Episode 288 - Boniface, Marquis of Montferrat
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The History of Byzantium
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After throwing a huge strop Boniface, the Marquis of Montferrat, is made King of Thessalonica.
He sent his men to conquer most of Greece but the Bulgarians were on his tail.
Period: 1204-07
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