Episode Appearances
In Our Time · Apr 2, 2026
Margaret Beaufort
“Margaret's second cousin; arranged her marriage to Edmund Tudor; deposed during Wars of the Roses”
Wars of the Roses and succession crises in 15th-century EnglandMedieval wardship and marriage as political toolsFemale estate management and landownership in medieval England
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Boring History for Sleep · Mar 15, 2026
The Complete History of the Wars of the Roses 🌹 | Boring History for Sleep
“Weak Lancastrian king whose mental illness, incompetence, and inability to control nobles directly contributed to the outbreak of civil war.”
Medieval Succession Law and Hereditary ClaimsStructural Causes of Civil WarPrivate Armies and Bastard Feudalism
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The Rest Is History · Jan 15, 2026
635. Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)
“Nine-year-old English king brought to France; ineffective figurehead whose regime collapsed after Joan's execution”
Joan of Arc's trial and execution (1431)Medieval ecclesiastical inquisition proceduresEnglish-Burgundian alliance in Hundred Years War
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