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125 Accusatio
Season 3 Episode 67
By 1387, it was becoming clear that the Wonderful Parliament of 1385 had not solved the problem. Pressure had been building, and Gloucester, Warwick …
12 years ago
124 The Character of a King
Season 3 Episode 66
From the end of the Peasant's Revolt in 1381, England continues to be managed by the Council, but the young Richard began to have more and more influ…
12 years, 1 month ago
123 Wycliffe and the Lollards
Season 3 Episode 65
Wycliffe's views finally began to attract the enmity of the church; and the crown, in the form of Richard, was no longer prepared to protect him - th…
12 years, 1 month ago
122 Wycliffe and a University Education
Season 3 Episode 64
Wycliffe's writings were to prove controversial and proved an interesting early echo of the Reformation. They heavily influenced the view of Jan Hus …
12 years, 2 months ago
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…
12 years, 2 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…
12 years, 2 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…
12 years, 2 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…
12 years, 3 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…
12 years, 4 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…
12 years, 4 months ago