The Great Tudor Plot To Seize The Crown | War Of The Roses | Real Royalty

I KNEW it was coming, but that man hitting the floor saying Gotcha boy, scared the shit out of me!

It amazes me, that considering how many times she switched sides, that she managed to keep her HEAD, much less get her son on the throne. And her family being specifically being disbarred from even ever a claim to the throne!

When it's past even medieval standards you know somethings wrong.

She's the epitome of what it means to be a survivor.

Margaret of Beaufort is one of the most amazing women in British history and yet most don't talk about her. Not to mention her being the mother of King Henry the VII. I appreciate this deeper dive into the woman who threaded her way through the tapestry of this turbulent time. Edited for typos I just became aware of.

This poor lady's world gets turned upside down so much its amazing she knew what end was up, let alone pull off everything she did. She is the definition of a survivor. What she did took massive guts. Not only did she protect her self she protected her son.. AMAZING. She needs more recognition.

Is it me or did everyone important have a bad uncle back then?

This why I love Dan Jones; he finds a fresh point of view to present history in a coherent, personal story. The enactments in this documentary are good, too. The rosary goes back and forth, silently clarifying the connection between mother and son. This is very skillfully done, and now I may be able to remember all those throne changes throughout the War of Roses!

As the saying goes: “Behind every great man, is a great women.” Or something along those lines.

This was the real Game of Thrones.

Henry VII: age 28 becomes King of England Me: age 29 only good for resharing memes on the internet

Some things never change. When you receive a letter from "HR", you know someone's gonna be in trouble.

Surprised nobody has recommended’The White Queen’, a period drama that covers this part of history in great detail. Well worth watching.

Moral of this story: Don't take people's stuff. People with nothing are dangerous.

Imagine wanting your ancestral lands back but instead you get the crown. Big bruh moment

Margaret was extremely pious and I am disappointed that that wasn’t even touched on in this documentary. She was an extremely devout Catholic and when you think of all she did to get her son on the throne, her grandson throws down the religion she was so devoted to in England! How ironic!

This series is completely addictive; the production and, especially, the acting are simply brilliant. Really happy that I stumbled upon this channel!

To understand Margaret properly, you need to read up on her equally pragmatic mother, who married strategically several times as well. Like Margaret, her mother (Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso) was widowed several times and needed to remarry to keep herself with a roof over her head and maintain her many children’s inheritances.

It’s amazing how a 13 year old girl, survived giving birth to Henry, and that Henry, through the guts and grit of his Mother went on to be King Henry VII whose the direct ancestor our present Queen today, she’s his great grand daughter x13

Henry Tudor was not a minor noble, rank outsider, a rural nobody, nor did he come out of nowhere. Henry Tudor was the Earl of Richmond, a title he inherited from his dad. Earl is the third-highest rank in the English nobility, under that of dukes and marquis. Earldoms were more important back in the medieval ages because up into the 1300s, dukedoms and marquisates were not in use. And even when they were introduced after the 1330s, they were mostly given to members of the royal family. So earls were usually the highest-ranking non-royals. The documentary refers to Henry Tudor's father Edmund as a minor noble, even though he was the half-brother of King Henry VI of England and the nephew of King Charles of France, through his mother, Catherine, Princess of France and queen mother of England. It was Henry VI who created Edmund and his brother, Jasper, as earls of Richmond and Pembroke. Far from being minor nobles, Edmund and Jasper were given precedence over all the nobles save the dukes. Henry's true claim to power came through Margaret Beaufort. Margaret was a descendant of the English prince, John Duke of Lancaster. When Henry VI and his son were killed, Henry Tudor was the next heir in line to the Lancastrian claim. He cemented his claim by marrying Princess Elizabeth of York, thus uniting the two rival houses. So how did Henry Tudor, a minor noble, a rural nobody, an outsider out of nowhere, become king of England? Easy, he wasn't a minor noble or rural nobody. He was a well-born noble who was related to two kings and was of royal lineage on both sides. He had a possible claim to the English throne after his half-uncle died. Henry's royal connections proved useful and he was able to find refuge in Brittany, whose duke was a vassal of his cousin, the king of France. Henry would not be able to become king if he had been a rural nobody. Henry would not have been able to become king without the support of the Lancastrian exiles who were devoted to him because of his royal bloodline. He would not have been able to take the throne without the support of his cousin, the King of France. He wasn't successful in taking the crown until after he pledged his intention of marrying the heiress, Elizabeth of York, thus gaining the support of Yorkist nobility that were unhappy with Richard III. In other words, Henry Tudor came to power because he was a highly born noble with royal lineage and relations, He used a combination of political and military skill, alongside with his birthright, familial connections, and his fortunate marriage, to depose Richard and take the crown.