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Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanorianica, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit,

the podcast that delves into the greatest millennium in human history.

We uncover the greatest mysteries, the gobsmacking details, and the latest

groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the Normans, from kings to popes, to the crusades.

We delve into the rebellions, plots, and murders that tell us who we really were.

And how we got here.

The Count of Anjou felt blessed.

He had a beautiful wife and four healthy children.

He had only one cause for concern,

but it gnawed at him until it grew from a curiosity into a concern,

and then a fear.

Every Sunday when they sat in church, his apparently devoted countess would leave just before

the elevation of the host. People gossiped about it. And the count became increasingly concerned.

Well, one Sunday, the countess moved to leave, as always, but found her way blocked by four soldiers.

She ordered them to move, but they refused.

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