Horrible Histories Norman Family Tree Song

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  • @YesIamEccentric
    @YesIamEccentric 10 лет назад +869

    I love it that they call it a spat... the war was so vicious that people thought the apocalypse was near and the war was called 'The Anarchy' because of the lack of leadership!

    • @bezretmet
      @bezretmet 4 года назад +136

      one historian quoted saying "It was a time when christ and his angles were asleep."

    • @neptunestardust
      @neptunestardust 3 года назад +19

      @@bezretmet jeez that’s actually crazy

    • @Oodelally
      @Oodelally 2 года назад +18

      The Anarchy is an anachronistic term given to the war, the sources simply refer to it as the “Civil War”. The term “the anarchy” comes from Whig Historians.

    • @nix.i
      @nix.i Год назад +18

      @@bezretmet The exact quote is ‘‘men said openly that Christ and his saints were asleep.’’

    • @lets-all-love-lain
      @lets-all-love-lain Год назад +4

      @@Oodelally yes the term "anarchy" is misused so much. I'm interested in learning more about the influence of whig historians, do you have any good Wikipedia or other articles you can recommend? Thanks!

  • @Doomsday-yo7lh
    @Doomsday-yo7lh 10 лет назад +594

    They included 9 ABBA songs in the lyrics!
    1. Waterloo
    2. Voulez-Vou
    3. Dancing Queen
    4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
    5. Take A Chance On Me
    6. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
    7. The Winner Takes It All
    8. Mamma Mia
    9. Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • @lethy511
      @lethy511 10 лет назад +54

      10. Fernando

    • @ombrenightcores4153
      @ombrenightcores4153 3 года назад +27

      @@lethy511 Fernando was more of the Intro, right?

    • @sexytinatrainconductress7791
      @sexytinatrainconductress7791 3 года назад +29

      11. A-ha

    • @therandomnerd4554
      @therandomnerd4554 3 года назад +1

      @@ombrenightcores4153 true

    • @ombrenightcores4153
      @ombrenightcores4153 3 года назад +16

      @Huma Olatunde one of the last lines of the song is “knowing mom, knowing you,” and “A-ha” is a prominent adlib in that song (as well as in Voulez-Vous)

  • @medivalglitter1653
    @medivalglitter1653 10 лет назад +623

    King Stephen was an absolute fool! He once gave Henry II (Matilda's son) money to get into England, under the guise that he was visiting his mumsy. Little did Stephen know Henry would launch a battle against him. Oh, and Steve's son, Eustace, choked to death on a piece of eel... and Henry I, Matilda's father, shat himself to death due to complications with eels. I love history, I really do!

    • @CazTails
      @CazTails 9 лет назад +127

      Stupid deaths, stupid deaths...

    • @Zajin13
      @Zajin13 9 лет назад +50

      Look at all the Habsburger rulers. Most of them died due to bowel related sicknesses. Half their family died while shitting their life out....almost literally.

    • @tech_king4654
      @tech_king4654 9 лет назад +20

      Zajin13 And inbreeding complications.

    • @bezretmet
      @bezretmet 4 года назад +46

      best part of all of this is that the whole reason why the war of anarchy happened is because mathilda's brothers died on a boat party whilst crossing the sea.

    • @fenrirwolfbone9714
      @fenrirwolfbone9714 3 года назад +14

      Sounds like he had a shitty problem.
      Guess it was a real shitter

  • @baneofnewbs
    @baneofnewbs 10 лет назад +1174

    This song is as much a history of ABBA as it is a history of the Norman Family Tree

    • @PhilipJackson03
      @PhilipJackson03 3 года назад +52

      Ohhhh and that’s why they said “who should be ruler MAMA” “MIA!” Haha I just got that

    • @cheekbonestrenchcoat
      @cheekbonestrenchcoat 3 года назад +41

      @@PhilipJackson03
      Followed by "here we go again" for good measure

    • @allymog5228
      @allymog5228 3 года назад +32

      "should be dancing queen'

