Hey there I would really like to see a video on Joseph Smith. I think he would be great for Bio graphics and could be a very easy study. I love this guy's unbiased approach when talking about these characters
"To you, it's a potato. To me, it's a potato. But to Sir Walter bloody Raleigh, it's fine carriages, luxury estates and as many girls as his tongue can cope with!" - Black Adder.
@@lucidhurricane I'm a democrat and was born and raised in NC, democrats are all over NC which is why Roy Cooper has been your govenor for almost a decade. You guys politicize anything you can get your hands on..
Was reading about this guy just yesterday when I decided to learn about America before and after Columbus. Boy, was that a rabbit hole. Nice surprise that this video happened to come out today. Weird how stuff works out like that.
@@murder13love I haven’t read too much about him other than the bs they teach at schools. Now I’m super interested. That’s what I’ll learn today I suppose. Thanks!
@@CelestialWhim my original reply was removed, maybe i cant post links but ill rewrite one documented fact that columbus oversaw the brutalising of native babies, for example having their heads smashed on rocks in front of their mothers... just a quick google search will throw up content of such nature.. he was a monster
Eric...my sister lives in that area too...most names in that part of the US (other parts too but hose mainly since that was the oiginal area for settlers). In Tx, many places have very German names since many settled here in the 19th century.
@@owenshebbeare2999 Actually more a sarcastic 'Lennonism' about the negative effects of smoking on Lennon's throat and general tiredness? Not that Lennon was always perfect himself. Far from it.
Sackett’s Land and To The Far Blue Mountains. Both are by Louis L’Amour. They follow a Fennman from Cambridgeshire through adventures keeping him one step ahead of the Queen’s men and other more personal nemeses until finally getting to the land of his dreams in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The first five in the series are excellent. After Ride The River the excitement wanes as they turn into regular horse poo and gunpowder westerns.
You are a fantastic narrator you could totally take your talents to Documentaries… I enjoy your show immensely… thank you for all you do.. keep up the great work…
His eulogy for O'Donovan Rossa was a classic, though hardly the best thing he wrote. The Proclamation was written by committee (IRB) which is really a shame, but it is what it is.
1:30 - Chapter 1 - A taste of blood 5:30 - Chapter 2 - All the queen's men 8:30 - Mid roll ads 10:15 - Chapter 3 - Colonial adventures 13:35 - Chapter 4 - Beginning of the end 16:55 - Chapter 5 - The dead man 20:45 - Chapter 6 - The road to el dorado
And thanks to him, we have a great Mel Brooks movie. His uncompleted History of the World (he only finished the first book) inspired Mel to follow and do the same thing. Adding at the end "Part 1", even though he never intended to make another one.
The last time i heard "spindoctor" the band The Spindoctors were experiencing a resurgence in popularity after they dropped off the Earth from their one-hit wonder song
His home 'myrtelgrove' in youghal is next to the protestant Church and is still in use , youghal at the time was one of the largest ports in the country .
Once again, another great episode! Thank you Simon. Would you please do an episode on William the Silent? I'd love to learn more about him and the Dutch Revolt.
There was no British empire then, no British army, no British colonies, not even a Britain. Just a few ship's with a few ambitious men and enough booze to see them through the voyage.
Off topic, but....it was very disconcerting just now to start watching one of my favourite channels(Criminally Listed)and discover that Simon,& Biographics, , had sponsored it. Is this the next stage of the "Simon Whistler takes Over UA-cam" plot?
*entitled English voice* Rubbish! How was Raleigh greater than Drake? Drake was a straight up BOSS! He was the first English to sail around the world! He dunked on the Spanish Armada multiple times... I know you know all this because there is a vid about him by you in the suggestions. lol
Can you please do some biographies on people such as Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey HIM Emperor Haile Selassie, Paul Bogle and Nanny of the Maroons ? or do these people not fit this platform/ and if you have done any of the mentioned people please promote the link, (no Simon I don't have time to run through your videos) thank you
"Bloody explorers, ponce off to mumbo-jumbo-land, come home with a tropical disease, a suntan and a bag of brown lumpy things, and, Bob’s your uncle, everyone’s got a picture of them in the lavatory. " Lord Edmund Blackadder
I had a work colleague in 2017, he was 66 and every time he went for a cigarette he would say he is going for a Walter Raleigh. Every time without fail
I'm related to Sir Walter Raleigh. When a family tree was done on my mother's side, it turns out that he impregnated a young woman and couldn't take responsibility for the child so he had her married off to a noble with the last name "Norman" and thats where my maternal grandmother's maiden family name started.
