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The Hard Edge of Soft Power
Season 6 Episode 246
When I write an episode I begin by looking at what has happened in the past, then at what will come in the future, and only after that do I allow mys…
8 years, 8 months ago
King Alfred: Infrastructure is Sexy
Season 6 Episode 245
For the Viking army fleeing Shoebury, there wasn’t much to look forward to in a winter holiday at Chester. It would be wet. It would be cold. It woul…
8 years, 9 months ago
Haesten's Advance
Season 6 Episode 244
“Then came the king’s troops, and routed the enemy, broke down the work, took all that was therein money, women, and children and brought all to Lond…
8 years, 9 months ago
The Sieges of AEthelred of Mercia
Season 6 Episode 243
Imagine that you’re in your 20s. You are a member of the royal dynasty… the next in line for the throne. But your future court is filled with powerfu…
8 years, 9 months ago
Edward AEtheling at Farnham
Season 6 Episode 242
892 was not a very good year. Alfred’s gambit to pacify the forces of Hastein through the power of baptism and gifts had failed utterly, and now they…
8 years, 10 months ago
Haesten
Season 6 Episode 241
What was Alfred’s reaction to the news of a massive viking fleet crossing the channel? Was it a surprise? Did he just expect it at this point? Was he…
8 years, 10 months ago
Viking Roadshow: Rollo edition
Season 6 Episode 240
A massive fleet was off the coast of Kent, heading directly for Alfred’s realm. It was a fleet of 250 ships teeming with skilled, highly experienced …
8 years, 10 months ago
The Dying Time
Season 6 Episode 239
Today we’re going to cover 5 or 6 years, and we’re going to cover a fascinating theory that (if true) should color virtually everything we know about…
8 years, 11 months ago
A Patchwork of War
Season 6 Episode 238
The Sons of Rhodri Mawr were in a difficult position. Their father had been a powerful ruler in Britain… he was a man who had gained vast swaths of t…
8 years, 11 months ago
Asser
Season 6 Episode 237
The Sons of Rhodri, rulers of vast swaths of Wales, have followed in their father’s footsteps in their quest to bring all of the Western Kingdoms und…
8 years, 11 months ago