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@danielsantiagourtado3430

6 ай бұрын

Love your content 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

@jediz6511

6 ай бұрын

Do Greyhound with Tom Hanks. And Lincoln with Daniel Day-Lewis. PLEASE! Your videos are awsome!

@a.h.s.3006

6 ай бұрын

Hey, Nick, I recently watched Ridley Scott's Napoleon. And I hated every second of it. If you could make a video talking very briefly about it's inaccuracies, I would appreciate it. But I have one question I hope anyone could find the answer to: Did Napoleon and Josephine have their marriage signed in Gregorian calendar instead of the official state revolutionary calendar?

@davidlawrence9091

6 ай бұрын

How William Marshal heard word of the French fleet is in the Channel, is because a messenger approached him, whilst Robin Hood was talking to the King in front of the crowd. You would notice this at 28:23 of your video.😉

@bonefetcherbrimley7740

6 ай бұрын

Oh cool, a new history buffs video! I love these things, they're always worth the wait. Like good food.

Ridley Scott not knowing the proper locations of things in England explains how badly he's screwed up Napoleon.

@murciadoxial8056

6 ай бұрын

honestly, I would go as far as to call that napoleon movie anti historical

@Dragons_Armory

6 ай бұрын

The part that gets me is that he also did the Duelist, Somehow I cannot reconcile that a same man did both movies. Especially when the Duelist seems much more interested in the era, the vibe than the popcorn fantasy schlok Nap was.

@larryjohnson3087

6 ай бұрын

@@murciadoxial8056 As someone who loves Gladiator just because I grew up with it, I was SO excited for an exciting Napolean movie that didn't care about history for action and excitment. Napoleon was just boring, not accurate and almost intolerable to watch.

@alexiaNBC

6 ай бұрын

Being a history fan of Napoleon, I could go on a three hour rant about how much that film got the famous general/emperor wrong.

@lakrids-pibe

6 ай бұрын

“When I have issues with historians, I ask: ‘Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then.'" Ridley Scott was clearly there himself and knows everything.

Men in Tights will always be Canon Robin Hood to me

@nohbuddy1

6 ай бұрын

"A black sheriff?" "It worked in blazing saddles"

@mat7083

6 ай бұрын

Kevin Costner will always be Canon Robin Hood to me. He has Muslim Freeman and Sheriff Snape

@KILLERAOC

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely - He can speak with an English accent!

@nohbuddy1

6 ай бұрын

@@mat7083 Unlike him Cary Elwes could do an english accent

@shivanshna7618

6 ай бұрын

​@@mat7083 Snape got immortality I suppose

Medieval French troops storming the beaches in WW2 era landing boats is something I never expected see and I love it.

@zainmudassir2964

4 ай бұрын

Saving Private Robin

@JimmySteller

3 ай бұрын

I guess someone had to love it...

@0giwan

2 ай бұрын

I watched this movie in the theater with another history PhD student, and we both literally laughed out loud at the reverse Normandy.

@emils2000

Ай бұрын

@@0giwan well, they had to get the boats to England so during D-day they could get the troops back to France... LOGIC!!!

@cmcapps1963

Ай бұрын

Vive le inaccuracie!

Russell Crowe managed to keep every Robin Hood scholar happy by doing every English accent (including Scouse, Nigerian, Mancunian, Northern Irish, Geordie, Jamaican...) all at the same time.

@CYCHIATRIC

5 ай бұрын

He's really scouse (i'm from the Wirral).

@Elcore

5 ай бұрын

@@molochz Hi mate, hope you're well. Just stopped by to say you're confusing the English language with the English nationality. Northern Irish English is a dialect of English. When we're talking about people who speak Gaelic in Northern Ireland with a Northern Irish accent, we'd call that an Irish accent. Russell Crowe is speaking English and we're talking about his bizarrely accented English. Hope this makes things clear for you.

@Mark.Andrew.Pardoe

5 ай бұрын

The one thing missing was an actual Nottingham accent for Goodness sake!

@Captain-flash-heart-boom

4 ай бұрын

@@Mark.Andrew.Pardoeaye mi duck that’s rite!

@Unqualifiedtake

2 ай бұрын

None of which existed at the time

The addition of "David Attenborough" narrating a wildfire started by Robinhood and referring to him as a prick was an evil stroke of genius

@princeranjan3439

6 ай бұрын

Is it really David Attenborough??????

@GODzillaGSPB

6 ай бұрын

@@princeranjan3439 No, it's an AI that sounds like him, but it was still hilarious! :D

@aldotorres1983

6 ай бұрын

@@princeranjan3439 As cool as it would be, it isn't. I went ahead and added quotation marks to help avoid confusion

@princeranjan3439

6 ай бұрын

Woah. Thank you.@@GODzillaGSPB

@josephmarzullo

6 ай бұрын

@@aldotorres1983how do you know it’s not?

Ridley Scott: "Excuse me mate, were you there?" Historian: "We have numerous historical accounts of-" Ridley Scott: "WERE YOU THERE?!"

@bateriayvr8988

6 ай бұрын

My response to Ridley has always been "I was not there... but neither were you."

@alexandresobreiramartins9461

5 ай бұрын

And Ridley answers, "Are you a famous wealthy director? No, so shut up!" @@bateriayvr8988

@alexfilma16

5 ай бұрын

Writer: So, how should we portray Napoleon in the- Ridley Scott: Make him lame and cucked!

@richmckill4471

5 ай бұрын

I was there 🗿

@mu2960

5 ай бұрын

Yes Mr. Scott. And you have no proof that I wasn’t

"Can't say I've ever met a literate stonemason" - Tywin Lannister.

Also, another minor point was that the king was not called "Your Majesty" until Henry VIII, who thought the phrase sounded better than "Your Grace."

@BarryHart-xo1oy

Ай бұрын

Good to know.

