496 – That’s Me In The Corner

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of the primatial council at Westminster Abbey and the historical context surrounding 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
• Westminster Abbey
• Anselm
• King Rufus
• British history

Keywords

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

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