George Washington used to drink four glasses of Madeira wine every night and had a consistent ache in his mouth from rotten teeth he drank laudanum, a mixture of alcohol and opiates, every day to numb the pain. John Adams started every day by drinking hard cider. Thomas Jefferson grew poppies at his mansion in Monticello and regularly took opium for a number of chronic but unspecified aches and pains throughout his life. He was likely an opium addict. My guess is that around that time period, alcoholism and drug addiction were rampant. It would not surprise me at all if two monarchs met in person acting exactly like this either because they were incredibly drunk, high, or both.
Madeira was also a staple wine in the colonies and then the states (status change). Probably only went out of favor due to being controlled by England.
Great comment. It really makes you rethink the founding fathers when you realize the majority of them would've been high on revolutionary war heroin lmao
Fun fact: They (the Smithsonian maybe?) Have the original bar bill from the tavern that the founding fathers were at the night before they finalized and signed the Declaration of Independence Entire casks of beer wine and cider barrels of whiskey and christ knows what else. Imagine the night before you sign a ground breaking document and effectively declare war on the most powerful nation on the planet I would be so nervous and worries my stomach would be doing summersault Not these people these people got drunker than a frat house. Also Andrew Jackson had a fountain of either Wine or Whiskey at his inauguration on the front lawn of the white house and the crowd got so out of control drunk that Jackson had to escape out a window of the white house and start his duties elsewhere
@@anasurimborplantagenet5478He was a real standout for sure. He didn’t even have many scenes, but every one he was in was memorable. It also helps that he just has the look of a classic archetypal knight.
for those commenting on historical accuracy of this show, it's an "alternate historical and satirical comedy-drama". The creator knows it is as historically accurate as Inglourious Basterds or less.
Nothing compared to when Boris Yeltsin got shitfaced in washington DC and ran around half naked in the streets. Now that was a world leader who knew how to party.
Or that Time Boris Yeltsin was drunk as a skunk with President Bill Clinton who may have been high at the time also. ruclips.net/video/QI2SKRk8SNs/видео.html
He also had an incident where he was due to meet with the Irish Prime Minister at Shannon Airport in County Clare. While the PM was waiting, Yeltsin's jet just kept circling over the tarmac. When it finally landed, his personal doctor disembarked and, apologizingly, told the PM that he was feeling unwell and would have to delay the meeting. Afterwards, the term "Circling over Shannon" entered the Irish lexicon another term for being drunk and/or trying to sober up.
Fair enough that the show doesn't strive for the insane amount of historical accuracy, and it mainly focuses on the homourus aspects which it does well, they could have had the real king of Sweden instead of prince Hugo, and noted that Peter III was actually a close relative to Charles XII
The Swedish regents during the time of the series was Fredrik I and Adolf Fredrik, two excessively bland and unimportant monarchs with negligable political power. A more relevant figure in the show might have been some very belligrent Swedish high council member who wants to relive the days of conquest, which was a problem at the time and led to a peasant rebellion. Charles XII Was assasinated a decade before Catherine was born. Mentioning the relation between her husband and him might stil be worth doing since he almost took Moscow, so that would have been rather awkward.
@@HerrAndreasSkog Adolf Frederick was one of the kings of the time, and ate himself to death. So you could have had the exact same figure -- a party animal who'd get in long well enough with Peter III. The demand for Saint Petersburg could have just been replaced with the actual conflicts of the time -- the matter of tolls and trade in the Baltic sea, and naturally also Vyborg and it's sorrounding areas.
@@robban5545 you lot always manage to appear the war doesnt exist, the king doesnt exist, the queen doesn't exist, the power dynamics are wrong, but OMG I HAD TO LOOK AT A BLACK PERSON
Not too many people know this, but this song dates back to at least WW1. The Soviets only changed the wording slightly, most notably changing the song's antagonists from "German" to "Fascist" in the WW2 adaptation. But it is quite possible that some lesser known precursors of this song were indeed floating around during the time portrayed.