Simon: What came next would soon turn him into a pariah. Everyone: What happened ? He killed someone ? Simon: It’s time for Sir Walter Raleigh to get married. Everyone: Wait what ?
I thought it was a great video and you definitely should do a video on Sir Humphrey Gilbert and a Geographics video on Compton Castle that would be awesome
Researching my Ancestor, Sir Julius Caesar, who had taken the minuets at Sir Walter Raleigh's trial. In a play written by George Sewell in 1719 called "Tragedy of Walter Raleigh" Sir Julius Caesar is included as one of Raleigh's friends. Have you any information on Sir Julius Caesar? Sir Julius's father Cesar Adelmare was physician to both Queen Mary and Elizabeth !
I still wouldn't count El Dorado out yet. With the insane amount of ruins being found in the jungles of central and south America through LiDAR, you never know what we'll find.
I was born on Virginia Dare 's birthday, so I did reports on The Lost Colony many times throughout the years. -- Ratification of the women's vote in the US was also approved on Virginia Dare's birthday, so that's cool too.
Yes I want that and I want the whole Medici story too I also want a biographics everyday Yes I do know -Today I found out -Geographics -Mega projects -Side project
‘Baldrick, to you it’s a potato, to me it’s a potato but to Sir Walter bloody Raleigh it’s country estates fine wine and as many girls as his tongue can handle’ E.Blackadder
The queen dispatched him to retrieve a message from William the Silent? The jokes practically write themselves. Queen: So what did William the Silent tell you? SWR: Nothing.
Simon, thank you for this! I am actually a direct descendant of Sir Walter. Even have the last name. My dad has been doing genealogy for years to try and find out more about our ancestor, and you surpassed all of his work in a 20 minute video. Well done, and thank you again!
Would you please do an episode on Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. I would love to know more about their rise to power, relationship and their eventual exile and I can think of no better channel to cover them than yours. Thank You.
@@Dank-gb6jn Yes he is a fascinating figure. Given the fact that he was a tactical genius if incredibly unorthodox, he was also an accidental General. For me though it's all the other facets to his character and back story that make him one of those people who simply pop out of the pages of History. Even in these times of instant judgement of times past, I think as a character study he is certainly worth a video. Good shout.
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Hey there I would really like to see a video on Joseph Smith. I think he would be great for Bio graphics and could be a very easy study. I love this guy's unbiased approach when talking about these characters
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Please do a video on the Kremlin thank you
Before you make a video on the Kremlin please make a video on Joseph Smith
"To you, it's a potato. To me, it's a potato. But to Sir Walter bloody Raleigh, it's fine carriages, luxury estates and as many girls as his tongue can cope with!" - Black Adder.
Beat me to it. Superb!!!
Love the Black Adder
I knew I knew it from somewhere !. thanks. and Rowan Atkinson rules!
Sir Walter “I’ve Got a Big Ship” Raleigh.🙄
“Sir Walter-What a Wally-Raleigh!”
Living near Raleigh NC, this was an impressive video to learn the history of the city's namesake. Well Done Simon.
me to. just moved here
@@ThomasJHorrego I hope you didnt bring any democrat votes
@@lucidhurricane I'm a democrat and was born and raised in NC, democrats are all over NC which is why Roy Cooper has been your govenor for almost a decade. You guys politicize anything you can get your hands on..
''A message from William the silent''... Quite the irony.
But deadly
Quiet the irony... 🤪
As a North Carolinian, it’s honestly pretty cool that my capital is named after such a crazy and adventurous man
Was reading about this guy just yesterday when I decided to learn about America before and after Columbus. Boy, was that a rabbit hole. Nice surprise that this video happened to come out today. Weird how stuff works out like that.
Columbus was a brutal character in himself.. recently read up on that monster!
@@murder13love I haven’t read too much about him other than the bs they teach at schools. Now I’m super interested. That’s what I’ll learn today I suppose. Thanks!
Its definitely a rabbit hole for sure. Our country has a sad,and shocking history. Good luck with your studies
@@CelestialWhim my original reply was removed, maybe i cant post links but ill rewrite one documented fact that columbus oversaw the brutalising of native babies, for example having their heads smashed on rocks in front of their mothers... just a quick google search will throw up content of such nature.. he was a monster
@@candiceyoung8244 Welcome to history. Every country has done something messed up.
