My Dad was a history teacher, absolutely loved English history - would get genuinely teary eyed when discussing Saxon England

@jenniferg3402

4 ай бұрын

Awww that’s so beautiful!!! My ode to him. My two history teachers in middle school really created that spark that grew into love for *history*

@tomaste23

3 ай бұрын

Que tipazo

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoyed the video! Anglo Saxon England is by far my favourite in English history! A lot of research went into the video! I hope you enjoyed it!

@unbearifiedbear1885

3 ай бұрын

@@historyprofiles Thank you - keep up the amazing work 🙏🏻❤🍻

@cdanerz3677

14 күн бұрын

Bit strange to cry about that 😂😂😂

Alfred and his grandson Athelstan were legends.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Complete legends whose names are still celebrated

@pauleades9037

3 ай бұрын

And don't forget Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians!

@CW-rx2js

2 ай бұрын

So was Edward...you should read historical accounts more

@historyprofiles

2 ай бұрын

@@CW-rx2js I did say Edward’s rule was more glorious than his fathers in terms of accomplishment and he is often overlooked in history

@Funeeman

2 ай бұрын

@@CW-rx2js But not as great as his father and son.

Finally!!! The kings that came after Alfred!!!

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Yes! His bloodline that United England!!

@EwingAmaterasu

4 ай бұрын

@@historyprofiles indeed! Makes me wonder what would have happened if the House of Wessex had continued instead of the Plantagenets.

@WhiteDawn.

Ай бұрын

@@historyprofiles have you done a video of the kings before Alfred? If so could you post the link on this comment please!

@historyprofiles

Ай бұрын

@@WhiteDawn. m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4Oiz9GzZ6avpbw.html

Brilliant documentary & superbly researched. Totally interesting & informative & well narrated. Greatly enjoyed. Very many thanks.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Anything to shed light on Alfred and his bloodline!

@wendylewis4508

6 күн бұрын

@@historyprofiles I love history but find the narrative boring, without inflection and mispronunciation of English place names, Waste of time.

This is great and top quality! Thank you for your hard work on it, I really enjoy learning about history!❤

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Anything to shed some light on the ancient Anglo-Saxon kings of old!

It is so weird to me that everyone has heard of Alfred, yet his daughter Aethelflaed, who in my opinion did much more for england in her short reign in Mercia, is almost unknown nowadays.

@lucyburr5516

Ай бұрын

I only heard of her last week! A strong and determined woman. 👸

@brendadrew834

19 күн бұрын

They usually suppress women's contributions in history! Love reading about famous queens like Eleanor of Aquitane! I didn't realize when I was naming my three daughters that I gave them all historical names of ancient queens! My granddaughters also bear names of queens and famous female characters from novels.

@frankbarron1907

18 күн бұрын

Oh shit, here comes the woke brigade.

@suedeegan8827

18 күн бұрын

@@frankbarron1907uh oh, Frank’s getting nervous that these women are getting uppity

@frankbarron1907

18 күн бұрын

@SueDeegan8827 Lmfao! It never ceases to astonish me how ignorant some people can be. Do you how many great men in their own time have been completely forgotten by history? How many great women? There is no conspiracy against women, or anyone else for that matter, there is only the luck of the draw. Someone writes a compelling historical book, or some events become mythologized for some inexplicable reasons, and voila! A person becomes part of the discursive historical canon. If there was a conspiracy against women, Catherine the Great wouldn’t be called Great. Queen Elizabeth wouldn’t have great ships named after her. Ferdinand and Isabella would only be Ferdinand. I have a degree in history from the University of California. Historical texts are replete with the contributions and accomplishments of great women. But moronic leftists - in their unending drive to divide people - pretend that the West is somehow singularly historically repressive against women. Please give me a break. The historical fact is that Western men championed the rights of women, otherwise - without the support of men - Western women would’ve never achieved equality under the law. But please, keep crying into your pillows at night and pretend at being victims of an oppressive system. After all, people far greater than you suffered real hardship and toiled against insurmountable odds for you to be able to play make believe.

Absolutely magnificent 😍 Wonderful work and craftsmanship and such interesting history!

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Alfred wasn’t only great king he raised his children well

This is the best documentary on this subject that I've heard yet.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much it really means a lot! I tried to fit everything in there!

