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For the first time since William the Conqueror, there was going to be a primatial

council at Westminster Abbey.

Now, this was a huge deal, like enormous.

In fact, Anselm had been trying to hold a major reform council for years. But King Rufus had refused, because

reform, as you might remember, wasn't something that the Red King was all that interested in.

But Henry, Henry was branding himself as a reformer, which gave Anselm a golden opportunity, and he wasn't going to waste it.

As such, this council appears to have been thrown together in a hurry. Like, as soon as he got

permission from Henry, there was no time to waste. Though just because it was organized quickly,

doesn't mean that it was a modest or minor affair.

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