Arundel Castle - Empress Matilda's Fight for the Throne of England (Part 1)

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On eve December 1 Matildas father, Henry I died. Matilda was his only legitimate heir. In this time in history in the early 1100s a female had never been the heir to the throne of England before. When Stephen heard of his uncle's death He quickly boarded a ship and the moment he set foot on English soil he road as fast as he could 80 miles to London.
After being welcomed with open arms in London he again made haste to the great and important city of Winchester where his brother was the bishop. Stephen seized control of the treasury, quickly summoned the Archbishop of Canterbury and had himself crowned king. Stephen had stolen the crown.
It was an ultimate move in the game of thrones. On September 30, 1139 - a few months shy of 4 years after her father died Matilda boarded a small ship for Arundel Castle. She left her three sons and her husband in Normandy to fight for what her father had passed down to her: the throne of England. The fight for the throne between Stephen of Blois and Empress Matilda would last 18 years and would be known as teh war called The Anarchy. The storyline might sound a lot like House of the Dragon- but this history is real.
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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress history presenter, and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom, and most recently Ghostbusters.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from UCLA and a PSD from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love for history, castles and photography together.

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@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

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@Eva-vv2ln 3 ай бұрын

Empress Matilda doesn’t get talked about enough. An amazing woman! I hope you’ll be doing more on her! Loved this!

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Agree!! Love her! Yes! There will be several more episodes about her. 💚

@PsychicMediumJoVon 3 ай бұрын

Evelyn you making me wanna go back to college to study history

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Let’s go together!! We be the noisy back row in class!

@r.m.burthom-paranormalwrit3260 3 ай бұрын

Such an amazing story. Bravo to Empress Matilda for fighting for what was rightfully her's. Great video, Evelyn.

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Thank you friend! She was amazing wasn’t she?!

@MrsSajberry3 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing a story on Empress Matilda. She really was a formidable woman.

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Agree!! More episodes about her to come!!

@honeybeeisme 3 ай бұрын

Just discovered you a few days ago… and I simply cannot stop watching & rewatching your videos! The video, the history, the music… and your OUTSTANDING voice!!! Thank you for sharing this with the world! You are a TALENT! ❤️❤️❤️

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Ohhhh yay! Thank you so much!! So so glad you found me!! So happy to have you!

@jragonheart 3 ай бұрын

I am SOOOOO happy to have discovered you from Tiktok. Now us fans of your work can deep dive into your youtube?! This is what the history channel used to feel like while watching with my dad. Thank you for your powerful approach to teaching history!

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰 so glad you found me tooooo! Do you like the horizontal or vertical medium better? I’m trying to make everything horizontal here and everything vertical there. 💚💚💚

@jragonheart 3 ай бұрын

@@EvelynEdwards great question! KZbin’s horizontal videos feel more cinematic and good for long form content. I feel like overall it’s a better way to learn to absorb, but the vertical that we have on social media makes it very easy. It’s more convenient. In short, one is steak and the other is shrimp!

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

@@jragonheart hahah! So truly! And both so high in protein! 😉💚

@kevinpoole6122 3 ай бұрын

Evelyn, if I may, your skill at storytelling, with your voice (so essential to the art), combined with your scholarly ability to condense extremely complex historical machinations in such short order is nothing short of genius! I’m working my way through your oeuvre with such guilty delight, rather like a decadent amuse bouche. 😘 Merci!

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Ohhhh friend! You are so so kind!! Thank you SOOOOOO much! Merci merci beaucoup 💚🙏🏻

@InfiniteSoul91 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos. They're full of suspence and intrigue, devious behaviour, a complete lack of values on the part of the parasitic elites. A bit like today huh?!

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

😂 some things span the centuries! 😁😉🏰💚

@KellyfromMemphis 3 ай бұрын

Amazing story telling… 🤗

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Thaaaaaank you Kelly!! 💚🙏🏻🏰

@Daniii.S 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love when you give us Empress Matilda history. 💜 wonderful video as always friend. 💜💜💜

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

💚💚💚💚🙏🏻

@lorijones3089 3 ай бұрын

Another great video 🥰

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed!!

@sixeses 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Evelyn. This is such a good story, the kind that makes history interesting. I wonder how well Stephen and Matilda knew each other.

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

They were kinsmen. She left when she was quite young. But he and his family was a large presence at court. They definitely got to know each other over the next decade and a half as rivals.

@antonylawrence7266 3 ай бұрын

Hard story, will there be a part 2, and how come Arundel was spared from the Cromwellites ?

@EvelynEdwards 3 ай бұрын

There will be many parts. 💚 Arundel is actually still owned by the Duke of Norfolk- the highest ranking peer in the peerage of England. That’s got a big part to do with why.