The True Story That Became "The Game of Thrones" | ROYALTY NOW
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The Wars of the Roses was a series of civil wars fought between two families for the right to sit on the English throne. Its complexity, its backstabbing, and its never-ending twists would go on to inspire George RR Martin to write his series, Game of Thrones.
We’ll talk about The Wars, their many characters, and just how Edward IV found himself the victor of the real game of thrones.
0:00 Introduction
1:33 The Early Wars - 1300s
6:59 King Henry VI and Richard of York
17:18 Edward IV
18:48 Edward becomes King
19:11 Defeat of Margaret of Anjou
22:09 Elizabeth Woodville
22:41 Edward Gets Betrayed
30:15 Legacy & Death
31:17 What did Elizabeth & Edward Look Like
34:53 Re-creations Revealed
We’ll also reveal re-creations of Edward, and his wife of legendary beauty, Elizabeth Woodville.
Edward and Elizabeth unfortunately come from a time of pretty cartoon-y portraiture. We are still one generation away from the wonderful Tudor portraits by Hans Holbein, and most of the portraiture made during the War of the Roses lacks a bit of skill.
Currently, there are no known contemporary portraits of either Edward or Elizabeth, so what we are left with are copies made from originals. We do have some pretty good descriptions of them both, which I’ll be using to inform my re-creations alongside the portraits.
Let’s start with Edward - we know he was a very tall man. Edward’s remains were exhumed in 1789, and they measured almost 6’4”, which was gigantic for the time. This examination also revealed some long brown hair, which matches his portraits.
Sir Thomas More, writing about 30 years after Edward’s death, says:
“He was…very princely to behold; of heart courageous, politic in counsel…in peace just and merciful, in war sharp and fierce.” Although, keep in mind Thomas More is a pretty biased source.
Edward was considered extremely handsome in his youth, although it sounds like his looks faded with time.
Thomas More also wrote that Edward was “Of body mighty, but in his latter days, with over-liberal diet, somewhat corpulent and burly but nevertheless not uncomely.”
Regardless of his looks, Edward was always considered likable and charismatic. As we know from the history of the War, this really worked to his political advantage because his original opponent Henry VI was seen as weak and shy. You know, these are kings that actually fought and won the crown in battle, so his height and strength were huge advantages.
For Edward’s re-creation, I’m going to use this portrait, which is generally agreed upon to be the most accurate, and shows him in his early 30s.
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I didn't realize this was you. It was an interesting title. I studied on the Tudors. I filled in what you usually learn with fictional tales by a British historian. She wrote from the perspective of the female. She studied history. She found there was so much material that if she wrote in the same style she couldn't make a living. Though fictional tales, there is a lot of history in her novels
Can almost do a few episodes on Game of Thrones inspirations. Daenerys is inspired by St Olga of Kiev. She has a fascinating revenge story.
It always trips me up to think about how Edward IV is one of Henry VIII’s grandparents. Like, they feel so disconnected.
I feel the same until I look at them both. They could be father and son.
And yet, they were both very romantic men who wanted to marry for love, damn the consequences. I think Elizabeth of York must have raised Henry VIII on stories of his grandfather, and yes, I think they must have resembled each other. Though, Edward IV was the better warrior and may well have been the better politician. I think it is a tragedy that Edward IV died so young.
My guess is because in between their reigns is considered to be the end of the Middle Ages and start of the renaissance. Kind of how just 20 years ago feels like a different time simply because smart phones and apps didn’t exist yet.
@baronvg I think you're right they are different eras and different dynasties, plus the image and focus of Henry viii in the cultural consciousness seems to be that of middle-aged Henry in the last two decades of his life, which makes him seem more distant in time from Edward IV. Like queen Elizabeth II and queen victoria seem far apart, but little more than half a century separated their reigns.
Well Henry did resemble his grandpa (all the Tudor siblings resembled their Yorkist Mom- daughter of Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville)...
