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Season 4 Episode 152

Today we begin in Northumbria. King AEthelred of Northumbria, son of AEthelwold Moll, was sitting the throne, having taken it from a man who claimed …

11 years, 1 month ago

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Offa and Acceptance

Season 4 Episode 151

Alright, where did we leave off. We had a new Archbishop of Canterbury, King Offa of Mercia was on the rise, Kent was in decline, and the minor kingd…

11 years, 1 month ago

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King Offa: The Turnover

Season 4 Episode 150

Today’s episode is going to go all over the kingdoms of the Heptarchy. We have the Kings of Kent, Wessex, East Anglia, Northumbria, and of course, Me…

11 years, 1 month ago

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King Offa Ascends the Throne

Season 4 Episode 149

Today we’re starting a series on one of the most influential Mercian kings in history. King Offa. But before we start this story, I need to fess up t…

11 years, 2 months ago

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The Fall of King AEthelbald

Season 4 Episode 148

Alright, as you already know, King AEthelbald of Mercia had a bit of a rough start… what with being exiled and living in a swamp. But once he was abl…

11 years, 2 months ago

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

Season 4 Episode 147

This year for our Christmas special, I thought I would give you an idea of what Christmas was like for some of the people in Middle Ages Britain. Now…

11 years, 2 months ago

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King AEthelbald: A Whirlpool of Perdition

Season 4 Episode 146

The first half of this episode is a combination of letting you know what is happening in the Heptarchy (basically, chaos unless you’re in Mercia) and…

11 years, 3 months ago

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The Rise of King AEthelbald of Mercia

Season 4 Episode 145

Ok, so we ended our last episode with the death of King Ceolred at a banquet. And he went out swinging… or at least gibbering and cursing the heavens…

11 years, 3 months ago

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King Ceolred: A Lunatic Running the Asylum

Season 4 Episode 144

Ok, so recently we’ve chatted about some cultural matters and I’ve also given you a broad overview of the failed dynastic politics of Northumbria and…

11 years, 3 months ago

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The Failed Dynastic Politics of Mercia and Northumbria

Season 4 Episode 142

Now today is going to be a little complex. But if you keep the theme in mind, you should be largely ok… and that theme is the bloody dynastic politic…

11 years, 4 months ago

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