How King Henry III Was Overthrown By His Best Friend | Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | Timeline
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Published 2017-07-05
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. Ruling the country for over three hundred years, ruthlessly crushing all competition, The Plantagenet story is more shocking, more brutal and more astonishing than anything you’ll find in Game of Thrones.
Presented by acclaimed historian Dan Jones, the Plantagenets combines his scintillating story-telling with drama reconstruction and brings to life a dramatic and bloody time in England’s history.
This is history like you’ve never seen it before. Dan delivers his extraordinary take on one of the most visceral and violent chapters in British History. The series begins with Henry II, a control freak betrayed by his own wife and children after the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket. Episode two reveals the collapse of friendship between Henry III and Simon de Montfort, spiraling into bloody civil war. Edward II’s obsession with revenge tears England apart in episode 3. Finally, episode four tells the story of the boy king tyrant, Richard II, one of the most vicious and inventive despots in history.
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All Comments (21)
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19:23 I really liked how the actor playing Henry III created that twitch on the left side of his mouth. Superb method of conveying rage without uttering a word or taking any other action.
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Friendship that turned sour was quite a recurring theme for the Plantagenets.
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Really impressed with all the actors speaking French; especially if people who were nobility/aristocracy in those days would have actually spoken French. So many documentaries on any European topic have the actors speak English if it's an English documentary, so this is a refreshing change.
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I love Dan Jones. He is brilliant. His book about the Plantagenets is outstanding.
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Ironic how Simon stayed honest, fought for his oath. Even though he is killed " made example of" yet what he wanted to accomplish was accomplished by his enemies.
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Henry II “I won’t let my sons have any power because they don’t know how to rule.” His sons after Henry’s death proceed to ruin England.
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This is always the problem with dynasties: No matter how good of a ruler you are or how much you do, eventually someone down the line will be incredibly incompetent and ruin it all. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Henry III.
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You know, it occurs to me that no English/British dynasty since the Plantagenets has ruled the country nearly as long as they did. If you count the Lancasters and Yorks, both cadet branches of the Plantagenets, they ruled England for around 330 years. The Tudors only ruled for less than 120 years, the Stuarts ruled for about 110 years, give or take, the Hanovers ruled for about 187 years, and the Saxe-Coburg & Gotha/Windsors have only been in power since the beginning of the 20th Century. Just a thought, really.
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to be honest, I got bored and searched bubonic plague asmr and somehow ended up binging this series, really high quality, well made and totally enticing, I have to subscribe now, god is with me
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My reaction when I first heard this: Dan: He decides to do something bold, something radical, something no-one will expect. He decides...to invade Sicily. Me: (does a spit-take) What?! Why?! What does Sicily have to do with ANYTHING right now?! Seriously, that was probably the most random, unexpected thing Henry could have done, the way it was presented.
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Man I feel bad for Henry in this one. He tried his best to be the man his grandfather was but ruling wasn't his forte. I think after his third fiasco at Poitou, he should have just abdicated.
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This documentary series is wonderful. Timeline always has to very best to offer. Thank you!
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Amazing quality this documentary! Costumes, sceneries, ... the action! Wished we had this when I was in highschool! Better than the history teacher.
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Edward: tricks his captors into giving him the fastest horse, proceeds to escape Captors: "Well, we can't tell the truth about what happened."
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Edward Longshanks, Henry III's son, is a total badass. He defeated Simon de Montfort, won many times against the Scots and led the last crusade to the Holy Land.
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Just another story so incredible that it took Shakespeare to equal it in drama, nastiness, and blood. Very well told. I've always loved English history but this channel tells history exceptionally well.
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The Plantagenets marriages would be like this: "Greetings, my soon to be mother in law, I'm Eleanor." "What a coincidence, Eleanor, I'm also Eleanor."
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I wonder, is the reason Edward was so good a warrior because he grew up watching how Simon did things? It would be ironic.
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It's interesting that this ended the way it did. Both men wanted absolute power deep down. It ended with neither of them getting it and the world being better for it.