Raleigh owned Durham house, eh? Well that makes the naming of the neighboring cities in North Carolina suddenly more interesting, historically.
Eric...my sister lives in that area too...most names in that part of the US (other parts too but hose mainly since that was the oiginal area for settlers). In Tx, many places have very German names since many settled here in the 19th century.
"It was time for Walter Raleigh to get married"
THE BEGINNING OF THE END 😂😂😂
😂🤣 Leather bondage gear. Ahhh good old grandma’s closet secrets
For the next Tudor-era slot could you do Francis Walsingham, the Queen’s spymaster?
Simon will never run out of great material.
I'd love to see one on Sir Terry Pratchett
The benefits of history
@@kiramiller568 I agree, honestly Simon has barely scratched the surface when it comes to interesting people.
Not from lack of trying!
Yes he will
You forgot to mention he was also an arch nemesis of Edmund Blackadder!
Interesting
"Curse Sir Walter Raleigh he was such a stupid git"
The Beatles.
Oh no noo. Im sooo tired ;)
I'm So Tired White Album 1968. Straight after Glass Onion.
An early case of rock stars big-noting themselves by dumping on historical figures. They really needed to lay of the drugs.
@@owenshebbeare2999
Actually more a sarcastic 'Lennonism' about the negative effects of smoking on Lennon's throat and general tiredness? Not that Lennon was always perfect himself. Far from it.
Sorry but it was a *'stupid get'
" Oh Sir Walter, _Really_ "
*Lord Melchet*
Two of my favorite books refer to America as Raleigh’s Land.
Which books?
Sackett’s Land and To The Far Blue Mountains. Both are by Louis L’Amour.
They follow a Fennman from Cambridgeshire through adventures keeping him one step ahead of the Queen’s men and other more personal nemeses until finally getting to the land of his dreams in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The first five in the series are excellent. After Ride The River the excitement wanes as they turn into regular horse poo and gunpowder westerns.
@@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 sounds interesting.
@@robertoleary5470 they’re go too audiobooks when I need a mental vacation
My two favorite books don't mention him at all. Strange. Must mean something.
As a North Carolinan, we’ve always said it Rawl-lee
Divided by a common language arnt we.
Never heard anybody say it that way and I’m from the area too. We always say “Rah-Lee”.
@@CelestialWhim That’s what I meant
@@ChandlerTingle Oh! Well in that case, I agree now. Haha!
Well then your wrong it's ra lee
The pipe tobacco named for him was my great grandfather's preferred smoke.
My Dad used to smoke this pipe tobacco in a corn cob pipe! My dad was born in 1936 when was your great grandad born?
It also gave birth to one of the best prank calls ever, so you have sir Walter Raleigh in a can?😏📞
First one I smoked.
you might like to know that Raleigh named "Virginian" tobacco in honour of Queen Elizabeth I, who was also known as the Virgin queen.
"His ace in the hole was a dog eared joker" 😎
I hope his days as first mate of Pirate King is covered in the video
I was hoping I wasn't the only one 🤣
There was actually once a brand of cigarette in America called "Raleigh."
Let him out of the can. He can't breathe.
He’s got his own city! It’s a nightmare to drive thru
@@jenniferjustice8895 and don't even mention trying to live there!
@@ahuddleston6512 I couldn’t imagine lol! I’ll stay in the mountains
@@jenniferjustice8895 I'd totally forgotten about that. Raleigh, NC.
I dare you to make a video on Italy greatest adventurer : Giacommo Casanova
Not Christopher Columbus?
@@theawesomeman9821 Fine :Italy most "Infamous " Adventurer...
You are a fantastic narrator you could totally take your talents to Documentaries… I enjoy your show immensely… thank you for all you do.. keep up the great work…
Do Padraig Pearce - Leader of the Easter Rising
His eulogy for O'Donovan Rossa was a classic, though hardly the best thing he wrote. The Proclamation was written by committee (IRB) which is really a shame, but it is what it is.
this guy needs a movie made about him
What an epic it would be
1:30 - Chapter 1 - A taste of blood
5:30 - Chapter 2 - All the queen's men
8:30 - Mid roll ads
10:15 - Chapter 3 - Colonial adventures
13:35 - Chapter 4 - Beginning of the end
16:55 - Chapter 5 - The dead man
20:45 - Chapter 6 - The road to el dorado
Thanks, mate!
