Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History (Alexander Rose)

About this episode

This episode discusses the history of the Percy family and their rule in the North of England over five centuries.

A voluminous history of the Percy family, who ruled the North of England for five hundred years. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/03/04/kings-in-the-north-the-house-of-percy-in-british-history-alexander-rose/). The PDF is here: https://theworthyhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TOMWED1.pdf We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications, or subscribe at Substack. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. Other than at the main site, you can follow Charles here: https://x.com/TheWorthyHouse https://charleshaywood.substack.com/

People in this episode

Host: Charles Haywood

Guest: Alexander Rose

Topics covered

• British history
• Percy family
• North of England
• nobility
• historical review

Keywords

• Percy family
• British history
• nobility
• historical review
• North of England

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Worthy House

Books & works: Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History

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