Top Female Historians Debate The Greatest Queens In History

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  • "Top Female Historians Debate The Greatest Queens In History"
    Who was the greatest queen in history? Five top female historians arrive at the History Hit debating chamber to decide.
    The celebrations marking the platinum jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II present the perfect opportunity to take the long view on some of the other women who have been queen in Britain - from the 12th century Empress Matilda right through to Queen Victoria. In a lively and fascinating debate, Prof Suzannah Lipscomb, Dr Eleanor Janega, Prof. Anna Whitelock, Dr Hannah Greig and Prof. Kate Williams discuss what makes a great queen and map out some of the successes and failures of Elizabeth II's famous predecessors.
    This is a free flowing conversation amongst some of our top historians, celebrating and scrutinising female monarchs - they even debate which one would be the most fun in the pub and who were the best and worst female rulers.
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Komentáře • 642

  • @willparry
    @willparry Před 2 lety +758

    Freddie Mercury, obviously.

  • @dannysorrell2226
    @dannysorrell2226 Před 5 měsíci +68

    Dan Snow is for sure my favourite female historian, glad he was included

    • @corneliabayley723
      @corneliabayley723 Před měsícem +1

      Didn't need Dan Snow. Why was he there?

    • @carl9654
      @carl9654 Před 17 dny

      Moderating the discussion I guess.

  • @neilchisholm8376
    @neilchisholm8376 Před 2 lety +303

    Please can we have discussions more like this on this channel. This was a fantastic collection of historians, the only one missing was Lucy Worsley. Her input would have been very interesting. I think she might have had something to say about Anne Boleyn!
    Fabulous video and I hope for more! Glad it didn’t come to blows! There were boxing gloves on the wall and I wondered if there was going to be fisticuffs!
    Brilliant, more please!

    • @marthahawkinson-michau9611
      @marthahawkinson-michau9611 Před rokem +10

      I was very disappointed to not see Lucy Worsley on the panel. The other historians were great, after all it’s always fun to see Suzie Lipscomb and Eleanor Janega. Lucy is a specialist of British royal history though…

    • @sarahgrey5953
      @sarahgrey5953 Před rokem +6

      Absolutely I wish Lucy had been there

    • @beverleightodd5710
      @beverleightodd5710 Před rokem +3

      Dr Tracy Borman wasn't there either. But I loved this.

    • @astoriacub
      @astoriacub Před rokem +3

      @@marthahawkinson-michau9611 Allison Weir is fantastic as well.

    • @durantwiggans2212
      @durantwiggans2212 Před 9 měsíci +5

      The thing that was most missing was everything outside of Europe, and for the most part anything outside of England....
      I mean everything else is very interesting but the elephant in the room is!

  • @ericbrown1101
    @ericbrown1101 Před rokem +83

    If we're talking about queens of the British Isles, my absolute favorite is Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians (lovely title too btw). The daughter of Alfred, she played a huge role in the unification of England, personally leading armies against the Vikings. I love her. And she, albeit briefly, passed the crown of Mercia to her daughter, which is unprecedented in all of western history: a queen that is succeeded by another queen. Now that is Girl Power!

    • @melenatorr
      @melenatorr Před 9 měsíci +9

      That's the slightly disappointing thing about this conversation, though: this is a discussion about the greatest queens in British history, not in history: not even counting Eastern, African, and American history, there have been several queens/empresses who could have been included here but weren't.

    • @dalestreeter341
      @dalestreeter341 Před 9 měsíci +3

      "unprecedented in all of western history: a queen that is succeeded by another queen." Well, Elizabeth I succeeded Mary I.

    • @anonthehousemouse
      @anonthehousemouse Před 8 měsíci +10

      Aethelflaed and her daughter predate Elizabeth and Mary by about 1000 years. At the time that Aethelflaed passed her crown to her daughter such a succession had never happened before, therefore yes, it was an event without precedent.

    • @Emilyb21-dm3bf
      @Emilyb21-dm3bf Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​​@@melenatorrbest was the Chinese Empress queen who helped build the silk roads trading roots who started as a concubine. I can't remember her name

    • @katerinakucerova2937
      @katerinakucerova2937 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@Emilyb21-dm3bf Wu Zetian. She also killed her own son, so she could held onto her power.

