American Couple Reacts: Who Was The Best English Monarch? David Mitchell & Dan Snow Rates The Royals

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American Couple Reacts: Who Was The Best English Monarch? David Mitchell & Dan Snow Rates The Royals! FIRST TIME REACTION! Happy New Year's Eve! This is EPIC! And British History is NEVER boring! We have both quickly fallen in love with David Mitchell simply from the 2 episodes of Would I Lie To You, that we have watched. When we saw this video pop up, we couldn't think of a better way to end 2023! David Mitchell ranting about history, YES PLEASE!! We loved this video and learned so much yet ended up learning that we have so much more to learn! Lot's of questions for us in this one and we would be very interested to hear your opinions on David & Dan's thoughts as well as your own. Try to watch this one all the way through as you don't want to miss a second of it. Thank you ALL for another year of your love & support of our show! We wish you nothing but the best for 2024! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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@TheNatashaDebbieShow 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year's Eve! This is EPIC! And British History is NEVER boring! We have both quickly fallen in love with David Mitchell simply from the 2 episodes of Would I Lie To You, that we have watched. When we saw this video pop up, we couldn't think of a better way to end 2023! David Mitchell ranting about history, YES PLEASE!! We loved this video and learned so much yet ended up learning that we have so much more to learn! Lot's of questions for us in this one and we would be very interested to hear your opinions on David & Dan's thoughts as well as your own. Try to watch this one all the way through as you don't want to miss a second of it. Thank you ALL for another year of your love & support of our show! We wish you nothing but the best for 2024! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

@Elisabeth0801 9 месяцев назад

Please react to Hampton Court Palace

@Elisabeth0801 9 месяцев назад

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@Marli-o4g 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year to you both.

@wildwine6400 9 месяцев назад

Happy new year to you both and all the best for the new year 😃

@valeriejackson7659 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year to you and let us pray that 2024 will bring peace on earth to all. Now back to the Battle of Hastings 1066. King Harold had to March his army north to Yorkshire to fight the Vikings. Harold's army won the Battle of Stamford Bridge, no mean feat taking into consideration that his army had marched 200 miles to fight the fierce vikings. Whilst there Harold was told that William was preparing to invade so Harold's Anglo Saxon army had to March 200 miles back south to fight another invader. His men must have been so tired but despite all they'd gone through they almost won the Battle of Hastings, King Harold was fatally wounded by an arrow in his eye. Historians would argue that the Angle Saxons would have won had they not have been tired out for all the reasons mentioned above.

@themuppetdon 9 месяцев назад

You should watch the Horrible Histories 'Monarch Song' It has all the Kings and Queens from William 1 (The Conqueror) through to now.

@Tobly01 9 месяцев назад

Agree

@joannemoore3976 9 месяцев назад

In fact look into Horrible Histories (the original gang), you'd love it.

@unpreparedwithacapitalf 8 месяцев назад

second this. horrible histories is genuinely really great, even for adults

@sophiabee8924 4 месяца назад

Horrible Histories are a great way of getting kids engaged in history

@lauraburnett9320 9 месяцев назад

The interviewer, Dan Snow, is himself a decent historian with many documentaries under his belt, it`s worth looking up his work if you are interested in our history in the UK.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow 9 месяцев назад

Yes we've done several reactions with Dan

@peterbrown1012 9 месяцев назад

Dan Snow's brother in law is the Duke of Westminster.

@anthonybartlett6924 9 месяцев назад

only if you are prepared to put up with his left wing slant on history.

@faithpearlgenied-a5517 9 месяцев назад

@@anthonybartlett6924🙄 awww not the dreaded left, however will we cope?

@jimmeltonbradley1497 9 месяцев назад

@@anthonybartlett6924 David Mitchell; left wing? Oh dear, how easily those on the right are triggered.

@iainsan 9 месяцев назад

He is a little unfair to Elizabeth I. She was the first really effective female leader in a very male-dominated world. She was probably one of our most intelligent monarchs, who could speak several languages and understand several more. She consolidated the Church of England, successfully put down rebellions against her and also managed to stay within her budget. Things went wrong after her reign because James I spent all the money she had built up. She was a little over cautious and often delayed decision-making, but the fact that the anniversary of her accession to the throne was celebrated by ordinary English people as a feast for 150 years after her death speaks volumes.

@jeffthomas2364 9 месяцев назад

Yes, I think it should still be a feast day.

@helenwood8482 9 месяцев назад

Not even close to the first, but she was an effective ruler.

@greghill7759 9 месяцев назад

Overcoming her biggest obstacle of being a woman was testament to Elizabeth's strength of character. A true leader of men.

@thetruthhurts7675 9 месяцев назад

I think you forget England's strongest female although she was a consort. Eleanor OF aquitaine was first married to the king of France Louis the 7th, she then married Edward the second, and bore him 8 children. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London for 15 years by her husband for supporting the revolt of "Henry the young king" their eldest son against him.

