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382 – Bros Before Thrones

The British History Podcast

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The History of Port Scoet, a Myr Drefy

Port scoett wasn't just any random spot in wales. The welsh had a particular way of organizing their society upon the landscape. And then harold godwinson decided to plunk down an english hunting lodge on that specific spot. Bold, yes? Confident? Definitely reckless, to the point of being completely offensive to absolutely everyone. But there actually was some logic to this. See, wales wasn't a military fallback. It was, if anything, a political one. Things went bad, harold would need somewhere to retreat to and gather supporters. He didn't need the taff version of helm's deep. He needed a safe house. Moreover, port

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