Why There is no Queen of England
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- The history of how the United Kingdom became united, and how united it really is, is quite complex.
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(Comment from English person) First of all, thank you for making this very informative video, which I shall bookmark for future reference. However, as a Briton of the English variety, I feel I should apologise for the rudeness of my compatriot who called you a "jerk". A truly well-mannered Briton would never use such a crude insult... a small sarcastic dig is much more in line with our traditional behaviour.
Fellow Brit here, very well said sir I was thinking much the same. whoever this person is they need to learn some manners.
@@kougerat5388 Truly, for manners maketh the man.
@@kleinjahr As well demonstrated in a certain movie...(my favorite scene, BTW).
A truly well-mannered Brit would have called him a "buggery Yank". Gotta have standards.
If one were referring to a rope, a jerk and a yank are practically synonymous. I think it would have probably been more courteous to stick with the word Yank. As an American I can still certainly understand feeling the urge to poke fun at Americans. Have at it Gents. Pointing out that similarity between the two was my gift to jolly Old England or Great Britain or the Three kingdoms or the picts or whatever.
The Queen Mother, during a visit to Canada, was asked whether she was Scottish, having been born in Scotland or English, been married to an Englishman. Her reply was, "Since I am in Canada, I must be Canadian".
She was drunk, as usual,
Droll.
@@monkeygraborange Then she must have been Scotch.
@@frogandspanner 🤣🤣🤣 👍
@@frogandspanner So glad you went there. May all the Macdonald clan hold you in their hearts.
I’m English... and I found this video to be an excellent overview of our complex and troubled history. However... the important thing is the way you dealt with an insulting criticism from a viewer with such grace and dignity. 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍
You're a Class act Sir. I wish everyone handled criticism like this.
History deserves to be remembered. That's how he knows you can't fight fire with fire. 😊
Hi, Welshman here. Great explanation of the British isles' transformation from tribes to kingdoms to kingdom.
A couple of notes
: the Scots of Scotland came from the island of Ireland.
: the plantations in Ireland were during the Stuart period, with large numbers of protestant Scots moving into the northern part of Ireland. This would end up with the island of Ireland partitioned up into Eire ( predominantly catholic) and Northern Ireland (protestant).
Strangely the Scottish monarchs were titled King/Queen of Scots, so not king/queen of Scotland.
As for my own country Cymru (Wales), we are quite often forgotten about but we hold on to our language, we now have a parliament and more castles pre square mile than any other country in Europe.
Yay for castles, also weren't you guys into smuggling and piracy.... :-D
@@RamonInNZ considering what we are accused of doing with our livestock, I'll take piracy and smuggling 🤣
But most of the Castles were not built by the welsh ?
It might be time for someone to mention that the name Wales comes from an Anglo Saxon word meaning “foreigner.”
@@mcuddy799 Seems fair, considering we're all sassinaks to the Welsh and Scots.
When I was 19 and brand new to the US Navy, my first duty station was a small US Naval Facility on the Pembrokeshire coastline of Wales. We learned very quickly the dangers of referring to Wales as England and the local people as English. More than one of my shipmates received a black eye as a reminder. Aside from that one point of contention, we became great lifelong friends with many people of the area.
My great-grandfather came to the United States from England, worked to establish himself, went back to marry his sweetheart and brought her back to the States. He was rather easy-going.
His sister married a Cornish Man and no one in the family was allowed to forget it.
Yeah, i made the same mistake with some tourists in Florida. How. Are we supposed to know about all the little subdivisions on their island? Ah, doesent matter. Most foreigners hate us anyway. Next time the Germans come across their borders, they're on their own far as i care. Lol
I wouldn't be friends with someone who punched me in the face for getting a word wrong
So a guy is in a bar and notices 2 rather heavy women speaking together and he couldn't miss their western Europe accent. He goes over and asks "are you ladies from Scotland?". The women both became insulted and rather indignantly stated "It's Wales, you dolt!!" He apologized saying "I am sorry, are wales from Scotland?"
Despite your personal experience, no one here in America actually gives a flying f**k what the various Limeys call themselves.
If you’re a “jerk”, I can’t possibly fathom what title I’d earn. Love you’re content
Even though a Certified Anglophile, Some of my views may not be understood everywhere in the UK. In my youth I visited all the British Isles except Mom made me swear to stay out of the “North”. Since it was 1977 having a US flag on your jacket was no guarantee of safe conduct. Still, don’t think I’d be drawn and quartered but best to stay out of politics and Religion. It’s 2 am, so sorry… “There’ll always will be an England”!
