The Betrayal And Revenge Of King Edward | Wars Of The Roses | Real Royalty 

"Elizabeth Woodville was basically a chav" is a line that perfectly sums up why I love Dan Jones 😂

The actor who plays Henry VI is brilliant at being gormless.

I've been an avid reader of history but it's cool to see historians like Dan Jones making history approachable for all. I think some get turned off by the stuffiness of how history has been presented in the past. I never understood how anyone could consider history as boring. Boring? It has everything. History is everywhere because everything has one.

This is the best explanation of Warwick’s role in history that I’ve ever heard. I never really understood how he factored into everything fully until now. Well done.

Can you imagine how nervous 😬 Edward was when he told Warwick he was married to Elizabeth? No wonder he said it in front of the whole court cuz he knew Warwick would not disrespect him.

"Elizabeths 20 year old brother John, is married to the 65 year old Countess of Oxford. Its all very unsavory"! LOL.

i absolutely LOVE how when he finishes his sentences, he just glares at the camera, as though he wants to take a bite out of you

Today Warwick would give an interview on Oprah trash talking Edward IV.

King Edward IV was a powerful ruler and a noble knight. Standing at 6 feet 4 inches tall King Edward IV is among the tallest British Monarch to date. When fully clad in armor King Edward IV stood at 6 feet 7 inches tall, an exceptional height for any man, especially of that time.

So we're going to persecute Elizabeth for not sleeping with the king before they were married but then we're going to turn around and persecute her for sleeping with him before she's married. Women were damned if they did and damned if they didn't back then.

I was raised in a village 7 miles away from the remains of Sandal Castle (Battle of Wakefield, 1460) and 6 miles away from the remains of Pontefract Castle. But 17 miles south is a castle that is still awe inspiring to see - Conisbrough Castle. The best castle I ever saw is Alnwick Castle, 150 miles north in Northumbria. And it's reopening on 31st March after renovations.

I'm so glad I discovered Dan Jones! Wish I'd known about him sooner. LOVE his work!

Warwick is one of the best examples of why oaths of fealty/loyalty were useless, even dangerous. These royals spend a great deal of time pledging alliances, but it seems that these oaths were just preludes for betrayal. One Tudor ruler learned this lesson well in childhood: Elizabeth I, the greatest monarch in British history. She kept everyone guessing as to whom she did or did not support, and by doing so, maintained control of her court by confusion- then when faced with the Armada, everyone was united, not divided into sparring factions. There were, of course, attempts to remove Elizabeth, but she changed her "favorites" so often that it was hard to tell who to align with or not.The Plantagenets are fascinating, but their reigns seem chockfull of rebellions, civil wars, schemes to overthrow-all by people who had sworn on their eternal souls to be loyal. If someone promised to support a monarch, that monarch better start sharpening the swords. Poor Henry VI seems the only sympathetic character because he was too disabled to practice the art of deceit and was not driven by relentless ambition.

I feel so bad for Henry he really was brought into the battle for no other reason then someone else’s cause. He really never wanted to be king and was ok with letting Edward lead he was a unfortunate pawn once again

Had Richard and George remained loyal to their brother, the Yorks could have built a powerful and long lasting dynasty

Warwick is a mixture of roose Bolton and tywin lannister Edward is the mixture of robert baratheon and rob stark

The crucial thing really was that Warwick managed to get the European banks on side, securing financial backing by assuring them that a Yorkist regime would be much more open for business ... the Lancastrian regime was very unpopular with the merchants in London and the Low Countries. Also the Yorkists held the Calais outpost and essentially Dublin/Ireland which provided them with safe heavens in case of retreats (Ludford Bridge for example) and simultaneously a springboard from which to launch invasions anywhere into England and/or Wales. Warwick was the true genius. Though rather hit and miss when it came to military strategy he was an absolute master of propaganda and stirring descent. After 1461 he held the north of England for Edward and drove the Scots back with a huge raid which in-turn forced them to abandon support of Henry VI and Queen Margaret. It’s only because Edward IV was the martial genius of his day that he managed to square up to a man like Warwick and win. The House of York then imploded under the weight of its own ambition. George was too jealous and greedy and lost his life as a result. Richard, for what ever reason , decided to take the crown from his nephews thus alienating many of those loyal to the House of York. Half of his army just stood by and watched as the Battle of Bosworth unfolded. The Percy’s would only back Richard if the Stanley’s did so. The memory of Edward IV’s later reign certainly lasted though.. Henry VII basically picked up from where he had left off in 1483, employing many of the same men that had worked for Edward. The early Tudor regime basically copied nearly every aspect of Edwards kingship.. though with some subtle but crucial differences.

