The Anglo-Saxon Queens & Consorts of England 1/8
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- The first Anglo-Saxon Queens of England before the Norman conquest are shrouded in the mists of history. Their stories read like fairytales and in fact one of them inspired the evil stepmother. The Anglo-Saxon Queen Consorts were:
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Æthelflæd of Damerham
Ælfgifu
Ælfthryth of Devon
Ælfgifu of York
Emma of Normandy
Ealdgyth
Edith of Wessex
Ealdgyth of Mercia
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The lives of the many Kings and handful of Queens Regnant who have held dominion over the kingdom of England, and later the United Kingdom take center stage in history. But the lives of their spouses and mothers are often relegated to the wings. In this series we will learn the stories of the many Queens Consort and the handful of male consorts who have been at the monarchs’ sides. Through love, hate, adultery and sometimes murder these women and men have played vital roles in the history of England.
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I find the portraits of the first monarchs fascinating. They may look like simple drawings compared to the fancy paintings of the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th century but each has its unique characteristics.
Queens and Consorts are also interesting as monarchs. I'm looking foward to the consorts from the Plantagenets to the War of the Roses. There are lots of strong and colorful women in the middle ages. Please make a video in the Royalty 101 about the powers that can a british monarch wields from the middle ages to present period.
You’re too nice, Lindsay!
Me toooooooo!
Bless your beautiful mind!
~What I learned~
Women: Death at 68 or 58
Men: Death at 24 or 12
Feckin true
Theres at least one woman who died at 21 during childbirth. I think king Louis daughter. Def prob wrong
Anglo-Saxon names are so pretty! They read like you’re having a stroke but they sound like the names of elves or fae
That’s because a lot of them literally have “elf” in them: Aelfred, Aelfgifu...
Well Tolkien drew a lot from Old English in naming his characters and their races.
@@lucinae8510 elves were around pre-Tolkien 😉
The cruel prince 🤭
I agree, I love them
I can’t be the only one who lost it at “As if there weren’t enough Ælfgifus running around.”
Same
time stamp?
It was very funny. She's not wrong though. I got a little confused after the 3rd or 4th queen elfgifu. 😆
Exactly, I came to the comments to see if anyone had commented about that because I found that very funny.
@@stefanoraz27 8:20
Ælfgifu was the Elizabeth of that time
which Elizabeth?
@@vanessasoto4046 Exactly
Which Ælfgifu?
I think she means the names were popular in those times
@@rayquaza1053 if that’s what she meant, she was right.
it looks like a keysmash
sorry 40mins late. Henry had me at the tower 🙄
It’s not your fault your royal highness
Sounds tough
Hate when he does that..🙄
LMAO
@@charlienotanerdspring4680 Everything is always someone else's fault, right?
Aelfgifu “elf-gift”
Aelfthryth “elf-strength”
Aethelflaed “noble beauty”
Anglo-saxons seemed to view elves as human-sized, “fair as the sun” with magic powers capable of inflicting harm or bestowing healing.
Ah, so Lord of the Rings elves
@@made-line7627 Yes, Tolkien based his ideas on existing beliefs/traditions he had studied
I named my cat Aelfgifu because I like elves and the name is pretty to me
my mums name was Edith 🕊
As far as I know in lore elves were always normal sized humans to start with.
It's really interesting how early monarchy took liberties with "chaste" queens, (marrying widows or previous lovers), compared to the middle monarchy like the Tudor era.
they had to be a lot more practical back then im sure.
That was a Tudor thing. Specifically Henry viii. Even his grandmother and great grandmother were widows. In fact sometimes it was preferable if she had a good enough bloodline and proven fertility.
Exactly what I used to wonder! I mean just think about Henry VIII making a whole issue about Catherine of Aragorn being a virgin or not when they married, (ofcourse the whole issue of her being his brother's widow) or beheading Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for supposed adultry. Considering so many of these women were widowed, had kids with other men or pre marital or extra marital affairs and still became queens and this was way before the Tudor era.
Widows weren't that much of a deal breaker I think. Henry VIII's last wife, Catherine Parr, was a widow herself.
A widow was simply a woman who outlived her former spouse. I wouldn't call that unchaste.
These Anglo-Saxon names sound like the names of fairies and elves. So beautiful.
That was Tolkien's intention with his characters.
ælth means elf.
