Note: Part 2 has been removed and will be remade! The date for this remake is currently undecided. Correction: Strathclyde was listed as a "Scottish kingdom." To clarify on this - Strathclyde was NOT a Scottish (in the sense of Pictish) kingdom, but was, rather, a remnant kingdom of the related Britons, much like the Welsh, which, later on in its history, was a puppet kingdom of Scotland (the kingdom of Alba) and absorbed into Scotland. When exactly this took place is not known, but it appears to have been under Scottish influence by the reign of Constantine II of Scotland. (c. 940-943).
You might also like to change the picture of the Emperor Augustus which you show when talking about Julius Caesar's invasion of the British Isles in 55 BC.
Great documentary, was literally about to correct that, Strathclyde spoke Cumbric, very similar to Welsh and often fought alongside the Welsh as well as the Scottish against the English
I don’t see how people can complain about this video. As an Englishman I commend the fact that an American has spent god knows how many hours to research this and create a video. This needs to be appreciated not picked apart. Thank you sir.
Although I am an American, I have been studying English history for fifty years. I have read hundreds of books and enjoyed them all as I prefer to go deep into each area but this is perhaps the most concise and unbiased documentary that I have viewed about English history. Next year I will be realizing one of my dreams- to visit England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland and see all the places I’ve been reading about. Congratulations on your video. I hope people see it as the tip of the iceberg and that the real enjoyment is in learning about these people and places in depth.
Old comment but I suggest Orkney I'm very interested in paganism especially paganism in Britain and for whatever reason the island has been extremely religiously important for practically most civilisations that were pagan It just had some sort of attraction to pull in pagans from different cultures and countries that seemingly no where else did
Youll notice when you get here that Its very different from the US in many many ways. Which parts of the british isles are you looking at heading to? If you want to see the real culture..stay away from places like london. It will not reflect everything youve been reading about at all. Trust me. Alot of americans think that everywhere is like london. This Couldnt be further from the truth. I live 10 miles outside of liverpool...the beatles hometown 😊. We have some breathtaking scenery and historic places that you wont forget. Oh and youll never have heard so many different accents in your life. England alone probably has more accents than the whole of the united states its crazy 🤣
1:13 Celtic tribes 4:00 Romans invade (Britannia) 9:24 (Anglo) Saxons 14:24 Viking age 23:10 Normans 36:00 The 100 Years' War & The Black Death 44:18 Early Modern Era 47:10 English Reformation - Bloody Mary - Queen Elizabeth
@@Junokaii -- No. It would have been distracting, irritating, and counterproductive. This goofy idea that intellectual documentaries require constant background music is just plain stupid.
I just gotta say, this video managed to teach me the entire history of my country in a couple of hours when an entirety of my primary school didn't manage the same in 3/4 years
@@NellasxElensarI'm British myself, ik what a primary school but I was just thinking that primary schools shouldn't go into that kind of depth in history lessons anyway because it will probably bee a bit too complicated if you know what i mean
I'm neither English or American, but a Greek, from a nation with an incredibly immense history too... THIS is how history videos should be made. Excellent job, and keep going strong!
@@Adam-zh4hm On parts of my nation's history, yes. The Minoans and the Byzantine Empire. Although not on the classical antiquity and the Hellenistic period, which were the most glorious, along with the Byzantine Empire.
England’s fantastically illustrious history reads better than a Hollywood film script. What a great story and thanks for all the work you have put into the telling of it.
Thank you Uthred, son of Uthred, for winning wars with Alfred in the 9th Century. You may not have been in the chronicles, but we know of your bravery and leadership.
yes i am also English and i am a huge history buff ( specifically from 1066 - 1603 ) i really enjoyed this video found it to be extremely historically accurate !! Thank you for your huge effort and a really great video :) xx
Check out William Marshall bro, from King Stephen as a child hostage and nearly hung, to the right hand of Henry the 3rd as a child acting on beghalf of the king - amazing history
It is possible to expand on the importance of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. To this day, even in American law schools they teach that 1066 is considered the "oldest legal memory, " as all property in England vested in the king. That was the beginning of the English common law system that currently exists in the UK and the USA.
And the City of London - the part of London not ‘conquered’ by William, that is now known as the financial district or the square mile with it’s own distinct rules, laws and Lord Mayor - was created in 1067. I can never understand why no one has made a film of the 1066 conquest of England - it’s got it all for a fantastic historical epic
It would have helped if you ade the date counting on screen as you talked so we could keep track of the amount of time whch passed between each significant event.
I just can't get my head around how England, Wales and Scotland all being British is so confusing to people who come from a country that's made up of 50 different states.
It's because of the use of the word "country". In the US our idea of "country" and "nation" and "executive power" are all synonymous and idea that those are different concepts that have been redefined many times over your long, storied history is novel to many.
I think it might not be widely known in America that we have different native languages in Britain either - English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic in Northern Ireland as the United Kingdom.
this is my favorite video to fall asleep to. i’ve watched it so many times and it’s so comforting. when i was in high school i got sick very frequently bc of health issues. needless to say i was home quite a bit. i spent so much of that time watching this channel. i love history, and after i found this account it quickly became my favorite. this vid has soothed me to sleep in sickness and in health i’m not joking. this video is magic LOL
@@Fireoflearning I want to ask you something, aside from all these wars that this video is about, what did people do beside wage war? What was life like for a citizen on a normal day?
Todays generation finds history inconvenient. They are too busy trying to figure out ways to make themselves feel like victims. Instead of accepting reality, which is they are living in the easiest time to be alive in the history of mankind(peoplekind for those that might be triggered into a safespace)
This is by far the best general history of Britain/England video I have yet run across. Lots of good information without a bunch of entertainment-heavy crap. Excellent work!
