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King's Rook Takes Pawn

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, 3 months ago

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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 straightforwa…

3 years, 4 months ago

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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. With no help coming, they…

3 years, 4 months ago

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The Siege of Exeter

Season 9 Episode 403

Exeter stood in open defiance against William and his army.

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3 years, 4 months ago

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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. 

The …

3 years, 5 months ago

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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…

3 years, 6 months ago

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William: This is Fine

Season 9 Episode 400

Feudalism had officially come to England, courtesy of the Normans…

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3 years, 6 months ago

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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…

3 years, 6 months ago

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William: Winning Friends and Influencing People Is For Suckers

Season 9 Episode 398

Do you remember the holy man who asked Edgar the AEtheling to confirm him as the Abbot of Peterborough, just after the Battle of Hastings? Well, that…

3 years, 6 months ago

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William: The Devil Inside

Season 9 Episode 397

It was Christmas Day of 1066 and England was crowning it’s new King. In celebration, the King’s men…heavily armed and backed by divine authority, wer…

3 years, 7 months ago

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