Episode notes
Ready for a story of love and devotion between a king and his queen? In this episode Chris Riley gives us a huge helping of romance in the telling of Plantagenet King Edward I and his lovely Queen, Eleanor of Castile.
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Courtly love is one thing, true love is quite another - and this couple was definitely in love. Listen as Chris tells Madi all the sweet (and sometimes sensual) details. No, sucking the poison from Edward’s wound is NOT a euphemism!
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Chris also spills the tea on Simon de Montfort, giving us the juicy details on why a Medeival English geezer has a bust in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Follow the sweet romantic story up with a Fresh Cup, wherein Betsy calls out Chris for his opinion on the hypothetical relationship between Charlemagne and Sabrina Carpenter.
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