American Reacts to Every Country England Has Invaded
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In this video I react to every country England has invaded. While I knew the British empire played a major role in world history, this was absolutely shocking!
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Apologies to those parts of the globe we missed.
Very funny!
You missed Spain during the Napoleonic wars
@@peterlearner8594 so how did we kick spains arse for the rock ,I'm sure we took that when Spain lost .
@@alvinbowen999 It was nothing to do with the Napoleonic wars. The first time we invaded Span was in the 18th century during the War of Spanish Succession. We didn't want the French heir to the throne so invaded along with the Dutch. As part of the peace deal we took Gibraltar in the Treaty of Utrech
@Peter Learner so your original point of not invading Spain is no longer true and if you remember we also done one befor it was also mentioned there was a reason why we went into Spain during the nepolanic war even the TV series sharp got that bit correct did not stay but did invade
It just started as a pub crawl.😂😂😂🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
Was I there? I can't remember a thing . . .
It would be a backpack pub crawl that would take at least 2 years
Just got a bit out of hand that's all .
No harm done
top tier comment
Must of been a good night because I don't remember 🤔 🤣
As a Brit I'd like to say that I absolutely pissed myself laughing at that video. Best thing I've seen on YT. What can I say? We liked to keep busy lol
My Dad was in the Iceland invasion during WW2, the invasion's key moment consisted of putting up a notice in the post office in Reykjavik. How very British.
Did he queue? Cashier number six, please.
@@DannyWood7989 🤣
@@DannyWood7989hahahhahaa
😂😂😂 brilliant
"Excuse me, would you mind awfully if we took over your country?"
Most people take the saying " The sun never sets on the Empire" as meaning it would last forever. But actually it's literally just being accurate. Because the Empire spanned the globe it was always day time somewhere within it...
Yep, spot on.
My father used to delight in quoting....I think it was Krishna Mhenon....who apparently responded "Yes, the sun never sets on the British Empire. That's because not even God can trust them when it's dark!"
@@weewilliewinkle lol yes I had heard that one too. but that was just people having a joke and being cynical I think.
@@weewilliewinkle my dad said the same. He also said we should let the other countries see the dark.
@@pjmoseley243
there is a lot of basis for not trusting the Brits historically that is
However it's not the full picture of corse
If your on our side you can trust us oppose is however and you know how it goes
As an Englishman in Britain it always frustrates me when our entire island is referred to as England. All other countries in our union fought, it's Great Britain not just England. 🇬🇧
I agree it is always referred to as England, but the UK is four nations. England,Wales, Scotland and N Ireland.
It's mostly been Anglocentric though, with Westminster being the centre of govt and finance. Culturally and technologically Scotland has been as important, but this vid's about conquest and that's always been dictated by the HoP/monarch and Sandhurst and the public schools. (Fettes is English in deed if not location)
The Union of Parliaments (the union of the kingdom of england and kingdom of scotland, or the start of the UK) only happened in 1707 (they only shared the same king since 1603). Before that date it was the English army, the scottish had their own army, and after that date it was the British army.
yea even tho im turkish, i also get frustrated by that
@@Driver2616 wales is a nation. Not interesting in semantics. Own culture and history and language. Never was English. But…. Amusing and typical Imperial attitudes
It’s called a commonwealth. Wealth for everyone. Thank you GREAT BRITAIN
I've looked more into this over the years and it's an incredible feat by such a small nation, england is the same size of one of our states Alabama. The british empire fought civil war and partisan warfare in over 40 countries at the same time, (including america ;P).
Also defended its homeland and invaded the other 3 superpowers at the same time, 1 v 3 france/spain/holland. Not a single time was england invaded, England also controlled all waters across the globe, and was the biggest threat to pirates & slaves traders.. And of course they also hunted the french and spanish fleets.
All this at the same time and also on conquest to find new land... How such a tiny place could accomplish this across the entire globe is beyond me.
Wooden boats, swords and shields.. Later cannonballs and muskets! That is all they had to controll the entire planet. Incredible!
The old school British know what it means. Lots of nations can have proud citizens, who recognise the undertakings their people have come together and achieved.. this sounds arrogant but ... I believe the British have the most reason to feel pride... like you say, we have been defending this small island for a thousand years.. successfully..I couldn't be more proud of my ancestors.
They birthed the modern world in many ways, taking the industrial revolution to all corners of the globe...
Although I am English, and the histories of the Welsh, Scottish and Irish are varied.. we havnt always been one people, and there can still be animosity between us... its mostly good humoured now... the English seem to be all the other teams arch nemesis on the rugby field for example... everyone likes to remind the English there is still fight in them...😂
Times change now... the younger generation are so removed from patriotism and many see our exploits negatively, though know very little on the subject other than what a progressive media tells them...
London is now minority native...the majority don't share patriotic feelings and gratitude to our ancestors. Far from it...
England has been invaded many times! See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_England
Most notably the Glorious_Revolution by the Dutch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution
England has been invaded by the nordics
The UK. Not just England.
England most certainly was invaded repeatedly just a rather long time ago - mainly by vikings, who eventually settled in the Daneland and became part of England, Similarly the Vikings (Norse) who settled in Northern France, Normans invaded and conquered England (they also conquered part of Italy) ending anglosaxon rule.
When you realise the Galactic Empire officers have British accents...
Yep I watched Star Wars :)
So do the faken Borg 😂
@@obe1withtheforce785 As a Brit I have to say we do villans very well :)
unless you realise Star Wars is WWII... plenty of time mate
4:06 as a resident of Gibraltar 🇬🇮 yes. We are still very much British and proud to be! VIVA LOS LLANITO
Gibraltar is often overlooked because Spain gets angry about it. I have family in Gib and they are not giving it up any time soon.
SEND ME YOUR COINS!!! i love gibralar coins they always seem to have best british designs
I seem to remember something about "UK was going to give Gibraltar back, and people in Gibraltar didn't want to leave"..
