{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9c4dc3cd-147f-442d-b0d3-033f45c2648c/c4df91e7-ebe1-4970-9d97-a99e8712cdfb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"94a The Mysterious Death of Edward II","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e6f1506c05e01b3f408d6/611f7af427513b0013d0b481.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Listen, think and vote at www.thehistoryofengland.com or The History of England Podcast facebook group</p>\r\n<p>Now, traditionally, Edward II is supposed to have died after an unfortunate meeting with a red hot poker. Which has always been my firmly and fondly held belief. </p>\r\n<p>But ladies and gentlemen,History sleuths,  other views are, in fact, available. So this episode is all about whether Edward was </p>\r\n<p></p>\r\n<p>A) Murdered in 1327 on the orders of Roger Mortimer </p>\r\n<p>OR</p>\r\n<p>B) Escaped and with the active conivance and knowledge of said Mortimer lived incognito for many years as an ex-pat</p><div class=\"feedflare\">\r\n<a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=L48Jko78XvM:kmJ8Kz6NwTs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"></img></a> <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=L48Jko78XvM:kmJ8Kz6NwTs:63t7Ie-LG7Y\"><img...","author_name":"David Crowther"}