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The ring on Edmund's finger cost England 135,541 marks and royal power
A papal notary crowns a nine-year-old boy King of Sicily, a kingdom he has never seen and does not speak for, setting in motion a medieval political disaster.
The ring on Edmund's finger cost England 135,541 marks and royal power
This episode explores the strange and consequential events that unfolded when England agreed to pay for a crown it would never collect. It delves into the constitutional earthquake that followed, marking the beginning of the end of absolute royal power in England.
Person: Edmund, Henry the Third, Innocent the Fourth, Manfred, Conrad the Fourth
Date: March 6, 1254…
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