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Season 4 Episode 171
When we left off last time, we were talking about how we have a limited understanding of this area of history due to a combination of scarce resource…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Welshcast Part Six
Season 4 Episode 170
It’s been two years since we checked in with the Britons of the West, and last time we spoke, a big part of our discussion was focused upon the peopl…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Rise of Wessex
Season 4 Episode 169
This season we’ve seen the Anglo Saxons come incredibly close to forming an early unified English Kingdom… in fact they will continue their attempts …
10 years, 8 months ago
The Fall of Mercia
Season 4 Episode 168
When we left off, King Beornwulf was reigning over Mercia. Beornwulf was the beginning of the creatively named B-Dynasty, due to the fact that Anglo …
10 years, 8 months ago
The Beginning of the End
Season 4 Episode 167
Season Four is called Anglo Saxon Ascendancy because we have been seeing mighty kings like Offa, AEthelbald, and Coenwulf acquire vast amounts of pow…
10 years, 8 months ago
Wulfred: The Rogue Archbishop
Season 4 Episode 166
We start today with a death. On the 28th of January, 814, Charlemagne died and the throne passed to Louis the Pious. The death of Charlemagne was a b…
10 years, 9 months ago
Did Archbishop Wulfred Just Kill a Guy?
Season 4 Episode 165
Last week we talked about the impact that the Church was having on internal politics within the Anglo Saxon kingdoms, and that is something we will c…
10 years, 9 months ago
Shadow Governments in Britain
Season 4 Episode 164
When we last left off, King Egbert was ruling over Wessex, King Cuthred (Coenwulf’s brother) was ruling over Kent… and Emperor Coenwulf held Mercia. …
10 years, 9 months ago
The South of Britain Grows Restless
Season 4 Episode 163
There’s a shift that’s happening in Anglo Saxon politics that’s occurring… we’ve had powerful queens in the Anglo Saxon kingdoms (especially in Merci…
10 years, 10 months ago
Emperor Coenwulf, Emperor Charlemagne, and The World
Season 4 Episode 162
So today, lets briefly talk about the world context since we’ve largely just focused on our main character. No not Coenwulf, or Offa… the main charac…
10 years, 10 months ago