@@davidioanhedges Sweyn Forkbeard held the throne, even if it was for a short time, and had loyalty to his kingship declared by the thanes, therefore he reigned, even if not for a significant period of time (5 weeks). Edward VIII was fully king and reigned without dispute for the 10 months he was monarch, he was simply never coronated, but was king. Lady Jane Grey never held the power nor did she reign, she simply waited interstate while political maneuvering decided who would actually reign of the choices between her and Mary. She never sat on a throne or held the political or military power to make a strong enough claim.
My favourite Royal story is how James II escaped from house arrest by regularly playing hide and seek in the garden with the guards. When all was ready, he ran to hide but slipped out the unlocked gate and into a waiting boat. Legend says the guards are still looking.
My favorite Royal story is the Escape of Charles the II after the battle of Worcester. What an exciting and romantic yarn! I still read it yearly,and still it gives me a little anxiety.
I forget which King it was, one of the Henrys...but he was under house arrest and would race horses with the guards for fun. One time, his supporters had a fresh horse waiting for him as he ran his and the guards horses to exhaustion, got back, hopped off his tired horse and unto the fresh one for a daring escape
@@TheImapotato I think it was Prince Edward [future Edward I] and I don't think he did it more than once and then he killed Simon de Montfort at The Battle of Evesham.
Fun fact that you forget to point out, all the kings and queens after William the conqueror aren’t just descended from him and his house, but also that of Alfred the Great through his descendants as well. So they are all descended from both the Norman and Anglo-Saxons kings, making it even more legitimate.
I admit, I was skeptical. I thought, there is no way you can talk about literally every monarch in less than 20 minutes. You will be skipping some. But wow! You did exactly what you said you would. Every single monarch - and more than just the names, interesting details too and in a coherent story. This is a work of art and you should be proud!
Jimmy Charles and Charles and then Jim will Mary Anna Gloria George George George George Will Victoria Edward George Edward George 6th then Queen Liz to complete our list
Is Gatesby, the mastermind that’s played by kit Harrington in the mini series? That was good. Gatesby much be furious that the thug that balls up the plan (fawkes) has gain legendary status and gatesby was all but forgotten.
Yes, especially Jane. Matilda had the title empress through her marriages to other monarchs, but she was of course wronged as well. Causing a civil war must be one of the worst things a human can do.
I love your videos! You make it fun and interesting... if you ever want to create videos for other countries, I'd love to see Iberia/Spain. Thank you for the amazing video!
You should do a video covering all royals in the British Isles. Might be a bit of work with Wales and especially Ireland due to the various petty Kings and High kings but scotland would be pretty straight forward.
I appreciate it's tricky to cover everything, but it's worth mentioning that the title King/Queen of England became defunct when Scotland and England were united in 1707, making Anne the last Queen of England.
It’s just the arrogance of the English who use the terms ‘England’ and ‘Great Britain’ interchangeably. The English royal line ended with Elizabeth I and was replaced by the Scottish Stuart dynasty.
Why no mention that Mary II was the daughter of James II and the older sister of Anne? She had a stronger claim to the throne than her husband William.
I have it in my mind that a huge contribution of Egbert was to actually have a line of succession. Before that powerful aristocrats could kill the king and take power for themselves and everyone is always watching their backs. But the line of succession allowed the king and the aristocracy to be more reasonably aligned which paved the way for statehood.
That's actually very interesting, and as a non-Brit I was wondering about that. Like why did the nobles/barons negotiate with the King (Magna Carta, parliament etc) instead of killing and replacing him? No doubt it was a good thing, creating stability. While they still had civil wars, the claimants all seemed to need some legitimate relation to the ruling dynasty, it wasn't enough anymore to be an unrelated noble. What did Egbert do though, exactly, what do you mean have a line of succession, like he created the _idea_ of having that?
You skipped over the fact that Mary II was James II's daughter too and it was her who they invited to reign, not William. He just couldn't handle his wife being more important than him and insisted on being co-monarch. You also erroneously called Anne childless, but she wasn't. She had children, but they pre-deceased her.
Why are Brits so much in love with royal family. Like what did she ever do for you? They just live there at your expense while you don't have enough money for a steak.
Very, very well done. A very concise and precise breakdown of the Royal Family. For me, I always thought Alfred the Great the first royal by uniting fragmenting houses under his leadership.
You left out a few. Edgar Ætheling was elected King after the Battle of Hastings in October 1066 and ruled until William I came back to England to claim the throne in December. You mentioned that Stephen was imprisoned for a while by Matilda. For those three months in 1141, Matilda ruled England, styling herself as The Lady of England and organised her coronation, which did not succeed as the burghers kicked her out of London. Stephen took his throne back when his ransom was paid. The next was Henry the Young King, the eldest son of Henry II (Matilda's son). Young Henry was crowned in 1170 as King of England while his father was alive but he died six years before his father so the throne went to his younger brother Richard I when Henry II died. Next up is Jane. She was proclaimed Queen on the death of Edward VI in 1553 but her cousin, Edward's half sister, decided otherwise and took over as Mary I. Jane was beheaded in 1554. When Mary married, she had her husband, Philip of Spain, made King and co-regnant during her life. Philip is not usually recognised as a king of England but it will be interesting to see what happens should there be another King Philip. One other point, the 1605 Gunpowder Plot was led by Robert Catesby. Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators and is best known because it was Fawkes who was captured in the cellar with the gunpowder. Apart from those few quibbles, it is a fascinating and entertaining study of the monarchy.
