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.

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.

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.

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.

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

"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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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