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@sidharthvjain1023

2 жыл бұрын

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@williamwinder3466

2 жыл бұрын

5:30 George Washington was the first constitutional president. In November 1781, John Hanson became the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, under the Articles of Confederation.

@junreynbautista3552

2 жыл бұрын

@@sidharthvjain1023 How?

@5tpostrophe886

2 жыл бұрын

robert e lee iv died in 2020

@kimberlyanderson9069

Жыл бұрын

I want to cause my kids have sooo many royal ancestors.. but a few I'm not 100 percent on..I'd need help

Imagine chilling in the womb and then hearing your parents talk about naming you *Bushrod*

@ariesguydc1776

4 жыл бұрын

Yup...and then you yank on everything all the way out ... so that she never forgets!

@emmaleighkohlenberg8271

4 жыл бұрын

Bushrod’s Mom: So that’s why he was such a kicker...

@alexisparra4589

4 жыл бұрын

Baby when the parents are debating about a name: *I sleep* Baby when the dad says Bushrod: *W O K E*

@graceperez8759

4 жыл бұрын

Y'all getting upset over Bushrod but skipping right ovee Spotswood

@danielpalacios5124

4 жыл бұрын

I'd take Bushrod over Spotswood any day of the monarchy

For some reason I was expecting some super long family tree and then I remembered the US is less than 300 years old

@FAKELIEN

4 жыл бұрын

Impressive really

@ajmwolf

4 жыл бұрын

Probably because the number of presidents is so large, it artificially inflates the perceived length of time.

@Caaro99

4 жыл бұрын

ajmwolf if presidents stayed in office for their lifetime then there’d be FAR less presidents.

@RobertMorgan

4 жыл бұрын

A generation is considered to be around 20 years, so that's still 15 generations.

@Caaro99

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Morgan that’s just a generation, not a lifetime. 3-4 generations can be alive at the same time, but only one king/president can be alive at a time, so if one was a president from his election to death, then it would be still far less than 15. There could be a grandfather, father, and son alive at the same time. That’s three different gens, but only one of them is the king.

I like how one line includes names like Bushrod, Spotswood, and Brynda, and then another line has five Johns.

@aaronking2020

Жыл бұрын

King John the VI Almost doesn't sound real

@bandombeviews6035

Жыл бұрын

i can see a king bushrod, but no way in hell is there a bushrood II

@PixelatedEclipse21

Жыл бұрын

7, actually. (Counting the one in blue at the top, otherwise 6)

@muchanadziko6378

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronking2020 the French had 19 kings named Louis. Talk about unreal.

@lazerfruit2121

Жыл бұрын

And the Middle line is all George and Robert

What strikes me most here is that not one but three mothers in this family held little babies in their arms for the first time and decided to name them Bushrod

@bigcheese2128

7 ай бұрын

What slave ownership does to a mf

@CasperTheRestless

6 ай бұрын

probably a popular name for the time. Every generation has weird names

@illogical1421

6 ай бұрын

Could be their fathers who named them, you never know.

@07MoPower

6 ай бұрын

I know a girl named Na-A. (Pronounced Nadasha).

@FormlessDuck

6 ай бұрын

could be worse... you could be named spotswood

America: "Screw King George!" America: gains independence America: makes a new King George

@birflurnstun1346

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

@martink1671

4 жыл бұрын

You mean the GLORIOUS France Revolution of "Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood". Chopping off the Louis' Head and years later coronating Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.

@whenthedustfallsaway

4 жыл бұрын

@@martink1671 yah people never remember this absurdity

@Ryangraceffa13

4 жыл бұрын

Martin K they didn’t exactly get a choice in the whole Napoleon situation tho lol

@unflexian

4 жыл бұрын

* surprised pikachu face *

Europe: King William , King George, America: King Spotswood I

@starventure

4 жыл бұрын

OneEyedJoe America also had Emperor Norton I.

@hickorytreegaming

4 жыл бұрын

Yees, Emperor Norton, if only he created the league of nations before WW1

@hellenicboi14

4 жыл бұрын

@@starventure He wasn't official. He was just some crazy Englishman.

@honeyham6788

4 жыл бұрын

@@hellenicboi14 he was recognized by foreign dignitaries. thats all that matters

@hieratics

4 жыл бұрын

Many Bushrods also

For those expecting a long list of succession, keep in mind that our 10th POTUS - John Tyler - has a 91-year-old grandson currently alive.

@CalvinNoire

6 ай бұрын

He's younger than Jimmy Carter wtf.

@AJHart-eg1ys

6 ай бұрын

@@CalvinNoire This fact is just about the coolest bit of trivia I know. :)

@Syv_

5 ай бұрын

this really blew my mind.

@AJHart-eg1ys

5 ай бұрын

@@Syv_ I don't know why I think that's so cool. But it totally is. :)

@geokou7645

4 ай бұрын

it isnt "your" POTUS. POTUS stands for "President Of The United States" so saying "our POTUS" suggests that there are two nations known as "THe United States" and reffered to as that a lot of times

I kind of vibe with the idea of an alternate universe where King Robert III (Robert E. Lee V) is a high school athletics director

@garrettebling5426

Жыл бұрын

So Kenny Powers as king? I'd watch.

@moosewatcher1238

Жыл бұрын

I mean I don't know if the video mentioned this perse but George Washington's adopted son who was the 'natural child' of the Baron Baltimore had a very interesting mother. That is to say it is widely believed by historians his mother was the daughter of King George the First and his mistress Melusine von der Schulenburg Duchess of Kendal and Duchess of Munster.

