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

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[@sidharthvjain1023]

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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]

@@sidharthvjain1023 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.

[@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

[@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

[@PixelatedEclipse21]

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

[@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

[@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 *

[@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.

[@MoneyAwake]

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

[@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

[@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?

[@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]

@Peter Richard-Johnson 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

[@UncleMikeNJ]

I can confirm that Robert E. Lee IV was still alive when you made this video, but, according to an obituary I saw, "died May 14, 2020, at age 95 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland" -- a Union State, although he was a graduate of, appropriately enough, Washington & Lee University in Virginia.

[@UncleMikeNJ]

@@forrestrous4551 Most of which is nonsense. Kennedy did have a secretary named Lincoln who warned him not to go to Dallas, but Lincoln did not have a secretary named Kennedy (although he did have one named John, Hay), and nobody warned him against going to Ford's Theatre. The one I like is that Booth shot Lincoln in a theater, and was caught in what amounted to a warehouse; while Oswald (presuming he was the guilty one) shot Kennedy from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

[@the_americangamer4296]

Robert E. Lee V said in an interview that he has a son named Robert E. Lee VI. Must be super awkward when it comes up. Imagine the class when the civil war unit comes up in history class.

[@colinmccann3824]

@@UncleMikeNJ Booth was caught in a Tobacco barn, not a wearhouse.

[@Saxxin1]

Maryland had slaves.

[@mr.comment5453]

Robert E Lee VI goes to my college Denison university

[@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!

[@headcanon6408]

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

[@micahrios8965]

XD

[@anthonybenci9035]

Who he?

[@anthonybenci9035]

Hold on…

[@headcanon6408]

@@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

[@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!

[@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)

[@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.

[@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

[@TAGanimation]

Fun fact: While George Washington's mother was pregnant, she narrowly avoided death when a storm lightning came down the chimney and killed the guest next to her. We almost wouldn't have had a George Washington at all.

[@bewater8966]

That sounds personal..how often does lightning strike down a chimney?

[@SuperM789]

@@bewater8966 yeah this comment sounds fake. lightning takes the path of least resistance, which would 100% touch the walls of the chimney before touching anything near the bottom.

[@brittybee6615]

I remember reading somewhere that lightening struck Monticello and, to paraphrase , Jefferson commented that the whole place might have burnt down if it wasn’t for that darned Franklin and his lightning rod 😂

[@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

[@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

[@Micheline6918]

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

[@LexTheSteeler]

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

[@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

[@petra8161]

This comment is LITERAL gold

[@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

[@frankie5373]

A queen/king isn't very "American"

[@Andy-bh8hw]

How so?

[@adrianalainez8499]

@@frankie5373 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.

[@frankie5373]

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

[@robinsechriest7052]

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

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

Interesting lineup of scenarios! Thank you for the information!

[@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.

[@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.

[@izzyhope3810]

go tell him his daddy's king

[@lancesay]

dude... this is crazy, how you are able to do this research, bet it took a lot of time and thank you for sharing!

[@pipgang8566]

I mean, the Curtis-Lee line might not be as unlikely as you think. With the liberalizing effects of the revolution, you could definitely see the monarchy working alot like normal land inheritance at the will of the land holder, or otherwise even elected from the royal family by the house and senate. Honestly, the dynamics of how a post revolution american monarchy would've worked is very interesting to me.

[@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. 😜😜

[@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

[@Carlton-B]

With a name like that, he will be the king - of porn.

[@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

[@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)

[@karlwithak001]

This is more interesting and informative than any history class I've ever been in. All hail the Internet! Thanks for this great channel 👍 you are the king👑

[@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.

[@uuu817]

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

[@reginaduke7451]

Your channel has become one of my favorites!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@mr.goodboi2780]

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

[@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?!

[@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.

[@Andrew-vw5vb]

Your channel is like an awesome double edged sword. It's super interesting and, to be honest, I can watch at night because it helps me sleep lol.

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

this iss fascinating, thank you for maling this video🙂

[@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?

[@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?

[@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!

[@jerrilynhenson9024]

This was fun, thank you.

[@Rachel-zf2wm]

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

[@ryanmcsharry9405]

What could have been.

[@headcanon6408]

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

[@aSpectrumofDorky]

@@headcanon6408 the school’s biggest history nerd: 👁👄👁

[@ezekiel440]

cringy

[@CritterKeeper01]

@@headcanon6408 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"!

[@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.

