S3:E3- To Kill a King
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English - February 03, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Fiction Fiction Leisure Games tolkien lewis narnia hogwarts doctor who spock x-files star wars board games sherlock Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In part 2 of our series on the kings and queens of England, Clare and Hannah talk about two kings who embodied the term, "man-child." Henry II spent his entire wedding reception goofing off with his best friend and ignoring everybody else, including his new queen. Richard II surrounded himself with his favorite sycophants, spent a ridiculous amount of his country's money on clothes, and commissioned a religious icon featuring... himself.