Absolutely amazing.He was a handsome man .I love seeing history brought to life it makes it look and feel more real when the person has a face instead of one of those paintings that rarely looked like them 🥰
Richard 1 as portrayed here is what I imagine John of Gaunt and Edward 4th to have looked like. All three were Plantagenets, and all said to be tall, athletic and “battle fit”, fair haired, blue/green eyed and good looking.
🙂 John of Gaunt was my Great grand Father eighteen generations back...He was dark like his mother and handsome. He was bffs with Chaucer, they grew up together.
I love these "transformations." They give one a great idea as what these historical figures could have looked that paintings just can't convey. I find them truly fascinating. Thank you for bringing these people to life for us.
Wonderful work. The Plantagenets were a handsome family and by far my favorite dynasty. Thanks to Elizabeth of York & her daughter Margaret, a smidgeon of Plantagenet blood survived right down to modern times.
I read a while ago that most people in England are descended from Edward III, because of the amount of both legitimate and illegitimate children and the number of generations. Fascinating stuff!
The people with the closest link to the direct plantagenet bloodline live in Australia, the family ran from England when they feared any of the royals next in line would kill them if they were to try and get rid of any contenders for the crown as the story goes.
I've been watching these for a week or two now and as much as I love them, I'd like to be able to read the entire text that goes with it! Im a fast reader but damn! Peace.
ROBIN CONNOR i agree 100%. The video goes so fast that NOBODY CAN READ ALL OF THE LONG INFORMATION!!! By the way I LOVE your first name. My older brother is named ROBIN. GOD BLESS YOU.
I think a lot of men throughout time have had bisexual tendencies, it wasn’t really as big a deal as ppl think, especially for a king. I.e For all of Edwards ii downfall his sexuality (if he in fact was gay) was not what the Barons had a problem with.
@@dulciemidwinter5990 That is not accurate. Richard was never accused of homosexuality in his own time. The idea dates back only to the late 1940s. As a matter of fact, the main sexual complaint made against Richard was that he was flagrantly heterosexual, and that he and his followers were constantly debauching the women of his Provençal subjects.
@Brenda Harper very much like Alexander and Napoleon, trully great men are mammas boys, they rule through love, not fear, and their men and peers did not just followed them, they loved them.
@@dandyrevisionist7879 Richard the lionheart did not rule by love. He was an evil scumbag. He killed 3000 hostages after promising they will be released during the 3rd crusade. Trying to somehow gloss up his biography does not make him a good man or a fair ruler.
@@dandyrevisionist7879 you obviously never read a book of history if you make that claim. So sit down son and let me give you a history lesson. When Salahoddin al ayoubi took Jerusalem back he released all the non fighting christians and let them take with them all the richesses they could carry with them. He even provided security for them until they reached other christian cities. He even made a mistake by releasing the governor of Jerusalem(i don't remember that bastard's name) after keeping him in prison for several months. That traitor rejoined his wife(previously released) and organised another army to attack muslims even if he gave his word to go back to France and not participate in any military actions in the future. So don't compare the incomparable.
@Athos Aramis hhhhh. Wow . Please educate yourself about the history of the crusades from trustworthy sources before embarassing yourself by talking nonsense. It was the pop Urbain 2 who called for the crusades in France in order to solve the many social, economical and political problems of Europe during those times. After recieving a message from the head of the orthodox church in constantinople. Little did the orthodox know that the crusaders were going to go into a killing spree throught eastern europe and the anadole killing jews and othodox christians and stealing their belongings. As for the muslim Saljuks, they were worthy opponents who fought valiantly against the crusaders and won many battles.
I love these videos. It's nice to see what these historical figures may have looked like. It helps to connect with history, and to connect with the people that we admire from research.
It's intriguing to compare these images with our popular expectations: while our typical, cinematic image of "Prince John" seems quite accurate, our image of Richard the Lionheart looks more like Saladin, and the real Richard looks more like the way we'd cast Robin Hood! (Of course, you know that everyone is watching this video waiting for the name, "Robin of Locksley,' and expecting to see Errol Flynn's face come up.)
@@pommiebears she was extremely powerful in her own right though & very politically savvy. She owned Aquitaine but Henry sold of parts of it (as soon as she married him, it was lawfully his) that’s part of reason she conspired against him with her ex husband & 2 sons. Henry locked her up for 16yrs. Initially they made a great match. Eleanor the brain, Henry the brawn.
