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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: Round One: King Arthur vs Richard the Lionheart (ep 45)
Description: Round one of Monarch Madness cuts right to the heart of English monarchy: what is it? And who contributed most to the earliest notion of English or British kingship? Two kings stand out, both of whom developed larger than life legends that carried centuries into the future. Both can be said to epitomize the notion of what it means to be a British monarch.But only one can win round one of Monarch Madness. So who will it be: King Arthur or Richard the Lionheart?Was there a “real” King Arthur? We actually don’t know...