This Documentary is a People Profiles Production on the life of Edward III. Please subscribe to their channel for more: www.youtube.com/@PeopleProfiles
@@JangianTV I was thinking "The People Profiles channel should sue these guys..." Previously, I had only seen this channel upload Timeline documentaries (e.g. Britain's Bloody Crown, etc.), but makes sense now.
Check out the channels History Time, Voices of the Past and North 02. So many great independent historian channels… this channel didn’t produce this doc though lol
@@HELLENISM-HELLAS She wasn't a medieval queen but if i have to rank her, she will likely be a top 10 but not a top 5. It's also hard to rank modern kings and queens because after the Stuart dynasty, the kings were more or less figure head without real power. For Edward 3 himself, he started a war that he lost and also lost some lands throught the process so it's impossible to put him above other greats.
That’s cool, he is my 21st great-grandfather through his son Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence through his only child Philippa Plantagenet, 5th Countess of Ulster
Fun fact: when Eddy 3 stormed into the room to cut off his mom and her boyfriend's bullshit and people started getting dropped, apparently an archbishop in attendance panicked and tried to flee down the the toilet hatch in a nearby room. Classic!
Depending on which bubonic plague,they get, bubonic, systemic or pneumonia, systemic kills you pretty quickly, Pneumonic can last a few days but very painful and bubonic,you might get lucky and survive😢
The murder of Edward II has been more or less proven to have never occurred. He was secreted out of the country by agents of Mortimer and was set up to spend his remaining days as a monk in Italy. Ian Mortimer’a biography of Edward III goes into great and fabulous detail on the evidence for this wild turn of events. Edward III was able later in life to meet with his father in secret, the only time in history when two Kings of England walked the ground together at once.
17th great grampa over a dozen times. 17th twice at the closest. Have more lines to his Grampa Edward I. Both sides of my family. 4 of his sons also great grampas and great granduncles. Black Prince Edward is a great granduncle. I was named after my 16th great grand uncle Geoffrey Chaucer.
From watching this video it does sound like the identity of England as an influential and strong nation state within Europe began to take shape under Edward III, as attested to by the beginning of the use of English as the language of court and state. This appears to create a very specific English national identity that doesn't appear to have existed previously.
Thank you, I feel like Henry Fitzempress gets overlooked a lot when people talk about greatest Kings of England. It's my opinion that he could quite possibly be the greatest of all of them, just my opinion though.
18:30 he didn't use enough wax seal. The stamp is much bigger than it. Funny some of the imagery chosen, like a woman with heavy black eyeshadow, and the Northern Lights...? Huh??
I wish King Edward III would have delayed his daughter's trip to Castile to marry King Pedro. Maybe she would have never caught the plague & lived a longer, fuller life.
I like how it presents the exploitation of workers as a good thing. “He FORCED the peasants to accept pre pandemic wages! The economy was so much better as a result!!” 😊 Good for WHO?
The peasants were price gouging because of the labor shortage. They were charging exorbitant wages and no CD fjord to a he. Dead made the call for set wages so that more harvests could reach market and maintain economy to help in recovery
It's funny how England went through a repeated phase of a very strong king, then a very weak king. For literally hundreds of years, this is what occurred. Almost as if the sons felt the pressure of their fathers notorioty and struggled with that burden.
@@jamesnoonan7450 *New Dynasty = Norman* William I (Strong) William II (Middling) Henry I (Strong) *New Dynasty = Plantagenet* Henry II (Strong) Richard I (Middling) John (Weak) Henry III (Weak) Edward I (Strong) Edward II (Weak) Edward III (Strong) {The Black Prince} (Strong) Richard II (Weak) *New Dynasty = Lancaster* Henry IV (Strong) Henry V (Strong) Henry VI (Weak) *New Dynasty = York* Edward IV (Strong) Richard III (N/A) Edward V (N/A)
Edward III and her wife Queen Phillipa first descendants Harold II Godwinson through him daughter Gytha and her husband Prince of Kiev Vladimir Monomachs on the English Throne and England Monarchy after Norman Conquest of England in 1066 year.
Love this documentary still though Henry the 5 did at least as much with less time. If he lives as long as Edward III perhaps Henry the 6th isn't a failure and war of the roses never happens. I'm still taking Henry 5 as the greatest....
I've always wondered what if Henry V had lived a longer life than he did. He probably would have had more sons and we may have never had the Cousins War which could have been a good thing and possibly a Plantagenet still on the throne today since the didn't nearly wipe out their entire family
@chrishaapala7997 he would have been King of France. Perhaps he consolidate. Perhaps He raised Charles to be a better heir.....it's interesting to ponder.
