Queens of England who Died in Childbirth 

RIP to all the women who have lost their life in childbirth

"Crap I'm pregnant....Better start writting my will..."

Really funny how Henry the 8th was son of a King so fond of his wife that he never remarried, but he himself had 6 wives.

God the death of Charlotte got so bad that even the male midwife killed himself believing it was his own fault.

In colonial New England, women would prepare for childbirth by sewing two types of garments: swaddling cloths for their babies and a burial shroud for themselves in case they didn't make it. What a notion...

In the painting she looks just so incredibly disappointed. Like “I’m dying for this?”

“Love is to a woman, what war is to a man… The most dangerous activity one can engage in.”

Make sense now why many fairy tales like Snow White, Cinderella, and more are motherless

Giving birth to my youngest daughter almost made me bled to death. The midwives were frantically trying to stop the bleeding while the gynecologist was pumping me full of meds to keep me alive. I felt everything turning gray around me and I was very calm. My newborn daughter drinking from my breast as I tried to look at her face without blinking. If I was going to die I needed to see her one last time. The blood finally stopped and I'm fine now. My husband has forbidden us for having any more kids and that's probably the best. I love my healthy and happy daughters too much to risk it of never being able to see them again

The high rate of maternal mortality during the middle ages must have been one of the reasons elizerbeth 1 refused to get married which is obviously expected of her to get pregnant if she did.

Fun fact: King Henry VIII was buried next to Jane Seymour because she was the only wife who didn't live long enough to piss him off.

It’s really sad that a little soap and water might have saved a lot of these poor women 🙁

When i saw the title the first thing i thought was JANE SEYMOUR

The life expectancy of the middle ages is so horribly low

The medieval painting of the midwife pulling a small, adult man out of a perfectly round hole in a woman's stomach is just my absolute favorite medieval painting of all time

We should be thankful for the advancements in the medical field that saved more and more mothers and babies.

I had a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm when I was 36 weeks pregnant. I was able to get to the hospital where my son was in distress and so was I. They did a crash c-section to deliver him and I went into a full cardiac arrest and a code blue was called. As the doctors were calling my time of death a third year surgery resident came in and refused to not try to resuscitate me. He did a emergency thoracotomy, a zipper cut and found that the artery running to my spleen had destroyed my spleen so it was removed as well as part of my pancreas. I was given over 34 units of blood within the first day. I still wasn’t expected to live and if I did they were concerned about brain damage. I spent a long time in the hospital recovering but our son was able to be discharged after 2 weeks. We were the 14th known mother with her baby to have survived a ruptured SAA. It’s taken me many years to wrap my head around dying while giving birth.....essentially life. You’re not supposed to die when giving birth. There isn’t a day that I am not grateful for my angel surgeon and that my son and I survived.

Most doctors at that time did not wash their hands before delivering a child

It’s really miraculous that we are here. Between death in childbirth, the plague, massacres, etc... it’s really amazing we exist.

Lovely presentation, but babies were baptised usually three days after birth not weeks. This was because babies did not always survive. In order for them to be able to reach heaven after death baptism had to be within days.

Whoa, I gotta say, as a British History major, the account portrayed here of the basis of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York’s relationship being “kidnapping” is ABSURD. Their marriage was planned for months, if not years, very strategically, by their respective sides in order to unseat Richard III and end the “Cousins’ War” AKA “The Wars of the Roses”. Henry was crowned months before his marriage to Elizabeth, and they ended up having a very satisfactory, even loving, marriage. No “kidnap” was involved.

Doctor: Congratulations! You're pregnant!! Midevial woman: Well it's time to die. Give my savings to Jimmy.

Scary to think that most of us having csections today would have probably just died in childbirth instead of getting a csection...

Charlottes death is so terrible, the poor baby and poor Charlotte. God knows how Leopold reacted after losing 2 people like that without a warning? That’s horrible

You'd be surprised how many women die in childbirth every year even now.

I would have died. Thank God I was born in my time

*I'm feeling sad about that little baby Mary who was given to an orphanage and never heard from again.*

Henry VII didn't kidnap Elizabeth of York. Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville had planned the union before the Battle at Bosworth to legitimize Henry's reign. Please do your research.

