Sir John Hotham 'the traitor at the gate' - The start of the English Civil War. Documentary 

Fabulous video, I knew the story of the king being refused entry to hull but to have the story enlarged was great. I have passed comment before regarding the remains of the gate at hull and I believe it would be better covered making a proper museum of it because as your video makes clear this had such a major influence on English history.

Great work as always! The way you talked about Hotham's deception, and his following escape attempt at Beverley was my favorite part. Your description was so.. vivid, that i could see it happening, like a scene from a movie. Bravo!

Really in depth look at a fascinating part of the region's history! Lots of stuff in there that I didn't know. I really enjoyed the focus on the human stories of the people involved.

My family just found out through ancestry that we are direct descendants of Sir John Hotham. This video was very insightful! Fascinating stuff thank you for making it

Well that was fun learning about a potential ancestor :-D

Brilliant.

Really enjoyed this history of Hull and Beverley. I never knew of its involvement at that time, I feel really proud of them as they stood their ground. It was just a pity that John Hotham changed side, such a silly move on his part. You kept me interested right to the end. If I was a lawyer at that time I think I would have been swayed to be frustrated with John Hotham for his disloyal act and so off with his head...lol 😂

As a Hull Man, born and bred....with a Sister who lives in Beverley, there is still a distinct difference between the two places and peoples. Hull being more Gritty, Urban and Rebellious, Beverley, the more Cultured, Richer and Loyal to the Crown.

Very interesting, I’ve not had the full more in depth story like that before. The people of Hull are always quick to point out how they ‘told the King to F@*# off’ but that, it seems is only because parliament got their message through first and put Hotham on the spot. If the King had have persuaded the Governor of Hull prior to that then I’m sure history would be different.. He must have felt he was doing the right thing at the time - we weren’t there and don’t have the exact viewpoint from the rhetoric and years of build up of the feelings and opinions of the people at that time (let’s think of brexit recently, for example) But then he jumps ship, which ultimately was a mistake.. I found this very interesting as a local person, Hull & Beverley are very close to my heart, I did find your pronunciation of Keyingham funny though! (Out in Holderness it is said as Kay-ingham ) I love history, especially local history so yourself and Hull history nerd are a fantastic find. Keep on with the great work if you can, and Thank you for making this video 👍🏻

Great video man. Sent you a E-mail as well.

Hotham??? Talk about being between a rock and a hard place. I think ultimately, like many low level players in this conflict, decisions we either forced upon him or swayed by a sense of self preservation. I'm reluctant to condem him. What was he to do? What would would any of us have done in his place?