Taking the Throne: By Right or by Might?
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: It has been very kindly pointed out that it would have been helpful to have the regnal years in the family trees on the screen - I've added the dates in now and collected the slides together in this linked document: docs.google.co...
It’s a big one today - how every monarch from 1066 up to today got their bum on the big seat. This is based on audience requests in the comments section of the video before last. I do hope it will end up being useful for people to refer to…
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: It has been very kindly pointed out that it would have been helpful to have the regnal years in the family trees on the screen - I've added the dates in now and collected the slides together in this linked document: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QeJjj3HGL1ZHqFk7vL1CnJ5YpxZX_oZS/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108766594241294632589&rtpof=true&sd=true I hope this will be useful 🌟I'm really grateful for all the brilliant comments so far, thank you all!
Very interesting. And exceedingly helpful. Thank you!
Thank you.
ha this PPT is awesome thank you so much!!
I think I really could have used this yesterday morning before you released it but I was actually having this conversation with someone thank you this is brilliant and I will pin it because I'm going to use it in future when I need it well well done
Luved it!
DR. Kat: "Prepare for the flagrant use of family trees"
Me: "Heck Yeah!"
I love the longer videos. As soon as I saw it was 38 minutes, I grabbed some coffee and my knitting and settled in for the show. It was very helpful for me to see the family trees outlined so clearly, especially for all the Henries.
I got my readers and my crochet, Dr. Kat ur the best, I'm definitely going to try this channel for the kids too! Thx for the information KathRN!
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Long may she reign
I would like to hear more about the Catholic royals who were passed over, even though they may have been closer in the line of succession. Thank you!!
Yes Please...
I have always wondered how and from where & which royal lineages these over-passed individuals were...
Thank you!!
You just read my mind. The British monarchy malarkey is deflecting from the Vatican malarkey. In my opinion.
Me too!
That would be an interesting video
me three
what did king john do that he was so worthy of hell sounds like a topic for future discussion
He beefed with the Pope of his time until he (the Pope) put England under a state of NOT being religiously favoured (I forget the term). He also allegedly had his wife's alleged lover murdered, as well as his teenage nephew
Pope Innocent the 3rd announced an 'interdict' where obviously no masses could take place and personally excommunicated John for a period of four years due to a disagreement between them.
I agree, I’ll put him on my list for the future! Thank you 🌟
I’m sure many people only know Prince John as the villain in the Robin Hood legends, with King Richard as the brave, noble King who returns to save the day. Could we have the true story? Was John really enriching himself at the expense of the poor? Or were the taxes going towards Richard’s Crusades?
What Deborah K said! The Lionheart didn't do much for his kingdom apart from costing them a lot of money to fuel his crusading habit so why is he so 'good' and John so 'bad'?
I'd love a video on the history and reasons for regnal names!
I’d love a review of the pre-Norman kings, also. Thanks, and Happy Birthday to little Gabriel.
Me too
Me too! I always am like why does the song start at William. And she cleared that up a bit for me in this video. But I'd love to know more about the earlier ones.
It could just be that rather than missing updates, we just look forward to your videos enough that it seems like a lot longer than a week to us. Like waiting for Christmas as a kid :)
You are too kind 😊 thank you 🌟
I so agree! I look forward to every download!
It's like adult story-time for me :)
So true!!
@@TippyPuddles Me too 😊
Thank you for talking us through almost a thousand years of history Dr Kat! It was lovely and weirdly soothing to hear your voice taking us from one Reign to the next to smoothly!
My only slight slight criticism of a great video would have been dates of reigns next to the names
Agreed, that would have helped with the timeline for us visual learners. :)
I'd love to see you do a series of 'short subjects'. Addressing the most popular, or frequent historical questions that your fans have. EX: what's the deal with the repetitive names of kings? Could they not come up with any other than John/Henry/Edward/George? Was there a reason for this? Did the printing press change the way a Monarch ruled? What court languages were actually spoken in the succeeding dynasties?
apparently they tried to name a few princes arthur but those children kept dying
Very clear and concise ! A very useful summary - I'd love to see something similar for the Scottish line through the period from 1066 through to James VI & I - that's almost as convoluted!
