Earl Grey is someone I consider to be an absolute mad lad. He assisted in abolishing slavery twice (Foreign secretary in 1807 and PM in 1833), as well as starting the process for a fair and balanced government. As well as the fact that he solved all his problems by threatening to leave. Eventually fully quitting when problems with Ireland occurred, as they do. I'd also like to say he had 16 legitimate children, and spent equal time in government and with family.

@lazarusmekhane439

2 жыл бұрын

@@Renaissance_Kamikaze That would be his father, also known as Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey. He's most known as 'No Flint Grey' during the American Revolutionary War, where during an infiltration of a fort, he told his soldiers to not use the flint in their muskets and instead their bayonets, reducing the noise and light by the muskets. In the end he claimed the fort.

@edwardbrown3721

2 жыл бұрын

He also became tea

@loading9110

2 жыл бұрын

Good guy, awful tea.

@heistingcrusader_ad3223

2 жыл бұрын

@@loading9110 what makes you say that

@andyc9902

2 жыл бұрын

Hooray for Earl grey

You gotta love the "show something for a few frames then undo it because there actually isn't any" move, gets me everytime

@yourneighbour304

2 жыл бұрын

The women voters bar had me in tears😂

Just to clarify, the English slaveship “Zong”was originaly a Dutch slaveship called “Zorg” which does translate to ‘care’ in dutch, but also to ‘burden’ and/or ‘worry’ depending on it’s use. “Zong” in dutch is the past tense op the english “Singing”, “Sang” Not that this detail is of any importance to the story.

@adammaxi

2 жыл бұрын

was going to comment this but ah well

@seneca983

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Dutch was actually a fantasy language.

@ekszentrik

2 жыл бұрын

Neat, until you said Dutch it sounded like a villain from a sci-fi universe, but I now immediately see the relationship to German "Sorgen", which has the same meanings.

@mabimabi212

2 жыл бұрын

@@seneca983 Tolkein created the dutch language

@ZIEIaou

2 жыл бұрын

@@ekszentrik also sorrow in english has the same root and a somewhat similar meaning. also zong would be sang in english and german

The long-awaited sequel is finally here!

@krieger8825

2 жыл бұрын

Off with your head

@goldenhair

2 жыл бұрын

Actually his long awaited sequel is The Woodrow Wilson Hate Day series.

@daemonspudguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@goldenhair don't worry, it's coming. Probably.

@davidcarcamo5010

2 жыл бұрын

Now we gotta tune in next month, and the next month, and the next month and the next month

Brit: Tune in next month for part 3! Me: Bu... but, but it's the first of November?

@britishsoldier1186

2 жыл бұрын

ahhhhhhhhhh... time to wait

@tiagoprado7001

2 жыл бұрын

Who would've guessed that actual research and script writing takes time?

@heistingcrusader_ad3223

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiagoprado7001at least quality of video would surely skyrocket

@ztac_dex

2 жыл бұрын

a little bit more waiting

Excellent video! I’ve been waiting for this one 🙂🙂👍🏼👍🏼

@rileybanks1191

2 жыл бұрын

oh god it's the crossover of the century

@animatechap5176

2 жыл бұрын

Same, looking forward to your next radiohead reference

Yes we don't like being ruled by a tea company Our tea is good enough

@davidelabarile1634

2 жыл бұрын

yea coffee is better ;)

@TheHorseOutside

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidelabarile1634 heresy.

@davidelabarile1634

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHorseOutside no yuo are heretic yuo dont know how good is italian coffee... and also horses in my town are a speciality so... yuo look so deliciuos to me;)

@TheHorseOutside

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidelabarile1634 you look illiterate to me mate

@stupifyingstupedity2112

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHorseOutside Don't shame his very specific dyslexia! Yuo wuoldn't understand!!

I don't understand how these haven't gone viral yet. Such an interesting topic that we don't really get educated on in the UK, at least at my school.

@HomoLegalMedic

10 ай бұрын

I didn't learn about any of this until I did my law degree, not even in A-level law was this ever mentioned.

this series is criminally underrated but ive been waiting for this one a lot

The Grey Ministry was certainly interesting. Y’all remember that election in 1831 that happened? The King, William IV, called that not only because of Grey’s scheme to expand Whig seats, but because the Tories were implacably opposed to a dissolution, so much so that in the Lords, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry threatened to start whipping pro-government aristocrats and had to be restrained by 4 other peers, the King then entering and dissolving Parliament in a scene that can only be described as chaotic

Sounds as if these Tories were surley put out of power in the coming years and fell into obscurity with the feudal lords losing power. Anything else would be crazy.