@Mike-we3rb

29 күн бұрын

Imagine the rage the liberals would be living in rn lmaooo. Hate Robert e Lee but his grand son is the king. Obviously they wouldnt know him for who he was but yeah. It’s also funny they’d be fine with him even tho he’s still the same person he was and he would’ve been their king as well

@gloooby6157

5 күн бұрын

@@Mike-we3rb .......

@zinkheroofyoutube8004

6 сағат бұрын

@@Mike-we3rbWhat?

That moment you realize that your king is also the athletics director at a school.

@AllAboutNightcore

3 жыл бұрын

@Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access True ^

@fairycat23

3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty dang American if you ask me. American culture is loving high school football, and I'm so over it.

@the_3x

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Richard-Johnson I don’t know what high school you went to, it’s insanely popular and serious over here.

@AllAboutNightcore

3 жыл бұрын

@Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access Also, our prime minister teaches social studies at a highschool one day a week

@OtKH00

3 жыл бұрын

@Peter Richard-Johnson Hate to be this guy, but first college, and second High School Football is super popular in several states. Obviously not to the extent of College, but yes to the extent of aired on TV, and you have small towns paying multi-millions of dollars for a stadium and everyone in the town going to watch the game every Friday.

Imagine being a high school athletic director and watching this video to find out that you would have been the king of the most powerful country in the world if not for George Washington's incredibly small ego.

@gmskywalker9761

4 жыл бұрын

Good joke. There's at least 2 more powerful countries than USA

@logankandel846

4 жыл бұрын

@@gmskywalker9761 do you really think that's the point of what I said?

@Random-mz4tg

4 жыл бұрын

@@gmskywalker9761 nah usa number 1 powerful

@jaxferrel1410

4 жыл бұрын

GM Skywalker name them

@petra8161

4 жыл бұрын

This comment is LITERAL gold

I can confirm that Robert E. Lee IV was still alive when you made this video, but, according to an obituary I saw, "died May 14, 2020, at age 95 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland" -- a Union State, although he was a graduate of, appropriately enough, Washington & Lee University in Virginia.

@UncleMikeNJ

Жыл бұрын

@@forrestrous4551 Most of which is nonsense. Kennedy did have a secretary named Lincoln who warned him not to go to Dallas, but Lincoln did not have a secretary named Kennedy (although he did have one named John, Hay), and nobody warned him against going to Ford's Theatre. The one I like is that Booth shot Lincoln in a theater, and was caught in what amounted to a warehouse; while Oswald (presuming he was the guilty one) shot Kennedy from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

@the_americangamer4296

Жыл бұрын

Robert E. Lee V said in an interview that he has a son named Robert E. Lee VI. Must be super awkward when it comes up. Imagine the class when the civil war unit comes up in history class.

@colinmccann3824

Жыл бұрын

@@UncleMikeNJ Booth was caught in a Tobacco barn, not a wearhouse.

@Saxxin1

Жыл бұрын

Maryland had slaves.

@mr.comment5453

Жыл бұрын

Robert E Lee VI goes to my college Denison university

My grandmother is Mary Katherine Washington Shaffner. She recently passed away unfortunately. My father is Lawrence Washington, he is alive and well he had two daughter, im Amber Renee and my sister Ashlee Nicole. My dad would be King Larry the 2nd.

@susang2535

Ай бұрын

Princess Amber... I like it!

@thomaslove6494

Ай бұрын

All hail princess Amber!

Robert e lee showing up was a hell of a plot twist

@JacobSiegalKingOfSeagaliaBlack

3 жыл бұрын

Trenton Wilson Ikr Lol

@RickyMaveety

3 жыл бұрын

Not to me. The Custis-Lee line is part of my family.

@patriotordnancefactory

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, Robert E Lee was the legitimate heir to George Washington so it's not surprising at all

@porsche911sbs

3 жыл бұрын

eh, the Virginia aristocracy was a small world

@Seeker_Blade

3 жыл бұрын

Damn right . Like Vader being Luke’s father

"George Washington's granddaughter married Robert E Lee" *Top 10 plot twists in anime history*

@micahrios8965

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@anthonybenci9035

3 жыл бұрын

Who he?

@anthonybenci9035

3 жыл бұрын

Hold on…

@headcanon6408

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonybenci9035 Confederate general in the Civil War

@AK-Drakoin

3 жыл бұрын

*nerdy APUSH students* : Only just finding out now eh?

I can't get the phrase "Queen Brynda really got us through 9/11" out of my head.

@deanosmith7523

9 сағат бұрын

Hail Queen Brynda! Long Live The Queen!

This reminds me of what Augustus (the first Roman emperor) went through to pick an heir. Lots of different options - and he ended up going with the equivalent of the Custis-Lee line

@awerewolf299

10 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure the death of his other choices as heirs also helped with that

@citricdemon

5 ай бұрын

The adopted heirs were always the best emperors in Rome so I think that would have been wise

@Mike-we3rb

29 күн бұрын

Wife must have had good negotiation skills….(nice rack)

There is something truly powerful about a king named Larry

@pr1tce561

4 жыл бұрын

only if he’s a cucumber

@luluamu

4 жыл бұрын

Larry King?

@b1ahb1ah

4 жыл бұрын

@@pr1tce561 you stole my punch line XD

@Sarafimm2

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrence of America!

@mate_on_f7916

4 жыл бұрын

No Barry

UK: King Edward VIII France: King Louis XIV Russia: Tzar Nicholas II USA: King Larry II

@tahabashir3779

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. King Bushrod W. Spotswood II

@SDoesNotKnow

4 жыл бұрын

He probably would have gone by King Lawrence officially and Larry would have been a nickname only his loved ones used.

