The Murder of Henry VI

<p>An investigation into the dramatic siege of London in 1471 and the controversial and mysterious death of Henry VI. Matt Lewis is joined by Andrew Boardman to unpack Thomas Neville's assault on London, a rebellion that set the city on fire and led to panic within its walls. They explore the aftermath and the evidence that Edward IV made a calculated decision to end Henry VI’s life to quash future rebellions.</p><p>Was Henry VI's death due to 'pure melancholy' as reported, or something more sinister?</p><br><p>MORE</p><p><strong>The Hundred Years War</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UQkEb0MTdJdwYmJB333RX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UQkEb0MTdJdwYmJB333RX</a></p><p><strong>Tower of London: Most Infamous Prisoners</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/21EtfN6sWWVsA0fWwD89u2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/21EtfN6sWWVsA0fWwD89u2</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. It was edited by Amy Haddow, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong><a href="https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK</strong></a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>