@livwrighty

2 жыл бұрын

shame they are still in power today lol

@martychisnall

2 жыл бұрын

You do realise it’s the Tories who abolished slavery right?

@lynn4062

2 жыл бұрын

@@martychisnall That is a really reductive and uninformed take.

@johnridout6540

2 жыл бұрын

@@martychisnall Abolished by 2nd Earl Grey, a Whig not a Tory.

@szemjuelhont3574

Жыл бұрын

@@martychisnall they didn't. It literally says it in the video

Love the Professor Layton music, perfect for this series!

I wrote a paper last semester about the Victorian London Clubscene (club land, where the rich boys were drinking and networking) and because that Reform Bill was so all-important in that day and age, I even had to talk about that for a solid 15 % of that paper, lmao.

Superb work my friend. The graphics are great, whole work is very concise and cogent and to the point

YES!!! Been looking forwards to this one!

@CyberMartian890

2 жыл бұрын

Same

As a Canadian who is a nerd over our constitution, this is a very fun series to watch, since our constitution uses a lot of the same documents / Constitutional Conventions but also added some federalist twists. Thank you for putting this together!

Just watched all your video in a day And I love your way of narrative. Just continue to makes such interesting and awesome video

I've only discovered your channel like 2 months ago but I've already become a huge fan, especially of all the insight into British topics that usually don't get discussed as much. Keep up the good work!

Great stuff Mr. Monkey! Really looking forward to part III of this two part series.

Been so looking forward to this video

god i can't wait for the third one. This is great! You are truly a hidden gem and i am glad youtube recommended me your vids

Babe wake up new britmonkey video

This is so incredibly entertaining and informed, I’m excited for part 3! :-)

Please, in the next video, mention the time liberals tried to approve a *land value tax,* along many more tax reforms in the 1909 People's Budget. It was, once again, blocked by the House of Lords in 1910, and, once again, lead to a political crisis.

@acchaladka

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic suggestion.

@Lighthammer18

Күн бұрын

Just out of interest, have they ever blocked something that they really should be blocking?

I have a cold and have been binge watching your channel, super entertaining stuff my guy!

Been waiting for this, love the videos

Great video again, looking forward to part 3!!

The Return Of The King

@grumpiesttitan7930

2 жыл бұрын

He's been gone for 2 weeks

3:08 you ommitted "thank God!"

Loving this series!

thanks it is always interesting to learn about other constitution and laws etc

this video is literally on the exact period i had to do for my history AS. where was this when I needed it

I cannot express how fascinating this is

Love your videos! Very informative and entertaining! 😃😃😃

finally, what I'm waiting for

Been waiting for this

Guys remember when he said "tune in next month"

I really love your videos. Keep it up.

As a company that provides services to expats and citizens leaving the west I think a more updated and concise constitution in a single document such as you recommended would help a lot of our British clients feel more at ease about the countries future. Great video we really enjoyed it.

As someone from the UK these videos have been great!

Ahh, just finished all your videos mate, keep up the good work!

Love these keep making them

Im following this series with great interest

I don't think people have a problem with Britain's role in the slave trade being discussed. It's the fact some people pretend that the only people who did slavery were the British that I have a problem with. They act like it was unique to us, while entirely ignoring, or simply being ignorant of, slavery literally everywhere else in the world for literally all of time since the invention of agriculture. Viewed in that context, the lengths we went to to abolish slavery is kind of incredible, and I do think we should be proud of it.

@zagreus1249

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct, in all corners of the world The concept of slavery existed in one way or another, as you said it is not exclusively European. All people in all of the continents practiced slavery even the africans enslaved other africans that’s before the scramble for Arica.

Still happy that I found you in my recommends

Absolutely brilliant thanks!!

Really like your videos, a perfect way to escape life, its like im meditating for 10 minut, i sow a bunch of them and i fell soooo relaxed

I can’t believe I’ve watched every single one of your videos.

Yay new video from britmonkey!l

Great vid, keep this up!

