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Defenestration Nation

Season 10 Episode 462

You’ve probably heard the phrase “it takes money to make money,” and while usually the person telling you that is just trying to sell you something y…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Destabilizing a Nation: A How-To Guide

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

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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

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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

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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

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Medieval Magic Sample: Shout at the Devil

Season 10 Episode 456

I’ve gotta be honest, some of these spells seem a bit rude.

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1 year, 6 months ago

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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

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Medieval Magic Sample: We Read the Latin

Season 10 Episode 455

Got a jealousy problem and a spare leek? Boy, do we ever have a cure for you.

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1 year, 6 months ago

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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

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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

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