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A Recast of ‘The History of England’

This my retelling of the story of England, which is a regular, chronological podcast, starting from the end of Roman Britain. I’m a bloke in a shed, but I make sure this is good, properly prepared history, and then fill it with my enthusiasm. You’ll find the great events and people for sure – but also some of the byways, of how people lived, their language, and the forces that shaped their lives and destinies.(Note iTunes only displays a list of 300 episodes. There are rather more, which all other podcatchers DO list).


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1. 1 Anglo Saxons: Sources and Historiography Dec. 24, 2010
2. 1.1 Change and Calamity Jan. 1, 2011
3. 1.2 Adventus Saxonum Jan. 2, 2011
4. 1.3 Building a New World Jan. 3, 2011
5. 1.4 Founding Kingdoms Jan. 7, 2011
6. 1.5 The Life and Times of Penda I Jan. 8, 2011
7. 1.6 The Life and Times of Penda II Jan. 9, 2011
8. 1.7 Conversion Jan. 10, 2011
9. 1.8 Revival Jan. 11, 2011
10. 2: The Rise of Mercia Jan. 12, 2011
11. 3 The Mercian Supremacy Jan. 13, 2011
12. 4 Greater Wessex Jan. 14, 2011
13. 5a Pirates from the North Jan. 15, 2011
14. 5 The Noble Wolf Jan. 16, 2011
15. 6 The Great Heathen Army Jan. 17, 2011
16. 7 Alfred the Great and the fight for survival Jan. 18, 2011
17. 8 Reconstruction and defence Jan. 19, 2011
18. 9 Pillar of the Western People Jan. 20, 2011
19. 10 English Conquest Jan. 21, 2011
20. 11 His Years were full of Glory Jan. 22, 2011
21. 12 The last King in Jorvik March 12, 2011
22. 13 Another and last Golden Age March 15, 2011
23. 14 Aetheled the Unready and the Rising Tide March 27, 2011
24. 15 Aethelred, Svein Forkbeard and years of misery April 9, 2011
25. 16 Edmund Ironside and Cnut April 22, 2011
26. 17 Cnut the Conqueror April 28, 2011
27. 18 The End of the Danish Dynasty, Edward the Confessor and the Rise of the Great men May 8, 2011
28. 19 Edward the Confessor May 15, 2011
29. 20 Anglo Saxon England in the 11th Century May 19, 2011
30. 21 The Normans - a race unbridled May 22, 2011
31. 22 1066 and Goodbye to all That June 5, 2011
32. 23 William the Conqueror and the subjugation of England June 11, 2011
33. 24 Revolt of the Earls June 19, 2011
34. 25 Death of a Conqueror July 3, 2011
35. 26 William Rufus, Normandy and the First Crusade July 11, 2011
36. 27 Hateful to his People and Odious to God July 18, 2011
37. 28 The Lion of Justice July 24, 2011
38. 29 England in the reign of Henry I July 31, 2011
39. 30 Henry I - Barons, Warfare and Wales Aug. 7, 2011
40. 31 Henry I - Normandy and the Succession Aug. 14, 2011
41. 32 When Christ and his Saints Slept Sept. 4, 2011
42. 33 Anarchy II - Matilda's Big Chance Sept. 11, 2011
43. 34 Anarchy III - Resolution Sept. 18, 2011
44. 35 12th Century Life - A Knight's Tale Sept. 25, 2011
45. 36 Magnates and Churchmen Oct. 1, 2011
46. 37 12th Century Life - Village, Town and Trade Oct. 9, 2011
47. 38 Born of the Devil - the Angevins Oct. 16, 2011
48. 39 Ruling the Angevin Empire Oct. 30, 2011
49. 40 Bishop Trouble Nov. 6, 2011
50. 41 Murder in the Cathedral Nov. 10, 2011