@romana34

2 күн бұрын

Not that it makes a difference in this situation, but I thought the switch over came around the time of Richard the second? I’ll have to look into that again

The knock-off D Day landing was just unreal, complete with underwater shots of trailing arrows like the bullets in Saving Private Ryan

@jesenjin8467

6 ай бұрын

That's what got me in the end. It was over the top. And that cavalry charge onto beachhead. Epic, yes. Spectactular, yes too. Historical... nope!

@MrNegativecreep07

6 ай бұрын

Still better than that more recent version with Jamie Fox though. That scene at the beginning where they were running around wielding longbows like they were playing Call of Duty was unintentional comedy gold.

@adelwulf8864

6 ай бұрын

Some of the landing craft dropped their occupants off too far from the shore. There were a few reenactors who sank and had to walk through neck high water to get to the beach.

@mondaysinsanity8193

6 ай бұрын

​@@MrNegativecreep07im ngl if you just pretend its some weird post apocalyptic re imagining its kinda badass

@amtmannb.4627

6 ай бұрын

I can't see why everybody get's it wrong. It's the coast of England and therefore these are the Roman boats from Astérix. It's so funny that the Romans in Astérix just made the same fault to attack at the most difficult position when you can have a more easy landing not far away. 😀

Don't forget that the knights that they loot the equipment from after the ambush were presumably those of the King's inner circle, meaning their heraldry would've most likely been recognized by multiple people at court when they arrived in England.

@Rocko130185

6 ай бұрын

They'd also know the difference in the way they talk and ride their horses. The Norman noble he was impersonating would have spoken French and been in the saddle from a very early age. The yoeman English archer that he was in the movie would have been very obvious from the moment he rode up.

@silentecho92able

6 ай бұрын

@@Rocko130185 I'm honestly surprise not one of the court nobles didn't take 5 minutes too verify. Which house all each of them belong to and their names and titles. I mean the last thing they want is one of them to fumble and say im from house Sauce of Worcestershire.

@keenoled

6 ай бұрын

Well, the only thing they wanted was to find a ship to carry them over the sound, because they had no money to get there. I don't remember anyone falling for their ruse at the actual docks which they planned to never show up at.

@Rocko130185

6 ай бұрын

@@keenoled did you watch the movie? It's about a common archer impersonating a nobleman.....I'm unsure how you missed that bit.

You can only run from Napoleon for so long, Nick. It might kill you, but you know it must be.

The Ridley Scott Robin Hood, gives strong 'Braveheart' vibes in the scene with the King, Robin Hood revealing himself, and giving his speech dialogue about rising up & freedom.

On his death bed he called on Little John and stated " Bring me my bow, where ever this arrow lands this is where you shall bury me! " His men stayed true to his request and thats why Robin was buried ontop of his bedroom wardrobe.

@skoniramont

6 ай бұрын

Fuck this made me lough out loud and nearly wake my kids :-D Well done!

I'm absolutely dying at the fact that the gaggle of orphan boys are all riding, not ponies, but miniature horses perfectly proportioned to their own sizes. As if that was something easy to come by.

@Cancoillotteman

6 ай бұрын

And honestly they'd get slaughtered at first contact, they don't even have steel weapons... The view of dismembered children might have changed the rating of this film !

@CZProtton

5 ай бұрын

@@Cancoillotteman A single knight or maybe two so they could aid each other would have completely destroyed that whole "squad" and Marion with them. Films really do seem to not appreciate how deadly a knight was during these periods and how utterly fucked a commoner would be in a fight with one.

Had to pause the video and comment... the David Attenborough section was brilliant! I love it! I really want to believe that was actually Sir David Attenborough doing that bit 🙂Timestamp 30:22

You forgot something. Part of the Robin Hood legend is that the forests were owned by the King, and to trespass was a death sentence. The appeal of the legend were guys able to trespass without giving a f---. In fact, the most famous film acknowledged that by having Robin Hood bring in a hunted deer to the King.

“Sir David Attenborough’s” narration of the cremation scene was THE best part of this!

@vitorafmonteiro

5 ай бұрын

"What a prick!..." Sir David Attenborough, 2023.

@BENI-ye4nx

5 ай бұрын

Time stamp?

@GingerGM01

4 ай бұрын

@@BENI-ye4nx30:32

Fun Fact: Despite the fact that John is the most common male name in England, there has only been one King John. He was that bad of a king

@oystamanza

6 ай бұрын

How is that fun? That just sounds like a regular fact.

@kingjoe3rd

6 ай бұрын

That's not a "fun fact" because it's not even a fact. Whether John was a good king is debatable, but what is sure is that he wasn't as bad as he has been made out to be. So what you said was not a fact, just an unrelated coincidence.

@jrt2792

6 ай бұрын

He was so bad that the Brits wanted him to be King of the Franks.

@nathangreer8219

6 ай бұрын

Too late to be known as John the first, he's sure to be known as John the worst.....

@Gravelgratious

6 ай бұрын

John was NEVER supposed to be a king, and was raised as such. His incompetence was due to poor parenting and tutors.

I can't wait for Nick's take on Napoleon. That forehead smack animation is going to get a lot of use.

I grew up watching Robin of Sherwood on Saturday afternoon telly and for me that will always be the definitive version of the Robin legend.

@tonybartlett6567

2 ай бұрын

Great program!! Ray Winstone as Will Scarlett. “Prince John, you slag!!!” 😜

@scottgarner1724

2 ай бұрын

@@tonybartlett6567 He was written as a sort of (for the time) West Ham supporter.

I am very upset that the stories of Robin Hood and Little John running through the forest was NOT done in the company of a singing, lute playing rooster. This is an outrage.

I loved the Attenborough line- totally came out of nowhere and was a perfect impression 🤣🤣🤣 Did an AI do it or a friend? It was flawless delivery

@ravenlord4

6 ай бұрын

Scrolled down looking to ask the same! :)

@Cancoillotteman

6 ай бұрын

I believe it is AI, but if anyone got the real information and / or source I'd gladly use it !

@BarryHart-xo1oy

6 ай бұрын

It was wonderful.