@markfoster1520

4 жыл бұрын

...and the newspapers! Originators of many a Nickname.

@jjgf8412

4 жыл бұрын

The Big L

@ThisIsAigle

4 жыл бұрын

Let's be honest. There isn't much more American than that. Sundays become national holidays for NASCAR . . .

Fun fact: While George Washington's mother was pregnant, she narrowly avoided death when a storm lightning came down the chimney and killed the guest next to her. We almost wouldn't have had a George Washington at all.

@bewater8966

5 ай бұрын

That sounds personal..how often does lightning strike down a chimney?

@SuperM789

3 ай бұрын

@@bewater8966 yeah this comment sounds fake. lightning takes the path of least resistance, which would 100% touch the walls of the chimney before touching anything near the bottom.

@brittybee6615

3 ай бұрын

I remember reading somewhere that lightening struck Monticello and, to paraphrase , Jefferson commented that the whole place might have burnt down if it wasn’t for that darned Franklin and his lightning rod 😂

This is one of those interesting videos that would mainly get recommended when it’s 4 AM and you say to yourself “just this last video” but you keep saying that to yourself

@lindanorris2455

Жыл бұрын

RIGHT ON!

@nglidk

Жыл бұрын

@@lindanorris2455 it happens too often I swear

Imagine King Larry being interviewed by Larry King

@micahrios8965

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@SnoozeTheRecluse

3 жыл бұрын

Rip my guy

@skeetdavis8909

3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore :(

@SuperB_111

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@juliusnepos6013

3 жыл бұрын

@@skeetdavis8909 yeah

Ik Robert Lee V!! His daughter was in my class in elementary school and Robert Lee Vl is in the grade above me

@turnip8749

4 жыл бұрын

Drew Cowan: Wow, just wow.

@ellarasei4404

4 жыл бұрын

They must be lovely people

@jestersareawesome4332

4 жыл бұрын

♪ I wish I was this guy who met a relative of General Lee! Look away! Look away! Look away Dixieland ♪

@richardjameswellingtoniv9682

4 жыл бұрын

Ellarasei I don’t see why not.

@izzyhope3810

4 жыл бұрын

go tell him his daddy's king

The Civil War outcome might've been a little different with Robert E Lee(D) on the throne

@NormalThe7th

Жыл бұрын

Nobody would have left the union of Robert E. Lee was on the throne(protecting slavery and all)

@TheImapotato

Жыл бұрын

Slavery would have been abolished by King George Washington. He and most Founding Fathers were against slavery but could not push the issue lest they lose the South. It was one of those 'If we win the war against England, perhaps our new government will see the errors of slavery' but in hindsight, if we lost, England would have likely abolished slavery earlier (think they did it in 1813 iIRC) to punish the South

@NormalThe7th

Жыл бұрын

@@TheImapotato oh yeah , I didn't know that when I first wrote the comment

@TheImapotato

Жыл бұрын

@@NormalThe7th no worries, if you like history which by your name, I think you do...David McCullough books are fantastic! But yeah, George owned 0 slaves, it was Martha who owned them as for beating and mistreating, he was rarely at Mt Vernon as he was always off working or in a war so I don't know where that urban legend came from either

@NormalThe7th

Жыл бұрын

@@TheImapotato he did own slaves too , he just freed all the slaves he himself owned , Matha's slaves were not his property , so he couldn't save them(thanks for the recommendation tho)

Loved this presentation as well. Thanks for all the hard work of putting this together!

No one is mentioning that having a Queen Brynda with a Y would be the most American thing to ever happen to America.

@AnonymousOneThree

3 жыл бұрын

Her Majesty Queen Tammy

@frankie5373

3 жыл бұрын

A queen/king isn't very "American"

@Andy-bh8hw

3 жыл бұрын

How so?

@adrianalainez8499

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankie5373 Well there were kings and queens and all kinds of royalty in America before 1492. There were great royal empires in the southern part of America with the Incas and the middle part of America with the Aztecs. After independence Brasil and México had emperors. So it is a very American thing. I guess you meant it's not a USA thing.

@frankie5373

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianalainez8499 When people say "American" they're referring to USA.

An ordinary pleb: I will name my son John Me, an intellectual: I will name my son Bushrod W. Spotswood III

@Phychologik

4 жыл бұрын

M-123456789 exactly what I was thinking 5head

@patiencen1280

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@Carlton-B

4 жыл бұрын

With a name like that, he will be the king - of porn.

@moonhawk64

4 жыл бұрын

Carlton B - or a comic book supervillain.

@turnip8749

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and his younger brother shall be Warwick T. Northumberland-Leicester And his sister will be Maxmiliana Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Anastasia Amalia

I love alternate history scenarios, such an interesting idea, and a great video to watch! Very entertaining

Interesting lineup of scenarios! Thank you for the information!

*Alternate history enthusiasts intensify*

@polarknight5376

4 жыл бұрын

I'm suddenly tempted to write an alternative history book about king Robert E Lee and his progressive escapades as king.

@adrianmartinez64

4 жыл бұрын

I can feel the HoI4 mod coming.

@gatytyul1875

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, second best behind the waifu world mod

@fraydizs7302

4 жыл бұрын

@@polarknight5376 id honestly buy the heck outta that

@ocalexander3360

4 жыл бұрын

Well, this is certainly fun. Since Washington didn't have children, it might have been difficult for him to name any relative his successor. Jefferson, Madison, James Monroe didn't have children or surviving sons. Maybe a nasty civil war with little John Adams as a top contender for the throne. I'm assuming that Hamilton still dies and that Aaron Burr is tarnished.

