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@officerirish2409
Жыл бұрын
Hey just an idea but a battle after this was the siege of Limerick it was a strong battle which I would love to see
@debdeepdas8034
Жыл бұрын
Please make a video on the Battle of Denain. It is one of the most important battles in the War of the Spanish Succession
@brokenbridge6316
Жыл бұрын
You always find such curious battles to make video's out of. Nicely done video.
@Samir-sleepy69
Жыл бұрын
next video battle of the trench please
@dorinportar01
Жыл бұрын
If you looking for good examples, try to find batles between Stefan cel Mare and Turkish empire
@dmitrysamoilov5989
Жыл бұрын
we gather again to witness little squares beat the absolute carnage out of each other
@Tasogare85
Жыл бұрын
... I laughed so hard to this comment :D
@HistoryMarche
Жыл бұрын
🟥 vs 🟨
@greenfawkes
Жыл бұрын
@@TheDogGoesWoof69 O'RLLY?
@wyattjenkins7898
Жыл бұрын
And I’d be dammed if I’d miss out on it
@Sceptonic
Жыл бұрын
@@TheDogGoesWoof69 🤓
@aiguuruu
Жыл бұрын
Besides these guys doing all the work creating the animations, the research on the history and anything else that goes in making these videos - let's also give a hands up to narrator David McCallion. His voice just fits like a silk glove and makes listening and watching their work a true masterpiece.
@ChrisDynamo
Жыл бұрын
"Will-yum", "battal-yun". He's an awful narrator. 'Hugenot' was a travesty of a pronunciation as well.
@scrounger-h8i
Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisDynamoAgreed.Lack of knowledge of pronunciation of Irish names seriously belittles the great work.
@erikpuente1250
Жыл бұрын
Nah, he's a pretty banging narrator
@dawnmoriarty9347
Жыл бұрын
He may be a goodish narrator, but he really needs to check the pronunciation of place names. It's quite distracting every time he gets it wrong
@dawnmoriarty9347
Жыл бұрын
@@scrounger-h8i not just Irish places. I had to double check where he was talking about when he tried to say Salisbury
@kudos1209
Жыл бұрын
The whole area around Drogheda is arguably the most astonishing part of Ireland from a historical point of view. The Battle of the Boyne site at Oldbridge (3 miles from the town), one of the world's most extraordinary burial tombs at Newgrange (5 miles from the town), Knowth & Dowth nearby, the round tower & finest of all celtic crosses at Monasterboice (3 miles away), the beautiful 850 year old Mellifont Abbey (4 miles or so) and then Drogheda itself with Laurence Gate (a spectacular Barbican Gate), several other town gates and towers, Millmount Tower and its Museum overlooking the town, the finest viaduct in Ireland, numerous gothic churches and unbelievable history including the Cromwellian invasion. It's only 20 minutes from Dublin airport but well worth spending a few days exploring rather than popping up for half a day from Dublin.
@kudos1209
Жыл бұрын
and, of course, Saint Oliver Plunkett's head on display in St. Peter's Church on the main street....it's very gruesome but fascinating!
@simonolsen9995
Жыл бұрын
More than 30 years ago on the other side of the world, I briefly met a raven haired, ivory skinned girl of stunning beauty. I cannot remember her name, but I clearly remember her Irish mates teasing her about being from Drogheda.
@leanbanclog
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful countryside, unfortunately it's a bit of a scumbag town
@AnnesleyPlaceDub70
Жыл бұрын
@leanbanclog there's trouble everywhere these days, drogheda is savage for a night out, and a smashing place in general. From a "born bred and buttered " Dub.
@alfaromeo1819
Жыл бұрын
Why IRELAND are now silent?❤❤❤❤❤🎉😂
@The_ZeroLine
Жыл бұрын
James is one of those guys who needed to be told “If you won’t fight for yourself, why should anyone else?” Uninspiring, a coward and a bad tactician to boot, it’s a wonder anyone signed up.
@Leon-bc8hm
Жыл бұрын
Yes he was an utter failure.
@ciaranbrk
Жыл бұрын
When you're oppressed you take any opportunity nomstter how slim to try free yourself .
@timfirth977
Жыл бұрын
And a major slave trader, and altogether nasty type who wanted absolute monarchy.
@WarPigstheHun
Жыл бұрын
They only signed up because he was English.
@imperatorscotorum6334
Жыл бұрын
James’ Irish followers fought for him under the hope he would restore their rights and reverse the land grabs of the previous decades
@Hemlock.
Жыл бұрын
I remember vaguely learning about the battle of the boyne as a child here in Ireland. Usually the focus was on the aftermath it created for Irish catholics but it was great to learn about the full context and build up to it here. I think my favourite pieces of these videos is honestly the quotes from the leaders at the time, really humanizes the representation of flags moving on a map. As a history lover who enjoys the vidoes on this channel it's interesting to see a battle that actually took place in my country, thank you!
@zelandakhniteblade5436
Жыл бұрын
I am guessing you attended a Catholic school then. I daresay a Unionist syllabus looks somewhat different. Understanding biases in your sources of information is an important part of reaching the objective truth.
@sandrabrowne2350
Жыл бұрын
@@zelandakhniteblade5436Catholic people who already had suffered genocide land loss 40 years previously to this era still made up 80 % of the population what Unionist bias they were fighting for survival and their ancestral land culture, language English/ British people historians need to acknowledge the experiences of their nearest neighbour thankfully ROI is a proud member of a progressive Europe!
@zelandakhniteblade5436
Жыл бұрын
@@sandrabrowne2350 That is sort of my point. There are biases on every side and different weights placed on the various historical events according to convenience. Frankly what the British did in Ireland is a black mark on the nation but I cannot say I really heard much about it in an English schooling. Finding alternative sources helps a great deal in at least grasping the fundamentals.
