It's one of Englands black legends, that a King was murdered when a red hot poker was thrust up his anus. Its sounds more Game of Thrones than history. But Edward's fall was significant. It was the first time in English history that a monarch was forcibly removed from the throne, and the first time an English King had abdicated. Join Jordan Evans as he looks into one of the darkest points in British history.

The King & The Red Hot Poker; the Life and Fall of King Edward II

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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