The disrespectful jerk veterans should just keep their mouths closed and watch their "country" resolves into nothing which is appropriate for a "country" that treating most of the neighbors and forced colonies like redheaded step children. Thanks for the updated history of coerced amalgamation so called (... insert whatever name they are currently deciding to use here...)
Honestly, people shouldn't be faulted for not remembering this info. There is too much.
I have a pretty colorful vocabulary, but I have no word for myself under those conditions either.
your
"Treaty of Perpetual Peace". Now I know that Perpetuity is only about 10 years long.
That's right up there with the War to end all wars, which worked for less than 20 years.
And let's not forget all those wedding vows.
Funny how time slips away.
I was visiting Scotland with a friend and our first day was hiking around Hadrian's Wall near Jedburgh. A man at the Abbey there asked how long we'd been in the country. We said that we flew into Gatwick four days ago. His quick reply: "That's not wha I asked ye!"
Which is odd because Hadrian's Wall is in the north of England. the Scottish border is further north. Although the locals no doubt have differing views as do all peoples who live near borders. :)
People along that Border tend to be a bit of a pain. You found a prize one.
@@BrianAndrews73 Haha, yep. My wife is descended from one of the border clans. Her ancestors are the only clan who can allegedly claim to have been at war with both England and Scotland at the same time! Funnily enough, she doesn't like whiskey... Which suits me fine because I do!
Maybe he meant "away from the cities" when he asked "how long have you been in the country"? That is more urban vs. rural than England vs. Scotland.
@@BrianAndrews73 as in Texico?
Confused yet amazed. And now more confused, so I will have to replay this a few times to absorb it all. I did “jerk” my head when you said there is no Queen of England. Thank you History Guy!!
Most of us UK citizens don't understand all this as well. Or should I say UK and the other bits that are not in the UK. errr. Not sure if the Isle of Man or Gibraltar are part the other bits or not, though they probably are.
11:03 The penmanship back then never ceases to impress me. I know that it's grainy here but in person the surviving documents from this era are so beautiful.
Yes they are! Calligraphy along with those old letters sense remanded to history are artful. Can't remmber they're name of course.
Apparently the pressure needed to produce a line with a ball point interferes with the formation of lovely handwriting...
It's often because scribes had one job (kinda joking) and it certainly wasn't reflected in the majority of the population.
@@thecryptofishist9565 🤣
That is one of the best “apologies” that I have ever heard. It covers all the UK stuff that they don’t teach in American public schools. Bravo, History Guy!
Nothing like pointing out a rather trivial mistake by an otherwise educated, respectful person who is preforming a much needed service by calling him a "jerk". A guess poor manners are universally failing in all corners of the earth.
Manners indeed, but not a trivial mistake and one commonly held by many in the US from my experience.
I'm sure if you surveyed the conquered, you'd find that "referring to conquered people as the same as the people who conquered them" wouldn't usually be considered trivial.
Poles in 1940 weren't German.
Lithuanians in 1980 weren't Russian.
Tibetans usually aren't fond of being called Chinese.
Not to be antagonistic, but, if you are not from the United States, how familiar you may be with this nations odd and somewhat complicated history. ( if you are from here, I withdraw my comment forthwith )
Thank you for your thoughts in any event.
He was actually cool, and he apologized. But his complaint was fair- I am occasionally sloppy on the terminology with England/GB/UK.
@@yondie491 Well that's funny, because "English" is not what the people in England are. Doesn't that belong to the Anglo-Saxons who were invaded by the Norman's? Many people in England have less than 25% DNA connection to Saxony. Furthermore, when someone from Eastern Europe or Africa or Asia migrates to the UK they do indeed take on the identity of English, Irish, Scottish ect.
Such a gracious mea culpa! And a fine summation of a history I have never seen presented so clearly.
This is a tough topic, especially when trying to condense it into 15 minutes. Truly I commend you on a job well done. One could speak for hours on Great Britain's history and the Many revolts and wars that took place throughout its long history
I really enjoyed Simon Schama's "A History of Britain," which IIRC, was 6 or 7 hour long episodes. It was incredibly detailed and highly informative; and yet, at the same time very shallow, as it is impossible to condense that much history into even 420 minutes. Heck, that's not even enough time to condense American history, and we've got a lot less.
