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The Earl of Bournemouth London, 1072Within the castle walls there are sounds of songs, fiddles and feet stomping. Beyond its walls a mile away a lone figure approaches slowly on horseback. Raucous shouts rise again. William! William! The horseman arrives, dismounts and announces himself to the guards. Robert, son of Laurent of Rouen, he of recent fame in both Normandy and across the Channel in Hastings, has come to see the king. He is beckoned inside merrily, but he refuses, pleading for a quick word with the king in private.“Ah, the Earl of...
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