Roger Mortimer was a legend. I’m from Cardiff south Wales. In Cardiff castle Hugh dispenser coat of arms is upstairs down because he brought shame to his family. The dispenser family were hated. They had fancy banquets while the peasants starved. I love Isobella. What a woman! You could do a video on her alone. Please do one just on her, and Henry II wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. Both of them were incredible women even more so considering the time of history they lived in. The fact Isobella put herself in harms way for her husband on many occasions and he treated her terribly. Taking her kids from her putting them in the care of dispensers wife, then begging her to go to France to smooth things over with her brother, then to turn the tables on Edward. I don’t blame her for rebelling against him. The classic woman scorned comes to mind.
@wesleycritchett15919 ай бұрын
All together now everybody: "He's not an Earl, he's a very naughty boy!"
@TihetrisWeathersby9 ай бұрын
I'm writing a medieval story, The thing about Medieval times is there is no shortage of weird stories to take inspiration from, Especially the Erfurt disaster
@orchidorio9 ай бұрын
July 26 1184. Unimaginable !
@travisinthetrunk9 ай бұрын
Just looked that up and I now have a new phobia.
@TihetrisWeathersby9 ай бұрын
@@travisinthetrunkquite smelly, terrible way to go out
@deborahberger58169 ай бұрын
Good for you! Historical fiction is fun to read, but it's more fun to write.
@TihetrisWeathersby8 ай бұрын
@@deborahberger5816 definitely
@mlfett63079 ай бұрын
That painting you showed when discussing the young Edward III was actually the son of Henry VIII - Edward VI.
@loganstroganoff12848 ай бұрын
No it wasn't
@petebondurant58Ай бұрын
@@loganstroganoff1284 At the roughly 10:20 mark, the portrait shown is clearly that of Edward VI (1537 -1553)
@jeanglendinning1860Ай бұрын
@@loganstroganoff1284 Its definately Edward V1, you can tell by the Tudor clothing
@Loki_stars9 ай бұрын
I was first introduced to your channel as a way of learning more about medieval times for a test. Now I’m completely hooked on your channel! Keep up the amazing work!
@JohnDoe-yq9rt5 ай бұрын
Thanks
@bethwilliams49038 ай бұрын
What finished the relationship between Mortimer and ‘young’ Edward III is both Mortimer and Isabella had encouraged the young king to marry his chosen Hainault bride - once he did so Edward duly got her with child and that ‘young’ king was now a father with HIS own heir and chaffing at being stuck in the nursery of his mother’s plans. Edward III also had a group of equally young and ambitious friends, who, with the coup, became his lifelong ‘new’ men, his made men. They were a phalanx of both protection and courtiers, and soon the idea to wrest his country - HIS rightful country (ie France) beckoned. Mortimer and Isabella in many ways were passe, they belonged to an era that had passed - the very day Edward III had his own heir AND the crown was ruin for his mother’s plans - and she did have other children - but the genie was out of the bottle. England under Edward III would fling themselves headlong into the French Wars which went on, with a couple lulls, until they were finally forced to accept utter and total defeat by the French in 1453. As for Mortimer, anyone who was anyone in England, then, and for centuries afterwards, Carrie’s his DNA.
@warwick9368 ай бұрын
I worked at Nottingham Castle and we told the story of Rodger Mortimer and gave tours in the cave Edward III used to sneak into the castle and take Mortimer prisoner and dragged him down the cave. It’s called Mortimers Hole, I suggest everyone to come and see at Nottingham Castle! 😊
@TihetrisWeathersby9 ай бұрын
Roger Mortimer was a man who lived life on the edge in the fastlane, He was a man that lived for the thrill
@orchidorio9 ай бұрын
Makes me wonder what his life was like. Smart guy, with resources. So what was that like in the flesh? Dude had a lot of fun in the Middle Ages. Funny.
@ExploringSagas8 ай бұрын
Again, these videos are probably as good as it gets. Truly an inspiration for myself and my own videos! You must be an entire team? Right? Right...?
@deborahberger58169 ай бұрын
I'd like to know what kind of drug knocks men out for two days without harming any of them. Is it recorded anywhere in the historical record?
@krisfinley67068 ай бұрын
There couldn't have been too many things available in that time and area, maybe some type of nightshade or valerian?
@deborahberger58168 ай бұрын
I think you're right. However, when I first saw your reply, I read "some type of nightshade or valium." That would have worked.
@teodorugabriel21758 ай бұрын
banewort or poppy seeds
@deborahberger58168 ай бұрын
Thank you. I have some research to do!
@rridderbusch5189 ай бұрын
[CC] "...the *dispenser* family" 🤣🤣🤣
@shellydesormier46469 ай бұрын
That’s 🌱 how the descendants of the family make their living... 🐚🌸
@JoyWelling-k6g8 ай бұрын
Holy crap you just blew my mind. I thought the Spencer's were just around after the Duke of Marlboro whoa
@charlieputhstan2 ай бұрын
Roger Mortimer was my paternal 20th great-grandfather. I absolutely loved this video & am a new subscriber, from your American watcher in New Jersey, USA.
