Chapter 141- Majesty (1391-1394)
King Richard II was to have an incredibly large impact upon London- without warning or fuss, he fell upon it and effectively destroyed it as a political force. What drove him to this? Why did he str...
19 Mar 202556min
Chapter 140- The Great Wizard Detective of London Town (1388-1391)
The great political saga that had rocked London for the last decade or so APPARENTLY was over; but out in the streets the old forces which had instigated so much chaos found new issues to fall out ove...
12 Mar 202543min
Chapter 139- “The consent of the good commons…” (1387-1388) (Jubilee Part 10)
And so the story comes to its surprising ending… having destroyed their political rivals, having gained the favour of the King AND his enemies, having destroyed the Jubilee book, Nicolas Brembre and N...
5 Mar 202545min
Chapter 138- Jubilee (1387) (Jubilee Part 9)
In 1387 a book was burned outside of London’s Guildhall by the fishmonger turned mayor Nicolas Exton. But the story of that book, of who made it, of why they made it, and what it contained, is a stor...
28 Feb 202535min
Chapter 137- “Of great tribulations…” (1386-87) (Jubilee Part 8)
Nicolas Brembre was mayor. Again. His political opponents were jailed. He had the ear of the King. All seemed to be going well for the wool merchant, turned politician. But down the river Thames,...
26 Feb 202550min
Chapter 136- A Very London Civil War (1384-1385) (Jubilee Part 7)
The ongoing struggle between the two political giants of the City, Nicolas Brembre and John de Northampton, was about to reach its crescendo. Brembre was Mayor for a second time, but de Northampton h...
19 Feb 202545min
Chapter 135- The Terrible Revenge of John De Northampton (1381-1384) (Jubilee Part 6)
In the aftermath of the Peasants Revolt, London’s ongoing political tensions roared back to life, and the seemingly endless dance between the various factions of the city suddenly dominate everything....
12 Feb 202548min
Chapter 134- “Behold the wretched sons…” (June 1381) (Jubilee Part 5)
In this special episode we cover the last two days of the Peasants Revolt of June 1381- the destruction and carnage of the previous few days is dwarfed by the mayhem that is to follow; the Archbishop ...
5 Feb 202557min
