I love it that they call it a spat... the war was so vicious that people thought the apocalypse was near and the war was called 'The Anarchy' because of the lack of leadership!
The Anarchy is an anachronistic term given to the war, the sources simply refer to it as the “Civil War”. The term “the anarchy” comes from Whig Historians.
@@Oodelally yes the term "anarchy" is misused so much. I'm interested in learning more about the influence of whig historians, do you have any good Wikipedia or other articles you can recommend? Thanks!
They included 9 ABBA songs in the lyrics! 1. Waterloo 2. Voulez-Vou 3. Dancing Queen 4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 5. Take A Chance On Me 6. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 7. The Winner Takes It All 8. Mamma Mia 9. Knowing Me, Knowing You
@Huma Olatunde one of the last lines of the song is “knowing mom, knowing you,” and “A-ha” is a prominent adlib in that song (as well as in Voulez-Vous)
@@PhilipJackson03 @Ki-Sean Excell as well as "Stuck in France not Waterloo" "and Steve without a vous Les vouz, took throne from me" "gimme gimme crown" "take a chance on me" "the winner takes it all" "knowing mum know you" as well as all the "uh huh" 's
King Stephen was an absolute fool! He once gave Henry II (Matilda's son) money to get into England, under the guise that he was visiting his mumsy. Little did Stephen know Henry would launch a battle against him. Oh, and Steve's son, Eustace, choked to death on a piece of eel... and Henry I, Matilda's father, shat himself to death due to complications with eels. I love history, I really do!
Look at all the Habsburger rulers. Most of them died due to bowel related sicknesses. Half their family died while shitting their life out....almost literally.
best part of all of this is that the whole reason why the war of anarchy happened is because mathilda's brothers died on a boat party whilst crossing the sea.
"Lacks bare mininity" is the line. Lacking bare mininity means you don't show any initiative to anything. Which is a bad trait for someone who wants to be Queen.
In college, I had to write a 30 page paper about this very conflict between Stephen and Matilda. The entire time I was researching and writing the paper, this amazing song was playing in my head lol. It kind of helped me get it done. I ended up getting an A!
There is a lovely irony in this - especially when some people argue that it was sexism that encourgaed Stephen to take on Matilda when arguably he was making the point that women shouldn't be overlooked and thus his mother was part of the proper line which he was restoring.
Not to forget about Matilda's mother, who also was called Matilda, though she was born with the name Edith as daughter to the king of Scotland and later chose the name Matilda because it was more familiar to the Normans than her anglo-saxon name. Oh, and also Matilda's paternal grandmother was called Matilda (of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror). And Matilda (wife of Stephen) was also a cousin of Empress Matilda, since the mothers of both Matildas were sisters. The mother of Empress Matilda was called Edith(-Matilda) of Scotland and the mother of Queen Matilda was called Mary (for god's sake not Matilda! :D) of Scotland.
BEST ABBA SONG EVER Its even filmed like an Abba video. These HH people are so talented, not only the performers but the ones behind the scenes who write and create it. Doncha think?
Emmy,my favs r when he does RIII & GIV.Could listen to those over & over.And I love it when More & Shakespeare have their incorrect, fictional papers snatched out of their hands!!
@@martynnotman3467 my entire history class once spent an entire lesson just talking about how awful John was - but Charles I was also an awful king and that name continued
@@displacerkatsidhe Actually he isn't William count of Boulogne and second son of Stephen died childless in 1159. The only one of Stephens Children who ever had children of thier own was his daughter Marie who had two daughters Ida and yet another Matilda
Although the line of succession would not have been very different if Matilda had won, I wonder if having her as undisputed Queen would have paved the way for having more female English rulers earlier on.
@@nicholasweaver2374No church of England means barely any form of Protestantism meaning Mary isn't bloody, no civil war, no exclusion crisis, arguably no Georgians, no northern Ireland, ext
Ok, now I'm halfway through the song (this is the first time I've listened to it, ever), and I don't think it's any one song. The first eight seconds were Fernando, but now they are adding bits from every song in the ABBA Gold album
If Matilda succieded Henry VIII didn't have any reason why don't make Mary his heir so there would be no church of England. If there were no church of England constitutional monarchy would have not existed and house of hanover never would have come to power
Don’t forget with Henry VIII we were separated from Europe religiously speaking being neither catholic nor Protestant but episcopalian so we were brexited originally by Henry VIII ANOTHER SHIT KING
this is amazing and basically it has every abba song. I mean, they directly quote 9 or 10 in the lyrics and at least a couple more with the music. A-haaaa.
Great catch! I did not see that either until I read your comment and went looking. And while I was looking, I also saw that Laurence is playing a sword like a guitar!
