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Episode

No Such Thing As Tug of War for Clowns

2020-11-27 · 4 places on the map · episode transcript

  1. ArchbishopOne-offUnited Kingdom

    When he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093, St Anselm refused to accept the ceremonial staff. They had to break his fingers to force it into his hand.

    mentioned at 00:25:25 · See it on the map →

  2. Aberystwyth UniversityOne-offUnited Kingdom

    I read this from BBC History Magazine. It's an article by Professor Bjorn Viler from Aberystwyth University. It's about medieval elections that took place around that time. There were always elections for things like…

    mentioned at 00:25:49 · See it on the map →

  3. Fort McHenryOne-offUnited States

    Francis Scott Key was on a British ship in the Baltimore Harbor and there was the bombing of Fort McHenry. He was watching as all the bombs went down and so on. It was in the dawn's early light that he saw this massive…

    mentioned at 00:47:01 · See it on the map →

  4. Baltimore HarborOne-offUnited States

    Francis Scott Key was 35 years old at the time when he was on a British ship in the Baltimore Harbor, and there was the bombing of Fort McHenry. He was watching as all the bombs went down and so on. It was in the dawn's…

    mentioned at 00:47:01 · See it on the map →

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