Keep in mind that Wales is about the size of Slovenia or Massachusetts, so those principalities are very, very small. And yet the country has an amazing amount of history.
For those wonder, I am still working on the Holy Roman Empire project, but it is still some months away from completion. Thanks for your patience! Thanks also to DodoLuluPepe for working with me on this project: www.youtube.com/@dodolulupepe3828
The counties changed in 1974 to 8 counties. And in 1996 the counties changed again from 8 to 22 counties, some of the old counties ( pre 1974 ) have come back like Denbighshire , Flintshire and they are new counties like Wrexham ,Conwy , city of Cardiff. Great video👍
Pangewrn was actually the unified kingdom and Powys comes from the latin pagan meaning rural as it was the rural highlands that broke off from the rest of Panmgewrn.
Quite remarkable how the Welsh managed to better preserve their language than their Celtic brothers. I always have in mind the song Yma o Hyd (Ry'n ni Yma o Hyd means "We're still here') by Dafydd Iwan. ua-cam.com/video/fkBQAvAFjus/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/emPhXdwhQoE/v-deo.html
Anglesey was definitely _not_ under Nordic rule for that long - Aberfraw (capital of Gwynedd between the 9th and 13th centuries, and name of the royal house of Gwynedd) is on Anglesey
The OG and master of map UA-camrs is back. 🤩 I appreciate that you don't make quirky videos about how pedantic you were about history in middle school, unlike a certain other map UA-camr.
Bro this is new as a historian i needed to watch History of kingdoms but this History is just perfect for me, thanks for creating the History of Wales,
Immediate like - EDIT The amount of work that went into that must be crazy, FABULOUS effort - only "criticisms" and I hate to use that word since you did such an amazing job. Would have liked Owain Glyndwr's 1400 period slowed down more, it could do with a monthly even weekly follow up video if so inclined that would be even more amazing. Not a huge fan of some of the music used, if any of it was Welsh I didn't recognise it, first song sounded Gaelic with bagpipes to me. The final map of the eight historic counties, maybe you could have shown the 22 counties that are used in reality since 1996. The historic ones aren't used much beyond the postal system to my knowledge. Didn't realise Ynys Môn had been held for so long by the Norse will have to read up on that. Didn't notice if the islands off Pembroke were included or e.g. Swansea being founded, will have to watch it again. The level of detail is staggering - Diolch yn fawr Ollie Bye.
The norse never had anglesey only claimed it, and welsh biknor and stanford Farm exclaves would have been nice inclusion also relies too much on modern borders
Did amazing job with the videos, including History of Europe. Another thing would be perfect are to add to the list would be very, very helpful is: 1) List of Cities Romans took over with the dates next to it (start and ends). 2) who took over (what empire). 3) under the city name or on a separate list showing the list of cities of who took over - not the "roman empire" idea but the person who were in charge too AND 4) who was losing the battle against the winning opponent. 5) Including the population on different list showing which ones has highest or the lowest at those moments (such as Samaritans, Romans, Italians, etc..). Even death tolls would help of the times of the war or a revolt. (Just a bonus or additional - that's all.) ---- I have been searching for this in particular to see all at once. (Some videos I have seen shown tabs at bottom where you can click in particular Episode to grab the before and grab the after for comparison. -- that would be a HUGE bonus). :) But seriously, you did wonderful with all that - Excellent!
Also, the unification of Wales worked completely different to how England formed. It would often Unify throughout history to fight an outside threat, only to break up once the threat had ended, which shows a uniformed cultural people. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter as Wales is unified now!!!
And what a surprise - The House of Bran which came into existence via Claudia, the daughter of Caratacus and mother of Linus, the first Bishop of Rome is completely ignored. This lineage, that were the only legitimate royal family of Britain ended in the 1050s with Iestyn Ap Gwrgan.
Wonderful content as always ✨️ 💖 Sir, I'd request you to make one timeline of Islamic History, showing each and every piece land that was once ruled by Muslims, as well as the spread of Islam throughout the world from 600s to the 2000s
Would you be able to provide the source regarding the House of Stafford's estates in Wales? I can trace my lineage back to that house and would be very interested in learning more about it!
@@sakkra93the actual name in welsh is Ynys Môn which means sea island the English probably called it that as it whas a hotspot for norse activity when oir princes weren't paying attention.
