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101 King of France and England
Season 3 Episode 43
Edward faced a weary time, a weary time. His allies demanded money, he had none to give them. So they refused to fight, while the French closed in on…
12 years, 5 months ago
100 Theatres of War
Season 3 Episode 42
Edward had traditionally received much of the blame before the start of the Hundred Years War. But in fact there were many reasons why France and Eng…
12 years, 6 months ago
99 Year One of a Hundred
Season 3 Episode 41
There were many reasons why France and England went to war, relate to French aggression. The trigger was the declaration by Philip VI that he has rem…
12 years, 6 months ago
98 The Disinherited
Season 3 Episode 40
In the early 1330's, Edward was a hero searching for a way to undo the humiliations visited on him by Mortimer and by the French. And Edward Balliol,…
12 years, 6 months ago
97 Above all Princes of his Age
Season 3 Episode 39
In 1330 a group of Edward's friends gathered together at the foot of the rock on which Nottingham castle stands. They had learnt of a secret passage …
12 years, 6 months ago
96 A History of Medieval Europe Part IV
Season 3 Episode 38
With the defeat of the Hohenstaufen, surely the Papacy had finally won it's battle for supremacy? Actually not. A new challenge rode into town in the…
12 years, 7 months ago
95 The History of Medieval Europe - Part III
Season 3 Episode 37
Frederick II renewed the argument that had been going on since the time of Otto the Great - Emperor or Pope? This time there would be a solution one …
12 years, 7 months ago
94a The Mysterious Death of Edward II
Season 3 Episode 36
Listen, think and vote at www.thehistoryofengland.com or The History of England Podcast facebook group
Now, traditionally, Edward II is supposed to ha…
12 years, 7 months ago
94 The Reign of Isabella and Mortimer
Season 3 Episode 35
After Edward II's abdication in January 1327, England was ruled on behalf of the new King Edward III by Queen Isabella. But while Isabella probably w…
12 years, 8 months ago
93 The Wages of Tyranny
Season 3 Episode 34
With the fall of Lancaster, the Despencers were off the leash, and able to vent the full force of their avarice on England. Their power and Edward's …
12 years, 8 months ago