The Black Prince - England's Warrior Prince Documentary

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[@PeopleProfiles]

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[@sandrapetersen7289]

I'm a Muggleton, descendant of Eakswyth, wife of Alfred the Great. Your video spelt her name differently. Her father was King of Saxony with whom Alfred cultivated a friendship, making him an ally. Vikings liked Alfred's leadership where he commanded that viking prisoners be treated with respect. His granddaughter Eaydth married Otto the first if Germany. Rotten Cromwell destroyed the grave if Alfred and Ealswyth, ordering the church to be destroyed, and for a prison to be built in its place. Alfred's bones were tossed out and found in a parking lot, the DBA confirmed by comparing the human bones to Eaydth who was intact in a cathedral in Germany. I welcome finding out more. History is full of intrigue, murders, evil plots to gain power, and as Tony Robinson said, finding the true bloodlines to the English throne leading to Michael Hastings in NSW, there is no Divine Right of Kings. The present royal family is illegitimate due to King Edward 4th being the result of his mother's affair while Her husband was away at war. Kings had to be of royal blood and not born out of wedlock. This is a huge scandal and a very long story.

[@rahulbabu3272]

I studied about him in college. He is one of my favourite historical personalities. It's sad that he never got a chance to rule.

[@andrewlewis9231]

The Black Prince has left his mark on history and its good to see he's appreciated today. A good concise documentary

[@lorrainegriffiths554]

his son was an asshole

[@calvinh8755]

Easily one of the most intriguing figures in Medieval European history

[@ogladaczr.t.3168]

i mean, hardly intriguing. A prominent one, sure. Sign of times. But its not like he wasn't given all the means he needed to gain fame just by birth.

[@JonyTony2018]

@@ogladaczr.t.3168 There is plenty of young princes who died before their fathers. None had the potential, the ambition, or the intellect Black Prince possessed. And no heir dying prematurely had cost his country this much. With the Black King England might have gone on to win the Hundred Years’ War, Richard II would have turned out differently and the War of the Roses would have been averted entirely.

[@antoinemozart243]

The Black Prince was one of the most incompetent prince of the 14 th century. He was a great soldier but a rubbish leader. He lost everything his father gave him only 20 years after Poitiers.

[@marymcvicker3543]

Òoòòììp

[@gungadin7721]

He was a man of his time. Hard, relentless, valorous, generous, conscientious. He did laudable and terrible things.

[@shadowforger2035]

But he was a white male dude. How come there are no people of color in this documentary? This is wacist

[@hugorenato1149]

@@shadowforger2035 Some say the later constable of France Bertrand du Guesclin, who was present and captured in the battle of Nájera, was son of an african king and black in colour. The english called him the the black dog of Brocéliande.

[@cannibalcheese]

@@hugorenato1149 stop trying to change history. His family "claimed" to be decended from a renowned Muslim king. Never anywhere does it say he was black. The depictions in the paintings say he was a white man possibly mixed race but not black.

[@syndicalist-0]

@@cannibalcheese hey i dont disagree but history is literally all just tales lol we only know material things about our past. Anything is possible.

[@toddherklotz5970]

Great comment!

[@cabinfever7262]

History is weird, The Black Prince is seen as chivalrous while at the same time he butchered peasants and raised villages etc. Glad I am alive in current times !

[@Kari77251]

@@bradmiller2329 Good point. But there’s more to this than just “when.” The “where” and the “who” are just as important. In current times, being female and a US citizen, for me, life is good. If the great lottery had seen me born in the same year but in a different part of the world, or on a different socio-economic plane, I might not feel so lucky. Yes, humanity has come a long way. But also, humanity seems forever destined to reinvent its ancient faults.

[@andreebesseau6995]

Yes he did ...the bloody"royals"were cousins.it was all about land.he killed a lot of people in Poitier and as in Dax in gascony old fief of her grand mother the weekly day for the outside market is still on the day that the black prince decreed it should be....the old presence of the english kings is still present in Gastony as well as the wine they liked lol.i lived In Bastide d Armagnac .town created by 2 noble men.one with an english name the other with a french name.it was all unterchageable.the inside courtyard;by law,cannot be touched, as it is a middle age "souvenir"😁😇

[@neilnoakes2685]

@@Kari77251 very well put

[@nikoknowledge6660]

Typically when the adjective of “black” is added to one’s title, it’s a negative connotation applied by the peasants.

[@talkingmudcrab718]

Life was cheap in Europe back then. There are still places like this on Earth today. Never forget that. Humans can be cruel beyond imagination. Darkness lurks in all our hearts. Some are better at resisting it than others but everyone has their breaking point given circumstances.