2023 is mostly inaccurate and shows ceremonial counties (which basically don't exist apart from nostalgia). It should show the Principal Areas instead as these are the actual county councils that we elect and provide services
Cornovii and Valentes were Brythonic tribes, who served under Roman reign. They were present (fortified settlements)on the coast from Scotland to Nantes in Gaul. Thats why you have Cornouaille in Brittany, Kornwall in England. (Kernow in Breton).
@@Aeronwen86753 yeah maybe but they were mercenaries for the romans way before the 5th century. They were also fighting Breton tribes like the Brigantes who were defying the roman. At the end of the Roman Empire, who couldnt pay with gold, they were given land and stock in Brittany. Thats why when the angles saxons jutes invaded, there was already a strong connection between bretons in Brittany and those in Britain.
Gwent was split into several Principal Areas in the 90s: Newport, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly The 2023 map is completely inaccurate
![The Holy Roman Empire: Every Year [PREVIEW]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OIxgcjKpKqc/mqdefault.jpg)
Man seeing Wales briefly unite then fall apart was depressing.
Yeah F In the chat for Wales
Wales be like: yay im u- oh shit, i became broken glass
What the English did to the Welsh was horrific. 😊
@@Kamaleanf
@@sharonkaczorowski8690no it’s not
As a Welsh men I can say I was excited when I saw you uploaded this, thank you for making this, Cymru am byth!!!!
I am brazilian and I have a question. The Welsh people is just celtics or celtics and romans that escaped from anglo-saxon dominion?
My thoughts exactly, Callum! Cymry am Byth!
The Wellermans
@@RagnarLothbrokArthurMorganBR depends who you ask
cymru am byth
Keep in mind that Wales is about the size of Slovenia or Massachusetts, so those principalities are very, very small. And yet the country has an amazing amount of history.
a little closer like New Jersey
Mf has almost the size of Jamaica...
Ha, here in the UK we're used to seeing Wales be used for size comparison all the time. Rhod Gilbert has a bit about it!
Its definitely bigger than Slovenia, about the size of Albania
True
Man, you're working on HRE map and still have time to make another videos.
You're the best mapper of all❤
For those wonder, I am still working on the Holy Roman Empire project, but it is still some months away from completion. Thanks for your patience!
Thanks also to DodoLuluPepe for working with me on this project: www.youtube.com/@dodolulupepe3828
A masterpiece in the making I'm sure
No problem, I will follow your previous videos, they are really cool!
Nice, I kinda forgot that your comment existed.
Would you upload a preview?
@@ramirosotto When there's something to preview, yes. It's actually still in the research stage at the moment.
The counties changed in 1974 to 8 counties. And in 1996 the counties changed again from 8 to 22 counties, some of the old counties ( pre 1974 ) have come back like Denbighshire , Flintshire and they are new counties like Wrexham ,Conwy , city of Cardiff. Great video👍
Worked out well for welsh invaded england without invading haha
It's poetic how near the end the old Welsh principalities come back as devolved counties after centuries of English/British direct rule.
Amazing stuff! One small question, wouldn't the Tudors count as both an English and Welsh house?
Yes, they had Welsh origins, although had become anglicised by the late Middle Ages
@@OllieByewhere is the HRE video?
@@CheezBoyz2009 it's coming eventually, give him time
I was very impressed by how detailed it is. Very proud of your hard work!
Thanks for the collaboration!
Dodolupepe
@@fahoodie1852 for true?
I'm so happy that you've covered the history of this amazing country! Both of you have done an enthralling job! Keep it up. 🙂
Pangewrn was actually the unified kingdom and Powys comes from the latin pagan meaning rural as it was the rural highlands that broke off from the rest of Panmgewrn.
It blows my mind that Roman successor states were still kicking around in the late middle ages.
Awsome Video! I didn't know much about welsh history so this was quite interesting.
Quite remarkable how the Welsh managed to better preserve their language than their Celtic brothers. I always have in mind the song Yma o Hyd (Ry'n ni Yma o Hyd means "We're still here') by Dafydd Iwan.
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ua-cam.com/video/emPhXdwhQoE/v-deo.html
I'm so happy that you uploaded, Ollie! Great job!
As a Welsh that loves mapping and history this is my favourite youtube video, thank you😃
Another name would be: "The History of Cymru told by Ollie Bye".
I can't imagine how much research went into this
Anglesey was definitely _not_ under Nordic rule for that long - Aberfraw (capital of Gwynedd between the 9th and 13th centuries, and name of the royal house of Gwynedd) is on Anglesey
I was aware the Norse had tried to capture it several times, but not that they had ever succeeded in occupying it.
