Members Only 145 – Medieval Towns: Rise and Grind
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478 – A Fire Sale for the Faithful
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It’s September of 1096, and Duke Robert was setting out on Crusade, intent on taking the main pilgrim road to Rome and Norman Italy. Joining him were his retainers, soldiers, and supporters… including high ranked figures like Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Count Robert of Flanders, and Stephen of Aumale (who was the forgettable guy that de Mowbray had tried to install on the throne of England).
477 – Deus Did Not Vult: The People’s Crusade
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Everyone in England was angry with Rufus. He was fining, taxing, and now torturing his way through the country.
And Rufus was mad at everyone in England. Which was why he was fining, taxing, and torturing his way through the country.
Lords and Landlords Sample
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And the full version even includes a drinking game!
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Members Only 144 – Medieval Towns: Lords and Landlords
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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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.