A History of Britain - Conquest 1/6

[01ccoulson]

If Britain wanted to we could collapse USA banks sending them to rumble but USA think the so good that's why RUSSAI and china overtaken them

[01ccoulson]

@mrbillcale are you stupid England controls you banks the person in charge off Britain is rothchild who is owns ha

[222demon222]

I got this on dvd.. LOVED it. :P Fucking fantastic!

[MrBillcale]

the end result of all this was britian today is the USAS little poodle, so brits what was it all for?

[espoire1757]

the arrival of a fist Vikings in Normandy did not change the ethnic composition of the duchy or his language or culture Normandy remained fundamentally committed to the rest of France! The proof: the Normans introduced their way of life in the countries they conquered, as feudalism to England or Gothic architecture,they also kept their language : French. And that their country has been submitted by a handful of knights from Normandy to Britain and other region of northern France

[MrBillcale]

@espoire1757 thank you

[199019852007]

Until the English reformation of 1532 this was the biggest turning point in English history.William the bastard the man who savage the North comes to power

[EricDavidFloyd]

Ha Ha - The Brits got a French bastard King

[Hoekell]

Wrong. He was french of tongue, but his blood was that of a viking. He was a French-speaking Viking bastard that subjugated the saxons and angles, and set England on the path that would shape it into what it is today.

[TemplarX2]

@Hoekell Bullshit. He hardly had any viking blood in him. His line from his father side was passed down Rollo a viking but those had long intermarried their daughters or sons to the French elites and the viking blood was diluted to nothing by the time of William. Normans by 1066 were probably more French than anyone else in France other than the Franciliens and Angevins . William army were only mostly mercenaries from all over France as Norman knights had no obligation to serve overseas

[vtecivicsib18]

@TemplarX2 hes a viking bro, stfu n deal wit it

[TemplarX2]

@vtecivicsib18 One, I'm not your bro; two, he was; three, you stfu if you have nothing tangible to add. Normans weren't vikings. In fact they treated the Danes of England with as much contempt as the anglo-saxons.

[vtecivicsib18]

@TemplarX2 god this is such a moron

[MrBillcale]

@TemplarX2 HIC FRANCI PUGNANT ET CECIDERUNT QUI ERANT CUM HAROLDO

translates here the FRENCH(FRANKS) have come to do battle with harold/ Here the French are fighting and have killed those who were with Harold..they considered themselves French consult bayeaux tapestry

[nuteronstar777]

@EricDavidFloyd Sorry mate, wrong !. Its not your fault.

[MrJCinLA]

William the Conqueror ruled! Quite literally.

[Dannys998877]

Later, when no acceptable kings could be found in Britain, they brought in Dutch and German aristocracy to sit on the throne. If this were not so tragic for Britain, it would almost be funny. Today, the ermine draped monarch with a crown on her head and traveling in horse drawn coaches, must be viewed against a nation beset with unemployment, poverty and social ills of all sorts. Historically, the British people have governed the British nation with nothing less than criminal misfeasance.

[Dannys998877]

Schama's unsurpassed documentary makes it clear how the English and British people have never had any real capacity for self governance. Not even down to the present day. A responsible people would have ditched the Midieval Monarchy in Midieval times. A democratic republic is the only acceptable government for a modern developed country. But the British couldn't ever mange it. They killed their king, and then were so terrified to be without one that they made Cromwell a king in all but name.

[GeorgiaSouthern87]

damn I am proud of my English heritage

[yamumisac0w]

i have to agree with english guy dutch guy is an idiot who seems to make up facts as it suits him

[zorc2000]

@yamumisac0w Idiot! Sure, we had many quarrels back in the 17th century (our 'Golden Age', in which ENGLAND couldn't stand our wealth), but may I remind you what happened in 1688? The ENGLISH parliament came to ask OUR stadholder to became YOUR sovereign. If you don't like having Dutch blood in your royal line, then go spit on the Stuart graves.