@@lucinae8510 Tolkien used Anglo Saxon names for his Rohan characters
That moment when your name goes from Emma to Ælgifu because that was the name of your new husband's dead wife 🤦🏼♀️😬
Ugh😝
no matter what topic Lindsay is covering, I’m always excited lol
same! she could do the history of nail clippers and I'd still be hyped!
Right
Same
Same
She could literally make a video narrating paint drying and I would watch it 5,000 times
Love the insight about females in history by a female. Maybe I'm biased... Because I already adore you.
In Old English, the name ‘gifu’, meaning gift, is pronounced ‘yivu’, so it’d be pronounced more like Aelfyivu. Lady Godgifu was of the same Anglo-Saxon period and is who we call Lady Godiva (due to the pronunciation).
I wish Lindsay would pronounce the names properly. It isn't very difficult to look up.
Also Eadgyth is simply Edith. Old Englisc can seem daunting at first but once you learn the pronunciation it's pretty logical.
@@Silkypaste She hasn't done any Irish history, has she? Cuz that's probably the most mispronounced European language.
@@Silkypaste Chill, my dude.
That Knight Guy: "AElftryth! Baby, the king is coming. Funny story, I told him you were aight-looking, so you gotta dress the part or I'll lose my head."
AElftryth: shows up to dinner looking like a Medieval Era Bad Bitch
King Edgar the Peaceful: "Oh, that's you, Knight Guy? [laughs, sobers] Not anymore."
This whole Queen series is very much appreciated it's about time they got the recognition they deserve
What I like most about the amount of Ælfgifu's is that it's not the same as when a name is reused several times over for kings (like how there's 8 king Henry's or 8 king Edward's) where they may have been named after a previous king or took on that name upon coronation, but instead there were just that many women named Ælfgifu.
Or of course it could mean being named Ælfgifu guaranteed you'd be married to an English king, but no one can REALLY disprove that. Probably.
True lol
I would be fascinated to see a video about Alice Keppel, who was the mistress of King Edward VII and great-grandmother of Camilla Parker-Bowles
Royal Mistresses always make for fascinating videos!
Eugh nooo
So being a mistress is literally in Camilla's blood?? That's hilarious.
@@ababyharpseal6534 It's one of the main reasons Charles wasn't allowed to marry her. The bloodline was everything.
@@ababyharpseal6534 not only that but it is possible Camilla is a descendant from this relationship. Edward VII was a pervert who liked to sleep with the daughters of his mistresses, especially the ones rumoured to be his own. Sick man, lots of information pro royal channels won't release.
“As though there weren’t enough Ælfgifu‘s running around...” this just killed me
Ælfgifu is such a pretty name though. And it sounds like it would mean Elvengift - which is very pretty as well.
And about Cnut the Great - besides England, Denmark and Norway, he also ruled over what is today southern and western Sweden. His North Sea Empire was truly impressive.
I believe the names means the gift of elves.
New game: everytime Ælfgifu is mention in this video, take a shot.
Rip
You’d die
Of whatever your drinking...not alcohol for me its 5 am.
Hmm the twenty minutes that I need to wait for my bus doesn’t seem so bad now that I’ve got some new Lindsay history to watch
Am I late? Sorry I needed to braid my hair again 😂
No,you're not late,your highness
No you are not, nice hair though your majesty.
Just stay away from that Elizabeth Tudor and rest all good.
@@SungSNam Thanks, Kaiya! I am so happy that you participate in this type of discussion! It makes us feel alive!
@@eshamondal4800 HAHAHA I wish I would've known that earlier!
The mysterious wife of Sweyn Forkbeard and mother of Canute the Great, mentioned in the video as sometimes identified with the legendary Sigrid the Haughty, was likely a Polish princess, daughter of Mieszko I and sister of Bolesław I the Brave (the first two rulers of Poland). We don't know her name, but it is theorised that it might have been Świętosława. One contemporary source from England mentions Canute's sister named "Santslaue", which looks like an attempt of some poor Anglo-Saxon scribe to write that Slavic name, which she possibly got after her mother.
Sounds like you should be making history videos on TH-cam as well. I'd certainly watch!
