A Brief History Of Henry Of Windsor - Henry VI Of England

[@BriefHistoryOfficial]

This one was a challenging one. Hope I was able to reasonably do it justice. As always, thank you for your interest in the channel, and I hope I can continue to create relevant and interesting videos. Cheers!

[@JerzeysFinest]

I think you did a great job and gave a good clear break down of Henry and his lineage.

[@koreyhamel7213]

I assumed it was and thats why it took a little bit more time but I was excited when I seen the new vid pop up and you did a great job thank you for these I look forward to every one.

[@English_Dawn]

The WOTR are generally skimmed over at breakneck pace in official circles. Most English people are probably unaware of Towton despite it sadly being the costliest battle within the country. It was the only time two annointed kings were present if you count Henry VI in nearby York as present. The only time two Commissions of Array had been instituted. Was supposed to have lasted 10 hours and both armies were huge by medieval standards. Some get the 10 hours by probably conflating the two separate battles that made it up with Ferrybridge taking place the previous day into the night. It is called the "English Gettysburg" but is much less acknowled or even recognized. It is surprising how many salient events have been airbrushed out. During the Hundred Years War Henry V's brother John Duke of Bedford gets poor treatment by history. He not only won a major sea-battle against the French but, with the Earl of Salisbury, won a major battle against all the odds at Verneuil, the "Second Agincourt". He also organised the "Parliament of Bats" at Leicester with the two feuding parties of Cardinal Beaufort and his brother Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester in support of his nephew Henry VI. Vendettas became very much part of the WOTR and people often switched sides planned or not during battles, Ludford, Northampton, Empingham, Bosworth. 1st. St. Albans was a small affair often called a "scuffle in a street". Clifford was killed and his son in a blood feud reportedly killed Richard Duke of York's second son Edmund after the battle of Wakefield. Clifford himself being killed returning from Ferrybridge within sight of safety. You allude to how defeated foes were treated, sometimes a Bill of Attainder was passed. This made them a traitor and all their family possessions forfeit too. It became an all or nothing struggle, people had nothing left to lose other than their lives which is a big incentive of it's own. It is surprising therefore how loyal people were, particularly on the Lancastrian side. Most nobles were Lancastrian and it is reported one third of the entire nobility died. Ironically the second costliest battle was to take place nearby at Marston Moor in a later civil war. Must say I am very impressed with your pronunciation of English place-names, some of which can very "tricky" for non-natives. 🙂 As a Lancastrian I am "biased" but credit where credit' is due Edward IV was a superb soldier. 6 foot 4 inches, absolutely huge for the time, on top of that he wore black armour which made him more awesome. It is said however that during a lull in the fighting of Tewkesbury the plucky teenage Edward Prince of Wales, Henry VI's son, fought Edward IV in single combat and gave as good as got until both combatants were pulled apart by their respective factions. Edward Prince of Wales sadly was reportedly killed as you suggest by George Duke of Clarence in cold blood after the battle. During the rout many Lancastrians took sanctuary in the nearby Tewkesbury Abbey. The Yorkists violated sanctuary (surprise, surprise) and there was a lot of bloodshed with the Abbey having to be re-consecrated. Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, is buried in the Nave of the Abbey. Ironically so is the skulls of George Duke of Clarence and his wife Isabel - the eldest daughter of Richard Neville the "Kingmaker". Tewkesbury came under the Clarence estates. If one is in Rouen or Rheims it is worth visting. Rouen in particular, you can see the part of the room were St. Joan of Arc was interrogated and the Donjon were she was imprisoned for a day. Most moving. Sadly when Henry VI has been re-interred his skull still supports hair and there is evidence of blood. So much for Henry "dying of a remorse"! Thanks once more for the video, I can imagine how much research it took, Jack Cade, Suffolk, the whole WOTR. Enough there for a series on their own. Game of Thrones doesn't even come close. To have done so competently and with enthusiasm does you great credit. .

[@robertc2619]

@@English_Dawn 1 annointed king at at the time of the Towton battle and that was Henry VI . Edward IV'S coronation was not till June 28th of that year!

