Despite the name, this episode is a lot about explaining why the anarchy of the reign of Stephen wasn't as bad as it is often portrayed.
If you like the kings, dates and battles approach to history this series is the one for you. Personally I like a mixture of the narrative and the social so I could live with a bit more about ordinary people's lives. But this is a good explanation of the complex dynastic goings on of the time which is well worth a listen to get the KD&B side straight. If you really aren't interested in who did what when you might want to give it a skip because that is pretty much all this particular episode delivers.
http://historyofengland.typepad.com/blog/2011/09/32-when-christ-and-his-saints-slept.html
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