I just love your videos! It is so fascinating to see historical figures as to how they actually might of looked. And the music you select for your videos is always great!
Beautufully rendered, as always. I would suggest leaving the text up long enough to be read easily. The longer pieces required me to payse the video. Thank you.
I would love to compare the looks of the children compared to their parents. Would something like that be possible in the near future? I'm loving these!
Great work PC - have you thought about doing Edward 1 of England, a fearful and excellent military mind from an early age. He rescued his dad (Henry III) from a year long capture at the Battle of Evesham and went on to be the Hammer of the Scots. Nickname Edward Longshanks.
Good portraits of all three. The actor who played Saladin in the movie " The Kingdom of Heaven" had the same skin complection similar beard as Saladin in this portrait. Again good portraits. Waiting to see if someone will complain Saladin isn't dark enough.
I think you're really good, I always look forward to seeing who will be smiling at us next. I love Greek, Roman,English and French History and it's amazing to be able to see how this incredible people of the past looked.
Wow !! Such an enjoyable video ! The most magical part of the history of middle ages. As a little girl I was absolutely fascinated by that period and Richard the Lionheart was my favourite character. Thank you so much Panagiotis🌷🌷🌷
Right. Even excusing the hyperbolic letters from that age, the Plantagenets were an apparently very good looking group. Tall, handsome/beautiful. Even their enemy country ambassadors noted this.
The tomb sculptures in Rouen and Fontevraud are almost certainly imaginary portraits dating from about 10-20 years after Richard's death. Richard's hair color is described as being between red and yellow. He almost certainly would not have had a side part, a hairstyle almost completely unknown before the 19th century; more likely it would have been parted in the middle and brushed in loose waves to form a frame around the face, reaching down to about the jawline.
Thank you for making such a stunning video of Richard. This is of great importance to me because I'm a direct descendent. It provides an amazing opportunity to teach my pre-teen history and lineage with more than a basic textbook picture. I have just Subscribed and look forward to seeing your other work. Edit: Sadly, I feel I need to leave a disclaimer because of the tension and predigest in the world today. My expressed excitement of Richard's CGI and my shared genealogy is not because I necessarily share his beliefs or actions. I also in no way feel that I am superior to any other human being. I'm merely a history buff who is interested in family ancestry.
@@lyndsaycrawford there is no representation of William Wallace, painted or sculpted...even this one is not accurate..first the efigia aka the decoration of the thumb is just symbolic and for Salahadin no painting or statue was made, neither for him or for other islamic rulers...the muslin belief/religion didn't sustained the painting or sculpture of a human being...all the paintings are from european painters based on oral description and using their imagination. What Mr. Panagiotis has created is nice but without any correlation with reality.
@@teruroberto there’s one pic but no actual proof it’s him. But the Bruce has pics & statues. Edit: yep I know what you mean, these updated pics are taking from unreliable sources. Statues from their tombs which are likely to be favourable & pretty inaccurate
@@lyndsaycrawford Lyn...the earliest known British Royal portrait is the portrait of King Henry VII about 1505 by an unknown Netherlandish artist...In early portraits, the concept of authentic likeness was less important and stylised images were something normal, presenting what the subject of painting ‘wanted’ us to see...same for Robert the Bruce or many others.
The sweetness of youth so fleeting. Brilliant work Panagiotis you often make my heart skip a beat when these people from the past come to life before my very eyes.Well done.
KING RICHARD the Lionheart and his brother JOHN were obviously VERY HANDSOME men who sound like they really LOVED their father and did what they could to protect him. ESPECIALLY KING RICHARD ( the son) was a DEVOTED SON. RIP GENTLEMEN.
@@rhondagrider4803 Actually they both led a rebellion with their other living brother, Geoffrey, against their father. They chased him to his death where he was stripped naked and abandoned by his servants. They were supported by their mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. They were a notoriously dysfunctional family.
I would love to see Eleanor of Aquitaine. Surely one of the most remarkable women in all history. After all, how many were married to two kings in two countries?
King John was probably the most historically significant. The Magna Carta has become the philosphical foundation from which English law was developed. Would you want to be without the caveats that ensure a fair trial in front by your peers, right of rebutle and innocent until proven guilty?
I agree. Richard was an able military commander but a crappy king. He should have been home doing king stuff instead of bankrupting the country! John at least tried to ensure the succession by out with his 2nd wife. a lot!
