328: Coronations: Sex, Holy Oil and Civil War (Part 2)
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328: Coronations: Sex, Holy Oil and Civil War (Part 2) mentions Francis Sanford and The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I will say one thing about James II's coronation though, Tom. We have the most amazing description of it by a guy called Francis Sanford, whose book…
The discussion references Mark Twain's novel 'The Prince and the Pauper', which involves characters who look alike and swap places, set against the b…
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“We have the most amazing description of it by a guy called Francis Sanford, whose book I think is in the British Library.”
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“The discussion references Mark Twain's novel 'The Prince and the Pauper', which involves characters who look alike and swap places, set against the backdrop of a coronation.”
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