Podcasting is so much fun that I have been rather breeding them, so here is a brief guide. You may select the series you want from the drop down, or see them all after this message.

Members: There are over 22 hours of Shedcasts. They cover all sorts of things usually in English history which fire my enthusiasm. There are topics like Nationalism and its growth in medieval England; lots of biographies, some historiography, and then from time to time we have something a bit less worthy; such as how Henry VIII started a fashion for beards.
Then there’s The History of Scotland 18 hours of listening so far, the history of Scotland from the dawn of time to 1900. And then Britain and the Sea, an occasional series which add depth and stories to accompany the History of England podcast. And of course new episodes join all the series all the time!

Free podcasts: There is the History of England of course. But why not also try History in Technicolor where Wolf and I talk about history films, or the Things that made England – where Roifield and I talk about the cultural and historical habits and history that male England as she is.

Sh 34 John Clare – the Peasant Poet - Members Only

John Clare was for a while a sensation – a poet who gives us access to nature, and also the lives of England’s villagers and society in a time ofRead More

Margaret Omnibus 3 EPs 7-9 - Members Only

Margaret and Henry Stafford made a home at Woking Palace during a time of changing lifestyles which prompted changes to the great houses. Despite a seemingly happy life, the vicissitudesRead More

Margaret 9 Readeption - Members Only

Warwick the Kingmaker supreme

Margaret 8 The Life Domestic - Members Only

Margaret seems to have fallen on her feet and her marriage from 1458-1471, as far as we can tell, would seem to have been happy and fulfilled, working together onRead More

Margaret 7 The Great House - Members Only

The image is of the Great Hall at Haddon Hall. Note the wooden screen in front of the 3 arches, which in rutn lay before the Buttery and Pantry, andRead More

MB Omnibus 2 EPs 4-6 - Members Only

In an extraordinarily dramatic few years, the painfully young Margaret goes through the events that will shape her life – two marriages and a child.

Margaret 6 After Towton - Members Only

Margaret’s marriage to Henry Stafford appears to have started as it would go on – reasonably happily as far as we can tell. But the political chaos of theRead More

Margaret 5 Widow’s Weeds - Members Only

Though protected by the walls of Pembroke Castle, the death of Margaret’s husband left her vulnerable – something of a catch on the marriage market. Margaret, probably on the advice andRead More

Margaret 4 A Short Marriage - Members Only

Against a background of increasing political turmoil and military violence, Margaret turned 12 and was married in 1455. Despite her tender age, she was soon pregnant as she and EdmundRead More

Sh 33 Thomas Gresham - Members Only

Written up as a sort of national patriotic hero by the Victorians, Thomas Gresham was in fact as hard as nails, a deal maker, a money man, a controller. ButRead More

Margaret Omnibus 1 EPs 1-3 - Members Only

Margaret's reputation, lineage and childhood

Margaret 3 A Short Childhood - Members Only

Margaret's childhood was short, but seemingly happy

Margaret 2 Family - Members Only

Margaret's family history would shape her life

Margaret 1: Margaret through Time - Members Only

Margaret Beaufort through the eyes of historians

Marshal 26 No Finer Knight - Members Only

Just the French and the Grim Reaper to go...

Marshal Omnibus 8 EPs 23-26 - Members Only

From zero to hero and back to zero

25 Guardian - Members Only

As John lay dying at Newark he dictated his will. It laid down that Henry III’s minority should be managed by 13 Ordainers. So how did we get fromRead More

Marshal 24 The Barons’ War - Members Only

Enough was enough. The baron’s decide now is the time to bring their wayward king to heel.

Marshal 23 Rehabilitation - Members Only

John gets his fingers burned and needs friends. This is good news for Marshal – bad news for the Briouse family

Marshal Omnibus 7 EPs 20-22 - Members Only

From Richard I to John, changing fortunes for Marshal

Marshal 22 Irish Magnate - Members Only

A life or death struggle with his king

Marshal 21 Humiliation - Members Only

In 1203 John”s actions broke the loyalty of his French barons in Normandy and Anjou. And in the new world, Marshal got a taste of what living without the king’sRead More

Marshal 20 Unfailing Pride - Members Only

A French cook means a change of master for the Marshal

Marshal Omnibus 6 EPs17-19 - Members Only

William coping with 2 liege lords - Henry II and Richard I

Marshal 19 Coeur de Lion - Members Only

The arrival of a new boss is always a tricky moment. Especially if he thinks you tried to kill him.