    • @charlotterorrison8841
      @charlotterorrison8841 3 года назад +41

      @@PhilipJackson03 @Ki-Sean Excell as well as "Stuck in France not Waterloo" "and Steve without a vous Les vouz, took throne from me" "gimme gimme crown" "take a chance on me" "the winner takes it all" "knowing mum know you" as well as all the "uh huh" 's

    • @jesstaylor3006
      @jesstaylor3006 3 года назад +13

      I do I do I do

  • @turbostar7077
    @turbostar7077 5 месяцев назад +32

    "How many ABBA refrences should we put in our ABBA parody"
    "Yes."

  • @meesterperfect
    @meesterperfect 11 лет назад +41

    BEST ABBA SONG EVER
    Its even filmed like an Abba video.
    These HH people are so talented, not only the performers but the ones behind the scenes who write and create it.
    Doncha think?

    • @melissadahl7561
      @melissadahl7561 10 месяцев назад +3

      That's how I realized that this was an ABBA hommage, before I recognized the song stuff: it looked like an ABBA video.

  • @sophiecooke2839
    @sophiecooke2839 3 года назад +62

    I love that just for the most part until his time to sing, Henry II is going full out in the background on his air piano.

  • @MoonLight-np4wx
    @MoonLight-np4wx 3 года назад +60

    Alice Lowe is really underrated, guys. She deserves more attention.

  • @Atombender
    @Atombender 3 года назад +70

    Fun fact: King Stephen's wife Matilda died in 1152, his eldest son and heir apparent Eustace IV died in 1153 and Stephen himself died in 1154.

  • @ungracefulgrace02
    @ungracefulgrace02 2 года назад +55

    i 100% believe that larry put that wink in because of the innuendo at 0:57

    • @YorkshireNutte
      @YorkshireNutte 2 года назад +8

      If men come First, somethings gone wrong 🤣

    • @AMinibot
      @AMinibot Год назад +7

      ​@@YorkshireNuttein fairness Stephen here is absolutely being portrayed as the kind of f*ckboy who doesn't think of that.

  • @emmyjo720
    @emmyjo720 3 года назад +51

    This song really brings out the richness in Jim’s voice. They all have great voices but when Jim sings it catches my breath

    • @regitzekruuse3687
      @regitzekruuse3687 3 года назад

      Don't you mean Laurence?

    • @susanmccormick6022
      @susanmccormick6022 2 года назад +1

      Emmy,my favs r when he does RIII & GIV.Could listen to those over & over.And I love it when More & Shakespeare have their incorrect, fictional papers snatched out of their hands!!

  • @spo0pti304
    @spo0pti304 7 месяцев назад +15

    jim just happily pretending to play piano most of the song really makes it

    • @whatsanenigma
      @whatsanenigma 7 месяцев назад +2

      And Larry playing the sword like a guitar! I just love it so much.

  • @Saycille
    @Saycille 9 лет назад +303

    the guy who's fake playing the piano kills me every time

    • @miaxlasson
      @miaxlasson 3 года назад +31

      U mean jim?

    • @bobblake8205
      @bobblake8205 3 года назад +27

      Yeah, that’s Jim for ya!

    • @emmyjo720
      @emmyjo720 3 года назад +15

      His voice is gorgeous...so rich

    • @koni00004
      @koni00004 Год назад +7

      His name is not 'the guy'😭

    • @skystreek69
      @skystreek69 2 месяца назад +1

      Henry II or Jim, is who it was but at least try not to anger every fan by calling him “the guy”

  • @displacerkatsidhe
    @displacerkatsidhe 9 лет назад +172

    They always forget Stephen's younger son who was like "yeah no. I'm good over here thanks."

    • @displacerkatsidhe
      @displacerkatsidhe 9 лет назад +39

      Nope. He loved his cousin, and happily became a baron for his lord. He's a direct ancestor of Anne of Cleves and her family. So he survived.

