The Nine Year Old King Of England | Edward VI: The Boy King | Real Royalty

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I couldn't give a toss for history when I was at school but as my life has progressed it has become fascinating.

[@carolehankinson4969]

Xerxes - me too, I can't get enough of history now and my brain's like a sponge, problem is its full of hole's at my age and my memory's not so good. 😂👌

[@mariealexander9545]

same here l just love history l read any book l can find on history l am now reading about the knights templars just fascinating at the moment l have about 5 books on them and l'll enjoy every minute l buy mine on Amazon kindle its cheaper that way and takes up a lot less room

[@Cas0669]

History was and always has been my favourite subject

[@ObamAmerican48]

Same for me.

[@wiesiahunter1133]

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[@cheskaa0508]

who else here thinks that videos like these are more educating than school? I'm not saying that school sucks

[@DarkAngel71180]

Cheska Guce so you're saying school sucks?

[@billmather4854]

Depends on the kinda school you went to Cheska!

[@GustavoRodriguez-cv5qw]

@@DarkAngel71180 Learn too read air head.

[@aliciamarcel3620]

Me. Plus having this kid play the role pits it prospective. U dont think king when you hear 15 year old

[@JohnQ411]

Of course its more educating than school...schools refuse to teach history anymore as it might hurt their students frail sensibilities

[@Yasin_2312]

His death was kind of a punishment to Henry VIII, who thought that only sons can rule and not daughters. Mary may not prove that daughters can rule but Elizabeth sure did. It’s ironic how all Henry’s three children became kings and queens and yet the one Henry doubted the most would be one of the most successful monarch in British History

[@fabolousnature3873]

Your thought is wrong henry never liked foreign prince to rule over his daughter and his country he wants his country an english and truly protestant

[@kayleighmariex1411]

I love this family and there history and your so right and Mary queen of Scots cousin of Elizabeth also was amazing queen who ruled even though people tried to get her to Mary men first king of France the an English men but she refused to be eglqual she became more powerefull its such a cool interesting family

[@jordandavis1717]

Do you have a credible source to back up the claim of how Henry VIII thought, as you claim? Henry needed/ wanted a male heir as the tudor claim was threatened his entire life and leaving only female heirs was deemed weak. The truth doesn't fit your agenda though

[@Alejojojo6]

Better than that, both girls slammed their father in the face, one by returning the country to Catholism and the other by non marrying and ending the Tudors Dynasty. Quite Ironic

[@justlooking1299]

I’ll argue that Mary had a good rule she was just like her grandmother tbh . Mary just needed medical care and never received it

[@maryoleary5044]

The young actor playing Edward is very believable.

[@johnnyki2124]

He is so irritating

[@greatbear1092]

@@johnnyki2124 Exactly. So was Edward.

[@JoyOgbatue]

@@johnnyki2124 how? He’s a kid.

[@andylumehriverofliferev.2254]

I am reading the biography of Henry the eight from the library. A Right reviting read. His father was a cockney mugger. A Robinhood character. He and his woodsmen gang mugged travelers in the Forest roads, stealing whatever they could get. One day the king of England was travelling to Wessex. The highway robbers committed a regicide. Henry the father took the crown from the king and put it in his head. . His fellow thieves blew the trumpet if coronation. That is how he became king of England. He lived shirt while after that and died. Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@andylumehriverofliferev.2254]

@@johnnyki2124 I am reading the biography of Henry the eight from the library. A Right reviting read. His father was a cockney mugger. A Robinhood character. He and his woodsmen gang mugged travelers in the Forest roads, stealing whatever they could get. One day the king of England was travelling to Wessex. The highway robbers committed a regicide. Henry the father took the crown from the king and put it in his head. . His fellow thieves blew the trumpet if coronation. That is how he became king of England. He lived shirt while after that and died. Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@nancybroertjes5160]

Henry VIII didn't consider that he was founding a NEW church. He just considered that the Pope wasn't in charge in England, HE was.

[@nancybroertjes5160]

@Ru22eLL again, Henry VIII considered himself a Catholic. He did not feel that he was starting a NEW church but believed that God made him both king AND head of the Church in England. He believed that God intended that rather than the Pope to be head of the Church in England...he wasn't intending to destroy the power of the Catholic Church, but the power of the Pope

[@Luna.3.3.3]

Yes. All H VIII cared about was being able to marry and get an heir. ..I think I saw in another doc, in the end, he had Catholic words at his death bed

[@aposterous4126]

@Ru22eLL yep. And, obviously, he didn’t care at all whether he was excommunicated or not; the only thing he did care about was getting the church under his control so he could re-marry and have a viable heir to the English throne.

[@aposterous4126]

@Ru22eLL yeah, I’m not doubting his religiousness. Sorry if I came off that way.

