I have been reading The Plantagenets I’m at present reading about King. John, it’s around 1204 or 1205, John has lost nearly all his lands in France, and is becoming dependent on income only from England.
I’ve been reading that King John is moving around the country, a lot. Taking with him a huge entourage, his court.
The question is, imagined that the King is somewhere in the south of England. A member of the aristocracy who lives in York needs to get an urgent message to him. He gives the message to a courier who sets off on their horse to deliver it. How do they know where to go?
This is where ChatGPTv4 can be very useful. You can ask the question phrased almost exactly like that.
It turns out that the king lodges an itinerary with his administrators in London, so the messenger will go there first. From there onwards, if the king has deviated from the schedule then the courier must just ask around, obvious and simple really. Interesting.
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