That 'BANG!' scared the heck out of me! Great video!

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - nice one 👍🏻

@marksadler4104

Жыл бұрын

A great way to teach history........by scaring students, they'll never forget😃

@erepsekahs

Жыл бұрын

It's overly dramatic crap...."Yeah!"

@vanessahenry7238

Жыл бұрын

LOL! YEAH I jusmped as well!

@godemperorofmankind5874

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad Good sir. I was caught in a dilemma between the curious plot twist and the sudden BANG! attack. You're spot on with this story sir. Spot on!

I imagine the narrator has been telling this story for centuries, all the way back to the day when he was there, cleaning a mug and telling the story to guests in his tavern. Brilliant Storyteller

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍🏻

twice I've heard you tell that story and twice I've jumped out of my skin :-) Good job as always.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, made me laugh - thanks!

@TheMaritimeHorror

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Had my sleeping baby on my lap and jumped. Thankfully he didn't even wake.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMaritimeHorror Ooops, sorry, though I'm glad the baby wasn't disturbed 😉

@toriedwards126

2 жыл бұрын

i also just shit myself XD haha

Love your wall lamp!! Excellent content and presentation as always.This channel deserves to be far bigger! Many thanks as always for posting.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Once again, thank you. 👍🏻

@jomess7879

2 жыл бұрын

I to jumped

KZread for some reason recommended me your videos....and I'm glad it did! You're a great storyteller!

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you too for watching 👍🏻

@ginnyanntonick

11 ай бұрын

Excellent raconteur

New subscriber from the USA. Don't ever stop sharing your stories or your knowledge. You're an incredible asset to KZread and the world. Thank you.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, that's so kind, thank you.......I still have lots to share 👍🏻

it was nic cage, the bone is sitting next to the declaration of independence i too, jumped at the 'BANG'

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Haha - love it! Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

Alec Guinness’s portrayal of Charles 1st in Cromwell is absolutely incredible.

I don't know anything about stolen axes or blocks and I have no executioners story to tell but I have to say that's the coolest sconce I have ever seen, great idea!

Hey Kevin, I love your stories & your delivery of them. Keep them coming.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will

I’m so glad I found your channel, I’ve been showing your videos to my friends and family.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for sharing them. 👍🏻

I've only just discovered your channel today, & I find your knowledge of history amazing & the way you describe & story tell fantastic. Thank you so much. Richard.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found us 👍🏻

I love hearing your stories.

Nice one Kevin!

Love your content! Thanks!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Wherever you live these days, Kevin, you are a national treasure.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

I'm actually in Canada now, supposed to be retired but that hasn't happened, but enjoying life regardless 👍🏻

Fantastic as always Kevin !

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Another entertaining story Kevin. I love the helmet light! Thanks for sharing.

KZread: "Beheaded For Treason?" Me: "ok..." Kevin: "Hi!! 😁"

Fantastic channel......I did jump !!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜

I felt like a kid again hearing the story! I was definitely spooked!

I'm in full research of this at the moment!! love your channel!!!!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you!

OK not gonna lie. You almost gave me a heart attack. I also dropped my phone on my nose too haha. But great video. And I love what you have done with the helmet on the wall. Badass lamp

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, cheers Ryan, that gave me a laugh 👍🏻. Glad you like my lamp, it's a knight light 😜

@Ryan-jz4fe

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad a Knight light 😅 that's awesome.

@innuendo1

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad see what you did there!!! 🤣

@jeffreymontgomery4091

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! I've done that too! Dropped me ol cell phone (note 20 5 g ultra) bloody heavy thing right on me nose too!

@jasonmelton3426

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Same here. I did not expect that! Haha!

That wall lamp behind you is super cool :)

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, you mean my knight lights 😉

New subscriber from California here. I’m glad I found this channel. Thank you for the stories, well told.

@thehistorysquad

4 ай бұрын

Welcome, and thanks for subbing! 👍🏻

Loved this one, great channel and awesome host

Love the content sir✌️

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Stephen, appreciated.

your films and presentation are just amazing!!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Really great storytelling Sir!! 😮

Awesome video sir

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻

Gello, Mr, Hicks. I love your wall light, very cool indeed. Another great video.

@thehistorysquad

4 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly

Well, that 'BANG!' certainly brought history to life. My poor heart! Loved it. And the video, as always. Reminded every day how pleased I am I stumbled across you, Mr. Hicks A pleasure to enjoy history through such a natural and captivating storyteller.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Haha, you've got to have fun. Thanks Joyo for your kind words. 👍🏻

Brilliant story, thanks for sharing 🙂 I totally jumped when you said King Charles eyes blinked & BANG!!! - Would love to watch any historical videos you might have done/will do on Bolton, York, Chester or Edinburgh. Thanks a lot 🙂

YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!!!

