In 1174 a few ill-chosen words from Henry II changed the course of history. The murder of Thomas Becket shook the whole of Christendom to its roots. But as Edward Windsor discovers, this darkest hour for Canterbury led to the creation of the most visited shrine in the Kingdom and brought untold wealth to the city. We also cross paths with a deadly cook and find out why Christopher Marlowe decided to attack a tailor with a dagger.
Edward Windsor travels overseas for the first in a new series of Crown and Country to the Isle of Wight. He discovers that an ancestor of his was responsible for the first salvage dive below the ocean and learns how the town records for Yarmouth came to be thrown away! He also has a brush with a ...
Rochester was famously both the scene of the first royal abdication and ironically, the restoration of the monarchy after Cromwell. Edward Windsor discovers a curious connection between the area’s most prolific author Charles Dickens, the naval dockyards at Chatham and Queen Victoria.
Salisbury is an area steeped in myth and legend, from Stonehenge to the top of the spire in Salisbury Cathedral. Edward Windsor follows in the footsteps of his ancestors and discovers how many royal connections there are with this beautiful part of the country. We also unearth a forgotten palace ...
