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S2.42 Mary Queen of Scots: Biography (Part 1/2)
S2.42 Mary Queen of Scots: Biography (Part 1/2)
Mary Queen of Scots is one of (if not the) most famous names in Scottish and British history, and with good reason. A dr... Read more
10 Nov 2017
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1hr 22mins
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S1.03 Edward the Elder
S1.03 Edward the Elder
Our monarchic journey hurtles headlong into the tenth century as we move on to Edward the Elder, a Saxon warrior king wh... Read more
24 Aug 2010
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S3.03 Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians
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S2.1 Scottish Backgroundy Stuff
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S2.43 Mary Queen of Scots: Biography (Part 2/2)
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In our first episode, Mary had escaped Henry VIII, briefly been Queen Consort of France and ruled pretty successfully as... Read more
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S3.12 Sigrid the Haughty
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S3.13 Ealdgyth
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We're back with the Saxons this week, reviewing Ealdgyth, consort to Edmund Ironside. Ealdgyth was from a prominent midl... Read more
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S3.01 Consort Introduction and Agrippina
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S2.33 Robert the Bruce
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Things have been torrid for Scotland under the rule of England's Edward I, but finally there is hope in the form of Robe... Read more
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S3.14 Emma of Normandy
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S2.32 William Wallace
S2.32 William Wallace
Scotland was a conquered country in 1296, but if Edward I thought the Scots would go quietly then he had another thing c... Read more
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S1.65 Elizabeth II: 1926-53 (Part 1/3)
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From Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II - as Rex Factor's journey through the monarchs of England reaches its close, we fi... Read more
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S2.2 Kenneth MacAlpin
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The new series starts properly in this episode as review our first monarch, Kenneth MacAlpin. After the leading Picts we... Read more
25 Jan 2015
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S2.18 Macbeth
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Yes, Macbeth was a real king! But, was he the murderous, tyrannical villain as depicted by Shakespeare or has the bard d... Read more
8 Nov 2015
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A Royal Christmas Special
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Originally planned for 2016, we have finally made a Christmas Special! From Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II, we take a ... Read more
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S2.44 Mary Queen of Scots: Review
S2.44 Mary Queen of Scots: Review
Mary Queen of Scots had one of the most dramatic lives and reigns (and, unusually, post-reigns) in Scottish history, tak... Read more
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S1.04 Athelstan
S1.04 Athelstan
We're back from our summer break and to kick us off we have King Athelstan, the first true king of all England (if not B... Read more
21 Sep 2010
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S1.61 Edward VIII (Abdication Crisis)
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In 1936, a very different character came to the throne in the shape of Edward VIII. He was handsome, charismatic and a m... Read more
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