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Home > Author: David Crowther

    HoS 32 Blind Harry’s Bane - Members Only

    The object of Harry's ire - James III

    HiT Papillon

    By David Crowther Feb 17, 2019 0 Comments

    When I was at school we constantly discussed the book; we were fascinated by it, including where they kept their money (really? Ewe).  So what about the film? How did theRead More

    Marshal 5 Tancarville - Members Only

      Around 1160, William left home to the sound of his family’s tears, and travelled to Tancarville to learn the skills of courtesie.  

    Gold, Praise and Glory

    By David Crowther Feb 10, 2019 0 Comments

    Same Hume introduces English trade and exploration in the Tudor era  – the trade companies that spring up after 1550 and the discovery ventures that follow. With a bit ofRead More

    Joseph Lancaster

    By David Crowther 2 weeks agoFeb 10, 2019 1 Comments

    Joseph Lancaster is little known today, but in the first half of the 19th century his name was everywhere. He was described as ‘the poor child’s friend’ as he made educationRead More

    Eleanor 11 Power - Members Only

    Queen of England: Power or pawn?

    Marshal 4 Fathers and Sons - Members Only

      The story of John Marshal, William’s father with a big of wandering around in the genesis of the legendary King Arthur, king of the Britons.    

    Eleanor 10 Queen 2 - Members Only

    Escape to Poitiers - and the search for a protector

    Marshal Omnibus 1 EPs 1-3 - Members Only

    We set the scene – William’s background and lineage, and the Anarchy – until William himself appears strapped to a trebuchet at Newbury. As you do  

    Marshal 3 Hammer and Anvil - Members Only

    During the Anarchy, John Marshal makes hay - and William joins our story at last

    HiT Mary Queen of Scots

    By David Crowther 4 weeks agoFeb 17, 2019 0 Comments

      We discuss the intricate and fascinating  story of Mary Queen of Scots and the new 2018 movie – along with the 1971 movie too. A chance to see how the ourRead More

    Eleanor 9 Hunted - Members Only

    Escape meant avoiding the wolves that blocked the path to Aquitaine

    Eleanor Omnibus 2 EPs 6-9 - Members Only

    We take in the full extent of Eleanor’s time as Queen of France – through her struggle for his sister, the dramatic 2nd Crusade and her final dash for freedom

    Elizabeth Chadwick and Eleanor of Aquitaine

    By David Crowther 1 month agoJan 28, 2019 0 Comments

      Author Elizabeth Chadwick gives her insights into the life and times of Eleanor of Aquitaine. To find out more about Elizabeth’s three Eleanor novels, visit her website https://elizabethchadwick.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine/  

    HiT The Witch

    By David Crowther 1 month agoJan 28, 2019 0 Comments

    The first of an occasional series where we look at the representation of folk tales and beliefs of the past, and how accurately film has presented them. We are joined inRead More

    Eleanor 8 Outremer - Members Only

    The story of Eleanor and the Second Crusade

    Marshal 2 Lineage - Members Only

    Setting the scene before William - John the Marshal; and the Anarchy

    Marshal 1 Reputations - Members Only

    Is the Marshal we know man or myth?

    Elizabeth Chadwick and William Marshal

    By David Crowther 1 month agoJan 20, 2019 0 Comments

      Elizabeth Chadwick is the author of many fine historical novels, and her most recent is on William’s life in the Holy Land. Elizabeth was kind enough to share herRead More

    Eleanor 7 Sisters - Members Only

    Eleanor's little sister scandalises the Church

    HiT The Lion in Winter

    By David Crowther 2 months agoJan 20, 2019 4 Comments

    Such a classic – Katherine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole giving it large, plus the world’s most appalling article of clothing (see if you can spot which). Was it accurate? WasRead More

    Eleanor 6 Queen (1) - Members Only

    Elanor sticks out her elbows and creates some room for herself at court

    Eleanor Omnibus 1 (Episodes 1-5) - Members Only

    The omnibus edition for all those insomniacs out there!