"this video isn't meant to be taken seriously" RICHARD IS A FALSE KING, ALL HAIL KING LARRY

@mawile3037

4 жыл бұрын

HIGH TREASON, SOMEONE CALL THE MINOR HOUSE OF LEE

@PiousMoltar

4 жыл бұрын

THE SENIOR LINE IS THE ONE TRUE LINE, HAIL QUEEN ESTELLA AND KINGS BUSHROD I & II AND KING SPOTSWOOD

@grandbaby5993

4 жыл бұрын

KING LARRY IS THE ONLY KING. HE SHOULD RULE THE WHOLE WORLD!!

@ottoiofgreece7585

4 жыл бұрын

Gentlemen, take a seat. George Washington didn't even want the throne. Therefore, there is only one man whose descendants shall be Emperor... Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico!

@AmberWool

4 жыл бұрын

King Richard is the true and only king. So much so that I don't need to yell. 😜😜

dude... this is crazy, how you are able to do this research, bet it took a lot of time and thank you for sharing!

I’ve always wondered this, so thanks for breaking it down for me (and presumably others)!

Me: *about to go to sleep* KZread: Who would be king of America? Me: good question

@JustEryn

4 жыл бұрын

I don't need sleep I need answers

@ZacSaleski

4 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂😂true story

@mrm2542

4 жыл бұрын

I don't need sleep I need answers

@mrm2542

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustEryn well shit

@sumarasaeed2725

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrm2542 lol

Imagine being related to both Robert Lee and George Washington.

@SpartakMs83

4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellebranley8561 At that point your not related.

@adriencsornok9628

4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellebranley8561 every person on Earth is distantly related, so it's in everyone's dna

@paultoy9611

4 жыл бұрын

I believe I may well be.Dorothea Dandridge Henry is my ancestor and Martha Custis was I believe her close cousin.Dandridge married Patrick Henry.

@the_phantom_cat7912

4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellebranley8561 by that point there is so little of his DNA in you if any it might as well not be there

@butre.

4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellebranley8561 if you're gonna go that far off you're probably related to adolph hitler, usain bolt, mikhail kalashnikov, and your best friend's dog too

We really missed out on having Kings with royal names like "Bushrod" and "Spotswood"

@MoleculesAndMinecraft

6 ай бұрын

tbf kings can change their names when they take the crown, so if Bushrod wasn't into being Bushrod, he could have gone with King BoringStupidName the 657th.

I mean, the Curtis-Lee line might not be as unlikely as you think. With the liberalizing effects of the revolution, you could definitely see the monarchy working alot like normal land inheritance at the will of the land holder, or otherwise even elected from the royal family by the house and senate. Honestly, the dynamics of how a post revolution american monarchy would've worked is very interesting to me.

Allegedly the quote from Washington was "I have not fought a war against King George III to become King George I."

@annorakanon

3 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s pretty funny to think about, ngl. Especially when you imagine if the two ever met in person (regardless of George being a president or a monarch), I’m pretty sure that would be really awkward.

Fake news: 👎 Alternative history: 👍

@EvanDahill

4 жыл бұрын

Fake News is news that’s true, but makes you look bad.

@Kizechx

4 жыл бұрын

@@EvanDahill Fake News is news that is fake. This shouldn't be that hard to figure out.

@azrealle9474

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kizechx Actually Evan is correct. The term fake news was coined by the Trump administration in order to flag true stories that were negative for them. It has nothing to do with whether the story is factual or not. It is a way for someone to signal to their base to ignore the facts that were conveyed.

@Kizechx

4 жыл бұрын

@@azrealle9474 Sorry but that's not true. The term was first introduced when talking about russian bots that would spread knowingly false information on social media to rile both conservatives and liberals in order to create dissent between parties. That's the only true definition. Just because Trump picked up on this and calls something "fake news" doesn't mean he is right or change the term.

@chad7554

4 жыл бұрын

You definitely correct a real alternate history from what had truly happened, because seems as if you Caucasian forgotten your history on how y'all came here as slavs.... Y'all wasn't royalty.... but descendants of peasantry of Europe, north Africa and north west Asia! Remember y'all came here as Christians..... right?!

Your channel has become one of my favorites!

This is more interesting and informative than any history class I've ever been in. All hail the Internet! Thanks for this great channel 👍 you are the king👑

Bushrod Washington: I can't believe I was named this! I'll name my son Spotswood so he understands my pain

@StarATL

3 жыл бұрын

There is a Rod in the Bush and a Spotter of Wood. Methinks the parents were jokesters.

@SEGASister

3 жыл бұрын

He then names his son after his father

@Theinsideoutsider

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@sirreal2290

2 жыл бұрын

id call him dick for short.

@cm5g

2 жыл бұрын

which bushrod

UK: Queen Elizabeth US: *KING BUSHROD II*

@MadRabbit116

4 жыл бұрын

King bushiroad, ruler of weebland

@newguy90

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, in the 19th century British Empire there was a stereotype of wealthy Americans with pompous nonsensical names. You can see this a lot in their comedy from that time.

@silkeecks5047

4 жыл бұрын

@@newguy90 which doesn't help.

@tashkiira7838

4 жыл бұрын

@@newguy90 To be fair, we've made fun of the British for the same thing for decades too.

I’m just now seeing this! I love stuff like this! Thank you four years later

Robert E Lee IV died May 14, 2020, at age 95 at his home in Bethesda, Md.

