A Redneck Abroad: Tower of London

£35 to get in here.

Pleaase go online to save the queues, try the Museums. They are free...online just makes it easier

I have never managed to make it into either the Tower of London or the British Museum, despite living in the country for 56 years. Waited in line at both, twice, and the stopped admitting before I made it to the front. I guess it was just not meant to be.

Love this, a texan in the smoke !! This ie good watch, happy new year to you.

Loving your visit already; it's always heart-breaking when a respectful foreigner comes to this country: there's so much to see and you (y'all) always have such little time. If you're still in the UK can I recommend you visit York - one of our lovelier cities.

New subscriber here, thanks for the short, straight to the point videos.
Absolutely no BS
Love it

Great channel
Make sure you go to The Mayflower pub, Rotherhithe south London.
It is from there she set sailed.
Great boozer too.

Cody your welcome in England any time

Some walls in there were built by the Romans, so much older.

Love your take on things. Next time you’re over, come visit Bath. It’s a beautiful city with stunning architecture and only 80 minutes from London by train.

great video,but seem a bit short,have you thought of vlogging? i need mooooorrree.

Sounds like you’re having a lot of fun and learning many new things! Love to see it, keep it up :D

It was the domestic Saxons under King Harold that William the Conqueror defeated. A three weeks before, it had been Harold that had defeated the Vikings, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25, 1066, and then he had to force-march his army down to meet the new threat of William's invasion force, and in what was a close run thing, was defeated at the Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066. It was to prove catastrophic for the Saxon nobility, who were essentially dispossessed of their lands which William used to pay off the Norman barons who had supported him.

There was also a period of what amounted to genocide in the North of England where resistance to William continued for some time in what is called the "Harrying of the North" where he used "scorched earth" tactics to suppress it. There followed mass famine and some contemporary records reveal that as much of 75% of the population either died or relocated elsewhere.

. In the following period, many Norman castles were built, but those weren't for the defence of England; they were primarily their to keep the local Saxon population under control.

Fantastic video! But the video is too short

I'll be watching

Hope you enjoyed our historic sites , did you visit westminster Abbey ? 😊

Welcome to England young man.

Guillaume le Bâtard or William 1st didn't conquer the Vikings. His conquest was ofSaxon England. Technically he was of Nordic ancestry (ergo Norman) . Almost a Viking himself.

The CGI blue sky you created is very impressive.

William the Conqueror defeated the Anglo/Saxons, not the Vikings. Harold Godwinson defeated the Norwegian Vikings at Stamford Bridge in northern England. What you could say is that William the Conqueror defeated an Anglo/Danish army, as the older viking invaders had settled permanently in what was becoming England, or then called Angalond, I believe. William the Conqueror was a murderous butcher and usurper!

Brilliant video. So well narrated, you are a natural. Enjoy your visit.

A British legend is that Britain will fall if the ravens ever leave the Tower. To this end, it's a pub truism that they are hobbled so they cannot fly.

When William the Conqueror had the Tower of London built, he incorporated the remaining Roman walls that were built in 190 - 225 AD

Those ravens are total divas.

Hot Daaahhhmn....Weeee Doggies....Land o Goshen.......Welcome to the home of your colonial masters,hope you have a great time.

Love you positivity mate! Glad you're enjoying my home town so much.

Dont forget Princess Pocahontas is buried in Gravesend her statue is in the churchyard.
You could borrow my Fat Boy to go visit her.

William defeated Saxons, not vikings. Normans were technically vikings as well so pretty ironic

Lived in London for forty years. I was not aware that Tower of London, was once a Zoo.

Nice Cody, history should never be forgotten

Welcome to the UK Brody. So nice to hear your positive views for history and culture.

glad you had a great tri[p, but what's with all the 'THE's? London Bridge, Tower Bridge, London Zoo. the 'THE's are superfluous.

How long you in LDN? If you fancy a free match day at Spurs hit me up. Top stuff, keep it up mate 👍

You know more about the Tower of London than most Londoners probably!

Instant sub!

You're a really great ambassador for your great country, and it's so nice to listen to your melodious voice and accent.

Mr Cody Redneck, you can just call Tower Bridge Tower Bridge, you don’t have to call it The Tower Bridge, it sounds really odd. The Tower of London, perfect. The Tower Bridge? No sir! Anyway, I subscribed, so let’s have some longer videos please!

Good luck.

Oh wow, nice guy…loved the video…I’m a Londoner

An informative, respectful and charming commentary! I’ve just subscribed and look forward to more. 👍🏻

He showed those "Saxons" what for.......not Vikings.
Good vid though mate.

When i was 15 i worked near London Bridge ,unfortunately it was being dismantled and sent to America ,its replacement is a sad joke Despite the notion Ravens are rare they are not we have 3 flying about overhead everyday

Please come to Edinburgh next! I would love to hear your thoughts…and on all of Scotland…waterproofs may be required 😆

You could be a star in travellogs. Would love to see some longer videos!

Great Vid! Wee correction Duke William (the bastard) who built the Tower of London defeated the native anglo saxons and not the vikings. Both nordic germanic peoples but the anglo saxons fought the vikings, they would be offended to be called them hahaha!

I lived in London for 8 years and it's a great city for tourists. A city you can just wander around in and find something interesting. Accommodation isn't the cheapest but I think everything else can be enjoyed at any price range

Welcome mate, tip, it's just called 'Tower Bridge' and 'London Bridge' no 'the' 👍

William the Conqueror deafted King Harold. They were Anglo-Saxons not Vikings. In fact William was a Viking! Norman French were descendants of Vikings who settled in that part of France. Tower of London was built to impose his authority on Londoners. Building castles was the way William imposed his rule on England. Nice video

The Normans where of Viking stock, and in the Battle of Hastings, a third of the army were actually Celts from the region of Brittany?🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👏

Reading all the great comments took longer than watching your video! Cheers from Alabama