Henry VI - The Mad King of England Documentary

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[@Fitness4London]

Your documentaries on the kings of England are absolutely fantastic, worth watching several times over given the sheer amount of detail and insight packed into each episode. I'm recommending you to my friends.

[@tonyantoniou9271]

It is very difficult to dislike this merciful non warlike gentleman

[@Fitness4London]

The absolute opposite to his father Henry V.

[@user-hu5iw4lb4x]

That’s a valid point , particularly looking at how we have evolved as people ❤

[@toba802]

Exactly, especially when you consider that it was external influences in the form of events and people that made him go insane.

[@toby099]

He was a terrible king regardless of his pleasant likeable nature.

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

He Practically gave away all of the territory that his father won.

[@dao3740]

He made major contributions in the educational field, which remain and thrive to this day.

[@sirwelch9991]

A King who was placed in a very unforgiving era.

[@mayahdoss7050]

Of all the voice overs from this channel, this guy is the best

[@pk6810]

I've always felt sorry for Henry VI. Not all men are cut out for power. His death was brutal and cruel too.

[@Dan-zp4mt]

How did he get killedid Someone cut him down in the tower

[@pk6810]

@@Dan-zp4mt lots of rumours as to whom dealt the blow but Edward IV ordered it and he was bludgeoned over the head in the tower, some say whilst knelt in prayer but again, rumour. Pretty sad ending though, he was no harm to anyone, just a mentally unwell man who had the misfortune of being a King.

[@wrnchhead76]

He ordered people brutally and cruelly killed. I do not feel sorry for him.

[@domh4201]

@@wrnchhead76 there is definitely a distinction to be made before and after his mental breakdown in 1453. Before, he was quite a brutal and cruel man, opting to try and crush Jack Cade’s rebellion, only to run away when his own men turn on him. After his mental breakdown, he is a wool sack of a man, ignored by his own Queen in her pursuits of power.

[@kitkatthebobcat6556]

@@domh4201 are you saying you felt bad for him or something? He still killed people, even if he had a 'mental breakdown'.. he caused it himself if you ask me, killing people can cause you to be a bit haunted I'm sure.

[@corrietapp3178]

This is a first-rate introduction to an extremely complicated historical period and would be very useful to anyone who is about to undertake a study of Shakespeare's Henry VI plays.

[@masonstauffer5974]

I see him as the best example of a good man who was never cut out to be a great king, due to his own shortcomings and the machinations of those around him.

[@luckyspurs]

Could it not be argued Henry III could go in that category too. Though obviously the way Henry VI died was much sadder and crueler.

[@masonstauffer5974]

@@luckyspurs Yes indeed.

[@GoogleUserOne]

Honestly, I could not even imagine what it must have been like to be a medieval king. Any of them would trade it for a year in 2022 I bet.

[@nathanscarlett4772]

@@GoogleUserOne @Google User with all the bs thats going on, sorry but I highly doubt it. Keep in mind most of us are still peasants just with shiner things.

[@GoogleUserOne]

@@nathanscarlett4772 and that’s the problem. You think this is bad. You realize things like being able to eat as much as you want/ need was an every day fact of life back then. Btw I respect your idea 💡

[@theveteransergeant]

Seems a bit melodramatic to call him the "Mad King." He was prone to bouts of catatonia. When he was lucid, he was remarkably just, merciful, and fascinated more by education and spirituality than the endless wars with the French states that had consumed his father and bankrupted England. Henry VI's mental illness was disastrous for England, but mostly because of the power lust of his uncle, not any real fault of his own.

[@hugiefresh379]

Probably a man AHEAD of his time...Education, generosity, mercy. A very rare combination of attributes in those very dark days.

[@laurenrenee2610]

He was also vary naive of how politics worked in that time

[@WhitneyDahlin]

@@laurenrenee2610 maybe he wasn't tho. Maybe he held his convictions deeply and cared more about sticking to his own strong beliefs and principles than compromising his beliefs in the name of pleasing others.

[@Jim87_36]

Problem is, he was incredibly absent minded and didn't have the spine or mental fortitude to be king. His wife however, would have been a much better ruler. There's SO much that goes into being king other than "do what i say."

[@feliperea3271]

He was actually. He was mentally ill. In a time where the position he occupied was not prepared for accommodating it So much so he caused so much death by being mentally incapable

[@feliperea3271]

@@Jim87_36 it doesn’t matter. As a British citizen. Even today we would not stand by a French queen in place of a legitimate English ruler. That is not a possibility. It’s about patriotism She wasn’t English. And thats one of many reasons why so many English supported the Yorks. For the same feelings held today

[@fionaharland153]

He sounds too kind to be a king in such brutal times. He doesn't sound mad, but as someone else said, is it possible he may have been Aspergers, or PTSD?

