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36: The History of the Plantagenets

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Matilda was like an Empress of the Roman Empire. And if she, if we just get her someone to marry somebody who had lots of great land, then that can sort of solidify her power base. Like she's a Beyonce and she needs a Jay Z. If Matilda married Jeffrey Plantagenet, they would pretty much rule like all of the northern coast of France. They would have Normandy from their grandfather, or from their, yeah, their grandfather William the Conqueror. And then they would have England.

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