Who Was the First Real King of England? | History in a Nutshell | Animated History

Who was the first real king of England? A question that's a little more complicated than we might expect. In this episode, head back to a time of Saxon kingdoms and Viking invasions to discover the battle for the English throne before William the Conqueror got anywhere near Hastings.

[TheFoolOnTheHill_]

A comment for the algorithm. I like this channel a lot.

[faaaaah]

I really thought I was watching a TED-Ed video until the ending card popped out. Love the video format!

You have tea towels with pics of kings and queens? That's some fancy afternoon tea.

[rebeccawayman]

I love watching these. Always lots of great historical information. They bring a smile to my face.

[LloydSkyLion]

Neat. Who would've thought that"The Last Kingdom' TV show had some historical accuracy.

[Velvet_Torpedo]

This was tremendous! Great macro level overview. Love how it didn't wander into the weeds with frustrating micro details that only leads to more searches. PS It was fun too!

[emaarredondo-librarian]

Tea towels with kings in them. How deliciously British 😁

[eloex]

Please do more! This was so fun and interesting to watch and so well animated!

[philipmurphy]

A comment for the Algorithm, Great content.

[zenelshabani]

I think I've been watching to many tv-shows (the last kingdom), I somehow knew the answer ... and I am not from England

[wfxvxzf]

i red a book about this its called the first king of england

[suem]

I am sticking with Horrible Histories Monarch song. Haha

[BombshellBoss]

Did anyone else notice Edward VI was missing from tea towel?

[CarTa]

So does that means english are just decendents of nords? And I guess germans and other places in europe?

[hapa]

I think it should be Alfred. Anglo-Saxon is just another name for English. Also, the last Wessex Princess St Margaret married the King of Scots, so if you are happy about the result of Scottish succession crisis and Glorious Revolution, then King Charles is the rightful successor of Alfred the Great.

[katesbane]

1100th like on the video, don't forget me.

[Saraphina_Marie]

Help a Yank out, I know most of Arthurian legend is 19th century fanfic, but I thought there was some historic underpinnings to the tale.
Obviously the tale had enough sway that Henry VII named his firstborn son Arthur, who was supposed to become king (he was the guy married to Katherine of Aragon before Henry VIII).
So obviously the legend had *some* meaning to the royals in the 16th cen.

Long live King Aethelstan...oops, he died already. Rs

[nickxii]

I thought it was Angloland which changed over time to Engloland which became England

[thomyorke]

Who was the first king in England? before Alfred the Great, who, living in the land that is modern-day England, was king earliest? I don't reckon we know that far back