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86 Handing over
Season 3 Episode 27
In 1305 two Scottish lords had a fall out next to the altar of a church in Dumfries. One them, Robert Bruce, resolved the argument by sticking a knif…
13 years, 4 months ago
85 Crime and Punishment
Season 3 Episode 26
A digression this week - the state of the crime and punishment in 14th century, and the story of the theft of the crown jewels in 1303. We also get t…
13 years, 4 months ago
84 War, Tournaments and Victory
Season 3 Episode 25
We spend a bit of time in this episode having a bit of a catchup up - about arms, armour and armies, and about warfare for real and for pretend. Desp…
13 years, 5 months ago
83 Crisis
Season 3 Episode 24
From 1297, things became harder for Edward. The relentless pressure of external wars led to increased taxation. This continuous pressure on the magna…
13 years, 5 months ago
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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 7 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, 7 months ago