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A Patchwork of War
Season 6 Episode 238
The Sons of Rhodri Mawr were in a difficult position. Their father had been a powerful ruler in Britain… he was a man who had gained vast swaths of t…
8 years, 11 months ago
Asser
Season 6 Episode 237
The Sons of Rhodri, rulers of vast swaths of Wales, have followed in their father’s footsteps in their quest to bring all of the Western Kingdoms und…
8 years, 11 months ago
A Return to Scholarship
Season 6 Episode 236
“I can not find anything better in man, than that he know, and nothing worse than that he be ignorant.” That’s a quote from Alfred, and I think it’s …
9 years ago
Alfred’s Educational Reforms
Season 6 Episode 235
One of the interesting things about piecing together the life of Alfred is that we find little windows into who he was in the strangest of places. Mo…
9 years ago
The Sons of Rhodri and AEthelred's Beautiful Hair
Season 6 Episode 234
This episode has been difficult to write. In fact, the last several have been difficult, and it all comes down to issues of time. Not space time flex…
9 years ago
Alfred's Powerplay and the Restructuring of Wessex
Season 6 Episode 233
While all of the political wrangling was occurring in Tamworth, Guthrum-AEthelstan was relocating to East Anglia, and he was bringing serious changes…
9 years ago
Fifth Century Britain with Dr. Catherine Hills
Season 6 Episode 232
Dr. Hills discussed material culture, ethnicity, Anglo Saxon migration, and more in this fascinating interview. You can learn more about what Dr. Hil…
9 years ago
Anglo Saxon Economics and Money with Professor Rory Naismith
Season 6 Episode 231
Follow Rory on Twitter @Rory_Naismith and make sure to follow him at his Academic page at Kings College London as well as on Academia.edu. This episo…
9 years, 1 month ago
Guthrum Gets a Bath
Season 6 Episode 230
For Alfred, everything had changed at Chippenham. It was at Chippenham where he had lost his crown and his kingdom… it’s also possible that he was th…
9 years, 1 month ago
A Ten Year Old in WWII: A Memorial
Season 6
Thank you for always being there for me, Nanna.
9 years, 1 month ago