Worth noting, as Charlotte was dying, her husband’s physician-in-ordinary, Christian Stockmar, left her room to try again and wake Leopold, but as he was doing so, he heard Charlotte frantically yell to him with his nickname, “Stocky! Stocky!” Just as Stockmar ran back into her room, Charlotte was already dead. Absolutely haunting.

Wow I had never even heard of Princess Charlotte before today but the story of her and her son is so sad. It sounds like her husband must have cared about her very much if he was by her side in a time where the husband being there for support wasn’t very common. Imagine his grief. Even the poor doctor blamed himself enough to kill himself?! So tragic. Modern medicine and science should always be appreciated.

Well done! Little did King Henry the 8th know back then along with everyone else that it's the male whose chromosomes determine the sex of the baby! So those wives he beheaded died for nothing...not their fault, his! Thanks for sharing!

🕊️RIP to all the women & children who've lost their lives in childbirth😢

I gave three births and still alive. I can't be more thankful for the fact I'm still breathing.

My aunt started hemorrhaging violently during childbirth and my uncle started telling her, "Don't close your eyes, Mel." For fear of losing her. Luckily she and the baby are alive and well.

All these lovely Queen's who never got to see there kids grow apart from queen of York

I wonder how much could have been prevented by NOT having a “doctor” or any “medical professionals” there.

The saddest thing about Jane Seymour was that when the doctor asked Henry who to save he said the son I can always find another wife

Poor Charlotte, the doctors were so concerned with her appearance that they killed her. This kind of culture still happens today with several publications encouraging women to diet while pregnant, even though it’s been shown to have disastrous results.

See the difference between Ireland and England in those days... In most of Europe, yes, life expectancy, especially for women, was pretty low. In Ireland, not so much. I can name several Iron age, Medieval, and Renaissance Irish folks who lived into their 70s or 80s, like Queen Medb of Connacht (who had 10 children total, 8 sons and 2 daughters) who lived into her 80s and only died because she was murdered by her nephew, St. Brigid of Kildare who vowed herself to chastity but lived into her 70s, and Gráinne Ní Mháille (Grace O'Malley) who had four children, including one who was born at sea... Then they were attacked so Gráinne got up an hour after giving birth and fought. She lived to be 73, passing away peacefully in her sleep after retiring from a long life of seafaring and rebelling. Ireland was also noted for being very clean, by several different groups over many centuries. They washed their faces every morning, cleaned their teeth, bathed their whole person and washed their hair every night, with soap mind you, and often wore perfumes. I believe it was the Romans who once commented on how lovely they smelt. Its also suggested that the Irish introduced soap to the mainland, but that's mostly speculation. So pretty much, if you were going to live in the middle ages, do so in Ireland cause, well, you'll actually live.

My second pregnancy was placenta praevia; that would have been me a goner, thank God for caesareans and modern medicine!

I think this was the reason Elizabeth 1 never married.

My mum had two children and on both occassions, she suffered just about every complication one could go through during pregnancy. Her labours were quick, too quick, and resulted in heavy bleeding. They nearly claimed her life. After she had me, she had the birth control surgery and that caused another complication and a huge tumour growing inside her womb. However, my selfish father wanted another child, a son. He tried to pursuade her to have the surgery undone so that she could conceive again, all that time the tumour was growing inside her womb. To this date, I never forgave my father for the risk and danger he was going to out her through after the two earlier pregnancies and labours going so badly. Seeing this youtube clip reminded me the pain and sorrow I felt for my mother. If there is to be a another life, I want her not to have me.

And when **i** went to hold my newborn child! **I** *DIED* -all of these queens

As a child I used to be so obsessed with Charlotte. I made a complete family tree for her, I wrote a massive essay on her and how the world would be different if she was Queen. She would have been a better queen than victoria. I only found out about her because we have the same name. Her story needs to be taught

Wait a 7 year old girl was Married to a 29 year old man and then she Married her Cousin👁👄👁

Henry did not kidnap Elizabeth of York. Wrong information

My 3rd great grandma died of an infection after giving birth to a baby girl

Henry vii kidnapped Elizabeth? Maybe wanna check that again?

