Rex Factor

Rex Factor: Queen James (Gareth Russell) We welcome Gareth Russell back onto the podcast, this time to talk about his latest book Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King, looking at the life and reign of King James VI (of ...

Podcast Alert: This week we speak to the brilliant Gareth Russell about his new biography about James I - Queen James, discussing James's reign and the men he loved pod.fo/e/314262

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Grand Final This is it! Rank the four final consorts in order of preference to decide who wins the third series of Rex Factor. This is entirely down to the public vote and will determine the final rankings for al...

It’s the last few hours of voting in the consort play-offs - will Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France or Katherine of Aragon be crowned the series champion? Cast your vote here: forms.gle/UYmjZHeMMweG...

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There's also still one more week for Privy Councillors to vote for what we do in Series 4 of the podcast - Scottish consorts of English nearly monarchs. If you're not a Privy Councillor, you've still got a week to join up and vote! www.patreon.com/rexfactor

There's also just one week left to vote for the Semi-Final Losers and, most importantly, the Grand Final. Get the links to all three polls on our website www.rexfactorpodcast.com/consort-vote

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Round 1 Losers For the first time, we are giving a full ranking to all the Rex Factor winners from the series. So, in this episode you are asked to rank the consorts who were eliminated in the first round. As per pr...

We're getting towards the end of the play-offs now. Today is the last day of voting for the Round One Losers: forms.gle/4M55pN3xze3U...

Bayeux Tapestry to return to British Museum on loan after 900 years Bayeux Tapestry will be shown at the British Museum, which will lend treasures to Normandy museums.

Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years www.bbc.com/news/article...

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And if you join the Privy Council, there's still time to vote in the Nearly Rexy Consort final (Matilda of Flanders, Isabella of Angoulême, Prince Philip) and to vote to decide what we do for Series 4 - Scottish consorts or English nearly monarchs www.patreon.com/rexfactor

Head to our website for links to vote in the Grand Final as well as the Round One and Semi-Final Losers polls - voting for the R1 losers closed on Friday 11, then SF Losers and Grand Final on Friday 18 July www.rexfactorpodcast.com/consort-vote

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Semi-Final Losers For the first time, we are giving a full ranking to all the Rex Factor winners from the series. So, in this episode you are asked to rank the consorts who were eliminated in the Semi-Finals. As per pr...

Click here to vote and rank the eight Semi-Final Losers: Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians, Ælfthryth, Matilda of Boulogne, Margaret of Anjou, Anne Boleyn, Katherine Parr, Henrietta Maria and Caroline of Ansbach forms.gle/zWN7SCMzoyP8...

Rex Factor: S3.86 Play-Offs: Semi-Final Losers For the first time, we are giving all the Rex Factor-winning consorts a final ranking for the series. In this episode, we are asking you to rank all of the consorts eliminated in the semi-finals of...

Podcast Alert: The last vote we're releasing in the consort play-offs - the Semi-Final losers, ranking the eight losing semi-finalists to give them all a final series finishing position pod.fo/e/2f596f

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Round 1 Losers For the first time, we are giving a full ranking to all the Rex Factor winners from the series. So, in this episode you are asked to rank the consorts who were eliminated in the first round. As per pr...

Click here to vote and rank in the Rex Factor First Round Losers poll - Eadgifu of Kent, Matilda of Scotland, Elizabeth Woodville, Prince Albert, Mary of Teck and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are up for the vote. (2/3) forms.gle/axxeqah7GprS...

Rex Factor: S3.85 Play-Offs: Round One Losers For the first time, we are giving all the Rex Factor-winning consorts a final ranking for the series. In this episode, we are asking you to rank all of the consorts eliminated in the first round of...

For the first time, we are giving a final ranking to ALL the Rex Factor winners in the series. In today's episode, we discuss the seven consorts eliminated in the first round of the Play-Offs. Have a listen and then cast your vote to rank them (1/3) pod.fo/e/2f0064

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Grand Final This is it! Rank the four final consorts in order of preference to decide who wins the third series of Rex Factor. This is entirely down to the public vote and will determine the final rankings for al...

And if you haven't done so already, make sure you vote in the Grand Final to decide who will be the series champion: Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France or Katherine of Aragon (3/3) forms.gle/aEFnnn3aPgJV...

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Round 1 Losers For the first time, we are giving a full ranking to all the Rex Factor winners from the series. So, in this episode you are asked to rank the consorts who were eliminated in the first round. As per pr...