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And yet, THG did a fabulous job of giving a short idea of some of the dynamics and reasons for the complicated status. But I am a Yank - so that is another Yank agreeing that a Yank did a good job on a subject Yanks really have no input on at all.
But as a Yank - and this may confuse things even more - I love the English, Scots, Welsh and Irish (both of them) as we have common ancestry with all of them. Canadians are our cousins. Heck, the whole Commonwealth are related to different degrees. But so are many other nations from whom immigrants have come to America. And all that can be very very complicated at the political level. So I keep it easy and just stay at the human and cultural levels and leave the political level to those who understand it better and are true diplomats.
Your fans from the U.S. must be shaking their heads in bewilderment! Congratulations on even attempting to fathom the depths of the naming of our country, and negotiating the minefield involved if you make a mistake. The offense caused usually comes down to English people using the name England to refer to the whole country (which, as a Scot, really sets my teeth on edge!), or waving the Union flag when supporting England at sporting events (which is almost as bad). A large, positive 'tick' for you - and an immediate 'like' above.
It's also worth mentioning that once scotland and England stopped killing each other, they went out and took over a incredible amount of the world in just over a century. All that practice had made them *really* good at war! 👀😳
I fought with my brothers while growing up too.
and then just to screw up a nice commercial undertaking, religion got involved.
@@51WCDodge 3 subjects never to be discussed at the same time. Politics, religion and sports. Disagreement is guaranteed to start a war.
My mother, despite being proudly of Scottish heritage, was a definitive Anglophile. She studied, admired and taught us about England, Scotland and the rest of the UK until we were overflowing with it all. As the was the school librarian in our grade school our library was well stocked with British history and fiction texts and of course our family had to read all of them. We were the only kids in Illinois that had a great understanding of the relationships between the UK, the Commonwealth, England, Britain, Great Britain and the other countries, territories, dependencies etc. that make up the mish-mash that is the UK.
You aren’t the only child from Illinois that studied the history of the England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. LOL 😁 I’ve been doing genealogy for over 50 years which adds to my interest in history of United Kingdom and European history. I have traced some of my family lines back to the early 1500s.
As an American, I've had a few odd experiences with this British, English, Protestant thing. As a preteen I meet this kid from Scotland who told me that he wasn't going to play with me because I was a Protestant and he confirmed my membership in the Protestant Church by my last name. We didn't go to any church but to him I was a Protestant. Then in my 20s I was told that I shouldn't refer to myself as being of English descent because that is bigoted and I should instead say that I'm of British descent. I heard that one twice in the same year.
I grew up in Glasgow, and I still get a bit unnerved when I hear the question "what school do you go to?". If the questioner was wearing green, you might hazard the name of a Catholic school, but if you name the one they go to, you might as well have been wearing a Rangers top, and you'd better be ready to leg it.
It's how the 13 year old version of me found out I was more a distance runner than a sprinter.
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Oddly at the higher levels Catholic and Anglian Church leaders get on quite well , happy to accept differences as one of faith , not lands or money
@@highpath4776 I don't doubt it; they both believe in the same God and they've spent much of their lives steeped in academic theology, and so understand the differences and similarities in their faith far better far better than the teenagers who have decided you're a "proddy bastard" or "tattie munching see-you-next-Tuesday", and have nothing better to do than get in a fight.
@@highpath4776 The Anglican Church is the Church of England, not Scotland. The main difference being the Anglican Church (and the Episcopalian Church in Scotland for that matter) retained much of the structure of the Roman (Catholic) Church - such as bishops.
The Church of Scotland (which is prebyterian) does not have bishops, the ministers are appointed by their congregations and church affairs are governed by the General Assembly.
However, I don't think there's much animosity between the General Assembly and the Pope... and I agree with @Crap Tacular that the whole Fenian/ Proddy thing is stupid (said as a Proddy married to a Fenian).
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t As an American, I didn't understand a thing you said. I am old now, but whenever I was asked what school I went to, I knew the person wanted to know what school I went to. Good grief. We didn't have uniforms at school either, except in gym class, but nobody would ask about that. LOL
Honestly as a scotsman i am happy to see you teach more people about why we united and while i have my own beliefs about the Uk and scotlands future i cant help but be happy when someone respects all four nations inside the uk
Since you have been declared a "jerk", it makes sense to do a video on the soda fountain and the jerks who ran them. It could be the start of a series about the history of different beverages.
