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King Edward's Forgotten Love Life
Season 7 Episode 260
Sometimes life comes at you fast. So much happens in such a short space of time that you barely have a chance to take note of where you’re at and, on…
8 years, 10 months ago
The Last Stand of the House of AEthelred
Season 7 Episode 259
It was an audacious move. To take possession of two towns, to fortify himself inside the Royal Estate of Wimborne (the resting place of his father), …
8 years, 10 months ago
The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex
Season 7 Episode 258
On October 26th, 899, Alfred the Great died. He left behind his wife, Eahlswitha, as well as his grown children. I imagine that the loss of Alfred wa…
8 years, 11 months ago
Political Accommodation Within The Danelaw
Season 7 Episode 257
Things in Britain are changing rapidly. In Scotland the MacAlpin dynasty is rising, and with it comes the merging of the Scottish and Pictish culture…
8 years, 11 months ago
Scandinavian Settlement in England
Season 7 Episode 256
For the last few episodes we’ve been discussing the way life has been changing in Southern Britain. While the dramatic battles and political maneuver…
8 years, 11 months ago
Londonwic to London
Season 7 Episode 255
London is a world unto itself, and it has been for most of its very, very long history. One of the weirdest things about the city is that it contains…
9 years ago
Worcester
Season 7 Episode 254
If you read of old Britain… even if you read of modern Britain… you’d be forgiven if you thought it was all London. And London does soak up a ton of …
9 years ago
Anglo Saxon Market Towns in the Viking Age
Season 7 Episode 253
Cultures change all the time – yours is changing right now, in ways you may or may not realize. It’s a completely normal, everyday fact that has been…
9 years ago
The Coming of the Anglo-Scandinavians
Season 7 Episode 252
At the start of 867, there were four major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain. By 874, three of the four – Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia – had lo…
9 years, 1 month ago
Chapter Seven: England
Season 7 Episode 251
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9 years, 1 month ago