[@DarkMatterX1]

@@nancybroertjes5160 "...he wasn't intending to destroy the catholic church." The dissolution of the monasteries says otherwise

[@naomi8036]

His handwriting looks like a font. Perfect.

[@luulmaogi2293]

Ironically, king Henry the eight tried so hard to have a descendants, but he never had any. All of his children died childless.

[@bluestrife28]

His father’s son. Wow. I always hear about Edward in passing through the Elizabeth and Mary stories; but to learn more about him opens a lot more up. I can see why this is the guy who wrote over his own true successor Mary in order to put lady Jane Grey on the throne in order to preserve his fervent beliefs. He doesn’t surprise me. All of the children of Henry bore his defining characteristic: “if I decide I don’t want to do it, neither heaven nor hell will move me, I will move you.” Great documentary. 👍👍

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[@jaybee8868]

I think he was very similar in temperament to Henry VII his grandfather. Sensible, astute, intelligent and able to control his emotions which is what a king needs to be able to do. Sensible about finances, not given to excess and so on. Such a shame he died early - but there again... he clearly had a very cold streak... but I guess all rulers had to in those days

[@graceamerican3558]

Just from this video - he sounds a bit tyrannical. He was far too young to rule as Edward was still a child.

[@edwardviofengland8048]

Thanks!

[@stevieg6418]

If Only we had Edward instead of Henry! Would of been a different world. Henry was an unready petulant child even in his old age.

[@andylumehriverofliferev.2254]

I am reading the biography of Henry the eight from the library. A Right reviting read. His father was a cockney mugger. A Robinhood character. He and his woodsmen gang mugged travelers in the Forest roads, stealing whatever they could get. One day the king of England was travelling to Wessex. The highway robbers committed a regicide. Henry the father took the crown from the king and put it in his head. . His fellow thieves blew the trumpet if coronation. That is how he became king of England. He lived shirt while after that and died. Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@harrygallagher4125]

You’re right. Edward was very much like his paternal grandfather whereas Henry VIII, from all contemporary accounts, could have been the very reincarnation of his maternal Yorkist grandfather, Edward IV. Regarding Edward’s character, he was extremely precocious and was indeed seemingly a cold fish. But one must appreciate the boy’s position in which he discovered himself. Although I have no historical conformation of this, I have personally speculated that Henry VIII named his son and heir Edward so he could style himself as the sixth of that name when he came to the throne, hammering home the point that the ill-fated Edward V was a legitimate king and thus adding more legitimacy to Henry’s Yorkist antecedents. Edward VI must have been very much aware of the fate of his boy royal predecessor and lived with a certain degree of apprehension throughout his short life. This might well have scarred the boy’s psyche over and above finding himself an orphan at age nine and thus withdrew within himself to a certain extent giving birth to his renown aloofness. One reason why he never moved against his older sister Mary was quite simply that he loved her as almost a surrogate mother, notwithstanding their profound religious differences. He once wrote her: “I love you most of all.” She, along with his longtime boyhood best friend, Barnaby Fitzpatrick, might have well been the only two people he ever felt any true and deep affection for. Quite simply, he felt safe with them.

[@margaretcooper797]

David Starkey brings history to life.He is a brilliant narrator.

[@schweizz1]

I'm not a British but love British history. Very fascinating & so much to learn.

[@yespls4184]

I'm not British either (American) but yeah it's really interesting! It's quite the soap opera lol

[@schweizz1]

@@yespls4184 haha full of drama

[@mothermovementa]

Our history is the best

[@chardz2007]

Dave starkey is an absolute legend of a man. I’ve met him many times as a youngster.

[@ek7593]

Lucky you! I admire his immense and profound knowledge. Greetings from Portugal.

[@maryoleary5044]

He's still the best at this!

[@meidassecondsoprano150]

I am glad you have found a love for history. As one who has always loved it and taught it at the high school level as a long term substitute teacher, the first question I would ask the class was: “Who here hates history?” After encouraging them to be honest and give me a show of hands saying it absolutely wouldn’t hurt their grades, i would receive a number of 🙌. I would then tell them that it was my job to make history interesting to everyone in class, but especially to each one of them. Then I asked each person who hated history to tell me what made them hate the subject. It was fascinating and helpful. At the end of that class, we agreed that 1) my job as the teacher was to deliver history classes that captured and held every student’s attention and 2) each one of the student’s job was to open their mind to the subject and learn at least one thing of real interest each class. Together, by the time I left in two weeks, my 100% guarantee was that the students would all love history. We had a successful two weeks❤ My theory: For every person who hates history, there is a student within who never had a history teacher who brought the subject to life for that student!

