The Mad Fools of Gotham | Nottsflix

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  • Why is Batman's Gotham City named after a Nottinghamshire village?
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    Sources:
    Frank Earp, 'The Wise Men of Gotham' - tinyurl.com/y2...
    Gillian Elias, 'Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham'
    E.L. Guildford, 'The Book of Nottingham'
    Washington Irving, 'Salmagundi'
    Caroline Lowbridge, 'The real Gotham: The village behind the Batman stories' - tinyurl.com/y5...
    Dennis O'Neil, 'Cityscape' in The Batman Chronicles #6
    James Walker, 'Dawn of the Unread'
    Wikipedia: 'Gotham, Nottinghamshire', 'Gotham City'
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    Clips:
    Gotham - various episodes
    The Dark Knight
    Justice League - 'Secret Origins Part One'
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Komentáře • 36

  • @jameslawson5237
    @jameslawson5237 Před 3 lety +10

    I wonder if this has anything to do with why they chose Wollaton Hall for Wayne manor in Dark Knight Returns? 🙂

  • @SunGodNika-bi2jr
    @SunGodNika-bi2jr Před 4 lety +8

    I often wonder if madness is the highest form of wisdom

  • @dougjenkinson
    @dougjenkinson Před 4 lety +7

    As a Gotham resident I am thrilled with this production. I am definitely going to share it with all my friends I told about the connection but never believed me!

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 4 lety

      Thank you so much for your comment and for sharing! I'm very happy you enjoyed it

    • @benjaminhowick19
      @benjaminhowick19 Před 4 lety

      I thought there was part of the link in the roof of the pump?

  • @nffctrickett
    @nffctrickett Před 4 lety +7

    I absolutely love this channel having lived in notts my whole life and also Batman being my fave superhero!! Such a history nerd and realised I didn't know much about my own citys history so searched and stumbled on this absolute gem. Please continue making videos. New favourite channel :D

  • @nickeyre3400
    @nickeyre3400 Před 4 lety +8

    I always wondered if the story of Kings John's road was invented by the descendants of the Gotham Fools to justify what really happened, their lunatic ancestors really were crazy!
    (Ex-resident of Gotham here LOL)

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 4 lety

      I must admit, I did wonder that myself

    • @nickeyre3400
      @nickeyre3400 Před 4 lety +3

      It's a great little place. Still have friends there and visit the Cuckoo Bush on occasion. Walking the West Leake hills above Gotham is also a favourite. The ancient barrow with Fairy tale connections is a splendid spot up there.

  • @clareb8015
    @clareb8015 Před 4 lety +3

    The fools of Gotham can't have put King John off too much. He just went further north to Clipstone to build his hunting lodge. Another great video. Well done

  • @giorgioa.tsoukalos4696
    @giorgioa.tsoukalos4696 Před 4 lety +4

    This should have way more views just based on the thumbnail alone!

  • @JanBanJoovi-ol1qv
    @JanBanJoovi-ol1qv Před 4 měsíci

    When I first saw it on my way to Loughborough, I just shrugged it off saying could be just a coincidence. I’m delighted to discover indeed Batman’s Gotham City is connected to Gotham, Nottingham thru Washington Irving.

  • @petedemaio168
    @petedemaio168 Před 2 lety +1

    Great history as always!!
    Love this story!!

  • @nottinghasm
    @nottinghasm Před 3 lety

    Utterly brilliant. Great to see Bill Finger referenced in relation to Batman, too, he’s often overlooked.

  • @Nottscavedweller
    @Nottscavedweller Před 3 lety +1

    Really interesting stuff 👌🏼 looking forward to seing more .😊

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 3 lety

      Thankyou! I have many more videos planned, just need the time to make them all!

  • @rogeraisha9276
    @rogeraisha9276 Před 10 měsíci

    thank you for the video! very informative

  • @wonkylommiter6364
    @wonkylommiter6364 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your videos! Subscribed. any more in progress to show us soon??

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 4 lety +3

      I'm deep into the research for the next video. It's on quite a big topic and will be quite in depth, but I'm really excited about it. Hoping to have the script finished soon and then it shouldn't be too long for the video to be done!

    • @wonkylommiter6364
      @wonkylommiter6364 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Nottsflix Nice one, good luck with it, look forward to it :-)

  • @Realm-of-Horror
    @Realm-of-Horror Před 4 lety +2

    I always thought the name was coincidental and "Gotham" was chosen because the city's gothic look in the earlier comics.

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 4 lety +1

      That's what I'd assumed as well until I learnt about the Gotham Fools

  • @DumpsterFlower
    @DumpsterFlower Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video as always! Never knew there was a real Gotham!

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 4 lety

      Thankyou! Yeah, it feels like on of those fun facts which should be more well known. Even around Nottinghamshire a lot of people know about the village but don't know about the weird causal link between it and Batman's city.

  • @DeanMackenziebelldmb
    @DeanMackenziebelldmb Před 3 lety

    Another top video

  • @stormhawk3319
    @stormhawk3319 Před rokem

    Yes their really is a Gotham. Worked there once. Just like any other English village.

  • @cratchap926
    @cratchap926 Před rokem +1

    "goatem"😂 callbacks of hc8!!

  • @Dorian_sapiens
    @Dorian_sapiens Před 4 lety +1

    Weird.

  • @PiousMoltar
    @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety

    Whilst I enjoyed your Batman outfit, I would have loved to have seen you dressed as Goatman.

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety

      Wait that sounds dodgy
      I take it back
      I just wanted to make a "Goatman" joke I swear
      Oh god no

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety

      Oh I once encountered a guy in Nottingham who started hopping backwards and doing 360 spins on the spot. I guess he was just from Gotham...

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 3 lety

      @@PiousMoltar If I do end up wearing a terrifying Goatman costume in a future video, just know that it is your fault

  • @chillybones6894
    @chillybones6894 Před 2 lety

    This is just a tom scott video tho

  • @martinmessiah7130
    @martinmessiah7130 Před 4 lety +1

    The mad fools are really the wise men, sounds like our prime minister.

    • @Nottsflix
      @Nottsflix  Před 4 lety +4

      Lol, don't think I'd agree with you there.

  • @powderscofield6518
    @powderscofield6518 Před 4 lety +1

    Second! (But only because I was in class when this dropped)