51. 42 English Justice and the Invasion of Ireland Nov. 19, 2011
52. 43 The Greatest of all Monarchs Dec. 12, 2011
53. 44 The Lionheart Dec. 17, 2011
54. 45 Packing the Bags Dec. 17, 2011
55. 46 Richard and the Road to Outremer Jan. 8, 2012
56. 47 The Fall of Jerusalem Jan. 15, 2012
57. 48 Richard and the Third Crusade Jan. 15, 2012
58. 49 Travel Chaos Jan. 22, 2012
59. 50 Defence of the Empire Feb. 4, 2012
60. 51 The Fouler Presence of John? Feb. 11, 2012
61. 52 John Softsword Feb. 18, 2012
62. 53 Torn Apart - the Loss of an Empire March 11, 2012
63. 54 Fighting Back - A Bit March 17, 2012
64. 55 The History of Medieval Europe Part 1 March 25, 2012
65. 56 The History of Medieval Europe Part 2 March 31, 2012
66. 57 The Excommunicate April 6, 2012
67. 58 Tyranny and Death April 21, 2012
68. 59 Magna Carta and the Death of a Tyrant May 5, 2012
69. 60 The Regency of William the Marshal May 7, 2012
70. 61 The minority of Henry III May 19, 2012
71. 62 The Minority Abroad June 2, 2012
72. 63 The Last Great Justiciar June 23, 2012
73. 64 The Personal Rule of Henry III - Part 1 June 27, 2012
74. 65 Why was Henry III so unpopular? July 7, 2012
75. 66 The Road to Revolution July 15, 2012
76. 67 13th Century Life - Peasants Aug. 5, 2012
77. 68 13 C Life - Peasants fighting back...and Towns Aug. 5, 2012
78. 69 13th C Life - Merchants and Magnates Sept. 2, 2012
79. 70 13 C Lords, Knights and Gentry Sept. 8, 2012
80. 71 Enter the Leopard Sept. 15, 2012
81. 72 The Empire Strikes Back Sept. 22, 2012
82. 73 Return of the Jedi Oct. 6, 2012
83. 74 The Wheel of Fortune Oct. 13, 2012
84. 75 Nemesis Oct. 13, 2012
85. 76 The Personal Rule of Henry III Part 2 Oct. 21, 2012
86. 77 Reconstruction Nov. 10, 2012
87. 78 The Crisis in Wales Nov. 17, 2012
88. 79 Conqueror and Statesman Nov. 24, 2012
89. 80 In which we Dawdle Dec. 2, 2012
90. 81 The Great Cause Dec. 22, 2012
91. 82 The Sucker Punch Dec. 30, 2012
92. 83 Crisis Jan. 12, 2013
93. 84 War, Tournaments and Victory Jan. 19, 2013
94. 85 Crime and Punishment Feb. 3, 2013
95. 86 Handing over Feb. 10, 2013
96. 87 Scandal was brought upon the People Feb. 16, 2013
97. 88 Politics, scandal, intrigue and turmoil Feb. 23, 2013
98. 89 The Great Famine March 23, 2013
99. 90 How to hold a parliament March 30, 2013
100. 91 The New Favourites April 1, 2013
101. 92 The Fall of Lancaster April 20, 2013
102. 93 The Wages of Tyranny May 4, 2013
103. 94 The Reign of Isabella and Mortimer May 11, 2013
104. 94a The Mysterious Death of Edward II May 24, 2013
105. 95 The History of Medieval Europe - Part III May 26, 2013
106. 96 A History of Medieval Europe Part IV June 8, 2013
107. 97 Above all Princes of his Age June 23, 2013
108. 98 The Disinherited June 30, 2013
109. 99 Year One of a Hundred July 2, 2013
110. 100 Theatres of War July 4, 2013
111. 101 King of France and England Aug. 17, 2013
112. 102 Highs and Lows Aug. 31, 2013
113. 103 The War in Brittany Sept. 1, 2013
114. 104 Lancaster and the battle of Auberoche Sept. 27, 2013
115. 105 Crecy Oct. 5, 2013
116. 106 Neville's Cross, Calais and Roche Derrien Oct. 13, 2013
117. 107 The Death of Joan Oct. 19, 2013
118. 108 What has the Black Death ever done for you? Nov. 3, 2013
