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The council meeting where your loyalty was your death
A powerful lord, trusted by the King, walks into a council meeting and is dead before the day is out. What happened in the room that changed the course of English history?The council meeting where your loyalty was your deathThis episode delves into the life of William Hastings, a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, and explores the events leading to his sudden demise. It examines the nature of loyalty and power in 15th-century England.Person: William HastingsDate: June 1483Location: Kirby MuxloeEvent: Council meeting- William Hastings was born around 1431, the eldest son of a Leicestershire…
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