King Edward I "Longshanks" (1239-1307) - Pt 3/3

Episode 3 of the Channel Five series Kings & Queens, which looks at the life and reign of Edward I of England also known as "Longshanks".

The series looks at key monarchs in the history of England and gives some simplified facts about their reigns. This is a good series for those who have little prior knowledge of English history.

Sorry for the few blips in the recording

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[BRUTUALTRUTH]

mass murdering bastard

[KrakenRouge]

@TalonMercenary I agree, he was a great king and a warrior.

[blertdrax]

Interesting.....this chap states that Wallace was decapitated before being disemboweled. I always understood that hanging, drawing and quartering involved the guts being pulled out while the victim was still alive.

[helmuthoorn]

Probably not the monster as portrayed in ''Braveheart'', but undoubtedly a man, who lived by the sword and was more at home in the saddle and in armour than anywhere else.

Typical Plantagenet.

Died with his boots on in the field at the age of 68.

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[expecionel]

@shauntheassassin Hitler was a jew, that is way he hated jews so much ....

[Wilbtube]

@knifed91 Any movie featuring Mr Gibson is usually better to avoid. Given the man's raving antisemitism, he would have been more suitably cast as Edward. But such are the way's of Hollywood studios: they twist stories until night becomes day, and vilains heroes, and self-aborbed alcoholics actors.

[Durgesuth]

I love Edward the First, England needs him today

[MrCouchmen]

Bruce:You have bled with Wallace!Now bleed with me!!

[MrCouchmen]

They can take our lives,but they will never take our freedom!!!

[MrCouchmen]

1:22 - Hamish?

[knifed91]

As usual I found out Hollywood movies give a very innacurate and heroic fairy tale style interpretation of events, which happened in a very different manner in real life, just my point proven again, if you want to learn something read a book, dont watch movies...