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206: War of the Roses: The Roots

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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Harry Prince and the Battle of Shrewsbury

Harry Prince was shot in the face with an arrow during the battle of Shrewsbury. A magical apothecary used honey and alcohol to disinfect his wound. He then got leprosy, which modern historians look back on and realize it was some other kind of skin disease. But everyone thought it was leprosy.

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