[@jpherling]

It seems to me that Henry was not a great king because of he was compassionate toward powerful men who weren't deserving of his compassion - ruthless, power-hungry men who had no compunctions about taking advantage of his good nature. He wasn't nearly as cruel and uncaring as many other English kings whom historians have judged to be better kings than Henry.

[@convictgames3895]

Good people don't make good leaders in cruel worlds

[@realmoftheouroboros8313]

As an Autistic "Asperger" myself with got more extreme as I aged I can only work half days more and my health start to wane like a light flue/cold. Socialising is hard for me looking people in the eyes and personal hygine doesn't come natural the constant having to beware ads to stress and thus effects my negative health. (Dating is somthing i don't do to much stress not worth the hassle) While I am no one special and can highly function the weird brain functions allows some to excel like Einstein. But it sounds to me Henry 6 had a extreme case of Autistic "Asperger" and got tottaly bed ridden when stress became to much.

[@Tomatohater64]

Superb discourse on Henry Vl.

[@OfficalRichardd]

Thank you, for your excellent research and storytelling. I really enjoy the biographies.

[@larrysorenson4789]

Fantastic documentary. Enjoyed every minute.

[@patriciafenwick5846]

He was too kind to be King. I think he had inherited part of Charles VI'S madness, which probably made him easily manipulated by courtiers vying for power. Had Henry V lived longer, the situation would have been different. It was supposed that Charles VI would die before Henry V, hence the Treary of Troyes was in the Lancastrian's best interest, and a victory for Henry V, which had eluded his great grand father Edward III at the Treaty of Bretigny in 1360. But fate intervened, leaving Henry VI a weak and ineffectual king. And although Margaret of Anjou fought tooth and nail for her husband and son, she was a foreigner, and a woman to boot, a woman seen as arrogant and was suspected at one time of working for the French. Her cause was lost almost before it started.

[@taliak23]

I agree about him inheriting Charles madness…. Genetic

[@LeePenn2492]

Very interesting and informative. The Wars of the Roses was a very confusing affair with most seeking to better their positions.. As for Henry VI weakness had no place in medival England or Europe ( Margaret certainly was force to be reckoned with). Been to sandal Castle in Wakefield where then Duke of York had his nut chopped off and Towton field. Very interesting

[@galay7844]

Excellent research and storytelling. The brilliant narration by Gareth Johnson made it alive

[@washubrain]

In fact I'd rather say Henry VI was a controversial king, not fit for the position of the time and not blessed with the character to exercise the power he had. I really like the style of presentation and the tone of the narrator.

[@steveosullivan5262]

Losing to the French started the civil war. Peace, although important can not come with defeat. Without the Beauforts, Henry was vulnerable. His wife filled the void, but it became a nation divided. The woman that interests me, is Margret Beaufort, or Margret Tudor and finally Margret Stanley. Queen mother of Henry VII. What a woman.

[@kateobrien1553]

i was fortunate enough to go to Lady Margaret Hall, named in her honour and am proud of this (albeit very tenuous) connection to such a strong and interesting woman....

[@steveosullivan5262]

@@kateobrien1553 well done!

[@mareniquevanniekerk7864]

He was a kind natured king and a victim of circumstances.

[@patrickmulroney9452]

but he had a great queen french margaret who literally saved his life many times

[@jalight27]

Everytime whwn I look for a vid to fall asleep to peoples profiles is there for me

[@PeopleProfiles]

We're not sure if that's a good thing. 😂

[@Spookys1978]

@@PeopleProfiles LOL. I was thinking the same thing.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

I know what you mean. The voice is very relaxing at night but not boring lol.

[@susanhoneycutt5610]

I rarely fall asleep. I love history and the writing is usually excellent in these documentaries.

[@luckyspurs]

It's noteworthy how the two youngest child kings were both completely overwhelmed by their much more ruthless nobility; Henry III and Henry VI. While the one child king who tried to be ruthless back to his own nobles, Richard II, was himself destroyed by them.

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

Is it possible that these children were deliberately ill equipped by those charged with preparing them for kingship? It was entirely in their interest to have a weak monarch that they could manipulate. It would have been interesting to see what happened with Edward VI if he had lived longer.

