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Extracurricular Activities
Season 7 Episode 288
I wonder if King Rudolph of France resented his crown. I mean, seeking the crown probably seemed like a good idea at the time but the whole thing had…
8 years, 1 month ago
The Conquest of Scotland
Season 7 Episode 287
For the last six years, AEthelstan had been ruling in a manner that hasn’t been seen in Britain for generations. Beyond being a warlord, or even a Ki…
8 years, 2 months ago
Noble Pursuits
Season 7 Episode 286
After generations of devastating war, England has found itself at peace. Which leaves a question we haven’t had to ask in a while. What did the Anglo…
8 years, 2 months ago
Full Court Press
Season 7 Episode 285
The Era of AEthelstan is one of contradictions. His behavior, his policies, his wars… pretty much everything that is happening during this period see…
8 years, 2 months ago
AEthelstan the Victorious
Season 7 Episode 284
Last week, we ended with King AEthelstan’s aggression towards Kingdoms of Wales and Cornwall. We don’t know precisely what occurred, or why AEthelsta…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Kingdoms of the Foreigners
Season 7 Episode 283
Imagine that you went from being a disfavored bastard with little power, to the most powerful English king that had ever existed, in the space of jus…
8 years, 3 months ago
How To Win Friends and Influence Jorvik
Season 7 Episode 282
AEthelstan had completed his annexation of Jorvik, and in doing so he had outperformed every last one of his predecessors, including his grandfather,…
8 years, 3 months ago
England
Season 7 Episode 281
The last couple of episodes have focused on the political tools that AEthelstan had at his disposal. Marriage alliances, fostering, dynastic cults an…
8 years, 3 months ago
King AEthelstan's Love Life
Season 7 Episode 280
What is a King’s most important duty? Is it the defense of the realm? Or perhaps the growth of the kingdom’s borders? What about developing the econo…
8 years, 4 months ago
Dynastic Cults
Season 7 Episode 279
Want to know something strange? When Edward died, the Irish annals said nothing. Not a mention about his death, nor the circumstances of it. And it’s…
8 years, 4 months ago