You could have mentioned Alfward, son of Edwarf the Elder who was King of Wesssex for a few weeks before Athelstan took over. When the barons rebelled against King John they Had Price Louis, son of King Phillip of France, crowned King of England, later dumping him when John died.
Umm, well not quite. I’ll just go with the obvious, the biggest mistake in this post. Mary I never, ever made Phillip King. And there’s a lot incorrect. But you seem passionate, keep reading about it.
Personally I think Victoria had a more interesting reign just because of all the advances happening, the story of how she came to the throne, she actually had a happy marriage and all 9 of her children survived to adulthood, which was astonishing for the 19th century. Plus one of the most notorious serial killers, Jack the Ripper, was active during her reign, which is a fascinating case on its own but with her reign surrounding it, it adds to the intrigue of it
Stumbled on this video and it's a great encapsulation of all the monarchs. FYI, in the video, Wallis Simpson's first name is misspelled. (Why yes, I am British - how did you know?)
Thank you for this, a wonderful well researched appraisal of all the kings and queens of England. Just a few brief points I might add if I may: Stephen was the Baron's choice for king after Henry I, as (even in Henry VIII's reign) people thought a woman was incapable of being sovereign (Elizabeth I prove them wrong). Edward I conquered Wales incorporating it as part of the English legal and political system. In June 2016, the Barons proclaimed Louis VIII king of England to replace John, who ruled until September 2017. The main reason why the English civil wars came about was simply Parliament wanted to rule the country, and not by the king., who was to be constitutional. One forgotten figure, is George Monck, who was the de facto ruler of England shortly after Richard Cromwell. He invaded London and took over the government in February 1660. However, instead of becoming another Lord Protector, he paved the way for the restoration of the monarchy. A fascinating story. Then of course, as you said, the glorious revolution was an invasion by William of Orange. He landed with over 40,000 dutch infantry, and this is actually is the last successful invasion of England, though he was invited by Parliament to do so. It is the glorious revolution as instead of battles being fought from where he landed, Brixton in Devon, as he made his way to London, people joined him and it became a carnival procession. James fled when his own generals deserted him. There were over 70 people in the succession overlooked for the British throne after Anne, as they were Catholic. The throne was offered to Sophia of Hanover, but we never had a Queen Sophia, as she died shortly before Anne. Her son got the job. Geroge II's successor was his son Frederick, but he died as said, following an injury playing cricket. His son George got the job. Princess Charlotte was the Princess Diana of the 1810s, but died following child-birth, so we never had a Queen Charlotte. Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina, known as Drina to her close family. However it was considered to be an inappropriate name for a monarch, so her second name was used.
The lengths the Brits post-Tudor were willing to go to to avoid a Catholic monarch! Like, anything but, apparently 😂 No wonder the relations with the Irish got bad!
Wow thank you for that incredible and interesting overview. I hope teachers are using videos like these. I would have benefited greatly from this video in school. God bless
Amazing video. The hard work put into this is much appreciated. I understand this is just an abreviated version, but it has inspired me to learn more. Thank you
@@sebe2255 Well, Cerdic is the oldest name we have record of. Cerdic was the first chieftain to unite Wessex. So, he is considered the first king of Wessex. Every historian has discovered no older name than his. Maybe except for his father or mother but we don't know their names. So Cerdic is our best bet. And yeah, of course, Wessex existed after Egbert. They just changed the name. Hell, you could argue Wessex still exists, it's just under a different name Ya dig?
My favorite Monarch is King George VI. He seemed like a good and decent man who didn't want power, but when given it, wielded it for the good of his country and her people. He loved his children and wife, didn't fool around, and even though he was so sick at the end with cancer, he kept on. His fight against fascism was the most successful of all the Kings. There's something about him, he fought every obstacle thrown at him - and won. He also raised and taught his daughter well.
His struggle with a speech impediment was really impressive. My mother cried when his death was announced. He overcame all sorts of problems as king, and finally died of lung cancer, as the only problem he didn't overcome was an addiction to smoking! He was a much-loved and appreciated king.
I agree with this 100%. He was put in a position he didn’t expect, and truly stepped up to the plate to lead with his family. The way him and the Queen Mother kept the country together during WWII was admirable.
Absolutely agree with everything you say! What a wonderful example he was to his daughter throughout her long reign! My mother used to say that everyone sympathised with his speech problems. When he had to speak on the radio, she and her sisters used to hold their breath when he came to a word or phrase they knew he would find difficult. I was at school when his death was announced, and when I got home at lunchtime, I was not at all surprised to see my mother had been crying. He was greatly admired for his courage.
I’ve always wanted to know this!! 👏🏽😃 thank you so much. The video is well made easy to understand and listen too and the graphics are cute and the voice is good to listen to as well. Which you can’t always say for UA-cam history videos 🎉
Not so! The longest reigning monarch in history is King Sobhuza II of Swaziland from22 July 1899 - 21 August 1982. A reign of 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history..
