348 – Ruling Hard or Hardly Ruling
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 can have outsized impact, even the smaller ones.
12 Touko 202030min
347 – Aggressive Diplomacy
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 another…
2 Touko 202025min
346 – Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Drakkars
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.
22 Huhti 202030min
345 – Building Blocks
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 King Owain of Strathclyde, brought their combined armi...
10 Huhti 202019min
Bonus Episode: Slavery
More material is coming, but here is a bonus episode to keep you company while you're practicing social distancing.
20 Maalis 202030min
344 – Cnut’s Mad Lads
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 all it tells us.
12 Maalis 202029min
343 – By Thorkell’s Beard
This is a story of palace intrigue, murder, and atypical alopecia… and it all begins where these things usually do… with a real estate transaction.
27 Helmi 202022min
Bonus Episode: Shrove Tuesday
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 wondering why you’re celebrating it.
25 Helmi 202010min
