King Henry VII: The Battle of Bosworth - Episode 1

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In 1485, near the town of Bosworth Market in Leicestershire, three armies came together around the landmark of Ambion Hill, to do battle and decide who would be the next to rule England as king. It was the culmination of 30 years of war, started in 1455 at the First Battle of Saint Albans, the first combat of the Wars of the Roses. Many kings would rise and fall, fighting for both the House of Lancaster and the House of York, but by 1485 there was only one Lancastrian claimant left, and his name was Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Crossing the channel from exile in Brittany and later France, with a crew of French and Scottish knights, he landed in Wales and marched northwards, being met by his friend and countryman Rhys ap Thomas and many Welsh supporters on his march to Shrewsbury. In the meantime the royal army had assembled: Richard's lords the Earl of Northumberland and the Earl of Norfolk, as well as the less trustworthy Lords Stanley, William and Thomas. The Battle of Bosworth Field would see betrayal, the fall of the House of Plantagenet and the birth of a new dynasty.
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@MonsieurDean 6 лет назад

The War of the Roses is one of those interesting little segments of history which is seemingly doomed to obscurity, great to see it covered clearly and with such background.

@mrsniffles5417 6 лет назад

The Wars of the Roses are only obscure outside of the British Isles, its obviously a very popular topic here.

@ThePrinceofParthia 6 лет назад

We know of it, and could maybe provide some dates, but if you asked anyone about why it happened, they probably wouldn't be able to tell you. Much like the English Civil War or Magna Carta.

@satyr1349 6 лет назад

Luke Koziol Oh i remember the torment of GCSE and A-level history going over and over the Weimar rep. and the rise of fascism in Germany. Became so very dull. Quit A-level and studied International Baccalaureate instead, in which the history course was amazingly varied and detailed. Complete breath of fresh air for my mind.

@420JackG 6 лет назад

There was, up until a year ago, an excellent 4 hour documentary on the wars of the roses.

@420JackG 6 лет назад

On RU-vid that is...

@AussieBlueDog87 6 лет назад

I still like The Black Adder version of events at Bosworth.

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Of course, the next episode will highlight the reign of Richard IV ;)

@MapleWillowAspen 6 лет назад

I'm very much looking forward to these videos - I love the early Tudor period. For people interested in a good dramatic depiction of Henry VII's reign, I would very much recommend the old tv series "The Shadow of the Tower", which you can find on youtube.

@harrymanocha4533 6 лет назад

Ahh couldn't be better timed - my first year of history A level on the Tudors happily coincides with this new series! Thanks Hilbert

@victoriafierro886 6 лет назад

This has been amazing! RU-vid needed this type of series, I haven't seen anybody from this amazing group of historical and medieval youtubers talking about the Battle of Bosworth nor about Henry VII. So glad you have done it. Definitely I'll be following this until the end!

@Knight860 6 лет назад

The English still held Calais until 1558 so they didn't lose all of France by 1453. Richard Neville "The Kingmaker" was actually Captain of Calais and brought over the garrison from there to help defeat the Lancastrians. The Stanley brothers played both sides to ensure that they would always come out victorious. Thomas Stanley stayed in Richard III's camp while William committed his forces on the side of Henry Tudor at Bosworth. Richard III was no hunchback with a withered arm but he did have scoliosis. Like the saying goes, history is written by the victors and the Tudors and later Shakespeare needed to justify the overthrow of Richard III so he got demonized, though to be fair, this had been going on all the way back to the Norman Conquest.

@Tsukiko.97 6 лет назад

In the near future would you be able to do a video about the Jacobite uprising? And if so an a analysis on the battle of Culloden would be awesome. Nevertheless thank you for the content.

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

It's one of my favourite periods so the answer is definitely yes :)

@stephentighe7918 2 года назад

Yay

@SwirlyNW 6 лет назад

These Tudor period videos sure do make my history A-level much more straightforward. Thank you, very much! Although, I admit, it's more pleasure than work ;). As always, I look forward to watching future videos!

@SwirlyNW 6 лет назад

Luke Koziol That's unfortunate, where abouts are you from? You must be English if you're doing GCSEs? They do love to push that Western guilt narrative ;) !

@SwirlyNW 6 лет назад

Luke Koziol I'm from Yorkshire, God's own country, also doing A-Levels. I'm studying Economics, History and Government & Politics if you're interested.