Hello from Panama 🇵🇦 I am studying British History and Culture. So I had to study and summarize this video. This history is really interesting! Regards.
Look into wassailing/Morris dancing/highland games/cheese rolling/mob football/Derbyshire well dressing/tar barrel rolling/bonfire night/imbloc/shetlands fire festival for culture
There is no doubt that history is much more complicated than most people can comprehend, but, nevertheless, slavery, murder, pillage, rape, and the unlawful invasion of another nation is, was, and always will be desperately wrong. The history of England/ Britain is made up ,almost exclusively, of these ,historically accurate, despicable stories. As a consequence of being born in Northern Ireland, I could have had either British or Irish citizenship. It was a no brainer, if only for the fact that the British/English are hated all over the world, for their ridiculous, "rule Brittania", mentality. God bless Ireland 🇮🇪.
@@rinacarty6874 As a mainland inhabitant I can assure you, most of us don't have a "rule Brittania" mentality. In fact, there are several universities who want nothing to do with our colonial past, which, nobody really batted an eyelid on because everyone's busy doing their own thing anyway. I find the N. Ireland conflicts harrowing, and I hope they'll settle in the future.
@Rina Carty What a load of old rubbish. Yes, Britain did some terrible things in the dark days of history and so did many other countries, some still do in fact. We don't have a 'Rule Brittania' attitude and fsr from hated all over the world. Do you get all your facts from CNN?
samuel west So true. In school we just skim over british history and none of it goes into depth. We spend more time on ww2 than any other thing we talk about. So glad to hear all this stuff about britain in such depth
john gossett it’s a common joke amongst us brits that the reason Americans are so fascinated with British history is because they have none of their own. Joking aside it really is amazing, I live in a small town of about 25,000 (including surrounding villages) and we have 2000 year old roman ruins less than 200m from our 1000+ year old Church, which is situated next to a school from 1900.
aegian48 I guess it is true to an extent. We can only learn so much about our history and being that we only know limited information about the natives that were here before us, we kinda run out of things, history wise that are interesting. I wish i had 1000+ year old ruins where i am, but the oldest bit of history in my town is from 18th century French explorers. Still interesting, but doesnt compare with 1000+ years old ruins etc.
Same. If you want English history as an American, you have to either study history at University or learn on your own. I'm 66% English and 30 time great grandson of William the Conqueror. That's what got me interested. Theres no history more interesting than English history, in medieval times especially.
I appreciate the speed of the information conveyed. This is the first time I feel I have gained a grasp of the history. Clear and to the point. Well done. Thank you.
Binging all of European History via your Videos today despite it wasn’t my favourite topic in school at all or even any of my interest later on, generally speaking . Thanks, you spiked my interest- and I really like your voice and style of narration 😉👍
1st - I enjoyed this two part series and appreciated the way in which you condensed several thousand years of history into an easy listen. 2nd - Regarding WWI, I found the book “The Sleepwalkers” by Christopher Clark to be an excellent source of material. It was not written with bias or intent to assign guilt but rather it was written as if from an outside observer viewing the complexities of many cultures with their new sense of nationalism and desire to secure the future for themselves and their progeny.
Thank you for making this video. I loved it. When I was in school I was sleeping. Never thought such a great class I missed. Now you are a great teacher. Again, thank you very much for your effort.
"Williams mother had a dream of a great tree extending over Normandy and England on the night he was conceived." First Woman in History to lie back and think of England.
Large period of time makes for a daunting task. In spite of that, you did a great job. Well researched, well edited, great maps and illustrations, well presented!
This is like reading a Master's thesis on the various countries. Next best thing to reading an entire book. Thank you. Just became subscriber today and this is my 3rd video.
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Greetings from the UK! I'm English and I have found studying the history of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula in general, very interesting. If just all my countrymen would undertake the task we might not be cursed with examples of the comment preceding mine.
One thing I find fascinating is the sheer levels of determination and vigour Spanish Visigoth culture maintained even through the adversity of the more that 700 year struggle against the full force of half the Muslim world. And when that situation was resolved Spaniards opened up the world before the British did.
@@barbarahallinan1151 Oh dear,... here comes the transvestite, "Barbara" Hallinan again. He .. sorry, she... has a thing about our Monarchy. He .. oopsadaisy ... she ... believes our Queen is German ... despite being born in England .. as were her father, her grandfather, her great grandfather and her great great grandmother... Her great great grandmother, Victoria, married a German bloke called Albert who was her great great grandfather. According to this "Barbara" character,... this makes our Queen German! Great logic Bob .. oops,.. "Barbara" .. I wonder what "Barbara's" real name is? 😅
@@alanharvey9094 ..another brexit brit with post empire distopia. elizabeth the 2 nd saxe coburg gotha nee windsor. look it up. nothing wrong with having german blood but now you also have afro american blood flowing in the palace. enjoy your weekend at your local gay bar. try not to be so bitter embrace life your boyfriend does.
Thanks for th video, very interesting and informative; I really appreciate the effort you put into this. I hope your channel gets more exposure, it is most certainly deserving of it!
@Axel Not much more than whom a few adminrals, genrals, kings, queens and a few big wars. A good days worth of knowlege spread over 10 years I would guess
Perhaps you just didn't pay attention. I loved finding out about Boudicca and Alfred The Great at school. It's still taught today: www.primarycurriculum.me.uk/ks2/history
Thank you so much for this. I don't remember history that well from school and did not appreciate it, although I was a straight-A student. I am now very, very interested in history, especially the timeframe you present. This is fascinating!
