@@greenredblue There's always the chance that he was attempting the next line in the movie after "Well I didn't vote for you" "You don't vote for kings!"
@@theautopsyreportrockmetalr4583 If you're going to call me out for my deliberate use of incorrect language, at least correct me with the correct spelling.
Balls on that man though, blind and still says upon hearing they are losing the battle and he should retreat, and I quote: "Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son." The English may have used cannonballs, but they weren't bigger than the ones he lugged around in his daily life.
Jimmy: “Is this a real place?” Stephen: “This is a real place called the Beefsteak Club.” Jimmy: “You are a member of that, aren't you?” Stephen: “I am, yes.” Oh Fry you are so poshly adorable Edit: grammar smh
@@SacchieILU Have a read through the Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Club As you can probably imagine, given it's history, only the most exclusive of people will be members of clubs such as this and the joke is being able to nail Fry down as being one. Many want to tear things of this nature down these days. Be it through fear of plots behind closed doors amongst the elite, belief they belong to another age, or simple envy. I treasure them dearly as part of what made my country what it is. I may never get to be a member of such historic clubs but take comfort in knowing they endure.
A soirée was once given, I think in the 1920s, where everyone invited had the word "bottom" in their name. The host had arranged for a majordomo to sonorously announce the guests: "Mr & Mrs Higginbottom!" "Lord Sidebottom!" "The Very Reverend Dean of Bottomley!" etc. It apparently took a lo-oo-ong time before the invitees realised what was happening and left in a huff.
@@agba5098 i mean executing an enemy who caused you to lose a war is a lot classier than betraying the war hero who won you that war. The French betrayed Joan D'arc.
Queen Mary 1st was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon so I'd guess that she was able to lob a few words of Spanish in Philip's direction. And as staunch Catholics, at that time they would both have had a decent grasp of Latin.
Yep! Pretty sure they also have yes and no (and “my husband” for whenever Jo Brand is on!) I assume they also type them in when they don’t have what they need...sounds like a fun job! 🤣
As someone who is legally blind... I just want to know if someone can help me petition the RNIB to sell swords instead of canes because I am really tired of people stepping in front of me when I am walking and then giving me an evil look like it is my fault.
Am I the only one who thought that maybe king Henry whatever who invited only Williams to his feast was actually searching for a particular William? Like a Cinderella type of situation? 😏😜
Considering he had the bulk of the lines and was making an episode a week, recorded "as live", he did a remarkable job. There's really only a few Billy-fluffs. I expect it would have been just the same if Sylvester had recorded in those conditions.
"The Death of Chivalry" was more "the death of French Chivalry", as so many French knights and nobles were killed. Ultimately this was the undoing of the English, as the younger generation that replaced them were more flexible about adopting new organization and tactics, ultimately driving the English out of France.
Stephen answered to Sean's Cnut, "it's a bit later than Cnut", or something to that effect, but 937 was definitely earlier than Cnut's reign, who ruled right around 1000, if I'm not mistaken, sorry too lazy to google... Perhaps he meant later back in time? Interesting side note my phone always tries to autocorrect Cnut to Cunt. I tell you, these phones are getting filthier and filthier mouths on em as they grow up...
Typical British warfare to take cannons into use, when the counterpart is using swords. In the Napoleonic wars, when Denmark was a neutral nation, the British fleet, with Lord Nelson in command, terror bombed Copenhagen and stole the entire Danish fleet. Fair, no. Effective, yes.
Stephen's claim that "30,000 troops of Philip including blind John of Bohemia died" at the Battle of Crécy is wrong. In fact, it was 30,000 French troops (led by Philip VI, not Philip IV) against ~15,000 English to begin with; something like 3,000 of the former and perhaps 300 of the latter were killed. Still an extraordinary English victory, but with a casualty ratio on the order of 10:1 rather than 100:1. (Livingston, Michael, and Kelly DeVries, eds. 2015. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘳𝘦́𝘤𝘺: 𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press.)
@@sueallanby6522 It is a comedy show about *interesting facts*, so you'll forgive me for trying to get in the spirit of things. At any rate, no call for being rude.
A confirmed 1,542 Knights on the French side were killed. And that is only Knights, not the common non-descript men-at-arms that constituted the bulk of the army.Confirmed French dead, you are correct, lays in the region of few thousand. But, considering a further 4,000 French forces were killed in the relatively small battle the following day, it is safe to assume the French dead laid in the tens of thousands in the main battle.
"Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son."
Oh, dear. Constantine II may have submitted to Aethelstan, but that doesn't make Aethelstan King of Scotland; it makes Constantine a vassal or subject king. Which was actually a thing. Constantine eventually did abdicate, but in favor of his cousin Malcolm.
The fact checking is rarely wrong on this show, but two king philips of Macedon is a howler. Philip V is one of the most famous figures of that era, and a quick search doesn’t suggest there is any dispute as to the legitimacy of the previous Philips
So there was this blind King who insisted that he fight in his county's battles against his enemies. Did he actually use a sword or a "Blind Stick" with the white and red coloring? Or better, did he have his sword painted white and red to "feel" his way across the field of battle!
The king of bohemia, John of Luxemburg was killed at the battle of crecy 1346, as said in this video. what they don't say is how Edward, the Black Prince, eldest son of King Edward III, came across his body the following day, and nabbed his standard and motto, which were the fleur de lis and 'ich dien' which are to this day the standard and motto of the Prince of Wales, i.e. Prince Charles. also: wtf dis stephen do with his glasses 9:54
How would the king hit anyone with his sword if he had riders flanking him on BOTH sides? If that part is true then it sounds like they were placating him... just like Alan was suggesting.
John of Bohemia was never crowned the king of Poland. He hold a titular title of king of Poland, because his wife was the daughter of Wenceslaus II a king of Poland and Bohemia.
3:08 Sandi should've got the klaxon here. William Hartnell wasn't the first Doctor Who, because the character isn't called Doctor Who, he's called The Doctor.
I think Stephen fry reached peak British at "give johnny Frenchman a damn good slapping"
Channeling Lindybeige there.
'6 of the best, trousers down?'
i only wish hed have said "thrashing". that wouldve been peak british
@@marycanary86 and Johnny Froggo instead of Frenchman.
@@marycanary86 That'd be too much Britishness for RUclips to contain.😂
“Who are you?”
“Athelstan, king of the Britons.”
“Well I didn’t vote for you”
Meatballs for life “HELP IM BEING OPRESSED!”
'look some lovely filth here, oh err hello?'
Meatballs for life you don’t vote for royal family
@@tomhamilton1562 I would say woosh, but you missing the reference just made me too sad
@@greenredblue There's always the chance that he was attempting the next line in the movie after "Well I didn't vote for you" "You don't vote for kings!"
Stephen does a surprisingly good Alec Guinness 😂
Except the quote is incorrect. I am dissapoint.
@@Stomski He gets points for bringing up the quote in the first place, and he was close.
Stephen Fry’s celebrity impressions are often outstanding
@@Stomski DissppointED.
@@theautopsyreportrockmetalr4583 If you're going to call me out for my deliberate use of incorrect language, at least correct me with the correct spelling.
Balls on that man though, blind and still says upon hearing they are losing the battle and he should retreat, and I quote: "Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son."
The English may have used cannonballs, but they weren't bigger than the ones he lugged around in his daily life.
Jimmy: “Is this a real place?”
Stephen: “This is a real place called the Beefsteak Club.”
Jimmy: “You are a member of that, aren't you?”
Stephen: “I am, yes.”
Oh Fry you are so poshly adorable
Edit: grammar smh
And according to Wikipedia, the "Charles" thing is absolutely true. (It's even referenced, so they got it from a real book and everything.)
Bless you. I now know what they said. But at the same time I do not get the joke #AmericanAndClueless
@@SacchieILU Have a read through the Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Club
As you can probably imagine, given it's history, only the most exclusive of people will be members of clubs such as this and the joke is being able to nail Fry down as being one. Many want to tear things of this nature down these days. Be it through fear of plots behind closed doors amongst the elite, belief they belong to another age, or simple envy. I treasure them dearly as part of what made my country what it is. I may never get to be a member of such historic clubs but take comfort in knowing they endure.
Do staff members in posh places really refer to you "my lord" in Britain? This is at least the second time I hear that kind of thing in QI.
@@weareallbornmad410 They only do if you are a peer of the realm.
I love the way Stephen throws in that beefsteak club (?) thing as if it's something we all ought to be familiar with.
I'm blown away at most of Stephen's impressions, but the Alec Guinness Obi-Wan was so spot on
Romesh Ranganathan in Doctor Who would be brilliant!