Matilda's marriage to Geoffrey of Anjou meant that Henry II was related to the Kings of Jerusalem who were established after the First Crusade. Henry II's third eldest surviving son, Richard I, actually went on Third Crusade.
@@danieldelrosario7447 Yeah, and then Baldwin IV died at something like 23 and left a succession crisis with Guy of Lusignan taking over. Guy essentially lost important lands against Saladin and that's where Richard I of England and Philip II of France stepped in with the Third Crusade.
I was playing a CK2 game, Norman dynasty in Sycille and I had a Matilda who became a saint, a Henry who got the warrior bloodline and a Stephen who restored the Roman Empire...
Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson were the members the famous Swedish pop band from the 1970's ABBA. They are the people the historical characters in this video seem to be representing. Stephen and Henry are obviously representing Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson respectively because Stephen is portrayed as beardless and playing his sword as if it were a guitar just as Bjorn did, and Henry is portrayed as bearded and playing the table as if it were a piano just like Benny. As for the two Matildas, it's probably safe to associate Stephen's wife Matilda with Anni-Frid Lyngstad because she is portrayed as a brunette just as Anni-Frid was(though she did dye her hair red often), and Henry's mother Matilda may very well be blonde because it'd help contrast between the two Matildas. Plus Henry's mother Empress Matilda's actress is blonde like Agnetha Faltskog.
yes it was the reason the civil war was restarted, a lot of the english nobles started to get annoyed at Matilda because she was ruling as a man would, they didn't want a woman telling them what to do. Steven's wife however was doing pretty much the same thing though which is what's so amusing about the whole thing. But since she was doing it on behalf of her husband then it's acceptable to let her act like a man.
I wish they'd been able to work in the fact that Stephen was only alive to claim the throne in the first place because he was having stomach problems and didn't sail on the white ship that crashed and killed everybody else.
Very clever and funny. They did make one slight error, though. Since Stephen and Matilda were first cousins, Stephen would not have been the uncle of Henry II as stated here, they would have been first cousins, once removed.
They could have used "cousin Stephen" instead of "Uncle Stephen". Who knows what they were thinking. Since this is an educational show for kids I think they should try to be as accurate as possible.
Well, he's the same age as my mum, about 40 yrs older than me, so calling him 'cousin' would be super weird. I think it depends on the person, I don't think it's a regional thing...
it was nice to finally hear laurence rickard singing for real (sort of) i agree that some of the songs this series haven't been as good, but the rosa parks, alexander and owain glendywr along with this one have been pretty catchy!
William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance They call me the first English king although I come from France 1066, The Doomsday Book I gave to history So fat on death my body burst- but enough about me! To help remember all your kings I've come up with this song A simple rhyming ditty for you all to sing along... Oh... William Bit short that, innit? Who came next? William Second, cheeks were red Killed out hunting, so it's said I took over- Henry One That's my next eldest son! Then came Stephen- it's true, check it! I'm Henry Two, killed Thomas Becket Richard Lionheart, that's right Always spoiling for a fight Oh King John, what a disaster Rule restrained by Magna Carta William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Time for my mate, King Henry Eight, to take up this song: Henry Three built the abbey Ed One hated Scots A red-hot poker killed Ed Two That must have hurt him lots Ed III was a chivalry nerd Began the Hundred Years War Then Richard Two was king aged ten Then Henry- yes, one more! King Henry Four, plots galore Not least from Henry Five- moi Killed ten score at Agincourt Then Henry Six arrived! Edward Four, Edward Five, Richard III, he's bad 'Cause he fought wars with Henry Seven First Tudor and my dad So Henry Eight- I was great Six wives, two were beheaded Edward VI came next But he died young and so my dreaded... Daughter Mary ruled so scary Then along came- Me! I'm Liz the First I had no kids So Tudors RIP... William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess! That's me, time for more men James Six of Scotland next As English James I he led Then Stuarts ruled, so Charles I The one who lost his head No monarchy until came me Charles Two, I liked to party! King Jimmy Two was scary- woo! Then Mary was a smarty! She ruled with Will Her shoes were filled By sour-puss Queen Anne Gloria And so from then we were ruled by men 'Til along came Queen Victoria! William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria Still to come is me, Victoria! And so began the Hanover gang George One and George Two! Grim! And George III was quite absurd 'Til I replaced old him! King George IV , and no heads forth Was angry, fat and cross Hang on! It's true you beat Napoleon But we're mostly a dead loss Bang on! Old William IV was a sailor Ahoy! It's nearly the end of the story-a As on to the scene comes the best