@tonys1636 9 месяцев назад

@@thetruthhurts7675 Mary was also a strong Queen but being a Catholic could not rule alone so it was a joint rule (although she ruled the roost) with her protestant (arranged marriage) husband William of Orange. The only time England has had a joint, supposedly equal, Monarchy. Of course it was William and Mary on documents not Mary and William.

@rowietappy187 9 месяцев назад

Richard the 3rd definitely needs your attention. Lots of controversy, murder and unrest during his reign. They only found his grave a few years ago after 400 years of being missing. There is a fantastic documentary available about the discovery of his body, an absolute must watch gem.

@Bellabob 9 месяцев назад

I was going to suggest Richard lll, I find him fascinating and just love the story of how he was discovered in Leicester.

@rowietappy187 9 месяцев назад

@@Bellabob Have you seen the documentary? It’s actually available on you tube. I think it’s edited though as I remember seeing it on Channel 4. I remember the archaeology team saying where shall we start digging, one pointed at the car park space marked R for reserved and jokingly said R for Richard seems appropriate and unbelievably that was where they found the skeleton. It’s like it was haunted and he wanted to be found ! This bit isn’t in the you tube version that I watched unfortunately.

@Bellabob 9 месяцев назад

@@rowietappy187 Yes I have, it was the documentary that kick started my fascination. My family also visited Leicester a few years ago, went to the Richard lll museum, which was fascinating and visited the cathedral.

@rowietappy187 9 месяцев назад

@@Bellabob likewise, I always thought he was just the Evil uncle that killed his nephews in the Tower till I saw this documentary and started digging through his story....really hope Natasha & Debbie cover him at some point on their channel as they are in for a treat. Thanks for the feedback, take care and have a Happy New year 👍🏻

@julianbarber4708 8 месяцев назад

@@Bellabob Having once lived in Leicester, I was very moved by how the people of the city, treated his remains with such respect.

@florrie2303 9 месяцев назад

One of Elizabeth I’s greatest achievements was putting the right people in place in her Court. The Pope had issued the Christian version of a fatwa against her because she was Protestant. Elizabeth I is sort of credited with inventing the notion of patriotism towards your country. This basically encouraged English Catholics to see themselves first as English, not Catholics, and that their loyalty should be to their Queen and Country, not to some “foreigner” sat in an Ivory tower. In return Elizabeth allowed Catholics to worship the way they wanted, as long as it wasn’t too overt. There were Catholic plots against her, but these all failed, due to her spy master and his network of spies, quite a few of whom were Catholics.

@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 9 месяцев назад

Now that I love! Although Walsingham is still nearly as famous as the Cambridge Five, I didn't know he was an equal opportunities employer in the manner you suggest. And what a typically devious, cunning and nefarious - and therefore brilliant - move. Wow that man had insights into human nature which few even today probably, can guess at - what crafty genius to have moulded all that English Catholic zeal (and therefore major potential headache) to his own purposes. One can just imagine the usefulness of such spies. I imagine the MO was to have them act as agents provocateurs, luring out powerful Catholic families lurking in the furtive Catholic resistance movement. For the heads of such families, the temptation must have been almost irresistible to want to ally themselves with others, the better to help their cause Your comment has certainly prompted me to take a closer look at something I had never heard about!😆❤

@florrie2303 6 месяцев назад

@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 it had a greater long term effect. When James VI of Scotland became James I of England too, one of the most devious and dangerous plots in English history occurred. On Nov 5th 1605 the Gunpowder Plot failed, leading to the arrest and subsequent executions of 4 conspirators (all the others died resisting arrest). One conspirator wrote a letter to one of his kin, a Catholic Lord, who would be present warning him not to attend the State Opening of Parliament. That Catholic Lord went straight to the King and exposed the plot, leading to the arrests. That probably wouldn’t have happened if Elizabeth and her Spymaster, Walsingham, hadn’t been so successful at loosening the Vatican’s grip on English Catholics.

@alskjflah 9 месяцев назад

The audiobook of David Mitchell’s book “Unruly” is narrated by David. I found it a joy to listen to him and I loved his perspectives on English history.

@brucegrossman3531 7 месяцев назад

I read the book on great stuff

@stuartmcivor2276 9 месяцев назад

I have heard the audiobook of Unruly, read by David himself, an excellent gallop through that period of history with lots of humour.

@katherinewithak2865 9 месяцев назад

I love the audio it helps me destress

@Marli-o4g 9 месяцев назад

I think our sense of Englishness starts with Alfred the Great, but it’s true that the first Anglo-Saxon monarch to have a coronation as “King of the English” rather than “King of Wessex” was his grandson in 927.

@neilbuckley1613 9 месяцев назад

Alfred did adopt the title King of the Anglo-Saxons later in his reign

@MrBulky992 7 месяцев назад

I have heard it said that the idea of a unified Anglo-Saxon identity originated with the Viking invasions which brought the various assorted kingdoms closer together and with a common purpose. In terms of the ruling class, the English identity really only got started in the late 14th/early 15th centuries when French was dropped as the official language of the court and the Hundred Years' War made the English and French nobilities start to think of themselves as being divided by nationhood (whereas, previously, the big divide was based on class structure and the nobility across Europe had more in common with each other than with the peasantry of their lands).