  • @tobehonest7541
    @tobehonest7541 Před 2 lety +223

    Correct title: Greatest British Queen.
    Plenty of powerful queens in history

    • @Nopethebdndjdj
      @Nopethebdndjdj Před 2 lety +1

      Top historians are women?

    • @dr.leftfield9566
      @dr.leftfield9566 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Nopethebdndjdj Amazing eh? I went to buy some milk this morning
      i counted four of them.

    • @laurahubbard6906
      @laurahubbard6906 Před 2 lety +12

      I was expecting Hatshepsut.

    • @vanefreja86
      @vanefreja86 Před 2 lety +5

      Indeed - here in Scandinavia we have Queen Margrethe the 1st: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_I_of_Denmark

    • @rflameng
      @rflameng Před 2 lety +14

      @@laurahubbard6906 Or Nefertiti... Or Catherine the Great... Or Maria Theresa of Habsburg

  • @alscottieh
    @alscottieh Před 2 lety +51

    Margaret of Anjou totally warrants attention…love her or hate her, her role in the War of the Roses is undeniable.

    • @awhite3747
      @awhite3747 Před rokem +10

      Absolutely. And only a passing mention of the Empress Matilda (one of my favourites).

    • @celestialtreetarot4260
      @celestialtreetarot4260 Před rokem +5

      Would also like their opinion about Empress Maud/Matilda. She was unsuccessful in her war with Stephen, but was definitely one of those queens who was trying to hold the succession together for her son Henry.

    • @amandagreen4332
      @amandagreen4332 Před 7 měsíci +3

      And King Stephen’s wife Queen Matilda was an effective general who often kept Stephen in the fight.

  • @kierstennicole5764
    @kierstennicole5764 Před 2 lety +69

    I really loved that and honestly would watch an entire hour dedicated to this discussion. Absolutely fascinating to have the dynamic of differing opinions in a positive intellectual conversation. I was definitely left with wanting more.

  • @matwetton
    @matwetton Před 2 lety +88

    we need to get Dr Janega a professorship, she absolutely deserves it...also what a lineup of fantastic historians. great video.

    • @monicafiore20
      @monicafiore20 Před 2 lety +7

      Agreed! She is my favorite historian ❤️

    • @swymaj02
      @swymaj02 Před rokem +1

      Awesome lineup indeed. Awesome.

    • @victoriapearson4645
      @victoriapearson4645 Před rokem +3

      Bloody brilliant, yes. Personally, I think it's just a matter of time - she seems a bit younger than the others.

    • @ranbircalay599
      @ranbircalay599 Před 9 měsíci +2

      She has to apply for it and a panel of academics will approve it or not. She probably hasn't done that yet.

  • @italianbirdvideos6190
    @italianbirdvideos6190 Před 2 lety +103

    Please! It's Elizabeth I. Pampered Victoria never had to put up with half the court intrigue, threat of invasion, and lack of health care that Elizabeth did. Elizabeth was a cutthroat rockstar who survived in a male dominated brutal world. V1 for a close second but E1 all day long...

    • @louise-yo7kz
      @louise-yo7kz Před 2 lety +2

      Very well said

    • @eleanorlamont7375
      @eleanorlamont7375 Před 2 lety +3

      I agree 110%! Spot on!!!!!

    • @gordonh9258
      @gordonh9258 Před 2 lety +9

      I Totally agree Elizabeth the first, was a brilliant Politician she never married for a reason. I wonder how many of these historians would have lasted as Queen if they were in her shoes.

    • @emmavink
      @emmavink Před 2 lety +4

      I mean... Elizabeth I never lost a husband, she didn't lose a child, she wasn't pregnant for nearly a full decade while ruling. She didn't live in the early years of mass media or photography.
      I don't think it's a fair comparison at all.

    • @gordonh9258
      @gordonh9258 Před 2 lety

      @@emmavink Your right the paparazzi aren't likely to abduct you lock you up in the tower of London torture you for a false confession & then behead you. Elizabeth lived in fear of that happening for quite some time. Her predecessor was called Bloody Mary for a reason. When Elizabeth came to power she could have done the same but didn't she had to walk a fine line between 2 different groups of religious fanatics. That was one of the main reasons that she never married. Hence why I think she was a brilliant politician

  • @markmorris7123
    @markmorris7123 Před 2 lety +27

    If we go back to the Saxons I would argue for Aethelfled of Mercia, daughter of Alfred.. She played a huge part in ending the Danelaw South of the boarder, She liberated the Midlands, and if not for her their may have never even been an England.