I don't know if that was "British people in Gibraltar didn't wanna leave, or if native Gibraltar people didn't wanna go back to Spain" .. Hopefully you could let me know.
@@ColinRichardson The UK cannot 'give Gibraltar back' to anyone. They are a non-autonomous territory that holds British-protectorate status...
In other words the people living there would have to vote to remove the British and instate Spanish rule...and while not impossible, it is highly unlikely.
If a nation were to declare war on Gibraltar (and by virute of proximity, Spain) they would automatically be at war with Britain etc...and Vice-versa. There are so many examples of this across the world. Britain (whether knowingly or not) has become a peace-keeper by default....even if it doesn't want to be.
@@ColinRichardson yeah the citizens of Gibraltar were asked if it was put to a vote would they want to go back to Spanish owned and they said in short “hell no” they wanted to remain with Great Britain. 😊
It's important to remember that Britain had been invaded and occupied relentlessly during its history. The vikings, saxons, Romans to name a few. It was put into the genetics of the people to innovate, explore and conquer from all the civilisations that bred themselves into us.
Another important point is It's the only empire in history to end voluntarily and has a lasting legacy of trade along with the commonwealth.
1. Vikings had 1 ruler over us so you are correct. 2. The Romans conquered England not Britain as Scotland which wasn't invaded is required to make Britain. 3. The Saxons didn't technically invade us but became a part of us as another way to describe us now is the Anglo-Saxons. The only other one you didn't mention were the Normans and they were the most successful as their family became a part of the royal family.
@thebonewarrior8757 absolutely right. That's why I input occupied aswell as invaded. With England's attempts at invading Scotland over the years some of its occupations are likely to have crossed over genetically to a fair amount of the population.
@@catdash465 correct. I am also pointing out that by definition you are incorrect with the Romans as Britain refers to Wales, England and Scotland, however since the Romans invaded and occupied only Wales and England they did not occupy Scotland therfore meaning that they did not occupy Scotland. The Vikings also I believe didn't control Scotland as at that time they were not a collaboration with England.
@@thebonewarrior8757the romans definitely ruled a large part of Scotland for about 90 years I believe. They even built the Antonine Wall 👍
@1AOR1 they didn't invaded a large part, only the lowlands up towards Edinburgh. They couldn't keep the area as the celts/Scots kept attacking there supply lines. So they fell back and built hadrians wall.
During Queen Victoria’s reign the British Navy was twice as big as the rest of the world put together.
If you have ever seen the weather in UK you would understand why we went all over the world invading or as we like to call it out winter holidays
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.....
It wasn’t just England it was Britain and the the UK. It was also with troops from Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Yes, we had to Kick their arses too, and get them subordinate to English rule first…lol…
@@stun9771 wrong England didn't kick scotlands arse they joined the union when the scottish king James VI became king James the I of england Ireland and scotland after Elizabeth the I of england died he ruled over all three separately before they finally became a union except Ireland so no england didn't kick no ones arse england has been invaded and conquered more times than any other UK country and the Royal family as you know today have more scottish blood in them than English there family tree go as far back as Robert the Bruce if not further to macbeth who was a real king not just in Shakespeares play don't believe me look it up 😉 lol
🫡👏👏👏👏Your right. My great grandfather was Irish and fought in the British army..
the scots played a massive part in the empire.
And yet claim they are victims of colonisation
Britain invaded Afghanistan three times in the 19th century. It was to try to keep Russia out of it, in order to protect the Indian subcontinent, which was a colony - and included present-day India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), and Bangladesh.
That's why there are so many countries who speak English.
That's why the Commonwealth is so connected to the UK.
These alliances & shared history is also about the Monarchy, shared culture, politics and experience.
UK does not stand alone.
We would like to take credit for the abundance of English speaking but in reality the real reason was the US after WW2. We started it, they really finished it.
@@JoannaHammond USA is English
@@JoannaHammondTell me who the US came from?
@@randomcomputer7248the us gained independence from the uk...
@@Theworldisscrewed yep, but still Brits
Every time I visit Australia, I am asked if I have a criminal record. I didn't know a record was still a requirement.
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Lol!
Haha... then again it's sad that the Tolpuddle Martyrs ended up there innit?
So my ancestors stole bread or some shit... woah such a criminal!
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When we were taught history at school it was around a thousand years of being invaded by more organised, warring nations like the Romans and the Normans and the many different Vikings.
Then around about 1000 AD it was as if we just decided that enough was enough and spent the next thousand years showing everyone how it was done.
Actually neither the Romans or vikings (modern name,they never used the term) took over all of Britain. They never got to the West country, marshes, Wales, Wessex or Scotland or Northern Ireland
@@markb2035 This is true. But I never said they conquered Britain, I said they invaded Britain. What we now think of as Britain anyway.
Norman's just got absorbed into "UK" many have invaded and ended up absorbed, really us Brits are a mongrel people
@@markb2035marches x
I just like to believe that the Viking genes from all the past invasions completely overtook the British genepool :p
Just love the expression on your face when you learn how brilliant we were
What makes it more amazing is that most of it was accomplished before the days of air travel or easy communication and when Britain had a relatively small population.Quite a few ‘invasions’ were not military so much as trading incursions.
The fact he didn't know this already shows what a bubble most Americans live in
I don't think its a bubble its just teaching history in American schools is terrible my guess would be most British people know more about American history than most Americans do
@essexginge9167 hence them living in a bubble... much of what the US do would be considered bad if it was based around a different religion. Pledge allegiance to the flag and all that.
@@essexginge9167 That's the cause and effect, they live in a bubble because they don't get taught anything other than their own brainwashed exceptionalism. Think about it mate.
When you realise Britain set the table for modern civilisation
That would be the Greeks. If it weren't for them, democracy wouldn't even exist. They paved the way for everything. Even us British have a lot to thank the Greeks for.