"this alien invasion is an absolute joke!"
"hi, im the doctor. im vegan"
@@marycanary86 Not so funny now. lol
"You guys are so pathetic, I don't even feel like saving you. I'm the oncoming storm, mate, show some respect!"
4:12
I just love how Stephen said "a damn good slapping."
"I felt a reasonable regret for her death"
Sounds like that one year in England was one too long...
Seems like this year in England is too long...
The amount of pride you have when you know the answer is ineffable
I have no words.
theres something so juxtapositional and amazing about stephen going "wwwohmmmmm" with such heartfelt enthusiasm xD
Stephen`s Obi Wan`s impression was spot on
A soirée was once given, I think in the 1920s, where everyone invited had the word "bottom" in their name. The host had arranged for a majordomo to sonorously announce the guests:
"Mr & Mrs Higginbottom!"
"Lord Sidebottom!"
"The Very Reverend Dean of Bottomley!" etc. It apparently took a lo-oo-ong time before the invitees realised what was happening and left in a huff.
Mentioning Engelbert Humperdinck always reminds me about skit that Eddie Izzard did about him.
That's one of my favourite izzard bits. He gets so many laughs from just facial expressions and body language
Le French: Our fine sabres and shields are worthy of the God's own work...
The English: Alright lads, let 'em have the longbows and cannons!
The Fry: “We get the dusty old cane out of the cupboard and we give Johnny Frenchmen a damn good slapping”
Grayson DuBose and then you let us burn the woman who won it to death for being a witch. Classy move
@@pphyjynx8217 Pfft...as if burning a woman for cross-dressing is classier.
@@agba5098 i mean executing an enemy who caused you to lose a war is a lot classier than betraying the war hero who won you that war. The French betrayed Joan D'arc.
The French had 6,000 crossbow men... just saying.
I remember the very first episode of Dr Who, I was twelve. Loved all the series. I’m old.💕💕💕💕😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That was an amazing Alec Guinness
6:47 Damnit Fry get it right! It’s “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than *you can possibly imagine*!”
A phenomenal impression if I've ever heard one.
Charlie's?
Queen Mary 1st was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon so I'd guess that she was able to lob a few words of Spanish in Philip's direction. And as staunch Catholics, at that time they would both have had a decent grasp of Latin.
Do you think they have a blue whale klaxon button just incase
Yep! Pretty sure they also have yes and no (and “my husband” for whenever Jo Brand is on!) I assume they also type them in when they don’t have what they need...sounds like a fun job! 🤣
It does mean changing the bulb
The star wars quote was oddly well-done!
I've only just noticed Stephen's glasses split at 9:53 when he takes them off
Hahahaha as Steven said “or lightsaber!”.. I was holding and had just ignited my lightsaber 😂😂
As someone who is legally blind...
I just want to know if someone can help me petition the RNIB to sell swords instead of canes because I am really tired of people stepping in front of me when I am walking and then giving me an evil look like it is my fault.
5:32 sounds so much like a Monty Python skit 😂
Romesh talking about a Doctor with a different skin colour has aged well.
"I don't think the beard cancels out the skin"
Look how far we've come hahahaha
9:35 Bad time to shout "Fire at Will!"
Has the triple crown... Lists 4 countries.
England & Wales is one crown
Wales is a Principality not a Kingdom so it counts under the English throne
@@No1Linkfan Can you differentiate between a principality/kingdom/sovereign nation/nation state?
When you try to appear smart, but don't have a clue.
I noticed that as well. Wales always gets the butt end of the shaft
Why...out of this whole compilation...is it the exchange of lightsaber noises...
"wom..."
"wom..."
"wom."
That had me wheezing?
because stephen looks so sweet when he goes "wom", all excited
Am I the only one who thought that maybe king Henry whatever who invited only Williams to his feast was actually searching for a particular William? Like a Cinderella type of situation? 😏😜
Oh I do hope so
Nominate you to be a guest on QI
Bloody cheek! The "really old" William Hartnell was about the same age as Alan Davies is now, and several years younger than Stephen Fry.
Hartnell was 55 when he took on the show. Capaldi was a couple of months younger when he became the Doctor. 56 years ago, 55 was considered old. Now?
Pamela Cass I am surprised he was that young. He always seemed older.