    • @awhite3747
      @awhite3747 Před rokem +1

      One for the 'I must look up' list. Thank you!

    • @R08Tam
      @R08Tam Před rokem +2

      I live in Tamworth, the power-base of Aethelfleda

    • @markmorris7123
      @markmorris7123 Před rokem +3

      @@R08Tam it's my favourite time and place to learn about.. The island of seven kingdoms (or eight).. A time of magic and dragons.. The magic and dragons weren't real but in there minds they were. And then of course there's King Alfred..My favourite king.

    • @ericbrown1101
      @ericbrown1101 Před rokem +1

      Even though I'm mad at the writers for veering so far away from the actual history and who she really was, I love that she had a major role in The Last Kingdom and more people could learn about her. The reenactment of her funeral that Gloucester did a few years back was cool too. Nice to see the Lady of the Mercians get some of the love she deserves.

  • @tedc.4956
    @tedc.4956 Před 2 lety +65

    Wish this had been an hour long. Brilliant insights and perspectives. Good job all!

  • @j255173
    @j255173 Před rokem +28

    Omg. Prof. Lipscomb, Dr. Janega, and Prof. Williams all under the same roof covering an interesting historical subject? YES PLEASE!

  • @MrShnier
    @MrShnier Před měsícem +2

    Please do this again, and maybe with other historians too. So joyful to watch and enlightning.

  • @ppan3188
    @ppan3188 Před rokem +14

    I can't believe this is only 19:32, I need this as a weekly 1h show at least! Absolutely amazing idea to have this wonderful women talking about female monarchs, bravo!!

  • @gogreen7794
    @gogreen7794 Před 2 lety +40

    I "discovered" Elizabeth I as a little girl in the U.S. My mother told me her side of the family was descended from a Stuart, which I have verified in subsequent years. I started out learning about Mary, Queen of Scots, but that effort led me to ER I. I never looked back. Although I studied the lives of many English/British queens, NONE OF THEM can hold a candle to Elizabeth I, given what challenges and dangers she faced throughout her life. Elizabeth inspired me, and at the age of nearly 67, I give her much of the credit of being a role model to help me develop the strength, confidence, and preserverence to achieve what I consider to be a successful life.

    • @feelgoodbeats9376
      @feelgoodbeats9376 Před rokem +3

      none can hold a candle to her brutality, vanity and narcissism you mean

    • @TheBlazeofSteel
      @TheBlazeofSteel Před rokem +6

      @@feelgoodbeats9376 Your criticizing royalty for that? Have you read history? That's almost all of them.

    • @Alejojojo6
      @Alejojojo6 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Elizabeth the I has been overexaggerated. She copied most of what to do and not to do to stay in power from other queens such as her sister Queem Mary I. She was the one that invented the "Mother of the Nation" idea that Elizabeth hold on to, as well as making economic reforms that would pay off in Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth was a master of Propaganda and knew how to present herself properly. I am sorry you built up your inspiration on a highly fictional elaborated exaggeration of the actual true Elizabeth I. Not saying she wasnt strong or anything but far from being what she's always zealously idolized for.

    • @Alejojojo6
      @Alejojojo6 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@TheBlazeofSteel Some more than others, Elizabeth was over the top on that one. Just because other royals were doesnt mean she was any less...

  • @jacobklunder8552
    @jacobklunder8552 Před 2 lety +17

    Queen Margrete the 1st of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden!

  • @samblustein1918
    @samblustein1918 Před 2 lety +23

    This was mostly British Queens. As far as greatest Queen’s in history, Catherine the Great should be included at the top

    • @jp-sn6si
      @jp-sn6si Před 2 lety

      so white people queens?

    • @dana2502
      @dana2502 Před 2 lety +1

      And she seems like she’d be fun to go for drinks with!

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před 2 lety

      @@dana2502 And riding Horses!

    • @swymaj02
      @swymaj02 Před rokem +2

      She was extremely forward thinking for that time.

    • @AmaraJordanMusic
      @AmaraJordanMusic Před rokem +2

      @@swymaj02 Love her push for vaccinations, the first real organized attempt to prevent the horrific smallpox outbreaks Russia was experiencing. Putting herself and her HEIR on the line really did a lot to give people belief in the process. And feeding them didn’t hurt!

