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Malvoisin, the Evil Neighbor

Season 10 Episode 474

Rufus was marching North to directly challenge de Mowbray and anyone foolish enough to follow  him.  And of course he was.  There was only one respon…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Stage Management

Season 10 Episode 473

So, when we left off, Anselm finally had his Pallium, and Rufus got… well… Rufus got all the independence and freedom from Church interference that h…

11 months ago

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Radicals

Season 10 Episode 472

We have spent a lot of time with the situation between Anselm and Rufus, and all their messy interpersonal drama, but we haven’t really discussed the…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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How To Lose Friends and Irritate People

Season 10 Episode 471

It was January of 1095 and Rufus was still at war with his eldest brother, Duke Robert. A  war that could have been avoided if the Red King had simpl…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Tough Treaty

Season 10 Episode 470

As I’ve mentioned a few times… we are discussing one of those periods of history where everything was kind of happening all at once.  This presents a…

1 year ago

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Saint Anselm

Season 10 Episode 467

Ok, I know at the end of that last episode I kinda sorta promised you a fight. And we are definitely going to have one. But we are pausing real quick…

1 year, 1 month ago

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The Bachelor

Season 10 Episode 466

All of those promises Rufus made to be a better man had finally convinced God.  After about two months of being bedridden, the King finally recovered…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Anselm Arrives

Season 10 Episode 465

Rufus was once again the only brother in England.

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Rufus' Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Campaign

Season 10 Episode 464

We don’t really know precisely what Henry got up to once he fled Mont Saint Michel. What few records we have are incomplete and some contradictory.  …

1 year, 3 months ago

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Finding Out

Season 10 Episode 463

After Robert kicked Henry out of Rouen, the Duke tried to restabilize his position in Normandy. And his first move was to make an alliance with Rober…

1 year, 3 months ago

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