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419 – The Wake at Peterborough

The British History Podcast

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Harroward's Plan to Take the Relics From the Normans

Peterborough Chronicle: Harroward and his increasingly Mary band were welcomed by the locals. A churchman named Iver was not pleased when he caught wind of Harroward's plans to steal relics from Peterborough. The plan was to take advantage of the element of surprise and spirit the relics away before Torreld got the chance to hawk them on medieval craigslist.

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