    Eleanor 5 Bride - Members Only

    Marriage to a young prince of 17 - Louis of France

    Eleanor 4 Heiress - Members Only

    in 1137, Eleanor's father Duke William X set off for Santiago on pilgrimage

    265a Nicola Tallis and the Crown of Blood

    By David Crowther 2 months agoJan 06, 2019 4 Comments

    I chat with historian Nicola Tallis about the life, times and death of Lady Jane Grey. And also there are prizes and things.        

    HiT The Battle of Algiers

    By David Crowther 2 months agoJan 06, 2019 0 Comments

    Made in 1966 by Italian neo-realist director Gillo Pontecorvo, the film is based the actions of rebels and French government during the Algerian War of 1954–62. So realistic was it,Read More

    265 Live Still to Die

    By David Crowther 2 months agoDec 23, 2018 5 Comments

      After Mary’s victory, Jane Grey was imprisoned comfortably in the Tower, and spent her time studying – and had a reasonable expectation of long, if a little dull,  life. Until in 1554Read More

    HoS 31 Jameses 1 and II - Members Only

    The murder of Douglas at the Black Dinner speaks of violent times- but the foundations of the renaissance monarchy were laid

    264g Rebel Queen 8 The Duke

    By David Crowther 2 months agoDec 14, 2018 7 Comments

    The game played out, the Mary entered London and the Duke was to die. But Northumberland had one more surprise to spring To find out more about our programme, andRead More

    264f Rebel Queen 7 Regina

    By David Crowther 2 months agoDec 14, 2018 0 Comments

    Whether Jane and Guildford understood the commotion in the city outside the Tower we do not know, but it was the duty of her father, the Duke of Suffolk, to breakRead More

    HiT Lady Jane

    By David Crowther 2 months agoDec 16, 2018 5 Comments

    Lady Jane was the first leading role for a very young Helena Bonham Carter, and a film debut for the renowned theatre director Trevor Nunn. Plus its an amazing story. So,Read More

    Eleanor 3 Education - Members Only

    As a child growing up in the Ducal household, Eleanor would have been presented to the noble families she would know for the rest of her life Transcript I’ve blathered on aboutRead More

    264e Rebel Queen 6 The Fleet

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 14, 2018 4 Comments

    Around the 14th July a ship called the Greyhound sailed into Orwell Haven. Its captain was in gaol in Lowestoft, its crew had smashed open the cash box. Meeting withRead More

    264d Rebel Queen 5 Resistance

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 14, 2018 0 Comments

    Northumberland made good speed towards East Anglia and Mary, and his army swelled with troops and artillery. But in London, the mood was ugly, and Mary was having some success too.Read More

    264c Rebel Queen 4 War

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 14, 2018 0 Comments

    Mary’s letter of 10th July brought home an uncomfortable truth that Northumberland had expected to avoid – that Jane must fight for her crown. If an army could be found ToRead More

    264b Rebel Queen 3 Rivals

    By David Crowther 3 months agoJan 02, 2019 2 Comments

    Mary had a decision to make – submit, fight or flee. She took the decision with her household – and they raised the rafters with their cheers.   To findRead More

    264a Rebel Queen 2 Proclamation

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 14, 2018 6 Comments

    On the morning of 9th July 1553 the 16 year old Jane was walking in the Grey manor at Chelsea in blissful ignorance. Then the Duke of Northumberland’s daughter, Mary Sidney,Read More

    Eleanor 2 Land and Lineage - Members Only

    The land Eleanor inhabited, and her family history

    264 Rebel Queen 1 The Gathering

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 14, 2018 4 Comments

    The life of Lady Jane Grey  to 1553, and the fate of Edward VI is settled as the vultures gather. The first in our series on the succession crisis of 1553.Read More

    Eleanor 1 Legends - Members Only

    The life of Eleanor of Aquitaine - and the legends that surround her name

    263 The Devise

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 02, 2018 2 Comments

    Edward VI’s ‘Devise for the Succession’ would plunge England into turmoil. Was it his own work, or was it the work of a manipulative and power hungry Northumberland? Here’s what happened.Read More