[@lindakay9552]

I've been watching your chanel for a while, and I am always intrigued by your content. But I'm only five minutes into this one, and I think I just fell in love with you! 🥰 I'm a history fanatic, period. I've jumped down so many rabbit holes, I'll never find my way back to present time again. But, I've recently become especially obsessed with my ancestry. I've gone back about ten generations on all my branches. Most of them lead back to an emigrant who left Europe or Germany circa 1700-1800. But my dad's paternal line goes back to a "Richard Edgerton" (Edgarton/ Egerton) Saybrook, Ct., in 1624. His parentage is not known. I've seen that all the males descended from Richard, have repeating first names. You are the ONLY historian I've ever heard, who has talked about name succession. I know his second great grandson married William Bradford's great granddaughter. 🙁 But that hasn't even helped. As "Egerton" was a noble family, I have been desperately hoping that first names will lead me to his father or grandfather. Because assuming we're NOT noble, it is extremely difficult to narrow down "Edgerton birth presumably England, c. 1600 +/-. In summary, thank you for your superior skill at explaining name succession!

[@--enyo--]

Margaret of Anjou is another consort who needs her own video. In the far future when you finish this series I hope we can get one on the partners and consorts like Matilda, Isabella, Margaret etc.

[@colingullberg]

Very well done. One suggestion: update the maps of France as the English slowly lose territory. The same map is used over and over not giving the sense of the catastrophic English losses on the continent.

[@Henry-ms1sl]

Henry V & VI really was completely different to each other. I often wonder if Henry V had lived long enough to see his dreams of being King of England & France would we be one country under one head of state/monarch? Henry VI was really suited more for the clergy. I do love Henry V though and I can't help but think that he would look onto his son with pride with his piety however he'd feel disappointed somewhat too due to his soft demeanor. As always thank you so much for an amazing video mate, I am a massive history lover and learning even more about my favourite royal house is always a pleasure truly mate 😀

[@cathylanders604]

me too

[@bunneybeast]

Great video as always. You are already my favourite youtube historian channel 🙌 I would love to see a Anglo saxon series from Egbert to Harold Godwinson perhaps in the future

[@maricarteodoro5907]

Yes! That would be good.

[@bunneybeast]

@@maricarteodoro5907 or a series on the UK prime ministers and US presidents

[@patriciafenwick5846]

This was brilliant! I've just done a course on the Wars of the Roses, and Henry's reign was discussed at length, and you summed it up perfectly. Thank you

[@tomservo75]

This certainly was awkward. A fight for the crown between the French Dauphin... and his infant nephew! I am glad to see Henry VI portrayed as something other than a drooling idiot.

[@lisaweinmann9245]

I’m currently reading a book based on the life of Cecily Neville, wife of Richard, Duke of York. This video is a perfect companion piece to that!

[@robertc2619]

How so ?

[@julieblackstock8650]

so am I The Thwarted Queen

[@BaneofBots]

Absolutely cannot wait for this series to get to the house of Hanover, possibly the most under-discussed house in English history. Keep the uploads coming mate!

[@michaelsilver253]

Gonna be a minute before we get there though- have a few more Plantagenets, then we got the Welsh kings and then the Scot kings before we hit the wacky German ones

[@BaneofBots]

@@michaelsilver253 welsh kings? I didn’t know the Tudors were welsh lol

[@michaelsilver253]

@@BaneofBots oh yeah- Henry VII's grandpa Owen Tudor started life as Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur.

[@BaneofBots]

@@michaelsilver253 oh, that’s interesting. Thanks for that :)

[@Cate7451]

@@BaneofBots and the Boland were descended from royal welsh.

[@cltracy2921]

I may be in the minority here but Henry VI is one of my favorite kings. Yes, I'm aware of the troubles of his reign, but he seems to have been a genuinely good person. It's unfortunate that he lived in such difficult times.

[@romanticlady8157]

I agree that he was a good person. The problem was his insistence on listening to certain people. If he had simply been more open minded he could have had a good reign.

[@henryvkingofenglandandfran7220]

Yeah being a “good person” but because of being “good” he starts a brutal civil war and loses everything his father had gained. Don’t confuse being a “good person” and being a weak person.

[@crabsy6452]

I feel the same way

[@Cate7451]

@@romanticlady8157 he seems to have been mentally ill, like George the 3rd. Tough times indeed.

[@anthonywarren9885]

Good person doesn't equal good king or being in charge of anything

[@jacobhammock3355]

I am JACKED every time I see a new upload

[@Hurridale]

Starting at 3:21 there is the best description of the War of the Roses lineage I have ever seen! Thank you so much for laying that out so clearly. Very well done! It was so good, I popped over to PayPal to convey my appreciation.

