All Things Plantagenet
415 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★ - 34 ratingsDetailing the life and reigns of the Plantagent Kings of England and their Descendants. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
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Episode 364 - Warwick, The Kingmaker - Part 05 - The Cause of York
October 29, 2019 16:29 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBRichard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oma...
Episode 363 - Warwick, The Kingmaker - Part 04 - Kingmakers Youth
October 29, 2019 16:23 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBRichard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oma...
Episode 362 - Warwick, The Kingmaker - Part 03 - Richard of Salisbury
October 29, 2019 16:20 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBRichard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oma...
Episode 361 - Warwick, The Kingmaker - Part 02 - House of Neville
October 29, 2019 16:17 - 13 minutes - 12 MBRichard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oma...
Episode 360 - Warwick, The Kingmaker - Part 01 - Days of the Kingmaker
October 29, 2019 16:12 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBRichard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oma...
Episode 359 - The Hollow Crown - Part 07 - King Richard III
October 29, 2019 15:35 - 2 hours - 118 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 358 - The Hollow Crown - Part 06 - King Henry VI - part 02
October 29, 2019 15:32 - 2 hours - 113 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 357 - The Hollow Crown - Part 05 - King Henry VI - part 01
October 29, 2019 15:30 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 356 - The Hollow Crown - Part 04 - King Henry V
October 29, 2019 15:28 - 2 hours - 122 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 355 - The Hollow Crown - Part 03 - King Henry IV - part 02
October 29, 2019 15:25 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 354 - The Hollow Crown - Part 02 - King Henry IV - part 01
October 29, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 106 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 353 - The Hollow Crown - Part 01 - King Richard II
October 29, 2019 15:16 - 2 hours - 131 MBThe Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms, which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Men...
Episode 352 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 13 - The King Without a Face
October 29, 2019 03:19 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBThe year is now 1501 and Henry is now finally secure on the throne with his promising son Arthur about to marry Catherine of Aragon, however in the shadows tragic events are lying in wait for the King. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign...
Episode 351 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 12 - The Fledgling
October 29, 2019 03:16 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIn order to give his dynasty more credibility, Henry tries to arrange a marriage between his son and the Spanish princess, but their are preconditions. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the T...
Episode 350 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 11 - The Strange Shapes of Reality
October 29, 2019 03:14 - 49 minutes - 45 MBAlthough Perkin Warbeck enjoys only house arrest for his treason through Henry's mercy, he continues to plot against the King. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty. --- Supp...
Episode 349 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 10 - The Man Who Never Was
October 29, 2019 03:10 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBCommoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty. --- Support this podcast: https://po...
Episode 348 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 09 - Do the Sheep Sin?
October 29, 2019 03:08 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBHeavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully in protest on London, but an ambitions nobleman wants to use the pilgrimage to his own advantage. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and...
Episode 347 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 08 - The Princely Gift
October 29, 2019 03:05 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBVisionary Italian navigator John Cabot has a difficult time convincing Bristol businessmen and the King that his Western voyage to China is practical and profitable. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the cre...
Episode 346 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 07 - A Fly in the Ointment
October 29, 2019 03:02 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBAddle-brained Sir John Kendall and his dim-witted nephew devise a ludicrous plan to kill the King with a harmless ointment from phony astrologer. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor d...
Episode 345 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 06 - The White Hart
October 29, 2019 02:59 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBThe year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir William Stanley may be implicated in a plot against his crown. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynast...
Episode 344 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 05 - The Serpent and the Comforter
October 29, 2019 02:55 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBKing Henry is intrigued by a preacher who is arrested for heresy and speaks with him to persuade him to give up his dissension against the practices of the Catholic Church. The preacher emphasizes to him the simplicity of the Gospel, and his suffering and convictions impress a young Tower guard. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who ha...
Episode 343 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 04 - The Crowning of Apes
October 29, 2019 02:52 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBHenry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty. --- Support this podcast: https://...
Episode 342 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 03 - The Schooling of Apes
October 29, 2019 02:49 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBHenry's enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the York pretender. The Earl of Lincoln leaves for Ireland to head the army that is forming against Henry. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of Engl...
Episode 341 - Shadow of the Crown - Part 02 - Power in the Land
October 29, 2019 02:45 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBKing Henry VII consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the legendary monarch. The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor...
Episode 340 - Shadow of the Tower - Part 01 - Crown in Jeopardy
October 29, 2019 02:41 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThe Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty. Henry Tudor emerges victorious over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field and seeks to form a coalition from which he hopes to estab...
Episode 339 - Lady Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth of York
October 28, 2019 18:51 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBLady Margaret Beaufort, Mother of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV and Queen of King Henry VII --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
Episode 338 - Joan of Arc
October 28, 2019 18:36 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBJoan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. She was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in northeast France. Joan claimed to have received visions of the archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing ...