    HiT Lawrence of Arabia

    By David Crowther 3 months agoDec 11, 2018 4 Comments

      This is one of the two movies my father picked out for me when I was nobbut a lad. It won 5 Oscars, was voted 3 on the BFI’sRead More

    262 Northumberland

    By David Crowther 3 months agoNov 24, 2018 2 Comments

    John Dudley, as Duke of Northumberland for a while dominated the King’s Council – and was a man with the imagination to change the rules. And the Edwardian Reformation continued,Read More

    HoS 30 Lord of the Isles - Members Only

    The Lordship of the Western Isles

    261a Professor MacCulloch talks Cromwell

    By David Crowther 3 months agoNov 24, 2018 6 Comments

    Diarmaid MacCulloch brings wonderful scholarship, wit and humanity with a delightfully fresh biography of Thomas Cromwell, shot through with new insights. And I got to meet him! Here is what we talkedRead More

    HiT The Last Emperor

    By David Crowther 3 months agoNov 24, 2018 5 Comments

    The story of PuYi the Last Emperor of China is the MOST sumptuous of films, beautifully shot, it’s an extraordinary story, and the history it passes through is fascinating. WasRead More

    261 The Trouble with Mary

    By David Crowther 4 months agoNov 18, 2018 5 Comments

    In 1550 Edward’s views on reformation began to harden – and brought him into conflict with his sister. Under pressure from King and Council, Mary decided that she must fleeRead More

    TTME Queuing

    By David Crowther 4 months agoNov 11, 2018 0 Comments

      The English queue even in a crowded bar, when the casual observer might see no physical evidence. But is this any different to the Canadians, or Singaporeans, both highRead More

    HoS 29 The Wolf of Badenoch - Members Only

    The Wolf of Badenoch broke the rules of his society and class, terrorising the people he was meant to protect
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Resources

Family Trees

  • Family Trees: Succession in Henry VIII’s will November 30, 2018
  • Family Tree: Scotland 1034-1290 January 30, 2018
  • Family Tree: The House of Tudor June 6, 2017
  • The Family de la Pole October 17, 2016
  • Wars of the Roses: Family Trees October 8, 2015
  • Family Trees, 1225 – 1485 July 14, 2012
  • Family Trees: Normandy and the Angevins, 1066 – 1225 May 22, 2011
  • Family Trees: 500-1066 May 1, 2011

Maps

  • Maps: Eleanor of Aquitaine November 25, 2018
  • Scotlands: Earldoms and Shires in the 12th Century January 31, 2018
  • Scottish Burghs January 31, 2018
  • Scotland in the 10th & 11th Centuries November 5, 2017
  • Sixth Century Scotland April 10, 2017
  • Ptolemies Tribes of Northern Britain March 4, 2017
  • Scotland: Regions and Topography March 3, 2017
  • Maps: 1471 April 9, 2016
  • Maps:1460-1461 April 9, 2016
  • Maps: 1455 November 4, 2015
  • Maps: 1455 Power bases of the Barons October 10, 2015
  • Animated Maps: The Battle of Agincourt February 8, 2015
  • Animated Maps: The Agincourt Campaign February 8, 2015
  • Maps: 1100 – 1300 Europe August 10, 2014
  • Animated Maps: Crecy 1346: The Battle December 1, 2013
  • Animated Maps: Gascony 1337 – 1342 December 1, 2013
  • Animated Maps: Poitiers 1356, the Campaign December 1, 2013
  • Animated Maps: Poitiers 1356, the Battle December 1, 2013
  • Animated Maps: Crecy 1346: The Campaign August 11, 2013
  • Maps: 1327 – 1453 – The 100 Years War August 11, 2013
  • Maps, 1225 – 1327 June 2, 2012
  • Maps: 1000 – 1225 May 22, 2011
  • Maps: 500 – 1000 May 1, 2011
  • The Burghal Hidage January 19, 2011

