About this episode

This episode discusses the events surrounding the Battle of Tinchebray and King Henry's situation at Bec.

It was the 15th of August, and King Henry was at Bec. He didn’t want to be at Bec, of course. He wanted to be in the field, fighting Robert. However, until the matter with Anselm was resolved, he didn’t dare take to the field. So here he was. The post 505 – The Battle of Tinchebray first appeared on The British History Podcast .

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Jeffers

Topics covered

• Battle of Tinchebray
• King Henry
• Robert
• Anselm
• medieval history
• conflict
• politics

Keywords

• Battle of Tinchebray
• King Henry
• Robert
• Anselm
• medieval conflict
• August 15
• Bec

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bec

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