@amyw.watson8799 ай бұрын
I love MM! My fave KZbin narrator!
@KeithRingo9 ай бұрын
As a born and bread Irishman, I suspect we lead him astray during his time with us lol
@allenvestal44749 ай бұрын
Can you imagine having sex during this era? People were filthy and smelled bad. I guess hormones overcame this, or a lot of us would not be here today.
@-Thauma-9 ай бұрын
What are you talking about? People are still filthy and smell bad ☹️
@scallopohare94318 ай бұрын
Well, brothels were called "stews" for their hot tubs, so those customers got double service.
@Casper_the_Mechanic8 ай бұрын
Can you even imagine having sex 😅
@louthegiantcookie6 ай бұрын
He's my favourite figure from English history! His story is almost straight out of fiction. To go from a loyal Knight of the King, to a revolutionary invading his own homeland, to essentially a dictator who few seemed to mourn. Mortimer lived long enough to become the villain - but what a life he led! I wish more people knew of him.
@flapjackfae8 ай бұрын
What the hell drug did they have that could put people to sleep for two entire days? And where can I get some?
@CAROLUSPRIMA9 ай бұрын
I was somehow under the impression that Mortimer was forcibly taken from Warrick by Lancaster and executed. Mortimer had surrendered to Warrick upon being promised he wouldn’t be harmed. But it’s been a long time since I read this so I’m not certain.
@boogiesmell5181Ай бұрын
You're thinking about Gaveston, that's exactly what happened to him. For this reason Lancaster was later executed in a very similar way.
@CAROLUSPRIMAАй бұрын
@@boogiesmell5181 Yes. Thanks for straightening that out for me.
@chrislemery81788 ай бұрын
You are doing good with this channel, but you need to slow down! Way too often in your videos I have to backtrack sometimes several times just to hear and decipher what the heck you just said. You get going quickly and your words all slur in together. Please consider it. This happens a lot. This video is a run on sentence, interesting content I can't even watch.
@augustbliss9 ай бұрын
The U.S. House of Reps proudly displays a bust of Simon de Montfort for (their) "democracy."
@deborahberger58169 ай бұрын
What?!! I'm going to look at this as soon as the video is over.
@augustbliss8 ай бұрын
@@deborahberger5816 yep, little known facts...
@boogiesmell5181Ай бұрын
Very good and objective video! Most videos about Edward II, Isabella and Mortimer are quite subjective and untruthful, whereas I was glad to see MM omitting the blatant falsehoods that still circulate. Mortimer may have been a bit naughty, but there's no evidence of him having any passionate love affair with Isabella. He was pretty damn stupid though, as he didn't learn anything from Gavestons or Despensers mistakes but foolishly repeated them as the new favourite of the monarch. He would pay the same price as those predecessors. Should really have seen it coming, but he was at heart nothing more than a power hungry and vindictive marcher Lord. History repeats itself to those who are unable to learn from it.
@louthegiantcookie16 күн бұрын
The story of Roger in France threatening Isabella if she backed out of his plan to invade England certainly lends itself more to their relationship being an alliance of political convenience than anything else. Physical intimacy aside, this was not a love story as you say, more like a common enemy drawing them together.
@yoptastic84638 ай бұрын
Happy New Year to you and yours M.M. and thank you so much for covering this particular medieval subject as it is one of my favourites but I'm not proficient enough to remember exactly who plays what role in this Royal scandal, so I'm glad that you've covered it in a way better than I could put together and I just want to say how much I enjoy this channel and look forward to these and the Walk The Plank ones you do every week both of which I always watch avidly.😊👍❤🎆🎉⚔🏹🛡
@kevinsayes8 ай бұрын
This isn’t what the story is about, but it’s just wild that this fact (among many other common sense items) sits right in front of us and in the west, no one seems to give it a second thought. That is, the Greeks, for instance, made all manner of intelligent guesses about how the everything works, even pondering atoms. Then Christianity rears it’s ugly head in and for, what, 17-1800 years we were essentially dealing with this kind of ass-backward, uninterested in being correct about seemingly anything, and cruel society? Until the renaissance at least.
@ahinds1008 ай бұрын
That was an enjoyable and fascinating history lesson. Thank you!
@craigbenz48358 ай бұрын
After 12 kids in 19 years with his wife Joan, who was his own age, he trades her in for Isabella nine years his junior. Amazingly all the kids lived to adulthood.
@Nathanfx20067 ай бұрын
Im outraged youtube isn't putting your videos in my Subscriptions tab... at least i got a few to catch up on
@murkyseb9 ай бұрын
Any relation to bob Mortimer ?
@deniseroe58918 ай бұрын
Aah, my 20th great grand dad. Feisty guy.
@rivermoon61908 ай бұрын
What branch are you from because he is on our family line too? I’m from the de Burgh line. Roger’s grandma is on my line.
@JacksonLambProSpook8 ай бұрын
One of the most cruel and efficient marcher capitains for the king. Being a marcher lord, you can only be ruthless.
@atlantic_love9 ай бұрын
I don't think you know what the word "naughty" means.