@@charmainelamont2020 This is true, although most lists are composed of monarchs reigning over sovereign states. Given that Swaziland was a British Protectorate, he usually tops a separate list.
I think the early kings all took the name AEthel-something on purpose just to troll future historians into not being able to keep their names straight. This prank was later pulled again by the Minamoto clan around the time the Kamakura shogunate was established (about half of whom had names like Minamoto no Yori or Yoshi-something).
The prefix Aethel meant Noble. Fit to reign. It's notable that Alfred the great didn't have this title as he was so far down the line of succession, they didn't think he'd be king. Henry I 's son who drowned, was called William Aethling, ( little prince) as a throwback to sweeten the anglosaxons to Norman rule.
It stands for noble. Aethelwulf for example means “noble wolf” in old English. Aethel was short for aetheling which meant a prince that was in line for the future throne - at least in Anglo Saxon times.
I love this! Amazing! This is just amazing! When you go through those monarchs it seem that wasn't long time ago from the first one to the last one, but that's more than a thousand-year gap there! Whoever made this is a legend. It's captivating and funny. ❤❤❤❤
In the wake of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing I say this with full confidence that she was the Greatest Monarch to ever live and whether we'll see another Monarch like her again remains to seen, Long Live the Queen.
Another dumb Brit the vile inbred is long dead and is burning in hell with her racist cousin and hubby Phil the Greek non British but crayon munchers like you adore dead bodies
Just one correction. The Gunpowder Plot in 1605 was emphatically NOT led by Guy Fawkes. He was simply the explosives-expert for the plotters, and consequently the one who got caught with the powder.
Edward VI was followed by Lady Jane Grey. She was proclaimed Queen after the death of her cousin, the protestant King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII. She was actually fifth in line to the throne, but was his personal choice as she was a Protestant. After only nine days she was imprisoned and killed. Then Mary took the throne.
@@mooncove Queen Victoria is a interresting case, she is a niece of George 4th and William 4th by their brother Edward. George 4th only child, Charlotte, died in childbirth at age 21 and so England had no heir left because none of Georges siblings had Children at that point. That led to a wave of marriages and Victoria was the first Child to be born and was made William 4th heir.
@@chantyhungry8271 Interesting. So that means the current Royal Family aren't descended in a direct line from George I, but they're still members of the same family? Or are they descended from George I via cousins? (I suppose it wouldn't be that hard for me to look up myself.) Thanks!
@@mooncove They are still related to george 1st. Victoria was still a granddaugther of George 3th. If you wanna know more about her Lindsay Holliday made a good video about Queen Victoria and a video about all the Queen consorts including one Video about the Hannoverian queens.
All kings of Wessex , England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom Cerdic Creoda Cynric Ceawlin Ceol Ceolwulf Cynegils Cwichelm Cenwalh Penda Cenwalh Seaxburh Cenfus Æscwine Centwine Cædwalla Ine Æthelheard Cuthred Sigeberht Cynewulf Beohtric Ecgberht Æthelwulf Æthelbald Æthelberht Æthelred I Alfred the Great Edward the Elder Ælfweard Æthelstan Edmund I Eadred Eadwig Edgar I the Peaceful Edward the Martyr Æthelred II the Unready Sweyn Forkbeard Æthelred II the Unready Edmund II Ironside C’nut the Great Harold I Harefoot Harthacnut Edward the Confessor Harold II Godwinson Edgar II Ætheling William I the Conqueror William II Rufus Henry I Stephen Matilda Stephen Henry II Richard I the Lionheart John Lackland Louis VIII the Lion of France Henry III Edward I Longshanks Edward II Edward III Richard II Henry IV Henry V Henry VI Edward IV Henry VI Edward IV Edward V Richard III Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Lady Jane Grey Mary I Philip II of Spain Elizabeth I James I Charles I Oliver Cromwell Richard Cromwell Charles II James II Mary II William III Anne George I George II George III George IV William IV Victoria Edward VII George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II Charles III
Great to see them all in a timeline context, given how their lives are often told in complete isolation from each other. For Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I to come along, one after another, for instance, was surprising to me. Now I'm just glancing at their portraits as a way of seeing fashions change.
Will share this with my Mum, we enjoy history and it comes up in our chats sometimes, but we're always forgetting the right order of the monarchs 😅 It's a pretty enduring institution, huh? Wonder how many more there will be
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John- OI, Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich Two, then three more Henry’s join our song. Edward, Edward, Richard Third, Henry, Henry, Ed again, Mary One, Good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then, Jim, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria, George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria, Edward, George, Edward, George Six, and Queen Liz Two completes our mix
This answers a question that I've long had. Which is why William felt he had a right to the throne. This literally changed everything in English history. It also explains why so much of English comes from French.. One thing not mentioned is that for nearly 300 years the English kings spoke primarily French.
He didnt really, and it is very doubtful Edward promised him the throne either. Sure, he had a distant claim, but others have a better claim. That didnt really matter as the English at that time elected their king, by the Witan.
It should also be noted when Henry II came to the throne all kings and queens after that point are both descendants of William I and the Wessex Kings as his Grandmother came from the Wessex line.
@@HistoryBoxChannel Neither Edward V nor Edward VIII were crowned monarchs (or Matilda, for that matter) but they're featured. Jane Grey deserves being mentioned.
