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It's a shame his son died. People loved that guy and he basically seemed like a real life prince that you'd see in fantasy. Imagine how different British history could've been if Henry IV didn't become king.
Trying to keep those posessions in France simply wasn't practical and too costly. A similar problem that the HRE emperor had with the Italian city states. One devided by the Alps and one by the channel. Had the conflict continued, both sides might have been too weak to get into the colonial game. As the English nobility had cut their cultural ties with France to quite some degree, it is likely that the French population wouldn't become loyal to the English crown and stay distincly French which would make keeping the region under control more difficult esp. when national ideas started to develop. Taking the French crown while staying an English king was highly unlikely. One side or the other would always prefer a different king. I like what-ifs but there's usually a very good reason why things turned out the way they did.
Ikr. No Wars of the Roses. And if Richard II's Dad had lived longer, he may have had a positive influence on him. Maybe Richard would have had kids one of whom could have inherited the throne.
The throne would still have passed to the black Prince's son eventually? And it wasn't Henry IV or V that was the problem. It was the death of Henry V when his son was barely a year old.
@@quintuscrinis The Lutherian bible put it nicely: "[10.16] Weh dir, Land, dessen König ein Kind ist und dessen Fürsten schon in der Frühe tafeln!" Woe to the country whose king is a child and where the nobles start feasting in the morning.
AMAZING work as always Karl! Love your work! Keep it going and i have 2 suggestions: Henry VII, the founder of the Tudor Dynasty and Henry VIII the King who broke england away from the catholic church!
2:35 - Chapter 1 - Boy king a tottering throne 5:00 - Chapter 2 - Comng into his own 6:45 - Chapter 3 - A kingly rivalry 8:25 - Mid roll ads 11:00 - Chapter 4 - The sinews of war 13:15 - Chapter 5 - Total war 15:40 - Chapter 6 - Undying glory 18:50 - Chapter 7 - The english renaissance 22:30 - Chapter 8 - A sad decline 24:45 - Conclusion
Loved the way this video was done including the pictures and music. Continue doing this. You are a great narrator. And Knight's tale Rocks Karl! Your'e So right!
Really liked this one. I'm a huge ancient-medieval history buff (the proliferation of gunpowder ruined everything), so this guy getting a proper Biographics was a treat.
Could we get a video on Glenn T Seaborg? Ive asked several times over the years. Seaborg helped discover 10 elements, including plutonium and developed the process to extract it for the Manhatten project. Hes the only man to have an element named after him while alive. Was the head of the AEC, rearranged the periodic table, and advised 11 presidents on nuclear policy. I think he'd be a good topic for a video.
@@Xasrrz There's a video about it on the toptenz channel, but long story short they were never his channels he was just hired on as a host and has now parted ways.
Really liking the style of presenting Karl. Yes, Simons shoes are big shoes to fill but I can definitely see your confidence in this, your sincerity and i didn't notice the feedback myself (didn't seem like a distraction to me) but it's good you listen to your audience constructively. And also, loving the haircut, look very handsome 😅❤
I understand the sense in which Edward III was effectively King of Britain. However, there are soldiers mightier than kings. Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote about King Arthur to honour Alan Rufus, hero of Hastings, founder of the first English High Court of Parliament, proponent of free trade, law professor, innovative architect and master builder, and trainer of the first English army to conquer Normandy.
French was used by the higher ups and by Edward as his main language even after giving English "official" status. It remained the language of the king and aristocracy for at least another century.
Nice job! I actually read a book earlier this year about Edward's wife, Philippa of Hainault, which of course means I learned a lot about him too. Fascinating stuff.
I love the English and GB history videos. As an American, it shows why the war of independence in America, was really an extension of hostilities in great Britain between the loyalists of the monarchy and those opposed to the monarchy.
My patrilineal ancestors are Rutherfords, who were Scottish lowlanders that fought the English until James united the crowns, after which they left Scotland, mostly for the Americas. We finally got our way in 1783, lmao. Only took us ~6 centuries.
Someday I am going to make it across the pond to see the historical places I love so much in person. Edward III in my 19th great grandfather. My dream place is Windsor Castle and St George’s chapel, I would love to see my ancestors plates from the Order of the Garter, is they still exist. Oddly enough, we are also related to the DeSpencers too. Cute Hello Kitty coffee cup.
