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42 English Justice and the Invasion of Ireland
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…

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41 Murder in the Cathedral
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…

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40 Bishop Trouble
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 …

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39 Ruling the Angevin Empire
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…

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38 Born of the Devil - the Angevins
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 …

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37 12th Century Life - Village, Town and Trade
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…

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36 Magnates and Churchmen
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…

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35 12th Century Life - A Knight's Tale
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 …

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34 Anarchy III - Resolution
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…

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33 Anarchy II - Matilda's Big Chance
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…

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