[@mollyb8136]

An hour long Brief history? 😉😉 Loved every minute of it

[@English_Dawn]

Excellent video, a lot to cram in and superbly done. The students of Henry's foundations of Eton College and King's College place lillies at the site of his death on it's anniversary. The Lancastrian cause was kept going to a successful conclusion by two women, both Christian-named Margaret, Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Beaufort.

[@mbgal7758]

I knew this one would be long, so much to cover. I really enjoyed this immensely, I really like the way you don’t present events as fact unless they’re known facts and that you specify that there are differing theories or accounts. So many things I read or watch will just present prevailing theory as known fact without even mentioning that the source might be biased or been written much later. You’re really making some of the best historical content I’ve seen, of course it doesn’t hurt that this series is my favorite topic. Regardless it’s excellent and I’ve been looking forward to the new video each time. Now to wait for Edward of Rouen.

[@Henry-ms1sl]

Yeah definitely considering the court culture of the time, often I ponder if Henry V had lived long enough do you think that he would of loved his son for who he is or do you think he would feel some disappointment due to his soft manner? The house of Lancaster is by far my favourite royal house and I love Henry V, he's a hero to me and in my opinion our best king next to Edward III 😊

[@jonplukehughes2807]

Just found this channel and I’m blown away, my new favourite channel

[@wvmountaingirl1976]

One of Margaret of Anjou please

[@giselematthews7949]

And from here, we get a large part of Game of Thrones.

[@311girl]

Henry VI's reign has to be the most complicated to understand, at least in English history. Endless twists and turns!

[@MsLogjam]

If only Henry 6 could have been allowed to let Margaret run the business side of things while he saw to the religious and philanthropic matters. But a king had to be an alpha or nothing in those days and a woman was supposed to be an omega. So much unhappiness is caused when people are forced into unnatural roles.

[@blugaledoh2669]

That not really the case. While kings were supposed to be powerful it doesn't mean they have to be a alpha. The problem was that Margaret was a French princess and there was disagreement between her and the Yorkist.

[@MsLogjam]

@@blugaledoh2669 In those days, being powerful meant convincing everyone that you were an alpha; times were less civilized and that was what they respected.

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@MsLogjam I don't what you mean. While strength is important, it wasn't the only prerequisites. Saint Louis IX of France was well respect because of his piety and competence but wasn't never an alpha in the usual sense. The problem with Margaret is that she was too control and her husband feeble which her enemy exploited. If her husband was more like Louis or at least shows some competence, she would not have been in trouble.

[@--enyo--]

I hope we can get videos on some of the consorts in the future. Matilda, Isabella, Margaret just off the top of my head.

[@michellebruce5092]

Great history of Henry the sixth. I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon 😀

[@Eamesam]

Your videos are brilliant. I really enjoy this presentation style. Nothing over dramatic, just straight up information.

[@sc6658]

Wonderful work as always. I always get so excited when you post! I’m super excited for when you get to Richard III because he’s one of my favorites and one of the most interesting to me. I’m also super excited for when the Stewarts come up!

[@jamellfoster6029]

I like Edward IV & his brother, Richard III. The Yorkists are my favorites...

[@sc6658]

@@jamellfoster6029 Same! I bought a Yorkist rose sticker to put on my new laptop when it comes in the mail actually.

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@sc6658 and don't forget the York queens and princess- Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York.

[@savagedarksider5934]

@@jamellfoster6029 There should be A TV Series on Richard III.

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@savagedarksider5934 true...

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

A sad and troubled reign. By a man that was struggling with mental health issues inherited from his mother. This was the problem with a monarchy,that England would endure again under the "mad king" George! Henry Vl was a gentle pious soul born in a violent age.

[@pogo9876]

England wasn't the only monarchy with such issues. Mental illness was rampant in all the royals all over Europe. You have to remember, all the "crowned heads" of Europe were all related. From the very beginning all those hundreds of years ago, that's what they've always done. Regardless, of what European country they reigned-Its literally one big (or not so much, genetically) family.

[@METALFREAK03]

@@pogo9876 "all humans are mad, just some hold the madness better than others"

[@JerzeysFinest]

Been waiting for a new episode. This is top notch

[@Bigsteveplayz69420]

Just wondering will you do Edward V and lady Jane grey or not because they had short reigns?

[@BriefHistoryOfficial]

Hello. Edward V yes, and Jane no, not at this time, although I will always leave the door open in the future should I want to go back to do disputed claims. (Empress Matilda, Jane, Cromwell etc)

[@Bigsteveplayz69420]

@@BriefHistoryOfficial Also after English monarchy will you do people or like events in history, and if you do people which monarchy/empire would you do next? Keep up the vids I love them!

