Ten Minute English and British History #14 - Richard II, The Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt

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This episode covers the latter half of Edward II's reign and his overthrow on behalf of his son, Edward III. Edward III's reign saw the beginning of the Hundred Years' War and the Black Death and the episode covers how these changed English society. His grandson Richard II succeeded him and his reign had many issues ranging from the Peasants' Revolt to his nobility, who deposed him for Henry IV. Really this episode is about how nobles and kings argued over money.
Recommended books:
A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages - Ed by S. H. Rigby. - A very good overview but its coverage of the Hundred Years' War leaves a lot to be desired. The economics of England at this time are covered especially well.
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Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.
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[@AsbestosMuffins]

"My lord, the peasants are revolting!"
"yes they are quite revolting."

[@galatheumbreon6862]

Oversimplified reference

[@kemarisite]

That was my response every time I played Civilization.

[@raptorshotgun4107]

@R J nmgnymnhrnmmmjm
I’m out. Ok
Oooool

[@Nyx773]

Count de Money (don’t correct me):
“It is said that thee people are revolting.”
King Louis XVI:
“You said it! They stink on ice”

[@Neil070]

Boris Johnson and his advisor....

[@harrisonshone7769]

John of Gaunt - Richard, the peasants are revolting!
Richard II - Well of course they're revolting. They smell terrible.

[@paxshmitz2665]

Oversimplified.

[@batavica1875]

@@paxshmitz2665 dont think the French Revolution video had come out when he made this comment

[@billyfox6368]

It's on the cover of Horrible Histories too, but to be fair, I can imagine his thinking of this for himself.

[@thememehead]

And so is their food, am I right?

[@somethinglikethat2176]

@@billyfox6368 it's an old joke.

[@Tony-Blake]

Since more than one peasant revolted, it's the Peasants' Revolt.

[@HistoryMatters]

You are absolutely correct. Bit of a stupid on my part.

[@merrittanimation7721]

I can imagine if it was only one
"My lord, a random peasant is trying to break down the gate"
"Then kill him!" (Does so)

[@garymitchell9848]

''On second thoughts - don't bother. Tell him to come back when he's got some friends...''

[@ultra_epic_guy5966]

Merritt Animation lul

[@Brandon-yr3nj]

it actually might not be Peasants’ . like “This is a man’s world” and “The People’s Republic”

[@paritoshd]

"Her Maj has snuffed it." Gold!

[@SantaFe19484]

Anyone who thinks that the world is crazier than it has ever been, needs a medieval history lesson.

[@justynmychael8716]

All history is written by the victors.

[@ElusiveTy]

@@justynmychael8716 Incorrect, actually.

[@justynmychael8716]

@@ElusiveTy you certainly won that disagreement. You should make a historical record of all your comment victories.

[@eddietuite732]

@tu tu what?

[@fulcrum2951]

The idea that 'history was written by the victors' is an ultrasimplification of history
It is a very lazy and ultimately harmful way to introduce the concept of bias. There isn't really a perfectly pithy way to cover such a complex topic, but much better than winners writing history is writers writing history. This is more useful than it initially seems because until fairly recently the literate were a minority, and those with enough literary training to actually write historical narratives formed an even smaller and more distinct class within that. To give a few examples, Genghis Khan must surely go down as one of the great victors in all history, but he is generally viewed quite unfavorably in practically all sources, because his conquests tended to harm the literary classes. Or the senatorial elite can be argued to have "lost" the struggle at the end of the Republic that eventually produced Augustus, but the Roman literary classes were fairly ensconced within (or at least sympathetic towards) that order, and thus we often see the fall of the Republic presented negatively. Or the fact much of western literature regarding the Eastern Front was primarily from german officers until the collapse of the USSR

[@jasondale19801]

Fun fact... The former arch bishop of Canterbury who died during the peasants revolt (Simon of sudbury) was one of the first people I saw after signing the wedding register! His mummified head is behind a small door in the vestry of St Gregorys Church in sudbury, suffolk, and the vicar asked if we would like to meet him. 😁

[@MindAndMyth]

"King of England and France, Lord of Ireland, Protector of the Realm, Destroyer of worlds and wrecker of your shit"

[@AsbestosMuffins]

also strangely the earl of sandwich

[@SouthernPotato97]

Edward Vegeta!!!