@Marli-o4g 7 месяцев назад

@@neilbuckley1613 yes it’s true and his grandson started his reign that way before being acknowledged some years into his reign as King of the English.

@Marli-o4g 7 месяцев назад

@@MrBulky992 absolutely, it was Alfred’s fight back against the Vikings as king of the last Anglo-Saxon kingdom still standing that started to bring that sense of a united Anglo-Saxon people rather than disparate kingdoms, as they had a common foe. Yes it’s true that after 1066 the ruling class was Norman French, but the majority of the people were English and it was really during the Hundred Years’ War against the French that consolidated the sense of Englishness in all strata of society, so I agree with what you’re saying.

@shmuelparzal 9 месяцев назад

For schoolchildren specifically in England, I think we should be taught from the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period onwards (mid-5th century). For the line of the monarchs of England, it should be started with Æthelstan (924 to 927). Like everyone else, I was only taught British history from William the Conqueror. Since school, I've become interested in Old English (ie the Anglo-Saxon language), and I've found there's a ton of interesting stuff that we were never taught in school

@gazlator 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely! The Anglo-Saxon period (particularly post Danelaw, I'd say) is just every bit as interesting as the Norman period.

@jillosler9353 9 месяцев назад

There is never enough time to be taught everything at school. It was the same even when education was reserved to academic subjects with a little bit of practical learning thrown in along with the need for physical wellbeing but before school hours got swallowed up with things parents should be teaching at home.

@mariahoulihan9483 9 месяцев назад

where is time in the curreculum going to come from to fit it all in? It cannot be done in its entirety.

@karenblackadder1183 9 месяцев назад

In 1960s we were taught it all. Obviously not in depth, but enough to give us an understanding of it..

@josefschiltz2192 9 месяцев назад

@shmuelparzal: Odd that, because when I was at school in the sixties and seventies, we were taught from the Romans onwards. This was an ordinary state run primary and secondary modern in a small town in Suffolk in East Anglia. Also the Stone Age and New Stone Age. Of course, there were also the Ladybird History books that we had access to back then - before Disney took over the range that is!! The PacMouse strikes again.

@wildwine6400 9 месяцев назад

Theres a movie on Henry II - The Lion in Winter . Thats all about his struggles with picking an heir. Really good film. It has Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in it

@OnASeasideMission 9 месяцев назад

Worth watching for a brilliant score by John Barry. Also, debut (Check me on that) appearances by Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton.

@DaveBartlett 9 месяцев назад

@@OnASeasideMission Certainly Timothy Dalton's first feature film, but Anthony Hopkins had appeared a year earlier in an obscure Lindsay Anderson movie: "The White Bus".

@ianharrison3662 9 месяцев назад

Also, in 1964, Peter O Toole again played Henry II in "Becket" about Henry's struggle against Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket - played by Richard Burton.

@peterjackson4763 9 месяцев назад

Also a play. I saw Brian Blessed in it.

@OnASeasideMission 9 месяцев назад

@@peterjackson4763 Brian Blessed as King Henry? Damn! I'll bet that was a show to remember. Did meet him once, at the British Interplanetary Soc. He tends to fill the room. 😄

@lucyrigden 9 месяцев назад

The sanitized version of history we are fed in school misses a lot of what David and Dan were talking about. Obviously because some of it is unsuitable for children. Love both Dan and David and their great knowledge.

@mariahoulihan9483 9 месяцев назад

We learnt about being Hung Drawn and Quartered only because a boy in my class asked the teacher to explain it. She was sanitising it and he kept pressing her and she lost her rag at him, stating, 'Its horrid. I WILL NOT talk about it further' lol lol lol.. even at age 12 we all thought that's not good ..

@samuellawrencesbookclub8250 9 месяцев назад

In terms of learning more, I can think of no better place to start than David's own book 'Unruly'

@vaudevillian7 9 месяцев назад

I love David, he studied history at the University of Cambridge - and here at university we only study one subject rather than majoring, I did history too and it was 3 years of nothing but history modules. But you get to choose where you focus and what you pick specifically

@nolajoy7759 9 месяцев назад

I am quite happy to end my year with you guys and David Mitchell. 😊 he's a favourite of mine too.

@gillcawthorn7572 9 месяцев назад

I have lived during the reigns of three monarchs. My sister, who is 3 years older then I am ,has lived during 5! George Vth ,Edward VII, George VI, Elizabeth and now Charles III.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow 9 месяцев назад

That's incredible!!

@gillcawthorn7572 9 месяцев назад

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Oh, forgot to mention WWII as well !

@AndrewBroadhead-kb7oc 9 месяцев назад

My grandma and grandad (who are both dead now) lived through Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II (so six monarchs).

