I have a serious general question for you if you don't mind, why is the description swarthy? And the photos are all Pasty or pale color as in very recessive?
Poor Queen Catherine. I feel bad for her the most. Charles was kind to her by not divorcing her and sending her home in Shame for being unable to give him children, but it had to be devastating to watch other women have his children and his love, attention and affection. Especially with a disrespectful, petty mistress like Barbara 🙄
I wouldn’t say he loved his mistress. His children sure, but mistresses nah. It was merely physical love. Charles loved his wife. He cheated but per 17th century standards, he loved her 💀
I think Lousie did it the right way by being kind and her friend understanding the precariousness of the position they both were in, Barbara was just downright mean spirited
@Robert Gaming Channel What's your point? Please on't try to glorify a woman who couldn't keep her knees together, around a married man, just like her her ancestor. Do that somewhere else.
My favorite has to be Louise de Kérouaille. Louise, always treated Queen Catherine of Braganza with respect; in return, Catherine defended Louise during the anti-Catholic hysteria of the so-called “Popish Plot” of 1678. She was the epitome of everything a proper mistress should be.
Louise was also spying on the English for France. Classy and poised she may have been, but any personal affection she had for Charles wasn’t enough to stop her nagging Louis XIV after Charles’s death for payment for services rendered. I doubt a proper royal mistress should be an agent for a foreign power.
She's also my fave but lets be honest she did have her flaws. She did sometimes pushed her luck. There was a story that Queen Catherine asked Louise not to attend one party she hosted and Louise didn't listen. Of course the Queen got upset but overall both women were civil to each other.
Nell is one of my favorite historical figures and definitely my favorite historical mistress. She was a survivor and a funny one, too! One slight addition is that she worked at her mother's brothel in her preteens by her teens she already had her own "patron," who was a man of 30 who put her up above a shop. Her life really was a challenging one as her mother was also a horrible drunk who died on the streets sadly.
Some could argue that Queen Catherine of Braganza had the last laugh. Despite the misery she suffered with all the affairs her husband had, it was he asked to see at his deathbed. He apparently asked his brother James to look after Nell Gwynn once he was gone, but he wanted to see Catherine specifically. Catherine couldn’t come, so she asked for his forgiveness for not being there. Charles showed sadness at this, he said “Alas poor woman! she asks for my pardon? I beg hers with all my heart; take her back that answer." He might not have regretted his affairs, but he wanted to apologise. He did love his wife. When Catherine was sick and nearly died, he was in great despair and even comforted her, saying she’d given birth to 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter, when in fact she miscarried 3 children. Catherine wasn’t unattractive, she wasn’t as pretty as his mistresses but not unattractive. And when Charles was given opportunities to divorce her, he refused.
Catherine of Braganza was nothing other than a political tool. The Braganzas had just taken back the throne of Portugal from the Hapsburg king Philip IV. England & France were also wary of the Hapsburgs, so it was convenient to marry off the Portuguese princess to the British monarch who also happened to be the 1st cousin of the French monarch in order to maintain Portugal's newly founded sovereignty. Catherine's marriage with Charles opened up England's chances of increasing trade in Asia & Africa (before that they were chiefly occupied with the Americas), with England's getting the ports of Bombay (India) & Tangiers (Morocco) & the rights to trade with the Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea & the numerous outposts spread across Asia & Africa as part of Catherine's dowry. It was also the beginning of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. So it was natural that Charles wouldn't have much interest in Catherine but if he divorced her, it would have been a financial disaster for England, as Catherine could demand back her dowry.
@Anubrata Bit And yet his government begged him to divorce her and marry someone else because Catherine couldn't give him children, which was the main job of being a Queen Consort. He did genuinely care for her. Calling her "nothing but" a political tool kind of cheapens any affection he had for her. Yes, their marriage was political, but he did have genuine love, respect, and affection for her as a wife.
@@areiaaphrodite Charles respected Catherine as a very valuable & strategical political tool, & not for who she was. In this matter, he was similar to his cousin Louis XIV of France, who saw his wife Maria Theresa as a tool to upset Hapsburg rule in Spain, thereby easing the tension existing in France since Charles V became HRE (namely France being encircled by hostile territories on all sides) through her offspring.
Didn't Prince Philip call Queen Elizabeth "cabbage" in private? I had no idea that this was used as a pet name back in the day! I always thought, that it was something like a private joke between them 😅
The first story is absolutely wild. I do think that by today's standards, she would be a predator. But I get why at the time, it would have just been considered a little rebellious. At least he was a legal adult with his next mistress.
History is very wild in that sense. Louis XIV's mother sent one of her ladies-in-waiting to be his "First". He was like fourteen, and she was over forty.
It's not the first time that I have heard of something like this. Look at Henry II of France and Diane de Poitiers. He was 15, and she was 35 when they began their affair. It is an almost identical story except for the fact that Henry II kept her as a mistress for his entire life (while still having other mistresses as well).
Can I just tell you how obsessed I am with your channel? I think I’ve seen and heard (podcast) every episode of royals like 3 times each by now! Thank you so much for all the research and the time you take to do these, I love them so.