[@marcfrancisteodoro7720]

Please do the life of Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder and Athelstan the first King of England, thank you!

[@kathrynjordan8782]

I would like to hear a documentary on Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder and Athelstan the first King of England. It would be so interesting to hear about them.

[@kathrynjordan8782]

I love medieval history. This documentary on The Black Prince is very interesting. Thank you for this documentary.

[@budahbaba7856]

Something i always find interesting about Edward I (who is only mentioned here in background) was that bloody man as he was, extinguishing the political independence of Wales among other feats, he seemed to have a very loving and intimate relationship with his strong Spanish wife, who was a powerful force in her own right. They seemed to work very well together, and she bore Edward many children, and helped ensure stability within the kingdom while he was so often away campaigning.

[@xenaires]

The Black Prince should have become King. Even today he's unrivaled as an English warrior. Fascinating biography. I'll be back for more.

[@ogladaczr.t.3168]

Ever head of William Marshal? 😁Also, Cromwell sends his regards

[@benbim540]

They had many great warrior kings richard the lionheart. Henry V. Edward IV. and even Shakespeare's great villain king Richard III. here is the account of Richard III final battle. Richard led a cavalry charge deep into the enemy ranks in an attempt to end the battle quickly by striking at Henry Tudor himself. Accounts note that King Richard fought bravely and ably during this manoeuvre, unhorsing Sir John Cheyne, a well-known jousting champion and killing Henry's standard bearer Sir William Brandon and coming within a sword's length of Henry Tudor himself before being surrounded by Sir William Stanley's men and killed.

[@antoinemozart243]

Yes a bit like his son Richard II !! Hahahaha 😂😂. The black Prince was a joke as a leader !!

[@TheFlutecart]

You can always spot the King, he's only one not covered in shit! From 1066 till Henry VIII, all the English Kings spoke, ate, acted, dressed and were of French ancestry, , by design. So when Black Prince puts the French heraldry with the English Heraldry, he's just showing off. Kinda badass knightly stuff really.

[@bruceplenderleith838]

@@antoinemozart243 apparently not, never mind, I'm sure you would have made a marvellous fool.

[@Shinobi33]

Oh boy I can already see a crazy members of the Black Hebrews Israelites reading the title of this and exclaiming see I told you. "We wuz Kangz!"

[@amram1305]

First off Israelites come in every beautiful shade of brown. You brought this up because you already know the truth.

[@Shinobi33]

@@amram1305 yea the truth. Black leftists are as close to the truth as the Earth is to the Sun

[@Roman-oh7xc]

The black prince is such an amazing historical figure to study

[@dirt0133]

Very well done. Greatest English warrior/general of the Middle Ages.

[@antoinemozart243]

No ! He lost everything in twenty years !!

[@dirt0133]

@@antoinemozart243 I said General not administrator. AND he lost everything, as you put it, because of the war on behalf of Pedro the Cruel which his father, the King forced him to take part in. He won the battle and reinstated Pedro, but the subsequent taxes he then levied in France after Pedro reneged in compensating him for the war....cost him Greatly, Plus the fact that he Died shortly thereafter.

[@williamstocker584]

General and administration are two different things fool

[@moonglow630]

I’ve seen his tomb at Canterbury Cathedral. I remember his effigy has a puppy carved at his feet. I thought that was so endearing. I remember being so so excited that I got to see his tomb. It was my first day in England. EDIT: now through genealogical research I’ve discovered I’m actually a descendant of the Black Prince.

[@antoinemozart243]

The black Prince was an idiot 😂😂😂

[@antoinemozart243]

@Facts are not hate speech ,KZbin fascists. why I would be jealous of a man that died in huge pain 650 years ago ? Are you nuts ? The Black Prince was a great soldier but an awful politician. He was abysmal in strategy and diplomacy. In less than ten years he was ruined !!!

[@antoinemozart243]

@Facts are not hate speech ,KZbin fascists. are you serious ? The black Prince strategist ? Hahahaha 😂😂😂. This is certainly why he ruined the duchy , his father gave him ! Hahahaha ! Charles V who was not a knight or a great warrior had a strategic longbow and planted lethal strategic arrows in the great knight and his father. Sorry ! A great knight but a rubbish leader.

[@antoinemozart243]

@Facts are not hate speech ,KZbin fascists. I don't give a ???k about what you think. Read historians. I know it hurts your feelings, but as you said facts are facts. The black Prince was certainly a great warrior but an abysmal leader.

[@dulciemidwinter5990]

@@5heffPaul yeah, Antoine Mozart that famous English Historian!

