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Season 4 Episode 158
Last week was dark, wasn’t it? Not only that, but it only covered the first half of 793. The end of the 8th century was an eventful period so lets pi…
11 years, 5 months ago
Lindisfarne
Season 4 Episode 157
Northumbria was no stranger to problems… blood feuds, regicide, and kinslaying… they really have it all up there. But as 793 began, it was clear that…
11 years, 6 months ago
An Offa Marriage
Season 4 Episode 156
When we left off things were looking pretty good for Mercia. Wessex was now acting as a subkingdom, with their King (Beohtric) married to Offa’s daug…
11 years, 6 months ago
Its Always Sunny in Mercia: The Gang Throws a Party
Season 4 Episode 155
Back to our story, when we last left off, King Offa of Mercia was doing pretty well. He had just received Papal support for his plans of succession a…
11 years, 7 months ago
Having it Offa
Season 4 Episode 154
Today we’re covering more about King Offa, and the reason is that he’s a really big deal. He reigned for about as long as King Henry VIII, he constru…
11 years, 7 months ago
An Offa You Can't Refuse
Season 4 Episode 153
As you might have guessed, today we’re talking mostly about Offa. But before we get into some of the cool things that were going on under Offa’s reig…
11 years, 7 months ago
Limited Time Offa
Season 4 Episode 152
Today we begin in Northumbria. King AEthelred of Northumbria, son of AEthelwold Moll, was sitting the throne, having taken it from a man who claimed …
11 years, 7 months ago
Offa and Acceptance
Season 4 Episode 151
Alright, where did we leave off. We had a new Archbishop of Canterbury, King Offa of Mercia was on the rise, Kent was in decline, and the minor kingd…
11 years, 7 months ago
King Offa: The Turnover
Season 4 Episode 150
Today’s episode is going to go all over the kingdoms of the Heptarchy. We have the Kings of Kent, Wessex, East Anglia, Northumbria, and of course, Me…
11 years, 8 months ago
King Offa Ascends the Throne
Season 4 Episode 149
Today we’re starting a series on one of the most influential Mercian kings in history. King Offa. But before we start this story, I need to fess up t…
11 years, 8 months ago