@Drelam

6 ай бұрын

Its gotta be AI, theres so much sample of his voice that you can get it to say anything convincingly.

@VNExperience

6 ай бұрын

AI is a possibility but I believe it's one of the many impersonators available on Fiverr. There's one English standup comedian with a KZread channel who does impressions of celebrities such as Attenborough and famously Morgan Freeman.

I could've happily watched this cast of Robin and his merry men in a complete film without anybody else. They were genuinely funny and fun to watch.

When I saw those landing crafts...I almost died!

It’s always funny that King Richard “the Lion heart” is regarded as a great English king even though he was only in England for like 10 minutes

@georgeprchal3924

6 ай бұрын

And utterly despised the place, the people, the food, the climate, bankrupted it...only cared for Aquitaine.

@doublep1980

6 ай бұрын

And don't forget how "honourable" Richard fought during the Crusade, executing prisoners of war and committing other war crimes...

@MegaFalcon13

5 ай бұрын

​@@doublep1980everyone did back then

@mnk9073

5 ай бұрын

He was also quite the bellend.

@fistinyourface7053

5 ай бұрын

​@@doublep1980 back in the day, when you couldn't ransom yourself you were expendable.

My medieval history professor told us one thing that was spot on in this film was John pausing as he gave Robin the ring and knocking it on his head, saying, “This crown costs money.” John wasn’t stupid, he was just a real jerk and had no idea how to communicate with people. In general, the film captures John terrifically.

@magnusbjarni

6 ай бұрын

Pretty much and its completely by accident, cause Ridley Scott seems to have not researched anything besides how King John was relatively bad as a king. He saw the villain and went "how can I make him unlikable" and surprisingly hit the nail on the head by accident

@starmaker75

6 ай бұрын

Their a sense of pity I get from Prince john. The guy had to fund his brother's war campaign while everyone scapegoat him for higher taxation. Sure he a asshole, but his older, Richard could also be one at times

@theorenspencer

6 ай бұрын

@@starmaker75 People will put up with a lot if they're backing a winner. But John wasn't a great soldier, murdered his nephew (who had a claim to be King), betrayed his friends and was just generally a jerk to pretty much everyone. He earned his rep

@krankarvolund7771

6 ай бұрын

"People will putup with a lot if they're backing a winner" Richard was not really a winner either, he never managed to take back Jerusalem, and was imprisonned for two years in the HRE and had to pay an enormous ransom to be free ˆˆ'

@theorenspencer

6 ай бұрын

@@krankarvolund7771 Yes cause Richard didn't have a career as a successful warrior in France and Aquitaine BEFORE he went on Crusade or after he was released from the HRE...

Waiting to see how disappointed you are by the recent Ridley Scott's Napoleon.

Obviously, this movie is spot on in the origin of the free masons and the lord of the flies. Where it fails is the distinct lack of tights, and the question "are you not entertained?" for maximus effect. ;)

I would love to see an April fools video on a historical parody like men in tights, history of the world pt 1, or Monty python and the holy grail, and do a full on historical breakdown!

@nohbuddy1

6 ай бұрын

Funny enough Holy Grail is a pretty accurate portrayal of the time

@dazednotconfused1503

6 ай бұрын

I want a vid on the life of brian and have him break down that biggus dickus was, indeed, not a real Roman name

@ryanhamstra49

6 ай бұрын

@@dazednotconfused1503how did I forget that one!! Probably my favorite Monty python. “How then shall we fuck off lord?”

@Enkabard

6 ай бұрын

i hope he does video on Medieval, historically its probably the worst movie ever made, it makes Braveheart and 300 look like the most perfect historical documentary.

@murciadoxial8056

6 ай бұрын

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

I heard that an earlier version of this Robin Hood's screenplay was that it followed the Sheriff of Nottingham's perspective, depicting him as an overworked law enforcer in Prince John's borderline anarchic England, and Robin was both an impoverished nobleman-turned-bandit that refused to bow to John AND suspect number one for a spate of cold-blooded murders around Nottingham, despite only admitting to killing to a few of the victims in banditry raids, but several of his merry men were killed in cold blood too, meaning there's a Jack the Ripper-type lurking about... A cat-n-mouse crime thriller set in 12th-13th century England with Robin Hood and the Sheriff becoming reluctant allies to catch a serial killer would've been so interesting.

@samzorn4656

6 ай бұрын

If that is true, then that would've made a far more interesting take on the Robin Hood legend.

@dragonsword7370

6 ай бұрын

If that was true, I'd have LOVED to see that film. Sounds awesome.

@joagluck

6 ай бұрын

I heard about this version of scenario but Russell Crow demanded change it to make Robin hero.

@bradwolf07

6 ай бұрын

NOW That's a version I'd love to see. Shame we didn't get that

@kathrynkochanowicz9532

6 ай бұрын

This is genuinely one of those “what could’ve been” movie plots that’s never left my mind from the minute I first read about it years ago. They could’ve even kept the casting they ended up with (namely Matthew MacFayden as the sheriff) and it still would’ve worked so well. Such a shame that one actor’s ego had to ruin what could’ve been a truly original take on this beloved folktale.

That Attenborough spoof voiceover was ruthless! You REALLY didn't like this one and take no pains to conceal your displeasure. Great review! Can't wait for you to behead and eviscerate Mr. Scott's "Napoleon"

My Mum met Russel Crowe once. Crowe went to the little town of Dorrigo with his kids to The Plateau Cafe, and ordered: a Vegemite sandwich. The Plateau cafe, where my Mum worked at the time would close and is now a small museum that is open during the markets, but at least it is open unlike the Antique show thats never open, the bottom pub(we have 2) or the Railway Hotel that has been “closed for renovations” for 7 years and the motel part was only open for a short period of time, and the train’s, which is the biggest train museum in the Southern Hemisphere, but the Trains and carriages have been sitting there rotting since the track closed in the 1980’s

@MoeLester-cw1sh

Ай бұрын

I live in Dorrigo to

This movie shows that Scott's ability to make historically accurate movies has always been a problem. And when he was called out on it for NAPOLEON, he straight up had a temper tantrum and attacked everyone who criticized the movie.