[@davidkeller6156]

The English long bow. One of the most feared weapons of it’s time.

[@phantomkelvink4225]

(my English is not very good) does anyone know any countries beside the one in the British isle that also or at least try to adopt a long bow type of army? Because it was so effective that I find not adopting it a bit....strange?

[@davidkeller6156]

phantomkelvin K I’m not sure. It’s my understanding that training started in childhood and as they grew up they graduated to stronger and stronger bows. I think the pull on the bow was between 150 to 200 pounds. I watched a archeological video where the showed the skeletons of men killed in battle. They could tell the longbow men by the overdevelopment of the bones in the right arm and shoulder.

[@generalyi6323]

@@phantomkelvink4225 many other cultures adopted recurve bows .. recurves offer more power and easier pull than longbows...much more ergonomic for use on horseback and with nomadic lifestyles... from what I read the long bow was made from specific regional types of wood as well....

[@generalyi6323]

@@davidkeller6156 I have heard in many documentaries that there was a Kings edict stating that Sundays everyone was to practice longbow archery as well.... another clue to how important it was to warfare

[@davidkeller6156]

Dennis Adams I’ve heard something similar to that. I know that it would take a long time for me to work up the strength to be able a 150 lb. pull bow. I’ve read that they could actually shoot up to 400 yards with a long bow. That seems far fetched to me. That’s a pretty long rifle shot.

[@theearlofmarch]

Absolutely well done mate! Truly one of the great princes to have lived.

[@estell8459]

Based on the documentary, one can only conclude he was an honorable prince and warrior.

[@nicholasbethell2921]

He honourably killed women and children and oppressed the poor.

[@lesdodoclips3915]

@@nicholasbethell2921 standard for the time

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

Nicholas bethell killing frenchmen was considered part of good parenting

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

as for oppressing the poor the french did the same

[@aidansumner8364]

@@nicholasbethell2921 Because that is how war is waged. Being honourable doesn't necessarily mean kissing everyone's ass.

[@brendan9868]

I don’t remember much from middle school, but I very vividly remember a day in history class when we were getting our first intro into medieval Europe. The Black Prince was brought up and a classmate asked our teacher what he did, teacher replied “No idea.” This teacher not knowing the answer to a simple question on something he was supposed to be an expert on literally changed my life and sent me down a path that led me to become a history major in uni.

[@kathrynjordan8782]

If I were a teacher and I had been asked that question & responded that way, I would have been mortified. I would have hoped that I could say "Why don't we find that out together. This sounds like a good project for the entire class." I love Medieval history so this documentary is very interesting.

[@bluestrife28]

You guys are saving my life with these docs. Thank you!!!!

[@knightowl3577]

John the Blind 'Tis but a scratch, Charge!"

[@themac2238]

I would say he was the highest example of what a medieval king should be brave warrior ruthless in battle magnanimous in victory but he was taken before his time he could have been one of England’s greatest kings England could have even won the Hundred Years’ War under him

[@themac2238]

johnnie anon agreed

[@CieJe.Alexander]

If he just had a few economics lessons...then yep maybe the best.

[@themac2238]

C. J. Alexander yeah economic literacy is essential for a good government in the modern world

[@CieJe.Alexander]

@johnnie anon Like manners, and honesty? I do get your point, but would you want him to be your country's Chancellor of the Exchequer/Sec. of the Treasury, or even your accountant? I'm not saying he needs to be like Henry VII. But at least to not go entirely bankrupt. Or, bankrupt the kingdom. Just a little more balance.

[@NitoKuvell]

One of our biggest what ifs as English, maybe the Scotts would have been brought to the union much sooner and militarily! Taken too soon, maybe even the french would be speaking English now as part of a greater UK OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE,because he could have claimed the french throne and joined England and France together

[@NitoKuvell]

Our most unfortunate thing for that time as English was the Death of the black prince, because following his death we had our equivalent of the mad king(game of thrones)and the war of the roses, so many precious English lives lost as a result

[@trojanette8345]

That's one very busy and VERY determined Prince!! Anybody else doing that much fighting would have tired a long time ago.

[@riangame2871]

Good job Mr..!! i do really love

[@Cyberlucy]

Thanks for putting this together. This was very well done.

[@mmsizzlak3726]

I liked the guy since he knighted Heath Ledger and gave him uncontested noble heritage...

[@loyalist5736]

Love Kings who will bare Arms and fight with there men at the front and at 16 nothing but respect. I'll give it to the British - English they do well in warfare wining alot of battles on enemy soil .

[@franceslambert8070]

I really enjoyed this video. I was able to follow the battles and learned about the "Black Prince". Thank you for giving me something else to study.