[@firefox3249]

*Fires up Crusader Kings 2*

[@firefox3249]

Wayne Hitchcock I know right xD

[@TheNostorian]

I dont know how to play that game. Looks great. But don't even understand the tutorial

[@cgkik]

Free Spirited Cat I want to get it, but it’s expensive, what should I get? VIC2, EU4, or CK2

[@Brandon-yr3nj]

DeAD Taco EU4 and CK2 require a huge investment in a ton of DLCs before they’re really playable. Victoria 2 has one DLC and it’s a great game but very different.

[@upmayo100]

@@Brandon-yr3nj The base game in CK2 is still very fun

[@whybother7632]

i laughed so hard at "the scottish thought it was punnishing the english so raided some villages and then they got the plague

[@rautamiekka]

"You wanted to talk ?"
"I'll let my sword do the talking."

[@zealousdoggo]

"Hey look the english are dying of a horrible plague. Let's go attack them! I'm sure this can't back fire in any way!"
Someone who was previously Scottish

[@Gray-Wolf]

Keyword; previously

[@fullmetaltheorist]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[@Asahamana]

I like to think that was actually an English spy 😄

[@Theire1]

ask the Hittites how that worked out ... oh you cant they all snuffed by attacking' Babylon and bringing home slaves with plague

[@juandiegoprado]

Anytime I see one of the characters on screen walking but slowing down, I am 99% sure they're about to kick the bucket

[@georgeamesfort3408]

They're coming down with a fatal case...of the *deads*

[@wthMerhaba]

6:40 Me: "Merciless Parliament? why on earth would it be called that?"
5 seconds later: "Oh"

[@tomg7913]

Looking forward to the wars of the roses in this series and all the death thudding that will ensue

[@HistoryMatters]

Without a shadow of a doubt the hardest episode to write.

[@flynn659]

Wars of the Roses
*Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud*

[@foxboy92mp77]

Whoops! Half of Europe just died!

[@roynettle6864]

THE SUN IS A DEADLY LAZER

[@mateihristodorescu5318]

roy nettle bill wurtz :))

[@graysonguinn1943]

🦀🦀Europe’s population is goooone🦀🦀

[@nb2008nc]

Thud!

[@joycebirrey725]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@CommissarMitch]

Man the Archbishop of Canterbury is a dangerous title.

[@mrdog652]

3:25 Instant Karma

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

No shit XD

[@Wolfeson28]

"Hey, I hear the English are having a massive plague."
"Really? Hey, let's go rampage around over there, take their stuff, and bring it back home!"
"Brilliant! Couldn't possibly go wrong."

[@chronikhiles]

I laughed at that part. XD

[@Theturtleowl]

Your name made me stare and rethink my life

[@charliestoops8815]

But that’s what bad karma is

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

YA DINNAE LEARNED!

[@zakback9937]

1:43 'I have to die now'

[@jamestang1227]

Je dois mourir maintenant.

[@CristalcatXP]

Me when I embarrass myself in public

[@ambermaccraig7316]

Omg... Lmfao, I almost spit out my tea when I saw him holding up "I took your stuff". The little quotes "Ya didnae learn". ( Just like last time ). "Stop asking for more". "They got a bit murderery". I absolutely LOVE the little signs they hold up, too damn funny! Don't ever change that, so many channels get popular and then start changing the very aspects of their videos, etc that made them in demand to begin w..., rookie mistake and I hope History Matters doesn't fall into that category.

[@chubbycatfish4573]

I like how things worked back then.
King 1: Do this.
King 2: Not only no, but I'm your king now.

[@heberthr.6978]

he had a claim though

[@DaisyGeekyTransGirl]

"They got a bit murdery."

[@claytoniusdoesthings9598]

Serfdom has always been in that weird category of "slavery and not slavery" at the same time. Serfdom was a form of forced labor, but Serfs weren't property (albeit a low class member of society). If I'm not mistaken, you were tied to the land in Serfdom whereas a slave was tied to his or her owner. Make no mistake, both were forms of forced labor, but being a Serf was a little bit ahead of being a slave.

