Macbeth: The Real King Behind Shakespeare's Tragedy | The Real Macbeth | Chronicle
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Tony Robinson takes a look at the facts behind the myth of Shakespeare's Macbeth, and finds a quite different character and story to that created by the 'Bard of Avon'. The original and real King Macbeth lived in the 11th century and reigned from 1040 to 1057.
The real Scottish king Macbeth was a far cry from the great Shakespearean villain, but his story was even more fascinating. He was not the vicious, jealous, superstitious murderer Shakespeare painted, but he took a path to the throne that was just as bloody, as The Real Macbeth reveals.
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Good documentary. Could this be reuploaded please the audio is awful and yes I did watch the entire video
It's on other channels with different audio if it really bothers you. This is extremely old.
It also Reminds me of Donald Trump in America and Nero in Rome. When there is so much propaganda spewed against a rule one knows they were favored by the people and great leaders. They themselves become threats to the established criminal corrupt order. As Erasmus once said, "You can tell a man's value by the events he makes. When both sides hate him he is the true champion of value, morality and the people. "
Yes, Plz the Audio, or the lack thereof, is a real bummer !!
@@phillipstroll7385 And we see the corrupt criminals in power now.
I concur! This is a shame!
Thank you for enabling closed captions 👍
According to the Irish annals, Macbeth left a son named Ferchar Og who fled to Ireland and left descendants who returned to Argyll, Scotland during the reign of King Alexander I. The Irish annals list certain Scottish clan chiefs as the representatives of Macbeth's line, namely the Chiefs of Clan Aedh [Mackay of Strathnaver], Clan Gregor [MacGregor of Glen Orchy], and Clan Fionguin [Mackinnon of Griban]. DNA samples taken from the descendants of these chiefs reveal that they share a common male line ancestor within 30 generations which places this ancestor within the 11th century.
Another of the Clan Mackay origin stories is that it’s founded by Gruoch’s (Lady Macbeth) granddaughter. She had no known children with Macbeth, the father of her children was her first husband.
@@TamariMcKay Macbeth did have children, either by Gruoch, or by another wife. Queen Gruoch's son by her first husband, Lulach succeeded Macbeth as king in August 1057 and was crowned at Scone in September. Gruoch's husband was a cousin of Macbeth, she was the senior surviving representative of the Scottish Royal House of Alpin, being the grand daughter of Kenneth III. This is why Macbeth was succeeded by Lulach and not one of his own sons. Lulach was ambushed and slain at Essie in Strathbogie on 17 March 1058 by Malcolm, son of Duncan. The contemporary Annals of Tighernac list Macbeth's death AFTER that of Lulach which suggests that Macbeth abdicated the Throne to Lulach after his defeat at Lumphanan in 1057 during which he may have been wounded. Macbeth was ambushed and slain by Malcolm sometime after March 1058. There was an interregnum of 5 weeks between the killing of Lulach and the enthronement of Malcolm III during which Malcolm had to come to terms with the Mormaers of Scotland, the provincial earls of Scotland many of whom did not support Malcolm. King Lulach married Fionghuala of Angus, and had a son named MalSnechta, who was later forced into a monastery by Malcolm III. Lulach also had a daughter who's name is sometimes given as "Tul". She married her cousin, Aedh, Mormaer of Ross, who may have been a grandson of Macbeth. Aedh came to terms with Malcolm, and was made Earl of Moray by him. Their male line descendants were known as the "MacEths', or MacAedhs. This line continued to claim the Scottish Throne until 1215 when Kenneth MacAedh was killed. His son Aedh, is named by the Blackcastle Manuscript as the founder of Clan Aedh or Mackay. The Mackay chiefs held the estate of Strathnaver in Sutherland until 1829 when it was sold by Eric, 9th Lord Reay, Chief of Clan Aedh. His representative today is Aeneas Mackay, 15th Lord Reay, 28th/29th Chief of your clan. He is a direct descendant of King Lulach's daughter by her marriage to her cousin Aedh of Ross.
This was great. School students reading (and in my case compulsorily learning off by heart) need to see this.
Are you studying English Language And Literature?
If Tony is the host and narrator? I'm watching.
Right?!!! Tony is the best!