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, sorry!!

You know how to tell a tale! Fascinating !

You sir made me jump. Great story.

Your historytelling skills are marvelous, sir. If I follow, you were once an historical site docent? I always enjoyed that kind of work, bringing history to life in the minds of our guests. Keep on keeping on!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, will do 👍🏻

"Short by a head." Holy Moses that was the definition of cheek. I love this channel forever.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

Where is the vertebrae today? Great story as usual Ser Kevin.

Love your series! I am learning so much from you, I wish you were my History teacher! You're so easy to listen to. Thank you so much for your idea to make us Americans know of British beginnings.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Good vid.❤

I LOVE your wall lights!

@thehistorysquad

3 ай бұрын

😜 my knight lights

I'm so glad i found that channel.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, welcome aboard 👍🏻

Thanks For This Brilliant Video From Blue

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Cheers Blue 👍🏻

Another great story - thanks !

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

Keep up the good work 👍

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Thank you Mr. HICKS you make history so interesting and exciting. My High school history classes were so boring I could hardly keep my eyes open during class.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜 you and me both!!

Very fun story telling, reminds me of listening to Sir John Hurt telling old folk tales and stories.

Jesus, don't do that it's 3AM in the morning here, you really woke me up 😂 😅

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, gotcha 😉

😂😂😂 you really know how to get a head- of things Mr. Hicks. 💀 British humor really gets me everytime.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😂

Excellent story!!

Your videos are so interesting, I’ve been binging on them and watching all day! Thank you so much for making these videos so in depth and especially all the funny twists you have. Oh your wall sconces look incredible, also! I have a similar helmet myself that I was going to turn into a lampshade, I think the wife may tolerate that!! Do you have a story about King Richard III? I saw the doco where he was exhumed and buried in a new tomb, but looking at his skeleton his quality of life must have been terrible. Do you have any accounts of things he couldn’t do due to pain, or extended lengths of being bedridden? It’s amazing to me as I have a severe back injury and even today with modern medicine and after 7 surgeries I’m still in immense pain and rely on strong pain killers, I don’t know how he would have coped.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Richard III is interesting and I will be covering him at some point in the future. I can sympathize with you over your injury, having had a back injury and surgery myself (just the once though, I refused to have more). Sometimes those painkillers just don't cut it do they.

@thesausage351

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad Oh awesome, I’ll look for that one! Unfortunately my issue was the workers comp, playing doctor like they always do. My mate is a cop and he told me if I stayed in my van, said my back hurt I would have gone by helicopter to the big hospital a few hours off and into surgery the next day. Unfortunately I had the accident in Feb and the first, mostly diagnostic surgery wasn’t until September, and then the second big one, which should have been the first one, a few days after, was done in October the following year. Unfortunately by then all the nerves had suffered long term damage and were compromised and nothing ever solved the problem. It’s rough mate, that’s for sure, and people with no back pain don’t understand for a second when you might be having a bad day and you literally cannot get out of bed, or off the lounge without a great deal of effort. Back pain is bloody awful. Hopefully there is a break thru treatment in the next few years hey, lol. Good luck with your injury mate.

ANOTHER WONDERFUL STORY !

Good god man you scared me! I'm still new around here and was not expecting that! Made me laugh as well. 😆

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah - Glad you enjoyed it! Sometimes I get the devil in me 😉

I totally adore this channel and this fine gentleman. That "bang!" though made me spill my coffee all over me. Legit.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😳 sorry!!

KZread item about Royal Exhumation says that one of the people in Charles I tomb was the Prince Regent. The account in that said that the future George IV took a couple of souvenirs which Queen Victoria had returned to the tomb. I think Charles' dignity on the scaffold was truly courageous and admirable.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

I'd heard that too, and yes his dignity was admirable 👍🏻

@cuebj

Жыл бұрын

Not so much dignity as a reflection of his arrogance, divine right of kings, superior to people of lower estate, lesser breeding, and a level of indifference. He was a total traitor to the Magna Carta and Reformation model of king as under law of land and God. He had gone over Parliament to raise taxes to pay for his war. Utterly convinced of his rightness under God. Unable to listen to anyone

I fall for those jumpscares every time. Thanks for the tale.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜

I said on another video another channel brought me here and I have to say I am completely addicted to this channel. Your absolutely amazing Kevin so interesting

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Lee, I'm glad you've found me here 👍🏻

@leekidman6128

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad I want to nip round uncle Kevs house and play dressing up! Seriously mate you have put in some serious hard work into this channel. What a legend! Thank you for your service and hard word mucker! My grandkids are few miles away these days but when I see them Iam gonna put them onto the history squad! Young lad is army mad! Army or prison his big sister says 😂

