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My name is Jamie, and this is episode 465.

Anselm arrives.

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Rufus was once again the only brother in England.

Henry was somewhere on the border marches of Normandy, causing trouble and creating bastards.

And as for Robert, well, he had left for his duchy just a couple days before Christmas, and it soon became

apparent that he headed home not just to keep an eye on Henry, but also because Rufus had

gotten on his last nerve.

It turned out that Rufus wasn't keeping up his end of the bargain.

Now, unfortunately, the scribes of the Chronicle don't tell us exactly how Rufus wasn't keeping up his end of the bargain. Now, unfortunately, the scribes of the

Chronicle don't tell us exactly how Rufus was failing to uphold his promises. They merely say that

short pants, quote, found but little truth of their agreement, end quote. But if you take a

closer look at the situation in Normandy, I think we can make an educated guess.

You see, the duchy was still a mess.

And the main promise that Rufus made to Robert when they made their treaty was to help Robert stabilize things in Normandy.

And for a few months, he had done what he promised.

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