The OG and master of map UA-camrs is back. 🤩
I appreciate that you don't make quirky videos about how pedantic you were about history in middle school, unlike a certain other map UA-camr.
💀
based
who
might that be ?
Some guy that styles himself Emperor.
@@Elvenpath1337 tiger one didn't know people hated him
Bro this is new as a historian i needed to watch History of kingdoms but this History is just perfect for me, thanks for creating the History of Wales,
Another amazing video Ollie!
Immediate like - EDIT The amount of work that went into that must be crazy, FABULOUS effort - only "criticisms" and I hate to use that word since you did such an amazing job. Would have liked Owain Glyndwr's 1400 period slowed down more, it could do with a monthly even weekly follow up video if so inclined that would be even more amazing. Not a huge fan of some of the music used, if any of it was Welsh I didn't recognise it, first song sounded Gaelic with bagpipes to me.
The final map of the eight historic counties, maybe you could have shown the 22 counties that are used in reality since 1996. The historic ones aren't used much beyond the postal system to my knowledge.
Didn't realise Ynys Môn had been held for so long by the Norse will have to read up on that. Didn't notice if the islands off Pembroke were included or e.g. Swansea being founded, will have to watch it again.
The level of detail is staggering - Diolch yn fawr Ollie Bye.
The norse never had anglesey only claimed it, and welsh biknor and stanford Farm exclaves would have been nice inclusion also relies too much on modern borders
Did amazing job with the videos, including History of Europe. Another thing would be perfect are to add to the list would be very, very helpful is: 1) List of Cities Romans took over with the dates next to it (start and ends). 2) who took over (what empire). 3) under the city name or on a separate list showing the list of cities of who took over - not the "roman empire" idea but the person who were in charge too AND 4) who was losing the battle against the winning opponent. 5) Including the population on different list showing which ones has highest or the lowest at those moments (such as Samaritans, Romans, Italians, etc..). Even death tolls would help of the times of the war or a revolt. (Just a bonus or additional - that's all.) ---- I have been searching for this in particular to see all at once. (Some videos I have seen shown tabs at bottom where you can click in particular Episode to grab the before and grab the after for comparison. -- that would be a HUGE bonus). :) But seriously, you did wonderful with all that - Excellent!
amazing job Ollie, always love your videos
That music is beautiful.
That's really a great video Ollie
3:42 We were these close to greatness!
Nice one! Just wanna say Dodolulupe have such a nice profile picture there.
thank you lol i drew it myself
Your timecards have an error at 0:27: Early Middle Ages. In the video, it still says "Roman Empire" because there is a colon at 0:27.
Well spotted, I'll fix it
Wow if this video is just a side video the HRE every year will be mindblowing, Great Work!
jestem z kujaw
@@sikusikumocz czadowsko
Really should've started at the beginning of the Cambrian, it's literally named after the Latin for Cymru (Wales)
Been a long time...
Hasn't it?
Yeah, it takes a very long time to make these videos unfortunately. I work on them almost every day.
@@OllieBye Definetly.
I must have Welsh ancestry somewhere because this was just soul crushing
Also, the unification of Wales worked completely different to how England formed. It would often Unify throughout history to fight an outside threat, only to break up once the threat had ended, which shows a uniformed cultural people. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter as Wales is unified now!!!
This is a dodolulupepe classic
Heart me, I living in Wales and love it ❤
Fun after playing Mercia so many times in CK2 to see what actually happened during that time with the neighbors.
And what a surprise - The House of Bran which came into existence via Claudia, the daughter of Caratacus and mother of Linus, the first Bishop of Rome is completely ignored. This lineage, that were the only legitimate royal family of Britain ended in the 1050s with Iestyn Ap Gwrgan.
Great video
Wonderful content as always ✨️ 💖
Sir, I'd request you to make one timeline of Islamic History, showing each and every piece land that was once ruled by Muslims, as well as the spread of Islam throughout the world from 600s to the 2000s
Great video!
Love Wales from England 🏴❤️🏴
I've been several times ❤️
I can't unsee that north wales looks like a fellow in a hat pointing
If anybody wants to hear more about Welsh history
www.youtube.com/@CambrianChronicles/featured
There's a small mistake in the naming of english kings as you put Henry II after William II, when it should have been Henry I.
