American Couple Reacts: Who Was The Best English Monarch? David Mitchell & Dan Snow Rates The Royals
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- American Couple Reacts: Who Was The Best English Monarch? David Mitchell & Dan Snow Rates The Royals! FIRST TIME REACTION! Happy New Year's Eve! This is EPIC! And British History is NEVER boring! We have both quickly fallen in love with David Mitchell simply from the 2 episodes of Would I Lie To You, that we have watched. When we saw this video pop up, we couldn't think of a better way to end 2023! David Mitchell ranting about history, YES PLEASE!! We loved this video and learned so much yet ended up learning that we have so much more to learn! Lot's of questions for us in this one and we would be very interested to hear your opinions on David & Dan's thoughts as well as your own. Try to watch this one all the way through as you don't want to miss a second of it. Thank you ALL for another year of your love & support of our show! We wish you nothing but the best for 2024! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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Happy New Year's Eve! This is EPIC! And British History is NEVER boring! We have both quickly fallen in love with David Mitchell simply from the 2 episodes of Would I Lie To You, that we have watched. When we saw this video pop up, we couldn't think of a better way to end 2023! David Mitchell ranting about history, YES PLEASE!! We loved this video and learned so much yet ended up learning that we have so much more to learn! Lot's of questions for us in this one and we would be very interested to hear your opinions on David & Dan's thoughts as well as your own. Try to watch this one all the way through as you don't want to miss a second of it. Thank you ALL for another year of your love & support of our show! We wish you nothing but the best for 2024! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Please react to Hampton Court Palace
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Happy New Year to you both.
Happy new year to you both and all the best for the new year 😃
Happy New Year to you and let us pray that 2024 will bring peace on earth to all.
Now back to the Battle of Hastings 1066. King Harold had to March his army north to Yorkshire to fight the Vikings. Harold's army won the Battle of Stamford Bridge, no mean feat taking into consideration that his army had marched 200 miles to fight the fierce vikings. Whilst there Harold was told that William was preparing to invade so Harold's Anglo Saxon army had to March 200 miles back south to fight another invader. His men must have been so tired but despite all they'd gone through they almost won the Battle of Hastings, King Harold was fatally wounded by an arrow in his eye. Historians would argue that the Angle Saxons would have won had they not have been tired out for all the reasons mentioned above.
He is a little unfair to Elizabeth I. She was the first really effective female leader in a very male-dominated world. She was probably one of our most intelligent monarchs, who could speak several languages and understand several more. She consolidated the Church of England, successfully put down rebellions against her and also managed to stay within her budget. Things went wrong after her reign because James I spent all the money she had built up. She was a little over cautious and often delayed decision-making, but the fact that the anniversary of her accession to the throne was celebrated by ordinary English people as a feast for 150 years after her death speaks volumes.
Yes, I think it should still be a feast day.
Not even close to the first, but she was an effective ruler.
Overcoming her biggest obstacle of being a woman was testament to Elizabeth's strength of character. A true leader of men.
I think you forget England's strongest female although she was a consort. Eleanor OF aquitaine was first married to the king of France Louis the 7th, she then married Edward the second, and bore him 8 children. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London for 15 years by her husband for supporting the revolt of "Henry the young king" their eldest son against him.
@@thetruthhurts7675 Mary was also a strong Queen but being a Catholic could not rule alone so it was a joint rule (although she ruled the roost) with her protestant (arranged marriage) husband William of Orange. The only time England has had a joint, supposedly equal, Monarchy. Of course it was William and Mary on documents not Mary and William.
You should watch the Horrible Histories 'Monarch Song' It has all the Kings and Queens from William 1 (The Conqueror) through to now.
Agree
In fact look into Horrible Histories (the original gang), you'd love it.
second this. horrible histories is genuinely really great, even for adults
Horrible Histories are a great way of getting kids engaged in history
The interviewer, Dan Snow, is himself a decent historian with many documentaries under his belt, it`s worth looking up his work if you are interested in our history in the UK.
Yes we've done several reactions with Dan
Dan Snow's brother in law is the Duke of Westminster.
only if you are prepared to put up with his left wing slant on history.
@@anthonybartlett6924🙄 awww not the dreaded left, however will we cope?
@@anthonybartlett6924 David Mitchell; left wing? Oh dear, how easily those on the right are triggered.
