Disney Princesses vs. Real History 2/2
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Each Disney Princess movie is set in a different time and part of the world. For many they are a first glimpse of history and cultures outside of our own. But have you ever wondered what life was really like for your favorite Disney Princess? Let’s take a look at each of Disney’s 16 animated Princesses, including the latest addition, Asha, to determine where and when they are most likely set. Then I’ll match each iconic princess to a real-life royal woman from the same time and place. So we can get a sense of what life without witches, curses and singing animal sidekicks was really like. In some cases there are interesting similarities; Louise of Prussia spent much of her youth locked away like Rapunzel, Princes Eugenie of Norway refused to marry a man she just met, like Elsa, and Nafanua of Samoa went on a quest to help her people, like Moana.
So put on your ballgown and tiara, or strap on your armor and let’s compare Disney Princesses to real history!
Part 1: • Disney Princesses vs. ...
Snow White - Maria Anna of Bavaria,
Archduchess of Austria
Cinderella - Eugénie de Montijo,
Empress of the French
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) - Catherine of Valois,
Queen of England
Ariel (The Little Mermaid) - Louise of Hesse-Kassel,
Queen of Denmark
Belle (Beauty and the Beast) - Maria Josepha of Saxony,
Dauphine of France
Jasmine (Aladdin) - Mihrimah Sultan,
Ottoman Princess
Pocahontas - The historic Pocahontas
Mulan - Xiao,
Empress of the Sui dynasty
Part 2:
Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) - Ariana Austin Makonnen,
Princess of Ethiopia
Rapunzel (Tangled) - Louise of Prussia,
Princess of the Netherlands
Merida (Brave) - Matilda of Scotland,
Queen of England
Elsa & Anna (Frozen) - Princess Eugénie of Sweden & Norway
Moana - Nafanua,
Ali’i of Samoa
Raya and the Last Dragon - Trưng Sisters of Vietnam
Asha (Wish) - Fatima bint al-Ahmar, Princess of the Emirate of Granada
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Tiana's story was partially inspired by the life of famed chef and civil rights activist, the legendary Leah Chase. This is well documented, and her family was also involved in the making of the movie. I was happy to hear about Lena Richard's wonderful life, but Leah Chase deserved to be mentioned. At the time the film came out, she was still alive, but she died in 2019. She is known as the woman who snapped back at Obama when he asked her for more hot sauce in his Gumbo. A true legend. Her restaurant survives today in New Orleans and is called Dookie Chase.
@tomahnaa8022
5 ай бұрын
I was worried that Leah Chase wasn't going to be mentioned in the previous video and am disappointed to see that my fears were confirmed. She and her restaurant are legendary to this day.
@whiteowl4097
5 ай бұрын
I was about to post the same comment. Thank you for doing it for me. This channel's version of the Tiana story is the reason I gave this video a thumbs down. She needs to do her research better.
@blasianpikachu
5 ай бұрын
Came to say the same thing, but I was happy to hear of another renowned female black chef at least
@Pollicina_db
5 ай бұрын
@@whiteowl4097 She also did bad research on Show White but Tiana really takes the cake because everbody knows who the inspiration was
@Nero_Coniglio
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for adding this information!
"Rapunzel's dress is more "Party City" than " Historic" " 💀☠️ ☀️
I’ve heard the Tiana’s dress choice in the wedding scene is a result of the Cinderella effect. Big poofy dresses where loved by little girls so they put her in one to sell more princess dresses
@nuotatorre8741
5 ай бұрын
To be fair it's also a magical dress, so it does make sense. Especialy since at her human wedding she wears a traditional 1920s dress.
@Angel-ts8rc
5 ай бұрын
Well at least her normal wedding dress was somewhat period. I wish we had seen more of it.
Hey, Lindsay, I got an idea for a video: Disney Villains vs Real History.
@ChibiProwl
5 ай бұрын
Ooh, yes please.😮😊
@ajerjavec4723
5 ай бұрын
That sounds awesome. For example, mother Gothel’s’s outfit was made to look outdated to show her true age.
