The Rise Of The Plantagenets | Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | Chronicle
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- The dynasty on which Game of Thrones is based is masterfully brought to life by Dan Jones in this four part series. Following one of the most shocking periods in British history, a new historical docu-drama brings to life the dynasty that dragged Britain out of the dark ages and into the modern world.
The historian begins with Henry II - the first king of the dynasty - a dashing and energetic warrior who transformed England from a violent and lawless state into the heart of an empire that would become one of the greatest that Europe has ever seen. However, his success was undone by a series of bitter betrayals.
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Dan Jones is the reason why I have watched these documentaries. He is a great historian. Great presentation as well.
Thank you . Somehow listening to medieval wars is preferable to listening to the current worlds problems at the moment. Seems like not much has changed eh? 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Yes! I'm currently reading all about the War of the Roses, and waist-deep in the Tudor period. It's a lovely distraction!
I feel ya I check out of modern society by learning about history from time to time it helps keep the stress down
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I agree fully with you on your comment
Being a time witness is exhausting
Not going to lie. I'm addicted to this series. I would love if there was something of similar energy and quality for the Kings of France.
Scottish, as well... they are all the same French families. French Normans, etc. Not sure why they seem to think nobody would be interested..??
The Plantagenet themselves were French, they came from the county of Anjou in France and spoke French
@@makharena5553 Yup, alot were cousins and all knew each other and intermarried. I've done a ton of work on my family trees to the best I can on those families of those times. They're very mixed within the same families.
Add Spain and Portugal to it!!!
Yes! And queens/ queen consorts. France’s history is so interesting too!
Dan Jones is great in these documentaries!! He’s engaging, very knowledgeable, and VERY dreamy!!! 😍😍
And he looks good in jeans!
"The Lion in Winter" gives a very entertaining rendition of Henry's conflict with his wife and sons. Excellent movie from 1968 starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole.
Back in the early 60s, historical based dramas were all the range. Lion in winter is the best.
@@dougmphilly Yes it's a wonderful movie. Kate Hepburn and Peter O'Toole gave extraordinary performances.
That film is far more informative than this dreadful “documentary”, and I use the term loosely.
Beckett is good too.
What a glorious piece of moviemaking.
Dan Jones is an excellent host and truly enjoy his abilities to teach and speak. Wherever you are Dan.. thank you and thank you BBC :-)
Dan Jones is definitely one of my favorite history narrators from the UK... which is actually saying something, given the absolutly disproportionate number of them.
And not bad on the eyes either💋👄
He's written a fabulous book on this topic, which is next on my re-read list.
@@ruthanneseven Oh really! Thanx for the heads-up! I'll have to look for it too!
The middle ages have always been the most fascinating period of history for me. I love anything to do with it. I have since I can't remember. But for some reason I just came to this realization not that long ago. And every time I think about how long ago it was it blows my mind lol
i don't understand how there isn't a tv shows on the Plantagenets, if done in a similar quality to this documentary it would be better than 95% of existing series!
Isn't Eleanor's actress the same one who played Margaret Beaufort? Love these videos
Beautifully narrated and to the point. I also had very little knowledge of this era in English history. It has now filled a large gap. Thanks. 😁👍🏻🇦🇺
I´m obsessed with all the series of Dan Jones, but perhaps if you make a show similar to this, but about the celts, or roman britain I will binge-watch about a Thousand times. C´mon Dan Jones, I know that you love to write , but this... Is GOLD. Luv ya!
Fascinating.... I always knew that Richard Coeur de Lion had an interesting story, but I had never learned about his father. Good job
Rent, steal or buy “the Lion in Winter”. Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton (future James Bond).
"Plantagenet" means "gorse branch" in English (Lat.: planta genista; Old French: plante genest). The progenitor of the Plantagenets, Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy, is said that he used to wear a sprig of gorse on his helmet.
It's kind of crazy how England hated France so much but it was actually French nobility that formed England and adopted English as official language.
I just wish that some people learn a bit of history...