For starters, A Knight's Tale is the epitome of a "good movie that sucks" in the same vein as Under Siege or Con Air. They're not winning any awards, but they are fucking fun. Excellent work on a terrific subject, Karl. Even as a bloody Yank, learning about the sordid history of European conflict is endlessly fascinating. I, for one, welcome our new non-bald, non-bearded overlord.
You're not Karl! Karl wears colorful tropical shirts! Who is this emo imposter sitting before me?! I use the internet and am therefore averse to any change no matter how minute!!!! Anyway, you're killin it, Karl 🤘
How many arrows did English archers carry? If they could shoot 6-10 a minute, wouldn't they be out of arrows in just minutes, or did they have some cart full of arrows close by? We think of ammunition as cheap in the age of gunpowder, but arrows take a while to make.
Prior to going on campaign, Edward's army commissioned the creation of over one million arrows, which were included in the supplies taken across the channel at the start of the campaign. On the day of the battle, each archer was given 3 "quivers", a total of 72 arrows. As the battle wore on, runners were sent to the rear to retrieve more arrows, and archers would move forward during pauses in the fighting to retrieve arrows stuck into the ground or in corpses so they could be fired again. During the Battle of Crecy an estimated half a million arrows were used by the English.
Gotta be honest, Karl has grown on me. Love the presentation level Simon has but when you're watching multiple channels with him always being the speaker, it can be a bit too much. Hope you stick around as more as just an interim host and hope to see you on more channels.
Thank you. It's worth it to note that Simon didn't get to that level of production quality over night. If you look at older videos on this channel, there were quite a few where he filmed in front of his computer tower. lol It will take time for us to reach that level of production quality, but we will get there. :)
I'm a long time subscriber of the channel who likes Karl and his approach and presentation. I've missed these videos. That said that sponsor commercial was brutally painful to watch. A horrible tone compared to the video. I almost turned off the video, but Karl saved it on the backside. This was meant constructively. I hope for the channels continued success
Yo that square space ad was really bad it being long made it feel like 10 minutes and never ending. Can't even tell you what if anything was said but I wanted it to stop.
Nice video, you are doing a grand job. Don't take this wrong but I hope the rumours about Simons incarceration are not true and we get him back on at least some videos soon.
He is incarcerated in his blazement, while Danny, Sam and others feeding him scripts while drilling and others petty revenge for his crimes against long intros
Simon was not the channel owner but a host. The channel owner passed away, and it is now run by his daughter. However, while she was mourning her father and gaining access to the channel, it became dormant, so Simon moved on to his own channels.
Hey everyone! Scriptwriter Ben here, I hope you enjoyed this video! If you'd like to learn more about Edward III, I highly recommend "The Perfect King" by Ian Mortimer. Thanks for watching!
Get someone else soon or I'll drop this channel also. I've dropped two of your channels already. Loved Simon and could understand him and was amused with his tagents but I'm an a American and have a problem with this guys acsent. I love this channel but will be dropping it soon
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You're awesome Karl!😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
What happened to Simon?
@@mattthesilent777REDhe quit they did a video on it
It's a shame his son died. People loved that guy and he basically seemed like a real life prince that you'd see in fantasy. Imagine how different British history could've been if Henry IV didn't become king.
Trying to keep those posessions in France simply wasn't practical and too costly. A similar problem that the HRE emperor had with the Italian city states. One devided by the Alps and one by the channel.
Had the conflict continued, both sides might have been too weak to get into the colonial game.
As the English nobility had cut their cultural ties with France to quite some degree, it is likely that the French population wouldn't become loyal to the English crown and stay distincly French which would make keeping the region under control more difficult esp. when national ideas started to develop.
Taking the French crown while staying an English king was highly unlikely. One side or the other would always prefer a different king.
I like what-ifs but there's usually a very good reason why things turned out the way they did.
Ikr. No Wars of the Roses. And if Richard II's Dad had lived longer, he may have had a positive influence on him. Maybe Richard would have had kids one of whom could have inherited the throne.
@@jamellfoster6029 He still wouldn't have had any children.
The throne would still have passed to the black Prince's son eventually?
And it wasn't Henry IV or V that was the problem. It was the death of Henry V when his son was barely a year old.
@@quintuscrinis The Lutherian bible put it nicely: "[10.16] Weh dir, Land, dessen König ein Kind ist und dessen Fürsten schon in der Frühe tafeln!"
Woe to the country whose king is a child and where the nobles start feasting in the morning.
