318: Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1)
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318: Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1) mentions Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman, The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle, and A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
Arthur Conan Doyle thought that Sir Nigel and the other in the same series, The White Company, were better than Sherlock Holmes.
Toward contemporaries, the cause was indubitably the Templars' curse that had floated upward with the smoke from the pyre in the red light of the set…
Arthur Conan Doyle thought that Sir Nigel and the other in the same series, The White Company, were better than Sherlock Holmes.
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- A second recurring theme is Arthur Conan Doyle's works.
- Referenced books include Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman.
- The strongest audience signal points to Readers interested in historical literature and the Hundred Years' War. and History enthusiasts and readers interested in medieval politics.
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“The podcast will introduce future episodes with a reading from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sir Nigel, providing a taste of great history and high-level literary craftsmanship.”
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“The thing I always remember from The Distant Mirror, and it's very dramatically done, is that, and you mentioned this earlier, that as Jacques de Molay, the head of the Templars, is being burned on the orders of Philip IV in front of Notre Dame...”
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“Arthur Conan Doyle thought that Sir Nigel and the other in the same series, The White Company, were better than Sherlock Holmes.”
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“It was also the subject of another book that I loved as a child, which gave a very different perspective on the 14th century and The Hundred Years' War, which was A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman.”
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“Barbara Tuchman, who was probably best known for her books on First World War, so Guns of August and The Proud Tower.”
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“Barbara Tuchman, who was probably best known for her books on First World War, so Guns of August and The Proud Tower.”
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“Ian Mortimer, historian of medieval England, who wrote a fabulous book about both Mortimer and Edward III.”
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The host mentions 'Sir Nigel' as a significant work by Arthur Conan Doyle, highlighting its literary merit and personal impact. He reflects on how…
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