[@talirakerouac3248]

I notice many pics of "the White Cliffs of Dover" (which is ironic since I was born and raised in Dover, Ohio!!!!!) and feel VERY privileged to have seen "THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER!!!!!!!💗💗💗💗💗💗🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@Jaggerbush]

21:22 I grew up with this painting of Eleanor Cobham by Edwin Abbey as a Pittsburgher and a young art student. I was memorized by this every weekend. As a young boy, I would get lost in this in my imagination wondering what was going on.

[@JBrodo]

Sounds like we need a People's Profiles on Margaret of Anjou, if it doesn't exist already 😉

[@luckyspurs]

Oh my god, I was literally looking for this video, earlier today. Just watched the Henry V and Edward IV ones. Painfully aware that Henry was the only Plantagenet king missing (not counting Edward V) from the series.

[@wildcolonialman]

Fascinating. Grim but fascinating.

[@lukekeiper9628]

Are you going to cover Edward V? I know he was only king for a very short time and was not even able to rule at all, but I think he is the only Plantagenet king you have not covered yet.

[@rraych1132]

He was made king too early. If his father had lived he would have consolidated the kingdom of France and England, suppressed dissent, and created a stable political environment that his son, however incompetent, could have held together with the aid of his father’s competent advisors. Most unfortunate to have additional centuries of warfare instead of a strong, powerful, united Anglo-French state.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Very interesting

[@medievalhistorybuff]

With Henry being as he was, he didn't stand a chance really.

[@luckyspurs]

It's amazing how France went through almost the exact same thing with Charles VI almost directly before England did with Henry VI. How Henry's father took advantage of Charles and Charles' son took advantage of Henry.

[@medievalhistorybuff]

@@luckyspurs ​ @Daniel Grigg Given Henry was Charles grandson, that was always a possibility once Henry V married Catherine but History's funny like that all the same. Also the regnal years of Henry VI and Charles VII, if you consider him French king from 1422 and not 1429, and Edward IV and Louis XI are strikingly similar.

[@nitawynn9538]

I think Henry was more suited for a role in the church or a university. He didn’t have the temperament of a ruler in those troubled times.

[@richardadkins7334]

Thank you.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Excellent historical coverage by excellent specific channel

[@vivians9392]

It must run in the family!

[@sablewright8053]

He Would have made a wonderful saint, but he was a poor king of England. He should have been a monk in a monastery. This would have suited poor mad Henry much better than the hard life of kingship he had.

[@Mi6AgentSavileMBE.]

The king of the British is pretty insane too.

[@zeldamartin4976]

Henry VI seemed to want the best for his realm but did not how to attain it. He also was ignorant of financial responsibility with self serving advisors. Looks like he was bewildered and a tad cowardly, not a leader.

[@Anakunus]

Okay, nothing in this documentary implicated that Henry VI was ever mad, so I do not understand why this video's title is as it is. The way I see it, he really was an ineffectual king who let too much others make decisions for him. However, he seems to have been quite kind natured as well and in a different time, that feature would have probably been good to him, but unfortunately, not during a civil unrest. Too weak-willed and thus, unfit for the role, but certainly not mad.

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

Henry VI should have been the luckiest man on earth but instead his family and history chewed him up and spat him out😢

[@johnhaydu2627]

I feel like he was doomed from the start.

[@TheTrueMariWho]

I wasn’t wearing my glasses, so the thumbnail looked like Mark Zuckerberg.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

When England really was England medieval Britain

[@ayiza8511]

So he was a indecisive weak king that was politically inept, and easily manipulated. But he made a major contributions to the educational filed. after all Eton is the school for the royalty and Cambridge is a weighty institution. his fate is sad his son killed and in the throes of psychiatric disease. Poor guy

[@kskssxoxskskss2189]

If I had to deal with all this s**t, I'd go mad, too. Amazing he accomplished anything of value.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

An uncle ancestor of my mother’s side of the family and from his half brothers and I’m from Margaret Beaufort and Henry 7

[@mick7even]

Arrested on dubious charges, not put on trial until five days later: found dead. Fascinating!

[@jeffreygroenewald8408]

He is definitely very much more deserving of the subtitle "England's most tragic king" than Richard II.

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

No he don’t; because of him, England lost the hundred year war.

[@jeffreygroenewald8408]

@@DarthDread-oh2ne Each to their own; I don't consider his desire for peace a flaw. The wars with France never achieved anything other than bolstering the egos and reputations of the nobility who won battles, but ultimately whatever was won in one battle was lost in another. Clinging on to embattled fragments of an over-extended Angevin empire may have delighted the English nobility, but it was neither profitable nor sustainable in the long run. They would have been better off negotiating for a smaller, more easily defended foothold on the continent for trade purposes, than constantly dreaming of taking the French throne and trying to hold two fractious 'nations' together. Knowing full well from their own history how seldom the gains on one strong warrior king survived more than a generation or two before being lost by a Regency, a less gifted warrior descendant, or some other twist of dear old fickle fate. The real tragedy of Hemry VI is that he was gifted with a gentle nature, but not a sharp and robust mind to go with it. A virtual death sentence for any leader at any time in history.

