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A Return to Scholarship
Season 6 Episode 236
“I can not find anything better in man, than that he know, and nothing worse than that he be ignorant.” That’s a quote from Alfred, and I think it’s …
9 years ago
Alfred’s Educational Reforms
Season 6 Episode 235
One of the interesting things about piecing together the life of Alfred is that we find little windows into who he was in the strangest of places. Mo…
9 years ago
The Sons of Rhodri and AEthelred's Beautiful Hair
Season 6 Episode 234
This episode has been difficult to write. In fact, the last several have been difficult, and it all comes down to issues of time. Not space time flex…
9 years ago
Alfred's Powerplay and the Restructuring of Wessex
Season 6 Episode 233
While all of the political wrangling was occurring in Tamworth, Guthrum-AEthelstan was relocating to East Anglia, and he was bringing serious changes…
9 years ago
Fifth Century Britain with Dr. Catherine Hills
Season 6 Episode 232
Dr. Hills discussed material culture, ethnicity, Anglo Saxon migration, and more in this fascinating interview. You can learn more about what Dr. Hil…
9 years ago
Anglo Saxon Economics and Money with Professor Rory Naismith
Season 6 Episode 231
Follow Rory on Twitter @Rory_Naismith and make sure to follow him at his Academic page at Kings College London as well as on Academia.edu. This episo…
9 years, 1 month ago
Guthrum Gets a Bath
Season 6 Episode 230
For Alfred, everything had changed at Chippenham. It was at Chippenham where he had lost his crown and his kingdom… it’s also possible that he was th…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Battle of Edington
Season 6 Episode 229
Four months is a long time. It might not seem it. And in many ways, four months can pass in the blink of an eye. But four months is around 120 days. …
9 years, 2 months ago
Alfred and Odda: The Audacity of Nope
Season 6 Episode 228
In spite of everything standing against them, Alfred and AEthelnoth are bringing the war directly to Guthrum on a daily basis. We know this thanks to…
9 years, 2 months ago
Alfred's War for the Mind
Season 6 Episode 227
The last episode ended with an account by Ethelweard which told us that after the arrival of AEthelnoth, Alfred was attacking Guthrum on a daily basi…
9 years, 2 months ago