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It’s one of the most famous landmarks in the world. The White Tower, or more recently, the Tower of London. If you’ve visited London you likely took time to go see it.
460 – The White Tower
Category: Chapter Ten
459 – Lashing Out
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With Count Henry and Robert of Belleme imprisoned under his tender care, Bishop Odo had free rein to guide the impressionable Duke Robert in whatever direction he wanted. And he had a direction in mind.
457 – The Bachelor King
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William the Conqueror had not set his sons up for success, and at the heart of it was land.
Obviously, the way he distributed those lands in his Will had been a bit of a disaster, as it had set his two eldest sons up for war.
Medieval Magic Sample: Shout at the Devil
456 – Law and Order: Durham
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William Rufus’ first year as King had probably not gone down as he hoped. And as Bishop Odo and his co-conspirators boarded their ships and sought sanctuary in Normandy…Rufus could only return to court and count the rest of his problems..
Medieval Magic Sample: We Read the Latin
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Got a jealousy problem and a spare leek? Boy, do we ever have a cure for you.
454 – Odo’s Rebellion: Worst Easter Ever
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It was Easter of 1088. This was, typically, a time when the most powerful figures of England would gather at Court. But this wasn’t a typical year.
453 – Odo’s Rebellion: The Cold War
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Primogeniture, the practice of handing all wealth and power from father to the eldest son, had done a lot to consolidate power along single family lines. But it created all manner of problems for …well, pretty much everyone else.
Medieval Medicine Sample: Trotula Edition
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We’re joining the Sisterhood of the Travelling Uterus for this one.
452 – Odo? Oh Yes.
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Somewhere around the time William the First was bursting out of his tomb like roasted chestnut and William the Second was making it rain with his dead dad’s money….something was turning in western culture as a whole.