Drunk Texan Reacts to Royal Family History (CGP Grey Edition)
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2021
- With all of the news about the Royal Family going on recently, especially with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the passing of Prince Phillip, I figured it was a good time to learn about the entire history of the Royal Family. Boy, there was a lot more to it than I thought!
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Hate to break it to you, but George III barely noticed losing America. He was busy dealing with the real problem, the French.
HRH Prince Philip passed away not his son HRH Prince Charles.
Corrected. I'm sitting here red in the face embarrassed. Yikes. I even put the right name in the description and the post I made a few years ago, just screwed it up in the video :(((
WOWWWWWWW I accidentally paid respects to the wrong Royal. Inexcusable! I for some reason thought they were talking about Philip, not Charles, my mistake!!! I just edited out that section of the video so if you don't know what I'm talking about, then you've watched it after the edit!! I'm so sorry!!! Edit: It says it might take up to a few hours to update on CZcams ugh so you might even still be able to see it and also see this comment. Again, I'm so sorry about the mix up!
Ha, I must have caught the old version with about 4 seconds to go! No shame in that man, he looks a lot like his dad and why should you remember his name, not the consort of your head of state and to be honest I can't remember her name beyond Dr Biden.
😂 we know the reason 🍺
It was not disrespectful mate and your heart was in the right place
We are all humans, we make mistakes
😂
Lots of yanks have been reacting to British stuff recently. You were the first I came across and the best 🇺🇸. Drunk Texan to 100k.
I believe in the southern states they're called dixies. Not correcting just thought was amusing
@@OfficialClacka probably right
What’s funny is there are tons of Brits reacting to American stuff too 😂 I think these youtubers have caught on to what we, the masses, find amusing
@@OfficialClacka So is calling the southern states Yankies like calling the Scots English? 😂
@@newuk26 the term dixie comes from the dixie mint. A french coin press which was used in the southern states as they was owned by the french. Example is New Orleans's after the French city of Orleans
So its like calling the English, Scottish. The mass of americans was english but ofc other British nationalies settled
Suggest you swatch 'The King's Speech' to understand why the brother (the queen's father) didn't want to be king.
Listen to Andy, he is making a good suggestion.
@@scootbenet I'd also suggest you watch 'The Crown' to understand the queen's job. In this country, we work 35-40 years and retire. Both the queen and her husband have given twice that already and we expect her to 'die on the job'. It's a crap job that noone in their right mind would want.
Ha that's fuckin funny bro
James 2 threw the parliamentary seal (for oficialising docs n laws etc) into Thames River when he fled
As a F U to will n Mary et Al and I Luv him for it. 😆
The Americans go on about their Civil War. We have had 4. 😂
13:31 Oh dear, Charles didn't die, Prince Phillip died, Charles' father, the Queens husband.
I did see your post and you did get the name right there, I guess it was the whiskey🥴
Not so much drunk Texan as thoroughly pissed out of his mind Texan.
I fixed it. I'm so damn embarrassed. Sorry!!!
Lol wondered were it was but he’s fixed it too quickly lmao
Its phil whos in the mud but hes American so its easy to mix up
@@DrunkTexanSays you should do a reaction video of the King's speech.Many people will love that.its a brilliant Oscar winning movie too.
In the simplest way possible, Edward VIII didnt want to be king as he preferred a playboy lifestyle with his lover Wallace and hated the ceremony of being monarch. George VI didnt want the throne because he was an incredibly shy and timid man with a crippling speach impediment.
The film The Kings Speech is all about him becoming king incase you are interested.
Plus the reason he suffered so much from shyness was cause of his stammer. IMO both davidand Albert turned the way they did was largely due to their father.He was a very abusive father and his actions certainly didnt help a young Albert's stammer problem.
He was a good king but a terrible father.
The best question asked - "Why would the King give up his throne for a twice-divorced American?" The answer depends very much on opinion, although the king always maintained that was for love." But let's take a closer look.
At the outbreak of the First World War, the future King - at that time a young prince - became a soldier and indeed served in the trenches; he was also quite popular with the troops, as he was likeable, personable and a dashing young man. One must remember though, that he was the eldest son of Queen Victoria's children....but his father - Victoria's husband - was a German (who could not speak English)!
