Isle of Albion
Header image: Stonehenge
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A brief history of the Marcher Lords, defenders of the Welsh Marches and the most powerful and independent nobles of their day.
The story of how Henry VIII brought about the end of Britain's abbeys and monasteries.
The Dark Ages
The decline of Rome, Britain's last days as a colony, and the aftermath of the imperial withdrawal.
The Black Death
The tale of the European Bubonic plague pandemic that swept across Britain in the middle ages, wiping out two thirds of England's population.
Thomas Becket
The story of the common-born priest who went on to become one of the most powerful men in England.
The Norman Conquest
How England fell to the French invaders, how it survived as an occupied country, and how it ultimately evolved a new sense of nationhood.