@gillcawthorn7572 9 месяцев назад

@@AndrewBroadhead-kb7ocThank you ,now corrected.

@wickedclippers51 9 месяцев назад

If you want to learn about queens of England, check out ‘she wolves’ Matilda and Eleanor or you can check out Henry the 8th mother and grandmothers, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth wood ills and Margaret Beaufort ( history tea time by Lindsay holiday does a 25 min RU-vid video of these ladies) women behind the thrones are fascinating

@henriettafinch6057 8 месяцев назад

I’ve had one of the worst days of my life and maybe a RU-vid video about the monarchy seems like a weird thing to watch but you are just such a safe kind couple that it really calmed me down and gave me a few moments mentally away from everything else. I hope you know how special you are. Thank you ❤

@susanpearson-creativefibro 9 месяцев назад

I think they just touched on a very important topic, certainly from modern history. The importance of the Monarchs spouse. Queen Victoria with Prince Albert was a great success. Throughout her years of widowhood she became a practical recluse. Queen Elizabeth II literally said Prince Philip was her strength and stay. Although Diana was beloved Camilla has elevated King Charles and Catherine has brought a stability to William.

@robert-hh2ft 9 месяцев назад

love david mitchell dan snow and history

@lizcanavan1787 9 месяцев назад

Hi, happy new year. David Mitchell and his buddies ran a series of history programs called Horrible Histories, factually correct but done in such a funny way you don’t forget them, definitely worth a watch if you like history.

@ianprince1698 9 месяцев назад

horrible histories is just what children love no the sugar coated stuff or perhaps just the boys and tom boys

@zachm2331 9 месяцев назад

Debbie is a Civil War buff? That’s awesome! It would be cool if you guys could react to some Civil War content and Debbie could add some of her expertise. :)

@erikdalna211 9 месяцев назад

Which civil war?

@zachm2331 9 месяцев назад

My bad, the American Civil War

@breakbeatkid 9 месяцев назад

Alfred the Great is a great place to start! He's widely believed to be the founder of english monarchy, the first 'King of the English'. It would give insight into the anglo saxon period, the resistance against the vikings and the danelaw, it also gives insight into the heptarchy. his reign and reforms laid the foundations for law, society and governance that we live in to this day in England, and a large part of the world by proxy. His reign also shaped how the relationship between church and state was structured for centuries.

@DavidCalvert-mh9sy 9 месяцев назад

My love of history really began when the family moved to Engand, (north east Yorkshire to be exact), and I went to high school there. I was being taught this incredible, colourful and at times violent history, while surrounded by the actual castles, battlefields and palaces featured in the narrative. When the family emigrated to Australia I carried the desire to learn the local history of my new found country. By the time I reached the age of 20, I knew more about the history of Australia than most of the Aussies I knew. More importantly, knowing history helps to predict future outcome directions from current events. (No one can predict the future, but history helps in seeing where things are likely to go).

@wildwine6400 9 месяцев назад

Theres an animated video on here "All English Kings and Queens animated history documentary" it just goes upto Queen Elizabeth II , but it gives interesting little details on each king and queen. Its about 17 minutes long

@scottmccarter861 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year my friends thank you for making me so welcome. As for the video itself I assume that the reason William the Conquer is seen as first is that His coronation was the first to take place at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.

@barryford1482 9 месяцев назад

Natasha and Debbie are my favourite Queens

@TheNatashaDebbieShow 9 месяцев назад

😊😊

@helenwood8482 9 месяцев назад

This is all very accurate and I like it. The nasty thieving bandits thing is true, but we were doing it to the French and they did it to us first.

@nellieknifton 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year! Dan Snow and David Mitchell on history is a great watch. A great writer on the Queen Consorts is Alison Weir. She has written several books on the subject, a great one on Eleanor of Aquitaine and another on the Queen Consorts.

@goodshipkaraboudjan 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely love it when you ladies share these interesting topics that I really have not paid any attention to. Hope you two and everyone had a great Christmas and have a wonderful New Years. Thanks as always!

@kathrynross1613 9 месяцев назад

Great video ladies very interesting love history and you should have a look at the peep show it's very funny happy new year to you both xx

@sassyjintheuk 9 месяцев назад

That was a really interesting show. Thank you both. David Mitchell is quite amazing. I'd start with Henry I V. But that's only 'cos that what we did at school. My favourite monarch is Queen Elizabeth II with Queen Elizabeth I as a close second, if you see what i mean? Hope you read this far. Because this is the bit where I wish you a very Happy New Year and great success in your endeavours. Wherever they may take you.❤😊🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

@christineharding4190 9 месяцев назад

Elizabeth 1 has always been a heroine of mine. I knew that she was mean and did not like spending money but I admired her for holding her own against her ministers and not being bullied into a marriage she didn't want. There were several Catholic assassination attempts on her life, disgracefully approved of by the Pope, but she never backed down.

@helenwood8482 9 месяцев назад

On the subject of great women, you need to find out about Alfred's daughter, Aethelflaed. A great Saxon leader.