@carolynmills513
3 ай бұрын
Awesome idea
@Travel__Spin
Ай бұрын
Oh my gosh Yes please!!!!
I need the other "non official" Disney princesses! Esmeralda stood up against a holy official for heaven's sake, Megara sacrificed her life for her Wonder Boy, Mirabel restored her family's miracle and Jane helped free the gorillas from Clayton
@leeannproctor2966
4 ай бұрын
Megara was a princess in Greek mythology.
@ziridestaudios
4 ай бұрын
@@leeannproctor2966 Ik
@asha_vere
3 ай бұрын
*Merida
@maninedoow5895
3 ай бұрын
Also, Princess Kida
@paulaisaiah9664
2 ай бұрын
@@asha_vere… no 👀🙄
I wanna see a history of Alice, Meg, Jane ,and Mirabel
@itsdavido3219
5 ай бұрын
Don't forget Esmerelda and Kida!
@payrysdoscs4903
5 ай бұрын
@@itsdavido3219 Sofia and Elena too 🥰
@ImperiumSilverCrystal
5 ай бұрын
And the Black Cauldron princess, Elowyn.
@pabloarielfarfanceballos9811
5 ай бұрын
And the real Grand Duchess Anastasia
@clovermccombs8597
5 ай бұрын
@@ImperiumSilverCrystalYes! I love that movie and it, nor Elowyn, do not get enough love.
For me Elsa and Anna are actually Maria and Jadwiga of Anjou. I've had this feeling since I watched this movie for the first time, it really hit me how similar are they. Two sisters, last of their dynasty who inherited two kingdoms next to each other as teenagers (Hungary for Maria and Poland for Jadwiga). There is even similar story with how older sister was planned to be a monarch of one kingdom but got different kingdom instead and how younger sister who wasn't planned to be crowned also got her own kingdom. Or just like Anna/Elsa they were also spending a lot of time together as kids but suddenly couldn't see each other for many years while still growing up (since Maria was 13 and Jadwiga 10, till they were in late teens). Even Jadwiga's love life is kinda similar to Anna's, with being engaged to one guy from a large and impoartant royal family who didn't have changes to be crowned in his own coutry so the guy was supposed to have more benefits from that marriage than her but later she ended up marrying different guy who's wild but at the end it worked out better. And Maria just like Elsa was fighting as long as she could to rule alone and not to marry anyone. And I see even more similarities. The only big difference is time period because Maria and Jadwiga lived five centuries earlier but since Frozen is soo loosely based on the original story (to be honest it's not even based Hans Christian Andersen story because it's that different) they could search for inspiration somewhere else.
@malisle13descendantslover46
2 ай бұрын
I love this idea, and if Lindsey did this type of video again but didn’t have to match it to time and place this would be a great idea.
@nataliapanfichi9933
Ай бұрын
maria and jadwiga of anjou where sisters who are separated from each other for years and each end up ruling kingdoms near to each other similar to Elsa and Anna.
Seeing Esmeralda in this video made me think: are there any Romani women that made a significant historical contribution? This would be such a great subject to hear about.
@user-vq1qd6jl9m
5 ай бұрын
i love Romani culture, i followed pilar barbie before finding out she was a nutter and ive always followed florian who is great on tiktok. its a shame what 1 ethnic group could go through
@dreamyvagabond
5 ай бұрын
Interesting questions but in Hugo's novel (Notre Dame de Paris), it's revealed that Esmeralda was actually a French girl. She had been kidnapped and raised by Romas.
"Moana" means "ocean" in Te Reo Māori, the language of Aotearoa New Zealand's first people of the same name (Māori). There is even a Māori dub of the songs of Moana! The movie included a number of famous kiwi actors and harks back to famous mythology surrounding seafaring waka and we, to this day, call the North Island "Te-ika-a-Māui", the fish of Māui that he caught with his famous hook!
@hmmmm.3899
5 ай бұрын
Moana means ocean in Olelo Hawaii as well 🤙🏽
Yes Lindsay, I absolutely do want this style vide for the Disney Heroines (and maybe the rejected princesses like Eilonwy and Kida)
@sujimtangerines
5 ай бұрын
I will di3 on the hill defending Kida!!
