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Fire Sale

Season 9 Episode 402

Earl Osulf II of Bamburgh was a Northumbrian, and he had earned his seat ruling over the region North of the Tyne in true Northumbrian fashion. 

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Norms and Normans

Season 9 Episode 401

Last week we left off with Dover with some good old fashioned french on french violence… Count Eustace had attacked and attempted to seize the Southe…

4 years ago

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William: This is Fine

Season 9 Episode 400

Feudalism had officially come to England, courtesy of the Normans…

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Into the Wild

Season 9 Episode 399

1067 was a time of incredible change within England. Fortresses were being constructed everywhere. Existing fortresses were seized and then manned by…

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William: Winning Friends and Influencing People Is For Suckers

Season 9 Episode 398

Do you remember the holy man who asked Edgar the AEtheling to confirm him as the Abbot of Peterborough, just after the Battle of Hastings? Well, that…

4 years, 1 month ago

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William: The Devil Inside

Season 9 Episode 397

It was Christmas Day of 1066 and England was crowning it’s new King. In celebration, the King’s men…heavily armed and backed by divine authority, wer…

4 years, 1 month ago

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King William I of England

Season 9 Episode 396

Duke William was experienced at wielding terror.  Whether he was at home or on campaign, William often employed terror tactics. The people of France …

4 years, 2 months ago

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Rearranging the Deck chairs on HMS England

Season 9 Episode 395

It was autumn of 1066 and after weeks of deliberation, political wrangling, and arguing the English nobility had finally selected their next King. Th…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Godwinson's Revenge

Season 9 Episode 394

The Battle of Hastings had been brutal – even for the Normans. The invading army had suffered terrible losses.

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4 years, 3 months ago

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To Kill a Legend

Season 9 Episode 393

Here is how you probably heard the story of the Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror boarded a ship, won a battle at Hastings, and was crowned K…

4 years, 4 months ago

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