King Edward IV was a powerful ruler and a noble knight. Standing at 6 feet 4 inches tall King Edward IV is among the tallest British Monarch to date. When fully clad in armor King Edward IV stood at 6 feet 7 inches tall, an exceptional height for any man, especially of that time.
@alpacinoravidutt2 жыл бұрын
Not a king but son of a king. Lionel of Antwerp was 7 feet tall. He was a direct ancestor of Edward. So you see where he gets his height from. John of Ghent was also 6'4
@charitycaldwell98302 жыл бұрын
king Henry the eighth also was very tall..well over 6 foot
@chocho80362 жыл бұрын
the Plantagenets were crazy tall... and strong athletic build Lionel of Antwerp as mentioned earlier, no one suspected that he would die quite young with his crazy vigorous physique and height ( i always suspected he was poisoned at his wedding feasts in Italy ) Edward I Longshanks, over 6 ft also Edward II at least six feet Edward III was almost "short " at under 6 ft it's not surprising that Elizabeth I, daughter to Henry VIII, was strong and healthy surviving prison
@keithf_2 жыл бұрын
6 foot 4 ? Blimey ... back in 1470 he would surely have been Champion of Champions in WWE
@keithf_2 жыл бұрын
@@chocho8036 ... and don't forget too that William The Conqueror was over 6 feet tall, when most of the combatants at the Battle of Hastings weren't much taller than 5 foot !
@newyardleysinclair9960 Жыл бұрын
I've been an avid reader of history but it's cool to see historians like Dan Jones making history approachable for all. I think some get turned off by the stuffiness of how history has been presented in the past. I never understood how anyone could consider history as boring. Boring? It has everything. History is everywhere because everything has one.
@Ian-mj4pt Жыл бұрын
And teachers droning on about dates etc. When most history teachers I had did the same except for one who made it interesting
@kaneanderson8626 Жыл бұрын
History has always been my top subject over anything else. That's one of my gripes about David Starkey, the subjects he talks about, I'm interested in but his Cambridge jargon, mannerisms and speech patterns switch me off. Jones, Snow & Lipscomb; even Tony Robinson has done some docs that are interesting as well. they offer a gateway into history that makes it fun and as you say accessible.
@Miss_Meee Жыл бұрын
I've found the Starz series' on the Queens to be both intelligently presented and damned entertaining!
@xavisanchez7522 Жыл бұрын
Let me remind you real history is completely different as these narrators are explaining to us
@reemomar1758Ай бұрын
Actually history is much more better than present
@Jackaljkljkl4 жыл бұрын
The actor who plays Henry VI is brilliant at being gormless.
@huberticusrex3 жыл бұрын
I saw a little gorm
@katharper6552 жыл бұрын
To GORM...or NOT to gorm? That is the question!
@chrisrubin644510 ай бұрын
@@huberticusrex when?
@cameronhesketh68147 ай бұрын
Yet there's no evidence he was like that.
@Nellsbells794 ай бұрын
Gormless! My favorite British word
@LukeSilverstar10002 жыл бұрын
This is the best explanation of Warwick’s role in history that I’ve ever heard. I never really understood how he factored into everything fully until now. Well done.
@Rockhoundingcolorado2 жыл бұрын
Warwick was the richest man in england, he owned more castles had more knights, owned all the beef. His problem was, it was all in Domesday. The king owed him, money as well as everyone else. There is a story of Warwick and his 600 knights in full colors, riding to my grandfathers castle, who was a cousin of Warwick. It describes the event of Entrance. It also describes them discussing politics of the day, about a mad king and a boy king, and even Warwick's own line to the thrown.. He had a bigger army than the king, And the first the law that was created after they lopped of his head, was no one can have a larger army than the king!
@HeedfulHistory2 жыл бұрын
@@Rockhoundingcolorado Who's your grandfather
@Rockhoundingcolorado2 жыл бұрын
@@HeedfulHistory Some lord. Have you never read that story? Could have been Beaumont, Beaufort, SOMERSET MAYBE, Beauchamp, I think john Beauchamp of 1605, had shares in the virginia company. Both are sir names. See A lot of my lines go to warwick, And those people came to america after Warwick and Richard were killed. Minor cousins related to each other, and both richard and Warwick. And I think that is why the king had spys in jamestown. They think they found one, who was secretly a priest. But I think he was secretly a york.If you check the lineages of the high ranking leaders. I bet they have lines To warwick. Because he was a catholic. And catholic reliquarys are been found in high ranking burials at jamestown. I would love to see a dna study on it. I will try and find that document, It's just one of many many people like that. My family was here in 1640. And all my lines are very early. Abraham Bledsoe, and his line settled 5 states? Most famous, Issac and Anthony Bledsoe.
@Rockhoundingcolorado2 жыл бұрын
@@HeedfulHistory If you have read that story, it tells his name in that rendition of the events. Baron someone. Very interesting story though. I have read the document, but not sure were now, I will try to google some phrases?
@Rockhoundingcolorado2 жыл бұрын
@@HeedfulHistory Yeah I just peeked at it, See I am related to Anne, his wife. Beauchamp.
@LilyGrace95 Жыл бұрын
"Elizabeth Woodville was basically a chav" is a line that perfectly sums up why I love Dan Jones 😂
@JustJesstheMess9 ай бұрын
I'm American, so I had to Google that word 😂 Glad I did
@Lucian666429 ай бұрын
@JustJesstheMess just look up lee nelson
@RobertStewart-i3m8 ай бұрын
LoL I looked it up too! Wow that's crazy
@mspionage17438 ай бұрын
So "Chav" is the old English way of calling a Thot a Thot. Time changes, nothing changes lol.
@theresagwhite31756 ай бұрын
Not really. Her mother was a member of the House of Luxembourg, who had been married to John Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford before secretly marrying Squire Woodville after Bedford's death. Elizabeth was also descended from King John of England through his youngest daughter Eleanor.
@roolenoir31834 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how nervous 😬 Edward was when he told Warwick he was married to Elizabeth? No wonder he said it in front of the whole court cuz he knew Warwick would not disrespect him.
@susanfalconedaquino36233 жыл бұрын
Disrespect? He's lucky Warwick didn't kill him!
@roolenoir31833 жыл бұрын
@@susanfalconedaquino3623 Very true ! Warwick was a badass for real.
@lisakaz353 жыл бұрын
I want to know why tf he didn't tell Warwick long beforehand. He hung Warwick out to dry with pointless "negotiations." How do they not talk to each other about something like that?
@roolenoir31833 жыл бұрын
@@lisakaz35 well I’m thinking that he was going with “ if I wait until the deed is done he can’t stop me” thinking of nearly every one ever under the age of 25 or so .
@lisakaz353 жыл бұрын
@@roolenoir3183 That's really immature of a king, but is possible. Ya gotta wonder about "he can't stop me." Warwick couldn't but maybe you don't undercut the guy who got you your crown in favor of those who "backed the wrong guy." Feels like an unforced error and a costly one at that. It wasn't mentioned here but I believe his brother Richard also married a daughter of Warwick, too. Methinks Edward undercut his family and allies in the name of appeasement. Lots of misery followed.
