Chapter 179- The Spectre of Perkin Warbeck (1493-1497)
The events and odd circumstances regarding the strange royal pretender to the throne of England, Perkin Warbeck, are often overlooked, and dismissed, rightfully, as a minor footnote in the grand saga ...
31 Des 202552min
Chapter 178- The Young Man from Cologne (1490-1493)
In 1493 a young german found himself involved in what was a seemingly minor affair, caused by an incident with a young woman, and a slight sexual scandal. But this incident played out as London was s...
17 Des 202559min
Chapter 177- ‘Doth comfort the heavy and troubled mind…’ (c.1490’s)
The story returns for a brief moment outside the normal timeline to ask ourselves some crucial questions- here, at the start of the Tudor age, what was the prevailing mindset of the Londoners of the p...
10 Des 202556min
Chapter 176- Sudor Angelicus (1485-1487)
Welcome to the Age of the Tudors… and we begin with an busy episode filled with Henry VII’s immediate impact upon the city, a epidemic killing thousands and two Mayors, a marriage of a Mercer that rev...
4 Des 202557min
Book 6 Trailer- Glorianna (1485-1603)
Covering the reign of Henry VII, all the way to the death of his granddaughter, Elizabeth I, the 6th Book of the Story of London is an immense dive into the life of the city- its people, its events an...
26 Nov 20254min
Chapter 175- The Surprising Victory of Henry VII (1483-1485) (The Roses of London: 14) End of Book 5
And this is it… a bumper Chapter as we focus on the event that was to change the history of London irrevocably; how the hell a complete non-entity like Henry Tudor was able to suddenly and dramaticall...
19 Nov 20251h 3min
Chapter 174- Duteous Citizens (1483) (The Roses of London: 13)
The Wars of the Roses began their final spasm, and in this chapter we explore how Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Lord Protector of England, sitting in the mansion of a rich London Grocer near Bishopsgat...
12 Nov 202551min
Chapter 173- The Sins of the Father (1478-1483) (The Roses of London: 12)
A bumper episode that sees London suffering a fresh outbreak of the plague, Banks collapsing, cheeky church robbers, the sordid details of Edward IV’s lovers (including his London born mistress), and ...
5 Nov 202558min
