The FitzAlan Family — Lost Everything Twice and Still Became England's Greatest Earls!

Tonight on Sleepy Nobles, we tell the complete story of the House of FitzAlan — the ancient Breton-born dynasty who held the Earldom of Arundel for over three hundred years. Two of their earls were beheaded. One became the richest nobleman in England. Another spoke his last words to the executioner with a calm that echoed through the ages. From the Norman Conquest to the Tudor court — tonight, we tell the whole story. Slowly and softly, to ease you into sleep. 💛 What to expect in tonight's story: Alan fitz Flaad — a Breton mercenary whose two sons founded both the Earls of Arundel AND the Stewart kings of Scotland Edmund FitzAlan — the loyal earl who switched sides in a civil war and was beheaded at Hereford without a trial Richard "Copped Hat" — the dispossessed boy who rebuilt his family from nothing and became the richest earl in England The Fourth Earl — refused Queen Anne's plea on her knees, then was struck in the face by Richard II at her funeral Thomas the Avenger — escaped his cruel guardian, returned from exile, deposed a king, and ensured his tormentor's execution John the Seventh Earl — refused to retreat at the Battle of Gerbevoy and died of a foot wound at twenty-seven Henry the Last FitzAlan — godson of Henry VIII, servant of four Tudor monarchs, the man whose death ended a five-hundred-year dynasty A sleep-friendly, gently narrated historical documentary, told slowly and with care to help guide you toward rest. No sudden sounds. No background music. Just the story, told the way a great story deserves to be told — at the pace of a dying fire and a quiet night. 💛 Subscribe to Sleepy Nobles for new sleep history content every week. 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a story. CHAPTERS 0:00:00 — Introduction 0:12:00 — The Breton Knight — Origins and the founding of two dynasties 0:37:00 — The First Earls — The earldom forged and the first beheading 0:50:00 — The Richest Earl in England — Crécy, Sluys, and the golden age 1:03:00 — The Fall of the Fourth Earl — The Lords Appellant and the second beheading 1:27:00 — The Heirs of War — Soldiers, children, and the Wars of the Roses 1:50:00 — The Last of the FitzAlans — Tudor courts and the end of the line #SleepyNobles #FitzAlanFamily #MedievalEngland