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A Chronological History of Britain
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499 – William of Mortain and How Some People Never Have Enough Wealth
1w ago00:32:35Tap to summarizeSome 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 rest of the family is just awful. The post 499 – William of Mortain and How Some People Never Have Enough Wealth first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →498 – Power and Predictability
3w ago00:46:47Tap to summarizeThe death of Duke Robert’s chief ally, William of Breteuil, and the succession crisis it kicked off, was destabilizing the duchy of Normandy. And while I’m sure it was a relief that King Henry and Robert of Meulan had brokered a sort of resolution to the crisis… everyone watching knew their intrusion into Norman […] The post 498 – Power and Predictability first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →497 – That’s Me In The Spot. Light.
Apr 900:23:48Tap to summarizeIt 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, William of Breteuil was the firstborn son of the Conqueror’s close friendWilliam fitz Osbern… and, thanks to this proximity to power, he was one of the […] The post 497 – That’s Me In The Spot. Light. first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →496 – That’s Me In The Corner
Mar 2500:37:21Tap to summarizeFor the first time since William the Conqueror, there was going to be a primatial council at Westminster Abbey.   This was a HUGE deal.   Like… enormous.  Anselm had been trying to hold a major reform council for years, but King Rufus had refused.  Reform, as you may remember, wasn’t something that the red king was […] The post 496 – That’s Me In The Corner first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →495 – Power Struggles: Part Two
Mar 1600:38:47Tap to summarizeOk, 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) were …amazingly….only half of the story.   The post 495 – Power Struggles: Part Two first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →494 – Power Struggles: Part One
Mar 100:35:28Tap to summarizeIn early February of 1102 Queen Matilda was giving birth. The post 494 – Power Struggles: Part One first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →493 – The Price of Peace
Feb 2300:25:55Tap to summarizeThe 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 of Peace first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →492 – The War for Perception
Feb 1200:37:32Tap to summarizeIn 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 Shadwell, and I can’t overstate how much Dryden hated him. The post 492 – The War for Perception first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →Project 1095
Feb 1200:10:41Tap to summarizeMuch respect to u/AnnieCamOG for coming up with this title. The post Project 1095 first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →490 – Messengers from France
Jan 1600:27:44Tap to summarizeKing Henry’s first Christmas Court in the closing days of 1100 had felt…off. The post 490 – Messengers from France first appeared on The British History Podcast.
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