Footnotes
Portrait of Elizabeth I in an embroidered gown and lace ruff, one hand on a globe, with ships in the background.
English school, formerly attributed to George Gower, Elizabeth I (Armada Portrait), 1588. Public domain.

British and royal history

Footnotes of the Crown

New episodes on Wednesdays.

British and royal history: crowns, courts, and reigns that the broader story mentions and then moves on from.

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Medieval through early modern monarchy

Footnotes of the Crown is British and royal history: crowns, courts, and reigns.

The pictures on this page run from a late medieval English king to Tudor and Stuart court portraits, the medieval-to-early-modern span this channel works in.

A new episode is published on Wednesdays.

Viewers can follow those royal stories one episode at a time.

Full-length medieval portrait of King Richard II in a patterned robe and crown.
The Westminster Portrait of Richard II. Unknown, about the 1390s. Public domain. Source

Episodes

2 episodes, newest first.

Newest

The White Ship Disaster 1120: The Wreck That Changed England | Footnotes of the Crown

9:32

The episode presents the White Ship disaster of 1120, the wreck that changed England.

Earlier episodes

  • Portrait of Henry VIII standing in a wide fur-lined coat and feathered cap.
    Portrait of Henry VIII. Hans Holbein the Younger, 1537. Public domain. Source
  • Charles I on horseback with a riding master beside him, painted by van Dyck.
    Equestrian Portrait of Charles I. Anthony van Dyck, about 1637–1638. Public domain. Source