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76: Plantagenets 4, or "ROCKY GOES MEDIEVAL"

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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The Rise and Fall of Thomas Earl of Lancaster

Lancaster is essentially the de facto leader of a rebellion against the king because the king is Roth. Lancaster and his close allies, the family Mortimer, end up being in civil war against Edward II. The year we're talking about is 1321 is what his head got chopped off. It took three axe hits to take his head off.

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