Revealing King George III's Astonishing Military Map Collection At Windsor Castle 

Last time I was this early, Lord Nelson still had all his eyes and limbs

I see the castle nearly every single day of my life and just think of all the documents that are kept in the round tower every single time I see it

Its incredible the depth of information that was shared with the public back home, and the respect they paid the British (albeit upper classes) people in understanding complex maps and charts.

"Nothing of importance happened today" - personal diary of King George III, 4 July 1776

I kept thinking if only these maps were online. Thanks for the link!

This is fantastic what an astonishing collection.... much appreciated

Fantastic video! Recognized the Battle of Quebec instantly. It was my direct ancestor who was General Wolfe’s engineer, Patrick MacKellar. I have copies of the maps Great Grand-dad (11 or 12 times removed) did for Wolfe. I had to go to the Canadian Archives to get the copies. It’s wonderful to learn that the entire King George III collection is online. Thanks for posting this very exciting video! Great stuff!

That was a belta Dan, absolutely fascinating, great discussion by 2 chaps who know what they’re on about!

The true passion and excitement shown makes this video much better

Dan Snow is acting like a giddy child seeing this maps. Its wonderful to see ... thumbs up

I already love this channel, but I particularly love maps. This channel just gets better and better! To see the original details, casualty numbers, etc, is just facinating. Thanks!

Absolutely stunning pieces of work.

I have a coin with the mark of George iii on it; it's been handed down from oldest child to oldest child since it was minted in Birmingham.

Delicious maps. Erudite but humble history guy and humble royal archivist, a delightful combination.

9:20 I’m an American with a fair number of American Loyalists in my ancestry. I’m sure Dan knows this, but one of the most shocking things I find about the colonial American rebellion is that many of the Crown’s top generals were Whigs who either supported or were indifferent to the colonial cause. Most of them were also older veterans of previous wars and were probably more reserved on the field as a result; thus, they were less inclined to attack strong enemy positions that could result in higher casualties. At that time, there was an incredibly bitter war of ideas - on both sides of the Pond - between Whigs and Tories. For a variety of complicated reasons, almost none faced legal repercussions for what can only be called blatant insubordination. Well, that is, all except General Howe. According to historian Charles Coulombe, Howe was called into question after the war as to why he allowed Washington and the rebels to escape on multiple occasions; his response was infuriating. He said, “the answer to that question is political in nature, and I am not obliged to answer it.”

What an amazing collection!

Man I love history. I could stay there for days looking at all those maps.

Even as a kid I would stare for hours at the nautical maps of the Great Lakes and the inland lakes of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan where we would go sailing and water skiing. I would get totally lost (in a very good way!) in a collection like this! I'm glad we were able to see these beautiful works of art!

Imagine drawing a satellite image without ever seeing a satellite image ever before

Remarkable ! it musty have been the, the new reel of the time, and now to be able to see them on line for free , fantastic !

I would prefer more views of the maps and few of these guys looking at them

LOVE MAPS OF ALL KINDS

I would watch hours of someone sifting through this map archive!

Why he touched the maps without wearing gloves?

A wonderful collection. Brilliant! 👍

Thanks!

Truly amazing!! Astounding the amount of military maps in this collection!! This really makes me wonder have any of these maps contained any information that perhaps was overlooked or forgotten & wasn't in history books!! Surely their must have been somthing now that's what I would be keen to hear about, what information was lost to us until found again in one of these old maps!! You could spend years & years going over the vast volume of works held in this collection!! Wonder what was the oldest military map he had in this collection!! Very much would like to see a follow up as you haven't even scratched the surface of this beautiful collection!

wait, I can go and look at maps that was originally exclusive to nobility? what a treat!

Only problem I have being this early is I don’t get to browse the comments during the video 😢

How lucky are we to have these beautiful maps! 💕🐝💕🇺🇸

The Yorktown map is pretty cool. Even better since I've walked that field and stood in those redoughts it was a truly harrowing experience.

This channel is so so good!!

I could spend years and years in that room just looking at maps!

Amazing!

awesome

@15:04 "Your have soldiers drinking and one vomiting there." "O brilliant!" It's funny but it's also true like they say that little vignettes like that are invaluable to historians. I just thought the "O brilliant!" to a picture of someone getting sick was pretty hilarious

I’d love to work there!!!

This is a pretty cool video. Great work!

Fascinating

What is the baroque intro music? It’s lovely

truly fascinating..

This is fascinating

I want to see so many more objects in the prints and drawings collections. I don’t know if that includes books as well but book collections are also fascinating to me. Has Windsor Castle digitized any of its collection for the world to review?

If tabletop wargames had been around back then I could totally see this guy playing.

What an amazing collection

Absolutely fascinating 👏

These maps will be worth are fortune!!!

Well done George.

Oh My !!!

I live near Yorktown Virginia and it appears based on the map of the siege and google earth that the field where the British lay down their arms is now woods.

That they made these available online is incredible. Kudos for the curators!

Now this is some good shit!

Imagine how much this man would pay for a PC with a copy of Google Earth on it.

tiny note Falkirk is pronounced Fall-Kirk

Would be great If Dan Snow would shut up and let the expert actually talk about these maps.

"I guess we should have sent your map of Yorktown to Cornwallis, your Majesty." "I swear to God, Stephen. SHUT THE HELL UP."

nice

I have a serious problem hearing the two of them speak, they seem to be whispering. Im listening on my phone, and it only goes up so loud. The British upper classes seem to have a way of mumbling, that makes it hard to hear them.

Well hello there

The "maps" room at the army museum in Paris, while French of course, is definitely worth a visit. The whole museum is a little boring unless you like looking at 10,000 suits of armor, but the maps are kind-of beyond belief. I won't give away the details, just go.

Ok. So, When I finally visit the UK, Where Can I stay while I spend a Week looking at this collection??!!!

10:46 i never heard the British perspective of the French chasing them off 🤣🤣 VIVA LA FRANCE God bless America

Hello there.

People of Paradox strategy game unite

Hearing the phrase "But it was too late" in relation to the hope of preventing birth of my nation is a bit disconcerting...

Revealing? More like showcasing or featuring. Nothing was "revealed."

Two historians subtlety flexing that they know about the battle of cullodan

Oh look, priceless 250 year old maps, ill just put my filthy fingers all over them.

All the gear. No idea.

How did those maps work out for him? Hope they were drawn in pencil

He probably should have shared this stash with the generals he sent to America…

Do gentle down your voice; not every thing is as exciting. May be less of the 'I'm, more of the we or us.

First

1:00 why does everyone act like they come in to a room when the camera is already there. man its just so unbelievably dumb. hoped it was to dumb to spread from USA

It is a shame these maps are hidden away in the queens castle. I love our monarchy but they hoard things that should be in public museums

Just think about how much loot those bandits have in their castle . After all they were all over the world killing people, enslaving them and looting riches of others.

Whoever produces this should try to modernize. Fake entering the room for the first time feels very old and awkward. Abnormal human behavior