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Got a jealousy problem and a spare leek? Boy, do we ever have a cure for you.
Medieval Magic Sample: We Read the Latin
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455 – Odo’s Rebellion: Lord of the Flies
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Word of Rufus’ army, and the destruction of the rebel forces at Tunbridge, had no doubt reached Pevensey and its commander, Robert of Mortain… and I think it’s highly likely that the messengers also reported that the King’s army had turned north, towards Rochester. Bishop Odo’s stronghold.
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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.
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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.
451 – The Lucky Few
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You know, I almost titled the last episode “The Gang Goes To A Funeral” but the trouble was that the gang /didn’t/ go to the funeral. All of them decided they had somewhere else to be.
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