Fun fact: When Dan Jones mentions that Henry has been on crusade, he is not talking about the crusades in the Holy Land, which by this time were over. He is referring to the Northern Crusades in which the Teutonic knights fought the pagan Lithuanians. Henry fought alongside the Teutonic knights in these campaigns, particularly the Siege of Vilnius.
Lithuania was already a Christian country by that time - however the Teutons took their supposed "paganity" as an excuse to plunder the local population and expand their wealth & territories. Most of the Granduchy's lands were Greek-Orthodox, while only the Lithuanian "heartlands" remained pagan, but by that time, they already got baptized, with ONE exception - Samogitia - and Samogitia was strategically important for the Teutons. Samogitia would get baptized later on - by 1413 - and not BY THE SWORD which was the usual "teutonic" way of doing things (SLAUGHTERING the local population and taking over their lands, while inviting pesant farmers usually from the Germanic lands & cities, i.e. GERMANIZATION of the locals) but "BY THE BOOK" - i.e. through baptism and evangelisation of the country.
This was an awesome series!! This is why I love history-- but one thing is for sure, IM SO GLAD I WAS NOT BORN BACK THEN!!!! Jeez what a crazy time.... and this narrator guy is awesome!
If anyone has just watched this series let me tell you: The Plantangents by Dan Jones is awesome and worth a read, it covers them all, not just the Kings here.
@@nuckelaveez5029 Marc Morris is also very good. His book called The Norman Conquest is very well written and has some dark humor in it. Edward III by Ian Mortimer is also good.
Man this guy was a really great narrator. Probably the best I've heard in years. You can tell he loves this stuff. Love to play some crusader kings II with him.
Channel 5 in the UK not BBC. Channel 5 is doing some great history programmes, definitely giving the BBC a run for their money. Taking more chances too.
This series is riveting and educational. Each program moved along they neither bogged down nor slowed to a snail’s pace that would have caused the viewer to lose interest. Dan Jones is superb in his presentation.
And thus, the throne passed from the Primary Line of the Plantagenet family, to the cadet branch of the House of Lancaster, setting the stage for more dynastic struggle. Oh goody.
Yes, the next great struggle between the houses of Lannister and Stark... Sorry, I meant the real historical houses of Lancaster and York. (even GOT writers admit it was based on them)
@@pop5678eye Namewise only. If we compare historically, Lancasters are Targaryens and Baratheons are yorks. Robert Baratheon is like Edward IV, Stannis is like Richard III.
17:13 reminds me of Tyrion telling Joffrey "The Mad King did as he likes. Did your uncle Jamie tell you what happen to him? Talk about educating your nephew.
Henry: You forget cousin, I know you. I know what you really are. I fought in your war in France, I fought on Crusades, I've won tournaments. I've become a man, you never stopped being the fourteen year old boy who was told he was God's gift to the world. You think for five minutes I was ever afraid of you. I only spared you last time because of our past, but not this time. There's a new sheriff in town Richard...get this filth out of my sight
Ronnie Colbert: "I hate the French because they beat us in 1066." Stephen Fry: "I hate the French because they beat us in 1998." Ronnie Barker: "I just hate the French; I don't need a reason."
@benvolio mozart It's a joke from a British comedy sketch made in the year 2000. The first guy is playing a peasant from the 11th century. The second guy is playing "modern man" and he means when the French beat the English at the World Cup. The third is playing "Renaissance Man" and he's just showing that the English will hate the French no matter what the excuse is. th-cam.com/video/0JSahEDRjvw/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn
Hahaha I was saying the same thing. I honestly did not know they spoke French as a primary language among nobles all the way up to the 1400's. In England....
@@freedomforall1712 It's why meat on the hoof and meat on the plate have different names - 'sheep' was English, 'mutton' was French; 'cow' was English, 'beef' was French. The peasants raised them and the nobles ate them.
Creating with G. I do certainly agree with u ,and I would be most terrified to have lived there when the bloody battles occurred, because I am a horrible chicken 🐔, and I would have never been able to fight in those horrible battles in ingland 😢
Compare to the" Father of My country" George Washington... He voluntarily gave up power not once but twice, once as Commander in chief of the army , and then as president... He even verbally slapped down a guy who recommended he be called your excellency... He preferred the simple Mr president... Which all presidents have been called ever since...
Marcus Drake I also see Edward of Westminster in him. His father was King Henry the sixth and during Edwards life his father was stuck in the English civil war known as the Wars of the Roses. Edward had ordered two knights heads be cut off and his mother Margret of Anjou reminds me of Cersei Lannister.
Just to note, when Arundel showed up late at Anne's funeral, he not only didn't apologize, he told the king that he had to leave early because he had something 'important' (implying _more_ important) to attend to. Arundel had been a constant irritation for some time, but this insult was too much. He richly deserved the decking he got.
@@Liutgard guess no i was just going through this post and i saw your profile and i decided to say HI i am from Germany but i live in Vermont Montpelier where are you from?
Why is it ALWAYS more or less the same scheme? King got a friend who's seriously good at killing people. King makes new friend. Old friend becomes problem for the king.
some friends were kingmakers who had serious power issues too, wanna be king too but not ready to own it... some even have a distant claim to throne like richard neville earl of warwick, kingmaker and support to henry vi and edward iv and even supported george of clarence, younger brother to edward iv against him , Richard changed sides and flip flopped so many times
"Anyone with a drop of royal blood..." Bolingbroke had the exact same level of royal blood as Richard II. They were both sons of sons of Edward III. It wasn't a distantly related upstart who usurped the throne. The precedent Bolingbroke started was that closely-related cousins, patrilineally descended from Edward III, could vie for the throne. When the Yorkists threw out the Lancastrians, they were also direct patrilineal (and matrilineal) descendants of Edward III.