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

Henry VI: "I stayed completely silent and deaf like a dead for months" Caligula: "Really? I had *rgies with my sisters since we were 12 years old, made my horse consul and ordered my soldiers to attack the sea and collect shells from the beach..." Henry VI: "You know? I think this is the beginning of a beautiful and lunatic friendship..." Caligula: "Yeah. How about we have a game of cards with Elagabalus and Nebuchadnezzar II? Henry VI: "Cool!"

[@mjinba07]

Well I wouldn't have wanted to be king in that snake's nest of political wrangling, that's for sure.

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

Thanks. I think only Edward V left, but is it even possible to do 60 minute biography of him? 🤔

[@nassauguy48]

Has he ever been up for canonization?

[@charlespawl364]

Why?

[@pk6810]

Henry VII pushed for him to be canonized but I think he died before it came to fruition.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

10:01 So it began.

[@leeholmes9962]

Is it just me or does that picture of the mad king look like Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg

[@admiralbenbow5083]

Saye and Cromer were our x15 and x14 grandfathers. So not a good day for us or indeed daughter/wife and x14 grandma Elizabeth ! Though she did later marry Alexander Iden who caught up with Cade as he made his getaway, so it wasnt all bad news.....

[@davejones3240]

Why are you saying that the Battle of Blore Heath was the first battle of the Wars of the Roses when all other sources say it is the first Battle of St Albans.

[@jpfischer6003]

Who narrates these videos?

[@shojinryori]

Gareth Johnson, according to a comment earlier.

[@PATRICKCHoBEL]

Certainly opposite to that evil thug Henry Vlll.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

The only connection is the name

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

6:38 Those two look REALLY unhappy in their work.

[@floraposteschild4184]

It was set at the time that Charles VII was illegitimate and therefore he was able to escape the Valois curse of insanity. Henry VI, being legitimate, did not.

[@musicstewart9744]

Mob wars. The English edition

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

What is an Almanyack?

[@JonathonMitchell-ig4bv]

The king of the pirate of Britain

[@user-le4yd3dy2n]

The reign of Henry the Sixth, King of England was very, very complicated. He should never have ceded Marine. Maine of all territory!! Maine was an important piece of territory and all because of Margaret of Anjou. She may have been a good wife to Henry but she was a horrible Queen of England. No wonder she was so, so unpopular. I never liked her although she was powerful and apparently loved Henry and he her. But I think she loved him because he was King of England. She was very protective of their son, Edward, Prince of Wales.

[@stuartnicholson8298]

Parliament!!!!! Not Parliumont ya pleb 😂😂😂😂😂😅😊🎉❤

[@dancooke8943]

Parulement

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Like mad sovereign George the 3rd

[@phoenixfats1190]

Henry VI sounds like a decent human being. In some cases very generous king , though a terrible leader.

[@edwardrea8924]

So king herny 2 all the way to liz 1 in unbroken order can't wait to make a playlist of have about 12 hours worth of great content thank you huys

[@derekblair8561]

Derek Blair

[@gelan111]

annoying background music syndrome strikes again. Whose terrible idea was this?

[@lillianmcgrew217]

So 😔 sad history 😢😢😊

[@clifchitwood5205]

Not mad. Just unfortunately inadequate to the demands of being the required warrior King.

[@maryoleary5044]

What is it with the Gloucester creeps?! 😬🤮

[@kittykatz4001]

He looks like Zuckerberg.

[@DM-ot8tn]

Are the portraits AI generated?

[@peterdonoghue2950]

Totally unfit to hold the crown in such an age.A shame

[@mikasa_s_sukasa1537]

What was he mad about? Some one should of sent him some happy thoughts.

[@benediktmorak4409]

interesting history, even for me, being NOT a Brit...

[@jaybobdoodles]

I downvoted your comment because no one cares.

[@morrisseyscat3959]

Alawas better

[@susanhoneycutt5610]

This Henry seems neuro-divergent.

[@-MacCloud-]

He seemed like a weakling. Deserved to be deposed and quickly. Shame he ruled for so long.

[@vassa1972]

Interesting video

[@davidblick2192]

Read the Bible though.

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