2:07:04 That would be the scariest thing about living before modern times. No one knew what caused most sicknesses, let alone how to cure them, so "medical" treatments would offer no benefits beyond the placebo effect and would often kill the patients!
1:16:16 The fatal flaw of King Charles Stuart I. 1:48:45 Possible origin of British tea drinking culture. 2:48:50 1688; King James Stuart the seconds exile, was what gave the British parliament a superior standing over the British king.
I suppose that every century has been filled with chaos as we are suffering now. The hope is that things have a way of righting themselves. Amazing how a few very corrupt individuals can bring chaos.
Amen! (Your last stmt) Kissinger, both Clintons, Bush Jr, O.. and T.. CIA & even the 'party bosses' of the Rep&Dems... (Let's not forget banking Zealots!) Gawd... The mess they & many more like them, in the US/NewWorldOrder, have done to WethePeople Things never chg... Sigh ... Greed & Goodness are still at war w each other.
@@normabrien8331 nope not my dream, but it's better than Mr. "If you don't vote for me you ain't black" Mr.Hddhhydfbikgfnky" Mr. " I didn't campaign but somehow got 80 million votes. Mr. I can't speak a complete sentence 😂😂 😂 you guys are so woke you're fast asleep
Chiswick: You do have another son, My Lord. King: What? (realises this a fact) By God, of course! You’re right. The slimy one - what’s his name? Chiswick: Edmund, My Lord. King: Yes, Osmund. Osmund can marry the Infanta! Harry: Excellent! King: Then with the Spanish alliance, we can massacre both the Swiss and the French, (`Huzzah!’ from the three other men; he slashes with his sword) by dividing their forces into two (`Huzzah!’) - preferably their top halves from their bottom! (`Huzzah!’)
Queen Elizabeth II is a direct descendent of Elizabeth I's grandfather, Henry VII. Since Henry VIII had no legitimate grandchildren, the throne went to the descendants of his sister, Margaret.
Long ago I read a book by Meriol Trevor which presented letters written by James II. They were interesting reading and gave a more modulated picture of him than any historian I've read or listened to.
At the very least one might have thought that a programme dealing with the Stuart dynasty -- which was Scottish -- would not myopically talk only about the English monarchy. Also, it's "James VI-and-I". Several Scots Jameses before the sixth also became King of England.
We love Nov 5 bonfire night here in Newfoundland too. The only province in Canada to celebrate it religiously due to Newfoundland once being a British colony so our culture is rich in British ways, culture, slang, and we have cute accents here too. We were also the last province to join Canada in 1949. No one here wanted to join Canada. We wanted to stay British. The premier of NL, Joey Smallwood who signed off on that decision in 1949 is still hated by most Newfoundlanders. In NL, no one celebrates Canada Day on July 1. The first Canada Day celebration that I ever attended was when I was 21 years old when I moved from NL to ONtario. We will always be British in our hearts. “Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot.”
This idea of "parliament" wanting more power as underlying the turmoil of the 1600s has long been completely and thoroughly discredited -- in fact, demonstrated beyond doubt as essentially meaningless and nonsensical (i.e. over four decades ago) by virtually all scholars of the period.See especially the works of Conrad Russell and Anthony Fletcher.Foreign policy played a significant role, as did the divisiveness of competing religious beliefs among protestants.
People of profound religious belief will not give up their faith. In doing so, they believe there mortal soul to be in danger. Being excommunicate from the church was akin to the flames of hell for an eternity.
It was seen as a bit of a joke, the English had the pope excommunicate several Kings of Scots over the centuries or have a papal interdict put on the country for political reasons, dying whilst excommunicated however would be a bit more problematic.
At +24 minutes, there is a claim that Villiers was the first non-royal Duke in hundreds of years....not true....Charles Brandon was certainly no royal. He became a Duke because Henry VIII loved him so much. I guess no one dared question Hal's sexuality !!
Great informational series but the costuming of your re-enactors was so off. Example, Charles 1 exchange with his friend as he dressed for a portrait. Clearly fashions of his son's reign not his. Why when there is so much information out there and costumers who could recreate the correct fashions.