Someone explain to me why all this makes Edward "the greatest monarch in English history". Don't answer unless you're one of those very very few who - God be praised - know what they're talking about. (I'm not holding my breath.)
Well, you can disregard any monarch from George I onwards (and maybe earlier), as Parliament becomes the main source of power from this time. This means that there is limited scope for good kings to be good, or bad kings to be bad. This means you are primarily dealing with England's Medieval and Renaissance monarchs, and most of them range from average to bad. So, there isn't much competition. The contenders for "greatest English monarch" are probably limited to Alfred, Aethelstan, William I, Henry I, Henry II, Edward I, Edward III, Edward IV, Elizabeth I or William III. Of course, there is what was best for the institution that is the English monarchy, and what was best for the rest of us. For example, the signing of the Magna Carta and Provisions of Oxford was good for the majority, but represent a failure from the point-of-view of John and Henry II, respectively, as it is their job to preserve royal authority. Furthermore, we now tend to put more stock in cultural achievements over military achievements - especially if that king's successor went and lost all that territory after his death. As a result, someone like Henry III - who would have been hated at the time for his military failures and financial incompetance - is today elevated to the lofty heights of "average" by virtue of his building of Westminster Cathedral, creation of Oxford University, (etc.). Conversely, this reduces our perception of monarchs who are only really celebrated for their military prowess, like Richard I (and even that is debatable) and, of course, Henry V. Finally, there is the issue of whether we are judging a someones whole life, or just the period when they were king/queen. If we also judge the period BEFORE they become monarch, the likes of Henry IV (previously, Henry Bollingbroke) and Henry VII (previously, Henry Tudor) are greatly elevated, as they did a lot of good work in removing a tyrant before themselves having underwhelming and paranoid reigns that were dogged by significant questions about their own legitimacy. As for Edward III, he removed a potential usurper in Roger Mortimer, destroyed the threat of the Scottish aristocracy for a generation, captured both the Scottish and French kings (for huge ransoms), introduced England's most notable honourary title (that still exists to this day), increased taxation revenues, prevented economic collapse following the Black Death by outlawing supply-and-demand economics (again, we are judging what is best for the crown, not us), undertook significant reform in England's coinage (e.g. creating the three-tiered gold coinage system of the noble/half-noble/quarter-noble, after his initial failure with the gold florin) and was the greatest contributor to the development of England's greatest castle, Windsor. In many ways, he was TOO successful. He had too many sons survive into adulthood (which would lead to succession chaos between the decendents of his sons a century later), and lived long enough to see his reign start to fall apart as an ailing old man. Personally, in terms of "greatest English monarch", I'd give the nod to Elizabeth I. However, if we are talking about kings only, I'd go with Edward III. Every other contender has at least one huge downside (e.g. William I's destruction of northern England, Henry I's inability to secure his succession, Henry II's inability to control his family, Edward I's financial catastrophe in France, Edward IV drinking himself to an early grave before his sons reached adulthood, etc.).
think you need to check your facts because the 100 years war began in 1346 thats why david the 2nd of scotland invaded england and was captured at the battle of nevilles cross so please check before making untrue facts as fact just saying as im from co durham but at least you metioned sort of stanhope park that wasn't a stalemate we got beat and edward 3rd was almost killed
Good king at the beginning, yet at the end he lost the plot and his children contributed to a lot of problems. Lets not even mention how his heir/grandson screwed up so badly that King Dick the Second is a strong candidate for the worst monarch of England. Shocked Edward III doesn't have a big budget movie of his life. His mom had an affair with a nobleman and overthrew his dad (who may or may not be bisexual) in her son's name, Edward then in his teens overthrew mommy's bf and became king. He and his eldest son kicked France's behind and then....plague!!! So much ingredients for Hollywood blockbuster.
I think there should be many more big budget movies of the entire dynasty if not a series. I mean they have everything Hollywood looks for, drama, comedy, horror, romance, intrigue and lots of violence/action it would be a blockbuster if not epic series
Also the Counts of Anjou from The House of Ingelger and House of Gatinais through to the Plantagenets should have some movies or shows about them cause from what I have read about them they are definitely movie/ mini-series material as well as the Normans
@@chrishaapala7997 When you know how accurate movies like braveheart or the king (2019) are, it's hard to think that Hollywood could make movies or series that will depicted accurately middle ages, even less if it's not an anglosaxon country. Nevertheless, it will be great to see the rivalry between the normands and the angevins in the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries or their expansion against brittany, blois and poitou or how Foulques 5 will become king of Jerusalem but you're right that Foulques 3 and Foulques 4 were definitely not sweet people.