@@terim.0404 Definitely!
To bad he didn't get to buy a turnip.
I plowed a whole bag of popcorn to this....
didn't share a kernel.
I do wish these channels would work out why they keep messing up the sound. If you really are paying a license to show them, it’s a huge waste.
Audio is echoing?
Audio sounds like an ABBA track without the music
Humans are a funny bunch
I find it really funny how people love to point out the totally obvious when it comes to audio or editing, music etc.
I’m pretty sure that the people uploading the content are totally aware of it.
Even when there are already several comments about it, they feel inclined to point it out as well. Why?
Rather than focus on the negatives of the content, why not point out the positive things?
Anyway, thanks for the upload, I’m in Australia and I haven’t seen this one so thanks. Much appreciated 🙂🐿
It's so poor here it distracts from the content.
@@RichardLyleEsq yeah, but when there’s already 100s of other comments that say the same, is it really necessary to point it out yet again. All people are doing is ensuring the page won’t sort out the problem because the algorithm likes videos with lots of comments. The more comments they get, the less likely they are to actually want to fix the sound at this rate.
@@jaybee4118 If we don’t say anything at all, then they won’t take steps to fix it because they will think it’s fine. At least with lots of comments about crappy sound quality viewers have a choice about whether to watch it or not.
I'm grateful I have any eyesight to see this and ears to hear it.
@@FriendofRamblinJack I speek like this all the time aswell, beep boop robot.
I've known for a long time that Macbeth had a strong claim to the throne and that Shakespeare was politically motivated (this is true for many of his plays) While this was interesting, it didn't reveal much of Macbeth as king.
cheers for the heads up - i wanted to know about the actual history of Macbeth and Scotland at that time... not sure i'll bother now!
Wonderful documentary.
The audio flattens out if you use bluetooth earbuds. But, yeah the echoing is pretty bad without them.
great video but did they have to give Tony Helium before he started 🤔🤔🤔
Good one!!!
Funny, I was willing to ignore the sound quality and was instead stuck focused on the pitiful small scoop of ice cream and the cone being held in the vendors bare hand and not wrapped in a paper napkin or some other sanitary cover. 🍦
I’m always fascinated that people assume paper napkins are clean.
Looks really good but seem the sound is off but o I will still watch it 😊
That was very thoughtful.
Tony Robinson is an OG
Dang it I REALLY wanted to watch this but the audio... Nope
I loved this ❤️ Sooo much! 📖📚 So great! Loved every second! Yes please!
Cinaed mac Alpin first King of Scots (Picts / Alba) 14 Generations down to Malcolm ll, his daughter Bethoc, married Crinan of Dunbar. His son Duncan l killed by Mcbeth army in battle in 1045 along with Crinan. From Crinan is the line of Earls of Dunbar, our family link to the clans of Scotland. Damn you Mcbeth, I could have been King ... at a wee stretch.
Steve Arcus. The legitimate male line of King Duncan's family died with King Alexander III in 1286, but two illegitimate male lines survive today, represented by Struan Robertson, Chief of Clan Donncaidh, a descendant of Maelmuir, Earl of Atholl, younger son of King Duncan I, while Dunbar of Mochrum, Chief of Clan Dunbar, is descended from the Earls of Dunbar, who descend from Maldred, Lord of Allerdale, a younger brother of King Duncan. The male line of the family of King Duncan was a branch of the Cinel Gulban, St. Columba's family, a branch of the Irish royal Ui Neill dynasty. The mother of Duncan was Princess Bethaig, eldest daughter of King Malcolm II, the mother of Macbeth was Princess Donada, a younger daughter of Malcolm II, so Macbeth and Duncan were first cousins. The male line of Macbeth's family claimed descent from the Kings of Dalriada.
Such a poignant ending. It would be fascinating to read an alternative history of Scotland in which Macbeth lives.
Who said lady Macbeth was given a choice to marry him or not? If he killed her husband and took over her land she may not have had any other option. Woman were considered spoils of war.
What's happened to the sound quality? It's 1981 and I'm listening to bootleg tapes again.
What's up with the audio? Tony sounds like he is speaking to me through an oscillating fan.
