It was Easter of 1088. This was, typically, a time when the most powerful figures of England would gather at Court. But this wasnt a typical year.The post 454 Odos Rebellion: Worst Easter Ever first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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.The post 453 Odos Rebe

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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 dads money.something was turning in western culture as a whole.The post 452 Odo? Oh Yes. first ap

You know, I almost titled the last episode The Gang Goes To A Funeral but the trouble was that the gang /didnt/ go to the funeral. All of them decided they had somewhere else to be.The post 451 The Lucky Few first appeared on The British History P

It was early September of 1087, and for weeksnearly two months, in fact people had been discussing Williams impending death, and worrying about what would happen next. And for good reason. This family, which ruled over Normandy, had a history of infig

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The story of William and the conquest has been a long road, and Ive heard from some of you that this season has been challenging to listen to. I get it. No matter how awful William is he never seems to face any real consequencesThe post 448 The De

That’s right, just like big pharma, we’re giving out a free sample. The post Medieval Medicine Sample first appeared on The British History Podcast.

If the last few episodes have seemed a little confusing, then youre hearing them right. Europe at the end of the 11th century was a rapidly changing world and it is all going to have a profound impact on the history of Britain. I want you to really have