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Season 9 Episode 398
Do you remember the holy man who asked Edgar the AEtheling to confirm him as the Abbot of Peterborough, just after the Battle of Hastings? Well, that…
3 years, 10 months ago
William: The Devil Inside
Season 9 Episode 397
It was Christmas Day of 1066 and England was crowning it’s new King. In celebration, the King’s men…heavily armed and backed by divine authority, wer…
3 years, 11 months ago
King William I of England
Season 9 Episode 396
Duke William was experienced at wielding terror. Whether he was at home or on campaign, William often employed terror tactics. The people of France …
3 years, 11 months ago
Rearranging the Deck chairs on HMS England
Season 9 Episode 395
It was autumn of 1066 and after weeks of deliberation, political wrangling, and arguing the English nobility had finally selected their next King. Th…
4 years ago
To Kill a Legend
Season 9 Episode 393
Here is how you probably heard the story of the Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror boarded a ship, won a battle at Hastings, and was crowned K…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors
Season 9 Episode 392
Chaos. The orderly rhythm of attacks… and the steady wall of the war hedge had dissolved, and it was replaced by a raging melee.
The post 392 – The N…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Battle of Hastings
Season 8 Episode 391
Stamford Bridge had been a nightmare. Thousands of dead… untold numbers of wounded. And the fallout was just beginning. All over Britain, all over E…
4 years, 2 months ago
Stamford Bridge
Season 8 Episode 390
King Harold, his Huscarls, and the fyrd of Wessex were driving north as fast as they could.
The post 390 – Stamford Bridge first appeared on The Brit…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Tyrant and the Muddy Crossing
Season 8 Episode 389
The shores of Saint Valery must have been quite the sight. Looking at the records, which discuss the size of this fleet and other notes that let us e…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Stupid Before The Storm
Season 8 Episode 388
We left off in the Court of Harald Hardrada. And you probably feel like you know a lot about this man by now. There’s the stories about the empress, …
4 years, 4 months ago