Would love to see a video about the heroines, especially about Meg and always hearing about Alice Liddell.
@finland4ever55
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I agree! We need an unofficial one with Alice, Esmeralda, Jane Porter, etc
Please make a Part 3 for "unofficial" Princesses like Sofia and Elena
@user-ib3uh5nn1n
5 ай бұрын
Aren’t they both white hispanic European princesses only races are white black Native American/Alaska native Asian and Pacific Islander.
Correction : Trưng Trắc was the first queen regnant of Vietnam. There were two queen regnants in Vietnamese History. The second queen was Lý Chiêu Hoàng (1218 - 1278), who became queen/emperor of Vietnam in 1224 after her father abdicated. She reigned as empress until she abdicated the throne to her husband "Trần Thái Tông" in 1225, who started the Trần Dynasty.
hi lindsay! my spotify wrapped said i was in the top 2% of listeners of the history tea time podcast with a total of 3,220 listening minutes.. thank you so so much for such entertaining history content to end my year with
@LindsayHoliday
5 ай бұрын
That's awesome, thanks!
@nataliapanfichi9933
Ай бұрын
@@LindsayHolidayAsha narrates a prologue in the start of the movie where it says that rosas was built in an island in the mediterranean and Asha was a candidate for the king's apprentice but loses the position after she offended him for questioning him on something
This is my first time to listen to something about Vietnam in Lindsay's video! It is such a pleasure for me since not so many people appreciate Vietnam's history before the Vietnam War. But there is something to discuss: - Trưng Nhị is pronounced Trưng Nhee (not nai) - There are so many Vietnamese these days who prefer not to accept the legend of the Trung sisters. The reason is that the government tries to propagandize people by introducing different variants of history (including the Trung sisters). There are also Hung Kings which took place somewhere BCE that many people do not take a pinch of salt. - In a textbook of Vietnamese literature in elementary school, they taught us this legend (Yeah, the Vietnamese government loves to brainwash people from the earliest stages), instead of being executed by the Han army, we have learned that the two sisters took their own lives during an escapement from the Han army by jumping into Hat river (to keep them pure, I am not so sure about this details). - A reason to not believe the legend of the Trưng sisters is the presence of the elephants during the parade to gain independence. Many historians argue the accuracy of such a story, there was no documentation about the presence of a single elephant in Northern Vietnam during such a phase.
@rachelthomas5626
5 ай бұрын
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@MikaelaKMajorHistory
5 ай бұрын
Huh, the US Smithsonian Zoo has an elephant from the Netherlands named Trong Nhi
I wish Princess Kida was included in the official Disney line up. She is my a favorite and is underrated
@sujimtangerines
5 ай бұрын
Mine as well! The whole series is underrated.
@EL-ky8hc
4 ай бұрын
She’s my favorite too! It feels like Disney abandoned the whole Atlantis story for some reason.
I would LOVE to see a video about Princess adjacents especially Esmerelda since I LOVE the Hunchback of Notre Dame
@shostysboo
5 ай бұрын
Me too! That’s my favorite Disney movie of all time
I would LOVE a similar video on non-princess heroines!
Please continue this series with each new Disney Princess
I wouldn't mind a Disney Movie vs. Book series, since so many stories are based off classic books. Yet some of the books are actually not child friendly at that. Even some of the animal movies were based off books that were downright different. I'm a huge bookworm and Disney fan, so that would be cool.
I want a third video talking about the non-princesses! (I've been wanting more videos on Asian and Polynesian history!! Thank you!)
Oh I would love to see a video on the minor/forgotten Disney princesses and their inspirations. I’m expecting for sections for Eilonwy and Giselle.
This was a really cool video. It just reminded mme of one of my pet peeves about Disney. I wish Disney would acknowledge Megara's royal linage. Instead we get nothing but a girl with attitude. The girl is a princess, and also another descendant of Zeus.
