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Season 3 Episode 106
Alright, so when we last left Edwin he was installed as King of Northumbria by King Raedwald, Bretwalda. And he had wielded his newly granted power t…
12 years, 3 months ago
Edwin the Conqueror
Season 3 Episode 103
Alright, last week we finally saw the fall of AEthelfrith and the rise of Edwin of Deira and King Raedwald of East Anglia… Bretwalda! As you probably…
12 years, 4 months ago
Have Exile, Will Travel
Season 3 Episode 102
Ok, when we left off, Edwin… the exile from Deira, had been on the run for quite some time. The King of Bernicia, AEthelfrith, now occupied the thron…
12 years, 4 months ago
I Ran (So Far Away): The Life and Times of Edwin of Deira
Season 3 Episode 101
Today we’re going to talk quite a bit about Northumbria. And actually, Northumbria is going to start to get really important in our story going forwa…
12 years, 4 months ago
False Starts
Season 3 Episode 99
This episode is going to have a lot of moving pieces and a lot of AEthel’s. So many AEthels. I’ll do my best to keep reminding you who I’m talking ab…
12 years, 5 months ago
The Zeal of Augustine
Season 3 Episode 98
Ok, when we last left off, Augustine had become the Archbishop of England, had been given orders to make London the seat of the English Church, and h…
12 years, 5 months ago
Augustine and Gregory Make a Diocese
Season 3 Episode 97
So last week we ended with Augustine converting the people of Kent to Christianity and AEthelberht coming out as Christian… was he converted by Augus…
12 years, 6 months ago
The Conversion of King AEthelberht
Season 3 Episode 96
In the last several episodes we’ve been speaking about religion. We’ve spoken about the paganism that existed on the island, the christians that live…
12 years, 6 months ago
Two Old Men and a Slave Boy
Season 3 Episode 95
Ok, so lets leave Britain for this episode and head to Rome. I hear it’s nice this time of year. Actually, I hear it’s really hot this time of year. …
12 years, 7 months ago
WelshCast Part Five: More People that Gildas Hated
Season 2 Episode 92
Alright, so we have two more kings of Wales before we leave Gildas and his spittle flecked rantings. And something that you might notice as we go for…
12 years, 8 months ago