Bolingbroke wasn't the heir apparent. He was the son of the 3rd son of Edward III. There was a young boy who was the grandson of Edward III's 2nd son who was the true heir.
@@GRIMSBONIAN13 Yeah I know. And John of Gaunt was the son of Edward III. "They were both sons of sons of Edward III" is what I said, right? Richard II was the son of Edward the Black Prince, and the Black Prince was the brother of John of Gaunt.
Never said that Bolingbroke was or wasn't the heir apparent. I'm merely pointing out that Bolingbroke had exactly the same degree of royal descent, birth order aside, that Richard II did. This video's dodgy script gives the impression that Bolingbroke came out of nowhere and barely had any claim. That's just not so. Bolingbroke had zero legitimate claim - but in terms of royal descent, he was at least qualified to be in the running for throneship.
The point is he broke the rules of succession. Doesn’t matter if he was the grandson of Edward the 3rd. This actions lead to further bending of rules with Henry Tudor. This is the point Dan is making “with a drop of royal blood”
As a grown man i now love history, but i think school ruined my own history for me (english history) all i remember is tudors and the war of the roses etc. and in very little detail. Even now i love history it has taken me years to even give english history a chance, which i did with this doc. Its done so bloody well its got me into it now, so thanks timeline, you are awesome.
I am Czech, just as Richard II's wife Anne of Bohemia (Anna Česká) was. I do not know why, but it is indeed intriguing to realise that there once lived a woman of my nationality who became Queen of England.
@@kristynakostelecka8311 Anne's greatgreatfather was Wencelaus II of the Czech Přemyslid dynasty, after his death the kingdom of Bohemia, the richest kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire befell to House Luxemburg. due to marriage of his daughter Elisabeth to John the Blind of Luxembourg. Although coming from a very wealthy family Anne brought no dowry. Instead of that Richard payed 4 million pound in modern money to her brother.
This is my favorite medieval documentary series. It's sooooo good. I love the storytelling, the actors are really good and the music really fits. I really like the little details Dan tells us. Really brings you into the mindset of these people!
One of my favorite dynasties. Right up there with the Habsburgs, Tudors, Stuarts, Bourbons, Medicis, and Borgias. Love these documentaries, by the way. Excellent.
middle ages was a savage time and for the most part this was it with a lid on it since religion meant there were certain ways of doing things and the law of the land helped but take all that away and it would be this over and over again
GOT is loosely based on The War Of The Roses. It's a small part of this series. The same channel has a documentary on that period that's as good as this one.
@@thegreenjackal No, the Middle Ages were not a “savage time.” That has been thoroughly debunked by now. It is no more violent than any other century other than the Pax Americana and Pax Britannica.
I loved this documentary! I don't know enough about our history and get mixed up with who ruled when. Will keep watching these! Excellent presenter/narrator
Why did this series skip most of the good kings of the dynasty? I mean it's fun watching a documentary on the terrible ones, but my favorite episode of the series is the first one, which focused on one of the best English monarchs, Henry II.
Well Richard I was hardly in England during his ten year reign but the most probable reason is Richard I, John, Edward longshanks, Edward III are covered so extensively in the media that they don't need to be covered here.
No. It didn't. This was reality long before GOT was ever made up and FILMED. It was make-believe. It may have been loosely based on some of this history, but it was fantasy. They were ACTORS. They were PRETENDING. Can you tell I'm sick of GOT references?
A lot of Game of Thrones is a based on real medieval history, except real medieval history is infinitely more complex and interesting tbh. The throne in GoT technically never even leaves the same family in the entire series, while in real life, the throne of England changed hands between at least 4 families (cadet branches) in the 14th and 15th centuries.
That scene with Anne's funeral always gets me. She was a sweet girl and was a good influence, but maybe her death was a mercy, she never had to watch her husband become a tyrant...
I love how they used some of the same actors and tried to disguise them as different characters. For examples: in this episode the priest praying behind Richard is Henry I from the first part. Isabella`s brother in the 3rd part is also a french noble in an earlier part. And King John in the first part is shown as Henry III`s Lusignan whisperer. An amazing documentary overall and very very well narated. Bravo!
From what I read, Henry V had Richard II properly buried as a way to correct his father's act of usurping the crown and I hear he was quite close to Richard too
Rachael Williams the war of the roses was a part of the Plantagenet history. Richard the third who was killed at Bosworth field was the last of the Plantagenet monarchs
john lewis -- Like it or not, Richard II is usually considered as the last of the Plantagenet kings. Considering that the Lancastrians and Yorks were such a sharp break from the previous monarchs, especially from the genealogical standpoint, it makes sense.
This series of documentaries is fantastic, accurate, well told by professor Jones snd the staged scenes in costume are excellent, very well acted by well chosen actors ❤
I thought that I really knew this history. HOLY MOLY! The details from minute mark 42:00 until the end are chilling. I now fully understand how the "Split" of the Plantagenet Dynasty occurred. I'm pretty sure that I am a descendant of these people through the Lancastrian side. I will always be fascinated these people and their lives.
I thought this version explained in more detail how events transpired over the later videos done.The way it’s choreographed with a French to English translation really depicts how it must’ve been.
From the rise of Henry II to the end of the Wars of the Roses, the Plantagenet line had 17 separate coronoations, though two of those- Henry VI and Edward IV- were crowned twice. 17 (or 15) kings in 300 years means a new ruler roughly every 20 years.
I feel the line ended with Richard II. While Bolingbroke had the Plantagenet blood, he was still Gaunt's (and not the Black Prince's) son and therefore a new line has started. Even Henry ViiI has Plantagenet blood going back to three of Edward II's sons (Lionel of Antwerp, John of Gaunt and Edmund of Langley), so a line has to be drawn somewhere.
