The Betrayal And Revenge Of King Edward | Wars Of The Roses | Real Royalty

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

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]

And teachers droning on about dates etc. When most history teachers I had did the same except for one who made it interesting

[@kaneanderson8626]

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]

I've found the Starz series' on the Queens to be both intelligently presented and damned entertaining!

[@xavisanchez7522]

Let me remind you real history is completely different as these narrators are explaining to us

[@hihi-nm3uy]

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]

Watch him on Roman roads, you get to see his tattoos on that series

[@LukeSilverstar1000]

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.

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

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!

[@HeedfulHistory]

@@Rockhoundingcolorado Who's your grandfather

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

@@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.

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

@@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?

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

@@HeedfulHistory Yeah I just peeked at it, See I am related to Anne, his wife. Beauchamp.

[@roolenoir3183]

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.

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

Disrespect? He's lucky Warwick didn't kill him!

[@roolenoir3183]

@@susanfalconedaquino3623 Very true ! Warwick was a badass for real.

[@lisakaz35]

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?

[@roolenoir3183]

@@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 .

[@lisakaz35]

@@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.

[@sasistasquad6105]

Dan presents our historical moments so well and easy to watch Love his docu series it’s very entertaining

[@paulleverton9569]

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]

That's amazing. Whati wouldn't do to see a castle in real life.

[@cindypieper4405]

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.

[@alpacinoravidutt]

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

[@charitycaldwell9830]

king Henry the eighth also was very tall..well over 6 foot

[@chocho8036]

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_]

6 foot 4 ? Blimey ... back in 1470 he would surely have been Champion of Champions in WWE

[@keithf_]

@@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 !

[@Jackaljkljkl]

The actor who plays Henry VI is brilliant at being gormless.

[@huberticusrex]

I saw a little gorm

[@katharper655]

To GORM...or NOT to gorm? That is the question!

[@chrisrubin6445]

@@huberticusrex when?

[@cameronhesketh6814]

Yet there's no evidence he was like that.

[@Nellsbells79]

Gormless! My favorite British word

[@pszczolka80]

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.

[@lucysnowe31]

I'm so glad I discovered Dan Jones! Wish I'd known about him sooner. LOVE his work!

[@graceamerican3558]

He used to do a history program with his father. Those were equally as good. Especially his ‘moving’ display boards. 😅

[@dekae2631]

The sooner you start penance, the sooner you find Dan. Now walk with Dan, hand in hand. Amen.

[@amanda0683]

@@graceamerican3558 which program was that?

[@graceamerican3558]

@@amanda0683 I’ll have to find out the name. I’ll get back to you.

[@aspenrebel]

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????

[@debmoadd]

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.]

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]

The one person i just feel so bad for is henry. man didnt ask to be king

[@eodyn7]

lol she was not the greatest monarch in British history.

[@creepycrawlers6950]

@@eodyn7 she was definately one of the top monarchs w/o a doubt

[@dianadominguez3236]

Had Richard and George remained loyal to their brother, the Yorks could have built a powerful and long lasting dynasty

[@michaelochido3244]

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!

[@whiterider1414]

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[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

Richard was loyal, George wasn’t

[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

Johnny Walter huh

[@brontewcat]

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.

[@carausiuscaesar5672]

Today Warwick would give an interview on Oprah trash talking Edward IV.

[@horminmangfi5653]

I would pay to see that

[@jessicasarahliddell8883]

@@horminmangfi5653 😂 me too

[@celeste3100]

Nah, Jerry Springer. Then Edward come out and everyone would start cheering "JERRY! JERRY!" and they'd start fighting.

[@katharper655]

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!!

[@mollyhendricks7445]

The accuracy of this comment 😂

[@LilyGrace95]

"Elizabeth Woodville was basically a chav" is a line that perfectly sums up why I love Dan Jones 😂

[@JustJesstheMess]

I'm American, so I had to Google that word 😂 Glad I did

[@Lucian66642]

​@JustJesstheMess just look up lee nelson

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

LoL I looked it up too! Wow that's crazy

[@mspionage1743]

So "Chav" is the old English way of calling a Thot a Thot. Time changes, nothing changes lol.

[@theresagwhite3175]

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.

[@joesteers1940]

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.

[@utuberhoda]

Joe Steers--wow! Thanks for that!

[@zaker721]

I love Warwick. He would be unstoppable in the PR world now. A true master of image and spin.

[@Peter-ni5ou]

Awesome!!!

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

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!

[@deedeedodo8092]

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[@PhillyGirl-pt3vq]

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. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻

[@crazylifeofcvm6595]

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-x1n]

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.

