Hark, thee distemperate addlepots! The present day's episode is setteth in the Middle Ages. Our team of fatuous historians taketh on the sore task of feudalism: lords and vassals and fiefs; oh mine own!
On today’s episode, we ask the question, “What if royal succession in European feudalism was based on trivia knowledge instead of heredity?” Cody gives us some violent history of trivia. Alex tells the tale of Charlemagne, the Frankish king with a penchant for Latin education.
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Editing by Hannah Burkhardt
Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp.
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Show Sources: (Fact check us! Heard something wrong? Let us know.)
Reynolds, Susan. Fiefs and Vassals: The Medieval Evidence Reinterpreted. Clarendon Press, 1996.
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