In early February of 1102 Queen Matilda was giving birth.
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493 – The Price of Peace
23/02/2026 | 25 min
The Treaty penned at Alton had avoided outright war, but it wasn’t truly official. It needed to be finalized at Winchester.
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492 – The War for Perception
12/02/2026 | 37 min
In 1668, John Dryden became England’s very first Poet Laureate. But he had a rival. No, not just a rival. A nemesis. This man’s name was Thomas Shadwell, and I can’t overstate how much Dryden hated him.
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Project 1095
12/02/2026 | 10 min
Much respect to u/AnnieCamOG for coming up with this title.
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491 – All Hats On Deck
28/01/2026 | 30 min
Duke Robert Curthose was back in Normandy, having reclaimed the Duchy unopposed… and now he was looking to assert his claim on England.
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The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the lives of the people. You won’t find a dry recounting of dates and battles here, but instead you’ll learn about who these people were and how their desires, fears, and flaws shaped the scope of this island at the edge of the world. And some of those desires are downright scandalous.
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