By the mid-late 1930's, rumour had it that Germany was likely to head towards another war, and moreso when some Guy called Hitler managed to get himself elected as Chancellor of Germany. It was then becoming increasingly clear that a war was in the offing. Edward was soon to marry this Amercan commoner, but as a newly-appointed King, such a marriage was aginst all the Constitutional Rules. In the meantime, he had visited Germany ...AND Hitler ...and it was thought that his loyalties to the UK were fading in favour of his apparent Nazi sympathies. It was then that he made the decision to abdicate for love of this woman.
It did not go down well in any British circles - especially in the Royal Family and the British Government. However, he made his decision, and so the crown fell to his brother George. George was of a more fragile person than Edward, and he presumably felt that becoming the Monarch had never been in his mind, for whatever reason. nevertheless, he took on the role, and as it turned out, he was a very popular king, something that came to the fore during the 2nd World War. Evacuation of the Royal Family from London was high on the Government's agenda, but the King preferred to remain steadfastly "With his people" - which greatly increased his popularity.
Due to his dealings with Germany, in combination with the marriage to the Amercan, Edward lost all of his royal privileges, and they spent the rest of their lives alternately in America and France (by this time, after Germany's collapse, they would not have been welcomed in Germany)!
You can perhaps see the parallels regarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - a love affair between a British prince and a divorced American - a prime case of deja vu!
I hope this potted version answers your questions.
Edward VIII never served in the trenches. King George V allowed him to do moral boosting trips arounnd northern France but made damn sure he was kept away from trouble
@@TheGarryq You are quite right, but to all intents and purposes (for our American cousins) he was in the trenches, though merely as a morale-booster for the troops. I see no point in confusing the Yanks with semantics! Churchill too, served in the trenches for a very short time, but does that mean he should also be excluded? Just saying.
His abdication is generally considered a good thing all around however given he was a bit of a irresponsible party animal and his own father provided many quotes about how he hoped his other son would succeed.
@@StonedDragons I don't think many would argue that, although your point is superfluous to the point. For a second-in-line for the throne to flout the constitutional role by marrying an American divorcee, it was history repeating itself with Harry's break. Both princes were popular in their youth, but once they married a non-British commoner and turned their back on their own family, popular support waned very quickly. In Edward's case, his Nazi sympathies made it impossible for him to remain in the UK. With Harry, it was denigrating his own family (and who could forget his insensitivity in dressing-up in a Nazi uniform)? It's doubtful if the British public would ever welcome him back to British shores.
@@reggriffiths5769 They (the public) welcomed him back whole heartedly the few times he visited to the extent the royal family, well made a very pointed matter of 'there can only be one king of England' and I suspect privately drove home that he should stay in the USA and not muck things up at home anymore.
The problem wasn't that he married a commoner, that would of been completely legal and hardly the first time it's happened. The problem was she was a divorcee, twice over and that interfered with the future kings role as head of the Anglican church.
Also it should be noted the UK has no written constitution, the closest to that would be the magna carta and it carries legal force only in determining the spirit of current law. At least outside the USA where it ironically has more legal force being included, in full, in several state constitutions as it was used as the basis for arguments relating to American independence.
Trust me King George III does and did not remember you, he was so mad he couldn't remember his name and once shook ands with a tree claiming it to be the Dutch Ambassador. That's why we call him Mad King George!
Such lese majeste, , he thought the Oak tree was the King of Prussia, not a mere ambassador.
@@neilbuckley1613 I stand corrected.
only if they added Alfred the Great to Harold II then you'll be more confused
@DrunkTexan Nice that you raised a glass to him but Charles hasn't died, he is heir apparent (Elizabeth's oldest son) it was Philip her husband who died last week and was buried yesterday. Keep the videos coming they're great. 😁👍🇬🇧
I fixed it. I'm sooooooo embarrassed :(
@@DrunkTexanSays ha ha I just guessed the whiskey had kicked in 🤣
I was in school when the headteacher came into class and said the king had died and Elizabeth was now Queen. I am 83. The Queen is 95. She will probably still be there when I die. (her mother lived to 102 yrs).
Bear in mind that being a monarch is not about power, but about service. Those who have gone after it for power have always been bad at the job. A monarch is the servant of his/her people.