Dan presents our historical moments so well and easy to watch Love his docu series it’s very entertaining

This series is amazing. I've heard so many references to this era and know how it played into important events later on, but never really knew the detail. This is a very engaging, thorough and accessible explanation.

I've been literally watching this whole "Britains Bloody Crown" Series for 5 hours! I obviously have no life.🙄

I love this history you have shown us on Edward of York. Excellent!!!!!

Why is this Advertisement Documentary constantly being interrupted about all this history stuff?

Elizabeth played the "oldest trick in the book" by "playing hard. to get"? The implication is somehow that Elizabeth was somehow being devious or crafty by insisting on marriage before sex. Good grief, the only value of royal women at the time is their virginity and their ability to give birth to males, which, as we now know, is not even within her power in term of chromosomes. Should we we judge her as deceitful because she employs her only worth to have some control over her life? That's not "the oldest trick." It's the ONLY trick.

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I will show this to my son. Though very dark, he loves learning about English history & the monarchy! ❤️That huge field where so many were slaughtered during the war, must be very haunted. Great video & the host/narrator has such a beautiful accent. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻

I greatly appreciate these videos, thank you. And Dan, you are the best at providing narration.

These stories are nothing less than fabulous.. Can you imagine just how that battle field looked! War of the cousins/Rose's is a favorite of mine..

I kinda feel sorry for Henry, who seems to have suffered from some form of psychiatric condition. He did not make a good king, no, but that wasn't because he was a bad person, if anything he was probably too nice, too peaceful. He did not like violence and was described as being shy and pious. Warwick took advantage of him, tried to make him king again when he knew full well that it would only end in disaster for Henry yet again. Warwick did not care for Henry or whether he wanted the throne back or not, all he cared about was getting back at Edward.

This truly brings history to life for me.

Brilliant documentary, excellent narrative.👑

Soo good!! You can't make this up, ive said this before, this is better than any reality show today!! It has it all Love, hate, jealousy, betrayal, war, redemption!!! Too good!!!

This was one FANTASTIC Documentary

This marvelous country, with all this colourful history.

Seven kings? I'm sure the peasants were pretty confused as to who to bow to back then.

Loved watching this!!!

These videos are so interesting I haven't been able to stop watching

I've always liked history,but I love these videos.

A turbulent period in English history, full of complex political intrigue. And this was well researched and presented by Dan Jones, Christopher Price and team

These get better every time. These families are crazy .

Fascinating Series

Was Margaret really a "schemer," or just a tough woman who had to stand in for her "useless" husband? Never been able to figure that one out.

Elizabeth's mother was connected to royal family of Luxembourg. Her father however which was what counted at the time was a former squire

Thank you, I love it

That was excellent and narrated by an excellent presenter! ❤ Both Dan's

Excellent writer, a genius of story teller with interesting anecdotal of that period or epoch.

Woo wee, Dan Jones can tell me anything he wants! Being serious now, I have a couple of his books. Great stuff

I love how the narrator also seems deeply offended and disgusted by edwards marriage

‘Led by his loins’. Love that saying!

“A direct snub” - I shall be saying that more of late

"The new King has learned the old lessons" true but chilling... Sometimes the world is just not ready for peace and forgiveness. Didn't work for Caesar and Edward almost went out the same.

"he basically married a chave" lol, love this guy

Warwick doesn't seem to have acted badly. He tried to negotiate a good marriage with the French instead of with one of his daughters. Edward seems a weak coward not to tell everyone when he first married. I feel he was treated poorly. Warwick seems to believe Edward was weak and being controlled by his wife's family rather than making his own choices. It's hard to judge if Edward had a strategy or not. One thing not mentioned here is the reason the old king Henry was killed at this time and not earlier. It was because his son had died in battle so it was now to their advantage to have him killed.