Ce n'était pas vaguement. Il était beaucoup plus français qu'anglais par ses 2 parents Henri Plantagenêt et Aliénor d'Aquitaine. Il n'a d'ailleurs passé que 6 mois en Angleterre et est mort dans le Limousin, en France.
@@indostan38 Eh bien, je pense juste qu'il est intéressant de voir à quel point il ressemble de manière frappante à un français d'aujourd'hui. J'ai toujours pensé à lui comme à un roi anglais, ce qui m'a surpris, mais je savais que nous venions d'Aquataine bien sûr. C'est juste bizarre de le voir en chair et en os.
...απίθανη δουλειά Παναγιώτη. Τόσο οι αποδόσεις των προσώπων, όσο κ οι πληροφορίες, αλλά κ η μουσική επένδυση είναι κορυφαία. Θα πρέπει να κάνει την τρίχα-τριχιά για να βρει κάποιος σημεία που θα μπορούσαν να διορθωθούν... Μπράβο!!!!
An interesting project, although possibly erring on the side of flattery. He looks a bit like the actor Jacob Cedergren of Scandi-Noir fame. Nice to see Saladin getting a look in too. Well done.
@@mikesaunders4775 This is untrue. Cnut is a fascinating character to be sure, but his claim to greatness is easily overshadowed by Henry II. Henry is the originator of the embryo of English Common Law, a legal system which no less than 35 percent of the world’s population directly interact within daily. He took an active role in drafting legislation such as the Assizes of Clarendon 1166, Northampton 1179, and the Forests 1184 which codified English royal legal authority and formed the basis of law for the English-speaking world up until the present day. He also anticipated our own legal positions with legislation like the Constitutions of Clarendon (1164) which proposed that canon law was not superior to the secular law of the land. (Think about Catholic priests who molest children. Should they not be punished by the secular law of the land? If you are rational you will agree that they should. This principle is first proposed by Henry II.) He was an extraordinarily formidable personality, incredibly learned and witty yet passionate and energetic. He displayed the qualities of an Alexander or Augustus with how he ceaselessly devoted his energies to administration and traveled from one corner of his empire to another, holding it together by sheer force of will. Now finally, in England, though his empire itself would prove ephemeral, a royal legal basis would generally hold the nation together for centuries. What can Cnut say for himself to match these elephantine achievements? Nothing. Cnut was a fascinating king, debatably a great one. However no historian worth their salt would ever contend that Henry II was not a great king; many would and have argued, perhaps rightly, that he was England’s greatest king. We in the English-speaking world, stand in his shadow.
Great! I notice that this reconstruction based on the Richard‘s recumbent statue in Rouen Cathedral, which is different from his effigy at Fontevrault. Maybe a mixture of these two statues can show us a more realistic figure of Richard I. BTW, what's your opinion about the Fontevrault's effigy?
The Fontevrault giant was made under the eye of his Mother who lived to 1204. Richard passed in 1199. His Mother lived at Abbaye du Fontevrault the last year's of her life. The one under her authority is more realistic of Richard's appearance.
Thanks so much, always imagined Richard 1 was very different when reading history...more bullish and chunky loved this so much. Might I suggest his mother, the queen?
I’d love to signpost these English monarch videos on my website as my Lost Tapes of History podcast covers each English monarch and I think it would be great to see what they looked like!j
Facially, the family resemblence between Richard and his brother John soon becomes very clear doesnt it? Also please do a Crusades one? I'd love to see a Baldwin IV alongside your Saladin as well as Reynald De Chatillion and Guy De Lusignan!
@@panagiotisconstantinou I lived in Turkey for 6 years. Knew Kurdish people and like many Middle Eastern peoples, they are often pale eyed and have an enviable light olive complexion. I looked at Saladin and thought I've seen that face plenty of times in Turkey. Guess what I'm trying to say is take no notice. I love your work. You really do bring these people alive. I recently especially enjoyed Richard the Lionheart- could really see how he would turn heads.
@@nr1229 True but like you said the rumor would have got around about his looks. Royalty would be beautiful in their eyes anyway. Especially since the Gentry had nutritious food and the best of everything their health would make them "beautiful" if nothing else. If only we had a time machine.....
Wow! That was amazing. Richard I looked so handsome. Thank you.
Absolutely amazing.He was a handsome man .I love seeing history brought to life it makes it look and feel more real when the person has a face instead of one of those paintings that rarely looked like them 🥰
Great way to learn a little history while looking at the leaders of that period.
