Richard Neville aka, Warwick the Kingmaker - just what sort of a git was he?

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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Martin Frobisher hunts for the Northwest Passage. Promising a new trade route. He, his crew and backers get distracted by shiny black rocks. The mission utterly fails - a fluke of timing arguably means it wasn't even more damaging.

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Sarah Churchill, 1st Duchess of Marlborough and favourite of Queen Anne.

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What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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We revisit our last 4 gits and score them on level of gitishness! Isabella of France, King John, John Knox and Richard the Lionheart.

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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Richard the Lionheart and how he got his sword all bent out of shape!

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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John Knox a git who transcended borders, the English Scottish one anyway.

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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What did King John ever do to anyone? Listen and find out.

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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What did Isabella of France do to get on the Git List? Listen and find out.

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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Scoring the last 4 deceased git candidates: Elizabeth I, The Forty Elephants, The Georges and Henry VIII.

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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A winner already for ultimate git?

The Deceased Gits series was recorded live in 2023 and during 2025 we are getting all of the episodes uploaded to the podcast!

What is a Git? A colloquial term used in Britain to describe “an unpleasant or contemptible person.” (Google, Oxford Languages)

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