Podcast Appearances
So Eleanor's running it.
And while he's on crusades, he gets taken hostage.
And they, what, I think it was the Holy Roman Emperor, like, takes him hostage.
And what they ask for, for ransom, is, was about three times the annual income of the entire country of England.
Oh, no.
Yeah.
Oh, no, indeed.
And so this is her favorite child on top of it, too.
So she's, like, breaking out.
So her other son, so, like, she is, like, going to all of her lords, begging for money, begging for loans, raising taxes.
So remember how she's got this other son, John.
And in Robin Hood, he's the shitty one that everybody hates.
There has only been one King John of England because no one has ever wanted to name their child after him.
There's a reason.
Have you ever heard of like a toilet being called a John?
Yeah.
Yes.
Guess who that's after?
That's after him?
Oh, my God.