@littlemy1773 9 месяцев назад

And not forgetting Boudicca! She was a power to be reckoned with though I know she predates the Saxons

@michaelsargeaunt 8 месяцев назад

True..... the Lady of Mercia, but never a queen of England.

@wildwine6400 9 месяцев назад

If you want a video on Henry I theres a 25 minute video here, a lot of the others are atleast an hour "A Brief History Of Henry Beauclerc - Henry I Of England" Henry II is hard to find one that isnt 45-60 minutes, but there is an animated 10 minute video by the same person who did the All the Kings and Queens video I mentioned in another comment "Henry II - English Monarchs Animated Documentary"

@katydaniels508 9 месяцев назад

Amazing video ❤ I sometimes forget how much I love history 😁

@TheNatashaDebbieShow 9 месяцев назад

It's so cool, isn't it!?!?

@katydaniels508 9 месяцев назад

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I’ll definitely be watching it again later 😁

@harrycox8085 9 месяцев назад

If you want to deep dive into English history I would highly recommend David Starkey, one of the UKs most renowned historians, especially with the Tudors!

@erikdalna211 9 месяцев назад

Schama is renowned, Starkey is a storyteller.

@cherryblossom3046 9 месяцев назад

DAN SNOW IS A HISTORIAN AND HAS DONE A HUGE NUMBER OF BBC HISTORICAL AND WAR DOCUMENTARIES! DAVID M, the comedian isn't that well known for history as he has a degree: B.A. in English and American literature and an M.A. in comparative literature and only an ex-teacher! Dan Snow, the specialust historian, must be rather amused talking to and hearing history things from DM's view point! As for E the First, she wasn't all smiles and flowers! She had people beheaded, including Mary, and she led the war with the Spanish Amarda! She was as ruthless as Queen as any king would've been!

@braces2 9 месяцев назад

I have a soft spot for Edward vi. He was Henry viii son. But more importantly he founded my secondary school in 1552. My school was The King's School, Macclesfield.

@johnhockenhull2819 9 месяцев назад

Unless you’ve done one and I’ve missed it then you should watch a video about The Magna Carta because that covers the power (or not) of the British Monarchy.

@bhangrafan4480 9 месяцев назад

As someone who was brought up in the UK, sometime ago, and had an education at a very traditional school (think Hogwarts), there were certain characteristics which meant that English Kings were recorded as 'Great' or 'Bad'. 1) Any king who was a total warmonger always attacking other countries and starting long wars, was always a 'Good' king (e.g. Richard I, Edward I, Henry V). Any king who was peace loving and tried to develop England's domestic conditions was a 'Bad' king (E.g. Edward II, Richard II). 2) It goes without saying that any king believed to be homosexual was 'Bad' and usually came to a painful end. The real reasons for why history has been written like this are easy to see. The nobles all benefitted from wars by acquiring land, which was the source of all wealth in the middle ages. So of course they wrote warmly about the kings that enriched them. I am not so sure that anything has changed much. Today wealth is less from agricultural land, but more from oil fields, mines, and other economic resources. So we find that any warmongering POTUS is remembered well (e.g. Reagan, Clinton), while the more peace loving ones (Carter), are sneered at as failures. It is the same people in charge of society.

@anthonycunningham8116 9 месяцев назад

Bare in mind you will be taking David Mitchell's very one sided, shall we say 'Metropolitan, BBC, never knowingly Pro British' standpoint of history, so take with caution his views on the likes of Elizabeth I or Henry V. Also, neither he nor Dan Snow are professional historians, so whilst their books on the subject might be fun, they don't necessarily stand up to academic rigour.

@michaelsargeaunt 8 месяцев назад

King John is the most hated King in English history and is usually called King John the Bad. He is, therefore, my favourite. He fell out with the Pope, who excommunicated him (Brexit?). He took on the Barons who people think helped found English democracy, but who were just a bunch of mafiosi thugs. He reneagued on just about every agreement he signed including the Magna Carta. He stole one of his wives from her own wedding ceremony. He correctly realised that Richard the Lionheart was a rotten absent king. He didn't like Robin Hood. He lost the crown jewels in the Wash and died in a marshland monastery surrounded by his last four supporters. But he was quite nice to my family, giving them titles and lands, So he is definitely my favourite King.

@MillerWright-mb1ob 9 месяцев назад

Well, whatever your ethnic origins, it's your history too, in much the way that the old and new testaments are linked. probably not the best analogy, but still. Look at Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, Alfred's daughter who ruled what is now the Midlands, Birmingham etcetera, or home as I know it. Elizabeth I's biggest failing was in not leaving an heir and letting in the disastrous Stewarts.

@philipcochran1972 9 месяцев назад

You may be interested in watching the 1970s BBC mini series Elizabeth R, all about Elizabeth the first.

