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Season 8 Episode 351
I wonder if Cnut could see what was coming. All the signs were in front of him. Everything was starting to line up. But was he actually putting it to…
5 years, 8 months ago
A Tough Cnut to Crack
Season 8 Episode 350
We have another mystery on our hands. We have a missing year. And I don’t think it was because nothing was happening.
The post 350 – A Tough Cnut to …
5 years, 9 months ago
AElfgifu's Tale
Season 8 Episode 349
Successful Kings don’t rule alone. This is especially true for Kings with as much going on as Cnut. And one of Cnut’s most influential right-hand men…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ruling Hard or Hardly Ruling
Season 8 Episode 348
Europe was in chaos in the 1020s. Crises just kept coming, and the powerful were trying to capitalize on disorder. And in times like these, actions c…
5 years, 10 months ago
Aggressive Diplomacy
Season 8 Episode 347
What we call history was, at one point, just current events. And world affairs never happen in a vacuum. It’s never just one thing happening after an…
5 years, 10 months ago
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Drakkars
Season 8 Episode 346
It’s 1025 Cnut had a problem on his hands. Barely a year after putting down Thorkell’s rebellion, Cnut was sailing for Denmark… again. To war, again.…
5 years, 10 months ago
Building Blocks
Season 8 Episode 345
In the early 11th century, the English were crushed by the Scots in the Battle of Carham. We are told that King Malcolm of Scotland, supported by Kin…
5 years, 11 months ago
Bonus Episode: Slavery
Season 8
More material is coming, but here is a bonus episode to keep you company while you’re practicing social distancing.
The post Bonus Episode: Slavery f…
5 years, 11 months ago
Cnut's Mad Lads
Season 8 Episode 344
In the year of 1021, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle tells us two things. A Bishop died. And Thorkell the Tall was expelled from the country. And that’s al…
6 years ago
Bonus Episode: Shrove Tuesday
Season 8
Today is Shrove Tuesday. And if you’re not in Britain, you might be wondering what Shrove Tuesday is, and even if you are British, you might be wonde…
6 years ago