by Helen Kain | Jun 6, 2026 | Act II - Building, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, FP Act II — Building The Kingdon, Medieval (1066–1485)
Most people know Harold Godwinson for one thing: losing the Battle of Hastings. History has not been especially kind to Harold. Overshadowed by William the Conqueror’s victory, he is often remembered simply as the last Anglo-Saxon king—the man standing in the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Medieval (1066–1485)
The conflict known as the Wars of the Roses was not a single war but a long struggle for the English crown fought between rival branches of the royal family. The two houses were House of Lancaster and House of York. Both traced their ancestry to Edward III, and both...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Castles & Stately Houses, Featured, Medieval (1066–1485)
At Warwick Castle the past does not feel distant. The towers rise solidly above the River Avon, their thick stone walls suggesting permanence and authority. Castles were built to project exactly that impression. Strength. Stability. Control. Yet the history that...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Medieval (1066–1485)
In the summer of 2012 archaeologists began excavating a small municipal parking lot in the city of Leicester. The site had once been occupied by the medieval Greyfriars Friary, though centuries of urban change had long since erased any visible trace of the monastery....
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, Medieval (1066–1485)
At the eastern end of Westminster Abbey, beyond the high altar and through a screen of delicate stonework, lies Henry VII’s Lady Chapel. Near the centre stands the tomb of a king and queen who changed the course of English history. The king was Henry VII,...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, FP Act III — The Stress Test, Medieval (1066–1485)
At the far eastern end of Westminster Abbey stands one of the most remarkable buildings in England. The chapel appears almost impossibly delicate. Stone vaults spread across the ceiling like lace, their intricate fan patterns suspended above a space filled with royal...