@elemar5
Жыл бұрын
@@sandrabrowne2350 How is your land , culture and language at the moment with progressive Europe's immigration policies?
@sandrabrowne2350
Жыл бұрын
@@elemar5 great learning by others mistakes certainty Brexit a disaster on every front and will not go down road of "Orange Racialism" Irish culture games thriving amongst new Irish right wing a very small minority problems with influx due to Ukraine war but solvable ROI could still cope with another million people if economic conditions right better to be part of a market of 300m than outside "English ,exceptionalism " a joke!
@casmatt99
Жыл бұрын
Does anyone else think you could more effectively teach high school students strictly with videos on this channel? History isn't about names and dates, it's about where and why. This gives you as much useful information in 30 minutes as a textbook provides in a semester.
@antorseax9492
Жыл бұрын
I love these videos, but history is more than battles. I get the US system is bad - were you really taught history?
@elkpants1280
Жыл бұрын
@@antorseax9492 American history classes intentionally teach very little history, as an American with an interest in history.
@chase4leafclover597
Жыл бұрын
To be fair there is so little time to teach so much. At my school we had one year to learn all of ancient history and one year to learn modern. You really only have enough time to teach the bare minimum. The depth of detail in these videos are closer to an upper division college class.
@casmatt99
Жыл бұрын
@@antorseax9492 after studying several eras of history, I don't agree. History is the story of power struggles and conflict. Humans have been at war with themselves for almost the entirety of our existence, it's in our nature. Many scholars would argue that the very origin and concept of government is simply a means to mobilize for warfare.
@trplankowner3323
Жыл бұрын
@@antorseax9492 The public school system in the US hasn't been anything other than indoctrination for the last 30 year and was of poor quality for 10 years before that. This is what US student learn: America=bad, whites=bad, Christians=bad, Western civilization=bad, and that is all they learn. Since they are not taught mathematics, economics or sciences, even if the students wanted to learn history on their own, they wouldn't understand it.
@maemorri
Жыл бұрын
Amazing to think William was asthmatic. While he wasn't personally robust, he was extremely active in battle.
@takolink3350
Жыл бұрын
I love all of the work you guys put into this. Can't wait for more videos.
@BreakingWhite
Жыл бұрын
So kind of you
@HistoryMarche
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words and the support! Much appreciated!
@zertyuz
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for keeping this amazing channel funded :)
@alansokelisatruehero8520
Жыл бұрын
'agreed, we need more genuine history lessons. But in a couple years this will be remade by hollywood with all black american actors that say the evil whites stole their history and they are simply correcting the racist history books. this is slight jest but netflix will call it a documentary and anyone wishing to preserve history will be labeled racist. if they can steal viking history and back wash it's kings replacing northern european men with an american black feminist and activist with hollywoods and the Democratic Party full support in american and Corbinites and the Labor party in UK will yes mam the whole charade, there really is nothing they won't propagandize for woke hollywood and Disney's " THE Message". as a history buff there are few things more cringe than what's taking place currently to european history.
@michaelhawkins7389
Жыл бұрын
@@HistoryMarche Who narrates your vidoes ? I they are from the UK :) He sounds like the man who narrates vidoes for Epic History TV youtube channel
@T.S.Birkby
Жыл бұрын
“Those Protestants up to no good as usual” - Father Ted
@Kubyashi
Жыл бұрын
"Down with this sort of thing!"
@taun856
Жыл бұрын
"Careful Now"
@curlywurly1767
Жыл бұрын
Father Ted quotes never get old. 😂😂😂
@ruaraidhmorrison5879
5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@manfredgrieshaber8693
Жыл бұрын
Schomberg was a typical aristocratic military commander of his time. He grew up at his family castle Schoenburg in the Rhine valley south of Coblence. His mother who died during his birth was Elisabeth Dudley, a member of the famous Dudley family. Later he became an officer in the french army, then fought for the Portuguese during their war of restauration against the Spain. But when King Louis XIV. cancelled the edict of tolerance he begged Schomberg to convert to Catholicism which he as a Calvinist refused to do. So Schomberg had to leave France. Soon afterwards he was promoted commander of all forces of the Elector of Brandenburg. In 1688 two events occured, the Glorious Revolution in England and the outbreak of the war of the Palatinate Succession. Louis XIV. demanded the Electorate Palatinate for his brother Philippe of Orleans as Philippe had married a daughter of the Elector of Palatinate who had died without a male heir. During the former wars France had managed to avoid any all european opposition by paying huge amounts of money to one or more leaders of several countries of the Holy Roman Empire. But this time nearly all governments came together in an anti-french coalition. This was the background of the Brandenburg support of the cause of William of Orange. The Elector of Brandenburg also known as the Great Elector sent Schomberg with an army to England to fight for William. Louis XIV. became so upset of Schomberg's switch to France's enemies he personally ordered the destruction of Schoenburg Castle. In the 19th century the castle was restored and it is now a hotel. In the entrance one can see two portraits, one of Frederick of Schomberg and another portait of his son Meinhardt, the younger count of Schomberg.
@leolyon2373
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the effort. From the Bronx..
@schrauberhugo2594
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks!
@RobertK1993
Жыл бұрын
Williamites were the first fascists that hide behind the Constitutional monarchy . King William III was like Colonel Nathan Jessop in A Few Good Men.
@hardrocksuk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your hard work. Great content, as ever!
@FreeFallingAir
Жыл бұрын
This channel makes my heart happy. One picnic nearly decided the fate of Europe
@matthewreyes2401
Жыл бұрын
Much thanks history marche. This gives me a sense of pride to get an idea where my family fought on this battle. Thank you.
@tomgreene7942
Жыл бұрын
Ah, this also was of interest to me, as my relative, Sir Greene, sided with James II and the family pretty much lost everything, including 13 castles. It was all uphill for him with much gains, then downhill after the landing in England by William of Orange. Shortly thereafter, the family moved, perhaps fled, to America.
