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Back in Time
02:25
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TAKE A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME
I WONDER WHAT WE MIGHT FIND
THE LAST ICE AGE HAS DEPARTED
THE HISTORY LESSON HAS NOW STARTED
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
TAKE A JOURNEY BACK THROUGH TIME
I WONDER WHAT WE MIGHT FIND
THE SECRETS OF STONEHENGE REVEALED
THAT THE MISTS OF TIME HAVE CONCEALED
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
TAKE A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME
I WONDER WHAT WE MIGHT FIND
THE ROMAN LEGIONS HERE THEN GONE
DARK AGES LINGERING FOR SO LONG
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
BACK IN TIME, BACK IN TIME
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The Green Knight
05:29
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It was Christmas at Camelot the feasting was grand
With Arthur and Guinevere and all their knights to hand
There seemed not a care nothing would spoil the day
When in rode a giant knight and he was heard to say
I challenge a knight to fight me
But you won’t land one blow
And the knight was green
From his head to his toes
Green was his hair his beard and his clothes
And Gawain declared his courage that he would show
And to that giant knight his gauntlet he did throw
The green knight did laugh such a terrible sound
Shouting you can have a year to find my battleground
And the knight was green
From his head to his toes
Green was his hair his beard and his clothes
Green was his armour his surcoat and his shield
How many men had that giant killed
Green was his helmet his sword and his lance
And only brave Gawain dared to meet his glance
The time it did come for the greatest fight
Gawain looked so tiny up against that giant knight
The giant dropped his sword and gave a mighty grin
I like you young sir and so I’ll let you win
My challenge has been met and my anger does disappear
You have surely proved your bravery for more than a year
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Senlac Ridge
03:18
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At Stamford Bridge King Harold
Took the Vikings by surprise
But shortly after victory
From the south bad news arrived
William had landed
To claim the English throne
He had the Pope's blessing
Men at arms and knights so bold
Harold raced back to London
His housecarls close behind
Receiving news of rape and pillage
In the English countryside
Harold was determined
Not to waste precious time
Though his army was depleted
He had courage he had pride
From the woods the Saxons gathered
Out on Senlac Ridge
Though they were weary
They would not give an inch
Up the slope the Normans charged
The shield wall held firm
The Normans they fell back
William had them charge once more
The battle raged on all day
An arrow took out Harold's eye
The shield wall was broken
Beneath the autumn skies
Yes the battle raged on all day
An arrow took out Harold's eye
The shield wall was broken
Beneath the autumn skies
Yes the battle raged on all day
An arrow took out Harold's eye
The shield wall was broken
Beneath the autumn skies
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The Conqueror's Prophecy
04:32
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Oh pity the plight of the youngest son
Prince Henry was born to be no one
With three elder brothers who came before
A life in the church was all that lay in store
Prince Henry was not content with his lot
And the conqueror prophesied and said worry not
Let thine elder brothers go before thee
For you will be greater just wait and see
And so those words rang in his ears
The conqueror's prophecy followed him through the years
William on his deathbed did declare
For Robert there's Normandy I think that's fair
William Rufus in England crowned
To Henry my youngest I give ten thousand pound
And so those words rang in his ears
The conqueror's prophecy followed him through the years
His brothers came together in pretence of peace
For their youngest brother their fury unleashed
At Mont-St-Michael Henry made a stand
And was cast away from that land
And still those words rang in his ears
The conqueror's prophecy followed him through the years
Let your elder brothers go before
For you will be so much more
Weep not my boy you will be a king
And the prophecy in his ears did ring
Then lo and behold William Rufus is dead
Killed by Walter Tirel so it is said
To Westminster then Henry did ride
To be crowned King with Matilda as his bride
And still those words rang in his ears
The conqueror's prophecy followed him through the years
His brother Robert claimed England as his right
He landed with an army ready to fight
The brother's gave the kiss of peace
But Robert''s ill ways still did not cease
And still those words rang in his ears
The conqueror's prophecy followed him through the years
As the ruler of Normandy Robert did fail
For anarchy and disorder did prevail
To Henry the first the church did appeal
To restore peace with his sword of steel
In battle Robert was defeated at last
And then into prison he was cast
Prince Henry was now Duke and King
And the prophecy in his ears did ring
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The Lost Ring
03:15
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The lost ring
The minstrels sing
The duke's hawk on the wing
Oh what tales they could tell
The merchant with his goods for sale
The jigsaw puzzle has pieces missing
Lost history that once was living
So many memories that have died
And yet some fragments have survived
The drunken monk
The peasant poor
The archer with fingers sore
Oh what tales they could tell
The merchant's ship has set sail
The jigsaw puzzle has pieces missing
Lost history that once was living
So many memories that have died
And yet some fragments have survived
The men at arms
Medieval farms
The tailor with his fabric yarns
Oh what tales they could tell
The merchant's ship lost in a gale
The jigsaw puzzle has pieces missing
Lost history that once was living
So many memories that have died
And yet some fragments have survived
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6. |
Marcher Freemen
02:08
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Instrumental
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With countless sheaves of arrows
And ordnance from the Tyne
An army of twenty thousand men
Their intent this did define
And when they came to Edinburgh
The castle they could not attack
To James the Third of Scotland
The town they did give back
But for this English army
This time there was no fight
They found that the men of Scotland
Had disappeared out of sight
And when they came to Edinburgh
The castle they could not attack
To James the Third of Scotland
The town they did give back
And when they came to Edinburgh
The castle they could not attack
To James the Third of Scotland