@hihi-nm3uy2 жыл бұрын
i absolutely LOVE how when he finishes his sentences, he just glares at the camera, as though he wants to take a bite out of you
@vickywitton1008 Жыл бұрын
Watch him on Roman roads, you get to see his tattoos on that series
@carausiuscaesar56723 жыл бұрын
Today Warwick would give an interview on Oprah trash talking Edward IV.
@horminmangfi56533 жыл бұрын
I would pay to see that
@jessicasarahliddell88833 жыл бұрын
@@horminmangfi5653 😂 me too
@celeste31003 жыл бұрын
Nah, Jerry Springer. Then Edward come out and everyone would start cheering "JERRY! JERRY!" and they'd start fighting.
@katharper6552 жыл бұрын
BOY! Ain't THAT the bloody truth! Apparently the quickest way to SHRED a member of the Royal Family is to whine and moan in an interview with OPRAH!!
@mollyhendricks74452 жыл бұрын
The accuracy of this comment 😂
@debmoadd4 жыл бұрын
Warwick is one of the best examples of why oaths of fealty/loyalty were useless, even dangerous. These royals spend a great deal of time pledging alliances, but it seems that these oaths were just preludes for betrayal. One Tudor ruler learned this lesson well in childhood: Elizabeth I, the greatest monarch in British history. She kept everyone guessing as to whom she did or did not support, and by doing so, maintained control of her court by confusion- then when faced with the Armada, everyone was united, not divided into sparring factions. There were, of course, attempts to remove Elizabeth, but she changed her "favorites" so often that it was hard to tell who to align with or not.The Plantagenets are fascinating, but their reigns seem chockfull of rebellions, civil wars, schemes to overthrow-all by people who had sworn on their eternal souls to be loyal. If someone promised to support a monarch, that monarch better start sharpening the swords. Poor Henry VI seems the only sympathetic character because he was too disabled to practice the art of deceit and was not driven by relentless ambition.
@Jobi. Жыл бұрын
True, he wasn’t cut out to be a king, he was more of a church or scholar type guy, and he was never thought the stuff of kingship
@catlover4319 Жыл бұрын
The one person i just feel so bad for is henry. man didnt ask to be king
@eodyn710 ай бұрын
lol she was not the greatest monarch in British history.
@creepycrawlers6950Ай бұрын
@@eodyn7 she was definately one of the top monarchs w/o a doubt
@joesteers19404 жыл бұрын
The crucial thing really was that Warwick managed to get the European banks on side, securing financial backing by assuring them that a Yorkist regime would be much more open for business ... the Lancastrian regime was very unpopular with the merchants in London and the Low Countries. Also the Yorkists held the Calais outpost and essentially Dublin/Ireland which provided them with safe heavens in case of retreats (Ludford Bridge for example) and simultaneously a springboard from which to launch invasions anywhere into England and/or Wales. Warwick was the true genius. Though rather hit and miss when it came to military strategy he was an absolute master of propaganda and stirring descent. After 1461 he held the north of England for Edward and drove the Scots back with a huge raid which in-turn forced them to abandon support of Henry VI and Queen Margaret. It’s only because Edward IV was the martial genius of his day that he managed to square up to a man like Warwick and win. The House of York then imploded under the weight of its own ambition. George was too jealous and greedy and lost his life as a result. Richard, for what ever reason , decided to take the crown from his nephews thus alienating many of those loyal to the House of York. Half of his army just stood by and watched as the Battle of Bosworth unfolded. The Percy’s would only back Richard if the Stanley’s did so. The memory of Edward IV’s later reign certainly lasted though.. Henry VII basically picked up from where he had left off in 1483, employing many of the same men that had worked for Edward. The early Tudor regime basically copied nearly every aspect of Edwards kingship.. though with some subtle but crucial differences.
@utuberhoda2 жыл бұрын
Joe Steers--wow! Thanks for that!
@zaker7212 жыл бұрын
I love Warwick. He would be unstoppable in the PR world now. A true master of image and spin.
@Peter-ni5ou2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!
@Rockhoundingcolorado2 жыл бұрын
Warwick was the richest man in england, he owned more castles had more knights, owned all the beef. His problem was, it was all in Domesday. The king owed him, money as well as everyone else. There is a story of Warwick and his 600 knights in full colors, riding to my grandfathers castle, who was a cousin of Warwick. It describes the event of Entrance. It also describes them discussing politics of the day, about a mad king and a boy king, and even Warwick's own line to the thrown.. He had a bigger army than the king, And the first the law that was created after they lopped of his head, was no one can have a larger army than the king!
@deedeedodo80922 жыл бұрын
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@paulleverton9569 Жыл бұрын
I was raised in a village 7 miles away from the remains of Sandal Castle (Battle of Wakefield, 1460) and 6 miles away from the remains of Pontefract Castle. But 17 miles south is a castle that is still awe inspiring to see - Conisbrough Castle. The best castle I ever saw is Alnwick Castle, 150 miles north in Northumbria. And it's reopening on 31st March after renovations.
@lolamontez7782 Жыл бұрын
That's amazing. Whati wouldn't do to see a castle in real life.
@sasistasquad6105 Жыл бұрын
Dan presents our historical moments so well and easy to watch Love his docu series it’s very entertaining
@debmoadd4 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth played the "oldest trick in the book" by "playing hard. to get"? The implication is somehow that Elizabeth was somehow being devious or crafty by insisting on marriage before sex. Good grief, the only value of royal women at the time is their virginity and their ability to give birth to males, which, as we now know, is not even within her power in term of chromosomes. Should we we judge her as deceitful because she employs her only worth to have some control over her life? That's not "the oldest trick." It's the ONLY trick.
@brontewcat4 жыл бұрын
It is ironic that women then lost their reputations if they were two easy, and then criticised if they held out.
@joseaustin26924 жыл бұрын
Since she had two sons King Edward probably thought that she was a boy maker there for a male heir was next to come. As they would say way back in the days she was a proven breeder
@ajvanmarle4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. That was complete BS. Let's face it. She was a destitute widow. If Edward had wanted her for a mistress, she would have had zero choices. In fact, she probably would have been grateful for the opportunity, for it would have been better than starving to death. For that matter, nothing would have stopped him from just taking whatever he wanted. The fact that he married her shows that he had a clear plan in mind.
@lindatimmons36754 жыл бұрын
,she was a widow and just really her land back for herself and her 2 sons and guess the only way she could get it was that way. 🤗 . Margaret Beaufort did a lot of tjings to get her illegitimate son, Henry Tudor ...aka Henry 7th.... on the throne. A woman had to do what a woman had to do 😉😉
@brontewcat4 жыл бұрын
@@lindatimmons3675 Henry VII was not illegitimate. One of Margaret Beaufort’s ancestors were born illegitimate, but were later legitimatised. BTW when her ancestors were first legitimatised (by both Parliament and the Pope) - there was NO bar placed against them inheriting the throne.
@skyqueen11484 жыл бұрын
"Elizabeths 20 year old brother John, is married to the 65 year old Countess of Oxford. Its all very unsavory"! LOL.
@dorothypozi5434 жыл бұрын
I thought she was 85 years old.
