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82 The Sucker Punch
Season 3 Episode 23
Since the Treaty of Paris in 1259, England and France had been friends, united by a monarchy with close ties and relationships. So when in 1293 a dis…
13 years ago
81 The Great Cause
Season 3 Episode 22
Through a stunning piece of bad luck, Alexander III left no heirs. And now there was no clear successor to his throne of Scotland. For the search for…
13 years ago
80 In which we Dawdle
Season 3 Episode 21
When Edward I arrived back in 1289 from Gascony, he was in many ways at the height of his awesomeness. A chivalric monarch, a leading stateman in Chr…
13 years, 1 month ago
79 Conqueror and Statesman
Season 3 Episode 20
The second Anglo Welsh war was very different in character to the first. Here was a genuinely national uprising against rule by the English. Here was…
13 years, 1 month ago
78 The Crisis in Wales
Season 3 Episode 19
In 1270, you would have been more likely to pick Alexander, king of Scotland or Llewellyn of Wales as the leader most likely to breach the peace. Edw…
13 years, 2 months ago
77 Reconstruction
Season 3 Episode 18
The country Edward came back to in 1274 wasn't in particularly good nick. Crime was on the rise, with a general disaffection with the regime as the b…
13 years, 2 months ago
76 The Personal Rule of Henry III Part 2
Season 3 Episode 17
The last 5 years of Henry's rule were pretty eventful. The Statute of Marlborough confirmed the changes of the Provisions of Westminster, but royal p…
13 years, 2 months ago
75 Nemesis
Season 3 Episode 16
In April 1265 Gilbert de Clare had left court in something of a huff. De Montfort was well aware that if he lost de Clare, his whole hold on power wo…
13 years, 3 months ago
74 The Wheel of Fortune
Season 3 Episode 15
In 1264 when De Montfort set out from London he would have been conscious that this was a last throw; after losses to the Royalists in the midlands h…
13 years, 3 months ago
73 Return of the Jedi
Season 3 Episode 14
In 1262, it looked for all the world as though the royal party was back in control and the whole struggle for reform was over. But that was before yo…
13 years, 3 months ago