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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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 months ago
Alfred and Legitimacy: The First Steps to War
Season 6 Episode 226
Today, we are going to talk about the early steps of Alfred’s guerrilla war against King Guthrum. We will talk about the elements of this sort of war…
9 years, 7 months ago
Alfred in Somerset
Season 6 Episode 225
It was January of 878. The dead of British winter – and Alfred was running. Through fields, past hamlets, keeping out of sight whenever he could. He …
9 years, 7 months ago