@SwirlyNW 6 лет назад

Luke Koziol Yeah it is :). My mother is Dutch, but my father is English, so I have a bit of a hybrid name. I don't know much Dutch though! Do you know any Polish?

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it and that's it's useful!

@neon_lines 5 лет назад

I'm studying for my A-levels too and they are super good for that!

@ninax183 6 лет назад

You have actually just blessed my chances of doing well in my A level history :)) thank you!!!!

@kimberlypatton205 11 месяцев назад

I love that ( after watching so many great history of Britain channels such as yours!) it really becomes fun when you start realizing that you are learning more and more about the battles, genealogies, and circumstances of it all - because it is all SO fascinating! Thanks for all your easy to grasp timelines! Sir Rhys Ap Thomas was a legend and hero!

@JimGroome 6 лет назад

Great as always mate, keep em coming

@satyr1349 6 лет назад

One of your best videos to date! keep up the good work. Plus a shout out for that wonderful illustration of Henry Tudor's awesome banner.

@ToastieBRRRN 6 лет назад

A HORSE! A HORSE! A KINGDOM FOR A HORSE! -final words of Richard III

@fredbarker9201 5 лет назад

Renegade in a play written for Elizabeth I Tudor

@stuarthallick417 4 года назад

Richard never actually said that you know

@antivalidisme5669 6 лет назад

Two words : great one . Thank you very much Hilbert, I look forward to watching the next episodes. My very best wishes for 2018, take care!

@metalhammerm6903 6 лет назад

Another great video, History with Hillbilly. Can't wait for the next one.

@ThatUltimateFlash 6 лет назад

You are the best, Hilbert! I asked you to do more videos on Henry VII, and you actually did it! :D

@Mia-zx7nn 5 лет назад

You’re literally saving my history A-Level, these videos are amazing 😉

@elmeramuro 6 лет назад

You did a damn good job on this video mate. Thanks!

@ConradOPrice 5 лет назад

You say Rhys ap Thomas in such a Welsh accent :)

@Tsukiko.97 6 лет назад

To end a war marry the enemy.

@liambailey148 4 года назад

every heard of emperor nero, his family was a mess

@linguanow5192 6 лет назад

CONGRATZ ON 50K!!!!!

@Punktastic13 6 лет назад

The car park was my favorite part! Thanks Hilbert!

@blacktemplar9499 6 лет назад

i fucking love this channel

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

I fucking love wor subscribblers

@jodierouse3578 4 года назад

This was really helpful for writing up notes for a level! Thanks so much

@kevintrana8545 6 лет назад

I can somehow feel your smile and happiness when you talk about your dad :,)

@oscartejura4887 5 лет назад

Thank you! Helped a lot.

@irene208 6 лет назад

You cannot win Henry! I have the high ground!

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

*Had :P

@benhayward2597 6 лет назад

I think that any of us whove ever seen blackadder know that henry vii infact lost the battle of bosworth to the mighty king richard iv.

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Quick groin job that one, along with the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

@magnusbruce4051 6 лет назад

Great video - wish you'd made it 9 years ago when I was doing my AS in History on late medieval England! I still remember a fair bit of it thanks to a good teacher, but this was a great fresher.

@neon_lines 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video I've just been revising from Richard II all the way up to Henry VII for my A-levels and this was really helpful for visualising the battle. I actually went to the Richard III exhibition in Leicester which is actually on the site he was found and it is an amazing exhibition that for once doesn't actually take Shakespeare's stance on Richard! It has useful information on the Wars of the Roses and Richard and what he did all the way up to his death. It's well worth a visit! 😊

@yungstallion2201 4 года назад

If I was Henry the 7th I’d put a red dragon in the middle of the English flag. It looks way cooler let’s be honest

@mickmeadows 3 года назад

Amazing history. Bloody brutal!

@alancoe1002 2 года назад

"Various French Knights said Henry tried to take off regalia and hide..." at 19:07. This seems pretty undocumented, especially as any French 'witnesses' were in the Van at the opposite end of the line than Henry. Like he had time to not look like the most expensively armoured man among his bodyguard. So he was protected by his bodyguards: was that "hiding". And Richard attacked, with, surprise, his bodyguards. And we know how that turned out. A Spanish knight Salazar was a witness on Richard's side and said 10, 000 men were killed on each side. Witnesses. Would William Brandon have died fighting for a coward? Just a desperate effort to contrast Richard's bravery. Bravery that his enemies stated they witnessed. Henry took a long shot at the throne. He, too, had personal courage. Accounts to the contrary seem pretty dubious.

