British Monarchs Family Tree | Alfred the Great to Charles III

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CREDITS:
Charts & Narration by Matt Baker
Animation by Syawish Rehman
Audio editing by Ali Shahwaiz

[nHans]

This video is fantastic! In 30 minutes, it has helped me to neatly slot the *thousands* of hours I've spent watching period movies and TV shows: _Rome, Vikings, The Tudors, Wolf Hall, Outlander, Braveheart, The King's Speech, The Crown, Reign, The Queen, The White Queen, Victoria, The Young Victoria, Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth, Elizabeth I, The Favourite, Blackadder, _ ... yup, the chart's gonna be worth it.

[MoonThuli]

15:20 An interesting point to note is that Richard III was the king whose remains were found buried under a car park in Leicester a few years ago

[huntertrum]

Maybe this is just an American thing, but it's crazy to me that some people can trace their lineage back hundreds of years, from one area of the globe nonetheless. Must be interesting to be like, "oh yeah, my great great great great grand uncle was suspected of being involved in the Gunpowder Plot and was hanged down the block from here. Family was pretty upset for a awhile, but we got over it."

[dorderre]

So happy to see Lady Jane Grey included :) She's often overlooked.

[TrystaneTheBlack]

Something a lot of people miss is that William the Conqueror had also married a direct descendant of Alfred the Great.

[revinhatol]

*This calls for a song!*

I'm William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance
They call me the first English king although I come from France
1066, the Domesday Book I gave to history
So fat on death, my body burst but enough about me
To well remember all your kings I come up with this song
A simple rhyming ditty for you all to sing along!
Oh, William...

Bit short isn't it? We need more kings, who came next?

[AWindy]

I'm actually getting to a place of my life where I'm finally going to be able to justify purchasing some of these charts and I am so looking forward to having them up in my home!!! Been a long time follower and I'm finally about to have my own place that I can decorate however I want. only thing is I don't know how I'm going to be able to narrow down which ones I want now!!! 😅

[ipekircan]

One interesting aspect is, the Dance of the Dragons, from George RR Martin's ASOIAF universe and book Fire and Blood, is based on the succession conflict between Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois, the period known as the Anarchy. I thought it would be cool to mention since the series House of the Dragon just aired and is a hot topic now, and shares so many parallels with the Anarchy. How fascinating it is to see these historical events influencing literature and then the fiction blowing up. Great video as always, thank you!

[aaronpatton]

4:12 Harold Godwinson and William weren’t the only claimants

Edmund Ironside’s grandson Edgar (Margaret’s brother) also had a claim and was briefly declared King after the Battle of Hastings by the Witen.

[patootien]

Just when I was wanting another British royal family tree discussion. The timing is crazyyyy

[doodlebug]

Always know it’s gonna be a good morning when usefulcharts uploads! Cheers ☕️Thanks for another great video!

[bentoth]

Thank you for showing the best depiction of King John ever.

[TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

It wasn't mentioned, but I think worth noting, that the reigning dynasty of the UK from 1901-17 was the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. If the convention had been observed, that would have been the dynastic House until the death of Elizabeth II. Similarly, Charles III would have been the first monarch of the House of Perhaps "Windsor" *is* better, after all!

[MAARRSNYC]

I joined as a member today. I have severe ADHD and have been hyper focusing on English/British Monarchs for two weeks. I'm also itching to revisit the American Presidents too. I doubt my obsessions will last more than 6 months, but until then, I"m going to watch the hell out of every freaking video. Thanks for such great content.

[sirduck]

The research you do is incredible because when I tried to trace down the King of Spain’s lineage, I started seeing Wikipedia pages on Greek mythology 😅

[smithnatalie]

So much detail! Thank You I’m British and learned so much about the monarchy from this video

[tombendall]

I feel like the official royal house name staying the same when a female European monarch dies will become the new normal. The Netherlands have done it several times in the 20th century. And Denmark presumably won't want to ditch its prestigious house for a more minor foreign house when Margrethe dies. Belgium, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands & Norway are all likely to have female monarchs too within the next two generations who are more likely than ever to marry commoners than nobles.

[Edmonton-ofec]

Are we entirely sure Elizabeth II’s marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh isn’t just a really long winded Danish reconquest of the British Isles? 😂

[VeneficusPlantaGenista]

Love these videos, but one correction: Your chart shows Edward I as married to "Violant" of Castile. Her name was Eleanor, Leonor in Spanish, not Violant. She is the namesake of the "Eleanor Crosses" that Edward I built in eastern England to commemorate her after her death.

[RG-jasep]

This is truly an amazing production, and many congratulations on the work you have done to create the chart and all the incredible information. The history is beyond fascinating and so incredibly interesting.
👏👏 Well done, and I am looking forward to viewing your other works.