Chapter 44- A Godfather Trilogy (Part 3: The Revenge of Earl Godwin) (1051-1053)
The concluding part of A Godfather Trilogy is the one where we finally understand why I spent so much time on this little moment from English history- Earl Godwin returns in fire and fury and London f...
19 Juni 202341min
Chapter 43- A Godfather Trilogy (Part 2: An Ambush in Southwark) (1050-1051)
The epic conflict between King Edward and Earl Godwin properly erupts as they clash over power and influence… leading to a dramatic meeting in South London. A script and write up will be posted here h...
15 Juni 202338min
Chapter 42- A Godfather Trilogy (Part 1: Two Households) (1048-1050)
Around 1000 years ago there began a political fight that was to change the fate of the nation beyond all others; a clash of two men, two ‘Godfathers’ of the nation, whose struggle for domination would...
14 Juni 202340min
Chapter 41- The Many Fleets of Lambeth (c1040’s-1050)
Warfare has changed a lot over the centuries; but somethings remain constant. This episode looks in detail at the power and might of the fleets of England in the 11th Century, and how London became no...
7 Juni 202339min
Chapter 40- Resurrection (1042-1049)
A new King takes the throne of England… and London gets to witness a series of really unfortunate events. For years. We start the reign of Edward the Confessor with a plethora of natural disasters and...
31 Maj 202335min
Chapter 39- The Red Wedding of Lambeth (1040-1042)
In June 1042 a wedding feast take places in Lambeth; who got married at that wedding and what happened at that wedding, and the stories of those people, offer a unique insight into the power politics ...
24 Maj 202341min
Chapter 38- Things Fall Apart… (1030-1040)
The 1030’s were a tough decade for London. It started with Cnut as Emperor of Northern Europe; it saw natural disaster, political crisis and three kings having been in control. How London (and England...
17 Maj 202339min
Chapter 37- The Umbral Empire (1024-1030)
London finds itself with a King who would be an Emperor; an episode trying to explain how Cnut went on to become overlord of Denmark, Norway, parts of Sweden and more… and how London was very much par...
10 Maj 202335min
