How every medieval King of England died

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  • In this video we will look at how each mediaeval King of England died
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    Sources.
    The Anglo-Saxon chronicles.
    Asser's Life of Alfred the Great.
    Britain's royal families, Alison Weir
    Chronicles of the age of Chivalry, Elizabeth Hallam, Hugh Trevor-Roper
    The Domesday Book, Coombe Books.
    Kings, Queens, bones and Bastards, David Hilliam.
    Cnut, England's Viking King. M.K Lawson.
    King Cnut, W.B. Barlett.
    The Norman conquest, Teresa Cole.
    Edward the Confessor, Peter Rex.
    I never knew that about Royal Britain, Christopher Winn.
    A great and terrible king, Marc Morris.
    The battle of Hastings, Jim Bradbury.
    Richard III and the princes in the tower, A.J. Pollard.
    The kings and queens of England and Scotland, Maria Costantino.
    King and Queens of England and Great Britain, Eric, R, Delderfield.
    King and Queens of England, Nigel Cawthorne.
    King and Queens, Professor David Loades.
    King John, Marc Morris.
    Edward IV, Jeffrey James
    Henry III, Stephen Church.
    William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    The lives of St Oswald and St Ecgwine
    The eulogy of Queen Emma
    The life of King Edward who rests at Westminster anonymous author
    The battle of Hastings, Jim Bradbury
    Early sources of Scottish history Volume 2
    The deaths of Kings, Michael Evans
    The annals of Roger of Howden.
    Stephen and Matilda, the Civil war, Jim Bradbury.
    Henry II, Wilfred Lewis Warren
    King John, Stephen church
    KING HENRY III AND THE LORD EDWARD VOLUME II
    Eleanor of Provence : queenship in thirteenth-century England, Howell, Margaret
    by Frederick Maurice Powicke
    The life and reign of Edward I by Clifford, Edmund
    Edward II : the unconventional king, Warner, Kathryn.
    Isabella and the strange death of Edward II by Doherty, P. C
    The Reign of Edward III by Ormrod, W. M.
    Richard II and the English Nobility. Anthony Tuck
    The fears of Henry IV : the life of England's self-made king, Ian Mortimer
    The usurper king : Henry of Bolingbroke, 1366-99 by Bruce, Marie Louise
    Warrior king : the life of Henry V by Dockray, Keith
    Henry VI by Christie, Mabel Elizabeth
    This sun of York : a biography of Edward IV Lady Mary Clive
    Edward IV, England's Forgotten Warrior King: His Life, His People, and His Legacy by Dr. Anthony Corbet
    Henry VIII King and court, Alison Weir
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  • @Embracehistoria
    @Embracehistoria  Місяць тому +11