Macbeth ‘drove his wife mad’? Huh…
I always thought Macbeth was a fictional character, never knew he was real!
Unfortunately the audio is poor
In "Till Birnam' Woods shall come to Dunsinane" the Shakespearean pentameter stresses the fifth syllable, "DUN.sinane", whereas the local pronunciation is "Dun.SIN'n". Shakespeare did the Welsh accent very well; but I suspect he could not find an actor to do Scots. Am I wrong?
You're probably wrong. Historical verisimilitude wasn't much of a priority for Shakespeare, so I rather doubt that he'd have been overly concerned about linguistic niceties. What's more, to most Londoners, King James habits, accent included, would have been seen as barbaric. It was the first play Shakespeare had written since the death of Elizabeth, so he was basically sucking up to the monarch with a Scottish play, a bad leading female, witches, and noble Banquo's son Fleance escaping the assasins to continue the line that ultimately led to James himself. But, as with the awful stuff thrown into the witches' brew, Shakespeare was not at all averse to the occasional inside joke. (Hopefully, VERY "inside.") And the demands of rhythm would most likely have trumped any other consideration anyway.
Kinda sounds like he's been huffing helium. Lol
Love that the one dude with the deck of cards is just straight up drinking shots of scotch lmao.
The audio editing kills the clip, way to much reverb, there is no reverb in the open air.
Remember: Nobody cares if you are related to them or not -because it does NOT matter..
TY
Most edifying. If I recall correctly, I read somewhere that Fleance, Banquo's son, escaped death and that he was James I 's ancestor.
More politics thru flattery.
It's echoing. But it's OK for this one.😏
Did he mean; compelling?
The Thane of Cawdor is not a prophesy ... he has already been named
Except MacBeth did not know he had been named Thane of Cawdor- that is why it is a prophesy. It was after the witches' disappearance that he told he had been named Thane of Cawdor
@@sidmac50 a prophesy is to say something that will happen in the future.
Duncan has already named Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor.
@@sidmac50 that is not the definition of "prophesy"
what did they steal this from someone who was trying to bypass youtube copyright protection? sound
I used to think it was that, but I believe they actually pay a licence to show these shows. Instead, they manage to monumentally mess up the sound half the time.
Yea that reverb has got to go
On my mother's side of the family we are related to the Fife Clan.abd As I understand such matters the Fife were absorbed into the Mac Duff clan,
Audio is poor.
Is Barney Fife included in your bloodline 😁 from Mayberry
Music too loud
Turn the channel
Macbeth portraits the life of phillip number 2 ( 1 for the cathalans) , that s why it doesn’t fit with scots macbeth
Audio
A Thain?
Thank goodness for google.
I'm of European descent but not European. Had no idea what a Thain was. Now I do.
That is all.
Audio is wonky on this one…
Yeah, ha ha, he sounds (a little bit) like a cartoon chipmunk 🐿
If it wasn't for Sir Anthony and it's absolutely beautiful documentaries. I wouldn't be listening to this. Because for some reason it sounds like he's talking in a tin can.
0:21 - the Scottish play/king that must not be named!
you shall not say "Macbeth" in the theatre! if this persists, it brings you bad luck - it's Azkaban!
Tony Robinson on amphetamines? The intro must’ve been at 1.5 speed.
He doesn't mention the prophecy about Banquo and still refers to 3 prophecies, but only covers 2. Poor editing.
I can’t hear the narration with the music and other noises. Crap sound engineering.
In the play, children are killed.
Could have just said king john.
Who died of dropsy.
The witches are not invented by Shakespeare.
They are part of Holinshed's Chronicles.
My God the audio is awful
Horrible audio. This should be uploaded again. I cannot even watch this. There is no way I could listen to this for 48 minutes.
Audio is unlistenable
Gah!! That weasel Tony Robinson is everywhere!!
As I said before in different thread, I'm grateful I have any eyesight to see this and ears to hear it. I wonder when This was produced? Pre-Event 201 planned demic?
Terrible quality
Turn the channel
Garbage audio.
You mean the Scottish Medieval King wasn't black?
It's a play. For entertainment. Relax.
Macbeth didn't drive his wife mad. She did it on her own. Dafuq?