@@pessimisticideas3075 Thank you! Maybe one day, if I work on my video editing skills, time management, self-confidence and ability to speak in English. 😅
I’ve read about her! Apparently she had a previous husband that died and she took over his kingdom by ruling through their son and then marrying Sweyn her “true love” that she had been plotting with all along. It’s probably just a legend but I really want to believe she was real
12:37 “Her daughter-in-law, Edward’s wife, was”.....I was sure it was another Ælfgifu, but it wasn’t lol
I have been waiting for this series for a month. I cannot tell you how much I love your content and the fact that you talk about less popular historical figures and periods. Since I always feel those are way more entertaining. You also have a way of making us relate to these people and for that I thank you 😄
Exactly. She makes these historical figures come to lives and relatable.
when u said edith of wessex i was totally waiting for another Ælfgifu😂😂
Me and my niece listen to this channel while we bake cakes ❤️ I love how she’s taking a liking to history due to this channel while we spend time togather
Why am I not surprised Emma was somehow connected to William the Conqueror?
That was why people rebelled against William, not necessarily because he was a foreigner but since he wasn't related to the House of Wessex by blood.
That's it.
I'm naming my future child Ælfgifu.
Everyone else is doing it. It's a huge trend.
I’m patiently waiting for my turn ❤️ hands down I think me and Catherine of Aragon were ICONIC ✌︎('ω')✌︎
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THERE ARE NOW THREE HENRYS! HES CLONING HIMSELF!!!
@@SungSNam AAAAAAAA IT GONNA BE A HENRY INVASION!!
@@KG-ds2fj there should be two in this comment section. The original and a clone.
@@SungSNam Yeah
As a shaftesbury girl this made me so happy to watch. My school used to be called king Alfred's and we spent alot of time at shaftesbury Abbey 😊😊
Love every video
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Ælfgifu is a pretty name but say it in my mother's tongue and people will respond with "bless you here's a hankie".
I'm curious to know what AElgifu sounds like in your language.
@@sacred-chan157 Have yourself a quick sneeze and you'll hear it. It's quite funny when some words in one language have a whole different meaning in another.
What language is that ?
THE TRANSITION WHEN SHE WENT THE QUEEN CONSORT HAD ME SCREAMIGG
Anglo-saxons: we want a cool letter in our name
*Æ*
Lol
Love all of your work Lindsay! You have the best channel in youtube history!
I could not agree more!
I am rather impressed that I saw only one comment about Eadwig. I believe there was something dark behind his death. As for Aelfgifu, she was a woman who made a name for herself, yet in romantic era literature, she was portrayed as a helpless woman who was branded and murdered by the hands of the church. What I also noticed is that she shares the name of Eadwig's mother, who died when he was four. Maybe she reminded him about her? I often fantasize about their relationship. I often wonder if modern writers tackle the topic of both of them.
I theorized his death, and now, I'm trying to find out who Aelfgifu was. She was the daughter of the abbess of Shaftesbury of course, but what else? She surely knew Eadwig because she was the daughter of the head of abbey nuns, Dunstan and Oda knew Aethelgifu (her mother), it'd make sense since Aethelgifu had blood ties to the royal family (her being a descendant of Alfred the Great and all). Maybe they were childhood friends, but an event caused them to not see each other until the famed coronation where she and her mother were spotted by Eadwig, then the rest of the tale of the coronation played out? I'm not sure if they did have a threesome, and his attention was focused on Aelfgifu? I remember reading about the mother wanting Aelfgifu and Eadwig to get to know each other more, so my theory of them knowing each other before the coronation is probably possible. I know there is more to her that meets the eye, and I'm trying my hardest to get to the bottom of her tale.
I often think to myself "did they even go to bed? What if they did something less sexual?". I often use my knowledge of Aethelgifu being an abbess to add the possible fact that Aelfgifu's knowledge on sexual matters was limited. While she did know about it, she probably did not know the details. Maybe it was a romantic conversation rather than just sex? I'm still trying to figure this out, feel free to talk about it with me if you know more.
Thanks for listening to my rambling.
Just a small correction in terms of the context. Harold Godwinson was an elected sovereign and didn't "seize the crown". Edgar the Atheling was the hereditary heir and was only elected after Harold's death. Prospective sovereigns of the period needed to be approved by the Witenagemot. William the Bastard was eventually approved by the Witenagemot under obvious duress but nonetheless, this did legally legitimize his reign under English law of the period.
Aside from that, fantastic video. Very much looking forward to the rest of the series!
William The Conqueror sound better
Thankyou! I was like "hang on, where's the Witenagemot? What- _seized the throne??_ He never!!"
