Best of The History Guy: Weird Biography

I would actually be very involved in history if I had history teachers like this. Thank you for bringing to my late middle-age what I missed in high school

Maybe instead of a hour-long special this man's history should be taught in every school in America he seems to tell it like it is

I have a couple of photographs of my great grandfather who served in the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders as a young volunteer from Scotland. The photos were taken by a photographer who ran a small business in Gibraltar in the 1880’s. In 1881 my grandfather was in Gibraltar on leave before he shipped out to defend the Empire, and he was photographed in the studio of Cavilla & Bruzon, located on Main Street in Gibraltar. He was a dashing young lad of 18 years, wearing his kilt and the rest of his uniform. I would love to find out where his regiment was posted during his career. I know he was back in Scotland by 1889, when my grandmother was born. And that’s my history lesson from my family to the viewers of the History Guy.

This episode was a real treat

There is a pub in the town where I grew up, Chelmsford in Essex, UK. called The Sir Evelyn Wood. I always wondered where the name came from. Chelmsford is about 10 miles from Braintree where he was born.

That Mr. Wood didn't succumb from infection or gangrene is incredible.

...another BRILLIANT COLLECTION of... HISTORY THAT DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED THANKS😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

That Guy Evelin Wood sounds like the Black Knight in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." He'd get his arms and legs cut off and would still be shouting Come back and fight you yellow bastards!" Obviously oblivious to pain. 😂

Brilliant presentation from THG. Thank you from England for continuing to do these. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I'm surprised that Dr. McDowell hasn't been claimed as an Addams'. He sounds like he'd fit in with the fictional macabre family. 😂

I cant stop giggling about woods. What a guy!

Haven't started listening to the story but I'm sure I'll enjoy it because of the constant high quality of HG. One thing I'm obliged to point out since I listen to so much YouTube is the amazing, amazing sound quality of this cast. I listen to a few other casts mostly history since I'm listening at work it's a bit of a pain with background noise but HG is always so easy to listen to because the recording is really excellent!! This convenience puts HG at the very top of History❤❤🎉

Such interesting tales...... wish I had had a history teacher like history guy...😂

What makes Sarah Wilson's story so striking to me is that she flipped the script on the sex and class hierarchies of her time. They probably didn't think a woman could pull off such a sophisticated con, so they weren't expecting it. And when the upper-class people got conned, they'd rather go along with it than admit they were suckered.

Good morning from Ft Worth TX to everyone watching. Stay cool in this heat wave!

These are AMAZING stories. Well done!

I'm not sure if that Wood character was the luckiest or unluckiest man in history 😮 An inspiration to all of us klutzs

Wood at least survived having been the worst klutz I ever heard of. I was laughing so hard at his foibles I had to play that part again.

Just a point of order, the English pronounce the men's name Evelyn with a long e, "Eevelyn". The American pronunciation Evelyn ,with a short e, is used for women's names..

What an amazing crazy man! Riding a giraffe didn't even kill him! Any children of his would have been blessed with rude health, I bet. I love hearing you tell these tales, though. You're good at it.