of queens Here to Queen Victoria! William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria! I ruled for 64 years you know Ed Seven, George Five Ed Eight, George Six Liz Two then reigned and how! And so our famous monarch of this portrait up to now. William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria! Edward, George, Edward, George Six And Queen Liz Two completes the mix! That's all the English kings and queens since William First that there has been! William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance They call me the first English king although I come from France 1066, The Doomsday Book I gave to history So fat on death my body burst- but enough about me! To help remember all your kings I've come up with this song A simple rhyming ditty for you all to sing along... Oh... William Bit short that, innit? Who came next? William Second, cheeks were red Killed out hunting, so it's said I took over- Henry One That's my next eldest son! Then came Stephen- it's true, check it! I'm Henry Two, killed Thomas Becket Richard Lionheart, that's right Always spoiling for a fight Oh King John, what a disaster Rule restrained by Magna Carta William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Time for my mate, King Henry Eight, to take up this song: Henry Three built the abbey Ed One hated Scots A red-hot poker killed Ed Two That must have hurt him lots Ed III was a chivalry nerd Began the Hundred Years War Then Richard Two was king aged ten Then Henry- yes, one more! King Henry Four, plots galore Not least from Henry Five- moi Killed ten score at Agincourt Then Henry Six arrived! Edward Four, Edward Five, Richard III, he's bad 'Cause he fought wars with Henry Seven First Tudor and my dad So Henry Eight- I was great Six wives, two were beheaded Edward VI came next But he died young and so my dreaded... Daughter Mary ruled so scary Then along came- Me! I'm Liz the First I had no kids So Tudors RIP... William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess! That's me, time for more men James Six of Scotland next As English James I he led Then Stuarts ruled, so Charles I The one who lost his head No monarchy until came me Charles Two, I liked to party! King Jimmy Two was scary- woo! Then Mary was a smarty! She ruled with Will Her shoes were filled By sour-puss Queen Anne Gloria And so from then we were ruled by men 'Til along came Queen Victoria! William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria Still to come is me, Victoria! And so began the Hanover gang George One and George Two! Grim! And George III was quite absurd 'Til I replaced old him! King George IV , and no heads forth Was angry, fat and cross Hang on! It's true you beat Napoleon But we're mostly a dead loss Bang on! Old William IV was a sailor Ahoy! It's nearly the end of the story-a As on to the scene comes the best of queens Here to Queen Victoria! William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria! I ruled for 64 years you know Ed Seven, George Five Ed Eight, George Six Liz Two then reigned and how! And so our famous monarch of this portrait up to now. William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song! Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria! Edward, George, Edward, George Six And Queen Liz Two completes the mix! That's all the English kings and queens since William First that there has been!
Matilda was also the great-great-granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, making her the first descendant of the House of Wessex to make a bid for the throne since the Norman conquest
Wow, two awesome songs in a row! Gotta love a bit of ABBA - wonderful! :D And Benny!Jim on the table-piano! XD Although, has Larry been going through Ben Willbond's wardrobe? Seriously, watch the Blue Blooded Blues song and tell me that's not the exact same outfit! XD They even both play sword-guitar!
I'm related to Henry the 1st through his bastard son Robert of Gloucester...dang huge family tree! Horrible Histories always excites me about ancestry and not to mention, the songs are always so dang catchy!
Has anyone else read "the pillars of the earth"? The events in the book take place within the context of this whole spat! One of the main characters is actually one of the knights that killed Thomas Beckett!
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I love it that they call it a spat... the war was so vicious that people thought the apocalypse was near and the war was called 'The Anarchy' because of the lack of leadership!
one historian quoted saying "It was a time when christ and his angles were asleep."
@@bezretmet jeez that’s actually crazy
The Anarchy is an anachronistic term given to the war, the sources simply refer to it as the “Civil War”. The term “the anarchy” comes from Whig Historians.
@@bezretmet The exact quote is ‘‘men said openly that Christ and his saints were asleep.’’
@@Oodelally yes the term "anarchy" is misused so much. I'm interested in learning more about the influence of whig historians, do you have any good Wikipedia or other articles you can recommend? Thanks!
They included 9 ABBA songs in the lyrics!
1. Waterloo
2. Voulez-Vou
3. Dancing Queen
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
5. Take A Chance On Me
6. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
7. The Winner Takes It All
8. Mamma Mia
9. Knowing Me, Knowing You
10. Fernando
@@lethy511 Fernando was more of the Intro, right?
