'Founding Fathers of England Part 2' Episode 23 'FPTK Revisited'

Welcome to our 'Favourite Places to Knit - Revisited' collection

In this re-edited edition of an adventure we took you on in 2016, join us at Middleham Castle. This episode is the perfect prequel to 'The Rise & Fall of the Monasteries'. Middleham Castle lies in Yorkshire and it has fascinating links to two of Englands most important Kings. In this episode we explore the story of the last 'The Plantagenet' kings. Along the way we explore the castle and discover how the 'Tudors' claimed the English throne.

Join us as we:

• Visit Middleham Castle and discover its greatest owner Richard Nevill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleham_Castle 

• Uncover the story of the Wars of the Roses and two of its leading characters Edward VI and his brother Richard https://www.britannica.com/event/Wars-of-the-Roses 

• Explore the castle and take a close look at one of its kitchens

• Find out about how Richard became King and how he met his wife https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-princes-in-the-tower/ 

• Tell the story of the Battle of Bosworth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field 

• Talk about the funeral of Richard III which they watched on TV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhumation_and_reburial_of_Richard_III_of_England 

• Uncover the story of the rise of the Tudors

• Enhance the originally broadcast episode with improved sound and lots of new footage

This is the series where we take a look back at the original episodes of FPTK. Like all the episodes in this series:

• Dan will re-edit them and we will publish them here in a series

• Just like our Gold Editions of 'The Yarny Book Club' or 'England: A Castle Nation', this series will be available IN FULL to Gold & Platinum Patrons

• Whenever we publish a new episode though, we will make it available for one month to Silver Patrons as well!

Catch up with the series so far:

• Click here to watch - Episode 1 'Piercebridge Roman Fort'

• Click here to watch - Episode 2 'Chesters Roman Fort'

• Click here to watch - Episode 3 'The Story of Christmas'

• Click here to watch - Episode 4 'Walltown Craggs'

• Click here to watch - Episode 5 'Haddon Hall'

• Click here to watch - Episode 6 'Egglestone Abbey'

• Click here to watch - Episode 7 'Mount Grace Priory'

• Click here to watch - Episode 8 'Rievaulx Abbey'

• Click here to watch - Episode 9 'Studley Royal Park'

• Click here to watch - Episode 10 'Markenfield Hall'

• Click here to watch - Episode 11 'Raby Castle'

• Click here to watch - Episode 12  'Easby Abbey'

• Click here to watch - Episode 13 'Housesteads Roman Fort'

• Click here to watch - Episode 14 'Vindolanda'

• Click here to watch - Episode 15 'Castle Howard'

• Click here to watch - Episode 16 'Aysgarth Falls - The Legend of Robin Hood Part 1'

• Click here to watch - Episode 17 'Monsal Trail - Age of Steam Part 1'

• Click here to watch - Episode 18 'Birth of the Railways - Age of Steam Part 2'

• Click here to watch - Episode 19 'Hardraw Force - The Legend of Robin Hood Part 2'

• Click here to watch - Episode 20 'Herriot Country Part 1'

• Click here to watch - Episode 21 'Herriot Country Part 2'

• Click here to watch - Episode 22 'Founding Fathers of England Part 1'

• Click here to watch - Episode 23 'Founding Fathers of England Part 1'

• Episode 24 coming 4th March 2025

If you enjoyed this you'll love our 'New Adventures' series https://bakerybears.com/new-adventures/

We'll see you soon with more!

Dan & Kay