Interesting video. I learnd quite a lot about the kings of Wessex. And I would personally like to see another video like this for France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Austria. However in this when you talk about William III and Mary II you didn't mention that Mary II was daughter of James II. also Elizabeth II wasn't the longest serving monarch in history that was Lois XIV of Frace who ruled for 72 years from 1643-1715.
You completely left out Edward I's invasion/defeat of Wales. A pretty major historical event and why the heir to the English throne is Prince of Wales. That's pretty insulting to the Welsh (who pretty much good a grudge against the English to this day because of this event).
Where is Lady Jane Grey who ruled from 10 to 19 July 1553 after the death of Tudor English King Edward VI? It is neccessary to add Charles III, who was crowned King of the United Kingdom on 6 May 2022, thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I wish there were similar videos like this for the other European monarchies.
Well, depending on the success of these, I might get round to that at some point in the coming years.
I would like African bloodlines of succession please .
English history is complicated enough, and a fine job was done here. Many European dynasties are even harder.
@@malcolmabram2957 im so glad im brazilian bcs i only need to learn about 2 emperors
thats a great idea
Missed opportunity to mention Lady Jane Grey, QUEEN of England for 9 whole days!
Lady Jane Grey was declared Queen for nine days, but was not crowned and never truly reigned, hence she is not mentioned here.
@@evahuijnen9054 But you do mention Edward VIII, and Sweyn Forkbeard ...
@@davidioanhedges I was just copy and pasting what it states in the description of the video for those who diddnt see it :)
@@davidioanhedges Sweyn Forkbeard held the throne, even if it was for a short time, and had loyalty to his kingship declared by the thanes, therefore he reigned, even if not for a significant period of time (5 weeks). Edward VIII was fully king and reigned without dispute for the 10 months he was monarch, he was simply never coronated, but was king. Lady Jane Grey never held the power nor did she reign, she simply waited interstate while political maneuvering decided who would actually reign of the choices between her and Mary. She never sat on a throne or held the political or military power to make a strong enough claim.
She was never proclaimed. She wasn't a Queen.
My favourite Royal story is how James II escaped from house arrest by regularly playing hide and seek in the garden with the guards. When all was ready, he ran to hide but slipped out the unlocked gate and into a waiting boat. Legend says the guards are still looking.
Sounds like Caligula hiding
He was allowed to escape by William III so doubtful the guards cared that much.
My favorite Royal story is the Escape of Charles the II after the battle of Worcester.
What an exciting and romantic yarn!
I still read it yearly,and still it gives me a little anxiety.
I forget which King it was, one of the Henrys...but he was under house arrest and would race horses with the guards for fun. One time, his supporters had a fresh horse waiting for him as he ran his and the guards horses to exhaustion, got back, hopped off his tired horse and unto the fresh one for a daring escape
@@TheImapotato I think it was Prince Edward [future Edward I] and I don't think he did it more than once and then he killed Simon de Montfort at The Battle of Evesham.
Fun fact that you forget to point out, all the kings and queens after William the conqueror aren’t just descended from him and his house, but also that of Alfred the Great through his descendants as well. So they are all descended from both the Norman and Anglo-Saxons kings, making it even more legitimate.
The Celts would like a word about that legitimacy lol
@@savannah115 they got removed from power, too damn bad.
@harrisonfry128 chill dude, just having a laugh, not actually challenging the legitimacy of the throne.
@@savannah115 I will never chill, for King and Country 😤
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This is an outstanding piece of history. Thanks for a clear presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I admit, I was skeptical. I thought, there is no way you can talk about literally every monarch in less than 20 minutes. You will be skipping some. But wow! You did exactly what you said you would. Every single monarch - and more than just the names, interesting details too and in a coherent story. This is a work of art and you should be proud!
Interviewer: So what skills can you bring to the job?
Me: I’m glad you asked… *inhale* WILLIAM
WILLIAM
HENRY
STEPHEN
HENRY
RICHARD
JOHN - OI
Henry Ed Ed Ed Rich 2 then 3 more Henry’s join our song , Edward , Edward , Rich the 3rd , Henry Henry Ed agin Mary 1 Good Queen Bess
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@@YvonneWilson312 fixed it’s just a simple mistake
Jimmy Charles and Charles and then Jim will Mary Anna Gloria George George George George Will Victoria Edward George Edward George 6th then Queen Liz to complete our list
That’s all the English kings and queen since William 1 that there have been
I've always found the beginning of England and the tudor dynasty to be my favorite points in English real history
Correction: Robert Catesby was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes just the one one caught guarding the gunpowder.
Is Gatesby, the mastermind that’s played by kit Harrington in the mini series? That was good.
Gatesby much be furious that the thug that balls up the plan (fawkes) has gain legendary status and gatesby was all but forgotten.
Poor Queen Mathilda and Queen Jane…
Yes, especially Jane. Matilda had the title empress through her marriages to other monarchs, but she was of course wronged as well. Causing a civil war must be one of the worst things a human can do.
I love your videos! You make it fun and interesting... if you ever want to create videos for other countries, I'd love to see Iberia/Spain. Thank you for the amazing video!
