The Kings and Queens podcast

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The Kings and Queens podcast episodes

November 18, 2020 Interview with Jeremy Dronfield - author of 'The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz'
The Holocaust was and remains one of the most unique, horrific and incomprehensible events of modern History. In this very special episode, I explore the causes, context and realities of History’s greatest crime by interviewing the author Jeremy Dronfield about his book, The Sunday Times and Amazon No.1 Bestseller ‘The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz’. I am joined by a fellow teacher and my friend Tom Ferry.
You can buy Jeremy's book through his website jeremydronfield.com and follow him on Twitter - @jeremydronfield
The music was provided by Samuel J. Ferry - find him on Twitter - @sjferry
Find the Kings and Queens Podcast on Twitter - @kingsqueenspod
Finally, thank you to all the students who sent questions in for Jeremy.
1 hr 2 min
November 13, 2020 18. Richard III
Richard III (1483-85) has been portrayed as inhuman, tyrannical, treacherous and cruel. He had the monumental misfortune of character assassination by the dynasty that followed him determined to blacken his name. It will unquestionably be remembered as one of the most famous and consequential reigns in English history.
CHARACTERS
Richard III – King of England
Edward IV – King of England, brother of Richard
Edward V – King of England, son of Edward VI
Anne Neville – Queen of England, wife of Richard III
Elizabeth Woodville – Queen of England, wife of Edward IV
George, duke of Clarence – brother of Richard and Edward
Duke of York – Father of Richard
Cecily Neville – Mother of Richard
Prince Edward – son of Richard
Richard of Shrewsbury – son of Edward IV
Elizabeth of York – daughter of Edward IV
Henry VI – former Lancastrian King of England
Margaret – former Lancastrian Queen of England, wife of Henry VI
Earl of Warwick – nobleman nicknamed the Kingmaker

Earl Rivers – brother of Elizabeth Woodville, tutor and uncle of Edward V

Duke of Norfolk – loyalist of Richard
William Hastings – loyalist of Richard
Duke of Buckingham – loyalist of Richard
Ralph Shaa – pro-Ricardian theologian

Sir John Cheyne – knight loyal to Henry Tudor
William Brandon – Henry Tudor’s standard bearer
Earl of Oxford – commander loyal to Henry Tudor
William Colyngbourne – covert ally of Henry Tudor
Henry Percy – Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Stanley – Earl of Derby, husband of Margaret Beaufort
Charles VIII – King of France
Chroniclers
Dominic Mancini
Vergil
Francis Bacon
Commynes
Croyland

William Shakespeare – playwright of Tudor England
Characters from the past
Richard II – former King of England
Edward II – former King of England
John of Gaunt – son of Edward III and ancestor of the Lancastrian claimants
CREDITS
Music: Winter Night by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Tudor Consort – 04 – Palestrina – Credo – Missa Sicut_lilium_inter_spinas
Alanmckinney – JCB operating on construction site
Black snow – sword slice
Soundmary – wild horses running
Dan Mitch3ll – distant horns
eneasz – wooden door smash open
metzik – medieval market
Omar Alvarado – five heavy knocks on bedroom door 2
lg – torrential rain
36 min
October 30, 2020 17. Edward V - the Prince in the tower
Edward V (1483) was intelligent, articulate and ready to make the giant leap from a fresh-faced prince to a wily, formidable medieval king but even before his coronation could take place a pernicious scheme was set to take it all away.
CHARACTERS
Edward V – King of England, son of Edward IV
Edward IV, King of England
Richard, duke of Gloucester – Edward IV’s brother, Edward V’s uncle
Richard of Shrewsbury – son of Edward IV, younger brother of Edward V
Elizabeth Woodville – Queen of England, wife of Edward IV, mother of Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury
Earl Rivers – brother of Elizabeth Woodville, uncle of Edward V
William Hastings – nobleman and ally of Richard, duke of Gloucester
Duke of Buckingham – nobleman and ally of Richard duke of Gloucester
Ralph Shaa - theologian

