Archive - Flint & Fable

14 - King John and Magna Carta

The worst king England ever had, gave it the most important document in its history.

Jul 26 • Vincent Shaw

13 – King Richard the Lionheart

He barely set foot in England, yet England never forgot him.

Jul 11 • Vincent Shaw

12 – Murder in the Cathedral

A king trusted his closest friend with the most powerful position in the Church. It was the worst mistake he ever made.

Jul 4 • Vincent Shaw

June 2026

11 - King Henry Plantagenet

He arrived in a ruined kingdom and built a law that outlasted his empire.

Jun 26 • Vincent Shaw

10 - Son's of the Conqueror

Three brothers, two crowns, and a quarrel that lasted a lifetime.

Jun 19 • Vincent Shaw

9 - The Conqueror's Peace

Conquest, castles, and the book that counted everything

Jun 12 • Vincent Shaw

8 - The Three Battles of 1066

Gate Fulford, Stamford Bridge and Hastings.

Jun 5 • Vincent Shaw

May 2026

7 - King Edward the Confessor

The king who gave England away

May 29 • Vincent Shaw

6 - The Danish Kings

A Viking prince became England’s greatest ruler since King Alfred.

May 22 • Vincent Shaw

What King Alfred built, his heirs let fall

May 15 • Vincent Shaw

4 - King Alfred the Great

He fought for the kingdom, then built the nation.

May 7 • Vincent Shaw

3 - Alfred of the Marshes

A king with nothing left but the water and the mud

May 5 • Vincent Shaw

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