I watched this years ago and its even better today....I dont detect any bias one way or the other just history as you understand it, I appreciate that.... the maps and pictorials make this an enjoyable lesson all the way through.
Wow really great. Thanks. This gave me a lot more insight into the English historical figures I have often heard of but did not understand their consequences.
Catherine did give Henry VIII a living son, but the baby lived less than two months. Obviously she did give him a living daughter, and I believe another of their four daughters was born alive but died as a baby. Catherine ultimately endured childbirth six times for Henry.
At first, I said: man that's a long video, then I thought, dam he speaks fast, then I realized dam so much history to this little island so little time... Great video thanks. I would add a year counter on screen too.
What an amazing amount of information delivered in such a short time. Brilliant presentation. I am a Welshman and it is strange to have our history told by a foreigner lol. Although your neutrality does aid in the plausibility of the video. I've studied this history for 12 years and you are bang on with it all my friend,. Many thanks and look forward to watching more of your history docs.
My favourite part is that, having watched the Germany, France, and Ireland documentaries (yeah kinda watched them all backwards haha), I can see the constant overlaps of these histories and many of the events you mention I am already familiar with but from another countries perspective. Can't wait for the day where you have 20 or 30 nation documentaries so I can binge watch them.
I get your point but most from England or even Europe in general don't understand our geography, culture, or history either. It's understandable. If any school child was expected to know ALL geography and history, it would take hundreds of years to educate them. Imagine teaching all of American, European, African, middle eastern, Indian, Asian, etc history/geography without watering it down a bit. No library could contain such a mass of information. You know as little about us as we do of you. I hate that. I'd love to know everything about everything. It simply is an impossible task and should never be expected or condemned. Be realistic.
@@JeremyYatesRealtor but interestingly enough many people around the world receive excellent, worldly educations. In primary school history classes, I learnt about Egyptian, Roman, Babylonian and Greek empires. I also learnt Japanese and Italian language (not that I use those much). In high school I studied the colonisation of USA, colonisation of south America, trans Atlantic slave trade, colonisation of Africa (as in most of the continent, Africa is not a country lol), Australia, New Zealand, Indochina, first world war and second world war social / economic and geographic contexts that lead to war - fall of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. I also learnt about Celtic settlers travelling from central Europe in the bronze age to essentially colonise Britain. It's just American schools dont seem to provide a well rounded geography / history education.
Jeremy Yates This is why I love the internet! I grew up in California we had time in history class for basic California/U.S./European history. You want more? Read my 1st sentence.
Except that nobody gives a rat's ass about Norway, other than that your country was a Nazi collaborator under Quisling, and that you have done nothing since to rectify that. Have you seen that film Dead Snow? That's Norway, except that all the real people all died in 1942. Since then, Nazi zombies.
Sunny Jim Why the fuck should modern people rectify the actions of people in the past. Like 99% of modern Norwegians aren't Nazis so why should they be punished for people who are long since dead and don't fit the beliefs of modern Norwegians?
Greatly appreciate the map. I've been trying to visualize my ancestry, and this was tremendously helpful. Never have I studied so much history, nor with such keen interest. ~ Just Another American
I really love this summary history, particularly the fine graphics. I wish that whomever finished the graphics would have put the respective dates on each so that dates would be easier to track and remember. A graphic might have one or two dates. It might give the century as well as the year of a significant event. Thanks again for this wonderful video.
@@qcc9062 It is, to think otherwise is silly, it's the melting pot of europe, the centre of the earth and the birth place of the most powerful empire to ever exist.
@@qcc9062 he's right in a way though, the British empire was the world's largest empire superpower in history and one of the longest running, it also created one of the current superpowers today the United States and created many other major economies like Canada, new Zealand and Australia. Today it's definitely a shadow of its former self as the European Union is definitely the biggest player in Europe now aswell as being one of the big 4 economic and military powers, whilst britain isn't even a major player anymore, it's more a minor economic and military power along with the likes of Canada, turkey, south Korea, Brazil, India and so on, but doesn't change the fact that from the mid 18th century to after WWI, Britain was the sole military and economic superpower, it had the largest navy, best army best technology and largest production capabilities with its expansive empire, but two world wars take its toll, the reason the US became so powerful was because they made a lot of money from selling supplies during world wars, combine that with them being safe and sound from the actual war and the wars absolutely destroying Europe economically, militarily and infrastructure wise and well it's why the US is the top of the 4 major military and economic powers today, which in descending order United States China European Union Russia
It's a good interpretation. Englishman or not, the ancestors of the United Kingdom emigrated to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. They are the Anglo-sphere and we are connected. The English speaking nations. They have a right to our history, the Magna Carta lead to British Common Law and the US Constitution.
@@Macca1000001 Nope .... as I've said in another post tonight ... you are wrong. The Magna Carta was written in Medieval Latin. Where do you get your information from? ... wherever it is .. change it otherwise you'll continue to look like an idiot!
I would like to make a point to learn more about ancient British history. This made for some excellent listening the other day! Thank you! I love your documentaries! Stay well out there everybody, and God be with you, friends! :)
Note: Part 2 has been removed and will be remade! The date for this remake is currently undecided.
Correction:
Strathclyde was listed as a "Scottish kingdom." To clarify on this - Strathclyde was NOT a Scottish (in the sense of Pictish) kingdom, but was, rather, a remnant kingdom of the related Britons, much like the Welsh, which, later on in its history, was a puppet kingdom of Scotland (the kingdom of Alba) and absorbed into Scotland. When exactly this took place is not known, but it appears to have been under Scottish influence by the reign of Constantine II of Scotland. (c. 940-943).