Poor old George III .. everyone remembers he lost America, but nobody remembers he gained Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Gibraltar, and the Planet Uranus. Sounds like a great swap!
I am a Brit , The reason Both King Edward 8th and king George 6th did not want to be king, was because it a big responsibility your life is not your own you Just can't go and do what you want, you have to sacrifice a lot of your freedom. That what Harry meant in the Interview with Orpah that his "brother and father are stuck within the system". But with that Sacrifice of freedom comes a lot of privilege. Even in a Interview that harry done with the (ABC News ) 3 years ago said " No Royal Wants to be King or Queen" They Just do it Because it there Duty.
In the same interview Markle said the Royal Family is racist. Even though we have had 2 “ persons of colour “ Queens
@@christopherwoolnough2160 I agree with you Queen Charlotte was a women of colour she was married to King George 3rd and Meghan herself married into the family .
@@simonebye8789 :
1. Philippa of Hainhault (1314-1369 ) Queen - consort of Edward III.
2. Charlotte of Mecklenburg (1744-1818). Queen - consort of George III
3. Emma Thynn . Although not a Queen she is the 8th Marchioness being married to the 8th Marquess of Bath. Marquess is only outranked by
@@simonebye8789 : The title Duke , So High on rank of Aristocracy.So from these three alone not including their children Meghan Markel is a long way down the. List of being the first person of colour in the Royal Family.
Duty is a big part of being a Royal but there technically is a choice especially for those just outside of direct succession. Zara Tindall has lived a successful private life only turning up for family events and doing private charity work. If William really was against the idea of Being King he could have spoken up or sent a signal like a small private wedding. What would he want to do instead at least with Charles we know what that would be, his hobbies of farming and gardening are well known. What are Williams hobbies what does he enjoy outside of Royal duties.
That's one of the reasons why Harry and Meghan are so hated now in the UK as they had a big state wedding and got big titles. When they said "I DO" as it was a state wedding there was an implied vow there that said I give myself and commit myself to duty and charitable works. When they said on Oprah that the public wedding was an act it was a slap in the face to royalists, it was saying I want privilege but not responsibility. If H & M had had a small non state wedding with little pageantry and maybe didn't get entitled people would have expected them to step back and be happy for them. Don't forget all the public pageantry is mostly a 19th and 20th century invention as the public wanted to be more involved with the Royalty.
The Question is what's so wrong with following in the family business especially if you enjoy it or at least don't detest it and can't think of anything better. I always used to think from the pictures that Harry liked Royal duties more than William. I guess the biggest downside of Royalty is the Press, they are like predators just waiting to pounce on the slightest slip even if the public aren't too bothered. Like those pics of Kate when she had a reasonable expectation of privacy. The fact the pictures were published was condemned more than the actions portrayed in the picture itself.
You see the monarchy and they reference Parliament, running alongside them. Cromwell v Charles 1, our civil war, Cromwell was a member of Parliament. Who was sovereign? Parliament or Crown, debate was had Parliament won. Poor old, mad George doubt he remembered much. Edward also had links to the Nazi party, was a good time boy, so politics came into it, again. Unwritten rule Crown must be apolitical. Queen's husband died, spectacular funeral, yesterday. Well worth a watch. Nearly all the Royal families in Europe are related.
Edward did NOT abandon the Crown for some American... he actually thought he could make it work. He married who he wanted and he was the King and that was that... but the Parliament and the Prime Minister at the time had other ideas, so they forced the issue, and he had to abdicate. (You may fuck who you want, but that doesn't mean you may marry who you fuck, you get me?)
His brother George, on the other hand was very shy, a family man that didn't want the responsibilities and had a speech impediment... he really did not want to be in the spotlight. He did his job egregiously, but he hated every second of it, and indeed this brought him to an early grave just due to the stress of the position. George's wife always hated her American sister-in-law, because without her, her George would have NOT been King and he would have been far more happier and probably would have lived longer.
George often used to refer to his family (his wife and 2 daughter) as the "the four of us", and it was very clear that THAT was what really mattered to him: "the four of them".
But he did his duty to the very end! That's a King I can follow.
