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THE MIDDLE AGES
Wat Tyler
and the Peasants Revolt In 1381, some 35
years after the Black Death had swept through Europe
decimating over one third of the population, there was a
shortage of people left to work the land. Recognising
the power of ‘supply and demand’, the remaining peasants
began to re-evaluate their worth.............
Murder in
the Cathedral “Will no one rid
me of this turbulent priest!” Fateful words supposedly
uttered by King Henry II which set in motion the
events which led to the murder of Thomas Becket,
Archbishop of Canterbury, at the altar in Canterbury
Cathedral in 1170...
Richard the Lion Heart Outside the
Houses of Parliament there stands a statue of Richard I
seated on his horse as testimony that he was one of England’s bravest and greatest kings …or was he?
Matilda,
Empress Maud Matilda and Stephen: the 'forgotten' English Civil
War of the 12th century
VIDEO SHORT: Wars of the Roses Re-enactment at
Kenilworth Castle, 2007
The
Mystery of the Princes in the Tower Shakespeare portrays Richard III as the villainous
uncle who ordered the little princes put to death in
order to secure his throne.... but Richard wasn't the
only person who would benefit from their deaths........
Robin Hood
- fact or fiction, real or legend? Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw
living in Sherwood Forest with his 'Merry Men' - but did
he really exist and if so, how much of the legend is
true?
The Longbow
The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, was a powerful
type of medieval longbow used to great
effect against the French during the Hundred Years War, particularly
at the Battle of Agincourt...
Owain Glyndwr (Owen Glendower), the medieval Welsh nationalist leader
