Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
From Edward the BLACK PRINCE to George II’s son, Prince Frederick, this is the story of all the Princes of Wales who never became King. Starting from the time England took control of the principality of Wales in 1284 this English royal history documentary from History Calling covers 500 years of history and provides mini biographies of the eight boys and men who should have been king but who never got to wear the crown, either because they died before their fathers, or because they were exiled. The heirs to the throne in question are Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince and son of Edward III; Edward of Westminster, son of Henry VI; Edward of Middleham, son of Richard III; Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII; Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, son of James I; James Francis Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender and the son of James II; Prince Charles Edward Stuart, aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, or the young Pretender and the son of the so-called James III and finally Prince Frederick Louis, son of George II. In every case and whatever the reason, the succession to the throne was irrevocably altered by the fact that these Princes did not accede.
The title the Prince of Wales is granted to the eldest son of the King and very occasionally to his eldest grandson, but it is not acquired automatically upon birth. For this reason there are some cases where the King’s eldest son is not included in this list, because he did not live long enough to be created Prince of Wales, most notably the boys of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
The royal houses covered by this video are the Plantagenets, the Tudors, the Stuarts and the Hanoverians.
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From Edward the BLACK PRINCE to George II’s son, Prince Frederick, this is the story of all the Princes of Wales who never became King. Starting from the time England took control of the principality of Wales in 1284 this English royal history documentary from History Calling covers 500 years of history and provides mini biographies of the eight boys and men who should have been king but who never got to wear the crown, either because they died before their fathers, or because they were exiled. The heirs to the throne in question are Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince and son of Edward III; Edward of Westminster, son of Henry VI; Edward of Middleham, son of Richard III; Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII; Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, son of James I; James Francis Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender and the son of James II; Prince Charles Edward Stuart, aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, or the young Pretender and the son of the so-called James III and finally Prince Frederick Louis, son of George II. In every case and whatever the reason, the succession to the throne was irrevocably altered by the fact that these Princes did not accede.
The title the Prince of Wales is granted to the eldest son of the King and very occasionally to his eldest grandson, but it is not acquired automatically upon birth. For this reason there are some cases where the King’s eldest son is not included in this list, because he did not live long enough to be created Prince of Wales, most notably the boys of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
The royal houses covered by this video are the Plantagenets, the Tudors, the Stuarts and the Hanoverians.
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TRAGIC DEATH AND BURIAL OF PRINCE ARTHUR
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HOW JAMES II LOST THE THRONE
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