  • @starcapture3040
    @starcapture3040 Před 2 lety +15

    My Favorite Queen is Hatshepsut she was the ultimate female pharaoh with great successful kingship never witnessed before in history

  • @timothymooney4466
    @timothymooney4466 Před 2 lety +9

    The video title is misleading. I expected a broader selection pool, but still interested in their choices for greatest English queen.

  • @worshipualone
    @worshipualone Před rokem +2

    these types of conversations are why i absolutely love history hit!! such a great discussion!

  • @girlnorthof60
    @girlnorthof60 Před 2 lety +7

    I really enjoyed listening to this topic being debated. Awesome group of historians! Well done 👏

  • @havingalook2
    @havingalook2 Před rokem +19

    I just loved that. Great discussion without being dragged down wiith facts and figures. Rather each had opinions based on their studies and that is why they are all simply brilliant. Love it - please, please have more discussions like this. So wonderful and this cast of characters was perfect. Well done all.

    • @booboodafoo3247
      @booboodafoo3247 Před 4 měsíci

      Lol yea I mean why would anyone care about facts? Lol sound like a woman.

  • @ramm3476
    @ramm3476 Před rokem +5

    this was so interesting to watch, i would love to see more debates and discussions like this

  • @katrinabill8247
    @katrinabill8247 Před rokem +5

    I just discovered this channel the other day and I already want to be besties with Dr. Janega. I could watch this panel for hours and not get tired of this.
    I'm currently watching while I'm supposed to be writing a paper on museum collections ethics, but this is much more fascinating lol

  • @ConstanzeWeber
    @ConstanzeWeber Před 2 lety +24

    What? No mention of Æthelflæd? Alfred the Great's daughter, who actually DID pass her power to her daughter and was probably the greatest 'queen' no one ever seems to remember.

    • @josephherrera6656
      @josephherrera6656 Před rokem +6

      They are mostly focus on English history after William the Conqueror. But that is a great pick btw

    • @eugeneflores6153
      @eugeneflores6153 Před rokem +5

      AHH, thank god someone mentioned Aethelflaed. I'm getting tired on some people mentioning Boudicca being great which is isn't that great at all, not even top 10 🤦🏽

    • @barrythatcher9349
      @barrythatcher9349 Před rokem +1

      Hear, Hear, she was the truly badass queen. Leading men into battle against the Viking horde. Overshadowed her husband King of Mercia. Daughter of the greatest Anglo-Saxon King who laid all the ground work Britain become England.

  • @belljar23
    @belljar23 Před rokem

    What a room!! Thank you for bringing this together, great watch

  • @sarahfelty6992
    @sarahfelty6992 Před rokem +10

    I could have watched this for hours! Great topic, great group of historians, riveting and intellectual conversation. Everything about it was superb!

    • @booboodafoo3247
      @booboodafoo3247 Před 4 měsíci

      Literally all they did was say how special all the incompetent queens throughout history have been while Dan told them how women are better than men to make them feel good about themselves. Trash discussion, no facts. All feelings.

  • @beverleightodd5710
    @beverleightodd5710 Před rokem +8

    Catherine of Aragon, although not English was a great support to Henry VIII in a way that his other queen's (apart from Katherine Parr) did. She was his Regent during Flodden and she had learnt from her mother Isabella of Castile. Her only failure is that she did not have a son.

  • @deano1018
    @deano1018 Před 2 lety +3

    Fantastic conversation! Great job 👏

  • @emmavink
    @emmavink Před 2 lety +5

    This was an AMAZING panel discussion 😻😻😻

  • @Bosquecito_de_Laureles
    @Bosquecito_de_Laureles Před 2 lety +11

    I feel blessed by this line-up of amazing historians. All stars.

  • @stevenpayne850
    @stevenpayne850 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This discussion was brilliant. What fun to watch these minds debate the importance and resilience of queens. Truly enjoyable content and thank you.

  • @lizamartin4705
    @lizamartin4705 Před rokem +5

    My favorite is Elizabeth Woodville!!! I'm fascinated with her.... But also Eleanor of Aquitaine.

  • @paulgeoffreybrown1
    @paulgeoffreybrown1 Před 2 lety +7

    GIVE ME 10 MORE HOURS OF THIS CONVERSATION!