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

@@leekidman6128 👍🏻Cheers Lee

That *BANG* damn near gave me a heart attack. Subscribed.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜 cheers & thanks for the sub

Lol Love the lamp shade.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

My knight light 😉

That bang part got me too 😅 Thank you good sir for sharing that wonderful story with us

that bang scared the crap out of me! paired with starring his eyes because i got glued of the story adds to the scar factor

Fascinating Kev, I wonder. Please keep these stories coming. Prince Rupert of the Rhine was a bit of a lad around the same period, he survived, even thrived although commanding the King's armies. I discovered him as he ran my home town for part of the civil war, Bristol, being a glass blower I heard of him through tales passed down through the glass houses.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

I know it's a bit place but do you know Nigel Siddal? Lovely chap.

@JohnSmith-kt2xb

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad I know of him, we do not turn within the same circles lol. Btw I am an archer too but short bows.

@thehilligan

2 жыл бұрын

I now live in Stroud, where an enterprising local clothier, Samuel Webb got both Prince Rupert, & Prince Maurice, to sign letters safeguarding his property, his cloth etc, from theft by the soldiers of the King- Stroud, of course, produced a lot of the cloth which was used for the military, etc, and later, the famous red cloth.

@richardmacpherson7647

2 жыл бұрын

Prince Rupert also came to my home town aswell to fight in the battle of Ledbury. "The date is 22nd April, 1645. The Parliamentary commander Sir Edward Massey, had not been in Ledbury even 24 hours with his combined force of 1500 infantry and cavalry, before battle was joined. The royalists under the command of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, had turned on the march to confront the enemy after receiving news that Parliamentary forces had occupied Ledbury intent on fortifying the quaint village, and using it a base for sorties deeper into Herefordshire. After a viscous skirmish throughout the village, the scars of which can still be seen, the Parliamentarians minus the dead and 200 prisoners fled back to the safety of Gloucester. "

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardmacpherson7647 One of my ancestors was the Lord Mayor of Ledbury 👍🏻

Very interesting. I like these little short 5 minute stories, enough to peak your curiosity into looking up the rest of the story.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly my aim, I'm glad you like them! Thanks.

@geebrewer8186

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad when I was a kid, there was a TV show called "The Time Tunnel", it wasn't that good of a show, but it was the 60's lol. Anyway, the heroes were caught in a time tunnel and every episode ended up at a different time in history, always made us kids interested in that event so after the show , to the encyclopedia's we went.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

@@geebrewer8186 How lovely, and you still enjoy history now. Time Tunnel must have done it's job 👍🏻

the Bang! got me, I was listening to the story and I wasn't expecting that

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜 thanks for watching

Kevin, you made my jump nearly through my ceiling lol

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜 Sorry!!

Love it

HA HA HA I jumped lol brilliant stuff.

The "BANG" got me! goodness! haha, but thank you for this story!

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

😜

Excellent storytelling! 😄

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Few tell a story and hold an audience like you do!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Gosh, thanks Kelly 👍🏻

Some years ago I went on an audio guided tour of the Banqueting Hall. It walked us around the streets of the area giving us audio of cock fighting and people talking as if you were eavesdropping on a secret conversation. In what was the ballroom we heard music, conversations and laughter so that if you closed your eyes you could imagine you were at a party. Finally it led us along the route Charles I walked to his execution. The audio was his heartbeat which grew faster and louder as we approached the final destination. I could feel his fear and my heartbeat also grew faster and my breathing became shallow. Then the audio explained the execution procedure and the heartbeat stopped... he was dead. It was very moving and something I will never forget.

You as a presenteur, perfect!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jerry 👍🏻

I love history. They say you are never too old to learn. I am learning more of our past that I never knew about thanks to your slick presentations. Shame our current generation learn very little about our past histories, they are missing out. Love the wall lamp by the way.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome. My knight lights are pretty unique, I have 6 on the walls :-)

@philslaton7302

Жыл бұрын

They are actually sconces.

Enjoyed the story, loved the wall lamp. Is the bonsai tree real?

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David & I wish. The last time I tried to grow bonsai all the leaves fell off 😜

@prestonj1025

Жыл бұрын

It said, "Leaf me alone!"

Salt in a vertebrae? That's some real Ed Gein stuff there!!!

Worlds best story teller!

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks 👍🏻

Not only is every video you make extremely interesting, but I find your voice kinda soothing. Have you ever considered adding some ASMR content to your channel?

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

I've just had to look it up 😉, a nice idea but I wouldn't know where to start & I still have so much history still to cover 👍🏻

Like others have commented “BANG!” made me jump. Your students were well served by you, sir. Thank you.

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Haha, yep, I get them every time 😜

But Cromwell turned out a worse tyrant than Charles ever was.