Dr. Kat, I am a seamstress with an associates. When in school (a long time ago) I remember learning about colors and who could and couldn't wear them. How they indicated status and such. Could you do a video on color? Maybe how it got started and why. I also took art classes in the recent past, color and royalty came up again. I'm sure there's much more than I have already learned. Thanks.
Great idea! ❤️
Thank you for the video. If you get around to it, I would like to know about all the people they had to skip over to get to Sophia/George I, and how those people responded to being banned from the English crown. Seems like it could be an interesting video about how the monarchy could have gone.
Yes!!! I'm always hearing there were, like, 30 or more people ahead of him, & I wonder who the heck they all were! My monarchy book lists one: Sophia's elder sister Louisa Hollandine, Abbess of Maubuisson- definitely too Catholic, lol! And the current representatives of the Stuart lineage are descended from Charles I's daughter Henrietta Anne, who married Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, brother of Louis XIV, so ofc they would've been Catholic too.
@@beth7935 I believe that the number of Catholics passed over for George I was 53.
@@chriscann7627 I did have "about 50" in my head, but thought "surely not!" I finally found a list tho- on wiki, so maybe not 100% reliable, but it's very interesting & shows their descent, & it lists 55 ahead of George!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_line_of_succession_to_the_English_and_Scottish_thrones_in_1714
I'd still love a vid about it tho!
Yes!
I would be interested in exploring a bit more about John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Theirs is an unusual story for the era.
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I enjoy your content and hearing you speak. I wish you could have been one of my teachers. 😊
i often say the same thing, that i wish dr. kat was one of my teachers as well. id have learned so much more and enjoyed it.
I agree, I would thoroughly enjoy your classes.
I often had wondered why Henry the 7th had been accepted despite his tenuous claim to the throne so the explanation of trial by ordeal being accepted as God's will was enlightening. Thanks for that.
And as a West Coast American, I googled Witan! I do adore history & learning something new.
It was a combination of conquest, marriage to Elizabeth of York, and post-hoc rationalization.
Also the king he killed was not thought of well for reasons understandable (having been responsible for the death of a more popular king's children) and questionable (his looks/disability). Regardless, that makes the next king a little easier to swallow
@ashmeadowphoenix we shouldn’t forget the power of the victor to be able with blacken the name of the losers
Richard’s bones were found and analysed and the hunched back was found to be more of a curvature of the spine and as for the princes nothing was ever proved, the boys mother was apparently on good terms with Richard and Henry’s own mother had access and motive !
In all honesty after quarter of a century of civil war England would have accepted a ham sandwich as King. Many were willing to overlook Henry's dubious claim due to the fact he had married Elizabeth of York and the alternative was descending yet again into disorder and chaos.
Bit of a frivolous question, but if another Jane takes the throne in the future, would they be Jane 1st or 2nd? I know Lady Jane's sovereignty is a bit of a grey area ( no pun intended) but history seems to have given her more recognition than, say, Empress Matilda.
Dropping a like for "grey area".😄
I always wonder why she is referred to as Jane Grey. By the time she was 'crowned' she was Jane Dudley 🤔🤔
I wonder if there is a no-go list of names which would be ambiguous to match with regnal numbers 😉
This is not frivolous - I have no idea what would happen… I’m going to see if I can find out though! I do wonder if Prince Charles will pick from one of his other names for his rule; I probably wouldn’t want to risk Charles if I were him 😬😬😬
@@ReadingthePast I thought the reason she was not considered a monarch was the fact she was not annointed.
Oh my stars, how is he one year old already?! Wow, the last year has gone quick.
FAB Dr Kat, that was such a great and well-organised overview, very useful and easy to follow, thank you!!!
So, so good: should be required viewing in all schools! Thank you.
This is a great review, thank you. I always enjoy your videos. I think it would be great if you did a similar video to this one about the Anglo Saxon monarchs, though it probably wouldn't all fit in one video since there were several kingdoms... I don't know as much about those monarchs & would like to learn more.