[yamumisac0w]

@zorc2000 the english royal line has been long removed from the stuats two different dynasties have passed since then if there is dutch blood in the line it's becasue they married in not because of the glorious revolution

[MrNnpivo]

@zorc2000 yes but your stadhouder (william of orange) was german and couldn't even speak dutch, he was known as william the silent (willem de zwijger) because he never said anything in parlement as being german he didn't know what was going on.

[zorc2000]

@MrNnpivo My friend, look at my comment and notice that I mentioned the 17th century, not the 16th. The person you're referring to is William I of Orange (Willem van Oranje, vader des vaderlands). Now, the stadhouder invited by parliament in 1689 was distant family, William III of Orange, offspring from Williams brother, Jan (John) of Nassau. Please reconsider answering once more, for this really is a major anachronism.

[indivum]

Another idiot, who needs to look up the meaning of invitation. I'll INVITE you over at my birthday party, and give you two shiners the moment you ring my doorbell, how's that for an invitation?

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum You are full of shit, I'm done arguing with you because you are a fucking idiot. Keep out of our videos too, stick to the ones about Dutch history, if there is any that is.

[EnglishHuscarl]

You also need to look up the meaning of the word conquered you idiot. Look cloggy Britain had the biggest empire in the history of mankind, the Dutch empire was absolutely nothing in comparison. Britains influence on the world is massive compared to Hollands. Just look at how many countries have our flag on their flag, and how many countries speak our language! Who speaks Dutch apart from the Dutch?

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl A huge pussy empire, a third world empire, claiming deserted land without even putting up a single fight. You know what they call an empire what didn't conquer the continent? A huge, queer ass, pussy empire. See we dutch were never interested in founding purselves an empire, only in making lots of money, which we did. Our colonies WERE TRADING COLONIES, you thick cunt! The Dutch language missed out on only SIX votes to become the US' official language. We Dutch civilized you lot.

[mmmzeitgeisty11]

@indivum The dutch language missed out on six votes to who? England and Holland share so much history that it seems silly to claim one is 'better' than the other. Let's be honest, the largest connection is a joint love of weed, sex, and a shared relief that we aren't German.

[ulviye]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 well said!!! :)

[Artherus1]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 eye i'll drink to that

[MrBillcale]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

[MrBillcale]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 The Dutch, under nominal command of Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, bombarded and then captured the town of Sheerness, sailed up the River Thames to Gravesend, then up the River Medway to Chatham, where they burnt three capital ships and ten lesser naval vessels and towed away the HMS Unity and the HMS Royal Charles, pride and normal flagship of the English fleet

[nuteronstar777]

@MrBillcale Yea, but it didn't last long did it ?. we soon got our revenge.

[MrBillcale]

@nuteronstar777 The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascending the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England. HA!

[MrBillcale]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 . The raid led to a quick end to the war and a favourable peace for the Dutch. It was the worst defeat in the Royal Navy's history.(wij zijn superieur)

[nuteronstar777]

@MrBillcale I think the word luck is more appropriate. Wouldn't you agree ?.

[MrBillcale]

@nuteronstar777 there is nothing lucky about dutch courage, you obviously have never woken up with bloody eyes in a pool of your own sick and three empty Jenever bottles

[Fritzlsstinkyfinger]

@MrBillcale Hi, I changed my username a while ago, but I was mmmzeitgeisty11. Thanks for the history lesson, it's always good to learn something new. However, i would refer you to my earlier comment (above). I don't know whether you were angry or 'just saying' so I wont get all uppity about it. Anyway, Britain and The Netherlands need to put old troubles behind us so we can get together and produce wind power for the future. The future is more important than the past.

[nuteronstar777]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 Agreed, lol.

[indivum]

We discovered New Zealand too, and were the first Europeans to set foot on the North-American continent. LOL Holland is the greatest. We civilized you silly cunts. Oh and Australia? We discovered that two centuries before you incompetent and confused fucks thought you had discovered it, called New Holland up uintill 1824. Suck on it, pikey!

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum You've never been a significant world power, and were conquered by Spain and Germany.

