496 – That’s Me In The Corner

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of the upcoming primatial council at Westminster Abbey, the first since William the Conqueror, and the challenges faced by Anselm in organizing it.

For the first time since William the Conqueror, there was going to be a primatial council at Westminster Abbey.   This was a HUGE deal.   Like… enormous.  Anselm had been trying to hold a major reform council for years, but King Rufus had refused.  Reform, as you may remember, wasn’t something that the red king was […] The post 496 – That’s Me In The Corner first appeared on The British History Podcast .

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Jeffers

Topics covered

• reform council
• medieval history
• Anselm
• King Rufus
• Westminster Abbey

Keywords

• primatial council
• Westminster Abbey
• Anselm
• King Rufus
• William the Conqueror

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Westminster Abbey

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