11. A-ha
@@ombrenightcores4153 true
@Huma Olatunde one of the last lines of the song is “knowing mom, knowing you,” and “A-ha” is a prominent adlib in that song (as well as in Voulez-Vous)
This song is as much a history of ABBA as it is a history of the Norman Family Tree
Ohhhh and that’s why they said “who should be ruler MAMA” “MIA!” Haha I just got that
@@PhilipJackson03
Followed by "here we go again" for good measure
"should be dancing queen'
@@PhilipJackson03 @Ki-Sean Excell as well as "Stuck in France not Waterloo" "and Steve without a vous Les vouz, took throne from me" "gimme gimme crown" "take a chance on me" "the winner takes it all" "knowing mum know you" as well as all the "uh huh" 's
I do I do I do
King Stephen was an absolute fool! He once gave Henry II (Matilda's son) money to get into England, under the guise that he was visiting his mumsy. Little did Stephen know Henry would launch a battle against him. Oh, and Steve's son, Eustace, choked to death on a piece of eel... and Henry I, Matilda's father, shat himself to death due to complications with eels. I love history, I really do!
Stupid deaths, stupid deaths...
Look at all the Habsburger rulers. Most of them died due to bowel related sicknesses. Half their family died while shitting their life out....almost literally.
Zajin13 And inbreeding complications.
best part of all of this is that the whole reason why the war of anarchy happened is because mathilda's brothers died on a boat party whilst crossing the sea.
Sounds like he had a shitty problem.
Guess it was a real shitter
Matilda: Tells royal counselors Matilda lacks feminity
Matilda, 2 seconds later: Takes command over an army
@@c0nvic Henry I's daughter
Matilda of Boulogne's uncles, Godfrey and Baldwin, were Crusaders, so not unexpected.
Matilda wife of Geoffrey of Blois (Laurence Richard) Geoffrey fights the other Matilda daughter of Henry I mother of Henry II
"Lacks bare mininity" is the line.
Lacking bare mininity means you don't show any initiative to anything.
Which is a bad trait for someone who wants to be Queen.
@@YorkshireNutte Woah. I heard it as 'feminity'.
I love that everyone is angry throughout, except Henry, who smiles beatifically because he knows he is winner.
In college, I had to write a 30 page paper about this very conflict between Stephen and Matilda. The entire time I was researching and writing the paper, this amazing song was playing in my head lol. It kind of helped me get it done. I ended up getting an A!
Well done!!
did you mention that this whole war happened because mathilda's brothers partied on a boat that drowned?
@@bezretmet yep...William III of Normandy
@@bezretmet Really? I know it’s been nearly a year since you said this, but if you’re still active, how?
@@ezekielbertrand809 czcams.com/video/Eq__6Q5vk8w/video.html&ab_channel=CollegeHumor
Men come first...says the guy whose claim came from his mother.
That makes it so much better 😂
Succession in the 11th century fun isn't it
Don't forget: Bigger Army Diplomacy
There is a lovely irony in this - especially when some people argue that it was sexism that encourgaed Stephen to take on Matilda when arguably he was making the point that women shouldn't be overlooked and thus his mother was part of the proper line which he was restoring.
Not to forget about Matilda's mother, who also was called Matilda, though she was born with the name Edith as daughter to the king of Scotland and later chose the name Matilda because it was more familiar to the Normans than her anglo-saxon name. Oh, and also Matilda's paternal grandmother was called Matilda (of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror). And Matilda (wife of Stephen) was also a cousin of Empress Matilda, since the mothers of both Matildas were sisters. The mother of Empress Matilda was called Edith(-Matilda) of Scotland and the mother of Queen Matilda was called Mary (for god's sake not Matilda! :D) of Scotland.
How many Matilda's can u name in 30 secs
Her granddaughter was also named Matilda. ;)
You no ur history
you no ur history lol
MeFraGe woah
im gonna need a new brain
you just blew it.
"How many ABBA refrences should we put in our ABBA parody"
"Yes."
Larry is a pretty underrated vocalist. His voice is pretty decent and it's really showcased in this song ❤
He is very good...
jim just happily pretending to play piano most of the song really makes it
And Larry playing the sword like a guitar! I just love it so much.
BEST ABBA SONG EVER
Its even filmed like an Abba video.
These HH people are so talented, not only the performers but the ones behind the scenes who write and create it.
Doncha think?
That's how I realized that this was an ABBA hommage, before I recognized the song stuff: it looked like an ABBA video.
the guy who's fake playing the piano kills me every time
U mean jim?
Yeah, that’s Jim for ya!
His voice is gorgeous...so rich
His name is not 'the guy'😭
Henry II or Jim, is who it was but at least try not to anger every fan by calling him “the guy”
"Oh stop causing such a scene" that line gets me every time 😊.