I remember the movie, "The Lion in Winter." It was about the parents of these two. Great movie!
Richard 1 as portrayed here is what I imagine John of Gaunt and Edward 4th to have looked like. All three were Plantagenets, and all said to be tall, athletic and “battle fit”, fair haired, blue/green eyed and good looking.
Oh yes Edward IV was said to be a very handsome looking man and tall for the era. It's stated he was 6 ft 4 inches in height & was quite charming too.
@ Silver & Cold.
Yep, definitely
🙂 John of Gaunt was my Great grand Father eighteen generations back...He was dark like his mother and handsome. He was bffs with Chaucer, they grew up together.
John of Gaunt is definitely not fair haired
they was all frenchy bloodline
Panagioti, your work never ceases to amaze and delight me.
Fantastic. I can see the resemblance between Richard & John now… Saladin, how wonderful
I was going to say that Richard and John definitely looked like brothers. I never pictured them like this, but the images are not displeasing.
Both of them are extremely handsome I want to see what their daddy looked like
Loved the music! Thank you for sharing your work.
I love these "transformations." They give one a great idea as what these historical figures could have looked that paintings just can't convey. I find them truly fascinating. Thank you for bringing these people to life for us.
Wonderful work. The Plantagenets were a handsome family and by far my favorite dynasty. Thanks to Elizabeth of York & her daughter Margaret, a smidgeon of Plantagenet blood survived right down to modern times.
I read a while ago that most people in England are descended from Edward III, because of the amount of both legitimate and illegitimate children and the number of generations. Fascinating stuff!
Aliénor d'Aquitaine Great Queen of FR Occitanie 💖💞 Bella Queen 😍
The people with the closest link to the direct plantagenet bloodline live in Australia, the family ran from England when they feared any of the royals next in line would kill them if they were to try and get rid of any contenders for the crown as the story goes.
ROBIN CONNER i am SORRY I spelled your last name WRONG!
Richard the Lion💙Heart was his mother's pride and joy 👑 and the thorn in his father's side.
Perfect warrior but terrible ruler
@@tektin i don't think he was a terrible ruler at all
Very nice! I'd love to see Henry and Eleanor, Richard and John's parents, as well!
Yes please!
Henri et Aliénor
I've been watching these for a week or two now and as much as I love them, I'd like to be able to read the entire text that goes with it! Im a fast reader but damn! Peace.
I wondered if it werecme, but have to agree, the text needs to be up for longer.
Pause it like I have to maybe
ROBIN CONNOR i agree 100%. The video goes so fast that NOBODY CAN READ ALL OF THE LONG INFORMATION!!! By the way I LOVE your first name. My older brother is named ROBIN. GOD BLESS YOU.
@@kath2934 I tried that but on my phone, the play button stays on lol
@@rhondagrider4803 it's not often I come across another Robin, let alone a male! God bless you!
i loved this. would have loved to see Richard's wife Berengaria and John's second wife Isabella as well
... and Richard’s husband, Philip Augustus of France. 😝
@@noelleggett5368 it is true that there were and still are rumours about Richards sexual preferences. He had little to do with Berengaria.
I think a lot of men throughout time have had bisexual tendencies, it wasn’t really as big a deal as ppl think, especially for a king. I.e For all of Edwards ii downfall his sexuality (if he in fact was gay) was not what the Barons had a problem with.
@@lyndsaycrawford No, they just hated his boyfriends (Gaveston and Despencer)
@@dulciemidwinter5990 That is not accurate. Richard was never accused of homosexuality in his own time. The idea dates back only to the late 1940s. As a matter of fact, the main sexual complaint made against Richard was that he was flagrantly heterosexual, and that he and his followers were constantly debauching the women of his Provençal subjects.
Richard was a handsome man.
For an Englishman...I hate to say, but I've not seen that many good looking Brit men.
It depends....
True
How do they eye,& hair color?
@@undertoe3619, Henry Cavill?
Historical fact is always far more interesting and thrilling than fiction.
Well said! I’m Scottish & Braveheart is great to get the auld patriotic juices flowing but extremely inaccurate
To be that politically and militarily savvy at 16...what a gift. Throw in the good looks and he is like Alexander.
@Brenda Harper very much like Alexander and Napoleon, trully great men are mammas boys, they rule through love, not fear, and their men and peers did not just followed them, they loved them.