Richard the 3rd definitely needs your attention. Lots of controversy, murder and unrest during his reign. They only found his grave a few years ago after 400 years of being missing. There is a fantastic documentary available about the discovery of his body, an absolute must watch gem.
I was going to suggest Richard lll, I find him fascinating and just love the story of how he was discovered in Leicester.
@@Bellabob Have you seen the documentary? It’s actually available on you tube. I think it’s edited though as I remember seeing it on Channel 4. I remember the archaeology team saying where shall we start digging, one pointed at the car park space marked R for reserved and jokingly said R for Richard seems appropriate and unbelievably that was where they found the skeleton. It’s like it was haunted and he wanted to be found ! This bit isn’t in the you tube version that I watched unfortunately.
@@rowietappy187 Yes I have, it was the documentary that kick started my fascination. My family also visited Leicester a few years ago, went to the Richard lll museum, which was fascinating and visited the cathedral.
@@Bellabob likewise, I always thought he was just the Evil uncle that killed his nephews in the Tower till I saw this documentary and started digging through his story....really hope Natasha & Debbie cover him at some point on their channel as they are in for a treat. Thanks for the feedback, take care and have a Happy New year 👍🏻
@@Bellabob Having once lived in Leicester, I was very moved by how the people of the city, treated his remains with such respect.
I think our sense of Englishness starts with Alfred the Great, but it’s true that the first Anglo-Saxon monarch to have a coronation as “King of the English” rather than “King of Wessex” was his grandson in 927.
Alfred did adopt the title King of the Anglo-Saxons later in his reign
I have heard it said that the idea of a unified Anglo-Saxon identity originated with the Viking invasions which brought the various assorted kingdoms closer together and with a common purpose.
In terms of the ruling class, the English identity really only got started in the late 14th/early 15th centuries when French was dropped as the official language of the court and the Hundred Years' War made the English and French nobilities start to think of themselves as being divided by nationhood (whereas, previously, the big divide was based on class structure and the nobility across Europe had more in common with each other than with the peasantry of their lands).
@@neilbuckley1613 yes it’s true and his grandson started his reign that way before being acknowledged some years into his reign as King of the English.
@@MrBulky992 absolutely, it was Alfred’s fight back against the Vikings as king of the last Anglo-Saxon kingdom still standing that started to bring that sense of a united Anglo-Saxon people rather than disparate kingdoms, as they had a common foe. Yes it’s true that after 1066 the ruling class was Norman French, but the majority of the people were English and it was really during the Hundred Years’ War against the French that consolidated the sense of Englishness in all strata of society, so I agree with what you’re saying.
The audiobook of David Mitchell’s book “Unruly” is narrated by David. I found it a joy to listen to him and I loved his perspectives on English history.
I read the book on great stuff
One of Elizabeth I’s greatest achievements was putting the right people in place in her Court. The Pope had issued the Christian version of a fatwa against her because she was Protestant. Elizabeth I is sort of credited with inventing the notion of patriotism towards your country. This basically encouraged English Catholics to see themselves first as English, not Catholics, and that their loyalty should be to their Queen and Country, not to some “foreigner” sat in an Ivory tower. In return Elizabeth allowed Catholics to worship the way they wanted, as long as it wasn’t too overt. There were Catholic plots against her, but these all failed, due to her spy master and his network of spies, quite a few of whom were Catholics.
Now that I love! Although Walsingham is still nearly as famous as the Cambridge Five, I didn't know he was an equal opportunities employer in the manner you suggest. And what a typically devious, cunning and nefarious - and therefore brilliant - move. Wow that man had insights into human nature which few even today probably, can guess at - what crafty genius to have moulded all that English Catholic zeal (and therefore major potential headache) to his own purposes. One can just imagine the usefulness of such spies. I imagine the MO was to have them act as agents provocateurs, luring out powerful Catholic families lurking in the furtive Catholic resistance movement. For the heads of such families, the temptation must have been almost irresistible to want to ally themselves with others, the better to help their cause
Your comment has certainly prompted me to take a closer look at something I had never heard about!😆❤
@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 it had a greater long term effect. When James VI of Scotland became James I of England too, one of the most devious and dangerous plots in English history occurred. On Nov 5th 1605 the Gunpowder Plot failed, leading to the arrest and subsequent executions of 4 conspirators (all the others died resisting arrest). One conspirator wrote a letter to one of his kin, a Catholic Lord, who would be present warning him not to attend the State Opening of Parliament. That Catholic Lord went straight to the King and exposed the plot, leading to the arrests. That probably wouldn’t have happened if Elizabeth and her Spymaster, Walsingham, hadn’t been so successful at loosening the Vatican’s grip on English Catholics.
