Dan Snow and Dan Jones Discuss 'The Coolest Man in Medieval History' 

Reciting the past does not take much, in as way of "brilliace". I do like many historians though, before I sleep

Same here

All big on the Prog Rock scene in the 70s.

@@paulh3935 I am sure I saw the 'Sword Brothers of Lavonia' the supporting local band 'Sweaty Betty'. in our Arts Centre once! the Tuetonic Knights were big on The Gay Scenes, and the Order of Lazarus just died, so sad. There was a brief revival, but it fizzled out and not much more was heard of them.

That’s funny.. showing your age there. I wonder how many people got it. 😂😀

@@Min61449 Not many. If they haven't seen it on Netflix or been told by a Minister nothing counts.

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 meow! Boomer says what?

That is truly awesome!

He is pretty cute. He doesn’t look like your stereotypical historian at all.

His books are very well written and easy to read.

Try on RU-vid there's a tonne

Dan snow is a bit more than a television presenter.

Yes, however the two of them together becomes Jon Snow and that makes them knowing nothing.

Liliana V.A. Hough definitely my favorite historian

I have all of his books...they're awesome! He's Brilliant!

Which one?? 🤣🤣

@Ellen March ..😂😂😂 Dan Jones lol

Secrets of British Castles is soooo good

Road dripping! My mind is boggling. Does that involve tarmac? This is Dumb Down. Anyone who cites Dan Brown as a reference is in Poundshop History territory right there.

William de Marshall * Norman heritage..

@@thgentleman9210 doesn’t ‘de’ mean of, which would mean William was from ‘Marshal’. ‘Marshal’ however was not a geographical region, it was a leading role in the English government, hence the name ‘William the Marshal’, because he was the Marshal

@@thgentleman9210 Robert de Bruce= Robert the Bruce = Robert of House Bruce = Robert Bruce, it's all the same.

The greatest knight was chevalier de bayard

@@Heisenberg882 what makes you say that

Medieval art & imagination is simply sublime. The music is something else too. Highly recommend giving it a listen. It's otherworldly with knobs on

The Irish (for 800 years) didn't.....neither did the Scots 👍🏼

Me Too! English History Rocks!!!🥰⛪🇬🇧💖💕

@@malahammer Relationships probably would have been better under a Anglo-Saxon king than a Norman king

@@malahammer Paul, the Anglo-Normans became "more Irish than the Irish themselves".

Roger that

Emma Peel.

Read Templer Silks by Elizabeth Chadwick. She wrote 3 books about him as novels but completely true to facts.It explains why he waited until his deathbed to convert.Stay well everyone.Love from New Zealand.

I too am descended from William Marshal through two daughters Isobel and Eva. Have read a few books about him. Such an interesting man. Would have loved to have known him. Must go to the Templar church next time I'm in London if I'm lucky enough to travel again from Australia.

Another descendant here.

I'm also a granddaughter through his daughters Eva, Maud, Sybil, and Isabel, but I'm also a granddaughter of the Plantagenet Kings and Simon de Montfort among many others but William is my favorite. If you love William as much as I do you have to get a copy of the biography his son William had written about his life , "The History of William Marshall". He did indeed take his Templar vows on his deathbed, and because one of the vows was chastity, he gave his wife one last kiss before he made his vow.

Another descendant of William and Plantagenets here too

Amazing history

Marshall had one quality most others lacked: loyalty. He was truly an amazing man.

And briefly to the infant Henry III!

@@Conorp77 yes, stopping the french Louis VIII taking over England at age 72 battle of Lincoln remarkable

“My life, when it is written, will read better than it lived. Henry Fitz-Empress, first Plantagenet, a king at twenty-one, the ablest soldier of an able time. He led men well, he cared for justice when he could and ruled, for thirty years, a state as great as Charlemagne's.” Such an underrated King.

"Never judge a book by it's cover." 🇨🇦✌🏻❤️

I think you’d be even more surprised by his preferred choice of music! And outerwear attire, very rock n roll ;)

@@jt0094 And his wife Jo is very cool!!