@thekingslady14 жыл бұрын
That part got me too😅
@charlinethom16244 жыл бұрын
Poor lad. 😂
@dorothypozi5434 жыл бұрын
@@charlinethom1624 I wouldn't say so. Just how many years of "married bliss" would he have with her? 😉
@charlinethom16244 жыл бұрын
@@dorothypozi543 Given how young he was I'm sure it was one to many either way. lol
@dianadominguez32364 жыл бұрын
Had Richard and George remained loyal to their brother, the Yorks could have built a powerful and long lasting dynasty
@michaelochido32444 жыл бұрын
From Kenya....true theres a new book on the three York brothers.."a royal tragedy...the brothers york.".....if they had stuck together,they could have ruled the known world.however,there were so many rivalries,treachery,lust for power during the war of the roses....It almost makes" game of thrones" seem like a sunday picnic!
@whiterider14144 жыл бұрын
Yes BUT pretty girls get bored of monotony (i.e. men who are bestowed with delusions of grandeur but are in actuality beta-males that are insecure about their real power) are on full display for us on this well narrated and intriguing BBC Documentary! - JOHNNY OF G-TOWN
@idontgiveafaboutyou4 жыл бұрын
Richard was loyal, George wasn’t
@idontgiveafaboutyou4 жыл бұрын
Johnny Walter huh
@brontewcat4 жыл бұрын
Alex But not matter how loyal Richard was during Edward’s life he betrayed him after Edward died 1 by taking the throne, and 2 failing to protect his son. The princes disappeared on Richard’s watch, and think they were murdered at Richard’s command. I went through a phase of thinking Richard didn’t kill them, but after reading more I think their deaths were Richard’s responsibility.
@dbradley34 жыл бұрын
Why is this Advertisement Documentary constantly being interrupted about all this history stuff?
@perfectlypurepinkpompompan34674 жыл бұрын
ahem.... adblockplus.... it WORKS.
@irishutka4 жыл бұрын
dbr@dley3 I actually paused this video to install an Adblock 😂
@rissyrose36614 жыл бұрын
Lol
@D-No9744 жыл бұрын
🤣‼️Brilliant ‼️
@paullambert87014 жыл бұрын
You need to get ProgrammeBlock and that will fix all that.
@lucysnowe312 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I discovered Dan Jones! Wish I'd known about him sooner. LOVE his work!
@graceamerican35582 жыл бұрын
He used to do a history program with his father. Those were equally as good. Especially his ‘moving’ display boards. 😅
@dekae2631 Жыл бұрын
The sooner you start penance, the sooner you find Dan. Now walk with Dan, hand in hand. Amen.
@amanda0683 Жыл бұрын
@@graceamerican3558 which program was that?
@graceamerican3558 Жыл бұрын
@@amanda0683 I’ll have to find out the name. I’ll get back to you.
@aspenrebel2 ай бұрын
You better watch out with this Dan Jones, he may have ambitions of his own. Chuck and William better keep an eye on this guy. King Dan I ..... hummm????
@pszczolka80 Жыл бұрын
This series is amazing. I've heard so many references to this era and know how it played into important events later on, but never really knew the detail. This is a very engaging, thorough and accessible explanation.
@nycot1074 жыл бұрын
I kinda feel sorry for Henry, who seems to have suffered from some form of psychiatric condition. He did not make a good king, no, but that wasn't because he was a bad person, if anything he was probably too nice, too peaceful. He did not like violence and was described as being shy and pious. Warwick took advantage of him, tried to make him king again when he knew full well that it would only end in disaster for Henry yet again. Warwick did not care for Henry or whether he wanted the throne back or not, all he cared about was getting back at Edward.
@sorangjung8140 Жыл бұрын
It’s now believed that he suffered from porphyria through his mother Katherine of Valois later affecting English and Scottish monarchs
@catdairy367 Жыл бұрын
People who don’t like violence caused most violence
@makeupboss35688 ай бұрын
These get better every time. These families are crazy .
@crazylifeofcvm6595 Жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for Henry he really was brought into the battle for no other reason then someone else’s cause. He really never wanted to be king and was ok with letting Edward lead he was a unfortunate pawn once again
@KimberlyPatton-x1n4 ай бұрын
Yes,and even more sad when you consider what a warrior and brave king his father was(Henry V). Edward seems to have had a logical and heart lead position towards his kingship.
@michellel564 Жыл бұрын
So we're going to persecute Elizabeth for not sleeping with the king before they were married but then we're going to turn around and persecute her for sleeping with him before she's married. Women were damned if they did and damned if they didn't back then.
@Geekeric4 жыл бұрын
If I wanted this many ads I would watch television.
@Brind-amour4 жыл бұрын
You can fast forward and back several times and the yellow dots will disappear.
@angelsinger45744 жыл бұрын
Get either Adblock or KZbin Premium. Problem solved.
@debmoadd4 жыл бұрын
@@angelsinger4574 If one can afford Premium, it is truly worth it.
@petraskvarc3173 жыл бұрын
@@debmoadd see i hesitated for a few months as well since it’s like £15🙄but then i weighed it against those who have netflix, spotify and similar which surely comes to about the same and I watch so much of it
@lauralaladarling37753 жыл бұрын
You can pay a small amount to remove adverts.
@charlottelouise23444 жыл бұрын
Warwick is a mixture of roose Bolton and tywin lannister Edward is the mixture of robert baratheon and rob stark
@OryxArya4 жыл бұрын
Jon Arryn could also have elements of Warwick as well
@sassylillady17402 жыл бұрын
That is pretty much who G.R.R.M your half right. Rob stark and was Edward in his prime and the fat drunk king Robert was based off Edward in is later years. He was a womanizer and a drunk and a glutton that gained alot of weight. And the mad king is based off King Henry 6th. And Danny the dragon queen is Henry (7th) Tuder his flag for Wales had a dragon on it.. hence why she was the dragon queen only her character was based off a man. And so on and so on. You can search the real life game of thrones and it will tell you who in the show was based off in real life.
@keithf_2 жыл бұрын
Mmmm I see it another way. GOT is just a pastiche of Tolkein mixed with Medieval English history.
@DaisiesInMercury4 жыл бұрын
I've been literally watching this whole "Britains Bloody Crown" Series for 5 hours! I obviously have no life.🙄
@adbc1f724 жыл бұрын
Wizard Gato 93 But it’s sooo good. I’m doing the same thing now!!!
@annfeeney16624 жыл бұрын
Is that a BBC series only in UK,? I’m in America . I’m fascinated with British history .
@MartinGonzalez-ki8kn4 жыл бұрын
And that was just the adverts.
@jeanroeder55344 жыл бұрын
That’s what a pandemic will do for us
@rosered68764 жыл бұрын
Same
@LightAngelEmilyx34 жыл бұрын
PSA: In order to reduce the number of ads or get rid of them completely go to the end of the video and hit replay. (A simple ad block will work as well)
@tywyatt22284 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@ramtron17754 жыл бұрын
You magnificent SOB.✌😎
@debraoslatreigh4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@tomnichols68884 жыл бұрын
Thank you it works
@wcfheadshots2404 жыл бұрын
Didn't work for me. Now it won't play. :(
@PhillyGirl-pt3vq2 жыл бұрын
I will show this to my son. Though very dark, he loves learning about English history & the monarchy! ❤️That huge field where so many were slaughtered during the war, must be very haunted. Great video & the host/narrator has such a beautiful accent. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻
@shelleybaptie29428 ай бұрын
Dan Jones enthusiastic delivery style makes me want more. Too many Historians speak in monotones with dull facial expressions, which makes the viewer at risk of falling asleep!
