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Hosted by Jamie Jeffers · EN
A Chronological History of Britain
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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.
Transcribe →489 – From Normandy With Love
Jan 900:40:53Tap to summarizeOk, let’s face it, last year was a lot. Rampant corruption, threats of war, tyrannical leaders, actual war, a greedy feckless aristocracy, rulers weaponizing the legal system, rulers completely disregarding the legal system, rulers making grandiose promises they had no interest in actually delivering on, international intrigue, at least one incredibly suspicious death, and finally […] The post 489 – From Normandy With Love first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →Bonus Episode: The Authoritarians
Jan 801:26:08Tap to summarizeBy popular request, we’re releasing the full member’s episode on The Authoritarians. The post Bonus Episode: The Authoritarians first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →408 – Kerosene
Jan 14, 2023Tap to summarizeHappy New Year!  It was 1069… nice… and as the new year dawned…things in England were getting a bit weird. The post 408 – Kerosene first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Transcribe →Chapter Nine – The Normans
Apr 28, 2022Tap to summarizeThe King is dead. The post Chapter Nine – The Normans first appeared on The British History Podcast.
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