can be added to or removed like any other law with some parts of the constitution being "convention" which means its a tradition that is followed but not necessarily a rule (yes it gets very complicated and there is a massive grey area)

[@TheIronDuke1812]

I live just down the road from the Edgehill battlefield. It's very unassuming nowadays, but there are reenactments every so often near the site, and it's very cool to see pike and shot tactics play out.

[@TheIronDuke1812]

I see that Kings and Generals took some liberty with the cavalry movements, as I believe that at least some royalist horse chased the roundhead cavalry back to Essex's supply train in Kineton - there was a dig years ago where musket shot was found from a potential skirmish in the village.

[@GideonGleeful95]

Fun civil war facts: In my home town of Didsbury (part of Manchester), the Library is located where Prince Rupert (the Royalist General) camped in 1644 prior to the Battle of Marston Moor. Additionally, in Durham where I did my masters degree, Scottish prisoners were held in the cathedral after the battle of Dunbar in 1650. Around 3,000 were kept there, of which around 1,700 died in the cathedral and some were buried close by. The survivors were shipped off to America.

[@kristian2497]

Another fun fact on wars changing names. "The great War" term was also previously used for the Napoleonic wars, before being refitted for WW1(and my guess probably others before that haha).

[@richeybaumann1755]

Very good stuff. Techincally, the English Civil War is a part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. They generally include the 1640 Bishop's War, the three Civil Wars and the Irish Confederate Wars,

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

Fun Fact: If the Grand Remonstrance had not passed, Oliver Cromwell stated that he was going to give up on England and move to America.

[@NarnianRailway]

National Library of Scotland has a great archive of Ordinance Survey (OS) maps available online. Can select a modern location and it lists the historic maps at various scales and detail, some going back to 1600s or earlier. Fascinating to see how areas differed from the modern development having been farmland or forests, road networks and better comprehend battlefield conditions. The rapid changes of the Industrial Revolution are particularly informative. Wonder if some battlefield maps in the video are colorized adaptations of the OS maps.

[@jordanhooper1527]

Definitely pronounced "berrick" not "burr whik"

[@rogerroger9960]

Who really cares though? The UK is completely irrelevant today. 😂

[@benjaminkelly7418]

We have a Berwick in Melbourne, Aus where I grew up(named for the same Scottish town), we also pronounce it the same way “berrick” not “Burrwhick”.

[@Gingerchalky]

This reminds me of how Americans pronounce Warwick as War-wick 😂

[@famousandy1134]

@@GingerchalkyHey! Sorry silly American here, how exactly is it pronounced…

[@Gingerchalky]

@@famousandy1134 we pronounce it war-ick in England, without the second w being pronounce

[@glory2christcmj702]

21:13 Wales is awesome but rarely gets the love it deserves 😔

[@holylaughter1942]

Love the detail in Kings and Generals videos!

[@CaribbeanHistory]

The origin of Blackrod and the knocking three times of the door of Parliament came from when Charles came with his army to the chamber to arrest the “conspirators”. You should do a reaction to the scene from the 1970 movie “Cromwell” where Charles I goes to Parliament

[@thenoworriesnomad]

I live 3miles from Edge Hill..

[@charlesfrancis6894]

When i lived in Banbury my school cross country run would take us to the top of Edge Hill and back .

[@kamikazecosby00]

I've been following you for years..im glad you did this because i was curious as to all of stàrted.

[@rmyikzelf5604]

6:25 Hang on. Technically the Stuarts didn't lose the throne to the Hanovers. Mary was married to William of Orange-Nassau (son of Mary the daughter of Charles I and William II of Orange-Nassau), that's when the Stuarts lost the throne, as had William and Mary had children, and had Williams nephew not died in 1700, the throne would have continued down their lineage. The house of Orange-Nassau. To avert the 'danger' of a Catholic successor the throne was given to a distant relative of Mary in the house of Hannover. So technically, the house of Orange-Nassau lost the throne to the Hanovers....

