The Real Story Behind The Biggest Icons Of The Dark Ages | Fact or Fiction | Chronicle
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- Sir William Wallace, Robin Hood, and King Harold are three of the most famous men of medieval Britain. Tony Robinson will unlock the truth behind some of the most prominent and almost mythical people from our history. Tony Robinson uncovers the real stories behind some of the greatest figures in history.
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Tony storming through a group of old people while yelling about murder and demonstrating it on a bowling ball is the exact right level of chaos I need in history documentaries.
He almost ran over one 😂
Aye, and a cranial spike show and tell for school children. \m/
100% 😂
RIGHT? I was watching that and was thinking how insane that shot is.
Damnit! I must have been listening for that. Can anyone give a timestamp for this???
It’s freaking awesome that we have free access to these amazing documentaries, thank you so much for uploading them for us all to enjoy 🙏🏻
I cannot get out to libraries anymore and don't have finances to buy books so this is a perfect solution for me. Thank you.
@@joannholloway2878 It’s the same for me (no library access and cannot currently afford books) so I agree it’s so good to have access to all these cool documentaries on TH-cam. There are also heaps of audiobooks and lots of interesting historical content uploaded by other TH-camrs so we have an endless sea of enjoyable things to engage our brains without having to leave our homes - I’m so grateful for that!! :D
Indeed, however it’s difficult with the audio mixing to reasonably hear things
@@PGBRTRM I often hear people say that but what's odd is I actually have hearing issues to the extent I usually need subtitles even in average movies,, but usually don't have a problem with hearing these. Which is very confusing!
Besides the stupid idiots reporting on it with ridiculous comments
I love listening to these long history documentaries to help me sleep as I lay in bed. Channels like Chronicle are doing a great service
Same. You should check out fall of civilization playlists. He has a nice voice too
Good to know another soul struggles with insomnia. These types of docos make the nights less lonely and really help to relax for the sleep we so want. Agree about the need to hear a calm voice. 😎
Same here 😀
Same here
same here
Is there any way to make the music louder? I can still hear the narrator...
Ahh! I'm laughing. Thanks! 🎸
Its ridiculous isnt it! Lol
I know right? It’s offensive nearly holy canoli
Got me cackling like a madman 😅😂
I would pay exactly 1 turnip, for this background music
How big a turnip? An enormous one or an ordinary turnip? Baldrick wants to know....
I think you mean “foreground music”.
I'd pay 50g of my Amber Leaf lol.
Only a rotten one!
I have a relative by.marrige to William Wallace.
He wore a kilt for the wedding.
SirTony Robinson is the best presenter for documentaries for my time. I absolutely loved him on Time Team. With Dr.Phil Harding if I am not mistaken. And I am an American. It beats the History Channel by a mile
I thought his best was in Blackadder. Lol
I'm pretty sure Phil was a jobbing archaeologist, not a doctor. He would often tease Mick Aston about his doctorate
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southampton Uni.
@@kaymumby46oh cool, didn't know, now I do
A must watch (Ancient Historia). How London, politics hide the true history.
Fascinating info and research. BUT, the frequent swells of dramatic background music/sounds often overshadows the important dialog.
I heartily agree with all the comments about the awful background music spoiling these documentaries. They did NOT sound like this when they were first seen on free-to-air television
Not sure about the awful background music as on my tv everything sounds just fine, but what you're referring to sounds like what an uploader will add to a file to scoot around the copyright bot that will delete the upload if it recognizes the copyrighted media.
Unfortunately TH-cam will take the original audio and screw the balance, originally it would be a stereo music/sound effect channel and a mono speech channel, probably the upload algorithm that compresses the audio would lift the stereo content and reduce the mono content, if you then happen to be listening on a machine that only plays the audio in mono then the mono content will suffer compared to the stereo content, don’t blame the Uploader or the original producer, it’s the TH-cam algorithm messing with the audio to „standardise“ everything to a normalised level, so the mono content will be very much reduced relative to the stereo content, I see this complaint all over TH-cam comments, a partial solution is to watch on a system that plays the audio back in stereo, will not lift the mono content but by the nature of stereo being two different signals it interferes (acoustically) less with the mono signal…..
@@murraywebster1228 Informative comment, but no matter where I listen to these videos they sound like garbage to my ear. Only with this specific channel though.
Ugh! Half the time the music drowns out the narrative, so we miss half of information 😢
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I absolutely love Tony. Without him it just wouldn't be the same program
Great pronunciation. I had to switch on subtitles for scottish.
Was a cunning plan by the producers.
