Hereward really is one of the great rebels of history, it’s a shame he hasn’t generally gotten the credit he deserves, even in his home country. Good to see he’s finally getting some recognition
Unfortunately the powers that be now in his home country are too busy destroying the past and replacing it with lies. He wasn't even taught in history lessons when I was at school many years ago.
@@debbiecurtis4021Actually there was a 1965 TV series that I'm about to try to look for, but yes would make an amazing film, as long as it wasn't butchered by "modern" standards ie his fellow rebels were black brown and women that not only fight but are strong and better than the men, bloody Hellyweird!
I agree, so much of his life matches the Robin Hood legend and yet historical accounts of his exploits date from before the tales of Robin Hood, making him probably the best candidate for the true inspiration for Robin Hood, yet he rarely gets mentioned in discussions of the topic.
Thank you for this; I learned a lot. Also, you have a great voice for narrating but are you quite sure it's pronounced Hairward? Ignoring the fact that most people say Herryward or Herraward, the OId English word for war is definitely pronounced "herra."
Thanks for the praise, and I completely agree with you regarding the pronunciation. The narration is actually AI generated (most RUclipsrs can't quite manage to make it sound realistic), that being said I found it nigh impossible to get the AI to pronounce Hereward's name properly.
I would say Clym of The CLough , Adam Bell and William of Cloudely were also good contenders, indeed Clym and Adams exploits ARE recorded historically and were in the same period as the not yet proven Robin Hood, their activities also mirrored those of Robin Hood and they lived in Barnsdale In the days of Robin Hood you could go to Barnsdale via Sherwood Forest, Nottingham to Barnsdale, 50 miles.
The ultimate fate of Hereward was actually recorded, he died fighting the Normans, with three rows of Norman soldiers who had ambushed him all around him all dead.
Hereward is said to have saked the abbey at Peterborough , in THEM days not many could read or wriote, and the clergy who could were the reocrders of events, they OFTEN cut those out who they saw as their enimies, there is some thought this may have been so too in the case of Robin Hood.@@Sean12248
You have been reading Charles Kingsley. A good read but not accurate. Charles neither lived or breathed the air of 11th Centruy England and lived during the 1800's. Hereward did appear in the Doomsday records though, as sacking the church at Peterborough, so he was probably a genuine figure.
@@SandileNgwenya-gv7nx He was descendant from the Danes who were since the 800's loyal to the Sacons and part of the Kingdom, however he had a loyalty to King Canutes heirs, ( King Canute was the undisputed King of England in 1018) Canute was Danish.
EXCELLENT vid, 1 of the few good things about AI is better quilty and cheaper to make vids, Hereward The Wake truly was The Last Englishman, but remember their blood still runs through our veins we just need their spirit!
Hereward really is one of the great rebels of history, it’s a shame he hasn’t generally gotten the credit he deserves, even in his home country. Good to see he’s finally getting some recognition
Thanks, I'm trying with this channel to tell stories of some of the lesser known yet still noteworthy figures in history. Glad you liked the video!
Unfortunately the powers that be now in his home country are too busy destroying the past and replacing it with lies. He wasn't even taught in history lessons when I was at school many years ago.
England's greatest hero now forgotten by history was William Cassingham known as Willikin of the Weald, the real robin hood who save England.
How has no one made a movie about this man?
Or a TV series. He's such a fascinating character. I've just bought five books about him.
@@debbiecurtis4021Actually there was a 1965 TV series that I'm about to try to look for, but yes would make an amazing film, as long as it wasn't butchered by "modern" standards ie his fellow rebels were black brown and women that not only fight but are strong and better than the men, bloody Hellyweird!
James Wilde is looking to get his Hereward books televised. @@tomthumb9849
Because Robin Hood is based on him pretty much 😂
The Abbott of Peterborough was Hereward's uncle. I'm going there this Saturday to research Hereward, then on to Ely.
Sounds like this guy literally was Robin Hood, but I’ve never heard of him. History is weird I guess
Yeah it seems like he was definitely the inspiration for Robin Hood. It’s a really cool story, someone should make a movie out of it
I agree, so much of his life matches the Robin Hood legend and yet historical accounts of his exploits date from before the tales of Robin Hood, making him probably the best candidate for the true inspiration for Robin Hood, yet he rarely gets mentioned in discussions of the topic.
Thank you for this; I learned a lot. Also, you have a great voice for narrating but are you quite sure it's pronounced Hairward? Ignoring the fact that most people say Herryward or Herraward, the OId English word for war is definitely pronounced "herra."
Thanks for the praise, and I completely agree with you regarding the pronunciation. The narration is actually AI generated (most RUclipsrs can't quite manage to make it sound realistic), that being said I found it nigh impossible to get the AI to pronounce Hereward's name properly.
@@CulturedThug33 AI???!! 😯 Well you could knock me down with a feather! OK. No matter. I enjoyed the video. Thx.
@@QHarefieldAs was all the pictures, AI has definitely improved video making and cheaper too!
Like the Pink Floyd cover
@lesmartin8131 Thank you. That seems to attract a lot of comments, considering it's so small that it's virtually indecipherable!
such a great channel with an outstanding voice
You're making me blush.
some of the images are A.i ..is the voice also? @@CulturedThug33
England's greatest hero now forgotten by history was William Cassingham known as Willikin of the Weald, the real robin hood who save England.
I would say Clym of The CLough , Adam Bell and William of Cloudely were also good contenders, indeed Clym and Adams exploits ARE recorded historically and were in the same period as the not yet proven Robin Hood, their activities also mirrored those of Robin Hood and they lived in Barnsdale In the days of Robin Hood you could go to Barnsdale via Sherwood Forest, Nottingham to Barnsdale, 50 miles.
The ultimate fate of Hereward was actually recorded, he died fighting the Normans, with three rows of Norman soldiers who had ambushed him all around him all dead.
Source?
Where is your source to say any thing other?@@Sean12248
Hereward is said to have saked the abbey at Peterborough , in THEM days not many could read or wriote, and the clergy who could were the reocrders of events, they OFTEN cut those out who they saw as their enimies, there is some thought this may have been so too in the case of Robin Hood.@@Sean12248
You have been reading Charles Kingsley. A good read but not accurate. Charles neither lived or breathed the air of 11th Centruy England and lived during the 1800's. Hereward did appear in the Doomsday records though, as sacking the church at Peterborough, so he was probably a genuine figure.
@@Sean12248 When my wayback machine was working we used to have coffee and biscuits regularly, he liked to dunk.
We learn about him in GCSE’s
Wild Edric
I watched TV series in 1960s in black and white, might be BBC.
some good stuff here but some -crusades- were not true
I am sure he was NOT a saxon.....any comments?
England's greatest hero now forgotten by history was William Cassingham known as Willikin of the Weald, the real robin hood who save England.
There are many claimants, including Clym opf the Clough, who is probably a lot closer to the fact !@@spudspuddy
@@HenriHattar cassingham's claim is spot on, he really did save england
He was a Saxon
@@SandileNgwenya-gv7nx He was descendant from the Danes who were since the 800's loyal to the Sacons and part of the Kingdom, however he had a loyalty to King Canutes heirs, ( King Canute was the undisputed King of England in 1018) Canute was Danish.
EXCELLENT vid, 1 of the few good things about AI is better quilty and cheaper to make vids, Hereward The Wake truly was The Last Englishman, but remember their blood still runs through our veins we just need their spirit!