John D Ruddy
The History of Ireland in 11 Minutes (Remastered) - Manny Man Does History
Here it is, the remastered version of my original Manny Man Does History video! Enjoy!
John D Ruddy
The Dawn of Middle Earth - Manny Man Does Lore
Find out about the events that shaped the early world of JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth leading to the Awakening of the Elves.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 4: The Hundred Years' War - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Hundred Years War and the very long rivalry between England and France.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 3: The Plantagenets - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the conflicts between England, Scotland, France, and the years leading up to the Hundred Years War.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 2: The Normans - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Norman Conquest of England and whether or not they were all called Norman (spoilers: they weren’t).
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 1: The Anglo-Saxons - Manny Man Does History
Part 1 of the Monarchs of England goes from end of the Roman Empire all the way through the age of the Anglo-Saxons! Enjoy!
John D Ruddy
John Draws Chateau Gaillard
Check out one of the finest castles in Western Europe built by King Richard the Lionheart!
John D Ruddy
Flight of the Earls in 6 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
Find out about one the most important moments in Irish History and indeed the end of an era in the old way of Ireland.
John D Ruddy
Acts of Union in 3 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
What were the Acts of Union? Find out here!
Curated Video
The Most Interesting Man in the World | The Life & Times of Fritz Duquesne
The Most Interesting Man in the World | The Life & Times of Fritz Duquesne
Curated Video
England's Favorite King Liked France Better | The Life & Times of Richard the Lionheart
England's Favorite King Liked France Better | The Life & Times of Richard the Lionheart
Jack Rackam
You Don't Know the Real King Arthur | The Life & Times of Arthur & Lancelot
You Don't Know the Real King Arthur | The Life & Times of Arthur & Lancelot
Curated Video
The Life & Times of Oliver Cromwell... Without Cromwell
You know I had high hopes for Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, I really did. In my head I always sort of lumped him in with Maximilian Robespierre. I thought they were each a forward-thinking guy who leapt into action and spearheaded the...
Curated Video
Why the English Knighted a Convicted Pirate | The Life & Times of Henry Morgan
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Usually when a pirate who's plundered numerous cities and exploded his prisoners is captured he's sent to the gallows, but for one Henry Morgan the guy was knighted by the king and sent back to Jamaica to...
Curated Video
The Life & Times of Queen Elizabeth II
To be honest for the last couple years I’ve been thinking to myself “You know, I should pre-make a video about Lizzie, just in case” but two things always stopped me. First, I thought for sure she’d be writing a letter to herself in 2026...
Curated Video
The Kaiser Played with Fire | The Life & Times of Wihlelm II
Right after World War One was a hell of a time for democracy in Europe, y’know the Great War was a tragedy but on the other end of it look at all these new Republics! Germany’s a Republic now, Austria-Hungary’s split up into independent...
Curated Video
The Fight for Scottish Independence | The Life & Times of Robert the Bruce
March 19, 1286. King Alexander III, whom you might vaguely recall from the Haakon IV video as a king who existed, is dead. His only heir is his three-year-old granddaughter, who was also the daughter of the king of Norway and married to...
Curated Video
How the Dance Floor Changed Feudalism Forever | The Life & Times of Louis XIV
Feudalism was dying. In the age of globe-spanning colonial empires, commercial printing, and the scientific revolution, the idea of a state held together by a myriad of personal arrangements between ruler and nobility was beginning to...
Jack Rackam
There were Actually Three Spanish Armadas
The Spanish Armada was a disaster... so King Philip decided to do it two more times
One Minute History
139 The Battle of Hastings Part 2 - One Minute History
October 14, 1066 - The King of England and the Duke of Normandy meet on the battlefield. The prize to be won; the English crown. King Harold defends the high ground with his infantry in a shield-wall formation. William takes the field...
One Minute History
138 The Battle of Hastings Part 1 - One Minute History
January 1066 - England - When King Edward the Confessor dies without an heir, his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson is crowned King. William, Duke of Normandy and King Hardrada of Norway both lay claim to the throne and begin preparations...
One Minute History
157 Queen Elizabeth II - One Minute History
Before she was Queen Elizabeth II, she was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born on April 21, 1926. She was never supposed to be the queen, but her uncle — King Edward — abdicated in 1936, making her father George VI king. With the outbreak of...
Curated Video
The New England Colonies
This video will discuss the establishment of the New England colonies and early colonial life there.