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  510 – Exchequers and ExBalancers: Part One

  We are about to do something a little unusual for the BHP.  We’re going to muddy the timeline. Now, normally we stick to the chronological timeline.  We live the story as it unfolds.  But the birth of the Exchequer presents us with a bit of a headache because it’s being built right now in the […] The post 510 – Exchequers and ExBalancers: Part One first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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  509 – Court Costs

  King Henry’s Court was huge. And that makes sense.  His predecessor, King Rufus, was a party animal and, as such, his Court had swollen into a massive, roving scene where anyone who wanted power… or just free wine… crowded in through the doors. The post 509 – Court Costs first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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  508 – The Reformation Begins

  The King was triumphant and his older brother was, if we’re taking the King’s word for it, retired and happily living in the lap of luxury… and most of the King’s other enemies were either imprisoned, dead, or keeping their heads down for fear of the King throwing them into the lap of luxury, too.  The post 508 – The Reformation Begins first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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