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Season 5 Episode 193
When we left off last week we were talking about Alfred’s upbringing and how he was a proficient hunter from a young age, and how he honed those skil…
10 years, 4 months ago
Alfred the Young
Season 5 Episode 192
We’ve discussed Anglo Saxon propaganda, and what goes down in Anglo Saxon cities, now let’s get back to the main story. When last we checked in with …
10 years, 4 months ago
Urban Fervor
Season 5 Episode 191
You might not realize it, but we on the precipice of a major change in Britain. Alfred the Great is about to reach adulthood and enter the scene. The…
10 years, 5 months ago
House (of Wessex): Everybody Lies
Season 5 Episode 190
This episode is going to be a bit different from most, because I’m going to be addressing something which has been bugging me about the 800s, and Wes…
10 years, 5 months ago
What on earth is an English
Season 5 Episode 189
This episode is going to be a little different from most episodes. We’re going to break from the main story briefly and talk in larger terms about wh…
10 years, 5 months ago
Rebellion and Succession in the Kingdom of Wessex
Season 5 Episode 188
Before we begin, I’d like to address something from our last episode. I told you about reports of Vikingr armies marching around the countryside near…
10 years, 6 months ago
The Queen of Wessex: aka The Worst Midlife Crisis Ever
Season 5 Episode 187
It’s Christmas day 854. King AEthelweard of East Anglia, a king who we know almost nothing about, is dead. The only evidence we really have that he w…
10 years, 6 months ago
Wessex: A story of Myth building, Opportunism, and Annexation
Season 5 Episode 186
This episode is getting a bit into the political weeds and it’s for a very important reason. We’re seeing the development of that dynastic juggernaut…
10 years, 6 months ago
Building the House of Wessex
Season 5 Episode 185
When we left off last time, we were taking a look at the problem facing Europe that no one wanted to talk about. And this wasn’t like plague of peopl…
10 years, 6 months ago
The Chaos of Bad Governance
Season 5 Episode 184
When we left off last time we discussed the viking raids of Paris and Hamburg… though they were far more than the raids we’d seen in the last 40-50 y…
10 years, 7 months ago