119. 109 War between the Wars Nov. 10, 2013
120. 110 Fire and Sword Nov. 17, 2013
121. 111 Poitiers 1356 Dec. 1, 2013
122. 112 On the Crest of a Wave Dec. 31, 2013
123. 113 Fashion in the 14th Century Jan. 11, 2014
124. 114 The Worm in the Apple Jan. 18, 2014
125. 115 The Rotten Apple Feb. 2, 2014
126. 116 The Good Parliament and a Bad Death Feb. 9, 2014
127. 117 The Medieval Year Feb. 16, 2014
128. 118 Introducing Richard II March 16, 2014
129. 119 When Adam Delved and Eve Span... March 22, 2014
130. 120 ...Who was then the Gentleman? March 29, 2014
131. 121 Counter Revolution April 12, 2014
132. 122 Wycliffe and a University Education April 19, 2014
133. 123 Wycliffe and the Lollards April 22, 2014
134. 124 The Character of a King May 4, 2014
135. 125 Accusatio May 24, 2014
136. 126 An Uneasy Calm June 1, 2014
137. 127 A Model of Chivalry June 7, 2014
138. 128 The Narcisist June 21, 2014
139. 129 Dominion June 29, 2014
140. 130 Usurpation July 6, 2014
141. 131 The History of Europe Part V July 26, 2014
142. 132 The History of Europe Part VI Aug. 10, 2014
143. 133 The History of Europe Part VII Aug. 15, 2014
144. 134 The Golden Child Made King Aug. 23, 2014
145. 135 Glyn Dwr Rising Sept. 6, 2014
146. 136 Glyn Dwr Ascendant Sept. 14, 2014
147. 137 The Battle of Shrewsbury Oct. 4, 2014
148. 138 Glyn Dwr and the Showdown Oct. 12, 2014
149. 139 The Fall of Glyn Dwr Oct. 18, 2014
150. 140 Fathers and Sons Nov. 2, 2014
151. 141 De Heretico Comburendo Nov. 9, 2014
152. 142 Greatest Man - or Monster? March 1, 2015
153. 143 Champion of Christ March 7, 2015
154. 144 The Agincourt Campaigns Part I March 15, 2015
155. 145 The Agincourt Campaign Part II March 28, 2015
156. 146 Agincourt Campaign Part III The Battle April 3, 2015
157. 147 Women and Anglo Saxon England April 11, 2015
158. 148 Women and 1066, and Marriage April 19, 2015
159. 149 Sex, Childbirth and Children May 9, 2015
160. 150 Conquering Hero May 17, 2015
161. 151 The Bridge at Montereau May 24, 2015
162. 152 Death of a Conquering Hero May 31, 2015
163. 153 Medieval Working Women June 13, 2015
164. 154 Henry VIth - A Weak King June 27, 2015
165. 155 The Wonder Years July 4, 2015
166. 156 Reivers July 5, 2015
167. 157 Joan of Arc July 16, 2015
168. 158 Catastrophe at Arras Aug. 2, 2015
169. 159 From Arras to Tours Aug. 9, 2015
170. 160 The Fall of Suffolk and Normandy Aug. 16, 2015
171. 161 Captain of Kent Sept. 12, 2015
172. 162 The Return of York Sept. 30, 2015
173. 163 The Cousins' War Oct. 17, 2015
174. 164 Madness Oct. 31, 2015
175. 165 Bloodshed Nov. 28, 2015
176. 166 The Reign of Queen Margaret Dec. 5, 2015
177. 167 The Triumph of Lancaster Dec. 12, 2015
178. 168 With Horns and Trumpets Jan. 10, 2016
179. 169 King without Rule Jan. 17, 2016
180. 170 This Fair White Rose Jan. 31, 2016
181. 171 Two Rulers Feb. 7, 2016
182. 172 A Royal Marriage Feb. 21, 2016
183. 173 Rivers Rising March 13, 2016
184. 174 Warwick's Rubicon March 20, 2016
185. 175 An Unholy Alliance April 2, 2016
186. 176 The Readeption April 10, 2016
187. 177 High Noon at Tewkesbury April 17, 2016
188. 178 The 15th C Economy I April 24, 2016
189. 179 The New Farmers May 8, 2016
190. 180 Lives and Loves of the Gentry May 14, 2016