  • @carolbulmer8253
    @carolbulmer8253 Před 2 lety +3

    Well done! I really liked this discussion😊👏👏

  • @niamha301
    @niamha301 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for letting us know and I fully understand. Thank you for everything you've done for us and I will be happy to read your no-stress blog😊

  • @lindsaydrewe8219
    @lindsaydrewe8219 Před 2 lety +6

    I loved this discussion,please have more

  • @dazzads
    @dazzads Před rokem

    this is great. wonderful. i’d love to hear more.

  • @MichaelZieschang
    @MichaelZieschang Před 11 měsíci +1

    Love the way he hosts the discussion. Wonderful discussion and new insights to British history. (Dr. Janega 👍🤘)

  • @MsSteelphoenix
    @MsSteelphoenix Před rokem +12

    Amazing stuff, absolutely fascinating. Would like to see a whole hour of this, or a whole series! Admittedly, this should probably be titled 'Greatest British Queens', but great stuff nevertheless.

  • @LuzMaria95
    @LuzMaria95 Před 10 měsíci

    this episode is so much fun! more like this please!

  • @lebkha
    @lebkha Před měsícem

    Fantastic panel and discussion.

  • @astoriacub
    @astoriacub Před 2 lety +5

    I love this, I wish it was longer.

  • @charlottepembroke5446
    @charlottepembroke5446 Před rokem +7

    This was really interesting and I liked the historians - but where was Lucy Worsley? I'd love to hear what she has to say!!

  • @jenniferg3402
    @jenniferg3402 Před 9 měsíci

    This was amazing. Let’s get another round tablishhhh conversation going !!

  • @jimstiles26287
    @jimstiles26287 Před 2 lety +12

    Elton John

  • @Stitchwitchstitch
    @Stitchwitchstitch Před 2 měsíci

    More of these profesh salons/panels, please! Terrific!

  • @williamrobinson7435
    @williamrobinson7435 Před 2 lety +19

    Great! If we're allowed to be a bit loose about our fave queens for this and that, then I'd DEFINITELY be interested in going down the pub for a few snakebites with Cleopatra.. Or how about Boudicca, Queen of The Iceni? That'd be something. But my real favourite English Queen has to be our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth ll.. An outstanding exemplar of duty, service and continuity in our wacky world. Happy Jubilee everyone! 🇬🇧👍

    • @Dave_Sisson
      @Dave_Sisson Před 2 lety

      But was Boudicca a queen? She was a tribal chief in a part of East Anglia which isn't quite kingdom sized by todays standards. So perhaps she was the equivalent of a princess regnant or even a duchess?

    • @markmorris7123
      @markmorris7123 Před 2 lety +1

      Dude,, Budica was obviously awesome but we know hardly anything about her. So she has no right being named our greatest queen.. Especially as she lost and had her land conquered

    • @eugeneflores6153
      @eugeneflores6153 Před rokem +1

      Compare to other great gorgeous queens, Boudicca isn't successful and ain't a queen at first.
      She lost terribly in fact, the worst tactician, commander, and they killed alot of Roman citizen which in fact their own people

  • @gerrypowell2748
    @gerrypowell2748 Před 2 lety +1

    Interesting assessment of Queens👌

  • @rebel.taylord
    @rebel.taylord Před 7 měsíci

    I could watch this for ever! Please do a part 2 and make it an hour long lol

  • @DakotaFord592
    @DakotaFord592 Před rokem

    I need more of this. I want to keep on watching

  • @HatlessMuffin
    @HatlessMuffin Před 2 lety +2

    Fantastic! Moreeee

  • @iammyriad71
    @iammyriad71 Před rokem +2

    Wow, I loved this. Any chance of more discussions with these panel of esteemed professors and Doctors?
    Is there any chance that Dan you could do something on Force Viper(Burma) and the Royal Marine Boom Patrol Detachment?

  • @rinoamenna
    @rinoamenna Před 8 měsíci

    I could listen to these brilliant ladies talk all day!! 👑

  • @tolvaer
    @tolvaer Před 2 lety

    very interesting, thanks from Virgnia!

  • @lizcollyns4082
    @lizcollyns4082 Před rokem

    Fantastic to listen to women historians have an inspiring discussion

  • @mikeklein5184
    @mikeklein5184 Před 2 lety +19

    For someone that I would want on my side in a bar fight I would choose Matilda. Eleanor is next.