@@Fireballun us Scots have to do the same for others too. Scots is so diverse, proud to be Scottish - love my country.
@@saintuk70Good for you! Scotland is a beautiful country.❤
Tony Robinson is perfect for these.
Interesting. I find him unwatchable.
The music is louder than the voice
Totally agree. I want to hear thr narrator not the music. It's ridiculous
I love the content and photography but the music and sound effects take over, just terrible. I have turned off more than one video for this reason. An awful trend in videography that needs to stop.
It's much, much worse in these re-played TH-cam versions than the original versions on free-to-air television
My first thought of Robin Hood is a fox that has mad archery skills. Shows my age a little.
Great documentary, but the music often drowns out the interesting narrative. Instead of making it dramatic, it becomes just noise, often having little to do with the story or the action. Why would the filmmakers want to do that?
It has to do with tricking the copyright bots. It’s weird, but it works.
@@lauracrabb7169but this is a channel run by a company that makes history documentaries - they didn't make this one or most of the other ones on their channels (you have to subscribe to their website to access most of their original content) but they have clearly bought the rights to these documentaries from the original companies (most of the presenters work with them, which is why they do this, it's advertising for their website) and most of their videos aren't distorted like this. something is clearly wrong with this particular video
@@isthatrubble
That's because it's pirated and they are trying to fool the YT copyright detector algorithm.
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Nothing beats lords of the rings as the most accurate and reliable historical facts miles away from the lies of the official history
It's a shame that the audio is messed up.
@Thomasmu - I concur.
That's because it's pirated and they are trying to fool the YT copyright detector algorithm.
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Mannnn, they went for the horses?! That’s just COLD
If they didn't they would of got trampled so bad their calvary couldn't compare to England but I feel you poor beautiful creatures just doing what the owner bid them to do until the end it would of been so hard at least for me to lose my horse imagine you two have been together for a while survived battles together rode endless miles then he or she is gone and your still alive I would have had survivor's guilt afterwards but I thought the same thing not the horses
Can't let them horses return to their land and rat them out.
They were war horses, they were just as brutal as their owners. They would bite, kick and trample the enemy at will. If you've ever watched a wild Mustang, they'll kill you where you stand. Horses had to be domesticated, they weren't born gentle by any means.
May I make a slight suggestion? I love learning about this from you but the background music is incredibly loud and a bit jarring making it difficult to hear the narrator.
I wouldn’t get rid of the music, just maybe turn it down a bit so we can hear the speaker?
Great research, giving different perspectives on the 3 historical figures.
The background music / noise made it unwatchable for me sadly
"Seldom has libido been so costly." Going to start using that.
This is extremely interesting Tony,plentiful research done 😊
The wallace section was truly amazing. Thumbs up
Whoever mixed this audio should be fired. If this was one instance, ok, perhaps a mistake; but at this point? Some due diligence is absent.
Do your tv equilizer it helps a little..
They should shoot the sound editor of this amazing docu.. dang what an anoying music they used...
Music too loud at times
The audio sounds like I was recorded from a television, the balance is all wrong. Either really poor audio or a recording from another device.
This is an interesting documentary, but it really devalues it when you have the sound and music drown out the narration. I like having he sounds and narration, but it should never drown it out.
That's because it's pirated and they are trying to fool the YT copyright detector algorithm.
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The narration can't be heard due to the background music.
Sorry I had to discontinue such a good historical documentary, the back ground noise, NOISE
Turn the cinema surround sound keeping up with the jones posh shit off them, change it to normal or do the equilizer your self and shut up moaning.
mo o nnon
Im from a place called knottingley just outside pontefract. A 15mins ride on a bus to the bus station where the hoods home was and its a stones throw from barnsdale. Its nice and a bit romantic to think that my childhood hero may have passed through the town i was born in. Such an interesting documentary ❤❤❤
Why is the background track in the foreground, sometimes drowning out Tony’s commentary?
14:44 was a very strange filming choice.😂
The music sometimes overwhelms the man speaking and i can not hear his words. Too bad
I wish music wouldn't keep being added to these programs. I don't think the music was in the originals. The voice can't be heard well in a lot of places.
I was sleeping with this as background noise. Heard a 56k modem, had a panic attack and woke up :/
I love paying all this money for premium membership with no ads but still getting ads from History Hit
Harold’s story is kind of the real life story of one of the good characters getting killed off in Game of Thrones. Courageous, playing by “the rules,” no scheming and backbiting, but it actually ends up being his downfall.
Of course, we don’t know a lot that was lost to time.