@jaymate4556
Жыл бұрын
This is local history to me and you've done it well!
@davidtierney3615
Жыл бұрын
Best pronunciation of Drogheda I’ve heard, fair play
@antorseax9492
Жыл бұрын
Said Lim-er-ick though
@markarmstrong5234
Жыл бұрын
Bangor and Dromore were pretty iffy as well
@davidtierney3615
Жыл бұрын
yeah very true but given Kings and General's awful attempt at it a while ago i had to give them a shout out for getting the hardest one right, although yeah when I heard Bangor I did cringe haha
@iluvskylines1234
5 ай бұрын
Tyrconnell was off as well but for the most part it was pretty good
@Murdo2112
4 ай бұрын
You expect him to get the Irish names and places right, when he can't even say "Salisbury" correctly?
@irishaudia6c750
Жыл бұрын
If anyone visits Ireland the Boyne interpretive Centre is very interesting and worth a visit, shows the battle in detail
@عليياسر-ذ5ب
Жыл бұрын
Damn Prince Bowden is a legend
@alansokelisatruehero8520
Жыл бұрын
been wanting to go to the Dublin library which inspired the harry potter universe.
@عليياسر-ذ5ب
Жыл бұрын
@@alansokelisatruehero8520 No Arab magic books and the Middle East
@dannywholuv
Жыл бұрын
Im in the north but will take the trip down. Thanks
@davelong9055
Жыл бұрын
Lervish
@davidhughes8357
Жыл бұрын
Seriously Historymarche. Your documentaries are great whatever the specific subject. Look forward to them always!
@cyclone3371
Жыл бұрын
i live in northern and we still celebrate this to this day
@paulduffy4585
3 ай бұрын
Playing fast and loose with the word "we" there.
@breydanthein2886
Жыл бұрын
Thank you historymarche í really enjoy your videos, and like always great work this one was! I also liked how the towns changed color to whoever controlled them
@rextucker3184
Жыл бұрын
James: "Your countrymen, madam, can run well" Lady Tyrconnell: "Not so well as your majesty, for I see you have won the race" And James once again fled the field. This may be the best footnote ever.
@johnducie29
Жыл бұрын
A very well put together video. A pertinent point is that the Irish Parliament did not recognise William as King of Ireland but continued to recognise James as King of Ireland. The crown of Ireland was in a personal union with that of England, but when the English parliament removed the crown of England from James it did not have any effect in Ireland unless the Irish parliament did it also. A similar situation took place in Scotland but the Scottish Estates (Parliament) removed the crown from James and gave it to William.
@corvusglaive4804
Жыл бұрын
I didn't know that - thanks! Very interesting
@Stand663
Жыл бұрын
Did you not watch the video. He was King of Ireland by conquest. In those times Kings physically led in battle.
@findmyirishancestors2026
Жыл бұрын
@@Stand663 prior to the battle William was a claimant to the the throne of Ireland. After the battle he became King of Ireland by conquest. That is why there was a battle in the first place.
@BallymoreBoy101
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't James merely Lord of Ireland, not King? His big brother Charles II had given James much land there but James wasn't shrewd enough to develop it as a strong political base.
@findmyirishancestors2026
Жыл бұрын
@@BallymoreBoy101 the Lordship of Ireland ceased to exist when Henry VIII had the Irish Parliament proclaim and declare him King of Ireland in 1541. From that time until 1801 when the Kingdom of Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the King of England was King of Ireland in a personal union of crowns. On succession the monarch had to be proclaimed separately in each of the realms. That was process re-enacted recently when Charles III was proclaimed separately as King in the various realms he is sovereign off. It was the same in the 1688 when James II was proclaimed king. He was then removed as King in England and Scotland (then held in a personal union of crowns like Ireland) by the Parliaments of those kingdoms when his son in law, nephew, and cousin William III, was proclaimed king instead. The lack of that happening in Ireland was why the Battle of Boyne occurred.
@paultoner6318
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. My family are from Termonfeckin north of Drogheda and this has given me such a wonderful and enlightened perspective. 🙏🙏🙏
@danielsantiagourtado3430
Жыл бұрын
Another day, another increadible video! You're among the best!
@LemonHead-sq5ws
5 ай бұрын
Incredible*
@specksy8959
7 ай бұрын
Still massively celebrated to this day in Northern Ireland on the 11th /12th July
@ranger36100
Жыл бұрын
And still celebrated to this day, the “Glorious 12th of July “
@eagleofceaser6140
Жыл бұрын
I didn't realize so many nationalities were were in William's Army Dutch Danes French Huguenots English Scottish Irish
@gentlemanzackp6591
Жыл бұрын
some americans as well as years progressed toward 1715 "the '15 uprising"
@dickbakker1035
Жыл бұрын
A Dutch King on the throne in England what did he bring.. did he and Mary change the political system, did they bring in the economical powerhouse of the Dutch Republic?
@Aoderic
Жыл бұрын
As a Danish history teacher, it was quite new information to me, that there were about 7000 Danish troops there. There is so many little stories, that aren't part of the curriculum, and so you'll never hear about them, unless you stumble upon them.
@blueocean2510
Жыл бұрын
William was blessed by the Pope, before the battle, the Pope wanted his land back. The painting exists in N.I. of William being blessed by the Pope, ruler of the Roman empire. The guns used by William were superior, made in Switzerland.
@jemoedermeteensnor88
Жыл бұрын
The Dutch were almost always at war with way larger countries so they often relied on mercenaries. These mostly came out of northern Germany because they had great relations with most. That is probably were the Danish come from. The French Huguenots were probably were probably Dutch citizens by that time, but were placed in a seperate regiment because of the cultural and linguistic differences. The English, Scottish and Irish were probably just protestants or mercenaries that cared more about money than religion.