[@skyqueen1148]

"Elizabeths 20 year old brother John, is married to the 65 year old Countess of Oxford. Its all very unsavory"! LOL.

[@dorothypozi543]

I thought she was 85 years old.

[@thekingslady1]

That part got me too😅

[@charlinethom1624]

Poor lad. 😂

[@dorothypozi543]

@@charlinethom1624 I wouldn't say so. Just how many years of "married bliss" would he have with her? 😉

[@charlinethom1624]

@@dorothypozi543 Given how young he was I'm sure it was one to many either way. lol

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Why is this Advertisement Documentary constantly being interrupted about all this history stuff?

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dbr@dley3 I actually paused this video to install an Adblock 😂

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Lol

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🤣‼️Brilliant ‼️

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[@debmoadd]

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.

[@brontewcat]

It is ironic that women then lost their reputations if they were two easy, and then criticised if they held out.

[@joseaustin2692]

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

[@ajvanmarle]

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.

[@lindatimmons3675]

,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 😉😉

[@brontewcat]

@@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.

[@keithf_]

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

[@nycot107]

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]

It’s now believed that he suffered from porphyria through his mother Katherine of Valois later affecting English and Scottish monarchs

[@catdairy367]

People who don’t like violence caused most violence

[@JJ.LovesAnimals]

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..

[@makeupboss3568]

These get better every time. These families are crazy .

[@charlottelouise2344]

Warwick is a mixture of roose Bolton and tywin lannister Edward is the mixture of robert baratheon and rob stark

[@OryxArya]

Jon Arryn could also have elements of Warwick as well

[@sassylillady1740]

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_]

Mmmm I see it another way. GOT is just a pastiche of Tolkein mixed with Medieval English history.

[@veronicareeves2629]

I love this history you have shown us on Edward of York. Excellent!!!!!

[@berthaetienne5875]

To much blood shared,it gets me scared.

[@Stephen-wb3wf]

"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.

[@juanitarichards1074]

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.

[@bobjenko]

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.

[@sandranorman5469]

Juanita Richards But he had the deadly kiss of King Curse.

[@jamellfoster6029]

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...

[@hitmaniaatlantic7314]

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.

[@phyllisruthmick5391]

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. 💔

[@WilliamJohnwon1522]

This marvelous country, with all this colourful history.

[@DaisiesInMercury]

I've been literally watching this whole "Britains Bloody Crown" Series for 5 hours! I obviously have no life.🙄

[@adbc1f72]

Wizard Gato 93 But it’s sooo good. I’m doing the same thing now!!!

[@annfeeney1662]

Is that a BBC series only in UK,? I’m in America . I’m fascinated with British history .

[@MartinGonzalez-ki8kn]

And that was just the adverts.

[@jeanroeder5534]

That’s what a pandemic will do for us

[@rosered6876]

Same

[@berenwarrior6276]

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 .

[@margaretbanks8969]

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]

Exactly. Elizabeth was seen as common because of her father. Her mother was top tier nobility and lady in waiting to Queen Margot

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

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!

[@The_ZeroLine]

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]

Warwick could've had everything. He could've been King. If only he didn't dither after having crossed the Rubicon.

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

He was better known as the Kingmaker.

[@davidnix694]

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.

[@Geekeric]

If I wanted this many ads I would watch television.

[@Brind-amour]

You can fast forward and back several times and the yellow dots will disappear.

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Get either Adblock or KZbin Premium. Problem solved.

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@@angelsinger4574 If one can afford Premium, it is truly worth it.

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@@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

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[@wendygould7836]

This truly brings history to life for me.

[@misscriss80]

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!!!

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

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.

[@NessaBear90]

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.

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

@@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.

[@ip2862]

Edward, Prince of Wales, surely died at Tewkesbury a couple of weeks after Barnet?

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

@@ip2862 Not a few weeks, he died at the Battle.

[@ip2862]

@@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.

[@thomasbell7033]

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]

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.

[@chelseaoliver5404]

Warwick could've called into question Edwards legitamacy?? Oooh awks considering Edwards mother was his aunt

[@julieruann]

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.

[@lindatimmons3675]

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.

[@RJStockton]

@@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-fx2sc]

Same reason as me. Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville were my 16 x great grandparents. Its amazing watching a documentary about them

[@marciadiehl5733]

@@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.

[@michellel564]

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.

[@shelleybaptie2942]

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!

[@yourimaginaryfriend9075]

Seven kings? I'm sure the peasants were pretty confused as to who to bow to back then.

[@jamellfoster6029]

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....

[@jandrews6254]

“Everyone” works

[@skylarblue6725]

@@jamellfoster6029 All of these Henry's and Edward's, how do people keep up

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@skylarblue6725 LOL...

