The Rebellion of 1088 was a markedly important moment in English history in which the fate of the kingdom — the promise all of those glorious centuries to come — hung in the balance. Would the battered and beaten English choose to remain rebellious against the sons of The Conqueror, or would they choose a new path forward?

SEASON 7: Miniseries: A Tale of Three Brothers

EPISODE 148: The Green Tree Prophecy, Part 2

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As Edward the Confessor lay dying, he sprang from a deep sleep and told of a dream he had involving a green tree. Could he have glimpsed a prophecy of the future of England? And would that prophecy come to fruition in the earliest days of the reign of King William II Rufus?

SEASON 7: Miniseries: A Tale of Three Brothers

EPISODE 147: The Green Tree Prophecy, Part 1

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SEASON 7: Miniseries: A Tale of Three Brothers

EPISODE 146: Inheritance & Division

England, 1087: William the Conqueror was dead. His sons, Robert Curthose, William Rufus, and Henry Beauclerc were left to clean up the mess.

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Fortune’s Wheel is embarking on a new chapter in our shared medieval history. Thank you for listening and thank you for your support. 

SEASON 7: Drums of War

EPISODE 145: The Next Turn of the Wheel

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SEASON 6 FINALE!!!

Dilexi iustitiam et odivi iniquitatem, propterea morior in exilio. I hope you are sitting down for this one. I have one more bit of news to share with you all. The question is…how will the Countess take the news?

SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

EPISODE 144: An Example For All

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Hic Terror Mundi, Guiscardo. It’s one of the most powerful epitaphs in world history.

SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

EPISODE 143: Hic Terror Mundi, Guiscardo

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One of the most devastating events in the Middle Ages occurs on this episode. The fact that it isn’t talked about more is, frankly, criminal. And of all of our protagonists and antagonists in this season of the podcast, you may be surprised who it affects the most. 

SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

EPISODE 142: The Norman Sack of Rome

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Pope Gregory VII is stuck in Rome awaiting his knight in shining armor, Duke Robert Guiscard, who just returned to quell the uprisings in Apulia and Calabria. Henry IV is within reach of his life’s ambition, and Emperor Alexios is broken but not finished. And there is one place that is at the center of it all: Castel Sant’Angelo.

SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

EPISODE 141: Castel Sant-Angelo

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Robert Guiscard returns to Apulia, Count Roger deals with his own issues back in Sicily, and Pope Gregory VII is driven into hiding. The period of 1082 - 1084 is a rollercoaster.

SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

EPISODE 140: Unbathed & Unshaven

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This is an addendum episode. I realized that in the course of narrating some pretty exciting and fast-paced events in 1081, I regretfully felt that there were a few crucial explanations I failed to fully explain. These are very important to understand the entire context, and I felt it necessary to fill in the gaps before moving forward. But this is the process of understanding history, isn’t it? If you get something wrong or fail to include something, it’s better to take the time and fix the oversight rather than ignore it. Thanks for understanding, everyone. Studying history isn’t as linear and simple as those textbooks make it out to be, is it? 

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