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Season 4 Episode 134
This episode covers the years 670 to 685. The main characters are: King Ecgfrith of Northumbria – son of Oswiu, former hostage of the Mercians, and g…
11 years, 6 months ago
Scotcast: Part Ten
Season 4 Episode 133
To start with, we have nine praise poems that tell us of a mighty king of Rheged named Urien, who reigned in the 580’s and 590’s. Urien was no slouch…
11 years, 6 months ago
Scotcast Part Nine: St. Columba and King Brude
Season 4 Episode 132
This episode will cover the years 506 to 584 and will focus primarily upon: King Brude (also known as King Bridie), the King the the Northern Picts ……
11 years, 7 months ago
Scotcast Part Eight
Season 4 Episode 131
So we will begin the account of what was going on with the Picts following the withdrawal of Rome with a rather discouraging fact… isn’t it nice when…
11 years, 7 months ago
The Life of King Wulfhere
Season 3 Episode 129
About a year and a half ago I did a series on the Staffordshire hoard. And talking with the experts and viewing the relics was easily one of my favor…
11 years, 8 months ago
The End of King Oswiu's Hegemony
Season 3 Episode 128
The episode covers 664 to 670 and the major characters are… King Oswiu, ruler of Northumbria, son of AEthelfrith, and all around terrifying fellow Ki…
11 years, 8 months ago
The Synod of Whitby
Season 3 Episode 127
The major players for today will be Hild (who was the daughter of King Edwin’s nephew, Hereric), King Oswiu of Bernicia, Bishop Colman of Lindisfarne…
11 years, 9 months ago
The End of an Era: The Triumph of Christianity in Britain
Season 3 Episode 126
Today we’re going to tackle the history from 660 right up to the lead up to the Synod of Whitby… and we’re going to have a lot of moving parts, but t…
11 years, 9 months ago
King Oswiu: A Gathering Storm
Season 3 Episode 125
So in late 655, following his victory at the Winwaed, King Oswiu occupied and ruled Northern Mercia and thus now ruled over an additional 7,000 house…
11 years, 10 months ago
Social Mobility: Getting a Raise in Anglo Saxon Kingdoms
Season 3 Episode 124
Today we’re going to wrap up this talk that we’ve been having on the development of social classes in Anglo Saxon britain. Hopefully, once we’re done…
11 years, 10 months ago