[@nichhodge8503]

Male heir Henry longed for is forgotten by time and is firmly in the shadow of his sisters especially Elizabeth who went on to one of England’s most memorable Monarchs

[@Crows256]

Imagine going through six marriages to try and get a son but then that son gets overshadowed almost completely by the sisters you excluded for so long. Big L to Henry 🤣

[@josephine5809]

@@Crows256 Infinitely overshadowed by the daughter of Anne Boylen, no less.

[@annapiotrowicz7494]

history is different just my version of DNA of Kings/Queen just something that happen in the past not what will happen in the 2030 if still have Kings/Queens they did this with 1st male hair to be come king so the they don't end up marring their own cusin's/hafe sisters who can be their Queen with them girls come last in that family some marryed to strangers age 12-13 had kids of their age 19-20 that never be come King/Queen later on in 1500's Kings killed of their Queens 1 King have many wifes not married to any of theim have childern with each wife all got a mess when Kings/queens start to keep in the family marry their own cusins or worst their own hafe brothers/sisters have childern with their cusin's that later become King or Queen

[@sangs19S]

Very sad. I didn't know. Mom died when he was few days old. Dad died when he was 9. He die when he was just 15. Very sad 😔

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

I feel sorry for Mary Henry didn't give a f about her and that c Cromwell help break up his marriage with Catherine off aragon

[@daniellegarcia7980]

The biggest thing that happened to me at nine was falling and getting stitches.

[@WyattRyeSway]

Danielle Garcia.....I changed schools at 9. I had to learn to navigate a new set of rules, a new place and a new schedule. It was overwhelming! I can’t imagine being told “oh, hey you are now king”. I mean....”your daddy’s dead and you are king” (so hey, you are in charge while you are grieving your father”. Just holy shit!

[@daniellegarcia7980]

Ари Фёдорович we all have our struggles growing up. But his was one hell of a struggle! Thanks for replying:)

[@gdhse3]

Can't remember what I was doing at 9 years old. Glad you guys!

[@esthernitzberg7118]

M gdhse3 .

[@dea9474]

The biggest thing that happened to me was losing my grandpa

[@antoniabanoczi-gg8te]

Dr David Starkey again doing his brilliant historic work...

[@jimmywang1586]

This is the same person who said: "Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there? An awful lot of them survived..."

[@melodyrichter2450]

Jimmy Wang You’d think that the good Dr. Starkey would have thought out his words better. (Perhaps his attitudes too.)

[@ffdv7458]

@@jimmywang1586 don't worry, within 20 years this history will be erased and replaced with middle eastern and african revisionism. Enjoy these videos while you can.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

@@antoniabanoczi-gg8te you take offence to those comments like you're fucking Dr. Starkey. I doubt he needs you to defend him...

[@michellerhodes9910]

I always respect Dr Starkey's presentations - this is a lovely piece of history. I had grown up thinking that Edward had been coerced into excluding his sisters but it seems greatly out of his Tudor character to be so oppressed even in a last illness.

[@heatherjackson2455]

Signs of the times..x

[@heatherjackson2455]

Thank you how do we explain any thing if we were not there a the or a matters to us how do we understand the talk be it ignorance or knowledge common sense is not often obvious until we are shown and get it,,,,

[@jeynjohnston8085]

@@heatherjackson2455 thanks

[@joycebriault7498]

Learning more than I did at school

[@monabohamad2242]

Lol

[@Poopiedoopie111]

Same

[@ginac6415]

Watch more of these there great i really think there better then school ever was

[@MarshalltonUMC792]

Living across the pond I never learned any of this. I am enjoying these!

[@You-st5hf]

True

[@Julia-jane]

This has changed the way I thought of Edward vi - I just thought he was a very weak and sickly boy and his reign was so short it was insignificant. His reign was only touched upon briefly in history lessons at school. I am so glad to have learned so much about him. Shame there have to be ads though!

[@bonnieabrs1003]

I, too thought Edward had been ill most of his life. Glad to see he wasn’t. I can’t help but wonder just how tyrannical he would have been given such great power & attitude from the start of his life. He sounds like a boy with King Henry inside him. Much must have come directly from Henry’s own mouth! I learned one other thing from this video. How Jane Grey became Queen. I didn’t know Edward had made this will. The puzzle pieces fit now. Thank you!

[@davidfooterman6515]

Edward VI seems to have been very mature mentally, doing a lot as a king between the age of 9 and 14, if the historical narrative is to be believed. I assume most of it came as guidance from his advisors. However, he certainly had to assert his Protestant leadership with a very threatening Catholic half-sister waiting for her opportunity, and there are some written records of his own thinking in which he does some very precise and consequential editing of his written edicts. Amazing stuff.