[@--enyo--]

That’s a shame. Queen Jane was more interesting than people give credit for.

[@GoogleUserOne]

Never seen a channel level up so fast

[@craigbenz4835]

Thanks for a little expressed perspective.

[@ray101892]

John of gaunt liked to sleep around so the beauforts became a thing. His first legitimate heir, henry bolingbroke had 4 sons so it seems like the line is all but secure but all four sons did NOT like to sleep around so we are left with only henry VI. In the end it was all thanks to two illegitimate bloodlines (tudor and beaufort) that we had the tudor dynasty. What a weird turn of events

[@TheSaltydog07]

Prolific guy, baby-wise.

[@jamellfoster6029]

Beauforts were Plantagenet descendants via John of Gaunt...

[@kkandsims4612]

Once again proving ANYONE CAN BE QUEEN OR KING . By right if conquest if Aliens came tomorrow and defeated us with superior technology and where called king well looks like earth is one big kingdom .

[@lol-tw4is]

Every son born to henry iv, except for Henry V, had illegitimate children.

[@francessmith1549]

Really good video, and beautifully explained. I'm not sure of the degree to which Henry VI was the creator of all the things that went wrong during his reign rather than unlucky to be king at that time. England was never going to hold onto France indefinitely, it was bound to be lost at some point, once Henry V died.

[@rennor3498]

Once the series of English monarchs is completed,will we get one of the French ones too?

[@BriefHistoryOfficial]

Hello. Always a possibility!

[@tai-yomaruno3680]

That sounds like a great idea!!!

[@Qwerty-yp3jq]

Another Great Video!

[@washubrain]

It appears to me that the period of Henry VI rein inadvertently contributed to the establishment of the notion of what we call "civil liberties" and generally speaking to develop the notion of fundamental freedoms. Brilliant presentation!

[@maryharvey724]

I like your maps and labelling. The connections among all the different royal families are hard to keep in order. Thank you for your thorough explanation and well placed graphics. So interesting.

[@hanslund308]

Darn these kings had constant threats and it is almost worse than in game of thrones.

[@wvmountaingirl1976]

I tthinnk it's what game of thrones is based on, the plantagenant part.

[@uzaidgurjee4798]

@@wvmountaingirl1976 the war of the roses is the main plot of game of thrones. House stark vs house Lannister is house York vs house Lancaster.

[@euthman]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@mrmu7ammed1]

Perfect timing

[@graceamerican3558]

So much detail. My goodness. Thank you. Now I’ll have to make a list. 👑

[@heathergarnham9555]

Then Henry VI arrived (waaaa)

[@gerriaustin6967]

You narrative of the kings of the past is the best I've ever seen and heard ..my favorite king is king henery the 5th I wish there was more info on him . Like more on his younger life and exactly what he went through during the removal of the arrow in his face and the times with his father in more detail . It's a shame henery the 6th .., didn't have his father growing up he would have turned out a better and stronger man and king .

[@jamellfoster6029]

Please do Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville & then Elizabeth of York... Thanks...

[@wvmountaingirl1976]

Yes please

[@bkatbamna]

Great video.

[@swhip897]

I'm watching the whole playlist. Love it.

[@julianwilkins1669]

You do great work Thank you

[@reemfathallah622]

Was waiting for the new episode!! Keep up the great work!

[@GaryHalloway48]

Hey bro, I’m not gonna lie to you whatever I get high I just listen to this guys video.😂😂 peace and love, my brother

[@romanticlady8157]

I am a huge fan of Richard, Duke of York but also feel bad for Henry. Every one around him took advantage of him and at some point I think York was trying to let Henry know that he should be his own person. Unfortunately that did not last and York himself took advantage of poor Henry.

[@jamellfoster6029]

True. But Henry got the last laugh when his nephew married Richard's granddaughter...

[@romanticlady8157]

@@jamellfoster6029 well, you could also say that Richard had the last laugh when his granddaughter married Henry's nephew. But I suppose in the end, both kind of won.

[@sophisticated_zombie1120]

Recently found out I am distantly related to him and King Louie 9th of France. So I am trying to figure out how I am related to these gentlemen and to learn more about them in general. I love history!

[@injuredmoth]

I’m here because of Requiem of the rose king

[@wesjenkins5160]

A noble, pun intended, effort. Additional edit and grammer polish might be called for, otherwise highly informative.