@juanitarichards10744 жыл бұрын
Poor King Henry.....he was innocent and didn't deserve to be murdered. He could have been sent into exile and kept safe and alive. He didn't choose to be king or for any of this to happen.
@bobjenko4 жыл бұрын
While I feel sorry for him, Warwick and Margaret had clearly shown Edward that as long as Henry was alive, wherever he may be, he was a rallying point for those discontent with Edward and the Yorkists. So he had to be taken out of the equation once and for all.
@sandranorman54694 жыл бұрын
Juanita Richards But he had the deadly kiss of King Curse.
@jamellfoster60294 жыл бұрын
Sent into exile he might return (his grandpa did and he had a Valkyrie of a wife in Margaret of Anjou)... Had they let Henry VI, Edward's throne wouldn't have been safe... It's unfortunate...
@hitmaniaatlantic73143 жыл бұрын
War is brutal and ugly. With Henry VI alive, there would be more rebellions and many men would persih as a result from both sides. So it was a case of sacrificing Henry VI for countless bloodshed.
@phyllisruthmick53913 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%. More than likely Henry would've been content to live out his days at/in a religious place/order doing good works and studying. It could've been possible if not for the ambitious busy bodies around him. It's sad what happened to him. 💔
@thomasbell70332 жыл бұрын
Was Margaret really a "schemer," or just a tough woman who had to stand in for her "useless" husband? Never been able to figure that one out.
@anaihilator Жыл бұрын
I think she just put all her hopes into her son. She nearly died birthing him and she knew she couldn't have more kids....so she just wanted him to have all that was due him. I really don't believe she had any great ambition for him(when Henry VI wasn't king) she just wanted him to be able to live in England safely. Because of Richard's outsized treachery, she pivoted from trying to curry favor with the current king to rhe prospect of him being King himself.
@susanfalconedaquino36233 жыл бұрын
You failed to mention that Warwick also married his younger daughter, Anne, to Henry and Margaret of Anjou's son, and he also died in the battle at Barnet. Anne was also the lifelong love of Edward's youngest brother Richard. It was her sister that was married to Clarence, so two brothers married 2 sisters. Richard was fostered by Warwick and grew up with his family. All of these warring Nobles were related in someway down through Edward III. He had so many children that Most of the families were all related.
@NessaBear902 жыл бұрын
White Queen watcher I'm guessing? Anne wasn't the lifelong love of Richard, it was a good political move as Anne was a very rich woman.
@susanfalconedaquino36232 жыл бұрын
@@NessaBear90 No, a reader of history. Yes, she was rich. But so was Richard. Besides the fact that Richard gave up a lot of lands because he wanted to marry Anne because he loved her. His brother Clarence married her sister, Isabel and George wanted many lands that had belonged to the Earl of Warwick. Before that, Anne had been married to the Prince of Wales and not happily and not for long. That was a deal struck by Warwick and Marguerite D'Anjou. The Prince of Wales died on the Battlefield of Barnet as did Warwick. So, when Anne and Richard got married, they were barely in their 20's. He grew up with Anne at Middleham because he was fostered by Warwick.
@ip28622 жыл бұрын
Edward, Prince of Wales, surely died at Tewkesbury a couple of weeks after Barnet?
@susanfalconedaquino36232 жыл бұрын
@@ip2862 Not a few weeks, he died at the Battle.
@ip28622 жыл бұрын
@@susanfalconedaquino3623 No; I think that you misunderstand. When I wrote that he died at Tewkesbury I meant that he died at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4th May 1471 - ie twenty days after the Battle of Barnet. He had only arrived from France on the south coast of England, with his mother Margaret and bride Anne Neville, on 14th April - the day of the Battle of Barnet; so he clearly wasn't present at that event.
@JJ.LovesAnimals Жыл бұрын
These stories are nothing less than fabulous.. Can you imagine just how that battle field looked! War of the cousins/Rose's is a favorite of mine..
@veronicareeves26294 жыл бұрын
I love this history you have shown us on Edward of York. Excellent!!!!!
@berthaetienne58754 жыл бұрын
To much blood shared,it gets me scared.
@lizfraiser39934 жыл бұрын
The Burgundians weren't 'the Woodville's favourites' they were family. Elizabeth Woodville's mother was the daughter of the Duke of Burgundy. They were the queen's cousins. Jaquetta of Burgundy/Luxembourg was high-born enough to marry the brother of Henry V, the most powerful man in England and France. She was also kin to Queen Margaret of Anjou. Elizabeth wasn't some country bumpkin. Why do they always ignore this?
@bethryan59514 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Woodville's family, if you do some history, was of noble blood.
@jamellfoster60294 жыл бұрын
True. And she was a good wife to Edward and loving Mom to their kids. She was present in the birthing room with her daughters when they gave birth to calm them and support them...
@brontewcat4 жыл бұрын
Jaquetta’s father was the Count of St Pol, but you are right she was very high born. It is alway annoying that this is ignored. However I think the problem was the marriage did not bring any political alliances
@dorothypozi5434 жыл бұрын
Funny thing about Elizabeth Woodville. Apparently she's descended from King John. (Richard the Lionheart's brother through his daughter Eleanor who married Simon de Montfort) The narrator said it on one of these documentaries.
@jamellfoster60294 жыл бұрын
@@dorothypozi543 also she's descended from Eleanor De Montford's niece, Beatrice. Duchess of Brittany... All of this through Elizabeth's Mom, Jacquetta of Luxembourg... While her detractors want to insult her lineage as being common...
@margaretbanks89693 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth's mother was connected to royal family of Luxembourg. Her father however which was what counted at the time was a former squire
@anaihilator Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Elizabeth was seen as common because of her father. Her mother was top tier nobility and lady in waiting to Queen Margot
@allies71844 жыл бұрын
If the Woodvilles were so hated by everyone, and both Princes in the tower were descended from them, it's no wonder their uncle Richard III took the throne. The country was at war, the court was surrounded by enemies to the Woodvilles, both boys were in constant danger from Henry's factions. The court probably came together and insisted that Richard take the throne, because they were afraid the Woodville's influence would be thrust upon the child Edward V. In my opinion, the only one who had a lot to gain from the princes death was Henry VII. With them out of the way he was free to take the throne, and blame Richard for their deaths.
@thomasswafford2504 жыл бұрын
I agree. Edward's sons were very close to their mother's family and probably would have taken whatever advice from them. It wouldn't have been good for the country or Richard.
@Saliha3664 жыл бұрын
@@speedy806 youre wrong Henry VII took the throne and was crowned before even marrying E of York. His goal was to end the war and thus uniting the two lines. The Yorks needed him even more than he needed them. He won the crown by conquest and the Yorks didnt have any male heir left so they had no choice but to follow Henry. Thats the reason he was sent to France as a child even to Edward IV, Henry was a threat to his rule, he knew that Henry could overthrow the Yorks as the last Lancastrian heir. He wasnt accepted bc of his alliance to the Yorks at all.
