Journey through time to uncover amazing, dramatic and bizarre stories from the past - but also ask the questions, what does it look like now? And what if things had happened differently?
From ancient Rome and colonial Australia, to Victorian era London, early-settler New Zealand and beyond - come with us as we uncover the the pivotal turning points in history that changed the destiny of empires and transformed our world.
Mad Harry - never was a nickname more undeserved. As he himself said, he was always frightened, but every single time he squared up to the enemy, every time he got out of a sick bed to lead his men into hell, he pushed through that fear. His heroism wasn’t born of blood lust or recklessness - it was a calculated defeat of his own fear.
Just discovered the channel and started watching some videos from 5 years ago. Skipoed ahead to see what was happening after the 4-year hiatus.. some other guy that I'm not interested in so skipped further ahead to Tony Robinson "back" again. So are these compilations that were posted over the last few weeks just reposts of earlier things (that is to say, 5-year-old things) on this channel?
Thank you for these wonderful shows. I am old enough to remember seeing the word Eternity written on the pavement in Sydney. He had beautiful handwriting. People would actually step around the writing, so as not to scuff it. Interesting times.
Just remember one thing…until 1900…every crime committed in Australia by a white person was committed by an English citizen…the only Australians u til that time were black. Even if you were born here and white you were British citizen. So there!
As an Indigenous woman born in Perth, it's disappointing you missed an opportunity to speak with Noongar Elders about Walyalup - Fremantle. Our bloodlines pre-date colonisation and lived on these lands in harmony with a rich and varied nature for thousands of years.
Our daughter moved to Adelaide years ago, and so visits to South Australia have occurred on a regular (pretty much yearly apart from 2020 - 2022) since. There's always something new to explore in the Barossa. Found a great chocolate shop in Tanunda last year, a brewery in 2023, and the cheese factory in Angaston is always worth a visit. Oh, and they have wine there too...
There would have been no moon race if the U.S.'s first satellite Explorer 1 had beaten Sputnik into orbit (which it nearly did), and Alan Shepherd's first flight had beaten Yuri Gagarin into space, or conceivably if even John Glenn's first orbital flight had beaten Gagarin. John F. Kennedy desperately needed a way to end the perception that we were perpetually behind the Soviets in space. He was facing heat from conservatives for not being anti-communist enough. So, at Lyndon Johnson's suggestion, he pushed the finish line off to the end of the decade to get the media to frame the race as just beginning, rather than the U.S. having already lost. In fact, in the early years of space exploration, the United States was not behind; Explorer 1 achieved huge successes, while Sputnik merely beeped. The first Mercury flights did many more things than the first Vostoks did, like fly manually. If we had launched those slightly before the Soviet missions, our lead in space would have been apparent, and there would have been no challenge to get to the moon by 1969. We still would have endeavored to get people to the moon, maybe by the late 1970s, and maybe as an international mission.
Englands history was brutal and shameful, so sick of how people wanting to romanticise and put thrills on their own stories and make it out to something else.
Keith Park was said to be the only man who could have lost the war in an afternoon. He was without doubt one of the greatest commanders of the Second World War from any country.
Tony is a deadset first rate storyteller, and those oldies at the Pompey Elliott statue were so lucky to be told his story with a passion that befits it.
IMO another very inhumane torture device was the oubliette. This room, usually the lowest in the castle, would be completely dark except for a trap door in the ceiling. This is where victims would be thrown into the room, and then left there to die. Usually the fall onto the cold, stone floor would, at minimum, cause some injury of some kind. There was also filth and vermin in the oubliette, which the victim would have to use for sustenance. Victims were simply left to die in the room, usually of dehydration.
Damn good work in showing our ancestors giving some insights into some of the crazy part of the American (incl. US) history. Thanks Sir Terry.( info: Texas, old white man.) We need to watch where we are going....both of us.
Everyone read before commenting over ads. The channel does not do that. Its youtube. They have to make money to remain free for you to use. So... Ads. Buy a premium membership to get ad free or continue enjoying a free service and just deal with a few ads.
That's not the channel, it's entirely RU-vid. From Google: "We've removed the individual ad choices for pre-roll, post-roll, skippable, and non-skippable ads. Now, when you turn on ads for new long-form videos, we show your viewers pre-roll, post-roll, skippable, or non-skippable ads when appropriate."
You don't always get ads. That must be on your phone cause i haven't had one yet and halfway through and i don't have premuim. It happens from time to time. Get over it
Anne Perry, the author was a convicted murder?! Even more horrifying, the other became a school mistress; the fact that it was a school for special needs children is even more horrifying. Say what you want about redemption and forgiveness, but that is too far.
