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After Rome - The War For Britain // History Documentary

History Time

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19:42 - I - END TIMES
48:56 - II - THE RUIN
1:26:30 - III - NORTH OF THE WALL
1:53:35 - IV - KINGS IN THE NORTH
2:15:00 - V - LAST MARCH OF THE GODODDIN
2:36:00 - VI - THE WAR FOR BRITAIN
3:11:00 - VII - THE FINAL KINGDOM

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20 Comments

@HistoryTime Creator 5 years ago Pinned

Phew. 3 and a half hours long. 3 years in the making. 30 locations visited. 100 sources used. 15 hours upload time. Delighted to finally have this out there. I’ll sort out a detailed bibliography and list of sources I used once I have recovered my mind a little... cheers all. Don’t forget to like and comment if you enjoyed this vid as it helps the algorithm to make it worthwhile and makes more projects like this one possible in the future. If you enjoyed it consider subscribing for 100+ other vids I’ve already made plus tons more epics in the future. Hopefully soon I should be able to travel overseas again and widen the focus out a bit from Britain once again!! Cheers for watching. Catch y’all next time.

@felicityc 5 years ago

Insane we're in an era where you can get 3 hours of high quality content with exactly what is described, instead of WW2 and hitler marathons on the history channel every week

@christopherbeattie3126 1 year ago (edited)

I get the luxry of being able to have an earbud in while im welding all day and am very grateful for channels like this. These documentaries pass the time with knowledge and entertainment

@Shapesphere310 3 years ago

I studied History, Archaeology, Celtic Civilisation and Classical Civilisation at the University of Glasgow, with a lot of focus on the transitions from Late Antiquity through to the High Middle Ages, and did a course that covered the Welsh poetry covered here, and several on the Anglo-Saxon world. all under some of the leading scholars in these fields.

I can say with some authority then, that this is a colossal work for one person to achieve. Even knitting these threads together into a coherent written narrative would be a massive challenge, let alone single-handedly producing a 3 and a half hour film that even someone with a casual interest could enjoy.. The scale and scope of such a tale is enormous and exceptionally difficult to understand, and yet you have made it easily digestible.

I will recommend this video as a starting point for anyone wishing to understand the "Dark Ages", and indeed for any scholar of the period to enjoy. Wonderful, wonderful piece of work. Bravo!

@WaltsCookingSecrets 4 weeks ago

so much time and effort put into it it amazed me! great job.

@bc7138 4 years ago

When Simon Schama's 'History of Britain' series was released on the BBC at the start of the Millennium it was hailed as a major TV event. In his series he goes from the fall of Roman Britain to the age of Alfred the Great in about two minutes.

Now, for free, around 20 years later we can watch a documentary that's over three hours long just about that same era that Schama brushed over in a few short paragraphs. That's truly amazing. Thanks for your work.

@jcskehan 5 years ago

Content like this is why I don't pay for a TV service anymore. I'll hit up your patreon in the next few days.

@HTM-xm8lb 5 years ago

"He wasn't a historian, nor was he particularly concerned with accuracy" I thought my lecturer was criticizing me, but she was just comparing me to Gildas. So honoured.

@jimbeaux89 3 years ago (edited)

21:41

I absolutely love how he briefly and expertly builds up Justinian’s reign.

This is why I love Pete Kelly’s work.

@rhbpdrums 5 years ago

It took this man 3 years to make this documentary and 446 people have the nerve to thumb it down. Some people just don't understand. smh

@samuelbrown9574 3 years ago

Dude, I must say, as a fellow historian, this was amazingly well done! BBC should be paying you to produce documentaries.

@daryld4457 5 years ago

Top quality YouTube content like this does not come along often. When it does it reminds me of how lucky we are to have creators such as yourself producing work that far surpasses anything a major TV network can offer in the historical documentary field.

I'd happily pay my BBC licence fee if they were capable of providing me with content like this, but they haven't even come close to making anything on the same level as this masterpiece in recent years.

Thank you for all your hard work and effort in keeping us informed and entertained, it really is very much appreciated.

@cjdewingmlis 2 years ago

This is an amazing documentary about a time period of British history about which I knew nothing. I was riveted for the entire 3.5 hours. A masterpiece.

@theamazingfuzzlord 5 years ago

"in Ireland things were still notably bad"
Pretty much a summary of Irish history

@NathanCassidy721 5 years ago

Three and a half hours of British history.

THAT is dedication.

@nathanthomson1931 5 years ago (edited)

Would love to see videos about:
- the rise of Dal Riata and the expansion of Irish families across Scotland
- the development of the Norse-Gaels of the Hebrides and the Gallowglass warriors
- Wales from post-Rome to Edward I
- the survival of Cornwall and Brittany

@SuperStella1111 3 years ago

This documentary is indescribably good. Absolutely towering. Incredible. What an achievement.

@andycopland3179 3 years ago

I'm British, my wife is American (I went over to the US and pillaged) and we now live in England. She's not academic in nature, but has fallen in love with the history of the British Isles after I've taken her to a few places. The eye opener for her was a tour of Ely Cathedral and Castle Rising in the South East.

Can't wait to show her this.

@history_by_lamplight 4 years ago

This. Was. FANTASTIC.

You took one of the most difficult periods in western history - one where historians know so little - and made a THREE HOUR documentary out of it. You taught me everything*. I seriously barely knew *any of this - and I spent a huge part of my history major on emphasizing in Medieval Studies. I took at least one course on Britain in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages, attended countless lectures, and read who knows how many books, and you blinded me with an entire course (or more) of material that was entirely new to me.

What you set out to do with this documentary was a superhuman effort, and you did it with flawless style. <3 You have a new fan.

@ACrazedGaming 4 years ago

I swear the Brits own the monopoly on gaming, lists and history channels
Like some of the best work I've seen is always from some dude or dudette in the UK