I once asked a friend of mine from London, what I was supposed to call her country, as I didn't want to offend anyone and she replied, "Oh, no matter what you call it, you're going to offend somebody". Even Winston Churchill remarked that he understood most Americans referred to the entire nation as "England". I've always maintained that 2 subjects that thoroughly confused me, were quantum physics and British history. I would only hope that people who live in...whatever that country is...would forgive us for a little confusion, as I don't think I'd be offended if they called my country Texas, or the United States of Illinois. Just a little confused.
Brit history isn't so confusing, it's the people who leave me scratching my head. Beans for breakfast??? Beans on toast?????Really???
a truly humble & well-informed apology. well done, History Guy!
Not nice to call our History Guy names. And this video exemplifies our History Guy is not a boob. Thank you our History Guy for teaching us History every day. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
From an "English man"
Well done and thank you.
Interesting to see how we look to an outsider. I am just as confused as you are by it all.
Ps. I consider myself to be British and English at the same time 🤣
but who are the "two doors" ? from another Englishman
@@longbowfta The House of Tudor, from which lineage came five monarchs but the line has its roots with the Tudors of Penmynydd (Welsh) and Catherine of France
@@shed66215 So the King of England is Welsh ? (or Norman ?)
@@highpath4776 No. The Monarch of the United kingdom also holds a much older title The Duc (Always male) Of Normandy. By that title the Monarch is considered head of state in the Channel Island's. In 1204 when the Noram Dukedom gave up the terriotory on the mainland of Europe. The Island's were given a choice become French , or remain loyal to the Duc. We chose to remain loyal.
The problem I run into is I can't often tell the accents apart. They all sound the same to me, at least at first listen. Though if I pay attention I can usually notice some differences. Our only introduction to a Scottish character in tv was from a Canadian actor in the character of Scotty from Star Trek.
"There is no Easter Bunny, there is no Tooth Fairy, and there is no Queen of England!"
Thanks for attempting to explain this complex conundrum. I am certainly glad there's no quiz afterwards.
As an Aussie of Scottish and English descent I have to say "I dips me lid". Nice one Lance!
It's not easy summing up 1000+ years of history to explain titles of the UK in under 20 minutes. Impressive work THG!
A month early on this one chief
I live in Tasmania and an English man here told me of a childhood holiday in Wales. The number plates of his parent's car identified them as English. They drove into a service station to get fuel. Two local (Welsh) vehicles drove in after them. The proprietor dutifully served the two locals first, before seeing to the visiting English family. The man remembering his family's gentle snub was still bemused by it some fifty years later.
As a resident of Melbourne and a frequent visitor to Tasmania, I wonder if you are implying that in your home state, locals should get served before people from that big island to the north of Tasmania?
@@Dave_Sisson That's a brilliant idea. We'll give some thought.
Boiling down complex topics is indeed an art. As a commissioned officer on the Army staff my boss, a political appointee, would often drop some proposed law or complex regulation and instruct me to write an "Information Paper", a one-page summary, for her. You develop a knack for reading fast, thinking through the logic (or not, since often documents didn't always contain much logic) and writing the main ideas. Always perilous. Good job dude!
Hi Lance, Well, July is almost over, so my hopes to see you spotlight the July 6th, 1944 Hartford, Connecticut Circus fire tragedy
are fading… maybe next year? In our area, it is certainly History worth remembering. Thanks for all you do and belated Happy Birthday!
I've never heard of it, but it sounds very interesting.
Great explanation of a confusing issue.
Ireland was a Papal Fief which had been granted by Pope Adrian IV making him "Lord of Ireland" to Henry II. The powerful Norman knight based in Wales, Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (alias 'Strongbow') had been used as muscle in a dynastic struggle in Ireland and Henry II did take kindly to his increasing power which was probably behind the move. Once Henry VIII broke with Rome he was free to make himself King of Ireland rather than the mere Lord of Ireland under the Papal Fief.
Wasnt Adrian one of the English Popes ?
@@highpath4776 He was the only English pope- Nicholas Breakspear.
Strongbow, eh? I always wondered who/what my favourite apple cider was named after.
I like telling this story. One year, while I was in college, I received a pogo stick for Christmas. I took it back to college with me, and would occasionally go jumping about to let off some steam. One day while jumping, I was approached by a girl who asked if she could take some pictures for her photojournalism class. I let her, and then we began chatting. She had a noticeable accent from somewhere among the British Isles, so, assuming she was an international student, I asked her where she was from. She told me to guess. I, at the time ignorant of the finer details between the different nations of the United Kingdom, just said England. She cringed and corrected me, saying she was from Scotland.
