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Season 9 Episode 406
In early 1068… as William was preparing for the tactical Coronation of Matilda… the three sons of Harold Godwinson were in Ireland. They had come to…
3 years, 9 months ago
Hereward the Wake: The Bourne Identity
Season 9 Episode 405
Here is the beginning of Hereward the Wake. And to tell this story, we have to begin with the legend. Because nothing in this story is straightforw…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Coronation of Queen Matilda
Season 9 Episode 404
Gytha and her supporters had fled into the Severn Estuary, and it was the final nail in the coffin of the Exeter rebellion.
3 years, 10 months ago
The Siege of Exeter
Season 9 Episode 403
Exeter stood in open defiance against William and his army.
3 years, 11 months ago
Fire Sale
Season 9 Episode 402
Earl Osulf II of Bamburgh was a Northumbrian, and he had earned his seat ruling over the region North of the Tyne in true Northumbrian fashion.
4 years ago
Norms and Normans
Season 9 Episode 401
Last week we left off with Dover with some good old fashioned french on french violence… Count Eustace had attacked and attempted to seize the Southe…
4 years ago
William: This is Fine
Season 9 Episode 400
Feudalism had officially come to England, courtesy of the Normans…
4 years ago
Into the Wild
Season 9 Episode 399
1067 was a time of incredible change within England. Fortresses were being constructed everywhere. Existing fortresses were seized and then manned by…
4 years ago