Theres a movie on Henry II - The Lion in Winter . Thats all about his struggles with picking an heir. Really good film. It has Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in it
Worth watching for a brilliant score by John Barry.
Also, debut (Check me on that) appearances by Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton.
@@OnASeasideMission Certainly Timothy Dalton's first feature film, but Anthony Hopkins had appeared a year earlier in an obscure Lindsay Anderson movie: "The White Bus".
Also, in 1964, Peter O Toole again played Henry II in "Becket" about Henry's struggle against Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket - played by Richard Burton.
Also a play. I saw Brian Blessed in it.
@@peterjackson4763 Brian Blessed as King Henry?
Damn!
I'll bet that was a show to remember.
Did meet him once, at the British Interplanetary Soc.
He tends to fill the room. 😄
The sanitized version of history we are fed in school misses a lot of what David and Dan were talking about. Obviously because some of it is unsuitable for children. Love both Dan and David and their great knowledge.
We learnt about being Hung Drawn and Quartered only because a boy in my class asked the teacher to explain it. She was sanitising it and he kept pressing her and she lost her rag at him, stating, 'Its horrid. I WILL NOT talk about it further' lol lol lol.. even at age 12 we all thought that's not good ..
I have lived during the reigns of three monarchs.
My sister, who is 3 years older then I am ,has lived during 5! George Vth ,Edward VII, George VI, Elizabeth and now Charles III.
That's incredible!!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Oh, forgot to mention WWII as well !
My grandma and grandad (who are both dead now) lived through Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II (so six monarchs).
@@AndrewBroadhead-kb7ocThank you ,now corrected.
For schoolchildren specifically in England, I think we should be taught from the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period onwards (mid-5th century). For the line of the monarchs of England, it should be started with Æthelstan (924 to 927). Like everyone else, I was only taught British history from William the Conqueror. Since school, I've become interested in Old English (ie the Anglo-Saxon language), and I've found there's a ton of interesting stuff that we were never taught in school
Absolutely! The Anglo-Saxon period (particularly post Danelaw, I'd say) is just every bit as interesting as the Norman period.
There is never enough time to be taught everything at school. It was the same even when education was reserved to academic subjects with a little bit of practical learning thrown in along with the need for physical wellbeing but before school hours got swallowed up with things parents should be teaching at home.
where is time in the curreculum going to come from to fit it all in? It cannot be done in its entirety.
In 1960s we were taught it all. Obviously not in depth, but enough to give us an understanding of it..
@shmuelparzal: Odd that, because when I was at school in the sixties and seventies, we were taught from the Romans onwards. This was an ordinary state run primary and secondary modern in a small town in Suffolk in East Anglia. Also the Stone Age and New Stone Age. Of course, there were also the Ladybird History books that we had access to back then - before Disney took over the range that is!! The PacMouse strikes again.
I have heard the audiobook of Unruly, read by David himself, an excellent gallop through that period of history with lots of humour.
I love the audio it helps me destress
In terms of learning more, I can think of no better place to start than David's own book 'Unruly'
I love David, he studied history at the University of Cambridge - and here at university we only study one subject rather than majoring, I did history too and it was 3 years of nothing but history modules. But you get to choose where you focus and what you pick specifically
I think they just touched on a very important topic, certainly from modern history. The importance of the Monarchs spouse. Queen Victoria with Prince Albert was a great success. Throughout her years of widowhood she became a practical recluse. Queen Elizabeth II literally said Prince Philip was her strength and stay. Although Diana was beloved Camilla has elevated King Charles and Catherine has brought a stability to William.