You should do a video covering all royals in the British Isles. Might be a bit of work with Wales and especially Ireland due to the various petty Kings and High kings but scotland would be pretty straight forward.
I appreciate it's tricky to cover everything, but it's worth mentioning that the title King/Queen of England became defunct when Scotland and England were united in 1707, making Anne the last Queen of England.
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It’s just the arrogance of the English who use the terms ‘England’ and ‘Great Britain’ interchangeably.
The English royal line ended with Elizabeth I and was replaced by the Scottish Stuart dynasty.
@@tuppyglossop222 Yes, but then they were replaced by the House of Hanover in 1714.
@@smguk2412 Thanks for your feedback. Your concerns have been noted and duly ignored.
@@tuppyglossop222 Then you would not have replied you daft muppet
This was really cool, I’m going to watch it again! I love the medieval names.
Why no mention that Mary II was the daughter of James II and the older sister of Anne? She had a stronger claim to the throne than her husband William.
I have it in my mind that a huge contribution of Egbert was to actually have a line of succession. Before that powerful aristocrats could kill the king and take power for themselves and everyone is always watching their backs. But the line of succession allowed the king and the aristocracy to be more reasonably aligned which paved the way for statehood.
That's actually very interesting, and as a non-Brit I was wondering about that. Like why did the nobles/barons negotiate with the King (Magna Carta, parliament etc) instead of killing and replacing him? No doubt it was a good thing, creating stability. While they still had civil wars, the claimants all seemed to need some legitimate relation to the ruling dynasty, it wasn't enough anymore to be an unrelated noble.
What did Egbert do though, exactly, what do you mean have a line of succession, like he created the _idea_ of having that?
Some of the animations had me ROTFL. Great work!
Rare instance of getting the point right on the anecdote of Cnut the Great and the tide. 👍
You skipped over the fact that Mary II was James II's daughter too and it was her who they invited to reign, not William. He just couldn't handle his wife being more important than him and insisted on being co-monarch.
You also erroneously called Anne childless, but she wasn't. She had children, but they pre-deceased her.
Plan to go into this in more detail with a whole video about her and William.
How dare he.
She had a staggering 17 pregnancies but none of the children survived.
@Happy Commuter I believe one son survived, but died young of an illness. I think he was around 10 or 11.
I have just pointed out the same.
Personally I find the time of queen Elizabeth 1st really interesting and her feud with Mary queen of scots
The 'Vulgar History' podcast is starting a whole season Mary Queen of Scots! Its a great podcast that focusses on the history of women!
Wonderful... But you didn't mention that even Mary II was James II's daughter...
Also rest in peace Queen 👑 Elizabeth II you will be missed but you will live on in our memories!
eh
She's melting in hell along with the rest of her family
Why are Brits so much in love with royal family. Like what did she ever do for you? They just live there at your expense while you don't have enough money for a steak.
Long live Charles the turd!
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@@jenniferdaniels701what is the disparity between the coming out and here dying? I gotta know
Very, very well done. A very concise and precise breakdown of the Royal Family. For me, I always thought Alfred the Great the first royal by uniting fragmenting houses under his leadership.
You have forgotten to mention Queen Jane Gray who ruled for 9 days between Edward VI and Mary I.
You left out a few. Edgar Ætheling was elected King after the Battle of Hastings in October 1066 and ruled until William I came back to England to claim the throne in December. You mentioned that Stephen was imprisoned for a while by Matilda. For those three months in 1141, Matilda ruled England, styling herself as The Lady of England and organised her coronation, which did not succeed as the burghers kicked her out of London. Stephen took his throne back when his ransom was paid. The next was Henry the Young King, the eldest son of Henry II (Matilda's son). Young Henry was crowned in 1170 as King of England while his father was alive but he died six years before his father so the throne went to his younger brother Richard I when Henry II died. Next up is Jane. She was proclaimed Queen on the death of Edward VI in 1553 but her cousin, Edward's half sister, decided otherwise and took over as Mary I. Jane was beheaded in 1554. When Mary married, she had her husband, Philip of Spain, made King and co-regnant during her life. Philip is not usually recognised as a king of England but it will be interesting to see what happens should there be another King Philip.
One other point, the 1605 Gunpowder Plot was led by Robert Catesby. Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators and is best known because it was Fawkes who was captured in the cellar with the gunpowder.
Apart from those few quibbles, it is a fascinating and entertaining study of the monarchy.
You could have mentioned Alfward, son of Edwarf the Elder who was King of Wesssex for a few weeks before Athelstan took over. When the barons rebelled against King John they Had Price Louis, son of King Phillip of France, crowned King of England, later dumping him when John died.
Yes don't forget about Henry the Young King during Henry II, and King Louis VIII the Lion of France and England between John and Henry III
And the most forgotten of all, Queen Jane Gray. Say what you will, but her taking the throne was legal. Made so by the will of previous king.
He also forgot to mention that Mary II was Anne's sister
Umm, well not quite. I’ll just go with the obvious, the biggest mistake in this post. Mary I never, ever made Phillip King. And there’s a lot incorrect. But you seem passionate, keep reading about it.