The town they did give back
With countless sheaves of arrows
And ordnance from the Tyne
An army of twenty thousand men
Their intent this did define
And when they came to Edinburgh
The castle they could not attack
To James the Third of Scotland
The town they did give back
And when they came to Edinburgh
The castle they could not attack
To James the Third of Scotland
The town they did give back
To James the Third of Scotland
The town they did give back
The town they did give back
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For the Harringtons
03:37
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Draw close the time has come
The knot now tied stands firm
Though the enemy comes in it's thousands
We have had to learn
That we are for our master
Having been called to this field
To no one else save the King we must ever yield
And for our master Harrington
Our loyalty is sealed
So stand firm in the knowledge
That this knot will never break
Though they come with horse and lance
We bravely meet our fate
But we are for our master
Having been called to this field
To no one else save the King we must ever yield
And for our master Harrington
Our loyalty is sealed
This is our England on this field below this sky
We shall face today and if needed bravely die
Kiss your sweetheart and bow to the cross and cry
For England for the Harringtons
For glory do or die
Draw close the time has come
The knot now tied stands firm
Though the enemy comes in it's thousands
We have had to learn
That we are for our master
Having been drawn to this field
To no one else save the King we must ever yield
And for our master Harrington
Our loyalty is sealed
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When Lord Strange failed in his escape
Twas then that the King learnt nearly too late
Of the treachery of Sir William Stanley
Such doubtful loyalty for his majesty
A very clear message from the King was sent
But with nothing to lose Sir William could not relent
Sir William the traitor had nothing to lose
In declaring support for the Tudor I presume
For a while Henry Tudor's nerve nearly failed
His demeanour so nervous his face so pale
He journeyed to Tamworth and his men must have feared
Just like in Normandy he had disappeared
A very clear message from the King was sent
But with nothing to lose Sir William could not relent
Sir William the traitor had nothing to lose
In declaring support for the Tudor I presume
From Leicester the King led his army out
Intent upon victory there is no doubt
Near Merevale Abbey close to Watling street
That's where Tudor's army he would meet
A very clear message from the King was sent
But with nothing to lose Sir William could not relent
Sir William the traitor had nothing to lose
In declaring support for the Tudor I presume
Thomas Longe''s duty his King to defend
But Roger Wake felt he was no friend
Threatened by his letters full sore against his will
Untested in battle the summons to fulfil
Flickering campfires not so distant
Tomorrow to die perhaps in an instant
Would they survive and who might they kill
The King's army camped on Ambion Hill
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10. |
Who Lays There
03:23
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Upon the hill see the church
The history there to research
Bleak and grey for Tudor folk
Open the door of ancient oak
A corner of this church in Devon
John Evan's chantry his bid for heaven
A missing prince in stained glass
An unsolved mystery of the past
The Princes last seen in the tower
King Richard blamed for misuse of power
But is the truth behind a screen
Lament lament the Woodville queen
From Bosworth perhaps Sir John had come
To Coldridge rewarded for deeds done
Deer park and manor his to keep
To resolve a mystery we now seek
Did he feel a stony stare
Hear witch's tongues so evil there
In the stained glass window did he see himself
Guilt praise despair or something else
See the carved stone of Sir John
Did a Woodville Queen save her son
Perhaps King Edward' s son and heir
Inside the tomb who layeth there
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The Beaufort Companye
04:07
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The men of the Beaufort company
Of the fifteenth century
Gentle women of our company
The Dukes of Somerset for to please
We will take part in St George's day
In May there is a foot tourney
At Haddon Hall a living history event
See the colours of our banners and our tents
The men of the Beaufort company
Of the fifteenth century
Gentle women of our company
The Dukes of Somerset for to please
On the seventeenth of June East Stoke to see
In July at Tewkesbury
At Lincoln Castle a history event
See the colours of our banners and our tents
The men of the Beaufort company
Of the fifteenth century
Gentle women of our company
The Dukes of Somerset for to please
See our armour on display
Our men at arms in fine array
Tales of trouble and of strife
Of the past brought to life
The men of the Beaufort company
Of the fifteenth century
Gentle women of our company
The Dukes of Somerset for to please
In August we will be on our Welsh tour
To Bosworth we've been many times before
At Raglan Castle a history event
See the colours of our banners and our tents
The men of the Beaufort company
Of the fifteenth century
Gentle women of our company
The Dukes of Somerset for to please
The men of the Beaufort company
Of the fifteenth century
Gentle women of our company
The Dukes of Somerset for to please
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In the choir of the priory hurriedly buried
No casket beneath the tiles of the floor
Silent beneath them unheeded underneath them
King Richard of England he of the white boar
King Richard of England he of the white boar
Car doors slamming wet feet splashing
Running across to the office door
Silent beneath them unheeded underneath them
King Richard of England he of the white boar
King Richard of England he of the white boar
The king in the car park no peace for poor Richard
Will York and Leicester dispute ever more
Where to rest poor King Richard a tourist attraction
King Richard of England what crowds he could draw
King Richard of England he of the white boar
King Richard of England he of the white boar
King Richard of England he of the white boar
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Instrumental
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The Legendary Ten Seconds Torquay, UK
The Legendary Ten Seconds started off as the solo music project of Ian Churchward during the time when he was the lead guitar player of The Morrisons who were featured on John Peel's radio one show back in 1987. In 2013 Lord Zarquon joined Ian's music project and since then the line up has gradually expanded and various guest musician's and vocalists have helped out in the recording studio. ... more
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