The facial expressions are so great during that line too!
@@whatsanenigma Agreed.
That's sung to the tune of the beginning lyrics of Angel Eyes
Alice Lowe is really underrated, guys. She deserves more attention.
This song really brings out the richness in Jim’s voice. They all have great voices but when Jim sings it catches my breath
Don't you mean Laurence?
Emmy,my favs r when he does RIII & GIV.Could listen to those over & over.And I love it when More & Shakespeare have their incorrect, fictional papers snatched out of their hands!!
I love that just for the most part until his time to sing, Henry II is going full out in the background on his air piano.
i 100% believe that larry put that wink in because of the innuendo at 0:57
If men come First, somethings gone wrong 🤣
@@YorkshireNuttein fairness Stephen here is absolutely being portrayed as the kind of f*ckboy who doesn't think of that.
Fun fact: King Stephen's wife Matilda died in 1152, his eldest son and heir apparent Eustace IV died in 1153 and Stephen himself died in 1154.
2, 3, 4
That's... so sad
Empress Matilda would probably have made a better ruler - Stephen reckoned to be one of our worst kings.
Hetty Vaynance No monarch since has used the name Stephen, that says it all basically.
@@eddiet7228 yep you right there is no Stephan monarch since him.
Funny thing is my dads called Stephen
@@Whitneypyant or John!
@@martynnotman3467 my entire history class once spent an entire lesson just talking about how awful John was - but Charles I was also an awful king and that name continued
They always forget Stephen's younger son who was like "yeah no. I'm good over here thanks."
Nope. He loved his cousin, and happily became a baron for his lord. He's a direct ancestor of Anne of Cleves and her family. So he survived.
@@displacerkatsidhe Actually he isn't William count of Boulogne and second son of Stephen died childless in 1159. The only one of Stephens Children who ever had children of thier own was his daughter Marie who had two daughters Ida and yet another Matilda
My man smart, to not get involved in this shit.
Such an important time in English/British history yet is so often forgotten about. Great song :)
Great by Birth. Greater by Marriage. Greatest in her Offspring. Matilda, the Daughter, Wife and Mother of Henry. She really was a remarkable woman
Her first husband was Emperor Heinrich V, the last Salian.
daughter of Henry I but mother of Henry II
@@PrincessofEllabur And wife to another Henry
@@LMKgoddess thought Matilda married Geoffrey of Anjou aka Plantagenet..
@@newavedave77 He was her second husband
Laughing so much at the table piano
SAME 😂😭
It really started when Henry I's son William, Matilda's brother, died when The White Ship sunk in 1120, putting the succession into doubt.
William III, Duke of Normandy
@@danieldelrosario7447 William III of normandy was the son of Robert duke of normandy, who was the brother of Henry I
@@melissareohorn7436 William I, Count of Flanders you mean
Love all the ABBA references. Not to mention, Martha Howe-Douglas does bear quite a striking resemblance to Agnatha Fältskog.
Love Henry, just playing the table like a pro!
I love the entire segment of Alice's solo
"Remember me, I'm Stephen's wife!"
One of the best Horrible Histories songs. The production is quality.
Henry I was also married to a Matilda! Although she was originally called Edith; she changed her name to Matilda to avoid confusion.
They had two children, Matilda and her older brother, Duke William III of Normandy
@@danieldelrosario7447 Matilda was older than her brother
I think Stephen is the star of this, especially when he is imprisoned. I love his wig!
you combine pretty much every ABBA song with HH and this is what you get.
Although the line of succession would not have been very different if Matilda had won, I wonder if having her as undisputed Queen would have paved the way for having more female English rulers earlier on.
Imagine if Henry VIII wasn't so obsessed with having a son because Mary was enough to secure succession.
@@Ellestra That would most likely mean no Church of England.
@@nicholasweaver2374No church of England means barely any form of Protestantism meaning Mary isn't bloody, no civil war, no exclusion crisis, arguably no Georgians, no northern Ireland, ext
That's quite a way to teach history :D
they should teach us like this at school
Amazing Abbie10 they do in most schools in Glamorgansire,wales
Ok, now I'm halfway through the song (this is the first time I've listened to it, ever), and I don't think it's any one song. The first eight seconds were Fernando, but now they are adding bits from every song in the ABBA Gold album
I think it's winner takes all too.
Zelnyair the plinky piano is straight out of Money Money Money also.
1:51 the sulky dancing in the bg gets me every time
Wonder how Brit history would be different if Matilda had won
The same 😭
It really would have... 😂. Her bloodline is still on the throne to this day.