As someone who lives near the castle spoken about in the Battle of Wakefield and grew up being taught about the War of the Roses, this video is fantastic... So hard to imagine such a battle taking place there as now it's such a beautiful peaceful part of Wakefield. Superb video
Thank you so much! What a fascinating place to grow up :)
I grew up in Princeton, NJ in the US, and there I learned a lot of history about the Revolutionary war (including watching re-enactors at a local historical park).
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I wish we would have had something like that here in the Texas Panhandle in the United States. In high school I took a class and had to do a project on one of the following groups
The American Indian
The Anerican Cowboy
The Spanish Americans
The African Americans
We were to choose a group and do a project on that group. I chose The American Cowboy 🤠 and we had a criteria of things that had to be included and 50 % of our grade for that was the originality or presentation. We had the whole semester to work on it and it was a big part of our final grade. I spent every spare minute I had on that. I was proud of that project. My teacher was very excited about it as I was the only one in all of her classes that did the American Cowboy as a project. That class was Humanities I it was a fun class. We didn't have computers so I hand wrote mine. I had very good hand writing. Not so much now 😊
Seems like there were 2 more categories. This was back in my senior year in 1977.
As someone who did not grow up learning English history as a English child might, and as someone whose ancestry goes back to Alfred the Great, I find the twists, turns, and intrigue of the British lines of Kings' to be intensely fascinating. The great history's of England and France are incredible. This is by far the best explanation of the War of the Roses I have found, a subject that is seldom gone into the depth as you have gone. At least the depth as easily understandable as yours. thank you for this, and this series
Thank you so much ❤️❤️ this video was HARD to make. It’s such a complex situation, the research Andre did was incredible, and I’m very glad you found it to be a good explanation!
I agree. (I don't have ancestry going back to Alfred the Great, though!) I'm South African, but have always been fascinated by England's Kings and Queens. Wars of the Roses is so VERY complicated. This is a wonderful explanation, and also delves into the 100 Years' War, which often seem discontinuous, not somewhat overlapping. Gosh, power really does corrupt some people, doesn't it?
This channel is amongst the top 5 treasures I've discovered this year. I cannot thank you enough. AMAZING! These facial reconstructions blew me away. And the narrative is so well done! I'd give you a million likes if I could. Outstanding work!
Ah thank you so much!
You have the most wonderful style of narrating. Not only is your voice gentle and clear but also very passionate.
Love the video but Edward III didn’t “pick” Richard II over his sons, it was primogeniture. To skip Richard II might had been the smarter choice however, it was not the rule for succession in England. Early Scotland monarchs went brother to brother and cousin to cousin always trying to keep an adult male on the throne, which also eventually lead to Civil War, too. The Duke of York’s claim came from Edward III second son, Lionel, where Gaunt was the 3rd son. Lionel only had a daughter though, so even though it was more senior coming from an older son, the Lancastrian’s claimed senior direct male line. I do feel Richard of York had the better claim however since he did decend from both the second and fourth sons of Edward III as both the representative of the most senior line and also a direct male decendent of Edward III.
One detail left out was that Edward III had another son-- Lionel Duke of Clarence, who was the next in birth after the Black Prince, and older than either the Dukes of Lancaster or York. Lionel predeceased his father leaving a daughter, whose descendants married into the line of York. So the York claim was based on descent from Edward's second son, which they contended was a superior claim to descent from his third son (Lancaster). To further complicate things, Cecily, Edward IV's mother and so an ardent Yorkist, was a descendant of the Duke of Lancaster through her mother, Joan Beaufort. The Earl of Warwick was Edward IV's first cousin -- his father was Cecily's brother. The ultimate dysfunctional family.
I've always pictured young Edward IV as looking like a young Heath Ledger, and while not precise, you give him that quality. He had to have had movie star charisma, given the descriptions of women swooning for him and how easily he seemed to have charmed just about everyone.
The war of the Roses has always seemed so complicated but you guys really simplified for me. Love the channel!