Not gonna lie, I had to go back and watch this episode several times just to keep it all straight in my head! Lol. Thank you though for giving us this information as I have never properly understood it before!
This hits differently now
Very nice job covering a complex history. My wife is a Brit, I am an American. We met and fell in love in Scotland. Our oldest is named Scott for apparent reasons. Someone once said it was a good thing we didn't fall in love in Turkey! LOL
The History Guy is so humble in taking criticism, and so incredibly proactive in resolving the source of complaint. I forever impressed, and learned to be more humble myself from him.
One particular video had a soundtrack laid in with the commentary which drowned out the commentary and made it difficult to focus on the story.
Instead of making a sober, constructive suggestion, I did what too many YT commenters do: threaten to unsubscribe, never watch another video etc.
Within two hours, the entire video was re-reeleased in a complete sound edit with an apology from THG.
I still feel bad for my unwarranted attitude, and should be the one owing an apology. No producer I know of is so diligent in addressing complaints and dedicated to producing entertaining, accurate historical documentary. Thank you, sir for enlightening me and so many others.
As I listened to your show today, I am looking at the photos of my great great grandfather who served with honor in the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, circa 1888. His photos were taken as he shipped out, stopping in Gibraltar for a shore leave then back to his career in either South Africa or India. I’m not sure exactly where, and family records haven’t revealed his duty stations.
Should be in muster rolls and similar WO at PRO Kew , local scots records and poss online at Ancestry etc ( normally free access to view in November)
This episode was informative and interesting as always - thank you!👍. PS - I believe the fellow could point out your error and asked for you to review the issue in another episode - without calling you a jerk -that was unnecessary. (As you stated the issue is fairly complex, particularly for an individual who lives in another country.)
Bravo Sir. A subject few historians would relish tackling because of it's complexity, yet you did exactly that in only quarter of an hour. Yet your real triumph was not to slight, insult or belittle any parties involved which, as you are aware is a major hurdle. Yours, a British Englishman
You've shown a great deal of class here sir. Well done, excellent summary of Unification.
A great explanation. And timely, given the current political situation in the United Kingdom.
When Ireland became independent in 1922, it was known as the Irish Free State and still had King George V as its titular head of state. The Irish Republic with a President replacing the King officially took place in 1949 although there had been a "president" since 1937 when the post of governor-general was abolished.
Thanks for teaching UK history! (Hello from New Jersey!)
Another stolen name! Given to you by De Cartret , who hailed form the original Island, and was a Norman , not French or English.
I understand the term Great Britain goes back to the medieval period. It distinguishes the island of Britain, otherwise known by that name in order to distinguish it from Brittany, also know as Little Britain. The close trading connection between both Cornwall & Brittany have been maintained up until recent times. Both are traditionally Celtic speaking. Like Wales or Scotland they should be regarded as unique regions in their own right.
Brittany takes it's name from the Celtic British that migrated there under presure of the Anglo-Saxons. However the 'Great' in the name is just to distinguish the largest island of the British lands. But has become quite a flexible term.
“The United Kingdom 🇬🇧 unites no Kingdoms” oh how very British
In an odd example of prescience, you are now quite correct in your statement.
My goodness! Such a gentleman to respond so thoroughly to being called a "jerk." I certainly am thankful that my progenitor John Howard Dodson emigrated from Wales to the Maryland colony pre-US Revolutionary War. Makes US History rather simple and straightforward by comparison. 😀
How I judge people is by would they be welcome in my home and would I break bread with them . Sir and your wife would be more than welcome in my home and I would be very proud to break bread with you! You have educated me both in history and vocabulary. Thank you!
2:55 - I would love to see an episode about those 19th century Viking raids. It would be interesting to see how the Victorians reacted to that. 😁
Was probably thinking of the 19th century Viking invasion of Minnesota.
Lol! I heard that...
@@jrt818 LOL!!
I think the 19th century Royal Navy would make short work of any Viking invasion!
he must have meant the NINTH century.