    • @jonsouth1545
      @jonsouth1545 3 года назад +15

      @@displacerkatsidhe Actually he isn't William count of Boulogne and second son of Stephen died childless in 1159. The only one of Stephens Children who ever had children of thier own was his daughter Marie who had two daughters Ida and yet another Matilda

    • @lynchiestlynch5442
      @lynchiestlynch5442 3 года назад +10

      My man smart, to not get involved in this shit.

  • @eleanorhogan8643
    @eleanorhogan8643 8 месяцев назад +27

    "Oh stop causing such a scene" that line gets me every time 😊.

    • @whatsanenigma
      @whatsanenigma 7 месяцев назад +2

      The facial expressions are so great during that line too!

    • @eleanorhogan8643
      @eleanorhogan8643 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@whatsanenigma Agreed.

    • @oliviadaly4795
      @oliviadaly4795 4 месяца назад +3

      That's sung to the tune of the beginning lyrics of Angel Eyes

  • @nikos4093
    @nikos4093 10 лет назад +91

    Laughing so much at the table piano

  • @hettyvaynance6357
    @hettyvaynance6357 10 лет назад +335

    Empress Matilda would probably have made a better ruler - Stephen reckoned to be one of our worst kings.

    • @eddiet7228
      @eddiet7228 4 года назад +86

      Hetty Vaynance No monarch since has used the name Stephen, that says it all basically.

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant 4 года назад +20

      @@eddiet7228 yep you right there is no Stephan monarch since him.

    • @katieruth8931
      @katieruth8931 3 года назад +5

      Funny thing is my dads called Stephen

    • @martynnotman3467
      @martynnotman3467 3 года назад +17

      @@Whitneypyant or John!

    • @peanutsthesquirrel5225
      @peanutsthesquirrel5225 3 года назад +30

      @@martynnotman3467 my entire history class once spent an entire lesson just talking about how awful John was - but Charles I was also an awful king and that name continued

  • @DarkAngel459
    @DarkAngel459 3 года назад +38

    It really started when Henry I's son William, Matilda's brother, died when The White Ship sunk in 1120, putting the succession into doubt.

    • @danieldelrosario7447
      @danieldelrosario7447 3 года назад +3

      William III, Duke of Normandy

    • @melissareohorn7436
      @melissareohorn7436 Месяц назад

      @@danieldelrosario7447 William III of normandy was the son of Robert duke of normandy, who was the brother of Henry I

    • @danieldelrosario7447
      @danieldelrosario7447 Месяц назад

      @@melissareohorn7436 William I, Count of Flanders you mean

  • @seanwilliamson9403
    @seanwilliamson9403 11 лет назад +19

    One of the best Horrible Histories songs. The production is quality.

  • @legerarts
    @legerarts 9 лет назад +42

    Love Henry, just playing the table like a pro!

  • @Alapaloozalover2000
    @Alapaloozalover2000 Год назад +14

    Love all the ABBA references. Not to mention, Martha Howe-Douglas does bear quite a striking resemblance to Agnatha Fältskog.

  • @cosplayerNekome
    @cosplayerNekome 10 лет назад +114

    Great by Birth. Greater by Marriage. Greatest in her Offspring. Matilda, the Daughter, Wife and Mother of Henry. She really was a remarkable woman

    • @danieldelrosario7447
      @danieldelrosario7447 4 года назад +14

      Her first husband was Emperor Heinrich V, the last Salian.

    • @PrincessofEllabur
      @PrincessofEllabur 3 года назад +4

      daughter of Henry I but mother of Henry II

    • @LMKgoddess
      @LMKgoddess 3 года назад +6

      @@PrincessofEllabur And wife to another Henry

    • @newavedave77
      @newavedave77 3 года назад +1

      @@LMKgoddess thought Matilda married Geoffrey of Anjou aka Plantagenet..

