Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown...

In 1399 Henry of Lancaster seized the English throne from his cousin, King Richard II. Gaining the crown had been easy. Keeping it would not be. Join Jordan Evans as he looks into the world of a usurper King; a world of violent struggles, family quarrels, of murder and betrayal; and the beginning of the Inquisition in England.

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown... In 1399 Henry of Lancaster seized the English throne from his cousin, King Richard II. Gaining the crown had been easy. Keeping it would not be. Join Jordan Evans as he looks into the world of a usurper King; a world of violent struggles, family quarrels, of murder and betrayal; and the beginning of the Inquisition in England.

Henry IV - The First Lancastrian King

Windsor; the town which has stood for a thousand years as the symbol of monarchy in Britain. 
But beyond the glittering facade of the Castle there is a fascinating story of turbulence and drama. Of extreme highs and extreme lows. Of politics and intrigue, of war and revolution. 
Join Jordan Evans, of the Windsor Guildhall, as we look at the story of Windsor, the history of the Kings and Queens who have ruled it, and the making of the monarchy as we know it today.

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Windsor; the town which has stood for a thousand years as the symbol of monarchy in Britain. But beyond the glittering facade of the Castle there is a fascinating story of turbulence and drama. Of extreme highs and extreme lows. Of politics and intrigue, of war and revolution. Join Jordan Evans, of the Windsor Guildhall, as we look at the story of Windsor, the history of the Kings and Queens who have ruled it, and the making of the monarchy as we know it today.

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