@@dandyrevisionist7879 Richard the lionheart did not rule by love. He was an evil scumbag. He killed 3000 hostages after promising they will be released during the 3rd crusade.
Trying to somehow gloss up his biography does not make him a good man or a fair ruler.
@@ghofranesalhi7386 you are ridiculous, I don't go around commenting how many Templars Salahadin killed so go back to your corner,.
@@dandyrevisionist7879 you obviously never read a book of history if you make that claim. So sit down son and let me give you a history lesson.
When Salahoddin al ayoubi took Jerusalem back he released all the non fighting christians and let them take with them all the richesses they could carry with them. He even provided security for them until they reached other christian cities. He even made a mistake by releasing the governor of Jerusalem(i don't remember that bastard's name) after keeping him in prison for several months. That traitor rejoined his wife(previously released) and organised another army to attack muslims even if he gave his word to go back to France and not participate in any military actions in the future.
So don't compare the incomparable.
@Athos Aramis hhhhh. Wow . Please educate yourself about the history of the crusades from trustworthy sources before embarassing yourself by talking nonsense.
It was the pop Urbain 2 who called for the crusades in France in order to solve the many social, economical and political problems of Europe during those times. After recieving a message from the head of the orthodox church in constantinople.
Little did the orthodox know that the crusaders were going to go into a killing spree throught eastern europe and the anadole killing jews and othodox christians and stealing their belongings.
As for the muslim Saljuks, they were worthy opponents who fought valiantly against the crusaders and won many battles.
Love all these facial reconstructions. Love the music too. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
I love these videos. It's nice to see what these historical figures may have looked like. It helps to connect with history, and to connect with the people that we admire from research.
You have definitely brought out the family resemblance between Richard & John
It's intriguing to compare these images with our popular expectations: while our typical, cinematic image of "Prince John" seems quite accurate, our image of Richard the Lionheart looks more like Saladin, and the real Richard looks more like the way we'd cast Robin Hood!
(Of course, you know that everyone is watching this video waiting for the name, "Robin of Locksley,' and expecting to see Errol Flynn's face come up.)
So wonderful to see.! It’s like meeting them in person
I can't say enough how much I love your videos, Sir. They are absolutely amazing! It really brings history back to life.
He is so handsome … classically beautiful
Because he was gay. We gay people..know how to take care of ourselves. 😊
Mary Queen of Scots would be great!
Thank you for these, my son and I enjoy them.
This was great. Please keep the captions up a little longer.
How about Eleanor of Aquitaine? One of the most powerful women of her age!
Was she a Queen?? I’ve not heard of her.
Oh...she was married to A monarch? She doesn’t qualify.
She was an amazing woman. Purportedly led women into battle!
@@pommiebears she was extremely powerful in her own right though & very politically savvy. She owned Aquitaine but Henry sold of parts of it (as soon as she married him, it was lawfully his) that’s part of reason she conspired against him with her ex husband & 2 sons. Henry locked her up for 16yrs.
Initially they made a great match. Eleanor the brain, Henry the brawn.
@Edmond&Mercedes your opinion is pretty weird
Richard was a gorgeous man! No wonder Eleanor loved him best out of all her sons!
Perhaps "gorgeous" but this isn't actually factual....just a guess.
@@sbalman he is described throughout history as a handsome man.
I love these. Thank you so much.
*Le Coeur de Lion est tres magnifique et superbe!*
Phenomenal artistry, a fresh and striking education. Just wonderful
This is so amazing, really brings them to life!!!!!
Magnificent job! Thank you!!!
I just love your videos! It is so fascinating to see historical figures as to how they actually might of looked. And the music you select for your videos is always great!
Beautufully rendered, as always.
I would suggest leaving the text up long enough to be read easily. The longer pieces required me to payse the video. Thank you.
I thought it was just me getting old & slow! Takes ages for the text to come up & then it’s away really quick.
I would love to compare the looks of the children compared to their parents. Would something like that be possible in the near future? I'm loving these!
This is amazing! Could you do more of the Plantagenet family?
Very interesting.Amazing and beatifull.
Thank you for illuminating the figures of the past to whom, until your marvelous videocasts, were only alive in our minds.
Fascinating stuff. Well done. I learnt about King Richard through stories about Robin Hood.
Very informative and entertaining! The music was beautiful too. Thanks for all of your efforts.
