Edward III - English Monarchs Animated History Documentary

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Edward III was king of England for 50 years, man and boy. 1327-1377
He’s the seventh of 14 Plantagenet Kings who ruled from the mid 1100s to the late 1400s.
He’s known as one of the great Kings of the medieval era.
He’s also responsible for starting the Hundred Years War - 116 year long - between England and France - during which he won stunning victories at the Battles of Crécy and Poitiers.
His son and heir - Edward the Black Prince - would die before he could succeed his father.
Instead, in a story that would later inspire William Shakespeare, two of his grandchildren would be crowned, one of them overthrowing the other - an act which would ultimately lead to the Wars of the Roses.
He’s here in our timeline of Kings and Queens, reigning around 650 years ago.
At the time of his birth in November 1312, his father King Edward II had sat on the throne for about five years and things were very going badly for him.
You can find out more in our previous video, but in a nutshell, Edward II humiliated himself on the battlefield - being roundly thrashed by the Scots at Bannockburn.
He also made powerful enemies among the English barons thanks to his possibly homosexual relationships with two noblemen.
His humiliated wife Queen Isabella ran off into the arms of one of the King’s rivals Roger Mortimer. With Mortimer’s help, the Queen raised an army, invaded England, deposed her husband and placed her son on the throne.
Edward III was just 14 when the crown was place on his head and for the first couple of years, Roger Mortimer acted like it was he that was in charge - not the king.
In 1331 when he was 19, Edward had had enough of Mortimer, overthrew him and had him executed.

[@amyrhees6527]

The closest we ever got to an actual King Arthur, almost hard to believe that Edward III was real, what with the great military conquests, the Order of the Garter and the creation of a glittering court of spectacular heroes. Great video as always

[@brendenwright7957]

To add something a little extra to Edward III's military prowess... His famous victory at the Battle of Crecy, also included something not part of this video, in that the battle claimed the life of a King... specifically, King John the Blind, who had been blind for a little over a decade by that point... he was the King of Bohemia ( modern day Czech Republic ) and is today considered a national hero in Luxembourg, where he was also the Count... and his death led to the Ascension of his son, Charles IV... who is considered to have been one of the greatest Holy Roman Emperors.

[@Apollo1989V]

What about Henry VIII’s older brother?

[@asiriperera7735]

Yikes I started this series yesterday and I already reached Edward III today! Great series. Very consise but also informative!

[@iannolon4624]

Can't wait for the next one!

[@mioszmatuszczak1307]

I've come across this channel by doing research for my history classes and I'm staying here. Great content and I like the animations.

[@OzzersOz]

Amazing video as always!

[@eriksebelius6381]

I love these. The delivery and animation are very entertaining. I just wish I was on just a little bit slower RPM.

[@katibarrett8779]

King Edward III is my 16th great-grandfather.

[@TheMegaMammoth]

This is great just wish it was better quality than 1080p

[@johntimmel210]

Thank you from a Yank who finds the history of the English throne absolutely fascinating. It was great connecting what I learned here with episodes of Horrible Histories.

[@lukejolley8354]

Which Shakespeare play are you referring to???

[@warwick936]

Edward III sneaked up Nottingham castles caves known as Mortimers hole and took Mortimer, sent him to London and had him killed! You can see Mortimers hole at Nottingham castle today and go through it!

[@brendenwright7957]

It wasnt the matter of the French "just not allowing" an English king to rule them. It was that the French followed Salic law, which meant that women couldn't inherit the throne, and their descendants were not in line either.

[@MalikF15]

My favorite English King he really was the closest to an actual King Arthur. Also Edward III was not at the Battle of Poitiers it was lead by son the Black Prince.

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

He should have been crowned king of France.

[@maryannlockwood7806]

Does anybody know if Rowan Atkinson got inspiration for black adder from this period of time? I know Blackadder went all the way up to World War I but I believe it started around the time of Edward III’s reign. Thanks for another informative video.🤔👑

[@Angela-en6oh]

Edward lll was described to me as the best king England has ever had - not something I can disagree with.

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[@mikespearwood3914]

Wasn't Longshanks the very first war-like expansionist/invasion king?

[@brendenwright7957]

Probably not the first... but one of the most significant, after all, it was him who conquered Wales.

[@AbdullahKhan-sm1er]

The contemporary on "Tony Blair"

[@nathanielhellman6952]

2:52 no he wasn't. All of Philip IV's sons had living daughters when Charles IV died. Most of them were married and the majority who produced living descendants had sons. Edward III claim was weak and very few nobles in France seriously considered his claim. The choices were Philip VI of Valois and the couple of Joan II (daughter of Louis X) and her husband Philip III of Navarre.

[@thattimestampguy]

Edward III The King who Started The 100 Years War [116 Years Long] 0:19 1346 1356 0:50 Father Edward II was humiliated and lost his wife 1:11 1327 Edward III gains the crown at age 14 1:21 1332 Edward III 1:35 The Order of The Garter, defending dignity 2:23 Edward III raised a nation of warriors, he encouraged all Englishmen to take up archery. Longbowmen. *Edward III, Heir To The French Throne* 2:37 EDWARD III AND HIS LONGBOWMEN CRUSHED THE SCOTTISH! 2:49 The French Rules of Succession should have placed English King Edward III on The French Throne. But The French had no desire of being Ruled by an Englishman. *The Hundred Years War* 2:47 Edward III declared himself King of France. 3:07 Edward III felt he was the rightful heir to The French Throne 3:26 The Battle of Crecy in 1346, Edward's Outnumbered Longbowmen Score a Major Victory against The French. 3:43 Taxes were levied on anyone buying English Wool. *The Black Death of the 1340s* 4:13 1340s THE BLACK PLAGUE DEATH 💀 4:19 Between 30-60% of all of Europe's Population died from this Black Plague. 1346 English Victory at The Battle of Crecy 4:32 1356 Battle of Poitiers, once again, The English Archers gain victory over their French enemies. 4:40 The English captured French King John II. 4:43 Edward III Expanded England's Land Claims to French Lands. 4:50 1376, Edward III's Successor, Edward The Black Prince, died before Edward III, causing trouble for The Line of Succession. 5:02 Edward III's son died in 1376, 1 year before Edward III died. 5:24 Edward III Died in 1377 and was buried at Westminster Abbey. Edward III's 2 Grandsons: Richard & Henry fight The War of The Roses. 4:28 The Peasants Revolt of 1381.

[@crazylizard1889]

Love the Tony Blair slander

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