    • @LMKgoddess
      @LMKgoddess 3 года назад +5

      @@newavedave77 He was her second husband

  • @hettyvaynance6357
    @hettyvaynance6357 11 лет назад +16

    I think Stephen is the star of this, especially when he is imprisoned. I love his wig!

  • @rolypolyropalolyst
    @rolypolyropalolyst 9 лет назад +82

    Too bad Laurence never had a solo song; good singer with a good voice range

    • @AMinibot
      @AMinibot 3 года назад +30

      That said, I'll never get over the screeches in the Aztec priests song. Or stop laughing at them.

    • @emmyjo720
      @emmyjo720 3 года назад +4

      He has a good bass in his voice...But he Jimmy's voice is breath taking and Martha has a great voice too....I like Larry and Martha as a pairing..

  • @crazybookworm2692
    @crazybookworm2692 10 лет назад +63

    Ok, now I'm halfway through the song (this is the first time I've listened to it, ever), and I don't think it's any one song. The first eight seconds were Fernando, but now they are adding bits from every song in the ABBA Gold album

    • @annabelwallaballoo
      @annabelwallaballoo 10 лет назад +6

      I think it's winner takes all too.

    • @3sampv
      @3sampv 9 лет назад +5

      Zelnyair the plinky piano is straight out of Money Money Money also.

  • @AMinibot
    @AMinibot 3 года назад +14

    1:51 the sulky dancing in the bg gets me every time

  • @LaLunaVar
    @LaLunaVar 10 лет назад +22

    this is amazing and basically it has every abba song. I mean, they directly quote 9 or 10 in the lyrics and at least a couple more with the music. A-haaaa.

  • @harrietsrhapsody
    @harrietsrhapsody 3 года назад +14

    Still my favourite song from Horrible Histories. This is like an ABBA fan’s dream.

  • @robertsmiffrealnotfake
    @robertsmiffrealnotfake 3 года назад +16

    We're not going to talk about that seamless WeLl I'm NoT from Matilda at 2:02 ?😂

  • @aessseon
    @aessseon Месяц назад +2

    I don't care what anyone says, this is THE best HH song.

  • @fairy5668
    @fairy5668 4 года назад +132

    Wonder how Brit history would be different if Matilda had won

    • @saffsouthworth1408
      @saffsouthworth1408 3 года назад +34

      The same 😭

    • @midnight_rose2337
      @midnight_rose2337 3 года назад +34

      It really would have... 😂. Her bloodline is still on the throne to this day.

    • @hinix327
      @hinix327 3 года назад +26

      If Matilda succieded Henry VIII didn't have any reason why don't make Mary his heir so there would be no church of England. If there were no church of England constitutional monarchy would have not existed and house of hanover never would have come to power

    • @greythomas6199
      @greythomas6199 3 года назад +3

      Which one though lol

    • @eleanormunday2326
      @eleanormunday2326 3 года назад +1

      Don’t forget with Henry VIII we were separated from Europe religiously speaking being neither catholic nor Protestant but episcopalian so we were brexited originally by Henry VIII ANOTHER SHIT KING

  • @TheOnlyLynnabeth
    @TheOnlyLynnabeth 11 лет назад +27

    This is GENIUS! XD

  • @ohmrshane
    @ohmrshane 9 лет назад +6

    This and the movie "Mamma Mia!" Got me into ABBA. I have absolutely loved them ever since

  • @martha8517
    @martha8517 3 года назад +9

    The "ah-haa" at 2:58 when Stephen dies makes me laugh everytime

  • @clemcutiee
    @clemcutiee 7 месяцев назад +3

    2:32 “who should be ruler, MAMA? ME-A, HERE WE GO AGAIINNNNN” i love this song

  • @skyzehm2156
    @skyzehm2156 Год назад +6

    im watching this for like the 50th time and this is the 1st time i realise jim is playing the desk like a piano ....

    • @whatsanenigma
      @whatsanenigma Год назад +1

      Great catch! I did not see that either until I read your comment and went looking. And while I was looking, I also saw that Laurence is playing a sword like a guitar!

