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Thoughts and Prayers

Season 8 Episode 331

AEthelred, for the first time in quite a while, had a chance for a breather.  King Sweyn Forkbeard, having been paid a king’s ransom, had withdrawn h…

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The Purge

Season 8 Episode 330

The Court of AEthelred had turned over three times during his reign. First, there was his regency council.  Then, when he took full power he replaced…

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Forkbeard

Season 8 Episode 329

When you go to your local grocery store there’s a pattern. You go down your usual aisles, grab your bread, your tea, that thing you know you’re not s…

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The St Brice's Day Massacre

Season 8 Episode 328

The year 1002 was still 64 years away from 1066, but The House of Normandy had already begun a coup upon the Kingdom of England. The dynasty held onl…

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Sail Away Sail Away Sail Away

Season 8 Episode 327

Now that we’ve checked in with the rest of the world, let’s get back to our story…which lately hasn’t been going so well. In the space of 70 years th…

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The Year 1000

Season 8 Episode 326

It’s so easy to lose the forest for the trees. This show is a show about one small island which, even at this part of the story, is still at the edge…

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From Bad to Worse

Season 8 Episode 325

When we left off, England was reforming its legal structure. Now, law isn’t known for being a sexy subject…neither are lawyers for that matter. But l…

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Law and Lawlessness

Season 8 Episode 324

With the Scandinavian raiders gone, and with AElfric of Hampshire defanged, England was free to get back to work. And, as we saw last episode, this m…

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Brotherhood of the Wolf

Season 8 Episode 323

The Dowager Queen AElfthryth has returned to the King’s inner council following what looks like a political coup against AElfic of Hampshire and his …

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PSA: Are We Dead?

Season 8

(We aren’t)

The post PSA: Are We Dead? first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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