Amazing how two people can read the same history and come up with such different perspectives. Richard II was a tragedy, not a monstrosity. At least by the standards of the time.
Shakespeare's Richard II is a tragedy, the real Richard of Bordeaux was actually a spoiled brat with no brakes. Nobody told him at a critical age how to take counsel and compromise. And that went of the rails at later age.
İt's strange how John of Gaunt just gets a simple passing mention in all this when in retrospect he is one of the most important figures in English history.
I totally agree and they dont even mention Edmund Langley (John of Gaunts other younger brother but who was older then Gloucester and he was the Duke of York) and what makes it a shame is Richard II when he left the country, he left his Uncle Edmund of Langley in charge of the country while he was away, so that is who Henry Bolingbroke/Henry IV had to face when he decided to go for the crown when he invaded. I think Edmund let his nephew Henry Bolingbroke just take the throne with very little convincing but it still would be interesting to get yo know how that conversation and discussion went.
I absolutely agree. John of Gaunt, together with his third wife (and former mistress) Katherine Swynford (later titled Beaufort), were ancestors of all English kings after Edward IV. Not only did their son become Henry IV who deposed Richard II, but she was also the ancestor of Henry VII, first of the Tudors, who bested Richard III, to end the War of the Roses. The life of Katherine Swynford is fascinating, and yes John of Gaunt was a masterful politician.
As someone who lives in California, that is unbelievably cool to me. The oldest stuff around here is barely 200 years old... And that's a rarity at that
Hello fellow Yorkshireman:) I’m from Wakefield aswell. Closest historical thing near me is Sandal castle where Richard III died trying to take the throne and the start of the War Of The Roses
An enjoyable documentary, but it left many details uncovered. For example, John of Gaunt's (who was Henry Bolingbroke's father) role as senior nobleman in the land was barely mentioned. I would say that Richard was the king as long as he had his uncle's support. The whole Appellant crisis started when John was out of the country, and only his return saved Dickon from deposition. Nevertheless Richard detested and feared the House of Lancaster, and this fear eventually became the reason of his fall. Stealing Henry Bolingbroke's inheritance was a very stupid thing to do.
The histories and commonality between the English and French are inexpexpirably linked. In many eras there were few distinctions. Plantagenet is agnlisized Occitian French for yellow flower. And in modern times they were allies in some of the greatest conflicts in human history. This definitely should not be a hatred.
"The crown of England had passed down legitimately through eight generations, since Henry II established the Plantagenet dynasty 2 and half centuries earlier, Henry IV's coronation changed all that" to be honest I'm not sure if that is true. After Richard Lionheart/Richard I, the 2nd Plantagent king died without any legitimate children the crown went to his youngest brother who became King John I, but they had a brother named Prince Geoffrey who was younger than King Richard I and older than King John I. Now Geoffrey died before Richard I but he had a legitimate son named Arthur and if we are gonna talk about the crown passing legitimately within the Plantagent dynasty, then after Richard I died the next King should have been his nephew Arthur and Not his younger brother John. But John seized the crown, I believe with support from his mother and then captured and had his nephew Arthur killed.
@Hornyshark I never doubted that by John taking the crown instead of Arthur that it wasnt passed down within the Plantagenet Dynasty. All I'm saying is the narrator made it seem like that Henry IV/Bolingbroke was the first one within the Plantagenet Dynasty to usurp the crown from another member in the Plantagenet Dynasty, but I think I disagree bc John usurped it from his nephew Arthur, but as u said it still was a Plantagent family member taking the crown bc the Plantagent dynasty didnt end until Richard III died in the battle of Bosworth against Henry Tudor/Henry VII. The 14 Plantagenet rulers were: 1) Henry II - 1st Platagent King 2) Richard I/Richard Lionheart - son of Henry II 3) John I - younger brother of Richard I and youngest son of Henry II 4) Henry III - son of John I 5) Edward I/Edward Longshanks - son of Henry III 6) Edward II - son of Edward I/Edward Longshanks 7) Edward III - son of Edward II 8) Richard II - grandson of Edward III and son of Edward the Black Prince(who died before his father Edward III. And was the oldest son of Edward III to live to adulthood) 9) Henry IV/Henry Bolingbroke - usurped the crown from Richard II. Was the grandson of Edward III and was the son of John of Gaunt who was the 3rd oldest son of Edward III to live to adulthood. 10) Henry V - son of Henry IV/Henry Bolingbroke 11) Henry VI - son of Henry V 12) Edward IV - usurped the crown from Henry VI. Was a descendant from both Edward III's 2nd oldest son to live to adulthood Lionel Antwerp(descendant from the female line) and 4th oldest son to live to adulthood Edmund York (descendant from the male line) 11 again) Henry VI - supporters won him back his crown 12 again) Edward IV - won his crown back. 13) Edward V - was declared King but was never crowned King and he was the son of Edward IV 14) Richard III - younger Brother of Edward IV, usurped crown from his nephew Edward V and died in the Battle of Bosworth and was the last King of the Plantagenet dynasty.
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Is it true the Plantagenets inspired Game of Thrones...?
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The Richard II actor is really, really good.
His smile when he welcomes Bolingbroke back with "cousin!" is pure malice.
But Henry wasn’t scared of Richard
Fun fact: When Dan Jones mentions that Henry has been on crusade, he is not talking about the crusades in the Holy Land, which by this time were over. He is referring to the Northern Crusades in which the Teutonic knights fought the pagan Lithuanians. Henry fought alongside the Teutonic knights in these campaigns, particularly the Siege of Vilnius.
