Episode 438
Treachery of the Long Knives
Learn more about one of the most significant events in British history that might not have happened
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
September 17, 20219m 7s
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Show Notes
According to legend, sometime in the 5th century, a king of the Celtic Britons named Vortigern hired Anglo-Saxons mercenaries to help him fight his domestic enemies to hold his grip on power.
His plan worked really well. Until it didn’t. And then it blew up in his face.
Learn more about the Treachery of the Long Knives on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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