@TheGerudan

6 ай бұрын

He thinks history is his bitch that he can change and warp as he wants to tell HIS story. He doesn't understand that if he just wants to tell his story unimpeded, he simply shouldn't involve actual history in it. And if he wants to make a historic movie, his story needs to take a backseat.

@James-sk4db

6 ай бұрын

Don’t forget kingdom of heaven. Which is arguably worse because it required knowledge of the actual history and character to have gotten it so wrong. Sad really. Basically used as an anti Iraq war film or anti religion film. Which Id have no problem with if it didn’t bend history to fit it.

@nicholasmaniccia1005

6 ай бұрын

TLDR; You probably aren't pointing out anything Scott doesn't know he just chooses to write and direct interesting movies and says anything deep using literary and film devices for subtleness and not to get in the way of the entertainment. He probably is purposely retelling history wrong in way similar to how Tarantino does. It's a cathartic retelling of history that is similar to propaganda in the way that it wants to inspire or create a mythology that people of the current era can then use to create a more desired future. It's not a documentary it's a dramatic film so the fact that he is playing fast and loose with facts usually is some sort of intentional or unintentional commentary originating from the director/writers beliefs and worldview. Gladiator is the perfect example of this, it is a what if the great stoic and last of the 5 great emperors who ruled at the pinnacle of Rome decided to try to turn Rome back into the Republic that built the empire back to a government system people in western nations prize and value as the best, since this would be the last chance knowing what happens after that, it is arguably the last time Rome could have turned back the clock of empire and reinstall a senate for the people. I haven't analyzed Robin Hood but from what I have seen it is probably commentary of the rise of the middle class and the magna carta leading to modern republics and the waning power of absolute monarchy. The wild wrong geography could just be a hint that this is a made up england but is still talking about england.

@ossiebowman3731

6 ай бұрын

Look at 1492, Kingdom of Heaven, Napoleon. Scott's problem is that he doesn't care about telling THE story, he wants to tell HIS story, and he'll fuck about with the history in order to do that. Any studio worth their salt should ban him from making historical movies, because if you don't care about the truth, then why bother?

@georgeprchal3924

6 ай бұрын

Napoleon's brief cameo in The Count of Monte Cristo is better than the whole movie.

If I recall correctly, this film began as a movie from the Sheriff of Nottingham’s respective, before the director and Crowe were brought onboard. Sounds like all the rewrites and changes took their toll.

@ReverendMeat51

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I remember reading about it when Scott first signed on to do it, a police procedural from the Sheriff's perspective sounded really interesting. I still hope we'll get that movie some day

@liamscott1905

Ай бұрын

@ytviewer1274 I think at the time Ridley Scott seemed to be pretty obsessed with making an “English braveheart”, that would explain the changes he made. For example a few years before Robin Hood he made Tristan and Isolde which had similar themes to RH and braveheart.

First of all, this is History Buff's funniest review yet. The extra work that went into the editing and voiceover jokes absolutely paid off. Second, I love the fact that Nick is annoyed with this movie's bad history but is also equally annoyed at it just being a terrible movie.

13:00 He was also french by birth, was a french duke, talked Poitevin french and Chalus was one of his own castles... Richard died in a bed inside Chalus castle. The castle had surrendered when learning the duke Richard himself was present at the siege and wounded.

Editing in this one was on another level. Attenborough narration was a perfect touch.

@BELCAN57

6 ай бұрын

That was the creamy center of a delicious cupcake.

@acey195

6 ай бұрын

"what a prick" priceless xD

The actual story of the Magna Carta should be made into a movie

@howlandcrowe9807

5 ай бұрын

There kind of is one with a movie called Ironclad. We get a magnificently hammy depiction of King John by Paul Giamatti. Unfortunately, the main plot is essentially a Seven Samurai rip-off where a knight sworn to a vow of silence starts talking and immediately becomes much less interesting as he and Brian Cox gather a small band of 5 other knights and barons to hold off King John's forces at a castle. It's an entertaining movie, if only for Paul Giamatti and Brian Cox.

I actually love this movie. I think it tells a great story and gives a unique perspective on the legend. I wish they would’ve made a sequel to this one.

I feel that Robin Hood is a great many people fused into a legend 😊

I believe there is one more element to why the early Robin Hood was a yeoman. Since the English army strongly relied on archers during the Hundred Years War, many commoners came back from the battlefields of France richer and with significant military training, making Robin a perfect mirror of the time. There is a short documentary by Mike Loades detailing how many families of north and central England were founded by these veteran archers.

@MsJaytee1975

6 ай бұрын

But this movie is about 150 years before the Hundred Years’ War

@richardiv385

6 ай бұрын

@@MsJaytee1975The making of Robin Hood documentary goes through the decision making behind the film. The yeomanry was becoming more prominent during this time and bringing home a lot of ideas from the crusades, also being able to freely join and profit from the crusades, plus having a character with no obligations related to land gives more freedom to play with the character

While we're on the subject of Ridley Scott's grasp of Medieval history, I would love to see The Last Duel get the History Buffs treatment! I am very curious how the film aligns with real events!

@BlareWolfgang

6 ай бұрын

It doesn’t lol 😂

@bewilderbeastie8899

5 ай бұрын

It really doesn't

@moonasha

5 ай бұрын

while we're on the subject of duels and ridley scott, I'd highly recommend watching The Duelists. It's actually really good.

@falconeshield

5 ай бұрын

The Duelists > The Last Duel

@jonathancampbell5231

5 ай бұрын

Ridley Scott keeps this channel alive.

The production value and depth of research in your videos is so high that I’m legitimately surprised you haven’t been picked up by a major network or streaming service yet. You and the Gaming Historian, I swear by these channels lol. Both you guys have higher quality episodes than a lot of bigger budget doc series out there. You deserve to get picked up already!