Lithuania was already a Christian country by that time - however the Teutons took their supposed "paganity" as an excuse to plunder the local population and expand their wealth & territories. Most of the Granduchy's lands were Greek-Orthodox, while only the Lithuanian "heartlands" remained pagan, but by that time, they already got baptized, with ONE exception - Samogitia - and Samogitia was strategically important for the Teutons. Samogitia would get baptized later on - by 1413 - and not BY THE SWORD which was the usual "teutonic" way of doing things (SLAUGHTERING the local population and taking over their lands, while inviting pesant farmers usually from the Germanic lands & cities, i.e. GERMANIZATION of the locals) but "BY THE BOOK" - i.e. through baptism and evangelisation of the country.
Who'd have thought?
I always thought a Tuetonic Night was part of the sleep number bed?
@@dirkvanerp7332LOLOLOL am I the only one who actually gets this joke?
Thank you for that!
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"Astonishingly... peace breaks out". Quite good description of the period.
Conclusion of the series: if you’re a Plantagenet king, don’t have a best friend.
I was thinking the same thing as well.
Never a good idea
Very true and don't be focused on only what you want if you expect to have an uncontested reign.
and be nice to your cousins.
The king has no friends - only followers, and foe. - Falstaff
This was an awesome series!! This is why I love history-- but one thing is for sure, IM SO GLAD I WAS NOT BORN BACK THEN!!!! Jeez what a crazy time.... and this narrator guy is awesome!
Nubian Khaleesi though the fashion looked comfortable
@@adamnomdeplum3 Except for the lice, fleas and bedbugs.
Nubian Khaleesi Dan Jones is one of the presenters of history out there.
Me too.... I’m like thank you Jesus cause you know it wouldn’t have gone down well for me in 1360.
How is today any less insane?
i love how the actors take turns doing different roles within the series
and yet better made than those high budget American made documentaries...
its called reincarnation..true story
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Like how Henry II is now a bishop at 2:35
The same actress plays Margaret Beaufort in Britains Bloody Crown and Eleanor of Aquitaine in Britains Bloodiest Dynassty
If anyone has just watched this series let me tell you: The Plantangents by Dan Jones is awesome and worth a read, it covers them all, not just the Kings here.
Probably the quickest I've ever read a book, so good.
@@nuckelaveez5029 Marc Morris is also very good. His book called The Norman Conquest is very well written and has some dark humor in it. Edward III by Ian Mortimer is also good.
Man this guy was a really great narrator. Probably the best I've heard in years. You can tell he loves this stuff. Love to play some crusader kings II with him.
I love English history. It has everything. Evil kings, cruelty, bloodlust and non-stop action. Better than any Hollywood movie.
Agreed
You haven't heard of the Borgias, Medicis, or the Bourbons?
@@JaynaeMarieXIV this video wasn't about the families you mentioned. Because she didn't refer to them does not mean she hasn't heard of them!
Try being their neighbours in Ireland.
Dealing with psychopaths in power lead to the troubles in Ireland.
Freedom !!!
This historical series was great! Please produce more medieval documentaries if possible.
You do realise this is a BBC production ? This channel (thankfully) is just mirroring.
Ethical Toby - what a great way to teach the young their history.
We want War of the Roses docu.
This same presenter has The Bloody Crown (War of the Roses)th-cam.com/video/SB_OThWd-eA/w-d-xo.html
Channel 5 in the UK not BBC.
Channel 5 is doing some great history programmes, definitely giving the BBC a run for their money. Taking more chances too.
When you expect a Tommen, but got a Joffery.
good joke right there
Pretty sure Joffrey is based on him.
@@happyhammer1 whos tywin then? and whos littlefinger?
@@estring123 your kidding right?
Lol. Good use of opportunity 👍🏾
I wish Dan Jones would do shows on every medieval character in super micro detail. Love all his shows
So Glad I found this channel. Some of the best documentaries I've seen in a LONG time.
This series is riveting and educational.
Each program moved along they neither bogged down nor slowed to a snail’s pace that would have caused the viewer to lose interest.
Dan Jones is superb in his presentation.
And some say history is boring...
RonApP SF Timeline makes it interesting
Its cuz of exam and boring history we have to study.
It's boring when researching it all by yourself.
Jed not really you gotta have imagination when you read...
Only those who dont know it
And thus, the throne passed from the Primary Line of the Plantagenet family, to the cadet branch of the House of Lancaster, setting the stage for more dynastic struggle. Oh goody.
@@achmadaqsahusain5046 *Wars of the Roses*😊
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Yes, the next great struggle between the houses of Lannister and Stark... Sorry, I meant the real historical houses of Lancaster and York. (even GOT writers admit it was based on them)
@@pop5678eye Namewise only. If we compare historically, Lancasters are Targaryens and Baratheons are yorks.
Robert Baratheon is like Edward IV, Stannis is like Richard III.
But they are still Plantagenets!
For anyone interested I'd recommend Dan Jones' books wholeheartedly. Both Wars of the Roses and The Plantagenets are cracking good reads.
His book about The Templars is pretty good as well.
I just purchased 3 of his books and can't wait to read them.
I think I'll ask for them as a Christmas present
I agree! Two of my favs.
I just finished his Plantagenet book and am starting his Wars of the Roses book! They are absolutely amazing!!
I’m addicted to these documentaries!
I've watched for in a row. I swear I'm stopping at five.... For the night
17:13 reminds me of Tyrion telling Joffrey "The Mad King did as he likes. Did your uncle Jamie tell you what happen to him? Talk about educating your nephew.
Except in this version Joffrey kills Tyrion
You mean father/uncle lol
Yes, just like George R. R. Martin had taken it directly from this!
Tywin Lannister: “Do you really think a crown can give you power?”
Tyrion Lannister: “No, I think armies give you power.”
It's kinda amusing to watch Richard II threaten Henry Bolingbroke only to be confused by the fact that Henry isn't afraid of him anymore.