@theezaction8 ай бұрын
❤ the Bowie and Thin Lizzy references 🤸♂️🤸♂️🕺🕺
@stevoplex2 ай бұрын
"A futile lord made his escape...." Certainly not the most promising of starts.. But then, wow! What a comeback!
@zachharper73868 ай бұрын
Love the channel! I would love to see a video on late 14th-16th century Bohemia. Keep it up, Meep🎉
@desdicadoric8 ай бұрын
What a story. What a mad lad
@timroberts12616 ай бұрын
This could be so good if the narrator had any skill in speaking whatsoever. Am I naive and this is yet another AI voiced monstrosity or is it just that everyone who works in any media nowadays has to read things out like a robot going through a shopping list!!?
@shellydesormier46469 ай бұрын
Seriously, I think... as a title for history, “The She-Wolf of France “ is a righteous title. 🐚🌸
@SandileNgwenya-gv7nx3 ай бұрын
It's a cool title but it doesn't mean much as she really didn't do much for France
@COBO29 ай бұрын
Roger Mortimer who descendants would later take the crown 😂 and still on the thrown this very day 😂
@patrickwelch71689 ай бұрын
That throne was thrown 🎉
@COBO29 ай бұрын
@@patrickwelch7168 did it really.
@patrickwelch71689 ай бұрын
@@COBO2 Definitely 😁
@COBO29 ай бұрын
@@patrickwelch7168 yeah but isn't Elizabeth of York who married Henry Tudor who would later become Henry 7th also descended from Roger Mortimer?
@patrickwelch71689 ай бұрын
@@COBO2 Absolutely. My comment was based on your spelling of throne. And I thought... That throne was thrown about back and forth... Anyhow that was my feeble attempt at humor. Carry on.😁
@roserevancroix23089 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you.☺
@gibbnasta8 ай бұрын
Whoever names the segments is a genius!
@mikedee17719 ай бұрын
A sort of upmarket Eastenders.
@kathleenmilligan54088 ай бұрын
Picture of young king was Edward VI.
@MagdaleneDivine8 ай бұрын
Im wondering why i can't stop laughing at this. Im so sorry
@stevoplex2 ай бұрын
Bad Boy! What a very very Bad Boy!
@BaldBlokeOnABoat9 ай бұрын
LeFtenant, surely? :D
@theconqueringram52959 ай бұрын
What a bad egg!
@nobodyatall74385 ай бұрын
Medieval stories are so good
@HiltTilt7 ай бұрын
That rapscallion!
@thedukeofswellington18278 ай бұрын
King Edward II 😂
@Angie23439 ай бұрын
This is very interesting!
@tash42707 ай бұрын
That was wild
@yourmajesty75929 ай бұрын
10:13 is Edward the 6th not the 3rd lol
@Victoriaghh9 ай бұрын
Oh very true !
@desdicadoric8 ай бұрын
Interesting that the De Spencer’s are lined up to be the next kings again
@jeanglendinning18608 ай бұрын
you forgot to mention that Isabella and Mortimer were lovers
@amandarenshaw29408 ай бұрын
It actually does. Around 08.30-08.35
@boogiesmell5181Ай бұрын
They weren't though.
@theomnisthour64008 ай бұрын
Mort y Mer - death and sea - sounds a lot like what happened to me
@thomasdoubting8 ай бұрын
I lost track of all thise people early on...
@petebondurant58Ай бұрын
They're probably on Facebook.
@theomnisthour64008 ай бұрын
Another invasion of the conehead women?
@conemadam9 ай бұрын
I’m surprised that you didn’t mention the rumor of Edward II ´s horrific death by being impaled by a red hot poker.
@cjthebeesknees8 ай бұрын
For being gay, right?
@conemadam8 ай бұрын
@@cjthebeesknees no, because when he was lain in state there would be no marks visible as to what he died of.
@lisanorth49347 ай бұрын
The red hot poker story is likely just a rumour. It didn’t come about until many years after Edward II’s death, and was most likely a cruel fabrication designed to draw attention and ridicule to his alleged homosexuality. It’s far more likely he died as a result of being smothered. There is also a theory that he might not have been murdered at all, and was secretly released from Berkeley Castle and lived out the rest of his days under a new identity.
@conemadam7 ай бұрын
@@lisanorth4934 if only we knew!!!!
@lisanorth49347 ай бұрын
@@conemadamIt would be great if we did! Sadly, unless there is some definitive evidence yet to be unearthed, I don’t think we will ever know the truth.
@h.huffen-puff41059 ай бұрын
00:35 I like him already!
@GrandDuchessKuromi8 ай бұрын
This story should be made a movie!
@boogiesmell5181Ай бұрын
Indeed! But there's much, MUCH more to it than this... it's more thrilling than GoT could ever have been. Might I suggest the works of Kathryn Warner if you are curious, she's the go-to historian for the reign of King Edward II. Also Tim Mortimers book on Roger is very insightful and reveals there's more to this whole drama than meets the eye at first...
@r5styy9 ай бұрын
@scottyb689 ай бұрын
It wouldn't change the course of history, it is the course of history.