Personally I think Victoria had a more interesting reign just because of all the advances happening, the story of how she came to the throne, she actually had a happy marriage and all 9 of her children survived to adulthood, which was astonishing for the 19th century. Plus one of the most notorious serial killers, Jack the Ripper, was active during her reign, which is a fascinating case on its own but with her reign surrounding it, it adds to the intrigue of it
Gotta update the video asap with King Charles III now in the throne.
The video was made prior to Elizabeth II passing and UA-cam don’t allow retrospective updates. Would if I could.
You should do a kings and queens of Scotland. Would be nice to educate people on the history from Kenneth MacAlpin through to King Charles III
Brilliant video that’s me subbed!
Thanks
Stumbled on this video and it's a great encapsulation of all the monarchs. FYI, in the video, Wallis Simpson's first name is misspelled. (Why yes, I am British - how did you know?)
I have always been fascinated by the Tudors
Same here!
for me its the Georgians
Great video, very straight forward and easy. Please make more videos like this
Thank you for this, a wonderful well researched appraisal of all the kings and queens of England. Just a few brief points I might add if I may:
Stephen was the Baron's choice for king after Henry I, as (even in Henry VIII's reign) people thought a woman was incapable of being sovereign (Elizabeth I prove them wrong).
Edward I conquered Wales incorporating it as part of the English legal and political system.
In June 2016, the Barons proclaimed Louis VIII king of England to replace John, who ruled until September 2017.
The main reason why the English civil wars came about was simply Parliament wanted to rule the country, and not by the king., who was to be constitutional.
One forgotten figure, is George Monck, who was the de facto ruler of England shortly after Richard Cromwell. He invaded London and took over the government in February 1660. However, instead of becoming another Lord Protector, he paved the way for the restoration of the monarchy. A fascinating story.
Then of course, as you said, the glorious revolution was an invasion by William of Orange. He landed with over 40,000 dutch infantry, and this is actually is the last successful invasion of England, though he was invited by Parliament to do so. It is the glorious revolution as instead of battles being fought from where he landed, Brixton in Devon, as he made his way to London, people joined him and it became a carnival procession. James fled when his own generals deserted him.
There were over 70 people in the succession overlooked for the British throne after Anne, as they were Catholic. The throne was offered to Sophia of Hanover, but we never had a Queen Sophia, as she died shortly before Anne. Her son got the job.
Geroge II's successor was his son Frederick, but he died as said, following an injury playing cricket. His son George got the job.
Princess Charlotte was the Princess Diana of the 1810s, but died following child-birth, so we never had a Queen Charlotte.
Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina, known as Drina to her close family. However it was considered to be an inappropriate name for a monarch, so her second name was used.
Thank you! When I come to make videos on those, I will remind myself of your comments. Fancy a job as a fact-checker for future vids? 😅
The lengths the Brits post-Tudor were willing to go to to avoid a Catholic monarch! Like, anything but, apparently 😂 No wonder the relations with the Irish got bad!
Excellent video, hope to watch more for different countries
The leader of the gunpowder plot was Robert Catesby, not Guy Fawkes.
Thank you, I was going to comment something similar, Robert Catsby was the mastermind of the gunpowder plot.
Fantastic historic presentation, thank you.
Wow thank you for that incredible and interesting overview. I hope teachers are using videos like these. I would have benefited greatly from this video in school. God bless
Amazing video. The hard work put into this is much appreciated.
I understand this is just an abreviated version, but it has inspired me to learn more.
Thank you
Would love to see a video strictly about the kings of Wessex.
From Cerdic to Æthelstan.
Egbert 🤣
@@petebondurant58 Yep, the last king of Wessex was named Egbert.
@@NoBandwidth-0 Egbert. 🤣
@@NoBandwidth-0 The last king of wessex? Wessex existed after him, and he wasn’t actually the first king of England
@@sebe2255 Well, Cerdic is the oldest name we have record of.
Cerdic was the first chieftain to unite Wessex.
So, he is considered the first king of Wessex.
Every historian has discovered no older name than his.
Maybe except for his father or mother but we don't know their names.
So Cerdic is our best bet.
And yeah, of course, Wessex existed after Egbert. They just changed the name.
Hell, you could argue Wessex still exists, it's just under a different name
Ya dig?
My favorite Monarch is King George VI. He seemed like a good and decent man who didn't want power, but when given it, wielded it for the good of his country and her people. He loved his children and wife, didn't fool around, and even though he was so sick at the end with cancer, he kept on. His fight against fascism was the most successful of all the Kings. There's something about him, he fought every obstacle thrown at him - and won. He also raised and taught his daughter well.
His struggle with a speech impediment was really impressive. My mother cried when his death was announced. He overcame all sorts of problems as king, and finally died of lung cancer, as the only problem he didn't overcome was an addiction to smoking! He was a much-loved and appreciated king.
I agree with this 100%. He was put in a position he didn’t expect, and truly stepped up to the plate to lead with his family. The way him and the Queen Mother kept the country together during WWII was admirable.
Absolutely agree with everything you say! What a wonderful example he was to his daughter throughout her long reign! My mother used to say that everyone sympathised with his speech problems. When he had to speak on the radio, she and her sisters used to hold their breath when he came to a word or phrase they knew he would find difficult. I was at school when his death was announced, and when I got home at lunchtime, I was not at all surprised to see my mother had been crying. He was greatly admired for his courage.