Henry was a battle hardened warrior. I would not be surprised if he truly wasn't afraid of his cousin in any way.
Henry: You forget cousin, I know you. I know what you really are. I fought in your war in France, I fought on Crusades, I've won tournaments. I've become a man, you never stopped being the fourteen year old boy who was told he was God's gift to the world. You think for five minutes I was ever afraid of you. I only spared you last time because of our past, but not this time. There's a new sheriff in town Richard...get this filth out of my sight
thats Disrespectful , Call him King Henry IV please
Ronnie Colbert: "I hate the French because they beat us in 1066."
Stephen Fry: "I hate the French because they beat us in 1998."
Ronnie Barker: "I just hate the French; I don't need a reason."
@benvolio mozart It's a joke from a British comedy sketch made in the year 2000.
The first guy is playing a peasant from the 11th century.
The second guy is playing "modern man" and he means when the French beat the English at the World Cup.
The third is playing "Renaissance Man" and he's just showing that the English will hate the French no matter what the excuse is.
th-cam.com/video/0JSahEDRjvw/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn
"He cries out in English...." Finally.
Yeah, as if that resulted in peace... Watch the next series on the rest of dynasty... and the next after that...
Hahaha I was saying the same thing. I honestly did not know they spoke French as a primary language among nobles all the way up to the 1400's. In England....
@@freedomforall1712 It's why meat on the hoof and meat on the plate have different names - 'sheep' was English, 'mutton' was French; 'cow' was English, 'beef' was French. The peasants raised them and the nobles ate them.
@@LoneKharnivore good point, thank you for the info!
@@LoneKharnivore thanks!
This is how history should be taught. The re-enactments were brilliant, especially the French dialogue .
The men who stood against the king!! They were really brave. Richard’s personality was really terrifying 😐
We need a statue of Wat Tyler beheading a bishop and one of Richard II starving to death.
1@@crhu319 You need a RA.
Creating with G. I do certainly agree with u ,and I would be most terrified to have lived there when the bloody battles occurred, because I am a horrible chicken 🐔, and I would have never been able to fight in those horrible battles in ingland 😢
What I love the most of the Plantagenates is... Dan Jones narration of them.
lol
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men..."
-John Dalberg-Acton
I don't think so, but nice phrase
power reveals.
Compare to the" Father of My country" George Washington... He voluntarily gave up power not once but twice, once as Commander in chief of the army , and then as president... He even verbally slapped down a guy who recommended he be called your excellency... He preferred the simple Mr president... Which all presidents have been called ever since...
If George RR Martin did model Joffery Baratheon in part on Richard II it was a brilliant decision, I see a lot of Richard in Joffery.
Marcus Drake I also see Edward of Westminster in him. His father was King Henry the sixth and during Edwards life his father was stuck in the English civil war known as the Wars of the Roses. Edward had ordered two knights heads be cut off and his mother Margret of Anjou reminds me of Cersei Lannister.
Exactly what I said!
I wonder if House Baratheon as a whole wasn't modeled on Richard's private army mostly due to their symbol
I also see aspect of the Mad King Aerys II Targaryan in Richard as well
apparently Richard III was Tyrion lannister...
Just to note, when Arundel showed up late at Anne's funeral, he not only didn't apologize, he told the king that he had to leave early because he had something 'important' (implying _more_ important) to attend to. Arundel had been a constant irritation for some time, but this insult was too much. He richly deserved the decking he got.
HELLO LAURA HOPE YOU OKAY?
@@michaelnoble1715 Uh, yeah, I'm ok. Why- do I know you?
@@Liutgard guess no i was just going through this post and i saw your profile and i decided to say HI i am from Germany but i live in Vermont Montpelier where are you from?
I would do the same as richard ii
Why is it ALWAYS more or less the same scheme? King got a friend who's seriously good at killing people. King makes new friend. Old friend becomes problem for the king.
Must have been how the things were in those days I guess smh
True with emperors too 😆
some friends were kingmakers who had serious power issues too, wanna be king too but not ready to own it... some even have a distant claim to throne like richard neville earl of warwick, kingmaker and support to henry vi and edward iv and even supported george of clarence, younger brother to edward iv against him , Richard changed sides and flip flopped so many times
Because no one likes their position being threatened
"Anyone with a drop of royal blood..." Bolingbroke had the exact same level of royal blood as Richard II. They were both sons of sons of Edward III. It wasn't a distantly related upstart who usurped the throne. The precedent Bolingbroke started was that closely-related cousins, patrilineally descended from Edward III, could vie for the throne. When the Yorkists threw out the Lancastrians, they were also direct patrilineal (and matrilineal) descendants of Edward III.
Bolingbroke wasn't the heir apparent. He was the son of the 3rd son of Edward III. There was a young boy who was the grandson of Edward III's 2nd son who was the true heir.
Bolingbroke was the Son of John of Gaunt.
@@GRIMSBONIAN13 Yeah I know. And John of Gaunt was the son of Edward III. "They were both sons of sons of Edward III" is what I said, right? Richard II was the son of Edward the Black Prince, and the Black Prince was the brother of John of Gaunt.
Never said that Bolingbroke was or wasn't the heir apparent. I'm merely pointing out that Bolingbroke had exactly the same degree of royal descent, birth order aside, that Richard II did. This video's dodgy script gives the impression that Bolingbroke came out of nowhere and barely had any claim. That's just not so. Bolingbroke had zero legitimate claim - but in terms of royal descent, he was at least qualified to be in the running for throneship.
