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360 – The Long Game
360 – The Long Game
In 1040, while England was dealing with the chaos of Harthacnut’s reign and the threat of yet another succession mess, S... Read more
19 Nov 2020
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264 – The Lost Rebellion
264 – The Lost Rebellion
In the year 909 we get an odd entry from the Chronicle. “This year St. Oswald’s body was removed from Bardney into Merci... Read more
5 Jan 2018
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38mins
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51 – Dark Ages Feasting
51 – Dark Ages Feasting
This is a combination episode covering everything to do with feasting in Anglo Saxon Britain! Support the Show
4 Aug 2012
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1hr 27mins
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15 – Hadrian’s Wall
15 – Hadrian’s Wall
Have you ever wanted to know about Hadrian’s Wall? Have you ever wondered what life was like there, how it was construct... Read more
21 Aug 2011
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41mins
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262 – AEthelred and AEthelflaed
262 – AEthelred and AEthelflaed
A year after Edward took the throne – in year 901, while he was still fighting AEthelwold’s rebellion – something strang... Read more
1 Dec 2017
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27mins
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28 – Constantine and Britannia Sitting in a Tree
28 – Constantine and Britannia Sitting in a Tree
Oh yeah, we’ve got a real love affair going on here. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History ... Read more
21 Dec 2011
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32mins
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271 – How to Break a Kingdom in Six Months
271 – How to Break a Kingdom in Six Months
For the last several years, the Anglo Saxons had been on a true war footing. AEthelflaed and Edward had been showing ski... Read more
11 Mar 2018
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58mins
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274 – The Missing Shire
274 – The Missing Shire
In the last several episodes I’ve been breaking down the weird evidence that surrounds Edward towards the end of his rei... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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26mins
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42 – Wait, Where Are We? A summary of the history of Britain so far.
42 – Wait, Where Are We? A summary of the history of Britain so far.
Today we are going to be recapping the story thus far. (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Welsh H... Read more
6 Apr 2012
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32mins
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2 – Invasion of Giant Deer, Cannibals, and Celts!
2 – Invasion of Giant Deer, Cannibals, and Celts!
A whirlwind tour of the 70,000 years of the history of Britain, taking us through pre-historic Britain and landing us fi... Read more
28 May 2011
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28mins
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287 – The Conquest of Scotland
287 – The Conquest of Scotland
For the last six years, AEthelstan had been ruling in a manner that hasn’t been seen in Britain for generations. Beyond ... Read more
27 Jul 2018
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26mins
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285 – Full Court Press
285 – Full Court Press
The Era of AEthelstan is one of contradictions. His behavior, his policies, his wars… pretty much everything that is hap... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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28mins
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206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians?
206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians?
Last week we covered the events of 869. The situation was dire. We have at least one dead Anglo Saxon king, two Anglo Sa... Read more
11 Jun 2016
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29mins
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272 – The End of the Age of AEthelflaed
272 – The End of the Age of AEthelflaed
Trying to tell the story of AEthelflaed is like trying to study gravity. We know her indirectly, by the impressions she ... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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29mins
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202 – The Fall of Eoforwic
202 – The Fall of Eoforwic
When we left off last time, King Edmund of East Anglia had paid a Danegeld to the Great Heathen Army… and rather than le... Read more
11 May 2016
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29mins
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258 – The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex
258 – The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex
On October 26th, 899, Alfred the Great died. He left behind his wife, Eahlswitha, as well as his grown children. I imagi... Read more
30 Oct 2017
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27mins
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273 – I Do… Do I?
273 – I Do… Do I?
Last episode we talked about the rapid growth of AEthelflaed’s power, Edward’s militarizing AEthelflaed’s borders, Edwar... Read more
29 Mar 2018
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24mins
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333 – The Conquest of England
333 – The Conquest of England
England in 1013 was a Kingdom begging to be conquered. Decades of bad decisions have eroded its foundations and now it s... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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33mins
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269 – The Western Front
269 – The Western Front
Wessex and Mercia have had a busy decade. Both kingdoms militarized their borders, fought off invasion forces, and even ... Read more
23 Feb 2018
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27mins
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3 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 1
3 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 1
56 BCE to 55 BCE. Julius Caesar is coming to Britain, and he’s bringing his friends. He claimed that he wanted to punish... Read more
30 May 2011
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26mins