Danny Dyer Family Tree
One of the purest, most joyous moments of 2017 was finding out he was a direct descendent of King Edward III inLooking genuinely gobsmacked – but gathering his thoughts quickly to announce, “I’m gonna treat myself to a ruff”, the actor could never have guessed that his discovery could lead to him dressing up as a royal huntsman and jousting a giant watermelon with a spear, which is exactly what he’s done for his latest TV show,.Read more:The two-part series sees Dyer trace his bloodline back 800 years. Here are all the historical figures that the EastEnders star finds out he is related to: Rollo the VikingDyer starts almost a millennium ago in 846 AD with Rollo the Viking. He was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, France.
He is sometimes called the first Duke of Normandy. “Love the look of ya, Gramp,” Dyer says, kissing a painting of the fighter.Dyer heads to a small historical village in Sweden to learn how to fight like a Viking and eats like his ancestors: sheep tongue from its skull. William The ConquerorWilliam was Dyer’s 30 times great-grandfather was the man behind the English invasion and 1066’s Battle of Hastings. To get a taste of life in the Norman times, Dyer is taught how to ride horses like his ancestors, and learns the origins of the phrase “eating humble pie” – numble pie, which is made from the intestines of a deer. Dyer – dressed in armour like his 19 x great grandfather Henry Hotspur Percy (Photo: Stephen Perry) King Henry IIHenry II (born 1133 and died 1189), ruled as King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and Lord of Ireland.
He also partially controlled Scotland, Wales and the Duchy of Brittany.Before he was 40 he controlled England, large parts of Wales, the eastern half of Ireland and the western half of France—an area that would later come to be called the Angevin Empire. Dyer gets on board on what life was like in his court. King Louis IXKing Louis IX was canonised by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297, which means Dyer is related to a saint.Medieval historian Dr Emily Guerry tells Dyer in the show: “There are very few saints that aren’t virgins or martyrs, so to have a blood of a saint in your blood is an extraordinary thing.“That blood is sacred blood. It can work miracles in the church.”Dyer replied: “It is, innit? It’s so much to take in.” In an attempt to live like Louis IX for a day Dyer then dresses in a robe, and walks the backstreets of Paris barefoot. King Edward IIIEdward III was the first of Dyer’s regal relatives that he discovered he was related to – the monarch was his 22-times great-grandfather.Born in 1312, he was was King of England and Lord of Ireland and he is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II.
Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. Henry Hotspur PercyDyers’s 19 times great-grandfather was famous medieval knight Henry Hotspur Percy. He was a significant captain during the Anglo-Scottish wars. He later led successive rebellions against Henry IV of England and was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his career. Dyer will learn how to fight like his distant relative. Thomas CromwellHenry VIII’s adviser and fixer Thomas Cromwell was first revealed to be another one of Dyer’s relatives on the original show, Who Do You Think You Are?At the time, Dyer said there was a huge connection between him and Cromwell: “He came from a slum, I come from a slum.
Cromwell left the country at 14, I started acting at 14. He was a self-taught lawyer. I’m a self-taught actor.“Cromwell had two daughters and a son.
I’ve got two daughters and a son. Cromwell wrote his last letter to Henry VIII begging for his life, on 24 July, which is my birthday And I drink in the Anne Boleyn pub.” Danny Dyer: “propa nawty” (Photo: Wall to Wall Media ) Sir John SeymourDyer’s 15-times great grandfather was an English soldier and a courtier who served both Henry VII and Henry VIII.
He is best known as the father of the Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour, and therefore is grandfather of king Edward VI of England.To get closer to his Tudor ancestors, Dyer brushes up on his etiquette, learning to sing and dance just like one of the royal courtiers. And – finally! – Danny gets his hands on a ruff, when his own family, in all their Tudor finery, join him at an Elizabethan sugar banquet.
History fans have complainedSome history fans have complained on social media that if you go that far back in anyone’s family tree, they would be related to royalty. Other have said that the BBC are “dumbing down” with this history show.Dyer responded: “I know there’s been a little bit of bad press around this – from people who haven’t even watched a second of it – about how the BBC is dumbing down history, just because maybe I’ve got a working-class accent or whatever they want to say,” he told the Press Association.“I don’t get it. Judge it after you’ve watched it.”He added: “A lot of people might be bored of that boring history formula, and I think it’s a different way to learn, so I’m going to try to be as funny as much as I possibly can.”.
Who DO they think they are? Danny Dyer's connections to royalty are revealed on the new BBC show - which unearths Amanda Holden and Cheryl's hidden family history.
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Dyer is among ten celebs on new series of Who Do You Think You Are?. The 38-year-old has found connections to royalty on genealogy journey. Other stars featuring include Amanda Holden, Sir Ian McKellen and Cheryl. Holden's past unearthed a daring 19th century cross-Channel romance. Dyer says he wanted to go on the programme to 'freak a few people out'ByPublished: 11:37 BST, 13 July 2016 Updated: 12:06 BST, 13 July 2016.
He's the king of the Queen Vic but EastEnders actor Danny Dyer has apparently unearthed some genuine royal connections after taking part in the latest series of Who Do You Think You Are?The 38-year-old Londoner will join a host of other famous faces including Amanda Holden, Cheryl and Sir Ian McKellen on the 13th series of the popular BBC family tree show.According to telly insiders, Dyer will discover the Queen Vic is not his only link to the monarchy as he uncovers an 'incredible connection to royalty' when the show airs this autumn.Scroll down for video. This summer is all about showing off those shoulders. They're the new erogenous zone don't you know.And earlier this year Cheryl was, of course, on top the trend as she attended the Vogue Magazine 100th anniversary gala dinner wearing this fabulous little black dress by Australian designer Dion Lee.It may look simple but there's a lot more to this chic number than meets the eye and its unusual, roomy cut ensures she's well ahead of the style pack. So why not join her? Click (right) to buy it now from Net-a-Porter or shop our gallery of alternatives below.Whichever you choose we suggest styling it with a pair of strappy sandals as opposed to those bondage style boots chosen by Cheryl. Sometimes less is more ladies.
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