@margaretschaufele6502
5 ай бұрын
Considering how family friendly they made the Olympian gods (except for Hades whom they villainized), I doubt they would mention Zeus's many affairs.
@ladykoiwolfe
5 ай бұрын
@@margaretschaufele6502 they could still have let her be the granddaughter of Perseus that she is.
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein would be closer to Tiana than Meghan Markle. She was born in Panama but moved to NYC when she was 5.
@LeonieRomanes
Ай бұрын
Meghan helped her handsome prince escape his wicked family, which is very Disney.
@heatherkring8358
Ай бұрын
@@LeonieRomanes they weren’t wicked when they were financing H&M’s lifestyle. Funny how they only started having “issues” when their demands weren’t being accommodated.
@LeonieRomanes
Ай бұрын
@@heatherkring8358 they have always been evil. Look at what happened to Harry's mother.
I'd love to see a video covering the disney heroines! I love Megara! (And also Kida from Atlantis!) Love this video so much! :)
I would love to see a tea time on the heroines especially Esmeralda
I’d love to see a video on the Disney heroines you mentioned. Mirabel, Jane etc. Big fan of yours!
What a fun idea! A lot of work went into this. Very interesting, Lindsay! Would definitely love to see a video on the heroines or the less popular princesses like Kida.
Hey Lindsay Holiday just want to correct when you said none of the Caribbean islands had monarchs of their own in your part 1, Haiti had a short lived monarchy with Jean-Jacques Dessalines as emperor after a slave uprising from France as the enslaved outnumbered the french 10-1. And Henri Christophe was installed as the ruler of the kingdom of Haiti. Not to mention the Taino spread out into various tribes that were considered kingdoms within the Caribbean and followed matrilineal succession. One famous princess Anacaona, became ruler of one of the 5 kingdoms of Hispaniola (which includes modern day Haiti & Dominican Republic), she initially cooperated for peace with the spanish but eventually her people would be subjected to colonization and disease. I do love your content Lindsay Holiday! So I feel it's important to share the real history of many of these peoples who faced oppression with much of their history and culture all but erased and who built their own genuine societies.
I’m currently on vacation in Disney world when I found this video and this is so good! I love the historical content you post, wonderful video!
I’m from Scotland! Edinburgh is one of my favorite places for history, if you get a chance you should definitely visit Mary Kings Close, I’ll be happy to come along to that again!
its disappointing that there arent any south american or african princesses. the history, culture, and myths and legends from those areas are so beautiful and rich. i hope disney has future princesses from these areas because those stories could be so really special.
@PhoenixMoth
5 ай бұрын
Mirabel is the closest thing
@cakt1991
5 ай бұрын
Not a princess movie, but The Emperor’s New Groove (a highly underappreciated film) is almost definitely set in South America. The lead is literally called Kuzco (as in Cuzco, Peru).
@karma92sims14
5 ай бұрын
Ahsha is actually a moor originally from north Africa the moors invaded Spain.
@samanthaleediva1026
5 ай бұрын
Man would I love to see a movie on Hapsephut
Generally, the name of the palace complex in Granada is pronounced "Al AM-bra" - it feels as if you have an extra syllable in the name. In Spanish, the "H" is almost always silent, and so you would not pronounced it in "Alhambra". "Malaga" actually has stress on the first syllable, and the assistance for this is the accent over that first "a". So the city name is "MAH-laga".
I really appreciate your thorough research on Nafanua. My nana’s family is from Savai’i Samoa and I’ve heard so much about the legends and stories of the past. It’s so interesting!
plzzzzz do a part three with the unofficial princesses!!
Lindsay, I have been obsessed with Princesses since watching Charles & Diana's wedding when I was 4 years old. I have had many tiaras since my 5th golden birthday when I received my first tiara. I learned of the Princesses from around the world. I have been waiting for someone to make this type of Princess video for years! Thank you so much Lindsay for making these videos, also thank you for your whole channel & podcast.
These videos were really fun! Please consider making one about the Disney Heroines.
Yes, definitely make a part 3 about the non-princess princesses.
Hi Lindsay! Id love to see a third video about Disney Heroines ! This series was so much fun! Thank you!
