428 – Tightening the Grip
Five years of fighting. The conquest of England wasn’t something that was resolved on a single day in October of 1066. William had been fighting this thing for five years… and they were long years.
12 Sep 202333min
427 – Hereward: Back Into the Mist
Thirty thousand pounds. That’s what the Gesta claims Hereward charged the Normans for the return of their warlike Abbot Turold.
28 Aug 202340min
426 – Everyone Has Their Limits
The once mighty Godwinson dynasty was gone… I guess Harold’s poor baby brother, Wulfnoth, was still alive, given that he was still assumed to be breathing in one of William’s dungeons. But he never ag...
21 Aug 202347min
425 – Hereward: The Fall of Ely
It was late October of 1071, and Hereward was out with a column of his rebel fighters, foraging and pillaging Norman allied settlements for supplies.
7 Aug 202350min
424 – Hereward: ft. Judas Priest
If the story of Hereward wasn’t what you were expecting, you’re not alone. Researching this tale has been just as wild an experience as hearing it. In fact, between this episode and the last one, I ca...
27 Jul 202333min
423 – Hereward: The Lion, The Witch, and the War Hero
Ok, when we left off William hired a witch to help with his rebel problem, Hereward disguised himself as a potter and infiltrated the Norman camp while William was out hunting, and in the end a bunch ...
7 Jul 202325min
422 – Hereward: The Man, the Myth, The Legend
The situation in Ely was getting out of hand. The Liber Eliensis speaks of how Hereward and his army carried out raids far and wide, bringing with him bands of a hundred men or more.
28 Jun 202342min
421 – The Wake at Ely
Word soon reached King William’s Court that Hereward remained free. Even worse, the man tasked with capturing the Wake (William de Warenne) had barely escaped with his life.
20 Jun 202333min
