398 – William: Winning Friends and Influencing People Is For Suckers

The British History Podcast

Jamie Jeffers

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Courses, Education

4.6 • 6.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Do you remember the holy man who asked Edgar the AEtheling to confirm him as the Abbot of Peterborough, just after the Battle of Hastings? Well, that guy’s name was Brand. The previous Abbot of Peterborough, Leofric, had actually marched to Hastings with Harold. But Leofric didn’t make it. So the job fell to Brand, […]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the British History Podcast.
0:07.0	My name is Jamie and this is Episode 398.
0:10.7	William.
0:11.7	Winning friends and influencing people is for suckers.
0:15.6	This show is ad-free due to member support and is a way of thanking members for keeping
0:19.6	the show independent.
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0:29.0	History Podcasts.com.
0:30.0	Prev at the price of a lot-taper a month.
0:32.5	And thank you very much to Jonathan, Catherine and Richard for signing up already.
0:38.5	Do you remember that holy man who asked Edgar the affling to confirm his advocacy of Peter
0:43.7	Burrah?
0:44.8	Just after the Battle of Hastings?
0:46.8	Well, that guy's name was brand.
0:50.8	Now the previous avid of Peter Burrah was Leo Fritch and he had actually marched to
0:55.3	Hastings with Harold but Leo Fritch, like many people at Hastings, didn't make it.
1:01.8	So the job fell to brand and Edgar gave him the old royal go-ahead.
1:08.6	But there was a problem with that.
1:10.6	Actually a pretty big problem.
1:12.7	The appointment was made during that period when Edgar had been proclaimed King but now
1:19.6	Edward wasn't King.
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