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The Medieval Robbery Your School Didn't Teach You About...

The Medieval Robbery Your School Didn't Teach You About...

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In 1303, Westminster was an important place. West from the City of London, it was protected by its own walls and gates. Westminster Palace was there, which was once the main residence of the kings of England. On the evening of the 12th of May, in Westminster Abbey, which lay just across the pathway from the Palace, the Benedictine could be heard singing compline, their final prayer at the end of the day before they retired to their sleeping quarters. In the Abbey, beneath the Chapter House is a small Crypt, behind its solid doors were the crown jewels and royal treasury which were about to be stolen by a band of robbers. Welcome to Medieval Madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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