I’ve always been very interested in Anglo-Saxon England, especially through the kingdom/royalty of Wessex! This video is perfect and very well made!!

Spot on once again, Ollie. Thank you.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Jared!

Thank you for this epic video! The music you used is truly great as the history itself. Wonderful narration Ollie! My evening is much better now

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Elke! It means a lot! Anything to shes some light in the Ancient bloodline of the Kings of England and their lives!

@ELKE-

4 ай бұрын

@@historyprofiles You are very welcome! Loved the way you replied here, and this time history is truly mesmerizing! Thank you

@V.B.Squire

4 ай бұрын

​@@historyprofileswhere are the images from it looks like Game of Thrones armour, not accurate but very cool

Another wonderfully informative video. So beautifully done, thank you.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank u so much 4 all ur hard work & research & gods bless every1.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Good bless! I hope you enjoyed the video!!

@coxmosia1

4 ай бұрын

​@@historyprofiles Will there be a part 2, that speaks of Edmund and after him? Your channel showed up in my feed and I immensely enjoyed this history. I may very well subscribe to your channel. Thanks.

I loved this documentary! Can you please tell me the incredible music you used..? When I wrote this, it was at/around the 29:02 mark, but I’ve heard it repeated throughout. A beautiful, haunting female choir… I can’t say enough positive things about this documentary! Great work!

Added to my “Favorites History” playlist! 😊

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

thank you so much i hope you enjoyed!

Mightily interesting old bean! Great job!

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoyed listening to these tales of ancient kings!

I absolutely loved this video so rich in history. Thank you very much.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Well done sir!

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!

Thank god for the scribes priest and poets who gave us such a wealth of knowledge on a part of history with very few pieces of written histor afer rome fell

Alfred, what luck that the country had him (amazing being the fifth son). Aethelflaed was really the one "closing the deal". She should have lived for five more years... 😢

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

His story is incredible! From 5th son to king, to his grandson becoming the kind of England! But yes Aethelflaed and Edward sure did expand much of his fathers empire though the sword! I hope you enjoyed the video!!

Thank you great video.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

The sound is fine for me.

Thank you a lot this was a really good video 👍🏻

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!

@-RONNIE

4 ай бұрын

@@historyprofiles have a good day

Great historical times brought to life.

Loving the history and the footage from The Last Kingdom

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed the video!

@terrylibbey611

2 ай бұрын

Did not see any footage from Last Kingdom, only the thumbnail image.

This is a great historical piece. Not usually known other than Alfred, your in depth history of his descendants is fantastic. Alfre Alfred was my 34x Great Grandfather, as Sitryggur Olavsson II Silken Beard, was my 30x Great Grandfather, being Grandson of Alfred's Granddaughter, Aedgithu (Edith) of Wessex, who married my 32x Great Grandfather Sitryggur Ceach, King of Dublin and Jorvik. Thank you for the in depth information about my Ancestors which helps me very much. Ivor (The Boneless) was known in Ireland as Imar, King of Dublin. It is his Clann which I belong, the Ui Imaragh, or Kinsmen of Imar (Ivor). His line descended directly to Sitryggur Olavsson II (Silken Beard) King of Dublin 999-1022 and High King of Ireland 1022-1036 (Abd), who gave us our current Surname, originally "Scirloc" in Gadeolic, pronounced "Sherlock", meaning "Fine Haired", referring the the Viking name of Sitryggur, Silken Beard ". We have one of the oldest Irish names, next to Collins, Doyle and Aedh. The name of Collins, or Ui Cullean," The Holy People ", descended from the Druids, Doyle, or" Ui Doualle,", or" Dark Ones ", and Aedh, or" Hughes ", being Dal Riata. Sitryggur had a Great Granddaughter, who married Hwell Dda, King of Gwynedd.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it a lot! That’s incredible! I couldn’t think of anything better than having Alfred and ivars blood running through my veins! I also have other videos on the UI Imair if you want to check those out! I go in depth into ivars line !

