
381 – Weekend at William’s
The British History Podcast
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King Edward and Emperor Lyhenry the Third
King edward was busy building westminster abbey. Queen edith was rebuilding wilton abbey. Otta of deerhurst was constructing religious buildings before he retired from politics to literally live his life as a monk. Gunhild, the youngest daughter of godwin, entered religious life as a nun. The story goes that it was once the hunting lodge of canute's standard bearer, tovy. And when toby found a black cross at his estate in somerset, he had moved it to waltham and restored a church to serve them.
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