[@RockyMountainPirate]

Loved this! I'm from a branch of the Custis-Lee line. Robert E. Lee's grandmother is my 5th great-grandaunt.

[@Happybidr]

Definitely I would have followed George’s lead and favored the Mt. Vernon line. These are so interesting. I just recently started researching my own ancestors and found links to all kinds of fascinating characters, many of whom have their own Wikipedia pages, lol.

[@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.

[@Nugcon]

The American war of independence is just George vs George

[@ssssSTopmotion]

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

[@NoName-xi3nm]

@@ssssSTopmotion lol

[@Dew2Much]

@@ssssSTopmotion Ayo

[@gatlinggun511]

George civil war

[@yia01]

the 'George War"

[@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.

[@Mmmkaramel]

I had no idea that the name Bushrod existed but now I’m obsessed with it

[@desdae69]

fr

[@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

[@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.

[@wandagreer9144]

I appreciate the history lesson. Good job.

[@GiliGulu1969]

I think it's a very unlikely scenario. But if George Washington had been made a King, I think he might have decided against an inherited monarchy, but would have "adopted" a suitable successor based upon merit, rather than a family member. Possibly this might have been Alexander Hamilton.

[@user-rt7bq4vg3z]

This is what Roman emperors and members of the senatorial class often did. As students of Roman history, most of the founders (had they chosen a monarchy or other “hereditary” government) would have considered this method of adopting meritorious adults to succeed you as the best option.

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

Oh my god, Jefferson would have been SO MAD. Do you have an idea who Hamilton might've passed the crown to? Especially considering. Y'know. Hamilton wouldn't have gotten to be king for very long.

[@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.

[@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.

[@daanpauwels2280]

Rod Spotsbushwood III

[@koolmckool7039]

And mine.

[@fourleafcloveer5011]

I love this channel. I plan to have every single poster you sell on my wall. I think they're just great. I do have a question about this video though because I don't understand why they would offer kingdom ship as an option to George and give the crown to his father. I understand how succession would keep the line going but it would start at George, not his father just because he was alive. Or am I missing something about his father that would've given him the crown for something his son did? Why was that line included?

[@kevinweaver4981]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@deborahworth5291]

Queen Mary. That was fun looking backwards and supposing What if Thank you I enjoyed the silliness for a bit it’s such a crazy world

[@HOLLYNOELLOBO]

This video was so interesting to watch! Definitely gonna have to remember this channel, everything was presented nicely and and it was kept very interesting to watch. It was funny to hear George Washington referred to as “King George I” though lol. Great video though, good job man!

[@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.

[@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.

[@Paradigmfusion]

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

[@lindanorris2455]

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

[@charlesistheman]

Great breakdown!

[@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.

[@anniekallen4472]

Bushrod/ Spotswood 2020

[@ssssSTopmotion]

L

[@Perririri]

Make America Windsor again !!

[@wengercleopatra2150]

Fascinating!

[@kathrynjordan8782]

An interesting entertaining alternative history video. I really enjoy these. Not sure I would want to have been named Bushrod or Spotswood.

[@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.

[@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!

[@julieamos1633]

Love it. I am related to Martha custis washington. And through one of robert E Lee's siblings. So I find this very fascinating.

[@fresholiveoil6490]

I've tried to figure this stuff out for years to no avail! Thanks UsefulCharts for doing the work! I'd love to see a King Robert E. Lee, but the Fifth doesn't sound like a monarch I'd want to live under. He's an embarrassment to the hypothetical American crown just like Princes Harry and Andrew are to the British. One more thing I don't think you mentioned: Washington was like a father to two better known revolutionary figures: Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette. From what I remember, following the Hamilton Line brings us to some guy in Texas and the Lafayette Line immediately goes into European nobility and ends up in Germany or Lichtenstein. But I'd love to see you do a video on them, maybe also some other political dynasties like the Adamses or Harrisons or Roosevelts.

[@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.

[@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.

[@user-zi1bf1oc1i]

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.

[@souhityasen4785]

This channel is so so so so so good

[@aaronl0324]

This was awesome

[@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

[@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...

[@talexb]

Just imagining that there could have been a King Larry makes this whole academic exercise worthwhile. Very entertaining. :D

[@Dartkitten]

King Richard!, Samuels line. Always enjoy these "what if's". Thanks, please keep doing them?

[@kingofmanedits]

Yes

[@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

[@adamyahya9567]

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?

[@magnexion6888]

Super interesting video

[@steveo7767]

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

[@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!

[@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).

[@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