The love story of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville has always fascinated me. You did a wonderful job in researching and retelling it but most of all, I absolutely loved their portraits. You really brought them to life in a very credible way. Again thank you for sharing. The conclusion with the Princes in the Tower is another sad facet of this story and I look forward to seeing your presentation.
This is great! I just rewatched The White Queen yesterday. I know it’s not accurate history, but the acting is excellent. The flip-flopping of the parties back and forth is astounding. How could anyone trust anyone? Ever?!
I didn't finish it, but yeah, liked the acting. So it's not true to what happened?
@@monmothma3358 It’s very embellished and has its own biases. Gregory wrote the book to feature Anne Neville, Margaret Beaufort, Margaret of Anjou, and especially Elizabeth Woodville. The stuff about the spell casting pffft. Edward and Elizabeth also had a total of 10 children together and lost two, but they didn’t die in infancy and not on the date her mother also died. No one knows exactly how Henry VI died, but I doubt the three brothers killed him directly, and no one actually knows what happened to the two princes in the tower. There’s all sorts of historically inaccurate things, and these are probably some of the least of them. I hadn’t finished watching yet, but they also made it SO dramatic that Warwick slaughtered his horse to prove to his men that he wouldn’t abandon them if they were losing at the last battle against King Edward. She says here that he was knocked off his horse and killed, lol.
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Have you watched The White Princess and The Spanish Princess as well. White princess continues from White queen then Spanish continues from white princess. So it would be
White Queen
White Princess
Spanish Princess.
Really good drama and acting in a of them. And yes Margaret Beaufort is in all of them. She was hell on wheels as the saying goes. 😊
I watched all three of the series and loved them and I also read all of Philippa Gregory’s books. One of my other all-time favourite books is called The Ravenscar Dynasty and it is a fictional retelling of the story of Edward and his 2 brothers in the late 19th century. Great book.
It always blows my mind that the fate of history was often fought over paternity. Not only was Margaret of Anjou’s son believed to not be that of King Henry VI but also that Edward IV was considered of questionable paternity due to his height and rumors of where his father Duke Richard was in France at the time. Of course through the lens of time we know that there was a history of great height in the family…in fact Lionel of Antwerp was about seven feet tall! The most heart breaking part of the saga is that Edward’s youngest brother Richard…his greatest supporter in life betrayed him so horribly after he died, using the rumors of bastardy to imprison his royal nephews and usurp the throne to become Richard III. Truly the War of the Roses was really just one big, long, deadly family argument. Your images of Edward and Elizabeth certainly show how they would have been able to have such a beautiful child in their daughter Elizabeth and that she passed those good looks to her sone Henry VIII
The way Henry VI and Margaret are described here, I can definitely imagine her getting away with having a son by another man and passing him off as Henry's.
That's why it's called patriarchy. It's all a set up to control a woman's sexuality so the patrial line is ensured.
Edward iv was a Neville to look at, tall and fair haired, nothing like his father
Most clear description of the history leading up to the Wars of the Roses and the Wars themselves. Not an easy feat!
Watching this after watching The White Princess and The White Queen is a great recap to go into The Spanish Princess
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I love those series. I watch them at least once a month. Fact or Fiction all are excellent series.
I think it’s entirely possible that the image of Elizabeth Woodville with her hair down and covered with a sheer veil, is probably what she wore when she allegedly waited for Edward. Because she was a widow with two young boys at the time.
Thank you for explaining such a confusing era of history so clearly, and for the magical recreations of its main characters!