Why would we do that? Most of us didn't come here to learn history, we came to be entertained which is the point of the show. It's not a documentary, it's a highly satirical period drama. This is like telling people who like Planet of the Apes to go watch a nature show and learn about actual primates when...none of them are there for that???
@erikbengt1074 The show genres itself as "anti-history". It even says in the title of each episode something about being not accurate historically. Surprised to find a Russian so easily offended.
@erik bengt Different points of view I believe. There are not many russian tsars we hate as much as her. That`s why watching this show is so bloody schizophrenic for me. :)
@erik bengt Did she mess with Poland? :) She was behind all three partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, 1795) after which we vanished from maps of Europe for 123 years (untill end of WWI). If I`m to choose three historical figures I hate the most those would be Hitler, Stalin and Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst a.k.a. Catherine II. And "honorable mention" would go to Charles X Gustav who ruined Poland perhaps more than both Hitler and Stalin combined. ;)
Because that’s what I want to listen to, amazing actors bumbling about like the Count from Sesame Street. Be so serious. 😂 If you want reality go watch Ekaterina. It’s in Russian.
Peter and Gustav (the counterpart for Hugo) were both of German origin, Catherine and Peter were raised in Germany. They’d have spoken the language of the court, French, and might have spoken German in private a bit. It is highly unlikely that they’d have spoken Russian here. Accent wise, just have the actors go with it, if historical accuracy isn’t that much of a concern.
I suppose that it is woke to have an African minister of something. Why not go completely woke and have an all Asian cast with no one over 1 meter tall and everyone overweight? Peter could be a little woman from Tibet!
What version of history? This isn't a version of history, it's a highly satirical period drama that was stated to be EXACTLY that at the start of the fucking show. Only about 5% of it is actually accurate. You people just can't *read*.
Buddy it’s just a comedic satire show it doesn’t have to be accurate and also at this point people won’t just give a shit if the word woke just keeps being used
Why is there racial diversity in a completely satirical comedy show? A show that says on the title csrd that it's only occasionally true? You poor, sensitive bigot. People like you make me hurl
@@Mark-op7hd Absolutely not. In your mind, yes, because you are educated with the new progressive culture. It is anti-historical because that was not real in the Russian royal court.
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I just love how the kings of nations are acting like middleschoolers.
Unlike in real history. But we have to empower whamyn.
@@DarkSpells87 what is whamyn? is that welsh?
...if high school history books were written by twenty something TV interns. Good grief 🤦♂️ awful
Well, this is more a satirical girl boss show, of course the men are bumbling fools!
You do realize this is a parody
George Washington used to drink four glasses of Madeira wine every night and had a consistent ache in his mouth from rotten teeth he drank laudanum, a mixture of alcohol and opiates, every day to numb the pain. John Adams started every day by drinking hard cider. Thomas Jefferson grew poppies at his mansion in Monticello and regularly took opium for a number of chronic but unspecified aches and pains throughout his life. He was likely an opium addict. My guess is that around that time period, alcoholism and drug addiction were rampant. It would not surprise me at all if two monarchs met in person acting exactly like this either because they were incredibly drunk, high, or both.
That would not surprise me at all.
Madeira was also a staple wine in the colonies and then the states (status change). Probably only went out of favor due to being controlled by England.
Great comment. It really makes you rethink the founding fathers when you realize the majority of them would've been high on revolutionary war heroin lmao
This reminds me of how of rampant coca-wine was in the 1800s. Explains a lot about that era really.
Fun fact: They (the Smithsonian maybe?) Have the original bar bill from the tavern that the founding fathers were at the night before they finalized and signed the Declaration of Independence
Entire casks of beer wine and cider barrels of whiskey and christ knows what else.
Imagine the night before you sign a ground breaking document and effectively declare war on the most powerful nation on the planet I would be so nervous and worries my stomach would be doing summersault
Not these people these people got drunker than a frat house.
Also Andrew Jackson had a fountain of either Wine or Whiskey at his inauguration on the front lawn of the white house and the crowd got so out of control drunk that Jackson had to escape out a window of the white house and start his duties elsewhere
Went here just because of Gwayne Hightower.