Democracy exists only in the mind of the plebs... its a placebo designed to give you the impression you have some sort of power... unfortunately cattle have no power and no say in how they are farmed. 😉
@@Mitsu8998 the entire western world has a lot to thank the Greeks for. A very good case can be made that without the Greeks and especially the later phenomena of Hellenism throughout Asia the Western world would have been dominated by the East. If the Persians had not been stopped from entering Europe by the Greeks there was little at that point to stop them dominating the entire Mediterranean. Perhaps we would never have developed the unique culture and civilisation that we did in Europe which allowed us to colonise the rest of the globe. We may never have become the dominant combination we are today...
pulled out the fancy cutlery and candle sticks on the railway to the future on everyone hahahahaha
Just one of a long line of Empires and Civilisations adding their bit to the mix
You have to recollect that Britain didn't "invade" most of these European countries as aggressors but as protectors during the course of wars. Britain is responsible for introducing the rule of law and infrastructural improvements to many backward countries and helped more than harm. And I'm South African btw not British. Yes there were some bad things here and there like the Opium Wars in Chins and the Boer War concentration camps here in SA but overall exercised beneficial rule. I'm a fan even though colonialism is a dirty word these days
Bullshit, murderers and thieves.......
Thanks for explaining that 👍Not many people get to learn that side of British history.
britain was the least awful colonial empire. But it was still a colonial empire. We engaged in slavery, oppression of natives, extraction of resources and all that shit, but we invested in our colonies, giving most of them at least _something_ in return.
But to reduce all the awful shit done to just "some bad things here and there" is very disingenious. Especially when those things include us literally getting a nation hooked on drugs so we can sell it to them, then invading when their government attempts to stop said drug trade that is heavily impacting their functionality as a state just to force that trade open and make more money.
@@eveisunavailable I actually know all about the history of Britain, Europe and the US. First, the Opium Wars with China was the British East India Company not the British Govt, that came later. 2nd, Britain stopped the slave trade, at great cost to itself esp while it was overextended trying to protect Europe from Napolean. This long before the US agreed to end slavery. Everyone was into expansion in those days and it all started with trade. I simply said that in context, Britain did more good than bad. I live in Africa. Also, you people who are so rude: don't you believe in free speech anymore? Everyone is entitled to an opinion even if it differs from yours
@@Driver2616 read my reply to @ eveisunavailable
The British Empire became known as 'The Empire where the sun never sets.' Because at its absolute peak no matter where you were in the British Empire the sun was always up, whether that be the most western tip of Canada or the most Eastern paet of New Zealand. Gibraltar I believe is classed as an overseas protectorate same as The Falkland Islands among so many others.
Come on everyone. Be honest. Y'all miss us!
Haha might as well invade France again its a past time of ours
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Not miss exactly. But a phone call occasionally would be nice. Just to set our minds to rest.
Nahh we don't want to lose anything anymore... The last time,we were left with an empty house.
I doubt India does. Around 3,000,000 died in the Bengali famine, which was a direct consequence of British misrule. Add to that the usual exploitation, attrocities and all round suppression that empires of the time meant for indigenous populatiins, I doubt anyone actually misses us.
What isn't mentioned is a lot of these invasions was to stabilise trade routes, hence a lot of short periods.
That's part of the reason for we're so proud to be English
Makes me proud to be British !
Not too sure raping and pillaging is something to be proud of
I mean, even though its impressive we were able to do that as a small nation, it's not something you should be proud of. Yes we were a strong nation, but it's not good that we invaded and tried or did take over other countries. Even with any positives we did in those countries, people would have been killed, seriously injured and so on in the process, all for our ancestors greed and want for power. That isn't something you should be proud about.
@@kezlana6907 It so is. It was a dog-eat-dog world and we bit back harder than we'd been bitten.
Don’t ever underestimate the British, a small island nation that just loves to punch above its weight.
Not nearly as small as Denmark and the duchy of Normandy, who both conducted successful invasions of Britain, not forgetting the Netherlands, who are also really small, and conducted the last invasion of Britain in 1688.
Britain is islands and isles.
@@themanftheworld8439 Britain or Great Britain is specifically the biggest island in the British Isles. The little islands around it might be part of the UK and directly governed by England, Scotland or Wales, but are not actually part of Great Britain.
@@stephenhill545 no, the last invasion was 1066 at the battle of Hastings. 1688 doesn’t count as the English people invited and helped the Dutch leader over (who was related to the current king anyway). The English people practically asked and begged him too invade them. So no not really a proper invasion and no one died as a consequence.
@@thegingerbreadgod1312 William of Orange, I believe.
I once wished my friend from Portland Oregon a happy 4th July. He asked as an Englishman if a minded him celebrating the US independence from the UK. It shocked him when I replied, of course not, the US is just one of dozens of countries that have independence days from the UK.
He had never realised that because 4th July is such a big thing to people in the US, that there are many other countries that one way and another got their independence too.
On average there is a UK Independence day every 5 1/2 days 🤣
I have a lot of friends in the US (my folks live there) and I've been asked so often "what are you doing for "Indepence Day/"...I just ask which one and they look a bit confused and we move on...Most people in the States think their independence day is the only independence day...
Interestingly the only English speaking ex-British colony to not offer free health-care is the US.
When Britan was at war with America they also were at war with France and Spain at the same time who helped America a LOT.
@@AutoAlligator I prefer to call 4th July Traitor day lol😁
@@rogerraynsford5737 don't forget we brits were also fighting multiple territorial wars in Africa & India as well as fighting the Americans, Spanish, French & Portuguese at the same time. We chose to sacrifice American to win the territory in Africa, India & far east as they were considered to be far more valuable at the time.
Also, even though they all pretty much have their independence, They still see the UK Royals as their monarch (Commonwealth) and a lot of them still have the British flag included as part of their own.