Gorgeous as always, although I do think the heavy bias against Margret of Anjou and for Richard Duke of York is misleading. I've watched dozens of documentaries on the War of the Roses and all of them have said York raised the army for the first battle of Albins before Margret. Also, Margret was an anointed queen. York legally owed her and the Prince of Wales his allegiance. No doubt, Henery VI was an incompetent king, and yes, that is a major problem. However, even Yorkists never said Edward of Westminster inherited any of his father's fragilities. As for Edward IV his dad left him in an impossible position after trying to claim the throne through the biggest PR stunt in English royal history. He had to finish it, and while we'll never know if he shared Richard of York's burning ambition to be king, he definitely wanted to end the cycle period. But look how many times he kept Henery VI alive, how he never attempted to assassinate Margret of Anjou or Margret Beauford. Look at how he tried to balance the factions by using the Woodvilles (It didn't work, but it was hardly stupid). His goals and his methods at first were far less selfish and cruel than his father's. I honestly believe Margret of Anjou was far from a Game of Thrones Archetype and York was far less as noble hero than presented.
I love the renditions you create. They feel so real and true.
Lady the background music makes this a classic I love it
I was so enthralled with the history lesson I forgot there was a reveal at the end! Excellent. Looking forward to the next installment.
^ same!
I pulled from the War of the Roses for the background of my antagonist in my vampire series. He was a cousin to the Duke of Lancaster and was at Towton when he was turned. He was also at First St. Albans when his father was killed. I am a historian and so I do a LOT of research, even for the vampire series. I love this video.
Have you published? I'd absolutely read a vampire novel set during the Wars of the Roses!
I can see why Edward was considered such a charmer. That smile caught me off guard!
These realistic recreations look so accurate and beautiful. Fantastic job with the art.. and of course, for the research work and storytelling. Can't wait for the continuation.
Thank you so much! We are really looking forward to the story of Richard and the Princes.
@@RoyaltyNowStudios when will it drop? I would love to watch it if it’s about the two princes in the tower by King Richard the third.
Thank you..
I have admit following all the names and how they are connected gets a bit much fir my brain..lol
I will always watch as i find it all so fascinating..
Great content..
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lol mine too! I was so lost for the first 10 minutes of this. Will have to watch it again for clarity but it still was interesting though lol 😂
This may be my favorite of your uploads. Beautifully done! I love the longer length too!
Wonderful video! Would love to see an interpretative portrait of Margaret of Anjou - she felt like a bigger (and more fascinating) character in this video than Elizabeth Woodville. Will likely be rewatching this one; what a convoluted history! Thank you for the time you put into these!
I knew bits and pieces about the War of the Roses but not the entire story till now, this video was very well informed. I'm looking forward to the follow up video about King Richard the 3rd & the boys in the Tower.
I believe this is your most well researched video yet! Excellent job and I can't wait till your next one about the princes in the tower!
Magnificent video. Love how insightful and well researched they are. Your AI recreations are always mesmerising. Top quality work. Kind regards from the UK 🇬🇧
I am so happy I found this channel!!! It’s been cold and rainy where I’m from, so snuggling up warm in my blankets in the dim light and watching these videos has been the highlight of my fall so far ❤
Oh wow this is so nice :) this made my day thank you
What a story. So tragic, such unnecessary waste of lives - and yet it has it ALL when it comes to drama.
And who better to take it on than you guys, even though it must have been an incredibly daunting task to fit it all into a half hour time frame.
As always, though, you triumph.
And the way my heart skips a beat each time you get to the word "now"...
i really want to know what Elizabeth thought. Did she think Perkin Warbeck was her brother? did she think Perkin was an imposter ... i wish we knew
It literally never occurred to me what Elizabeth of York would’ve thought about Perkin. Like, I knew Elizabeth was the sister to the princes in the tower, and I knew Perkin Warbeck was claiming to be one of them, but my brain just never connected those dots, haha. Now I am curious what Elizabeth thought of Perkin.
@@lovecraftianwalrus4490 there was a banquet made in his honour but Elizabeth didn't attend. There was a trial to determne whether he was really Richard and Elizabeth was never called to testify. No diary entry, no known account of what she thought. I mean, your brother goes missing and someone returns and claims to be him ... wouldn't you need to know?? i would
As per the series 'The white princess' Elizabeth knew that he was her brother but still got him killed coz she didn't want him to be the king. Instead she wanted her own sons to be the kings in future
@@rolitiwari0909 yes but its a fictional account. Philippa Gregory is a historical fictional author. i have both series. The White Queen and the white Princess
@@msrainbowbrite ok. I have also watched both of those series. They are really nice
This is a fascinating look at the Wars of the Roses.