@bobjenko4 жыл бұрын
@@Saliha366 "His goal was to end the war" isn't a counter argument to their argument. He very well could've had the boys killed to ensure there were no more uprisings and the remaining Yorkists had no one to rally around. Plus, the Yorkists that supported Tudor did so on the basis that he would marry Elizabeth of York. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have had a sniff in at the throne. And the others that rallied to him, aside from Jasper Tudor and de Vere, did so because they'd rather anyone be on the throne than Richard. So I think it's a pretty safe bet that he most certainly needed them and they only needed him because he wasn't Richard III. And he wasn't "sent" to France. He fled with Jasper Tudor after Tewkesbury. And while yes Edward IV wanted him back, he didn't seriously consider Tudor as a rival to the throne. Nobody did until late 1483 (except maybe Margaret Beaufort).
@Saliha3664 жыл бұрын
@@bobjenko he was crowned as a conqueror and the yorskists didnt want a female ruler so they didnt have any others options he was the last option. Also Queen Elizabeth Woodvilles was the one who engaged her daughter with the last lancastrian heir did you believe she would have done so if he killed her children? He wasnt even present when they were murdered. They accepted him bc they had no other choices otherwise they wouldnt have accepted a Lancastrian while the Yorkists are the one you overthrew the Lancastrian dynasty
@bobjenko4 жыл бұрын
@@Saliha366 You're making the assumption that the Princes were definitely dead by the time Henry VII became King and that Elizabeth Woodville knew of this. She was a main stay in the court of Richard III and allowed her children not in captivity to spend time with Richard, even going so far as to request for her eldest son, Thomas Grey, to return from exile with the promise that Richard would treat him well. Why on Earth would she let her daughters and remaining son be so close to Richard if she thought he had murdered her boys? I think the logical explanation here is that Elizabeth Woodville had become a desperate woman so was playing both sides in order to put her children in the best and safest possible position. Plus, thanks for proving my point on him being the last possible option, though an argument can be made about Edward of Warwick. This is why I say the conflict of 1483-85 was no longer York v Lancaster, simply Richard v Tudor.
@berenwarrior62764 жыл бұрын
Worwick had no clue that during his brokering a marriage deal with France , he was courting and marrying Elizabeth W. , widow of Lord Grey of Golby with 2 sons - a former Lancaster supporter . Elizabeth's mother was of European royal connections .
@wendygould78363 жыл бұрын
This truly brings history to life for me.
@WilliamJohnwon15224 жыл бұрын
This marvelous country, with all this colourful history.
@Rockhoundingcolorado2 жыл бұрын
Warwick was the richest man in england, he owned more castles had more knights, owned all the beef. His problem was, it was all in Domesday. The king owed him, money as well as everyone else. There is a story of Warwick and his 600 knights in full colors, riding to my grandfathers castle, who was a cousin of Warwick. It describes the event of Entrance. It also describes them discussing politics of the day, about a mad king and a boy king, and even Warwick's own line to the thrown.. He had a bigger army than the king, And the first the law that was created after they lopped of his head, was no one can have a larger army than the king!
@tylerlindsey4772 Жыл бұрын
I love how the narrator also seems deeply offended and disgusted by edwards marriage
@keithf_2 жыл бұрын
A turbulent period in English history, full of complex political intrigue. And this was well researched and presented by Dan Jones, Christopher Price and team
@yourimaginaryfriend90754 жыл бұрын
Seven kings? I'm sure the peasants were pretty confused as to who to bow to back then.
@jamellfoster60294 жыл бұрын
Actually 5 kings since Henry VI and Edward IV each had 2 separate reigns... He counted the separate reigns as separate kings... 1455- 1485 we have Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, & Henry VII....
@jandrews62543 жыл бұрын
“Everyone” works
@skylarblue67253 жыл бұрын
@@jamellfoster6029 All of these Henry's and Edward's, how do people keep up
@jamellfoster60293 жыл бұрын
@@skylarblue6725 LOL...
@Stephen-wb3wf2 жыл бұрын
"The new King has learned the old lessons" true but chilling... Sometimes the world is just not ready for peace and forgiveness. Didn't work for Caesar and Edward almost went out the same.
@davidnix6944 жыл бұрын
Glad I checked these comments... I also thought there are a ridiculous number of ads that are ruining the subject matter. I am beginning to loathe some of the more repetitive advertisers.
@debse.72863 жыл бұрын
Warwick doesn't seem to have acted badly. He tried to negotiate a good marriage with the French instead of with one of his daughters. Edward seems a weak coward not to tell everyone when he first married. I feel he was treated poorly. Warwick seems to believe Edward was weak and being controlled by his wife's family rather than making his own choices. It's hard to judge if Edward had a strategy or not. One thing not mentioned here is the reason the old king Henry was killed at this time and not earlier. It was because his son had died in battle so it was now to their advantage to have him killed.
@amandarussell81854 жыл бұрын
the Burgundian were Elizabeth Woodville's mother Jaquetta of Luxemborgs family who was the 2nd women at Henry the 5ths court. They weren't minor and the Burgundians weren't their 'favorite' it was their family
@chrisyoung39174 жыл бұрын
Her mother was of nobility her father was just a knight who gained rank by marriage and being chamberlain of the prince the duke of Bedford he didn’t become a lord until king Edward married his daughter so he is an upjump who snuck and married the widow of a prince they wanted to kill him but Henry the 4th didn’t want to make a mess with the Luxembourg’s after he just stole the crown
@chrisyoung39174 жыл бұрын
Excuse me I meant the 5th didn’t want to lose support abroad while he was making war
@janelbuckley83323 жыл бұрын
Edward's brother, who becomes King Richard III, has the same feelings towards the Woodvilles as Warrick. Perhaps they had something to do with Edward's death.
@lisakaz353 жыл бұрын
Maybe Warwick wasn't wrong, though. Edward did throw him over and I wonder if the Woodvilles should skate uncriticized.
@alancoe10023 жыл бұрын
Rather, Richard had to do with some Woodville deaths, and some half-Woodville boys.
@apotheosis47574 жыл бұрын
Richard Neville of Warrick fought with Richard Plantegenet against Henry VI, then abandoned him when he was defeated and sided with the Lancastrians. After that, he switched side to York again and fought with Edward IV, against Henry VI. And then finally went against the York king. In, politics, it's termed, "whoring". Going from mem to men. So confusing with too many Richards, Henrys, and Edwards. Not to mention too many Elizabeths.
@BigMamaDaveX4 жыл бұрын
👍 Yes, Warrick was indeed the opportunist non plus ultra. As for the names... 😂😹
@mangot5894 жыл бұрын
Yes. That’s why they called him the Kingmaker. He was very powerful in his own right. But as far as the names being confusing for you, can’t help you there. Back then they didn’t name kids after cars or anything that came into their head. Personally, it would be a Lot MORE confusing if everyone had a different name. Keep watching, and you’ll get it. That’s why they have numbers after the names. And titles after the names. It can be confusing at first. But Richard of York isn’t the same as Richard of Warrick. Look at it this way. Richard of Los Angeles, that’s his space. Richard of San Diego, that’s his territory. Obviously I’m from California, but insert any city where you live.