    • @graphiquejack
      @graphiquejack Před 2 lety +1

      for a bar fight you might want Isabella the She-Wolf of France, Mary I or Margaret of Anjou... there were plenty of tough queens and queen consorts out there. Just make sure you stay on their good side... lol

    • @dantheman4908
      @dantheman4908 Před 2 lety

      If we were allowing Countesses as well, I’d want Caterina Sforza

    • @thomasbell7033
      @thomasbell7033 Před 2 lety

      Mary was almost six feet tall, known for her athleticism and mean as a snake. My money's on her in the clench.

  • @shortylucy
    @shortylucy Před 7 měsíci

    This was a fun episode!

  • @JennyTolios
    @JennyTolios Před 4 měsíci +1

    What a brilliant conversation with a brilliant collection of fabulous historians! I agree with the majority of the panel that listed Elizabeth I as worst Queen...I have always been of the opinion that she given more credit for her reign than was deserved. Goes to show that PR was alive and well even back then. Although there have been many great Queens in English history, I am going to side with Suzie and say our beloved late Queen Elizabeth II is the greatest monarch so far...RIP sweet Lilibet. 💜💜💜

  • @tmontes1974
    @tmontes1974 Před 2 lety

    Good to see the faces I’m always listening to on podcasts

  • @erikasantoshafitness348
    @erikasantoshafitness348 Před 10 měsíci +1

    What a panel! Just missing Helen Castor.

  • @michellerenner6880
    @michellerenner6880 Před rokem +1

    Please - more of these wondering conversations.

  • @franciscojose6496
    @franciscojose6496 Před 2 lety

    Lovely channel that's interesting tank you

    • @le13579
      @le13579 Před 2 lety

      Panzer or Sherman?

  • @melissarose7488
    @melissarose7488 Před 2 lety

    More vids like this please!

  • @Riderules73
    @Riderules73 Před 5 měsíci +2

    As Janina Ramirez is left out here I might skip this episode.Her book Femina discusses just this topic - I wonder why she was not included.

  • @theodoresmith5272
    @theodoresmith5272 Před 2 lety +7

    Eleanor of auqitaine. Isabella of castle. Catherine.

  • @Persnikity-yv3nh
    @Persnikity-yv3nh Před 4 měsíci

    I would pay for a series of this. Just 6 experts talking women's history. Amazing.

  • @ErokowXiyze
    @ErokowXiyze Před 7 měsíci

    That was fantastic!

  • @lizmccowage8031
    @lizmccowage8031 Před 6 měsíci

    Fascinating ladies.

  • @forddon
    @forddon Před 2 lety +5

    Mary of Guise (Mary Queen of Scots mother) should be in the running

  • @kieraethan
    @kieraethan Před 2 lety +5

    Ironically, I listened to this podcast earlier today, then ran across the video. Both excellent, but it is fun to watch the non-verbal communication. I also gained a whole new perspective on Elizabeth I.

  • @katherinecollins4685
    @katherinecollins4685 Před rokem

    Really interesting

  • @tonyoriordan5420
    @tonyoriordan5420 Před rokem

    Very good 👍🏻

  • @saralynfosnight5139
    @saralynfosnight5139 Před rokem +13

    Elizabeth I is my hero and has been since I was in grade school and read "Young Bess." I've learned a lot more about the queen in the years since, and my admiration has only grown. She was so clever, brave, and intelligent! She made translations from Latin, among other things. I think there's something to the idea that Elizabeth feared childbirth. Look at the various stepmothers she had! Elizabth II had no education in the sense that we think of it these days. She was tutored at home and simply didn't have a normal childhood or young adulthood.

    • @70AD-user45
      @70AD-user45 Před rokem

      Not my favourite. Elizabeth I had Mary Queen of Scots executed. She also wanted to end the Tudor lineage by not having children. Perhaps "revenge" against her Tudor father, Henry VIII, who executed her mother Anne Boleyn.

  • @alexbuchholz7072
    @alexbuchholz7072 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Elizabeth I the most inteligent and impressive queen and person in history.

  • @Conn30Mtenor
    @Conn30Mtenor Před měsícem

    Hatsepshut, Elizabeth I, Olga of Kiev, Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • @hkschubert9938
    @hkschubert9938 Před rokem +2

    My personal view of the topic is that Queen Isabella of Spain was the most influential queen with her support of Christofo Colombo to sail west to get to India. This single act opened the Americas to settlement and the birth of the future superpower the USA.