@irishpatriotv2575
Жыл бұрын
7:45 1650’s, the rebellion that trigged that confiscation was in the 1640’s
@rainbowsandclouds
11 ай бұрын
Great documentary, pace of narration and clarity is wonderful - props to whoever animated our favourite square battles
@KHK001
Жыл бұрын
Excellent work HM! as always!
@napoleonibonaparte7198
Жыл бұрын
I want to know what William had for picnic that made it necessary to have one in front of the Jacobite army.
@50shekels
Жыл бұрын
Valour
@nvelsen1975
Жыл бұрын
His horse required a rest from carrying the weight of his giant titanium balls. 😉
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
What is known in modern parlance as 'Absolute Shithousery'.
@Marveryn
Жыл бұрын
true brittish monarch stomping for tea while surveying the battlines
@sjonnieplayfull5859
Жыл бұрын
Maybe there was a cute girl with him that needed to be impressed...
@heartwork86
Жыл бұрын
Love this new generation youtube style of terrain and unit battles. Great channel. Great history. Great production.
@Karl_Mass
Жыл бұрын
I've often gone for a run down by Oldbridge in Drogheda, great scenery and there are monuments around that describe the Battle of the Boyne.
@Splodge542
Жыл бұрын
I find the campaign in Ireland very interesting. More please.
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
Very good. This is well researched and as good, if not better, than any other documentary I have seen on this particular battle. There are one or two minor quibbles but nothing much. Schomberg wasn't killed while leading a Cavalry charge but while rallying the Huguenots after their Brigadier, Le Caillemotte, had been mortally wounded. He became separated from his bodyguards and retainers and was cut down and shot by men of the Irish Lifeguards. Schombergs Regiment of Cavalry crossed the Boyne at Drybridge with William. Looking forward to Aughrim next...hopefully.
@SolidAvenger1290
Жыл бұрын
"One of the peculiarities of this man, ordinarily so saturnine and reserved, was that danger acted on him like wine, opened his heart, loosened his tongue, and took away all appearance of restraint from his manner. On this memorable day at the Boyne, he was seen wherever the peril was greatest." - Lord Macaulay - upon William of Orange's conduct at Boyne The Battle of Boyne was instrumental in securing the ascendency of Anglican Protestantism in Ireland. However, England would see continual resistance to Protestant control in the coming centuries as Southern Ireland remained defiant to England's rule
@pmurnion
Жыл бұрын
This is a (bad) rewrite of history. There was no "Southern Ireland". That was only created in 1922 by partition. The 1790 rebellion was led by Northerners. The Troubles was entirely in the North. One thing I can agree with is "Englands rule". None of the usual nonsense about Britain or the UK.
@SolidAvenger1290
Жыл бұрын
@@pmurnion Whatever tension in Northern Ireland also affects the Southern/Republic of Ireland. The Brexit referendum of 2016 has caused potential problems for the myriad complexities that lie within Northern Ireland’s status, including the EU, most notably for the border. In 2022, there will be no physical border, but questions of trade and immigration could affect the border in the future for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Throughout Brexit negotiations, EU, Irish, and UK officials all sought to avoid the return of a hard border, fearing that checkpoints could complicate trade, revive tensions between communities, and open the door to renewed violence. Between the Northern Ireland Protocol and the new Windsor Framework, many parties that align with the Catholic-led Irish (with elements inside the Republic of Ireland) still continue to question the intentions of the English. Brexit takes Northern Ireland out of the European Union and leaves the Republic of Ireland in the European Union, drawing a stark distinction and difference between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It defies the whole spirit of the Good Friday Agreement, the power-sharing agreement that ended the Troubles in 1998 and tended to diminish the distinctions between north and south. (many articles online obviously state that/calling the Republic of Ireland the "South" so feel free to criticize them as well:) Brexit has also activated a historical sense of betrayal on the part of the Northern Irish against Britain. One curious fact of the Northern Irish psyche that has been true for a long, long time is that while they are intensely loyal to the crown and the union with Great Britain, there’s also no love lost between the Northern Irish unionists and Great Britain: the Irish unionists always feel let down, always feel betrayed. So there’s a fear that Brexit will strand Northern Ireland on the other side of a customs border in the Irish Sea. This is the main cause of the recent surge in unionist protests in Belfast, which President Biden attended earlier this year to celebrate Good Friday & indirectly try to quell the tension in Northern Ireland. Do I think Ireland will ever be united again? Before Brexit, I would have said, “possibly yes.” There was a kind of momentum and there seemed to be a will for reunification. The strong referendum in favor of the Good Friday Agreement on both sides of the border in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic suggested that there was a political will, if not toward unification, at least toward reconciliation. There are a lot of reasons that still make me think Ireland will eventually reunite. The demographics have changed. Protestants are no longer a clear majority in Northern Ireland. It’s more evenly split, with a growing percentage of people in the north of Ireland who do not align themselves either as Protestant or Catholic, which means there’s now a pretty sizable minority that is outside of this cultural antipathy altogether. And they don’t identify with Protestant unionists, nor with Catholic nationalists. Overall, the consequences of Brexit are more fully felt. The number of people from Northern Ireland who once understood themselves as British but now travel on a passport stamped by the Irish Republic is growing.
@joemdee
Жыл бұрын
@@SolidAvenger1290Northern Unionists only hold Irish passports as a flag of convenience to avoid queuing at EU airports. All of my family (except myself) have them and it is no measure of a growing acceptance of an inevitability of a United Ireland. In any event there is no economic argument in support of a united ireland. A bit like Scotland in that no one can tell where the money will come from if the UK pulls out of Northern Ireland. The election of a Sinn Fein government in ROI would also knock back any reconciliation between the two races who inhabit the island by 500 years.