[@johnfyten3392]

Cool video. I learned a lot. Definitely gonna subscribe to your channel. I'm a tradesman, without a college education, but I really enjoy learning about history and science. Thanks.

[@cambs0181]

John of Bohemia must of been a brave man to face the enemy with no sight, but my absolute respect to his guide dog!

[@unknownchannel3141]

He was an idiot.

[@miek526]

@@unknownchannel3141 i agree

[@noldo3837]

@@unknownchannel3141 That is a matter of pride. He was expected to stand at the side of his ally, so he did. No matter what. He was a man and a king, so he simply kept his word. "Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son."

[@somyod2u]

Erected in the 1890s, there is a magnificent equestrian statue of the Black Prince in the centre of the Yorkshire city of Leeds. I understand that he was largely instrumental in introducing the ' woollen - industry to the region.

[@andrewtownend4511]

Statue located in City Square opposite The Quenns Hotel near the Railway Station.

[@MaverickSeventySeven]

Isn't English History wonderfully Complicated

[@pedroheberle6665]

Most definitely. But may I also suggest one that the English helped carve: Brazil's. Firstly, by escorting the Portuguese royal fleet to as far as they could from Napoleon, and making Brazil the seat of an European monarchy, for more than ten years. Secondly, by mediating (with the benefit, naturally enough, of a bilateral commercial agreement) the agreement which sealed the Portuguese recognition of Brazil's state and independence, in 1825. This agreement pitched a former Portuguese prince, on the one side, as Brazil's first head of state and Emperor - a title to which he would abdicate some nine years after, in favor of his firstborn, then only four year-old son (Emperor Pedro II of Brazil), as he had come to be seen as "Pedro the absolutist", an authoritarian monarch who had grew very unpopular since -, but also, on the other hand, the as rightfully heir to the Portuguese throne and Empire which he had just defeated in war - and of which he would still in life abdicate also, this time magnanimously, for the benefit of his firstborn daughter (Maria II of Portugal, born in Brazil), for whom he would fight, and triumph, and die as a martyr in Portugal for the cause of liberty (hence his alias - but on that other side of the salty Ocean-Sea which was strayed with the tears of Portugal's widows and orphaned sons and daughters only - as "Pedro the liberal"), where he is seen as a national hero up to this day, and the liberator against his brother (Maria's uncle, who had usurped her throne and incidentally - if only briefly - was king, too), who is known in history, I swear to God, as "Miguel the absolutist" -; and on the other side (I know, there's three sides), there was his father (and Miguel's father, too: though there are numerous controversies on whether the youngest of his progeny were, actually, of his progeny, as he and his Queen - who was Spanish and the King of Spain's sister - had then been very publicly known to have not shared a bed since the eighteenth century, and this, I swear, is also true) as the King of Portugal, which he already had been since the passing of his elderly mother (Maria I of Portugal, known as "The Crazy Woman", great-grandmother of that second Maria), BUT who was also, according to the agreement - as a token of friendship, I suppose -, the Emperor of Brazil: symbolically, sure. And yet, kind of literally, as well. Theirs (all these people's) was a dynastic business, and he was, after all, still head of the dynasty whose interests the English have "helped" us diligently preserve. Thank you, Englishmen. He died by the way one year after the 1825 agreement, and recent forensic evidence point to poisoning. And I don't want to name names here, but the Spanish Queen (of Portugal) and the "Absolutist" (her son - the Portuguese one) figure high on the suspects' list.

[@georger64]

I‘m 56 and haven‘t run out of interesting books on English history.

[@stevenlyon4348]

And they are just skimming over the top.

[@paulvbarbar9957]

Not really..

[@calska140]

It's a giant soap opera

[@jackpotbox]

The manner in which you narrate in your videos, is quite impressively engaging. I've already subscribed. Thanks so much for the videos.

[@highspeedgaz]

My Father had the nickname The Black Prince, where he use to work ,he was a Foremen at the time , I got to find out later from his work colleagues, he got the name because he was hard but fair , Yes he was !.

[@gangleweed]

It is a fact that nobody running business puts their best man in as a foreman....it's usually just someone that doesn't perform too well with machinery or on the bench so they get put out of harms way in the office.....someone with a bit of knowledge is required to do the watching, why take someone off the shop floor who is more productive there......office people are called chair warmers or armchair warriors where I was. On the other side of the coin you get the factory owner who employs cheap low class labor and employs someone with some knowledge at a high pay rate to do the hands on training of those that came into the factory on the broom.......they don't usually last long as once the work force is on stream they get made redundant and someone they trained gets made up to foreman at a much lower pay rate......it almost happened to me but I saw it coming and turned the job down.