[@MegaGanash]

being a serf is a degradation of ancient plebian status, the common folk being punished into land based zones-of-security for survival, whereas being a slave has always been an expression of massive wealth

[@deron2203]

How do you not have any more subs your content is amazing

[@tobybw0]

Good to see a little mention of Owain Glyndwr

[@marinatebbenham4011]

0:38 "And his wife Isabella betrayed him"... After years of neglect, sidelining, adultery; and terrible rule of the country. Isabella made many sacrifices to advance Edward's plans, even putting her life at risk; begging for mercy, pleading for the lives of some rebels in order to prevent Edward from looking like a tyrant. Not to mention she was a loyal and obediant wife to a man who loved his male courtiers more than her; she went through the rigors of childbirth several times, giving him an heir - putting her life at risk each time. These children were ripped away from her and she suffered tremendous disgraces and abuses under Hugh Dispenser - Edward's new favourite; something that couldn't happen without the king's consent... Isabella, for the most part, was a loyal and obediant wife; she only "betrayed" her husband after years of neglect and infidelity. At their joint coronation; Isabella was shunned; her royal robes and jewelry being given to Piers Gaveston... That would make anyone angry.
I feel that Isabella is demonised by historians - even today; she did what she did, not without reason; Edward was a bad and feeble king - as well as a terrible husband; her invasion and deposition of him was actually welcomed by the English barons.
When men depose other men; it is often seen to be just or reasonable; when women depose men for the same reasons; it's seen as unnatural and villainous.

[@muhammadshehreyarkhan1851]

The prejudice maybe due to her French ethnicity, although technically the Plantagenets were French too & spoke Anglo Norman the lingua franca of English court.

[@MarkoFTW]

Well, she DID betray him. The fact that she felt like she has the right to do so, does not remedy the fact.

[@marinatebbenham4011]

@@MarkoFTW He betrayed her too, but that's somehow ok?

[@MarkoFTW]

@@marinatebbenham4011 Where did I say that his abhorrent behaviour was ok? I just pointed out that she did betray him.

[@marinatebbenham4011]

@@MarkoFTW And he betrayed her

[@Knight860]

Henry was not Richard II's heir - Edmund Mortimer was through his grandfather Lionel Duke of Clarence, who was Edward III's second surviving son, John of Gaunt was Edward III's third surviving son. The issue was set aside by citing Edmund was still a child and would require a regency (which no one wanted) and that Henry was the rightful heir under salic law (inheritance through the male line.) This would come back to haunt the Crown in the Wars of the Roses. Henry IV's mother tongue was French like all Plantagenet's and it's open to debate which English King was the first to speak English since the Conquest, though English had been used in parliament since the 1360's.

[@ethanramos4441]

Marcus Drake But still Henry iv was the only King since the Norman conquest to speak English plus he encouraged his nobles to speak it and also he was also King Richard II cousin

[@Knight860]

There is evidence that Edward III was fluent in English as well as french, though in trying to secure his claim to the French throne, he often stuck with his mother tongue french. Also during the Peasants Revolt of 1381 after Wat Tyler's death, Richard II made his famous "I shall be your captain, follow me!" to the peasants army, who probably all only spoke middle english, with the exception of the few nobles and knights who were apart of the rebel army.

[@spiffygonzales5899]

Jesus Christ you British people. And that's just one part of history. 😅

[@gerstelb]

Right. Edmund Mortimer was the next in line, and later on his line married into the York line (which was junior to John of Gaunt’s descendants, the Lancasters) which is what gave the York claim during the Wars of the Roses some legitimacy.

[@gerstelb]

Spiffy Gonzales George RR Martin lifted a lot of GoT skullduggery from the Wars of the Roses.

[@kalashnikov5038]

I just noticed for the past 4 months, you've been focusing only on this series, and damn I did not know it would surpass 10 let alone 14, cool to know months passed by as we enjoy your videos.

[@HistoryMatters]

There's many many more to come.

[@TheZombieTurkey]

@@HistoryMatters oh

[@stephenfoulard3484]

The attention to detail that I find in these videos is often remarkable. The one impelling me to comment now is the tabard worn by John of Gaunt. While the details therein would be too fine to convey in this medium ("insert lions here"?), the colors are well chosen: the quartered red and white demonstrate John's claim through his wife to the throne of Castile and Leon, while the quartered blue and red show that the wearer is an English royal prince, the three tabs of that white label at the top indicating the son of a king. Bravo!

[@JonathanAlexanderM]

Been binge watching this channel and it’s shown me that humanity has been fighting each other in some way forever

[@Maderr4]

I really love your art style! Keep up the good work
Looking forward to Henry VIII and the English Reformation

[@archlich4489]

Very droll humor. I love it!