Articles

  • Was Edward VI’s Devise for the Succession lawful? December 7, 2018
  • Chaucer, the English and the Sea November 19, 2018
  • Some opinions about Henry VIII July 19, 2018
  • Anne Askew, Martyr and Author June 24, 2018
  • Catherine Howard: Love letter and Confessions April 2, 2018
  • A contemporary view of the Tudor peerage in 1538/9 March 15, 2018
  • Katherine Howard, Countess of Bridgewater March 4, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell and his reputation January 16, 2018
  • Medieval Castles November 26, 2017
  • Anne Boleyn Website links October 14, 2017
  • The Incident at Grafton September 22, 2017
  • Bishop John Fisher September 15, 2017
  • Thomas More: A very brief history June 29, 2017
  • Henry VIII’s Westminster Tournament 1511 June 5, 2017
  • Medieval tournaments illustrated glossary June 5, 2017
  • St Bartholomew the Great June 3, 2017
  • Henry VIII and his Beard May 13, 2017
  • Cardinal Wolsey and the Historians May 12, 2017
  • Cardinal Wolsey: A Timeline May 12, 2017
  • The Minions of Henry VIII April 28, 2017
  • Pictish Stones April 2, 2017
  • Henry VII’s hatchet men: Empson and Dudley February 25, 2017
  • Early Tudor Court February 5, 2017
  • New Learning: England’s first Humanists January 22, 2017
  • Catherine Gordon and Perkin Warbeck January 8, 2017
  • Medieval Prices and Wages December 14, 2016
  • Mountjoy, Henry VIII’s Humanist Mentor December 10, 2016
  • Fotheringhay December 8, 2016
  • Henry VII and his loyal Councillors November 27, 2016
  • Henry VII and the historians October 31, 2016
  • Henry VII Character and Portraits October 31, 2016
  • The Family de la Pole October 17, 2016
  • The Epitaph and Tomb Henry gave Richard August 29, 2016
  • St Bees August 18, 2016
  • The Fate of the Princes – Suspects August 11, 2016
  • The Fate of the Princes – Evidence August 11, 2016
  • The indispensable John Morton July 17, 2016
  • William Hastings – Victim or player? July 14, 2016
  • Contemporary Sources July 12, 2016
  • Dominic Mancini July 12, 2016
  • Major players in 1483 July 12, 2016
  • History of Richard III by Thomas More July 11, 2016
  • Titulus Regius and Gloucester’s claim to the throne July 9, 2016
  • Polydore Vergil and Historia Anglia July 8, 2016
  • Crowland Chronicle July 5, 2016
  • The 1483 Timeline July 3, 2016
  • Regulation of a Prince’s household and education, 1473 July 2, 2016
  • Leading Families in 1471 June 11, 2016
  • Letter of William de la Pole June 4, 2016
  • The power of propaganda December 12, 2015
  • Loyalty Ladder October 26, 2015
  • The Peerage, 1450-1459 October 26, 2015
  • Some Major Families in 1450 October 3, 2015
  • Livery Badges October 2, 2015
  • Did your ancestor fight in the 100 year war? July 14, 2013
  • Alfred: Asser on the crucial year – 870-871 October 28, 2012
  • The Hundred Ordinance, 939-961 October 27, 2012
  • Treaty of Wedmore, 878-890 October 27, 2012
  • Economic and Social History Charts 1000-1485 September 8, 2012
  • Drawings of Matthew Paris May 5, 2012
  • Heraldy – Arms of the big medieval families May 5, 2012
  • Feast Days in Medieval England April 7, 2012
  • 49a Arrival of the House of Wessex video February 3, 2012
  • The Discovery at St Mary’s Church January 23, 2011
  • The Battle of Brunanburgh January 22, 2011
  • Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians January 9, 2011
  • Origins of the British – a recent study January 2, 2011
  • Sources for Early Anglo Saxon England December 17, 2010