That's because he was playing an old man.
dfarmbrough Yes but he was also known for being a bit doddery in real life - Billy fluffs.
Considering he had the bulk of the lines and was making an episode a week, recorded "as live", he did a remarkable job. There's really only a few Billy-fluffs. I expect it would have been just the same if Sylvester had recorded in those conditions.
"Give the French a right good slapping" well we use half of their language so they can't have done that bad 😂
You have the Conqueror to thank for that.
Very good one xx
Stepehen reminded me of Uncle Jack with the damn good slapping
So he held a party through sheer force of Will
Stephen Fry always talks about historical tidbits as if he was there
he’s an immortal, confirmed! 😂
I would love Romesh to be the next doctor!! A sarcastic and standoffish doctor would be a nice change.
I'm in favor of Richard Ayoade myself.
Both good choices.
No
@@pamelacass9642
Yes
Anyone but the current car crash
4:09 Thats the most British thing I've think I've ever heard.
2:17 She didn’t grow up. She’s identical to the girl in the picture.
Stephen fry does such a good obi wan impression
Oh dear, even the Great Lord Fry mistakenly conflating Britain with England.
@9:53 What the heck with Stephen's glasses?
Magnetic
Everyone makes people laugh on here, then you get Sue Perkins and it’s sheer awkward silence.
"The Death of Chivalry" was more "the death of French Chivalry", as so many French knights and nobles were killed. Ultimately this was the undoing of the English, as the younger generation that replaced them were more flexible about adopting new organization and tactics, ultimately driving the English out of France.
6:36 Would've been the perfect time to say "now you're just being silly Stephen"
Intro that shakes the house...dialogue more quiet than a mouse.
It's good to be the king.
Stargate?
@@Captain_Tumbleweed or, History of the World Part 1.
@@NewMessage I forgot about that one ;)
@@Captain_Tumbleweed Good excuse to re watch it then!
Hump or death? Hump or death?
Canute becomes king? Stephen just spoiled Vinland saga, darn historical stories.
Stephen answered to Sean's Cnut, "it's a bit later than Cnut", or something to that effect, but 937 was definitely earlier than Cnut's reign, who ruled right around 1000, if I'm not mistaken, sorry too lazy to google... Perhaps he meant later back in time?
Interesting side note my phone always tries to autocorrect Cnut to Cunt. I tell you, these phones are getting filthier and filthier mouths on em as they grow up...
Maybe your phone is just an adamant anti-monarchist
And RUclips didn't censor it! 😮😁
Earlier in history
I’m pretty sure it’s spelled Canute anyway 🤷🏻♀️
@@naomimarshall503 Eh, pretty sure Canute is the Anglicized version of the spelling, or some other derivation of the original
We are the knights that say"Wi......lliam". 🤣🥳
Typical British warfare to take cannons into use, when the counterpart is using swords. In the Napoleonic wars, when Denmark was a neutral nation, the British fleet, with Lord Nelson in command, terror bombed Copenhagen and stole the entire Danish fleet. Fair, no. Effective, yes.
Perfidious Albion
“SWORDS!? What do you think this is, the Middle Ages!? Only GIRLS fight with swords in these days.”
1:30 King Wenceslas wasn't a king; he was a duke.
As IF I could possibly love Fry any more, he renders me trembling and near tears at 6:48 with a movie quote. He's the best human ever.
Well, Romesh... we now have a BAME Dr Who.
8:02 - I am fairly certain that Mary's mother (Catherine) spoke Spanish with her all the time.
This is a real place?
Yes it is.
You are a member?
*bows head
Yes I’m.
"I fart in your general direction!" LOL
Stephen's claim that "30,000 troops of Philip including blind John of Bohemia died" at the Battle of Crécy is wrong. In fact, it was 30,000 French troops (led by Philip VI, not Philip IV) against ~15,000 English to begin with; something like 3,000 of the former and perhaps 300 of the latter were killed. Still an extraordinary English victory, but with a casualty ratio on the order of 10:1 rather than 100:1. (Livingston, Michael, and Kelly DeVries, eds. 2015. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘳𝘦́𝘤𝘺: 𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press.)
It’s a comedy show…get over yourself.
@@sueallanby6522 It is a comedy show about *interesting facts*, so you'll forgive me for trying to get in the spirit of things. At any rate, no call for being rude.