Poor King Henry.....he was innocent and didn't deserve to be murdered. He could have been sent into exile and kept safe and alive. He didn't choose to be king or for any of this to happen.

The irony of this series being posted in 2020... history wants to repeat itself again ?!

Very interesting fakts. Thx

Very interesting Documentary and Dramatisation.

Warwick was the richest man in england, he owned more castles had more knights, owned all the beef. His problem was, it was all in Domesday. The king owed him, money as well as everyone else. There is a story of Warwick and his 600 knights in full colors, riding to my grandfathers castle, who was a cousin of Warwick. It describes the event of Entrance. It also describes them discussing politics of the day, about a mad king and a boy king, and even Warwick's own line to the thrown.. He had a bigger army than the king, And the first the law that was created after they lopped of his head, was no one can have a larger army than the king!

Medieval Kings were like fires. Sit too far away and you freeze. Sit too close and you burn.........

I love the look of the actor who plays Warrick aka Neville. Warrick was so smart. Too bad he couldn’t have just been king himself. It’s wrong to say he didn’t know how to manage in peacetime. That’s ridiculous. He just didn’t know how to deal with not being the king’s right hand man.

I’m loving this narrator

Worwick had no clue that during his brokering a marriage deal with France , he was courting and marrying Elizabeth W. , widow of Lord Grey of Golby with 2 sons - a former Lancaster supporter . Elizabeth's mother was of European royal connections .

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thank you

I really appreciate the description and explanations here. The largely 12th-13th Century armor (which seems of lower quality) is quite distracting though.

The Burgundians weren't 'the Woodville's favourites' they were family. Elizabeth Woodville's mother was the daughter of the Duke of Burgundy. They were the queen's cousins. Jaquetta of Burgundy/Luxembourg was high-born enough to marry the brother of Henry V, the most powerful man in England and France. She was also kin to Queen Margaret of Anjou. Elizabeth wasn't some country bumpkin. Why do they always ignore this?

Absolutely love Edward IV!!!! He is my absolute favorite!!!!

I love it.

Glad I checked these comments... I also thought there are a ridiculous number of ads that are ruining the subject matter. I am beginning to loathe some of the more repetitive advertisers.

Warwick could've called into question Edwards legitamacy?? Oooh awks considering Edwards mother was his aunt

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i like this period in history . timeline is brilliant. this civil war ravages the british isles and rise of a new dynasty the tudor dynasty. dan snow one of my fav historians . thank you for posting this videos.

Would have been nice for you to create a play list for this series,...or number them?

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You failed to mention that Warwick also married his younger daughter, Anne, to Henry and Margaret of Anjou's son, and he also died in the battle at Barnet. Anne was also the lifelong love of Edward's youngest brother Richard. It was her sister that was married to Clarence, so two brothers married 2 sisters. Richard was fostered by Warwick and grew up with his family. All of these warring Nobles were related in someway down through Edward III. He had so many children that Most of the families were all related.

marvelous!

"Basically married a chav" - A perfect way to explain history to the current generation.

Great inspiration for George R Martin.

Margaret of anjou's actress is such a beauty omg.

Fantastic documentary. I could have sworn that I read somewhere that Warwick was not at Towton tho.

man this Dan Jones is just great, he makes history come alive ....

the Burgundian were Elizabeth Woodville's mother Jaquetta of Luxemborgs family who was the 2nd women at Henry the 5ths court. They weren't minor and the Burgundians weren't their 'favorite' it was their family

I love Dan Jones videos. He’s brilliant!

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Weird I enjoy watching this stuff for relaxation

Edward's brother, who becomes King Richard III, has the same feelings towards the Woodvilles as Warrick. Perhaps they had something to do with Edward's death.

The War of the Roses is so bloody interesting, I’m waiting for them to make a hollywood movie about it

Very enjoyable. Kept me rivitted to my seat.