My love of history really began when the family moved to Engand, (north east Yorkshire to be exact), and I went to high school there. I was being taught this incredible, colourful and at times violent history, while surrounded by the actual castles, battlefields and palaces featured in the narrative. When the family emigrated to Australia I carried the desire to learn the local history of my new found country. By the time I reached the age of 20, I knew more about the history of Australia than most of the Aussies I knew. More importantly, knowing history helps to predict future outcome directions from current events. (No one can predict the future, but history helps in seeing where things are likely to go).
love david mitchell dan snow and history
I’ve had one of the worst days of my life and maybe a CZcams video about the monarchy seems like a weird thing to watch but you are just such a safe kind couple that it really calmed me down and gave me a few moments mentally away from everything else. I hope you know how special you are. Thank you ❤
Hi, happy new year. David Mitchell and his buddies ran a series of history programs called Horrible Histories, factually correct but done in such a funny way you don’t forget them, definitely worth a watch if you like history.
horrible histories is just what children love no the sugar coated stuff or perhaps just the boys and tom boys
Natasha and Debbie are my favourite Queens
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I am quite happy to end my year with you guys and David Mitchell. 😊 he's a favourite of mine too.
Theres an animated video on here "All English Kings and Queens animated history documentary" it just goes upto Queen Elizabeth II , but it gives interesting little details on each king and queen. Its about 17 minutes long
Debbie is a Civil War buff? That’s awesome! It would be cool if you guys could react to some Civil War content and Debbie could add some of her expertise. :)
Which civil war?
My bad, the American Civil War
If you want to learn about queens of England, check out ‘she wolves’ Matilda and Eleanor or you can check out Henry the 8th mother and grandmothers, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth wood ills and Margaret Beaufort ( history tea time by Lindsay holiday does a 25 min CZcams video of these ladies) women behind the thrones are fascinating
This is all very accurate and I like it. The nasty thieving bandits thing is true, but we were doing it to the French and they did it to us first.
If you want to deep dive into English history I would highly recommend David Starkey, one of the UKs most renowned historians, especially with the Tudors!
Schama is renowned, Starkey is a storyteller.
Alfred the Great is a great place to start! He's widely believed to be the founder of english monarchy, the first 'King of the English'. It would give insight into the anglo saxon period, the resistance against the vikings and the danelaw, it also gives insight into the heptarchy. his reign and reforms laid the foundations for law, society and governance that we live in to this day in England, and a large part of the world by proxy. His reign also shaped how the relationship between church and state was structured for centuries.
For learning about English/British history you can't go wrong with Dan Snow, the interviewer here - he's top notch!
This is two history nerds talking at such a high level for other historians. There’s nothing wrong with starting with Hastings & learning the basics. Have fun!
Charles Dickens's A Child's Historu of England is very informative, and surprisingly easy to read. Maybe because he wrote it for his children.
If you are interested in watching something that explains the norman invasion well then I recommend the second episode of Simon Schamas History of Britain. Episode 1 covers stoneage, iron age and the Romans, episode 2 explains the relationship between the viking kings Cnut, etc the Anglo-Saxon kings and the Dukes of Normandy. It also explains why King Harold became king ( the king defeated by William the Conqueror)
Happy New Year! Dan Snow and David Mitchell on history is a great watch. A great writer on the Queen Consorts is Alison Weir. She has written several books on the subject, a great one on Eleanor of Aquitaine and another on the Queen Consorts.
If you want an old but still funny book about English monarchs, try 1066 and all that. It's a flippant witty gallop through English History.
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The most fascinating thing that doesn't rise up much is the importance of the queen. Kings married for alliance (before Anne) and many queens brought with them vast tracts of land or connections to rich noble families.
Yes but after centuries of such alliances, the noble families all became quite heavily interrelated with one another. The practice of "keeping it in the family" led to a limited gene pool and a degree of inbreeding, even today the remaining Royal families of Europe are all related to each other in one way or another. Pretty sure even the late QE2 was distantly related to her husband Philip if I recall correctly.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were 1st cousins.
@@obijon7441yes they were related . Philip's mother i believe was a great grandchild of Queen Victoria.
Love your videos. You couldn't have chosen a better guide to the early monarchs than David Mitchell. His knowledge is excellent but more importantly he knows what is interesting to most people, so you don't get bogged down in too much detail and he just can't help taking the piss when it's appropriate. His humour can be savage but it never comes across as mean. Like many great british comedians, he is gigantically intelligent and very very well educated.
Couple of things: Hastings was just the third of 3 great battles fought that year, a year in which there were two foreign invasions and 3 kings. One of only two years in English history in which we had 3 monarchs (1936). It is also one of THE most important dates in our history because it changed our history and culture forever... We changed from being an essentially Germanic society to a feudal Norman one.