Tollundman is a bog mummy unlike his ancient Egyptian counterparts.
You might also like to change the picture of the Emperor Augustus which you show when talking about Julius Caesar's invasion of the British Isles in 55 BC.
What a country What power for a small Island. Pity about today 😔
Great documentary, was literally about to correct that, Strathclyde spoke Cumbric, very similar to Welsh and often fought alongside the Welsh as well as the Scottish against the English
I can't find the videos on vikings, are they on another channel or where can I find them?
I don’t see how people can complain about this video. As an Englishman I commend the fact that an American has spent god knows how many hours to research this and create a video.
This needs to be appreciated not picked apart. Thank you sir.
Costa del Artlepool as opposed to being completely irrelevant like your comment
"I don’t see how people can complain about this video. "
People can and do complain about anything.
Totally agree
dai freedom It’s called History of England not History of Britain.
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love the “direct and to the point” nature of this video. zero spam. zero filler.
yeah but its hard to remember it all
I do too! The visual with it makes this and you on my Special List.
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It’s how we men communicate, after all.
@@thierryfluiterpet true it's worth rewatching to better absorb the details
Although I am an American, I have been studying English history for fifty years. I have read hundreds of books and enjoyed them all as I prefer to go deep into each area but this is perhaps the most concise and unbiased documentary that I have viewed about English history. Next year I will be realizing one of my dreams- to visit England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland and see all the places I’ve been reading about. Congratulations on your video. I hope people see it as the tip of the iceberg and that the real enjoyment is in learning about these people and places in depth.
Old comment but I suggest Orkney
I'm very interested in paganism especially paganism in Britain and for whatever reason the island has been extremely religiously important for practically most civilisations that were pagan
It just had some sort of attraction to pull in pagans from different cultures and countries that seemingly no where else did
@@ciaranmck4469 Thank you for your suggestion. If we have time we will consider it. Now I have to do some research on it.
@John Cornell Thank you, John. I will research it,
Youll notice when you get here that Its very different from the US in many many ways. Which parts of the british isles are you looking at heading to? If you want to see the real culture..stay away from places like london. It will not reflect everything youve been reading about at all. Trust me. Alot of americans think that everywhere is like london. This Couldnt be further from the truth. I live 10 miles outside of liverpool...the beatles hometown 😊. We have some breathtaking scenery and historic places that you wont forget. Oh and youll never have heard so many different accents in your life. England alone probably has more accents than the whole of the united states its crazy 🤣
@@kyleatherton88 yer but nah he'll come over to the pool n get stabbed by a lad with a ketwig ye wool
1:13 Celtic tribes
4:00 Romans invade (Britannia)
9:24 (Anglo) Saxons
14:24 Viking age
23:10 Normans
36:00 The 100 Years' War & The Black Death
44:18 Early Modern Era
47:10 English Reformation - Bloody Mary - Queen Elizabeth
A true hero.
All english people and anglo saxons are n word
Thank you
Thank you very much
Thank you!
Thank you for not adding background music
YES! Thank YOU!
my point exactly
Well, #RuleBritannia would be OK
I would've been fine with low, in the background and barely noticeable music, but I'm alright with no music.
@@Junokaii -- No. It would have been distracting, irritating, and counterproductive. This goofy idea that intellectual documentaries require constant background music is just plain stupid.
Being an American Anglophile, this doc is great....nice and concise
I just gotta say, this video managed to teach me the entire history of my country in a couple of hours when an entirety of my primary school didn't manage the same in 3/4 years
Primary school?
@@wishbones170 Yes, primary school. Not elementary.
@@NellasxElensarI'm British myself, ik what a primary school but I was just thinking that primary schools shouldn't go into that kind of depth in history lessons anyway because it will probably bee a bit too complicated if you know what i mean
@@wishbones170 Oh right, do forgive me my ignorance 😅 That makes sense, I believe I get you!
@@NellasxElensar np
I'm neither English or American, but a Greek, from a nation with an incredibly immense history too... THIS is how history videos should be made. Excellent job, and keep going strong!
Has he done a Greek one yet?
@@Adam-zh4hm On parts of my nation's history, yes. The Minoans and the Byzantine Empire. Although not on the classical antiquity and the Hellenistic period, which were the most glorious, along with the Byzantine Empire.
@@Pan472 I shall look into those thanks
@@Adam-zh4hm Well, I'll take a look too, haven't watched these, just saw that he has made them
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England’s fantastically illustrious history reads better than a Hollywood film script.
What a great story and thanks for all the work you have put into the telling of it.
its what game of thrones relies upon(except the last bit that was shit)
I mean the last bit of GofT! lol
Dont tell the left that .
This could well be a Hollywood script, for it sure as hell is fiction, with scant, correct facts.
Because it is just a story not history/
Thank you Uthred, son of Uthred, for winning wars with Alfred in the 9th Century. You may not have been in the chronicles, but we know of your bravery and leadership.
lol I started watching this video because I was so damn confused by all the different shit going on in "the last kingdom"
Destiny is all
Wyrd Bth Ful Araed
Utred of babanbar
Uthred sucked.
Live 2 years in england as a kid planing to go back lots of memories love england and the british people 🇬🇧🏴
Where are you?
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@@teiloturner5374 😂😂😂
I was born in England London it's a amazing place to live and I considered myself to be very lucky 😊😊😊😊😊.
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Imagine rolling up to England on an elephant unseen to the people before, fucking legendary
I know elephants are excellent swimmers but I doubt one could ever make it across the English Channel to arrive in Britain!!
