Comments by "Ronin Dave" (@RoninDave) on "Did Henry II Really Murder His Best Friend? | Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | Timeline" video.

  1. Technically in the 12th Century no one spoke English as we think of it today. What is called "old english" is the language of the angles, saxons, with latter mixing of norse and danish from the 9th century onwards. What we speak today is more of a mix of norman french and the earlier mixed language of anglo-saxons and vikings. Anyway, I like that this series doesn't have Henry or Henri II speaking Shakespearian English since such language didn't exist then and Henry was a product of Normandy and Anjou anyway. We have had a long period of Anglicization of history making past kings more English than they ever were to the point where people still think Richard I was a "good English king."
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  2. were you expecting modern french? lol!
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