Hold on, you’re telling me there’s a timeline where there’s an American King Bushrod? we live in the darkest time line

@SniperSpy10

4 жыл бұрын

At least it isn't king Adolf

@annieyang1772

4 жыл бұрын

SniperSpy10 💀

@Ryukuro

4 жыл бұрын

Actually it's king Bushrod I

@ettoremancin3276

3 жыл бұрын

Community reference, I see you're a man of culture as well

@108asf

3 жыл бұрын

No, there are 2 timelines with a King Bushrod

History has denied us King Larry, and I find this to be a travesty.

@somuchtocook9159

4 жыл бұрын

xMasterxRazorx but also a blessing to avoid a confederate rising to power

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

King Larry declared the Game of Thrones illegal, he chose Game of Couches in its stead.

@mymomisjudgedredd1288

4 жыл бұрын

I think willie Nelson should be king of america

@BradyPostma

4 жыл бұрын

History did give us a film called King Ralph, though.

@Mycroftsbrother

4 жыл бұрын

...especially if he had sons named Moe and Curly.

I had no idea that the name Bushrod existed but now I’m obsessed with it

@desdae69

Жыл бұрын

fr

Your channel is like an awesome double edged sword. It's super interesting and, to be honest, I can watch at night because it helps me sleep lol.

Ah, yes. King Bushrod II. That's American royalty if I ever heard it.

@mawile3037

4 жыл бұрын

None of that knock off brand Walker Bush

@kkandsims4612

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 luckily Washington was like nah

@sallyintucson

3 жыл бұрын

What a horrible name. Can you imagine how many jokes classmates would make from that name, especially today?

On the one hand, democracy. On the other hand, we could've had THREE King Bushrods. Really, are we better off now?

@CorinofArchenland

2 жыл бұрын

Blatant Spotswood erasure

@picklesthewise

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorinofArchenland Nobody wants a man with spots on his wood, believe me.

@felixvelariusbos

2 жыл бұрын

Senior Line has such good names that I almost wish we coulda kept them if only for ceremonial purposes. Like come on, if Queen Estella isn't something out of a high fantasy novel I don't know what is!

@ArtGirl82

2 жыл бұрын

For the last 4 years, I would've taken a King Bushrod over any one of the Trumps. Hell, an actual bush and an actual metal rod would make a better king and queen then Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle.

@misterchubbikins

2 жыл бұрын

Well it's actually techno-fascist oligarchy v monarchy with 3 king bushrods.

Found the fact the Lee family got involved interesting so I looked up Robert the 5th a bit and in a 2017 interview he mentioned how his father was still alive AND that he had a son who he of course named Robert E. Lee VI

It's crazy to think about this. I loved this video because it really paints how different America could have been.

"King Spotswood" Yup, that's a name

@Nosirt

3 жыл бұрын

“His majesty, King spots wood in the forest.” >where else would you spot wood?

@SaltyWildhair

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a fine name for a golf course or shooting range.

@JH-zs3bs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nosirt in a gay only brothel?

Robert E. Lee: **king of America** Literally everyone: **confused screaming**

@tashkiira7838

4 жыл бұрын

Prince Consort! A reigning queen takes a prince consort for a husband, not a king. Notable example would be Prince Philip of England. (A good man, generally liked, and takes his role as a member of the British royal family very seriously. He only just retired from public life recently due to age and nagging health issues)

@kaylar.8126

4 жыл бұрын

Robert E. Lee is in my family tree sooooo..... yeah. *bow down to your future queen!* lol jk, but not about being related to him.

@TheRealDarkSide830

4 жыл бұрын

There probably wouldn't have been a civil war anyway in this situation, and Lee didn't own slaves anyway, so he probably would have been more likely to be an abolitionist then anti-abolition in this situation. Wild speculation though.

@BlackenedDrummer

4 жыл бұрын

Robert E. Lee was one of the best all-around human beings on either side of the civil war

@hannahpumpkins4359

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlackenedDrummer He was a terrorist who set out to destroy America; he was no better than Bin Laden. He should have been tortured to death - slowly.

this iss fascinating, thank you for maling this video🙂

This video was so interesting to watch! Definitely gonna have to remember this channel, everything was presented nicely and and it was kept very interesting to watch. It was funny to hear George Washington referred to as “King George I” though lol. Great video though, good job man!

The American war of independence is just George vs George

@ssssSTopmotion

3 жыл бұрын

British people led by George fought against British people lead by George 🤔

@NoName-xi3nm

3 жыл бұрын

@@ssssSTopmotion lol

@Dew2Much

2 жыл бұрын

@@ssssSTopmotion Ayo

@gatlinggun511

2 жыл бұрын

George civil war

@yia01

2 жыл бұрын

the 'George War"

“Queen Brynda” is my boss. Very much alive & well, & her mother Odelle made sure she & her sibling were very aware of their heritage. She’s a pretty amazing leader. I think she would have done a great job! 😉😉😉😉

@KMF3

3 жыл бұрын

Tell us more about her without giving identifying information

@jackpassananti3300

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@klumplakelifetv9952

3 жыл бұрын

Omg you know George Washington’s great great great great great granddaughter

@Debbie80138

3 жыл бұрын

@@klumplakelifetv9952 I think she's actually a g-g-g-g-g-niece (if it's actually 5 generations back)

@one80healthcoachpersonaltr98

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

Loved this! I'm from a branch of the Custis-Lee line. Robert E. Lee's grandmother is my 5th great-grandaunt.

This was fun, thank you.

Any Kings named Bushrod and Spotswood have my support

@ottofavoreto9622

4 жыл бұрын

They don’t need your support they need your taxes

@silkeecks5047

4 жыл бұрын

Not mine!