If Matilda succieded Henry VIII didn't have any reason why don't make Mary his heir so there would be no church of England. If there were no church of England constitutional monarchy would have not existed and house of hanover never would have come to power
Which one though lol
Don’t forget with Henry VIII we were separated from Europe religiously speaking being neither catholic nor Protestant but episcopalian so we were brexited originally by Henry VIII ANOTHER SHIT KING
Such a great voice, Larry!
1:32 Stephen is like "how dare she" 😂
Too bad Laurence never had a solo song; good singer with a good voice range
That said, I'll never get over the screeches in the Aztec priests song. Or stop laughing at them.
He has a good bass in his voice...But he Jimmy's voice is breath taking and Martha has a great voice too....I like Larry and Martha as a pairing..
Still my favourite song from Horrible Histories. This is like an ABBA fan’s dream.
This is GENIUS! XD
We're not going to talk about that seamless WeLl I'm NoT from Matilda at 2:02 ?😂
this is amazing and basically it has every abba song. I mean, they directly quote 9 or 10 in the lyrics and at least a couple more with the music. A-haaaa.
Let me say this first: Larry has such a nice and soothing voice in this song 😊
I love how not only is Jim playing the table like a keyboard but also Laurence is playing the sword like a guitar!
The "ah-haa" at 2:58 when Stephen dies makes me laugh everytime
im watching this for like the 50th time and this is the 1st time i realise jim is playing the desk like a piano ....
Great catch! I did not see that either until I read your comment and went looking. And while I was looking, I also saw that Laurence is playing a sword like a guitar!
GRRM: "hmm. This would be a lot cooler with Dragons on both sides and incest. A lot of incest".
I don't care what anyone says, this is THE best HH song.
Literally all of abba, not complaining but this literally pops up on my home page every other day
This and the movie "Mamma Mia!" Got me into ABBA. I have absolutely loved them ever since
freaking "stephens" face when "henry" interrupts him OMFG hahaha
And Henry is so cheerful the whole time... LOL.
Matilda's marriage to Geoffrey of Anjou meant that Henry II was related to the Kings of Jerusalem who were established after the First Crusade. Henry II's third eldest surviving son, Richard I, actually went on Third Crusade.
Baldwin IV, the leper king, was Henry II's cousin. Baldwin's dad, Amaury, was the half-brother of Geoffrey.
@@danieldelrosario7447 Yeah, and then Baldwin IV died at something like 23 and left a succession crisis with Guy of Lusignan taking over. Guy essentially lost important lands against Saladin and that's where Richard I of England and Philip II of France stepped in with the Third Crusade.
@@sophiecooke2839 yep..then Richard gave Guy Cyprus to be rid of him.
Larry's acting was great in this
I was playing a CK2 game, Norman dynasty in Sycille and I had a Matilda who became a saint, a Henry who got the warrior bloodline and a Stephen who restored the Roman Empire...
"Are we happy? Good!" lol!
Empress Matilda= Agnetha Faltskog
King Stephen=Bjorn Ulvaeus
Queen Matilda=Anni Frid Lyngstad
Prince Henry=Benny Andersson
What does that mean?
Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson were the members the famous Swedish pop band from the 1970's ABBA. They are the people the historical characters in this video seem to be representing. Stephen and Henry are obviously representing Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson respectively because Stephen is portrayed as beardless and playing his sword as if it were a guitar just as Bjorn did, and Henry is portrayed as bearded and playing the table as if it were a piano just like Benny. As for the two Matildas, it's probably safe to associate Stephen's wife Matilda with Anni-Frid Lyngstad because she is portrayed as a brunette just as Anni-Frid was(though she did dye her hair red often), and Henry's mother Matilda may very well be blonde because it'd help contrast between the two Matildas. Plus Henry's mother Empress Matilda's actress is blonde like Agnetha Faltskog.
Omg totally
Maybe I would swap queen and empress
Martha is the blonde one...
2:32 “who should be ruler, MAMA? ME-A, HERE WE GO AGAIINNNNN” i love this song
I'm really amazed at Laurence's range.
'stop causing such a scene' (1:12) definitely sounds like Angel Eyes hah. Fun to try find the hidden ABBA songs
alice looks so beautiful here
Fair to say most people wouldn’t know about this if it weren’t for this song 😂
I love British history. It's sooo much longer and interesting.
Our history is amazing and couldn't be more proud ;)
yes it was the reason the civil war was restarted, a lot of the english nobles started to get annoyed at Matilda because she was ruling as a man would, they didn't want a woman telling them what to do. Steven's wife however was doing pretty much the same thing though which is what's so amusing about the whole thing. But since she was doing it on behalf of her husband then it's acceptable to let her act like a man.