That David Ross guy is massive!
"and this, i must tell you, was called a baldrick". :D. :D :D
I like these documentaries, but does anyone know what happened with the sound? The music (at least on my end) is overpowering the narration in spots.
A great video, as usual with Tony Robinson. One quibble: Coats are "hung" (up). Humans are "hanged", when subjected to deadly punishment - according to my English teachers, anyway.
In several places the music is much too loud making it difficult to hear the narrative clearly👂👂👂👂
If anyone wants to see more from Kevin Hicks, the fantastic bowman interviewed around 1:53:10 he has a youtube channel of his own called The History Squad! Any fan of this will love the work he does. Hes been doing some tours of castles recently! I shouldnt be shocked to see him in something like this!
Yeh, your right about Kevin Hicks, he is not only an accomplished longbow man (he is the best in the country at this) but is an accomplished historian and would recommend his YT Channel The History Squad to anyone who loves or wants to find out more about English History, Kevin is the best.
Absurd that the background music drowns out the narrator.
I have to agree, the background music is horribly loud and completely unnecessary foreground music! Please, please stop it!
I love Tony Robinson I only wish I could hear what he has to say. The music in this is dreadful, it drowns out everything.
What if... There are multiple Robin Hoods over the course of history.?
@shep9231 - That exactly like what happened.
It was cool seeing Kevin Hicks (The History Squad on TH-cam) performing his archery
Another good video rendered almost unwatchable with the overwhelming background audio.
The background music is too loud compared to the narration
The music is too loud... This partly spoils this otherwise brillant documentary
We could really use a William Wallace in today's world.
True history that has been kept from the world.
Watch Ancient Historia, learn how they hid the truth.(London Law)😉🤷😎
Maybe we do. We just don't see it from that angle. We aren't on the "hero" side.
@Sogga - That would be Musk!
Yep, but you get jimmi krankie instead.
I mean.... Sounds like a lot of work to me, and I'm related, so... I dunno.
is there a documentary like this about Rob Roy?
@10:57 "Belgian merchants" I suppose he means Flemish merchants as the country Belgium didn't exist until 1830 ;)
Does anyone know why Harold did not take the Norwegian ships back down South to face William?. It seems to me it would have been faster, not as physically demanding, and he could have brought his entire army not just the core.
Not everyone could sail. There was a sort of navy that warned of invaders from memory. A lot of the forces had to go back to their farms etc.
More forces were picked up on the march back down.
York isn't on the coast...
The vikings were experienced seamen who'd probably spent half their lives at sea, helping to build ships, fishing, raiding, etc. They had a whole lifetime of experience that enabled them to sail a fleet of ships, navigate effectively and get to the same location in a unified manner. You wouldn't be able to just throw a bunch of British farmers into a fleet of longships, with little previous experience of sailing, and expect them to use them effectively.
I love these History lessons. This would make a very interesting movie to watch.
Most of these stories are available as films, albeit heavy on drama with some artistic licence :-)
Wallace - Braveheart;
Harold - 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth;
Robin Hood - take your pick! My favourite is comedy Men In Tights, but others are available.
@@clareu9539 thank you!
Why do we need music at all.
This soundscape is awful. Unlistenable.
This bucket-viewer trick is excellent!
The 'back ground' music is really distracting, loud and annoying. Love Tony Robinson doing these history programmes, doesn't need the music.
The background music is so loud, it drowns him out. Very annoying. Great documentary, though.
the background music is so loud it was hard for me to hear the narrator...we could have done without the music...
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This compilation is historical in and of itself, I just heard dial-up in the portion on Robin Hood😂
1:35:41 If anyone wants or needs an impassioned plea made on their behalf, this is your man.👏🏼
12.50. 'Burst onto the scene?! Very few Scottish nobles at this time burst onto the scene.'
'Visited the Vatican; sacked York! I would say that qualifies as bursting onto the scene'
46:23 Who performed this? It's amazing.
1:59:12 Amazing detective work, they even found black and white photos of Robin Hood, LOL.
@dariusanderton3760 - Buried in an old biscuit tin in Sherwood Forest, no doubt!
I enjoy these documentaries so much, but the music is so loud you can't hear the commentary of Tony in the background. Only during an interview can you actually hear what the people are saying. If you would just cut the music volume in 1/2 it would be so much better.
I don't know who the producer of this video is but they need a serious head shake for not turning the background music down a lot of the time. It's bloody ridiculous at times! I can't watch more than a minute of it! I skimmed throughout the video and its apparent all the way through! The video otherwise looks pretty smart. I've watched lots of medieval historical videos from other productions here on the Tube and none of those suffer from this unsettling distraction. Hopefully they will get it right in future videos.