@tomgreene7942
Жыл бұрын
@@SolidAvenger1290 Thanks for this write-up on the politics of Ireland and the Brexit. As an American it is hard to understand the complexities of it all. One thing I don't get that you wrote. Some Northern Irish have passports stamped by the Irish Republic? I though everyone in the EU just had an EU passport, but are they actually assigned by each individual country?
@leonaessens4399
Жыл бұрын
@@tomgreene7942 There's no such thing as an EU passport. Each member state of the EU issues its own passports.
@willfoster2635
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic and much appreciated. I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland and we were never taught this at school, yet we were Protestants!! Many thanks.
@charlesstilesmysterydinersfn
Жыл бұрын
I'm a Protestant in County Londonderry and we learned it in school. Perhaps you should've went to a better school.
@captainchaos3053
Жыл бұрын
What school did you go to?
@willfoster2635
Жыл бұрын
@@charlesstilesmysterydinersfn Well you didn't learn grammar. it's LEARNT, not learned.
@willfoster2635
Жыл бұрын
@@captainchaos3053 It was in Belfast. We weren't taught about the Battle of the Boyne because it may heighten tensions outside. We lived near an interface.
@captainchaos3053
Жыл бұрын
@@willfoster2635 OK but what era are we talking because this is not specifically Irish history and had profound effect across Europe.
@bigsarge2085
Жыл бұрын
Incredible, thank you!
@napoleonibonaparte7198
Жыл бұрын
In an alternate reality, if James won but cannot win enough, they'd make him King of Ireland alone.
@DanMac-lh7tl
Жыл бұрын
The Irish disliked James. He was known for his cowardice.
@All-Outta-Bubblegum
3 ай бұрын
James the shit
@Wallace43266
3 ай бұрын
@@DanMac-lh7tl "The Irish?" Are you aware how few Catholic Gaels were actually in power at this point? The ones that were, such as the descendants of the Kings of Thomond, were fairly anglicized and actually very strong supporters of James, seeing him as a Milesian. The other, non-anglicized Gaelic landlord class, as well as the Catholic Old-English were firmly behind James because they thought he would reverse the English Parliament's land settlements under Cromwell.
@Bounts_
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking about how there isn't much videos on this battle, thank you for making this.
@willek1335
Жыл бұрын
Good job. I'm not initiated with this area of history, for a general lack of interest in the era, but despite that this was quite the entertaining watch. +1
@playGOC
Жыл бұрын
It's enthralling if you're not careful.
@thomasnelson6161
Жыл бұрын
The battle of the boyne did, however, result in a very solid irish folk song 👌
@davelong9055
Жыл бұрын
Lervish
@thomasnelson6161
Жыл бұрын
@@davelong9055 ¿que?
@davelong9055
Жыл бұрын
@@thomasnelson6161 Shrit
@thomasnelson6161
Жыл бұрын
@@davelong9055 you've lost the plot, sir.
@davelong9055
Жыл бұрын
@@thomasnelson6161 I am the plot.
@castairl9815
Жыл бұрын
There’s a museum in Meath in Ireland covering the battle of the Boyne. It’s a great visit
@MG-cw4rw
6 ай бұрын
This channel will go down in history as a legendary and iconic masterpiece.
@roykliffen9674
Жыл бұрын
King Billy might be a polarising figure in Ireland, but I believe his reign in Britain ranks among the most stable, prosperous and peaceful periods the Brits had known for ages.
@moinmavini335
Жыл бұрын
It is not necessary to hope in order to act, Nor to succeed in order to persevere. This soooo connected to me
@markchambers3833
Жыл бұрын
It's a little misleading to say that William's ambition was to take the English crown - the way it's presented here suggests that was his primary objective when really it was a means to an end. William's main objective was to prosecute war with Louis XIV's and break his dominance over continental Europe - thereby securing the safety of the Netherlands. Taking the English crown would ensure he had access to the English military resources he needed to achieve this aim. Or so he hoped. As it turned out, once the English parliament got what they wanted and were rid of James II, they were less than keen to finance William's continental war. William spent most of his reign in a perpetual struggle with parliament, particularly after Mary II's death in 1694.
@johnlewis9158
Жыл бұрын
the bank of England was formed in 1684 to finance the war against Louis the Fourteenth's France in the Spanish war of succession.
@tpower1912
Жыл бұрын
That's exactly the message I got from the video though
@wedgeantillies66
Жыл бұрын
William rode his personal luck at the Boyne, to great extremes as one would expect of a warrior monarch, very nearly being killed twice before and during the battle as well surviving a very bad asthma attack after crossing the Boyne river. Moments upon which history could have turned in a different direction if he was tiny bit less lucky.
@I_Don_t_want_a_handle
Жыл бұрын
Fortune favours the brave ...
@wedgeantillies66
Жыл бұрын
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Indeed
@kublakhan1334
Жыл бұрын
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle , he wasn’t brave , he was a fat imposter.
@hetzijzo5601
Жыл бұрын
I love your stuff so much, it would be so awesome if you could do some videos about Flanders, the battlefield of Europe
@jeromebarry1741
Жыл бұрын
As a sacrifice to the algorithm, I'll say that your description of Huegenots in the Williamite forces sparked my interest. A French branch of my ancestors are suspected by me of having been expelled from France as Huegenots. A 1690 date for Huegenots in Ireland matches the timeline for my ancestral branch to be in Ireland and England. I shall attempt to find if any of my kin were in that battle.