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl We already were a significant world power, you clueless cunt LOL! Again we were never conquered by spain. You lot on the other hand were the Roman empire's slave for over 400 years!!!

Britain only became a proper nation after it was governed by the Dutch. FACT! We were there for you, when you Brits took you first bold baby steps towards civilization. Awwww, look at them Brits go.......... isn't that cute? LMFAO!!!

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum Like I've already said, you've never been a significant world power, and were conquered by Spain and Germany.

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl Yeah, you said that already, .nd it's a fucking lie. Spain never conquered Holland. We Dutch on the other hand invaded your silly isle...... TWICE! Now tell me how many times has Great Britain invaded Holland? Holland 2 - 0 Great Britain.

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum When did you invade us twice you fuckwit?

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl Right... back to this tedious cunt. What's that you saying? When did the Dutch invade Britain? Well let me see... 1667 and 1688. Complete humiliation. Holland 2 - 0 Britain.

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum You're a fucking idiot, 1667 was the raid on the medway, when you sailed up the Thames and sunk some of our unmanned ships, then sailed off! Not much of an invasion! 1688? You mean the year William and Mary were asked to take the throne in place of the Catholic James II? You really need to learn the meaning of the word invasion you stupid fucking clown!

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl

Definition of INVASION

1: an act of invading; especially : incursion of an army for conquest or plunder

2: the incoming or spread of something usually hurtful

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl Asked to take the throne? Hahahahaha!!!! No, WE TOOK the throne. Oh, and the Dutch also discovered every single common wealth nation. You Brits got nothing on us, you need to learn who your over lords are. Pick up a book for a change.

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum How the fuck did you take the throne? England was a prodestant country with a Catholic King. We wanted a prodestant, so asked William of Orange to take the throne. You have basically made up your own version of history to suit your own agenda. Basically you are a fantasist, I'd get a more accurate version of history reading Alice in Wonderland than listening to your bullshit.

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl Funny you would mention Alice in Wonderland. You see, that's the problem with the British, or rather the English, they are renowned for rewriting history books in order to make history look favourable to them. You ask, we play. You begged, we conquered.

[FeignofCordor]

@indivum took the throne..... ?. I think you will find that William was invited and supported in the taking of the throne , without the support of the English he would not have been able take anything of England. ask a Dutch history teacher you might learn something about your history.

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl You sound like a fucking broken record.

[scarabanger]

Yeah stupid little island, USA cant be trusted to go to war on thier own, they need britain to think for them, yanks have no clue about friendly fire they so dumb, look at vietnam. USA got all the gear and no idea.

[Polybun]

@scarabanger Spoken like a true brick biter! If we are dumb, what does that make any country that gets beaten by us? I mean, A bunch of malnurished asian gorrillas could whip us, but the world's best trained army and largest navy couldn't? You and your silly little island pride. It's like little big man syndrome. Probably because of all the little short brick bitters you have there in england. You people need to learn how to grow!

[Polybun]

This series should end with the US kicking the shit out of britian and sending them back to their stupid little island to rot.

[StrawberryCorp]

@Polybun

how about shut it yank what would usa be today without britain cunt nothing! fucking wannabe.

[Polybun]

@StrawberryCorp Well, I dunno, the countries development took off after we got down beating the world's largest, most well equiped army and sent it's navy packing. I would say we would be right where we are today without merry old england. pip pip, cherio and all that happy shit!

[StrawberryCorp]

@Polybun

if you didnt have lincoln well i dunno as well he was a great man cause of him usa beat britain

[StrawberryCorp]

@Polybun

one more thing when you said it will chase them back to britain that would be the worst thing for us :D there will be entire british army waiting :D

[indivum]

The Dutch piss on your phony Kingdom from a great height......... you silly little wankers.

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum Oh yes, you are so right, remind me who liberated you from the Germans? Next time we'll let them crack on.