[@kkandsims4612]

Margret of Anjou get shit on so hard when any mother would 1000% in that day and this Day do as she did plus she figured wtf could she not rule while her husband was sick and son was young she was good at it they hated her because she was French and a woman and spun around them with her tactics of running England . You would assume having a French queen and a son would help them get more of France

[@andreww4541]

Apparently, at the time the War of the Roses was know as the Cousins War. Now I see why.

[@kevinquist]

boy. and people think life in 2021 is fubar...... they REALLY need to study old England.

[@Wenchework]

Henry the 6 was unfortunate of haveing bad and hated advicers not to mention Queen Margret is also to blame as she misjudged the english

[@shawnastephens1536]

Why couldn't Queen Margaret have been Regent especially when she had a heir to the throne?

[@RafiRizqullah-qn2rb]

yes

[@--enyo--]

I wonder just what the ‘madness’ was?

[@PawelSorinsky]

Paranoid schizophrenia.

[@jamellfoster6029]

Louis XI was the cousin of both Henry VI & Margaret of Anjou & Henry & Margaret were 3rd cousins..

[@malthus101]

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain

[@kevinmartindempsey209]

Out of the 5 Civil Wars to happen on British 🇬🇧 Soil which is the most known about? A= The Anarchy (Empress Matilda 🆚 Stephen) B= The War of Independence (Edward I 🆚 William Wallace) C= Wars of the Roses (Henry VII 🆚 Richard III) D= The War of the 3 Kingdom’s (Charles I 🆚 Oliver Cromwell) E= The Troubles (Margaret Thatcher 🆚 IRA Hunger Striker Bobby Sands) I will answer first by saying Option “D” The War of the 3 Kingdoms

[@draketanner4149]

Slow down on your reading please.

[@owlofminerva2564]

Just kinda wish you could have talked a bit more conversationally, rather than dutifully reading a text. It would then suggest you know the subject without having to refer to notes. I know that you do, but the best historians can tell a tale, rather than read out a history book. Makes it a little more interesting to listen to, as well.

[@malthus101]

"Protector and defender of the Kingdom of England" = watered-down powers, back in the good 'ol days.... 😅

[@PC-lu3zf]

Lional is my ancestor, so my line had a claim LOL

[@craigbenz4835]

Yet another French princess. What could possibly go wrong? ;-)

[@Chris_Quintrell]

32:15

[@janmildenberger5133]

Of Windsor? Lmfas.

[@Oscuros]

02:34 A swath is a line, usually a line of grass left behind a mower. You also use swathing machines in farming to put ha or grass clippings into even bigger swaths to then be gathered up for baling. A swathe is something that envelopes something else in actual English. Because it has an E on the end and in order to not sound like Swath, which is a completely different word, we usually pronounce it differently too. I wish you guys would just speak English instead of whatever that is all the time, it's really distracting.

[@davidcoleman2796]

He was a real F . Up . A disaster.

[@BenState]

ban, 'however ' from your vocab for 12 months.

[@kcbramble]

Sorry, gave up at less than 10 minutes... suffering the two mentions of "UNLCE" in the text tags, as well as 6:37 "...minority government being RAN by", followed by 7:02 "...government was RAN by...". Am I being too picky in grammatical scholarship with the third form of RUN? Should I accept the sloppiness of the text? Won't mention the "better claim" of the Mortimers through the female line..........I'll never know...lost faith

[@bewilderedbrit8928]

Being a bit of a grammar himmler tbh.

[@matthewwhitton5720]

I found this to be a well-produced piece,..visually impressive, and well-narrated,..but ! Woefully chocked with completely objectionable, hackneyed appeals to monarchy as synonymous with terror, murder, and sundry associations with the copious shedding of blood. Very alike to Dan Jones appalling, revolting denunciation of Henry VI ( UNDENIABLY entitled to the inheritance of his fathers crown ) as dismissible and fey, for not being enough of a chav or yob. Why is not palpably clear that a good and decent man was both fully entitled to the throne, and, simultaneously, besieged and enveloped by wretched Yorkist thugs who appear, today ( ironically ), to be kow-towed to as medieval Tarzans ? Where have such people brought us to ? And why are scholarly and sensitive souls such as Henry’s to be dismissed as ‘ the worst ‘ ? Poppycock. For awfulness and villainy one should easily swoop to butchers and lunatics and fanatical zealots along the likes of the repulsive Henry VIII and his Salafi -like son instead..