
385 – The Audacity of Boats
The British History Podcast
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Wills Don't Make Someone a King of England
William claimed that earl godwin had driven large numbers of normans out of england, including archbishop robert of canterbury. He also said harold had made an oath to william that he would give england to him in the presence of holy relics. It's debatable whether this actually happened and even if it did, the crown wasn't something that's bartered over. But you're just enough to trust me on that.
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