Chroniclers
Dominic Mancini
Thomas More – Lord Chancellor and Renaissance humanist in Tudor England
Henry Gillingham

Henry VI – former King of England
Charles II – future King of England

CREDITS
Music: Winter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ryanlouis – digging in rubble
spiritvoices - muffled girl
ondrosik – quiet session talk
bee09 – candle blow
danmitch3ll – distant horns
soundmary – wild horses running
eneasz – wooden door smash open
metzik – medieval market
26 min
October 16, 2020 16. Edward IV
Edward IV (1461-70, 71-83) represented everything Henry VI didn’t. He offered courage, leadership and political intelligence but his promiscuous lifestyle and the overestimation of the power of his charm meant he was exposed to the sinister 15th century culture of deceit and treachery.
CHARACTERS
Edward IV – King of England (House of York)
Elizabeth Woodville – Queen of England (House of York)
Henry VI – King of England (House of Lancaster)
Margaret of Anjou – Queen of England (House of Lancaster)
George, Duke of Clarence – Brother of Edward IV
Isabella Neville – Wife of the Duke of Clarence
Richard, Duke of Gloucester – Brother of Edward IV
Prince Edward – son of Henry VI (House of Lancaster)
Duke of York – Descendant of Edward III, father of Edward IV and claimant to the English throne through the house of York
Cecily Neville – mother of Edward IV
Henry Tudor – young claimant to the throne (House of Lancaster)

Earl of Warwick – powerful noble from the Neville family, nicknamed ‘the kingmaker’
Richard Woodville – father of Elizabeth and chancellor
John Woodville – brother of Elizabeth
Louis XI – King of France

Armagnacs – warring faction of the French Civil War and the hundred years war, fighting for the dauphin/Charles VII
Burgundians – Warring faction of the French civil war and the hundred years war, initially fighting for the English claim for France

Edward III – former king of England
John of Gaunt – son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of Lancaster
Lionel, duke of Clarence - son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of York
Richard II – former King of England
Henry IV – former king of England, grandfather of Henry VI
Colin Richmond – Historian
Phillip de Comine – Chronicler
Thomas More – Chronicler
Dominic Mancini - Chronicler

CREDITS
Music: Prepare for war by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Shades – laugh women
Audioman – multnomahfallsupperfallcalmwatertricklet
Gnrja – storm wind 2
zimbot – longbowvolleys
Soundmary – wild horses running
Metzik – medieval market
snaginneb – male grunt
danmitch3ll – distant horns
30 min
October 02, 2020 15. Henry VI
Henry VI (1422-61, 70-71) was the antithesis of a warrior king, he was the first since the Norman conquest never to command an army. Yet it was his incompetence and inertia that contributed to the unbridled, unparalleled bloodshed of his deeply turbulent reign.