Back in high school in the dark ages of the 1990s before Google, we had an exchange student who was from a small town in Scotland. We had no idea of the difference so we kept saying he was English, for a month or more until one day he had a mini-explosion and told us that he was in fact Scottish and that there was a difference. So we all decided that to make sure we didn't screw up in the future, we'd just use the catchall term 'British'. That way they couldn't get mad at us for be ignorant Americans. I still do that even today when I meet someone who talks with any of the various British accents... just to be on the safe side.
oh, we can ALWAYS get mad at Americans (do you mean from the US), ignorant or not ! If I hear a North American accent, to be on the safe side, I ask if they are Canadian.
@@neddyladdy The USA is the only country in the world with the word America in its name. So folks from Canada, Mexico, Belize or wherever might be from North America, but their countries don't have America in their name.
@@Odin029 To me, America is on of two continents, it always has been, it always will be. To speakers of Spanish, America is a continent, the combination of wheat you call North America and South America.. An American is someone from the Americas as far as I am concerned.
@@neddyladdy So what should someone from the United States of America be called?
@@neddyladdy what about Columbia and British Columbia? They're not the same country either, but we'd never mix them up. Nobody would be happy if we lumped everyone in Europe together just because you all occupy parts of that continent. No, America means AMERICA, the US of AMERICA. Even countries in South America don't want to just be called "American" as they are very different.
Would like you to know, you are not a history jerk, I really appreciate getting to know a lot of the little stories, you are the proud bearer of my very first comment to anybody online. Appreciate your efforts
Good grief! I'm a fan of history, but the historical content of this episode made my head spin!
Wow! Such complexity!
A bit closer to home, this reminds me of my USAF "remote" assignment to Clear AFS, Alaska, in 1976 - 1977. The contiguous United States was not to be referred to as "the United States," but, rather, "the Lower 48" as Alaska was also a state in the United States!
I chatted last year with a born-and-bred Alaskan, an Alaskan state representative as it turns out. He said something about when he had joined the army and gone "to the states" for the first time. That's how he referenced the lower 48 in the present time.
Interesting fact of the day, only one item in the crown jewels predates the restoration in the form of a spoon. The crown jewels were sold off by the Commonwealth, so on the restoration Charles 11 only had a spoon.
Wait, there was a Charles the 11th? (Just being an ass, I know you meant Charles II.)
This was one of the best episodes I’ve truly have never understood the difference between England and Great Britain. Never realize there was not really a queen of England. I love these episodes because they really do explain in simple terms rather complex issues.
Don't take it too hard old boy.
I live in Texas.
My family first came to Texas in 1838.
Now my cousin's ancestor, José Toribio Losoya, was the only man born in the Alamo to die in the Alamo.
My wife's family started to come to Texas back in 1816.
She had several of her ancestors perish in the Alamo.
So when I was living in Dallas, while in a café, a man referred to Texas as the "Midwest."
My business partner, who was from Tennessee, saw the expression on my face and said, "Remember, he ain't from around here...."
Thank you - for such a long and complex history you did an excellent job of summarizing such an involved topic.
History Guy you never cease to amaze me with your wit and humbleness. Love your channel for all the right reasons
The subjectivity of recounting history cannot be without disagreement or scandal. 'The History of Historians is history that should be remembered.
Thank you for this. I have always been confused by the multiple terminologies comprising England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. This clears it up some.
As a Scotsman living in Jersey I can say you have made a very good job summarising the history of the nations of the UK, Great Britain and the other islands of the British Isles. Another confusion frequently made by people from the US of A is “Jersey”. No, not New Jersey, but “old” Jersey - a place of many contradictions: people speak English, but the road names and Laws are in French, you can see France on a clear day, but uses UK post codes and dialing codes, It was invaded by Nazi Germany in the Second World War - an occupation that lasted long after nearby France was liberated. It has it’s own government, but has the UK monarch as the head of state. From farming and fishing it has capitalised on it’s a-bit-of-this, a-bit-of-that, but not-all-one-thing-or-another to develop a successful (mostly) finance industry. It would be interesting to hear your take on this tiny island!
Correct me if I am wrong, but is not the head of state of Jersey (and the other Channel Islands) the Duke of Normandy - who happens to be also the monarch of the United Kingdom?
@@kennethgarland4712 Absolulety correct! And, the language is not French, it is Jerriais, the Norman dialect. the Head of sate is the Duc De Noemandy, always the male pronoun, The Duc, also has a secondary title, that of Queen of the United kingdom. those Lions by the way? there ours, the British stole them. the Sates of both Islands have a Baillif, they are the civil power. The Duc has a representaive on each Island, a Lieutenant (NOTE!) Govenor. Who though they represent the Duc in the Sates Chambers, sit below the Bailliff. Both Chambers also have a Royal Mace, and use the Royal Seal, the history of that is a story in itself.
