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Season 4 Episode 148
Alright, as you already know, King AEthelbald of Mercia had a bit of a rough start… what with being exiled and living in a swamp. But once he was abl…
11 years, 8 months ago
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Season 4 Episode 147
This year for our Christmas special, I thought I would give you an idea of what Christmas was like for some of the people in Middle Ages Britain. Now…
11 years, 9 months ago
King AEthelbald: A Whirlpool of Perdition
Season 4 Episode 146
The first half of this episode is a combination of letting you know what is happening in the Heptarchy (basically, chaos unless you’re in Mercia) and…
11 years, 9 months ago
The Rise of King AEthelbald of Mercia
Season 4 Episode 145
Ok, so we ended our last episode with the death of King Ceolred at a banquet. And he went out swinging… or at least gibbering and cursing the heavens…
11 years, 9 months ago
King Ceolred: A Lunatic Running the Asylum
Season 4 Episode 144
Ok, so recently we’ve chatted about some cultural matters and I’ve also given you a broad overview of the failed dynastic politics of Northumbria and…
11 years, 9 months ago
Man Up: Gender in the Middle Ages
Season 4 Episode 143
Often times, the way the Middle Ages are presented, are as an era where everyone was lily white and a time when men were men and women were women. A …
11 years, 10 months ago
The Failed Dynastic Politics of Mercia and Northumbria
Season 4 Episode 142
Now today is going to be a little complex. But if you keep the theme in mind, you should be largely ok… and that theme is the bloody dynastic politic…
11 years, 10 months ago
King Aldfrith and St. Wilfrid
Season 4 Episode 141
Ok, when we left off, Bishop Wilfrid was jilted out of the Archbishopric of Canterbury, and instead Abbot Beorhtwald became Archbishop Beorhtwald. So…
11 years, 11 months ago
Wilfrid: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Season 4 Episode 140
Today’s episode will take place in the turbulent years from 686 to 692 and the main characters will be… Aldfrith – King of Mercia, son of Oswiu, brot…
11 years, 11 months ago
The Rise of Aldfrith and Caedwalla
Season 4 Episode 139
This episode will roughly cover the eventful years between 685 and 689. The main characters today will be two kings, two wannabe kings, and a bishop……
11 years, 11 months ago