Dick Newman

English History Fact and Fiction » Podcast

Society EN ↓ 350 episodes

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 91 – Popes 13.08.2019

Let's get introduced the Christ's representatives on earth.

Episode 90 – Henry 5 part 4 09.08.2019

Harry returns to London for the biggest party ever. All he wants to do is get back to France to keep on taking more of Normandy. And get stuck in he will.

Episode 89 – Henry 5 part 3 02.08.2019

Agincourt!!

Episode 88 – Henry 5 part 2 27.07.2019

It’s all about sorting out traitors before we finally get on the road to France. Harfleur won’t be a push over but Harry will get the job done.

Episode 87 – Henry 5 19.07.2019

Let’s meet King Harry and find out if he’s anything like Shakespeare’s character. Harry is dead set keen on getting to France to get stuck into those Frenchies.

Episode 86 – Henry 4 part 3 12.07.2019

Hank is rather unwell, he will rally but won’t survive this episode. Things are going to the dogs in France so it’s a good time for Prince Hal, now King Harry to make outrageous demands. Plus we're off to the Council of Constance.

Episode 85 – Henry 4 part 2 05.07.2019

Sir Henry Percy will make one last go at removing Hank from the big chair. We get some surprise guests for his Majesty’s slammer. And Henry is annoyed with Prince Hal.

Episode 84 – Henry 4 28.06.2019

Hank will get his eldest boys working but oh no, here comes Harry Hotspur and he’s very annoyed.

Episode 83 – Richard 2 part 6 21.06.2019

It’s time for regime change according to Henry Bolingbroke. Will Hank be off to a good start? Well he will try a co-operative approach with parliament. Tricky.

Episode 82 – Crime, Heresy, Torture, Death 18.06.2019

Yes a happy episode on nasty stuff - a trip down memory lane to see how nasty we can be

Episode 81 – Richard 2 part 6 14.06.2019

Little Dick has formed his own private army – not a good look. He’s into revenge so, people must die. Will there be a hostile takeover?

Episode 80 – Religion 11.06.2019

Nice to spend some time on the history of religion. Are we doing it right?

Episode 79 – Richard 2 part 4 07.06.2019

It’s the merciless parliament. Little Dick is being bullied but he will strike back with the suicidal parliament.

Episode 78 – Richard 2 part 3 31.05.2019

It’s love and marriage for little Dick and his cousin Henry. Nobles are getting cheesed off and will close in on little Dick.

Episode 77 Richard 2 – part 2 24.05.2019

The peasants are well and truly revolting. Can little Dick save the day? Kind of. People will die then the rebellion will be put down and ordinary people will find out just what sort of king our little Dick is.

Episode 76 Richard 2 17.05.2019

It’s a brand new 10 year old king. His already unpopular Uncle John of Gaunt will introduce a poll tax and our peasants will show their revolting side.

Episode 75 Edward 3 part 11 10.05.2019

Oh no – not even baby Ted can live for ever. He should be in a dementia ward but that won’t happen. It’s the sad decline and death of baby Ted.

Episode 74 Edward 3 part 10 03.05.2019

Baby Ted is getting old and out living all his mates. We finally get English starting to be our official language – brilliant. And the Black Prince has married super hottie Joan the Fair Maid of Kent.

Episode 73 – Edward 3 part 9 26.04.2019

Our Black Prince will find himself trapped at Poitiers. Finally Johnny be Good can do over the English and get peace in France. Or can he?

Episode 72 – Edward 3 part 8 19.04.2019

Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany has a cunning plan to take back Brittany. But his plan may be a bit too cunning for his own good. Plus we’ll get to meet another Charles, son in law of King John 2 of France. Hello to Charles the Bad.

Episode 71 – Edward 3 part 7 12.04.2019

Archbishop of York will be up against those pesky Scotties. Meanwhile baby Ted is besieging Calais then it’s oh dear, the Black Death. Bring out your dead.

Episode 70 – Edward 3 part 6 05.04.2019

Episode 70 – Edward 3 part 6

Episode 69 – Edward 3 part 5 29.03.2019

It’s all happening. Scotties are doing well and have their King David 2 back. We’re belting up in Brittany helping out our heroine Joanna and we’re belting up in Gascony and we’re about to hit Normandy.

Episode 68 – The Women’s Special 22.03.2019

In which your podcaster digs himself into a hole and attempts to mansplain his way back out of it. Good luck to me.

Episode 67 Edward 3 – part 4 15.03.2019

We want to get stuck into those Frenchies. Hard to get them into battle but baby Ted will get his chance. Just one problem – it’s a suicide mission.

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