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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
The Next Earl(s) of Chester
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Ranulf de Blondeville died in October 1232 without leaving an heir to the title Earl of Chester , so King Henry III needed to choose one. Fo...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The 4th and 6th Earl
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Ranulf de Blondeville was the 6th Earl of Chester, but also (sort of) the 4th. The Earldom of Chester was created in 1067 by William the Co...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Anselm Becomes Archbishop
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Anselm of Bec was the natural successor to Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, but King William II "Rufus" left the see vacant ...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Eyres
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An "eyre" (Middle English, from Old French eire from Latin iter , "journey") was "a circuit court held in medie...
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