@@johndenton4952 yeah you actually. Go read about which dynasty adopted English as its official court language. It was the Plantagenets specifically Henry IV. Before that England spoke a mix of Anglo Saxon with some Scandinavian influence and official court language was Northern French. Who propelled England into a great power during the Middle Ages? The Angevins of course. Why were they called the Angevins? Because they were from the county of Anjou in France. At one point the Plantagenets a line from the Anjou Angevins claimed the royal throne of France, which we know as the 100 years war, between the English royal house of Plantagenets and French royal house of Valois.
@@HEEHEEBOII its hard to say the “French nobility formed England” when it had as many outside factors as it did after the initial celts. They played a major part but it was not the only outside factor
@@masondineen7 Not really, actually Kings and Generals released a good summary. Celts influenced maybe cultural aspects but the nobility was almost completely wiped out except Brittany, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. For England itself, it's arguably more Saxon than Celts. Nobility wise, in the 10th century due to marriage with French nobility, the English royal line was mostly of French and Norman origin. For example, as I have mentioned, William the Conqueror, and then the Angevin line from Anjou which gave us the Plantagenets. Even the Tudors, which resulted from the merge of the house of Lancaster and York which were cadet branches from the House of Plantagenets, which were of French origin. I think it wasn't until the Victorian era where their royal house are a cadet branch from a German nobility, I could be wrong though, I am not much interested in Victorian era English history.
1/3 of the words in English are from French, just saying
What an absolutely captivating narrative and a masterful presentation. Ultimate power corrupts. Thomas Becket unfortunately met a gruesome demise but he should have better remembered who raised him up to ultimate power. Eléonore of Aquitaine was a remarkable woman and a powerful political player on her own right Richard the Lionheart was her favorite for a reason. On top of being the most handsome one of the bunch he had leadership qualities the other sibling did not have. He became an amazing and powerful King warrior just like King Henry II. First I learned a great deal about King Richard the Lionheart from Sir Walter Scott’s book Ivanhoe, which I read /and reread few times/ at the age of 13. It’s a work of fiction but still if you separate the historical facts from the literary fiction is an utterly fascinating stuff
personally think he's one of england's worst kings. offered to sell london if he had a buyer. spent only 6 months out of 10 yrs as king in england. got captured and cost the country an expensive ransom for freedom. though history has been ever so kind to this loser king, he's negatives are conveniently ignored.
I hear often about how great Richard was, yet he was so arrogant that even the other nobles who fought with him hated him, eventually ransoming him for several years' worth of treasury. John, who gets the brunt of history, was handed a bankrupt nation and an aggressor in France who was conspiring against him with English nobles.
Why is this never discussed?
Also, how much time did Richard actually spend in England being King? Was he a great leader of England or was he a great warrior? One can often be one and not the other. I tend to think that John gets a pretty raw deal historically, and I also tend to think that he was a pretty good leader. After all, England still existed after his reign was up, which is fairly remarkable considering its circumstances.
As a descendant of John and Eleonore, I may be feeling a little duty bound to defend them. 😁
@@vaughnblaylock6069 I'm glad you recognize your bias.
@@colechillen7700 Everyone has a bias. It's part of being a human being. But the questions are valid and ignored.
Would you want a King who spent his entire reign overseas? How is that even a King?
@@vaughnblaylock6069
He only spent 7 months in England and didn’t speak the language. Can you imagine? 🌹❤️
Excellent channel. Watching this documentary rekindled my interest in the Plantagenet dynasty.
Man, what a great story. And you tell it so well. RIP Henry II.
22:15 had me rolling... When it cuts to Henry having an obliviously jolly old time.
I enjoy your channel. Thanks for all the quality content uploads! (I could listen to Dan Jõnes documentaries ALL day long ❤️)
Thank you! There's a lot more from where that came so stay tuned ❤️
Just so good to watch and know about this phase of English history. Remembering "Murder in the Cathedral".
You're in the right place!
“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Priest?”
