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Henry V became a hero by defeating the French at Agincourt in 1415. It was a battle memorialized in Shakespeare's play "Henry V" -- with several stirring speeches ("we band of…
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In the last decades of the 14th century, during the reign of Richard II, military, political and literary shifts contributed to a rising sense of what it meant to be English -- and just how secure…
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Edward II was the first English king deposed after the Norman Conquest. Standard history says he was then murdered. But was he?
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Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, did not settle the disputes between the monarch and his barons. John's son, Henry III, reigned for more than 50 turbulent years in which the barons…
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It was a time of radical change, a time of violence. England was under
siege, internally and externally, by foreign adversaries. Being on the
wrong side, politically or religiously, could result in…
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William the Conqueror's grandchildren, Empress
Matilda and Stephen of Blois, contended with each other for the throne of
England when William's last son, Henry I, died without a legitimate…
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The Norman Conquest of England is one of the few true "turning points" in history. England was immediately and substantially different after William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his
9-month old son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's economic
and political turmoil came to a head. Magnates…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his
9-month old son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's economic
and political turmoil came to a head. Magnates…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his
9-month old son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's economic
and political turmoil came to a head. Magnates…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his
9-month old son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's economic
and political turmoil came to a head. Magnates…
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In this episode, Henry VII mops up the remains of Yorkist opposition and establishes his rule using marriage, murder and money management.
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This episode: Richard III becomes king under interesting circumstances. His reign doesn't last long, and ends in the Battle of Bosworth Field, marking the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and…
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This episode: Edward IV becomes the king after defeating the Lancastrians in a few key battles. His surprising marriage to Elizabeth Woodville upsets Warwick the Kingmaker's tidy arrangements…
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This episode: Don't blink or you'll miss Henry VI's reassumption of the throne. Plus some character descriptions of key players and a chance to imagine yourself in London, 1471, and…
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Henry V, hero of Agincourt (1415), died in 1422 leaving his 9-month old
son heir to the crown. After decades of war with France, England's
economic and political turmoil came to a head.…
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