AMAZING work as always Karl! Love your work! Keep it going and i have 2 suggestions: Henry VII, the founder of the Tudor Dynasty and Henry VIII the King who broke england away from the catholic church!
2:35 - Chapter 1 - Boy king a tottering throne
5:00 - Chapter 2 - Comng into his own
6:45 - Chapter 3 - A kingly rivalry
8:25 - Mid roll ads
11:00 - Chapter 4 - The sinews of war
13:15 - Chapter 5 - Total war
15:40 - Chapter 6 - Undying glory
18:50 - Chapter 7 - The english renaissance
22:30 - Chapter 8 - A sad decline
24:45 - Conclusion
Thank you for that 👍🏿😌
Loved the way this video was done including the pictures and music. Continue doing this. You are a great narrator. And Knight's tale Rocks Karl! Your'e So right!
Thank you! Will do!
@@Biographics cool
Winner of best sponsor video 😂. SquareSpace hopefully paid above the normal rate.
I agree. Loved it!
Really liked this one. I'm a huge ancient-medieval history buff (the proliferation of gunpowder ruined everything), so this guy getting a proper Biographics was a treat.
You conquered the world for its spices, but learned to use none of them.
Who the Norman/saxons of that period or the British after the unification of the UK?
Yeah but TEA.
😂😂😂
Keep on hating England and we'll keep on not caring
Yeahhhh 😂 funny af!! Not even salt
YES! England's greatest king! Thanks for this karl! Been requesting this for a while!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
"Evil to him who evil thinks." -- Edward III of England
Could we get a video on Glenn T Seaborg? Ive asked several times over the years. Seaborg helped discover 10 elements, including plutonium and developed the process to extract it for the Manhatten project. Hes the only man to have an element named after him while alive. Was the head of the AEC, rearranged the periodic table, and advised 11 presidents on nuclear policy. I think he'd be a good topic for a video.
I love this channel! Miss Simon doing all the videos,but I understand the need to have personal time away.
Simon is gay
He's not coming back. This was never his channel. He was a host and has moved on to his own channels
Don't start 100 channels just to whine about no personal time. I subscribed for Simon. Not some rando.
@fuckjoebiden4804 Simon didn't quit due to "personal time." The channel went dormant, so he wasn't getting paid...
He moved on because a trust fund baby is trying to run this channel now but she’s obviously failing miserably
I also first knew of the Black Prince from A Knights Tale. However it took me years to realize that Paul Bettanys character is Geoffrey Chaucer 😅
Loved this. Karl, please sit in for Simon in future videos please. And A Knights Tale is a great film, and a superb tribute to Heath Ledger
Sit in? Simon is gone from this channel, geographics and toptenz so you're in luck I guess
@@c0dy1287why what happened?
@@Xasrrz There's a video about it on the toptenz channel, but long story short they were never his channels he was just hired on as a host and has now parted ways.
@@c0dy1287 yeah I just watched that, really unfortunate situation I really liked Simon.
@@c0dy1287he has a bajillion other channels anyway
You are no longer interim host, you are the host. You're doing well.
Karl please do Biographics on Dame Angela Lansbury since she passed away for next video
Really liking the style of presenting Karl. Yes, Simons shoes are big shoes to fill but I can definitely see your confidence in this, your sincerity and i didn't notice the feedback myself (didn't seem like a distraction to me) but it's good you listen to your audience constructively. And also, loving the haircut, look very handsome 😅❤
Loved the way this video was done including the pictures and music. Continue doing this. You are a great narrator. Please stay as the permanent host.
It's too soon to tell, but we'd love to make that happen. :)
@@Biographicsyou're awesome 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
Thank you for sorting out the mic, it was my only issue with the changes.
I understand the sense in which Edward III was effectively King of Britain.
However, there are soldiers mightier than kings.
Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote about King Arthur to honour Alan Rufus, hero of Hastings, founder of the first English High Court of Parliament, proponent of free trade, law professor, innovative architect and master builder, and trainer of the first English army to conquer Normandy.
French was used by the higher ups and by Edward as his main language even after giving English "official" status. It remained the language of the king and aristocracy for at least another century.
Well done man. Having the hair/no hair hemispheres reversed is going to take some getting used to but I'd definitely enjoy seeing more of ya mate.
Love seeing the other Wangers!
You earned a fan today. A Knights Tale is great. Ignore all the people who want you to change your appearance. Just be you!
