Episode 73: Possession, Power and Checkmate
The History of English Podcast
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The Battle of Henry and His French Rivals
This chapter focuses on the ongoing warfare between Henry and his French rivals, with Henry spending most of his time in Normandy. It discusses the destruction of the Peterborough monastery and its manuscripts due to a fire, and how the monks decided to replace the lost manuscripts by borrowing and copying from another monastery. Additionally, it explores the linguistic evidence that suggests a scribe added information about the fire at Peterborough to an entry from Canterbury.
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