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Regardless of what the Normans were originally, the only reason the king of England was in France was, well, because he was French, certainly not English.
A character like Richard the Lionheart spoke no English, hated the place, and spent no more than a couple of months there of his entire life. The kings of England became English kings only by default, after Richard's little brother John Lackland got his ass handed to him by the French in 1214.
Most of the French possessions of the king of England was gained from inheritance, for being the successor of the dukes of Aquitane mostly, aside from Normandy. The English kings never actually conquered anything of France. They just inherited big chunks. But that's medieval politics for you.
I would include in that that the English Parliament convened in French until almost the Fifteenth Century, and that technically the King of England was a vassal of the King of France, before the end of the Hundred Years' War.
I would include in that that the English Parliament convened in French until almost the Fifteenth Century, and that technically the King of England was a vassal of the King of France, before the end of the Hundred Years' War.
That statement should be qualified. The King of England as the Duke of Normandy was a vassal of the King of France. That is to say, Normandy was notionally part of France, and the King of England held it from the King of France. The King of England as the King of England was, of course, nobody's vassal.
I just watched some bits on Youtube. Terrible show if you ask me. No added value to the viewer besides laughing at people. The type of show I'd label as "made by the stupid for the stupid".
Sheesh. So if we think the show is ok, now all of a sudden we are stupid?
Some people are just overly critical. If you dont like it fine, but the show isnt that stupid. In fact, as far as gameshows go, its a lot more entertaining than most and it has a nice hook.
Some people are just overly sensitive. If you like it fine, but the show is the type of show I'd label as "made by the stupid for the stupid". In fact, as far as target-audiences go, some shows appeal to more groups of audiences than the target-audience. Not all people watching children's programme are children and not all people watching women's programme's are women.
Yeah, I've seen a few episodes and can usually get every question. The last episode I saw, a guy went all the way to the last question, which was "What country has the longest border with Russia?"
It being a world geography question, he settled for the half-million rather than going for the question. Good thing too, he and his (also MENSA) wife both would have gotten it wrong, probably because the answer was different when they were in 5th grade.
Spoiler:
He (and I ) answered China, it is actually Kazakhstan.
Yeah, I've seen a few episodes and can usually get every question. The last episode I saw, a guy went all the way to the last question, which was "What country has the longest border with Russia?"
It being a world geography question, he settled for the half-million rather than going for the question. Good thing too, he and his (also MENSA) wife both would have gotten it wrong, probably because the answer was different when they were in 5th grade.
Spoiler:
He (and I ) answered China, it is actually Kazakhstan.
Yeah, you and everyone else that learned world geography post-USSR/1991. That year I was taking a political science course on the USSR and the textbooks were being obsoleted as the semester went along.
It often shows how protectionist US's education is, especially in terms of history and geography.
I remember one time when the question was "from which city did the first trans-atlantic flight, which arrived in New-York, departed from"
... The guy answered Boston.... Boston!!!! And worst, you could see all of his family holding hands and really hoping he would get it right.... none of them seemed to notice how impossible that was.
And even worst, the kid answered Washington.
And even even worst, the host, after several seconds of waiting, asked them if they knew what "trans-atlantic" meant, and he answered "of course".
And that other time when I guy who had minored in world history answered that a certain pharao had lived in 900 A.D...... What the hell do you guys learn in world history?
It often shows how protectionist US's education is, especially in terms of history and geography.
I remember one time when the question was "from which city did the first trans-atlantic flight, which arrived in New-York, departed from"
... The guy answered Boston.... Boston!!!! And worst, you could see all of his family holding hands and really hoping he would get it right.... none of them seemed to notice how impossible that was.
And even worst, the kid answered Washington.
And even even worst, the host, after several seconds of waiting, asked them if they knew what "trans-atlantic" meant, and he answered "of course".
And that other time when I guy who had minored in world history answered that a certain pharao had lived in 900 A.D...... What the hell do you guys learn in world history?
Heh.. That's the only episode of this show I've ever seen.
The transatlantic part of it was just painful to watch. Then it got even worse when somebody was asked when the pyramids were built...
The 3 possible answers were 1400BC, 300BC (i think), and 1400AD. The first thing the guy says is: "Well, it can't possibly be 1400BC, so we're left with two possible answers"
He was pretty sure of himself and guessed 1400AD.
I was cringing; it was so hard to watch.
They must pick idiots on purpose ... it was entertaining to watch, but those 2 things.. I just couldn't watch it without cringing uncontrollably. It'd be like someone guessing "orange" to "What is 2+2?"
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That year I was taking a political science course on the USSR and the textbooks were being obsoleted as the semester went along.
) answered China, it is actually Kazakhstan.