"It is widely accepted that Charles converted to Catholicism..."...should be "it is widely accepted in Catholic England and France..."... And quit saying the Dutch were invited...this is a story spun to ease tensions among the citizens...the Dutch were in a hard place...(the Netherlands was weak and still suffering and recovering from "het rampjaar"1672 ("disaster-year" 1672)...)...and were under Catholic threat from 3 sides: England, France and Germany...so they would have gone anyway...using the protestants on the inside was a bonus... Also it wasn't a force of 15.000 Dutch soldiers it was 14.000 Dutch soldiers and 7.000 foreign soldiers from all over Europe under Dutch command...
James II had a sister and a daughter named Mary. James' sister Mary married William of Orange and they had a son whom they named William. This latest William married the DAUGHTER (Mary) of James II. Talk about inbreeding !! So: the king was deposed by his own nephew and daughter. Yuck !! Small wonder they had no viable children.
Queen Victoria married her first cousin too, Prince Albert of Saxe-Comburg Goetha as her mother, also named Victoria was the sister of Prince Albert's father. While their descendants has hereditary diseases, they had 9 children, all of them living into adulthood and having their own children.
Yes, royal families have inbred for thousands of years. It's a stupid plan built on a desire to hold onto wealth and power within families. It was far from a new plan when they did it. Marrying a first cousin isn't anywhere near as bad as it's generally believed it rarely results in problems with birth, *as long as it's rare and not done over and over down the generations* and that's the big problem. Egyptian families were even worse, Kings marrying their sisters and daughters over and over down the generations.
@@janefelix3821 all of European royals being kin to each other did nothing to avoid constant warring leading to the doozy called WWI. They should have gotten rid of them all then and there. Completely useless.
@@leanie5234 that’s how it’s been for thousands of years; unfortunately. They thought keeping it in the family will keep the wealth in it. And make them “more royal”, or so to say! Lmao 🤣
Small correction: the Narcissistic Henry VIII making himself a deity and slaughtering anyone in his kingdom that refused to betray the actual Almighty God... is what destroyed the British Monarchy - which remains corrupted, to this day.
Exactly. Besides that, they have no legitimacy. Once excommunicated, he lost all blessings and rights over the throne before God Himself. Monarchy can only exist and be what it meant to be though the Catholic Church. Any "protestant" sect can't be legitimate as a Monarchy. Period. End of the discussion. It is unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with the divine law. Is there any Parliament in the Bible? any "democracy"? Republic? NO. There are empires with Kings and Queens. That's the system blessed by God. Human creations such as "democracy" are led by demons.
Tudors, Stuarts, Hanovers, Windsors--with a few exceptions, what a bunch of rotters they have been. The "Windsors" are perhaps the dullest of the lot, but at least they've not been as crappy as the earlier ones. The problem with royals is they have been so interbred for a thousand years, although the infusion of commoner blood in recent decades may spell some relief. The excessive display of medieval and robotic pomp and circumstance, over-the-top ritual during the queen's funeral exhibited the most egregious examples of that behavior. They need to modernize and clean house. Perhaps more beheadings and abdications are in order for the Britons.
The eyerolls by the presenters every time a Catholic is mentioned makes me thankful for the freedom of religion. Perhaps a bit of national pride. But to place my religious beliefs in a queen or king is a rather depressing thought.
and so stupid of the pope to not accommodate Henry. All those medieval popes and cardinals whoring around and giving power positions to their offspring. So for denying Henry a divorce (via annulment), which they still grant all the time (for money indulgences), the RC church caused ITS OWN division and destruction.
No. Henry had had mistresses before, as was common -- he also had married Catherine for love. The reason he wanted to * marry * Anne was that he was getting older and believed he had to have a legitimate male heir to keep his dynasty on the throne, and Catherine was by then clearly too old to have more children. Anne's family's intrigues were also a factor, and Anne's own personal ambition. But it was not as simple a situation as some believe.
There's alot of reasons why cremation seems like an even better plan for me, and with the upcoming plague before exuming the bodies doesn't bode well, while caesar although rare was killed by alot of the same men he spared, he still had alot of commendable and admirable qualities, but I think erik the red has the greatest human and truthful story, as the wise oak in the cave lionen hunter's hall in the sky. Hopefully my model 3 step fish tank syphon generator and shield lance turn out well before I die maybe, while more scandalous and nefarious types can often continue to mingle and bemuse without the legalization of marijuana or anything new of much substance though.
