Dick Newman

English History Fact and Fiction » Podcast

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This podcast is a linear telling of English History through the lives of each of their Monarchs. For lovers of historical fiction, it will fill in the gaps left by authors as well as explore the historical accuracy of those novels.

Author

Dick Newman

Category

Society

Latest episode

Sep 4, 2024

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Episodes

Episode 116 – Henry 7 part 5 24.01.2020

The Cornish are rebelling and fair enough. If you live in Cornwall, why should you have to pay taxes to fund a stupid war with the Scotties?

Episode 115 – Henry 7 part 4 17.01.2020

It's that bloody Perkin Warbeck giving us trouble

Episode 114 – Henry 7 part 3 11.01.2020

In which Happy Chuck makes France Great Again

Episode 113 – Henry 7 part 2 03.01.2020

It's all going very well so that means trouble is on its way

Episode 112 – Henry 7 27.12.2019

It's Tudor time

Episode 111 – Richard 3 part 3 20.12.2019

Battle of Boswort - Team Tudor vs Team Plantagenet

Episode 110 – Richard 3 part 2 13.12.2019

It's all politics in France with the Tudors but they will get money and hard men ready to invade England.

Episode 109 – Richard 3 06.12.2019

Yes, that will be king Richard to you.

Episode 108 – Edward 5 part 2 29.11.2019

Richard gets custody of both princes and will decide to have the silly hat for himself

Episode 107 – Edward 5 22.11.2019

Where we welcome king Edward 5 to the show. May not be the happiest rule.

Episode 106 – Edward 4 part 4 15.11.2019

We’ve defeated the Lancastrians but can we survive each other? Two of our dear York brothers won’t survive this episode.

Episode 105 – Edward 4 part 3 08.11.2019

Time for the final showdown between team Lancaster and Team York. And to the winners will go a big old squabble over the spoils.

Episode 104 – Edward 4 part 2 01.11.2019

King Ted's in trouble

Episode 103 – Witches Special 30.10.2019

Oh I do hope this is the right file

Episode 102 – Edward 4 25.10.2019

Margaret is trying to get international help while Henry is hiding out. The Neville’s will do over Lancastrian resistance and get Henry into custody. Then King Ted can get it on with his hottie Elizabeth Woodville and perhaps live happily ever after.

Episode 101 – Henry 6 part 9 18.10.2019

Lots of deaths this week and some pretty big names. We’ll end up with two guys and two silly hats. That’s just silly and it will have to be resolved. Perhaps we should try violence.

Episode 100 – Henry 6 part 8 11.10.2019

English nobles have fragmented into two teams – Lancaster and York. Blood will be spilled but in one of our battles there will be a novel idea – kill the opposing nobles and spare the ordinary guys. Different.

Episode 99 – Henry 6 part 7 04.10.2019

We’ll catch up on the renaissance. In England, with no firm hand to guide them, nobles are belting into each other. Squabbles will turn into battle and it will be goodnight to a couple of big name players.

Episode 98 – Henry 6 part 6 27.09.2019

It’s going to be another rebellion with those Kenty types marching on London again. Things in Gascony will take a downturn but bigger problems in England with an unwell king.

Episode 97 – Henry 6 part 5 20.09.2019

We’re going to poke around in Cecily Neville’s life to see what’s there. France is still a mess and we’re into lawlessness in England. Brexit may fix all that.

Episode 96 – Henry 6 part 4 13.09.2019

Henry isn’t turning out to be much of a king. France is going to the dogs and we’ve got a bit of witchcraft going on.

Episode 95 – Henry 6 part 3 06.09.2019

It’s going to be the trial and execution of our holy maid Joan. Our kiddie king can get a Frenchie silly hat. But the Frenchies will strike back while the English Council are all fighting each other and we’re in trouble in France.

Episode 94 – Henry 6 part 2 30.08.2019

It’s all about Frenchie peasant girl Joan of Arc and her magical voices saying kill all the English.

Episode 93 – Henry 6 23.08.2019

Let’s meet a baby who is king of both England and France – sure to go well. So long as the nobles can play nicely together.

Episode 92 – Henry 5 part 5 16.08.2019

Harry is back in France belting up and being particularly nasty. But it’s no good – all that campaigning and our Plantagenet kings still haven’t got the hygiene thing going.

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