That’s a strong look
lol that's what Alexander felt when he and his army came to indian land 😂
@@karenblackadder1183 someone needs to get an elephant and see if it can swim the English Channel. I'd pay to watch that
@@jessicajujubean5004 the elephant wouldn’t be happy with you
yes i am also English and i am a huge history buff ( specifically from 1066 - 1603 ) i really enjoyed this video found it to be extremely historically accurate !! Thank you for your huge effort and a really great video :) xx
Check out William Marshall bro, from King Stephen as a child hostage and nearly hung, to the right hand of Henry the 3rd as a child acting on beghalf of the king - amazing history
You are "English" and a buff on history post 1066AD? Pathetic
It is possible to expand on the importance of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. To this day, even in American law schools they teach that 1066 is considered the "oldest legal memory, " as all property in England vested in the king. That was the beginning of the English common law system that currently exists in the UK and the USA.
And the City of London - the part of London not ‘conquered’ by William, that is now known as the financial district or the square mile with it’s own distinct rules, laws and Lord Mayor - was created in 1067. I can never understand why no one has made a film of the 1066 conquest of England - it’s got it all for a fantastic historical epic
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I was disappointed to the lack of discussion of the medieval British knights and king, who traversed the lands, banging coconuts together.
Monty Python :-)
NONE SHALL PASS !!!
But where did they find coconuts?
@@bosmobosmo Arthur, King of the Britons, found them in Mercea.
@@baarbacoa Found them? In Mercia? The coconut is tropical!
It would have helped if you ade the date counting on screen as you talked so we could keep track of the amount of time whch passed between each significant event.
It would also have been helpful putting the names of the persons on the screen above their square.
@@jk1776yt It helps adding the captions in.
Geo Hurtado HA! Sick burn!
I would appreciate this as well
My new documentaries have these features
I just can't get my head around how England, Wales and Scotland all being British is so confusing to people who come from a country that's made up of 50 different states.
Jon Trownson Most Americans cant even name half of the states, so...
@@jdblake3224 British history is way more interesting than American history, I've never cared to learn all the states, and i'm American
It's because of the use of the word "country". In the US our idea of "country" and "nation" and "executive power" are all synonymous and idea that those are different concepts that have been redefined many times over your long, storied history is novel to many.
@@mattg56 not sure you quite read my comment right mate.
I think it might not be widely known in America that we have different native languages in Britain either - English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic in Northern Ireland as the United Kingdom.
My father is english, I love that country
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Why.
@@vagrantwanderer5810 Why not?
Portugal and England have Europe's oldest alliance.
this is my favorite video to fall asleep to. i’ve watched it so many times and it’s so comforting. when i was in high school i got sick very frequently bc of health issues. needless to say i was home quite a bit. i spent so much of that time watching this channel. i love history, and after i found this account it quickly became my favorite. this vid has soothed me to sleep in sickness and in health i’m not joking. this video is magic LOL
Thank you!
@@Fireoflearning I want to ask you something, aside from all these wars that this video is about, what did people do beside wage war? What was life like for a citizen on a normal day?
@@Fireoflearning nice
Make shots video very boring vests of time
Me too
How can people not find history interesting?
The way it's taught at most schools it's no wonder that most people don't find anything interesting except for soap operas.
1.7 million people did. History is more popular than you think
Todays generation finds history inconvenient. They are too busy trying to figure out ways to make themselves feel like victims. Instead of accepting reality, which is they are living in the easiest time to be alive in the history of mankind(peoplekind for those that might be triggered into a safespace)
Incuriosity is a militant religion.
Black people music has a lot to answer for...
This is by far the best general history of Britain/England video I have yet run across. Lots of good information without a bunch of entertainment-heavy crap. Excellent work!
Hello from Panama 🇵🇦 I am studying British History and Culture. So I had to study and summarize this video. This history is really interesting! Regards.
Look into wassailing/Morris dancing/highland games/cheese rolling/mob football/Derbyshire well dressing/tar barrel rolling/bonfire night/imbloc/shetlands fire festival for culture
How are you getting on? 🇬🇧
Panama, the reason why Scotland has a political union with England.
Hello could you share with me your summary , please !
History is so much more complicated than people today are willing to understand.
There is no doubt that history is much more complicated than most people can comprehend, but, nevertheless, slavery, murder, pillage, rape, and the unlawful invasion of another nation is, was, and always will be desperately wrong. The history of England/ Britain is made up ,almost exclusively, of these ,historically accurate, despicable stories. As a consequence of being born in Northern Ireland, I could have had either British or Irish citizenship. It was a no brainer, if only for the fact that the British/English are hated all over the world, for their ridiculous, "rule Brittania", mentality. God bless Ireland 🇮🇪.
You are right….lazy learners ….too busy looking at social media.
@@rinacarty6874 As a mainland inhabitant I can assure you, most of us don't have a "rule Brittania" mentality. In fact, there are several universities who want nothing to do with our colonial past, which, nobody really batted an eyelid on because everyone's busy doing their own thing anyway.
I find the N. Ireland conflicts harrowing, and I hope they'll settle in the future.
@Rina Carty
What a load of old rubbish.
Yes, Britain did some terrible things in the dark days of history and so did many other countries, some still do in fact.
We don't have a 'Rule Brittania' attitude and fsr from hated all over the world. Do you get all your facts from CNN?
As an American myself, I’m in awe... I have never been taught about any of this. Great video. Liked & Subscribed!!!
samuel west So true. In school we just skim over british history and none of it goes into depth. We spend more time on ww2 than any other thing we talk about. So glad to hear all this stuff about britain in such depth
samuel west come and visit us, you can see the ruins and abbys all over if you look for them!
john gossett it’s a common joke amongst us brits that the reason Americans are so fascinated with British history is because they have none of their own.