He didn't mention the Falkland Islands. We still have them as a British colony and went to war with Argentina when Maggie Thatcher was Prime minister.
That's because there were no inhabitants when we arrived and claimed them so it wasn't an invasion. We just discovered them first.
What's even crazier is that the population of Britain was only around 9 million in 1800. This rose to about 41 million by 1900. Such a small population were able to aggressively expand purely because they invested so much in a powerful navy.
Even more amazing is that the population of India was 170 million in 1800. It becomes more understandable when you realise there was no country called India in 1800 and the British didn't invade just took sides in various local wars until all the winners owed us.
@@paulmidsussex3409 well yh India was several different countries then if I remember right.
Not to take away credit where it's due, they did the right thing and became the biggest empire for a reason, but them being an island is mainly why they could do that otherwise they would have been crushed or at least pressured by other European nations whose armies were stronger, which is why they had to lead several coalitions to bring down france and didn't hold any significant territory in mainland Europe.
And all these other countries didn't throw our tea overboard ? Lol the empires base was down to trade ( most of it overseas) and the need of a robust navy. Even the US was a British colony 'after we drove the Dutch outta places like New Amsterdam, lol
@@qgqsrg1 while you are right we did for many years make great attempt at holding France then at some point we realised all that effort could take over pretty much the rest of the world
Needless to say we where forged in the fires of war with France Scot’s Irish And Welsh
Also fun fact in terms of population percentage the English civil war was the bloodiest ever
Brits where some brutal sons of bitches
My personal comment on the British Empire mainly consist of I can go to virtually any country in the world and somebody speaks my language unfortunately the Americans haven't quite figured out just how to speak English properly
Or spell
If you think that the British accent you hear now is the correct form of the English language, then you are delusional, and if you think that all Americans speak the same way, then you are delusional as well.
If you think that the current British accent is the correct way of speaking the English language, then you are delusional, and if you think that all Americans speak with one accent, then you are also delusional. Canadians speak like us anyway.
If you think that the current British accent is the correct way of speaking the English language, then you are delusional, and if you think that all Americans speak with one accent, then you are also delusional. Canadians speak like us anyway.
If you think that the current British accent is the correct way of speaking the English language, then you are delusional, and if you think that all Americans speak with one accent, then you are also delusional. Canadians speak like us anyway.
Love the energy keep up the awesome work
It's absolutely mental how tiny island 🏴 took over every corner of the earth on wooden boats with no technology. As an Englishman, im not proud of all the deaths, but like you said, it is unbelievably impressive. We kept being invaded for over 1000 years and thought fuck it, lets take over the world... Masters of the seas 🏴🏴
What do you mean no tech? One of key reasons was that we where ahead in tech.
Rule Britannia!
@@JoannaHammondModern technology
why are you putting the english flag and not the british
Fun fact: you asked how any of this was possible for such a small nation and the answer to that question is also the answer to your question on another of your vids about why British homes are mostly brick instead of wood. We chopped down most of our forests over many centuries to build ships. British naval power is the single reason any of these conquests were possible and how the Empire was maintained. We used our single greatest native resource (wood) to build an empire. Think of this as Empire 1.0. We then expanded further as Empire 2.0 when we won the race to initiate the industrial revolution and took advantage of mechanisation and automation to replace wood (now fast disappearing) as our next great asset.
Pretty much!
The Spanish did the same, little did they know they weren't building ships. But they were really supplying the matchstick industry.
A large part of the empire was also sort of absorbed through British trade because of the East India Company.
@@Zooumberg they really were kindling themselves going against the british
@@Zooumberg they actually weren't. Indeed they built advanced ships for their age, which is what brought them to build the empire on which the sun never set. Unfortunately when they decided to wage war to England their once advanced ships were obsolete.
Gibraltar is one of the 14 overseas territories that Britain owns today.
as a Brit, Gibraltar & the so-called Falklands are an embarrassing leftover of a bygone age and we need to do the right thing and hand them over, even a 5-year old will look at the map and scratch his head, sadly colonisers hang on to power until the bitter end, needless to say if Britain didn't have big brother America watching its back, it wouldn't get away with such feistiness
@@awakeningEmpath Lol no they're British settled areas that are majority British. They also had referendums that said no to their independence so. Don't know where you get this America idea from when we conquered half the world without America's support since we were enemies and only really became allies until around WW1. But you aren't British descent so it makes sense you made this comment.
@@awakeningEmpath pathetic. It's not the right think to abandon your people no matter where they live.
@@awakeningEmpath you're just jealous
The thing i love about the British Empire was the fact that the British were so good at war that the Empire expanded to quickly. We controlled so many people and had so much territory that we just could afford or even mange it all which is basically why the Empire collapsed. Imagine being so good at something that it actually ends up working against you lol.
RULE BRITANNIA !!!
Hi Steve thank u for your kind comments,he dragged us through 1940 when we were basically defeated,he was sn iconic figure to us and had a state funrral. The dockers bowed the cranes heads in respect,though they would never have voted for him
The dockers were paid to lower the crane jibs.
Apologies, we'll get around to the rest as soon as we can, 😁 On a serious note when you look at the size of the UK what was achieved by such a small island stuck on the unfashionable edge of Western Europe its utterly amazing.
@@DiamondPreston1234 why do you find it disgusting? It's a point of pride. It's a shame we missed out so many. There's always next time
@@DiamondPreston1234 and yes we do get taught it at school and it's a good thing we get told we educated the world on our way to grab a cup of tea. We had to come and say hello. It would be rude not to
@@DiamondPreston1234 It used to be taught in schools as a great thing how powerful the British Empire was glossing over all teh bad things we did.
These days though i think the kids are taught the truth about the Empire yes it as the largest in the world but it did a lot of bad things as well as good.
And i know 2 wrongs don't make a right but name one country in the world that has not done evil at some time in it's history.