I would like to see Aethelflaed and Boudica. Haha
And you would do that how?
Now that would be very interesting. And Alfred the Great as well.
Great work PC - have you thought about doing Edward 1 of England, a fearful and excellent military mind from an early age. He rescued his dad (Henry III) from a year long capture at the Battle of Evesham and went on to be the Hammer of the Scots. Nickname Edward Longshanks.
Good portraits of all three. The actor who played Saladin in the movie " The Kingdom of Heaven" had the same skin complection similar beard as Saladin in this portrait. Again good portraits. Waiting to see if someone will complain Saladin isn't dark enough.
We don't really know how was like,Saladin.
@@tlingitmicmumbam2065 he was the winner
@@rochdisouhila3386 Who was the winner?
Kurds are generally not dark skinned, unlike peninsular Arabs like the Saudis.
@@thetruth495 I think that's true!!
I think you're really good, I always look forward to seeing who will be smiling at us next. I love Greek, Roman,English and French History and it's amazing to be able to see how this incredible people of the past looked.
Great work, amazing realism.
So well done on this wonderful create!! Thank you so much, what skill! So beautiful!!!!
Wow !! Such an enjoyable video ! The most magical part of the history of middle ages. As a little girl I was absolutely fascinated by that period and Richard the Lionheart was my favourite character. Thank you so much Panagiotis🌷🌷🌷
Ur welcome mate!
@@panagiotisconstantinou Thank you. You can call me sister 😁💖
These faces always amaze me.
A pretty boy, a handsome man. But actually not surprising with his parentage
Right. Even excusing the hyperbolic letters from that age, the Plantagenets were an apparently very good looking group. Tall, handsome/beautiful. Even their enemy country ambassadors noted this.
The tomb sculptures in Rouen and Fontevraud are almost certainly imaginary portraits dating from about 10-20 years after Richard's death. Richard's hair color is described as being between red and yellow. He almost certainly would not have had a side part, a hairstyle almost completely unknown before the 19th century; more likely it would have been parted in the middle and brushed in loose waves to form a frame around the face, reaching down to about the jawline.
That's what I thought: there is no basis for believing that the sculpture is an actual portrait.
Thankyou John, wonderful post, and very informative. 💙
Thank you for making such a stunning video of Richard. This is of great importance to me because I'm a direct descendent. It provides an amazing opportunity to teach my pre-teen history and lineage with more than a basic textbook picture. I have just Subscribed and look forward to seeing your other work.
Edit: Sadly, I feel I need to leave a disclaimer because of the tension and predigest in the world today. My expressed excitement of Richard's CGI and my shared genealogy is not because I necessarily share his beliefs or actions. I also in no way feel that I am superior to any other human being. I'm merely a history buff who is interested in family ancestry.
Love the music you add to your videos. Always so fitting :)
I would love to see William the Conqueror and his wife and sons
Richard the Lionhearted was a fine looking man just as I imagined. Well done - Thank you
Huh!His features are revealing the strength of his soul,and a strong character,ideal for an adventurous man! Congratulations Panagiotis!
Absolutely fantastic as always
what a fun way to learn history
Faces of the past come alive! Brilliant!!!
This took a lot of time and effort to put together. Your talent shines through. The music and the history were spot on.
Please do Robert the Bruce and William Wallace 🤞🏻
I’d love to see what William Wallace & the Bruce actually looked like. I always imagine Robert the Bruce to be handsome, he’s probably a minger lol
@@lyndsaycrawford there is no representation of William Wallace, painted or sculpted...even this one is not accurate..first the efigia aka the decoration of the thumb is just symbolic and for Salahadin no painting or statue was made, neither for him or for other islamic rulers...the muslin belief/religion didn't sustained the painting or sculpture of a human being...all the paintings are from european painters based on oral description and using their imagination. What Mr. Panagiotis has created is nice but without any correlation with reality.
@@teruroberto there’s one pic but no actual proof it’s him. But the Bruce has pics & statues.
Edit: yep I know what you mean, these updated pics are taking from unreliable sources. Statues from their tombs which are likely to be favourable & pretty inaccurate
@@teruroberto ...and I know Muslims don’t belief i in Mohammad being depicted in pictures or statues so that makes sense
@@lyndsaycrawford Lyn...the earliest known British Royal portrait is the portrait of King Henry VII about 1505 by an unknown Netherlandish artist...In early portraits, the concept of authentic likeness was less important and stylised images were something normal, presenting what the subject of painting ‘wanted’ us to see...same for Robert the Bruce or many others.
