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Season 8 Episode 309
You would think that someone named Edgar the Peaceable enjoyed a good reputation. But the closer you look, the more things start to look…off. And if …
7 years, 6 months ago
A Thirst for Reform
Season 8 Episode 308
Across the North Sea, in Scandinavia, a man named Harald Greycloak was struggling for dominance in the region. He wasn’t just any man, he was a son …
7 years, 6 months ago
Cleaning House
Season 8 Episode 307
The King is dead. Long live the King. Eadwig, the 18 year old King known for his beauty, had died. Somehow.
The post 307 – Cleaning House first app…
7 years, 6 months ago
King Eadwig
Season 8 Episode 306
The King is dead, long live the King. So … last episode was a bit of a shocker wasn’t it? After it launched, I got an email from a listener (who hila…
7 years, 6 months ago
A Very Special BHP Valentine's Day Episode
Season 8 Episode 305
History is known as a field for being a bit of a slog. Tracing events, and people, and social movements through decades and centuries is a huge task …
7 years, 7 months ago
A Kingdom Divided
Season 8 Episode 304
Northumbria was always the hot mess of the heptarchy. There are a few exceptions where they manage to pull it together long enough to produce somethi…
7 years, 7 months ago
Eric Bloodaxe
Season 8 Episode 303
We can probably assume that Harald Fairhair, the King of Norway, had fantastic hair. It was either big, or really long, or super glossy, and it was a…
7 years, 8 months ago
King Eadred
Season 8 Episode 302
Ok, where were we? With all this focus on culture, it’s been a little bit since we last talked about the political situation in Britain. So lets rem…
7 years, 8 months ago
Chapter 8 - Twilight of the Anglo Saxons
Season 8 Episode 301
This isn’t going to end well.
The post Chapter Eight – Twilight of the Anglo Saxons first appeared on The British History Podcast.
7 years, 8 months ago
Common Folk
Season 7 Episode 301
Today, we’re going to wrap up this cultural series with a focus on my favorite group of people. The people who rarely, if ever, get talked about. Th…
7 years, 8 months ago