Did Real Royalty steal or buy the People Profiles video ? 🤣🤣🤣. Here i was excited for a fresh documentary on a King not often covered. Bait and switch. Does Real Royalty create any content or are you smarter than the rest of us and make a living off other peoples hard work ? 🤣
This Documentary is a People Profiles Production on the life of Edward III. Please subscribe to their channel for more: www.youtube.com/@PeopleProfiles
Why copy ? Cant you do your own work ? I have PP blocked and woke to the oh so familiar drone and very often incorrect narrative.
You do ABSOLUTELY terrific docos,I love history, dont stop,love it❤❤❤❤❤😊
@@JangianTV I was thinking "The People Profiles channel should sue these guys..."
Previously, I had only seen this channel upload Timeline documentaries (e.g. Britain's Bloody Crown, etc.), but makes sense now.
Check out the channels History Time, Voices of the Past and North 02. So many great independent historian channels… this channel didn’t produce this doc though lol
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
The video introduces a history that is truly fascinating and meaningful.
Excellent production.
AS KING Edward III ranks a close second to his grandfather Edward I. This is a fine bio.
Even without Edward 1, some medieval kings like Athelstan, Henry 1, Henry 5 and maybe Henry 2 are easily above Edward 3.
French ancestry 👀💬
@@robert-surcouf And maybe Elizabeth I Tudor.
@@HELLENISM-HELLAS She wasn't a medieval queen but if i have to rank her, she will likely be a top 10 but not a top 5.
It's also hard to rank modern kings and queens because after the Stuart dynasty, the kings were more or less figure head without real power.
For Edward 3 himself, he started a war that he lost and also lost some lands throught the process so it's impossible to put him above other greats.
@@robert-surcouf Bro,that's a great answer.Thanks.
Edward the 3rd was a great king❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's hard to be the greatest when the second half of your reign is a disaster.
But his many children caused the War of the Roses. Well their descendants did.
I agree. Edward III was England's greatest king. I would go so far as to suggest that he ought to be known to history as Edward the Great.
King Edward III is my 23rd Great Grandfather. Through his son Prince John of Gaunt, and his son Henry IV
That’s cool, he is my 21st great-grandfather through his son Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence through his only child Philippa Plantagenet, 5th Countess of Ulster
Welcome to the club ,Henry IV m ,Mary de Bohon ,a Boon to us all ,
Wow really 😇
Yep they got around almost as much as Genghis Khan.
It’s a good thing the nickname thing stopped or you’d be the Candice the full of shit
So fitting that his birthday is soon as well. Glory to the Boar from Windsor!
THANKS YOU
Does anyone know if there is a DVD available of Shakespeare's play Edward III?
A fascinating history.
Fun fact: when Eddy 3 stormed into the room to cut off his mom and her boyfriend's bullshit and people started getting dropped, apparently an archbishop in attendance panicked and tried to flee down the the toilet hatch in a nearby room. Classic!
That's pretty funny 😂😂, I never heard that. You learn something new every day
20th great grandfather 😮 ❤
This taken off the peoples profile u tube channel lol also a good channel .
Many channels are ripping off their content lately. Sad.
An important reminder that the greatest of all English-British kings was undoubtedly Edward III.
What sre all the eye close-ups about?
You convinced me 😊
Depending on which bubonic plague,they get, bubonic, systemic or pneumonia, systemic kills you pretty quickly, Pneumonic can last a few days but very painful and bubonic,you might get lucky and survive😢
The murder of Edward II has been more or less proven to have never occurred. He was secreted out of the country by agents of Mortimer and was set up to spend his remaining days as a monk in Italy. Ian Mortimer’a biography of Edward III goes into great and fabulous detail on the evidence for this wild turn of events. Edward III was able later in life to meet with his father in secret, the only time in history when two Kings of England walked the ground together at once.
17th great grampa over a dozen times. 17th twice at the closest. Have more lines to his Grampa Edward I. Both sides of my family. 4 of his sons also great grampas and great granduncles. Black Prince Edward is a great granduncle.
I was named after my 16th great grand uncle Geoffrey Chaucer.
From watching this video it does sound like the identity of England as an influential and strong nation state within Europe began to take shape under Edward III, as attested to by the beginning of the use of English as the language of court and state. This appears to create a very specific English national identity that doesn't appear to have existed previously.