@F11BAR84 9 месяцев назад

Great video and 2 great historians, always enjoy the work of Dan Snow. Hope you both have a great day, and see you in 2024 🎉😊😊

@aidiess 9 месяцев назад

David described the British of that time who invaded France as " Nasty, thieving barstewards " - That's pretty much how Britain behaved right up to fairly recent times. If we wanted it - we took it by force or stole it ! We exploited so many countries and so many peoples that we really do not have the right to be critical of others !! Unfortunately, we were not alone as that was the way "international business" was done back in the day . America itself is a case in point, and that influence still pervades to this day.

@megfreeth4377 9 месяцев назад

This was great British history is so convoluted I love it ❤ thanks for showing this x

@TheNatashaDebbieShow 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Meg!! We enjoyed it too

@catgladwell5684 9 месяцев назад

Charles Dickens's A Child's Historu of England is very informative, and surprisingly easy to read. Maybe because he wrote it for his children.

@DigitalRageInc 9 месяцев назад

Im a proud young fogie , I traced my family back to 1440 and the court of Henry VIII , a man called John Wreyford is mentioned in court records of the time , it seems he had some sort of deal going on with the King where they traded property thoughout the south of England

@richardhathaway2901 9 месяцев назад

David Mitchell is brilliant. If you can get it take a look at "Upstart Crow", a sitcom where he plays Will Shakespeare. His radio programme called "The Unbeleivable Truth" is also great.

@vaudevillian7 9 месяцев назад

I don't know if I have a favourite monarch but Henry VII gets overlooked and he gave a solid foundation for a period of peace and prosperity after the Wars of the Rose - and as a 'modernist' he is that transitional King that saw the move from late medieval to early modern. His era was the birth of the modern age in Britain and we see that through his policies. But otherwise I agree the Tudors are very overrated, or more so over represented. George III, the Gentleman Farmer, is very interesting when you look at him as a real person and not a rallying symbol for the Patriot cause. I find Queen Anne rather interesting too.

@williambailey344 9 месяцев назад

Happy New year's eve ladies, you need to watch Horrible Histories its a kid/Adult program but there is a song from that show that tells of all the kings and Queens there have been in the uk. Its just a snippet of there lived but its all very true 😊.

@andreathompson7896 9 месяцев назад

If you are interested in watching something that explains the norman invasion well then I recommend the second episode of Simon Schamas History of Britain. Episode 1 covers stoneage, iron age and the Romans, episode 2 explains the relationship between the viking kings Cnut, etc the Anglo-Saxon kings and the Dukes of Normandy. It also explains why King Harold became king ( the king defeated by William the Conqueror)

@georginalahiri6339 9 месяцев назад

Rex Factor is a great podcast that goes through all the monarchs in great detail but in a humorous way They rate them all to decide which had the 'Rex' Factor. It's very engaging and really brings these monarchs to life x

@MillerWright-mb1ob 9 месяцев назад

David's book might be the best start, keeping in mind, and I haven't read it, it's his take on the subject. But isn't that always the case.

@kimjohnston6723 9 месяцев назад

I have just started watching your channel and love it. I also have a soft spot for Elizabeth the First. I would like to see you do a video on Richard the Third and the Prince’s in the Tower. Would enjoy hearing your opinion on the subject.

@simonbeaird7436 9 месяцев назад

36:30: Edward IV is seriously underrated. He sponsored William Caxton to set up the first printing press in England, with all the consequences that had.

@gilledwards9302 9 месяцев назад

Most awful kings? Henry VI and John (Lackland).

@Obi-J 9 месяцев назад

Elizabeth I will always be my favourite, not for any historical reasons though, it's entirely due to Miranda Richardson as Queenie in Blackadder.💯

@pjmoseley243 9 месяцев назад

your right I give you my 100 percent support.

@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh 9 месяцев назад

The most fascinating thing that doesn't rise up much is the importance of the queen. Kings married for alliance (before Anne) and many queens brought with them vast tracts of land or connections to rich noble families.

@Obi-J 9 месяцев назад

Yes but after centuries of such alliances, the noble families all became quite heavily interrelated with one another. The practice of "keeping it in the family" led to a limited gene pool and a degree of inbreeding, even today the remaining Royal families of Europe are all related to each other in one way or another. Pretty sure even the late QE2 was distantly related to her husband Philip if I recall correctly.

@Obi-J 9 месяцев назад

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were 1st cousins.

@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh 9 месяцев назад

@@Obi-Jyes they were related . Philip's mother i believe was a great grandchild of Queen Victoria.

@rerenaissance7487 9 месяцев назад

Mark Corrigan is a character in Peep Show. Worth a watch, though you might not get into it.

@helenwood8482 9 месяцев назад

I love David Mitchell. He's right. History is all about picking sides.

@wildwine6400 9 месяцев назад

I think William the Conqueror is very important and good to start with as it helped shape England. Biographics has a video on him "William the Conqueror: Warrior King"

@goltandburlach 9 месяцев назад

1066 four serious hard cases, trying for a throne. I studied that for four years it's proper dark!

