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Ep 132 - Medieval Failsons: The Idiot Boys of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Added 2023-09-13 14:15:59 +0000 UTC

patrons, here is your ad-free version of this week's regular episode. we answered a question from Buddy Dude. the final episode of the Dante's Inferno will drop this Friday, so get ready for that!

last time, we talked about two famous Medieval women, Hildegard of Bingen and Eleanor of Aquitaine. they were both titans in their own respects but there's a small issue with Eleanor's legacy and that's her 4 idiot failsons. while Eleanor's daughters were apparently quite proficient, her 4 sons who survived to adulthood, Henry the Young King, Richard, Geoffrey, and John, were all giants morons who failed spectacularly at being or attempting to be Kings of England. so join us as we look at their myriad failures as they tried to rule the realm or ended up fighting one another and their dad to try and rule.