More from the life of Henry II as he feuds with his family. Jump to 4:19 if you want to skip over my process and get right to the movie.
Category: History podcast
W017: Becket (1964)
King Henry II of England clashes with Thomas Becket, his best friend whom he appointed to Archbishop of Canterbury.
W016: The Physician (2013)
11th century – A young English man travels to Persia to learn the medical arts from one of history’s greatest scholars.
W015: Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In 11th century Japan, two noble children are kidnapped and sold into slavery. Sansho the Bailiff is a dark, slice-of-life tale of these two children hoping to reconnect with their [ … ]
#14b Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) [BONUS EPISODE]
I very briefly discuss Monty Python’s comedy classic and why in the world it’s set in the year 932 CE. I also address a listener question about the age of [ … ]