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The Holy Ghosting

Season 10 Episode 503

Curthose and his attendants, what remained of them, were rushing as quickly as they could to Rouen… and he was, presumably, crossing his fingers hopi…

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The Cage Match of Bayeux

Season 10 Episode 502

Henry, with the help of Bishop Serlo, had just rebranded himself and his knights as the pious leaders of Greater Christian Normandy by going through …

2 weeks ago

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An Offa Interview with Rory Naismith

Season 10 Episode 501

Today we have a special episode with the return of Professor Rory Naismith! You will remember him from his interview on Anglo Saxon Economics and Mon…

1 month ago

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Bishop Serlo's Pop Up Hair Salon

Season 10 Episode 501

For months, messengers had been arriving from Normandy carrying news of the disorder and chaos that was gripping the Duchy.  Now, normally, this woul…

1 month ago

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William of Mortain and How Some People Never Have Enough Wealth

Season 10 Episode 499

Some families are just…the worst. You know how it is, there’s the one or two in there that are half decent, but mostly you avoid them too because the…

2 months ago

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Power and Predictability

Season 10 Episode 498

The death of Duke Robert’s chief ally, William of Breteuil, and the succession crisis it kicked off, was destabilizing the duchy of Normandy.   And w…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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That's Me In The Spot. Light.

Season 10 Episode 497

It was 1103 and things were a mess. And…when are they not? But a major reason for this mess was (oddly) William of Breteuil. Now, as you might recall…

3 months ago

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That's Me In The Corner

Season 10 Episode 496

For the first time since William the Conqueror, there was going to be a primatial council at Westminster Abbey.   This was a HUGE deal.   Like… enorm…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Power Struggles: Part Two

Season 10 Episode 495

Ok, let’s return to 1101 and 1102, because Henry’s fight with Anselm, and fight between Henry and the Pope (and the fight between Anselm and the Pope…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Power Struggles: Part One

Season 10 Episode 494

In early February of 1102 Queen Matilda was giving birth. 

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4 months, 1 week ago

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