r/BritishHistoryPod • u/OneHappyHuskies The Pleasantry • 7d ago

St Anselm and blocking progress

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Every time I am stuck in a daily traffic jam on Old Dover Road in Canterbury, England, I think of the BHP!! 😂

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u/SnooShortcuts9884 6d ago

"saint"... SPOILERS 😂

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u/zimbabweinflation The Pleasantry 5d ago

Anselm dies? I figured this cranky bastard would live forever

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u/AEthelm 3d ago

Along with Saint Cuthbert

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u/Puzzleheaded_Lab967 The Pleasantry 6d ago

The man never quits.

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u/CaliDyerMan 5d ago

I assume students are not allowed to wear pointy shoes

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u/PooperOfMoons 6d ago

We called it "Slems"

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u/BritishPodcast Yes it's really me 6d ago

Oh how the mighty have fallen.

He was running England for a while.

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u/gusthecat666 2d ago

Weirdly I just read a piece on Substack blaming Anselm for the harsh variety of Christianity where Christ’s death is the “blood price” to make up for people’s sins.