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The Wars of the Roses: the 15th-century clash of kings that heralded the dawn of the Tudor dynasty

John of Gaunt: father of England’s medieval monarchy and self-styled Spanish king

The battle of Barnet, 1471: the Wars of the Roses clash that killed the Kingmaker. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard III: your guide to the last Yorkist king of England

What if…Richard III had won at Bosworth?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Wars of the Roses: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard the radical: was Richard III a champion of the people?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry VI may have had a "sex coach" - plus 4 more curious facts about his life

A Triple Bond Broken: The Destruction of the House of York. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 8: A conclusion (of sorts). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 7: Survival theories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 6: The other suspects. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 5: Circumstantial evidence and strange behaviour. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 4: Examining the evidence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 3: The prime suspect. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 2: The timeline. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerEpisode 1: The case. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princes in the TowerExclusive podcast series

The battle of Crécy: triumph of the longbow

10 things you need to know about the battle of Bosworth

Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?

General ancient history

What is history's greatest mystery?

BlogMedieval(ish) matters #8: Did medieval people care about the time? And did they get bored?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BlogMedieval(ish) matters #7: what it meant to be 'blue' in the Middle Ages (and more killer rabbits). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Was King John really that bad? Yes!

BlogMedieval matters #1: The Last Kingdom, Robin Hood and how to learn Old Norse in lockdown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Anarchy: how bloody was Stephen and Matilda’s medieval battle for the English crown?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Henry II: the Muslim monarch of medieval England?

Blood brothers: Richard III's battle with his siblings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The house of York. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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