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Season 10 Episode 461
We’ve been spending a lot of time with Rufus and Robert. And that was the way things were back in the 11th century, too. Rufus and Robert got the at…
1 year, 4 months ago
The White Tower
Season 10 Episode 460
It’s one of the most famous landmarks in the world. The White Tower, or more recently, the Tower of London. If you’ve visited London you likely took …
1 year, 4 months ago
Lashing Out
Season 10 Episode 459
With Count Henry and Robert of Belleme imprisoned under his tender care, Bishop Odo had free rein to guide the impressionable Duke Robert in whatever…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Bachelor King
Season 10 Episode 457
William the Conqueror had not set his sons up for success, and at the heart of it was land. Obviously, the way he distributed those lands in his Will…
1 year, 6 months ago
Odo's Rebellion: Worst Easter Ever
Season 10 Episode 454
It was Easter of 1088. This was, typically, a time when the most powerful figures of England would gather at Court. But this wasn’t a typical yea…
1 year, 7 months ago
Odo's Rebellion: The Cold War
Season 10 Episode 453
Primogeniture, the practice of handing all wealth and power from father to the eldest son, had done a lot to consolidate power along single family li…
1 year, 7 months ago
Odo? Oh Yes!
Season 10 Episode 452
Somewhere around the time William the First was bursting out of his tomb like roasted chestnut and William the Second was making it rain with his d…
1 year, 8 months ago
Begin With A Bang
Season 10 Episode 450
It was early September of 1087, and for weeks…nearly two months, in fact… people had been discussing William’s impending death, and worrying about wh…
1 year, 9 months ago
Chapter 10: The Boys
Season 10 Episode 449
Strap yourselves in. These kids are something else.
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1 year, 9 months ago
The Death of William the Conqueror
Season 9 Episode 448
The story of William and the conquest has been a long road, and I’ve heard from some of you that this season has been challenging to listen to. I g…
1 year, 9 months ago