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Kings and their challengers fill The People Profiles' medieval week

New documentaries follow Simon de Montfort's rule over a captive king and Charles VII's journey from disinheritance to victory.

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Simon de Montfort & Second Barons' War Documentary

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12:28De Montfort's secret marriage to Henry III's sister Eleanor provokes outrage among English nobles.
22:26The Provisions of Oxford establish a council that limits royal authority.
29:35Victory at Lewes leaves Henry III and Lord Edward in de Montfort's custody.
32:20De Montfort summons knights and burgesses to Parliament at Westminster.
34:32The documentary examines de Montfort's persecution and massacres of Jewish communities.
39:52Royal authority returns, but de Montfort acquires an enduring reputation as a folk martyr.

Simon de Montfort marries into Henry III's family, falls out with him, then ends up governing in the captured king's name. The People Profiles gives that extraordinary reversal room to unfold in "Simon de Montfort & Second Barons' War Documentary", the most-watched of its two new uploads, with about 36,000 views.

The documentary resists making parliamentary reform a simple redemption story. De Montfort's summons of knights and burgesses to Westminster sits alongside an examination of his brutal persecution of England's Jewish communities. His place in the history of representative government is part of the biography, not an excuse to leave the rest out.

Across the Channel, "Charles VII - The French King Who Won The 100 Years War Documentary" follows another precarious relationship with royal power. Disinherited under the Treaty of Troyes, Charles reaches his coronation at Reims with Joan of Arc's help. The account continues through the recovery of Paris and French victory at Castillon. It has the strongest daily viewing momentum on the channel, although de Montfort drew more views in his opening day.

The medieval thread extends into the archive: the recent Sir John Hawkwood biography is another of the channel's busiest uploads, tracing an Essex-born mercenary's career in Italy. Carlo Gambino's biography also continues drawing viewers, offering a sharp change of century and setting.

The channel added roughly 1.3 million views over the week, while subscribers remained unchanged. Daily viewing is currently well below its usual pace. Among nearby education channels, WatchData also had a substantial week, while Invicta and Philosophy Tube drew smaller weekly audiences. For The People Profiles, the new material stayed firmly with medieval power: who inherited it, who challenged it and what they did once they held it.

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