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl You incompetent British cunts liberated us???? Hahahahahahaha!!!!! Not one crooked tooth limey had set foot on Dutch soil, you cunt. The Dutch on the other hand invaded you silly, depressing isle twice. LMFAO!!! What a twat!

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum You need to look up the word liberated you dumbfuck. We saved you from the Germans who conquered you in WW2. When did you invade us then cloggy? I hope one of these so called invasions isn't the Glorious Revolution, when William of Orange was invited to take the British throne in place of James II. Germany and Spain have both conquered Holland, and a lot more recently than anyones conquered us!

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl Why don't YOU look up the meaning of invitation. Invited.... LMFAO! What a cunt! You pikeys excel at rewriting the history books alright. Spain never conquered Holland, you thick cunt! You lot, on the other hand were the Roman Empire's slaves for over 400 years. Only 400, that ain't too bad, is it? You silly cunt have been raped by every race on the continent, most significally the Iberians. Suck on that pikey. And your contributions to the liberation of Holland are ZERO!

[EnglishHuscarl]

@indivum You are completely full of shit, you believe your own version of history which you've obviously made up in your own head and convinced yourself is true. The achievements of Britain far outmatch the achievements of Holland. What have the Dutch invented? Which other people apart from the Dutch speak Dutch? How big was your empire?

[indivum]

@EnglishHuscarl We Dutch never had an interest in founding ourselves an empire, only in making lots of money, which we did. Our colonies were trading colonies, you cunt! We are the founders of the only three colonies of global significance We discovered and mapped every single common wealth nation and moved on without even claiming them. Unlike you we Dutch are picky, we're not interested unless it's of some use. Did you know Australia was called New Holland up until 1824?

[indivum]

You silly rubbydub bums, always keen do dig up whatever the Dutch discard in the trash bin. Britain only became a proper nation after it was governed by the Dutch. Every single campaign against France was paid for with Dutch funds. You poor scruffy beggars!

[indivum]

Dutch discoveries? To much to mention. The most successful fighter plane ever, the Fokker DR.1, the submarine, the telescope, the microscope, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray-ray and of course the players that run those discs. We discovered bacteria, spermazoids, Jupiter and the Oort cloud. The free market and stock exchange are Dutch ideas, I could go on and on. For your notion, the entire Western world is molded after dutch example.

[gimleyjim]

@EnglishHuscarl this dutch guy is dumb as fuck and an embarressment to holland. all he does is call us pikeys (wtf is he retarded?) and call you a "silly cunt". what a vocabulary. he's basicly inventing his own version of history. doesn't he get how stupid he's making himself look? england could bitch slap holland if we wanted to but we dont. i'd just like to slap this guy... don't worry about him though, you don't need to reply to make him look like a fool.

[Bahutsauvage]

Don't get me wrong, i think its a great documentary, but as i had a bigger flying circus session recently, the presentation reminds me a little of the "whicker island sktch :)

[WolfytheWolf5667]

ServoRegalis:

the BNP also hate everyone, including the British. By the way, the Queen has no power. Otherwise, who can disband Parliament? The Queen, as she is the ruler of the country. Otherwise we're some...eugh, REPUBLIC!

Why can't Britain be more like the Britannian Empire from Code Geass? Now then we'd never have war...

[ServoRegalis]

@WolfytheWolf5667 The BNP do not hate the British, they are British. They are fighting the British do-gooders Traitors, if that's what you mean. The naive do-gooders do not realise, that when the immigrants take over, they will suffer and die too if they do not confirm and comply with the subjugation.

[WolfytheWolf5667]

@ServoRegalis

Eh, either way, they may "over-the-top" racist but Muslims all deserve to be gone.

I mean, they STAND on the toilets (dirty fuckers) and build Mosques with OUR money.

We should celebrate EMPIRE DAY, not fucking Diwali.

[RaynauddeChatillon]

@WolfytheWolf5667

I understand that in Asia they have toilets that are level with the ground. Do the muslims in England stand on the normal toilets and let their crap fall all over the seat?