@@51WCDodge I thought that the "lions" were actually leopards.
@@deanstuart8012 From 'Boutell's Heraldry': "The early heralds considered a lion walking and looking about him to be behaving like a leopard, and they consequently blazoned him as a 'lion-leopardé', or merely as a leopard, though they always drew him as a stylized lion without spots or other leopard-like characteristics. So it is that the lions of England were sometimes blazoned as leopards. They are now termed 'lions passant guardsnt."
To me, as a Canadian and one of Her (His) Majesty's subjects, the most shocking thing is that someone could possibly not be a of fan of The History Guy. On behalf of the entire Commonwealth, please accept our most humble apologies, sir, for this rude fellow's impertinent outburst. May we all continue to be blessed by your many highly illuminating and educative videos, Esteemed Sir!🧐
As someone who is a brown Britain, and being born in London, growing up I was uncomfortable with being called "English".
After I started working and interacting with Folks around the world, I'm OK with that word, I might even embrace it. "British" is the term I more closely identify with, maybe even European (yes even after Brexit!).
This is a great channel even for a Yank.
I’ve informed chatters many times that after 1801 Britain had ceased to be a nation.So.Thanks for the show.
You can add to this why although there is only one monarch and one queen, legally there are different "Crowns" (by which we do not mean the physical crowns one wears upon one's head.) For example, The Crown in Right of Canada and The British Sovereign are separate legal entities that form separate foundational bases for the constitutions of Canada and of the UK even though the same person is actually both of those at the same time. This is becasue the Canadian constitution is separate from the British constitution while still retaining the same monarch as their two legally different yet personally same sovereign powers. Thus, the sovereign power of the Canadian constitution cannot be and is not the same sovereign power of and for the British constitution; if they were the same then legally the British constitution would have power over Canadian law. Originally what are now two different sovereign powers were one and the same but in 1931 the two were legally separated by the Statute of Westminster of 1931, and then the Canadian constitution was fully "patriated" (separated) in 1981.
This is why any changes to the British constitution have not (since 1981) apply to or in any way affect the Canadian constitution and vice versa.
This gave rise to the somewhat confusing situation whereby legally HM The Queen is the one and only sovereign (becasue there cannot be more that one monarch at any given time) yet there is actually more than one sovereign crown and she holds all of them at the same time but only one of them at any one time. Thus there is both only one sovereign and more than one sovereign; which one is true depends entirely on which legal meaning of the word is being used at the moment. This is why the term "Crown In Right Of Canada" (the Crown) is used to refer to only the sovereign power of the monarchy in Canadian law instead of just using the terms "sovereign" or "Queen." Much less confusing that way.
You newcomers. The Oldest title is Duc De Normandy, still recognised in the Monarchy's oldest possesions the Channel island's.
I don't recall hearing this complicated tale in my "World History" classes. Would you run that by me again please? (Not really)
Very well and dutifully extrapolated, Good Sir.
Cheers.
A great, informative and brave synopsis of such a complicated, involved history of the four nations involved. My hearty congratulations on a job very well done.
Bravo Sir!
**Slaps roof of sports car**
"This is the latest model of our Two-Door Monarch"
Thank you for explaining the convoluted evolution of the UK rather better than it's actually taught here in England, to our shame. Our Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish cousins have a far better understanding of our past and how we got here than we generally do.
Speak for yourself ... some of actually attended school
@@theoccupier1652 - & were taught very little about how England absolutely dominated the other nations by force.
@@theoccupier1652 you either need to learn how to type or brush up on your English.
I just did A-Level history, we learned exactly this but in much more detail. We studied it for two years.
what school did you go to? and when? i went to an "old school" grammar school in the 1970's and learned history. we were also fiercely proud of our nation. problem these days is so many teachers are leftwing and insist on taking their politics into the classroom
Thank you for this video explanation of the UK, Great Britain, and England. I briefly read about this subject matter a few months ago and remained a little confused and I’m less confused now. I listened to this video as I’m driving hence it didn’t have my full attention but I learned a lot anyway. I found it interesting that there is no Kingdom of England, therefore no Queen of England and there are no kingdoms in the UK.