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Now it all makes sense! Perfectly explained. Clear, concise and fascinating. Thank you! Happy belated Birthday to Gabriel x
Nice video... to the point condensation of the facts of the succession. I dont think I have ever seen it done so well. Kudos, and thank you.
Thank you for this marvelous romp through our kings and queens! I personally loved it that you gave exact dates (day and month) of their reigns. Your videos are such a treat to watch.
You now have couple living in New Hampshire USA who have become devoted fans. We discovered your UA-cam Channel only a week ago and we can’t get enough! We love your approach to history and engaging content. Thank you so much. We wish you much success.
"Prepare for the flagrant use of family trees" LOMA Have to tell DH to use that in his lectures! Congratulations for making it through the first year of parenting. Best wishes for a second year of joy Gabriel!
Just starting a 6 hour trip back home after a beach vacation. What a perfect way to start it!
I enjoy the program with a large cup of coffee while sitting on the back porch overlooking the grand Erie Lake.
During the introduction to this video, I wondered how you were going to cover so much in one go. It was so well laid out and informative (as I was sure it would be) that I watched it with those family trees and then just listened to it again. I wish I had had this when I had to learn the sequence of British kings and queens in history class years ago.
Dr Kat - much love from your biggest Caribbean fan! I know your period of focus is early modern. Does that not end with the beginning of Empire? British inroads into the Americas, Africa and Asia? I would love to learn more about this period - sort of how my people first came to feature in the story of the United Kingdom. I feel that your at once respectful and scholarly but lighthearted and engaging tone would be especially well suited so such an emotive and contemporarily relevant topic.
Oh my gosh, this was wonderful. Wonderful to have whole coverage of the line of succession as it happened in a clear succinct video. Thank you so much for presenting this with the very helpful family trees as well.
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Thank you so much for this. Americans are woefully ignorant on the succession of the crown, and I enjoyed learning so much about it. If only my mother were still alive! She was a fan of the British monarchy and read biographies about the monarchs. She would have enjoyed your histories so much.
To be fair, that's not our concern, since they don't rule us anymore
@@christopherbrown5409 I agree - they don’t. BUT many of us are intrigued about the rules of accession and how kings and queens are chosen/appointed/whatever. For those of us who are curious this is fascinating.
I too enjoyed and appreciate Dr. Kat's video, but Vickii not all "Americans are woefully ignorant of the succession of the crown... ". I have been familiar with this history through reading either books purchased in bookstores or borrowed from libraries long before UA-cam was a spark in the gray matter of its creators.🤓 Long live history nerds! 🤓
@@kristina-insitu2523 you’re correct. I should have said “most Americans.”
@@vickiibendit943 From one History Inquisitive to another... it's all good.🤓
Thank you! As a Yank, I was mostly acquainted with the legend of Arthur, Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Victoria, Elizabeth II and nothing in-between. Enjoyed this a great deal.
Love English history! Perhaps you could do a video highlighting what each monarch is known for, either good or bad.
Oh my goodness, I ‘liked’ the video before even going through it. What a good decision that was. The timeline and connections are so confusing, but now I have something to refer to. The family tree visuals were very helpful. I had to rewind a bunch of times and am still a little confused, to be honest, but I can always replay.
Can you do a similar breakdown of the lineage before William The Conqueror? Even a brief overview would help.
Yes i would like that too!
Before William the Bastard succession was dependent on the Witan and while having a “claim” via inheritance was useful it wasn’t essential, a powerful Earl with support could claim the throne as Harold Godwinson did and he was chosen over Edgar the Atheling (the actual heir of the Confessor).
Thanks for this, Dr Kat! I know I can google family trees for royal lineage, but it's so much better having you as a guide through it. Thanks for all of the little insights into each reign (even though I know a lot of it just by watching your channel).
"Prepare for the flagrant use of family trees." Had me dying 🤣
Superb presentation! I didn't realize there were that many child kings in England's history.
I love your channel. I used to a spend my time at the gym to listen to different language podcasts for language learning, but now I find myself listening to your channel 95% of the time. It’s like a delectable treat you get to enjoy after a hard day. Keep up the great work.