Good morning Whistler & Co and all the wonderful fans! Can't wait to wake up, roll up, and relax with another great video!
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE SOME FEMALE BIOGRAPHYS!
He's our boy in NC
“History hath triumphed over time, which besides it nothing but eternity hath it nothing but eternity ”
Sir Walter Raleigh
Can you do Clive of India?
"Good night, Walter, good work, most likely kill you in the morning." Fifteen _years_ this went on.
Who here is watching this and can not stop thinking about Blackadder!
I'm gonna watch my BA collection after this...bring some popcorn and come on over.
You say Rally... I say RAH lee
You say Streetcar I say Trolly,
let’s call the whole thing off.
My state capital is named after him.
*Sipping my coffee from Sir Walter Coffee in Raleigh, NC. "hmmmmmm interesting"
And thanks to him, we have a great Mel Brooks movie. His uncompleted History of the World (he only finished the first book) inspired Mel to follow and do the same thing. Adding at the end "Part 1", even though he never intended to make another one.
I hear Sir Walter Raleigh was Britains greatest adventurer....
The last time i heard "spindoctor" the band The Spindoctors were experiencing a resurgence in popularity after they dropped off the Earth from their one-hit wonder song
Spanish empire: "I am the best on seas and oceans."
British empire wih Raleigh: "Wait a minute, guy."
"Pardon me bruv"
Weren't no British empire then, wasn't even a Britain.
Can you do one on Captain John Smith: Soldier,Pirate, and Explorer
His home 'myrtelgrove' in youghal is next to the protestant Church and is still in use , youghal at the time was one of the largest ports in the country .
Thank you for that. I am a descendant of his. I will visit there when I make it to the UK.
It's time for the boii with all the bla... Oh nevermind
SIMON DO THE DEVONSHIRE ACCENT
Do a biographics on Danny already!
I’ve got his bike, must be worth a bit by now😬
Turtle approved
Once again, another great episode! Thank you Simon. Would you please do an episode on William the Silent? I'd love to learn more about him and the Dutch Revolt.
One of the first Pirates of the British Empire, Handsome b’stard and a brave man though
There was no British empire then, no British army, no British colonies, not even a Britain. Just a few ship's with a few ambitious men and enough booze to see them through the voyage.
Sir Walter Really and his Golden Behind sailing off to mumbo jumbo land and coming back with these brown knobbly things! Edmund Blackadder.
Video suggestions:
Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator
Henry VIII: The Tudor Tyrant
Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
Off topic, but....it was very disconcerting just now to start watching one of my favourite channels(Criminally Listed)and discover that Simon,& Biographics, , had sponsored it.
Is this the next stage of the "Simon Whistler takes Over UA-cam" plot?
Um idk about carrying my significant others head for the rest of my life. But I understand the logic of the time
*entitled English voice* Rubbish!
How was Raleigh greater than Drake? Drake was a straight up BOSS! He was the first English to sail around the world! He dunked on the Spanish Armada multiple times...
I know you know all this because there is a vid about him by you in the suggestions. lol
Can you please do some biographies on people such as Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey HIM Emperor Haile Selassie, Paul Bogle and Nanny of the Maroons ? or do these people not fit this platform/ and if you have done any of the mentioned people please promote the link, (no Simon I don't have time to run through your videos) thank you
Will you be doing a biographic on kosem sultana or hurrem, as they are massive ottoman figures that changed history itself
"Bloody explorers, ponce off
to mumbo-jumbo-land, come home with a tropical disease, a suntan and a bag of brown lumpy things, and, Bob’s your uncle, everyone’s got a picture of them in the lavatory. "
Lord Edmund Blackadder
Ell, oh ell.
I had a work colleague in 2017, he was 66 and every time he went for a cigarette he would say he is going for a Walter Raleigh. Every time without fail
thanks
I'm related to Sir Walter Raleigh. When a family tree was done on my mother's side, it turns out that he impregnated a young woman and couldn't take responsibility for the child so he had her married off to a noble with the last name "Norman" and thats where my maternal grandmother's maiden family name started.
Simon: What came next would soon turn him into a pariah. Everyone: What happened ? He killed someone ? Simon: It’s time for Sir Walter Raleigh to get married. Everyone: Wait what ?
James Cook: Are you challenging me?
My name is Raleigh too so I find this overall very interesting.
Would you be able to a biographic video on Joseph Merrick
This was who johnny sack thought he was
Simon of Biographics and Simon of business blaze are like two different people.
