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121 Counter Revolution
Season 3 Episode 63
After Richard had broken the revolt in London at Smithfield it was time to tackle the chaos outside London. The Counter Revolution took something bet…
11 years, 9 months ago
120 ...Who was then the Gentleman?
Season 3 Episode 62
In June 1381 the revolt came to London. Before long, London was in flames, and the qualities of the young king Richard, and his advisors, were tested…
11 years, 9 months ago
119 When Adam Delved and Eve Span...
Season 3 Episode 61
On a hill outside Blackheath, just to the south of London, a hedge priest called John Ball is preaching to a massive crowd of pesants. When Adam delv…
11 years, 9 months ago
118 Introducing Richard II
Season 3 Episode 60
Richard arrived with the expectation of a nation on his shoulders - the son of the illustrious hero Edward the Black Prince. So what was Richard like…
11 years, 10 months ago
117 The Medieval Year
Season 3 Episode 59
The rythmn of the year would have been far more important to most medieval people that the goings on at Westminster and the court of the king. The st…
11 years, 11 months ago
116 The Good Parliament and a Bad Death
Season 3 Episode 58
There were now unusual expecations for the parliament of 1376. But in fact a revolt from the Commons was brewing, dismayed by the failures of the war…
11 years, 11 months ago
115 The Rotten Apple
Season 3 Episode 57
From 1371 to 1375 the army went from bad to worse. An English fleet was destroyed at La Rochelle and Poitou and the Saintonge fell to the French. The…
11 years, 11 months ago
114 The Worm in the Apple
Season 3 Episode 56
On the face of it, the 1360's were a continuation and celebration of the great victories of the 40's and 50's. In 1364, Charles of Blois was defeated…
12 years ago
113 Fashion in the 14th Century
Season 3 Episode 55
Fashion finally comes to town in the 14th Century. At the start of the century people are wearing what they've been wearing for centuries. By the end…
12 years ago
112 On the Crest of a Wave
Season 3 Episode 54
After the victory at Poitiers and capture of the French King, the English seemed to hold all the cards, and the Treaty of Bretigny in 1360 for a whil…
12 years ago