@@DiamondPreston1234 Of course we have it taught in schools. It's part of our history and it can't be "cancelled" just because some might not like it. Most of the history is ancient. We have also been invaded and conquered as well. History is history. We are not so precious that we can't be taught about it
@@DiamondPreston1234 your excused but I'm afraid to say we never stole anyone's culture. Maybe stole some stuff out of their country and resources but you're forgiven. Just don't do it next time
I'm surprised you weren't aware that Singapore was a British city. It didn't really exist before the British - it was pretty much founded by the UK (a guy called Raffles) as a trading post at a strategic military location. There were people living in the area before but not as a 'city' that was invaded as with say Indian cities. Singapore is basically a direct product of the British Empire.
and look how it flourished :)
its a good example of what the british were trying to achieve, although mistakes were made granted
Much the same with Hong Kong.
And just yesterday i heard, that 30thousand Japanese Soldiesrs invaded Singapore in 1942, defended by 100thousend British Soldiers...They had to give up after a few days....And stand in Line on a road, for Japanese Victor to pass them by....
Don´t forget your history, mate...
@@Jpeg13759 fkn lol, you really think there was 100 thousand british soldiers stationed in singapore in 1942 during WW2 ?, mostly would have been locals and soldiers from the commonwealth/empire.
and that war ended really well for japan didnt it? haha
still got americans stationed on their land to this day lol
England has only ever invaded FOUR countries, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and France.
Footnote: Ireland invaded Scotland before Britain invaded Ireland. Scotland invaded England before England invaded Scotland and the Normans from what is now part of France invaded England, Wales and Ireland long before England set foot in France.
Oh my god I had to turn the sound as it was so upsetting and remembered the pain of labour poor darling! The lady was so lovely soothing and caring for her! She and the baby are so happy and beautiful 🥰
Yes, Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory. We will never let it go because it is the stronghold of the Gibraltar Strait which is the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea and one of the economically busiest stretches of water in the world.
British Empire covered a quarter of the globe, we once had the finest navy in the world
No country has been perfect but overall the British Empire left the world a better place. I'm ending my days in the penal colony of Tasmania as a proud Brit.
As a Brit 'still here' I'm proud to meet you today and hope the penal colony of Tasmania is treating you well and that your days are happy and long.
Tell It to africans or indians how good you were to them
@@CmdrSoup And be sure to ask them how well they treated their neighbours as well. Plenty of countries did far worse than the UK.
@@CmdrSoup The reality is, those africans or indians alive today probably only exist due to this history. A slight change in history meant neither of us may have existed so perhaps we are all the beneficiaries of various invasions even before the English empire.
@@NoName-dc5df Plenty? No not really, North Korea, Eritrea and Germany are the only ones really. Arguably Turkey and Serbia.
The British empire was a tyrannical oppressive force, and it most certainly did not leave the world a better place, it is the reason why Africa and Asia are so underdeveloped, and it takes pretty much all the blame together with France. Not to mention the Irish genocide, plantations, slave trading, etc.
I am so glade you have us!!🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️🇬🇧
The map shows that somewhere in the Empire it was daytime, hence the saying that "The sun never sets on the British Empire"
one of the first Americans I've heard pronounce "Iraq" correctly - rather than "eye-rack" :D
Also, yes, Gibraltar are still technically British, as are the falkland islands. IIRC they were both recently allowed to vote for independance and both voted to stay british.
and i believe youre right on the Australian thing being a giant prison colony too.
I noticed that also.
Yes. The prison colony was shifted from america to Australia……. Yanks didn’t want it
as an Australian, I say this, God save the King!
I also one but also.. British
You need to grow up.
Well said!
Hope you think this is your second country ,,you shouldn't even need a passport
Good on ya
The saying “The Empire on which the sun never sets” has been used to explain the vastness of the British Empire.
Well this explains why I get frosty receptions when I go on holiday 😂🇬🇧
We also still have The Falklands which isn't mentioned in the video. Places like Gibraltar and The Falklands speak English and drive on the left hand side of the road. It's mind boggling to think that a tiny island that I live in has occupied more of the world at any one time than any other empire. There are technically other Countries that are still part of the "empire" but it's renamed as the commonwealth. They have the Queen (or now King) as head of state.
this is about invasions Falkands was a empty island that we colonised so don't fall under this category there a tons of places like this
@@maddermax74 I believe the Spanish may of been there before us but we kicked them out. Not sure though
@@richardschlange9629 1764 French had a small colony on the island, then they handed it over to the brits in 1765 under a alliance . Then 1770 a Spanish took over the islands for few years then brits come to take it back after dealing with the American war of independence
Don't forget Diego Garcia, St Helena, Tristan Du Cuna, and several others are still British Overseas Territories
Gibraltar drives on the right !
We Brits had Singapore for ages, HMS Terror the Royal Navy Base at Singapore was at least as large as Pearl Harbour on Oahu !
I grew up in Singapore in the 60's where my father was posted in the Royal Navy.
I joined the RN in the early 80's & spent years trying to get posted to HMS Tamar, Hong Kong, yet ended up spending most of my Sea time out in the Persian Gulf, go figure !
BTW we used to rule the Hawaiian Islands too, hence the Union Flag on the 50th State Flag.
That’s why the Union Jack was referred to as the butchers apron
Your face at 4 minutes into the video 😂 you look in shock lol
its scary how little our counterparts know about us , brits are very proud to be brits and this is only a fraction of our full history
Tbf thats because Yanks think history started in 1776 and only extends beyond US borders when their troops do
and this is why we are told to be ashamed of our history and have had special efforts to destroy our moral. Look at what we are capable of, the powers that be are scared of us when we get together
@@Bobnormal4the fact the English ended slavery and it gets 0 notice is quite mental
@@lukemorris4065 in fact the british ended slavery, and patrolled areas where slave ships transported slaves, freed many slaves and yet we are blamed for it despite the fact portugal sold just as many slaves and nobody brings them up in the discussion. not only that but slaves had much more rights in Britain than anywhere else in the western world, however people dont ever talk about these things because they want to be negative and blame someone for generational trauma that doesnt exist, in order to claim special benefits for free.