Joking aside it really is amazing, I live in a small town of about 25,000 (including surrounding villages) and we have 2000 year old roman ruins less than 200m from our 1000+ year old Church, which is situated next to a school from 1900.
aegian48 I guess it is true to an extent. We can only learn so much about our history and being that we only know limited information about the natives that were here before us, we kinda run out of things, history wise that are interesting. I wish i had 1000+ year old ruins where i am, but the oldest bit of history in my town is from 18th century French explorers. Still interesting, but doesnt compare with 1000+ years old ruins etc.
Same. If you want English history as an American, you have to either study history at University or learn on your own. I'm 66% English and 30 time great grandson of William the Conqueror. That's what got me interested. Theres no history more interesting than English history, in medieval times especially.
Thanks for clearing up that whole England, Britain, UK thing. Well done sir.
To complicate matters, I was born in India but I am British .
@@julianwaugh968 You are a anglo indian then?
One of the best history vids of England I've ever watched.
Celts: Those Romans can't do anything to us! We have the gods on our side!!!
Romans: *brings an Elephant*
Celts: F*ck that, I'm out
You have done a great job here.
Thank you for posting this.
I appreciate the speed of the information conveyed. This is the first time I feel I have gained a grasp of the history. Clear and to the point. Well done. Thank you.
You sir do a great job! I knew most of this already but I thoroughly enjoy listening to it. Always so interesting. Keep up the good work!!
Binging all of European History via your Videos today despite it wasn’t my favourite topic in school at all or even any of my interest later on, generally speaking .
Thanks, you spiked my interest- and I really like your voice and style of narration 😉👍
I'm a history student who's also English. Bang on video very accurate
a career in costa coffee awaits
@@merked1980 costsa coffee? I'm going to be a teacher mate
@@Charlotte-td8qq Yeah, i was being an arsehole... I teach, i'd rather work in costa coffee to be honest. You'll know what i mean in 5 yrs..
@@merked1980 I work in a pub now and i hate it
English, people who went naked hunting for marmots when we were already knifing a Julius Caesar.
Appreciate this comprehensive overview of the history, and development of Britain.
Your content is sick. Just found your channel and I’m honestly so stoked to go through all your videos
Thank you algorithm for blessing me with this content. This is beyond doubt the finest History channel i´ve ever come across!
Thank you!
1st - I enjoyed this two part series and appreciated the way in which you condensed several thousand years of history into an easy listen.
2nd - Regarding WWI, I found the book “The Sleepwalkers” by Christopher Clark to be an excellent source of material. It was not written with bias or intent to assign guilt but rather it was written as if from an outside observer viewing the complexities of many cultures with their new sense of nationalism and desire to secure the future for themselves and their progeny.
Thank you for making this video. I loved it. When I was in school I was sleeping. Never thought such a great class I missed. Now you are a great teacher. Again, thank you very much for your effort.
Beautiful England--God bless you abundantly! 🇬🇧
-The Ofori-Atta Family
Oh FFS, thats not the English flag!, jeeeeez
thank you for the effort and wish the Part 2 could be republished soonest. appreciate for the work!
"Williams mother had a dream of a great tree extending over Normandy and England on the night he was conceived."
First Woman in History to lie back and think of England.
Your with is wasted here
*. Sound of unsuccessfully stifled sinuses being cleared. *
What's with the dearth of likes for this comment? It's absolutely fantastic!
Brilliant😆😆😆
Lmao.
Interesting documentary. I have been studying British history for a long time. I'm always learning something new.
*"Not Seltic, Keltic."*
FUCKING THANK YOU FOR EMPHASIZING THAT!!!!!
@Amanley Load Oh I've known for a looooooooong time it's pronounced Keltic. It's hearing other people insist on saying Seltic that drives me insane
I'm a history major and a culprit of that. I struggle a lot by reading the word "seltic" in my head rather than "keltic".
Unless you're talking about the Scottish football team, then it is 'Seltic'. Just to make it totally, 100% non-confusing! 🤷🏻♀️🙈😆
@@tigervalley62 y
@@davidprime8909: Just a habit
What a nice refresher on English history! Thank you 😊
Large period of time makes for a daunting task. In spite of that, you did a great job. Well researched, well edited, great maps and illustrations, well presented!
Can you do History of the Nederlands, Sweden, Norway, & Egypt? I love your videos. You explain things so clearly. Thank you for your hard work!
This is like reading a Master's thesis on the various countries. Next best thing to reading an entire book. Thank you. Just became subscriber today and this is my 3rd video.
Vikings and Anglo-Saxon were close relatives in term of genes, language, culture and traditions....
"They discussed how horrendous it was that the Celts would do such a thing, during their Gladiator fights." Love it!!!
6:26 whoever drew that picture obviously hadn't seen an elephant before either.
😂
The elephants trunk and ears was broken off of the painting.
Iapetus McCool hahah good point
Or merely (and simply) a _"bad"_ artist.
This comment has made my day LOL :) :)
An astonishing amount of information for a 53-minute video. Very well done and thank you!
I love English history, so complicated and beautiful :)
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I love England, so complicated and beautiful
complicated and brutal
@@celticsaxon8857 Like all history brutal and beautiful.
@@Valencetheshireman927 Brutally beautiful
As a Spaniard I enjoyed a lot this video a lot. What a great country !
Greetings from the UK! I'm English and I have found studying the history of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula in general, very interesting. If just all my countrymen would undertake the task we might not be cursed with examples of the comment preceding mine.