@scottyb5039
Жыл бұрын
I'm from Lisburn, the street I grew up on is called huegenot drive
@jemoedermeteensnor88
Жыл бұрын
It's quite common for non-Catholics like Jews and Protestants to have travelled to the Netherlands stay there for 1-2 generation and than travel to Ireland or Engeland. Stay there for 3-5 generations and travel from there to the New World. This started around ~1300 until like ~1950. (Ofcourse in the earlier times they would they much longer before travelling to America)
@sjonnieplayfull5859
Жыл бұрын
I suggest you start your search among rhe survivors
@mathieuguillet4036
Жыл бұрын
Who knows? You may have distant relations in South Africa, too. It was another major destination for French Protestants.
@juanfrankazofeifagonzalez6583
Жыл бұрын
- Sure,They WenT To NeTherland and Brandemburg Too,And They Took The IndusTry of Looms,Bakerys,and Cheese French There SiTes...~
@molybdaen11
Жыл бұрын
I like the little comments. It gives the people character.
@peterhunt135
Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thank you!
@markstott6689
Жыл бұрын
William of Orange landed at Brixham, a fishing village at the southern end of Torbay. There's a bloody great statue on the keyside commemorating the fact.
@trueblue3719
Жыл бұрын
He did and he then landed at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland where there is also a statue to remember the glorious revolution.
@markstott6689
Жыл бұрын
@@trueblue3719 Awesome 😀
@charlesstilesmysterydinersfn
Жыл бұрын
@@trueblue3719yup. Got a picture with the statue there, and at Kensington Palace too.
@roddorman8292
5 ай бұрын
Still a polarising character - understatement of the year!! Excellent work again here, thank you.
@barryb90
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, this resulted in the continued persecution and confiscation of lands of native Irish Catholics for generations.
@johnstuart4914
Жыл бұрын
Lol, the irish seem to love confiscating land from the natives. Current government larping as cromwell
@donaldmacdonald4901
Жыл бұрын
Catholics weren’t exactly pleasant to Protestants were they?
@barra6709
Жыл бұрын
@@donaldmacdonald4901 can't blame them. They uprooted them off their lands and gave it to a foreign population and slapped a ton of laws against them.
@TheSWCantina
Жыл бұрын
@@donaldmacdonald4901 they discriminated and threw the whole native population into destitution and only a few decades prior Cromwell's campaign killed somewhere between 20-40% of the islands population. What were you expecting them to do, kiss their feet?
@road-eo6911
Жыл бұрын
@@donaldmacdonald4901 And protestants to Catholics ey?
@Bellinghamspence
Жыл бұрын
I never knew much about this era. This was a well done informative video.
@dschaub9535
Жыл бұрын
The guy who patched up William of Orange was Dr Albert Wakefield. He is in my family tree on my fathers, mothers side. William ended up giving the land that comprised the battle to Dr Wakefield as he was “so impressed with the skill of the dressing.”
@stephenwhyte8328
Жыл бұрын
A family tree that goes back to 1690 😂 Bullshit!
@dschaub9535
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenwhyte8328 Your family tree has no roots?
@dschaub9535
Жыл бұрын
@@bfc3057 To the victor goes the spoils. I guess. I had never heard of this battle until reading some genealogy paperwork that my late aunt had. I looked it up on KZitem and son of a “b”.
@dschaub9535
Жыл бұрын
@@bfc3057 Descendants emigrated to America between 1768 and 1773 It says Dr Albert Wakefield only had one child. A son named Robert who died in England in the prime of his life from a battle wound. It states that he had at least three children…
@dschaub9535
Жыл бұрын
@@bfc3057 I too live in the United States.
@rickarmknecht8903
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this.
@matthewbarry376
Жыл бұрын
I'll make some corrections: Tyrconnel is actually Tírconaill. Its pronounced Tear-Connell. Its a place not a title, its called Donegal today in English. The title and man your thinking of is the 1st Earl of Tyrconnel Richard Talbot. Also Niall O'Neill Lord of Clandeboye has a portrait painting of him so you can use it if you want.
@personperson143
Жыл бұрын
Shut up fenian NO SURRENDER 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@jamesschaller753
Жыл бұрын
Source: trust me bro
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, but it is shorthand to refer to him as Tyrconnell in the same way that Archibald Campell, Earl of Argyll would be known simply as Argyll or John Churchill Earl of Marlborough as Marlborough.
@jamesgreaney7615
Жыл бұрын
It *was* a title, too.
@jamesgreaney7615
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesschaller753 he's right about everything (except Tyrconnel was indeed a title named for the place) so what are you dubious about?
@paulduffy4585
Жыл бұрын
The power shift was from Catholic southern Europe, Spain and Rome, to Protestant northern Europe, Germany, the Netherlands and the burgeoning power of the City of London.
@HeronPoint2021
Жыл бұрын
growing up for seventy years listening to all the drama and death going on between Ireland and England the more I binge watch these videos the more I realize this has been going on for centuries.
@matiasmorillo7659
Жыл бұрын
The way you comment makes me chill, you're great!
@haydenwilson2944
Жыл бұрын
You guys are amazing with the content you’s show iv been following your channel for awhile now and will continue to do so keep it up team
@paul9745pdb
Жыл бұрын
Love these little history videos.
@mercianthane2503
Жыл бұрын
Somehow the story of medieval Ireland is often overlooked. We know about the norse and their raids, the rivalry between France and England and many other conflicts; but when it comes to Ireland, we barely see anything. This is fascinating.
@prestons9305
Жыл бұрын
There's many books of recorded history of Ireland. You haven't made the choice to go check em out.
@owenlindkvist5355
Жыл бұрын
@@prestons9305 Many books and contemporary focus are two different things, mate
@curlywurly1767
Жыл бұрын
Check out books by Jonathan Bardon. Very informative.
@mercianthane2503
Жыл бұрын
@@curlywurly1767 Noice! I will
@sjonnieplayfull5859
Жыл бұрын
@@mercianthane2503well, fhere is always Tristan and Isolde...
