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Season 7 Episode 251
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8 years, 7 months ago
Kenneth MacAlpin and the Birth of Scotland
Season 6 Episode 249
We’ve reached the end of an era. It was late 899, and Alfred (who has been our central figure for dozens of episodes) was at last at rest. But with h…
8 years, 7 months ago
The Death of Alfred the Great
Season 6 Episode 248
By 897, everything Alfred had known…. changed. He was barely in his 20s when he took the throne and he hadn’t had a chance to stop for a breath for t…
8 years, 8 months ago
Our Wooden Wall
Season 6 Episode 247
The Danes encamped at Bridgnorth had been campaigning for years. Many had come here with Haesten and the Appledore fleet. They were the veterans of t…
8 years, 8 months ago
King Alfred: Infrastructure is Sexy
Season 6 Episode 245
For the Viking army fleeing Shoebury, there wasn’t much to look forward to in a winter holiday at Chester. It would be wet. It would be cold. It woul…
8 years, 9 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…
8 years, 9 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…
8 years, 10 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…
8 years, 10 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 …
8 years, 10 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…
8 years, 11 months ago