He's so funny in this. I thought I loved him in HOTD
I love Freddie fox :)
That guy is damn good in HotD. Best on the show this season I thought.
@@anasurimborplantagenet5478He was a real standout for sure. He didn’t even have many scenes, but every one he was in was memorable. It also helps that he just has the look of a classic archetypal knight.
for those commenting on historical accuracy of this show, it's an "alternate historical and satirical comedy-drama". The creator knows it is as historically accurate as Inglourious Basterds or less.
Nothing compared to when Boris Yeltsin got shitfaced in washington DC and ran around half naked in the streets.
Now that was a world leader who knew how to party.
Did that actually happen?
@@Kreeby88 Legends even say he even pinched Madeleine Albrights butt at a dinner party.
@@Kreeby88 I dont think so but it wouldnt suprise me if it was true
Or that Time Boris Yeltsin was drunk as a skunk with President Bill Clinton who may have been high at the time also. ruclips.net/video/QI2SKRk8SNs/видео.html
He also had an incident where he was due to meet with the Irish Prime Minister at Shannon Airport in County Clare. While the PM was waiting, Yeltsin's jet just kept circling over the tarmac. When it finally landed, his personal doctor disembarked and, apologizingly, told the PM that he was feeling unwell and would have to delay the meeting. Afterwards, the term "Circling over Shannon" entered the Irish lexicon another term for being drunk and/or trying to sober up.
Fair enough that the show doesn't strive for the insane amount of historical accuracy, and it mainly focuses on the homourus aspects which it does well, they could have had the real king of Sweden instead of prince Hugo, and noted that Peter III was actually a close relative to Charles XII
I am still a little bitter that they have one black guy at Russian court AND THEY DIDNT NAME HIM GANNIBAL.
The Swedish regents during the time of the series was Fredrik I and Adolf Fredrik, two excessively bland and unimportant monarchs with negligable political power. A more relevant figure in the show might have been some very belligrent Swedish high council member who wants to relive the days of conquest, which was a problem at the time and led to a peasant rebellion.
Charles XII Was assasinated a decade before Catherine was born. Mentioning the relation between her husband and him might stil be worth doing since he almost took Moscow, so that would have been rather awkward.
@@HerrAndreasSkog Adolf Frederick was one of the kings of the time, and ate himself to death. So you could have had the exact same figure -- a party animal who'd get in long well enough with Peter III. The demand for Saint Petersburg could have just been replaced with the actual conflicts of the time -- the matter of tolls and trade in the Baltic sea, and naturally also Vyborg and it's sorrounding areas.
Sweden never had a king called Hugo so i wonder where that namecame from
Sweden never fought against Peter II either so yea this part is made up
@@valdigtdaligtcontent688 That's Peter III. You are still correct however.
nor black ministers
@@robban5545 you lot always manage to appear
the war doesnt exist, the king doesnt exist, the queen doesn't exist, the power dynamics are wrong, but OMG I HAD TO LOOK AT A BLACK PERSON
@@robban5545 Actually Black people did exist in Russia during this time. Surprised me to learn that
The f against a tree comment is wild 🤣
I love that part where they both have pistols and are like "am I going to shoot you?" And laughing about it.
Saint Peterburg was swedish for 400 years..... a city that is 300 years old nowadays.
He is perfect Capon from the Kingdom Come
Yo... why is Sacred war, a soviet march, playing in a show about the Russian Monarchy in the 18th century?
Just what I thought...
Not too many people know this, but this song dates back to at least WW1. The Soviets only changed the wording slightly, most notably changing the song's antagonists from "German" to "Fascist" in the WW2 adaptation. But it is quite possible that some lesser known precursors of this song were indeed floating around during the time portrayed.
I want to ship them... Two attractive men, sooo hawt
"ah f*ck!"
🤣
Ho fuck is Hugo we never had a king in Sweden called Hugo. What has a misst?
No one's talking about how pretty Agnes is
Very Black Adder
Yes I can see this as Blackadderish, but wit of Ben Elton.
What song is this when they shake hands?