Click here to vote and rank in the Rex Factor First Round Losers poll - Eadgifu of Kent, Matilda of Scotland, Elizabeth Woodville, Prince Albert, Mary of Teck and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are up for the vote. (2/3) forms.gle/NjdAww3UuvUf...

Rex Factor: S3.85 Play-Offs: Round One Losers For the first time, we are giving all the Rex Factor-winning consorts a final ranking for the series. In this episode, we are asking you to rank all of the consorts eliminated in the first round of...

For the first time, we are giving a final ranking to ALL the Rex Factor winners in the series. In today's episode, we discuss the seven consorts eliminated in the first round of the Play-Offs. Have a listen and then cast your vote to rank them (1/3) pod.fo/e/2f0064

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Grand Final This is it! Rank the four final consorts in order of preference to decide who wins the third series of Rex Factor. This is entirely down to the public vote and will determine the final rankings for al...

You can vote in the Grand Final of Series 3 of Rex Factor to decide whether Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France or Katherine of Aragon will be the consort champion: forms.gle/eDQkDABt8vz4...

Rex Factor: SS3.84 Play-Offs: Grand Final It's crunch time! Just four consorts remain to do battle in the Grand Final for English consorts to be crowned the Series 3 champion of Rex Factor. Will it be Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine...

It's the Grand Final! Who will win the third series of Rex Factor: Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, or Katherine of Aragon? Listen to the Grand Final podcast here: pod.fo/e/2e9a09

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Rex Factor: S3.83 Play-Offs: Semi-Final Results Who will make it through to the Grand Final? Twelve will go down to four with today's results episode as we reveal the results of the four semi-finals as well as the Privy Council bonus play-offs f...

It's results time! Find out which of the consorts have made it through to the Grand Final in our latest episode... pod.fo/e/2e07d8

We have a new special episode out for subscribers (or to purchase on our Patreon page) on the history of biscuits. Here, Ali comes to grips with paximadia…

Live show alert! On Friday 15 August we are going to be at the Ludlow Fringe for a one-off live show, The Battle of the Champions featuring the three series champions: Henry II, Robert the Bruce and whoever wins the consort play-offs. ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/event/rex-fa...

Ali sits on an armchair holding up a card with an image of the Saxon monk at Dunstable working in his forge as the devil enters, plus a mug with an image of Dunstable printed on it. Ali’s facial expression is grumpy.

Happy St Dunstan’s Day! Ali was delighted with his new mug and card…

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Rex Factor Play-Offs: Semi-Final D Vote for you want to go through into the semi-finals. Rank the consorts in this group from 1st to 3rd. Preferential voting will be used to calculate the overall order in the public vote, and when adde...

So will it be Æthelflæd, Eleanor of Aquitaine or Caroline of Ansbach making it through to the Grand Final? Only one can make it through, so vote here to help decide the winner of Semi-Final D: forms.gle/mon1ZjyQB9h6...

Caroline of Ansbach was consort to George II and exerted great influence over George in an alliance with Robert Walpole. Highly successful as a regent and a patron in art, culture and science (the smallpox vaccine), the major blot on her copybook was her bizarre hatred for her own son, Frederick.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was first married to the King of France (joining him on Crusade) then Henry II of England. Imprisoned for 15 years for supporting a rebellion, she later ruled England on behalf of Richard the Lionheart and helped another son, John, succeed him as king.

Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, married Æthelred of Mercia to form an alliance between Wessex and Mercia. After Æthelred 's death, she ruled as Lady of the Mercians and won many victories against the Vikings, expanding Saxon territory and helped form the English nation.

Rex Factor: S3.82 Play-Offs: Semi-Final D It's the last of the semi-finals - who will be the final consort to make it to the Grand Final? Your contenders this week: Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Caroline of An...

Podcast Alert: The Play-Offs continue with the Semi-Finals. In Semi-Final D we have Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Caroline of Ansbach. Only ONE can go through to the Grand Final, so who will get your vote? Listen here: pod.fo/e/2cfa5c

Rex Factor Play-Offs: Semi-Final C Vote for you want to go through into the semi-finals. Rank the consorts in this group from 1st to 3rd. Preferential voting will be used to calculate the overall order in the public vote, and when adde...

So will it be Ælfthryth, Isabella of France or Katherine Parr making it through to the Grand Final? Only one can make it through, so vote here to help decide the winner of Semi-Final C: forms.gle/3SdaDKuqVcmY...