[@0ld_Scratch]

can't wait for the Tudors

[@sherk3286]

Just Saying You must not be very good at math

[@0ld_Scratch]

why because there are still some episodes to come before we talk about the Tudors? still can't wait for them

[@sherk3286]

Just Saying it's because tudors sounds like tutors. Like a math tutor. Twas a joke

[@benjammin9471]

Weird Al Spank a Bitch you must not be very good at jokes

[@sherk3286]

Ben Dawson Nope, I just enjoy being cancerous

[@meer1120]

Peasant 1: There's no food
Peasant 2: Oh *drops dead*

[@chancellorjake]

English. Do you speak it? At 9:12 had me laughing so much.

[@jdawg7374]

Shame he had to keep it pg 😂

[@georgeamesfort3408]

That was amazing

[@cult_of_odin]

"Not slaves" just slave in nearly every way but not called "slaves".

[@calebroberts5422]

“BUT were successful in being beheaded”🤣🤣🤣

[@MrChubbysuperhero]

You should do a series like this on the history of France/the Franks

[@thelaziestguyuveverknown]

Plus Scotland, Portugal, Denmark, Poland. There's so much to cover

[@R52177]

I got to say it...
"Sire, the peasants are revolting!"
"And the royalty don't look too good either!"

[@Kuna9613]

I love this series. It’s my favourite for British history on TH-cam

[@Phoenixgaming-zf4tu]

all the episodes be like
"until he died"
THUMP

[@thememehead]

I thought of it as more of a thud, but to each their own

[@isuckateuclideangeometry9539]

This is the best channel !! I learn more here in 10 minutes than in my school . Love the animations . Pls keep making more of this!

[@stenbak88]

I love this channel and these videos I look forward to every single one and will even watch some more than once

[@ed2635]

Great work once again. I always get excited when I see one of your videos up. I think I have a decent knowledge of history but you always teach me something new as well as putting it in an easily understandable context. 10/10

[@jmsgridiron5628]

"You wanted to talk?"
*Richard walking forward slowly with a sword* "yeah bro ofc."

[@justanotherbaptistjew5659]

Henry might’ve burned the Lollards, but Wycliffe’s writing were able to reach Bohemia where a man by the name of Jan Hus who gained such notoriety that he was condemned and burned at the Council of Constanze. At the same time, Wycliffe’s bones were exhumed and also burned. 102 years later, a man by the name of Martin Luther followed Hus’s example and began to teach the plain truth of Scripture in opposition to the one that he and his predecessors called the antichrist.

[@greywolf7577]

Ironically, though, the Protestants ended up teaching that the Bible alone is the authority even though the Bible never says that.

[@hueylongdong900]

0:37 the mans so unlucky that he is slowly turning into the background just by standing

[@JasonWeakley]

The references are hilarious!!! 🤣🤣🤣
"English mother f***** do you speak it!?!?"

[@DavidElendu]

I was searching the comments to see if anyone noticed this

[@susieguglielmino4625]

Thank you. Your many short videos are both entertaining and historically detailed. I dearly love European history and your to-the-point approach in the videos I've seen thus far, out of sequence every one, fills in gaps which invariably lead me to a renewed compulsion to deeper level research. So, my American in every way background is energized to step into the multi-European history, not of my own ancestors but rather the world in which they lived era to era. It's sort of a dot connecting trip through the Old World for the pleasure of it. So, again, thanks. Peace

[@sally232]

I imagine this video will have many *thuds*
Edit: Yep

[@AimeeRose22]

The videos just get better and better! Keep up the great work!

[@IndiIngle]

I just love the simple but effective art style with plenty of surprise sarcasm

[@donaldstein3851]

I love the narration of this channel!

[@wynterginger]

“Doing the only thing befitting an English king….Invade Scotland “….. 😂

[@flynn659]

*Name changes*
1: The Black Death and the Peasants Revolt
2: The Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt
3: Richard II, The Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt
4: Richard II, The Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt and Henry IV's Chaperon

[@Adnanbin1985]

that satisfying thump when people die, love it.

[@chakraborty1989]

Never laugh out so early in a video like this one when Edward the second appears with a puppy face and the banner "everything's terrible"

[@dusanradomirovic909]

I really like your videos. Thank you for making them :)

[@David-fm6go]

France always loses meme
Capetian Dynasty: what?

[@lisamurdoch2525]

Hilarious! Never thought a history lesson could be comedic entertainment !

[@user-od7el8yc9k]

There's a miniseries I can recommend about this topic "World without End". It follows medieval England under the rule of Edward III and the outbreak of the plague and the Hundred Years' War.

[@theblackprince1346]

Evidence points strongly to Edward II being homosexual or at least bisexual. His assumed lover was a Gascon called Piers Gaveston and because he was the king's favourite he's enemies had him murdered in 1312.

