How A Mother's Love Ended The War Of The Roses | Britain's Bloody Crown | Timeline 

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When George R. R. Martin said that reality surpasses any work of fiction, this is what he meant.

The narrative decision to leave Margaret and Henry out of the plot until the last episode, then tie their story together with the history already told, was *brilliant*

christ, were margaret, henry, richard and edward the only available names back then?? makes this 10x harder to remember

She gave birth when she was thirteen years old. And she was tiny. Her confessor John Fisher said later that it was 'a miracle that a baby could be born of so little a personage'. He would have been called in because it was expected that Margaret would die in childbirth.

Margaret's husband, Lord Stanley was a piece of work. The Stanley clan usually fought on both sides of any battle so that they were always on the winning side. At Bosworth, he and his troops held back until they saw the tide turn towards Henry Tudor and then rode in on his side. He picks up Richard's bloodied crown out of the mud and proclaims his stepson King of England.

It's pretty easy to understand England history. The fight is always between a Richard and a Henry, nevermind the prefix after their name.

These stories, as beautiful as they are, always devastate me. To think what this young woman went through. Pregnant and widowed so young, then to hand over her baby only to be whisked off into another marriage. The absolute horror. Not that anyone back then (man or woman) had it very easy….. I can’t imagine the strength it would take to merely survive a day after being separated from my baby. And that’s from the perspective of an adult brain. But to be a child herself?! Horrific. Truly. I’m so sad for them and all they went through.

I've watched this series as well as Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty. And now this series ended with Henry Tudor as the King of England. I hope your team will continue to tell the tales of The Tudors since I love to hear and learn more about our past histories. Love your production for both series.

It was a miracle Margaret lived through the birthing process at 13 years old. Even today most very young teenager's are cesarean deliveries. Smart girl though. Well beyond her years.

What a great series of documentaries. It makes it more clear why Henry the 8th was so desperate for a male heir. To continue a dynasty that had barely started.

A mother’s love for her child can lead her to do extraordinary things.

Both her and Isabel should be discussed more often in Women's Studies. Both of those women changed England with strategies that are used today. Margaret and Isabel knew how to get what they wanted by playing the game of politics.

I couldn't help but notice that they left out that Henry's mother, Margaret, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, fourth son and third surviving of Edward III, and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford. The Beauforts were descended from illegitimate children, that Richard II legitimized, as did Henry IV, on the condition that they were not in line to inherit the throne. As such, Henry VII is counted as having claimed the throne by Right of Conquest, and then married Elizabeth of York in order to strengthen his claim. It's also worth mentioning that the Tudors took about every excuse they could find to eliminate other potential Plantagenet claimants, a system that continued through Henry VII, Henry VIII and I think even up through Henry VIIIs children as well. Anything to secure your power base, I guess.

The actress who played Margaret was phenomenal !

It's amazing how mum's throughout history have protected their children.

-Look, the body of Richard III -What should we do? -Obviously a parking lot

Feeling a bit sad that I have to part. 4th of the 4 episodes are over. The whole story has grown on me so much. Great work. Thank you.

"Don't hate the playa, hate the game." - Margaret Beaufort

The actor who played Edward IV is absolutely gorgeous!!

This documentary is 30% Good storytelling 👏 30% Good acting 👏 30% Good production 👏 10% Dan's dashing model shots 👌

Love Dan's documentaries. I didn't know very much about Margaret until now. But, wow, what a brilliantly machiavellian woman.

"Got you boyyy !" Did.. did I just get jump scared by an English history documentary ???

More agile than Cleopatra, quite ruthless, and politically gifted as well. She was pretty damned scary herself. Wish I'd been a fly on the wall at some of the negotiating she did with current and potential allies. Nerves of steel, that one. Established the Tudor line and stopped the Plantagents' long reign.

The ending when Henry wins the battle gives me goosebumps everytime. This was extremely well done!

The portrayal of Margaret Beaufort by Amanda Hale in "The White Queen" is magnificent- comes across as so authentic and real. She really owns the part.

Margaret did a lot for Henry, what strikes me is what his uncle did for him. At a time when not being immediate family meant nothing, Henry's uncle did everything for him, joined him in exile, helped lead his armies and made sure that the battles where for something rather than for naught. Jasper deserves his own place in history for taking his nephew's cause and not expecting anything in return, more than his mother who knew she would get what was needed when her son took the throne.

I love this dudes presentation. Large medieval backgrounds, open fields, grand architecture

Awesome piece of documentary, the best of kind, Margaret truly stunning!!

*king changes for 1000th time* Margret: ah sh t here we go again

I confess ( as a Colonial ) .. after many years of off and on reading about the Wars of the Roses... this series has made the events much clearer. Thanks.