If you do a video on the other Disney women, I would really enjoy it if you went over specifics on esmarelda’s Romani dress and the accuracy of that. I keep watching Disney history things and they talk about everything but her when it comes to the hunchback
Yes!!!✨ I would also like a video on the Disney heroins. Alice, Meg, Jane, Esmeralda... Please!!🙏🏻❤️
I love this series, Lindsay! It's so fun. Thank you! 💜💜💜
Oh my goodness. I'd love a video/videos about the Disney Heroines please. And thank you so much for both videos about the Disney Princesses. You make learning history fun! ❤
So happy for a second part! Seriously considering joining your highlands tour next year! Thank you for all your videos!
@LindsayHoliday
5 ай бұрын
We'd love to have you join!
@christophermichaelclarence6003
5 ай бұрын
@@LindsayHolidayAs French. Makes me proud we French have the Most Disney Princess and I know they’re based from Novels like Charles Perrault and Victor Hugor. Thanks for sharing and uncovering them
Amazing video as always! Your range and dedication is always appreciated girl! Keep going! Your work is among the very best and an inspiration!
These were really great! Please make another as you said toward the end 🙏
AMAZING second part! Lifelong fan lf disney and Huge fan of your work girl! You're the princess of storytelling! Keep beign amazing and happy holidays! 🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Lindsay, I usually listen to your Podcast while walking home, therefore having spent 7175 minutes in your company :) Thanks for your work! (also my most listened song was Angevin, the song you used in your Arthurian Legends video, so while reading the massive Le Mort Du Artur, it played non-stop- seriously, not a single word was read without that tune) So you played a big part in my Spotify this year (well, you, Coolio and the Monks of Notre Dame Abbey lol)!
@LindsayHoliday
5 ай бұрын
That's awesome! Thank you!
@lfgifu296
5 ай бұрын
@@LindsayHoliday nah thank YOU :)
Yes please do a video on the history of the heroines
It is interesting seeing all the history come to life ❄️
@christophermichaelclarence6003
5 ай бұрын
Disney Princesses were based from the Novels and real person that had existed
@cristinagalaxyfun
5 ай бұрын
@christophermichaelclarence6003 True, but either way, it's fascinating what she did! 🩵
You did a great job with the historical history I appreciate that.
Elana of avalor would have fun to see her real life counter part
@leeannproctor47
Ай бұрын
Not a bad idea.
I would love to see a video referring the other disney heroines like jane from Tarzan though she is closest to belle from beauty and the beast is because belle is janes grandmother wich is mind blowing to say the least.
These videos are fun! Thank you
Great research Lindsay, thank you for sharing your hard work to us. This is really fascinating and entertaining as I am also a fan of Disney,
I absolutely love this series! What a wonderful and unique way to teach lesser known figures in history. 🙏🏾
Love this channel:)
Would LOVE to hear about the line-up of Disney heroines! Esmeralda would definitely be an interesting one, but difficult perhaps to find a real life person as an example. The Romani people faced so much persecution.
Loved this video!
Yes please let me know more real world comparison history lessons! I love them and know you did much deep research. Keep up the great work!!
There is also Princess Angela von und zu Liechtenstein who could be compared to Tiana.
This was a fun video! I’d love to see the other video with Disney Heroines!
@10:56 My people!! These are my people! I've found you !! 🎉🎉 ❤ HistoryLove
Thank you for mentioning Nafanua! Always loved watching your videos so it’s really cool to see one of my own ancestors & cultural figure included on ur channel! Nafanua was Said to be ruthless in her day. All highest Chiefly titles of Samoa can trace their lineage back to her.
🎉🎉 finally the second part!
I love your videos so much!
I truly love this channel. I’m a huge history buff and you know it’s a good day when you upload.
I would love a video about the "non princesses"!
Matilda of Scotland is my 26th great-grandmother.
@akaLaBrujaRoja
3 ай бұрын
How old are you? 26 generations from her great-grandson Henry III is the grandfather or great-grandfather of Charles III (it gets a bit jumbled back-tracking from direct lines that ended, like Charles II.)