    References
    reference 1 page 76 Asser life of King Alfred.
    Reference 2 page 88-89 Asser's life of King Alfred
    reference 3 page 90 Asser's life of King Alfred
    reference 4 page 101 Asser's life of King Alfred
    reference 5 www.nhs.uk/conditions/crohns-disease/
    reference 6 Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Volume 84 May 1991 303
    Reference 7 page 104, Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Michael Swanton.
    Reference 8 page 110 Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Michael Swanton.
    reference 9 page 112-113 Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Michael Swanton.
    Reference 10 page 145 William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    Reference 11 Eadred (d. 955)
    Ann Williams, article link www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-8510
    Reference 12 page 162 William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    Reference 13 page 121 The lives of St Oswald and St Ecgwine,
    reference 14 pages 318-319-320 The Anglo-Saxons, Marc Morris.
    reference 15 page 137 The lives of St Oswald and St Ecgwine
    Reference 16 page 141 The lives of St Oswald and St Ecgwine
    reference 17 page 193 William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    reference 18 page 21 Kings, Queens, bones and bastards, David Hilliam
    Reference 19 page 148-149 Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Michael Swanton.
    reference 20 page 195 William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    reference 21 page 159/160 King Cnut W.B.Bartlett.
    reference 22 page 31 The eulogy of Queen Emma
    reference 23 page 370, The Anglo-Saxons, Marc Morris.
    page 108 Cnut, England's Viking King, M.K. Lawson.
    page 256 King Cnut, W.B. Bartlett.
    reference 24 page 39 The eulogy of Queen Emma
    reference 25 page 162 The Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Michael Swanton
    reference 26 page 53 The life of King Edward who rests at Westminster anonymous author
    Reference 27 page 55 The life of King Edward who rests at Westminster anonymous author
    Reference 28, page 89 The Norman conquest, Teresa Cole.
    page 160 Edward the confessor, Peter Rex.
    reference 29 page 277-278 William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    reference 30 page 192-193 Teresa Cole, The Norman conquest.
    Chapter six of The battle of Hastings, Jim Bradbury.
    page 403, The Anglo-Saxons Marc Morris
    page 226-227-228-229-230-231 The Battle of Hastings 1066, M.K.Lawson.
    reference 31 page 15 Early sources of Scottish history Volume 2
    reference 32 Page 246 The Norman conquest, Teresa Cole. page 4 The deaths of Kings, Michael Evans
    reference 33 page 245 Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Michael Swanton
    reference 34 page 345 William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    reference 35 page 489, William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
    From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
    page 185 Early sources of Scottish history, volume 2.
    page 263 Anglo-Saxons chronicles, Michael Swanton
    reference 36 page 253-254, The annals of Roger of Howden.
    reference 37 page 179 Stephen and Matilda, the Civil war, Jim Bradbury.
    reference 38 pages 627-628 Henry II, Wilfred Lewis Warren, pages 110-111 The annals of Roger of Howden
    reference 39 pages 452-453 The annals of Roger of Howden.
    page 8 The Deaths of King, Michael Evans.
    page 42 Kings, queens, bones and bastards, David Hilliam.
    reference 40 page 282-283 King John, Marc Morris
    page 9 The death of Kings, Michael Evans
    page 247-248 King John, Stephen church
    reference 41 page 588 KING HENRY III AND THE LORD EDWARD VOLUME II
    by Frederick Maurice Powicke
    reference 42 page 103 Marc Morris, A great and terrible king, Edward 1st
    page 253 Eleanor of Provence : queenship in thirteenth-century England, Howell, Margaret
    reference 43 page 323 The life and reign of Edward I
    by Clifford, Edmund
    reference 44 page 162, Chronicles of the age of chivalry, Elizabeth Hallam, Hugh Trevor-Roper.
    reference 45 chapter 16, four conspiracies and and a funeral, Edward II : the unconventional king, Warner, Kathryn. chapter 17, The curious case of the king who lived.
    Reference 46 page 242-243 Edward II : the unconventional king, Warner, Kathryn,
    reference 47 page 245 Edward II, the unconventional king, Kathryn Warner.
    Page 134-135 Isabella and the strange death of Edward II
    by Doherty, P. C
    reference 48 chapter 17 the curious case of the king who lived, Edward II, the unconventional king, Kathryn Warner
    reference 49 page 35 The Reign of Edward III by Ormrod, W. M.
    reference 50 page 45 The Reign of Edward III by Ormrod, W. M.
    reference 51 page 187 Richard II and the English Nobility. Anthony Tuck
    reference 52 page 187 Richard II and the English Nobility. Anthony Tuck
    reference 53 page 382 The fears of Henry IV : the life of England's self-made king, Ian Mortimer
    Reference 54 chapter 18 The fears of Henry IV : the life of England's self-made king, Ian Mortimer.
    King Queen's bones and bastards, page 52-53 David Hilliam.
    Page 12 The death of Kings, Michael Evans.
    reference 55, page 247 The usurper king : Henry of Bolingbroke, 1366-99
    by Bruce, Marie Louise
    reference 56 page 53 King Queen's bones and bastards, David Hilliam.
    reference 57 page 202, Warrior king : the life of Henry V by Dockray, Keith
    reference 58 page 368 Henry VI by Christie, Mabel Elizabeth
    reference 59, page 260/261, Edward IV Jeffery James
    page 248 This sun of York : a biography of Edward IV Lady Mary Clive
    reference 60. page 252 This sun of York : a biography of Edward IV, Lady Mary Clive.
    page 142 Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses
    by David Santiuste,
    page 59/60 Edward IV, England's Forgotten Warrior King: His Life, His People, and His Legacy
    by Dr. Anthony Corbet
    page 263 Edward IV, Jeffrey James
    reference 61 page 60 Edward IV, England's Forgotten Warrior King: His Life, His People, and His Legacy
    by Dr. Anthony Corbet
    reference 62 www.medievalists.net/2023/08/england-king-edward-iv-syphilis/
    reference 63 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21245346
    reference 64 page 492-493 Henry 8th King and Court, Alison Weir
    reference 65 page 502, Henry 8th King and Court, Alison Weir

    • @Dimera09
      @Dimera09 Місяць тому +1

      I love all your vids man!
      Also, providing references Is awesome, thank you!
      I must say that "Medieval" is misspelled in the title though! 🤘🏿

    • @maevependragon
      @maevependragon 21 день тому

      I'm subscribing for your reference list alone. That itself took time to research and type up. I can appreciate a good writer and researcher.

    • @CaerlaverockJaguar
      @CaerlaverockJaguar 10 годин тому

      It’d be nice to extend the video to even earlier kings.

  • @gussiejives
    @gussiejives Місяць тому +28

    Speaking as somebody with Crohn’s Disease, it’s always interesting to find historical figures that may have suffered it too. Shame they didn’t have endoscopes in the 9th century.