Even though his actions were disgusting and wrong on every possible level, her grandson Henry VIII's desperation for a male heir is at least understandable... Margaret's son was essentially an upstart whose hereditary claim to the throne was very weak, at best. He was only able to enforce it because just about everyone who had a stronger claim than him was dead by that point. Henry VIII was her only grandson who lived to adulthood, and even by the time he became King, the Wars of the Roses were still fresh in many people's memories, and the peace that had been built was still fragile. No woman had ever become Queen of England in her own right; when Matilda tried to do that in the 12th century, the result was a huge civil war, just as devastating (if not even moreso) than the one the country was still recovering from. For all Henry VIII knew, being succeeded by a daughter may have plunged England into the darkness of civil war yet again. Thus why he was so desperate to have a son, and discarded women like old socks...

Margaret Beaufort was an amazing historical figure regardless of her nation of origin. That chick was incredibly blessed, guided and protected. An incredible destiny to start so early for one so young. No matter how many times I read about her; it never ceases to fascinate me. She was an pillar of iron with powerful ambition, foresight and a willingness to gamble to the max for her son. From a spiritual perspective of destiny; she made one over the top deal to accomplish what she did in a time when women were considered tools for wealth & power. She has my total admiration...... all these centuries later FOR SURE‼️💯💯💯👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

Margaret Beaufort..... Probably one of the greatest single parent mums in history....

Incredibly fascinating history. Quite literally a game of thrones. And as romanticized as this history is I still prefer the comforts of modern living rather than the drudgery of medieval life not matter the position.

A' 13 year old single mum founded the most famous dynasty in Britain' Truly amazing

Are we just going to ignore the mad king was prophetic

Finally! I have read a lot of the history of England and it's monarchy but had not managed to sort out what 'started' the War of the Roses. The repetitive names of the time don't make things terribly easy in places. I also never understood how the two women actually managed to 'broker' the York/Lancaster marriage either as they somehow appeared to be on opposite 'sides'. This documentary series has helped me to sort out who was who and why it seemed to go back and forth in so many places. Thank you.

Is it just me or by the time Henry Tudor came to power, York and Lancaster were both so intermarried that it's difficult to tell who was on the York or Lancaster side, or whether there were even 2 separate houses at this point?

So amazing this story. Always so amazed. Henry Tudor combines Wales only hope for a king of England, House Lancaster, his mother's lineage to an old king, his grandmother being a princess of France, and the Woodville's anger to Richard. So amazing combination

It’s bad enough living in the medieval time, at 13, lost her husband, gave birth and will never get pregnant again then 2 months after giving birth, was sent away to get married. But her life, even though at first it was a losing battle, she triumphed with her only son being on the throne. 26:39 “astonishing political play” I say “she was a astounding woman.” I love this story...I’ve watch Timeline before, but nothing like this. I love it when Dan Jones, goes to each castles 🏰, every battlefields and everywhere else, it captures the storyline. Rather then listing to a voice that doesn’t give me anywhere. Please keep it up! Love it! ... Oh please keep Dan Jones too..hehehe. 🥰

I legit teared up when Stafford got hit on the battlefield.

Crazy how these people were just living their lives and hundreds of years later millions of people are sitting here wanting to know what they did

I’d love them to make ‘Wars of the Roses’ into a 12 ep series

everyone says Elizabeth woodville wasthe mother of the tudor dynasty but in my humble opinion Margaret Beaufort deserves that title just as much if not more so...

I've heard that Henry's flag bearer was killed by Richard's party as they charged towards him at Bosworth. Shows how close to Henry Richard's final charge was.

Margaret Beaufort: what an icon, honestly.

How history repeats itself!!! It was Matilda who helped her son Henry the Second to establish the Plantagenet dynasty. And now it's Margaret Beaufort who helped her son Henry the Seventh to establish the Tudor dynasty.

Apparently, The Imbecile Mad king has grown mad future-seeing powers.

of course giving birth to a baby at age 13 is traumatic. 13 yr girl's shouldn't even be having babies! Back then they didn't have the medical technology we have now which might have helped her. I want to say it is amazing she survived.

This is the very best episode of Timeline I've seen yet. The real history of a formidable woman and of formidable people --women and men.

I've been following this short series with my whole heart and now it has come to an end. Never thought i'd be so sad. Thank you for the journey.

1:10 "Well, I think his victory is engineered by one person" *name of narrator appears on screen*

I really enjoyed watching this documentary alongside Dan Jones' book - it's a shame that they left out the crucial detail from the book that at Bosworth, Stanley couldn't intervene because Richard had taken his son hostage. He was ordered to be executed before the battle but in the surprise of Henry's attack it never happened, and Stanley ended up intervening at the key moment because he mistakenly thought Richard had killed his son.