  • @Jakegothicsnake
    @Jakegothicsnake 10 лет назад +43

    Empress Matilda= Agnetha Faltskog
    King Stephen=Bjorn Ulvaeus
    Queen Matilda=Anni Frid Lyngstad
    Prince Henry=Benny Andersson

    • @incredibleimogen9709
      @incredibleimogen9709 10 лет назад +1

      What does that mean?

    • @Jakegothicsnake
      @Jakegothicsnake 10 лет назад +5

      Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson were the members the famous Swedish pop band from the 1970's ABBA. They are the people the historical characters in this video seem to be representing. Stephen and Henry are obviously representing Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson respectively because Stephen is portrayed as beardless and playing his sword as if it were a guitar just as Bjorn did, and Henry is portrayed as bearded and playing the table as if it were a piano just like Benny. As for the two Matildas, it's probably safe to associate Stephen's wife Matilda with Anni-Frid Lyngstad because she is portrayed as a brunette just as Anni-Frid was(though she did dye her hair red often), and Henry's mother Matilda may very well be blonde because it'd help contrast between the two Matildas. Plus Henry's mother Empress Matilda's actress is blonde like Agnetha Faltskog.

    • @edwardbulgarelli2484
      @edwardbulgarelli2484 9 лет назад +1

      Omg totally

    • @michellepaillet8092
      @michellepaillet8092 3 года назад

      Maybe I would swap queen and empress

    • @emmyjo720
      @emmyjo720 3 года назад

      Martha is the blonde one...

  • @Harmony-wj8ji
    @Harmony-wj8ji 10 лет назад +13

    "Are we happy? Good!" lol!

  • @John14710
    @John14710 Год назад +5

    Literally all of abba, not complaining but this literally pops up on my home page every other day

  • @sophiecooke2839
    @sophiecooke2839 3 года назад +8

    Matilda's marriage to Geoffrey of Anjou meant that Henry II was related to the Kings of Jerusalem who were established after the First Crusade. Henry II's third eldest surviving son, Richard I, actually went on Third Crusade.

    • @danieldelrosario7447
      @danieldelrosario7447 3 года назад +1

      Baldwin IV, the leper king, was Henry II's cousin. Baldwin's dad, Amaury, was the half-brother of Geoffrey.

    • @sophiecooke2839
      @sophiecooke2839 3 года назад +3

      @@danieldelrosario7447 Yeah, and then Baldwin IV died at something like 23 and left a succession crisis with Guy of Lusignan taking over. Guy essentially lost important lands against Saladin and that's where Richard I of England and Philip II of France stepped in with the Third Crusade.

    • @danieldelrosario7447
      @danieldelrosario7447 3 года назад +2

      @@sophiecooke2839 yep..then Richard gave Guy Cyprus to be rid of him.

  • @azbrowne
    @azbrowne 9 лет назад +13

    I love British history. It's sooo much longer and interesting.

    • @mike_97x32
      @mike_97x32 9 лет назад +1

      Our history is amazing and couldn't be more proud ;)

  • @faraheliza6315
    @faraheliza6315 11 лет назад +8

    it was nice to finally hear laurence rickard singing for real (sort of)
    i agree that some of the songs this series haven't been as good, but the rosa parks, alexander and owain glendywr along with this one have been pretty catchy!

  • @SlimeBall7861
    @SlimeBall7861 Год назад +3

    freaking "stephens" face when "henry" interrupts him OMFG hahaha

    • @whatsanenigma
      @whatsanenigma 6 месяцев назад

      And Henry is so cheerful the whole time... LOL.

  • @JettMoonwing
    @JettMoonwing 3 года назад +3

    Wow, two awesome songs in a row! Gotta love a bit of ABBA - wonderful! :D And Benny!Jim on the table-piano! XD
    Although, has Larry been going through Ben Willbond's wardrobe? Seriously, watch the Blue Blooded Blues song and tell me that's not the exact same outfit! XD They even both play sword-guitar!