    • @Embracehistoria
      @Embracehistoria  Місяць тому +6

      I'm sorry you have to deal with Crohn's, I hope you've got it managed.

    • @gussiejives
      @gussiejives Місяць тому +4

      @@Embracehistoria Oh yeah. Mine’s a mild case; had it since I was 7. I turn 39 tomorrow and it’s been quiet ever since. Still get yearly scopes to check for bowel cancer.

    • @Embracehistoria
      @Embracehistoria  Місяць тому +6

      Happy birthday for tomorrow 🥳 🎂🎈🎂

  • @kevendapson3933
    @kevendapson3933 28 днів тому +9

    King Alfred was the last King of the Anglo Saxons, not ever a King of England. Aethelstan was the first true King of England, Athelstan was crowned King of England in 927 AD and was the grandson of King Alfred the Great.

  • @poto33
    @poto33 Місяць тому +16

    You know a video is good when it spends 4 minutes on one of the greatest King's bowel issues

    • @Embracehistoria
      @Embracehistoria  Місяць тому +5

      Well, you've got to probe these things otherwise you won't get the full story.

  • @brendanmuller7301
    @brendanmuller7301 29 днів тому +4

    Couldn't Harold have been shot in the eye THEN cut down? He could've survived the initial wound as some back then did, or the adrenaline was keeping him going, then he was cut down shortly after.

  • @cknsok
    @cknsok 21 день тому +2

    Love these types of videos. Thank you.

  • @baraxor
    @baraxor 8 днів тому +1

    Henry III seems to be the one English medieval king for whom no medical historian ventures to propose a cause of death.
    Personally, I think it was congestive heart failure, the "slow heart attack".

  • @kevendapson3933
    @kevendapson3933 Місяць тому +5

    King Alfred was never a King of England, according to your video title. It was his ambition and desire to have a united England under one King but he never achieved it. He was the last King of the Anglo Saxons.

    • @kerneywilliams632
      @kerneywilliams632 21 день тому

      He is one of three most important monarchs, most notably for preventing England from being renamed Denmark West and his foundation is the foundation of the modern British State. So, no he wasn't technically King of England. But I would call it just that, a technicality.

    • @kevendapson3933
      @kevendapson3933 21 день тому +2

      @@kerneywilliams632 Not being crowned King of England is just a technicality? That could be applied to hundreds/thousands of other wannabe's over the centuries that tried to usurp, rebel or overthrow, such a stupid comment!!! England wasnt a unified country at that time so he could never be King of England as it didnt exist. My comment was directed at the video title "How every medieval King of England died" as it is incorrect to include King Alfred, that is a fact.

  • @chaepark8720
    @chaepark8720 8 днів тому

    Fantastic video!👏👏👏

  • @Scythine
    @Scythine 9 годин тому

    30:00 what about poison? he did pass shortly after consuming the fish that was prepared for him. remarkable video btw, u have gained a sub!

  • @crystalhainline8248
    @crystalhainline8248 Місяць тому

    I'm glad to have found your channel 👍👍

  • @alanschwartz7073
    @alanschwartz7073 Місяць тому +3

    Ugh...even X2 speed cant keep the pace moving along

  • @AJMerrick
    @AJMerrick Місяць тому +2

    Great video dude

  • @pdow52
    @pdow52 13 днів тому +3

    Thanks for including the Anglo-Saxons kings in this. Some people act as if the English monarchy began in 1066 for some reason.

    • @daemonartursson5952
      @daemonartursson5952 9 днів тому

      Kings being numbered instead of given an epiteth can be considered a re-set and led to Lazy History. I agree, History of England should be taught at least from Alfred the Great. 😮😮

    • @stephfoxwell4620
      @stephfoxwell4620 4 дні тому +1

      The title is medieval Kings.
      Before 1066 is considered the Dark Ages.

    • @pdow52
      @pdow52 3 дні тому

      @@stephfoxwell4620 The term “dark ages” is nonsense and is no longer used by historians. In the context of British archaeology, the term “medieval” is used to describe the period between roughly the time of The Anarchy up to the Battle of Bosworth Field. In the context of history, the term “medieval” simply refers to the Middle Ages, as that is literally what that word means.

    • @stephfoxwell4620
      @stephfoxwell4620 3 дні тому +1

      @@pdow52 The times were called Dark, especially in Britain, due to the paucity of historic records and buildings.
      The era also began in darkness around 535AD with a huge volcanic eruption and the Justinian Plague.
      It is wrong to lump the year 450 with 1450.
      They are not similar in anyway.