[@guitarhick]

awesome documentary/ the artwork is inspirational the hard hitting facts and no BS with battlefield strategy i love it please make more

[@thomashampton6801]

As per usual great video well done guys!

[@johnmontag]

This channel should have 10x subs. Quality is top tier. Keep at it

[@Arkavian1191]

My 19th Great Uncle, John de Harewell, was once his private chaplain and advisor. He later became the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

[@marshaprice8226]

A most interesting and informative biography! I learned much that I did not know about the life and career of Edward of Woodstock.

[@hashiahmed2381]

Wow you guys always have the greatest documentaries.

[@5th_progenator_reesecobar758]

I'm here early! Gonna save it for tonight, really looking forward to this one. Thanks!

[@donaldmacauley4571]

I feel exactly the same way when a new video (especially on English royalty) comes out. I really look forward to it

[@ironhand9096]

CAt From Outer Space before you run any of those tests consider the following:- 1. Learn to spell. No Dr will authorise tests from anyone unable to spell single syllable words especially when they have the option to spell check. 2. Study basic medicine, learn human anatomy, physiology & pathophysiology. Maybe even gain a basic understanding of neurology. 3. Do a course in lower education followed my a mid level course. Higher education could be a bit much but just maybe within reach with a lot of support. 4. Come back on KZbin and show the world you’re not a complete half wit, stun them with your new found intelligence.

[@nevetsmahgnirtle8961]

@@ironhand9096 Wow! You have such a huge opinion of yourself, if only someone else shared it

[@davidkeller6156]

Loved the video! I’ve read Dan Jones book on the Plantagenets many times and it’s great to see a video like this.

[@jacey1963]

Many thanks David...so glad you enjoyed it!

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[@bryanrobinson8886]

The greatest prince, warrior, knight and never - King England has ever had. I truly enjoy the tales and history of the Black Prince. I remember when I first learned of him and he is the stuff of legend that you almost can't believe it. But he is and was greatest 👑. Yes he did have a dark side and faults but he saved England and promoted the highest ideals of knightly valor and honor.

[@antoinemozart243]

This is certainly why this great soldier lost everything and returned quickly back to England !! Hahahaha 😂 the black Prince was a great warrior but an absolute embarrassment as a leader. No wonder his son asked for the king of France to reduce the English in England !!! Hahahaha, you English are laughable !!

[@bryanrobinson8886]

@@antoinemozart243 Huh? What did the Black Prince loss exactly...? Yes, he lost some battles but those battles were mostly outside of domain of the king of England and in Spain not France. So, yeah he should have chosen better allies. But he died before his father and the Kingdom of England was pretty secure for the most part until his father too. The issues were the Black Prince and his father, King Edward III did not get along as they son and father should have to keep peace between factions.

[@antoinemozart243]

@@bryanrobinson8886 the black Prince was a great warrior but an abysmal politician . Not only he lost all what was gained after Poitiers but Charles V tricked him like a child in the Spain affair. Even Edward II did better. And that says a lot. He was absolutely unable to rule Aquitaine, his father gave him. When he went back to England, the English had only a band of land along the ocean. Edward III and the black Prince were children compared to Charles V.

[@bryanrobinson8886]

@@antoinemozart243 Lol... the Black Prince was only misfortunate after the Spain affair because cost money and men. So the black Prince just ran out of both. Also, the barons played a larger than many will like to admit. The trend of rebellious barons had been a century in the making probably dating back to the Lionheart or earlier. Charles V may have been better at politicticing but the situation in France and England had change from the supremacy of England and there would be other opportunities for English gain. Ever hear of Henry V.

[@antoinemozart243]

It's better to delete answers ! As my arguments destroy yours !

[@jeffgould3877]

I think the black prince would have been one of England's greatest kings. Such a shame that he passed away at 45.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

wow kings grow too old just like in ck3 its annoying how my heir is nearly 50 by the time i die

[@Germanicus-]

Absolutely love British history..

[@whitney524]

He’s depicted fictitiously in A Knights Tale.

[@rc59191]

Lol I'm actually watching the extended edition of that right now one of my favorite movies.

[@doesnotexist305]

The Black Prince is almost as legendary a figure as Richard the Lionheart. So legendary is he that when I, an American, read that he had been born in Maurice Druon’s novel The Lily and the Lion (part of the Accursed Kings) I was so hyped. I don’t think that I’ll be as excited for the birth of my own children as I was at reading that an infant was born who was to go on to be Edward the Black Prince in a novel. I’m exaggerating obviously but he’s that awesome.

