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The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex
Season 7 Episode 258
On October 26th, 899, Alfred the Great died. He left behind his wife, Eahlswitha, as well as his grown children. I imagine that the loss of Alfred wa…
8 years, 11 months ago
Political Accommodation Within The Danelaw
Season 7 Episode 257
Things in Britain are changing rapidly. In Scotland the MacAlpin dynasty is rising, and with it comes the merging of the Scottish and Pictish culture…
8 years, 11 months ago
Scandinavian Settlement in England
Season 7 Episode 256
For the last few episodes we’ve been discussing the way life has been changing in Southern Britain. While the dramatic battles and political maneuver…
8 years, 11 months ago
Londonwic to London
Season 7 Episode 255
London is a world unto itself, and it has been for most of its very, very long history. One of the weirdest things about the city is that it contains…
9 years ago
Worcester
Season 7 Episode 254
If you read of old Britain… even if you read of modern Britain… you’d be forgiven if you thought it was all London. And London does soak up a ton of …
9 years ago
Anglo Saxon Market Towns in the Viking Age
Season 7 Episode 253
Cultures change all the time – yours is changing right now, in ways you may or may not realize. It’s a completely normal, everyday fact that has been…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Coming of the Anglo-Scandinavians
Season 7 Episode 252
At the start of 867, there were four major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain. By 874, three of the four – Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia – had lo…
9 years, 1 month ago
Chapter Seven: England
Season 7 Episode 251
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9 years, 1 month ago
The Year 900
Season 6 Episode 250
It’s the year 900. We’ve closed out another century, and the 900’s are looking as tumultuous as the 800’s. But before we move forward in our story of…
9 years, 1 month ago
Kenneth MacAlpin and the Birth of Scotland
Season 6 Episode 249
We’ve reached the end of an era. It was late 899, and Alfred (who has been our central figure for dozens of episodes) was at last at rest. But with h…
9 years, 2 months ago