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1.7 Conversion
Season 1 Episode 8
At the start of the 7th century England was a basically pagan country; by the end of it it was officially at least Christian. While no doubt many pagans still held on, Whitred of Kent's laws began to…
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.6 The Life and Times of Penda II
Season 1 Episode 7
Through much of the 7th Century, Penda increased the power and influence of the Mercians. He built his kingdom as a traditional warrior, tribal leader - defeating the Northumbrians, and East Anglians…
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.5 The Life and Times of Penda I
Season 1 Episode 6
7th Century England was inherently unstable, populated by a patchwork of communities, petty kingdoms successful and less so. Into this pagan mix also comes the lure of Christianity again. Meanwhile, …
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.4 Founding Kingdoms
Season 1 Episode 5
It's difficult to know how much to believe of the stories relayed in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle about the formation of the early kingdoms - do they simply reflect the history they wished they'd had? P…
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.3 Building a New World
Season 1 Episode 4
What kind of society had arrived in Roman Britain? How how did societies and communities form and become the kingdoms before the days of the Heptarchy?
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Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.2 Adventus Saxonum
Season 1 Episode 3
The traditional story of the arrival of the Anglo Saxons is one of death and destruction, and the catastrophic and complete replacement of a British population by a new Germanic race within a generat…
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.1 Change and Calamity
Season 1 Episode 2
This is the story of late antique Britain. How in the 3rd to 5th centuries, Britain went through two waves of economic dislocation and transformation, that changed the face of British society.
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Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
1.0 - 1 Anglo Saxons England 500-1066
Season 1 Episode 1
This episode includes an introduction to Series 1, the Anglo Saxons, and then a discussion of the sources we have available for the settlement period. We then spend some time on and the way that hist…
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago
All About the History of England
This is my chronological retelling of the story of the English in regular chunks. It’s been going since Christmas Day 2010, so there’s enough to keep you off the streets for a while and hanging aroun…
Published on 14 years, 8 months ago