@fedos

4 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting for a Bushwood.

@daanpauwels2280

4 жыл бұрын

Rod Spotsbushwood III

@koolmckool7039

4 жыл бұрын

And mine.

*Collects data on entire generations of a family 0:51 *"I'm doing this just for fun"*

@W0lfWh1te

4 жыл бұрын

There are far more intense hobbies and activities *done just for fun.*

@Yaboikilljoy

4 жыл бұрын

Some people collect stamps.. for fun

@W0lfWh1te

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yaboikilljoy Some people spend thousands of dollars on miniature figures to play tabletop games with... also for fun, which is great! People should have fun, within logical reason, of course.

@Yaboikilljoy

4 жыл бұрын

@@W0lfWh1te I'm an artist so painting those little things would be fun to me lol

@michellecallahan9496

4 жыл бұрын

My great uncle has at least 12 boxes of baseball statistics for the Springfield Missouri high school baseball team going back to the 60s lol people do all kinds of odd things for fun.

I dont think I could take a "King Bushrod" very seriously...

@lindanorris2455

Жыл бұрын

WHY NOT??? PEOPLE STILL TAKE KING OBAMA, SERIOUSLY!

King Richard!, Samuels line. Always enjoy these "what if's". Thanks, please keep doing them?

Britain: “We must never have another King John” America: mostly King Johns

@jaredcedricconsul9581

4 жыл бұрын

America: "We must get rid of King George" America: King George Washington

@KrisRN23935

4 жыл бұрын

We are rebels

@andrelandry548

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but américain were fighting a king george

@ithinkitsaurus

4 жыл бұрын

Englands worst nightmare

@gcmtxgcchcchhvchchchchvvjb8696

4 жыл бұрын

666 LIKES

Imagine being one of the successors and watching this like: 👁️👄👁️

@ryanmcsharry9405

3 жыл бұрын

What could have been.

@headcanon6408

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being a high schooler watching this and finding out the athletic director at your school might be the king of America

@aSpectrumofDorky

2 жыл бұрын

@@headcanon6408 the school’s biggest history nerd: 👁👄👁

@ezekiel440

2 жыл бұрын

cringy

@CritterKeeper01

2 жыл бұрын

@@headcanon6408 Someone *must* have made the connection and passed the link around the school by now! I'm just wondering whether he's been nicknamed "King Coach" or "Coach Your Majesty"!

I love this channel. I plan to have every single poster you sell on my wall. I think they're just great. I do have a question about this video though because I don't understand why they would offer kingdom ship as an option to George and give the crown to his father. I understand how succession would keep the line going but it would start at George, not his father just because he was alive. Or am I missing something about his father that would've given him the crown for something his son did? Why was that line included?

Robert ”Bob” E. Lee IV died May 14, 2020, at age 95 at his home in Bethesda, MD.

All bow down and pledge your allegiance to our King, *_Bushrod_* the 2nd, of the United States of America

@redforest9269

4 жыл бұрын

It probably wouldn't have that name. Perhaps "United Duchies of America", as the colonies would like a federal system?

@LordJudgement1818

4 жыл бұрын

people better put some respect on his name. they dont wanna catch the hands of King Rod

@motis1837

4 жыл бұрын

Red Forest, the colonies did get a federal system. It’s called the United States of America

@redforest9269

4 жыл бұрын

@@motis1837 I know, that's *why* I think they like federal systems.

@paulmiller3469

4 жыл бұрын

@@LordJudgement1818 They wouldn't like to see a hot Rod... or a king suffering from internal combustion.

I was thinking "what if someone really controversial became king lol" and then seconds later you scrolled down to Robert E. Lee.

@letsnotgothere6242

3 жыл бұрын

Seeing the history of James II and VII and the staunch anti-Catholic stance of Parliament at the time, I would support Robert IV as king, seeing Robert I was on decent terms with the Pope Edit: Jefferson Davis was on decent terms with the pope

@diecastworld7962

2 жыл бұрын

Screw Robert Poop Lee kick his ass as did Ulysses Grant Sherman did most folks don't know that Ulysses Grant Sherman had won more far more battles than that southern scum generals who just were rushing towards union troops for just to enjoy a short victory which was then later crushed by Sherman's troops so keep the fukin thing out

@earlofbroadst

2 жыл бұрын

@@diecastworld7962 Grant and Sherman both committed a multitude of war crimes.

@vrass775

2 жыл бұрын

@@earlofbroadst No crimes in war, either do what you must to win or you have no business fighting in the first place.

@wallywallendo

2 жыл бұрын

@@vrass775 so using mustard gas on civilian populations! Or Pearl Harbor or shooting medics!

Just FYI, Robert E Lee IV died in May 2020 at 95. I believe he was still alive at the time of this recording.

I appreciate the history lesson. Good job.

Bushrod's wife: Well, it survived the birth, what should we name it? Bushrod: According to our sacred family tradition of naming it the first two objects I see...

@fairycat23

3 жыл бұрын

See also the Tribe of Rushing Water from the warrior cats series.

@_EllieLOL_

3 жыл бұрын

fairycatLJT Hello, I am Rock That Forms Cave Wall Hello there Rock, I am Fresh-Kill Pile On The Ground

@Zetsuke4

3 жыл бұрын

Bush??? What bush do you see?!!

@Zetsuke4

3 жыл бұрын

What rod

@gavinschultz8994

3 жыл бұрын

... Fetuschair!

“The idea of an American monarch has never been seriously considered” Emperor Norton: Hey!

