Wars of Roses 1455-1487 - English Civil Wars DOCUMENTARY

Sponsored by MY.GAMES

In this new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary, we will cover the Wars of the Roses, describing one of the first Civil Wars in English history. The Hundred Years' War is over and the descendants of Edward III now divided into the houses of Lancaster, York, and Tudor will fight for the crown. This video features the battles of St. Albans, Wakefield, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury, Bosworth and Stoke Field.

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[benjcheung]

25:00 "Then captured Henry VI yet again"

Edward IV" I am assuming you know where the tower London is" ?
Henry VI "Yes I know, I will see myself out"

[CursedDepartmentEastOffice]

Game of Thrones watchers:

"So you're telling me the 3 main areas of this world are named Westeros, Essos, Sothoryos? Lazy naming"

The British:

"Wessex, Essex, Sussex."

[sonnyocad]

On one hand, it's extremely satisfying seeing how effective Henry V was at gaining land. On the other, it's extremely painful watching his son lose it all.

[remove_marko]

Every single guy in this conflict was either named Henry, Richard or Edward

[nas]

Ever felt unnecessary in your life?
Just think about Henry VI, he got coronated, defeated, went into coma, used, captured, freed, reinstated as king, recaptured, dethroned, freed, reinstated, cheated, recaptured on and on. All that happening while he was doing almost nothing(his wife and cousins, brothers doing the most).

[levelbearhuntingarmor]

Drinking challenge: take a shot every time Henry VI gets captured or when the Lancastrians get clapped by the Yorkists

[szbszig]

Last time I was this early, Henry VI was still not captured.

[MarcusVipsaniusAgrippaLXIII]

I’ve always found it interesting that in the Middle Ages an army was often in the low thousands, while in ancient time they could swell to the many tens of thousands for even the smaller nations.

[clarencecorbeil]

Great documentary, K&G! Keep it up, this is so great!
Here are some timestamps for the video. Hope it helps!
0:00 Introduction
1:35 Context
4:13 Beginning of tensions
7:20 1st phase
8:55 Battle of St. Albans
11:38 1st phase resumes
12:32 Battle of Wakefield
14:55 Battle of Towton
19:23 Ending of 1st phase
21:14 2nd phase - Beginning
24:33 Battle of Barnet
29:06 Battle of Tewkesbury
32:17 Ending of 2nd phase
36:04 3rd phase - Beginning
38:34 Battle of Bosworth
42:39 Ending of 3rd phase
44:49 Last phase - Beginning
49:09 Battle of Stoke
52:48 Conclusion

[sins]

I've finally found out why there was so many king Henry's. The name Henry literally means "ruler of the home."

[samevans]

Was there a single man, woman, or child in England who DIDN'T capture King Henry VI?

[mannypardo]

This was one of the craziest conflicts in world history.

[abcdef]

"A Lancaster always pay his debts!"


Thank you for the gift, and Merry Christmas for the K&G team!

[Janthony]

Fun fact about the Nevilles: They were one of the few aristocratic families in England that decended in the male line from an Anglo-Saxon noble (a northern noble called Uhtred).

[trinpanapan]

''England hath long been mad, and scarr'd herself;
The brother blindly shed the brother's blood,
The father rashly slaughter'd his own son,
The son, compell'd, been butcher to the sire:
All this divided York and Lancaster."
Shakespeare Richard III

[christianvennemann]

53 minutes? Thank you for this Christmas gift! 🙌🙌

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Lancasters: It's over, York, I have the high ground!

[vidahasselburg]

I love how Edward led the relief for the side attack. Could you imagine how his men would’ve been reverent to him for his guts, because the culture of humanity was still so bloody, a move like that just screams valor.

[jonathanowen]

Great coverage of the Wars of the Roses. I especially enjoyed the battles, your intro covering the end of the Hundred Years War, and your epilogue covering the final Yorkist rebellion.

[Caratacus]

'Fun' fact: More Englishmen died at Towton than died on the first day of the Battle of The Somme in WW1. It was the bloodiest day in all of English history by far.