Henry IV of France must be proud of both of his grandsons (Charles II of England & Scotland through his daughter Henrietta Maria & Louis XIV of France through his son Louis XIII) outnumbering him in the number of mistresses & illegitimate children.
I was waiting for this one. Despite Nell & Louise's competition for Charles II attention and affection they got along well playing cards and having tea. Nell was fun and had a great sense of humor. Louise was sophisticated, elegant but prudish. Louise had the greater hold on Charles II. Though she treated Queen Catherine kindly there were times Louise did abuse her position and the queen warned Charles II about it. Louise facilitated Charles conversation to Catholicism before he died. She knew him very well.
My name is, my name is, My name is, Charles the Second! I love the people And the people love me So much that they restored The English monarchy! I’m part Scottish, French, Italian A little bit Dane But one hundred percent party animal Champagne? Spaniels I adored Named after me too Like me, they were fun With a nutty hairdo! Is today my birthday? I can’t recall Let’s have a party anyway Because I love a masked ball! All hail, the king! Of Bling! Let’s sing! Bells ring! Ding ding! I’m the king who brought back partying!! King Charles, my daddy Lost his throne and kings were banned They chopped off his head Then Ollie Cromwell ruled the land! Old Ollie wasn’t jolly He was glum, and he was proud Would be miserable as sin Only sinning’s not allowed! When Ollie died, the people said ‘Charlie, me hearty! Get rid of his dull laws Come back, we’d rather party!‘ This action’s what they called The monarchy restoration Which naturally was followed By a huge celebration! The King of Eng! (Land say!) No sin! To sing! (Okay!) Or anything! All say, I’m the king who brought back partying! Great London Fire was a whopper! In my reign, London city came a-cropper! So this king did what was right and proper Fought the fire, proved I’m more than a bopper I’m a fire stopper! Married Catherine Braganza She was a love so true There would never be another Well... Maybe one or two! Lucy Walter, Nell Gwynne Moll Davies, Barbara Villiers You think that’s bad But her name’s not as silly as... Hortense Mancini! As king, I must admit I broke the wedding rules But who cares when I brought back the crown jewels? I reinstated Christmas, makeup, sports and even plays I was the merry monarch, they were good old days! When said and done King Charles (That's me!) Did run England for fun! I was the king loved by everyone My song is done. Party anyone?
The life expectancy was only lower because the large amount of infant deaths bring the average down :) most people lived into their 70s at least, although 90s was still pretty impressive back then.
@@francescascanlan4549 it's really rare for me to hear people back then living in their 90s, 70s is still possible because at least some things are improving in comparison to middle ages
"He purchased her body from her creditors"???? Who does that? Even for the 1600's, that's weird. Thank you for focusing on these lesser known stories of history.
"Married Catherine Braganza, She was a love so true. There would never be another... Well… maybe one or two... Lucy Walter, Nell Gwynne, Moll Davies, Barbara Villiers. You think that’s bad, but her name’s not as silly as… Hortense Mancini!" 😂😅 -Charles II (Horrible Histories)
My Ancestor Sir John Hinton MD was physician in ordinary to Queen Henrietta Marie and also appointed physician to Charles 2nd Prince of Wales in 1643. His father was lifelong friends with Henry Pierrepont, Marquess of Dorchester.
When one woman refused to be Charles' mistress, Charles asked for a divorce from Catherine so he could marry her, but then he gave up when the woman married another man. I forget the woman's name.
Charles II was a very good looking man. Add power to the mix and I can see why women fell for him. You just know he had hundreds more : chambermaids, actresses, lady’s in waiting etc all were his for the taking.
His own mother called him ugly, so one suspects the portraits may have been a bit flattering. But he certainly had charm and wit, which are very attractive.
@@maya8627 I've read that poem, it's freaking hysterical! Also totally NSFW, of course, & a lot of it wasn't very flattering to Charles, so apparently he wasn't overly amused. It was written by the Earl of Rochester, & Dr. Kat from Reading the Past did a really interesting video about him.
According to my family tree, I’m descended from Mary Davis and Charles II. Mary Davis had a daughter named Mary Tudor, and she married James Rooke and had daughter named Margaret Frances Rooke. Margaret married William Sheldon and had a daughter named Margaret Frances Sheldon (who apparently was rumored to be a mistress of George III and secretly had John Stuart Talbot by George III. But those are mostly rumors and there isn’t much proof), who married Francis Jerome Talbot, who then had a son originally named George Talbot but George changed his name to John Stuart Talbot (Stuart to honor his ancestor Lady Arabella Stuart who was part of the Royal House of Stuart). My grandmothers maiden name was also Talbot, as in the Earls of Shrewsbury and Baron Talbot. My branch of the family is descended from John Stuart Talbot, who apparently randomly moved from London to Cape Town, South Africa. And then Mormon missionaries went to Cape Town and found one of his sons and they converted to LDS/ Mormon and moved to Idaho/Utah area. Supposedly there was a notice out from Parliament in the 1800’s looking for the next heir for the Talbot family’s titles and lands. Allegedly, they found my ancestor in Idaho and wanted to extend all of it to them but my ancestor didn’t want to move to London and convert from LDS to Protestant (which apparently was a requirement? Lol) so they refused it and it went to the current Earl of Shrewsbury’s branch of the family; The Chetwynd-Talbot branch. There’s documentation to support it, but I find all of it completely fascinating! If you ever wanted to do videos on different peerages or titles of English aristocratic families and the history behind them and how they passed from family to family, I would absolutely love that! And I love ALL your videos! 😊
Future video ideas: Analyzing powerful noble families that endured through generations, their notable members, how high in status they got, and titles they collected, such as the Howard’s, Neville’s, Seymour’s, Beauforts, French Guise family, Percy’s, Greys, etc.