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

[@junesilvermanb2979]

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[@blancamarquez8697]

It is saddening that death corrupted him of his great dreams for his Kingdom. He could have been a true leader to his England. On the other hand, it is a relief that his sister Elizabeth was able to push through one of these dreams, i.e. the land’s Protestantism. At least his efforts were not wasted, and his works didn’t end in vain.

[@rohansrider]

Blanca Marquez an awful lot of people had to die depending on which side of the argument they supported. Mary and Elizabeth both in their own way despicably cruel. Not one true ‘Christian’ amongst them , just power hungry individuals. Elizabeth wanted to annihilate the Irish because she feared Philip , Mary sent Protestants to the stake and executed others including Lady Jane Grey who was of the Tudor line and a legitimate heir but a terribly religious zealot and that cost her life.

[@monabohamad2242]

@@rohansrider I guess they've probably got their despicability and cruelty from their Father Henry VIII

[@mangot589]

I don’t know🤔. He was pretty cold. And a religious fanatic. Mary was pretty brutal , but at least she felt bad. To me, it seemed he was shaping up to be a despot, he seemed flatlined on emotions... I think it would have been pretty horrific for the Catholics. I think he would have blown Mary out of the water. Elizabeth did it right, she was a moderate, but she was head of the Church of England. Personally, I don’t think she was fantastically religious. That famous quote “I don’t care what people are as long as they’re good subjects”.

[@mariafury1047]

I am not happy he died, but he would have made a very cold and unfeeling king. He was not a kind person seems to have been very detached.

[@rohansrider]

Maria Fury yes, he would have been a Protestant zealot.He and his cousin Jane Grey were educated together and influences hugely by the new faith . I have read several books about this and she was obsessed ; so much so she died for her belief. She consistently refused to accept transubstantiation which is at the heart of the Mass.Mary Tudor could never have let her live, despite all the alleged persuasions . Jane wound have been also a zealot , had she remained on the throne. That said, her claim was strong was ( Henry’ s sister’s bloodline). It was rumoured that Edward was kept alive by the use of arsenic. He suffered terribly . Vile times . Thank goodness people can now reject all that superstitious and supernatural baloney . We are free to not believe !.

[@Luna.3.3.3]

David Starkey is SOLELY to blame on my mad obsession with UK history for maybe 20 years. I've seen this and *all* his docs MANY times over...( 🙄 I don't think I can agree with his politics and other opinions, but is still a brilliant historian). Because of him, I'm HOOKED on Lucy Worsley, Dan Jones, Susannah Lipscomb, Dan Snow, Helen Castor, Kate Williams, Neil Oliver ... and on and on. All UK! Loving it all from Canada 🇨🇦

[@ek7593]

True.

[@HallsofAsgard96]

I love L Worsley did u know tht they used 2 feud and then they made up.

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

Lucy Worsley is a national treasure. :)

[@femke6313]

Dr. Starky and Dr. Lipscomb are the only two historians I take their worth for gospel. Working on my graphic novel about the Tudor's and it being historical accurate (as possible/I'm still human) and having these documentaries are such a great help!

[@siobhanstankievich4815]

good luck! \(￣︶￣*\))

[@HallsofAsgard96]

wat abt lucy worsley?

[@masada2828]

As a child, I loved the movie “The Prince & the Pauper” based on Edward vi.

[@fabolousnature3873]

Story written by mark twain

[@maryamplays2891]

omg same i had that book in my 4th grade i miss it

[@angyluzarmendaris2650]

Awwww yeah i remember that i thought that name sounded familiar to me!

[@Yasin_2312]

Never heard of Prince and the pauper but i did heard of the princess and the pauper

[@angyluzarmendaris2650]

@@Yasin_2312 I believe its that one 💖☺

[@crystalclear6411]

The boy who acted Edward VI is so good in writing in the middle age way.

[@aivanandrewsaga5661]

I was wondering on how his hands hadn't cramped 😂. Dang he good! 😂

[@joeybaseball7352]

They used a professional calligrapher for the actual writing close ups.

[@pandemits]

I was fascinated by Edward VI the moment I learned that he is the Prince in 'The Prince and the Pauper' classic novel. It's tragic the fact that he was the son that so many events occurred in England order for him to be born. Yet he died so young, without descendants, from a disease that nowadays it is completely curable.

[@joyoflearning3532]

imagine being bossed around by a twelve year old with an expert eye, the only thing i was an expert at when i was twelve was getting stuck in the most unimaginable places (i got stuck in small gaps multiple times lol)

[@ritster21]

I mean. I lose to 12 year olds at arm wrestling all the time. They could easily overpower abs boss me around.