What a riveting story! The host is outstanding... he is laying it out clearly and concisely. Just awesome
Wow! I love this documentary! I can see so many of George R.R Martin's inspirations for the Targaryan's plot lines here.
Plantagenet, the real world Targaryen legacy
But game of thones is "based" on les rois maudits from Maurice Druon
I've always loved history: World & U.S.
It was my best and favorite subject in school.
Enjoying these historical documentaries
I love these documentaries! I don't know much about the Middle Ages, so this is a great way to learn.
Hi 😊 yes great way to learn.
The Middle Ages are so fun to learn about. If you don’t mind a little speculation mixed into your history I suggest checking out The White Queen. It’s a mini series about the war of the roses and it’s amazing!
Also there is a mini series you can find here in RUclips, the Devils Crown. It’s this exact story, (12 episodes) I’ve watched it three times already, it’s great.
I read Anya Seton's book "Katherine" when I was 12 and became a raving fan of the Plantagenets as it is set in the latter 1300s. Everyone comes alive. Since that 1954 book there have been corrections to the actual history of Katherine Swynford, but the people and tone of the times portrayed in that book is what made me want to know more.
A really excellent series of historical documentaries. Wonderful writing and presentation, great visualizations. Top-notch work!
Awesome history of Henry 2nd and Elinor of Aquitaine my 37th great-grandparents via John. I so wanted to know this history but for the first time I understand the intricacies involved. Thank you, and looking forward to the follow-up on John.
The king can't touch them even for rape or murder. Hasn't changed much in 1k years.
A plantangent marrying a Bransford is how I got my last name that has Been going since the 1200s , thanks for the informative series
Dan Jones is a great author. He makes reading history fun an engaging.
Its funny, and a little strange, how the corners of Dan's mouth curl into a smile whenever he speaks about violence and death.
Love me some Dan Jones! Excellent job!
I'm just starting to watch episodes all over again. You can learn a lot about this historical channel.
Thanks for producing this series - I listened to it as a podcast on my subway ride home from work 👍🏻 Cant wait for the next episode.
The Plantagenet kings are my ancestry… great video. Thank you Dan,
Loved every bit.
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Are the Plantagenets the inspiration for the Targaryens?
I love this channel, but I wish the playlists were labeled by date/era vs just era so I can then view in a chronological order by date and see the evolution thru the ages of time. Plz go back and relabel the playlists to include dates so we can view in a chronological order. This is great work! Thank you much.
Its fascinating learning about your ancestors, I would love to learn more about Geoffrey Plantagenet my 26th great grandfather
Me too. I never ever thought my Ancestors were more than serfs and farmers. I am still in disbelief.
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@@Wiggys23 lol...ok
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@@Wiggys23 forgive me your highness king dick of Dickerson edward the 100th, son of the moonwalkers cheese, uncle to flanders pig , for I am just a peasant and no no better. I will slap myself silly.
These videos are outstanding. Thank you for your work.
i did not expect the characters to speak french but it's a pleasant surprize
Dan has written a couple of excellent books, in case you love books, as I do! I've re-read almost all of them back to back, and it's fun to have this documentary available.
Royals are STILL having brother issues too. 😉
History repeats itself.
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And a cunning & greedy wife.
I truly appreciate content of this quality being available for free online. Even though it’s nearly a decade old, this series is 10/10.
I’d love to see series of this caliber about other European dynasties
Me too
This is part of my family loved hearing their stories. No kingdom could even compete with them. Except Jesus Christ who is the real king of kings forever amen
I consider myself a very lucky person. I was able to enter Cantabury Cathedral and even participated in a church service (even though I do not follow the religion). The amount of culture and history this place has is absolutely amazing. I look forward to going back some day soon. I am very lucky to have been there
Finally, something to supplement the “Black Adder” Historical drama. I can now relate the Archbishop of Canterbury episode. :D
Theses Where Brutal & Bloody Times Excellent Documentary 👌🏻👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
My ancestors. Thru many lines.
Cool doc to share!