One thing I find fascinating is the sheer levels of determination and vigour Spanish Visigoth culture maintained even through the adversity of the more that 700 year struggle against the full force of half the Muslim world. And when that situation was resolved Spaniards opened up the world before the British did.
@@Jennyeq ..............with brexit your anglo german queen will now need a visa to visit her cousins.....in germany.
@@barbarahallinan1151 Oh dear,... here comes the transvestite, "Barbara" Hallinan again. He .. sorry, she... has a thing about our Monarchy. He .. oopsadaisy ... she ... believes our Queen is German ... despite being born in England .. as were her father, her grandfather, her great grandfather and her great great grandmother... Her great great grandmother, Victoria, married a German bloke called Albert who was her great great grandfather.
According to this "Barbara" character,... this makes our Queen German! Great logic Bob .. oops,.. "Barbara" .. I wonder what "Barbara's" real name is? 😅
@@alanharvey9094 ..another brexit brit with post empire distopia. elizabeth the 2 nd saxe coburg gotha nee windsor. look it up. nothing wrong with having german blood but now you also have afro american blood flowing in the palace. enjoy your weekend at your local gay bar. try not to be so bitter embrace life your boyfriend does.
Thanks for th video, very interesting and informative; I really appreciate the effort you put into this. I hope your channel gets more exposure, it is most certainly deserving of it!
As an American i am fascinated.
God save the queen
@Kelvin Higgs arsehole 💩
God save the queen!
didnt help
Best ever summary of the history of Great Britain ever - or at least, up until the 1600's. Good Job!
As an Englishman This is History Gold and something we are never taught in an English shcool. Well done sir and thank you
@Axel Not much more than whom a few adminrals, genrals, kings, queens and a few big wars. A good days worth of knowlege spread over 10 years I would guess
I wasn't interested in this at school but thirty+ years later I find it very interesting.
Perhaps you just didn't pay attention. I loved finding out about Boudicca and Alfred The Great at school. It's still taught today: www.primarycurriculum.me.uk/ks2/history
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Obviously they didn't teach you how to spell in that English school either.
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Thank you so much for this. I don't remember history that well from school and did not appreciate it, although I was a straight-A student. I am now very, very interested in history, especially the timeframe you present. This is fascinating!
big man on island
conquered by roman
conquered by saxon
occupied by vikings for a time
conquered by norman
conquer the world
simple as
conquer Germany twice
@@streetystar353 lol Britain never conquered Germany.
@@prs_81 i guess he means they beat them in a war twice but I mean they didn't conquer them its like saying they've conquered Russia.
China and USA conquer the world
@@paulmipov6889 They haven't conquered anything
I watched this years ago and its even better today....I dont detect any bias one way or the other just history as you understand it, I appreciate that.... the maps and pictorials make this an enjoyable lesson all the way through.
Wow really great. Thanks. This gave me a lot more insight into the English historical figures I have often heard of but did not understand their consequences.
Catherine did give Henry VIII a living son, but the baby lived less than two months. Obviously she did give him a living daughter, and I believe another of their four daughters was born alive but died as a baby. Catherine ultimately endured childbirth six times for Henry.
Your videos are fantastic and so well spoken. Thank you for all you do 🙏
Considering the short time in which to cover such a long period, that was very well presented.
Well done Sir, lots of hard work gone into this. Dates would have been great to help your work and for others to gauge. Again, awesome job
The bog body at 3:23 is not from Ireland. He is known as Tollund Man and was found in 1950 near Silkeborg, Denmark.
@@MaxArturo Agreed.
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Eamsee That is true
czcams.com/video/zenTnxJRHgc/video.html I made a video responding to this error around 2 years ago, but thank you
The Irish bodies were beheaded if im not mistaken
At first, I said: man that's a long video, then I thought, dam he speaks fast, then I realized dam so much history to this little island so little time... Great video thanks. I would add a year counter on screen too.
Wow, this is good, learning a lot, who'd of thunk!! Nicely put together!
What an amazing amount of information delivered in such a short time. Brilliant presentation. I am a Welshman and it is strange to have our history told by a foreigner lol. Although your neutrality does aid in the plausibility of the video. I've studied this history for 12 years and you are bang on with it all my friend,. Many thanks and look forward to watching more of your history docs.
My favourite part is that, having watched the Germany, France, and Ireland documentaries (yeah kinda watched them all backwards haha), I can see the constant overlaps of these histories and many of the events you mention I am already familiar with but from another countries perspective. Can't wait for the day where you have 20 or 30 nation documentaries so I can binge watch them.
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
Just came back here to watch it again, great documentary!
The videos are great. I would love to see a timeline marker on the bottom-- that would be so useful! I am really grateful for these videos.
Finally an american that knows our geography, thank god
I get your point but most from England or even Europe in general don't understand our geography, culture, or history either. It's understandable. If any school child was expected to know ALL geography and history, it would take hundreds of years to educate them. Imagine teaching all of American, European, African, middle eastern, Indian, Asian, etc history/geography without watering it down a bit. No library could contain such a mass of information. You know as little about us as we do of you. I hate that. I'd love to know everything about everything. It simply is an impossible task and should never be expected or condemned. Be realistic.
Jeremy Yates umm. Ok? I was only talking about the basic geography
@@JeremyYatesRealtor but interestingly enough many people around the world receive excellent, worldly educations.
In primary school history classes, I learnt about Egyptian, Roman, Babylonian and Greek empires. I also learnt Japanese and Italian language (not that I use those much).
In high school I studied the colonisation of USA, colonisation of south America, trans Atlantic slave trade, colonisation of Africa (as in most of the continent, Africa is not a country lol), Australia, New Zealand, Indochina, first world war and second world war social / economic and geographic contexts that lead to war - fall of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires.