There is no way that the Dance of the Dragons wasn’t based off of this
It was
I’m so in love with this song 😂❤
The comments said it was ABBA, I guessed it was Fernando in the first eight seconds
lol
xD
I can hear the drums fernando...
LMAOOO
I do wish Larry wouldn't wink at us it's too cute
Just like in "Spartan School Musical"!
...I wish I could play the table piano...
Ugh same😭
Me three
or the sword-guitar? ;)
@@anyathornqvist4602 yeah
I can see where G.M.M.R. got a couple of ideas for the Dance of the Dragons.
Isn't this a great song? Come on, most people should agree! :)
A great song - both entertaining and educational.
Exactly!!
I'm heir to the throne not you....AH-HAAAAAH
I wish they'd been able to work in the fact that Stephen was only alive to claim the throne in the first place because he was having stomach problems and didn't sail on the white ship that crashed and killed everybody else.
The fainting 😂😅😊.
Basically house of the dragon summary
I love horrible histories songs
They always include puns/song titles of the song they are parodying
Very clever and funny. They did make one slight error, though. Since Stephen and Matilda were first cousins, Stephen would not have been the uncle of Henry II as stated here, they would have been first cousins, once removed.
I don't think it's an error; "uncle Stephen" flows better than "first cousin once removed Stephen" for the sake of the song.
They could have used "cousin Stephen" instead of "Uncle Stephen". Who knows what they were thinking. Since this is an educational show for kids I think they should try to be as accurate as possible.
I call my mum's cousin (my first cousin once removed) 'uncle'. It's simpler.
That's interesting. Maybe that's a common practice in England, where this series is filmed.
Well, he's the same age as my mum, about 40 yrs older than me, so calling him 'cousin' would be super weird. I think it depends on the person, I don't think it's a regional thing...
So many ABBA song references :P
it was nice to finally hear laurence rickard singing for real (sort of)
i agree that some of the songs this series haven't been as good, but the rosa parks, alexander and owain glendywr along with this one have been pretty catchy!
William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance
They call me the first English king although I come from France
1066, The Doomsday Book I gave to history
So fat on death my body burst- but enough about me!
To help remember all your kings I've come up with this song
A simple rhyming ditty for you all to sing along...
Oh... William
Bit short that, innit? Who came next?
William Second, cheeks were red
Killed out hunting, so it's said
I took over- Henry One
That's my next eldest son!
Then came Stephen- it's true, check it!
I'm Henry Two, killed Thomas Becket
Richard Lionheart, that's right
Always spoiling for a fight
Oh King John, what a disaster
Rule restrained by Magna Carta
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Time for my mate, King Henry Eight, to take up this song:
Henry Three built the abbey
Ed One hated Scots
A red-hot poker killed Ed Two
That must have hurt him lots
Ed III was a chivalry nerd
Began the Hundred Years War
Then Richard Two was king aged ten
Then Henry- yes, one more!
King Henry Four, plots galore
Not least from Henry Five- moi
Killed ten score at Agincourt
Then Henry Six arrived!
Edward Four, Edward Five,
Richard III, he's bad
'Cause he fought wars with Henry Seven
First Tudor and my dad
So Henry Eight- I was great
Six wives, two were beheaded
Edward VI came next
But he died young and so my dreaded...
Daughter Mary ruled so scary
Then along came-
Me! I'm Liz the First
I had no kids
So Tudors RIP...
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess!
That's me, time for more men
James Six of Scotland next
As English James I he led
Then Stuarts ruled, so Charles I
The one who lost his head
No monarchy until came me
Charles Two, I liked to party!
King Jimmy Two was scary- woo!
Then Mary was a smarty!
She ruled with Will
Her shoes were filled
By sour-puss Queen Anne Gloria
And so from then we were ruled by men
'Til along came Queen Victoria!
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
Still to come is me, Victoria!
And so began the Hanover gang
George One and George Two!
Grim! And George III was quite absurd
'Til I replaced old him!
King George IV , and no heads forth
Was angry, fat and cross
Hang on!
It's true you beat Napoleon
But we're mostly a dead loss
Bang on!
Old William IV was a sailor
Ahoy!
It's nearly the end of the story-a
As on to the scene comes the best of queens
Here to Queen Victoria!
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria!
I ruled for 64 years you know
Ed Seven, George Five
Ed Eight, George Six
Liz Two then reigned and how!
And so our famous monarch of this portrait up to now.
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria!
Edward, George, Edward, George Six
And Queen Liz Two completes the mix!
That's all the English kings and queens since William First that there has been!
William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance
They call me the first English king although I come from France
1066, The Doomsday Book I gave to history
So fat on death my body burst- but enough about me!
