Chapter 71- Thomas of London II: The Men of God (1160-1170)
Returning and finishing the story of Thomas Becket, with a bumper episode that covers his elevation to Archbishop, why he fell out with the King, his intense theological war of words with the new Bish...
6 Des 202356min
Chapter 70- Thomas of London (The City Boy Made Good) (1119-1160)
The Story gets to the first part in the two-part saga of the life of Thomas Becket- the London boy who would go on to become Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury. And yet his story illus...
29 Nov 202346min
Chapter 69- FitzStephen’s London (Life in the city 1174)
We have reached the first of a series of special episodes- an examination of the first document that attempts to describe the social life of Londoner’s in the 12th century… so who was William FitzStep...
22 Nov 202347min
Chapter 68- The Money Pit (1161-1174)
London was once the financial capital of the world, and still is a significant player in this realm. But when, and how, did this role start? The Story of London reaches the decade where London’s pos...
15 Nov 202348min
Chapter 67- Almost Nobles… (1154-1161)
The Story of London reaches the opening years of the reign of Henry II; foreign merchants start growing in power in the city; the Knight’s Templars make a spectacular land grab, and while the oligarch...
8 Nov 202347min
Chapter 66- The Child of the Anarchy (1148-1154)
The Story continues as we come to the end of ‘The Anarchy’- that wild rambling civil war unlike any before; the nation around them slowly drags itself towards a most unusual solution, and in the meant...
1 Nov 202345min
Chapter 65- A London Way of War (1142-1148)
The Anarchy continues, and London finds itself in the thick of it! As the civil war continues to slow burn itself across England, this chapter examines how London copes and then profits from this. It ...
25 Okt 202348min
Chapter 64- The Empress & The Bells of London… (1141)
1141 is one of the most important, and overlooked, years in the story of the City of London, and this episode is dedicated to telling its tale in full. Why had The Anarchy erupted? Why was it differen...
18 Okt 202347min