If the Woodvilles were so hated by everyone, and both Princes in the tower were descended from them, it's no wonder their uncle Richard III took the throne. The country was at war, the court was surrounded by enemies to the Woodvilles, both boys were in constant danger from Henry's factions. The court probably came together and insisted that Richard take the throne, because they were afraid the Woodville's influence would be thrust upon the child Edward V. In my opinion, the only one who had a lot to gain from the princes death was Henry VII. With them out of the way he was free to take the throne, and blame Richard for their deaths.

I am watching this because I am into genealogy-- and what do I hear my OWN family name "Lord Scales" We always knew there were old royal connections and that our ancestors ended up on the "wrong side of the King" and lost their title and lands. So interesting.

I love Warwick's shocked Pikachu face when he gets no response from Henry after proclaiming him king again 😅

Brilliant narrator. 👏

Edward IV should’ve just told Warwick about his marriage! He might not have agreed with the king, but perhaps he would’ve respected him for being forthcoming.

You can understand Waricks complete dissapointment and feelings of complete betrayal.....

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King Edward IV's younger brother Prince Edmund, Earl of Rutland had the last laugh even though he predeceased his brothers and failed to become king after his nephews King Edward V and Prince Richard died since he was killed at age 17 in the Battle of Wakefield in 1460 during the War of Roses, he has over 100,000 living direct descendants. 💐🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼💮

Why couldn't anyone notice that the queens imported from France were a bad omen to the throne of Britain.

Brilliant is Edward?What sadness of Warwick?Such succes for Edward at the end.

Who is the actor that plays Edward IV? He is SO PRETTY!!!!

I just realized why there's a york Pennsylvania (the city of the white rose) next to Lancaster, pa. (The city of the red rose) & funny enough, both were once the capitol of the USA for like one day at different times.

Edward the Fourth was my favorite king during the War of the Roses and his wife my favorite Queen. In 30 years during the War of the Roses, Edward held the crown from 1461 until 1483 minus 6 months.. after being betrayed and backstabs by Bruce of his brothers and Richard Neville, it's amazing he was King that long . It's really heartbreaking that his brothers George and Richard were so jealous of Elizabeth woodville's family, & the Rivers family were so loyal to King Edward in every way. George was the most jealous initially as with Lord Warrick and. They stabbed him in the back and Edward forgave George three times. Edward and Elizabeth were nice people and if I were a monarch and my own sibling did that to me I wouldn't give them another chance to attempt to kill or remove me from the throne. Family can be backstabbing and I've learned that the hard way especially with even children. The little shits!! 😂😂 At least George had the courage to betray Edward during his lifetime because Richard didn't have the guts to do it until after he died. Richard had to lie and say that Edward was married to another woman secretly to bed her just like Elizabeth. The priest that came forward even without any Witnesses or a woman's name, took Elizabeth's Dowager name away from her as well as made her children illegitimate. Richard only did that because he wanted to be king and he didn't have the guts to stand up to Edward during his lifetime and he was a loyal servant of Edward until Edward died. I don't believe that Richard of York really betrayed Edward so much except he lied and said that he would be Edward V protectorate and guardian until he was old enough to rule on his own. that was the lie whether he intended to do it at the time or not but I'm certain in the back of his mind Richard always was ambitious enough and wanted to be king. I don't know how in the hell Elizabeth of York could stand him after he had Edwards kids claimed as illegitimate so he could have himself crowned King of England. It was rumored that Elizabeth of York had a crush on him even though he was her uncle and he was married to Ann Neville before her death. Henry the 7th made sure that when he became king. Elizabeth Woodville and her surviving daughters got their Royal titles back. Elizabeth was dowager Queen and their daughters were still princesses. the deal had already been arranged between Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville for Elizabeth oldest daughter to marry Henry the 7th if and when he took the throne from Richard the Third. even though Henry came from France and he was undermanned, he had a stepfather that took his side even though Lord Stanley always wanted to back a winner. Lord Stanley had a lot to gain having his step son on the throne and he sent his private little Army in to help Henry defeat Richard the Third. I still think Henry would have defeated Richard anyway but it would have been harder and taken longer... I don't care much for the brothers of Edward the Fourth but I think that Edward the Fourth was one of the best Kings of England and managed to hold on to the throne for about 12 years during the 30 years and the crown switching hands seven times. the people in England loved Edward and Elizabeth along with all of their little children and Elizabeth's older children from her first marriage.