I enjoy reading historical novels from the time of Edward III. to Elizabeth I, but I also find the reign of Victoria I fascinating.
I am not aware of a Victoria II. Fairly redundant to put “Victoria I” 😂
@@lloyd9500 As a German, I have less experience with royalty, so I hope I can be forgiven for this faux pas...😉
@@Old_White_Guy fair enough mate!
That was completely Awesome! Thank You!!
I’ve always wanted to know this!! 👏🏽😃 thank you so much. The video is well made easy to understand and listen too and the graphics are cute and the voice is good to listen to as well. Which you can’t always say for UA-cam history videos 🎉
Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in British history, but Louis XIV holds the record for longest reigning monarch
Not so! The longest reigning monarch in history is King Sobhuza II of Swaziland from22 July 1899 - 21 August 1982. A reign of 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history..
@@charmainelamont2020 This is true, although most lists are composed of monarchs reigning over sovereign states. Given that Swaziland was a British Protectorate, he usually tops a separate list.
Great content! Thank you so much!
Thanks for this mate , 200 k views you are star mate , you are good story teller 😊
Always fun to learn more about our Kings and Queens
Thank-you so much for this video. Very informative and digestible 😀
That was great. Ty! Did you or will you be adding Charles into one?
I think the early kings all took the name AEthel-something on purpose just to troll future historians into not being able to keep their names straight. This prank was later pulled again by the Minamoto clan around the time the Kamakura shogunate was established (about half of whom had names like Minamoto no Yori or Yoshi-something).
The prefix Aethel meant Noble. Fit to reign. It's notable that Alfred the great didn't have this title as he was so far down the line of succession, they didn't think he'd be king.
Henry I 's son who drowned, was called William Aethling, ( little prince) as a throwback to sweeten the anglosaxons to Norman rule.
It stands for noble. Aethelwulf for example means “noble wolf” in old English. Aethel was short for aetheling which meant a prince that was in line for the future throne - at least in Anglo Saxon times.
This was sooo good thank you!
I love this! Amazing! This is just amazing! When you go through those monarchs it seem that wasn't long time ago from the first one to the last one, but that's more than a thousand-year gap there! Whoever made this is a legend. It's captivating and funny. ❤❤❤❤
In the wake of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing I say this with full confidence that she was the Greatest Monarch to ever live and whether we'll see another Monarch like her again remains to seen, Long Live the Queen.
Long LIVED The Queen
Liz Windsor is dead. Deal with it.
Another dumb Brit the vile inbred is long dead and is burning in hell with her racist cousin and hubby Phil the Greek non British but crayon munchers like you adore dead bodies
Liz had it easy. Most historians concur that the Greatest ever Monarch was Alfred the Great, the clue is in the name.
Just one correction. The Gunpowder Plot in 1605 was emphatically NOT led by Guy Fawkes. He was simply the explosives-expert for the plotters, and consequently the one who got caught with the powder.
This is absolutely Great! Thank you. 😊
Edward VI was followed by Lady Jane Grey. She was proclaimed Queen after the death of her cousin, the protestant King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII. She was actually fifth in line to the throne, but was his personal choice as she was a Protestant.
After only nine days she was imprisoned and killed.
Then Mary took the throne.
I enjoyed this so much. I just subscribed. ☺️👑
Well done. I am going to watch this several times to absorb all the fascinating information but what a great presentation.
What about lady jane gray
Now to His Majesty King Charles III, history is amazing
14:16 Mary II was James II's daughter and heir apparent.
Thanks for legitimizing her! They also left out what Queen Victoria's claim to the throne was/how she was related to any of the previous monarchs.
Mary II was heir presumptive (from 1685-1688) not heir apparent.
@@mooncove Queen Victoria is a interresting case, she is a niece of George 4th and William 4th by their brother Edward. George 4th only child, Charlotte, died in childbirth at age 21 and so England had no heir left because none of Georges siblings had Children at that point. That led to a wave of marriages and Victoria was the first Child to be born and was made William 4th heir.
@@chantyhungry8271 Interesting. So that means the current Royal Family aren't descended in a direct line from George I, but they're still members of the same family? Or are they descended from George I via cousins? (I suppose it wouldn't be that hard for me to look up myself.) Thanks!
@@mooncove They are still related to george 1st. Victoria was still a granddaugther of George 3th. If you wanna know more about her Lindsay Holliday made a good video about Queen Victoria and a video about all the Queen consorts including one Video about the Hannoverian queens.
This was the upmost interesting
Thanks!
Excellent, but needs updating now!
Wish I could, but it’s not possible to update a UA-cam video retrospectively .
@@HistoryBoxChannel um you can make a new one silly
Thanks for this, i knew quite a lot of them but it’s impossible to remember every one 😬
Well done.