Edward VIII was a disgrace and deserved his exile. As for George VI, yeah I feel for him. Being King is a nightmare, a whole life of service non stop, no retirement, just death to release you.... Pretty grim. That's why we're so thankful to our Queen for her dedication and service.
The abdication of Edward over his American floozy actually saved the country from defeat in WWII. Wallis Simpson had affairs with some prominent Nazis and Edward himself was a supporter of Hitler. His quiet brother, George VI, was an infinitely better king.
George was a shy man, with a stutter, who had never wanted any attention. His wife always believed that the strain of being king led to his early death. She was also a treasure. When Buckingham Palace was bombed, she said she could now look the East End (which was being bombed every night) in the face.
Well, the Texan must be drunk again since he just killed off Charles, the Heir Aparrent, instead of Phillip, the Royal Consort. He's gonna regret this in the morning when he reads these posts! Lmao
Most accurate comment ever. I'm so embarrassed!
lol I love how calm and nonplussed those 'patients' look in those amputation drawings...artistic licence I think lmao.
Edward VIII thought he could marry Wallis Simpson in a morganatic marriage (ie she wouldn't have been Queen). But the government couldn't countenance Wallis as the spouse of the King, so he was forced to choose. He chose Wallis and so abdicated. Interesting point is that this was common knowledge abroad, especially the USA, but the saga was embargoed in the UK and the Empire until very late in 1936
It's a bit early for me to booze but I'll raise my cup of tea to you! Cheers to everyone!!
A* for effort mate but it was HRH Prince Philip (Her Majesty’s husband) who recently died and not, as you stated, their son HRH Prince Charles; he still remains Heir Apparent (although, from what I gather at least, many citizens wish it would skip his turn and go straight to his son Prince William)
Perhaps that's so but Royalty is not an elected position of the most popular, that's what leads to "very messy times". Either you respect the institution or you don't, HRH Prince Charles is unlucky in that the generation that identifies with him and shares his ideals are all dying of old age. Right now people want HRH Prince William as he identifies with the younger generation more but odds are by the time the Crown comes to William the people will want George more. Well if the Royalty allow themselves to be overly influenced by celebrity culture then odds are we will do away with them. Celebrities are too polarising and don't please everyone. Royalty only works if they are popular by a large amount, imagine if Trump were a King he would have likely ended up like Charles 1st.
Though I can see a benefit of the Crown skipping Charles as it will prevent Archie from ever being entitled to be a Prince. That should please Meghan who wanted her son to be raised "normal".
@@martingibbs1179 nah charles is wierd
@@conorjones7169 Weird how?
well 75% of the comments are corrections between charles and Philip
Can confirm 😂😂😂😂
It was Prince Philip, Charles father who passed away not Charles himself. I know it may confuse as they are both princes it a queen cannot make a king so Philip as her husband is not a king.
You might want to edit that a little bit.
I did, I'm so sorry!!!!!!!!!
@@DrunkTexanSays it's ok , I made a typo or two explaining it. Just trying to help mate. 👍
Really enjoying your channel from here in Cambridge UK 🇬🇧
Hahaha. RIP PRINCE CHARLES. Hilarious stuff. As lm referencing the next video to this.
I love it when you just rip us for losing to you guys 😄🙌
My brain hurts trying to keep up with that, and im not even drinking!
I work as an archivist and some time ago I was on a visit with some other colleagues when we were shown something that had been signed by William II. Apparently he couldn't write and had to sign with a cross. What was more interesting was the signatures of all the others on the letter. Even though they were archbishops and learned people in order not to show up the king they to had signed there names with a cross and then underneath had had there names written!
Edward VII was totally committed to marrying Mrs Simpson and he was a total party boy. He loved the socialite lifestyle, he loved to party and didn’t fancy the responsibility of being Monarch. It is often stated that he also said he’d abdicate if I can’t have her, be a party boy and King... he wanted it all and he expected the rules to be changed for him, and did not get his way, so he took his toys and left.
George VI grew up as “the Spare” he never expected to be Monarch, he didn’t wish to be Monarch, he was far more reserved than his brother, he was pretty shy, and had a speech impediment. He was also already married and had 2 young daughters: Elizabeth and Margaret. He didn’t want to force the Monarchy upon his daughters. Once his brother took the crown and produced his “heir and a spare” Edward would know his daughters would be free to live their own lives (within royal rules of course).