@montrelouisebohon-harris70234 жыл бұрын
I so agree with you on the names of Henry Richard and Elizabeth and not to forget Mary... there are so many Mary Margaret's and Anne's as well
@guvdagroove4 жыл бұрын
nevil edidnt abandon richard duke of york sowhere did you get your fax from darlin you better go n read that again
@apotheosis47574 жыл бұрын
@@guvdagroove I did, I read articles and watched documents and have finally got the timelines of Houses all the way to the Tudors. I wrote Richard Plantegenet, not York btw. The Richard who's Henry VI's cousin that challenged him first.
@mirelemigliavacca97592 жыл бұрын
Who is the actor that plays Edward IV? He is SO PRETTY!!!!
@Garbeaux.4 жыл бұрын
Why are all of Real Royalty’s videos actually BBC Timeline videos with very different titles?!
@mangot5894 жыл бұрын
Garbeaux Æ so they get views? Just my guess. And they have as many commercials. People love royal history.🤷♀️
@giselematthews79494 жыл бұрын
alot of real royalty is out sourced from other places.
@Flamsterette4 жыл бұрын
@@giselematthews7949 A lot, not alot.
@leanie96604 жыл бұрын
@@giselematthews7949 I think that ALL of their videos are "out sourced". This channel is sharing, not producing.
@iloveyourunclebob4 жыл бұрын
This is channel 5. Timeline licenses the rights to upload them.
@jh85514 жыл бұрын
Why is there an ad every two minutes
@vybui66864 жыл бұрын
just install ad blocker
@Christyxoxo154 жыл бұрын
Violet Bui is there one for ipads?
@nursefae47894 жыл бұрын
@@Christyxoxo15 Just scroll the bar all the way to the end of the video, then hit replay. You can watch it without ads.
@wilfredocisneros4 жыл бұрын
almost unberable
@marcusagrippa80784 жыл бұрын
Nurse Fae that never works for me
@criticalcookie2579 Жыл бұрын
I greatly appreciate these videos, thank you. And Dan, you are the best at providing narration.
@misscriss80 Жыл бұрын
Soo good!! You can't make this up, ive said this before, this is better than any reality show today!! It has it all Love, hate, jealousy, betrayal, war, redemption!!! Too good!!!
@The_ZeroLine3 жыл бұрын
I love the look of the actor who plays Warrick aka Neville. Warrick was so smart. Too bad he couldn’t have just been king himself. It’s wrong to say he didn’t know how to manage in peacetime. That’s ridiculous. He just didn’t know how to deal with not being the king’s right hand man.
@tiffles3890 Жыл бұрын
Warwick could've had everything. He could've been King. If only he didn't dither after having crossed the Rubicon.
@susanfalconedaquino3623 Жыл бұрын
He was better known as the Kingmaker.
@markevans64809 ай бұрын
Edward the 1st (LongShanks) was King of Kings. Henry the 7th who defeated Richard the 3rd is also a King who should be talked about a lot more. Being the First Welsh Born King.
@reclaimedandrested3 жыл бұрын
Edward IV should’ve just told Warwick about his marriage! He might not have agreed with the king, but perhaps he would’ve respected him for being forthcoming.
@saelk093 жыл бұрын
Kings named edward have always marriage problems
@ruthanneseven3 жыл бұрын
Edward did the right thing, marrying a woman proven to be fertile. She was NOT common. She came from a loving family too. Anthony was a poet, a man of learning who brought a printing machine to England. This documentary is misleading in a number of ways.
@aly56644 жыл бұрын
The irony of this series being posted in 2020... history wants to repeat itself again ?!
@adbc1f724 жыл бұрын
Aly Through whom?
@angangieangela52164 жыл бұрын
York -the White Rose The White Queen 👸🏼 on STARZ The White Princess 👸🏼 also on STARZ starring Jodie Comer (Killing Eve Villanelle) The Tudors = the Red Rose The Spanish Princess Starring Charlotte Hope on STARZ
@tall1439004 жыл бұрын
⁹no
@JrsBoatRocker4 жыл бұрын
The White Queen is my most favorite fictional historic show 🤗
@borleyboo56134 жыл бұрын
All utter rubbish!!!
@adbc1f724 жыл бұрын
AngAngie Yep I love watching them. Now The Spanish Princess season two is on starts!!!
@annfeeney16624 жыл бұрын
Charlotte Hope did a fabulous job as Katherine of Aragon .
@samdasilva19144 жыл бұрын
"he basically married a chave" lol, love this guy
@zarajhudiel3 жыл бұрын
"More like a pitch invasion by the Woodvilles." 😂
@gazof-the-north19803 жыл бұрын
Medieval Kings were like fires. Sit too far away and you freeze. Sit too close and you burn.........
@shandard48614 жыл бұрын
You’ve got to fix the KZbin advertisement issue.
@chelseaoliver54043 жыл бұрын
Warwick could've called into question Edwards legitamacy?? Oooh awks considering Edwards mother was his aunt
@susanbirungi96924 жыл бұрын
Why couldn't anyone notice that the queens imported from France were a bad omen to the throne of Britain.
@catdairy367 Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@themsmloveswar3985 Жыл бұрын
They brought far more war with France than peace with France.....
@plainjane88704 жыл бұрын
“A direct snub” - I shall be saying that more of late
@debmoadd3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, very good! Those indirect snubs are seldom noticed! (Is the Duke snubbing me, or just reaching for another juicy capon?)
@rhondasmith30423 жыл бұрын
I like the banged up saying...lol
@julieruann4 жыл бұрын
I am watching this because I am into genealogy-- and what do I hear my OWN family name "Lord Scales" We always knew there were old royal connections and that our ancestors ended up on the "wrong side of the King" and lost their title and lands. So interesting.
@lindatimmons36754 жыл бұрын
I too have been doing family genealogy, my mother is a 23 generation of King Edward 3rd, im 24g , my son,is 25g and mu grand daughters are 26. My great grand father was a nephew of Queen Victoria and lived with her while he attended school in Scotland. He immigrated to the United States after he finished school. We havevalways said ..." so he could get aeay from the crown" and be a normal person with a normal life. We have known most of this our whole lives. But since ive got generation charts .....about 50 ..... a lot of thesr names are charted on my charts.
@RJStockton2 жыл бұрын
@@lindatimmons3675 24 generations? Do the women in your family start having kids when they're 7 years old? My own ancestor from 1470 is just a 15-greats grandfather, and he was only 24 in 1470.
@Jules-fx2sc2 жыл бұрын
Same reason as me. Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville were my 16 x great grandparents. Its amazing watching a documentary about them
@marciadiehl57332 жыл бұрын
@@RJStockton King Edward III was born in 1312 so it is possible she can trace her ancestry as 23 generations over the course of the last 710 years. Remember...life expectancies were very short back then. Especially if her ancestor wasn't nobility or aristocracy.
@wvmountaingirl19763 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Edward IV!!!! He is my absolute favorite!!!!
@victoriatovell51213 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@victoriatovell51213 жыл бұрын
Also Elizabeth Woodville is my fav queen!
@garysmith29834 жыл бұрын
Great inspiration for George R Martin.
