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Season 9 Episode 422
The situation in Ely was getting out of hand. The Liber Eliensis speaks of how Hereward and his army carried out raids far and wide, bringing with h…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Wake at Ely
Season 9 Episode 421
Word soon reached King William’s Court that Hereward remained free. Even worse, the man tasked with capturing the Wake (William de Warenne) had bare…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Wake and the Earl
Season 9 Episode 420
Hereward was returning to Ely with his men. The upside was they were taking literal boatloads of treasure with them.
3 years, 3 months ago
The Wake at Peterborough
Season 9 Episode 419
You may have noticed that Hereward the Wake seems to keep disappearing from the story and then reappearing again. This reflects the actual record, w…
3 years, 4 months ago
God's Chosen
Season 9 Episode 418
When we left off, William (satisfied with the damage he had inflicted upon the people of the North) marched south towards Chester.
3 years, 4 months ago
The (far more than four) Horsemen
Season 9 Episode 417
When we ended the last episode. William and his knights had ravaged the North. He had spared nothing and no one. Men, women, children, animals, bui…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Harrying of the North
Season 9 Episode 416
Weeks in the rain and cold, marching through mud and picking through forests, had finally - in spite of Northumbria’s best efforts - ended with Willi…
3 years, 5 months ago
Cry Me a River
Season 9 Episode 415
William was charging North. If he was going to hold on to his new kingdom, he had to counter this threat in person.
3 years, 6 months ago
The Uprising
Season 9 Episode 414
News of the victory at York spread fast, and people everywhere were finding their courage.
3 years, 6 months ago