The Five Year Old Who Would Have Been King of England - Edward of Angoulême

Born to a legend. Buried before his sixth birthday. He was second in line to the throne of England — and history forgot him. Tonight, journey through the complete life of Edward of Angoulême — the firstborn son of the Black Prince, baptised in the most magnificent ceremony medieval France had ever seen, and the boy whose quiet death in Bordeaux changed the course of English history forever. In this peaceful, slow-told documentary, you'll discover: 🕯️ His birth in a sunlit French château — and the grandfather who gave a man a lifetime's salary just for delivering the good news 🕯️ The most extravagant royal baptism in medieval Europe — 154 lords, 706 knights, and £400 spent on candles alone 🕯️ The golden court of Aquitaine — the most magnificent in the world, built by his legendary father the Black Prince 🕯️ The Spanish campaign that destroyed the Black Prince's health — and cast the first shadow over everything 🕯️ The Siege of Limoges — fire, betrayal, and a dying prince carried into battle in a litter 🕯️ How the death of one five-year-old child created the conditions for a dynastic crisis, a deposition, and the Wars of the Roses 🕯️ The brother who brought his body home — and perhaps painted him into the most beautiful artwork in medieval England This calm, soothing history documentary is perfect for sleep, relaxation, studying, or simply unwinding after a long day. Dim the lights, get comfortable, and let the story of England's lost prince carry you gently into rest. 🌙 New peaceful history documentaries every week — subscribe and join the Sleepy Crown Reborn family. 💬 Tell us in the comments: do you think Richard II's Wilton Diptych is really a portrait of his dead mother and brother? ⏰ CHAPTERS 0:00 — Opening: The Boy Who Would Have Been King 0:04 — Chapter 1: The World Into Which He Was Born 11:00 — Chapter 2: The Court of the Sun — Life in Aquitaine 21:00 — Chapter 3: The Baptism of a Prince 29:00 — Chapter 4: A Child in Aquitaine — The Early Years 38:00 — Chapter 5: The Shadow Begins to Fall — Nájera and the Black Prince's Illness 49:00 — Chapter 6: A Kingdom Grows Restless — Aquitaine's Troubles 59:00 — Chapter 7: The Autumn of Everything — Limoges and the Death of a Prince 1:11:00 — Chapter 8: Farewells — The Funeral and the Family's Grief 1:22:00 — Chapter 9: The King Who Remembered — Richard II and His Brother's Ghost 1:32:00 — Chapter 10: The Wilton Diptych — A Painting and a Question 1:42:00 — Chapter 11: What Might Have Been — Edward and the Course of History 1:52:00 — Chapter 12: Edward's Legacy — The Memory of a Lost Prince 2:02:00 — Chapter 13: The World That Mourned Him 2:14:00 — Chapter 14: Bones and Memory — Edward's Tombs 2:25:00 — Chapter 15: The Boy Who Would Have Been Edward V 2:45:00 — Closing: Sleep Well 2:57:00 — End