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The First King

Season 8 Episode 373

Earl AElfgar was having a rough time. The clergy and local lords of East Anglia had never really warmed up to him since his appointment to the post i…

5 years, 3 months ago

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Hostile Takeover

Season 8 Episode 372

If I could interview one figure from this period, I think it would be Queen Edith. That woman had a WEIRD life. She was married off to a King. Then s…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Naked Ambition

Season 8 Episode 371

Godwin was dead, and now Harold Godwinson found himself leading the family. Befitting this new role, he was due to inherit the wealthy and politicall…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Breaking Bread

Season 8 Episode 370

Earl Godwin and his family were back, baby.   Well, mostly.

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5 years, 5 months ago

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Bonus Episode from the Archive: The Poet's Curse

Season 8

This is an old one, but it was specifically requested. Please forgive the audio quality and delivery.

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5 years, 5 months ago

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Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 4

Season 8 Episode 369

When you come at the King, you best not miss… and now the Godwins had the King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor acting as their surrogates while …

5 years, 6 months ago

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Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 3

Season 8 Episode 368

“O happy earl, in bairns and forebears blessedSiring four guarantors of England’s peace.First, Edith, gem-link on the kingdom’s brest,All virtues’ fr…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Move, or You Will Be Moved Part 2

Season 8 Episode 367

Swegn Godwinson was exiled….again. Only this time it was for life. As that judgment came down, the Godwins must have realized they had been maneuvere…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Move, or You Will Be Moved: Part 1

Season 8 Episode 366

The summer of 1051 must have felt like some sort of nightmare. A French aristocrat rode into Dover, picked a fight and then slaughtered the townsfolk…

5 years, 7 months ago

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The Red Cliffs of Dover

Season 8 Episode 365

In 1050, Thorrfinn the Jarl of Orkney went to Rome. And no trip to Rome is complete without a visit with the Pope. And when Thorrfin had his meeting,…

5 years, 7 months ago

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