  • @cricketrecords
    @cricketrecords 10 лет назад +37

    Very clever and funny. They did make one slight error, though. Since Stephen and Matilda were first cousins, Stephen would not have been the uncle of Henry II as stated here, they would have been first cousins, once removed.

    • @Jamestopboy
      @Jamestopboy 10 лет назад +40

      I don't think it's an error; "uncle Stephen" flows better than "first cousin once removed Stephen" for the sake of the song.

    • @cricketrecords
      @cricketrecords 10 лет назад +4

      They could have used "cousin Stephen" instead of "Uncle Stephen". Who knows what they were thinking. Since this is an educational show for kids I think they should try to be as accurate as possible.

    • @katie5822
      @katie5822 10 лет назад +17

      I call my mum's cousin (my first cousin once removed) 'uncle'. It's simpler.

    • @cricketrecords
      @cricketrecords 10 лет назад +1

      That's interesting. Maybe that's a common practice in England, where this series is filmed.

    • @katie5822
      @katie5822 10 лет назад +10

      Well, he's the same age as my mum, about 40 yrs older than me, so calling him 'cousin' would be super weird. I think it depends on the person, I don't think it's a regional thing...

  • @neptunestardust
    @neptunestardust 3 года назад +5

    I love horrible histories songs
    They always include puns/song titles of the song they are parodying

  • @Afreon
    @Afreon 3 года назад +4

    Matilda was also the great-great-granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, making her the first descendant of the House of Wessex to make a bid for the throne since the Norman conquest

  • @maarekstele2998
    @maarekstele2998 Год назад +6

    Basically house of the dragon summary

  • @eleanorhogan8643
    @eleanorhogan8643 8 месяцев назад +4

    The fainting 😂😅😊.

  • @dragontypeliv
    @dragontypeliv 9 лет назад +13

    I'm heir to the throne not you....AH-HAAAAAH

  • @nickankhazali2995
    @nickankhazali2995 10 месяцев назад +6

    There is no way that the Dance of the Dragons wasn’t based off of this

  • @Elizabeththegreatest
    @Elizabeththegreatest 10 лет назад +8

    Has anyone else read "the pillars of the earth"? The events in the book take place within the context of this whole spat! One of the main characters is actually one of the knights that killed Thomas Beckett!

  • @undefined40
    @undefined40 Год назад +2

    Why do I suddenly feel compelled to listen through my ABBA collection again?

  • @howtubeable
    @howtubeable 9 лет назад +12

    "Everybody happy?"
    NO.
    Oh, dear. Just like ABBA.

  • @_Eclispeshub_
    @_Eclispeshub_ Месяц назад

    I love this song, Larry, Jim, Martha and Alice did a great job!

  • @paulaclark9729
    @paulaclark9729 2 года назад +2

    Love this oldie but goody. The dirty looks they give each other and the people keeling over dead make the video for me.

    • @whatsanenigma
      @whatsanenigma 7 месяцев назад

      And the whole time, Henry 2 is just smiling away...

  • @whatsanenigma
    @whatsanenigma 6 месяцев назад +1

    I love how unhinged he looks when he sings "Think you'll get it back? Now that I'd like to see!"

  • @rhoda6573
    @rhoda6573 Год назад +1

    They're all really good singers

  • @Irie2286
    @Irie2286 3 года назад +4

    I read "When Christ and His Saints Slept" Sharon Kay Penman. All about Matilda and her fight for the throne. After reading this book and taking the author's artistic license into account, Stephen wasn't a bad man per se, he was just a bad king. If anyone should've ruled, it should've been Queen Matilda's half-brother, Robert

  • @GreyLiam
    @GreyLiam 10 лет назад +4

    I love how they made this ABBA-esque hehe XD

  • @kathrynmast916
    @kathrynmast916 10 лет назад +6

    Love English histories!

  • @nickfromfulham78
    @nickfromfulham78 3 года назад +3

    Alice Lowe is fucking gorgeous.