I just took a Simon free week. I feel dumber and hollow. Glad to be back on the sauce.
I thought it was a great video and you definitely should do a video on Sir Humphrey Gilbert and a Geographics video on Compton Castle that would be awesome
I live along the road from Compton Castle 😃
all i cloud hear trough this video was Black Adder saying Sir Walter bloody Raleigh on loop
Researching my Ancestor, Sir Julius Caesar, who had taken the minuets at Sir Walter Raleigh's trial. In a play written by George Sewell in 1719 called "Tragedy of Walter Raleigh" Sir Julius Caesar is included as one of Raleigh's friends. Have you any information on Sir Julius Caesar? Sir Julius's father Cesar Adelmare was physician to both Queen Mary and Elizabeth !
The true greatest adventurer of the period was obviously Lord Flashheart.
Flash by name and flash by nature.
I still wouldn't count El Dorado out yet. With the insane amount of ruins being found in the jungles of central and south America through LiDAR, you never know what we'll find.
Would be nice to see a Video about Jose de San Martin. He liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru.
And than he taught Luffy how to use Haki...
Then he..
@@ollieb9875 noted. Thanks :)
@@doniygo cheers buddy. 👍💚
Please, please, please do a bio on Arthur C. Clarke! I’m a huge fan and admire him so much. What a visionary he was!
So. What atrocities did he commit in the eons before we knew what prejudice and bigotry were?
You have done videos on this man's creations, do one on the man, Kelly Johnston, of the Skunk works, P38 lighting, U2, SR71
Wait. R u saying the supply of cheese on the moon is limited?
I was born on Virginia Dare 's birthday, so I did reports on The Lost Colony many times throughout the years. -- Ratification of the women's vote in the US was also approved on Virginia Dare's birthday, so that's cool too.
Yes I want that and I want the whole Medici story too
I also want a biographics everyday
Yes I do know
-Today I found out
-Geographics
-Mega projects
-Side project
Could you please do a video about sir David Attenborough?
‘Baldrick, to you it’s a potato, to me it’s a potato but to Sir Walter bloody Raleigh it’s country estates fine wine and as many girls as his tongue can handle’
E.Blackadder
Ralphie Cifaretto liked this.
"Why Don't you go back down to Florida play shuffleboard or whatever you do down there while we clean up your mess! maybe even keep your ass alive!"
Yes! I think we need a video on Humphrey Gilbert!
Honestly sounds like the life of a conman who failed up
I can only picture the Black Adder version, with Queen Elizabeth throwing rings at his head. 😂
The queen dispatched him to retrieve a message from William the Silent? The jokes practically write themselves. Queen: So what did William the Silent tell you? SWR: Nothing.
You won't find a lot of kind words for this man in Ireland. Especially around the blackwater Valley
He’s a hero. Fought against the fenians.
@@BirdsfromHuntingdon typical tan
@@leemondez Thanks, Lee.
Simon, thank you for this! I am actually a direct descendant of Sir Walter. Even have the last name. My dad has been doing genealogy for years to try and find out more about our ancestor, and you surpassed all of his work in a 20 minute video. Well done, and thank you again!
Holy fr nice
Cap
@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 lol I was being sarcastic
Yes,I would like an episode on Gilbert. Thank you
Need some more ads I can still see some of the video
Would you please do an episode on Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. I would love to know more about their rise to power, relationship and their eventual exile and I can think of no better channel to cover them than yours. Thank You.
Oh Sir Walter, Really! 😋
Sir Walter Raleigh is so cool, I'd watch a TV show about him.
Watch Blackadder...there's a few of the series with him.
@@ahuddleston6512 thanks
Being from the Carolinas this is interesting
Great job on expression
North Carolina, come on and raise up!
Suggestion- Tallyrand
Stonewall Jackson up next?
I second that.
@@threestepssideways1202 it would make for an interesting video to say the least. Jackson was one of the greatest tactical minds of the war.
@@Dank-gb6jn Yes he is a fascinating figure. Given the fact that he was a tactical genius if incredibly unorthodox, he was also an accidental General. For me though it's all the other facets to his character and back story that make him one of those people who simply pop out of the pages of History.
Even in these times of instant judgement of times past, I think as a character study he is certainly worth a video. Good shout.
This Raleigh guy really.... rallied?
Could you guys do a video on Al-Farabi and King Gilgamesh?