@sumayyahfakih91484 жыл бұрын
R.R*
@sumayyahfakih91483 жыл бұрын
@Abradolf Linkler why the hell 'R' u so aggressive?
@xosbabymama47034 жыл бұрын
The War of the Roses is so bloody interesting, I’m waiting for them to make a hollywood movie about it
@annfeeney16624 жыл бұрын
Those wars of the roses lasted many years . Many movies have been made about the prominent people that lead Britain during those years. I can picture the story being told as a mini-series .
@lindatimmons36754 жыл бұрын
I want to read the book, i like reading the books before the miniseries comes out.😉
@sashastanfill49163 жыл бұрын
Seriously! I cannot believe they have not yet! People would love it!
@jimleon78943 жыл бұрын
Hollywood does not have the sophistication, talent, nor the technical or intellectual capacity to make a film of this quality. They would ruin it by hiring shallow talentless twits in rhe lead roles. Give the job to the Brits or the Russians.
@carlybarrett91953 жыл бұрын
If you would like to watch a series about the wars of the Roses, watch a series called The White Queen that's a good series and spans from Kind Edward IV to Richard III to the invasion and crowning on Henry VII
@ATLmodK11 ай бұрын
I am fascinated by this period. My understanding was that Edward understood that Warwick was too ambitious and wanted to put him in his place. He could easily have his marriage to Elizabeth annulled and marry somebody of Warwick’s choosing but he did not want to elevate Warwick any more than he has
@offwiththefairiesforever23733 жыл бұрын
You can understand Waricks complete dissapointment and feelings of complete betrayal.....
@theteamranbir Жыл бұрын
"Basically married a chav" - A perfect way to explain history to the current generation.
@kevinmccooey62913 жыл бұрын
I've always liked history,but I love these videos.
@made-line76278 ай бұрын
I love Warwick's shocked Pikachu face when he gets no response from Henry after proclaiming him king again 😅
@vidafria174 жыл бұрын
Margaret of anjou's actress is such a beauty omg.
@xiaofangfei89204 жыл бұрын
Vhern Victoria what about the actress of Elizabeth Woodville? OMG
@vidafria174 жыл бұрын
@@xiaofangfei8920 i know right? Such a beauty. I want to see the faces of the persons their portraying as well. How i wish the camera was invented during 1500s
@pyrotechnick420 Жыл бұрын
These videos are so interesting I haven't been able to stop watching
@caesarvalentin63322 жыл бұрын
Excellent writer, a genius of story teller with interesting anecdotal of that period or epoch.
@lolamontez7782 Жыл бұрын
I just realized why there's a york Pennsylvania (the city of the white rose) next to Lancaster, pa. (The city of the red rose) & funny enough, both were once the capitol of the USA for like one day at different times.
@karlbrocklesby31732 жыл бұрын
Brilliant documentary, excellent narrative.👑
@noreply-706910 ай бұрын
The 11th century Norman knights seem so out of place with their mail hauberks and conical helmets and chaotic unrealistic single combat scenes. The soldiers would use plate armor and different helmets at this stage. I would greatly appreciate more accurate representations of the battles. You could easily utilise the endless source of reenactment footage covering this era, it would make so much more sense than whatever this is supposed to be. Also it looks way cooler/better than this.
@montrelouisebohon-harris70234 жыл бұрын
Edward the Fourth was my favorite king during the War of the Roses and his wife my favorite Queen. In 30 years during the War of the Roses, Edward held the crown from 1461 until 1483 minus 6 months.. after being betrayed and backstabs by Bruce of his brothers and Richard Neville, it's amazing he was King that long . It's really heartbreaking that his brothers George and Richard were so jealous of Elizabeth woodville's family, & the Rivers family were so loyal to King Edward in every way. George was the most jealous initially as with Lord Warrick and. They stabbed him in the back and Edward forgave George three times. Edward and Elizabeth were nice people and if I were a monarch and my own sibling did that to me I wouldn't give them another chance to attempt to kill or remove me from the throne. Family can be backstabbing and I've learned that the hard way especially with even children. The little shits!! 😂😂 At least George had the courage to betray Edward during his lifetime because Richard didn't have the guts to do it until after he died. Richard had to lie and say that Edward was married to another woman secretly to bed her just like Elizabeth. The priest that came forward even without any Witnesses or a woman's name, took Elizabeth's Dowager name away from her as well as made her children illegitimate. Richard only did that because he wanted to be king and he didn't have the guts to stand up to Edward during his lifetime and he was a loyal servant of Edward until Edward died. I don't believe that Richard of York really betrayed Edward so much except he lied and said that he would be Edward V protectorate and guardian until he was old enough to rule on his own. that was the lie whether he intended to do it at the time or not but I'm certain in the back of his mind Richard always was ambitious enough and wanted to be king. I don't know how in the hell Elizabeth of York could stand him after he had Edwards kids claimed as illegitimate so he could have himself crowned King of England. It was rumored that Elizabeth of York had a crush on him even though he was her uncle and he was married to Ann Neville before her death. Henry the 7th made sure that when he became king. Elizabeth Woodville and her surviving daughters got their Royal titles back. Elizabeth was dowager Queen and their daughters were still princesses. the deal had already been arranged between Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville for Elizabeth oldest daughter to marry Henry the 7th if and when he took the throne from Richard the Third. even though Henry came from France and he was undermanned, he had a stepfather that took his side even though Lord Stanley always wanted to back a winner. Lord Stanley had a lot to gain having his step son on the throne and he sent his private little Army in to help Henry defeat Richard the Third. I still think Henry would have defeated Richard anyway but it would have been harder and taken longer... I don't care much for the brothers of Edward the Fourth but I think that Edward the Fourth was one of the best Kings of England and managed to hold on to the throne for about 12 years during the 30 years and the crown switching hands seven times. the people in England loved Edward and Elizabeth along with all of their little children and Elizabeth's older children from her first marriage.
@patriziavalentini40554 жыл бұрын
Vorrei tanto sapere bene la tua lingua ..qualcosa ho capito però. .che adori come me Edoardo 4 e sua moglie ..La regina Elisabetta woodville. .Grande donna ..Da loro ..Insieme a margaret beaufort è nata la grande dinastia dei tudor ...Nel bene e nel male ha segnato la storia inglese ..Grande Elisabetta prima ..Regina delle regine
@patriziavalentini40554 жыл бұрын
Sono appassionata come te di storia ..Soprattutto inglese. .
@idontgiveafaboutyou4 жыл бұрын
Eh, I actually feel bad for George. Yeah he was pompous and arrogant but he may have been mislead. Edward may have been a good monarch but he should’ve married the princess Warwick wanted him too. I think that would’ve caused less problems along the way. I also feel bad for Richard. Who knows if he really wanted to be king or not. Maybe he did, maybe he thought it was his duty. We don’t truly know. I have my own opinions on all of these people but that’s for another time.
@michaelochido32444 жыл бұрын
From Kenya...Iinitially Edward 1V was actually a 'good king " but he overtrusted his brothers and advisors especially Neville the kingmaker.As for his wife Elizabeth Wydville(Woodville),my premise is that since she came from a much lower status family,the nobles and Edwards brothers did not have that much respect for her family,As we all know,the ruling class can be rather snobbish and status conscious,to put it mildly.I have just read the book on Richard 111 by Hilary Mantel and it gives many insights as to the relationship and sibling rivalry between the three brothers.