The point is he broke the rules of succession. Doesn’t matter if he was the grandson of Edward the 3rd. This actions lead to further bending of rules with Henry Tudor. This is the point Dan is making “with a drop of royal blood”
As a grown man i now love history, but i think school ruined my own history for me (english history) all i remember is tudors and the war of the roses etc. and in very little detail. Even now i love history it has taken me years to even give english history a chance, which i did with this doc. Its done so bloody well its got me into it now, so thanks timeline, you are awesome.
documentaries really help
These 4 documentarys were the greatest, I learned so much about the history of England....I hope they make more like this with the same host!
I am Czech, just as Richard II's wife Anne of Bohemia (Anna Česká) was. I do not know why, but it is indeed intriguing to realise that there once lived a woman of my nationality who became Queen of England.
today we trade pokemon and yugioh cards, back in the day, at least with royals, they traded princesses.
But she wasnt a Czech..she was a German who just born there ! Dont be confused . She was a daughter of Karl lV
@@user-dl1xz3mj3i you are wrong. She had czech ancestors as well.
The marriage between Anne of Bohemia and Richard II was arranged by Michael la Pole 1st Earl of Suffolk one of Richard II's favorites
@@kristynakostelecka8311 Anne's greatgreatfather was Wencelaus II of the Czech Přemyslid dynasty, after his death the kingdom of Bohemia, the richest kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire befell to House Luxemburg. due to marriage of his daughter Elisabeth to John the Blind of Luxembourg.
Although coming from a very wealthy family Anne brought no dowry. Instead of that Richard payed 4 million pound in modern money to her brother.
This is my favorite medieval documentary series. It's sooooo good. I love the storytelling, the actors are really good and the music really fits. I really like the little details Dan tells us. Really brings you into the mindset of these people!
Great stuff! I am so glad that the TH-cam algorithm put this channel into my feed. Thank you for keeping history alive!
Thanks!
Richard II: "We will punish the old guard for treason."
"My lord. Is that legal?"
Richard II: "I will make it legal."
Richard the Nixon: "It's not a crime if the President does it."
Spoken like a true tyrant
The conversation should end this way:
Richard II: is it treason for not obeying the king?
Richard II : U Wat m8?
Rebel leader: Aye aye sire.
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I had no idea that Henry II ended up becoming Archbishop. ;)
I also had no idea that the Earl of Somerset had previously been the Duke of Gloucester.... (see the Bloody Crown....its brilliant)
I didn’t know John becomes William de valence. Ep 1&2
Shantanu Khandkar yes because of better air quality they lived for hundred of years back then.
Erm.... ??? Henry 11 made Becket his close friend The Archbishop of Canterbury. Got it?
@@janel342 The joke is that it's the same actor for both roles. The actor who played Henry II is the Archbishop here.
I've really enjoyed watching this 4 part series. Very ell done, settings, the gorgeous castles, even the narrator is engaging. Thank you Timeline WHD!
I can not say how much I enjoyed this series and am craving MORE!!
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Moral of the story: if you’re a king in these times, don’t have a best friend and don’t trust your wife and kids
One of my favorite dynasties. Right up there with the Habsburgs, Tudors, Stuarts, Bourbons, Medicis, and Borgias. Love these documentaries, by the way. Excellent.
You name all the good families😊. They was something else when it came to keeping and holding their things
Dan Jones is now one of my favorite Authors. A master of history and historical story-telling
Damn, is this game of thrones that I am watching? The whole series is just full of savagery.
middle ages was a savage time and for the most part this was it with a lid on it since religion meant there were certain ways of doing things and the law of the land helped but take all that away and it would be this over and over again
Actually yes this is game of thrones, Martin drew a lot of inspiration from Medieval English and French monarchies
GOT is loosely based on The War Of The Roses. It's a small part of this series. The same channel has a documentary on that period that's as good as this one.
Martin took a lot of inspiration from this period. Notice Richards emblem, look familiar?
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No, the Middle Ages were not a “savage time.” That has been thoroughly debunked by now. It is no more violent than any other century other than the Pax Americana and Pax Britannica.
I loved this documentary! I don't know enough about our history and get mixed up with who ruled when. Will keep watching these! Excellent presenter/narrator
Sir, may we more please, Thank you for this series,Dan Jones' narration is so easy on the ear. I love HISTORY, why do people say it is boring?
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Why did this series skip most of the good kings of the dynasty? I mean it's fun watching a documentary on the terrible ones, but my favorite episode of the series is the first one, which focused on one of the best English monarchs, Henry II.
Check the documentary title...
The first episode does focus on Henry II.:)
I wondered why they didn't include Richard I, John (especially considering John was the reason Magna Carta came about) , Edward I, Edward III.
Well Richard I was hardly in England during his ten year reign but the most probable reason is Richard I, John, Edward longshanks, Edward III are covered so extensively in the media that they don't need to be covered here.
Title is Britain's bloodiest dynasty. So it's kinda expected that they skip the un-"bloodiest" dynasts.
This is a really good series. I've enjoyed every bit of it.
After reading Shakespeare's histories, it's so interesting to see these documentaries and find out what was true and what wasn't.
Old William was not actually accurate though.
Daaaaang, this turned into Game of Thrones pretty fast.
You do realize that the GOT writers admitted they based much of their series on this history, right?
Where do you think Martin got the idea...🤷♀️
No. It didn't. This was reality long before GOT was ever made up and FILMED. It was make-believe. It may have been loosely based on some of this history, but it was fantasy. They were ACTORS. They were PRETENDING. Can you tell I'm sick of GOT references?
@@barbarat5729 It's a figure of speech, not literal. So calm down.
A lot of Game of Thrones is a based on real medieval history, except real medieval history is infinitely more complex and interesting tbh. The throne in GoT technically never even leaves the same family in the entire series, while in real life, the throne of England changed hands between at least 4 families (cadet branches) in the 14th and 15th centuries.
That scene with Anne's funeral always gets me. She was a sweet girl and was a good influence, but maybe her death was a mercy, she never had to watch her husband become a tyrant...
