How King Henry VI’s Failed Rule Led to the Wars of the Roses

I loved this series, was thought provoking. "Richard is convinced he should be king... Margaret is convinced she should be king... and Henry is convinced he should be a fluffy sheep in the forest of rainbows"

I love Dan Jones, I think he has a fresh perspective on WOTR. But this video implies that Henry VI was intellectually disabled. (“Imbecile”, “Feeble minded”). He was not- He founded King’s College, Cambridge, and Eton School,and was very involved in both projects. He also had extensive libraries, and hated to be interrupted from reading by administrative tasks or kingly duties. To this day, there is a ceremony of the Lilies and the Roses, where Henry VI is honored at the spot in the Tower of London where he was killed, by representatives from both schools. He could also be ruthless, but he was inconsistent about it. While he wasn’t intellectually disabled, he lacked the personality traits and leadership abilities that would have made him an effective medieval king. We cannot diagnose his mental illness from afar- and we can’t really know what caused his initial illness and breakdown. Maybe the demands of kingship? In any case, it was tragic.

I could have passed more history tests with documentaries like this back in the 90s.

The acting in this is far above what you normally get in this type of program.

Dan Jones! One of the best documentaries and the plantagenet documentary is awsome!

Always good to see Dan Jones talking about the Wars of the Roses, especially after recently finishing his book on the subject. Great video. I'll definitely watch it again.

The production values here are top notch. Wish I had all these presenters for history in high school.

I still feel bad for Henry VI. Yes he was a terrible king, but what was the alternative? He was an only child, so he could not even pass the throne to a sibling and passing it to a cousin meant civil war. He would have made a great monk, I think. He was just very unsuited for the job he was born into.

This is really an excellent presentation. A person can study history of England and never exhaust the topic.

Oh, there's a part 2 coming? Sweet! Now this is old school History Channel right here; what is should be. Now I am vested and very interested into this period of civil war.

Please upload the entire series, it was epic when it was released and still is now!

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Having Dan Jcnes as commentator was a genius decision. As a renowned historian, he provides credibility. Well-written, well-presented.

History Hit lives up to it's name! Thank you so much for bringing so much knowledge on so many subjects to my living room every day! Would love to see more Dr. Kat, and perhaps some Curtis Ryan Woodside the Egyptologist. He has some amazing documentaries!!!

This is a summary. The country was already unstable at this time. Henry VI was “incompetent “ most of his reign (probably psychological ) Margaret of Anjou was resented because she was seen to be the “puppet master “ and elevated all of her family and friends. …. Mostly French. I DO believe that the Duke of York was originally trying to save the kingdom at that time and was influenced by his peers. It’s always interesting to see the .differences in how the War of the Roses started. The Duke of York was definitely a stronger character in history than Henry VI!

Henry VI inherited his mental state from his maternal grandfather who was defeated by Henry V

This is superb. Dan Jones is excellent, and special thanks to that Mr Howe for the 🎶music. This work has a feature film quality to it, as well as being packed with detail. Impressive. 🌟👍

Wow, this is the most comprehensive and engaging historical content on YouTube. This channel always has me hooked, and I seriously cannot get enough.

This was a great episode. Very thought provoking.

Excellent video, making a gripping story come to life! Surprised, educated and captivated by this content . Thanks !