489 – From Normandy With Love

About this episode

The episode discusses the tumultuous events of the previous year, including corruption, war, and political intrigue.

Ok, let’s face it, last year was a lot. Rampant corruption, threats of war, tyrannical leaders, actual war, a greedy feckless aristocracy, rulers weaponizing the legal system, rulers completely disregarding the legal system, rulers making grandiose promises they had no interest in actually delivering on, international intrigue, at least one incredibly suspicious death, and finally […] The post 489 – From Normandy With Love first appeared on The British History Podcast .

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Jeffers

Topics covered

• corruption
• war
• aristocracy
• legal system
• international intrigue
• suspicious death

Keywords

• corruption
• war
• aristocracy
• legal system
• international intrigue
• suspicious death

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Organizations: The British History Podcast

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