I can't hear a lisp either, just an english way of speaking that many people have. This historian has a lot of knowledge and I appreciate her videos and work.😊
Spent a whole semester back in College on those crazy Stuarts ,still diggin' my history,35 years later! Sure wish we had You Tube back in the 80s!
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The Tudors and the Stewarts, what an entangled family mess that was. A good argument against monarchy, but I am in love with the whole messy lot.
Absolutely an OUTSTANDING series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Interesting and riveting throughout! Well Done!
I always enjoy studying history as a hobby! Great info!
New subscriber here!
2:07:04 That would be the scariest thing about living before modern times. No one knew what caused most sicknesses, let alone how to cure them, so "medical" treatments would offer no benefits beyond the placebo effect and would often kill the patients!
People knew how to cure most things but the christians supressed the knowledge.
1:16:16 The fatal flaw of King Charles Stuart I. 1:48:45 Possible origin of British tea drinking culture. 2:48:50 1688; King James Stuart the seconds exile, was what gave the British parliament a superior standing over the British king.
I suppose that every century has been filled with chaos as we are suffering now. The hope is that things have a way of righting themselves. Amazing how a few very corrupt individuals can bring chaos.
Amen! (Your last stmt)
Kissinger, both Clintons, Bush Jr, O.. and T.. CIA & even the 'party bosses' of the Rep&Dems... (Let's not forget banking Zealots!)
Gawd... The mess they & many more like them, in the US/NewWorldOrder, have done to WethePeople
Things never chg...
Sigh ...
Greed & Goodness are still at war w each other.
Just goes to show ya never know what's going to change the course of history, for better or for worse.
Trump 2024
@@bigreddog502 in your dreams.
@@normabrien8331 nope not my dream, but it's better than Mr. "If you don't vote for me you ain't black" Mr.Hddhhydfbikgfnky" Mr. " I didn't campaign but somehow got 80 million votes. Mr. I can't speak a complete sentence 😂😂 😂 you guys are so woke you're fast asleep
Chiswick: You do have another son, My Lord.
King: What? (realises this a fact) By God, of course! You’re right. The
slimy one - what’s his name?
Chiswick: Edmund, My Lord.
King: Yes, Osmund. Osmund can marry the Infanta!
Harry: Excellent!
King: Then with the Spanish alliance, we can massacre both the Swiss and the
French, (`Huzzah!’ from the three other men; he slashes with his sword)
by dividing their forces into two (`Huzzah!’) - preferably their top
halves from their bottom! (`Huzzah!’)
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I think the House of Windors come in a close second for being a whole lot of mess.
Queen Elizabeth II is a direct descendent of Elizabeth I's grandfather, Henry VII. Since Henry VIII had no legitimate grandchildren, the throne went to the descendants of his sister, Margaret.
FABULOUS
I'm from the line of Anne of Denmark. I'm beginning my research on her.
Crikey! You'd think they were covering the Plantagenes. How melodramatic.
Indeed, she is a bit over the top.
Long ago I read a book by Meriol Trevor which presented letters written by James II. They were interesting reading and gave a more modulated picture of him than any historian I've read or listened to.
James 1 of Scotland and Joan were my distant grandparents
Hello, your videos are so great. Could I repost them on another platform?
You can post a link
Kinda makes one wonder if Scotland and Ireland (n+s) will ever be sovereign nations unto themselves.
At the very least one might have thought that a programme dealing with the Stuart dynasty -- which was Scottish -- would not myopically talk only about the English monarchy. Also, it's "James VI-and-I". Several Scots Jameses before the sixth also became King of England.
We love Nov 5 bonfire night here in Newfoundland too. The only province in Canada to celebrate it religiously due to Newfoundland once being a British colony so our culture is rich in British ways, culture, slang, and we have cute accents here too. We were also the last province to join Canada in 1949. No one here wanted to join Canada. We wanted to stay British. The premier of NL, Joey Smallwood who signed off on that decision in 1949 is still hated by most Newfoundlanders. In NL, no one celebrates Canada Day on July 1. The first Canada Day celebration that I ever attended was when I was 21 years old when I moved from NL to ONtario. We will always be British in our hearts.
“Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot.”
A majority voted to join Canada.
Not in my province of NL they didnt@@EuropeanQoheleth
Without a parliament trying to have more power I don't think the monarchs would mess up things so much.