CHARACTERS
Henry VI – King of England
Margaret of Anjou – Queen of England
Henry V – Father of Henry VI, former King of England
Catherine of Valois – Mother of Henry VI, former Queen of England
Prince Edward – son of Henry VI
John, Duke of Bedford – Regent of France under his nephew, Henry VI
Humphrey, duke of Gloucester – Regent of England under his nephew, Henry VI
Earl of Suffolk – stalwart of Henry VI
Duke of Somerset – stalwart of Henry VI
Duke of York – Descendant of Edward III, uncle of Henry VI and claimant to the English throne through the house of York
Edward – son of the duke of York
Jack Cade – Kentish rebel
Earl of Warwick – from the Neville family, loyal to the house of York
Charles VII – King of France
Joan of Arc – French peasant who supported Charles VII
Louis XI – King of France, son of Charles VII
Armagnacs – warring faction of the French Civil War and the hundred years war, fighting for the dauphin/Charles VII
Burgundians – Warring faction of the French civil war and the hundred years war, initially fighting for the English claim for France
Charles VI – King of France, father of Charles VII and Catherine of Valois
Edward III – former king of England
John of Gaunt – son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of Lancaster
Lionel, duke of Clarence - son of Edward III, focus for future descendants and claimants for the house of York
Richard II – former King of England
Henry IV – former king of England, grandfather of Henry VI
Robin Storey – historian
John Wythensteed – chronicler
CREDITS
Music: Now we ride by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Shades – laugh women
Audioman – multnomahfallsupperfallcalmwatertricklet
Gnrja – storm wind 2
zimbot – longbowvolleys
Soundmary – wild horses running
Metzik – medieval market
snaginneb – male grunt
danmitch3ll – distant horns
36 min
September 18, 2020 14. Henry V
Picking up the reins of a deeply fractured country, Henry V (1413-22) transformed it into a united, dominant force. He believed strongly in the divine right of kingship and used it to reignite the hundred years war. Beloved and revered by future kings, his success in all facets of rule is unparalleled. According to historian KB McFarlane, he was perhaps the greatest man who ever ruled England.
CHARACTERS
Henry V – King of England
Henry IV – Henry V’s father, King of England
Richard II – King of England, Henry V’s cousin
Edward III – King of England, great-grandfather of Henry V
Prince Henry – son of Henry V and future Henry VI
Catherine of Valois – Queen of England, wife of Henry V
Mary de Bohun – former Queen of England, mother of Henry V
John, Thomas, Humphrey – brothers of Henry V
Charles VI – King of France, nicknamed the ‘mad king’
The dauphin – son of the king of France and heir
The Burgundians and the Armagnacs – rival factions seeking power in France

Edmund Mortimer the elder – cousin of Henry IV and claimant to his crown
Edmund Mortimer the younger – Nephew of Edmund Mortimer and potential claimant to Henry V’s crown
Owain Glyndwr – Welsh leader and rebel under Henry IV
Harry Hotspur – Rebel under Henry IV, tutor to Henry V
Richard Scrope – Archbishop of York, rebel under Henry IV
The Lollards – Religious sect critical of the Roman Catholic church
John Oldcastle – leader of the Lollards
Thomas Walsingham – Chronicler and Benedictine monk
Characters mentioned from the past

Henry II – King of England in the 12th century
Richard the lionheart – King of England in the 12th century
CREDITS
Music: Mjolnir by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Music: Gavin Gamboa 08 – Duplex iii

Metzik – medieval market
mativve – mud leaves walking heavy shoe
zimbot – longbowvolleys
soundflakes – axe throwing hitting flesh
dobroide – horse at walk
visualaslyum – unsheathing a sword
30 min
September 04, 2020 13. Henry IV
DESCRIPTION
The manner of Henry IV’s (1399-1413) ascent not only consumed the king with almighty guilt for the rest of his life, accusations of his illegitimacy completely dominated his reign. So deep was the rift, so potent was the suspicion and so rampant was the opportunism that it served as a precursor for the violent theatre of the war of the roses.
CHARACTERS
Henry IV – King of England
Richard II – King of England, Henry VI’s cousin
The Black Prince – Father of Richard II
Edward III – King of England, father of the Black Prince and grandfather of Henry IV and Richard II
John of Gaunt – Duke of Lancaster, father of Henry VI
Blanche of Lancaster – Mother of Henry VI
Prince Henry – son of Henry IV and the future Henry V
Rebels
Edmund Mortimer – cousin of Henry IV and claimant
Owain Glyndwr – Welsh leader
Earl of Northumberland
Harry ‘Hotspur – son of the earl
Richard Scrope – Archbishop of York
Lords Appellant – group of nobles who sought to restrict rule of Richard II and impeach his favourites at court. Included Henry and Thomas Mowbray
The Lollards – critics of the Roman Catholic church
Thomas Walsingham – Chronicler and Benedictine monk
William Rees - Historian
Characters mentioned from the past