But may I request the great pollical philosopher, adviser to kings, princess, statesmen and tyrants Niccolo Machiavelli even though he's anything but royalty.
I am descended from alot of these families, and it's neat to see these re-creations come to life. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for posting this and taking the time to do this. I absolutely love this kind of history and you did it perfectly. Then you added recreations.. amazing... cannot wait for the next one.
As a German I dont know too much about english history. I love your videos, always so much to learn und your voice is really beautiful ❤ Thanks for all your hard work doing these videos for us!
Bring on part 2. Fabulous narration and storytelling as usual. Love your work.
So excited to see a new video! And today, it’s going to be a feast 👏🏽
Your narration, description and voice tone are great. It really engulfed me. Thank you so much.
So beautifully done and wonderfully researched! Excellent job!
Excellent work as always - always brings a smile to my face seeing what they most probably looked like. The history and narration you present is fantastic as always too.
Such gorgeous recreations!
Can you please do the face of Lucrezia Borgia in the future? Thanks
Yessss I love this!! My ancestors were John Gaunt and the Plantagenets!
Same here👍
Mine, too. 😊
Elizabeth Woodville is my 16th Great-grandfather, and her son Thomas Grey 1st Marquess of Dorset is my 15th Great Grandfather his father was Sir John Grey my 17th Great Grandfather. I have been doing my family history for a while now and have been surprised at my family's amazing history. What I have learned is how connected all the nobility was to each other and how many royals and nobility I have in my own family.
Excellent work! Thank you!
Really enjoyed this. Thank you for the effort you put into it.
Thank you SO much!
Quite fantastic recreations! The lighting and skin texture are great!
Todella hyvä tieto paketti! Aina pitänyt Tudor ajan historiasta ja Ruusujen sodan historia auttaa ymmärtämään sitä paremlin.
You are great on your descriptions. You are so very talented. I thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I absolutely love reading about the Wars of the Roses. It is so fascinating. Thanks for the video!
I've become a big fan of your videos. Fantastic detail and illustrations, and great and conversational explanations of historical events. Well done!
Yes i love this i am always facinated with the wars of the roses!
Excellent story and recreations as always Becca and Andre 👍👍
Beautiful work! So educational!
That was excellent. I learned about British history I'd only heard of (in the US). Hurry up, I can't wait for Part 2, though I know what happened to the brothers in the tower and the recent car park discovery of Richard III. I can't wait to see how you handle it.
Great video and renditions! I would love to see a recreation of Margaret of France as well.
I love your channel, plus you have a beautiful voice for narrating and your husband's music composition is just amazing. It really sets the mood. My favorite is the one he cmoposed for Joan of Ark and The Real War of the Roses. Amazing! Powerful, majestic and soulful. I do have a question: Did any of the official "artists" have any formal eduction? Their paintings are just dreadful. I realized it is the style of the era, but honestly they are so flat and awful with no contours that I cannot see what the beauty in that person was until after you're completed your work on them.
Wonderful! History lessons at their best. I love this channel. Thank you for all the research.
I am a sucker for history. I absolutley basked in your description off these events. Thx!
usually i would be confused but after watching this vidoe,i know understand the whole thing!
I love how Royalty Studios makes their videos!
What a beautifully done narration of this confusing period of history. I truly wish that your channel existed when I was studying this in university. Unfortunately the internet didn’t even exist then so I had to make diagram charts.
Amazing work!
Beautifully made ❤
Thank you for the remarkable history lesson on the War of the Roses, a captivating subject both for its intrigue and its brutality.
Edward IV had an almost innocent countenance, such that one would never guess he had a warrior spirit. At 6'4", and with those good looks, and of course being King of England, it's no wonder many women gave in to his charms.