[@ferdinandfoch7816]

I wouldn't call Charles I a "very Scottish king". Sure, he was born there, but he moved to England when he was 3 years old and didn't return for 30 years until his Scottish coronation in 1633, where he managed to alienate the mostly Presbyterian Scots by being coronated by Anglican rite. While he was Scottish by origin, Scots at the time saw him as an outsider, and Charles seems to have seen himself as an outsider to Scotland judging by the fact he avoided visiting his whole life.

[@britishginge4474]

I live in hull the pub where the parliamentarians held there meetings is still a running pub today

[@tatedavis2016]

One of my history teachers in high summed up Charles I in one sentence: He lost the war, and he lost his head.

[@matthewedmondson917]

You should do a video about 1 interesting historic site in every state

[@coltsfoot9926]

The Wars of the Three Kingdoms was a backdrop to the three English Civil wars that were fought in the same period. The English Civil Wars were not part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in exactly the same way that the Russion Revolutionary Wars were not part of World War One. The first two English Civil Wars were entirely internal wars in England, whilst the third one was a war to stop the Scots interfering in the internal English strife. This is also referred to as the Anglo Scottish war. The two Bishop's Wars and the Subjugation of Ireland by Cromwell were definitely inter kingdom wars, as was the war between England and Ireland that ran in parallel to the Bishop's Wars. So, two Bishop's Wars, two Anglo Irish Wars and three English Civil Wars ran concurrently, but separately from each other. There are four Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and three English Civil Wars that ran concurrently, but separately from each other. To lump them all together under the banner of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms is incorrect and academically misleading as it makes understanding each of the Wars an Impossibility by preventing separation of the reasons for each of the Wars.

[@MalikF15]

Awesome analysis your videos are a gem

[@cobbler9113]

I think the War of the Three Kingdoms comparison is fair for the whole period from 1639-1660, but for many even in the UK, the period 1642-1649 is regarded as more or less an exclusively English Civil War. Appreciate there was Scottish involvement in that time, but as far as I’m aware, no battles were fought on Scottish soil at that time.

[@faeembrugh]

With regard to Scotland's Presbyterians and their relation with both James VI and his son Charles, the kings resented the fact that although the monarchs were respected in terms of their right to rule, in no way were either permitted to be recognised as head of the Scottish Presbyterian faith as Anglicans did with English monarchs. Even when Queen Elizabeth died recently, she was simply another (albeit rather important) Presbyterian denominational faith member. The head of the Church of Scotland is, of course, the Lord God alone.

[@awhite3747]

31:21 Warwick The Kingmaker was the ultimate opportunist in the previous Wars of The Roses!

[@YTBCONE]

Yes it's pronounced Berrick

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

There are not many movies of this period because the aesthetic clash between swords and guns is stomach churning. You get a lot of movies before this period and after this period but very few war movies with both guns and swords on the same battlefield.

[@TheMightyKent]

The one relative I have managed to track to this period who wasn’t somewhere in continental Europe or the Americas was actually a Major in Cromwell’s Army who invaded Ireland, took a bunch of land in Wexford and eventually became a Quaker and was imprisoned for refusing to swear an oath as grand juryman.

[@nicholaswolstencroft9263]

Just found out that Winston Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough is my 10th Great-Grandfather, cool as hell

[@junecaffyn357]

Enjoyed this and just wondered can you do one on the Glorious Revolution please Chris?

[@harveymartin8502]

There's a Berwick near me in Australia and it's pronounced Berrick so I think you're right

[@ET_Bermuda]

There's a video on the LMN channel here on KZbin where a kid eerily recalls a past life of having died in this battle. I don't have the link, unfortunately, but it does exist.

[@sharpw9761]

I have Scottish and Irish in me but that part didn’t come until 100 or more years later. Both of my families moved a lot so yeah i have a hard time tracing mine 😅

[@civilwarfan12]

Fun fact: My family name of Fielding had the 1st Earl of Denbigh a Royalist facing his son the future 2nd Earl a Parliamentarian on the opposite side during this battle.

