Rex Factor is a fun history podcast reviewing every king & queen of England and Scotland

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From our latest podcast, we discuss the death of William Adelin in the White Ship Disaster.
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Watch our full review of William Adelin and what happened with the White Ship Disaster here: youtu.be/1xk7gga9Kw0
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Ali is put to the test with five questions on William Adelin - would you do better?
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From our latest episode reviewing William Adelin, we try to unpick Edward the Confessor's deathbed tree prophecy (and what it's got to do with the son of Henry I!)
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In our review of Robert Curthose, we find that perhaps he wasn't quite cut-out for being a brutal, ruthless competitor for the throne...
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Watch the full video of our review of Robert Curthose (eldest son to William the Conqueror, twice not English king) here: youtu.be/I9BMnk48blk
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Ali is put to the test - how much can he remember about Robert Curthose?
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From our latest podcast reviewing Robert Curthose, the eldest son of William the Conqueror (but twice failing to become king) we consider the range of similar, very specific nicknames poor Robert was lumbered with!
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You can watch our review of Robert Curthose (twice-denied claimant to the English throne) here: youtu.be/I9BMnk48blk
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From our latest episode, Right to Reply: Anglo-Saxon Nearly Monarchs, Ali has a rant about The Last Kingdom...
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You can also listen to our latest podcast, Right to Reply: Anglo-Saxon Nearly Monarchs, in all the usual places: pod.fo/e/5ff9c0
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From the very end of our chat with Dr Eleanor Parker about the aftermath of 1066, we got intrigued by what she had on her wall!
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You can also listen in the normal way in the normal places to our chat with Dr Eleanor Parker about the last Anglo-Saxons and how they resisted and/or adapted to the Norman Conquest: pod.fo/e/545adb
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Plus, there are still a few more days before our live show in Ludlow on Friday 21 August where we debate who should have been king in 1066: Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror, Harald Hardrada, or Edgar the Ætheling - tickets available here: ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/sh…
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