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The Battle of Tettenhall; and Zombies, maybe.
Season 7 Episode 265
There is so much that the Chronicle hides from us after the death of Alfred. Edward’s apple seems to have fallen fairly far from the tree, because th…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Lost Rebellion
Season 7 Episode 264
In the year 909 we get an odd entry from the Chronicle. “This year St. Oswald’s body was removed from Bardney into Mercia.” It’s an weird entry that …
8 years, 2 months ago
AEthelflaed and Ingimund
Season 7 Episode 263
When we left off last episode, war had come to Mercia. Ingimund and his Scandinavian allies abandoned their peace treaty and were seeking to expand t…
8 years, 3 months ago
AEthelred and AEthelflaed
Season 7 Episode 262
A year after Edward took the throne – in year 901, while he was still fighting AEthelwold’s rebellion – something strange appeared in the Charters. T…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle and the Mercian Register
Season 7 Episode 261
I hope that after the last few episodes (and honestly, the last few years) have dispelled the myth of elegance that surrounds monarchy. Especially me…
8 years, 3 months ago
King Edward's Forgotten Love Life
Season 7 Episode 260
Sometimes life comes at you fast. So much happens in such a short space of time that you barely have a chance to take note of where you’re at and, on…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Last Stand of the House of AEthelred
Season 7 Episode 259
It was an audacious move. To take possession of two towns, to fortify himself inside the Royal Estate of Wimborne (the resting place of his father), …
8 years, 4 months ago
The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex
Season 7 Episode 258
On October 26th, 899, Alfred the Great died. He left behind his wife, Eahlswitha, as well as his grown children. I imagine that the loss of Alfred wa…
8 years, 4 months ago
Political Accommodation Within The Danelaw
Season 7 Episode 257
Things in Britain are changing rapidly. In Scotland the MacAlpin dynasty is rising, and with it comes the merging of the Scottish and Pictish culture…
8 years, 4 months ago
Scandinavian Settlement in England
Season 7 Episode 256
For the last few episodes we’ve been discussing the way life has been changing in Southern Britain. While the dramatic battles and political maneuver…
8 years, 5 months ago