@quackduck3546 3 года назад

so interesting! :)

@kennethbautista3456 3 года назад

My 13th great-grandfather is Sheriff William , Standard Bearer to King Henry VII Jones • from Treowen, Glamorganshire, Wales DEATH 1586

@ToastieBRRRN 6 лет назад

History With Hilbert have you seen the television series called the White Princess? Because it's based on the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. I highly recommend you watch it if interested.

@ConriDubhghail 6 лет назад

12:58 I love how the auto-generated subtitles think Rhys ap Thomas is "Greased up Thomas". This is why I randomly turn on subtitles.

@thehistorianshistory6380 6 лет назад

I love history, this is very interesting

@alleynealisleem9777 3 года назад

I'm With You!!!🤣🤭💖💕

@stefanatliorvaldsson3563 6 лет назад

great video

@ThelostGamer27 6 лет назад

Would it be possible for you to do a video of the welsh revolt led by Owain Glyndwr?

@ARKOVZ 6 лет назад

I see my Drug dealer.... I mean, favorite RU-vidr Hilbert is back with another video...

@fairhurst101films 6 лет назад

Very very very small nit pick, Towton was 1461. Tbf, both times Edward squares off the lancastrians, there are two battles so it’s easy to get muddled. Great video!

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Yes you're right, Towton was 1461 and Tewkesbury was 1471. Thank you!

@fairhurst101films 6 лет назад

History With Hilbert Not a problem! I live at Wakefield where the Duke of York died so I’m keen on the era, thrilled you’re covering it!

@wood7206 6 лет назад

Huzzah, its finally here!

@199019852007 6 лет назад

Brilliant

@josephfriel6597 6 лет назад

cymru till i die

@timinimification 6 лет назад

Fun fact about the Stanleys: as seen at 10:54 their coat of arms includes the Manx triskelion, symbol of the Isle of Man which they were the feudal lords at the time. The Stanleys were given the island by henry IV in exchange for homage as well as two falcons to all future Kings of England on their coronations. The falcon is now one of the heraldic supporters of the Manx coat of arms alongside a raven.

@alancoe1002 2 года назад

There was only one force that truly had their backs to the sun during the battle. Thomas Stanley at Dadlington facing Fenny Lane, and William Stanley concealing his force behind what would one day be called Crown Hill.

@apudharald2435 6 лет назад

Finally, all the secrets can be revealed about the King who balanced the books.

@mattmacaulay2900 6 лет назад

Leave it to a Welshman to solve England's dynastic dispute

@satyr1349 6 лет назад

I now wish i'd paid attention to welsh lessons when little in order to say something dramatic yn Gymraeg. (Google translate has probably butchered that terribly.)

@taffyducks544 6 лет назад

Johannes Liechtenauer But he (Henry the 7th) was proud of his Welsh blood. Unlike his son, Henry the 8th.

@janetp.reedman9618 5 лет назад

1/4 Welsh...as French as Welsh!

@CaptSakeMangusto 6 лет назад

Far Far better than Game of Thrones. Medieval Europe History is far much better.

@samh1022 6 лет назад

Got is heavily inspired by this war.

@CaptSakeMangusto 6 лет назад

Sam H Heavily inspired YES. Poorly Executed ? Totally.

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Heavily inspired yet most of the videos on RU-vid comparing the two don't do a great job comparing or interpreting them

@CaptSakeMangusto 6 лет назад

That's because Game of Thrones has too many bloody noble houses to kill. The War of the Roses has two and the allegedly good guys suck until the very end when they turn the table.

@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG 6 лет назад

History With Hilbert Don’t watch GOT after season 4.

@Butttcheekius 6 лет назад

Still stand by the stance it was Buckingham who killed Edward's heirs behind Richard's back to prove his loyalty to Henry before making his rebellion 'public' and also removing remaining threats to the throne at the same time.