[@publius7682]

@@ritster21 HA same

[@edwardviofengland8048]

I got stuck at an unexpected place too, palace politics 😂😂

[@maryggreenly4824]

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[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

@@edwardviofengland8048 well said, Your Majesty 😆

[@Xanthippaa]

Protestantism did NOT start in Germany with Martin Luther, but a century earlier in Bohemia. Luther himself stated he was a disciple of the Bohemian founder of the protestant doctrine, Jan Hus.

[@jonasgrumby3378]

Good luck trying to educate these You Tube cretins.......their mind and culture is of the Ghetto and the Tattoo parlor.....if is is not on Net Flix forget it.

[@lali_kay]

@@jonasgrumby3378 prejudicial arse, get a life

[@yespls4184]

@@jonasgrumby3378 bitter and judgmental much? Don't sound so pretentious when you also sound like such an idiot. Kind of cancels it out lol

[@Consrignrant]

@Xanthippa Socrates....... He was a Hussite not a Protestant. Hussitism was a predecessor............ Protestantism did indeed start in Germany with Martin Luther. There were several attempts, by others, to reform the Catholic Church. Hus was not the first. It was Luther that created a reformed Church that survived.

[@Consrignrant]

@@jonasgrumby3378.... You kind of sound like an imbecile. Particularly since the original comment is incorrect.

[@Lulu-ut9pv]

Very few people will understand what pressure the royal family was ar this time, Henry tried so hard to have a male heir for many reasons, one main reason is that the Tudor house is only 2 generations old which was very young compared to the other houses in Europe, by having a son the tudor name could carry on Also another reason is that when a woman tried to claim the throne (of any throne in Europe) it sometimes resulted in civil war. So when Henry came to the throne the frist 11 heirs were females many were also married into other foreign royal houses (marget to king of scots, mary to king of france) many feared that if Henry died those kings would try to claim England. The true irony is that Elizabeth was one of the most successful monarchs of all time, Perhaps if Henry paid more attention to his girls maybe their lives wouldn't be so miserable, especially mary, from being the mighty princess of Wales to the illegitimate bastard lady mary.... would have really pissed anyone off, as a daughter of Queen, granddaughter of the catholic monarch (F and I) she had a great heritage and saw she was ment for greatness but was held back. Perhaps if she was married earlier and had a child to love perhaps she may have not been known as bloody mary. History would be very different if edward lived, he was ment to marry mary queen of Scots, it was called the "tough wooing" as the scots pulled out of the treaty. Maybe England and Scotland joined alot sooner?

[@shawnmichaelduncan5951]

imagine he had lived and had children and grandchildren

[@femke6313]

@Queenie Shi his father became a tyrant only after his jousting accident. Edward weing so ... frail, i don't thing he was much into dangerous sports. So England would have become a strong England with a booming economy. But I think feminism because of Elizabeth would have pushed that issue even further

[@themage1114]

He dislike his sister Mary and favored Elizabeth so if he didn't die he could probably imprison and kill Mary and could also get tired of Elizabeth as well.

[@thelambsauce1701]

Then we wouldn't have had Elizabeth, one of englands greatest rulers

[@LaLa-ig5jf]

I feel like he would have been a pretty good king, as he was so incredibly independent and talented, but i think his reign would lead to tyranny, being the son of henry the 8th and subconciously picking up on his qualities.

[@kaylajames9334]

@@LaLa-ig5jf but if he married Jane Grey, I think she could have calmed him somewhat.

[@DytchWytch]

I'm really enjoying how informative and well produced this series is made.

[@maryoleary5044]

Alison Weir's book 'Children of England' is excellent on Henry Eight offspring and Lady Jane Grey also.

[@kaylajames9334]

I started reading Innocent Traitor.

[@popcult]

Nobody tells a story royale like Dr. Starkey! I hope he will make more fascinating documentaries!!!

[@owenb8636]

This narrator was the king of English documentaries

[@otisdylan9532]

I like Dan Jones too.

[@CrazyMama75]

It amazes me how quickly Christians are to condemn other religions human abuses and how quickly they forget the lives sacrificed for their modern religious freedoms.

[@berenwarrior6276]

And it amazes me the ignorance of people like you about who were and are really Christian .

[@jamescairns4051]

David S is soooo engaging. Really pulls you into the topic. Thanks for uploading

[@petah-peoplefortheendlesst4668]

Lord Sudeley was actually beheaded because he attempted to break into Edward's apartment with a loaded pistol. When the King's spaniels started barking, Sudeley shot one of them. Sudeley was even given the opportunity to appear before the Privy Council to explain his actions, but never showed up and on top of that, had been conspiring with pirates operating in the Irish Sea to help overthrow his brother.

[@dalehoward3704]

I love Richard Starkey's narration ❤

[@diorocks5858]

Dr Starkey's presentations are amazing and all-encompassing, he can tell a story like few others

[@toocuteforwords9976]

The music and scenes of the English countryside is so beautiful and enjoyable as part of this interesting documentary.

