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S2. 22 Duncan II
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2016
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Description
The death of Malcolm III and his queen, Margaret of Wessex, sent Scotland back into the chaos of dynastic conflict. Malcolm's brother, Donaldbain, stole the throne in 1093 but there were many sons of Malcolm ready to challenge him and first up was Duncan II. In Duncan's favour, he was a well-trained knight, brought up at the Norman court and backed by the King of England, William Rufus. On the downside, he was a well-trained Norman knight, brought up at the Norman court and backed by the King of England. Would the Scots accept this Anglo-Norman figure, or would Duncan be sent packing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Feb 5, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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