Original Sources

  • Robert Kett’s Petition, 1549 September 16, 2018
  • The Declaration of Arbroath, 1320 September 1, 2018
  • Catherine Howard: Love letter and Confessions April 2, 2018
  • Katherine Howard, Countess of Bridgewater March 4, 2018
  • The Six Articles, 1539 February 1, 2018
  • John Colet and the Convocation of 1512 September 3, 2017
  • Dominic Mancini July 12, 2016
  • Polydore Vergil and Historia Anglia July 8, 2016
  • Crowland Chronicle July 5, 2016
  • The Last Will of Richard II March 4, 2014
  • The Fieschi Letter May 26, 2013
  • Statute of Winchester 1285 February 4, 2013
  • The Ordinances of 1311 February 4, 2013
  • The Coronation Oath of Edward II, 1308 February 4, 2013
  • Writ of summons to Parliament, 1295 December 4, 2012
  • The Conquest of Wales, 1274-1295 November 17, 2012
  • Alfred: Asser on the crucial year – 870-871 October 28, 2012
  • Asser on the character of Alfred the Great October 28, 2012
  • The Story of Cynewulf, 755 October 28, 2012
  • Selected Laws of Ine, 688-695 October 27, 2012
  • Selected laws of Aethelbert of Kent, 601-604 October 27, 2012
  • Letter of Anselm to Pope Paschal October 27, 2012
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine pleads for the release of her Son, 1193 October 27, 2012
  • The Treaty of Westminster, 1153 October 27, 2012
  • Song against Richard of Cornwall October 27, 2012
  • Description of the Battle of Lewes, 1264 October 27, 2012
  • The Provisions of Westminster, 1259 October 27, 2012
  • The Song of Lewes, 1264 October 27, 2012
  • The Forest Charter, 1217 October 27, 2012
  • The Provisions of Oxford, 1258 October 27, 2012
  • Magna Carta: The Great Charter of Liberties of King John, 1215 October 27, 2012
  • The Assize of Clarendon, 1166 October 27, 2012
  • The Constitutions of Clarendon, 1164 October 27, 2012
  • The Character of Henry II October 27, 2012
  • The Charter of Liberties of Henry II, 1154 October 27, 2012
  • A 12th Century Village October 27, 2012
  • The Charter of Liberties of Stephen October 27, 2012
  • The Charter of Liberties of Henry I, 1100 October 27, 2012
  • The Coronation Oath of King Edgar, 975 October 27, 2012
  • The Hundred Ordinance, 939-961 October 27, 2012
  • Treaty of Wedmore, 878-890 October 27, 2012
  • The Battle of Brunanburgh January 22, 2011
  • The Burghal Hidage January 19, 2011
  • The Tribal Hidage January 7, 2011
  • Sources for Early Anglo Saxon England December 17, 2010

Quiz

  • Lady Jane Grey Quiz November 4, 2018
  • Henry VIII Jumbo Quiz July 22, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell Quiz (Members) January 17, 2018
  • Christmas Quiz 2017 December 24, 2017
  • Queen Anne Boleyn Quiz October 20, 2017
  • Anne Boleyn Quiz – the Early Years October 13, 2017
  • The Ladybird matching quiz July 14, 2017
  • Thomas More Prize Quiz (Members) July 2, 2017
  • Thomas More Quiz (Non Members) June 29, 2017
  • Tournament Quiz June 18, 2017

Books

  • Books for Eleanor of Aquitaine December 2, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch November 13, 2018
  • Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell March 25, 2018
  • Thomas Cromwell by Tracy Borman January 15, 2018
  • Tudors by Peter Ackroyd January 8, 2018
  • Britain after Rome: The Fall and Rise 400-1070 by Robin Fleming July 8, 2017
  • Thomas More (Reputations) by John Guy June 30, 2017
  • The Creation of Anne Boleyn June 22, 2017
  • Books on the Wars of the Roses January 2, 2016
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