Everytime you upload, I'm still amazed how you bring the characters to life 🤩.
Great vídeo, thanks for this ❤
I can't imagine living through this time.
Amazingly beautiful pictures.. Feels like a journey to history..❤
Always fun to watch these.
usually i would have been confused,but after i watched this video,i now understand it!!! thank you guys!,
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS😍😍
Great documentary! I am certain it must have taken lots of hours to research, perhaps days and months LOL I tried to research it and it is very overwhelming.
You can really see the resemblance to Richard IIII! Amazing doc. Learned some new information. The time and research it takes to create these videos is remarkable! The quality and storytelling is peerless.
How fascinating to see what famous people from ages past would look like in real life. Thank you for bringing this to expand our knowledge. I look forward to each video as I have learned many things about people from our past history.
Agree
Wow. In my opinion your work is fantastic. You research and tell the stories incredibly well.
This is all the more impressive because your facial re-creations must be difficult much of the time due the fragmented historical material that you are required to work with. I've been an oil painter for decades, and I only mention that because I have spend a lot of time looking at a source and then trying to replicate it. And every time that I watch your transitions from painting to image I am amazed at the accuracy. Super impressive.
And your narrations are thoughtful and lovely too. I wish you and your channel all the best.
Desire for power is a touchy endeavor. Weak men have caused millions of deaths in their greediness to obtain power and richess.
Thank you for this succint narration, audio-visuals and the beautiful depictions. 🙏
Love your videos!! Thank you! ❤
I’m new to your channel. I have really enjoyed this video. The twists and turns of royal bloodlines is always interesting. It is so convoluted that it is a wonder you can make any sense of it at all. Well done. The story was well written and I enjoyed your voice and the musical background. I am going to subscribe. Blessings, Brenda
I just completely love all your videos 😍❤
ayy a new video!! And I was wondering if you would ever do a video on the War Of The Roses ❤
Another banger from your studio... 🤩
As someone who is obsessed with the Song of Ice and Fire universe, it’s astonishing that amount of material that GRR Martin borrowed from real history.
Wonderful work as always! I would also love to see some figures from different areas around Asia and the Pacific islands at some point, but your work is fascinating regardless!
Oooo this would be so good! Also African and South American!
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I think k she profiles different ones on the channel. Another really good channel is The People Profiles. They've done some interesting ones. Really interesting.
Fantastic, as always!❤
Thanks for the history lesson. Thumbs up!
Amazing reconstructions! Love it!
Excellent, as always!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You do magic. I am in awe.
I love your videos, but can I just say THE MUSIC is so on point! I wish you would create a playlist of the music you use!
These are so well done. Thank you. I have spent my life studying Royale families and their wars of power. I think it would be beautiful to hear one put together about Anne and Isabel. Their lives were sad. Though Margaret and Edward's lives were heartbreaking. I would love to see recreations of these to ladies. Even though all we have are very rough sketchings, that i am aware of.
Another wonderful vid! Thank you! Side note/question… what music is playing during the recreation portion of this vid?
This is one of the best documents styles I've seen I live it. Love the music.
Stunning!
This was an immersive educational experience
I really like your videos. You should start a Podcast with the stories. That would be really great!
An absolutely incredible channel.
Just found this channel really interesting ☺️
I looooove your content. Do you think you could do Tecumseh sometime?
Even though I know a lot about Edward IV, I learned something new today, Thanks I also loved the recreations of their portraits
The Wars of the Roses really lasted until Henry Tudor (a distant Lancastrian) siezed the throne, and forcibly married the last (female) heir to York, merging the 2 houses into the House of Tudor.
Henry was the real winner of the Wars of the Roses.
Yes and his mother Margaret Beaufort had one goal only .....to get Henry Tudor her son on the throne. I have to admire her.
Amazing video as always! The battle of Towton reminds me of the battle of the bastards in GOT's.