494 – Power Struggles: Part One

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   S10 · E499 · 7 May 2026 · 33 min

   499 – William of Mortain and How Some People Never Have Enough Wealth

   Some families are just…the worst. You know how it is, there’s the one or two in there that are half decent, but mostly you avoid them too because the rest of the family is just awful. The post 499 – William of Mortain and How Some People Never Have Enough Wealth first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E498 · 24 Apr 2026 · 47 min

   498 – Power and Predictability

   The death of Duke Robert’s chief ally, William of Breteuil, and the succession crisis it kicked off, was destabilizing the duchy of Normandy. And while I’m sure it was a relief that King Henry and Robert of Meulan had brokered a sort of resolution to the crisis… everyone watching knew their intrusion into Norman […] The post 498 – Power and Predictability first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E497 · 9 Apr 2026 · 24 min

   497 – That’s Me In The Spot. Light.

   It was 1103 and things were a mess. And…when are they not? But a major reason for this mess was (oddly) William of Breteuil. Now, as you might recall, William of Breteuil was the firstborn son of the Conqueror’s close friendWilliam fitz Osbern… and, thanks to this proximity to power, he was one of the […] The post 497 – That’s Me In The Spot. Light. first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E496 · 25 Mar 2026 · 37 min

   496 – That’s Me In The Corner

   For the first time since William the Conqueror, there was going to be a primatial council at Westminster Abbey. This was a HUGE deal. Like… enormous. Anselm had been trying to hold a major reform council for years, but King Rufus had refused. Reform, as you may remember, wasn’t something that the red king was […] The post 496 – That’s Me In The Corner first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E495 · 16 Mar 2026 · 39 min

   495 – Power Struggles: Part Two

   Ok, let’s return to 1101 and 1102, because Henry’s fight with Anselm, and fight between Henry and the Pope (and the fight between Anselm and the Pope) were …amazingly….only half of the story. The post 495 – Power Struggles: Part Two first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E493 · 23 Feb 2026 · 26 min

   493 – The Price of Peace

   The Treaty penned at Alton had avoided outright war, but it wasn’t truly official. It needed to be finalized at Winchester. The post 493 – The Price of Peace first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E492 · 12 Feb 2026 · 38 min

   492 – The War for Perception

   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. The post 492 – The War for Perception first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E491 · 12 Feb 2026 · 11 min

   Project 1095

   Much respect to u/AnnieCamOG for coming up with this title. The post Project 1095 first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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   S10 · E491 · 28 Jan 2026 · 30 min

   491 – All Hats On Deck

   Duke Robert Curthose was back in Normandy, having reclaimed the Duchy unopposed… and now he was looking to assert his claim on England. The post 491 – All Hats On Deck first appeared on The British History Podcast .

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    S10 · E490 · 16 Jan 2026 · 28 min

    490 – Messengers from France

    King Henry’s first Christmas Court in the closing days of 1100 had felt…off. The post 490 – Messengers from France first appeared on The British History Podcast .