It disturbs me that a lot of people know more about the history of Westeros than they do the real history that inspired it.

Mags definitely knew how to play the game.

Feel like they should have said "was so physically traumatic that she couldn't have any more children."

I think it incredibly AMAZING how just as a little girl of only THIRTEEN Margaret was so tuned to what she had to do to help her son, survive herself, and get Henry to kingship. Just ASTONISHING lol... I was so immature at 13, I probably would’ve died 😂😂😂

This was a great story! I am an American and only a few of my distant relatives originated in England, but I still find the tales of her history fascinating. I was on the edge of my seat throughout this entire video. Until now I knew Margaret Beaufort only as a name on a genealogy chart. Now that I know more I am suitably impressed. Also, I am glad I didn't live in those times! But, in truth, I suppose it wouldn't have mattered. My ancestors were peasants in every country they lived in. None fought in any battles or were much affected by them. Sometimes all it mattered is that they paid their dues and taxes to someone else.

I found this documentary to be exceptionally done. The narrator was interesting in his telling of this historic tale. I enjoyed the medieval costumes and the actors. I finally understand the succession of the crown and who killed who. Truly a superb piece.

A fascinating piece of history. Excellent storytelling. If I maybe so bold, I will admit that I enjoyed all four episodes of this blood soaked story. Kudos, Timeline. This was well put together.

it was the "cousins war" untill it got named war of the roses in the 18th century

I love the face of the actress playing Margaret! So filled with expression and beauty!

This entire series has been an absolute delight. Thank you.

Great series! I love how even the narrator gets more excited as the finale takes place.

Yesss!! Thank you 😊 I’ve been waiting for part 4

A wonderfully done series. Thank you.

I literally couldn't cope in medieval times. If having my head chopped off or a disease didnt kill me, the constant paranoia and anxiety would!!!!

What an absolutely brilliant series! For me, it really did bring that whole period to life, in a way that nothing i've previously watched or read has been able to do so. Thank you so much.

Super interesting ! Once I stared with the episode 1 I couldn’t stop watching ! And wizzed through all of them in one evening:) thank you.

What a Women and the true meaning of a mother’s love ! Loved it guys and appreciate the upload.

that was a tremendous documentary. i fell in love with this thanks very much to dan jones and the crew.

I must say, after watching all of Dan Jones's other docs on the Plantagenets, I find it refreshing to hear a story about a woman just looking out for her family instead of psychotic power-hungry murderers.

21:20 This is a DOCUMENTARY don't make me CRY with the dramatic slo-mo and sad music dammit D:

Amazing series, as per usual! Thank you! 👑

We need more documentaries like this about women throughout history. Margaret Beaufort was as smart or smarter than the men who “ran the show”. She was a survivor in the best sense of the word during a period of time when England was in a chronic state of chaos. Some people might call her opportunistic but I think that she was incredibly brave and savvy. Brava Margaret!

I love it when history is explained in a memorable way. Thanks!

She is indeed quite one special woman and an amazing, loving mother.

This is the best documentary I've ever seen. Thanks for making it.

Just read a book on the Wars of the Roses. So many Henrys, Edwards and Richards I had trouble keeping them separated. Thank you now it makes more sense.

Just benged all 4 episodes---very well done.

Brilliantly done, thank you!

I’m a direct descendent of Catherine de Valois (19th great grandson) through jasper tudor. This was extremely interesting to watch thank you

This Dan Jones series is my favorite, he's such a great historian and the actors are excellent

Can we get more of this type of series documentaries in the future? I hope Mr. Jones does more of these.

I learned more about the Wars of the Roses with this documentary on Margaret than any other!

Loved this narration! Just the right mix of narration and visualization. Thank you!

Has to be one of the very best documentaries to watch! Thank you for posting.

this show has been amazing, kindly keep on doing this, we appreciate.

This channel has the best documentaries

Thank you Timeline ! Amazing history... well told. Bravo.

WoW. What an amazing series. Just shows that history is infinitely more complicated and compelling than Hollywood could ever possibly imagine. Bravo, well done!

Oh my lord! We need a major motion picture of this lady's life.

Great video thanks for uploading 👍

Well made and keeps one captivated throughout. Thanks for making!

"MY HORSE! MY HORSE!! MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE!!!"

This was definitely the best episode!

What an amazing piece of history...

Really awesome series. Congratulations and thank you.

Wow..This story was absolutely inspiring and depicted beautifully by this documentary..