[@darrenlamb5640]

It's good having English ancestry isnt it ; )

[@volslover1504]

My English ancestry is Oliver Cromwell.

[@mikedavies9628]

Just had a thought lol. A prince of wales that was actually a Welshman. I go to the foot of the stairs lol

[@jacey1963]

I've been waiting for this one, I'm descended from his brother's line, John of Gaunt...

[@ata-ayitehunlede5632]

And you are pretty woman, lineage of Princes and Princesses

[@AndyMcSherry1]

Really Jacky? I am descended from a Howard line, strangely enough, from an undocumented line who presumably fled to Ireland, posing all sorts of questions. I seen on TV that Howard goes back to Edward III, I know Edward I invited the Howard's into the inner circle but not sure about how they married into the family, or where and when. I've haven't figured that one out yet so Its all a bit romanticised as far as definitive evidence goes. I really don't know the significance but I know family members were often drawn out of pictures during the Tudor era so I think I'll get a DNA test for my male cousin just in case there is something there. So how did you know you were a descendant? It's a big part of your identity.

[@jacey1963]

@@ata-ayitehunlede5632 thank you so much....

[@jacey1963]

@@AndyMcSherry1 ....that's really interesting Andy, we may have ancestors in common. I researched my family tree a few years ago and found a line on my dad's side which is descended from Edward I through John of Gaunt and Joan of Beaufort, there are also other lines on my mum's side that go back to Owen Glendower's brother Tudor, so my parents each come from lines who would have fought against each other which I found amusing.

[@paulinetravis9994]

I am related to Henry 1st and King John, but both mistresses children. Lol. My madon name Trivett is only 1 of 9 names that can be traced back to the Norman's. My family where one of the friends of the Black Prince. And one of my Gr Grand Mothers was one of the first Women getting rewarded with the Garter, by his Son Richard. She also is berries in Canterbury, in a toom, in the Grib, where he really wanted to be berries, to lay near his friends. But his father would not let him so berries above.. I feel very proud of my family, that a Prince and King where they friends.

[@dillionday7414]

Awesome video. There is only a few short videos about him on KZbin. Is there a chance you can do a video on Edward the Confessor. All these kings were named after him and it would be great to see it.

[@PeopleProfiles]

Great suggestion!

[@cklg88]

There are plenty of Edward the Confessor available.

[@carywest9256]

I have read that the standard bearer which you say came to Prince Edward's aid is a man named Ralph Shelton. He was knighted for his part during this part of the battle of Crecy. My mother's family name is Shelton.This family line was from County Norfolk,England. There is a Shelton Hall South of Norwich,but it is a private residence in our time. Also,in Henry VIII's time Anne Boleyn would stay at Shelton Hall with young Princess Elizabeth in tow.

[@whitney524]

I wasn’t familiar with how my family played into his story. I’m a descendant of the Bruce’s.

[@JulianJ58]

Timothy Eames totally possible bruh, Genghis Khan, another monarch from the Middle Ages, has around 30 MILLION decendents

[@whitney524]

JulianJ58 Charlemagne is another one who has a ton a descendants. I’ve heard that anyone with European ancestry can count Charlemagne in their family tree. Idk how true that is though

[@MendTheWorld]

The Sheltons would attain even greater accomplishments in the New World, as Robert Shelton rose to become the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

[@whitney524]

MendTheWorld eh, can’t really hold someone responsible for what an ancestor, possibly even distantly related family, have done. I’m sure we all have a few shitbags if you look far enough back into your family tree.

[@bmhd6598]

A great king England never had.

[@nevetsmahgnirtle8961]

You had a better one?

[@Nyctasia]

@@nevetsmahgnirtle8961 - Edward I. Sadly The Black Prince left England his son, the dreadful Richard II.

[@tylernelson4901]

“Great” is a subjective term here lol

[@carmenlottner297]

@@nevetsmahgnirtle8961 Henry V,Elizabeth 1

[@NoirFan01]

Oh wow, spoiler alert. I have not yet watched the episode. Now I know how it ends. LOL

[@JacobScott0000]

Very well done. Thank you. Although, It would have been a nice touch at the end to read out what he had written on his tomb: Such as thou art, sometime was I. Such as I am, such shalt thou be. I thought little on th'our of Death So long as I enjoyed breath. On earth I had great riches Land, houses, great treasure, horses, money and gold. But now a wretched captive am I, Deep in the ground, lo here I lie. My beauty great, is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone.

[@graceamazing8696]

thank you for the enlightenment. I admire him of chivalry.