I’m English not a Brit thank you I was born in England I speak English not British
My Mrs is Malaysian. Her dad was Malaysian and her mum is Singaporean. Her dad joined the Royal Navy during WW2 because Malaysia was British at that time. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
Singapore was part of Malaya not Malaysia at the time of WW2. The Federation of Malaysia which included Singapore was only established in September 1963 until Singapore was expelled from the federation and became an independent nation in August 1965.
@@STANDREW2 I was not aware of that. Thanks for the Info. Ya learn something new every day 😁
@@STANDREW2 Not strictly true. Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements and had become the UK regional capital as early as 1836.
@@coot1925 Fun fact: the S that was added to Malaya to create the currently used Malaysia was for Singapore & Sarawak joining. Then Singapore left, but they kept the newer name....
Also a fun fact: The Philippines had considered changing their name to Malaysia at about the same time, but were beaten to it.....
@@MichaelGGarry I didn't know any of this. So thanks again for the info. One thing I do know is that the food is amazing. 👍
Tiny island didn't like the weather at home so we went and invaded everywhere, got tired of everyone's bs and gave it all back after doing a bunch of uplifting!
Far easier to have trade concessions than directly manage everything!
British North Borneo (now part of Malaysia) is a crazy one. It was conquered and ruled not by a government or a company, but by one family, the Brookes. They were originally brought in by the Sultan of Brunei, who was overlord of the area, but ended up as kings in their own right in the 1840s when all the local chiefs, warlords, headmen, etc. decided that the Brookes were the only people who could keep order and decide local disputes fairly. The White Rajahs of Sarawak, as they were known, ruled until 1946.
Fun fact the U.S state of Hawaii still has the union flag as part of its flag !
Brilliant. True..Because the U.S was and is British. Only difference is they rule themselves and dont have great British healthcare and teach the kids F*** all about their roots.
That was out of respect.
GRRRRR!!
Canadian Soldiers were considered British Soldiers in WW1. We weren't a country yet. Then WWII. Also Iraq, Somalia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan to name a few. Peace from Canada 🇨🇦
canada where the hell is that? i only know newfoundland......
The Canadian soldiers in ww1 were the best Soldiers Britain had in my opinion and I'm British not Canadian.
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In the UK when talking about number everyone non British but ruled by Britain just get lumped into commonwealth forces
@@twinscrollturbo4410 the best would’ve been from the British isles
I just wanted to praise you for your desire to learn
Thanks! I appreciate that :)
The UK , Franc, Spain and Holland were the main European colonialists due to their superior technologies at the time (their Navys). But these countries made the modern world.
Singapore is also part of UK colony, the only Asian coutry where English is their main language together with their local tongue. Also Nepal is the only country being invaded, where the British forfeit in defeat because of the bravery of the Nepali warriors, instead they sign a treaty where they become allies for Centuries where UK recruits Nepalese to be part of the British Gurkha regiments.
We have always liked foreign holidays. 🤣🤣👍👍
Love this comment 😂😂💕
every where is warmer than home
Steve...I have to say that I completely just fold up with laughter at your reactions. Please keep in mind that I'm 71 years old ( young ! )...we used to get history lessons about this stuff...we grew up KNOWING IT ! So when people berate us we tend to get a kick out of it....we love this stuff !
Anything after 1931 wouldn't really be British empire invading but the empire didn't start to fall till 1957 and didn't end till 1997 when Hong Kong was given back to China. Yes, we used to rule most of the world and no empire has ever been bigger
Others invaded brtain too , but yes we did get about considering we are only a small island is pretty impressive, yes ... Britain really did rule the waves .
Yes British got invaded a lot way back in the day by vikings and so on. However we still managed to come out on top
Norman's Vikings Danish Celts
It is called the English
@Michael Rogers It's Great Britain, no need for the quotations, you aren't quoting anyone when you use the proper name
@@andylikesstuffchannel Romans
So many countries today have their legal system based on English common law, Including the US.
Churchill noted in his History of the English Speaking People that when the Romans left Britain, their culture went with them,as apart from setting up small versions of Rome,they never really altered the indigenous culture. The British Empire ,glossing over the “invading bit”, actually set up systems of government,road and rail infrastructure, law and order, most of which is still in operation to this day. The Parliamentary system is the norm in most of our “ ex colonies “ . We took from these countries,but gave also.
And that's why so many countries these day's seek the knowledge skills and advice of successful tactical deployment, Britain are the best at it by far, history has proved that time and again.🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴
the funny thing was that a lot of it was accidental, denying enemy trade, discovering new lands, gaining land in treaties etc, most countries Britain just intended to trade with whilst preventing their european enemies from trading there.
thats something i find fascinating too
Al Murray does a brilliant stand up routine about this ...definitely worth a watch and very funny.
Yer. The falklands war was for penguins 🤣🤣
He's laughing at the little Englanders, as I'm sure you know. A modern day alf garnett.
@@stephenhill545 No he isnt at all. Its part of his whole persona as "pub landlord". He is also demonstrating his sharp mind and in depth knowledge of history , especially military history in which he has a keen interest. Not everything has to dissected to find a group of people to mock or hate ..... its just comedy !
Wish we'd kept Menorca :-)! It's a bit tricky to start with because it looks like this video starts from the Norman Conquest of 1066, although you could push the clock back a bit further if you want to, essentially England was a Norman Kingdom which included part of what is now Northern France around Normandy.
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory - British but has its own parliament.
Turkmenistan has always been there - it was part of the Soviet Union.
Most of the invasions in central asia were aiming to prevent Russia pushing south towards India and similarly Kuwait and Cyprus were to keep the Otomans from threatening Suez and the routes to India.
