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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
Medieval Magic Sample: Shout at the Devil
Season 10 Episode 456
I’ve gotta be honest, some of these spells seem a bit rude.
The post Medieval Magic Sample: Shout at the Devil first appeared on The British History …
1 year, 6 months ago
Law and Order: Durham
Season 10 Episode 456
William Rufus’ first year as King had probably not gone down as he hoped. And as Bishop Odo and his co-conspirators boarded their ships and sought sa…
1 year, 6 months ago
Law and Order: Durham
Season 10 Episode 456
William Rufus’ first year as King had probably not gone down as he hoped. And as Bishop Odo and his co-conspirators boarded their ships and sought sa…
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
The Lucky Few
Season 10 Episode 451
You know, I almost titled the last episode “The Gang Goes To A Funeral” but the trouble was that the gang /didn’t/ go to the funeral. All of them de…
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