  • @Albukhshi
    @Albukhshi 16 днів тому +1

    @ 15:06
    People wrote about it at the time, within a couple of years of the battle (the Hastings Carmine). The Carmine source bluntly states that he got hacked to death by a hit squad of knights. Based on what Carmine says, it's the dude getting his leg chopped off. That's because that is explicitly described as one of the wounds inflicted on him.
    This is a totally random guess, but the idea of an arrow to the eye--which only appears the century after (reliably)--might come from people seeing the Bayeux tapestry on display and mistaking the two dying men for each other? It would have likely been first put on display when Odo--William's half-brother and veteran of Hastings--inaugurated the cathedral at Bayeux. One can imagine spectators seeing it and being as confused as most of us are by the scene. People weren't as accurate at source citation there as they are now (or indeed, what they were doing in Medieval Eurasia), so it's hard to say.

  • @ItsJustCartier
    @ItsJustCartier Місяць тому +1

    8:38 When I think of a king snatched too early. A hunting accident or a disease especially if reported in area at the time would be a likely death.
    Sucks that sources of this time sometimes leave us to speculating the circumstances.

    • @Embracehistoria
      @Embracehistoria  Місяць тому +1

      Yep, Very frustrating to research, more so the lack of information from primary sources.

  • @nbah5969
    @nbah5969 Місяць тому +1

    What an interesting video. Must have been loads of research.

    • @Embracehistoria
      @Embracehistoria  Місяць тому +1

      Quite a bit. The sources are in the description tab if you want some further reading.

  • @stephfoxwell4620
    @stephfoxwell4620 4 дні тому

    Before 1154 monarchs were crowned King of the English,not England.
    The people, not the place.
    This was changed under Jenry II in 1154 to England and the birth of the modern concept of Property ownership.

  • @stephenhayden2586
    @stephenhayden2586 Місяць тому +1

    Great vidio your a nice guy and lovely to watch

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 3 дні тому

    I know how king Richard the 1st died.
    He was crossbow shot in the shoulder at Castle Chalus in France. 👑⚜️⚜️⚜️👑
    There is of course one Medieval Figure which is to do with Richard the Lionheart.
    Who do you think that figure Could be?

  • @PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars
    @PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars День тому

    I question your choice of music. The 1812 overture, (clue in the name) it not medieval. It also commemorates Napoleons' invasion of Russia. So not English. It was written by Tchaikovsky, not an Englishman and contains nods to Russian folk songs. What's the connection?

  • @martinkirby3100
    @martinkirby3100 2 години тому

    Richard 111 never killed his nephews henry 7th had eyes and ears in Richards court he ordered the death of the prince's so as to remove any threat to his kingship should he beat Richard in the battle

  • @spudspuddy
    @spudspuddy День тому

    say goodbye to old....robot voice

  • @kkupsky6321
    @kkupsky6321 18 днів тому

    I once knew a geezer from Grimsby that shat himself rotten and died farting blood. That’s when I used to be a dentist. I mean barber*

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 3 дні тому

    I wish France was a Kingdom. A Monchary.
    So sad & such a shame its not anymore.
    R.I.P French Royalists.

  • @kkupsky6321
    @kkupsky6321 18 днів тому

    “This place sucks” - Mercian ca. always.

  • @michaelpjeffries1521
    @michaelpjeffries1521 Місяць тому

    I have ancestry traced back pre 1600's, arrested in Canterbury for assaulting the queens special, they were withdrawn. Also in area of cathedral riot in 1200's. Within 14 - 20 % of many . Some titled. According to wikitree. Other side is French/ Welsh.

  • @stephenhayden2586
    @stephenhayden2586 Місяць тому

    Why platctgec1812 overture in the background yo the deaths of English monarchs

    • @CountessKitten
      @CountessKitten 19 днів тому

      Because he wanted to. My god. You people are relentlessly rude, especially given this is completely free for you, and if you do not enjoy, you can simply skip to the next video and not say anything, but I suppose some of you people just cannot pass up a chance to prove to the world what a nasty human you truly are!

  • @Patricia-tr9zm
    @Patricia-tr9zm 26 днів тому

    Fell asleep. Missed the last half twice 😅

  • @colmastro4373
    @colmastro4373 6 днів тому

    Murderous tyrants, this guy "dearly departed" 😂😂😂

  • @carolsmall992
    @carolsmall992 27 днів тому +1

    Better watched at 1.75x speed.

    • @Embracehistoria
      @Embracehistoria  27 днів тому +2

      How rude.

    • @CountessKitten
      @CountessKitten 19 днів тому +1

      ​@@Embracehistoriapeople are so rude in this technologically advanced age!
      Don't take it to heart, if you can help it. People are so miserable and quite nasty, and being behind their keyboards, it gives them an excuse to be a somewhat anonymous snot!
      For what it's worth, I rather enjoyed the cadence of your speech, and was impressed with the content as well! ❣️Thank you!

  • @Cyanduck485
    @Cyanduck485 18 днів тому

    Spiffing video