As a person who's been obsessed with history & European Royal Houses, King Charles II, The Merry Monarch, is one of my all time favorites!! I adore him. I think he loved Nell Gwynn the most! It's a shame Catherine of Braganza could not have his children. She is the sole reason the English started drinking tea. She brought some from home, and the courtiers started drinking it, and it took to the English people. They still revere tea time to this day! She loved the King so much, and I think he eventually grew to love her too. Albeit, a different kind of love than it should or could have been due to these women. Still, I love good old King Charles very much. He is so like his cousin, The very French and very (OPENLY) Catholic King Louis XIV of France. Whom is my favorite historical figure of all time, ever. ⚜️ "Poor Nellie, look after poor Nellie", is one of the last things King Charles II is said to have pleaded with his privy gentleman as he died. On another note, why do all of the "12 Windsor Beauties", and so many other royal involved women of the time, namely the Kings Brothers wife, Anne Hyde, look exactly the same?? Strange. Edit to add: I'd love to see a video on the Mancini sisters and their uncle, Cardinal Mazarin! ⚜️✨
He loved Nell for her sense of humor because she was a tonic to Barbara's temper and greed. Louise didn't have much of a sense of humor and she was a prude. In reality though Charles didn't give Nel much compared to the Barbara and Louise in terms of property or even a title. She actually had to shame him or cajole him to give her sons titles. Nell was one of the three women he asked his brother to take care of. The other were Queen Catherine and Louise.
@@einezcrespo2107 She also got a freehold property in a fashionable district - I wouldn't mind not getting a title if I got a rent-free property in a flash neighbourhood & a generous pension...
When one woman refused to be Charles' mistress, Charles asked for a divorce from Catherine so he could marry her, but then he gave up when the woman married another man. I forget the woman's name.
14:25 Bravo 👏 at that ad segue. I literally LOL’ed! Btw I always had an interest at Charles II and his philandering ways but I never knew about that first mistress, being his wet nurse! That one even threw me for a loop 🤣
Nice ad segue 😉! I do save a lot of money and time with Honey. So many gorgeous women! It sounds like both Barbara Villiers and Hortense Mancini need their own videos. Thanks for another awesome glimpse into history ☺
If I would wanna be anyone I would wanna be Cristabella. She ended up in a pretty good place considering her and the kings relationship was strongly disliked by courtiers. And the ol girl survived 90 years in a time of disease and early death!!
I've been waiting for this topic since you posted about Louis XIV's mistresses last year. Please also make a video about Louis XV's mistresses. Thanks, Lindsay, for a fantastic video as always! Much love from the Philippines. 🇵🇭🫶
LOL! When someone of _royal_ blood claims/claimed that thier blood make them superior and therefore must be obeyed, honored, worshiped I remember these Royal Bastard Factories and laugh.
I honestly wouldn’t mind being a ‘royal mistress’ by a king…I may not be able to be queen consort, but knowing the king is sexually attracted to you is honestly a lowkey good thing in life.
Personally idc for flexing who is attracted to me, but given the time and age, I understood why it was so sought after. But I'd never choose a life of a mistress royal or no.
Her Ptolemaic family tree **will** give you a migraine- fair warning, & it's connected to the Seleucid family tree - if a person could manage to untangle that family shrub, then they'd win the whole internet...
Her Ptolemaic family tree **will** give you a migraine- fair warning, & it's connected to the Seleucid family tree - if a person could manage to untangle that family shrub, then they'd win the whole internet...
This is a most fascinating report - I was not aware about King Charles II and his many mistresses. He certainly could not keep his crown jewels tucked away ... meanwhile women did not change much, they all want rich men, favors and expensive gifts. Sure, having a kid with the King (even if illegitimate) was certainly a ticket for security for life.
Catherine loved her husband but she found ways to subtly torment Barbara. Shortly after Barbara gave birth Catherine commanded she accompany her on a trip or lose her position as her Lady of the Bed Chamber. Barbara was forced to go on horse back for that trip so you can imagine the discomfort. Catherine also kept quiet when Barbara demanded she ride with Charles in the new top down carriage. He was so put off he invited Catherine instead. She did get back at Barbara in her own way.
Interesting video! One quibble: the Wikipedia page for Christabella Wyndham's husband, Edmund, is ambiguous about her death, as either 1653 or 1658. But either way, Edmund remarried, and Christabella definitely did not live to 90 as you state here.
The Wittelsbach had a few if you ask me. Ludwig for sure was somewhere , and there were things in Empress Elisabeth that could put her somewhere in the spectrum too.