To help remember all your kings I've come up with this song
A simple rhyming ditty for you all to sing along...
Oh... William
Bit short that, innit? Who came next?
William Second, cheeks were red
Killed out hunting, so it's said
I took over- Henry One
That's my next eldest son!
Then came Stephen- it's true, check it!
I'm Henry Two, killed Thomas Becket
Richard Lionheart, that's right
Always spoiling for a fight
Oh King John, what a disaster
Rule restrained by Magna Carta
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Time for my mate, King Henry Eight, to take up this song:
Henry Three built the abbey
Ed One hated Scots
A red-hot poker killed Ed Two
That must have hurt him lots
Ed III was a chivalry nerd
Began the Hundred Years War
Then Richard Two was king aged ten
Then Henry- yes, one more!
King Henry Four, plots galore
Not least from Henry Five- moi
Killed ten score at Agincourt
Then Henry Six arrived!
Edward Four, Edward Five,
Richard III, he's bad
'Cause he fought wars with Henry Seven
First Tudor and my dad
So Henry Eight- I was great
Six wives, two were beheaded
Edward VI came next
But he died young and so my dreaded...
Daughter Mary ruled so scary
Then along came-
Me! I'm Liz the First
I had no kids
So Tudors RIP...
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess!
That's me, time for more men
James Six of Scotland next
As English James I he led
Then Stuarts ruled, so Charles I
The one who lost his head
No monarchy until came me
Charles Two, I liked to party!
King Jimmy Two was scary- woo!
Then Mary was a smarty!
She ruled with Will
Her shoes were filled
By sour-puss Queen Anne Gloria
And so from then we were ruled by men
'Til along came Queen Victoria!
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
Still to come is me, Victoria!
And so began the Hanover gang
George One and George Two!
Grim! And George III was quite absurd
'Til I replaced old him!
King George IV , and no heads forth
Was angry, fat and cross
Hang on!
It's true you beat Napoleon
But we're mostly a dead loss
Bang on!
Old William IV was a sailor
Ahoy!
It's nearly the end of the story-a
As on to the scene comes the best of queens
Here to Queen Victoria!
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria!
I ruled for 64 years you know
Ed Seven, George Five
Ed Eight, George Six
Liz Two then reigned and how!
And so our famous monarch of this portrait up to now.
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Richard, three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Edward then
Mary One, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria!
Edward, George, Edward, George Six
And Queen Liz Two completes the mix!
That's all the English kings and queens since William First that there has been!
thats the monarch song
Alice is absolutely beautiful in this song!
Come on, she ALWAYS is.
I had the hunch that the music was something from ABBA but couldnt remember, I read the comments and said AHA TOLD YA SIS U OWE MY 6 BUCKS
***** yhahhshhhjeue the djhhhhhhh youth the they thus kdodhhdhd
I love how they added Ferdinando into this at the start
To be one of them and have that job would be the best thing ever :(((
"Everybody happy?"
NO.
Oh, dear. Just like ABBA.
I swear, the more I read about these people, the more I think Stephen's Matilda should have run them all off and taken the crown for herself.
Matilda was also the great-great-granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, making her the first descendant of the House of Wessex to make a bid for the throne since the Norman conquest
Wow, two awesome songs in a row! Gotta love a bit of ABBA - wonderful! :D And Benny!Jim on the table-piano! XD
Although, has Larry been going through Ben Willbond's wardrobe? Seriously, watch the Blue Blooded Blues song and tell me that's not the exact same outfit! XD They even both play sword-guitar!
Love this oldie but goody. The dirty looks they give each other and the people keeling over dead make the video for me.
And the whole time, Henry 2 is just smiling away...
I'm related to Henry the 1st through his bastard son Robert of Gloucester...dang huge family tree! Horrible Histories always excites me about ancestry and not to mention, the songs are always so dang catchy!
Robert is the guy they swapped in the song right?
best horrible histories song.
I Don’t Give A Shite That I Turn Eighteen In A Month this Song Slaps
Has anyone else read "the pillars of the earth"? The events in the book take place within the context of this whole spat! One of the main characters is actually one of the knights that killed Thomas Beckett!
"The Idiot Knights".
I love how unhinged he looks when he sings "Think you'll get it back? Now that I'd like to see!"
Larry's got such a great singing voice
I think they called this era the Anarchy, good name at least sounds better then the Sixties. We really can't name things like we used to.
>Crusader Kings 2
pretty much the whole game yeah. Wish that Henry I switched agantic-coagnatic
>Crusader Kings 3
Why do I suddenly feel compelled to listen through my ABBA collection again?