Saint Thomas Becket – Archbishop of Canterbury assassinated apparently on the orders of King Henry II in 1170.
King William the Conqueror
King Henry I
King Henry II
King Edward I – longshanks
King Edward II
Matilda – daughter of Henry I and claimant to the English throne
CREDITS
Music: Grundar by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Danmitch3ll – distant horns
rickaldo09 – olive oil
xserra – notre dame paris 1
Soundmary – wild horses running
zimbot – longbowvolleys
28 min
August 21, 2020 12. Richard II
An era of camaraderie, chivalry and glory was a distant memory. Richard II's (1377-99) reign demonstrated just how rapidly tethered royal powers of post-Magna Carta could be dashed, how deep schisms could be dug and how susceptible England still was to absolute tyranny.
CHARACTERS
Richard II – King of England
The Black Prince – Father of Richard II
Edward III – King of England, father of the Black Prince and grandfather of Richard II
John of Gaunt – Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, uncle of Richard II
Robert de Vere – earl of Oxford, companion of Richard II
Michael de la Pole – Chancellor, companion of Richard II
Anne of Bohemia – Queen of England, wife of Richard II
Edward II – King of England, father of Edward III
Edward the Confessor – King of England in the 11th century
Lords Appellant – group of nobles who sought to restrict rule of Richard II and impeach his favourites at court
Duke of Gloucester – son of Edward III
Earl of Arundel
Earl of Warwick
Thomas Mowbray
Henry Bolingbroke – cousin of Richard II, son of John of Gaunt
John Wycliffe – leader of the lollards – critics of the Catholic church
John Ball – radical priest and leader of the Peasant’s revolt
Wat Tyler – Kentish leader of the Peasant’s revolt
Jack Straw – Essex leader of the Peasant’s revolt
Thomas Walsingham – Chronicler and Benedictine monk
Simon Burley – Tutor of Richard II

CREDITS
Music: Blacksmith by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Metzik – medieval market
Tim Kahn – Cheering
Sergenious – bridge
Tim Kahn – cupboard creak
Juan merie venter – cupboard door
soundsforhim – knife sword stab 2
Juan merie venter – dog bark
29 min
August 07, 2020 11. Edward III
Edward III (1327-77) combined the regal majesty of Henry the third and the military prowess of Edward longshanks in marshaling the cult of chivalry. It produced the most glorious age in English history.
CHARACTERS
Kings of England
Edward III
Edward II – Father of Edward III
Edward I (Longshanks) – Father of Edward II
Henry III – Father of Edward I (Longshanks)
John – Father of Henry III
Richard the Lionheart – Brother of John

Queen Philippa – Wife of Edward III
Queen Isabella – Mother of Edward III and wife of Edward II
Roger Mortimer – lover of Isabella, earl of March and de facto ruler of England
Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince) – son of Edward III
John of Gaunt – son of Edward III
William Montagu – friend of Edward III
Thomas, earl of Lancaster
Richard of Bordeaux – son of Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince)
Scotland Robert the Bruce – King of Scots
David Bruce – King of Scots, son of Robert
Edward Balliol – King of Scots, son of John
John Balliol – King of Scots
Kings of France
Charles V
John II
Philip VI
Charles IV

Chroniclers
Henry Knighton
Jean le Bel
Jean de Vallette
King of Bohemia

CREDITS
Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Akrythael – bard melody
Sergenious – bridge
aarnnoo – woman crying
enaesz – wooden door smash open
soundmary – wild horses running
danmitch3ll – distant horns
vedas – fight fighting men
liamg sfx – battle cry 4
zimbot – longbow volleys
36 min
July 31, 2020 Interview with Heather Darsie - author of 'Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's Beloved Sister'
I interview Heather Darsie about her new book - 'Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King's Beloved Sister'. We talk about her life as a young princess before becoming the Queen and wife of the King of England, the mighty Henry VIII.
You can buy her book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Duchess-Cleves-Beloved-Sister/dp/1445677105
You can follow her on twitter here - @HRDarsieHistory
49 min

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