Ignore the feedback, Carlo. There is nothing wrong with your delivery
Loved the references to A Knight's Tale
Nice job! I actually read a book earlier this year about Edward's wife, Philippa of Hainault, which of course means I learned a lot about him too. Fascinating stuff.
The next video should be titled either “Charles II, the Merry Monarch” or “Date Masamune, the One Eyed Dragon”.
A Knight's Tale proved once and for all that Chaucer was the world's first hype man.
I love the English and GB history videos. As an American, it shows why the war of independence in America, was really an extension of hostilities in great Britain between the loyalists of the monarchy and those opposed to the monarchy.
My patrilineal ancestors are Rutherfords, who were Scottish lowlanders that fought the English until James united the crowns, after which they left Scotland, mostly for the Americas. We finally got our way in 1783, lmao. Only took us ~6 centuries.
I wonder if you guys can do Baron von Steuben who was a Prussian General who trained the American Continental Army.
Opening line at the pub: "Hello ladies. The names Smallwood. Can I buy you a drink?"
Thank you for the video & very accurate information ⚔️
Great video karl you are a really awesome narrator
2:04 agreed karl! LOVE english food! Beans on toast and full english are Godly! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🤤🤤🤤🤤
Someday I am going to make it across the pond to see the historical places I love so much in person. Edward III in my 19th great grandfather. My dream place is Windsor Castle and St George’s chapel, I would love to see my ancestors plates from the Order of the Garter, is they still exist. Oddly enough, we are also related to the DeSpencers too.
Cute Hello Kitty coffee cup.
A Knight's Tale rocks. Everyone should watch it.
He left.
@@Biographicsyep
For starters, A Knight's Tale is the epitome of a "good movie that sucks" in the same vein as Under Siege or Con Air. They're not winning any awards, but they are fucking fun.
Excellent work on a terrific subject, Karl. Even as a bloody Yank, learning about the sordid history of European conflict is endlessly fascinating. I, for one, welcome our new non-bald, non-bearded overlord.
Keeps brought back Simon's hair!
You're not Karl! Karl wears colorful tropical shirts! Who is this emo imposter sitting before me?! I use the internet and am therefore averse to any change no matter how minute!!!!
Anyway, you're killin it, Karl 🤘
We'll pass the message along. ;)
@@Biographicsgood
Starting to feel like an old friend telling a great story.
How many arrows did English archers carry? If they could shoot 6-10 a minute, wouldn't they be out of arrows in just minutes, or did they have some cart full of arrows close by? We think of ammunition as cheap in the age of gunpowder, but arrows take a while to make.
Prior to going on campaign, Edward's army commissioned the creation of over one million arrows, which were included in the supplies taken across the channel at the start of the campaign. On the day of the battle, each archer was given 3 "quivers", a total of 72 arrows. As the battle wore on, runners were sent to the rear to retrieve more arrows, and archers would move forward during pauses in the fighting to retrieve arrows stuck into the ground or in corpses so they could be fired again. During the Battle of Crecy an estimated half a million arrows were used by the English.
Another great video by Karl,i personally think he should be kept as permanent host.
British people have the quirkiest, wittiest sense of humor. I am American but I view my sense of humor as British.
Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams for the win.
Great video however 2:59 is not Edward II but his dad Edward I (LongShanks)
One of your best post-Simon videos, I like the little to no tangents 😊
Beans on toast, in Canada we stepped it up a notch by adding maple syrup to the beans.
Yes, it is a good as it sounds.
Thank you for a very good video about one of my most interesting ancestors ( I am descended from his son John of Gaunt)
Did all those Allegedly's finally catch up with Simon? ;) Just kidding, you're a great presenter Karl and you're doing awesome!
Simon and the channel's new owner parted ways professionally, no undue conduct as far as I know
@@VaishinoOh really? Was wondering why Simon was no longer presenting. Was hella confused
Personally I'd like to have Karl's banter with whomever is off camera like in the fact fiend videos but that's just me.
Richard of bordeaux could be an interesting one maybe you could do one of him in the future
Gotta be honest, Karl has grown on me. Love the presentation level Simon has but when you're watching multiple channels with him always being the speaker, it can be a bit too much. Hope you stick around as more as just an interim host and hope to see you on more channels.