@thomaszaccone3960

2 жыл бұрын

@tacfoley Defintely not nice. But the average Brit was probably freer under Charles than under Cromwell and his roundheads.

@thomaszaccone3960

2 жыл бұрын

@tacfoley Looks like a palatial mansion! Guess I would have supported Charles as the "lesser of two weevils"(Master and Commander). Curious here in the US that a family like the Washington's ( formerly Wessingtons) and other tidewater aristocrats whose ancestors fought for Charles, allied themselves with descendants of Cromwellian Congregationalists from New England in the US Revolution. I love history but here in the US it only goes back a few hundred years. You are fortunate as yours goes back to Stonehenge and beyond.

@seanjoseph8637

2 жыл бұрын

@tacfoley Or the Irish.

@Packless1

2 жыл бұрын

...wasn't Cromwell in fact s.k.o. a 'Protestant Taliban'...? 🤔

@Packless1

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomaszaccone3960 ...didn't know that Americans are still so euro-centristic...! ☹ ...there are A LOT OF Pre-Columbian culture sites in the U.S...!!! 🤠 ...might be, because most people are corrupted by Hollywood...! 🙄 ...fun-fact: Hollywood tells stories - NOT HISTORY...!!! 😜 ...even here in Germany, when i was at a lecture from our local historical society about medival castles and knights in the region, the lector started: "...as you all know, knights lived in..." ...the audiance: "...in castles...!" ...the lector: "...NOT in castles...! ...I see, you're all corrupted by Hollywood...! 🤓 ...in German he said: "...wie ich sehe, sind Sie alle Hollywood-Geschädigt...!" 🥴

Keep these videos up they are unique. love the way you tell history

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Love your stories. The story of King Charles I. I always believed it was a lower block to force him to lie down to humiliate him before his execution. Yours is better

Love that lamp shade

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Aah, you mean my knight light 😉

@kaybee4850

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad Hahahahahaha

Great story sir. You're well practised at it and must've heard a few. You got me, I jumped! It's not even dark yet. Poor Charles, just playing a role, bravely, but caught up in another chapter of an ancient struggle - and that time the Republic won. The God King had to lie prostrate. Surely the soldiers saw, and the populace were screened from seeing and hearing any last offence. 7 years of civil war to prove that God works in the hearts of all the faithful among mankind, not only one. A personal blood price for peace, paid by the King. 7 years of civil war, and it need never have been, if only he had been less keen to emulate a Roman Emperor in an England deeply steeped in Republican sentiment, armed with the Magna Carta. To say nothing of the Catholic-Protestant divide, but, well, do Catholics tend toward absolutism and Protestants toward democracy? Just musing. No simple answers, there never is. An era! A struggle of it's time. An old story that returns again and again. Napoleon. Hitler. Where and who next? European history! Never a dull moment. Once safely sealed away, curiosity rose, and just to make sure --- Perhaps the salt shaker made up for the desecration of Cromwell's bones. All's fair in love in and war and all that.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I love your comments & sentiment. Appreciated. 👍🏻

@thehilligan

2 жыл бұрын

yeah....tho from a certain angle Charles looks rather devious- & many ppl died because of the power struggles- plus ca change...

My gad. Thanks

You'd be good on a ghost tour cuz you sure scared the sheit outta me. 😁🤣

Kev you nearlygive me a bloody heart attack x

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜 sorry mate

That great helm light is mega!!!

You made me jump!

Love the light cover

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

It's my knight light 😉

Nice lamp shade. Great merch for your channel I say.

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Nice idea 👍

How dare you scare me like that! lol

That was a good scare, you made me jump off my chair. Hahahah

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

😜

Flippin heck kev you nearly give me another heart attack with that tale ive ad 2 you badun .

@thehistorysquad

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, it may not be the last - best keep a defibrillator nearby 😜

God I love the story’s

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks 👍🏻

The most original lightshade yet. Cool!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

haha, my knight light 👍🏻

@ltipst2962

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad oh durrrrr didn't even think hahahaha! 200IQ Good Knight

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

@@ltipst2962 😂

I'm very serious listening to you since I love history....... When yoh suddenly loud your voice i almost jump....😂😂😂😂😂😂

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

😜 gotcha 👍🏻

Love your helmet wall light

Very instersting lamp with the Helm! And I also like Bonsai...I got one too!

@thehistorysquad

Жыл бұрын

My knight light 😉

@incitatusrecordings473

Жыл бұрын

@@thehistorysquad good one! lol

You remind Me, of a gentleman, that told similar-'style'-stories, on a program called, 'One Step Beyond' (Originally broadcast, in the 1960's, USA, but, re-broadcast, for many, many years later, all over 'the West', and, in Saudi Arabia, as well! Bravo(!), 'Sir Kevin'! :)