Love that you are telling the untold stories of monarchs! I would be very interested in seeing a video on the ladies in waiting to some of the Queens and Princesses of England. My 13th Great Grandmother was lady in waiting to Princess Mary Tudor. It would be fun to learn more about her and the other ladies who attended to the famous Queens and Princesses.
if I’m not wrong England only had KINGS ONLY but not even ONE Queen Regnant until the daughters of Henry VIII of England came along
@@noorbohamad5796Well..... there's some conjecture on if Matilda was ever a queen regnant.🤔
This channel is a hidden gem, I love it
Tbh I get happy whenever our queen uploads
Aristocratic Anglo-Saxon Husband: Hey honey what do you think we should name our baby?
Aristocratic Anglo-Saxon Wife: Idk how about Aethelstan, Aelfgifu, Aethelred or Aelfthryth? Oh I know Aelfgifu should be the one since the old wives tales told that our baby would be a girl.
Aristocratic Anglo-Saxon Husband: Aelfgifu it is then! That sounds like a unique name nobody else has right?
Dude I’ve watched your kings on England series so many times so hyped for this! Thanks for all the great content!
Hope you might do a clip on Queen Alexandra - King Edwards wife .She was called " a queen a fairy tale ."
I love your documentaries! My sister and I watched the queens of England and it was my absolute favorite Royal Video! I love your videos Lindsey!
Elfgifu:
England: GiVe mE YuoR eTirE StOcK
Do you think you could do a similar series for the kingdoms of Spain and the many Women who ruled and were concorts in the Kingdoms of Spain? Urraca of Zamora is a fascinating person in my opinion.
I wonder if Aelfgifu is still around today. With such a historical background, I'm sure someone is named after it.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! ❤
Excited for the next few videos of the Royal Consorts! I feel most of them are overshadowed by the kings. Great video as always Lindsay :)
I'm always excited to sit and eat lunch at work while listening to Lindsay!
I really liked this episode 😍 I am not very educated on this time period and find it fascinating. And I might have to bring back the name Elfgifu haha
Thank you so much for all the uploads! You are the best channel I have ever watched. I love the stories of all the kings and Queens, I can't get enough! Thank you Lindsay for all the hard work you do.
I am so impressed with your pronunciations!! I only see these names written, so it was so enlightening to hear them spoken aloud! It was in no way what I thought they would sound like.
Probably should look in to Megan Kirshbaums reply above ;) They may not be pronounced correctly by Lindsay :)
@@TheCandiceWang
oh please grow up
Yes thank you, I’ve been waiting for the Queens and consorts of the kings of England.
Thank you can’t wait to watch!
I’m so happy
I keep coming back to this series. It is so well researched and so pleasing to listen to.
It's crazy how much DRAMA went on back then! People make fun of me for loving history so much and I try to tell them, honey its not boring!! Its like a Soap Opera but with real people!
If you're into drama you should check out the inner workings of Fleetwood Mac while they were cutting albums. More drama than General Hospital.😆
YAAAS this is what I've been WAITING for !!!
I was at the straight up not expecting to see my Anglo-Saxon studies on here, but this is cool!!
I have been waiting for this video since the kings and queens of england series 🙌 thank you lindsay
I love these series. So beautifully narrated.
Great video! I'm immensely looking forward to this series! Awesome job!
Omg I was so excited for this video!! Amazing video! I love it ♥️
This is so fascinating! I love history and this channel is just up my alley.
You should do a series like this for French consorts!!! Absolutely loved this series
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS
I knew almost nothing about Anglo-saxon history before finding your channel. Thanks for making these videos!
PLS I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THANK YOUUU💕💕💕💕
Hi Lindsay, I love your channel. Thank you so very much for all the hard work you do to bring us the great content.
Love you girl!
So happy with this video !! Can't wait for the next one ❤❤
Giving it a like even before I watch.,will be excellent. ...as always..thank you Lindsay.. now getting comfy to indulge
Well done. Interesting, easy to follow and without annoying music. I plan to continue watching the series. Kudos
Absolutely love when I take my Lunch Break. I LOVE Lindsay!! Appreciate your clear, consistently posting best mixes,,Google translation works PERFECT and gives accurate pronunciation in chosen language.
lindsay i love how so many of your videos are centered around women and how in depth you go :))
The music in the background is bumping lol another great video from Ms. Lindsay ✨
This is a fantastic series! Thank you so much for making these videos!
Learning even more about the Royal families of the world. Really enjoying the videos. Thanks Lindsay. Love your work
Thank you so much for posting such good and interesting videos. I watch them to relax after school and they’re so addicting and good!!
