496 – That’s Me In The Corner

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of the upcoming 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

• church reform
• medieval history
• councils
• British monarchy
• Anselm
• King Rufus

Keywords

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

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Westminster Abbey

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