“Queens of England losing their lives in childbirth” *Huggies ad pops up* Is this some sort of sick joke!?

The sculpture, which is St. George's Cathedral at Windsor, is the most moving piece of art I have ever seen. If you visit Windsor, please visit the sculpture, it is truly moving.

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Me when I saw this title: Jane Seymour the only one he truly loved RUDE! WhEn My SoN wAs NeWlY bOrN I DiEd

Makes you wonder about Henry VIII, if losing his mother, who he seems to have been close too and loved very much, (in fact, his whole family seemed to be), would be the reason he went through so many wives later in life, he was trying to find in a wife what he saw in his mother.

Eclampsia is still a huge problem all over the world. I almost died from it less than 10 years ago. The symptoms are headaches, seeing spots, low urinary output, and liver pain. You will need to advocate for yourself if you have naturally low blood pressure. As you won't fit the prescribed numbers to qualify as easily. Be safe my queens and princesses!

Elizabeth of York wasn’t kidnapped. She was pledged to Henry in order to cement peace between the white roses and red roses

I was preeclamptic and almost had a stroke when I was pregnant and also started to black out during labor because my oxygen got so low. Afterwards I bled so much I became anemic. It's still dangerous even in this day and age!

2:29 the painters don't actually need to emphasize that guy's..... uh you know.

“Rubbing him with mustard” I’ve heard it all

Jane Seymour the only one he truly loved🎵 - Rude - When my son was nearly born, i died but I'm not what i seem or am I, stick around and you'll suddenly see more .. 🎶

I would have gone into a convent.

I was almost a stillbirth when the doctor took me from my mom’s womb through c-section. So grateful that my mom and I both made it! Salute to modern medicine!

Breastfeeding isnt a natural birthconrtol ... You can still get pregnant when breastfeeding

I was really shocked when I read that Sophie, the Countess of Wessex (Prince Edward's wife) went into premature labour and nearly bled to death during a c-section, and that was in the mid 2000s. Proves that even in this day and age there is always a risk and it can happen to anyone, even QEII's daughter in law.

Loved this video! It’s definitely very informative yet there are some issues in your research. As stated previously in the comments, Henry VII did not kidnap Elizabeth of York, rather it was an arranged marriage through Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville. I think it’s also important that you note that mothers usually weren’t usually allowed at baptisms as they happened very quickly because infant morality was so high. Again, I absolutely love your enthusiasm for history and your passion! I hope to see more from you!

We can’t forget the classic Lady Sybil Crawley.

This still happens. It happened to me when I had my last baby in 1998. I bled out after the delivery when I was already back in my room. I had post partum hemmorage. I was down for 3.5 minutes when the nurse found me. I had 2 surgeries to fix the damage, 24 blood transfusions which left me in a coma on life support for 4 days. It affected my left side neurologically & erased my memory. After that, they say you only get back around 60% of what you had. I'm at about 70% because I really pushed with excersize,& reading . I always tell young people, don't have your babies at home, things can change in a very few minutes..had I been at home, I wouldn't be here today. This trauma left me with ptsd, I haven't slept in the dark since.

Awww I feel sorry for Charlotte she seems like a nice lady well they described her as a generous lady

Henry VII did not kidnap ELizabeth of York. He gave an oath to marry her before he set out to invade England and her mother supported the marriage. He married Elizabeth well after he was crowned.

Imagine the unbearable pain back then 😨

Queen * Gets pregnant * Also queen when she finds out: *Well, guess I'll die*

I recently found ur chAnnel n it's nugget of cool knowledge.

Hi You do amazing work with these videos. Thank you so much I love how provide the details other documentaries miss out on. Please keep up the great work. I'm a subscriber 4 life

I'll be fifty in November, I'm a two time divorcée and I have no children, but I have always been afraid of childbirth. I recognize that dying in childbirth today is relatively rare, but just the thought of it all, and enduring so much pain has always been terrifying to me.