@@rinalore never judge a book by its sleeve 😬😂

Thought for sure Dan Jones was an old crusty Englishman

I’ve read her books about William the Marshal and the tale about him purchasing and then keeping hidden the length of plain white silk is a most enjoyable read and likely holds a kernel of truth. His interaction with his brothers (still fiction) but also likely and very touching. He was a very great man, the fact that he holds such fascination 800years later is a testament to that.

6ft 6

​@Paul Kirton I know. I passed him at St. Pancras once. He towered over me at 5'10".

other notable jokers. I got it.

This comment is itself a distortion of the greatest magnitude. It seems to me you have an agenda: to retain the myth and ignore the history. Go and fight your culture wars if you want to, but ultimately objective scholarship will prevail over the comfortable nationalistic grandstanding which I suspect you would prefer to hear. History is not, or should not, be reduced to a series of patriotic platitudes.

Incidentally, I enjoyed this clip as much as you apparently did - so you see, not everything is as black and white as you seem to suggest.

@@philroberts7238 Well hello Mr angry. Where have I said I would like a jingoistic view of history to prevail as opposed to a balanced account of our history. schools, colleges, mainstream media and universities are not presenting a balanced view it is overtly negative and in no way representative of history and most certainly not "nationalistic grandstanding". Its funny how you accuse me of having an agenda when I merely commented that history is being lost and its good we can watch videos like this to keep it alive. You must be very intelligent boarding on psychic to work out all of my thoughts on a subject from one comment or perhaps with all your "suspicions" they are in fact crafted from a mind who wants it desperately to fit a narrative to serve your agenda. Never once did I preach myths over fact, though I do believe the good elements of our history ( and no matter what people say there are plenty) are being ignored. Ask 1000 people who William the Marshal was and id be amazed if 1% actually knew, despite his importance to our past. Hell, most secondary school children struggle to accurately place the start of the second world war and who Churchill was and yet they believe he was a racist because tick tock said so. Purely out of interest I once asked 10 people when WW2 finished and there was 1 answer of 1947 and that was the closest. Non could say when it started. History is full of subtle nuances that require context to be taken into account and sadly, no matter anyone's agendas it is a skill that is being lost.

​@@nicksmith9371 Well, yes, of course, history is all a matter of balance and nuance. History is a matter of collecting data and then presenting it as a coherent narrative, and that must always be a matter of interpretation. Thus far, I imagine, we might be in furious agreement. We might differ in that interpretation, however, and I might take issue with you over this "overtly negative" view you accuse all our institutions are taking. Incidentally, I'd be very surprised if any secondary school child who was unable to place the Second World War in its time could care less about Churchill one way or the other, regardless of what some TikTok user might have to say about him. Let's look at Churchill, seeing that you've brought him up. He was undoubtedly an effective and charismatic wartime leader and for that he must be revered. But he was a very complex character and certainly no saint. Among other things, he was an out and out racist, in common with many of his era - though certainly not all of his contemporaries. You don't need to go TikTok for verification of this: WSC himself provides us with all the evidence we need. It may be embarrassing for us to admit that some of our heroes may be slightly tarnished when looked at from a more modern perspective, but that's no reason why unpleasant truths should not be acknowledged. That is not the same as "ignoring" all the good bits and I very much doubt that that is the case, out in the field. "Our history is being lost to the detriment of our culture and we are breeding people making up their own history to fix a narrative and distorting what has come before." Yes, I am a bit angry about that sentence, come to think of it, because I think it is a slur on today's historians, amateur and professional, academics and teachers alike. The "truth" is far more balanced and far more nuanced than that. Being interested in characters such as William the Marshall doesn't mean that we shouldn't be looking at ALL aspects of our country's history - the "good" elements, the "bad" elements, and all those elements in between. So, no, I don't flatter myself as a psychic when I say that I think I got your measure as someone who had swallowed the whole "culture war on woke" thing hook, line and sinker. It's all about the evidence, sir: evidence, not anecdote! Meanwhile, carry on enjoying this excellent series. As shall I.

Phil Roberts did the Prozac work? I do hope so. By the way this is history for the cheap seats and very subjective . Click bait Also Nick did not accuse you of anything! But as a rather uninformed childish, unfocused incoherent rant ,that must be worth the 'Booker Prize' of you tube! Well done!

It's certainly a good read.