All kings of Wessex , England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom
Cerdic
Creoda
Cynric
Ceawlin
Ceol
Ceolwulf
Cynegils
Cwichelm
Cenwalh
Penda
Cenwalh
Seaxburh
Cenfus
Æscwine
Centwine
Cædwalla
Ine
Æthelheard
Cuthred
Sigeberht
Cynewulf
Beohtric
Ecgberht
Æthelwulf
Æthelbald
Æthelberht
Æthelred I
Alfred the Great
Edward the Elder
Ælfweard
Æthelstan
Edmund I
Eadred
Eadwig
Edgar I the Peaceful
Edward the Martyr
Æthelred II the Unready
Sweyn Forkbeard
Æthelred II the Unready
Edmund II Ironside
C’nut the Great
Harold I Harefoot
Harthacnut
Edward the Confessor
Harold II Godwinson
Edgar II Ætheling
William I the Conqueror
William II Rufus
Henry I
Stephen
Matilda
Stephen
Henry II
Richard I the Lionheart
John Lackland
Louis VIII the Lion of France
Henry III
Edward I Longshanks
Edward II
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Edward IV
Henry VI
Edward IV
Edward V
Richard III
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Lady Jane Grey
Mary I
Philip II of Spain
Elizabeth I
James I
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Richard Cromwell
Charles II
James II
Mary II
William III
Anne
George I
George II
George III
George IV
William IV
Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Edward VIII
George VI
Elizabeth II
Charles III
messed up with Henry VI
Pardon my British but bloody hell!
@@robbie7915 fixed
Wow - thank you for that list! 😊
Penda? that is the Mercian King.
Great to see them all in a timeline context, given how their lives are often told in complete isolation from each other. For Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I to come along, one after another, for instance, was surprising to me. Now I'm just glancing at their portraits as a way of seeing fashions change.
It would be a time web
Will share this with my Mum, we enjoy history and it comes up in our chats sometimes, but we're always forgetting the right order of the monarchs 😅 It's a pretty enduring institution, huh? Wonder how many more there will be
Try the Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee mnemonic, you can find it online. I learned it as a kid, and it's been very useful over the years.🙂
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John- OI,
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich Two, then three more Henry’s join our song.
Edward, Edward, Richard Third, Henry, Henry, Ed again,
Mary One, Good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then,
Jim, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria,
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria,
Edward, George, Edward, George Six,
and Queen Liz Two completes our mix
Athelstan 🔥
What happened to the Nine Days' Queen?
This answers a question that I've long had. Which is why William felt he had a right to the throne. This literally changed everything in English history. It also explains why so much of English comes from French.. One thing not mentioned is that for nearly 300 years the English kings spoke primarily French.
He didnt really, and it is very doubtful Edward promised him the throne either. Sure, he had a distant claim, but others have a better claim. That didnt really matter as the English at that time elected their king, by the Witan.
Liked and subscribed, thanks!
Check your History: the gunpowder plot was led by Robert Catesby, NOT Guy Fawkes.
It should also be noted when Henry II came to the throne all kings and queens after that point are both descendants of William I and the Wessex Kings as his Grandmother came from the Wessex line.
A wonderful summary
Very interesting video ! I like it a lot ! Very well explained.
You forgot lady Jane gray who was the nine day Queen and Edward, Henry VII'sI son she was selected queen by edward
You forgot about Lady Jane who ruled for 9 days between Edward VI and Mary I!
What about Lady Jane Grey?
Came here to say this!
In the description it says since she was never crowned she isnt mentioned, but i think she still counts
This is so awesome.
Animation of mimics is so good and funny
Thank you
George IV has never looked so thin!
Nor Henry 8th! Both were Whales
The first name of the Duchess of Windsor, wife of Edward VIII, is spelled "Wallis," not "Wallace."
you didn't mention Victoria's ascension, who the hell is she to the sailor king?
William IV = Uncle to Victoria
Great video but you did however miss lady Jane gray, the 9 days queen before Mary the first
I did think about it, but decided this would cover crowned monarchs only. I’ll definitely cover her when we get to Mary though.
@@HistoryBoxChannel Edward was not crown either
@@missgiroud97 But he was so infamous that you can’t leave him out.
@@HistoryBoxChannel Neither Edward V nor Edward VIII were crowned monarchs (or Matilda, for that matter) but they're featured. Jane Grey deserves being mentioned.
Great job!
Interesting video. I learnd quite a lot about the kings of Wessex. And I would personally like to see another video like this for France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Austria. However in this when you talk about William III and Mary II you didn't mention that Mary II was daughter of James II. also Elizabeth II wasn't the longest serving monarch in history that was Lois XIV of Frace who ruled for 72 years from 1643-1715.
damn edward II didn’t have to go like that RIP
Very good Job 👌
Edward III is so overlooked considering his greatness
Excellent video! Time to give your library a browse....
You completely left out Edward I's invasion/defeat of Wales. A pretty major historical event and why the heir to the English throne is Prince of Wales. That's pretty insulting to the Welsh (who pretty much good a grudge against the English to this day because of this event).
Probably because his feud with the French and also the Scottish is more famous (Hence the nickname Hammer of the Scots)
i love the fact they bothered to start before william the conqueror
Thank you
Where is Lady Jane Grey who ruled from 10 to 19 July 1553 after the death of Tudor English King Edward VI? It is neccessary to add Charles III, who was crowned King of the United Kingdom on 6 May 2022, thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏
He became King on 9th September 2022 and was crowned 6th May 2023
RIP Queen Elizabeth II. I grew up for about 27 years on your reign. I'll always be your fan. 😢
6:32 - Richard the Lionheart did have a child (Philip of Cognac), he was just legitimate.
Lady Jane Gray?
Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth ll😢