Marshal 18 Magnate - Members Only

With the accession of Richard, Marshal faced an uncertain future at the hands of the man who he’d bested in battle. He waited at Fontvraud to hear his fate.Read More

Marshal 17 To the Devil - Members Only

'God’s legs, Marshal, don’t kill me! It wouldn’t be right – I’m quite unarmed'

Marshal 16 Holy Land - Members Only

William and his beloved Young King come to the parting of the ways

Marshal Omnibus 5 Eps 14-16 - Members Only

William and his beloved Young King are parted - reunited - and parted again

A History of England announcement - Members Only

For those of you who also subscribe to the HoE podcast feed this may be a redundant post. I am attempting to reach all subscribers and members to keep youRead More

Marshal 15 The Fall - Members Only

Marshal was at the top of his game, feted and lauded. But success attracts the envious, and pride goes before a fall…

Marshal 14 Hubris - Members Only

William was now a big name on the tournament circuit, and it made him a tidy income. And he indulged himself in more ways than one, and gloried in hisRead More

Sh 31f LLASE Going Nuclear - Members Only

As lords intensified their demands, as pressure on land increased the search was on for more productive ways to farm the land. One impact was the introduction of open field systems andRead More

Sh 31e LLASE The Manor - Members Only

From the 9th century, the need of warfare and resulting taxation drove an ever greater bureaucracy. Meantime trade and population both grew, and towns with it. All these produced profoundRead More

Marshal Omnibus 4 EPs 11-13 - Members Only

William joined the court of the Young King, but it was not a happy place. William would be at Henry’s side throughout, and help his young master find a new role.

Marshal 13 The Circuit - Members Only

Marshal and the Young King were getting hammered. So they needed to sort that out – and still enjoy all the fun of the tournament occasion

Marshal 12 Tournament - Members Only

Henry the Young King needed a career. Maybe the answer lay in the tourney.

Marshal 11 Rebellion - Members Only

The Young King throws his toys out of the pram

Sh 32 Christine de Pisan with Caitlin Chapman - Members Only

Christine de Pizan (1364 – c. 1430) was a prolific and versatile French poet and author. Her diverse writings include numerous poems of courtly love, a biography of Charles V ofRead More

Sh 31d LLASE Warland - Members Only

Away from the Inland estates, the Anglo Saxon peasantry and thegnage often held their lands of ancient right, and the land they held defined their public obligations as well asRead More

Sh 31c Life on the Inland - Members Only

The arrival of resident landowners and the ever present danger of economic disaster would change the way many lived their lives and create the system of serfdom so centralRead More

Marshal Omnibus 3 EPs 8-10 - Members Only

If William’s career was a landscape, this episode would be taking us into the deepest of valleys. From thrusting young esquire, to the pit of despair. And back? WELL you’llRead More

Marshal 10 Rescue - Members Only

William is at a low point. a landless knight, held in captivity, with a hideous leg wound and no bandages. plus, no great value in the ransom market and therefore his futureRead More

Marshal 9 Ambush! - Members Only

Back home in 1168 with fears of the rest of his life as a dull hearth son, William would instead find his way quickly back into danger

Marshal 8 Expulsion - Members Only

After a brief moment of glory at Neufchatel William was back on the transfer list, and the life of a Hearth Son was starring back at him. But wait - maybe this tourney at St Jammes would be the thing?

Sh 31b LLASE Life on the Scir - Members Only

New petty kingdoms and lordships, scirs, began to form around tribal groups and identities, and then to consolidate into Anglo Saxons kingdoms we will begin to recognise. How were thoseRead More

Sh 31a LLASE – Settlers - Members Only

A new series – Life and Landscape in Anglo Saxon England. In this episode, the Anglo Saxon settlement, and early settlements in South Oxfordshire

Eleanor Omnibus 6 EPs 20-24 - Members Only

The last 15 years of Eleanor’s life saw her more able than ever to exercise influence and even to see her daughters; but retirement to Fontevraud was constantly interrupted. TellRead More

Eleanor 24 The End of Days - Members Only

The last years were no less busy than any of the others. And please, feedback here on the poll.

Eleanor 23 John - Members Only

The Struggle for Angevin France is on