191. 181 The 15th Century Rural Economy May 22, 2016
192. 182 Games and Beasts June 5, 2016
193. 183 The Brothers York June 12, 2016
194. 184 Edward's Foreign Glory June 19, 2016
195. 185 Edward the King June 26, 2016
196. 186 The King is Alive! July 3, 2016
197. 187 Edward V July 9, 2016
198. 188 Richard III - Knave, Fool or Saviour? July 24, 2016
199. 189 The Most Untrue Creature July 31, 2016
200. 190 Good King Richard Aug. 14, 2016
201. 191 The Reign of Richard III Aug. 21, 2016
202. 192 Bosworth Aug. 28, 2016
203. 193 The Blood of Innocents Sept. 4, 2016
204. 194 The Wars of the Roses Sept. 18, 2016
205. 195 The History of Europe Part VIII Sept. 25, 2016
206. 196 England at the Dawn of the Tudor Age Oct. 16, 2016
207. 197 The Story of Henry VII Oct. 30, 2016
208. 198 Mothers and Wives Nov. 13, 2016
209. 199 The New Men Nov. 27, 2016
210. 200 Printin and Perkin Dec. 11, 2016
211. 201 Poyning's Law Dec. 25, 2016
212. 202 Scotland, Cornwell and Warbeck Jan. 8, 2017
213. 203 The Spanish Princess Jan. 22, 2017
214. 204 Governing the Early Tudor State Feb. 5, 2017
215. 205 Do Not Let Me Perish Feb. 19, 2017
216. 206 Descent to the Underworld Feb. 26, 2017
217. 207 The Underworld March 5, 2017
218. 208 I Heart Henry March 19, 2017
219. 209 Exploration March 26, 2017
220. 210 Bloody Beast April 2, 2017
221. 211 Heaven Smiles Earth Rejoices April 16, 2017
222. 212 Pleasure and Liberty April 30, 2017
223. 213 Background to War May 14, 2017
224. 214 The Road to War May 21, 2017
225. 215 Hero of War May 28, 2017
226. 216 Love and Marriage June 11, 2017
227. 217 The Cardinal's Hat June 25, 2017
228. 218 Universal Peace July 2, 2017
229. 219 Cloth of Gold July 23, 2017
230. 220 Disguisings July 30, 2017
231. 221 The Finest Buck Aug. 13, 2017
232. 222 From Hapsburg to Valois Aug. 20, 2017
233. 223 Venal or Vital? Sept. 3, 2017
234. 224 Deadly Poison Sept. 10, 2017
235. 225 Matters Great and Personal Sept. 17, 2017
236. 226 The Great Wether Sept. 24, 2017
237. 227 The Reformation Parliament Oct. 1, 2017
238. 228 Mistress Anne Boleyn, Scandal of Christendom Oct. 8, 2017
239. 229 The Reign of Queen Anne Boleyn Oct. 15, 2017
240. 230 The Execution of Anne Boleyn Oct. 22, 2017
241. 231 The Scandal of Christendom Debate Oct. 29, 2017
242. 232 Evangelicals Dec. 3, 2017
243. 233 Obedience Dec. 10, 2017
244. 234 Pilgrimage of Grace I Dec. 17, 2017
245. 235 Pilgrimage of Grace II Jan. 7, 2018
246. 236 The Burning of Derfel Gadarn Jan. 14, 2018
247. 237 Dissolution and Destruction Jan. 21, 2018
248. 238 The Fight Back Feb. 4, 2018
249. 239 Henry VIII and his Realm Feb. 11, 2018
250. 240 Henry VIII in Ireland and Wales Feb. 25, 2018
251. 241 The Illness of King Henry March 11, 2018
252. 242 Anne and Thomas March 18, 2018
253. 243 A Jewel for Womanhood March 25, 2018
254. 244 No More Time to Dance April 1, 2018
255. 245 The Prebendaries Plot April 15, 2018
256. 246 A Rough Wooing April 22, 2018
257. 247 Queen Catherine the Third April 29, 2018
258. 248 To Arms! May 20, 2018
259. 249 Knaves I Cannot Rule May 27, 2018
260. 250 Catherine and Anne June 3, 2018
261. 251 The End of Days June 24, 2018
262. 252 Henry VIII - Judgement Day July 22, 2018