But Edward fecked of, and suddenly Bertie (George) was King and his eldest Daughter, Elizabeth would succeed him. Elizabeth had barely married herself when George passed and the young Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.
What they failed to mention here is that Elizabeth actually in recent years re-wrote the Rules of Succession... Now the next Monarch is not Male then to Female if no Male. Now ANY older child becomes the Monarch, Male or Female.
This won’t affect for several Years/generations, because next in line is Charles: William: George: ??
What would normally happen here is that if George were to fail to succeed Princess Charlotte should be skipped over and the crown go to Prince Louis. But now should George not be crowned. Charlotte is older than Louis, and therefore she would take the throne.
This also means that when George starts his family, his eldest child will be Heir to the Monarchy, whether this child is Male or Female.
Meaning from now on Daughters will no longer be skipped in line by younger brothers...
This still means we have will not have another Queen Regent in our lifetimes... as it’s a long time before Young George will be passing the crown to his descendant... be they Male or Female. So once we lose Her Majesty Elizabeth II, we will have at least 3 kings in a row on the throne.
Although many in the UK do NOT wish Charles to take the Throne and it’s often joked that Elizabeth is determined to outlive Charles because he pissed her off with the whole Diana/Camilla debacle.
Most Brits would rather see the Throne pass from Elizabeth II to William.
Right, now a pop quiz. Who was Matilda's great grandson?
Watching your face glaze over in mind numbing boredom reminds me of my history lessons at school. I just used to daydream, staring out of the window.
Fun fact, I was born in Brixham, the town where William of Orange landed when we kinda-sorta-invited him to invade us :D
There's a big statue of him at the seafront. Today it's only used for sitting on while you eat fish + chips
fun fact i once saw a man thrown out of a pub window in Brixham.
@@MrNathanDJNGGiles I can believe that, was it the Sprat and Mackerel by any chance? That place is tough as nails
Haha Charles will be chuffed with all the nice stuff you said about him, perhaps keep it for when he does go 🤣 It was the Queens husband that died, not her son xx
I fixed it. I'm soooo embarrassed :(
@@DrunkTexanSays it was hilarious, you didn't need to apologise, it's an easy mistake as they are similar.. Don't worry ❤ ☺
Watch the movie The Kings Speech. It basically sums up your question!
as far as the abdication goes, the government told him it would resign if he married her, so he wasn't given a choice.
why would Edward give up on the royal family?..ask Harry and his ....wife
You should watch boys of Richard 3rd state funeral! After archeologists found him under a car park (parking lot) her was reburied properly. I watched it live & really enjoyed it.
0:05 is the best part😭👍
something about that experienced divorced cat make anybody go koookoo in the head hahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhaahh
It was love that made him abdicate and, I suspect, a rebellious attitude that was like "bloody parliament is not telling me who I can marry - I'm off to live in France". And his brother didn't want to be king partly because he had a REALLY bad stutter (as seen in the film The King's Speech)
OMG he killed Charlie 🤣🤣🤣
One person was missed off who should have got the crown instead of Frederick and the Georges their family was traced in a documentary on discovery channel presented by Sir Tony Robinson (Baldrick in The Blackadder series) to Australia who is the rightful King of England.
Yes but he didn't want to be king either..Anyway he's died since
You mentioned "Elizabeth II, Queen of England", and showed a photograph of the Queen posing in her capacity as Queen of Canada. Standing in front of a Canadian flag and wearing her Canadian regalia.
It wasn't the UK until 1707, before then it was England, and Wales joined in the 13th century. Although Ireland was invaded in the 12th century, union only occured in 1707. It's really messy whenever you look back.
I know right?! Tell that to Harry.
Edward was disinterested in being King, he just didn't like the monarchial duties, along with really wanting to be with Wallis, who he lived with for the rest of his life. His brother on the otherhand was shy and had a stutter, along with other things making him more reluctant.
Goddammit now I want some whiskey
Being the Monarch is all the work and none of the fun. Especially these days with the ever more intrusive media. Imagine never getting a moment off 24/7 365.
Don't worry guys just wait until he sees the Habsburg family tree
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10:56 Don't appologise man, that was pretty funny...