[@m_t3901]

I aways felt bad for early death of Edward. From his memoirs it seems he was a fine boy.

[@julianakleijn2487]

except how he tried to keep his sisters from their birth right

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

@@julianakleijn2487 and killed his uncle

[@angyluzarmendaris2650]

🙏💖

[@aliciamarcel3620]

His dad was not there to corrupt him

[@kayleyholland5655]

@@aliciamarcel3620 Henry used to be a very wise and good man. If you did research you would know that he was very liked and presented as the perfect man. Something clearly caused his downfall and that was probably some sort of mental disorder that went unrecognised due to the times.

[@DD-lv4tb]

How sad his young death. Very intelligent young king. His personality seemed a "combination of several of his relatives", and much his own. John 5:28,29

[@Elly3981]

Edward's death was sad since he was only a child but at the same time, who knows if he would have grown up to be just as vile as his father if he had lived?

[@CKing-388]

Some of the artwork is just fascinating. Just to think everything was made by hand and how long it must have took. Henry the 8th should have taken less time killing his wives and more time rising his children. Especially Mary, she was pretty cray cray.

[@carolrademacher7002]

He was married to Cathrine for 20 years. Until she turned 40 and new she probably wasn’t gonna get that boy.

[@gidzmobug2323]

Look at what happened to Mary over the years. Regarded as the heir for years, then pushed aside in favor of a younger half-sister. Simply ignored and threatened by her father and ordered to sign away her patrimony, only to have it partially restored later. Hated by two of her father's wives (Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard). She was living with quite a bit of stress, which can be difficult to live with.

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@gidzmobug2323 I thought Kat Howard tried to be friends.

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@susanmccormick6022 On The Tudors, yes. Will have to look that up when my books are back on the shelf (painting now). I don't think Mary liked Kat Howard much because Kat probably reminded her of Anne Boleyn. Also, Mary was much older than Kat. Elizabeth? Maybe. She would have been related to Kat via her mother. Edward? Not likely. He probably would have treated her with due deference, but he was usually not at Court (Henry was afraid he'd be sick).

[@pbohearn]

Not really. That’s the Elizabethan propaganda

[@michaelmatthew8010]

Seen it a few years ago and loved the documentary! I am a Numismatist and I have a beautiful example of an Edward VI Shilling. My favourite coin ❤️

[@Luna.3.3.3]

@Micheal Matthew I'm guessing I learned a new word today... Numismatist is a coin collector (?) 😊

[@princesspatriot1544]

@@Luna.3.3.3 was totally headed to google it . I love hearing new words .

[@WM37980]

I was absolutely agog throughout this, I relished it to the last drop. Edward's last devise was thrilling!

[@essbee1720]

Thank you for a superb history lesson.

[@delorasledge2492]

Is someone in England watching old PBS specials about the history of American Presidents the way I'm watching these documentaries...🤔🤔🤔

[@Magumbo58]

lol been binge watching too they are fascinating

[@hapilee5844]

😆 lol perhaps?!

[@aileenhovorka9207]

I have always loved history! There is just SO bloody much of it at my age (old is all u need to know!). Keep up the good work!

[@sandeshkaur9533]

I always looked forward to history lessons in school found it very interesting and still do up until this day

[@Visplight]

I think that for Somerset you have to remember the fate of the Princes in the Tower. Everyone knew what had happened the last time an uncle had locked up his child-king nephew for "safekeeping" and so Edward was like "Oh hell no."

[@susanmccormick6022]

Legend,not proof or fact

[@Visplight]

@@susanmccormick6022 No, the "fact" was that they were never heard from again. That's enough to make Edward shut it down.

[@donnadao3712]

ThNk you for putting so much work and effort into creating videos like this. I throughly enjoy it very much!!

[@lizmunt9116]

Bollox

[@verablexitasap858]

I sometimes wonder (in my obviously busy life) whether the reason Edward's teachers had to "tone down" his language when referring to the papacy was not because Edward himself was "fervent" but because that's the way they spoke about the papacy in private around the boy and then they had to teach him how to tone it down in writing. 🤭

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

Super the narrator goes straight to Edward sparing us from the rest that we already know thanks happy new year 2023

[@melaniehenderson2573]

I've always been fascinated with Hystory of past eras, good reading.

[@MrMuppetLover]

The kid that plays Edward VI is amazing!

[@lalli566]

Can't believe how intelligent and mature Edward was for his age!

[@AussieBrit]

Are you serious? All this documentary shows is just how lacking they were in the humanitarian sciences. These days, nobody would revere the ramblings of a six-year-old boy! It is a ridiculous concept!

