Listening to this guy is like reading the tabloids and pop culture magazines to find out the personal details of their lives - only in retrospect. Judging from comments, he's not very accurate historically but he spins a good yarn.
So many inaccuracies it is very frustrating. For example Buckingham was not killed in Plymouth it was Portsmouth and to say he was 'shite' exposes a limited knowledge and vocabulary.
Is Mr. Stuart actually suggesting James I took Robert Carr and George Villiers as lovers? Sorry if I took the meaning literally if it wasn't intended to be..
George Villiers, if he wasn't such a bloody failure at everything Charles might actually have managed to succeed in his relationships with parliament despite his unconciliatory persona. Sure Buckingham's assassination at Plymouth was the reason he shut down parliament. Charles hated the MPs for celebrating his death. I don't blame them personally because he cost them alot of money through 2 failures at Cadiz in 1625 and Ile de Rhe in 1627. He was shite!
There was NO police at this time.
chanctonbury63 2 months ago
I prefer historians armed with facts rather than conjecture. If you are speculating, say so for the sake of the students.
nuts4knits 4 months ago in playlist royal life
Listening to this guy is like reading the tabloids and pop culture magazines to find out the personal details of their lives - only in retrospect. Judging from comments, he's not very accurate historically but he spins a good yarn.
xander7ful 1 year ago
@xander7ful You are not wrong there. Try his lecture on Ben Disraeli for more fantasy.
chanctonbury63 2 months ago
So many inaccuracies it is very frustrating. For example Buckingham was not killed in Plymouth it was Portsmouth and to say he was 'shite' exposes a limited knowledge and vocabulary.
EnglandRulesTheWaves 2 years ago
Is Mr. Stuart actually suggesting James I took Robert Carr and George Villiers as lovers? Sorry if I took the meaning literally if it wasn't intended to be..
kirsty044 2 years ago
@kirsty044 Yes... I believe it's rumoured that they were lovers.
AvatarMarxon90 1 year ago
George Villiers, if he wasn't such a bloody failure at everything Charles might actually have managed to succeed in his relationships with parliament despite his unconciliatory persona. Sure Buckingham's assassination at Plymouth was the reason he shut down parliament. Charles hated the MPs for celebrating his death. I don't blame them personally because he cost them alot of money through 2 failures at Cadiz in 1625 and Ile de Rhe in 1627. He was shite!
Arnieluvsshred91 2 years ago
He meant to say 1615 at 0:30ish.
TeamAlphaBravo 3 years ago
Robert Carr was my ancestor - directly.
TaliaA1990 3 years ago