Have a look at the story of “The Sword of Damocles” that probably explains why the Queen’s Farther was reluctant to take the throne. keep them coming, loving you work
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It wasn't a forward thinking mindset towards women, it was about bloodlines
The reason Edward VIII the Queen's Uncle decided he didn't want to be King is because he had a Mommy complex that his older twice divorced American Nazi loving mistress fulfilled and he didn't want to give her up.
Charles is not dead mate , Phillip is
He was the Emperor of the British Empire and he gave it up for a werewolf
@TheRenaissanceman65 Edward VIII
@@josephmartintodd7470 have a good day bro
I personally think Edward VIII was very glad to abdicate and throw the mantle of the monarchy to his brother because of his love for Wallis Simpson but also because it freed him to do as he pleased. As king, your time is scheduled from morning to night, your life is not really your own. King George VI paid approx. £300,000 to Edward for two houses. He received an annual allowance. He had his love, he had freedom and he had money.
Yeah not as confusing as nightmare on Elm Street, Dallas. Dealey Plazza baby! Photographic evidence of no less than 5 gun men! Wake the F... Up America! 🏴
Before the Romans came and 'civilised' us we apparently treated men and women equally. the Romans big boss battle was a queen called Boudicca.
Not an entire UK kingdom to rule! England only during this time! Freedom 🏴
Re the American rebellion. Anyone who tries to make tea with seawater doesn’t deserve to part of the British empire. But fair play trying to brew up a whole ocean.
He gave up the throne because she banged like a sh**house door in a gale... apparently! Another quality video.
God Save The Queen
Martin, Lancashire
Just watch 'kings speech' for a simplified version of events (it is also a very good movie)
Some would say by abandoning being the king to marry a American lady was a good thing for UK. Lets just say that Edward was a big fan of a certain person from Austria who took over Germany in the 1930s.
Adela having gone on to have a very sucessful recording career,
Little fun fact I'm directly related to William the Conqueror, though I'm sure many people can say that and it's a dead line anyway 😭
Must point out that in 1776 the United Kingdom engaged in war in Europe and elsewhere such as India, Carribean with France and that the US had French help without which it would not have been successful
You think that was somewhat confusing. He missed out the first ever king of England (I forgive him lol because he did say why) but he also didn’t talk about the kingdoms of England (before England was a thing that we know of today) so didn’t talk about Alfred the Great (king of Wessex) or kings of Mercia or Northumbria (to name a few)
Maybe she took it up the dirt box.. Which I'm guessing most royal women don't
Being the monarch isn't all it's cracked up to be. With great power comes great responsibility., perhaps Edward didn't want the responsibility. I'm sorry his decision lead to the inadvertent death of his younger brother, I'm sure he was, but at least we got to have one of the greatest (if not the greatest) monarchs in British history because of it.
Also, you remark at the end that it's not _that_ crazy. But this was EXTREMELY simplified. It gets more crazy the deeper you delve. I used to have a wooden ruler with a list of the British monarchs written on the back and I thought the same as you for a while. But every time I've tried to go into it a little deeper I've spent hours trawling through wiki article after wiki article and I've realised it's very messy!
Man did I belly laugh at u drinking to charles passing lol its his dad thats just passed away
I fixed it I'm so sorry and embarrassed!
HRH King George VI was reluctant to be King because he had a terrible stammer and as 2nd son had not been raised studying the Constiution. Reluctant as he may have been he was a fantastic King and gave us an amazing Monarch when he died. HRH Queen Elizabeth II. His brother Edward abdicated the throne for love. Parliament refused to let him marry her as she was a divorcee. They were both linked as being Nazi supporters during the war and assured Germany that if they kept bombing Britain that we would give up. Thank goodness for King George VI and Sir Winston Churchill. HRH Queen Elizabeth then a Princess repaired military vehicles and drove an ambulance during the war. HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh served in the navy. Our Queen is one strong lady. God Save Our Queen
Edward was a very weak man and unsuitable as a monarch and head of state of a huge empire (possible Nazi sympathizer). He was infatuated with Wallis Simpson. The archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, held that the king, as the head of the Church of England, could not marry a divorcée. With the rest of the establishment they saw him off.
