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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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago
Chapter Six: Wessex
Season 6 Episode 224
For generations, the Anglo Saxon dominance in eastern Britain has gone largely unchallenged. In the face of this, the warlike vagabonds that first ca…
9 years, 10 months ago
King Alfred and Chippenham
Season 5 Episode 223
How do you redeem a year like 877? If you’re Alfred, how do you fix something like this? Even if he cast it in the best possible light, the story of …
9 years, 10 months ago
Viking Kings and The Black Pool
Season 5 Episode 222
At some point early in the Viking Age, a group of Northmen came across a natural harbor on the western side of the Irish Sea. Being that they were a …
9 years, 10 months ago