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163 The Cousins' War
Season 4 Episode 30
How did previous generations view the Wars of the Roses? What are the interpretations of the Wars of the Roses now? This, and an introduction to some…
10 years, 8 months ago
162 The Return of York
Season 4 Episode 29
It's still 1450. Because it was something of an eventful year. Richard of York, sat in Ireland, was worried - his name had been bandied about by Jack…
10 years, 8 months ago
161 Captain of Kent
Season 4 Episode 28
1450 was an eventful year. The fall of Suffolk, and now Kent was once again in flames, just as it had been in 1381. This time the leader that emerged…
10 years, 9 months ago
160 The Fall of Suffolk and Normandy
Season 4 Episode 27
By 1445, William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk was clearly Henry's most trusted adviser. He faced a difficult task - to steer a bankrupt nation into th…
10 years, 10 months ago
159 From Arras to Tours
Season 4 Episode 26
Through the late 1430's and early 1440's the situation in Normandy got no better, Alice Chaucer until a failed expedition convinced Henry and Suffolk…
10 years, 10 months ago
158 Catastrophe at Arras
Season 4 Episode 25
In December 1431, Henry VIth became the only king of England crowned king of France in France. Which sounds great. But in fact it was a sign of Engli…
10 years, 10 months ago
157 Joan of Arc
Season 4 Episode 24
In 1428, the English were still sweeping all before them. Then came a figure so famous, that she was selected by Bill and Ted for their history proje…
10 years, 11 months ago
156 Reivers
Season 4 Episode 23
There's really often little practical difference between what we call politics and some of what we call crime. Essentially it the history of the stru…
10 years, 11 months ago
155 The Wonder Years
Season 4 Episode 22
While Bedford and talented commanders like Salisbury were alive, the cause of the English in France was far from dead. But in 1423, buoyed by the arr…
10 years, 11 months ago
154 Henry VIth - A Weak King
Season 4 Episode 21
An introduction to a new reign - Henry VIth, a name to make grown men tremble - and to the political leaders that dominated it.
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10 years, 11 months ago