Why do most of these paintings have the same exact face?? Rarely do they vary. They look fake. I dont think these historical figures, looked like they are currently portrayed 😂
No hate, but does anyone know if the videos on this channel are just going to be about the U.K. from now on? This seems to be a very Anglo centric channel for a long time now and I really miss her videos that were not about the U.K. or even Europe as North Americans aren't as exposed to non-Anglo centric cultures. I still enjoy Lindsay's videos, I just wish her videos would explore more cultures outside of the U.K. like they used to.
I know she just went to the uk for the crowning of King Charles, and videos about the UK/royalty do better and if she wants to make a profit on these videos, she’d be wise to make videos on what gets the most views
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that was a really good segue!! I love honey too, its great!
You do realize this implies you watch your own videos right? /Gen
I have a serious general question for you if you don't mind, why is the description swarthy? And the photos are all Pasty or pale color as in very recessive?
"You are mistaken. I am the PROTESTANT whore!"
😂🤣
Iconic.
Savage, indeed!
I laughed so hard 😂
I have the thought that if IG and Twitter had been a thing in the 17th Century, Nelle would have been ariot on them @the protestantwh0r3
My 10th great grandmother😂 I’ve always joked I get my sense of humor from my grandmother but maybe I should be crediting Nell!!
What an iconic line! 😂
Poor Queen Catherine. I feel bad for her the most. Charles was kind to her by not divorcing her and sending her home in Shame for being unable to give him children, but it had to be devastating to watch other women have his children and his love, attention and affection. Especially with a disrespectful, petty mistress like Barbara 🙄
I wouldn’t say he loved his mistress. His children sure, but mistresses nah. It was merely physical love. Charles loved his wife. He cheated but per 17th century standards, he loved her 💀
I think Lousie did it the right way by being kind and her friend understanding the precariousness of the position they both were in, Barbara was just downright mean spirited
I know right. I think he had a certain fondness for her, but she still was in a horrid situation.
Classic 1600s infertility...
@Robert Gaming Channel What's your point? Please on't try to glorify a woman who couldn't keep her knees together, around a married man, just like her her ancestor. Do that somewhere else.
My favorite has to be Louise de Kérouaille. Louise, always treated Queen Catherine of Braganza with respect; in return, Catherine defended Louise during the anti-Catholic hysteria of the so-called “Popish Plot” of 1678. She was the epitome of everything a proper mistress should be.
I'm Nellie's fan. She seems like a riot. If I ever get to write a Doctor Who episode, she's one of my ideas.
Louise was also spying on the English for France. Classy and poised she may have been, but any personal affection she had for Charles wasn’t enough to stop her nagging Louis XIV after Charles’s death for payment for services rendered. I doubt a proper royal mistress should be an agent for a foreign power.
@@AquaMoonMaiden Not Louise’s fault that Charles II was so lust driven that he didn’t have enough sense to realize he was sleeping with a spy 🤷🏽♀️
She's also my fave but lets be honest she did have her flaws. She did sometimes pushed her luck. There was a story that Queen Catherine asked Louise not to attend one party she hosted and Louise didn't listen. Of course the Queen got upset but overall both women were civil to each other.
@@AquaMoonMaiden Monarchs don't really care as long as their libido is satisfied.
An affair with your own wet nurse is WILD
Creepy af.
Heh. Brings new meaning to "Got Milk?"
Normal for an average white European it seems.
@@anubratabit3027 sorry, the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom is absolutely NOT representative of the generality of white Europeans!
Eww eww eww
Nell is one of my favorite historical figures and definitely my favorite historical mistress. She was a survivor and a funny one, too!
One slight addition is that she worked at her mother's brothel in her preteens by her teens she already had her own "patron," who was a man of 30 who put her up above a shop. Her life really was a challenging one as her mother was also a horrible drunk who died on the streets sadly.
XDs,
Sounds like a pimped out child.
Some could argue that Queen Catherine of Braganza had the last laugh. Despite the misery she suffered with all the affairs her husband had, it was he asked to see at his deathbed. He apparently asked his brother James to look after Nell Gwynn once he was gone, but he wanted to see Catherine specifically. Catherine couldn’t come, so she asked for his forgiveness for not being there. Charles showed sadness at this, he said “Alas poor woman! she asks for my pardon? I beg hers with all my heart; take her back that answer." He might not have regretted his affairs, but he wanted to apologise. He did love his wife. When Catherine was sick and nearly died, he was in great despair and even comforted her, saying she’d given birth to 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter, when in fact she miscarried 3 children. Catherine wasn’t unattractive, she wasn’t as pretty as his mistresses but not unattractive. And when Charles was given opportunities to divorce her, he refused.
That's why I love Charles II.
He had a good heart.
He wasn't a terrible man.