  • @jack46491
    @jack46491 10 лет назад +2

    2:50, Henry II: Give me give me crown because next in line its me. Stephen: You can have it when i'm done! Lol

  • @ronaldosaobernardodorosari744
    @ronaldosaobernardodorosari744 7 месяцев назад +2

    Se as vozes são dos atores, eles cantam muito bem. Sem falar nas atrizes que são lindas. Parabéns!

    • @goddess-of-beer
      @goddess-of-beer 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, they sing all their songs themselves.

  • @rachaelstrange327
    @rachaelstrange327 10 лет назад +5

    Genius.

  • @IsaacWhittakerDakin
    @IsaacWhittakerDakin Год назад +2

    The inspiration behind House of the Dragon, would love the cast of HOTD to sing this! 😂

  • @laurenconrad1799
    @laurenconrad1799 9 лет назад +3

    I recently read Pillars of the Earth. Fantastic book: anyone into Middle Ages history should check it out. I am SO thankful I watched this video before reading it because the book is about regular people whose lives get shaken around by these political events in the background and this sketch made it so much easier to understand. But I had to double check because in Pillars, it's Maud and Matilda, not Matilda and Matilda. Also, I kept picturing Larry and Martha when their respective characters were mentioned. lol

    • @YourGrace91
      @YourGrace91 9 лет назад +2

      Lauren Conrad Me too, very fascinating book! In history lessons, we don't get to know how much the common folk suffers when the leaders play their game of thrones.

    • @amymantravadi5057
      @amymantravadi5057 9 лет назад +3

      Lauren Conrad Maud was the Anglo-Saxon version of her name, Matilda the Norman or Latinized version. Methinks the author wisely tried to avoid confusion between Matilda and Matilda by doing this. For the record, I've only seen the TV version of Pillars of the Earth, but in the first episode alone I saw some major historical inaccuracies, i.e. Matilda wasn't in England when her father died, which was part of why Stephen was able to grab the throne. Still a good story though.

    • @laurenconrad1799
      @laurenconrad1799 9 лет назад

      Amy Mantravadi
      Thanks Amy! I don't remember that scene in the book, actually.

  • @percyweasley9301
    @percyweasley9301 Год назад

    This is really amazing. I watched it again and again.. 🙏♥️♥️

  • @JD1010101110
    @JD1010101110 11 лет назад +2

    I do love the fact they got Alice Lowe back

  • @Whitneypyant
    @Whitneypyant 10 лет назад +1

    The songs are awesome and educational. It perfect for me because I love history

  • @mejustme683
    @mejustme683 4 года назад +1

    I love this show

  • @jacksparrowismydaddy
    @jacksparrowismydaddy 10 лет назад +2

    this shows I'm old, I'm catching all the ABBA references

  • @EjayB
    @EjayB 9 лет назад +1

    I'm still cracking up at that invisible piano :)

  • @freya6306
    @freya6306 11 лет назад +4

    *larry + actually he looks gorg all through the song

  • @LULUBELLEIII
    @LULUBELLEIII 11 лет назад +1

    I love this show! My 11-year-old daughter laughed herself silly when she heard this one xD

  • @The_Bookser
    @The_Bookser 10 лет назад +1

    Pure genius.

  • @Dr_Juju
    @Dr_Juju 24 дня назад +1

    We definitely need a hotd version of this song 😅

  • @HenryBayliss
    @HenryBayliss 7 месяцев назад +1

    Matilda stephans wife was a a truly awesome woman

  • @Ace1000ks19751982
    @Ace1000ks19751982 10 лет назад

    Quite a catchy song, great!

  • @gillsg1435
    @gillsg1435 3 года назад

    Cant stop watching it

  • @deathlyhell3
    @deathlyhell3 11 лет назад +1

    Abba haha great song!

  • @aragorniielessar1894
    @aragorniielessar1894 3 года назад +2

    My favorite Horrible Histories song.