That was fantastic Dr Kat, so clear and concise. Thankyou so much, you are so interesting to listen to.I look forward to Fridays and Reading the Past
This timeline helped clear up the succession immensely, thank you!!
Loved this video!
I would like to see a part 2 on how some of the monarchs were related to their spouses (with many being cousins etc) and how some monarchs had double lines of inheritance. Edward IV for example, both his mother and father were descended from Edward III.
I believe Henry VIII and Jane Seymour were related? Both descended from Edward III?
Henry was related to all of his wives to varying degrees as they could all claim descent from Edward I - this is a great idea for a future video! It’s going on the list, thank you 🌟
@@ReadingthePast Oooh interesting. I wasn't aware of that.....actually, maybe I was aware of Katherine of Aragon's descent through an Isabella of Castille possibly?
Heads off to Wikipedia etc.....😊🤔
Edward IV was descended from Edward III in three ways. Edward III had five sons: Edward, Lionel, John, Edmund, and Thomas; respectively the Dukes of Cornwall, Clarence, Lancaster, York, and Gloucester. Lionel had a daughter whose daughter married the Earl of March (the reason Edward inherited this same title). It was through this line that the House of York claimed seniority in the succession to the throne. Edward's father's father was the son of the Duke of York. Additionally, as you say, Edward was descended from Edward III as well because his mother was the daughter of Joan Beaufort. Joan was the natural daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Henry VII's mother was a Beaufort. Her grandfather was the full brother of Joan Beaufort. Thus, Margaret (and Edward's) grandson Henry VIII was descended from Edward III four ways.
@@renshiwu305 The 5th son was Thomas, Duke of Gloucester
Easiest succession line to follow I've ever seen. Love your work. Wish u had been my history teacher!
Very clear and concise. You cleared a couple of clogged areas for me. Thanks!
As a Canadian (geeky teenage) history buff, I memorized the British succession from 1066 to present - so this episode was great fun for me - I loved hearing it.
That was thoroughly interesting and really well (and easily) understood. Love your channel. Always learning something new 🙂
Loved this - very clear breakdown!
Thank you! I've scoured the family tree several times and got confused when succession jumped around between cousins. I've learned a lot from you and am very interested in the British Royal family and their history.
Oh! Well done, Dr. Kat! I imagine I'll be referring to this video quite often in future. It very plainly puts the characters in their historic timeline, who they inherited from, who succeeded them, and who they married! Bravo!
Thank you. This was enjoyable and easy to follow.
I mentioned confusion about succession under your Caroline of Ansbach video. Another viewer, Courtney Tonokawa, kindly wrote me back. She told me to watch this video. She was correct. This historical bit beautifully explains a bunch. Your family trees were helpful and you made something complex simple. Thanks Dr. Kat. Also, thanks Courtney. It was a joy to interact with another viewer and history buff.
FYI: I don't know Courtney. I assume, like me, she is an American. An intuition: She is from Chicago or another large city in the Midwest. She seemed sophisticated. I live in Denver, for what it's worth.
Cheers and Blessings
Great video! At the end I almost wanted to breath a sigh of relief that we all got through it. So much information you passed on. Thanks.
Thank you. You made the succession clear for me. Your talks are always a pleasure to listen to.
I have been waiting and waiting and Waiting for a video like this with this kind of knowledge and commentary forEVER! Thank u, Kat, for this video. Thank you for the demystification and detail of the line of succession. It fascinates me, and you present it with such compelling perfection. THANK YOU!
I'm an American and find this very interesting. I was able to follow you through the years. I know some of the history of the kings, which made it easier to follow and more interesting. Well done and thank you.
Excellent job, as usual, Dr Kat! A very helpful resource to those looking at the lines of succession over the last millennia!
When studying history it was always difficult keeping track of the various monarchs. This video is beautifully clear. I think you could sell the set of family trees.
Dr. Kat, a very happy birthday to your son! I enjoy your videos, they are always interesting and informative. I’m trying to catch up on your videos, and I enjoy every time! Always good to see you!
I very much enjoyed this walk through British royal history. Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for all your hard work for us.
