@@theautopsyreportrockmetalr4583 If you're going to call me out for my deliberate use of incorrect language, at least correct me with the correct spelling.
Balls on that man though, blind and still says upon hearing they are losing the battle and he should retreat, and I quote: "Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son." The English may have used cannonballs, but they weren't bigger than the ones he lugged around in his daily life.
@@greenredblue There's always the chance that he was attempting the next line in the movie after "Well I didn't vote for you" "You don't vote for kings!"
Jimmy: “Is this a real place?” Stephen: “This is a real place called the Beefsteak Club.” Jimmy: “You are a member of that, aren't you?” Stephen: “I am, yes.” Oh Fry you are so poshly adorable Edit: grammar smh
@@SacchieILU Have a read through the Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Club As you can probably imagine, given it's history, only the most exclusive of people will be members of clubs such as this and the joke is being able to nail Fry down as being one. Many want to tear things of this nature down these days. Be it through fear of plots behind closed doors amongst the elite, belief they belong to another age, or simple envy. I treasure them dearly as part of what made my country what it is. I may never get to be a member of such historic clubs but take comfort in knowing they endure.
A soirée was once given, I think in the 1920s, where everyone invited had the word "bottom" in their name. The host had arranged for a majordomo to sonorously announce the guests: "Mr & Mrs Higginbottom!" "Lord Sidebottom!" "The Very Reverend Dean of Bottomley!" etc. It apparently took a lo-oo-ong time before the invitees realised what was happening and left in a huff.
Queen Mary 1st was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon so I'd guess that she was able to lob a few words of Spanish in Philip's direction. And as staunch Catholics, at that time they would both have had a decent grasp of Latin.
@@agba5098 i mean executing an enemy who caused you to lose a war is a lot classier than betraying the war hero who won you that war. The French betrayed Joan D'arc.
As someone who is legally blind... I just want to know if someone can help me petition the RNIB to sell swords instead of canes because I am really tired of people stepping in front of me when I am walking and then giving me an evil look like it is my fault.
Stephen's claim that "30,000 troops of Philip including blind John of Bohemia died" at the Battle of Crécy is wrong. In fact, it was 30,000 French troops (led by Philip VI, not Philip IV) against ~15,000 English to begin with; something like 3,000 of the former and perhaps 300 of the latter were killed. Still an extraordinary English victory, but with a casualty ratio on the order of 10:1 rather than 100:1. (Livingston, Michael, and Kelly DeVries, eds. 2015. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘳𝘦́𝘤𝘺: 𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press.)
@@sueallanby6522 It is a comedy show about *interesting facts*, so you'll forgive me for trying to get in the spirit of things. At any rate, no call for being rude.
A confirmed 1,542 Knights on the French side were killed. And that is only Knights, not the common non-descript men-at-arms that constituted the bulk of the army.Confirmed French dead, you are correct, lays in the region of few thousand. But, considering a further 4,000 French forces were killed in the relatively small battle the following day, it is safe to assume the French dead laid in the tens of thousands in the main battle.
Yep! Pretty sure they also have yes and no (and “my husband” for whenever Jo Brand is on!) I assume they also type them in when they don’t have what they need...sounds like a fun job! 🤣
Typical British warfare to take cannons into use, when the counterpart is using swords. In the Napoleonic wars, when Denmark was a neutral nation, the British fleet, with Lord Nelson in command, terror bombed Copenhagen and stole the entire Danish fleet. Fair, no. Effective, yes.
Considering he had the bulk of the lines and was making an episode a week, recorded "as live", he did a remarkable job. There's really only a few Billy-fluffs. I expect it would have been just the same if Sylvester had recorded in those conditions.
Am I the only one who thought that maybe king Henry whatever who invited only Williams to his feast was actually searching for a particular William? Like a Cinderella type of situation? 😏😜
"The Death of Chivalry" was more "the death of French Chivalry", as so many French knights and nobles were killed. Ultimately this was the undoing of the English, as the younger generation that replaced them were more flexible about adopting new organization and tactics, ultimately driving the English out of France.
Oh, dear. Constantine II may have submitted to Aethelstan, but that doesn't make Aethelstan King of Scotland; it makes Constantine a vassal or subject king. Which was actually a thing. Constantine eventually did abdicate, but in favor of his cousin Malcolm.
Stephen answered to Sean's Cnut, "it's a bit later than Cnut", or something to that effect, but 937 was definitely earlier than Cnut's reign, who ruled right around 1000, if I'm not mistaken, sorry too lazy to google... Perhaps he meant later back in time? Interesting side note my phone always tries to autocorrect Cnut to Cunt. I tell you, these phones are getting filthier and filthier mouths on em as they grow up...
"Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son."
The fact checking is rarely wrong on this show, but two king philips of Macedon is a howler. Philip V is one of the most famous figures of that era, and a quick search doesn’t suggest there is any dispute as to the legitimacy of the previous Philips
3:08 Sandi should've got the klaxon here. William Hartnell wasn't the first Doctor Who, because the character isn't called Doctor Who, he's called The Doctor.
The king of bohemia, John of Luxemburg was killed at the battle of crecy 1346, as said in this video. what they don't say is how Edward, the Black Prince, eldest son of King Edward III, came across his body the following day, and nabbed his standard and motto, which were the fleur de lis and 'ich dien' which are to this day the standard and motto of the Prince of Wales, i.e. Prince Charles. also: wtf dis stephen do with his glasses 9:54
How would the king hit anyone with his sword if he had riders flanking him on BOTH sides? If that part is true then it sounds like they were placating him... just like Alan was suggesting.
So there was this blind King who insisted that he fight in his county's battles against his enemies. Did he actually use a sword or a "Blind Stick" with the white and red coloring? Or better, did he have his sword painted white and red to "feel" his way across the field of battle!
John of Bohemia was never crowned the king of Poland. He hold a titular title of king of Poland, because his wife was the daughter of Wenceslaus II a king of Poland and Bohemia.
Please note, lightsabres are not real, as a certain universities engineering department had to inform it's marketing department, who were then accused of being difficult. 🤣