  • @rebeccathomson8909
    @rebeccathomson8909 9 лет назад +1

    things i learnt from this:
    tables make excellent pianos

  • @KA-bv7zg
    @KA-bv7zg Год назад +1

    Well done BBC loyal to the Crown. 😚👸

  • @williamreith2564
    @williamreith2564 11 лет назад

    I love this song!

  • @ronaldanthony4
    @ronaldanthony4 10 лет назад

    Yes. As they say. The rhythms of that song reminds me their various allusions. Mostly from songs and music videos of ABBA. Firstly the thumbnail which is like the thumbnail of the official music video of ABBA's Fernando. So i decide to watch for i thought it might the parody of ABBA's Fernando. When i watch it the first rhythm of that song is the same in ABBA's Fernando. Then afterwards i decide to sing the 1st verse of ABBA's Fernando in the rhythm of Norman Family song.

  • @MSILOVEDOCTORWHO
    @MSILOVEDOCTORWHO 10 лет назад +4

    Every time I watch this, I end up watching Mamma Mia straight after. Great song!

  • @letsgetit9819
    @letsgetit9819 3 года назад

    I LOVE THIS SONG

  • @nealjroberts4050
    @nealjroberts4050 3 года назад +4

    And no one remembers Stephen's older brothers 😂

  • @zoharneiger1416
    @zoharneiger1416 11 лет назад

    Guys check this out: Henry, Matilda's father, had a mother named Matilda (which was married to William the Counquerer sorry for bad spelling) and he called his daughter Matilda too! then, Matilda called her son after her father, Henry.
    So 2 Matildas and 2 Henries.

  • @Hozell232
    @Hozell232 Месяц назад +1

    So basically this is house of the dragon the musical

  • @nicolamott2845
    @nicolamott2845 10 лет назад +1

    I think this song is one of the best in HH songs proberbly cuz I really like Abba. LOL :D

  • @dukes0916
    @dukes0916 11 лет назад

    You Can ALMOST Here Marty Feldman Saying, "ABBA 'something'... ABBA Nor-man!"

  • @robertfallon275
    @robertfallon275 10 лет назад +1

    nice song

  • @raisinmydog
    @raisinmydog 3 года назад

    superb

  • @BigBadassR
    @BigBadassR 10 лет назад +5

    HBO and the BBC need to make a series about this, or Ill never keep it all straight. Good song though.

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant 10 лет назад +3

      Or netflix

    • @tnecklover
      @tnecklover 10 лет назад +2

      Watch the "Devil's Crown". It's on youtube as well. Start with episode 1...you'll love it!

    • @BigBadassR
      @BigBadassR 10 лет назад

      tnecklover Thank you...I appreciate the heads up. I will.

    • @tnecklover
      @tnecklover 10 лет назад

      Big R No problem. If you watch it, you'll notice the somewhat cheap production values. It was filmed inside a studio to save money, no doubt, but it's more than compensated by wonderful acting and superb dialogue!

    • @RockyMountainHoosier
      @RockyMountainHoosier 10 лет назад

      tnecklover Oooh I'll have to check it out...
      My SCA persona is from this era.
      The Cadfael Mysteries are also set in this era.

  • @emmafeathers9367
    @emmafeathers9367 3 года назад +1

    Love

  • @marthamo1629
    @marthamo1629 10 месяцев назад +3

    matilda the wife of stephen was not a girls girl 😂

  • @urbeingriddikulus1334
    @urbeingriddikulus1334 3 года назад +1

    Am I the only one who's watching horrible histories since I was 7?

  • @rinalore9416
    @rinalore9416 3 месяца назад

    🏆This is historically'😅hilarious.
    🤦🏻‍♀️However👆🏻their the reason I'm afraid to visit the🇬🇧UK.
    I don't want to step on all the🩸bloody dead people and horses buried throughout the Islands because of all the❤️loving🏰Royals⚔️🛡Warring with each other!
    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