263. 253 Europe IX Confessionalism Unleashed Aug. 12, 2018
264. 254 Europe X Chaos and Threat Aug. 19, 2018
265. 255 Europe XI The Spanish Century Sept. 2, 2018
266. 256 The Boy King Sept. 9, 2018
267. 257 His Blood Crieth out against Thee Sept. 16, 2018
268. 258 Protector Somerset Oct. 7, 2018
269. 259 The Time of Camps Oct. 14, 2018
270. 260 A Double Coup Oct. 30, 2018
271. 261 The Trouble with Mary Nov. 4, 2018
272. 262 Northumberland Nov. 18, 2018
273. 263 The Devise Nov. 25, 2018
274. 264 Rebel Queen 1 Gathering Dec. 2, 2018
275. 264a Rebel Queen 2 Proclamation Dec. 3, 2018
276. 264b Rebel Queen 3 Rivals Dec. 4, 2018
277. 264c Rebel Queen 4 War Dec. 5, 2018
278. 264d Rebel Queen 5 Resistance Dec. 6, 2018
279. 264e Rebel Queen 6 The Fleet Dec. 7, 2018
280. 264f Rebel Queen 7 Regina Dec. 8, 2018
281. 264g Rebel Queen 8 The Duke Dec. 9, 2018
282. 265 Live Still to Die Dec. 16, 2018
283. 266 Mary, Bloody or Otherwise March 3, 2019
284. 267 Girt with a Sword March 10, 2019
285. 268 This Hand Offendeth March 17, 2019
286. 269 Scorn and Ill Will April 7, 2019
287. 270 Wyatt's Doom April 21, 2019
288. 271 Most Faithful Subject May 5, 2019
289. 272 The Spanish Marriage May 19, 2019
290. 273 Pope II - The Return June 2, 2019
291. 274 Not to Destroy but to Build June 16, 2019
292. 275 The Time of Trial June 30, 2019
293. 276 The Reformation of England July 14, 2019
294. 277 A Firm Hand July 28, 2019
295. 278 The King's Honour Aug. 11, 2019
296. 279 Who Wished All for the Best Aug. 25, 2019
297. 280 The Land was Never So Full Sept. 8, 2019
298. 281 Winners and Losers Sept. 22, 2019
299. 282 Parish and Protest Oct. 6, 2019
300. 283 Little Commonwealth Oct. 13, 2019
301. 284 Popular Culture in the Ritual Year Oct. 20, 2019
302. 285 Reformation of Manners Dec. 15, 2019
303. 286 Sex and the Reformation of Manners Dec. 29, 2019
304. 287 Enter Good Queen Bess April 12, 2020
305. 288 Elizabeth I and the Historians April 26, 2020
306. 289 Elizabeth Regina May 11, 2020
307. 290 The Religious Settlement June 1, 2020
308. 291 Queen and Court June 14, 2020
309. 292 The Queens Marriage June 28, 2020
310. 293 Sex and Marriage July 7, 2020
311. 294 Alarms and Excursions July 26, 2020
312. 295 Marvellous Good order Aug. 9, 2020
313. 296 Rising of the North Aug. 23, 2020
314. 297 Servant of Crime Sept. 6, 2020
315. 298 A Curate's Egg Sept. 20, 2020
316. 299 West Africa Oct. 4, 2020
317. 300 Trade and Exploration Oct. 18, 2020
318. 301 Black Tudors Nov. 1, 2020
319. 302 England's Garland Nov. 15, 2020
320. 303 Shane the Proud Nov. 29, 2020
321. 304 Seeds of Irish Nationhood Dec. 13, 2020
322. 305 The Frog Prince Dec. 27, 2020
323. 306 A Devil and No Man Jan. 10, 2021
324. 307 All Around the World Jan. 17, 2021
325. 308 Fool's Gold Feb. 7, 2021
326. 309 Godly, Godlier and Godliest Feb. 21, 2021
327. 310 The English College Feb. 28, 2021
328. 311 Fears of State March 7, 2021
329. 312 My Heart is my Own March 28, 2021
330. 313 England is Ours April 4, 2021
331. 314 Drake goes Bowling April 11, 2021
332. 315 God Breathed April 25, 2021
333. 316 The Valois Extinguished May 23, 2021
334. 317 Well Worth a Mass May 30, 2021