Elizabeth 1 - her supreme failure was not choosing/indicating a successor. Her reign is lauded more because of the new worlds opening up and England's growing maritime/commercial success due mostly to both discoveries worldwide and England's ultimate failure and disentanglement from French politics which happened a century before her. It is also lauded because of the first flowering of England's great literature and arts from the mid 16th C onwards.
Happy New Year my friends thank you for making me so welcome. As for the video itself I assume that the reason William the Conquer is seen as first is that His coronation was the first to take place at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.
David Mitchell is brilliant. If you can get it take a look at "Upstart Crow", a sitcom where he plays Will Shakespeare. His radio programme called "The Unbeleivable Truth" is also great.
Henry II and the incredible Eleanor of Acquitaine and their brood is a fascinating read. Overlooking Eleanor in this conversation in respect of Henry II and his ruling of the Angevin Empire is the big mistake Henry himself made in the end. She got the last laugh.
If you want a video on Henry I theres a 25 minute video here, a lot of the others are atleast an hour
"A Brief History Of Henry Beauclerc - Henry I Of England"
Henry II is hard to find one that isnt 45-60 minutes, but there is an animated 10 minute video by the same person who did the All the Kings and Queens video I mentioned in another comment
"Henry II - English Monarchs Animated Documentary"
I love David Mitchell. He's right. History is all about picking sides.
36:30: Edward IV is seriously underrated. He sponsored William Caxton to set up the first printing press in England, with all the consequences that had.
I have a soft spot for Edward vi. He was Henry viii son. But more importantly he founded my secondary school in 1552. My school was The King's School, Macclesfield.
If David Mitchell taught an online history course, I would attend.
Amazing video ❤ I sometimes forget how much I love history 😁
It's so cool, isn't it!?!?
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I’ll definitely be watching it again later 😁
The thing to worth noting when most of these kings tried to conquer France. They were the ancestors of a French conqueror and still saw themselves as French. Still spoke French, and would have given up England in a heartbeat to become king of France.
One of my close friends is a successful songwriter and rock guitarist. However, he was also a very keen archaeologist - - this was when he was in his 20s. We, in the band, couldn't really understand it back then. Nowadays, he and I are both in our 70s, but I've joined him in his interest in both Archaeology and history, and understand him in a way I never used to.
Favourite monarch of that era Henry II, second favourite Edward IV. Henry II is credited with reforms to the law and making it be applied in the same way throughout England. Something we just take for granted now, but was a real issue in medieval times. EdwardIV was a monarch during the wars of the roses and was pretty good considering he had to kill the previous King in order to get there. Most fascinating king that was just plain bad , King John. How he behaved once he got power, what he did to his niece and nephew, divorce and remarried once he realises being the king means he can do better. The Magna Carta is just one big list of all the horrible things he used to do to people. There aren't many monarchs which were so bad the barons invited the King of France to invade and usurp him.
The battle of Hastings still resonates today in the form of a car insurance company
As David Mitchell fans you might want to watch him as William Shakespeare in the BBC TV programme "Upstart Crow." It's a comedy, of course. And when you do come to England, don't miss visiting Stratford-upon-Avon which is where Shakespeare was born and lived. When you are there don't miss seeing Shakespeare's Schoolroom and The Guildhall. King Edward VI school (Shakespeare's school) is still there and the classrooms are often still used by the school. Edward VI encouraged schools for boys, so you can find King Edward VI schools all over England. Edward VI died young; he became king at the age of 9 and was dead by 15. The Guildhall (schoolrooms are upstairs) was built in 1420 and is a wonderful place.
You guys should watch some Horrible Histories - it's a sketch show for kids, but it's a lot of fun. Educational, funny, good songs, and it's an ensemble cast so you come to love them too. It would give you an insight into how a LOT of British kids learnt their history. The full episodes are good, but there are lots of clips just about monarchs. I'd recommend The Monarch Song (starts at William the Conqueror - sorry, David), but The King Of Bling, Born 2 Rule, and Richard III are good songs too. There's also a compilation called 'Kings and Queens of England' that compiles a bunch of their monarch bits, songs and sketches.
You may be interested in watching the 1970s BBC mini series Elizabeth R, all about Elizabeth the first.
