And so, after 2 episodes, 4500 years and a great deal of frankly unpronounceable Anglo Saxon Kings, Charlie finally gets to his first Willy. William the Conqueror, otherwise known as William the Bastard. The question is WHY was he known as this? The answer is.....well, Charlie will explain along with this weeks proper historian, Judith Green. Subscribe or Follow as there's a new King or Queen to hear about every Friday. <hr> 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.

William II

Charlie Higson's History of the Monarchy. In each new weekly episode, Charlie and his friendly experts....(ie REAL historians)...learn all about one of our Kings or Queens and ask searching questions like:Were they any good?What did they actually do?Why did so many die from an exploding stomach?It's the story of families at war....literally! New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.