[@lalli566]

@@AussieBrit in this day and age yes....but we're not talking about now are we?!?....this was a different period in time and things were very different back then! And yes, I'm perfectly serious. This young boy had very strong opinions and ideas ahead of his age. I'm sure he would have been a great king, had he have lived longer.

[@AussieBrit]

@@lalli566 So are you claiming that children's brain development has regressed since his time? Children don't have optimum critical thinking skills until about the age of 25!

[@lalli566]

@@AussieBrit nope. Critical thinking development starts at about 5-9 years old. And he wasn't six when he was crowned, by the way, he was nine and died when he was 15 so he had time to develope his own thoughts and ideas with the guidance of a regency council. I think you just need to get off your high horse, basically.

[@AussieBrit]

@@lalli566 Yes well, I see you have been accessing Dr Google. Do some real research about the prefrontal cortex of the brain and then get back to me, or, maybe not. Have a good day.

[@thomasbaye4805]

I love this I can listen time after time history is so informative.

[@josefinarodriguez3508]

This is really fascinating. I have always loved history

[@stevenwinterhill7576]

I love this video so much! The first 3 minutes always gives me chills!. I love the enthusiasm Dr Starkey puts into that Tudor gathering and feast of that happy day☺️☺️ So incredible!

[@MicaRayan]

Most of his portraits are funky and fashionable 💙

[@edwardviofengland8048]

As was my personality

[@MicaRayan]

@@edwardviofengland8048 You're immortal!

[@edwardviofengland8048]

@@MicaRayan Indeed I am

[@rjwalker4153]

Very well done. Very informative. I had not known he had such a high intellect. The kid could speak 5 other languages, that astonished me.

[@jaybee9269]

He seems like a very intelligent, if rather cold, young man.

[@sbam4881]

That's actually some damn fine prose from a 6 - 9 year old.

[@honeypoet9389]

Sorry but what is a prose

[@sbam4881]

@@honeypoet9389 It's the use of language in writing. Sentence structure, word selection and usage etc.

[@honeypoet9389]

@@sbam4881 ohhhhh ok thanks!

[@princesskayla1400]

It’s a shame that Prince Arthur of Wales has never became king himself cause he had died fairly young the same age as Edward VI. I often wondered what it be like if he had lived. We probably wouldn’t have Henry VIII and his children though.

[@bcent5758]

Maybe all the religious conflicts wouldn’t have happened.

[@LaKellita]

​@@bcent5758it would depend on whether Catherine of Aragon had fertility issues or if it was a Tudor fault. We don't know how Arthur would have handled not having a male heir. Henry might have ended up King anyway.

[@Iamfrostie]

Arthur would be happy tho if a girl was born

[@LaKellita]

@@Iamfrostie we don't know that

[@elizabethfuhr5527]

History class in school made me sleepy. This video kept me awake.

[@milikacabanuik6612]

Wow fascinating. I enjoyed listening to this piece of history.

[@LindaTCornwall]

The 900 prisoners who where bound and slaughtered, were my fellow Cornish-men, other Cornish-men in different units could hear their kin screaming. We were punished again later after the defeat when officials with swordsmen went into our villages and towns and slaughtered the men of those places from very young to old. It took 500 hundred years for an apology from the Church Of England, given by the Bishop of Truro.

[@rohansrider]

Monarchy and religion: part of a toxic mix of cruelty, mendacity, superstition, and highly successful over the centuries due to brainwashing through the mediums of fear and punishment. The biggest driver of fear is death.

[@Star-up7cw]

The thing that really satisfies me is that it is exactly 48:00.

[@beckygarcia107]

His death was a punishment to Henry VIII, who thought that only sons can rule and not daughters. Mary may not prove can daughters can rule but Elizabeth sure did. It’s ironic how all Henry’s three children became kings and queens and yet the one Henry doubted the most would be one of the most successful monarch in British History

[@coopsevy5664]

The artwork to structures are breath taking

[@marilynmitchell2712]

History is people. In my spare time I read biographies of famous people for fun.

[@juttamaier2111]

Poor Lady Grey. She never asked for it, she was just put in that position that cost her her young life.

[@amandamiller7736]

Excellent.

[@user-ww5gr1kp6d]

What a wonderful young actor - The Boy King)

[@rheahinlo]

Dang, that penmanship!

[@mikes878]

This is just the timeline documentary put onto this channel...

[@MahaliaSilverStacker]

Very-educational-thank-you.... Love-seeing-the-Queens-Beasts-statues-in-Hampton-Court....The-Yale-Of-Beaufort,The-Lion-Of-England,The-Griffin-Of-Edward-the-III

[@christinecolgate7884]

Very sad

[@christinecolgate7884]

He liked Mary Jane grey wanted to be queen

[@christinecolgate7884]

Jane grey

[@georginaspeirs6097]

My mother followed history. New it inside out. Wasn't interested until I aged. Nice to know some of your history

[@spontaneous_kat]

I love this channel so much.