This was great British history is so convoluted I love it ❤ thanks for showing this x
Thanks Meg!! We enjoyed it too
Happy New year's eve ladies, you need to watch Horrible Histories its a kid/Adult program but there is a song from that show that tells of all the kings and Queens there have been in the uk. Its just a snippet of there lived but its all very true 😊.
Henry II was undoubtedly the bees knees in my book. He held England and gained most of France thanks to his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Unconventionally for those days, the young Henry and the older Eleanor (recently divorced from the King of France because she failed to bear him heirs) actually fell madly in love with each other and went on to produce a brood of vipers. The French king really resented this! Above all else, he introduced a legal system which pertains around the world to this day.
Elizabeth 1 has always been a heroine of mine. I knew that she was mean and did not like spending money but I admired her for holding her own against her ministers and not being bullied into a marriage she didn't want. There were several Catholic assassination attempts on her life, disgracefully approved of by the Pope, but she never backed down.
Rex Factor is a great podcast that goes through all the monarchs in great detail but in a humorous way They rate them all to decide which had the 'Rex' Factor. It's very engaging and really brings these monarchs to life x
David Mitchell is superb. He stars as Shakespeare in a period comedy based on Shakespeare called 'Upstart Crow' - do give it a go - probably the best thing he has done.
That was a really interesting show. Thank you both. David Mitchell is quite amazing.
I'd start with Henry I V. But that's only 'cos that what we did at school. My favourite monarch is Queen Elizabeth II with Queen Elizabeth I as a close second, if you see what i mean?
Hope you read this far. Because this is the bit where I wish you a very Happy New Year and great success in your endeavours. Wherever they may take you.❤😊🇬🇧🏴🇺🇲
I live in Tewkesbury, where One of the largest battles of the Roses took place in 1471. It’s where Edward of Lancaster also known as the Prince of Wales was killed Queen Margaret was captured
They took refuge in tewkesbury Abbey The Yorkies threatened to burn the abbey down if he wasn’t handed over, and they surrendered. I think it’s the largest re-enactment of the battle in the country. I went to the very first one when I was in my mid20s. It was a gang of us drinking in a pub called the Black bear the oldest pub in Gloucestershire we all got together and went to the battlefield where we played so fighting with sticks got stoned and drunk round the campfire and it just got bigger until it’s the re-enactment it is today
My first encounter with the Wars of the Roses in novel form was a book by an American author called Sharon Kay Pennman. The title is The Sunne in Splendour and whilst, as a Brit, some of her Americanisms jarred (we wouldn't walk round the block, for example, but she has medieval characters doing that) her overall storytelling was excellent and I really started to learn my own history. Ms Pennman clearly enjoys British events, her research is thorough and her writing is both very accessible and also intricate and involved. Too many writers are two-dimensional but she most certainly is not.
i was given his book for christmas because people know i love history and love david mitchell - haven’t read it yet, but after seeing this i think it’s gonna be my next read!
Unless you’ve done one and I’ve missed it then you should watch a video about The Magna Carta because that covers the power (or not) of the British Monarchy.
David is a "Team Leader" on the comedy program "Would I Lie To You".
It's pushing midnight here, so have a prosperous and Happy New Year!
David's book, Unruly, is quite good. I listened to the audio book, which is read by him. I enjoyed it.
I don't have a favourite monarch but my favourite period to read about is the Wars of the Roses through the reign of Elizabeth I.
Dan Jones has a couple of series Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty, about the Plantagenets beginning with Henry II, and Britain's Bloody Crown, about the Wars of the Roses.
Great video and 2 great historians, always enjoy the work of Dan Snow. Hope you both have a great day, and see you in 2024 🎉😊😊
King John is the most hated King in English history and is usually called King John the Bad. He is, therefore, my favourite. He fell out with the Pope, who excommunicated him (Brexit?). He took on the Barons who people think helped found English democracy, but who were just a bunch of mafiosi thugs. He reneagued on just about every agreement he signed including the Magna Carta. He stole one of his wives from her own wedding ceremony. He correctly realised that Richard the Lionheart was a rotten absent king. He didn't like Robin Hood. He lost the crown jewels in the Wash and died in a marshland monastery surrounded by his last four supporters. But he was quite nice to my family, giving them titles and lands, So he is definitely my favourite King.
David described the British of that time who invaded France as " Nasty, thieving barstewards " - That's pretty much how Britain behaved right up to fairly recent times. If we wanted it - we took it by force or stole it ! We exploited so many countries and so many peoples that we really do not have the right to be critical of others !! Unfortunately, we were not alone as that was the way "international business" was done back in the day . America itself is a case in point, and that influence still pervades to this day.