Someone commented above, it's a way of tricking the copyright bots
every single word, I ishh-ed bricks ...spot on
Did anyone involved in this project notice the music is SO loud during the parts of the Harold Godwinson / William of Normandy part that you can't hear the narration . It's really frustrating. This was generally a very professionally done video . What the hell happened
That's because it's pirated and they are trying to fool the YT copyright detector algorithm.
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Watching from USA- Denver Colorado 😊
The onerous foreground music is taking over - so annoying.
The background music drowns you out I'm afraid.
A Very Good Video 👍🏻
It was shit !
Done trying to pick out the narration from the noise that should have remained in the background, had the producers had any semblance of intelligence.
1:52:52 Kevin Hicks - He now has his own channel called "thehistorysquad" and he lives in my city, enjoying 90cm of snow so far.
The background music completely ruined the documentary for me. Couldn't hear half of what was said
1296 A.D.: kinda sad that in the 2020s, Scotland still hasn't voted for its own independence :(
Wallace was definitely Robin Hood.
The battlefield is in the wrong place. William landed in the old port of Hastings.
Urgh? ,of coarse it gonna be the old port if you could call it one back them, more like wooden piers from the beach, it was nearly thousand years ago, its more modern now and grown,so the new one technically , and they only landed at hastings they fought at battle where it gets its name from...you do realise they was two invasions at the same time, one from the north from the vikings and one from the south, the normans...
Those poor bowlers @14:43
lol I couldn't help but crack up at that part... dude just marches right through their game with no Fs given... even takes one of their balls
I personally don't trust an the story of Wallace being told by an English fellow even years ago.... England and Scotland are still not considered 1 nation by many locals en both countries...
I’d love to know the nice tune in the background of the Robin Hood part it’s soo majestic😂I asked Alexa “what’s this song” but people keep talking during so she tells me it’s not a song! Then tells me to f*ck off🙄
Tostig and the Northumbrians? Formerly Northumbria,,but the Danelaw in the 1060's!
Great video. A pity the background music is so loud. I wonder if the videomaker can edit and upload a "clean" version.
The internal stability of Helen's freshly exposed trench was agitated by Phil stroking her walls with his tiny trowel, and unbelievably Tony just stood there and watched.
I can’t remember Robin Hood giving anything to a poor guy except for the Disney version.
@drjohnl7524 - Watch old films, then. Especially the Errol Flynn version.
Around 1:13:00 , the lady says "1820" which feels a bit too recent for William of Orange! I suspect she just mis-spoke but I am surprised the clip made it into the final edit with that error! Did I misunderstand? But its a small mistake and I love these free historical videos! Please keep them coming!
He died 1702 so must just be a miss speak,
no, silly. This is the english language. 18-20 means 18 or 20 years old. duhh. even an american knows this.
@@paulasajjad4549 lol NO he did not! he died in the 11th century.
Definitely it was a reference to his age, 18-20. She was discussing how he was brought up by tutors.
Had nothing to do with a year as a date.
46:22
Who performed this? I love the voice. Been searching with no luck. Please help.
Kings don't just fall off cliffs. Factional murders were the norm as were clan raids and feuds. Wallace himself was a brutal serial killer, no hero. He sure as hell wasn't fighting for "his country" - since the western clans and islanders despised the eastern Alba lowlanders and their Norman monarchy alike. No wonder they asked the equally Norman Edward to restore order and stability for them. What makes me laugh is the fashion for translating the names of Alba's monarchs into Gaelic - a language they almost certainly couldn't speak and probably held in contempt.
Poorly mixed
Tony has a "very cunning plan" 😂
39:40 gentle British female beauty
when they had beautiful Diana they decided to destroy her and have Parker-Bowles prune for queen, sick
Rubbish!
@@annmcgranaghan2131 thanks, I forgot about this video, and now you reminded me of it, so I can watch it again
@hannahsdrawings8664 What had Diana to do with this time in history? Diana was no saint. Please stop beatifying
Harold and hopefully Edith, my 31st grandparents, skeedatled off, hence me! Ty
43:36 I wonder how they keep it hygienic. Flies and other bugs, stuff from the street...
14.46-50... Pure Alan Partridge lol.
WoW !!!!
How much life has changed
1:57:18 that sounds interesting - Robert Hood the forester of Wakefield, who lost his property due to lancastrian rebellion , wife Mathilda