Catherine of Braganza was nothing other than a political tool. The Braganzas had just taken back the throne of Portugal from the Hapsburg king Philip IV. England & France were also wary of the Hapsburgs, so it was convenient to marry off the Portuguese princess to the British monarch who also happened to be the 1st cousin of the French monarch in order to maintain Portugal's newly founded sovereignty. Catherine's marriage with Charles opened up England's chances of increasing trade in Asia & Africa (before that they were chiefly occupied with the Americas), with England's getting the ports of Bombay (India) & Tangiers (Morocco) & the rights to trade with the Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea & the numerous outposts spread across Asia & Africa as part of Catherine's dowry. It was also the beginning of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. So it was natural that Charles wouldn't have much interest in Catherine but if he divorced her, it would have been a financial disaster for England, as Catherine could demand back her dowry.
@Anubrata Bit And yet his government begged him to divorce her and marry someone else because Catherine couldn't give him children, which was the main job of being a Queen Consort. He did genuinely care for her. Calling her "nothing but" a political tool kind of cheapens any affection he had for her.
Yes, their marriage was political, but he did have genuine love, respect, and affection for her as a wife.
@@areiaaphrodite Charles respected Catherine as a very valuable & strategical political tool, & not for who she was. In this matter, he was similar to his cousin Louis XIV of France, who saw his wife Maria Theresa as a tool to upset Hapsburg rule in Spain, thereby easing the tension existing in France since Charles V became HRE (namely France being encircled by hostile territories on all sides) through her offspring.
Didn't Prince Philip call Queen Elizabeth "cabbage" in private? I had no idea that this was used as a pet name back in the day! I always thought, that it was something like a private joke between them 😅
Cabbage (chou) is still a term of endearment used in French today.
Yep. Mon petite chou.
Actually 'duck' is still very popular in the East Midlands of the UK. I went to university in Nottingham and I was called a duck all the time.
I was going to say the same!
It’s also fairly popular in South Yorkshire - which I guess is right next door 😂
Mainly Doncaster I'd say @@thjm179
As someone living in the Midlands, I can say it's quite common to say duck or ducky here
The first story is absolutely wild. I do think that by today's standards, she would be a predator. But I get why at the time, it would have just been considered a little rebellious. At least he was a legal adult with his next mistress.
100% she would have been arrested today.
yeah that part was 🤢🤢🤢
History is very wild in that sense. Louis XIV's mother sent one of her ladies-in-waiting to be his "First". He was like fourteen, and she was over forty.
@donijaya would you be saying the same thing if the underage victim was female? Child abuse is child abuse and we're not about to justify it here.
It's not the first time that I have heard of something like this. Look at Henry II of France and Diane de Poitiers. He was 15, and she was 35 when they began their affair. It is an almost identical story except for the fact that Henry II kept her as a mistress for his entire life (while still having other mistresses as well).
I always get asked what mistresses means by people who aren’t history buffs like me. I jokingly say it’s a fancy and old way to say side Hoe.
😂😂
Can I just tell you how obsessed I am with your channel? I think I’ve seen and heard (podcast) every episode of royals like 3 times each by now! Thank you so much for all the research and the time you take to do these, I love them so.
The King who brought back Partying!
King Charles, my daddy
Lost his throne
And kings were banned
They chopped off his head
HORTENSE!! I read about her and her sister, Marie, in Rejected Princesses. What an amazing pair they were!!
Henry IV of France must be proud of both of his grandsons (Charles II of England & Scotland through his daughter Henrietta Maria & Louis XIV of France through his son Louis XIII) outnumbering him in the number of mistresses & illegitimate children.
King Edward VII: Finally, a worthy opponent!
Louis XIV: We aren't the same.
Henry I: Look at my 22 bastards & weep!
Charles II:who are y’all
Lindsay, you never fail to amuse me with your flawless intros into your ads 😂
I was waiting for this one. Despite Nell & Louise's competition for Charles II attention and affection they got along well playing cards and having tea. Nell was fun and had a great sense of humor. Louise was sophisticated, elegant but prudish. Louise had the greater hold on Charles II. Though she treated Queen Catherine kindly there were times Louise did abuse her position and the queen warned Charles II about it. Louise facilitated Charles conversation to Catholicism before he died. She knew him very well.
My name is, my name is,
My name is, Charles the Second!
I love the people
And the people love me
So much that they restored
The English monarchy!
I’m part Scottish, French, Italian
A little bit Dane
But one hundred percent party animal
Champagne?
Spaniels I adored
Named after me too
Like me, they were fun
With a nutty hairdo!
Is today my birthday?
I can’t recall
Let’s have a party anyway
Because I love a masked ball!
All hail, the king!
Of Bling! Let’s sing!
Bells ring! Ding ding!
I’m the king who brought back partying!!
King Charles, my daddy
Lost his throne and kings were banned
They chopped off his head
Then Ollie Cromwell ruled the land!
Old Ollie wasn’t jolly
He was glum, and he was proud
Would be miserable as sin
Only sinning’s not allowed!
When Ollie died, the people said
‘Charlie, me hearty!
Get rid of his dull laws
Come back, we’d rather party!‘
This action’s what they called
The monarchy restoration
Which naturally was followed
By a huge celebration!
The King of Eng!
(Land say!)
No sin! To sing!
(Okay!)
Or anything!
All say, I’m the king who brought back partying!
Great London Fire was a whopper!
