A History of Britain (episode5/15, part4/6)

King Death - 1348-1500. It took only six years for the plague to ravage the British Isles. Its impact was to last for generations. But from the ashes of this trauma an unexpected and unique class of Englishmen emerged.

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[mike13lowe]

Powerful speech.

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

Wow, Richard was a dick.

[uafchris]

@Taoist111 Yeah, Dick is short for the name Richard here as is Dick Whittington, but Richards isnt usually used as a word for penis.

[XCritonX]

Sounds like the typical "me to", "equality" rabble. Half right and 100% crazy.

[Taoist111]

I don't mind if they tax Poles..........

[Taoist111]

So in England a "dick" is not synonymous with "Richard?" It sure is in America....common crude phrases like "don't show your Richard here"......it's considered just a shade more polite than "dick."

[Artherus1]

@PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD eh, they kinda all were

[LambChowder1]

all that carnage over a poll tax. what were they even going to vote for

[whpriol1]

Thank you for uploading these videos. I really enjoy them.