SEASON 5: The Norman Conquest of England

Miniseries: Matilda of Flanders

EPISODE 78: Behind Every Great Man, Pt. 1

William - finally! - meets his match. In this first episode of a new miniseries, we meet Matilda of Flanders—not yet a queen, but already a force to be reckoned with. As a teenage noblewoman in the powerful House of Flanders, Matilda was well-positioned to make a prestigious marriage… just not to him. Today, we explore how a clever, ambitious young woman came to be courted by the illegitimate Duke of Normandy—and how that proposal may not have gone quite as planned.

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Music for this episode is called “Psycho” by Alex Besss (not a typo on the last name). Check him out at https://uppbeat.io/t/alex-besss/psycho [License code: Z56NEGWX66PXWD2G]