In my reign, London city came a-cropper!
So this king did what was right and proper
Fought the fire, proved I’m more than a bopper
I’m a fire stopper!
Married Catherine Braganza
She was a love so true
There would never be another
Well... Maybe one or two!
Lucy Walter, Nell Gwynne
Moll Davies, Barbara Villiers
You think that’s bad
But her name’s not as silly as...
Hortense Mancini!
As king, I must admit I broke the wedding rules
But who cares when I brought back the crown jewels?
I reinstated Christmas, makeup, sports and even plays
I was the merry monarch, they were good old days!
When said and done
King Charles
(That's me!)
Did run
England for fun!
I was the king loved by everyone
My song is done.
Party anyone?
How to find a HH fan in a busy place? I had the Hortense Mancini part in my head when Lindsey talked about her.
I was looking for this comment 😂
Love this
Interestingly some of Charles II's mistresses living till their 90s considering the life expectancy during that time is really amazing
The life expectancy was only lower because the large amount of infant deaths bring the average down :) most people lived into their 70s at least, although 90s was still pretty impressive back then.
@@francescascanlan4549 it's really rare for me to hear people back then living in their 90s, 70s is still possible because at least some things are improving in comparison to middle ages
"He purchased her body from her creditors"???? Who does that? Even for the 1600's, that's weird. Thank you for focusing on these lesser known stories of history.
"Married Catherine Braganza, She was a love so true. There would never be another...
Well… maybe one or two...
Lucy Walter, Nell Gwynne, Moll Davies, Barbara Villiers. You think that’s bad, but her name’s not as silly as… Hortense Mancini!" 😂😅
-Charles II (Horrible Histories)
Hi, my name is (what?) my name is (who?) My name is Charles The Second ...
Nostalgia Vibes.
Nostalgia Vibes.
My Ancestor Sir John Hinton MD was physician in ordinary to Queen Henrietta Marie and also appointed physician to Charles 2nd Prince of Wales in 1643. His father was lifelong friends with Henry Pierrepont, Marquess of Dorchester.
The merry monarch certainly knew how to have a good time 😉😉😉😉
21:14 Now… I have to respect that. That is one hell of a line 😂
That was iconic 😂
You know its nice that, despite all of the affairs, charles and his queen still loved each other.
When one woman refused to be Charles' mistress, Charles asked for a divorce from Catherine so he could marry her, but then he gave up when the woman married another man. I forget the woman's name.
That first one with him and his former wet nurse. I was like, what in the Aaron Taylor-Johnson is going on here?
Charles II was a very good looking man. Add power to the mix and I can see why women fell for him. You just know he had hundreds more : chambermaids, actresses, lady’s in waiting etc all were his for the taking.
He was supposed to be as large as his scepter.
There was a naughty rhyme about it circulating at the time.😮
His own mother called him ugly, so one suspects the portraits may have been a bit flattering. But he certainly had charm and wit, which are very attractive.
@@maya8627 I've read that poem, it's freaking hysterical! Also totally NSFW, of course, & a lot of it wasn't very flattering to Charles, so apparently he wasn't overly amused. It was written by the Earl of Rochester, & Dr. Kat from Reading the Past did a really interesting video about him.
Apparently he once said of himself whilst looking in a mirror, "Oddsfish, I am an ugly fellow!"
would you consider making a video about jaquetta woodville’s children and the marriages they made after elizabeth’s marriage to edward?
According to my family tree, I’m descended from Mary Davis and Charles II. Mary Davis had a daughter named Mary Tudor, and she married James Rooke and had daughter named Margaret Frances Rooke. Margaret married William Sheldon and had a daughter named Margaret Frances Sheldon (who apparently was rumored to be a mistress of George III and secretly had John Stuart Talbot by George III. But those are mostly rumors and there isn’t much proof), who married Francis Jerome Talbot, who then had a son originally named George Talbot but George changed his name to John Stuart Talbot (Stuart to honor his ancestor Lady Arabella Stuart who was part of the Royal House of Stuart). My grandmothers maiden name was also Talbot, as in the Earls of Shrewsbury and Baron Talbot. My branch of the family is descended from John Stuart Talbot, who apparently randomly moved from London to Cape Town, South Africa. And then Mormon missionaries went to Cape Town and found one of his sons and they converted to LDS/ Mormon and moved to Idaho/Utah area. Supposedly there was a notice out from Parliament in the 1800’s looking for the next heir for the Talbot family’s titles and lands. Allegedly, they found my ancestor in Idaho and wanted to extend all of it to them but my ancestor didn’t want to move to London and convert from LDS to Protestant (which apparently was a requirement? Lol) so they refused it and it went to the current Earl of Shrewsbury’s branch of the family; The Chetwynd-Talbot branch. There’s documentation to support it, but I find all of it completely fascinating! If you ever wanted to do videos on different peerages or titles of English aristocratic families and the history behind them and how they passed from family to family, I would absolutely love that! And I love ALL your videos! 😊
Future video ideas: Analyzing powerful noble families that endured through generations, their notable members, how high in status they got, and titles they collected, such as the Howard’s, Neville’s, Seymour’s, Beauforts, French Guise family, Percy’s, Greys, etc.