@Bruceybaby2009

5 ай бұрын

@@qwwtww ah going after the historical inaccuracy of the show going after historical inaccuracy lol

As someone who performs cremations for a living, thank you for pointing out how ridiculously bad that cremation was. Not only would the entire surrounding area be caught on fire (as you pointed out) but the body wouldn't be fully cremated with that pathetic amount of fuel...they'd have a mostly charred halfway cremated corpse to s till deal with. Not to mention that even if everything didn't catch on fire, that would probably be one of the smokiest cremations ever; the grass fuel would not be able to get hot enough to burn properly and would release TONS of smoke.

I love Russel Crowe's fluctuating accent in this movie. It's hilariously adorable.

@PaulMcElligott

6 ай бұрын

Inconsistent accents are now a tradition of modern Robin Hood movies.

@Pedropapt

6 ай бұрын

Each time it happens it just makes that one scene from Men in tights that much funnier. Prince John: And why should the people listen to you? Robin Hood: Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.

@stalfithrildi5366

6 ай бұрын

​@@Pedropapt Oh aye? Well Crowe's Robin Hood speaks in about 12 English accents. As well as 2 Scottish and I think a South African one.

@TheAlps36

6 ай бұрын

I swear he just decided to do an impression of Mel Gibson during his big speech 😂

@balthazarasquith

6 ай бұрын

Lol his accent goes from Yorkshire to Australian to South African having a stroke, in one sentence 😅

It’s incredible how long this channel has been producing quality content. I have no doubt that tens of thousands of people (myself included) have gained an interest in history thanks to your work!

How come theres no new videos?

@THEJMAROCK91

Ай бұрын

We know 😢

A great Robin Hood story is the Outlaw Chronicles by Angus Donald, told from the point of view of Alan of Dale. Covering all elements of the legend and time period (with the few inaccuracies discussed by the Author at the end of each book) with the kind of gritty realistic feel that this film was probably attempting.

I've just watched this on Netflix and I must say that Oscar was a great King John.

@musstakrakish

6 ай бұрын

He's always the best part of any movie

can I just say how amazing it is that you got David Attenborough to do some narration for this video. Well done!

@elonwhatever

6 ай бұрын

Did he though? Might it not be more likely that it was AI?

Just gonna drop this here: - The Alamo - Ford v Ferrari - Chernobyl (HBO series) - Glory

Just found this channel a couple days ago and I gotta say in my opinion, this guy makes some of the best content. Even when it comes to movies I’ve never seen, he does a great job with reviews, breakdowns, and everything else.

I as German who as a Teenager (2010) did Not really have any knowledge of the english History must admit that despite the obvious historical inaccuracies the Film did Spark my interest in it. Now 13 years later im quiet thankful it did. Never the less great Episode as usual. Thanks for your passion.

@falconeshield

5 ай бұрын

I remember 20 year old me being pissed by this movie. Now after Napoleon 2023 was released, I don't care.

I swear Ridley Scott is just trolling us history lovers

@mnk9073

5 ай бұрын

Can't believe the same man made _the Duellists_ which was an absolute banger...

@VRichardsn

5 ай бұрын

Please, I beg you, don't watch Napoleon.

The AI David Attenborough commentary was brilliant

God, I love your justified break of composition re: re-writing the history of The Magna Carta

"How do you know the knights you see walkin' about, are actually knights at all?" The fact most of them spoke French as a first language was a big clue... certainly those close to Richard the Lionheart would have been Franks rather than English, so would have spoken either French or Occitan.

@Sobercapybara

6 ай бұрын

Yeah haha. Richard the third one of the most famous kings of England didn't speak a word of English.

@karahughes7074

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, Richard even debated selling the city of London to the highest bidder, I was quite shocked when in Robin of Sherwood he turns out to be a rotten b*****d. But then the rumour was that the Plantagenets were descended from the Devil - they were called The Devil's Brood...

@rustomkanishka

6 ай бұрын

To be fair English definitely sounded Germanic those days.

@Meylan191083

5 ай бұрын

They would also have been physically more imposing than the vast majority of men at the time due to their better diet, and years of weapons training in armour.

@Locahaskatexu

5 ай бұрын

@@rustomkanishka If this were the 11th century I would agree, but the late 12th century would have been early Middle English, which was more of a fusion between Old English and the Francophone language of the Normans. It wouldn't be remotely close to what you'd recognise as Early Modern English yet, but it would have lost quite a bit of the Germanic sounding nature.

My favorite detail about this film is that Alan-a-Dale is portrayed by Alan Doyle (coincidence with the name?), who is a real-life folk singer from Newfoundland. :)

@joshuamclaren5194

5 ай бұрын

Alan and Russel Crowe are really good friends in real life, which is how he got the role.

I am So Glad You are back with More Episodes!

I can’t wait to see you dissect Napoleon. Ever since it was released I’ve been eagerly awaiting your review

Can’t wait for Nick to review Napoleon. It’s gonna be a blast

@cant_handle_deeznuts

6 ай бұрын

yeh it will be a long video xD

The 1938 version with Erroll Flynn, Basil Rathbone and Olivia DeHavilland is still the best by far. The classic sword duel between Robin and Gisbourne is one of the greatest scenes in cinema.

@iododendron3416

6 ай бұрын

Oh yes, the way the scene moves from two people fighting to their shadows fighting back to them fighting is just perfect.

@famebrightstudio451

6 ай бұрын

you must be joking or have never seen Robin of Sherwood

@pieceofschmidtgamer

6 ай бұрын

@@famebrightstudio451 Nah, bro. Robin Hood: Men in Tights is by far the best Robin Hood movie!

@MrDeadsr

6 ай бұрын

Just wait untill you see the Disney version with animals. Awesome. Or the comedic version

@JumpCutThis

6 ай бұрын

Sure, I’d concur with that assessment- if you’ll admit that Robin Hood: POT has the best theme song of them all? What say ye?