[@BenFaffler]

Im related to Colonel Daniel Axtell the Regicide directly through his brother.

[@shaggycan]

Kings and Gernerals coverage of the war in Ukraine is an instant watch as soon as they come out. They are so amazing.

[@historyinyourhand1787]

Enjoying this series - great work

[@Sarge80]

All the feuding in england during the centuries prior to these events also destroyed a scottish town called Roxburgh it got besieged and taken over and re conquered so much that eventually it was abandoned, had it stood the test of time it might have been Edinburgh rival as to who would have been the capital of scotland.

[@anderskorsback4104]

Royalist cavalry going to get carried away by pursuit is one of the recurring themes of the English Civil War.

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

Our constitution is based on the 'statute book' rules & laws have to be given 'Royal Ascent' before they make it onto the 'statute book' which in turn means it becomes part of the constitution.

[@afwgames6789]

It is Berwick with a silent W. The way you thought it was originally. I lived not too far from there before moving to the States.

[@isaacbobjork7053]

As a football/soccer team nerd I know the local team in the town is definitely "Berrick" Rangers.

[@alexandersturnn4530]

Let's play a drinking Game for this Series: Take a shot anytime the Royalist Cavalry could have won/turned a battle and wasted their chance by chasing after a fleeing Enemy!

[@dougearnest7590]

Sure, hang on, I need to make a run to the store for more beverage.

[@glory2christcmj702]

13:03 that pretty much sums up the reign and reaction to Henry VI. Guys like the Duke of York were vehemently and blatantly opposing every ordinance of the government from the queen to different advisors to Henry VI who was in fact, one of the worst kings in English history. All the while never going against Henry himself, and even in the midst of armed conflict against his forces, never harming a hair on Henry VI's head.

[@danielferguson3784]

The first action of the English Civil Wars was the barring of to King Charles of the city of Kingston upon Hull by it's governor John Gotham etc, which led to a siege. The ship money was not pointless, as several pirate ships raided east coast ports, & took some ships, during the 1630's. The radicals were always going to demand more from the King than he could give. The same radicals were eager to fight the Catholic rebels in Ireland, & the Covenanters of Scotland, but wanted to take control of any forces needed. Sides taken were dependent on the allegiance of the local gentry, who also provided the MP's, as with the regional Lords.

[@kieranfrancke790]

Charles coming to the house if commons to arrest MPs (twice really) is the reason why we have Black Rod today. Then black dod was a member of the House of Lords and the communication channel to and from the monarch

[@veryscousemike7822]

It definitely is pronounced 'Darby" though spelt "Derby", you are correct.

[@davidmain7030]

I like the term 'War of the three kingdoms' better since there are really several wars that could be considered English civil wars, this is only one of them.

[@awhite3747]

I'm of the camp that will keep it as the "English Civil War". Along with King Stephen & Matilda, the shenanigans with our favourite baddie King John and the Wars of the Roses, this utterly ruinous and bloody war allowed us to experience - for a short time only, thankfully - the corruption and murder possible under an effectively totalitarian religious state in The Commonwealth period. It probably innoculated us from the effects of The Terror that swept France later and set us up for a period of quiet scientific, industrial, cultural and political revolutions right through to the death of Victoria. (And we were quite fortunate that Edward VII was the man he was, understanding that the days of any real power being wielded by the monarch were over with the death of his mother.)

[@gaylewalton1342]

The reason the Kings advisors were tried/killed is because people preferred to blame "bad counsellors" rather than the King. Great video very informative as always. 12:30

[@bfure1]

Funnily enough, Prigozhin did exactly this only last week. History continues to rhyme

[@lorddaniel2882]

Great video! Suggestion: Reuters just did a deep dive about the direct connections to slavery that current political figures still have, including over 100 congress members and 5/6 living presidents. Maybe not a video but worth you checking out on your own.