@Knight860 6 лет назад

It's not beyond the realm of possibility that Buckingham intended for Henry Tudor and Richard III to kill each other off or that Gloucester planned to betray whomever won then take the crown for himself. Edward Plantagenet (George Duke of Clarence's son) was just a kid and no one was in the mood for another regency, so that left Buckingham with the best claim as a descendant of Edward III's 5th son Thomas Duke of Gloucester

@Butttcheekius 6 лет назад

Marcus Drake in that case let us agree on Buckingham being a twat regardless if people support Henry (my mummy made me king) Tudor or Richard (rightful king of England with an undeserved reputation but probably not a good idea to keep sons hostage) Plantagenet

@Knight860 6 лет назад

True, people tend to think of royals in the mold of Elizabeth II or her kids and grand kids, when in the middle ages, especially during the Wars of the Roses they were in Tony Robinson's words: "More like Mafia dons, no matter how many people got hurt or killed, it was just business, nothing personal." People also don't see the practical reasons why Richard III may of deposed his nephews (illegitimacy rumors aside), he owned a lot of lands in the North of England, all of which could be snatched from him by the new King (Edward V) who was firmly in the Woodville/Rivers camp and not a fan of Richard. The English lords were also probably weary of another royal minority, Henry VI's was probably in the back of their minds.

@Butttcheekius 6 лет назад

Marcus Drake although Richard certainly did have definite reasons to depose his nephews by declaring them illegitimate he already removed them from being a threat to his reign so it doesn't exactly fit to then go and have them killed as well

@Knight860 6 лет назад

That's true, although Buckingham's revolt initially was started with the intent of freeing and reinstalling Edward V as king, which could tie in with your belief that Buckingham murdered the princes to frame Richard and then drawing Henry Tudor out to take out two birds with one stone as it were. Do you see Buckingham as a puppet master urging Richard III to have William Hastings executed, even though Hastings had been "anti-Woodville/Rivers" as it were?

@bonniehosey2002 4 года назад

Mans gonna get me through my a levels

@thomassugg3422 6 лет назад

Nice video in the war of the Roses did Devon, Essex, Sussex and Nottinghamshire play a role since my family come from they’s county’s?

@SantomPh 6 лет назад

Thomas Sugg the first three lords served under the Lancaster side (and died) while Nottinghamshire might have been Yorkist.

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Thank you, and most certainly in one way or another!

@user-or7ji5hv8y 3 года назад

What happened to Northumberland after the battle given how he avoided the fight?

@lou360 4 года назад

My history teacher made me watch this for work. How does it feel knowing you're improving peoples education?

@Hypn0sef 6 лет назад

This is great I watched this video a while ago but now I'm doing my ancestry (didnt even know I was partly British) and found out I'm descended from a lot of these people, (Savage, Beaufort, etc) and I'm rewatching it to help understand the historical context

@marccapavanni4489 6 лет назад

Your Patreon link doesn't work in the description! :)

@keito-kun6618 6 лет назад

wow, richard iii was a badass n d war of d roses is as interesting as d summary of ww2.... love reading/watching war history...

@ryanfrederick3376 6 лет назад

Referring to Buckingham's Rebellion going "tits up" has me in stitches! hahahahahha

@julianaabrokwah2905 4 года назад

Thx myi think my teacher wuold be happy

@lukemcdonald7246 6 лет назад

I think you accidentally mixed up the Battles of Towton and Tewkesbury. Other than that a really good and informative video on a rarely covered period of the Wars. Keep up the good work.

@quantumnova7907 6 лет назад

Rhys ap Thomas is my 16th Great Grandfather and I am very proud to be a descendent of him and I still carry the last name Thomas

@StereOasis93 5 лет назад

So when are you raising an army to fight the English? ;)

@beth7935 3 года назад

Cool!

@randomperson6303 6 лет назад

I know you like Northumberland, but it would have been nice to see the Norfolk banner in your drawings as well as the Northumberland one, not a serious nitpick but it's would be nice, great video by the way, also, would you possibly be interested in looking into the Bigod family?

@wildlifephotographyfilm7407 2 года назад

Just about to start my History A-level and these videos are so helpful! Thank You!!! :)

@arsas4556 6 лет назад

+History With Hilbert you liked knights as a kid, wow I also liked knights as a kid, but liked them even more as I grew up

@Obstgeist7 6 лет назад

I really like your videos. Why should I as a German care about English succession wars and so on, but you just kinda make it work. I really like the style of your drawings, simple and effective and I like to listen you just talk

@gelul12 6 лет назад

FruitySurprise why care about it ? Most royalty has been of German lineage in Europe

@alharalambros1507 6 лет назад

Very happy to see my direct ancestor Rhys ap Thomas get his mention. Proud that I am his blood!