@the_yorkshire_pudding 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year to you both. As always, a pleasure to watch.

@markduggan3451 9 месяцев назад

David isn't just funny but very educated, as is his wife.

@jomc6734 9 месяцев назад

David's book, Unruly, is quite good. I listened to the audio book, which is read by him. I enjoyed it. I don't have a favourite monarch but my favourite period to read about is the Wars of the Roses through the reign of Elizabeth I. Dan Jones has a couple of series Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty, about the Plantagenets beginning with Henry II, and Britain's Bloody Crown, about the Wars of the Roses.

@dirtbikerman1000 9 месяцев назад

The battle of Hastings still resonates today in the form of a car insurance company

@jillybrooke29 9 месяцев назад

I live near Hastings, East Sussex and pass Senlac (Blood) Hill on The Ridge, a lot. My 27th great grandfather Adam de la Lone (now Lane ...descendant of a warring Viking who invaded England in 890) came over with Wm the Conq sadly as they killed a lot of village residents up the road from here near Pevensey Castle (Roman and continuous historical castle). The actual historic site is Battle Abbey in East Sussex with monuments to where Harold finally fell. Hate Wm the Conqueror, love Elizabeth 1

@transmission3143 9 месяцев назад

You have traced your ancestry back 27 generations.. and I am the first person in 5 hrs to find that worthy of comment? That is a remarkable achievement. I always find it strange to think that every one of us has ancestors who were alive at any point in history we care to name, and wonder who mine were... if I could see them all, how far back would there still be a family resemblance? Anyway, thanks for posting.

@frankripley6401 9 месяцев назад

His depth of knowledge is not surprising as his degree was in history from Cambridge uni. O.K., he only got a 2.2, not I think due to lack of intelligence but other distractions ( building the foundations of a career in entertainment, perhaps?). I must borrow his book if my local library stocks it. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

@sandywatson 9 месяцев назад

I recommend watching/binging, The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess. TV series based on Phillipa Gregory's books, they give you an insight into some of the history whilst also being hugely entertaining. 😉

@andreathompson7896 9 месяцев назад

Favourite monarch of that era Henry II, second favourite Edward IV. Henry II is credited with reforms to the law and making it be applied in the same way throughout England. Something we just take for granted now, but was a real issue in medieval times. EdwardIV was a monarch during the wars of the roses and was pretty good considering he had to kill the previous King in order to get there. Most fascinating king that was just plain bad , King John. How he behaved once he got power, what he did to his niece and nephew, divorce and remarried once he realises being the king means he can do better. The Magna Carta is just one big list of all the horrible things he used to do to people. There aren't many monarchs which were so bad the barons invited the King of France to invade and usurp him.

@shelleyphilcox4743 9 месяцев назад

Henry II and the incredible Eleanor of Acquitaine and their brood is a fascinating read. Overlooking Eleanor in this conversation in respect of Henry II and his ruling of the Angevin Empire is the big mistake Henry himself made in the end. She got the last laugh.

@TonyWilmott 9 месяцев назад

David Mitchell is superb. He stars as Shakespeare in a period comedy based on Shakespeare called 'Upstart Crow' - do give it a go - probably the best thing he has done.

@helenwood8482 9 месяцев назад

Matilda is my favourite mediaeval monarch. It's a shame her throne was stolen by her incompetent cousin.

@transmission3143 9 месяцев назад

Yes, and she seems to have been erased out of our history as a monarch. Not so long ago I read Helen Castor's She-Wolves and was astounded to learn that she wasn't just a powerful queen consort as I'd assumed, but in her time was considered the monarch and was titled "Lady of England". That in many quarters a female monarch was considered an abomination makes it all the remarkable.

@anit4525 9 месяцев назад

Wishing you both a Happy New Year, and I hope you continue with your great Chanel.

@colinandrew7745 9 месяцев назад

I think Natasha and Debbie would find the history of Boudica interesting. She was Queen of the Iceni tribe in Norfolk who led an uprising against the forces of the Roman empire around AD 60 or 61. The uprising failed but she became a heroine.

@MikeSmith-ye9ho 9 месяцев назад

I live in Tewkesbury, where One of the largest battles of the Roses took place in 1471. It’s where Edward of Lancaster also known as the Prince of Wales was killed Queen Margaret was captured They took refuge in tewkesbury Abbey The Yorkies threatened to burn the abbey down if he wasn’t handed over, and they surrendered. I think it’s the largest re-enactment of the battle in the country. I went to the very first one when I was in my mid20s. It was a gang of us drinking in a pub called the Black bear the oldest pub in Gloucestershire we all got together and went to the battlefield where we played so fighting with sticks got stoned and drunk round the campfire and it just got bigger until it’s the re-enactment it is today

@merlynphillips7502 2 месяца назад

This is so entwined with our history of which. Ther is so much you cannot walk any where in uk 😮with out reading on it

@merlynphillips7502 2 месяца назад

Treading

@neilmccarthy5102 9 месяцев назад

I think to gain a knowledge of the early English/ pre-English (and to some extent, most of north Europe) in dramatic form, I would recommend watching ‘The Viking’s’ . Although much may be historically incorrect, it bases the drama around documented events/characters in Britains past circa 700AD-1050AD. Quite brutal though!