Hollywood has never achieved a faithful adaptation to the Robin Hood legend

From the same guy who did 1492 Conquest of Paradise is just about all that needs to be said here

I was a young history major when this movie came out, and you hit all the major points that I had issue with in the movie, especially riding the horses off the ww2 landing craft.

You know what's underrated? The 1991 Robin Hood with Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman. It's not bad at all and has the best sense of the period as any Robin Hood film.

@jdrancho1864

6 ай бұрын

Is that the one with Jurgen Prochnow as the sheriff of Nottingham?? I like it, the power dynamic and motivation of the characters was much better.

@Sp33gan

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I was thinking the same thing. I can't recall how historically accurate it was, but the movie was excellent.

@scottwallace901

6 ай бұрын

Great film, It mixes real history with the legend of Robin Hood.. Not 100% ture witj known history. Not a bad film.

@JumpCutThis

6 ай бұрын

Uhhh the only one I’d ever heard of released in ‘91 was Prince of Thieves?

@jdrancho1864

6 ай бұрын

@@JumpCutThis Confusingly, this one, called simply "Robin Hood", was also released in 1991. Directed by John Irvin, it starred Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman in the lead, with JUrgen Prochnow and Jeroen Krabbe and Brit TV mainstays Edward Fox and Danny Webb in supporting roles. Hard to find, but worth a watch.

I'd love to watch a History Buffs video on the mini series "John Adams"

I like how you always credit the clips you use from other movies, saves me having to work out what they are

On the subject of Pepper Harrow being chosen as the name, I have some family members who live near there. A large part of the film, as well as the intro section of Gladiator, was filmed nearby and local gossip was that Ridley Scott liked the village and the name of it so much that he incorporated it into the film.

@LabrnMystic

6 ай бұрын

Far better reason than he doesn't know geography of his home country

@sergarlantyrell7847

6 ай бұрын

And he couldn't spend 5 mins thinking of a better way of incorporating the name than how he did it in the film?

This channel can be a bit of an education at times but you have a really energetic sense of humour. I love how you do have a sense of balance for filmmaking, being critical about inaccuracies but still forgiving when certain aspects have to be altered for forgone for pacing.

@jehl1963

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm still waiting for History Buff's to do 2022's "All Quiet on the Western Front", although I suspect that it may too easy of a target.

@jamesabernethy7896

6 ай бұрын

@@jehl1963 been hearing that napoleon is a pretty weird movie

@spitandfire

6 ай бұрын

He's become a self satisfied sanctimonious prick. It's sad that he knows so much history but has to be so angry about inaccuracies that it blinds him to half the films he watches.

@xuxon24

5 ай бұрын

I see a lot of channels that do this type of thing. Having someone that know about something review a film about that. And I always like when they take into consideration that is a movie at the end of the day not a documentary, but a ton of them just glance over the real history too much.

Thanks very much Nick for another great episode. Currently rewatching HBO’s John Adams since its initial release. Wondering if it is in your pipeline but think you would do a great job with it.

Loved this, thank you for making such fantastic videos

30:32 - The "Richard Attenborough" voice-over almost made me choke on the steak I was eating while watching.

My understanding is that the original script was for a medieval murder mystery with the Sheriff of Nottingham as the central character. Trying to solve a murder that easily points to Robin Hood and the Sheriff grappling with his emotions because he has reason to believe it's a frame job. Then Ridley Scott got involved and tossed the concept.

@Shanelp

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I remember hearing that. It was going to have Russell Crowe as the Sheriff and he's the good guy. Interesting idea

@109Eken

6 ай бұрын

They even researched proper investigation techniques for the time. Sounded really cool.

@nm7358

6 ай бұрын

@@109Eken Please keeping Brother Cadfael away from the sight of any Hollywood Executive, please!

Firstly I wanna say that I love your channel. A great way to present crash courses in history. Secondly, you are aware of the fact that movies are for entertainment purposes and all Hollywood cares about is attracting an audience. Thanks again.

Nick, I can sense your deep frustration with sweeping inaccuracies in epic films. There is one you may really like, that comes as a great relief and exception to that rule. Its both epic and as accurate as a history film can be. It's called Braveheart, it's about the Scottish rebellion and even has Mel Gibson. Please check it out

Ridley Scott never met a historical context he didn't completely screw up.

@OttoWatt9000

6 ай бұрын

Not true AT ALL. No, his story does NOT need to take a "backseat" AT ALL, he's making a MOVIE, not a documentary. You shouldn't be going to movies for pure facts, if you were writing a history essay, you should never cite a movie as a source, only use articles, books, and documentaries. He needs to make a combination between the story AND the real life history but you're able to change aspects of history for your story like for pacing or for brevity, or to higlight something for the sake of your themes that you're trying to display. There's been numerous movies that's done that and it's worked wonders. You can have a movie that's nothing but pure historical facts but if it's presented in a REALLY bad and poor way that intervenes with entertainment than it can come off as a film that fails at it's job. So you need to know to do BOTH in a overall excellent balance. Messing with history is fine as long as you are making sure to the audience that it's NOT meant to be one for one in real history, Gladiator is praised and beloved as an iconic movie to this day because it's just having different interpretation of events with historical characters and people are overall fine with that as people know it's just have it's own version of events. And it being in much more ancient times it able to give it more of a pass for interpretation of it's story Napoleon on the other hand is much closer to modern times and it's trying to be more of a one for one in history that you would see in a history book or taught in history class, so people have much more expectations for it to be accurate with real life history in it's events so that's why some people were pissed off at the movie and ridley scott for doing it's own thing in history. Messing with history is fine as long as you make it clear what exactly you're doing with it and the kind of expectations with it, the trailers and promotions were making the napoleon movie be a showcase of his life story and EXPECTING people to come in and see his accomplishments and explain HOW he was become who he was. But what we got wasn't entirely that as promised as the trailers were showing the movie TO be. There's where some people's problems start with the movie from HOW it was promised to be and what people ultimately got.