@quantumnova7907 6 лет назад

He is my 16th great grandfather and I still carry the last name Thomas

@cheydinal5401 6 лет назад

The more I find out about medieval history, the more I realize that every significant and unsignificant event in history ever was literally just power games. They didn't even have countries back then, it was all just "So this region over here is mine, now, please"

@thoughtfulpug1333 6 лет назад

21:20 The Battle of Towton resulted in the deaths of 28000 men; It was the bloodiest day in british history. 1% of the entire english population at the time died that day. For comparison, the first day of the Battle of the Somme (July 1st, 1916), resulted in ONLY 20,000 dead.

@siestatime4638 6 лет назад

You can't tell the players without a programme!

@eliasfrahat7074 6 лет назад

Can you do a video about the selecid dynasty of Persia

@eliasfrahat7074 6 лет назад

Hail Giratina The true god I don't know why but seeing your name and profile alway make me smile They were greeks how ruled persia the second dynasty to rule it

@farhadzaker2377 5 лет назад

he had huge balls, historians quote.

@chadwickmcfaggins9734 6 лет назад

We need another video on Northumberland. We need more "Northumbria is the best" references.

@RossFigurepaintingCoUK 6 лет назад

Great vid. Henry would have learnt all the "British"/Khymric history from his time in Welsh castles. If he could establish a bloodline with the ancient kings then his claim would pre-date the Norman and Saxon userpers meaning his claim would not be a weak at all. Hence the red dragon (to fight the white dragon/boar) and so many Welsh supporters. Intresting piece of history for you to look up Huw. BTW - I hope you went to the correct Bosworth field - they apparently put the visitor centre in the wrong place. LOL

@taffyducks544 6 лет назад

Ross FigurepaintingCoUK Exactly...However, the Germans on the throne will have a valid claim when William comes to the throne, through Dianas ancestry being from the House of Dinefwr. Two of the major Irish families and the house of Stuart also traced their ancestry back to this House. I suggest you look at the similarities between this house and The Rains of Castamere story line from Game of Thrones.

@RossFigurepaintingCoUK 6 лет назад

Funny enough I have looked into this. This theory about Diana's bloodline came to prominence with the book "Blood of Avalon" by Adrian Gilbert. I have read the book and its very flaky and full of holes and assumptions. I follow Alan Wilson's view that it is a load of nonesence. Interesting read though and a lot of other areas covered. And no - I won't be using Game of Thrones for my history lessons! :) LOL

@janetp.reedman9618 5 лет назад

Henry spent most of his time in Brittany in exile. He was shrewd and well aware of the old legends and used them as propaganda. He was only 1/4 Welsh and never bothered much with the country after his victory. Actually, Richard III (and his brother Edward IV) were themselves descendants of Llewellyn of Wales!

@charlesstuart7290 5 лет назад

It was interesting in the Olivier movie "Richard III' they edited out a scene where some of Richard's troops desert and go over to Henry side which has some historical basis. This edit made much of the Bosworth Battle confusing and its a mystery why anyone would do this. Even when the film played at revival houses the edited version was shown. I saw the film as a young child and for years I thought I had just imagined much of it.

@jonathanstott3944 6 лет назад

Enjoyed this but I think you have mixed up Towton 1461 with Tewkesbury 1471

@ingaman 6 лет назад

So let me get this straight... the reason it's called the war of the roses is because their houses are represented by red and white roses?! 😲

@mariuspontmercy2736 6 лет назад

ingaman The wars are named for a scene in Shakespeare's Henry VI part 1 where the nobility of England pull red and white roses from a garden to show their support for either the Yorkist faction inder the Duke of York, or the Lancastrian faction under the Duke of Somerset. And the first time the phrase "Wars of the Roses" appeared in writing was as part of a Romantic-era romance novel. Up until the mid-1800's it was just another series of civil wars and rebellions.

@ingaman 6 лет назад

I always imagined a bunch of people stabbing each other with roses to the Poison song "Every Rose has its Thorn." Clearly I was very off.

@williamcooke5627 6 лет назад

If I remember right, Shakespeare took the story of the nobles plucking red and white roses from the bushes in the Temple Garden from one of the chronicles he used for English history. He didn't invent it. It was likely a London tradition in his time. The two houses of Lancaster and York did use red and white roses as badges; and Henry deliberately invented the Tudor badge of the red and white rose to symbolize the end of the conflict and the union of the two houses. So that much has contemporary authority.

