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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…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
500th Episode AMA Extravaganza
Season 10 Episode 500
We answer SO many questions. So… so many questions.
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4 months, 1 week ago
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…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
5 months ago
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…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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…
6 months, 1 week ago
Power Struggles: Part One
Season 10 Episode 494
In early February of 1102 Queen Matilda was giving birth.
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Price of Peace
Season 10 Episode 493
The Treaty penned at Alton had avoided outright war, but it wasn’t truly official. It needed to be finalized at Winchester.
The post 493 – The Price…
7 months ago
The War for Perception
Season 10 Episode 492
In 1668, John Dryden became England’s very first Poet Laureate. But he had a rival. No, not just a rival. A nemesis. This man’s name was Thomas Sh…
7 months, 1 week ago