'Breaker Morant' would be a perfect movie for your analysis given the stark realities of the Boer War, and the heroic take of the film.

@shawnmiller4781

6 ай бұрын

Ohhh…..excellent suggestion!

@le13579

6 ай бұрын

And that Breaker in real life was claiming to be the illegitimate son of an English aristocrat.

@eldorados_lost_searcher

6 ай бұрын

It's been a while since I've seen it; did they ever deny that they did it, and lean into the following orders angle?

@simonkevnorris

6 ай бұрын

They r nude doing so in court (in the movie). Both Morant and the person the Bryan Brown played admitted to the killing of Visser (the clergyman) to the third person in trial but not in court. They did refer to an order that allowed the execution of Boers wearing khaki (which were taken from the British dead).

Nick, you NEVER FAIL to amuse. The edits are great. Nicely done, and thank you.

The legend of Robin Hood. No mention of William of Cassingham and his part in defeat of Philip of France here.

If the geography of this movie shocks you, you should watch Season of the Witch with Nicolas Cage, where in one scene they ride along the coastal region of Steieemark, completely ignoring the fact that what is todays Austria doesn't have a coast at all.

One thing I always love about this and Kingdom of Heaven is how commoners just automatically know how to control war horses, use the weapons of the nobles (which they might have seen, but almost certainly never trained with), know how to wear (and move) armor that always just happens to fit perfectly, and always are masters of military strategy and tactics that they would have absolutely no knowledge of.

@georgeprchal3924

6 ай бұрын

At least with the director's cut it's explained that he'd been to war before as an engineer of sort so that was something at least.

@alswearengen6427

6 ай бұрын

Kingdom of Heaven, the director's cut, was an absolute masterpiece. The studios forced Ridley Scott to butcher his film in the theatrical release.

@TomasFunes-rt8rd

5 ай бұрын

@@alswearengen6427 Absolute mastur-piece more like it. Kingdom of Wokeness.

@alswearengen6427

5 ай бұрын

@@TomasFunes-rt8rd Lol, what? You need to sober up, leave your pathetic, little bubble and try thinking for yourself for once.

It's been a while - hoping to see one about Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and The Great Escape

Nick I’m not sure if you’ll read this, but.. I just want to thank you, I have been struggling recently and your amazing videos and jovial tone helps me escape, not only into the wonderful world of cinema but history, my first love. Your videos combine the fantasy of movies with the gritty reality of life. These videos help me relax, I genuinely enjoy history and movies, and having both in one video is amazing. Have been watching you from the start buddy! Hope for many more videos to come. You’re the best

I've been reading the King Raven series by Stephen Lawhead, and he sets Robin Hood in Wales in the 1100s. He argues that the root of the Robin Hood legend lies in Wales because the longbow originated with the Welsh, Wales was covered in old growth forests while most of England's old growth forests had been destroyed (making them harder to hide in for long periods), and the legend was most likely an oral tradition before it was written down, which means is probably originated well before the written account in the 1300s. It seems like a really interesting argument.

@tommerker8063

5 ай бұрын

well kind of tradition for the english to steal welsh legends. they did it with king arthur too :D

@dirckthedork-knight1201

3 ай бұрын

Thats sounds stupid Yes the longbow did originate in wales but by that point had long since been adopted in England

It’s funny hearing Richard I talk about ”putting the French to bed” considering he was French basically. Mark Strong didn’t play a baddie on the Kingsman films. He was actually quite likeable there. This is the first movie I ever saw Lea Seydoux in, been a fan ever since. It was cool to see them include William Marshal in this film. He was a fascinating guy.

@Jonny5a

6 ай бұрын

Love the book 'The Greatest Knight' about William Marshal. My ears perked up when HB said his name, then I remembered this films reputation

@michaelsinger4638

6 ай бұрын

The guy barely spent any of his reign in England and mostly used it as a piggy bank.

@MrChickennugget360

6 ай бұрын

He would have considered himself a Norman. not "French" its important to realize how fractured identity was in those days.

@Quallenkrauler

6 ай бұрын

@@PaulMcElligott Richard didn't give a shit about England, he was barely there (though the money it got him was nice). Now Aquitaine in France, that's where his heart was. After all, he had spent most of his life there. Most of Western France was his when he went on crusade but after he was ransomed, all but Normandy had been conquered by the French king. So did he settle with that and happily spend the rest of his life in England? Nope, he was there for two months, then he went back to France to regain those lands. Until he died five years later. If you disregard all the Robin Hood-built romance, Richard was...kind of a dick. To everyone, including French nobility, his own father who he rebelled against, the whole English population, etc. It's only because John was so universally hated that people started to see Richard through rose-tinted glasses.

@MatthewCSnow

6 ай бұрын

What makes it more ironic is that tensions between the Saxon’s and the French speaking Norman ruling class was a sticking point in the old Ivanhoe story

Captain Picard is the best Robin Hood! Fight me! 😂😂

You took this review personally. I felt some extra spice on your comentary and pissed my self laughing. Great job man

This movie is eye-wateringly gorgeous visually - and eye-wateringly bad with history. I'm so glad to see your take on it, Nick. It makes me feel validated, kinda like how it feels to share stories between trauma survivors.

@Locahaskatexu

5 ай бұрын

Part and parcel for Ridley Scott though. He makes a ripping good yarn, but in a historical sense? Laughingly bad.

@Argumemnon

5 ай бұрын

Too desaturated colours. That's a common problem with modern movies, especially historical ones, and Scott is a regular offender.

@KaleRylan

5 ай бұрын

@@Argumemnon I don't know if I'd call this movie modern anymore. It's over a decade old is it not?

@KaleRylan

5 ай бұрын

I'm fairly indifferent to the historicity of a robin hood story anyway, like Gladiator itself. Scott does historical fiction so fictional it's nearly historical fantasy, and to me that's fine becuase we know the score, so the question just becomes how good of historical fiction/fantasy is it? Gladiator? Incredible. This one? Not so much but not awful. While I know it's the point of this channel and I like this channel, I actually don't really agree that the history has to be accurate in a historical fiction film.