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Yes and no, it's a bit intricate really. I'll make a video about it.

@blasty137 6 лет назад

I've never bothered to check this, but I've seen some claims that Richard III wasn't as bad as he is remembered (which is mostly Shakespeare's fault). Just before his death, Edward IV appointed him a regent until his eldest son comes to age, but the problem was that Edward's sons were very close to the family of Edward's wife, the Woodvilles. The Woodvilles had been a minor but extremely ambitious house, and after Elizabeth became the queen they started gaining immense power and wealth. They also had a huge influence on Edward's young sons, and as far as I remember (I may be wrong) the young king even wanted to appoint his maternal uncle, Queen Elizabeth Woodville's brother, a regent instead of Richard III. So from Richard III's point of view he was actually protecting his brother's will and preventing the Woodville's from essentially usurping the throne. Of course, this doesn't excuse him for killing his nephews and basically he wasn't handling the situation well from the start and it just kept getting worse.

@fristnamelastname5549 6 лет назад

Historain: Hmm....what can we call this War? Friend: How about the 1st English Civil War? Historain: I got something better...

@atherm1982 6 лет назад

Got the dates Towton and Tewkesbury mixed up.

@ryannoone9951 3 года назад

im a bit late but this will work for my A level revision lol

@christopherellis2663 6 лет назад

Cut down in battle, as they say.

@corny165 6 лет назад

'This day i will die as King or win'. Richard III

@-XTD- 6 лет назад

"Chasing down fleeing Scots". Thanks Hilbert

@yourethatmantis5178 6 лет назад

the first time I heard about this war was with a Yu-Gi-Oh videogame from my childhood, yeah its really weird...

@sircurtisseretse3297 6 лет назад

Your information about the position of the battlefield is out of date. Decades ago, the local authority found an historian to find the exact spot where the Battle of Bosworth Field/Redesmoor had taken place. With the written evidence that he had, he placed it on Ambien Hill, and the local authority opened a visitor centre there. However, when the archaeologists investigated the area of Ambien Hill they could find no evidence that a battle had ever taken place there. So they started excavating other local fields. They found the battlefield 2 to 3 miles from the Ambien Hill site, not far from Stoke Golding. Thomas Stanley and William Stanley had an army apiece. So there would have been four armies at the battle. A couple of minor corrections: Norfolk was a duke, not an earl; Warwick is pronounced Worick, not War-wick.

@MajesticSkywhale 6 лет назад

Google street view has good pictures of the road up to the battle of bosworth and you can get up onto the hill you're talking about and look down across the fields and see the view they would have seen. Recommended. Try this link for the view I found looking from the hill to the fields goo.gl/maps/WBYX5akC25o

@historywithhilbert146 6 лет назад

Thank you, I'll take a look at this!

@metalhammerm6903 6 лет назад

Ærik Bjørnsson I nominate this man for the eternal winner of the comment awards. True hero! What beautiful English countryside!

@dylanbouwmeester100 6 лет назад

Ben jij Nederlands ofzo?

@lecterulyanov3853 6 лет назад

Why didn't you pronounce Wawrick right?

@wilhelmofcharlotte772 6 лет назад

Believe it or not, I’m actually related to Sir William Mathew of Radyr, who was knighted by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth. He’s my 16th Great-Grandfather.

@quantumnova7907 6 лет назад

Rhys ap Thomas is my 16th great grandfather and I still carry the last name Thomas

@stentbeefclench 6 лет назад

I had a feeling this was inevitable

@aurynlalor1366 4 года назад

I think that Henry VII was also somehow related to Henry VI through his father so that might be another part of his claim to the throne

@thatoneguy7792 6 лет назад

Can you do the galactic empire Now

@wilffoster1179 6 лет назад

At 3:28, the Battle of Tewkesbury was fought in 1471, not 1460. The Battle of Northampton was fought in 1460. Also, the Battle of Towton was fought in 1461, not 1471.

@darkynelp9777 6 лет назад

medieval 2 music?

@cynthiavanteylingen7922 6 лет назад

One thing bothered me about this video u had the battle order of tewkesbury and townton wrong. Townton ( the bloody snow battle) was first before the kingmaker reinstated madking henry and barnet and tewkesbury were after that time. At barnet the kingmaker died and at tewkesbury the madkings son died (if it even was his son...).