Even got Pengwern, I'm impressed. I hope one day all Britons, including the English and Scottish, embrace Brythonic Cymraeg culture again.
Yes, it would be a wee bit interesting to hear Welsh revived in Strathclyde :)
Long time no see, still good as always.
Would you be able to provide the source regarding the House of Stafford's estates in Wales? I can trace my lineage back to that house and would be very interested in learning more about it!
Wow, that was complicated!
The beast of nations (good video)
Nice
Highly addictive viewing, well done da iawn a diolch
Interesting choice to put the House of Tudor as an English House rather than a Welsh House.
Morte de Gales se tornou uma mera colonia Inglesa, como uma autonomia de fachada.
welsh names for places always gives me the fantastical magical elven vibes
Tolkien agrees.
Anglesey was Norse for quite a long time, I wonder if they had an effect on the local culture and population.
@@LilacWolfArt Very interesting! I noticed the name, which means "Isle of the Angles" if I'm not mistaken.
@@sakkra93the actual name in welsh is Ynys Môn which means sea island the English probably called it that as it whas a hotspot for norse activity when oir princes weren't paying attention.
Oh my god, yes.
Songs names please??
for anyone interested, I found the first one, it's "Battle of Aonach Mor"
I think pengwern might be slightly innacurate in the 700s
Are you referring to Shropshire? It was a kind of disputed area for a long time.
@@OllieBye theres a pretty good recent video on it giving some rough dates and events
you should watch it
he is right not disputed just a bit of a strange time when it comes to written record@@OllieBye
True…
for true?
What happened to the HRE video
Still working on it it’s taking a while
Sus videos son geniales y enseñan me encantan
What app do you use to make your videos
Clicked the first second I saw this 3 hours after it was posted
Cheers from Wales
2023 is mostly inaccurate and shows ceremonial counties (which basically don't exist apart from nostalgia). It should show the Principal Areas instead as these are the actual county councils that we elect and provide services
Welsh and Chinese history has a similarity
They united then fall again
They also both have red dragons that awaken from long slumbers.
It should probably show devolution from 1999 establishing Wales as a distinct political entity (though obviously still linked to the rest of the UK)
Very nice
Cornovii and Valentes were Brythonic tribes, who served under Roman reign. They were present (fortified settlements)on the coast from Scotland to Nantes in Gaul. Thats why you have Cornouaille in Brittany, Kornwall in England. (Kernow in Breton).
They fled the English incursions in the 4th and 5th centuries and settled so quite some time after rome.
@@Aeronwen86753 yeah maybe but they were mercenaries for the romans way before the 5th century. They were also fighting Breton tribes like the Brigantes who were defying the roman. At the end of the Roman Empire, who couldnt pay with gold, they were given land and stock in Brittany. Thats why when the angles saxons jutes invaded, there was already a strong connection between bretons in Brittany and those in Britain.
@@Aeronwen86753 I read that in the book of A.J Raude.
What happened to the Holy Roman Empire Project?
Sources?
They’re literally in the description
Love Wales
I tell you the Welsh and the Polish would deserve each other with such abuse of "Y" and "W".
awesome
I love this video!! Switzerland is the best nation!!11!1
So true bestie
Hey Switzerland! Did you give the Jews their money back yet?
Love how Wales was chaos in the 12th century xD
Good video
Not sure this is the right niche but if anyone's interested in Welsh and Medieval warfare in general I warmly recommend Schwerpunkt
Am Welsh
Niech Żyje Walia. 🏴
Vive La Cymru. 🏴
Wow that's great news 🗞️
Finally!
Its been a while Ollie
You count Tudors as English not Welsh in house?
Hankerin for some Gwent
I initially read Demetia as Dementia.
WTF IS CE? I ONLY RECOGNISE THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, KING OF KINGS - ANNO DOMINI.
REMEDY THIS HERESY AT ONCE!
cope
Wales? You mean West Engalnd?
England is just west Wales
Make anicent and modern history of syria
Gwent has been Newport County for a while now. The end is wrong I think. My dads address ends Newport City, Newport County.
Gwent was split into several Principal Areas in the 90s: Newport, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly
The 2023 map is completely inaccurate
Wow
GWENT!!!
English houses, is it fair to name them that when the group did not exist until later
The English Houses appear in 927 in the video, England has existed since 12th July 927 therefore the information shown within the video is correct.
YES
ok
2025: Welsh republic is founded
F for the welsh
Cymru am byth!