@brontewcat4 жыл бұрын
michael ochido Actually half of Elizabeth’s of the family were very high ranking. Her mother was very well born, daughter of the Count of St Pol, and had married Henry V’s brother.
@舒克-f2u4 жыл бұрын
Rob Stark who married the wrong queen. I’m binging Game of Thrones but better.
@jeffmcmurray98564 жыл бұрын
George RR Martin said he based Rob off of Edward IV
@OryxArya4 жыл бұрын
I feel like he is more like Robert Baratheon if he had married for political gain, but that's just how I have always seen him
@jeffmcmurray98564 жыл бұрын
@@OryxArya Until i saw George explain it, i thought Robb was obviously a young Robert the Bruce lol
@richardkrilljr.87114 жыл бұрын
I’d compare Edward IV to Robert Baratheon.....an unstoppable warrior in his youth, who grew lazy and fat once his kingship was established. That probably led to his early death and the deaths of his sons. Choosing the wrong queen is really the only similarity between Edward IV & Robb Stark.
@jeffmcmurray98564 жыл бұрын
@@richardkrilljr.8711 The young man/boy from the North who marched south to avenge his dead father is what Martin said the inspiration was, along with the wrong queen
@kashfiaislam9995 Жыл бұрын
King Edward IV's younger brother Prince Edmund, Earl of Rutland had the last laugh even though he predeceased his brothers and failed to become king after his nephews King Edward V and Prince Richard died since he was killed at age 17 in the Battle of Wakefield in 1460 during the War of Roses, he has over 100,000 living direct descendants. 💐🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼💮
@mt_baldwin3 жыл бұрын
You'd think, to the medieval mind, a young widow with 2 sons would be a good candidate for queen, she's capable of having children and producing sons (again gotta think medieval here). Plus for a royal family you get a rare bonus in the two step sons, brothers the prince can actually trust since they have zero claim on the throne, they could be his closest and most trusted lieutenants.
@KFCLOVERMY2 жыл бұрын
I like how everyone is fighting with swords. Not a pike in sight.
@vickywitton1008 Жыл бұрын
That was excellent and narrated by an excellent presenter! ❤ Both Dan's
@whitneymohrhauser87534 жыл бұрын
Henry the VI was pretty happy not being a King. Henry The VI thought "Oh s***."
@pk68102 жыл бұрын
The actor playing Edward the 4th looks like Marshall from how I met your mother.
@TommyGunz4 жыл бұрын
I still find it insane that thousands of people just up and fought til their death, all for 1 guy. Like I can't even imagine getting in a disagreement with my brother, an just cuz of our bloodline or who are dad is/was, getting hundreds to thousands of men to Go kill and die just to help me win my personal argument with my brother. All just cuz a couple of the richer country men believed that god chose my bloodline to be king. Just so messed up, I can't get over just how insane the entire thought process behind royalty is.
@susanfalconedaquino36233 жыл бұрын
They did it for Hitler, and they weren't even family or related so why are you so surprised?
@TommyGunz3 жыл бұрын
@@susanfalconedaquino3623 what are you talking about?? The mfrajority of those English people weren't family or related either. And the guys fighting "for/ alongside" Hitler were at least fighting foreign nations that had teamed up an decimated their entire economy and way of life. The English were literally just dying for choosing sides in a brother's quarrel stemming from petty jealousy an spite. So it's not even close, making that a really shitty comparison when you think about it.
@susanfalconedaquino36233 жыл бұрын
@@TommyGunz no need to be indignant, people ask why "family" goes to war against eachother, and the level of "devotion" I was merely putting it out there that they do it for Strangers, vis a vis my comparison, so why wouldn't they do it for or to family for financial gain. People are ruthless and always want power....and yes, all those nobles more often than not, were related on many levels due to the fact that Edward III and so much progeny. And Hitler hypnotised and duped a whole nation. He was nothing but a Megalomaniac.
@seanglps76563 жыл бұрын
Those "couple of rich" guys owned, or more accurately, were the tenants-in-chief of the land those soldiers, and their families, lived on. In feudal societies, that means you are obligated to go fight, or else they take the land you live on and give it to someone else who is loyal to the feudal lord. No one owns ANY land. The king owns it all and gives it temporarily to his loyal subjects. Everyone fought because their homes and the land they live on, depended on them fighting, and winning. Nothing insane or hard to understand about it.
@md-12 жыл бұрын
Would have been nice for you to create a play list for this series,...or number them?
@annabellaboyer6434 жыл бұрын
Brilliant is Edward?What sadness of Warwick?Such succes for Edward at the end.
@Cba409 Жыл бұрын
“Only 18 years old”: **Shows a man in his early 30’s**
@mariamargaritagarcia80494 жыл бұрын
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN AND MYSELF OF ALL THESE ADS ! I JUST CAN NOT STAND THEM !! THIS IS INSANE AND RIDICULOUS !! I REALLY WANT TO LEARN AND KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HISTORY DURING THESE DIFFICULTIES DAYS, BUT I GIVE UP !!! I AM GOING TO READ THAT BOOK AGAIN...
@juli-annb.anderson88164 ай бұрын
Your documentaries are phenomenal! Thankyou so much.🌹
@amandarussell81854 жыл бұрын
"whole family" -- as if that's unusual for their family to come to a wedding. And Elisabeth's mother was not a low born nobel she had huge connections to Burgundy.... Nothing about her or her family was "extremely ambitious" . This is all BS.... he was happily married to her
@TIFFANYDlAS4 жыл бұрын
Well, when Jaquetta married down that brought her status down considerably. They were mid ranking- def not suitable for a king of England. I do believe you’re right though, they didn’t put her in his way, but once she was? They took advantage, like I think anyone would honestly.
@jamellfoster60294 жыл бұрын
True and they raised their kids with love and were very hands on considering they were royal. You can see the good, stable upbringing in Elizabeth of York. Her Mom and Dad were there for her...
@dorothypozi5434 жыл бұрын
He cheated on her a lot. He felt that he was allowed to because he was the king. You're right though. He had a falling out with his cousin Richard Neville the earl of Warwick because he married her.
@amandarussell81854 жыл бұрын
@@TIFFANYDlAS "took advantage" is a perspective... or she did what was totally normal and expected for the times
@amandarussell81854 жыл бұрын
@@dorothypozi543 cheating wasn't considered "cheating" at all for a king and doesn't indicate an unhappy marriage- especially back then! I think it's quite hard for us to view the past without our 21st century lense
@williamwallace9427 Жыл бұрын
This was one FANTASTIC Documentary
@glenamw4 жыл бұрын
Woo wee, Dan Jones can tell me anything he wants! Being serious now, I have a couple of his books. Great stuff
@merlin5420 Жыл бұрын
‘Led by his loins’. Love that saying!
@BallymurphyBabe2 жыл бұрын
I love Dan Jones videos. He’s brilliant!
@Lickylongtym8 ай бұрын
Love Dan Jones and hate it when I realise ive already watched the history documentary, but got that engrossed forgot to hit the like button to like it and see that ive already watched it. Fantastic historian and narrator.