S2.28 Alexander II

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2016

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Alexander II seems to have been something of a man on mission, determined to remove all the grey areas in Scotland by imposing his authority across the whole country. Previously rebellious or non-Scottish areas like Moray, Caithness and Galloway were firmly on the royal radar while Norway would now have to worry about their control over the Western Isles. Throw in an invasion of England after King John repudiated Magna Carta and you have a very busy reign, but has Alexander II bit off more than he can chew? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Rex Factor.
0:10.0	This week, Alexander the second. This week, Alexander the second.
0:19.0	With your host Graham Duke and Ali Hoi.
0:30.0	Hello. Hello!
0:31.0	And welcome to Rax Factor reviewing all the Kings and Queens of Scots from Kenneth Mcaupin to James the sixth it's hot
0:37.9	It's the hottest day of the year and you've been sailing in storms for last couple of weeks. So you must be glad to be in the tightly
0:43.6	sealed and Rex Factor studios are the hottest day of the year. If you hear me nodding off
0:48.8	it's not the topic it's just this greenhouse that the country's become.
0:53.0	Well, you'd be glad to know that you're not going to be dropping off today because Alexander the second we've got some good stuff.
0:59.0	Have we got a bit of this?
1:01.0	We may well have a bit of this. Now a quick bit of backgroundy stuff to remember
1:06.0	where we've come from. David the first, very successful reign where he took advantage of England's
1:11.8	anarchy, the civil war between Stephen and
1:14.2	Matilda. He occupied Northumbria, Cumberland, all the way down even Lancashire
1:19.4	and Yorkshire, but his only son died, which meant he had to pass the throne to his 12 year old
1:25.0	grandson Malcolm the 4th. Yeah. When Malcolm the 4th came to the throne the
1:29.2	anarchy ended Henry the 2nd became king. Whoops?
1:33.0	Hennry and a second massively powerful.
1:34.0	Big empire with the left of France.
1:36.0	He immediately takes back the northern counties of England.
1:40.0	Obviously.
1:41.0	Malcolm also has to deal with rebellions from dynastic rivals the McWilliams who
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