[@MrRobfullarton]

So Edward III was not the love child of Queen Isabella and William Wallace? As the great historian Mel Gibson portrayed in Braveheart!

[@PeopleProfiles]

Nope lol

[@michellec8546]

Gasp!

[@darrenlamb5640]

OMG they lied? How could they. How could Hollywood ever do such a thing?

[@sarahinaurora]

A great and honorable man and that England never had the privilege of calling their King.

[@florencefrere7213]

Thank you! I know everything I need to know about this fantastic man.

[@vender68]

Wow never knew he was the broke prince too

[@LiLtRiCkToXiC]

Greatly detailed documentary

[@kimberlybates6261]

Excellent video. Loved it.

[@joesiler9620]

Definitely a good concise, unbias, and entertaining history of Edward, 👍 Great Job. Look forward to hearing more from you.

[@LordGadwin]

He was forged in war, and when he wasn't at war he lived like he would die in the next battle. He enjoyed his life when he could and made sure the ones that fought next to him did the same.

[@charlesbell1283]

Well done! I really enjoy your videos. Would enjoy more on Scotland as I am distant relative of The Brus Clan.

[@PeopleProfiles]

Thank you very much!

[@jacey1963]

Will bear that in mind...

[@ata-ayitehunlede5632]

Wonderful man. Eternal Glory for these Great men, Knights who served and fought for their country and inspire the respect of their enemies whilst treating them with respect and dignity as the Black Prince did for King John II of France.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

excellent historical channel Specialist in introducing historical Profiles of Famous historical personalities Thanks for sharing.. I think he fought in bravery & talents leading

[@jbross86]

Great job, thank you!

[@koori3085]

Excellent presentation! The Black Prince intended to do and be good, but that was difficult in that time.

[@ian_b]

Philippa of Hainault was best mates with Tracy of Fairlop and Shanice of Theydon Bois.

[@WilmerCook]

Really!

[@jacey1963]

haha....made me laugh

[@stephenmcdonagh2795]

Don't forget Britney of Spears- near Brittany.

[@tonywilkinson6895]

Don't forget Lorraine of Lambourne End .😄👍

[@maryfrump7937]

I love all these especially since this one is Great many times Uncle!

[@vilma1850]

Extraordinary narrative. Thank you for your work and share with public. Can i obtain a transcript of this documentary? - best, if it can be pdf downloadable. Thank you.

[@KRUGE67]

a true warrior and knight, he was a product of his times, to bad no such men are like him anymore.

[@claudeyaz]

He didnt live long enough to have a shitty reputation xD

[@zackhartley4718]

I’ve always enjoyed your videos, but man your getting way better!! 🤙🏻

[@jacey1963]

Thanks so much from the team!

[@malcwalker8565]

The Black Prince's Ruby is the big gemstone at the front of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom. That has always fascinated me.

[@CalSprigley]

Great documentary 👍🏻very informative while being engaging

[@abin26]

The best king and perhaps the legend of Arthur being carved out from him

[@goodyeoman4534]

"Witness our too-much-memorable shame When Cressy battle fatally was struck And all our princes captived by the hand Of that black name, Edward, Black Prince of Wales..." Henry V. Act 2, Scene 3.

[@liorfanous9210]

This was excellent, i literally nearly cried when you said the Black Prince had died.

[@liorfanous9210]

@@rancidcrawfish Nearly

[@fatherjohnholoduekoca4587]

Pius, Brave, and Honorable!

[@mangot589]

Just ran across your channel. Well met.

[@PeopleProfiles]

You are most welcome!

[@angrymetal4788]

3:27 Woah Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser the Younger picture looks so realistic.

[@hotmechanic222]

must have been retouched as they would obviously have been in black and white originally lol

[@AlonyaJ]

Really cool, with one exception... a lot of the pictures date from 1430-1490s, as attested by the ladies henin & veil headwear, houpelande gowns, and men's chaperon hats.

[@syndicalist-0]

Your videos are fantastic.

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

This..is....class.

[@PeopleProfiles]

Thank you!

[@TheWolfman91rs]

29:35 The flail the "didnt exsist" is in this painting. Id like to believe it is 100% accurate because it is cool 🤣

[@evelynbyrd4961]

Edward of Woodstock, HONORABLE and FAITHFULL to The End.

[@vegandolls]

Considering who came next his death is one of the biggest events in english history, there would have been no bollingbrook. It reminds of the death of Germanicus, the noble son of Drusus during the Augustan age of Rome

[@PeopleProfiles]

Similar to Henry V really. Changed everything.