Best King ever.
Edward, The Great
Isn't this a People Profiles episode?
It's the same narrator and general syntax.
Edward III was great but he can’t hold a candle to Henry II.
Thank you, I feel like Henry Fitzempress gets overlooked a lot when people talk about greatest Kings of England. It's my opinion that he could quite possibly be the greatest of all of them, just my opinion though.
They did Edward 2 dirty in the portrait 😭
18:30 he didn't use enough wax seal. The stamp is much bigger than it. Funny some of the imagery chosen, like a woman with heavy black eyeshadow, and the Northern Lights...? Huh??
Oh! The narrator called Phillip a COUNT. I heard something else, so had to rewind to make sure😂😂
Diction so clear.
Spiffing!
I wish King Edward III would have delayed his daughter's trip to Castile to marry King Pedro. Maybe she would have never caught the plague & lived a longer, fuller life.
And you did not say that Phillippa died,so sad,so many children and that woman who used him😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
...Who is the narrator?
I like how it presents the exploitation of workers as a good thing. “He FORCED the peasants to accept pre pandemic wages! The economy was so much better as a result!!” 😊 Good for WHO?
Good for Whom.
The peasants were price gouging because of the labor shortage. They were charging exorbitant wages and no CD fjord to a he. Dead made the call for set wages so that more harvests could reach market and maintain economy to help in recovery
I thought this was about Edward the 3rd not the 2nd?
It is. You have to listen to the entire story. Edward ll was his father and a deposed king.
Not Phillippa but that woman after she died used him😢
Alice Pierrers, I think I spelled her name wrong, but I do know who you're talking about
It's funny how England went through a repeated phase of a very strong king, then a very weak king. For literally hundreds of years, this is what occurred. Almost as if the sons felt the pressure of their fathers notorioty and struggled with that burden.
@@jamesnoonan7450
*New Dynasty = Norman*
William I (Strong)
William II (Middling) Henry I (Strong)
*New Dynasty = Plantagenet*
Henry II (Strong)
Richard I (Middling) John (Weak)
Henry III (Weak)
Edward I (Strong)
Edward II (Weak)
Edward III (Strong)
{The Black Prince} (Strong)
Richard II (Weak)
*New Dynasty = Lancaster*
Henry IV (Strong)
Henry V (Strong)
Henry VI (Weak)
*New Dynasty = York*
Edward IV (Strong) Richard III (N/A)
Edward V (N/A)
Edward III and her wife Queen Phillipa first descendants Harold II Godwinson through him daughter Gytha and her husband Prince of Kiev Vladimir Monomachs on the English Throne and England Monarchy after Norman Conquest of England in 1066 year.
Why do UA-cam’s keep stealing Peoples Profiles content?
I like traditional documentaries, where we break away every now and then to let someone else talk.
Love this documentary still though Henry the 5 did at least as much with less time. If he lives as long as Edward III perhaps Henry the 6th isn't a failure and war of the roses never happens. I'm still taking Henry 5 as the greatest....
I've always wondered what if Henry V had lived a longer life than he did. He probably would have had more sons and we may have never had the Cousins War which could have been a good thing and possibly a Plantagenet still on the throne today since the didn't nearly wipe out their entire family
@chrishaapala7997 he would have been King of France. Perhaps he consolidate. Perhaps He raised Charles to be a better heir.....it's interesting to ponder.
This AI narration is hysterical! What pretense of accent. I hope you did as a joke, hoping your audience would get a chuckle.
I am pretty certain the People Profiles narrator isn't AI.
One who was merely a what? 😮
Someone explain to me why all this makes Edward "the greatest monarch in English history". Don't answer unless you're one of those very very few who - God be praised - know what they're talking about.
(I'm not holding my breath.)
Well, you can disregard any monarch from George I onwards (and maybe earlier), as Parliament becomes the main source of power from this time. This means that there is limited scope for good kings to be good, or bad kings to be bad.
This means you are primarily dealing with England's Medieval and Renaissance monarchs, and most of them range from average to bad. So, there isn't much competition.
The contenders for "greatest English monarch" are probably limited to Alfred, Aethelstan, William I, Henry I, Henry II, Edward I, Edward III, Edward IV, Elizabeth I or William III.
Of course, there is what was best for the institution that is the English monarchy, and what was best for the rest of us. For example, the signing of the Magna Carta and Provisions of Oxford was good for the majority, but represent a failure from the point-of-view of John and Henry II, respectively, as it is their job to preserve royal authority.