Love your videos!!!!!!!!!
i know its not the right time period but Merida kinda reminds me of Margret Tudor
❤❤❤❤❤ yes 👍 this i'm waiting for!! Thank you so much 💓 💗 😊
this is so amazin please continue do more of this.. 😊🌹
A lot of work truly went into this. Very interesting
I would like to see a video about Disney heroines ❤ Thank you for this video Lindsay
FIRST. Another awesome Video from the True Professor Ms. Lindsay😍😍😍😍😍
Fascinating Historic Events Very Informative
I feel like Madame C. J. Walker (Born: December 23, 1867, Delta, Louisiana, United States Died: May 25, 1919, Irvington, New York, United States) would also work for Tiana, while Walker didn't live to see 1927 she did become the first black female self-made millionaire in America with her own company catering to cosmetics for black women.
I'm surprised to see Rapunzel set in Germany based on setting...Corona looks exactly like Mont Saint Michel. Love the video series!
@christophermichaelclarence6003
5 ай бұрын
As French. That’s not surprised. Rapunzel is actually German name. Not tomention, There’s a true Tower in Germany (not the one in the video) based from the Movie. They indeed inspired le Mont Saint Michel in Normandy North of France for the film
when she said party city i was crying lol
These videos were an absolute joy to watch! I'd love to see a video about the disney heroines!
Nafanua sounds badass. Can we get a more in-depth video someday?
I wanna see a video about Alice, Jane, Meg, etc!
Oh I’ve beeen waiting for this!!!!!!!❤
Germany was also pretty clear because of the names. Rapunzel, Gothel, Eugene Fitzherbert, Frederick, Cassandra, the previous king was literally called Herz Der Sonne. So it bothers me when people say Italy, Poland, Hungary, or France (even Disney mixed it up in the Plus Est En Vous ep of the cartoon where suddenly they changed it to France on a map.... but it's NOT France.)
@daviidfdez2940
5 ай бұрын
People is confused cause they based Corona Kingdom of Mont Saint Michael (France)
@user-vq1qd6jl9m
5 ай бұрын
fitz is also a french-norman word for son which im assuming everyone knows. hey, i wonder if Disney is gonna do a Irish princess.
i've absolutely loved this series! a video on Disney heroines would be so cool :)
I think you nailed them.
I love this videos. Can you please do one last one with the non official Disney Princesses? Esmeralda, Megara, Jane, Kida & Elena Of Avalor maybe you can also add Anastasia & Elionwy & even Marian even though she is an anthropomorphic fox
Yes please... Would love to see more about the heroines
Yes i do agree
Yes to Disney Heroines series!!!!
Love this
You should do a video of Disney princesses that didn’t make the official lineup!
Please do a video on Alice. Jane, Meg, Esmeralda and Mirabelle
Please do a video of Alice, Esmeralda, Meg, Jane and Mirabel vs real history
I would love to see a video about the disney heroines!
I thought I was the only one who says Merida is their favorite princess. I feel is the most closest to my spirit and I definitely relate to her the most. It's so hard to find adult costumes for her. I wish I knew about this trip months ago so I could have put in for it to Scotland as that is on my checklist of places to visit. When you go I would love to see videos and pictures. So excited for you. If you do a trip to Finland count me in.
Hi Lindsey, could you make a series about the history of famous castles in Europe? I love traveling and listening to stories that go behind those historical buildings. Those ancient structures that last though time feels like a time machine to me when I look at them. Your videos would be wonderful especially for us who don't get to travel, or those who do but want to relive our memories, pleaseee.
@est9949
5 ай бұрын
content would be - who built them and why. What happended during the construction - the design, contemporary structure aounrd that period - who lived there and their lives strories that unfolded there - what was the lives like in that era (plumbing, rest room, kitchen, food, daily lives, floor plan, which rooms did the families spend their time during the day, etc) - legends and myths, or ghost stories - who owns it now, and activities to do during the visit. Famous rooms or items to see and their stories.
yay! second part
Would love love love a video on the heroines!!