[@soumajitsen1395]

Ah yes, VTH the Total War gamer, playing Napoleon: Total War while reacting to the English Civil War!

[@jimilmilm]

I suppose the closest parallel we have to a written constitution is Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights (1688)

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

Simon De Montfort’s Oxford Provisions too.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

You are correct with your pronunciation of Berwick .

[@davidwatts-hw2dh]

Roundhead here. Terrible time. Englishmen fighting Englishmen.

[@spencerr.9299]

Anyone else notice Russia's theme from Civ V playing at 4:03?

[@Jason-35D]

At 26:28, is that video play from Total War: Empires?

[@darthcalanil5333]

that "sorry Wales" needs to be clipped :'D

[@joshuareffin3363]

Timestap?

[@darthcalanil5333]

@@joshuareffin3363 21:07

[@thewargodking5463]

Could you do a video on Marco Polo's journey from Geo History?

[@Renamatic]

I wonder if we have any family connections. My father’s family come from West Bromwich. Family name of Clark and my grandmother’s family name was Garbett. I remember she said it has Norman/Viking origin. My DNA shows 85% from the midlands. 😂

[@WilliamTehConqueror]

The "sorry Wales 🫤" cracked me up

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love this series chris! Your content is awesome. Please leave a comment!❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@hanstoli6289]

The parallels to modern Russia is striking.

[@antoinedoyen7452]

About your (beautiful) flag: here in Normandie, the flag is 2 golden léopards. Plantagenets added the third léopard. Do Brits call them "lions" today"??

[@joshuawells835]

In regards to pronunciation, in his Lord of the Rings videos on his other channel, for some reason, he'll drop the "w" in "dwarf/dwarves" and pronounce them "darf/darves." It has become a pet peeve.

[@brun4775]

The reason is the videos are all made with text-to-speech synthesizers rather than being narrated by a real person.

[@joshuawells835]

@@brun4775 Thank you for letting me know.

[@JCRoberts97]

You are correct about Berwick

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

I believe it was 'Ber-wick' at the time, but over the years its now become 'Berrick' its no wonder English is a hard language to learn. 😂

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Wait a minute - did they say February 29, 1638? Was that a Leap Year?

[@imagnome123]

The British (and at this time in history English/Scottish etc) Constitution is specifically unwritten, but its the same principle as the American one and others. Its a set of rules that everyone agrees to abide by for Governance. The difference is that rather than having it all written down on a piece of paper it is instead made up of hundreds and thousands of years of traditions, ettiquettes and some actual laws that we all more or less recognise as the constitution underlining the nation. For instance, the role of Prime Minister is a conventional one, not a specificly legal one. The Prime Minister is conventionally appointed as the leader of whichever Political party controls the House of Commons. The advantage of this is that we politically spend very very little time haggling and legalising about what might be considered 'constitutional' and instead focus on the individual merits of any political notion. Nor do we have to undergo extremely politically challenging proceedings to get those rules changed if necessary, as the nature of the constitution itself naturally shifts over time. The downside of course is that it is more immediately vulnerable to bad actors or those who would push the limits of the system to their breaking point. It also means that we technically don't have any real legal protections for many rights within the constitution itself, even if we do have rights laws ontop of that.

[@stephengilbert-p7z]

your right about berwick.

[@davidwhitfield6025]

Late to the party. The Royal standard shown is that of Queen Anne not of the early Stuart Kings (James I to James II).

[@steveclarke6257]

When it comes to our slight disagreement between king and parlement, the king has to take most of the blame. He can't understand that England's tax system is not going to pay for his personal war in his other domain north of the border, where they have no powers. So is it any surprise they say no to this; because as almost all of the members of the commons were themselves land owners and they were not going to have them and their neighbors personally pay more tax with no benefits to them personally..... Btw nothing has changed with MPs this still happens today . It is in my opinion- this divine right to rule issue coming to the surface, which Charles is personally wedded to this medieval view of ruling but has failed to understand that times have changed in 100 years since the start of Tudor rule. It's the same problem which is son James equally fails with, when he becomes King, and suffers the order of the boot as a result of his lack of understanding... Unfortunately this leads to the rise of the Jacobite rebellions (attempts to restore the Stuart claim.....) this cause and effect can be seen as a driver leading to the 18th century highland clearances and emigration of so many Scots across the Atlantic.

