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406 – King’s Rook Takes Pawn

The British History Podcast

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The Godwinson Suicide Charge - Avonmouth

The Godwinson brothers had a fleet of over 50 ships and thousands of fighting men recruited from Dublin. They were the sons of Harold fucking Godwinson. And who were these guys? The furt of Bristol? Whatever. So it was time to show everyone exactly what happens when you resist the rightful heirs to England. But we're told that the brothers were held off by the men of Bristol and that as they fled, they did so completely empty handed. We're told that they failed to acquire anything from their attempted raid of the town.

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