Watched the whole series and loved it so much I’m back at part 1 to watch it all over again!
Now I want to watch a whole series/movie about Emma of Normandy and her family
Same!
I love watching your videos! You've given do much information and detail, all with the most pleasant voice!
Bravo on the pronunciations! They would've come out as gibberish had I attempted them.
I'm not from the UK and I never really looked up the history of distant English royalty (or learnt about Anglo-Saxon royalty in school), so this is the first time I'm hearing of "Ælfgifu, the first official queen of England" - or any of these other Anglo-Saxon royals - in my life. Thanks for the video, I learnt something new today! Also love the fairytale-esque names, doesn't even feel like real history tbh (though I do like history).
I am so excited for this 👏👏👏👏
Fab. Love learning my countries history. And I love the Anglo Saxon names. I think they should have a comeback! X
DAYUM!!! I’m 72 years old & I haven’t given the subject a plausible thought in YEARS, so just imagine my shock when the Battle of Hastings was mentioned & I thought “1066” just prior to the year actually being confirmed in the video! I guess that I’m not quite as senile as I thought, lolololol!
So um, I think there were four Ælfgifu’s but I may be wrong..
I also counted four!
Wow! I am so glad I have limited my research of English royalty from 1066. I have not included the Anglo-Saxons. What a story!! Great video🤩
I enjoy this so much! Would enjoy so much more with captions!
Thank you so very much for this! I've been a subscriber for a long time, but I somehow missed this incredibly cool series. Thank you, I love all your content!!
It's nice to see *all* the Consorts on England. I want to know the shenanigans of some other Consorts as well. I enjoy the work you do.
Also...
Shout out to the people who saw the whole series when it was accidentally released early. Tell me how far you got before it was hidden again.
I was on Henrietta Marie when it was hidden.
Someday Queen consort Katherine Middleton, mark my words...
Likely, I think.
She is married to William so when he becomes King. She will be his Queen Consort. It’s kind of obvious.
I’m definitely wrong, I thought that nonblood royals usually get the consort title only if their title would outrank the blood royals title. So Queen Elizabeth II was the blood royals so she got that title, but her husband is Prince Consort bc if he got king it would outrank her. But if it was switched like in her mother’s case, they blood royal King gets his title and his wife who is nonblood royal is eligible for Queen, not queen or princess consort because it does not outrank him. If Lindsey or someone can explain?
@@kanyebreast6072 We could all die at anytime. I was dead fora time at 27. Being out of body is weird. If you want to argue with someone about anything? Go else where.
@@kanyebreast6072 my other soldier friends say the same. Cocky didn’t come into it. It’s obvious that the Heir presumptives wife will be his Queen Consort. To my fellow British people that isn’t being cocky. Just stating a fact.
I really love the way help she likes these videos it’s like I’m in class thank you @LindsayHoliday
I've watched this multiple times now, and I still laugh every time we name another Ælfgifu haha
Ur vids are the best
We are all so early Anne boleyn still had her head.
Ouch...
Damn...
I totally love your videos.
I find tem super interesting.
I love history and in your channel I learn things that I couldn’t find anywhere else at least not in not heavy and not boring way, if you know what I mean. I belive you are to be congratulated for your work and have my admiration for sure
Sorry if I have spelling errors but english is not my native language
i always get so interested in whatever lindsay talks about
Every Video teach me so much! I love history!
I’m not even part of this series :p
That’s because you were a regnant. But your in her kings and queens series, and the queens of Europe series, and her video on the queens of England.
@@SungSNam She knows She just whats to be part be cuz she is glorious, she is a regent to england
@@Hello-yq8kk she was a great queen....but her deiscription in her channel said the daughter of glorious Henry.....tell me if I’m wrong, but, Henry wasn’t glorious
@@SungSNam True! Im a dude who makes animates games on Roblox + She knows that her fathers actions were bad afterall but Saying she hates her father makes her dynasty look bad, She has to say good stuff about her father so it can make her look powerfull, as Henry ruled for 38 and provided the country with an english bible and improved healthcare and more fields. Well u do have a point, I felt sorry for Catherine because Henry divorced her. I also feel sorry for Henry because of his leg and mental problems, He engulfed so much pain during 11 years 1536-1547. I dipicted Henry as a Half hero and Half Villia,
Ikr 😂