Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchScotcast 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 ……
12 years, 1 month 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…
12 years, 2 months ago
Scotcast Part Seven - Who Were The Picts?
Season 4 Episode 130
The last time we had episodes focusing upon the Scotcast, it was at the end of Season Two… at the end of roman Britannia, and quite a lot of things h…
12 years, 2 months ago
Chapter Four: Anglo Saxon Ascendancy
Season 4 Episode 129
It began with Cassivellaunus. The first recorded King to have commanded the submission of most, if not all, of the British tribes and who fought vali…
12 years, 2 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…
12 years, 2 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…
12 years, 3 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…
12 years, 3 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…
12 years, 4 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…
12 years, 4 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…
12 years, 4 months ago