Medieval England — Saxons, Vikings, Magna Carta & Wars of the Roses | History for Sleep

ourney through the complete story of medieval England, from the withdrawal of Rome and the rise of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to the Norman Conquest, Magna Carta, the Black Death, the Wars of the Roses, and the dawn of the Tudor age. This calm, long-form history narration is made for sleep, rest, study, work, and background listening. Part One begins with Roman Britain, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Christianity, Viking invasions, Cnut, Edward the Confessor, the succession crisis of 1066, and the Battle of Hastings. Part Two follows William the Conqueror, the Norman castle age, the White Ship, the Anarchy, Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Thomas Becket, Richard the Lionheart, King John, Magna Carta, Edward I, Wales, and Scotland. Part Three moves through the age of the longbow, the Black Death, the Peasants’ Revolt, Agincourt, the Wars of the Roses, Richard III, Bosworth Field, and the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. Settle in, let the day go, and follow medieval England from the fading memory of Rome to the Tudor dawn. CHAPTERS PART ONE — ROME, SAXONS, VIKINGS & HASTINGS Chapter 1: The Isle and the Two Seas Chapter 2: The Legions Leave Chapter 3: The Seven Kingdoms and the Cross Chapter 4: The Northmen Come Chapter 5: Cnut’s Crown and the Confessor Chapter 6: Hastings PART TWO — NORMANS, MAGNA CARTA & THE CASTLE AGE Chapter 1: The Conqueror’s Peace Chapter 2: The White Ship and the Anarchy Chapter 3: The Angevin Storm Chapter 4: Murder in the Cathedral Chapter 5: Lionheart and Lackland Chapter 6: The Great Charter Chapter 7: Hammer of the Scots PART THREE — PLAGUE, LONGBOWS & THE WARS OF THE ROSES Chapter 1: The Longbow’s Century Begins Chapter 2: The Death That Walked Chapter 3: A King Deposed Again Chapter 4: Agincourt and the Lost Crown of France Chapter 5: The Roses Divide Chapter 6: Bosworth Field Chapter 7: Legacy I — What Bosworth Left Behind Chapter 8: Legacy II — The Crown and the Rose