@sophiejones7727

3 жыл бұрын

seriously, being the operative word there. Wackjobs crowning themselves King is almost a national tradition. But the collective reaction is always "lmao what?"

@mysaria7641

3 жыл бұрын

Long live our emperor !!!

@collincaperton6718

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophiejones7727 San Francisco unofficially recognized his reign

@sophiejones7727

3 жыл бұрын

Collin Caperton before it was part of the US, as I recall.

@shtuffs

3 жыл бұрын

Norton Security Antivirus is liberal propaganda designed to put in place a dictator emperor smh

Robert E Lee was a plot twist

Great breakdown!

Bushrod/ Spotswood 2020

@ssssSTopmotion

3 жыл бұрын

L

@Perririri

3 жыл бұрын

Make America Windsor again !!

Im baffled at "Bushrod" becoming such a common name should this have happened. . . Also King Spotswood sounds so fun.

@tobytawaqal3678

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, although it actually came from the mother's maiden name

@scottm7023

3 жыл бұрын

Spotswood sounds like he had some fun but should also get that checked out by a doctor.

@nikkilee3840

3 жыл бұрын

Walking in the forest with Spotswood and he just says "Hey look! There's some wood" every 5 seconds.

@bruce8443

3 жыл бұрын

Once a name is used in a family, everyone in that family knows that it is a name in the family. So there would always be pressure to name future sons Bushrod or Spotswood to honor their family tradition. It happens in lots of families, but you never notice it when it's just some family with a kid named Larry or George or Robert or Mary.

I think it's a very unlikely scenario. But if George Washington had been made a King, I think he might have decided against an inherited monarchy, but would have "adopted" a suitable successor based upon merit, rather than a family member. Possibly this might have been Alexander Hamilton.

@user-rt7bq4vg3z

7 ай бұрын

This is what Roman emperors and members of the senatorial class often did. As students of Roman history, most of the founders (had they chosen a monarchy or other “hereditary” government) would have considered this method of adopting meritorious adults to succeed you as the best option.

@justarandomgothamite5466

4 ай бұрын

Oh my god, Jefferson would have been SO MAD. Do you have an idea who Hamilton might've passed the crown to? Especially considering. Y'know. Hamilton wouldn't have gotten to be king for very long.

Queen Mary. That was fun looking backwards and supposing What if Thank you I enjoyed the silliness for a bit it’s such a crazy world

I am pleased to see that there's a King Bushrod for two of the three lines.

@utvara1

4 жыл бұрын

you clicked to read this

@CallMeCatalin

4 жыл бұрын

utvara1 I did, but I thought it’d be a “lol XD” comment.

@wildharpy6435

4 жыл бұрын

@@utvara1 I've been got.

Still can't believe that in two of these scenarios we get King Bushrod

@roguishpaladin

4 жыл бұрын

@TheRenaissanceman65 In the Mt. Vernon line, that Bushrod was born before the American Revolution. I would surmise (though it's just a guess) that the other Bushrods were named after him). So, maybe not.

@markfoster1520

4 жыл бұрын

Jack....and they're Not the same Bushrod!

@g.e.o.r.g.e...

4 жыл бұрын

_"I am inevitable"_ -Bushrod

@ReidGarwin

4 жыл бұрын

Bushrod is love. Bushrod is life.

@senjusan6359

4 жыл бұрын

Bush and Rod. One means a bunch of unspecified weed, second means a... rod. SO EVERYBODY HAIL TO THE KING OF THE UNSPECIFIED BUNCH OF WEED MADE INTO A ROD or something...

An interesting entertaining alternative history video. I really enjoy these. Not sure I would want to have been named Bushrod or Spotswood.

Imagine being an athletics director knowing if we slightly alter history you’d literally be King of America rn 🤣

You could power the entire city of Washington, DC solely from the energy of George Washington rolling in his grave at the sight of this video. Excellent work.

@thesparks00

2 жыл бұрын

The energy exuded by poor man George lmaoooo

@badbiker666

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not so sure. From what I've read he had a pretty good sense of humor. He is never depicted smiling because of his bad teeth, but I read a biography that said he loved a good joke. Therefore, I believe he would see the humor in this exercise in "what if." And he really was offered the kingship. Everything in this video probably already went through his head while contemplating that possibility.

@PugnaciousProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@badbiker666 I don’t think there was even consideration, George iirc had a strong love for the Dutch and their republic and wanted to replicate it.

@DoctorDewgong

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, countless years of being screwed over by corporate puppet presidents and Congress....a constitutional monarchy ain't looking so bad tbh

@americansmark

Жыл бұрын

@@PugnaciousProductions they actual wanted to make him King and he adamantly refused. We absolute would have had a monarchy had he allowed them to make him King.

Burger King would beg to differ.

@fishnujish1511

4 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@cruyffssoul2397

4 жыл бұрын

-ajm - 😂😂😂

@hellenicboi14

4 жыл бұрын

About 500 years too late to talk like that.

@quickfruits6963

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@thiccchungo1041

4 жыл бұрын

An-cap America with Burger King as a megacorp?

This was very interesting. I think the most likely scenario is one we couldn't possibly think of because I cannot imagine a peaceful transition of power, what with the fact that the country was volatile and Washington had no son. I think it would have been fruit basket upset. Thanks for the great video!

Fascinating!

What a perfect video for America day! This one was especially interesting, I didn't expect to find Robert E Lee in Washington's family tree

@UsefulCharts

4 жыл бұрын

Happy King George the First Day!

@jamesknapp64

4 жыл бұрын

Actually not shocked by this as given 100 years and Lee being Virginian

@gabe3527

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, I love your channel.

