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Love Island Finale: Stanley Baldwin and Theodora Win, Plans for Future Episode on Justinian and Theodora
TLDR Stanley Baldwin and Theodora emerged as the winners of Love Island, with plans to dedicate a future episode to discuss whether their reign laid the foundations for the rise of Islam and the collapse of the Eastern Roman world.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
"The Rest is History's Love Island has come to an end, with some disappointments but overall a great success in distracting the public from the chaos of the world."
02:14
Judas and Lady Faulkander bowed out of the Love Island competition, with Lady Faulkander expressing bitterness in the newspapers, while Tom developed a soft spot for Stanley Baldwin's wife Lucy due to her involvement in cricket and championing midwifery for those in areas of socioeconomic deprivation.
04:23
Lucy Baldwin is described as jolly and it is speculated how she would get along with Theodora, with the Baldwins being known for their live and let live attitude, including their support for their gay son Oliver.
06:26
Lord Byron and Sporus came in third place with 16.4% of the vote, possibly due to people forgetting about Byron and Sporus being the only one who was not one of the original 10 contestants.
08:41
General Custer and Lola Montes came in second place with 22.3% of the vote, despite Custer being known as one of the worst generals in history.
10:39
Stanley Baldwin and Theodora won with 47% of the vote, and the hosts plan to do a future episode on Justinian and Theodora to give her more justice as one of the great power couples in history.
12:48
The hosts plan to discuss whether Justinian and Theodora's reign laid the foundations for the rise of Islam and the collapse of the Eastern Roman world, but they will save that discussion for a future episode.
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History