  • @Sebastian-us5of
    @Sebastian-us5of Před 6 měsíci +1

    Would be really interesting to see such a discussion regarding European queens. There have been some really remarkable women.

  • @tewaarathon215
    @tewaarathon215 Před 2 lety

    I'm trying to work out if there was any symbolism in the boxing gloves and punching bag props?

  • @happyhedgehog6450
    @happyhedgehog6450 Před rokem +3

    The Red Queen Margaret Beaufort is pretty hard to beat. Tudors wouldn't have been a thing without her. Look up everything she did if you don't know yet. She left me open mouthed in awe.

  • @loots9821
    @loots9821 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Eleanor of Aquitaine kicked ass. She was incredible for any time.

  • @mburns75
    @mburns75 Před 6 měsíci +2

    This is such an amazing discussion and panel. Nothing against the brilliant Dan Snow, but shouldn’t we have had a female moderator? (Lucy Worsley hello!) It almost feels like mansplaining… 😂 I’m just being silly, of course. Anything on this channel with Dan and these historians is fabulous.

  • @robertrozel7045
    @robertrozel7045 Před 2 lety +4

    They didn't even consider Queen Latifah or Freddie Mercury!

  • @grantchallinor5263
    @grantchallinor5263 Před 2 lety +25

    Prof. Anna Whitelock's obsevation about Queens' incompetent sons rings just as true today. Queen Elizabeth II has been such a great monarch but all 3 of her sons are either an embarrassment and/or about as much use as a chocolate teapot.

    • @minuteman4199
      @minuteman4199 Před 2 lety

      QE2 is the worst monarch in British history. She reigned over the end of Britain as a world power and the death of the British people. Britons are a minority in every city in their homeland and the country is bankrupt and powerless. In another generation Britons will effectively be extinct.

    • @josephherrera6656
      @josephherrera6656 Před rokem +1

      I'm sorry but isn't her youngest son not only scandalous free but also a devoted husband and father. And outside of Diane and Camilla what has Charles done to get so much hatred?

    • @swymaj02
      @swymaj02 Před rokem

      @@josephherrera6656 problem is, no one bangs on about him. He's mentioned as a son and that's it. Nothing that sticks out.

    • @swymaj02
      @swymaj02 Před rokem +1

      If we could look past them and give Anne the greenlight, that would be fine by me.

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines

    Dr Jadaga and I agree it's definitely Elanor of Aquitaine. Second would be Elizabeth II because she was so instrumental in leading England past World War II and the colonial era.

  • @dantheman4908
    @dantheman4908 Před 2 lety +6

    I wonder if there was some intelligence and reasoning behind Elizabeth failing to produce an heir and instead allowing James I to become king. He was a Protestant meaning that he would appease the the staunchly Protestant English majority while continuing England’s relationships with the Protestant powers on the continent. While at the same time, his being the son of Mary, Queen of Scots meant in Catholic law his claim to the English throne would be officially recognised, therefore ending the plot of putting a Catholic supported heir on the English throne.

    • @josephherrera6656
      @josephherrera6656 Před rokem +5

      She didn't want to risk losing her throne and power. Look what happened to her cousin Mary during the same time, as soon as she got married and had a son her rule and authority collapsed. After seeing what happened to Mary I'm pretty sure so thought to herself that will not happen to me

    • @swymaj02
      @swymaj02 Před rokem

      Couldn't agree more. Best middle ground exemplified in a human being. Yes, Henry VIII was a middle ground in religion too, but James is way more composed.

    • @AmaraJordanMusic
      @AmaraJordanMusic Před rokem

      @@josephherrera6656 To be fair, Mary made terrible and disastrous decisions about her chosen marriages. If Elizabeth was as capricious, she probably would have married Robert Dudley regardless of the rumors and had her rep in tatters as well. Just saying. 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @bartonbella3131
    @bartonbella3131 Před rokem +1

    I would've thought The She Wolf, Isabella would've been mentioned

  • @franciscojose6496
    @franciscojose6496 Před 2 lety

    I like it your videos very interesting ever

  • @Potto12
    @Potto12 Před 2 lety +1

    What an extremely interesting cohort of women.

