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Pandemonium
Season 7 Episode 291
When King Edward died, the plan was that his second son would take the throne. By all indications, neither Edward nor the power structures within Wes…
8 years, 1 month ago
This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land
Season 7 Episode 290
Brunanburh had been a titanic struggle. The Anglo Saxon Chronicle speaks of how the fighting lasted from morning to night, until “the field grew dark…
8 years, 1 month ago
Brunanburh
Season 7 Episode 289
You can’t just go to war. I mean… I guess you can. But it’s not a good idea. War takes work. It takes planning. It takes preparation. War, to put it …
8 years, 1 month ago
Extracurricular Activities
Season 7 Episode 288
I wonder if King Rudolph of France resented his crown. I mean, seeking the crown probably seemed like a good idea at the time but the whole thing had…
8 years, 1 month ago
The Conquest of Scotland
Season 7 Episode 287
For the last six years, AEthelstan had been ruling in a manner that hasn’t been seen in Britain for generations. Beyond being a warlord, or even a Ki…
8 years, 2 months ago
Noble Pursuits
Season 7 Episode 286
After generations of devastating war, England has found itself at peace. Which leaves a question we haven’t had to ask in a while. What did the Anglo…
8 years, 2 months ago
Full Court Press
Season 7 Episode 285
The Era of AEthelstan is one of contradictions. His behavior, his policies, his wars… pretty much everything that is happening during this period see…
8 years, 2 months ago
AEthelstan the Victorious
Season 7 Episode 284
Last week, we ended with King AEthelstan’s aggression towards Kingdoms of Wales and Cornwall. We don’t know precisely what occurred, or why AEthelsta…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Kingdoms of the Foreigners
Season 7 Episode 283
Imagine that you went from being a disfavored bastard with little power, to the most powerful English king that had ever existed, in the space of jus…
8 years, 3 months ago
How To Win Friends and Influence Jorvik
Season 7 Episode 282
AEthelstan had completed his annexation of Jorvik, and in doing so he had outperformed every last one of his predecessors, including his grandfather,…
8 years, 3 months ago