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42 English Justice and the Invasion of Ireland
Season 2 Episode 20
So here are two completely unconnected subjects then! Henry is responsible for reforms to the process of English justice that had a long lasting impa…
14 years, 2 months ago
41 Murder in the Cathedral
Season 2 Episode 19
After Thomas recanted from his signature of the Constitutions of Clarendon, things got really nasty. Before long, Thomas was in exile, and Henry coul…
14 years, 2 months ago
40 Bishop Trouble
Season 2 Episode 18
The 1160's. A time of consolidation of the Angevin Empire, still ruled by a dynamic, young and aggressive Henry. But mainly remembered for the start …
14 years, 2 months ago
39 Ruling the Angevin Empire
Season 2 Episode 17
Bear in mind at all times that Henry, while being a Good King, was a tyrant. Still, he was a tyrant who ran a mean administrative system for the time…
14 years, 2 months ago
38 Born of the Devil - the Angevins
Season 2 Episode 16
Geniuses, devils, spoilt brats, villains, heroes; war, sex, violence, bravery, treachery, peace, reform... the Angevins that founded the Plantagenet …
14 years, 3 months ago
37 12th Century Life - Village, Town and Trade
Season 2 Episode 15
12th Century England was envied for it's fertility and yes it's climate. Any during the 12th century, the population of England and its towns and vil…
14 years, 3 months ago
36 Magnates and Churchmen
Season 2 Episode 14
After joining Henry II's household, William's rise was steady - but with the arrival of Richard the Lion Heart it really took off. By the time of his…
14 years, 3 months ago
35 12th Century Life - A Knight's Tale
Season 2 Episode 13
Medieval England thought of it's people in 3 estates - those who fight (nobles), those who pray (churchmen) and those who work (peasants). This week …
14 years, 3 months ago
34 Anarchy III - Resolution
Season 2 Episode 12
Stephen and Matilda fought themselves to a standstill, until the Empress tires of the struggle, and essentially leaves the stage around 1149. Many of…
14 years, 4 months ago
33 Anarchy II - Matilda's Big Chance
Season 2 Episode 11
1141 was a turbulent year in England's history. The Civil war had reached an early deadlock, dramatically broken by the capture of the king at the Ba…
14 years, 4 months ago