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183 The Brothers York
Season 4 Episode 50
They had a complicated relationship - Edward, Clarence and Richard; Clarence and Richard had often been left together with Cecily and Margaret while …
10 years ago
182 Games and Beasts
Season 4 Episode 49
An odd episode, where we talk about games they played in medieval days; and then completely unconnected, some of domesticated animals and where they …
10 years ago
181 The 15th Century Rural Economy
Season 4 Episode 48
We know that the Magnates and peerage made some cutbacks and prettified fewer of their residences - but what of the Gentry, who by and large would ha…
10 years, 1 month ago
180 Lives and Loves of the Gentry
Season 4 Episode 47
Through the 15th century the Gentry become firmly established as the real rulers of the localities; and an enterprising part of England's economy. So…
10 years, 1 month ago
179 The New Farmers
Season 4 Episode 46
After a period of grace, the 15th Century posed serious challenges for Magnates and the rural economy - prices fell, wages rose, Magnates had to canc…
10 years, 1 month ago
178 The 15th C Economy I
Season 4 Episode 45
A rest from politics. The population of England remained stagnant or falling throughout 15th century. But that didn't meant there was no opportunity …
10 years, 1 month ago
177 High Noon at Tewkesbury
Season 4 Episode 44
Edward's troubles were not over with the victory at Barnet. He still faced two more invasions - the Queen and Prince, and Fauconberg in the South Eas…
10 years, 2 months ago
176 The Readeption
Season 4 Episode 43
In 1470, Henry VIth was released by Warwick from the Tower, and re-established as the rightful king of England. The Usurper Edward IV was banished fo…
10 years, 2 months ago
175 An Unholy Alliance
Season 4 Episode 42
In 1470 the spin of the wheel of fortune was dizzying. Warwick had won, lost, won...where it ended nobody knew. But the most extraordinary thing of a…
10 years, 2 months ago
174 Warwick's Rubicon
Season 4 Episode 41
In 1468, Warwick had a decision to make - as he himself said, 'It is a matter of being either Master or Varlet'.
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10 years, 3 months ago