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Welcome to the British History Podcast. My name is Jamie and this is episode 435. Trials and Tribulations.

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Once in a while, the Chronicle has a hot take.

Here's one of my favorites.

Quote, the more men spoke about just law, the more unlawfully they acted.

The scribes just dropped that line in the middle of 1087, but it could have easily applied to 1075 and 1076.

Things are starting to get a bit hairy.

And remember, as you listen to the events of this episode,

William's sons, Robert and Rufus,

would have been there for it.

They would have been in court watching their father rule

because that was how they were getting educated.

And for better or worse, they were learning.

And we begin with Walthyoff, who had been rotting in the King's prison in Winchester since 1075.

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