In history rock paper scissors, Henry always beats Richard.
Richard beats John. John beats Henry?
Edward beats Henry, Henry beats Richard, Richard beats...
@@mijanhoque1740 the peasants
Since John had a son named Henry ... very likely.
I love how they used some of the same actors and tried to disguise them as different characters. For examples: in this episode the priest praying behind Richard is Henry I from the first part. Isabella`s brother in the 3rd part is also a french noble in an earlier part. And King John in the first part is shown as Henry III`s Lusignan whisperer. An amazing documentary overall and very very well narated. Bravo!
Richard ii here is also the duke of buckingham in richard iii video
I think you mean Henry II, but yea its the same guy.
He is also in the Wars of the Roses series as Earl Rivers
The last part of this series and I have to say it was a bloody good watch! Thanks for the upload :)
I love learning history with Dan Jones serving as the presenter. :)
A very good series! Thank you. Truly incredible history.
From what I read, Henry V had Richard II properly buried as a way to correct his father's act of usurping the crown and I hear he was quite close to Richard too
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO THE WAR OF THE ROSES!!
Rachael Williams they already have britans bloody crown
Rachael Williams the war of the roses was a part of the Plantagenet history. Richard the third who was killed at Bosworth field was the last of the Plantagenet monarchs
Little Maple Man this reply was a massive miscalculation
Rachael Williams Its Wars of the Roses.
john lewis -- Like it or not, Richard II is usually considered as the last of the Plantagenet kings. Considering that the Lancastrians and Yorks were such a sharp break from the previous monarchs, especially from the genealogical standpoint, it makes sense.
This series of documentaries is fantastic, accurate, well told by professor Jones snd the staged scenes in costume are excellent, very well acted by well chosen actors ❤
My paternal grandmother was born in England (a combat nurse during WW1). I am finding this series absolutely fascinating
.THANKS!
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You are a troll 🧌
Wiw what a fantastic series! I was hooked. Thank you so much for these uploads.
This Series was amazing, thanks a lot.
love all the of the documentaries❤❤❤
Tara Barrameda yea as an American I find the history very cool
Great series, Dan Jones is also a great story teller
GRRM must have been inspired by this king when he created Joffrey
No, Joffrey was worse. At least Richard had a soft spot at times.
There's no shortage of tyrannical rulers throughout history, Joffrey is probably a mix of several of them.
Also Edward of Westminster. He order two knights heads be cut off and was probably illegitimate.
@@thearmada6248 edward of Westminister was a basis for Joffery and King Richard the best, they all have a very interesting storyline.
@@idontgiveafaboutyou At least Joffrey didn't expect people to throw themselves on the floor when his eyes landed on them.
I thought that I really knew this history. HOLY MOLY! The details from minute mark 42:00 until the end are chilling. I now fully understand how the "Split" of the Plantagenet Dynasty occurred. I'm pretty sure that I am a descendant of these people through the Lancastrian side. I will always be fascinated these people and their lives.
I know how you feel. The Earl of Arundel mentioned here was my blood relative.
Claiming the throne in English = Crowning Moment of Awesome. Literally.
I thought this version explained in more detail how events transpired over the later videos done.The way it’s choreographed with a French to English translation really depicts how it must’ve been.
“Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt” - J.R.R. Tolkien
From the rise of Henry II to the end of the Wars of the Roses, the Plantagenet line had 17 separate coronoations, though two of those- Henry VI and Edward IV- were crowned twice. 17 (or 15) kings in 300 years means a new ruler roughly every 20 years.
I feel the line ended with Richard II.
While Bolingbroke had the Plantagenet blood, he was still Gaunt's (and not the Black Prince's) son and therefore a new line has started.
Even Henry ViiI has Plantagenet blood going back to three of Edward II's sons (Lionel of Antwerp, John of Gaunt and Edmund of Langley), so a line has to be drawn somewhere.
The actor playing Richard is what Ramsay Bolton is probably supposed to look like.
Love the different interpretations of the same event by different history nerds
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Amazing how two people can read the same history and come up with such different perspectives. Richard II was a tragedy, not a monstrosity. At least by the standards of the time.
Shakespeare's Richard II is a tragedy, the real Richard of Bordeaux was actually a spoiled brat with no brakes. Nobody told him at a critical age how to take counsel and compromise. And that went of the rails at later age.
@@kamion53 Read Costain's "The Last Plantagenets" it might change your mind about him.
@@thomaszaccone3960Richard was a tyrant, not even remotely debatable.
İt's strange how John of Gaunt just gets a simple passing mention in all this when in retrospect he is one of the most important figures in English history.
I totally agree and they dont even mention Edmund Langley (John of Gaunts other younger brother but who was older then Gloucester and he was the Duke of York) and what makes it a shame is Richard II when he left the country, he left his Uncle Edmund of Langley in charge of the country while he was away, so that is who Henry Bolingbroke/Henry IV had to face when he decided to go for the crown when he invaded. I think Edmund let his nephew Henry Bolingbroke just take the throne with very little convincing but it still would be interesting to get yo know how that conversation and discussion went.
I absolutely agree. John of Gaunt, together with his third wife (and former mistress) Katherine Swynford (later titled Beaufort), were ancestors of all English kings after Edward IV. Not only did their son become Henry IV who deposed Richard II, but she was also the ancestor of Henry VII, first of the Tudors, who bested Richard III, to end the War of the Roses. The life of Katherine Swynford is fascinating, and yes John of Gaunt was a masterful politician.
Richard died less than half a mile from my house.
Pontefract for the win!
David Webb: Oh my, so you do live in a historical place..surrounded by ghosts!!!