335. 318 The Nine Years' War June 6, 2021
336. 319 Dearth and Discord June 27, 2021
337. 320 Justice and the State July 4, 2021
338. 321 Fin de Siecle July 18, 2021
339. 322Europe XII Religion & Science Aug. 8, 2021
340. 323 Europe XII Absolutely Nations Aug. 15, 2021
341. 324 Europe XII Colonisation and War Aug. 22, 2021
342. 324a The 30 Years War with Zack Twamley Aug. 29, 2021
343. 325 James and the Historians Sept. 11, 2021
344. 326 King of Scots Sept. 18, 2021
345. 327 Under New Management Oct. 3, 2021
346. 328 Apology, Explosion, Satisfaction Oct. 17, 2021
347. Peasant Perceptions of Landscape with Stephen Mileson Oct. 24, 2021
348. 329 Oaths and Libels Oct. 31, 2021
349. 14th Century Italy with Mike Corradi Nov. 14, 2021
350. 330 John Bates' Currants Nov. 21, 2021
351. 331 Captain Pouch Nov. 28, 2021
352. 332 The Great Contract Dec. 5, 2021
353. 333 Addled Dec. 19, 2021
354. 334 Murder! Jan. 9, 2022
355. 335 This Sin of Blood Jan. 23, 2022
356. 336 The Plantations of Ireland Feb. 6, 2022
357. 337 The Favourite Favourite Feb. 20, 2022
358. 338 Book of Books March 6, 2022
359. 339 A Scandal in Bohemia March 20, 2022
360. 340 Ancient Birthright March 27, 2022
361. 341 Knights Adventurer April 3, 2022
362. Rights and Commons with the Open Spaces Society April 17, 2022
363. 342 Spanish Mismatch April 24, 2022
364. 343 As He Lived in Peace May 8, 2022
365. The Battle for Canada by Greg Kobel May 15, 2022
366. 344 Theatre I The New Playhouse May 29, 2022
367. 345 Theatre II: Playwrights June 5, 2022
368. 346 Theatre III: The Crystal Mirror June 12, 2022
369. Ladybird Histories and Lawrence Peach June 26, 2022
370. 347 The English Revolution July 3, 2022
371. 348 The Great Rebuilding July 10, 2022
372. 349 The Country House July 24, 2022
373. English Revolution Poll Results and HiT Cromwell July 31, 2022
374. 350 Charles' Inheritance Aug. 14, 2022
375. 351 Bred in Parliaments Aug. 21, 2022
376. 352 A Beard Unsinged Aug. 28, 2022
377. 353 Lawyers Vs Clerics Sept. 11, 2022
378. 354 Parlement a sa Mode Sept. 25, 2022
379. 355 The Hearts of our People Oct. 9, 2022
380. Place Names - A Shedcast Oct. 16, 2022
381. 356 Petition of Right Oct. 23, 2022
382. 357 Vipers Nov. 6, 2022
383. 358 New Counsels Nov. 20, 2022
384. Den of Thieves Nov. 27, 2022
385. 359 Charles is At Home Dec. 4, 2022
386. 360 Charles Abroad Dec. 18, 2022
387. 361 Charles in Charge Jan. 1, 2023
388. Henry Stuart by DGMH Jan. 8, 2023
389. 362 Free Men not Villeins Jan. 15, 2023
390. 363 Laud Unleashed Jan. 22, 2023
391. 364 Before the English Came Feb. 5, 2023
392. History of England Tour 2023 Feb. 12, 2023
393. 365 Hub of Empire Feb. 19, 2023
394. 366 The Chesapeake Feb. 26, 2023
395. 367 New England March 5, 2023
396. 368 A Prince's Punishments March 19, 2023
397. 369 Daur ye say Mass in my lug? March 26, 2023
398. 370 Reduce to Obedience April 2, 2023
399. 371 Parliament Recalled April 16, 2023
400. 372 Go On Vigorously April 23, 2023
401. 373 Dreaming of a Golden Age April 30, 2023
402. Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Angevin Empire May 7, 2023
403. 374 Paradise Lost May 14, 2023
404. 375 Divisions May 21, 2023
405. 376 Letters of Blood May 28, 2023