Members Only 144 – Medieval Towns: Lords and Landlords
Author: Jamie
476 – The Crackdown
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In 1096, Robert de Mowbray, the former Earl of Northumbria, was living in Windsor. And he better get comfy, because his majesty seemed quite happy to keep him there as a permanent resident.
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Medieval Urbanization Sample
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We strive in this one to prove you can be urban without being urbane.
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Members Only 143 – Medieval Towns: Urbanization
475 – The Fall of Mowbray
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Night fell… and gradually, everything within Bamburgh and the Malvoisin went quiet. Sure, there were the occasional patrols, and the occasional muffled voice as two people shared a moment, or simply tried to keep themselves awake while on watch… but for the most part, there was no sound except for that of the waves lapping the shore.
474 – Malvoisin, the Evil Neighbor
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Rufus was marching North to directly challenge de Mowbray and anyone foolish enough to follow him. And of course he was. There was only one response this King was ever going to have to de Mowbray’s instigation. War.
473 – Stage Management
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So, when we left off, Anselm finally had his Pallium, and Rufus got… well… Rufus got all the independence and freedom from Church interference that he could have hoped for. Even better, his Bishops were on the same page as him and were supporting the King’s independence from Rome.
472 – Radicals
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We have spent a lot of time with the situation between Anselm and Rufus, and all their messy interpersonal drama, but we haven’t really discussed the true elephant in the room.
Radicalism.
471 – How To Lose Friends and Irritate People
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It was January of 1095 and Rufus was still at war with his eldest brother, Duke Robert. A war that could have been avoided if the Red King had simply kept his word… or even just apologized.
But he wasn’t interested in doing either of those things, so people were dying in Normandy.
470 – Tough Treaty
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As I’ve mentioned a few times… we are discussing one of those periods of history where everything was kind of happening all at once. This presents a challenge when trying to create a clear narrative that you can follow, while also staying true to the order of events.
And that’s assuming there is a clear order of events. This period of history is also poorly recorded and recreating the correct timeline is really difficult in some cases.