<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[E.M.’s Newsletter: As England Burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second novel in the Shouldering Giants series, following As Rome Burns. ]]></description><link>https://emburlingame.substack.com/s/as-england-burns</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SxiA!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a012a64-ab12-4cde-a7be-00a875dbe4c8_1280x1280.png</url><title>E.M.’s Newsletter: As England Burns</title><link>https://emburlingame.substack.com/s/as-england-burns</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:30:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://emburlingame.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[E.M. Burlingame]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[emburlingame@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[emburlingame@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[E.M. Burlingame]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[E.M. Burlingame]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[emburlingame@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[emburlingame@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[E.M. Burlingame]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[As England Burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter One]]></description><link>https://emburlingame.substack.com/p/as-england-burns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emburlingame.substack.com/p/as-england-burns</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[E.M. Burlingame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:13:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!52Xk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F289f430c-d4d3-4cc0-b752-27fb9dbff0e9_1800x2700.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>When at the end, only unrestrained violence will do.</p><p>There are some few men, built differently, for all forms of violence, combat and war, who knowingly walk into death, at a moments notice, with no notice at all, men in total and absolute control, always, of their capacities for physical conflict, their utter willingness to kill and be killed.</p><p>These men &#8230;</p></blockquote>
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