[@calebtimes453]

The Black Prince shame

[@Snipergoat1]

@@calebtimes453 What is shameful about it. For King Eddy part 2 being gay was the least of his vast stretches of incompetence. Buggering stableboys on the DL was SOP for gay nobles of the time. Not placing your "favorite" in important positions. Saying his wife betrayed him is a bit of a stretch considering that she had twice already bailed his ass out of the fire and he locks her and her children up at the behest of his new "favorite". He was weak willed and foolish. I don't know how he wasn't murdered much earlier. The more I learn about European history the more I understand revolutionary France's "Kill them all" policy. Marat had a point.

[@blueknight1706]

I’ve never clicked on something so fast in my life, thanks for all the hard work!

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Your channel brings me so much joy ❤

[@aishai3183]

hiya, i just wanna say thanks again, good vids and they re very helpfull

[@jaewok5G]

i was expecting a LOT more >THUD

[@McRocket]

6:22 - 'Why are we in a field?'
8:25 - 'But were successful at being beheaded'
😄
☮

[@teejay6063]

"Mysterious, probably murder-related circumstances".
🤣

[@kevinboyle538]

Love this channel.

[@dorylaions]

Nicela. Thanks for the upload mate

[@People-of-the-Past]

Great video! Can you do one on asia (China - Japan) or do you mainly focus on europe?

[@user-iu3jc3su9k]

1:42 "I have to die now" hahaha

[@bleachedout]

Awesome vid!! Really enjoyed this

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

I love the thumb sound
7:33 FINALLY after so many years I know what that medieval hat is called. very strange looking hat

[@machtrebel]

These videos are a delight

[@johnbalk6091]

“You didnae learn.” Hilarious!

[@piko9680]

“Her maj has snuffed it”
I freaking love this channel

[@DorkJedi96]

"I have to die now," sign being carried around by the King of France. Ha!

[@michaelmoore4043]

Good video as always

[@andrewsalmon100]

Ok. Ok. I found the pattern: be born King with jealous peers. Provoke jealousies, wars, heirs and suppression to create enough friends (enemies of enemies) to keep doing that for long enough for enough friends of enemies to support your heir. Repeat for 800 years.

[@Protoman85]

LOL that guy named Wat... "u wat?" "yes that's me"

[@littlejoe9478]

love it, i wait patiently for each episode like i did with the x files, way back in the dee-agh

[@stillbrian9448]

Love these!

[@zaerdna]

Underrated channel

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I like this channel more with each video.

[@jodythomas4324]

That invade Scotland line gets me every time.

[@charlotte-mg9wj]

I was told at age 6 that Edward 2nd was allegedly murdered with a red hot iron; being 6, I remember thinking, "painful way to die,being hit on the head with a red hot iron"........................It took me 10 years to figure it out.

[@cmdrvarna]

I Love these videos. My only criticism is that they move so fast its hard to keep up

[@Fatamerican101]

Really interesting research regarding the point @0:25: the Great Famine saw people across the economic spectrum similarly impacted with increased rates of mortality. While you might assume people with a higher standard of living would be better off, in fact many of the deaths are believed to be caused by disease (pandemics that began because poor diets caused a weakened immune system in the peasantry). Peasants who left their homes looking for food, like following rumors of 50 German ships landing in London with grain, then acted as vectors spreading those diseased across the English population.
Check out:
Morgan Kelly, 'Living Standards and Mortality Since the Middle Ages'
Bruce M. S. Campbell, 'Harvest Shortfalls, Grain Prices, and Famines in Preindustrial England' and 'Global Climates, the 1257 Mega-Eruption of Samalas Volcano...' (that one includes general points of migration during famine)

[@andersaxmark5871]

Well done

[@Jay-ql4gp]

Nice!

[@slubbert]

"English, do you speak it!" 😂😂

[@mantea3481]

1:32 if you count hot iron being stuck up his arse by his nobles then yeah it's murder

[@meer1120]

Richard II: You're fired
de la Pole: Why are we in a field

[@mittensfastpaw]

Learning!

[@mxk6104]

3:58 basically medieval return to office mandates😂

[@joeserdynski1045]

Thanks ! ! !

[@mrjopen270]

6:01 best comeback

[@boilerhoer3906]

“Her Majesty has snuffed it”

[@actionjackson4982]

"Why are we in a field?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@richardstewart7324]

Love the croaking king cartoons lol!