@malcolml309

4 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't he be; he did, after all, marry Martha Washington's granddaughter.

@zacharybryant9881

4 жыл бұрын

James Knapp and Richard Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee’s grandfather, was governor of VA during the revolution.

Washington Family Reunion be like: "Hey Bushrod" "Hi Bushrod" "How've you been, Bushrod" "Pretty good, how about you, Bushrod" "Not bad, not bad. Nice weather we're having eh Bushrod"

@birflurnstun1346

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Spotswood! XD

@PtylerBeats

4 жыл бұрын

What it would actually be like: “Hey, Bushrod” “Hi, bushrod” “How’ve you been” “Pretty good, how about you” “Not bad, not bad. Nice weather we’re having eh”

@allisoncurtis5674

4 жыл бұрын

And apparently John

This channel is so so so so so good

One of the best thing, IMO, to do with students is to get them to think about WHAT IF our history was different. It's that higher order thinking that they need to succeed. I try to do this with most of my students. This is an EXCELLENT resource for that. Thank you!!!

@j.b.3535

4 ай бұрын

My son loves the "WHAT IF'S" of history. Right now he's contemplating Germany and WWI and what led to WWII.

John Washington is the most hilariously American name I've ever heard.

@gododoof

4 жыл бұрын

The Jonathan Joestar of the Washington line.

@marilon

4 жыл бұрын

Why?

I want to see the alternate universe where Prince-Consort Robert E. Lee led the armies of the confederacy against the armies of the country his wife led. That sounds ridiculous and I love it.

@arvinroidoatienza7082

2 жыл бұрын

The American pro-slavery South secedes from the North and Gen. Robert E. Lee declares his wife as Queen of the South, and marches to the North to claim the American throne from and depose King Spotswood.

@user-zi1bf1oc1i

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 🤣

@blu3099

2 жыл бұрын

YES

@lordzeno7713

Жыл бұрын

Most violent divorce

@lufsolitaire5351

Жыл бұрын

Being the birthstate of both of them, if Mary and maybe Robert decided to stick with the union Virginia would of stayed loyal. The Lee’s were both unionist in sentiment and only joined because of State loyalty. While some prominent Virginian generals would of still supported the confederacy, any who turned because of state loyalty(Jackson, Ewell, Armistead, Johnston,Stuart, etc) would of stayed unionist. Having Virginia and her generals staying union would of significantly shortened any war.

What program do you use to make your charts?

Definitely I would have followed George’s lead and favored the Mt. Vernon line. These are so interesting. I just recently started researching my own ancestors and found links to all kinds of fascinating characters, many of whom have their own Wikipedia pages, lol.

Honestly, going completely by the diversity of names, I have to favor the Senior Line. Having kings Spotswood and Bushrod and queens Estrella, Brynda and Odelle is just so distinct, instead of a line of Johns or Roberts.

@dandeleon2764

4 жыл бұрын

It is very Targaryen of them.

@soufian2733

4 жыл бұрын

It’s very Code Geass

@pr1tce561

4 жыл бұрын

or 18 Louis

I'd argue that Queen Brynda would still be the house of Washington, since her mother, Queen Odelle likely wouldn't have taken her husband's name, as he would've been "only" a prince-consort. Sort of like how Queen Elizabeth didn't take Prince Phillip's surname. Maybe it would be Hansen-Washington. The same with King Larry the 2nd. Queen Mary would've likely stayed Washington, with Larry being Shaffner-Washington.

@BaNana-dc2tk

3 жыл бұрын

Queen Elizabeth did take Prince Phillip's surname, but still putting her surname as the main. The current british monarch are Mounbatten-Windsors, but the main house is still the House of Windsor. I do agree with your last sentence, but considering that this chart uses real information from private citizen, it would've been surprising if the females didn't to take the husband's surname

@Matty06001

3 жыл бұрын

But in a scenario where the queen had a Royal house, they wouldn't be private citizens in the first place. See?

@oOEsperiaOo

3 жыл бұрын

@@BaNana-dc2tk ish... the cadet branches are Mountbatten-Windsor, the main line is Windsor -> Elizabeth - Charles - William - George Windsor, the rest of them can use the family surname Mountbatten-Windsor (Eg, Harry’s son name is Archie Mountbatten Windsor, even if Charles would be only Windsor, if the BRF used surnames instead of their dukedoms)

@Yasin_2312

3 жыл бұрын

If Charles becomes king, I believe it would change to House of Mountbatten-Winsdor

@marguaritetherese3156

3 жыл бұрын

So many hypotheticals, but assuming the U.S. adopted the British protocols in place at 1776 and didn't follow changes the British monarchy made after, the surname of the queen's consort indeed would become the new royal house. When Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the royal house changed from the House of Hanover to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. So, no, Queen Brynda would not reign under the House of Washington, but House of Hansen or the new royal house name from her husband's surname. Again, these are royal house names, and not considered the family surname. In 1917, when German Gotha bombers were attacking Great Britain, the King changed the royal house to the House of Windsor. He also adopted the royal house as a family surname (royals otherwise had no surname) for use by family members not known with the Royal Highness, Prince, or Princess designations. When Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, she kept Windsor as the family name and house name. Prince Philip's surname is an Anglicized form of his mother's maiden name, Battenburg, which was also German. Eventually the queen did hyphenate the surname to Mountbatten-Windsor for use by the family when needed, but did not change the royal house, so Charles, William, and George will all reign under the House of Windsor unless another change to protocol is made. For legal documents they use their title, such as Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge. Informally, I have seen where William and Kate use just Cambridge (i.e. William Cambridge and Kate Cambridge).

This was awesome