Towton, 1461 - Britain's Bloodiest Battle - Wars of the Roses

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Filmstro
All this scoring action - Kevin MacLeod

📚 Sources:
Christopher Gravet & Graham Turner – Towton 1461: England’s Bloodiest Battle (2003)
Philip A. Haigh – From Wakefield to Towton: The Wars of the Roses (2001)
Edward Hall, Chronicle
Michael Hicks – The Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 (2003)
John Sadler – Towton: The Battle of Palm Sunday Field, 1461 (2011)

#history #documentary #medieval

[ChildOfTheShaman]

This guys ability to keep you interested with his voice is incredible. The energy he uses makes it feel like you’re there to see the battle.

[Sanjn]

HistoryMarche is one of the best YT History channels.

[bradleyroissetter]

That fact %3 of all of England was there, basically %6 of all males. Blew my mind. I love learning new stuff. Thank you

[jonbaxter]

On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain lost 20K soldiers killed. Machine guns, poison gas, flamethrowers, planes and massive artillery.

This battle, 500 years prior, lost 28K killed. With just bows, spears and swords. A bloody massacre, that has still never been topped as our bloodiest day.

[Marva]

The quality of visuals and audio narration made me feel like I wasn't watching a YouTube video, but almost apart of the actual events during that period. Unbelievable quality, your productions get better with each passing release.

[danielsantiagourtado]

More wars of the roses?! You're the Best! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[SoulTaker]

The moment i saw those red cavalry units in the forest after you mentioned Edward's father and brother died on an ambush supposedly devised byba former ally i thought "man, Edward's not gonna like this"

[jasonmarshall]

I live in Wakefield and the two biggest battlefields in the uk are on my doorstep basically, Towton and the English civil War battlefield of Marston Moor. A wealth of history all around. Excellent programme and topic with amazing narration, top notch

[eirikronaldfossheim]

The magnates present at the battle on the Lancastrian side were: Duke of Somerset, Duke of Exeter, Son of the Duke of Buckingham, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Devon, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormond, Viscount Beaumont, Baron Moleyns & Hungerford, Baron Dacre, Baron Clifford, Baron Neville, Baron Rivers, Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby, Baron Ros, Baron Richemont, Baron Maulay, Baron Codnor, Baron Fitzhugh and Bishop of Carlyle. 7 rich Knights. Scottish mercenaries and Militia from York.

The magnates on the Yorkist side were: Duke of York (Edward IV), Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Suffolk, Earl of Warwick & Salisbury, Son of the Earl of Arundel, Viscount Bourchier, Baron Fauconberg, The men of Baron Fitz Walter (killed at Ferrybridge), Baron Stanley, Baron Grey, Baron Clinton, Baron Dudley, Baron Scrope of Bolton. 8 rich Knights and Esquires. Kentish men raised by commission of array.

That's 1 King, 4 Dukes, the son of 1 Duke, 4 Earls, the son of 1 Earl, 2 Viscounts, 18 Barons and the men of 1 Baron. Edward IV was the Duke of York, the Earl of March, the Earl of Cambridge, and the Earl of Ulster, making him the most powerful man on the battlefield.

[Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Some of the skeletons at Towton showed up to at least 20 injuries done, it must have been a BRUTAL battle.

[TrentBattyDrums]

you always make me feel like I'm there, in the battle, on the march, your way of telling stories is so immersive and addicting. Thank you, you always make my weekend better.

[Kingshieldwall]

Absolutely fascinated with this battle. A massive part of English History. It has lots of twists and turns and is epic in scale. Never understood why it's never been made into a warfilm. Great choice, great graphics 👍 👌 👏

[koslab]

i like the more narrative aspects of the video. great job mate

[danielsantiagourtado]

You're the Best historymarche! Your documentaries and narration are second to none! Please consider doing the battle of Barnet (death of the Kingmaker) and of Tewekesbury (Death of Edward, son of henry Vi and margaret lf anjou)

[mattrowan]

Cersei Lannister is inspired by Margaret of Anjou to a degree... George RR Martin takes a lot of the York vs. Lancaster history in A Song of Ice and Fire

[PlvsVltra-jirs]

This is one of your best narrations guys, the anecdotes and descriptions were simply spot on.

[Aetius-jutc]

I did not expect that, the story telling was exceptional good in this video, similar to the ones about Rome!

The difference between Edward IV, his generals and his enemies is really interesting. The fact that he risk is life even if it looked like he would lose, and that his generals never backstabbed him is also what makes a good army.

[Matt-klpg]

I love that you use a historically accurate map of the coastline as it was then and the undrained fens

[Mike-rftz]

Wow. My heart is pounding. I feel as if I just watched a live action movie instead of little animated squares. Amazing storytelling and recreations. Bravo!

[paulo-zmvp]

I loved this new intro style, where you show the battle, and only afterwards give the context!