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Conquest & Anarchy 2: 1066 and All That
🕑 Added 2024-07-17 13:43:27 +0000 UTCpatrons, here's the ad-free version of this week's regular episode. we answer questions from Gafsey in this one.
note: yes, there is echo on Eleanor's audio because she is travelling and the only place where she could record had tall ceilings and thus an echo. this also caused some weird feedback on Luke's track too. we have done our best to minimize it, so please just bear with us.
folks, we're back with part 2 of our series on the Norman Conquest and English Anarchy. last time, we introduced you to pre-Norman England and the Norman themselves as we worked our way up to 1066 CE. but now it's time for conquest! four claimants threw their names in the ring after Edward the Confessor's death in January 1066 and they would fight it out to see who would rule England. or at least they will fight it out but only after waiting for about nine months before making any offensive moves against the island. but once the party starts, England will be invaded by Norse and Danish Vikings, warriors from Orkney, perfidious Frenchmen, Bretons, and, of course, Normans. so join us as we watch William of Normandy become the Conqueror and find out why his conquest almost failed and he wasn't accepted even after his victory at the Battle of Hastings.
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Elsie Hupp
The other comparison I’ve heard is that Donald Trump is a drag queen.
G S
What a rancid comment. Not too late to delete this one champ!
Elsie Hupp
As for the shooting: the only thing that surprised me was that the shooting didn’t take place at a school. Gen-Z is capable of committing murders in places other than schools?!? They really are resourceful, now, aren’t they!
Elsie Hupp
Regarding the likability of Donald Trump, back in 2017 Pop Culture Detective compared him to Archie Bunker: https://youtu.be/1r3FkR5rziY Which is to say: Donald Trump is not a likable person, but being a likable person is not the same thing as being a compelling character, and Donald Trump is similar to any number of obnoxious fictional antiheroes in the popular consciousness.