The sweetness of youth so fleeting. Brilliant work Panagiotis you often make my heart skip a beat when these people from the past come to life before my very eyes.Well done.
Richard the Lionheart was gorgeous! 😍😍😍
Where did you get the music?
It’s calming and I’d listen to it at work
Thanks for the vids
The first piece at least is from the Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack. Maybe the rest as well.
KING RICHARD the Lionheart and his brother JOHN were obviously VERY HANDSOME men who sound like they really LOVED their father and did what they could to protect him. ESPECIALLY KING RICHARD ( the son) was a DEVOTED SON. RIP GENTLEMEN.
The first one is indeed from KOH on the beginning of the movie and the second one is called La Rotta
Mediaval inspired.❤
@@rhondagrider4803 Actually they both led a rebellion with their other living brother, Geoffrey, against their father. They chased him to his death where he was stripped naked and abandoned by his servants. They were supported by their mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. They were a notoriously dysfunctional family.
Extraordinario tu trabajo...podrias subtitularlo por favor...asi muchos de los que no saben ingles podrian disfrutarlo ..gracias ❤
I would love to see Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Surely one of the most remarkable women in all history.
After all, how many were married to two kings in two countries?
But both were French
Aliénior.
Aliénor
King John was probably the most historically significant. The Magna Carta has become the philosphical foundation from which English law was developed. Would you want to be without the caveats that ensure a fair trial in front by your peers, right of rebutle and innocent until proven guilty?
I agree. Richard was an able military commander but a crappy king. He should have been home doing king stuff instead of bankrupting the country! John at least tried to ensure the succession by
out with his 2nd wife. a lot!
Richard I was so handsome, even by modern standards
He inherited of the great beauty of his mother Aliénor d'Aquitaine
I was just about to say there is something vaguely French about the way he looks.
Ce n'était pas vaguement. Il était beaucoup plus français qu'anglais par ses 2 parents Henri Plantagenêt et Aliénor d'Aquitaine. Il n'a d'ailleurs passé que 6 mois en Angleterre et est mort dans le Limousin, en France.
@@indostan38 Eh bien, je pense juste qu'il est intéressant de voir à quel point il ressemble de manière frappante à un français d'aujourd'hui. J'ai toujours pensé à lui comme à un roi anglais, ce qui m'a surpris, mais je savais que nous venions d'Aquataine bien sûr. C'est juste bizarre de le voir en chair et en os.
@@Not-Ap what about saladin
When he looked like Sean Connery he could understand and speak English, albeit with a Scottish accent.
Thats funny because the Guy died with an arrow to the head which sounds like one of Sean Connery death waiting to happen.
...απίθανη δουλειά Παναγιώτη. Τόσο οι αποδόσεις των προσώπων, όσο κ οι πληροφορίες, αλλά κ η μουσική επένδυση είναι κορυφαία. Θα πρέπει να κάνει την τρίχα-τριχιά για να βρει κάποιος σημεία που θα μπορούσαν να διορθωθούν... Μπράβο!!!!
An interesting project, although possibly erring on the side of flattery. He looks a bit like the actor Jacob Cedergren of Scandi-Noir fame.
Nice to see Saladin getting a look in too. Well done.
I agree with Berengaria and Isabella. Also Elenor and Henry!
Love it
Excellent. Please do his worthy father, Henry II, perhaps the greatest king of England.
England's greatest king was Knut Sveinsson.
@@mikesaunders4775 This is untrue. Cnut is a fascinating character to be sure, but his claim to greatness is easily overshadowed by Henry II. Henry is the originator of the embryo of English Common Law, a legal system which no less than 35 percent of the world’s population directly interact within daily.
He took an active role in drafting legislation such as the Assizes of Clarendon 1166, Northampton 1179, and the Forests 1184 which codified English royal legal authority and formed the basis of law for the English-speaking world up until the present day. He also anticipated our own legal positions with legislation like the Constitutions of Clarendon (1164) which proposed that canon law was not superior to the secular law of the land. (Think about Catholic priests who molest children. Should they not be punished by the secular law of the land? If you are rational you will agree that they should. This principle is first proposed by Henry II.)