But there is a Dukedom! 😁
@@freneticness2136 "James VI" of Scotland you mean ("James I" of England)
Once again the history guy shows his quality. Take an insult from a jerk and use it to thoughtfully educate the rest of us. I am grateful.
Thank you. A concise explanation of a complex history.
Calling from Canada, I'm dying to hear about the Roman invasion that led to Hadrian's Wall, [and another wall I can't remember] that separated the uncivilized and fierce Scots in the North from the "civilizing" effect of the Romans.
There's a similar problem when referring to the peoples of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The West often referred to the collective peoples of the USSR as "the Russians." My experience has shown that many of the non-ethnic Russian peoples absolutely hate this moniker, especially considering Russia's history of invasions over the centuries and today.
Well Soviets is a form of political control rather than an ethnic group !
Yeah it's not accurate. From a practical POV though Russia was the ruling republic. It was not co-equal. We saw in the early 90s what happened when the various republics actually got to vote on their membership. They left in days.
This was very nicely done. Explaining such a complex topic with such clarity is a real skill and it is done with such grace.
It’s kinda like going to a family get together and then spending your time tip-toeing around a family fight. By the end of the evening, most don’t even remember what happened in the first place.
Thank you for making a confusing situation totally incomprehensible!
Minefield navigated with minimal losses.
Thank you, and your commentor. As I was a Teacher of History the idea of how Great Britian was formed isn't as emphasized as it should be, even with the huge amounts of events that is British History as a whole.
Yours is one of my absolute favorite Channels. You are no Jerk sir. I am proud to know you're doing what you do, and love all the videos you put out. In fact, I think it's about time I go buy a history guy t shirt to prove the point. "Jerk" ha you're the uncle I never had. Keep it up THG! 🙂👍🏼
Thanks for clarifying! This confusion is also rather wide spread on the European continent
You’re God damn right.
I was able to trace my maternal side back to 1510 to England. My 7 times great grandfather came over to the New World in 1627 and settled in Jamestown VA. He was appointed to be the 3rd Colonial Governor of Maryland from 1649 to 1655.
Sorry to be a pedant, but not the UK, as it didn't exist in 1510, nor the US in 1627!
@@mikespearwood3914 LOL. Very true sir. Guess I should edit those parts.
@@mikespearwood3914 How does it look now that I edited it?? Lol
@@RetiredSailor60 Perfect!
I am reminded of Abbott and Costello discussing who’s on first!
Due to the attitudes of many people today, I have to agree with the commenter who called you "The History Jerk." You are indeed, in this day and age, "The History Jerk!" You find little known yet important facts which people should be made aware of, and then you present those facts without any personal bias. You give facts and knowledge without any political leanings, but simply to teach the truth. Due to that, I'm sure there are many people who consider you a "jerk" just because you do not outwardly support their personal or political agendas. In light of that, you ARE "The History Jerk", and you should wear that wear that title as a badge of honor! Keep up the great work and I will keep watching every episode you post! All best wishes!
Very well said sir! Always interesting and informative. A complex issue broken into understandable segments. Thank you! ♫
As a fan, I think "The History Jerk" has great branding potential. 🤣
My father was a jerk before he joined the army. He went from jerk to soldier to artist.
Acurractly recounting history will often step on some toes.
You are -- by FAR -- MY favorite History Jerk....!!! 😁
Coming from a bigtime history buff who regularly watches TH-cam videos from SEVERAL renowned History Jerks, that's really saying something imho....!!!
Thank you for the video. I have appreciated the difference between the United Kingdom and England from a question/answer site. Every time a question is posted that asks about the Queen of England or who will be the next King of England, a Brit or person from the UK will point out that there has not been a Queen or King of England in over 200 years.
A very good brief overview of a very complex history that has very real impacts to this day, including that there are very real differences in the legal systems in place.
The History Chad
The best history chad!
You are in a class by yourself, above first sir...
My favourite Teacher/Historian/Riveting Teller of Yarns.....
Thank you for making it a better world to be in.. 🙏
Fantastic presentation! My daughter is a historian with emphasis on the History of the British Isles and all the very confusing realms, wars, fights, changes of leadership, Kings, Queens, and such and finally I begin to emerge from that confusion thanks to your brief and well thought out VLOG. Thank you Sir for your well received (by me at least) educational soliloquy.
You are no jerk. Love your channel.
I'm wearing the same colors right now
Your tutorial is well done Lance, thank you. I am grateful that I live in a country without a monarchy.
Very well laid out and explained. Thank you.