There was a time when the royals of England and their intrigue captivated me. I just couldn’t get enough of their drama. Then I discovered the Eastern Roman Empires court and the stories that echoed down through time that shamed game of thrones and anything that our eyes and ears had witnessed before. Truly writers have been looking in the wrong places for inspiration.
As a descendant of the House of Plantagenet, I find this all fascinating that these are how my ancestors actually lived!
Hello, Cousin 😁
Hi
Amazing documentary!!❤️❤️ Please keep uploading the same
Whole series incoming!
I adore this history and to hear it told like this is so impressive. 🙏🕊🌹💞
This is much more interesting than world news . I like learning about this time of History.
It’s all one thing. We are world history in the making and it’s always attached to what went before because it never ends and it goes in cycles. The best way to understand what’s happening today is by looking at history. It all just repeats really.
Thank you very much!
Worked in Fontevraud, at the Abbaye. Such a nice place... And the wine from Chinon...
The actors did such a good job in this.
awesome!
Thank you for posting this I traces my family line to Henry
Very much enjoyed this. However, the part about Henry's barefoot walk through the streets and his flagellation being portrayed as a propaganda stunt, I find incongruous. I'd argue that it was a genuine act of deep remorse, atonement and redemption. That prostrating oneself so fully is a far weightier act than one of mere superficial politics.
I see it as an act of self preservation. If he didn't atone he loses everything. If it was propaganda, it was convincing, bc he suffered greatly from the ordeal.
Ive always wondered about this era. Excellent narrative
i just love it!!!!!!!!
Very well explained, I greatly enjoyed it. As I always say, reality surpasses fiction. I have also watched the French documentary on RUclips, Secrets d’histoire-Alienor d’Aquitaine, centered on Henry’s wife. These two posts complement each other perfectly. Will definitely see your following posts too! New subscriber here.
Keep your friends close.
And your enemies even closer.
Or... 👑💀
I would like to see the history at all kingdoms of Europe at the same time!!! For example what was going on in Iberian kingdoms at the same time.
Wait a minute, the fact that Henry had control of half of France not mentioned as a reason why the French King was encouraging Henry’s sons to revolt? No no, much more likely that Louis’s macho pride has been hurt because he was not able to father sons with Eleanor! Well I’m glad you put me straight on that , Dan.
Great series , what I especially enjoy is the silent troupe of actors playing the court; I believe they are all/ or many Romanian.
Why do you think the silent troupe of actors are Romanian?
This explains so much about the culture of above the law abuse by the church... Ingrained for a very long time to overlook these things.
Most enjoyable.
WOAH WOAH WOAH!
This is a @Timelines documentary, and a full series already made available free here on their RUclips channel.
Yes, the Plantagenets were and still are a bloody family. Bloody awesome!! 🏴🇬🇧
Something interesting to note, one of my direct ancestors was a Knight that took part in the assassination of the arch-bishop and was actually the illegitimate son of King Henry II. His punishment was to go to the Jerusalem Temple Mount and was supposedly buried in Jerusalem with members of the Knight’s Templar. To this day my family still holds that surname and when tracing my genetics I’m related to nearly every royal house of Europe and match samples of Merovingian nobles found at high percentages of similarity.
where did you even find your ancestor?
Better than a Game Of Thrones épisode
Wow!
Poor guy. Could you imagine your wife and children going against you like that? Shows what greed does to people. Sometimes in total control you have none I guess
He was being too controlling when his time had gone by
Love the Plantagenets.
Hey, every dynasty can't be "England's bloodiest!" I'm outta here!
Please keep the music down, really dont need it.
6:17 one the the earliest documents from the period comes in the form of a note attached to a bag of barley, it reads simply "this be Steves barley, neither reduce this to the trash heap, nor partake in any that lies within".
this seems to be a medieval curse of some kind
My mother's lineage (and mine) was verifiably Plantagenet.
It’s not very rare. Most Caucasian Americans and Western Europeans can likely say the same.
You and 50 million plus other Americans: such as me. =) It is pretty neat.. just not very rare at this point in time.
@@culturecoroner I hadn't read your comment.. but, yes!