The Villiers would be an essential addition to the list!
Your dog is so cute ❤
Thank you as always! Please do more queen's lovers
As a person who's been obsessed with history & European Royal Houses, King Charles II, The Merry Monarch, is one of my all time favorites!!
I adore him. I think he loved Nell Gwynn the most! It's a shame Catherine of Braganza could not have his children. She is the sole reason the English started drinking tea. She brought some from home, and the courtiers started drinking it, and it took to the English people. They still revere tea time to this day! She loved the King so much, and I think he eventually grew to love her too. Albeit, a different kind of love than it should or could have been due to these women.
Still, I love good old King Charles very much. He is so like his cousin, The very French and very (OPENLY) Catholic King Louis XIV of France. Whom is my favorite historical figure of all time, ever. ⚜️
"Poor Nellie, look after poor Nellie", is one of the last things King Charles II is said to have pleaded with his privy gentleman as he died.
On another note, why do all of the "12 Windsor Beauties", and so many other royal involved women of the time, namely the Kings Brothers wife, Anne Hyde, look exactly the same?? Strange.
Edit to add: I'd love to see a video on the Mancini sisters and their uncle, Cardinal Mazarin! ⚜️✨
Probably look similar because their portraits were mostly painted by the same artist(s). Lely I think was the most popular portraitist at the time.
The artists gave them all the fashionable look. Early form of Photoshop!
He loved Nell for her sense of humor because she was a tonic to Barbara's temper and greed. Louise didn't have much of a sense of humor and she was a prude. In reality though Charles didn't give Nel much compared to the Barbara and Louise in terms of property or even a title. She actually had to shame him or cajole him to give her sons titles. Nell was one of the three women he asked his brother to take care of. The other were Queen Catherine and Louise.
They are also my favourite historical couple!
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She also got a freehold property in a fashionable district - I wouldn't mind not getting a title if I got a rent-free property in a flash neighbourhood & a generous pension...
I was waiting for this one. Thank you for talking about my girls. I've always been fond of this era.
The king never wanted to divorce his wife he literally said it
When one woman refused to be Charles' mistress, Charles asked for a divorce from Catherine so he could marry her, but then he gave up when the woman married another man. I forget the woman's name.
By far King Charles II was one of my favourite monarchs.
14:25 Bravo 👏 at that ad segue. I literally LOL’ed! Btw I always had an interest at Charles II and his philandering ways but I never knew about that first mistress, being his wet nurse! That one even threw me for a loop 🤣
You can't tell me that the Windsor Beauties isn't a dozen portraits of one woman 17:43
I haven't watched this Channel since the night before the coronation. Happy to find this video.
One of my favorite royal history videos, are on mistresses! So interesting.
Nell sounds like she was a riot! 🤣
IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS ONE OMG
HORTENSE IS ICONIC
"The king remarked that he was interested in ladies' bodies, not their souls"
NOTHING could have prepared me for the affair with his own wet nurse that is insANE, I thought even by 17th century standards that would be weird.
I was just slightly disappointed this wasn't about Charles of Spain, I can't imagine he had many mistresses, but I got excited thinking he had
Wow! Imagine being so buck-wild, Charles II puts you in check? Even old 'tea' is good tea!
Nice ad segue 😉! I do save a lot of money and time with Honey. So many gorgeous women! It sounds like both Barbara Villiers and Hortense Mancini need their own videos. Thanks for another awesome glimpse into history ☺
If I would wanna be anyone I would wanna be Cristabella. She ended up in a pretty good place considering her and the kings relationship was strongly disliked by courtiers. And the ol girl survived 90 years in a time of disease and early death!!
So you would want to sleep with a 14 yo boy when you were in your 30s who you breastfed when he was a baby?
that was such a good segue into an ad i didn't even realize it.
makes me think of that tiktok song "i got hoes in different area codes" 😭
I've been waiting for this topic since you posted about Louis XIV's mistresses last year. Please also make a video about Louis XV's mistresses. Thanks, Lindsay, for a fantastic video as always! Much love from the Philippines. 🇵🇭🫶
Does she have enough space for a video _that_ long?! I heard he had so many casuals that they were all put somewhere called 'the Deer Park'...
Charles II got around. I read a book about Nell Gwynn once, it was pretty good.
LOL! When someone of _royal_ blood claims/claimed that thier blood make them superior and therefore must be obeyed, honored, worshiped I remember these Royal Bastard Factories and laugh.
You should do a video about hatshepsut next, im surprised u haven't made any videos abt her. She is the greatest female pharaoh of egypt.
So Charles III has a great deal of catching up to do...😁
I feel like he definitely had a type, they all look very similar 😂
Right, like can you really say that’s two different women at 25:11 ?
Most ppl have a type
Another interesting amazing video Lindsay. Well done!! X
Fascinating stories! Thanks you so much 💖
Really delightful history telling with a lovely American voice. Love from England.
My favorite mistress is probably Nell Gwyn and my second favorite is Hortense Mancini.
I honestly wouldn’t mind being a ‘royal mistress’ by a king…I may not be able to be queen consort, but knowing the king is sexually attracted to you is honestly a lowkey good thing in life.