For some reason I feel bad for Leopold. He was there the whole time to support his wife and loved her. Unlike other husbands during their wives child births in the time. And he ended up missing the last moments of his wife’s life 🥺

Thank you for posting this very interesting and informative piece of history. It's hard to find this information, unless you read a lot of books. I'm interested in finding out more about the children and where are the descendents are today. Thank you very much.💕💗💗💓

Lindsey, I like the slower pace of your narration, and the way you pronounce names correctly. I also like how the background music doesn't interfere with your narration. It is mixed low enough so I can hear you, but it adds a nice period flavor. I am not a professional sound engineer or anything, but I am a musician and a frequent listener/watcher of You Tube documentary videos. It is so nice to see a channel done right! Thank you for your work.

I could see myself probably dying because I had to have an emergency c section when I had my now 2yr old

Queens of England : “Charlotte of Wales”

Henry VII didn't kidnap Elizabeth. The marriage was mooted by their mothers, Margaret Beaufort and the Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Elizabeth of York, being the daughter of the extremely popular Edward IV, legitimised Henry VII's very tenuous Royal claim as his right was through a junior line of the House of Lancaster. Also, he did want to remarry after Elizabeth died. He even offered for his daughter-in-law Catherine of Aragon's sister, Queen Juana of Castile.

Henry V11 never kidnapped Elizabeth of York. Their marriage was arranged between their respective mothers to unify the houses of York and Lancaster.

*Jane Seymour the only one he truly loved-*

Man I love this woman’s fascinating channel!

King Arthur: I need you to have a baby so he can be the next king Queen: ok. Unborn baby: I’m about to end this lady’s whole career

Only came upon your vlog just now love it so very interesting.

Being a different blood type from my husband gave me difficult pregnancies. I almost lost my first during the process. I couldn't eat or drink anything, because I'd vomit it up within seconds. I lost 16lbs during my pregnancy but instead of worry my gyno said it was a good thing because I was 3olbs overweight when I became pregnant. I live in the south so you can imagine the kind of stupid I deal with. After my second, my husband got a vasectomy to protect me from further damage to my health. I still have pain and sensitivity due to the needle in my spine for anesthesia. I was always told I had O positive blood type, including from my last doctor. Turns out I'm O negative. And can never give plasma due to the state of my red blood cells from my pregnancies.

Back in those times people did not bathe often enough and that didn't help very much

This hits hard.....

Fantastic video. Great for a quiet Friday night. Thank you so much for this historic content. I subscribed. 🦋✨

My 2nd son who will be 17 on Saturday had to have forceps used to get his head out of me... He wasn't that big (7 lbs. 15 oz.) but his head was big. Thank God for forceps & Demerol as the Demerol blocked out the pain...

Geez, I'm amazed how we humans survived to this year despite the cruel practices in the past

Thank you. Really Interesting. Two of my children were born in " Queen Charlotte's Hospital". London. Regards from Scotland.

I love your videos, history is fascinating.

If I may add a minor correction to this otherwise informative video; for Katherine Parr, it was not a case of she wasn’t allowed to remarry, but a case of she was expected to observe a considerable period of mourning for Henry before considering herself available again. Her marriage to Thomas would probably have been more agreeable if she had waited. However, one can understand her position of finally being able to marry for love after 3 marriages that were either arranged or (in Henry’s case) difficult to refuse.

Fairly accurate, good job. However “Orleans” is not pronounced the way it is in the US. Its proper pronunciation, especially for dynastic titles, is more like “Or-leon”

Thanks alot your amazing,here in North Africa alot of birth difficulty concerning to some of the DIET, now the world change,alot of knowledge medically chairing togather to facilities management to all normally or ciseren delivery.

What a lovely voice you have! Subscribed! ☑️

Your videos are so good!!

Great video, Lindsay! Please make more about other subjects too. Subscribed to your channel, by the way. {Where did you read of Henry Tudor kidnapping Elizabeth of York, by the way? I thought that their respective mothers arranged this match.}

Next up: Young kings of England

Very Nicely Done! Thank You👍💕

That with Catherin Par is sad because she survived Henry Vlll but died at a childbirth