During said 1800's period, Brazil passed the said "laws to the English see" (sry if mistranslated), like the "lei Eusébio de Queiroz" that freed slaves above 60 years old, now i want you to think about, which slave would live to be 60 years old.

@vulpes7079

2 жыл бұрын

Thing is, these were piecemeal decisions that were meant not to ban slavery, but to lay the groundwork for a gradual abolition of it in the 1880s. The Liberals and the Emperor weren't at all happy about that, but the landowners weren't yet happy to give up their slaves until the latter half of the 1880s

Slave trade was a horror and a stain on the world but it's worth remembering that almost every civilization has had slaves. The British Empire remains the only empire to voluntarily free slaves of its own accord. How many other empires have driven themselves in to a 150 year debt for ethical reasons? I'm not excusing or minimising the evil of it but that's still worth noting

@davidelabarile1634

2 жыл бұрын

denmark do it before 1807 so....

@Connor-vj7vf

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidelabarile1634 Fair enough, I take your point. Still, it was more intrinsic to the economy of the British Empire than to the Danes

@davidelabarile1634

2 жыл бұрын

@@Connor-vj7vf hey... denmark do it in 1803 and for everthing being the first state to abolish slavery and is trade...its true..its true i im not saying that denmark do more work to abolish slavery but just arrive first... and also denmark as colonies in africa and in the wes indies and thats territory were slavery was there...

Fantastic video, but looking into the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 it appears that the debt being paid of in 2015 was really a technicality, as opposed to an accurate representation of how large the loan was.

babe wake up new britmonkey vid just dropped

Complements. Such thrilling presentations.

I like this video, thank you. It is more interesting that I have thought It'd be

This was wonderful

I love this video. Very nice video.

great video! shame Part 3 will not be here before my UK Constitution exam next week lol!

11:38 Ah, yes, nothing better than the soundtrack of a British gentleman saving Britain from destruction in a footage of Britain being destroyed.

Great video!

Danm it man make channel member already I adore these videos keep it up!

Wonderful video!

yay part 2

Liking and commenting just to foment the algorithm, go, spread this video to the masses!

Omg it's finally here!!!

Whoooohoooo! Part twooooo!

Looking forward to Episode 3 ..

Actually 10x better than my constitutional law module at uni

Great video 👍

Very enjoyable

This is very interesting!

Loved it

Amazing

Best history class I never had

Your a great Historian!

here we go, get your popcorn

Literally squealed at Bob Hale

Thank you for this video! As a Northumbrian it makes me happy to see Earl Grey gain recognition.

Glad for the disclaimer about us banning the slave trade. Too often people use that to make us out to be a morally superior liberal democracy, when it was directly followed by two centuries of colonialism on an even larger scale. Also a big factor for the abolition of slavery was that the slave trade was depleting the West African work force so it was difficult to farm palm oil, after slavery was banned the company that became Unilever colonised Nigeria to get everyone making palm oil.

when uuh mentioned that we patted ourselves for 250 years of a good job and forgot the 200 years of wrong we did...i immediately knew..uuh are a awsm man

It's fundamental to learn about the constitution of UK as it has shaped the modern philosophy of politics and learn from their mistakes as well.

This need a part III

next month i cry

Let's go!

Good video

Happy 100k subscribers

@MammothChats

2 жыл бұрын

Dang it you beat me too it >:D

It's either 'a lot fairer' or 'a lot more fair'. It it's 'a lot more fairer'.. (Double superlative).

To add, there was the Chartist Movement that began circa 1836 , who wanted 6 Points - A vote for every man over the age of 21 - Secret Ballots - Non Land Owning males could vote - Payment for MP's - Ridings have equal sizes - Regular Elections .

Good series - personally I'd have mentioned the Peasant's Revolt, which although a failure put down an influential political warning marker for centuries thereafter. Incidentally - either "fairer" or "more fair", not "more fairer". Comparatives young man, comparatives. And I KNOW language changes but not generally at the expense of tautology.

It's been a month BRITTY.

Still waiting on part 3

ayyyy Professor Layton music

YESSS

You know people are serious when they burn down the pubs.

Finally

We really shot ourselves in the foot by not going French Revolution on the aristocracy.

I’m very interested in the British constitution, keep this up!

epic

YESSSDD