The British History Podcast493 – The Price of Peace
The Treaty penned at Alton had avoided outright war, but it wasn’t truly official. It needed to be finalized at Winchester. And on August 2nd of 1101, Robert and Henry took their oaths in Winchester, with twelve leading men from either side witnessing the ritual and, once it was complete, the treaty was formalized. But did you catch the date on that?
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493 – The Price of Peace | The British History Podcast
The Treaty penned at Alton had avoided outright war, but it wasn’t truly official. It needed to be finalized at Winchester. And on August 2nd of 1101, Robert and Henry took their oaths in Winchester, with twelve leading men from either side witnessing the ritual and, once it was complete, the treaty was formalized. But