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BBC Radio Leicester interviews John Ashdown-Hill …

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bbcradioleicester… about his book “The Private Life of Edward IV”.

Here, at 45:12, he discusses Edward’s legal marriage, his bigamous marriage and his (other) mistresses.

Here, at about 49:00 , he disscusses Edward’s (hitherto little known) relationship with Henry, Duke of Somerset and his visits to Leicester.

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    Pauline Woodward

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    1. super blue Avatar
      super blue

      The first interview seems to have been removed from the iPlayer but the second one works perfectly – just try the link.
      This is a one-hour program and the start time is clearly indicated in the post

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