@seenile6962

4 ай бұрын

Thats was awesome bro, thank you for sharing❤

@tomcat4765

4 ай бұрын

Hwel Dda, King of Gwynedd, had a descendant, Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of Deheubarth d1093, who's line descends to Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, later King Henry VII. I have traced the Tudor line back through Brutus, Duke of Cambria and Cornwall, through Apius of Alba (Rome) down to Troyus, King of Troy 1420BC. My family line from my Grandfather's Grandmother, who was a Sephardic Jew from Naples, traces directly through Anna of Aramathia and Joseph of Aramathia, back to King David of Israel. My Father had David's Blood, AB-. Our line is of the Grail line, and we have the Grail Emblem as our Coat of Arms, as Henry V of France, the Flur De Lis. The Holy Grail is not a Cup, but the knowledge of the Royal Blood of the line of King David. This continues from Yeheshua and Mary Magdelaine, his wife through their Daughter Sarah, and the Knowledge was kept by the Knights Templar, at the Priory of Sion. I have a Web page called Blood of the Rose, with reference to the Red and white Roses of the Royal Line of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and the Tudor Rose of the combined Royal Lines into the now current line. I am also a Priest. So I have the blood of King Imar, Sitryggur, Alfred, Hwell Dda, Rhys ap Tewdwr, The Tudor Kings and Queens and King David of Israel running though my veins. I always wear a ring with the Symbol of the Knight Templar, as a memorial to my Ancestors. My 8x Great Grandfather, Dr William Sherlock DD was Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral 1691-1707, and also Chaplain to King William III and Grand Master of the Temple.

@tomcat4765

4 ай бұрын

PS, I'm Lord Ralph L Sherlock (Author)

@sinndrella4067

4 ай бұрын

I feel like a peasant now pal 😅

Really great video dude !!

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much it means a lot! As long as you remember the names of the Anglo-Saxon kings! I am happy!

I loved the video. I subscribed and, I will share ❤!

@historyprofiles

29 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed the lives of Englands most incredible Saxon kings!

Extraordinary to have these photos. They don't look so different from us today. But, I guess they shouldn't. Thanks so much.

@beyondlondon8600

3 ай бұрын

Are you completely stupid?

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

@jakemac1396

2 ай бұрын

You do realize these aren’t actual photos of them right? 😂

@josephcollins6033

2 ай бұрын

@@jakemac1396 Bahahahaha! I think I love you. Jake, thanks for getting my joke. I think I'm so funny!

@TheBreechie

2 ай бұрын

@@josephcollins6033one day, I hope your thoughts become a reality….

Excellent video. Thank you!

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great to see this era getting some attention. So much English history starts at 1066. I loved the Last Kingdom in the first season, but hated it by the last. I thought it really did the Anglo-Saxons a disservice.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

I know, we need to learn the history of our island before the Norman conquest; I personally love the history of the Anglo Saxon kings! Especially the line of Alfred and how they United a land! It’s sad how their their line came to and end though

Outstanding made

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

Kudos, this was great!

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you !!!

What a tangled web we do weave.Life was so complicated in those days They all killed each other for power and control. They didn't have tight family ties, they just killed their own family members to sit on a throne...😵😵😵😵😱😱

@historyprofiles

2 ай бұрын

Power will do that to most men, happens in nearly every culture world wide. Aethelstan was particularly savage though

@Anna_Key

2 ай бұрын

It's scary what some people are willing to do for power. It isn't just ancient times. The current British throne is in danger right now. Long live z King Charles III

Loved this 😁

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

I think this piece was really well done. I really like the clips you've used. A little more energy in your voice would have made it better. But it was well done. Where'd you get your clips?

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! A lot of the images are ai generated also have some scenic shots from pixbay and pexels

Awesome 👏

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!!!

Where did you find the images of the kings that you use in the video? They really are wonderful.

1:03:23 turn-cloak! An early form of turncoat. Excellent doco, thanks.

Alfred the great, my 35th maternal GGF ❤

Nice

How u came up with soundtracks ? Amazing

Love the videos and ways the images bring to life so many figures of history. Can you have the AI generate more period-accurate castles??

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! The ai is so tempromental! And sometimes takes so many generations for an ok looking fortification, as ai improves the more accurate buildings and people will be shown, apologies for that

Can you tell me what show or movie are the screenshots from? Thank you

Being a dependant of Ann boylen .This channel is fantastic

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That’s so cool! How did you find that out?

@stevemellin5806

4 ай бұрын

@@historyprofiles my grandma always talked about her family .she was 90 so my sister did a DNA test .came back we are 3rd cousins 15 times removed. The Howard's are the great grand parents .we both have paperwork . It's fun to know .now I study those times .