I also learnt about Celtic settlers travelling from central Europe in the bronze age to essentially colonise Britain.
It's just American schools dont seem to provide a well rounded geography / history education.
Jeremy Yates This is why I love the internet! I grew up in California we had time in history class for basic California/U.S./European history. You want more? Read my 1st sentence.
This was so good & helpful & easy to follow. Appreciated, cheers.
I've learned so much in this video. I love knowing about other countries and how they became to what we know of them now.
yea its great living in a cancelled, woke, gay boy country.
This was such a well-done and informative video. You should do one about Norway, please.
Except that nobody gives a rat's ass about Norway, other than that your country was a Nazi collaborator under Quisling, and that you have done nothing since to rectify that.
Have you seen that film Dead Snow? That's Norway, except that all the real people all died in 1942. Since then, Nazi zombies.
Sunny Jim Why the fuck should modern people rectify the actions of people in the past. Like 99% of modern Norwegians aren't Nazis so why should they be punished for people who are long since dead and don't fit the beliefs of modern Norwegians?
Wonderful that you included Elizabeth’s Tilbury speech. I think it’s one of the greatest speeches.
But written AFTER the event!
This was very informative and enlightening. Just subscribed to your channel! Will continue learning from your videos.
This video is great. No bullshit, straight to the point. I am learning for my final exams and this type of video helps me greatly.
Great video for an overview of the colourful history of England!
Well done that man!
Awesome
"What did the Romans ever do for us..?"
Wery well I shall welease bwian
the aqueduct ?
@Chad Alphabeta Londinistan is kinda a dope name ngl
@@jaycra_ i would underline WINE
Study Roman Britain and you will find most of S.E England has Latin proper nouns
Amazing channel, thank you for the hard work.
Greatly appreciate the map. I've been trying to visualize my ancestry, and this was tremendously helpful. Never have I studied so much history, nor with such keen interest. ~ Just Another American
I really love this summary history, particularly the fine graphics. I wish that whomever finished the graphics would have put the respective dates on each so that dates would be easier to track and remember. A graphic might have one or two dates. It might give the century as well as the year of a significant event. Thanks again for this wonderful video.
Fire of learning, good job.
This helps me explain our long and complicated past which then explains why we fight with ease and enjoy it
THANK You For having a narrator that speaks in a clear,accent free English, so we can understand what is being said.
the fuck u on about, everyone has an accent you dimwit
Thank you England for the greatest rock & roll bands..
Michael Philip --- You are so right, we have produced the best in the world in my view. Listen to this!
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The Beatles were the big bang for popular music. Without them the industry would be very different today.
thank Africa
And Canada (RUSH)
@André Lussier I saw Rush 4 times..
This is amazing. Great content!
To be honest, England is like a main character from a film.
Nope
@@qcc9062 It is, to think otherwise is silly, it's the melting pot of europe, the centre of the earth and the birth place of the most powerful empire to ever exist.
Don't be honest lie
@@qcc9062 he's right in a way though, the British empire was the world's largest empire superpower in history and one of the longest running, it also created one of the current superpowers today the United States and created many other major economies like Canada, new Zealand and Australia.
Today it's definitely a shadow of its former self as the European Union is definitely the biggest player in Europe now aswell as being one of the big 4 economic and military powers, whilst britain isn't even a major player anymore, it's more a minor economic and military power along with the likes of Canada, turkey, south Korea, Brazil, India and so on, but doesn't change the fact that from the mid 18th century to after WWI, Britain was the sole military and economic superpower, it had the largest navy, best army best technology and largest production capabilities with its expansive empire, but two world wars take its toll, the reason the US became so powerful was because they made a lot of money from selling supplies during world wars, combine that with them being safe and sound from the actual war and the wars absolutely destroying Europe economically, militarily and infrastructure wise and well it's why the US is the top of the 4 major military and economic powers today, which in descending order
United States
China
European Union
Russia
Yeah actually lol
Long live England, and the oldest alliance in the world! 🇬🇧❤️🇵🇹
you were their vassals.
@MemeulousWithEyes 🏴?
@@l.f.r.6523 and you are a fucking idiot, Come ahead here to receive your idiot award 🥇
@Peace Snatcher Elbow pain, affect your fucking dumb brain
@@l.f.r.6523 portugal is a country since age 868
England is a country since 927
Your just... Dumb
It's a good interpretation. Englishman or not, the ancestors of the United Kingdom emigrated to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. They are the Anglo-sphere and we are connected. The English speaking nations. They have a right to our history, the Magna Carta lead to British Common Law and the US Constitution.
Magna Carta was written in French by French people who ruled England.
@@Macca1000001 Nope .... as I've said in another post tonight ... you are wrong. The Magna Carta was written in Medieval Latin. Where do you get your information from? ... wherever it is .. change it otherwise you'll continue to look like an idiot!
phoenix rising...............you are of german origin
Vox Daisy Please tell me that’s a joke, it was written in England and signed by King John, as a way of limiting the monarchy’s power over the people.
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Extremely informative and well researched video, glad I discovered your channel. I'm certainly going to share these a lot.
andrei login Thank you! I appreciate it
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This really helped me understand the geography! Thank you for the video.
VERY well done, concise and to the point. Than you sir for the effort in making this video.
Great video, very straight to the point and succinct
Good video Englands history is very complicated and complex thank you for taking the time to research all this
I enjoy watching these videos. They're very informative. Shouting out to "Fire of Learning", from England
I would like to make a point to learn more about ancient British history. This made for some excellent listening the other day! Thank you! I love your documentaries!
Stay well out there everybody, and God be with you, friends! :)