A confirmed 1,542 Knights on the French side were killed. And that is only Knights, not the common non-descript men-at-arms that constituted the bulk of the army.Confirmed French dead, you are correct, lays in the region of few thousand. But, considering a further 4,000 French forces were killed in the relatively small battle the following day, it is safe to assume the French dead laid in the tens of thousands in the main battle.
It's possible that the show came out before that was known.
But Wenceslaus was a Duke I believe.
6:47 Best moment, hands down
3:40 A seeing-eye dog on another horse!
"Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away.
Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest.
The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son."
I'm never happy, when any of our beloved kings of Bohemia get mocked, but this was pretty funny :)
Hearing Stephen Fry misquote Star Wars just broke my heart a little bit.
strange how having FOUR crowns is a TRIPLE crown !!
It is because Wales was considered part of England at one point.
4:43 French had literally thousands of crossbow men 😆.
Oh, dear. Constantine II may have submitted to Aethelstan, but that doesn't make Aethelstan King of Scotland; it makes Constantine a vassal or subject king. Which was actually a thing. Constantine eventually did abdicate, but in favor of his cousin Malcolm.
Can't believe they didn't know the Athelstan question. It was bleeding obvious.
The fact checking is rarely wrong on this show, but two king philips of Macedon is a howler. Philip V is one of the most famous figures of that era, and a quick search doesn’t suggest there is any dispute as to the legitimacy of the previous Philips
Always noticed Alan's Welsh flag is mounted on the pole incorrectly.
7;00 haven't there been 4 Philip's of Macedon? Phillip II was Alexander's father and Philip Iv reigned during the second Punic war
Lightsaber is real now..
What's the difference between a war horse and a draught horse? The war horse darts into the fray ...
@0:40 - if James I was the king of Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland, why was it called a *triple* crown?
Because Wales is not a kingdom, it’s a principality ruled by the Prince of Wales.
5:53 The difference between a cavalry horse and a cart horse?
A cavalry horse darts into the fray.
I love you Stephen but the quote is:
"You can't win Darth. If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine"
My primary school is named after King Athelstan lol
King Philip could be played by Simon Pegg
4:11 I’m so disappointed he didn’t say that in a Melchett voice.
So there was this blind King who insisted that he fight in his county's battles against his enemies. Did he actually use a sword or a "Blind Stick" with the white and red coloring? Or better, did he have his sword painted white and red to "feel" his way across the field of battle!
Triple crown for 4 territories? I must be missing something...
2:12 alan😂 shut the f...ront door
Bows are older than swords, it's the fault of the French for not innovating first.
Two focused on trebucheting cattle.
9:26 a bit like William I. He only allowed people in his army if they were called Norman.
is no one going to mention this? i just saw a man take off his glasses by pulling them apart and putting them back together again...
9:53
They were developed for scientists-there was a magnet holding the frame across the nose bridge. Easier with plastic lenses as well.
The king of bohemia, John of Luxemburg was killed at the battle of crecy 1346, as said in this video. what they don't say is how Edward, the Black Prince, eldest son of King Edward III, came across his body the following day, and nabbed his standard and motto, which were the fleur de lis and 'ich dien' which are to this day the standard and motto of the Prince of Wales, i.e. Prince Charles.
also: wtf dis stephen do with his glasses 9:54
I can't be the only one that thought this would relate to Crusader Kings II, it even had a similar looking "II"!
4:05 Wrong Phillip it was Phillip VI not IV.
How would the king hit anyone with his sword if he had riders flanking him on BOTH sides? If that part is true then it sounds like they were placating him... just like Alan was suggesting.
Henry would have been the Third
Tbh I thought it was CK2 so I clicked
I would guess that Mary spoke Spanish; her mother was Spanish, after all.
6:21 When Stephen wants you to just please shut the fuck up.....
John of Bohemia was never crowned the king of Poland. He hold a titular title of king of Poland, because his wife was the daughter of Wenceslaus II a king of Poland and Bohemia.
3:08 Sandi should've got the klaxon here. William Hartnell wasn't the first Doctor Who, because the character isn't called Doctor Who, he's called The Doctor.
In the early series the character was named "Doctor Who" in the credits
Please don’t comment on things you know not about
It was called "The Triple Crown" but ruler of 4 places 🤔
Wales isn't a Kingdom
Charles the IVth! King of Bohemia and the holy Roman empire....
7:00 What about Philip V