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In the space of less than a year, the Norman barons had surged deep into Wales and were further entrenching themselves using castles and other fortifications.
469 – Robert of Rhuddlan
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468 – Regicide’s Back On The Menu Boys
Medieval Childhoods
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If you think that video games are too violent, wait until you hear about Face Slap.
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467 – Saint Anselm
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Ok, I know at the end of that last episode I kinda sorta promised you a fight. And we are definitely going to have one.
But we are pausing real quick to cover some SERIOUSLY good gossip…and possibly a murder?
466 – The Bachelor
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All of those promises Rufus made to be a better man had finally convinced God. After about two months of being bedridden, the King finally recovered from his mysterious illness.
And now that the Divine had delivered its side of the bargain… well, there was really no point to any of those promises anymore. So Rufus immediately set about invalidating all his penitential acts.
465 – Anselm Arrives
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464 – Rufus’ Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Campaign
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We don’t really know precisely what Henry got up to once he fled Mont Saint Michel. What few records we have are incomplete and some contradictory. But from those records we /are/ able to glean some details… and when we take the accounts in total, what immediately becomes clear is that, just because Henry was in exile, it didn’t mean he had accepted his defeat. He had plans and he set them in motion.
His first plan was to have sex. Like… lots and lots of sex.