[@made-line7627]

I love Warwick's shocked Pikachu face when he gets no response from Henry after proclaiming him king again 😅

[@angangieangela5216]

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

[@tall143900]

⁹no

[@JrsBoatRocker]

The White Queen is my most favorite fictional historic show 🤗

[@borleyboo5613]

All utter rubbish!!!

[@adbc1f72]

AngAngie Yep I love watching them. Now The Spanish Princess season two is on starts!!!

[@annfeeney1662]

Charlotte Hope did a fabulous job as Katherine of Aragon .

[@tylerlindsey4772]

I love how the narrator also seems deeply offended and disgusted by edwards marriage

[@lizfraiser3993]

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?

[@bethryan5951]

Elizabeth Woodville's family, if you do some history, was of noble blood.

[@jamellfoster6029]

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...

[@brontewcat]

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

[@dorothypozi543]

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.

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@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...

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

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.

[@patriziavalentini4055]

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

[@patriziavalentini4055]

Sono appassionata come te di storia ..Soprattutto inglese. .

[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

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.

[@michaelochido3244]

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.

[@brontewcat]

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.

[@kevinmccooey6291]

I've always liked history,but I love these videos.

[@reclaimedandrested]

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.

[@saelk09]

Kings named edward have always marriage problems

[@ruthanneseven]

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.

[@janelbuckley8332]

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.

[@lisakaz35]

Maybe Warwick wasn't wrong, though. Edward did throw him over and I wonder if the Woodvilles should skate uncriticized.

[@alancoe1002]

Rather, Richard had to do with some Woodville deaths, and some half-Woodville boys.

[@criticalcookie2579]

I greatly appreciate these videos, thank you. And Dan, you are the best at providing narration.

[@karlbrocklesby3173]

Brilliant documentary, excellent narrative.👑

[@mirelemigliavacca9759]

Who is the actor that plays Edward IV? He is SO PRETTY!!!!

[@caesarvalentin6332]

Excellent writer, a genius of story teller with interesting anecdotal of that period or epoch.

[@plainjane8870]

“A direct snub” - I shall be saying that more of late

[@debmoadd]

Hahaha, very good! Those indirect snubs are seldom noticed! (Is the Duke snubbing me, or just reaching for another juicy capon?)

[@rhondasmith3042]

I like the banged up saying...lol

[@gazof-the-north1980]

Medieval Kings were like fires. Sit too far away and you freeze. Sit too close and you burn.........

[@vickywitton1008]

That was excellent and narrated by an excellent presenter! ❤ Both Dan's

[@glenamw]

Woo wee, Dan Jones can tell me anything he wants! Being serious now, I have a couple of his books. Great stuff

[@susanbirungi9692]

Why couldn't anyone notice that the queens imported from France were a bad omen to the throne of Britain.

[@catdairy367]

Yeah

[@themsmloveswar3985]

They brought far more war with France than peace with France.....

[@aly5664]

The irony of this series being posted in 2020... history wants to repeat itself again ?!

[@adbc1f72]

Aly Through whom?

[@debse.7286]

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.

[@garysmith2983]

Great inspiration for George R Martin.

[@sumayyahfakih9148]

R.R*

[@sumayyahfakih9148]

@Abradolf Linkler why the hell 'R' u so aggressive?

[@kashfiaislam9995]

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. 💐🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼💮

[@xosbabymama4703]

The War of the Roses is so bloody interesting, I’m waiting for them to make a hollywood movie about it

[@annfeeney1662]

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 .

[@lindatimmons3675]

I want to read the book, i like reading the books before the miniseries comes out.😉

[@sashastanfill4916]

Seriously! I cannot believe they have not yet! People would love it!

[@jimleon7894]

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.

[@carlybarrett9195]

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

[@juli-annb.anderson8816]

Your documentaries are phenomenal! Thankyou so much.🌹

[@LightAngelEmilyx3]

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)

[@tywyatt2228]

Thank you!!

[@ramtron1775]

You magnificent SOB.✌😎

[@debraoslatreigh]

Thank you so much!

[@tomnichols6888]

Thank you it works

[@wcfheadshots240]

Didn't work for me. Now it won't play. :(

[@pyrotechnick420]

These videos are so interesting I haven't been able to stop watching

[@allies7184]

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.

[@thomasswafford250]

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.

[@Saliha366]

@@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.

[@bobjenko]

@@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).

[@Saliha366]

@@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

[@bobjenko]

@@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.

[@apotheosis4757]

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.

[@BigMamaDaveX]

👍 Yes, Warrick was indeed the opportunist non plus ultra. As for the names... 😂😹

[@mangot589]

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-harris7023]

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

[@guvdagroove]

nevil edidnt abandon richard duke of york sowhere did you get your fax from darlin you better go n read that again

[@apotheosis4757]

@@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.