[@yahuchanonyakov]

Talk about family fueds...this makes Game of thrones look like a picnic...

[@junesilvermanb2979]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic

[@christopherfritz3840]

Makes me think of 'Damien' from the movie "The Omen" 💀

[@susanlett9632]

Same!

[@henrytudor6982]

I’ve always been fascinated by history…

[@johngordon6538]

Such an example that absolute power corrupts, absolutely! Vicious family in general.

[@21whichiswhich]

I wonder if Edward Vl did not died young? Will Tudor Dynasty still runs today?

[@10ksubsforred37]

Denfinly yes

[@Btsarmy-og6ld]

Yes I guess

[@slytherinserpent73]

So sad...he is just like Tut....died too early

[@josmith2031]

@@slytherinserpent73 the water witch 🧙🏻 put pay to it

[@BrillyYumWillyYum]

Maybe but they were pretty inbred so idk l. But It’s all good tho cuz my boys from Scotland finessed the crown🤪

[@myhappynest6125]

That was fascinating. I think Edward would have been a great King had he lived longer. It was not to be.

[@greatbear1092]

The little sociopath would have been worse than his father. A religious fanatic in a position of power is never a good thing.

[@HallsofAsgard96]

@@greatbear1092 tbf a king/prince in his day was supposed to be stoic. Historians hav also theorized it partially due to trauma losing his father and then having uncle after uncle executed.

[@hugopresentado4752]

Amazing facade in the Church. Excellent detail and the workmanship to build it. I hope I will be able to visit Sunday. Retuning to Philadelphia from Miami tomorrow. GMonther passed away and they want me to RETURN ASAP. More Later. Hugo V. 11-June-2021

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

Dr. David voice is perfect

[@ziontakizaki7343]

He's Edward from The Prince and the Pauper, right? I know that's only Mark Twain's novel. It'd be interesting if he actually met a pauper who looked like him in real life.

[@DC_08]

Yes, same Edward from the novel.

[@edwardviofengland8048]

Yep, that's me!

[@paulinecoburn181]

Doubt it.

[@paulinecoburn181]

@@DC_08 .

[@paulinecoburn181]

@@DC_08 .

[@cristinajerry4141]

Some Tudor music would have been more appropriate for this video.

[@catherinebroughton6059]

Brilliant, thanks.

[@lalogolf1000]

Just a simple question: what is this fabulous background music from min. 1:14 'til 2:49? I really need to know!

[@hollyb6885]

When I think of how much grief and pain have been caused by religion I think of John Lennon’s lyric from Imagine, “Imagine no religion.....’ Too many people use religion to advance their own wants and wishes.

[@arenasification]

In communist countries religion is always prohibited - so??? People will always find sth to advance their own agenda

[@monabohamad2242]

I almost thought that the REAL root and core of maybe ALL religions is to believe in God or something

[@brendareed8412]

Religion also helps many people to live better, kinder, more thoughtful lives, too.

[@hollyb6885]

Brenda Reed But too many people use it for evil and to “prove” their own prejudices. That’s sad.

[@monabohamad2242]

@@hollyb6885 so the problem is with people NOT religion cuz the religion that I've been taught growing up seems to encourage Equality kindness patience forgiveness self-control and self-restraint when being angry as well as how people ought to respect other people's different choices different ideas different religions and different beliefs and faiths and what not so that somehow seems like the complete polar of something that's "evil" imo

[@AbdulGani-ji9hd]

*🙏🌎**#Thank** you very much for your History Information, "Real Royalty Channel"🇬🇧🌎🤝🙏*

[@racoonman100]

Outstanding

[@nikkimae813]

Enjoyed the video, always think the narrator looks like Michael Whitehall though 🤣 think I need my glasses lol

[@BIuey]

04:58 look at his hair

[@carmie5881]

Ruthless father and ruthless son.

[@jeenamariamascarenhas7118]

Thank you for sharing…. 😘

[@migdaliajimenez3093]

I really enjoy this episode

[@MUZA1875]

The amount of ads on this channel is ridiculous

[@msbrowngault]

Drag the red dot to the end, hit cancel & then 🔄 replay *sometimes an ad will pop up after clicking cancel, just skip it & proceed to 🔄

[@belindamay8063]

When adverts were first allowed on commercial Tv in the 1950s in the U.K. the law said that there could be no ads during programmes. There could be only 2 mins of adverts and only on the hour ,so you could avoid them if you wanted tO. But the indies lobbied hard against these rules. And it led to the present horrors. People have been forced to get used to them. But older people still find them disruptive.