[@patrickhows1482]

It is noticeable that Edward lll was one of those rare kings who had a harmonious family life. He had good relationships with all his children, contrast his good relationship with Edward the Black Prince with that of the Hanoverian kings and their heirs. Not many kings would have allowed his heir to marry someone with Joan of Kent's marital history.

[@alpacinoravidutt]

Yeah also his son's had good relationships with each other. Gaunt was fiercely loyal to the black Prince and so was Edmund Langley. Shame that their descendants were fuck ups that led to the wars of the Roses.

[@gs7256]

I am not English.. I am Greek.. I love medieval history and I have read a lot.. I believe that the black prince was not a person of his time..don’t think he was hard enough..he was much more polite and generous for his time..he was much more courageous for his time..ppl of less position fear for their life quite more than him..I find him as one of the purest and most interesting personalities of medieval Western Europe..of course he was hard? An honorable continuation of Edward the 1st..and his father Edward the 3rd.. For me he died before his time.. He saw the death of his greatest hope (losing a first born son, a prince, a king to be..I can not imagine the hit..not that any simple father pains less his son’s death..but this is huge in a political way as well..because this ppl life’s changes history..) He had his first victories in the age of 16 (like another Alexander the Great..)..A so young boy..A teen..but the times were demanding for a prince teen.. I found the video amazing..and I believe more videos should be made for him..

[@jackmiller2404]

Another winner, my history connoisseurs! I could be misinformed about this, but I thought I heard a story about when they were studying the Black Prince’s tomb, that they found out that later generations must have painted it black and that it was actually a brass like color underneath. They discovered this cause while examining the tomb, the thick black paint flaked off and was found out to be not as old as the tomb itself. Anyone else hear about this, or did I dream it, lol.

[@kevinpaul1847]

The most Kingly prince ever 🤴

[@Nitz1066]

All HAIL,PRINCE EDWARD,The King Who will be

[@christianwitness]

Good presentation; do not weaken it with "what do you think of the Black Prince ?" great at feasts, life of the battle, lots of great stories... carry on...

[@ramthian]

Thank you so much 😊

[@nicholasbethell2921]

He was responsible for the deaths of women and children and oppressed the poor like the rest of his class. In battle he wore armour that made him much safer than the foot soldiers he commanded and could expect to be captured for ransom if he lost; unlike his poorly paid soldiers who would be slaughtered. Chivalry was not all it was cracked up to be.

[@nicholasbethell2921]

@@bradmiller2329 How did his country benefit from his actions?

[@williamstocker584]

Eh that’s war nothing knew

[@inspector-rum]

He was never king but always will be a Warrior

[@raynor7030]

definitly the greates king england never had.

[@Abdi-libaax]

Better than Arthur??

[@raynor7030]

well you are right in some way, he was one historys most popular kings and one of the greatest warriors ever, no doubt about that. some doubts if he was a good king for england, he spent only 6 month during his reign in england, the rest of this time he was fighting somewhere else in france or the holy land and he was using england to collect massive taxes to finance his wars (it is mentioned that he said he would sell london if he could find a buyer) opinions may be different on that matter .... but you are absolutly wrong too: he was not one of the greatest kings england never had - cause he was king of england.

[@raynor7030]

difficult question on the first sight :-) if we can agree that arthur really existed rather than being a myth - in that case he was king indeed and could not be the greatest king england ever had but not the greatest england never had. if we agree that there is no proof for his existance - some legend created by fiction would not be qualified at all (beside the fact that this legend would also have been king) .... so finally: maybe not better than arthur (fact or fiction, never mind) cause arthur was king.

[@maddywhite3633]

@@Abdi-libaax Arthur was never King of England, he was known as King of the Britons, the Celts. He's just a legend, we don't even know if he really existed

[@jefferyball7672]

@@raynor7030 .

[@brianrodney712]

Given pride of place in the centre of the City of Leeds in Yorkshire, is a magnificent equestrian statue of the Black Prince. When I attended school in Leeds in the 1940s, we were not told why that statue was there., nor what connection the Prince had with Yorkshire. I trust that education has since improved in the City.

[@PeopleProfiles]

We wouldn't bet on it.

[@paulsheridan7408]

I walk past in on the way to work in Leeds City Centre, the reason why i’ve come to watch this video! What a lad he was. Incredible stuff.

[@GoogleUserOne]

Finally! The black prince!!!!

[@juliusdream2683]

Honorable warrior king 🤴. I’m American and don’t know much about British history. But so far been watching these episodes and he seems up there as one of the best

[@bushiseshin]

Considering this video as a source, he was a chivalrous hero. And such chivalry should be and is venerated world over not only in the heros homeland.

[@therightarmofthefreeworld4703]

Another excellent documentary.