As someone who lives in California, that is unbelievably cool to me. The oldest stuff around here is barely 200 years old... And that's a rarity at that
Hello fellow Yorkshireman:) I’m from Wakefield aswell. Closest historical thing near me is Sandal castle where Richard III died trying to take the throne and the start of the War Of The Roses
@@kibble24 I think you should look again.
Castleford here (next town along from Pontefract). Our town's "thing" is that it was a roman fort in the first century.
Thanks for uploading these!
Excellent excellent excellent content! Loved every minute of it. Bravo!
What a show! Great host and also actors ...love it.
This channel makes this world history fanatic so happy.
Excellent documentary!
Pamelyn Parrish ...First class history lesson, well done ,and thank you.
I love history!!! I read a lot about the Plantagenets but it feel better seeying it,than imagining it....
Thanks for this great documentary series, TIMELINE! Have you made one about the Lancaster dynasty? If not, you definitely should.
soccerchamp0511 they didn’t make this one, channel 5 in the UK did.
So basically he's Joffrey Baratheon?
Seems it.
Seems to be more of an Aerys, with Henry Bolingbroke as his Robert Baratheon.
Lannister *
An enjoyable documentary, but it left many details uncovered. For example, John of Gaunt's (who was Henry Bolingbroke's father) role as senior nobleman in the land was barely mentioned. I would say that Richard was the king as long as he had his uncle's support. The whole Appellant crisis started when John was out of the country, and only his return saved Dickon from deposition. Nevertheless Richard detested and feared the House of Lancaster, and this fear eventually became the reason of his fall. Stealing Henry Bolingbroke's inheritance was a very stupid thing to do.
Thank you, many things left out.
British have some strange complicated history. .. ... You can almost forgive Rome for crazy stuff, this seems a bit more personal.
Britain is like Rome's kid so Nah lol they both guilty
Now I know why the english hate the french.
Because in many ways, the English are -or rather were- the French.
The histories and commonality between the English and French are inexpexpirably linked. In many eras there were few distinctions. Plantagenet is agnlisized Occitian French for yellow flower. And in modern times they were allies in some of the greatest conflicts in human history. This definitely should not be a hatred.
Hate's a strong word, try certainty we are better than them.... joking... 😒
@benvolio mozart Indeed, one can even write English in French: Toupies, menottes, toupies...d'hâte, hisse deux couettes jeunes!...
@@faro717 Not at all. The royals and the nobles yes, but the English people are English (of British and Anglo-Saxon stock).
Finally a doc about a Royal Family that I will remember, because there is a title i can remember.
This is the history I wanted to learn in school, I would have never called history boring then😔
I would love to see a sequel for these series which eventually leads to modern era !
Britain's bloody crown follows up to Henry VII
Love that this is on youtube
Awesome series 😍 Thank you for your amazing work!
"The crown of England had passed down legitimately through eight generations, since Henry II established the Plantagenet dynasty 2 and half centuries earlier, Henry IV's coronation changed all that" to be honest I'm not sure if that is true. After Richard Lionheart/Richard I, the 2nd Plantagent king died without any legitimate children the crown went to his youngest brother who became King John I, but they had a brother named Prince Geoffrey who was younger than King Richard I and older than King John I. Now Geoffrey died before Richard I but he had a legitimate son named Arthur and if we are gonna talk about the crown passing legitimately within the Plantagent dynasty, then after Richard I died the next King should have been his nephew Arthur and Not his younger brother John. But John seized the crown, I believe with support from his mother and then captured and had his nephew Arthur killed.
@Hornyshark I never doubted that by John taking the crown instead of Arthur that it wasnt passed down within the Plantagenet Dynasty. All I'm saying is the narrator made it seem like that Henry IV/Bolingbroke was the first one within the Plantagenet Dynasty to usurp the crown from another member in the Plantagenet Dynasty, but I think I disagree bc John usurped it from his nephew Arthur, but as u said it still was a Plantagent family member taking the crown bc the Plantagent dynasty didnt end until Richard III died in the battle of Bosworth against Henry Tudor/Henry VII.
The 14 Plantagenet rulers were:
1) Henry II - 1st Platagent King
2) Richard I/Richard Lionheart - son of Henry II
3) John I - younger brother of Richard I and youngest son of Henry II
4) Henry III - son of John I
5) Edward I/Edward Longshanks - son of Henry III
6) Edward II - son of Edward I/Edward Longshanks
7) Edward III - son of Edward II
8) Richard II - grandson of Edward III and son of Edward the Black Prince(who died before his father Edward III. And was the oldest son of Edward III to live to adulthood)
9) Henry IV/Henry Bolingbroke - usurped the crown from Richard II. Was the grandson of Edward III and was the son of John of Gaunt who was the 3rd oldest son of Edward III to live to adulthood.
10) Henry V - son of Henry IV/Henry Bolingbroke
11) Henry VI - son of Henry V
12) Edward IV - usurped the crown from Henry VI. Was a descendant from both Edward III's 2nd oldest son to live to adulthood Lionel Antwerp(descendant from the female line) and 4th oldest son to live to adulthood Edmund York (descendant from the male line)
11 again) Henry VI - supporters won him back his crown
12 again) Edward IV - won his crown back.
13) Edward V - was declared King but was never crowned King and he was the son of Edward IV
14) Richard III - younger Brother of Edward IV, usurped crown from his nephew Edward V and died in the Battle of Bosworth and was the last King of the Plantagenet dynasty.
There would have been a crisis about whether he is Arthur I or Arthur II. Kid had to go.
Timeline is the best history channel!
An outstanding series! The commentator is brilliant!
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Concisely and powerfully presented -- great history and great acting and staging.
Fabulous series, I enjoyed this so much I am going to watch it all again.
This is my favorite documentary series on YT.
Just finished watching all 4. YIKES!