  • @herb2078
    @herb2078 Před rokem +14

    I’m so shocked no one mentioned Queen Boudica!!! A brave true warrior queen who United tribes and lead on a battlefield as well as politically 🤯

    • @benjackson91
      @benjackson91 Před rokem

      You mean the woman who sacked several undefended cities full of civilians and then got her ass handed to her by one understrength legion?

    • @eugeneflores6153
      @eugeneflores6153 Před rokem +1

      Sadly she isn't quite successful and terribly bad at tactics, just like her generals, so they got all defeated by a random Roman general or commander. Bravery isn't enough, great achievements is needed.

    • @herb2078
      @herb2078 Před rokem +2

      @@eugeneflores6153 it goes deeper than that, she stood in the face of true failure and death, was able to use her skill to unit previously divided and waring tribes against a common enemy. Then seized the opportunity to take key strategic positions including London in the process killing a estimated 50/60k Romans (soldiers and civilians) putting the fear of god into a empire that was on a scale never seen again so much so that they fully contemplated pulling out of the U.K. she lost a key battle yes but the technological difference was immense and only a hand full of people had beaten the Romans through that time period of a few hundred years. She bravely faced death for her people, none of the above mentioned did. She’s a true warrior queen and for me a legend.

    • @eugeneflores6153
      @eugeneflores6153 Před rokem

      @@herb2078 So in short, she died in a grotesque way, and lose almost all of her men to her incompetency and her terrible commanders as well, then during her 1-year reign, she slaughtered lots of civilians her own people that became Roman citizens, and meager roman patrols.
      Sounds like she isn't progressive and impressive compared to the other queens.
      Instead of capturing the towns and villages that roman holds, they plundered and pillage.
      These female historians that have been featured in the video know who is more impressive than the overrated Boudicca.

    • @Ionabrodie69
      @Ionabrodie69 Před rokem +1

      She was not a Queen..🤔🇬🇧

  • @chrisswanson8666
    @chrisswanson8666 Před 2 lety

    i would love to have this group look, play and judge the game crusaders kings 3..............id love a historical perspective, esp from the view of queens

  • @Zitroe45
    @Zitroe45 Před 2 lety +4

    Excellent video, super interesting. I would just suggest dropping the "female" from the title. Top Historians, period. :)

    • @simonpayne8252
      @simonpayne8252 Před 2 lety

      Female historians giving female perspective on a female queen.
      Sounds like you are triggered by women.

    • @EthanHall7276.
      @EthanHall7276. Před 2 lety

      Okay Estaban we get it. You're an ally. I hope she sees this bro.
      The title says "female" because they were specifically chosen due to that little thing women have between their legs.

  • @heathermcdougall8023
    @heathermcdougall8023 Před rokem

    I agree. Eleanor of Aquitaine. 2nd Matilda, who lived to see her son Henry II on the throne.

  • @rebeccagray2443
    @rebeccagray2443 Před 7 měsíci

    Yes, Eleanor❣️❣️

  • @theonyxcodex
    @theonyxcodex Před 2 lety +3

    Came back to add Margaret Beaufort to the list. That’s a must.

  • @jessrose4301
    @jessrose4301 Před měsícem +1

    I would love to go out for a drink with these ladies. But like for a few days 😂

  • @liaml4088
    @liaml4088 Před 2 lety +11

    Great content as always from History Hit and I think it’s a good thing we are talking about the (mostly) amazing woman monarchs that have ruled. - My only concern is their quickness to lump all kings into the useless/destroying the monarchy box, which is just untrue. It’s important to remember we can celebrate woman’s achievements without bashing men. Rant over 🤣Happy jubilee weekend everyone 👑

    • @swymaj02
      @swymaj02 Před rokem +3

      Seems easy to put men in that box. But I can see why. A lot of them really are trash, and the few good Kings we had didn't do it on their own. Don't forget, "behind every successful man is a woman".

    • @WinstonSmithGPT
      @WinstonSmithGPT Před 7 měsíci

      Yes, female narcissism is a perpetual problem, not just a modern one.

  • @billmago7991
    @billmago7991 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Katherine Parr definitely...wrote a book too

  • @danielthornebille6980
    @danielthornebille6980 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Queen Margrethe 1. Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland!

  • @bellerophonchallen8861
    @bellerophonchallen8861 Před 2 lety +4

    It has to be Liberace.