Anglo-Saxon Kings Family Tree | England's 'Dark Ages' 410 - 927 CE

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Credits:
Charts & Script by Matt Baker
Narration by Jasmine Elleway
Animation by Syawish Rehman

[robertstrawser]

That was great. I’ve always found this period in English history to be really fascinating and I’m usually frustrated by the fact that most historians stop at either William or Alfred and don’t really attempt to trace either of their lines back any further. Thank you!

[desiafterdark]

This is surreal. I was literally watching Vikings a week ago, got super interested in European history and have been binging on Anglo Saxon and Germanic history for the past few days - and then my favourite channel releases this video!!

[margottago]

Outstanding video aside, Jasmine has such a lovely voice. There's something about it I can't put my finger on that is just so pleasing to my ears, I could listen to her speak all day! I want her to narrate every audiobook

[gerrithoogendoorn]

Jasmine's voice is just as pleasant to hear with a positive effect on my nerves as Matt Baker's. Makes it a lot easier to listen and get the interesting info on board. This is a very nice channel for who is interested in history and the charts should imo be used at schools. The subtitles are exceptionally excellent. All in all thank you very mujch.

[princekrazie]

It's so interesting that all those men have names ending in "a, " which is a very interesting cultural difference from what we’re used to.

[DominicDiMaria-fqoh]

Here's the lesson: Be glad you were born in this century, otherwise you'd have ended up being named Ethebruweardobertinwuieheard.

[Uncle_Sam]

I wonder what Cerdic would think about the fact his bloodline not only succeeded in conquering the entire island but is still in power over it to this day 1500 years later.

[dafyddpowell]

Nice to see the Gwynedd Family tree on the left. Could you perhaps do a video on the rulers of all the kingdoms in Cymru?

[epicboi]

It’s good to have a break from Jack’s voice every so often. Welcome to the UsefulCharts community, Jasmine! :D

[falconsue]

It is not surprising that only a few names from this period in history are still in use today, such as Edwin, Edward, Alfred, Oswald, and the legendary Arthur! Enjoyed learning more about this time period, even though I could not pronounce most of the names. Thank you!

[oswinaltava]

Even though I'm English, I was never taught much about the Dark Ages at school, I was just thinking about it the other day, then this turns up! welcome to Jasmine, great video!

[chrisadlc]

Great video as always. I feel like we should hear more about Æthelstan, the first real King of England, who was perhaps the greatest of the Anglo Saxon Kings. He was highly praised by his contemporaries on the continent and not only did he remove the last remaining Vikings but made Scotland submit to him and defeated the King of Dublin.. but unfortunately most people just think of the monk from Vikings when they hear the name lol

[flemishnationalist-prayfor]

Back in the good old days when kings didn't use numericals.

[markcharron]

Thanks so much for this. So many scholars just skip over this period as "we don't know anything about what happened"... when clearly it's not the case.

[liamnevard]

I’m excited that you’re expanding the narration! I’ve been waiting for this video forever

[Nooticus]

Its so SO nice to hear a familiar/local voice on the channel as a very long time viewer! Jasmine is so enthusiastic and clearly knows exactly what she is talking about and sounds like she is from the South-East too by her accent, also where I'm from! :D Great stuff!

[thomasdixon]

Awesome vid about a part of British history that is difficult to understand and a warm welcome to Jasmine

[sirwelch]

The ancient bloodlines of the Anglo-Saxons. It is great to see them all in one spot and chart! Also, it is very accurate whilst admittedly I have a strong fondness of the line of Cerdic.

[Mia]

I love you for the almost flawless Old English pronunciation of the names <3

[meowcula]

I don't think I understood how this period all played out until you just explained it. Thank you, Jasmine.