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Back to SearchChapter 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
Retail Therapy: The Rise of Anglo Saxon Towns
Season 3 Episode 123
Alright, lets get to history. Specifically, lets talk about towns. And to start with, lets establish a couple terms I’m going to be using a lot. When…
12 years, 5 months ago
The Concentration of Power and Wealth
Season 3 Episode 122
I’ll be talking in broad strokes today, but I want to give you a forest view of what we’ve been talking about over the last couple seasons. Support t…
12 years, 5 months ago
King Oswiu: The Aftermath of the Winwaed
Season 3 Episode 121
The Battle of the Winwaed is over and Penda is dead along with 30 noble warleaders who had joined him in battle… with them was King Anna’s brother, K…
12 years, 5 months ago