Sacred War. Soviet Song
@@lemonde3415 Oh sorry, I meant the other handshake at 4:45!
The truth is much better. Read "Peter the Great." by Massie. Charles 14th of Sweden was even more amazing than Peter.
Why would we do that? Most of us didn't come here to learn history, we came to be entertained which is the point of the show. It's not a documentary, it's a highly satirical period drama. This is like telling people who like Planet of the Apes to go watch a nature show and learn about actual primates when...none of them are there for that???
Surely they were not so crude. Or may be they are crud for the crude generation of today?
Look up Catherine the Great's genit@lia furniture and then rethink that
@@3katfox I think that you are getting your monarchs mixed up. Catherine comes later.
@stephanottawa7890
Are you stupid? This show is literally about Catherine the great
What is the name of this movie
@erikbengt1074 The show genres itself as "anti-history". It even says in the title of each episode something about being not accurate historically.
Surprised to find a Russian so easily offended.
@erik bengt As a Polish guy however I bloody hate Catherine as a historical figure I laugh almost all the time watching it. :D
@erik bengt Different points of view I believe. There are not many russian tsars we hate as much as her. That`s why watching this show is so bloody schizophrenic for me. :)
@erik bengt Did she mess with Poland? :) She was behind all three partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, 1795) after which we vanished from maps of Europe for 123 years (untill end of WWI). If I`m to choose three historical figures I hate the most those would be Hitler, Stalin and Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst a.k.a. Catherine II. And "honorable mention" would go to Charles X Gustav who ruined Poland perhaps more than both Hitler and Stalin combined. ;)
@erikbengt1074 you guys need to relax it’s a comedy for Pete’s sake
They could've at least tried to have authentic accents
What for? This whole show is about being absurd and ridiculous. :)
Because that’s what I want to listen to, amazing actors bumbling about like the Count from Sesame Street. Be so serious. 😂 If you want reality go watch Ekaterina. It’s in Russian.
It is not supposed to be a historical show, it is a parody and a comedy
Peter and Gustav (the counterpart for Hugo) were both of German origin, Catherine and Peter were raised in Germany. They’d have spoken the language of the court, French, and might have spoken German in private a bit. It is highly unlikely that they’d have spoken Russian here. Accent wise, just have the actors go with it, if historical accuracy isn’t that much of a concern.
It's similar in tone and purpose to Death of Stalin, it's making fun of historical figures via a very loosely historically accurate narrative
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I suppose that it is woke to have an African minister of something. Why not go completely woke and have an all Asian cast with no one over 1 meter tall and everyone overweight? Peter could be a little woman from Tibet!
Great idea. Now to the time machine so we can change the casting!
@@filipmaly6603 Okay...Do we set the dial for forward or backward?
@@stephanottawa7890 Of course back. You even cis het white male boi?
@@filipmaly6603 Sorry, but I only understand the language that you are using. Is it pidgin English?
@@stephanottawa7890 Troubling with English amigo? Si te pidiera tus papeles ¿sería algún problema?
Woke version of history.
What history?
What version of history? This isn't a version of history, it's a highly satirical period drama that was stated to be EXACTLY that at the start of the fucking show. Only about 5% of it is actually accurate. You people just can't *read*.
Buddy it’s just a comedic satire show it doesn’t have to be accurate and also at this point people won’t just give a shit if the word woke just keeps being used
@@vinhmai5566 nope. Woke works as a catch all for the version of evil that is dominating our culture at the moment
This is horrible. Who would write such crap and actually present it to the public? Who would greenlight such a waste of effort?
what are doing two black guys in a meeting of european royalty?
yeah, everything else is so historically accurate...
Why is there racial diversity in a completely satirical comedy show? A show that says on the title csrd that it's only occasionally true? You poor, sensitive bigot. People like you make me hurl
2 british men doesn't bothers you
got to have at least on black guy or woman in every film now or its racist lol NOT
@@Mark-op7hd Absolutely not. In your mind, yes, because you are educated with the new progressive culture. It is anti-historical because that was not real in the Russian royal court.