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Season 4 Episode 169
This season we’ve seen the Anglo Saxons come incredibly close to forming an early unified English Kingdom… in fact they will continue their attempts …
11 years, 2 months ago
The Fall of Mercia
Season 4 Episode 168
When we left off, King Beornwulf was reigning over Mercia. Beornwulf was the beginning of the creatively named B-Dynasty, due to the fact that Anglo …
11 years, 2 months ago
The Beginning of the End
Season 4 Episode 167
Season Four is called Anglo Saxon Ascendancy because we have been seeing mighty kings like Offa, AEthelbald, and Coenwulf acquire vast amounts of pow…
11 years, 3 months ago
Wulfred: The Rogue Archbishop
Season 4 Episode 166
We start today with a death. On the 28th of January, 814, Charlemagne died and the throne passed to Louis the Pious. The death of Charlemagne was a b…
11 years, 3 months ago
Did Archbishop Wulfred Just Kill a Guy?
Season 4 Episode 165
Last week we talked about the impact that the Church was having on internal politics within the Anglo Saxon kingdoms, and that is something we will c…
11 years, 3 months ago
The South of Britain Grows Restless
Season 4 Episode 163
There’s a shift that’s happening in Anglo Saxon politics that’s occurring… we’ve had powerful queens in the Anglo Saxon kingdoms (especially in Merci…
11 years, 4 months ago
Emperor Coenwulf, Emperor Charlemagne, and The World
Season 4 Episode 162
So today, lets briefly talk about the world context since we’ve largely just focused on our main character. No not Coenwulf, or Offa… the main charac…
11 years, 4 months ago
King Ceonwulf's Rise in Power
Season 4 Episode 161
While Offa was an effective leader in Mercia during his life, his dynastic purge was a disaster. Looking at what followed, it appears that he heavily…
11 years, 4 months ago
An Offa Inheritance
Season 4 Episode 160
King Offa of Mercia has died after a surprisingly long and productive reign. The degree of power he had gathered for himself was truly something to b…
11 years, 5 months ago
An Offa End
Season 4 Episode 159
Lets start with Christmas Day 795. That’s the day Pope Hadrian died… so uh… Merry Christmas? Hadrian was actually a pretty decent Pope… not Pope Fran…
11 years, 5 months ago