This idea of "parliament" wanting more power as underlying the turmoil of the 1600s has long been completely and thoroughly discredited -- in fact, demonstrated beyond doubt as essentially meaningless and nonsensical (i.e. over four decades ago) by virtually all scholars of the period.See especially the works of Conrad Russell and Anthony Fletcher.Foreign policy played a significant role, as did the divisiveness of competing religious beliefs among protestants.
Ah the gunpowder incident...the first 9/11 that failed LMAO
“Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot.”
Two Stuart monarchs missing. Whatever happened to James II's daughters, Queen Mary II and her sister Queen Anne?
That’s how you know you can’t take this documentary too seriously
Gotta like the description: The Stuarts, a Bloody Reign
Preceded by: The Norman's, aBR....The Plantagenates, aBR......The Tudors, aBR....ha ha.
Britons like their "bloody" way of life, in more ways than one.
Wasn’t James the first the one who removed a lot from the bible and burned woman who he thought were witches. He was mad.
People of profound religious belief will not give up their faith. In doing so, they believe there mortal soul to be in danger. Being excommunicate from the church was akin to the flames of hell for an eternity.
The POWER of belief!
@@bbeeez more like the rubbish beliefs of ignorant masses under the power of the medieval Catholic church-cult.
People who are not of faith say this but the protestants saw that some profited greatly. It was about power and money and sex, not doctrine.
It was seen as a bit of a joke, the English had the pope excommunicate several Kings of Scots over the centuries or have a papal interdict put on the country for political reasons, dying whilst excommunicated however would be a bit more problematic.
So much death over religion
Our family is descended from the Stewart clan.
So is mine.
@@sharimullinax3206 same
Millions are ❤
At +24 minutes, there is a claim that Villiers was the first non-royal Duke in hundreds of years....not true....Charles Brandon was certainly no royal. He became a Duke because Henry VIII loved him so much. I guess no one dared question Hal's sexuality !!
@Monster Dad I was [trying to be] being funny, not ignorant !
Great informational series but the costuming of your re-enactors was so off. Example, Charles 1 exchange with his friend as he dressed for a portrait. Clearly fashions of his son's reign not his. Why when there is so much information out there and costumers who could recreate the correct fashions.
It all started in Henry 8th time.
"It is widely accepted that Charles converted to Catholicism..."...should be "it is widely accepted in Catholic England and France..."...
And quit saying the Dutch were invited...this is a story spun to ease tensions among the citizens...the Dutch were in a hard place...(the Netherlands was weak and still suffering and recovering from "het rampjaar"1672 ("disaster-year" 1672)...)...and were under Catholic threat from 3 sides: England, France and Germany...so they would have gone anyway...using the protestants on the inside was a bonus...
Also it wasn't a force of 15.000 Dutch soldiers it was 14.000 Dutch soldiers and 7.000 foreign soldiers from all over Europe under Dutch command...
The overly dramatic by the host and the constant music in the background SO ANNOYING
You can do better?
James II had a sister and a daughter named Mary. James' sister Mary married William of Orange and they had a son whom they named William. This latest William married the DAUGHTER (Mary) of James II. Talk about inbreeding !!
So: the king was deposed by his own nephew and daughter. Yuck !! Small wonder they had no viable children.
@Monster Dad hmmm...I doubt that we can blame the plague for the fact that William married his first cousin.
Queen Victoria married her first cousin too, Prince Albert of Saxe-Comburg Goetha as her mother, also named Victoria was the sister of Prince Albert's father. While their descendants has hereditary diseases, they had 9 children, all of them living into adulthood and having their own children.
Yes, royal families have inbred for thousands of years. It's a stupid plan built on a desire to hold onto wealth and power within families. It was far from a new plan when they did it. Marrying a first cousin isn't anywhere near as bad as it's generally believed it rarely results in problems with birth, *as long as it's rare and not done over and over down the generations* and that's the big problem. Egyptian families were even worse, Kings marrying their sisters and daughters over and over down the generations.
@@janefelix3821 all of European royals being kin to each other did nothing to avoid constant warring leading to the doozy called WWI. They should have gotten rid of them all then and there. Completely useless.
@@leanie5234 that’s how it’s been for thousands of years; unfortunately.
They thought keeping it in the family will keep the wealth in it. And make them “more royal”, or so to say! Lmao 🤣
Ugh, I hate when the re-enactment actors are given dialogue. They should remain seen but not heard. It totally ruins the documentary vibe.