While it is not rare being a direct descendant of Henry II is kind of interesting.
@@mmhthree 8 million Actually they, current world government Shoahd-my people, me-your King, JamesRichard-VI, Dukeyork
J’étais curieuse après avoir vu l’histoire des Vickings
My sister had a romance novel entitled 'The wrong Plantagenat' decades ago. Now I wish I had read it.
If it was decades ago and still nowhere the maybe u made the right call not reading it
@@davidtownsend6092 I moved out, parents moved houses, etc. We're talking 1970s.
Try an inter library loan. If it’s anywhere in a library they’ll send it to your local library, I believe it’s for 30 days.
England began as a French colony, or - as the former French president Georges Clemenceau expressed it - "England is nothing else than a former French colony that went bad". And you know what? - Clemenceau was right.
Henry was 20, Elinor was 30.....the original cougar.
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good
My ancestors were brutal,
😆 0:17 "Rrraaaurrrgh!!!!"
After this I had to go and watch "Becket" again. It's worth seeing for the work of RIchard Burton and Peter O'Toole, but the trivialization of Eleanor of Aquitaine is hard to watch. Otherwise a masterwork.
Can you do about Owain Gwynedd and Tancred
This could have been done without all of the wet sound effect of scooped out brains.
hello fellow struggler, in this dark world, i thought i'd just let you know that God loves you and to love yourself always.
This is why kings who crown their sons before they die are fools. Claudius had a similar betrayel when he tapped Nero for emperor and in doing set his own death in motion. God save us from the plots of women ambitious for their sons.
yeah but not everyone hates their father lol
Ha I don't get it? The absolute shitstorm before when Tiberius named his successor germanicus in charge of the half, fucking Tiberius mother livia paved the way for Tiberius to become emperor, after freaking augustus, idk claudius weakness is his wife choices but srrsly blamimg women in things is srrsly waving some red flags
I’ve just started researching my lineage. I always thought it was mainly Irish. I’m finding out that it’s more British and Scottish. I’m a descendant of the Plantagenets, Scottish kings back to William l, Malcom l and Constantine King of the Picts.
Eleanor didn’t just go against Henry for no reason…she found out he had been bartering off a selling off parts of Aquitaine- her lands.
It’s just a flesh wound
The Plantagenets seemed to great luck with their prolific progeny. Wonder why? Was it luck , good genes or hygiene that ensured most of their children lived to a good age?
I'm a Scottish American, the first generation of my family to be born in the US. So it is in my DNA to hate the British. But man, they have one soap opera of a history! And as much as I dislike them, I can't look away. Fascinating to think that all of this actually happened! Between family members no less! I can understand having a fall out with your family member, but this? This goes beyond my pay grade. I cannot wrap my head around the way the families treated each other. Wow! Yes, I know the British didn't exactly corner the market in this type of behavior, but they did it better than anyone.
Not looked into the Scots kings yet?....lol ....
There's alot of Scottish noble families that also descend from French Normans... such as Robert the Bruce, also known as Robert de Brus. It is very probable you will descend from these same families who took over Scotland at the same time William the Conqueror took over England.
@@mmhthree
True! My 🇺🇸 line was accepted by the Bruce Society. So many cousins we are! 😹😉
@@ruthanneseven Right on!! It's been so much fun for me to learn all of this over the last few years. I'll be studying these families the rest of my life. Best wishes!
@@mmhthree
Me too! It's such fun!
I love going to the Scottish Games. So many cousins!
Check out Dan's books!
I personally have little doubt Henry meant it when he threatened Beckett via his knights and knew what was going to happen. It's surprising Beckett didn't seem to realize he was courting his own destruction or else a perverse martyr complex took hold of him, which was just vanity run amuck.
I want Dan to read brutal history to me so I can sleep.
Where are the scenes from
I'm descended from the Plantagenets and now I understand the term "generational curse".
So am I …😒
I am too. My family has always had it hard and my father swore we were cursed.
"and he doesn't speak a word of English, of course at this time, no one does... Except the commoners."