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

You can understand Waricks complete dissapointment and feelings of complete betrayal.....

[@amandarussell8185]

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

[@chrisyoung3917]

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

[@chrisyoung3917]

Excuse me I meant the 5th didn’t want to lose support abroad while he was making war

[@wvmountaingirl1976]

Absolutely love Edward IV!!!! He is my absolute favorite!!!!

[@victoriatovell5121]

Me too!

[@victoriatovell5121]

Also Elizabeth Woodville is my fav queen!

[@Lickylongtym]

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.

[@BallymurphyBabe]

I love Dan Jones videos. He’s brilliant!

[@shandard4861]

You’ve got to fix the KZbin advertisement issue.

[@舒克-f2u]

Rob Stark who married the wrong queen. I’m binging Game of Thrones but better.

[@jeffmcmurray9856]

George RR Martin said he based Rob off of Edward IV

[@OryxArya]

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

[@jeffmcmurray9856]

@@OryxArya Until i saw George explain it, i thought Robb was obviously a young Robert the Bruce lol

[@richardkrilljr.8711]

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.

[@jeffmcmurray9856]

@@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

[@ATLmodK]

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

[@samdasilva1914]

"he basically married a chave" lol, love this guy

[@zarajhudiel]

"More like a pitch invasion by the Woodvilles." 😂

[@williamwallace9427]

This was one FANTASTIC Documentary

[@Garbeaux.]

Why are all of Real Royalty’s videos actually BBC Timeline videos with very different titles?!

[@mangot589]

Garbeaux Æ so they get views? Just my guess. And they have as many commercials. People love royal history.🤷‍♀️

[@giselematthews7949]

alot of real royalty is out sourced from other places.

[@Flamsterette]

@@giselematthews7949 A lot, not alot.

[@leanie9660]

@@giselematthews7949 I think that ALL of their videos are "out sourced". This channel is sharing, not producing.

[@iloveyourunclebob]

This is channel 5. Timeline licenses the rights to upload them.

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

i like this period in history . timeline is brilliant. this civil war ravages the british isles and rise of a new dynasty the tudor dynasty. dan snow one of my fav historians . thank you for posting this videos.

[@annabellaboyer643]

Brilliant is Edward?What sadness of Warwick?Such succes for Edward at the end.

[@KFCLOVERMY]

I like how everyone is fighting with swords. Not a pike in sight.

[@mt_baldwin]

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.

[@modestlyneutral]

¨Right trustee and well beloved, we greet you well¨' Dan: well, that´s medieval English for hello.

[@mariamargaritagarcia8049]

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...

[@whitneymohrhauser8753]

Henry the VI was pretty happy not being a King. Henry The VI thought "Oh s***."

[@vidafria17]

Margaret of anjou's actress is such a beauty omg.

[@xiaofangfei8920]

Vhern Victoria what about the actress of Elizabeth Woodville? OMG

[@vidafria17]

@@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

[@leevanderwaskewitch7858]

I’m getting a workout from all these sit-ups to press skip ad

[@msi8311]

I’m 20 mins in and haven’t seen one ad, and I’m on my phone so there’s no adblocker.

[@jh8551]

Why is there an ad every two minutes

[@vybui6686]

just install ad blocker

[@Christyxoxo15]

Violet Bui is there one for ipads?

[@nursefae4789]

@@Christyxoxo15 Just scroll the bar all the way to the end of the video, then hit replay. You can watch it without ads.

[@wilfredocisneros]

almost unberable

[@marcusagrippa8078]

Nurse Fae that never works for me

[@michelleduplooymalherbe2837]

man this Dan Jones is just great, he makes history come alive ....

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

The french princess would have been the perfect match

[@AxelQC]

I had some great history professors, but I would have loved Dan Jones' lectures.

[@TommyGunz]

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.

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

They did it for Hitler, and they weren't even family or related so why are you so surprised?

[@TommyGunz]

@@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.

[@susanfalconedaquino3623]

@@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.

[@seanglps7656]

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.

[@pk6810]

The actor playing Edward the 4th looks like Marshall from how I met your mother.

[@moonglow630]

I recently just discovered I’m a descendant of many of the players of the Wars of the Roses, including Edward III, & the 1st Duke of Buckingham, as well as other Plantagenet’s, Lancastrians, & York’s. Heck, I’m a Neville, Stafford & Beaufort & Grey.

[@susanmccormick6022]

Wow!White Rose for ever.I am miffed the emojis don't have one!

[@md-1]

Would have been nice for you to create a play list for this series,...or number them?