Small correction:
the Narcissistic Henry VIII making himself a deity
and slaughtering anyone in his kingdom that refused to betray the actual Almighty God...
is what destroyed the British Monarchy - which remains corrupted, to this day.
lizard-blooded , i.e., cold-blooded, emotionless, pitiless, almost dead inside, like a reptile.
Exactly. Besides that, they have no legitimacy. Once excommunicated, he lost all blessings and rights over the throne before God Himself. Monarchy can only exist and be what it meant to be though the Catholic Church. Any "protestant" sect can't be legitimate as a Monarchy. Period. End of the discussion. It is unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with the divine law. Is there any Parliament in the Bible? any "democracy"? Republic? NO. There are empires with Kings and Queens. That's the system blessed by God. Human creations such as "democracy" are led by demons.
Also created the British monarchy didn’t they
Maowage...maowage!
It's her eye popping so that there is white showing all the way around that gets to me!
The last good King over there was Alfred The Great
I could do without the over the top music, this is history. State the facts, your opinion on it and stop trying to fluff it up.
Other people like it tho. I don’t mind it, as I’m sure others don’t either. 👍
25,000 people own 50% of that country.
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ITS ALWAYS BUCKINGHAM! Every time. They all cause problems
Maybe that's why he's always the villain in the Three Musketeers 😅
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Tudors, Stuarts, Hanovers, Windsors--with a few exceptions, what a bunch of rotters they have been. The "Windsors" are perhaps the dullest of the lot, but at least they've not been as crappy as the earlier ones. The problem with royals is they have been so interbred for a thousand years, although the infusion of commoner blood in recent decades may spell some relief. The excessive display of medieval and robotic pomp and circumstance, over-the-top ritual during the queen's funeral exhibited the most egregious examples of that behavior. They need to modernize and clean house. Perhaps more beheadings and abdications are in order for the Britons.
She’s too thin
The eyerolls by the presenters every time a Catholic is mentioned makes me thankful for the freedom of religion. Perhaps a bit of national pride. But to place my religious beliefs in a queen or king is a rather depressing thought.
Or modern day politicians.
In my family tree
Lol
I'm not a Chicago deep dish pizza I prefer new york style
I WISH THEY HAD GOTTEN THE JOB DONE, WE WOULDNT BE DEALING WITH THE CURRENT WINDSOR DEMONS
All of this because Henry VIII wanted different couchie that the Catholic Church would not allow ! :)
and so stupid of the pope to not accommodate Henry. All those medieval popes and cardinals whoring around and giving power positions to their offspring. So for denying Henry a divorce (via annulment), which they still grant all the time (for money indulgences), the RC church caused ITS OWN division and destruction.
No. Henry had had mistresses before, as was common -- he also had married Catherine for love. The reason he wanted to * marry * Anne was that he was getting older and believed he had to have a legitimate male heir to keep his dynasty on the throne, and Catherine was by then clearly too old to have more children. Anne's family's intrigues were also a factor, and Anne's own personal ambition. But it was not as simple a situation as some believe.
this womans speech impediment is UNBEARABLE
PIGHEADED CATHOLIC? REALLY? BRITAIN WOULD STILL BE CATHOLIC IF HENRY VIII WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SELF-CENTERED.
That's a scary narrator, terrible speaker also. Unwatchable.
There's alot of reasons why cremation seems like an even better plan for me, and with the upcoming plague before exuming the bodies doesn't bode well, while caesar although rare was killed by alot of the same men he spared, he still had alot of commendable and admirable qualities, but I think erik the red has the greatest human and truthful story, as the wise oak in the cave lionen hunter's hall in the sky. Hopefully my model 3 step fish tank syphon generator and shield lance turn out well before I die maybe, while more scandalous and nefarious types can often continue to mingle and bemuse without the legalization of marijuana or anything new of much substance though.
Wtf does any of that mean?
I am so sorry BUT it is painful to hear the presenter with such a strong lisp. A presenter should be able to pronounce properly. No offense meant.
There isn't a lisp. You may need to have your ears checked.
I can't hear a lisp either, just an english way of speaking that many people have. This historian has a lot of knowledge and I appreciate her videos and work.😊
That's not a lisp lol.
I don’t hear a lisp. Words are pronounced properly.
The fuck are you talking about?