@@matukonyc Yes, I hear myself quite well, and if I heard correctly, both girls were in their mid-teens. That is definitely old enough to know that murder is an extremely serious crime; granted, being teenagers, emotional regulation was not a fixed part of their psyche. What I found so disturbing was that one girl went on to achieve fame, and presumably some fortune, from writing about a topic with which she had the wrong kind of familiarity. As for the girl who become headmistress at a school for special needs children, do I really need to point out how that could have gone horribly wrong? Really?!?! I did not say the girls should have been locked away for life, executed or isolated on an island, and yes, I know we live in an age where sensitivity rules, but experience has taught me that there are limits; 14 years ago, I worked at a coffee shop and one of my coworkers was an alcoholic, a drug addict and HIV positive. When he was sober, he was civil enough, but when he was drunk, hungover or high, he was vicious (yes, he quite often came to work that way; he kept his job because management was afraid he would file a discrimination lawsuit and win). Well, he decided that he wanted a career outside of a coffee shop, so he started school to become a phlebotomist. He would talk about his classes when he was at work and mentioned, quite casually, how often "accidents" happened; we were appalled. One young woman, who was braver than the rest of us, pointed out the danger in this situation. His response was a nonchalant, "Well, that will just be their tough luck, won't it?" and laughed (he was only mildly hungover that day). Think about that, the next time you have blood drawn by a stranger. And since I apparently have to spell things out for people, I am NOT saying people with HIV or AIDS should be denied all jobs, anymore than they should be contained in concentration camps; I lost two friends from college and a cousin to this horrible disease. Let me pose another scenario: if you have children, or nieces and nephews, and you found out that their teacher had been convicted 30 years ago, for child molestation, wouldn't you feel at least somewhat ill at ease?
@@matukonyc Depending on the crime some juvenile criminals absolutely should not be allowed in society again. Including the two teens in question. And yes, I know exactly what I’m saying.
This is excellent and Tony floored me when he said he would be the one being spied on! Brilliant powerful historical storytelling. So impressed by his coverage of the mutiny in Australia too
Good I'm glad he isn't. Socialism sucks. It's a product of the fairy wishes of a set of academics who mistakenly believe they will become intellectuals enjoying the dachas while the rest of us trogs labor for the state. In reality, the system will be controlled by sociopaths like polpot, Saddam, & Putin and the "intellectuals" will be labouring along with the rest of us deplorables. 😂😂😂
Love, love, love Melbourne. I was lucky enough to live in Flinders Street just across from the train station and near Young & Jacksons for a while a few years ago (the Unilodge building for anyone who is familiar). My little studio looked down into De Graves Place and across Flinders Street Station and the Yarra River to Southbank. Hosea Lane is always the first place I go to when I go back and visit Melbourne. Melbourne is absolutely without a doubt, the best capital city in Australia - no question (and yes, I have spent time in all the others).
The Japanese bombed Darwin - I think more than once - and there is a cemetery in Adelaide River (NT) where some of the dead are buried. When I went there, I was truly shocked by how many graves there were. They also came down as far as Broome in Western Australia and there was at least one Japanese submarine in Sydney Harbour. All this happened while Australians were off fighting Churchills war (all for good old mother England - right :( I really, really truly hate Churchill (and the Australian politicians of the day).
My late Mum detested Churchill... She said he wouldn't die til he looked into the eyes if every Serviceman who died during the wars who he sent to die for his cause, plus for Gallipoli. (She wasn't Australian, her Dad was Irish, and so despite being born in Scotland - because Grandad joined the Black Watch rather than fight along side any English soldiers - she lived in England her whole life once she got past her earliest years, but she loved Australians and had cousins in Adelaide. (& a paternal Uncle in Ottawa, Canada). My stepdad refused to emigrate to Australia when we could've become 'ten pound poms' and Mum never forgive him for that... I could've been raised an Aussie (🤔) but... Grandad: T.M.O'R.-🇮🇪 26th July 1894 - 14th January 1983... R.I.P.😢😢 Mum: Hilde Elisabeth 🏴23rd March 1917 - 11th October 2015🏴. R.I.P.😢😢 My first set of Twins: Philip Julian Leigh _6_hours, 💔💙 Marianne Zara Cyrena _12_hours,💔🧡 16th Jan. 1992 🏴-🏴 16th Jan. 1992 My firstborn Niece: Sonya Jeanette🏴 6th September 1962 - 24th April 2019.😢. R.I.P. My sister: Teresa Anne,🏴 15th December 1944 - 4th December 2019.😢 R.I.P. (Me: Brigid M.S, 3rd August 1953 🏴...) ♥️🇭🇲♥️🇨🇦♥️🏴♥️🏴♥️🏴♥️🇬🇧♥️🖖
I love that they left in that bit in the intro where people walk in between Tony and the camera. They really couldn’t wait a second longer to leave haha.
