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The Achavanich Beaker Burial Project: The Beaker People with Dr. Alison Sheridan
Season 6
Learn more about Dr. Sheridan and her work Dr. Sheridan’s Wiki page Dr. Sheridan’s Great Archaeology page Dr. Sheridan’s Academia.edu page The Achava…
9 years, 4 months ago
The Sieges of AEthelred of Mercia
Season 6 Episode 243
Imagine that you’re in your 20s. You are a member of the royal dynasty… the next in line for the throne. But your future court is filled with powerfu…
9 years, 4 months ago
Edward AEtheling at Farnham
Season 6 Episode 242
892 was not a very good year. Alfred’s gambit to pacify the forces of Hastein through the power of baptism and gifts had failed utterly, and now they…
9 years, 4 months ago
The Achavanich Beaker Burial Project: Discovering Ava with Maya Hoole
Season 6
Twitter: @AvaBeakerBurial Facebook: facebook.com/achavanichbeakerburial Website: https://achavanichbeakerburial.wordpress.com/ Canmore: Canmore.org.u…
9 years, 4 months ago
Haesten
Season 6 Episode 241
What was Alfred’s reaction to the news of a massive viking fleet crossing the channel? Was it a surprise? Did he just expect it at this point? Was he…
9 years, 5 months ago
Viking Roadshow: Rollo edition
Season 6 Episode 240
A massive fleet was off the coast of Kent, heading directly for Alfred’s realm. It was a fleet of 250 ships teeming with skilled, highly experienced …
9 years, 5 months ago
The Dying Time
Season 6 Episode 239
Today we’re going to cover 5 or 6 years, and we’re going to cover a fascinating theory that (if true) should color virtually everything we know about…
9 years, 5 months ago
A Patchwork of War
Season 6 Episode 238
The Sons of Rhodri Mawr were in a difficult position. Their father had been a powerful ruler in Britain… he was a man who had gained vast swaths of t…
9 years, 6 months ago
Asser
Season 6 Episode 237
The Sons of Rhodri, rulers of vast swaths of Wales, have followed in their father’s footsteps in their quest to bring all of the Western Kingdoms und…
9 years, 6 months ago
A Return to Scholarship
Season 6 Episode 236
“I can not find anything better in man, than that he know, and nothing worse than that he be ignorant.” That’s a quote from Alfred, and I think it’s …
9 years, 6 months ago