Crowns, Power and Survival https://auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com New podcast focused on aristocracies around the world. Book 1 focuses on Great Britain. 

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:23:50 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. History 1440 episodic auhm4rpfvsmyj auhm4rpfvsmyj No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21923041/Crowns_Power_and_Survival_VFFFF9le4t.jpg Crowns, Power and Survival https://auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com 144 144 Blood and Crown: The Battle of Hastings (1066) Blood and Crown: The Battle of Hastings (1066) https://auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com/e/blood-and-crown-the-battle-of-hastings-1066/ https://auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com/e/blood-and-crown-the-battle-of-hastings-1066/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:23:50 -0400 auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com/dd69781d-4200-3aa2-9754-3287ce95c4f6 In 1066 England faces a succession crisis after King Edward's death; three claimants—including Harold Godwinson and William, Duke of Normandy—vie for the throne.

The episode follows Harold's rapid marches, the Battle of Hastings, and William's victory and coronation, then describes Norman rule: dispossession of English nobles, castle-building, the Domesday Book, and cultural change.

It explains how conquest replaced peaceful succession and set a precedent for rule by force, shaping the future of the English monarchy.

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The episode follows Harold's rapid marches, the Battle of Hastings, and William's victory and coronation, then describes Norman rule: dispossession of English nobles, castle-building, the Domesday Book, and cultural change.

It explains how conquest replaced peaceful succession and set a precedent for rule by force, shaping the future of the English monarchy.

]]> auhm4rpfvsmyj false No 443 2 full Crowns Power and Survival: The British Monarchy before there was a crown Crowns Power and Survival: The British Monarchy before there was a crown https://auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com/e/crowns-power-and-survival-the-british-monarchy-before-there-was-a-crown/ https://auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com/e/crowns-power-and-survival-the-british-monarchy-before-there-was-a-crown/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:22:14 -0400 auhm4rpfvsmyj.podbean.com/da5f37cb-bed3-3d31-b941-e3067677d7a2 Long before there was a United Kingdom, the land we now call Britain was a patchwork of tribes, kingdoms and invaders. Exploring this period, until the Reign of William I. 

]]> Long before there was a United Kingdom, the land we now call Britain was a patchwork of tribes, kingdoms and invaders. Exploring this period, until the Reign of William I. 

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