Episode 337 - Witches, A Century of Murder - Part 02
October 28, 2019 18:13 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this drama-documentary series, Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb goes in search of the origins of the deadly craze of witch hunts and trials that infected the British Isles 400 years ago. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
Episode 336 - Witches, A Century of Murder - Part 01
October 28, 2019 18:11 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this drama-documentary series, Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb goes in search of the origins of the deadly craze of witch hunts and trials that infected the British Isles 400 years ago. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
Episode 335 - First State Bed of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
October 28, 2019 17:41 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThe First State Bed of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York October 1485 - January 1486 Its iconography reveals a very specific late medieval royal language portraying the reversal of Adam and Eve's sins by redeeming monarchs who are making a mutual gesture typical of a pledge of marriage, thus crushing the three symbolic evils of Royal Psalm 91, a theme also used by the late fifteenth-century French monarchy. There is none of the typically Italianate character found in sixteenth-century furniture,...
Episode 334 - Elizabeth of York - Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen
October 28, 2019 16:41 - 19 minutes - 18 MBElizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was the first queen consort of England of the Tudor dynasty from 18 January 1486 until her death, as the wife of Henry VII. She married Henry after being detained by him in 1485 following the latter's victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which started the last phase of the Wars of the Roses. Together, Elizabeth and Henry had eight children. After the death of her father, King Edward IV, Elizabeth's brothers the "Princes in the Tower...
Episode 333 - Reburial of King Richard III
October 28, 2019 15:33 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBThe exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England began with the discovery of the king's remains within the site of the former Greyfriars Friary Church in Leicester, England, in September 2012. Following extensive anthropological and genetic testing, the remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were ultimately reinterred at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March 2015. Richard III, the final ruler of the Plantagenet dynasty, was killed on 22 August 1485 in the Battle of Bo...
Episode 332 - King Henry VII - Winter King - Part 02
October 28, 2019 15:30 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBHenry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry attained the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle. He cemented his claim by marrying Elizabeth of York, daughter...
Episode 331 - King Henry VII - Winter King - Part 01
October 28, 2019 15:28 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBHenry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry attained the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle. He cemented his claim by marrying Elizabeth of York, daughter...
Episode 330 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 08
October 28, 2019 14:10 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 329 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 07
October 28, 2019 14:08 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 328 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 06
October 28, 2019 14:06 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 327 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 05
October 28, 2019 14:05 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 326 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 04
October 28, 2019 14:03 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 325 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 03
October 28, 2019 14:01 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 324 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 02
October 28, 2019 13:59 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 323 - A Child's History of Plantagenet England - Part 01
October 28, 2019 13:57 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles: Volume I. – England from the Ancient Times, to the Death ...
Episode 322 - Medieval Sexuality
October 28, 2019 13:39 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBMedieval Sexuality --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
Episode 321 - Gay Kings and Queens of England and Medieval Homosexuality During the Plantagenet Reig
October 28, 2019 13:26 - 30 minutes - 28 MBGay Kings and Queens of England and Medieval Homosexuality During the Plantagenet Reign --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
Episode 320 - Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury - Last of the Plantagenets
October 28, 2019 12:53 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMargaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), was an English peeress. She was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. Margaret was one of two women in 16th century England to be a peeress in her own right with no titled husband. One of the few surviving members of the Plantagenet dynasty after the Wars of the Roses, she was executed in 1541 at the command of Henry VIII, who was the son of her first cousin Elizabeth of Yo...
Episode 319 - Geoffrey, Archbishop of York - The Illegitimate Son of King Henry II
October 28, 2019 03:12 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBGeoffrey (c. 1152 – 12 December 1212) was an illegitimate son of Henry II, King of England, who became bishop-elect of Lincoln and archbishop of York. The identity of his mother is uncertain, but she may have been named Ykenai. Geoffrey held several minor clerical offices before becoming Bishop of Lincoln in 1173, though he was not ordained as a priest until 1189. In 1173–1174, he led a campaign in northern England to help put down a rebellion by his legitimate half-brothers; this campaign le...
Episode 318 - King Edward I - Lecture
October 27, 2019 17:20 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBEdward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as The Lord Edward.[1] The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons. In 1259, he briefly sided with a baronial reform movement, support...
Episode 317 - King Henry III and the Barons Revolt aka 2nd Barons War
October 27, 2019 17:05 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBThe Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by the king himself and later by his son, the future King Edward I. The war featured a series of massacres of Jews by Montfort's supporters including his sons Henry and Simon, in attacks aimed at seizing and destroying evidence of Baronial debts. After a rule of just over a year, Montfort was killed by forc...
Episode 316 - England Under King Henry II
October 27, 2019 16:14 - 45 minutes - 42 MBFrom A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support
Episode 315 - Worst Jobs During the Plantagenet Dynasty
October 26, 2019 16:02 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWorst Jobs During the Plantagenet Dynasty. Medieval England --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsplantagenet/support