Happy New Year to all!!
1066 four serious hard cases, trying for a throne. I studied that for four years it's proper dark!
David Mitchell's book "Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens" is very good.
The book is brilliant and so funny, he is a very clever man and loves our history.
I love your vids ladies. Thank you. Love from Jackie from Chester,UK❤
Natasha: you asked a very good question - where should i start? I am an Englishman, fascinated by our history of the Monarchy, and i asked myself the same question. My solution was to start with HM Queen ElizabethII, and work backwards! In my opinion and experience, a much easier way to start learning!
I have just started watching your channel and love it. I also have a soft spot for Elizabeth the First. I would like to see you do a video on Richard the Third and the Prince’s in the Tower. Would enjoy hearing your opinion on the subject.
I totally related to his anecdote about taking Harold’s side in the battle of Hastings, began to wonder if we were in the same primary class! 😂
On the subject of great women, you need to find out about Alfred's daughter, Aethelflaed. A great Saxon leader.
And not forgetting Boudicca! She was a power to be reckoned with though I know she predates the Saxons
True..... the Lady of Mercia, but never a queen of England.
You guys should look up the story of Richard III, and how he was found under a parking lot in 2012. Its absolutely fascinating.
I recommend watching/binging, The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess. TV series based on Phillipa Gregory's books, they give you an insight into some of the history whilst also being hugely entertaining. 😉
David's book might be the best start, keeping in mind, and I haven't read it, it's his take on the subject. But isn't that always the case.
David Mitchell is married to Victoria Coren Mitchell, who is the daughter of the late, great humourist and journalist Alan Coren, who was the editor of the comedy magazine _Punch_ for many years (I used to adore Alan's column). All three are/were cut from very much the same cloth, and all three have appeared on many UK panel shows over the years, so if you like David, you should probably keep an eye out for shows/clips involving Victoria or Alan as well.
Great, great video, I love my history. I hope you both have a lovely New Year. Love ya both ❤️❤️
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I would recommend searching CZcams for “Britain’s Bloodiest Crown” as it’s a great 4 part docu-drama about the War of the Roses.
Great video again. I love to learn with you both. If you keep making videos i will keep watching them thank you for all the brilliant videos over this year and Happy New year hope it brings good health and happiness to you both love you both too
I can only go by what i enjoyed learning in school, and that was the vikings, William the Conquerer, and the tudors.
Absolutely love it when you ladies share these interesting topics that I really have not paid any attention to. Hope you two and everyone had a great Christmas and have a wonderful New Years. Thanks as always!
I had a dream last night where I was lost in a bookshop with David Mitchell.
Great video thank you. Very happy new year to you both.
I think William the Conqueror is very important and good to start with as it helped shape England. Biographics has a video on him "William the Conqueror: Warrior King"
One of my favourites was Queen Matilda, who is largely erased from the history books under the reign of our only King Stephen. Realistically, they were fighting a civil war and both Stephen and Matilda spent time on the throne during that period. She wasn't necessarily the best ruler, but she was doing so in the 1100s. A woman. In the ELEVEN HUNDREDS.
(If you do look her up- there were several powerful women called Matilda around that time so make sure you get the right one! If you ladies are readers, I recommend "She-Wolves" by Helen Castor).
Thanks for all you do. Happy 2024 Xx
Happy New Year to you both, may 2024 bring everything you hope for, everything you need, and everything you desire.
I think Natasha and Debbie would find the history of Boudica interesting. She was Queen of the Iceni tribe in Norfolk who led an uprising against the forces of the Roman empire around AD 60 or 61. The uprising failed but she became a heroine.
Wishing you both a Happy New Year, and I hope you continue with your great Chanel.
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this was really interesting learning about history always benefits you in the end
Happy New Year !!!!
Happy New Year to you both. As always, a pleasure to watch.
Re: British comedians also being very intelligent - lots of the most prominent comedians and comedic actors were at Cambridge University and were part of the Footlights Society, going back to the Monty Python crew and then onwards including people like Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade, Peter Cook, Olivia Colman etc etc. It would be like if the entire cast of SNL were selected from Harvard students.
How very convoluted our history is. Good luck with learning it. Great video ladies.