@GB-nu6ow

4 ай бұрын

​@stevemellin5806 do you get a pension or something 😊?

@stevemellin5806

2 ай бұрын

No I don't get anything. It's fun to know this . Haven't been to england. i probably would not get anything from it .

King Alfred the great was born in July. 👑💍🇬🇧

The Last Kingdom❤

So GOOD..I enjoyed learning...Like to think l have SOME DNA AngloSaxon within me !! And many of us for sure, Thank You.

Brilliantly Told, with the academic attacks on the term ANGLO SAXON this story needs to be shared more widely. I would love for parents to use more old Anglo Saxon Names when naming their children, although I have no children.

I new most of this story to the story of Vikings

Destiny is all ❤

My grandpa's name was Charles Alfred Ragsdale.

Really enjoyed this documentary! Can i ask if the photos were AI or from a movie?

@ScarlettBoudicca

13 күн бұрын

They seem to be a combination of both...AI generated images with The Last Kingdom and Vikings imagery used as base photos that have been manipulated.

They're never gonna understand the simple yet, profound truth... "Life is fleeting"...☠️ Only God is eternal.... He exists and keeps order in the universe.... No one can hide the truth from The Lord!!!

History His story 😊

What is the show used for the imagery? Handsome men, but unfortunately inaccurate armor.

EthylFred then declared war on LucyRicky over control of the Isle of Lucy.

I'd like to know where the images are from?

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

there are generated by ai

Are the photos shown during this video been enhanced? Surely they didn't have colour photography in thiose days.

@ScarlettBoudicca

13 күн бұрын

AI imagery

The Last Kingdom! Yes.

Well produced and informative vid, but dude - what’s with the aggressively good-looking AI-generated “portraits” of the various key players?

What about King Dudley the Diddler, from glastonbury

Found the Dore stone on google maps mentions King Ecgbert interesting

My family, langenfeld was granted land in the 11th century, I'd like to find out more about who they were My lamoureaux family also had land and an island I believe

Were they blood related to the present day Royals ? Did they have blue blood ? ( pure blood )

Am i the only one who wished they used diffrent names or numeralss or something 😊

Ælfred is my 32nd great grandfather

@dinarusso3320

15 күн бұрын

😊 that's amazing if anyone can really trace their heritage back so far in time!

My Ancestors

I'm 90% sure most if not all of the stills in this are AI generated still a great and informative video regardless

@historyprofiles

Ай бұрын

They are, unfortunately there no surviving images, paintings, or drawings of many viking and Saxon kings from that time

Does anybody know about the chieftains in England that had their own territories before the ancient kings and before the Romans came

So handsome and fashionable. Did they actually fight or have a runway off.

I enjoyed this video however....

The monotone narration and music are really off putting. Shame because I would have liked to listened for more than 3 minutes. Couldn't bare it anymore than that.

@Anna_Key

2 ай бұрын

The voice is excellent and very clear even when sped up to 1.5x that might help you.

Avid Gardner was not mentioned in the Comments. However, Avid Gardner and Wally are in league with each other and Wally has again been taken down by UTube.

Dang ! Who was King James the 1st of England ?

@wandabanks6756

4 ай бұрын

Son of Mary Queen of scots

@gnasher688

4 ай бұрын

@qua4836 - he was also James VI of Scotland

AI having trouble with eyes still I see lol

Everyone knows that it was Uthred that slain ubba not odda at cannuit;)

This is a very interesting topic, and I was really looking forward to the video. But I simply had to give up listening. Because to me the reading was very "flat". For a while I was sure it was an AI reading. Almost no pauses, little intonation, no feelings. My attention just kept drifting off. This is said with the deepest respect for the work, that has obviously been put into it. I just think there is room for a little improvement.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

It’s not ai reading it, it’s myself, you can tell it’s not AI due to mouth noises and some breathing noises. I hope you enjoyed the content but I understand my voice is not everyone’s cup of tea

@lucyburr5516

Ай бұрын

I like your narration voice very much. It is deep, soothing and has that aristocratic British accent.