[@SvenElven]

OfficiallyDevin is obviously British himself! Weird that he would mispronounce both “Berwick” and “Derby”! Luckily he pronounces «Worcester» and other such misspelled place names correctly 😉

[@brun4775]

I don’t think he’s British. If you’re basing that on the narration accent it’s not a real person speaking it’s a computer.

[@SvenElven]

@@brun4775 He is definitely British and that's his actual speaking voice. Look him up. Kings & Generals had a different narrator in the old videos before OfficiallyDevin got the job.

[@antonwerderitsch5172]

Anyone know when cromwell is going to be a big name and be in charge of the army?

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

He isn't given command of the army until the 2nd Civil War. Still about 6 years away from that at this point.

[@antonwerderitsch5172]

@@VloggingThroughHistory 👍

[@coologmoredude]

The "sorry wales" shrug came across as so disrespectful. As a Welshman, I'm really disappointed in you for that.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

It definitely wasn't. I have Welsh roots, and my wife's maiden name is Welsh. Nothing but respect for Wales.

[@BlueSideUp77]

Pronunciation -- Just like how Keswick is "Kezik"

[@elliottjames8020]

It is Ber'ick. Kings and Generals are incorrect, like many case the "W" is silent.

[@debuzzard]

English constitution is uncodified - written down but not in one document. Consisting of statutes, parliamentary procedures and convention.

[@paulprescott4904]

It's okay we understand. Don't apologise. We have our own flag (although not recognised then)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😂

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

And it’s an amazing flag.

[@paulprescott4904]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Yes but did you know As an emblem, the red dragon of Wales has been used since the reign of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd from around 655AD and is historically known as the "Red Dragon of Cadwaladr. I really hope some day you deep dive into Welsh history and give us your thoughts. I love watching your videos 😁

[@sterlingmoose9335]

Your pronunciation of Berwick is correct, the narrators is incorrect.

[@dougearnest7590]

Question for those who think Charles should have gone to London instead of Edgehill: Why? Even though there were advantages to an army to be on the defensive from within the city, it seems to me the moral victory of taking London would be outweighed by the physical realities. He would be in a city filled with people who were for Parliament, with the Parlimentary Army still in tact and able to move pretty much at will. Thanks in advance for your responses.

[@louikirkwood5534]

10000% pronounced berrick 😂

[@marcolopez8449]

“Sorry wales..”

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

England has had 9 civil wars not including the inter British wars.

[@raiskis1]

Yeah - some dodgy pronunciations here. Yours are correct.

[@Avatar1977]

As someone from the Northeast of England, close to where Berwick is, I can confirm 100% that you are correct Chris. It's one of a number of British place names that gets routinely mispronounced. Glasgow and Norwich are others that I often cringe at when I hear them being said out loud.

[@Roundhay2718]

"Berr-ick" is correct, not "Ber-wick". Almost no British placenames are pronounced as written. The narrator's accent is... odd.

[@SvenElven]

OfficiallyDevin is definitely British. Weird that he would mispronounce Berwick!

[@shaggycan]

Please don't call it the Three Kingdoms, there are already periods of the same name in China and Korea. Lol I guess that would make it the three Three Kingdoms periods...as Zathras would say "a round three'

[@Thraim.]

Look, I know I didn't exactly apologize, but I still need you to stop rubbing it in.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Huh?

[@Thraim.]

I made a joke that it was me who started the English civil war last episode. Feel free to ignore me, I just need stuff to comment, and I seldom come up with something intelligent ;)