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My husband always asks what your most recent video is and it’s wonderful to take these walks through guided by you. Our conversations during the videos sound something like: "this is the king who was ruling in (insert historical movie)" lol it helps him 🤷♀️
Great video Dr. Kat - as always! I would be really interested in hearing your opinion of Emma. Wife to two kings of England, mother of two kings of England and step mother of two more. If that's not enough she was great-aunt of William the Conqueror. Lots to get your teeth into there! Information about her is so contradictory so 'what do you think'? 🙄 I for one would love to know.
I can almost feel your holding back from adding the circumstances of some of the unfortunates who um, er, lost the position of King of 🇬🇧 England. What a motley crue of characters and what glorious theatre they've brought us ever since! SO Love your videos - how intelligent, tactful and FAIR you are where it's needed ... and what a fun way you have in tactfully remaining politically correct, yet giving us The Look ... ha!
I truely find your videos very informative and helpful.
You are one of my favorite channels.
Thank you Dr Kat. I was grateful for this masterly summing up of what I learned at school, but which had become hazy in my mind.
With regard to the future, it seems that you are happy for us to continue with the monarchy for generations to come. However as I get older, I become more and more convinced that this country will never be mature and will never find a viable niche in the world until we lose the burden of tradition and become a republic. Of course we wouldn't want to reproduce something like the damp squib of the interregnum. I'd favour something like the Irish system, replacing the monarch with a democratically elected non-political head of state with a limited period in office.
I am saving this in my list. This is fantastic. I am a Tudor history fan but loved hearing this complete royal list. Thank you!
Happy first birthday to Gabriel! Always look forward to your videos!
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This vid gets saved so I can refer to the clear, concise names & dates when I read historical novels & need regnal stuff! Thanks Dr Kat.
I had saved it to my History Playlist just before I read your comment. 😁
This is fantastic. I used to know it all by heart, but not for many years now. What a great refresher in such a soothing format.
Lovely clear and concise video which has explained the very early monarchs to me wonderfully, thank you, I have always been confused about them!
I believe you did a great job. Thank you so very much Dr. Kat for the work you put into making the videos for us.
Thank you so much for your videos! They always make my day. Especially one you made quite a while ago about your dyslexia. It opened my eyes about my own struggles. Anyway I actually have a history related question. When you said Queen Victoria was luckily 18 so she could decent to the throne right away I was wondering when 18 became the magic number to be deemed capable. When did that start and who decided that? I hope that makes sense my English isn’t the best.
I’ve really enjoyed this video! I’ve always been fascinated with the line of descent of our Kings and Queens and the family tree in general, so this summarises it together wonderfully! I look forward to your next video! Have you done a video about Eleanor of Aquitaine before? I think she would be a fascinating queen to focus on!
What an incredible historical journey, thanks.👑
Excellently clear video that lays out all of the regnal lines since 1066 plus a few bits of context as to why certain individuals got the throne and others didn't. Wonderful!
2013 was when they decided that it was going to be based purely on primogeniture? About bloody time. Took them long enough....
I would love to see a video on the kings and monarchs that took power before 1066! It could even be a series if it takes too long. I know that era is a bit convoluted and I don't know how good records are. Still, would be fascinating!
As always, love your channel and I look forward to each installment. Thank you!
Wow this is exactly what I needed to get my head around this history. The visual of the family trees was very helpful!!
Happy Birthday, Gabriel! Sending you love from the Allegheny Mountains! HOLLER!
As an American, it was nice to see how the Royal Family of various times came through them. One thought I had was, if Edward VIII had remained on the throne and given up Wallis Simpson, but either never married or, if he married an acceptable bride but there were no children, would Elizabeth II have been put on the throne or someone else?
OMG! This is an amazing summary. Thank you so much!
I would like to see causes of death added to the timeline as well as age at death! That's called fun for a genealogist! :)
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your channel and to wish your sweet boy a happy be-lated birthday xx
Thank you for this informative video. The information prior to Henry V was most helpful to me personally as I have just never had a firm grasp on that part of history. I did note with interest your making a distinction between a monarch "ruling" or "reigning." I would enjoy a video providing more information about that distinction, when it came to be, etc. (I'm an American, so that part of British history is a bit fuzzy for me, I'm afraid). As always, very well done and enjoyable, and for that I thank you so much. And happy birthday to sweet Gabriel!