@gilledwards9302 9 месяцев назад

Henry II was undoubtedly the bees knees in my book. He held England and gained most of France thanks to his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Unconventionally for those days, the young Henry and the older Eleanor (recently divorced from the King of France because she failed to bear him heirs) actually fell madly in love with each other and went on to produce a brood of vipers. The French king really resented this! Above all else, he introduced a legal system which pertains around the world to this day.

@helenwood8482 9 месяцев назад

Elizabeth I held power against the odds. She was over cautious and a little paranoid, but it's understandable. She had style and a sense of humour.

@coot1925 9 месяцев назад

Our history along with the rest of Europe is very complicated. I did a DNA test and it turns out that I have a lot of Scandinavian blood in me, so I'm part Viking, part Saxon (German) and part Pict with some French thrown in. Ooh, what a mess. If you want a giggle about Elizabeth the 1st I suggest "Blackadder" second series. I'd love to see you girls laughing at a comical twist on history. Happy new year my lovelies. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

@Obi-J 9 месяцев назад

I second this "react to Blackadder" suggestion. All 4 series, including the first series(yes, it's not as good as the others but it's not that bad and shouldn't be discarded altogether, as others may suggest.)

@nigelbundy4008 9 месяцев назад

If our late Queen had done an DNA test English would have come long way down the list. Mainly Scottish from her mother, German from all the German protestant Kings brought over to rule, who tended to marry German princesses, a little Welsh from the Tudors, etc.

@jeanettecardinal790 9 месяцев назад

@@Obi-J , love Blackadder The Tuder series. "Bells, Head, Potatoes" hilarious.

@marilynstuart7405 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year Ladies it’s been great 🎉😊

@michaelisles4756 9 месяцев назад

Very interesting video, never looked at kings & queens that way but enjoyed it ❤❤

@space1999 9 месяцев назад

Peep show is a very funny show that you SHOULD react to, it's filmed in a different perspective... u constantly see situations through the characters eyes.. Mitchell co wrote and starred in it...

@davidricks7128 9 месяцев назад

Holy Island of Lindisfarne - Lindisfarne Castle & Holy Island Causeway | Northumberland, England ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FQJgfQIyh1I.html

@carolineskipper6976 9 месяцев назад

Certain periods of English/British history are as complex as any soap opera. We went to the Richard III Visitor Centre last year, and spent about 40 minutes in the room which is just a mural of the family trees of the various factions suring the Wars of the Roses, trying to get to grips with who was who, as the crown bounced backwards and forwards between the two sides. I guess if you are interested by several Monarchs, maybe start with the earliest of those, because what came later is informed by what came before.

@jimmeltonbradley1497 9 месяцев назад

One of my close friends is a successful songwriter and rock guitarist. However, he was also a very keen archaeologist - - this was when he was in his 20s. We, in the band, couldn't really understand it back then. Nowadays, he and I are both in our 70s, but I've joined him in his interest in both Archaeology and history, and understand him in a way I never used to.

@janicemansfield5258 9 месяцев назад

Henry the 8th

@Carl-Hancox 9 месяцев назад

Morning lovely ladies , happy new year in advance , look forward to another year of your best work , im guessing Henry the 8th will be pretty high up on the list , as most of his wives would have attested , had he not taken care of them , love ya both xx

@Finchie_97 9 месяцев назад

I can only go by what i enjoyed learning in school, and that was the vikings, William the Conquerer, and the tudors.

@Anniem97 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year to all!!

@seijika46 8 месяцев назад

Best king: Edward I ('Longshanks'), Worst: Edward II; Best queen: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Worst queen: 'Bloody' Mary I.

@trispritchard 9 месяцев назад

British history post-1066 is a lot more detailed, simply because the Normans were probably better at recording events (that and the fact that William the Conqueror undoubtedly made a lot of Anglo-Saxon history 'disappear' as he attempted to rewrite history to suit himself.....). A video on The Battle of Hastings in 1066 (the last time England was successfully invaded) would be a good place to start as the Norman victory probably changed England more than any other single event. Also, Dan Snow has done some excellent documentaries on a wide range of historical subjects; well worth a watch

@drewc981 9 месяцев назад

Happy New Year! Just a suggestion I think you might like for the new year. You should see if you can find some good videos about traditional Irish sport through the Gaelic Athletic Association or GAA - sports like Irish hurling/camogie (women's hurling) and Gaelic football. There's also handball and something called rounders but the hurling and gaelic football are probably most popular.

@MrNathansdad 9 месяцев назад

Speaking of WILTY, their latest Christmas episode has David on with Victoria and it's hilarious. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n9PYqOLze64.htmlsi=9aOcywhTlv77a9ZV