@desfoley6335
Жыл бұрын
I live in Tullyallen, which is the village where the Williamite army camped before the battle. I regularly cycle down "King William's Glen" the mile long descent through the woods to Oldbridge, i didn't know it was there that he was hit with the cannonball. Oldbridge house is open to the public and has lovely walks around the grounds and there is a Visitor Centre too, nice place to find out more about the battle👍
@luckydud8
Жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ you'd think William had a deathwish.
@creativitycell
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant channel n great narration, really brings history alive in the here n now! Medieval times were mental! Imagine the pub talk!😮
@wedgeantillies66
Жыл бұрын
A very succinct and informative video on a defining moment in British history, that set the seal on the centuries old transformation of Britain from a absolutist to a constitutional monarchy. As William's victory at the Boyne ensured the permeance of the glorious revolution of 1688 and constitutional tenants enshrined in it agreed between Monarch and Parliament and prevented any return to the rule of an absolutist type monarch like James II, had been.
@BallymoreBoy101
Жыл бұрын
and there was me thinking that the recent Civil War and disposal of treasonous Charles I had fatally weakened pretensions to royal absolutism!
@wedgeantillies66
Жыл бұрын
@@BallymoreBoy101Think you find that Charles II was able to dissolve parliament in 1679, 1680 and 1681 and ended up ruling on his own until his death in 1685. Due to refusing to allow Parliament to pass the exclusion bill that would have prevented his brother and heir James from succeeding him on the throne in favour of a protestant heir. While at times throughout his reign, he and Parliament butted heads over laws, policy and financial matters. His successor James II, would go much further in terms of trying to rule by in affect an absolutism style of government, backed up by an massively increased military and reintroducing Catholicism, threatening the very foundations of the Hybrid Absolute/Constitutional monarchy and protestant faith that underpinned it, that led to the glorious revolution.
@thecrusaderhistorian9820
Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@Raadpensionaris
Жыл бұрын
Seriously impressive that the Dutch are only first mentioned at 17:23. And any explaination of the Glorious Revolution is incomplete without explaining the 1670 treaty of Dover and the Dutch trauma of 1672
@zack2608
Жыл бұрын
The best battle history channel ever!
@Pickguard1
Жыл бұрын
Was just in that region last year and visited the burial mounds at Knowth and Newgrange. I had no idea we were this close to such a pivotal battle in Irish and British history! It's a beautiful region and it’s so sad to think of all the death and blood spilled in such a serene setting for dynastic whims and religious zealotry. Guess we never do learn 😔
@Patriotic_Brit
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget James II tried to subvert parliament. William of Orange signed the bill of rights which bought in a constitutional monarchy and co reign with his wife as an equal. This was not a battle just for power and religion, it was a battle to protect the sovereignty of Parliament and England's future democracy.
@israelthegael2342
Жыл бұрын
@@Patriotic_Brit It also stopped any chance of a Catholic Inquisition being enacted on the British Protestants much like the Spanish Inquisition. We will never know what would of happened but i can only presume it would of been very murderous.
@louisburke8927
Жыл бұрын
@@Patriotic_Brit and what about the Irish Parliament? :P No surprise Ireland is a republic today.
@Patriotic_Brit
Жыл бұрын
@@louisburke8927 what about the Irish Parliament?
@louisburke8927
Жыл бұрын
@@Patriotic_Brit the battle was fought in Ireland and had serious consequences there too. I'm not surprised a person with your handle doesn't acknowledge that.
@amberleaf3n144
Жыл бұрын
The huns will be loving this one
@tjclarke1892
Жыл бұрын
Small note. James didnt promise anything but religious tolerance. He himself didnt want to support the undoing of the land confiscations, this undermined most of his support and why not many actually supported him
@markchambers3833
Жыл бұрын
That may be what James II promised, but by 1688 his word was worth less than the air on which it was propelled.
@tjclarke1892
Жыл бұрын
@markchambers3833 Yes that was sort of what I was getting at. The idea that all irish catholic supported him isn't true and many were apathetic to an English king outright
@captainbadd
Жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on YT.
@aadityapratap007
Жыл бұрын
The Battle of the Boyne in 1690 stands as a historic turning point, much like the transformative Crusades in Europe. Just as the Crusades reshaped the geopolitical and religious landscape of medieval Europe, the Battle of the Boyne left an indelible mark on the balance of power, religion, and politics in its own right.
@jamesgreaney7615
Жыл бұрын
I'd dispute that since Aughrim is regarded by Irish historians as *much* more decisive than the Boyne. The Boyne allowed the Williamites to take Dublin but the Jacobite army survived and received significant reinforcements from France. Had the Jacobites won Aughrim (as they came to close to doing) there would only have been a token garrison in Athlone between them retaking Dublin.
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
@James Greaney the Irish received no further soldiers from France and of the 6-7000 who were at the Boyne, they retreated into the west and evacuated from Galway at roughly the same time that the Williamites were taking part in the first siege of Limerick.
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesgreaney7615 Aughrim is much more important in Irish History, less so in European history. Had they won, then yes, Aughrim would have been more important on the world stage. But they didn't and thus it isn't.
@DarthWader-u1g
6 ай бұрын
This really is one of the best history channels on you tube
@icecoffee1361
Жыл бұрын
I live near Hoylake and where king William set sail is now called the kings gap 👍🏻 Great episode as always 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@kevinjerome73
Жыл бұрын
Great golf course in Hoylake
@ltarmenia4ever
Жыл бұрын
This narrator. Damn. I could listen to his voice all day. Seriously, he could voice many characters and make them feel authentic.
@1987MartinT
Жыл бұрын
This battle was oddly bloodless. 61.000 men were on the battlefield, of whom 45.000 fought, and 2000-4500 became casualties. Now those aren't low numbers, but they're low for how large and decisive the battle was. 3%-7%.
@dannywholuv
Жыл бұрын
They had muskets mate
@1987MartinT
Жыл бұрын
@@dannywholuv I know.