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Thank you for going through this! It was well done. I learned a lot watching this video.
Another excellent presentation! You, dear Doctor Kat, are the absolute best historian I have found plus your presentation skills are wonderful. A cup tea and and one of your visits starts my day off in the best possible way.🤗
Clear and to the point as usual. You make history seem easy. This should help many students of British history.
Like wow. Must say I got a bit lost in the Wars of the Roses bit but it would take a lifetime to get your head around the intricacies.
While it was long that is no bad thing since you covered nearly a thousand years. In fact since you projected 3 monarch in advance we could easily be in 2066 with one of those on the throne (particularly given the longevity of their parents, grand parents, and great great grandmother in the case of George).
As a spin off from this it would be interesting to see a video on the "Pretender Line" which while it is seen by some to end with "Henry IX" I believe their is still a claimant knocking around somewhere. More family trees Yeh!
I can't believe that it is a year ago that you made the announcement of the birth of your son! Congratulations on his first birthday! It is apt, I think, to make a video of sons and daughters this week.
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You are so talented at presenting complicated information in a coherent - and always interesting - manner!
Spectacular! Thank you.
Well done, it must have been hard to not flesh out some of the stories haha.
Thanks for passing on a truly staggering amount of names and dates in a flawless and highly entertaining manner. As always I'd love to see you do a long video on Katherine Swynford, whose liason with John of Gaunt produced so much English royal history.
Truly wonderful. I love your videos. Thank you.
When the movie 'The King' came out I went down the Kings of England rabbit hole because while I knew from a google search he was meant to represent King Henry V somehow it was unsatisfactory not to understand where he stood in the line. So then you're into the War of the Roses and you can't figure out why Hendry VIII claimed a link back to some other king unless you begin to know the names of the kings before him and suddenly you're six feet deep in Henrys, Richards, Edwards - Tudors, Hanovers, and Windsors and it's been three weekends and dozens of tabs to Wikipedia before you sort it all out and finally understand where Henry V came into things Needless to say I found this fascinating - thank you so much - it is always a joy to hear you talk.
Happy birthday to baby Gabriel. I hope I spelled it right.I enjoyed this very much. Thank you. You have an amazing mind for history.
I will look out for “A Spy Among Friends.” I found the book very interesting and got a bit invested in trying to decide what motivated Kim Philby. I decided that he was a sociopath and narcissist who enjoyed duping people and living at high risk and not much more motivation was needed. Of course he needed particular life circumstances and a lot of crafty charisma for things to play out as they did. Just my take. I’ll be interested to see what Guy Pearce brings to the role.
Please make a video about Margaret of Anjou! I love her but there aren’t many books or movies about her and history hasn’t been kind to her…
Dear Dr Kat, On your Q&A video, you mentioned that your would like to study childbirth customs, through history. On this video , you mentioned the tragic death of Princess Charlotte, who was heir to the throne, but died very young in childbirth along with her stillborn son.. This brought to my mind the exceedlingly sad, but very detailed story I read of how she died under the care of an incompetent, but socially prominent and royally connected Doctor The case was investigated by contemporay medical authoriities and historians . i am an RN and I was horrified at this tragic account. Perhaps you would check into the story and present a video to us?. The whole nation was plunged into deep mourning and there was a great outpourig of grief and tributes to the Princess. There was even a classical musical piece written..titled something like Requiem for a Dead Princess. the whole national tragedy pre-figured the national tragedy of the sudden loss of Princess Diana, in its impact ,intensity and outpouring of grief at her loss in our time Unfortunately, i do not have a link as to where i read the account. I am thinking it might have been on Pro Publica because it dealt with medical incompetence . There was an echo of the story in the Downton Abbey series, when the daughter, Sybil, died in childbirth , through the neglect and arrogance of a socially prominent doctor.
These videos are the best. Thank you dr. Kat!
Thank you Dr Cat, this was a long video, but a very clear explanation of the succession. 😊
One of your best ! Every video adds a little more to my understanding of my ancestry