Big oops with mixing prince Charles with his dad. Don't worry, inbreeding has a history in the family
@TheRenaissanceman65 butt hurt I believe the term is
I mean I am a duke
If you wanna check out british history check out a show called horrible histories and they have songs as well a song called king and queen song will help you with most of this facts
Actually Richard 3 is one Of the most dope kings of all time.
The fact that he killed the two brothers isnt proven and many Of his portrayal as a villain is mostly tudor propaganda.
What's really amazing Is how he died.Unlike other kings,he actually died fighting and Is last words were "I will die king of England,I will not budge a foot. Treason! Treason!".
His body Also was a matter of mystery for decades until recently it was finally found under a Car park and he received a funeral deserving of a king.
Ice in whisky 🙈 that's just blasphemy man.
I understand why George VI was reluctant to taking the crown as his whole life he was never going to be King as that is what his older brother was going to be so George must have been very unprepared when given the offer to rule not only the British Isles but also the British Empire
@Amanda Byrne thanks
Typical! You wait 500 years for a queen, then 3 of them come along at once.
Edward probably gave up being king because the American hussy was probably good in the sack. If Edward had continued being king then Elizabeth would still have been queen but not until 1972.
You should watch the crown on Netflix its drama history but it's mostly wright
There was a lot of who did who and who got their head chopped of for it .
The diagram of ACTUAL monarchs isn't too bad I suppose, but the full family tree is crazy. Also, this video didn't mention all those who tried/claimed to be king or queen but lost.
lol :D
Funny, as ever despite getting it wrong at the end about Philip/Charles (died/alive: husband/son: consort/heir apparent)
I know and I fixed it :( I'm sorry!
Don't apologise, we are brought up with it. Anyway, I put you confusion down to the drink. Time for a G&T here, cheers!
Yea was Phillip that passed away not Charles, can be confusing i guess with everyone being Princes and Charles looking almost as old as Philip
You should watch the kings speech its good and its about the queens father and uncle
Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson were communist sympathisers since WWI. The Nazi Embassy used to send her a dozen carnations everyday. She was still married to a smuck in Chicago and was also cheating on King Edward VIII behind his back. They were also Nazi sympathisers who visited Hitler before WWII. The Monarch may also never divorce period. At the time The future Monarch could not marry a divorcee either, being the head of The Church. So he was unofficially set aside before his coronation as king and was shipped off to France with his Mrs Simpson. HM Queen Elizabeth II never forgave nor pardoned him for his Nazi sympathies. She did pay his life long bills and expenses. For the remainder of his life, he wasn't allowed back on UK soil. He tried but HM put a stop to it. He only came to the UK in a box ready for his burial in 1972. Wallis Simpson passed in 1986 in France. Both were allowed to be buried together at Royal burial ground, Frogmore in Berkshire UK. At the time they were considered massively huge security risks.
Why did you put ice in your whiskey for!
phillip died not charles just saying
I fixed it. I'm so sorry!!
26 kids is nothing Blues Singer Screaming Jay Hawkins (I put a spell on you) is said to have at least 75.
@Nehemiah Scudder Being a ,musician he moved around a lot
King Edsward VIII was a playing and a friend of Hitler. Nobody doubts he loved Mrs. Simpson but it is also possible he fancied being King but having a 'strong' man (Hitler) to run the place for him. Marrying a divorcee would separate him from the church, which would then have no claim on him. His brother (Albert) had a serious stammer and was shy, so there had been no effort to prepare him for the throne.A couple of years of unpopularity as King ( George VI) followed y a couple of years of unpopular war should make the public willing to take him back as King with Adolf doing all the work for him.. This plan went past-shaped because Chuchill and the Battenburgs wanted to get their families on the throne.Just finally check Churchill's middle. Name. Also Diana's surname. You might see where all this is leading A glance at Philip Battenburg's first four years, his mother's did-interest and some Swedish people called 'Oldendatrf ' might also help.
You can't really explain why Edward abdicated without that true love stuff. It's the only real reason. He was given a choice between his girl or the crown. He chose his girl. There aren't really any more factors involved
Cause Mrs Simpson had to top class poontang,also the monarch has a lot of restrictions on their life that the extended family dont
charles isn't dead ... philip is . (charles is the queens son, philip is her husband)