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36: The History of the Plantagenets

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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The Wheel of Fortune

History is a super fun dive into it. I never learned medieval history. Usually it's like the church was strong, then the reformation happened. That's all I learned. There's tons of amazing stuff. The Magna Carta arose because Prince John, who became King John, was a total doofus. His nickname was Lackland and Softsword? Yeah, not a good guy. Didn't he only rule for a little while until Richard came back from there? He ruled for a long time. But didn't he get smoked when Richard came back? Yes, but he was Prince John. He became King John. Game of Thrones is based on the War of the Roses

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