Rather topically - we only gave Crimea back to Russia on the basis that warships couldn't be based there :-)!
Britain basically created Malaysia and Singapore as a country, similarly India was multiple different countries prior to Britains invasion.
Prisoners were "Transported" to Australia although there were also non-penal settlements like Adelaide (who are very proud of this :-)!), prisoners were also transported to the North American Colonies (explains alot :-)!)
The saying “the sun doesn’t set on the British empire” means it
If you use the narrator's own definitions I think there's at least another 6 countries to add to that, probably more. You should react to 'How did The British Empire rule the World?'. This explains how the empire was primarily a trading empire, rather than just controlling land for the sake of it or to piss off the French.
Plus several places connected directly to the UK (I.e. British Overseas Territories) that didn't even get mentioned (as far as I could hear?): E.g. The islands of St. Helena, Pitcairn (plus Henderson, Ducie / Oeno), Ascension and Tristan De Cunha (plus Gough), the Falklands etc. - which I guess technically we didn't 'invade' or 'occupy' - but just 'run/support' and are considered British - semantics!?
And they forgot Malta
...but let's not lie it was mostly to piss off the french 🤣
@@JAYDOG1337A you are goddamn right
@@stewedfishproductions7959 Missed a lot in China too, e g Shanghai was an international city, but basically run by the British
One of my favourite quotes is "Britains biggest export is Independence Days" :)
Britain's biggest export is the English language
And the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the bill of rights, and the English language.
We invented everything you can see. We created the law you use, the time you keep and the words you utter. A thank you would be nice.
@@gkewley42 And don't forget the internet itself, along with the computer hardware we use to access it :)
@@gkewley42and then fucked yourselves with brexit😆
France and Spain And Roman: I Want A Big Empire
Uk: Hold My Empire..
Australia was indeed a prison colony. The harsh Sun, dangerous insects and distance from home created a nightmare for the incarcerated prisoners. Now we go on holiday there hahaha
Us poms could not escape because of sharks I think at port ather in taz
And they have the nerve to ask us if we have a criminal record before we enter…
We were invaded many times in our history and learned about it the hard way. As a result we are a nation of mongrels including saxons, normans and vikings, aka we're a warrior people , it's in our blood and we like a ruck. Apologies to those we missed, we'll get round to you next time. 😉
We are not a nation of Mongrels, the Vikings and Normans barely left a mark genetically.
Modern DNA research has shown most people’s DNA in this country has largely unchanged from what it was in 1066. This mongrel theory is a fallacy.
There’s plenty of time yet 😂🏴
Look out yanks. With the mess your politics is in we Brits might come back. Charles111 seems a bettter bet for you than Biden 1 or the Trumpasaurus!
@Jordan Sherrington Our politics are actually terrible rn
We did bud, 1982 falkands and south georgia.
Gibraltar is still British and the Gibraltans that I know are very proud of this. They often come to University over here, and think nothing of popping over to London for Christmas shopping.
My grandparents are Spanish born and raised in Gibraltar they are not British proud Spanish folk who speak Spanish
Check out some of the Al Murray videos when he looks at a lot of British war/history stuff. ATB regards from the UK
The population of the UK stands at around 67 million, with a British diaspora of around 140 million concentrated in the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, with smaller concentrations in the Republic of Ireland, Chile, South Africa, and parts of the Caribbean. This is a quotation from Wikipedia.
Small Island, big attitude. Probably why the British Bulldog is so representative of us😂😂. On a kinder note, we did give the world the best Music, Art, Literature, invention etc so I still think we are the Greatest. 💖
Go Susan 🤭🥰
A poor declining place. America is where its at thanks to our multicultural melting pot of dynamism.
An interesting presentation. Thank you! I was born in 1950, and therefore am old enough to remember Empire Day, which was later renamed into Commonwealth Day. And because I had relatives living and working in the colonies (especially in West Africa and East Africa), I remember vividly when those countries became independent, mostly in the 1960s. Sorry that the following comment is essay-length - the subject needs it, and this is a good, well-informed forum for that.
It's inevitable that a broad overview of this kind omits some subtle distinctions. But it is interesting that many of the comments here address those distinctions. So here's my shot at making them.
Firstly it was the British Empire: Scottish, Welsh and Irish people were as involved in establishing it as were English. (I suppose "British Empire" is cleaner than "UK Empire", for Ireland is not part of Britain, but was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ambiguous, isn't it? I spent most of my life in Ireland, so have experienced the legacies of that ambiguity.)
Secondly, and as several commentators here have pointed out, a huge proportion of the empire was acquired not primarily through direct military conquest, but by developing trading relationships with local rulers who were bought off with British money and thereby persuaded to cooperate with British rule. (Much of India, for example, was absorbed in that way.) That said, British military power came into play if there were attempts to break those arrangements, and if local people tried to develop policies that were seen (rightly or wrongly) as against British interests. Yet still, and as in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it was often native, pro-British armies, that did much of the fighting.
Thirdly, much of the empire (most obviously North America, Australia, New Zealand and Canada) was turned into nation states through settlement - settlement not confined to British subjects, but dominated by them. In that case military power of one sort or another might become involved, if the original inhabitants resisted such settlement. The USA and Canada are examples of that; but the military power tended to be exerted by the settler communities themselves and their armies, not by elements of the British army.
Fourthly, the map does not include many other countries that were "invaded" not so much by conquest, as via alliance with the native regimes that were seeking to push out another invader - so the British were invited to invade. A striking example of this is the large number of European states that were supported by the British army during the Napoleonic Wars. Examples are the support of Portugal and (to a lesser extent) Spain during the Peninsular War of 1807-1814. Likewise there were "expeditions" into other countries to oppose Napoleonic power, in support of Britain's international interests. With the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo (1815), the British withdrew from all those countries. Likewise, British control over countries of the middle-east, such as Jordan and many other Arab states came about because, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire, that empire was dismembered and handed over, under orders of the League of Nations, to be re-ordered by the then most powerful European colonial powers, France and the UK.
