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Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 4

Season 8 Episode 369

When you come at the King, you best not miss… and now the Godwins had the King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor acting as their surrogates while …

4 years, 11 months ago

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Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 3

Season 8 Episode 368

“O happy earl, in bairns and forebears blessedSiring four guarantors of England’s peace.First, Edith, gem-link on the kingdom’s brest,All virtues’ fr…

4 years, 11 months ago

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Move, or You Will Be Moved Part 2

Season 8 Episode 367

Swegn Godwinson was exiled….again. Only this time it was for life. As that judgment came down, the Godwins must have realized they had been maneuvere…

5 years ago

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Move, or You Will Be Moved: Part 1

Season 8 Episode 366

The summer of 1051 must have felt like some sort of nightmare. A French aristocrat rode into Dover, picked a fight and then slaughtered the townsfolk…

5 years ago

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Reconciliation

Season 8 Episode 364

Complex societies are able to do incredible things.  By having an interconnected civilization, with people from all over the place contributing to it…

5 years, 1 month ago

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Meet the Godwins

Season 8 Episode 362

History is just the story of humans across time. Therefore, like humanity, history is varied, it’s emotional, it’s complex. And often it’s just f*cki…

5 years, 3 months ago

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W A Poet

Season 8 Episode 361

King Edward came to England with a political migraine.

The post 361 – W A Poet first appeared on The British History Podcast.

5 years, 3 months ago

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Play Autocrat Games; Win Autocrat Prizes

Season 8 Episode 359

In 1040, England once again had a new King. But England was finding Harthacnut a tough pill to swallow.

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5 years, 4 months ago

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King Harthacnut

Season 8 Episode 358

Today’s story starts in 1039. It’s a big year, and a lot has happened to get us here. So let’s recap very quickly. The death of Cnut caused a cascade…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Walter Map's Courtly Trifles

Season 8 Episode 357

The early 11th century was an unlikely time of heroes. By heroes I unfortunately don’t mean people of good character and brave deeds, but just people…

5 years, 5 months ago

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