He was an extraordinarily formidable personality, incredibly learned and witty yet passionate and energetic. He displayed the qualities of an Alexander or Augustus with how he ceaselessly devoted his energies to administration and traveled from one corner of his empire to another, holding it together by sheer force of will. Now finally, in England, though his empire itself would prove ephemeral, a royal legal basis would generally hold the nation together for centuries.
What can Cnut say for himself to match these elephantine achievements? Nothing. Cnut was a fascinating king, debatably a great one. However no historian worth their salt would ever contend that Henry II was not a great king; many would and have argued, perhaps rightly, that he was England’s greatest king. We in the English-speaking world, stand in his shadow.
Great! I notice that this reconstruction based on the Richard‘s recumbent statue in Rouen Cathedral, which is different from his effigy at Fontevrault. Maybe a mixture of these two statues can show us a more realistic figure of Richard I. BTW, what's your opinion about the Fontevrault's effigy?
The Fontevrault giant was made under the eye of his Mother who lived to 1204. Richard passed in 1199. His Mother lived at Abbaye du Fontevrault the last year's of her life. The one under her authority is more realistic of Richard's appearance.
So Richard was basically the founding member of the BeeGees.
Thanks so much, always imagined Richard 1 was very different when reading history...more bullish and chunky loved this so much. Might I suggest his mother, the queen?
Unfortunately, there a no reliable likenesses of Queen Eleanor (Duchess of Aquitaine), one of the most remarkable women in history.
@@noelleggett5368 And unfortunately no accurate pictures of her daughters as well. That could have helped with figuring out how eleanor looked like.
Very enjoyable. I liked the music that you chose to go with it
Thx mate 😊!
@@panagiotisconstantinou Who composed the music to you vids?
I would love to see Llywelyn ap Iorwerth the first Prince of Wales who was married to John's illegitimate daughter Joanna/Joan.
Es fantástico, 👏 lo disfruto muchísimo
I’d love to signpost these English monarch videos on my website as my Lost Tapes of History podcast covers each English monarch and I think it would be great to see what they looked like!j
well done Richard's smile his mother could never withstand
To me, Richard the Lionheart looks amazingly like Peter Hollens (incredible singer, if you hadn't heard of him), like they could be twins.
Thank you! The resemblance was driving me nuts because I couldn't place it. I would have thought Richard would be a little more robust/muscular.
True, same beautiful face😍❤
I'd like to see your take on William the Conqueror and William the Marshal. This was interesting.
I love your videos bringing famous people to life. I'd love to find out where you got the medieval music for this video, too.
Wow... I am feasting my eyes.... what a beauty!
Your work is a treasure for people like me. Thx à lot💝
Richard certainly was attractive.
Facially, the family resemblence between Richard and his brother John soon becomes very clear doesnt it? Also please do a Crusades one? I'd love to see a Baldwin IV alongside your Saladin as well as Reynald De Chatillion and Guy De Lusignan!
Lol 😆 they were black people 🤣 they looked nothing like that
I love how you are able to take history and really bring it to life. some of these people very handsome.
I get choked up looking at these videos because it's like history is letting us have a peak.
new here, love your work. Would you by chance be interested in doing king Alfred the great and his daughter lady of mercia.
Your representation of Saladin looks eerily like John Bonham!
Love these x
Great work as always. Who the hell can give this a thumbs down?
Woke people who think Saladin wasn't dark enough?
@@panagiotisconstantinou I lived in Turkey for 6 years. Knew Kurdish people and like many Middle Eastern peoples, they are often pale eyed and have an enviable light olive complexion. I looked at Saladin and thought I've seen that face plenty of times in Turkey. Guess what I'm trying to say is take no notice. I love your work. You really do bring these people alive. I recently especially enjoyed Richard the Lionheart- could really see how he would turn heads.
Fantastic! (As always...)
Richard was very handsome. Amazing video as usual 🏆
can you maybe do william the conqueror
Saladin reminds me of Billy Ray Cyrus. I love these, great work !
He was a handsome guy!! I'm sure that helped his popularity as king. Looks and charisma....what a man!!!
By far most of his peasants would've had no idea what he looked like. But if he was good looking, that rumor might have been going around, as well.
@@nr1229 True but like you said the rumor would have got around about his looks. Royalty would be beautiful in their eyes anyway. Especially since the Gentry had nutritious food and the best of everything their health would make them "beautiful" if nothing else. If only we had a time machine.....
@ron con leche He probably has a French ancestor or two. Might be fun to check out his family tree.