Pull up the covers and step into the shadowy corridors of medieval Europe, where crowns were won and lost in the dark and some deaths were never explained.

In this episode of The Sleeping Historian, we revisit some of the most intriguing unsolved murders of the Middle Ages. We'll ask what really happened to the Princes in the Tower, follow the fatal arrow that struck down William Rufus in the New Forest, and examine the grim legends surrounding Edward II. We'll look at Duncan and Macbeth, the vanishing of young Arthur of Brittany, a Danish king stabbed in his sleep, and a royal duke silenced in Calais. Finally, we'll discover how murders were actually investigated in medieval England, and why these cases still refuse to be solved.

Told in a calm, gentle voice, this is history to learn from, relax with, or simply fall asleep to.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:02:07 The Princes in the Tower

00:09:50 William Rufus and the New Forest Arrow

00:15:38 Edward II

00:23:29 Duncan and Macbeth?

00:29:54 Arthur of Brittany, Vanished!

00:36:13 Eric V of Denmark: Stabbed in His Sleep

00:42:03 Thomas of Woodstock: Smothered

00:47:05 How Medieval England Actually Investigated a Murder

00:51:27 Why Do These Cases Remain Unsolved?

Sweet dreams, and thank you for listening.

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