[PatriotDenmark]

This guy really know how to catch people, great storyline and everything, Cnut was the best King Denmark ever had and the most suceeded one. Long live Denmark and England!

[gbyrne]

@Patriot Denmark And long life to our scandanavian cousins

[Soidisons]

My favorite doc of all times. Still not enough detail for me but yeah you would have to make a 1700 part series :D:D:D

[tribetng]

@Soidisons if you whant more detail check out david starkey's doc 'monarchy'

it specifically about our kings n queens but through them it covers the country as well there are eps on youtube.

Also for a slightly more in-depth and balanced view of King Harold check out tony robinsons doc 'the real king harold' its also on youtube or on my channel in the favorites sction.

[RideMyBMW]

min 4:08 "Bones beneath the buttercups"

Dang! Thats a book right there! This guy's the sh%$! Awesome!

[CatAtomic99]

@rlzzxx I find your historical insights intriguing and would like to sign up for your any classes or seminars you might offer.

[rlzzxx]

@CatAtomic99 Sorry, poorly phrased. Too many SCOTTISH WHISKEYS...

[partyhat3]

A superb communicator

[1985OMD]

This documentary is completely surpassing!!! Professor Schama's voice and accent are smashing!!! Two years ago I took historical linguistics at university in El Salvador (my country) and I sat two examinations on this matter. It would have been so lovely to watch this before my exams. But still I enjoyed this remarkable history lesson. ENGLAND FOREVER!!

[Bjowolf2]

@1985OMD

My feelings exactly ;-) Also very interesting for us Danes to watch.

Had the Battle of Hastings in 1066 gone wrong for William, we might still have been able to speak directly to each others. Now it's "just" the traces that are to be found everywhere, making E a fairly easy language for us to learn, since we already know more or less half of the basic words and grammar. This fusion of Anglo-Saxon and Norse into (early) middle E still continued even after the Norman conquest.

[CoffeeWivCake]

The whole series is amazing,i remember it 1st being shown on what is now Yesterday'. I hope thugs like the BNP can learn from this great man.I'd love to sit & have a smoke with this guy!

[marcmarc10]

why are the BNP thugs?You mean the left winged thuggish violent threatening Government supported and funded UAF I'm sure.. The BNP received over a million votes, and do you say all of these voters are thugs? I have never been a BNP supporter, however purely out of love for my Country, I wholeheartedly support and vote for them for they will only drive the thieves and treacherous scum from the House, who truly are the fighters for the indigenous people. England oh England the Country so Great.

[Gidwan]

@marcmarc10

Take a look at the rate of criminality amongst the BNP membership, leadership and votership before making comments like this.

[fordia]

I totally agree with you! Learn about the real history of the country and not the one that they invent to support their appalling beliefs. I hope to get to sit with Simon Schama, he would be extremely interesting to hang out with. I doubt the BNP will turn up, he is Jewish

[Zachw2007]

@CoffeeWivCake My favorite episode called "Revolutions." I love learning about Thomas Hobbes and Oliver Cromwell. Are you from England?

[ServoRegalis]

@CoffeeWivCake The BNP are not thugs nor fascist. They are out ! They are the Guardians of Great Britain. They are defending our cultural identity and British individualism from attacks of a purposely organised, underhanded backstabbing, secret planning that is trying to destroy us, our culture our Country, and our Queen.

They are opposed to Immigration, multiculturalism, Fundamentalism, "globalism, international socialism, laissez-faire capitalism and economic liberalism and Thatcherism.

[drzenote]

@ServoRegalis

Yeah I agree with you.

The BNP are opposed to the real world, they want to live in a world that doesn't exist.

[ServoRegalis]

@drzenote The BNP are our only hope.

[drzenote]

@ServoRegalis

Our? Don't include decent British people in your idiotic ideas about the world. You racist fools are the minority because the majority of UK citizens oppose everything you stand for.

[gimleyjim]

@drzenote well said! fuck the bnp

[BillDFC]

Great series, but more of a history of England rather than Britain.

[jrnesbit]

the start of britain