Fifthly, it was naval power that made all this possible. For over 150 years, the Royal Navy was by far the most powerful in the world.
Finally, I remember coming across a table in an academic historical journal that explored the following question. "Since 1600, which nations have been most involved in military conflicts outside their own national borders?" The British were top in that table by a VAST margin. I think my memory is correct when I say that over the last 400 years the number of years when British forces have NOT been involved outside the country's boundaries in some military operation or other (e.g. the "Malayan Emergency", an undeclared war of the 1950s) is in low double figures - less than 20, I seem to remember. (If someone can be more accurate than I, I'd appreciate it.)
Thank you for such an engaging presentation. This, and your other "reaction" videos are always worth watching for their insight, interest and sensitivity. Subscribed!
Britain may have brutalized some nations but as an Eritrean I thank Britain and her allies for liberating us from our oppressors the fascist Italians in 1941. Yes Britain occupied Eritrea for 10 years and in these short occupation year, for the first time in over 50 years of Italian colonization our democracy and indigenous constitutional law was resorted, they gave us freedom, free press and higher education which the Italians sadistically banned the natives from any types of education....And a lot more we as Eritreans grateful that Britain kicked Italian ass.
THIS VIDEO PHYSICALLY PAINED ME
You are very correct on that not all were classed as total invasions. Also the map of us brits invading France... they invaded us first before any on that part "1066" for example
Not to mention the Irish had been invading England since 410AD.
"Expansion of the Empire" was what you where thinking of when you thought of the word "invasion".
Brilliant video my friend. I really hope you get to come over to the UK someday. You're right, you know, in the past, the British were brutal. I've met people in my life thar hate the British, because of our past. I hate what we did back then. But I also like to think that we've moved on from that. Nobody alive today, was involved in what was going on back then. Keep up the good work my friend, hope to see you on this side of the pond some day 😃
A lot of contextual information left out of this synopsis. A lot of the ‘invasions’ referred to wouldn’t be considered as such, as war necessitated boots on the ground in most of those places to facilitate liberation by allied forces.
Steve, you are correct about Australia being used as a penal colony.
I believe the first was in Van Diemans land, now called Tasmania.
Prisoners could serve their sentence and return, if they paid the fare back.
I think the French summed it up, they said, 'wherever we go in the world, if there is enough water to float a ship, we are sure to find the Royal Navy waiting for us'. 👍
A few Dickens characters were transported to Australia and returned.
It was used as a penal colony after the transport of criminals to Virginia ended
@Michael Rogers
I stand corrected Michael. 👍
One of my ancestors was a farm worker who got involved in a series of riots in southern England against the mechanisation of agriculture that followed the Industrial Revolution. The rioters destroyed a lot of the new machines and many, including my ancestor, were deported to Tasmania. He was sentenced to seven years - if he survived he would be returned to Britain at the end of his sentence. Well, surprise, surprise, after six and a half years he was pardoned and told that he could go back home. Only as he was now a free man, he had to pay his own fare!
Not all colonists from Britain to Australia were convicts, apart from the guards etc, there were also free settlers. Adelaide is proud to be a free settlers location.
My dude, your reaction through this one was just priceless and totally worth watching it for.
I have never wanted to slap anyone around more after watching that. IRAQ WAS INVADED!!!! War on terror? Where did this guy get his education? A cereal box? I've met a lot of Americans but this guy takes the biscuit (better tell him that's a cookie) lol. Please don't come to Scotland any time soon 🙏
Fake reaction as always
From my comment on Embrace the Suck:
So, the British Empire was at it's peak in 1921. At that time, Britain ruled over *big breath* Ireland, Canada, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Honduras, Pitcairn, The Caymen Isles, Jamaica, Grenada, British Virgin Isles, St. Kits & Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, The Falkland Isles, South Georgia & The Sandwich Isles, St. Helena, Ascension Isles, Minorca, Gibralta, Malta, Heligoland, Cyprus, Egypt, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, NIgeria, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwae, Zanzibar, South Africa, South-West Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Oman, Aden, Kuwait, Bahrain, India, Ceylon, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Isles, Gilbert Island, Nauru, Ellis Isles, Fiji, New Hebrides, Western Samoa, Tonga, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and some territory in Antartica.
The British Empire was known as "the empire on which the sun never sets" because the sun was always shining on at least one territory.
Of the countries above, 53 are in the current commonwealth.
Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Belize are still monarchies sharing the British monarch. Although they are de facto independent, King Charles III is also King of all those countries aforementioned, which are called the "Commonwealth Realms"
I know it's controversial to say nowadays but it's our amazing history that makes us proud. Lots of negative things as well but like you say, for such a tiny island, we've played a huge part in history for good and bad
im proud of my country its who we are and those who came before us , the liberals can go and fhuk themselves , they would like to destroy our country and its history.
@@PalaceofPlacentia RESPECT! HOW CAN WE NOT BE ?
@@PalaceofPlacentia I'm an even prouder Yorkshire man lol
@@PalaceofPlacentia cheeky twats during COVID trying to pull down statue of Churchill! I don't care who they are but there wudda been murders if that had happened. Tits who are clearly just sheep following sheep!
Speak for yourself Pal, I am personally embarrassed.
What amazes me about the British Empire is that it was at it's height so recently. It was mostly because of all the resources used for World War II that we no longer had the means to support such a huge empire, hence so many coutries being granted their independence between 1946-1948. Generally when I think of Empires I think think 1000+ years ago, not 70 years ago.
Gibraltar is a BOT (British Overseas Territory), which means that they have certain autonomy but are owned by Britain
My great grandfather fought in the war and was based in Holland, he told us the troops would go through the empty towns and clear out all of the alcohol and have parties with the locals and allies after every conflict