@dannywholuv
Жыл бұрын
@@1987MartinT sure even the canon ball bounced off auld William's shoulder
@1987MartinT
Жыл бұрын
@@dannywholuv Yup.
@All-Outta-Bubblegum
3 ай бұрын
That's because the Irish are total cowards and ran away at the first sign of danger
@Paveway-chan
Жыл бұрын
William III: "My poor guard, my poor guard..." The 'poor' guard: **Angry dutch waffling intensifies**
@jimarnn1938
Жыл бұрын
Sacrificing to the algorithm in the hopes it brings more of these history bits.
@beslim15
5 ай бұрын
Very well done. Great graphics and commentary!
@Meowmeow.age.6
Жыл бұрын
One king had a bunch of excuses to retreat for years - if he was going to do it this way he should have just converted to protestant and just been neutral to Catholics. The other just did what he had to do.
@mattluke5546
Жыл бұрын
GREAT video! thank you!! Love your content!!!
@daveclowes1476
Жыл бұрын
Really well done! To tell so concisely and not get boged down in modern politics on such a tinderbox battle is an art! Well done historymarche!
@mohammedsaysrashid3587
Жыл бұрын
Super formative historical coverage video about early stages of world competition between France 🇫🇷 and England 🇬🇧......thank you (History Marche) channel for sharing this wonderful episode 0:28
@pauls3204
Жыл бұрын
That not the English flag mate
@DanMac-lh7tl
Жыл бұрын
that was not early stages of world competition between France and England. It was a battle between forces supported by the House of Bourbon and the House of Hapsburgs. Both Catholics. William was also supported by the Papal states and Pope. England was just a playing field for the bigger European states in that battle.
@Bigwhitechadd
Жыл бұрын
Im here for square fighting. That is all.
@HistoryMarche
Жыл бұрын
🟥 vs 🟨
@jamesholben9714
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the excellent discription of the Battle of the Boyne!
@badensnaxx5804
Жыл бұрын
The 75 year old Duke of Schomberg was renowned for his bravery on the field of battle, surviving having four zimmer frames shot out from beneath him, during this campaign.
@jmanj3917
Жыл бұрын
Maybe you could make the font size a bit bigger, so the extra information can be read while watching the video?
@peterchaloner2877
Жыл бұрын
The Pope sent William III a good-luck banner. The Pope was more worried about Louis XIV's power than about James II's lack of it.
@ChelseaPensioner-DJW
Жыл бұрын
Good job I scrolled through the comments. The Pope at the time had entered a treaty with William and the Austrian house of Hanover specifically because of the French looking like taking over the whole of Europe.
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
@@ChelseaPensioner-DJWHabsburg, but I know that's who you meant.
@ChelseaPensioner-DJW
Жыл бұрын
@@paulkirk7120 I remembered a day later then forgot again. The joys of age 😂
@DavidBroadley-tw7ks
6 ай бұрын
Williams Dutch blue guard were catholic😅
@willismiller7035
2 ай бұрын
amazing work
@imperatorscotorum6334
Жыл бұрын
Hope to see a video on the Battle of Aughrim
@dendradwar9464
Жыл бұрын
Much prefer to see a video on Yellow Ford .. the Irish Cannae .. complete destruction of the English army in Ireland ..
@theblackprince1346
Жыл бұрын
First learnt about this battle way back in the early 2000s watching father and son duo Peter and Dan Snow on Battlefield Britain.
@DavidBroadley-tw7ks
Жыл бұрын
One sided historian s
@paulcharlwood702
Жыл бұрын
It would be very interesting to hear your take on the role of the Papacy/Vatican in all of this. My understanding is that in the long running struggle between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor for political dominance in Europe (the Vatican at this time still being quite a powerful Temporal state) the Pope of this time (cannot remember his name) ended up supporting William behind the scenes against Louis XIV the current HRE and his proxy James.
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
Leopold I was the HRE at this time. The Pope supported the League of Augsburg(of whom, William was one of the two major players. The other being the aforementioned Leopold I). The Papacy was afraid of French expansionist policy as the French were notorious for ignoring the Pope's proclamations and doing exactly what they wanted, when they wanted. They even had gone as far as having their own Pope's at Avignon several centuries earlier.
@RobertK1993
Жыл бұрын
Ulster Protestants Unionists Loyalists don't know it upset them they hate Roman Catholics 😂
@stanleypines1026
Жыл бұрын
@@RobertK1993Nope we just hate the sin, not the sinner
@jon83715
Жыл бұрын
Excellent work!
@kubhlaikhan2015
Жыл бұрын
This battle is often portrayed as a conflict of Irish catholics against the "invading english". In reality it was even weirder than this (excellent) video shows. The Pope was actually allied to William, not James and the catholics were therefore fighting aginst the Pope. Instead, James was acting as an agent of the French Bourbons who were trying to dominate all Europe. English and Scottish troops were kept out of the fighting almost entirely because their loyalties were not trusted. Instead, mostly Danish and Dutch troops fought for William against Irish catholics and French. Ireland's often tragic history has more to do with the meddling of continental European empires than anything else. When you look at the trouble the EU has caused since Brexit you can see that nothing much has really changed.
@dawnmoriarty9347
Жыл бұрын
The Avignon pope supported James and the French. The pope in Rome didn't. It was a messy time
@paulkirk7120
Жыл бұрын
@Dawn Moriarty there hadn't been Popes in Avignon for 300 years when all this happened.
@a.s.7936
Ай бұрын
@@dawnmoriarty9347 what are you smoking
@a.s.7936
Ай бұрын
what are you smoking
@YoutubeStandardLicense
Жыл бұрын
Battle of Aughrim was a bloodier battle that really ended the jacobite war in Ireland. Please do Aughrim and Siege of Limerick
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