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 Dec 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
Chapter 172- The Fall of the Grocers (1170-1182) (The Roses of London: 11)
The events of the Wars of the Roses caused many changes in England, but the impact upon the economic and political landscape of London, is often overlooked. This episode, we take a short break from t...
30 Okt 202555min
Chapter 171- Edward’s Web (1471-1479) (the Roses of London: 10)
The Roses of the Roses SEEMED to be over; and King Edward IV began to consolidate his rule over the land. What follows are 9 years where London begins to try and regain its equilibrium while Grocers ...
22 Okt 202558min
Chapter 170- Havoc! (April-June 1471) (The Roses of London: 9)
In 1471 London as a city came under a three pronged attack- well armed and well trained soldiers assailed London Bridge, Bishopsgate in the West End and Aldgate in the East End, while artillery showed...
15 Okt 202558min