@tommerker8063

5 ай бұрын

realy? i think it looks realy ugly, everything is greyish brownish and the lighting sucks

I live in Nottingham and every time my dad and I pass a Robin Hood statue or sign (there's an estate agent here that has Robin Hood as their logo, so we see them quite often), we boo and comment knowlingly to each other that Robin Hood was actually from Barnsdale (my dad is also from Yorkshire).

There is a documentary that said there is no record of a particular single "Robin Hood' but there is one that was named Robin "Hode'' similar to Hood and a few other references too other people so that the date for Robin Hood, if an historical figure is a Range, not a singular date, and was as far back as the early 1200's.which is after the tyranny of foreign rulers had time to set in and generate real social class tension. Meaning, that this is a Legend, a story based in reality, and someone who took actions like this, but a fictional narrative was layered upon it, similar to King Arthur, weaving fiction and facts, and taking stories and perhaps weaving them together in the case of Arther, i.e. multiple sources woven into a single Arthurian Legend. Also both the Arthur legend and Robin Hood were, for their time, a functioning Propaganda, a type of story that told what certain interests wanted to be told, but also could also hold real misinformation or disinformation as in the case we see with Napolean or Roman or even ancient Greek forms of misinformation that become things like the Spartan Myth, which was a myth by the time of Plato. These stories then represent ancient and medieval forms of propaganda and misinformation campaigns that benefited some set of interests at the time or gave them at th time a cultural narrative to use to justify whatever it is they were seeking to be justified. Such as the birth culture of Chivalry is found in the Frankish Carolingian Kingdom/Empire, what we call 'France', not England, and that is why the 'perfect example' of knighthood was from kingdom we later call 'The French', Lancelot du Lake. He had a fall from grace, which happens in real history when the French Knightly Chivalrous Code fails France and the Knights fail, forcing the Peasants to win against the English, so that the end of the Medieval period is the battle of Agincourt, the battle the French knights Failed, like Lancelot. And the English Longbowmen, which Robin Hood is a member, was ascendant and triumphant. Robin Hood represents the rising Yeomanry, free men, and not a noble, but yes, they made into later into a noble, but this class was a man-for-hire or someone who could be a soldier for the King, or could work against a corrupt King, like John. Robin Hood's story is the story of the English Everyman. Plus you have the backdrop fo the fact the English were a conquered people, by the Normans, and the Papal authority that authorized the conquest, and ultimately leads to the Baron's War as the Saxon nobles are sick of the tyranny of the invading foreigners, but then again William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy was not well loved when he died by his own men, he is what we call "a Major Prick of the First Order', and like Stalin he died because his own body guards didn't want to try and save him. Instead, they found ways to elevate their own status upon his death, and enrich themselves, and keep in mind the conquest made billionaires out of the duke and his top nobles in equivalent wealth today. That is why the Doomsday book was made, to assess what everything was worth so they could tax the people.

I read Ivanhoe as a kid. The Robin Hood character brought a band of 500 men to help in the assault of a Norman castle. Really great book.

This is one of those "Yeah... but I like it" movies for me. Historical Inaccuracies aside, it has cool fairly historical armor (the lamellar is a bit out of place, but not unbelievable for a force that has recently been in the Crusades) and great battles and locations. As a modern retelling of Robin Hood, complete with a new backstory, it is actually my favorite. I want a whole tv-series with this film as it's starting point.

@Dan_Ben_Michael

6 ай бұрын

Same here. I can get behind historical fiction, especially movies based on a legend rather than an actual person from history. Not every period piece has to have historical accuracy for me to enjoy it. I guess it’s more about the feel of the times rather than getting every minute detail correct. For example, I enjoyed Vikings despite the glaringly obvious historical inaccuracies. It was a cool series but I wouldn’t use it as source material for a term paper on the Norse raids on Britain. To be honest, if I want to learn about history I will watch documentaries. These type of movies are entertainment plain and simple. That being said there are some awesome movies based on real events that are as accurate as they possibly can given time constraints for making a movie, such as Schindler’s List, Downfall, Lincoln, etc.

@theleaningbuzzardofbuzz7319

6 ай бұрын

Good note on the lamellar armor, but to be honest the movie lost me with the first scene with William Marshall wearing that g*damned "ring-mail" armor! Arrgghh! I hate that sh!t! Whenever I see that in a movie or tv show I'm like "the producer was too f*%king cheap to hire an actual armorer"...

@myurgil

6 ай бұрын

I also enjoyed the movie, despite the inaccuracies. Nick does bring up a good point about the plot being a bit overloaded. Perhaps the Magna Carta bit would have been better left for the sequel that never happened. I still enjoy this movie, regardless.

30:30 loved the David Attenborough cameo telling it like it is.

Thanks Nick. Great Vid

I adore your content, thank you.

Nick your cranking these out, love it, Flynn version was filmed in Chico only an hour away

@spencertherren6806

6 ай бұрын

Bidwell park yes?

@CSC52698

6 ай бұрын

Is there a tribute there?

@brianjones7907

6 ай бұрын

Before they got Errol Flynn to play the part , the forerunner for the role was James Gagney , no matter how hard I try (and believe me I`v tried) I just cant imagine him as Robin Hood , a year later in 1939 he made a western the Oklahoma Kid in which he was so miss cast that it would be another 16 years before he would make another western , as for Errol Flynn he was Perfect for the part , not surprising that even today he is the first one that a lot of people think of when you say Robin Hood....

@unclerojelio6320

6 ай бұрын

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@dancronin826

6 ай бұрын

You and my wife ahould go bowling 😂​@unclerojelio6320

I kinda have a very soft spot for this version of Robin Hood, despite being historicaly inaccurate. I need to revisit it, since it's been a long time, the last time i watched it. Thank you for covering this movie, and wish you happy holidays Nick.

"Schindlers Liste" would be phenomenal