Less than 200 years after Alfred's victory over the Danes, England would be conquered, the English way of life destroyed, and the English language changed forever by the Normans (viking descendants). William I (The Conqueror) of England would begin his reign.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Very true and sad

This sounds a lot more like a summary of the last Kingdom, I have listened to other documentaries and they differ from this one, kind of confused

@historyprofiles

22 күн бұрын

How so? The events listed are what happened in history all of the sources are in the description, what’s confused you?

@SKILLIUSCAESAR

13 күн бұрын

The last kingdom is about these 3 kings lol

What about pre-Alfred?

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

I have a video on his grandfather Ecgbert and his father Aethelwulf! Be sure to check them out !

@concken1

3 ай бұрын

I'm thinking more of earlier, such as 400 AD,@@historyprofiles

@megw7312

9 күн бұрын

The Arthurian dynasty…

An argument can be made that the first king of England was actually the first king of Wessex since that was the only Anglo Saxon kingdom that survived the Nordic invasions.

ancestors were from kent origin- ussery or usary

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Indeed! The ancestors of Alfred’s grandfather Ecgberht were the kings of Kent! Alfred’s own father Aethelwulf ruled as king of Kent before he ascended to the throne of Wessex after his fathers death!!

A bit dishonest th have Alfred and Edward as king of england. They were kings of anglo-saxons (that means only those under their rule and not the danes rule). Athelstan was the first king of england as king of english started in 927 and because he ruled all england, not Wessex like his grandfather and Edward had not Northumbria.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

I put them in the video as they began the expansion of England, with aethelstan finally finishing it, I get your point though

That was just too much. Too much drama. All this history needs is an army of Orcs thrown in .🙄🙄 glad those days are long gone.....🙄🙄😣😣

Those damn trouble making Vikings . Heathens 😡😡😠😠😈👿😈😠😡

Alfred was born in Wantage not Wanting ! Can you not get that right ?

@Russellhawker

5 күн бұрын

Wantage was how it known in medieval times, how it is known in the doomsday book. It was Wanating (Wanting) in Saxon times.

Copyrighted pictures from tv

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

Which ones

@mihaiserban5746

4 ай бұрын

can't you see these are AI generated?

but the letter j is only 500 years old?

They were right Uthred would not be written about nor remembered 😂

@GraemeCampbellMusic

3 ай бұрын

Uhtred is well documented but he lived a couple of hundred years later

Too many ads

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Noted, I am sorry for that. How many ads would you expect to see out if a video this length to improve the channel? Anyway I hope you enjoyed the content!

Enough with the loud music - PLEASE

The narrator sounds English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BUT EI the pronunciation of place names Berkshire , Mulberry the English would never say it like this or maybe he’s using olde English??

Sorry dude. This comment might feel kinda trollish but I'm not in the business of kissin @sses. I can see that you've done tons of work on this vid and I give you props for that. I couldn't come close to what you have done here. This is the opinion of an unskilled viewer. I had to stop at 26:00 mins cuz I couldn't take it anymore. You've "droned on" thru some of the most significant historical moments of the British Isles. Alfred changing his socks seems to have the same significance as defeating some of the most notorious Viking warriors to have ever existed! If numbers stations were still a thing you would be the top prospect! I'm sorry for being an @ss because I can see you've worked hard... but it's true.

@historyprofiles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I understand your point I hope you enjoyed other elements of the video, there was so much to cover and I tried to cover all major battles as well as I could! Thank you for the feedback

Alfred was not a king of England he was a king of Wessex! Bit of a difference there.

@historyprofiles

4 ай бұрын

I include him in the video as he was the pioneer and was king of the Anglo Saxons, without his blueprint Edward would not have expanded the kingdom and aethelstan wouldn’t have conquered with such ease

I feel like that title is just... *so* misleading. Y'know, like... medieval kings weren't ancient.

I don’t think showing a background of Norman architecture is a great idea for a video on the Late Saxon period.

Strathclyde was not Pictish, It was a Brittonic Kingdom called Ystrad Clud, later invaded by the Gaelic speaking Scotti of Ireland and thus renamed Strathclyde, this is the origin of the Scots.

I prefer these kings of England, as they are mush tuffer, has warrior like. This represents the true Anglo-Saxon spirit that some of us in England still have, and also why did stop using these Anglo-Saxon names in monarchy anymore, ever since william the names of the monarchy is just French names with a different spelling