Personally idc for flexing who is attracted to me, but given the time and age, I understood why it was so sought after. But I'd never choose a life of a mistress royal or no.
Not so great when your King dies or moves on to someone else. Ex royal mistresses didn't usually seem to have a wonderful time of it.
It also means parliament, the queen consort, and most of the people hate you. Soooo......
Nope. I would not do it, I have morals and I value my sexual health. Who knows how many women that king has been with.
So u want to be a side ho 🤮
Barbara Villiers father was the half brother to George Villiers who was the lover of King James 1 , Charles 2nds grandfather.
Charles had a type. All those ladies look similar. They could be sisters.
So voluptuous light haired and super pale?
Would love to see the history of Cleopatra!
Her Ptolemaic family tree **will** give you a migraine- fair warning, & it's connected to the Seleucid family tree - if a person could manage to untangle that family shrub, then they'd win the whole internet...
Her Ptolemaic family tree **will** give you a migraine- fair warning, & it's connected to the Seleucid family tree - if a person could manage to untangle that family shrub, then they'd win the whole internet...
This is a most fascinating report - I was not aware about King Charles II and his many mistresses. He certainly could not keep his crown jewels tucked away ... meanwhile women did not change much, they all want rich men, favors and expensive gifts. Sure, having a kid with the King (even if illegitimate) was certainly a ticket for security for life.
Roger Palmer and Catherine of Braganza should have had a revenge affair to get back at their salacious spouses, imagine the drama it would bring!
Catherine loved her husband but she found ways to subtly torment Barbara. Shortly after Barbara gave birth Catherine commanded she accompany her on a trip or lose her position as her Lady of the Bed Chamber. Barbara was forced to go on horse back for that trip so you can imagine the discomfort. Catherine also kept quiet when Barbara demanded she ride with Charles in the new top down carriage. He was so put off he invited Catherine instead. She did get back at Barbara in her own way.
Interesting video! One quibble: the Wikipedia page for Christabella Wyndham's husband, Edmund, is ambiguous about her death, as either 1653 or 1658. But either way, Edmund remarried, and Christabella definitely did not live to 90 as you state here.
2:03 I always wonder if people on ancient times knew how important colostrum is for a newborn like obviously he grew fine but still
I'm glad my old body weight, was attractive to Charles II. I feel represented
I would watch this tv series!
Please do a video on autistic historical figures!
The Wittelsbach had a few if you ask me. Ludwig for sure was somewhere , and there were things in Empress Elisabeth that could put her somewhere in the spectrum too.
Hi can you do a video on the Windsor beauty’s
I'm planning on it, I saw them when I was in the UK.
Petition to make a video about his iligitimate children
Wow and we thought here inthe usa it was a bit mucked up. Thank you so much 💓 for all the info
This is how men SWEAR that they do not have a "Type"...
Thank you! 👍🏻🙏🤗
I gotta say, they all look completely identical
17:43 is it just me or they all look like they are same person with different outfits and lighting? 😅
Prince Philip called Queen Elizabeth “Cabbage” as a term of endearment.
Not gonna lie I've been waiting for King Charles II contact 😂❤
Why do most of these paintings have the same exact face?? Rarely do they vary. They look fake. I dont think these historical figures, looked like they are currently portrayed 😂
The first one was really really weird
My ducky is a term of endearment in newfoundland often used by older ladies lol interchangeable with my dear, or love.
🌱 THIS IS THE MOST THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED CONTENT ON A UA-cam CHANNEL. What terrific videos. A pleasure. Thank you.
Very fantastic and very cool love them all amazing i wanna joining to royal family
I have come to detest this grallious woman.
Royal Mistress
I read that book so many years ago.
Hooking up with the woman who breastfed you as an infant, talk about mommy-issues!
When did England become irreligious? I’m literally curious
No hate, but does anyone know if the videos on this channel are just going to be about the U.K. from now on? This seems to be a very Anglo centric channel for a long time now and I really miss her videos that were not about the U.K. or even Europe as North Americans aren't as exposed to non-Anglo centric cultures. I still enjoy Lindsay's videos, I just wish her videos would explore more cultures outside of the U.K. like they used to.
I know she just went to the uk for the crowning of King Charles, and videos about the UK/royalty do better and if she wants to make a profit on these videos, she’d be wise to make videos on what gets the most views
King Charles III’s mistresses
Poor kids who get raised by randoms that just disappear when they've attached themselves to the random women.
🙂🙏Hey Lindsey Holiday Can you make a ghastly tale of Stuart Ghost🙂🙏!?
I asked for this after Louis XIV's mistresses
Much can be said about Charles the 3rd. At least there was only ever ONE mistress not multiple.
He also shagged Dale Tryon, who died only months after Diana
Excellent video except for the omission of the name of Hortense Mancini's uncle: Cardinal Mazarin.
There was a woman who refused to be Charles' mistress, I forget her name.
We know for certain that Charles ll did not discriminate. He couldn’t keep up with his children. 😂
Prince Philip called Queen Elizabeth 'cabbage'.