Thank you. It's worth it to note that Simon didn't get to that level of production quality over night. If you look at older videos on this channel, there were quite a few where he filmed in front of his computer tower. lol It will take time for us to reach that level of production quality, but we will get there. :)
@@Biographicsyou're on good track
ty for hearing my complaints about the table :)
According to Wikipedia, your picture of Edward II at 2:59 is actually Edward I.
And then they became a genderbent Servant to 2 Japanese mages.
Thank you so much, really e joyed it. 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺
I'm a long time subscriber of the channel who likes Karl and his approach and presentation. I've missed these videos. That said that sponsor commercial was brutally painful to watch. A horrible tone compared to the video. I almost turned off the video, but Karl saved it on the backside. This was meant constructively. I hope for the channels continued success
Karl, I like your presentation skills. However, it's obvious I've "missed a meeting " but what happened to Simon?
Love this Karl guy!
The lil memes comedy breaks was nice 💯
You know what you never see? A guy named Edward who goes by Dward
When will Simon be back?
He. Left.
Where is Simon 😢
They parted ways.
Probably already been said but the painting at 2:59 is Edward I, not Edward II
Anyone know why Simon hasn’t been hosting the biographics videos anymore? Just asking
Can you please do an episode on the black prince? He’s Englands absolute what if?
You should do a video on the Dispenser's. Princess Diana's and Winston Churchills ancestors.
The Spencers at one time claimed descent from the Despencers but I believe that has been proved to be false
OMG HI KARL I SOO DIDNT EXPEGT TO SEE YOU HERE I HAVEN’T BEEN ON THIS CHANNEL FOREVER. Woop
Alright i thought that was brad in the intro, now that i see Mr. Smallwood is the host it makes sense.
Yo that square space ad was really bad it being long made it feel like 10 minutes and never ending. Can't even tell you what if anything was said but I wanted it to stop.
Nice video, you are doing a grand job. Don't take this wrong but I hope the rumours about Simons incarceration are not true and we get him back on at least some videos soon.
Incarceration?
@@Biographics from that I assume it was baseless. I won't say more because saying 'I heard X' can propagate rumour.
He is incarcerated in his blazement, while Danny, Sam and others feeding him scripts while drilling and others petty revenge for his crimes against long intros
So, Queen Isabella tried to 'despense' of the Despensers, I guess?
Where’s the bald man at?
where simon go!?
Right??!!
Good question
Simon was not the channel owner but a host. The channel owner passed away, and it is now run by his daughter. However, while she was mourning her father and gaining access to the channel, it became dormant, so Simon moved on to his own channels.
@@MiscMitz Damn, that sucks.
@@MiscMitzactually the first visit Simon talking about Vladimir Putin 5 years ago
N Ceausescu when?
Accent plus speed = challenging to understand for overseas viewers. Great topic otherwise and very well edited
What happened to simon
Hey everyone! Scriptwriter Ben here, I hope you enjoyed this video! If you'd like to learn more about Edward III, I highly recommend "The Perfect King" by Ian Mortimer. Thanks for watching!
Although those ads are highly annoying
Simon not being in a Simon Channel video make me sadge
This man has rather a loud voice to be named Whistler.
Get someone else soon or I'll drop this channel also. I've dropped two of your channels already. Loved Simon and could understand him and was amused with his tagents but I'm an a American and have a problem with this guys acsent. I love this channel but will be dropping it soon
Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu 🙌🙌🙌👏
does Biographics respond to fans🤔
The haircut makes you look like John Lennon
Thanks.
Imagine my surprise when I open this vid and hear Brad's voice!😆I thought I'd clicked on the wrong channel! Hey Brad!👋
Did you formerly write for Cracked?
A Knight’s Tale is a good movie.
Big head. Big Brain. I also have a big head and tons of long red curls.... When I cut, it grows back fast.
Pls do one about Ilich Ramírez Sánchez aka Carlos The Jackal
Great job! I truly enjoyed this video. Thank you.
“English custom to screw France at the time”.
Ya that really hasn’t changed much since then 😂
JESUS H CHRIST KARL CAN YOU GIVE US A WARNING? You can’t just pop up with a fresh haircut like this! I watch these videos with my girlfriend!
Badass! 🏴 🤴
Who are you and where is Simon?
i only get my facts from bald man with glasses.
He. Left.
@@Biographics bald men with glasses never leave
Why is he still the host smh where is Simon 🤔🤔🤔
Your pacing has greatly improved. Well done getting there