The Entire History of the English Monarchy (1066-1154)

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0:00:00 William I
01:26:55 William II
02:29:19 Henry I
03:35:19 King Stephen

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As a lover of history, particularly European, I’m loving these outstanding documentaries so perfectly narrated for an adult audience not some dumbed down infantile drivel.

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Really excellent standard documentary - interesting, factual, detailed & well narrated.
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[Andy_Babb]

Awesome 😎 Can you go back and do whatever biographies possible on the pre-Norman rulers? I know you’ve got some great ones out already but there are so many kings and queens and kingdoms and I need to know it all lol

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[mamakat]

William The Conqueror was my 29th Great Grandfather. I cannot wait to dive into this documentary.

[velvittbunn]

Matilda was actually 5 ft, which was about average height for the time! The 4 ft number comes from a 1959 examination of her tibia, which was incomplete, hence the lower number.

[nobodyimportant]

This is an epic history lesson! Thank you for this fantastic video!

[andrewattenboroughtwothumb]

Great to learn about my ancestors on my mother’s side of the family

[marjeheadroom]

Fascinating history, good storytelling, lovely speaking voice, nice videos ... thank you for this lovely video. It was thoroughly enjoyable.

[TheRealBrook]

I never cared for William the Conqueror, however, he introduced a high tax on slavery which effectively ended the practice in Britain, perhaps making England the first country in the history of the world to eliminate slavery. Maybe it was the only one good thing he did.

[steve-]

They'll sing songs of our lives, and tell tales of these days...they could have never fathomed that a millenia later, we indeed were Hearing of their existence, and so many more buried in the ground, never known..amazing, just amazing lol.i really do wonder If some peasants or 'lesser known" ever just stared off to the night sky and actually wondered if they'd be known of, thought of, somewhere in time..weird I know lol.
They were right though!!we do hear of tales, despite technically we DONT sings their songs of old 🤣🤷‍♂️✌️🍻

[Aspasia]

If Henry had plotted to murder Rufus he would’ve had everything he needed to install him as king set to go and not have rushed off leaving his brother’s body where he fell. He probably wouldn’t have even been there either. This is a great series! I’ve watched many documentaries about English monarchy and this one is more in-depth. I especially enjoyed learning more about William Rufus. Most documentaries gloss over Rufus; usually, they go from him being crowned king to killed in the forest within a few minutes.

[marteltmosley]

This was absolutely fascinating I have put it on to go to sleep to but it was so good that I could not go to sleep what a great piece of History

[davidtownsend]

The problem is Edward couldn't make William his heir. And there would be no reason to invite a foreign heir when there were plenty viable closer heirs.
England had an elected throne. The king could RECCOMEND his heir. But not decide it. So Harold was rightfully elected king.

[davescott]

"English" monarchy. Vikings with a penchant for croissants.

[kaythomas]

Doomsday comes from Danish, and means Judgement, as dom is to judge. Danish survives in English to a great extent.