Furthermore, we now tend to put more stock in cultural achievements over military achievements - especially if that king's successor went and lost all that territory after his death. As a result, someone like Henry III - who would have been hated at the time for his military failures and financial incompetance - is today elevated to the lofty heights of "average" by virtue of his building of Westminster Cathedral, creation of Oxford University, (etc.). Conversely, this reduces our perception of monarchs who are only really celebrated for their military prowess, like Richard I (and even that is debatable) and, of course, Henry V.
Finally, there is the issue of whether we are judging a someones whole life, or just the period when they were king/queen. If we also judge the period BEFORE they become monarch, the likes of Henry IV (previously, Henry Bollingbroke) and Henry VII (previously, Henry Tudor) are greatly elevated, as they did a lot of good work in removing a tyrant before themselves having underwhelming and paranoid reigns that were dogged by significant questions about their own legitimacy.
As for Edward III, he removed a potential usurper in Roger Mortimer, destroyed the threat of the Scottish aristocracy for a generation, captured both the Scottish and French kings (for huge ransoms), introduced England's most notable honourary title (that still exists to this day), increased taxation revenues, prevented economic collapse following the Black Death by outlawing supply-and-demand economics (again, we are judging what is best for the crown, not us), undertook significant reform in England's coinage (e.g. creating the three-tiered gold coinage system of the noble/half-noble/quarter-noble, after his initial failure with the gold florin) and was the greatest contributor to the development of England's greatest castle, Windsor.
In many ways, he was TOO successful. He had too many sons survive into adulthood (which would lead to succession chaos between the decendents of his sons a century later), and lived long enough to see his reign start to fall apart as an ailing old man.
Personally, in terms of "greatest English monarch", I'd give the nod to Elizabeth I. However, if we are talking about kings only, I'd go with Edward III. Every other contender has at least one huge downside (e.g. William I's destruction of northern England, Henry I's inability to secure his succession, Henry II's inability to control his family, Edward I's financial catastrophe in France, Edward IV drinking himself to an early grave before his sons reached adulthood, etc.).
think you need to check your facts because the 100 years war began in 1346 thats why david the 2nd of scotland invaded england and was captured at the battle of nevilles cross so please check before making untrue facts as fact just saying as im from co durham but at least you metioned sort of stanhope park that wasn't a stalemate we got beat and edward 3rd was almost killed
Good king at the beginning, yet at the end he lost the plot and his children contributed to a lot of problems. Lets not even mention how his heir/grandson screwed up so badly that King Dick the Second is a strong candidate for the worst monarch of England.
Shocked Edward III doesn't have a big budget movie of his life. His mom had an affair with a nobleman and overthrew his dad (who may or may not be bisexual) in her son's name, Edward then in his teens overthrew mommy's bf and became king. He and his eldest son kicked France's behind and then....plague!!! So much ingredients for Hollywood blockbuster.
Still not sure he was worse than
his great-grandfather
You mean until 1356 or until 1377 ?
I think there should be many more big budget movies of the entire dynasty if not a series. I mean they have everything Hollywood looks for, drama, comedy, horror, romance, intrigue and lots of violence/action it would be a blockbuster if not epic series
Also the Counts of Anjou from The House of Ingelger and House of Gatinais through to the Plantagenets should have some movies or shows about them cause from what I have read about them they are definitely movie/ mini-series material as well as the Normans
@@chrishaapala7997 When you know how accurate movies like braveheart or the king (2019) are, it's hard to think that Hollywood could make movies or series that will depicted accurately middle ages, even less if it's not an anglosaxon country.
Nevertheless, it will be great to see the rivalry between the normands and the angevins in the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries or their expansion against brittany, blois and poitou or how Foulques 5 will become king of Jerusalem but you're right that Foulques 3 and Foulques 4 were definitely not sweet people.
You need to make your own content and stop stealing other people’s videos!
The people’s profiles is partnering with them. They didn’t steal anything.
Did Real Royalty steal or buy the People Profiles video ? 🤣🤣🤣. Here i was excited for a fresh documentary on a King not often covered. Bait and switch. Does Real Royalty create any content or are you smarter than the rest of us and make a living off other peoples hard work ? 🤣
Genealogists traced my mother's 1600s colonial Maryland family back to Edward III, II and I and back to Charlemagne by hundreds of avenues.
Awful rolling R's.
From the french side, Edward the third was the worst king of England, except maybe Henry the fifth..... 😂😂😂😂
And you did not say that Phillippa died,so sad,so many children and that woman who used him😢😢😢😢😢😢😢