378 – Everybody is killing everybody else and no one is talking about it
On the year 1059, there is an enigmatic entry in the Welsh Chronicle.
25 Aug 202122min
377 – The King of Wales
Water, and the ability to control water ways, was an important aspect in the Welsh imagination. In fact, the importance of Welsh power on the seas even appears in the Mabinogion.
30 Jul 202135min
376 – Lost Years and Lost Lands
Things are moving quickly in our story, now. Pieces are moving into place, and the board is shifting rapidly. Thanks to the benefit of hindsight, we can see where this is going and see how these event...
21 Jul 202126min
375 – Life and Death Politics. But Mostly Death.
For the first time in a long time, Wales was experiencing a time of internal peace, thanks in large part to its unification under King Gruffydd.
3 Jul 202132min
374 – Be Careful What You Wish For
1055 had been an absolutely crazy year. But, for the Godwinsons, it hadn’t been all bad. Having clearly given up on King Edward, Queen Edith was now fully on team Godwinson and bending all of her poli...
22 Jun 202129min
373 – The First King
Earl AElfgar was having a rough time. The clergy and local lords of East Anglia had never really warmed up to him since his appointment to the post in 1053. Their loyalty to Harold went so deep that w...
5 Jun 202142min
372 – Hostile Takeover
If I could interview one figure from this period, I think it would be Queen Edith. That woman had a WEIRD life. She was married off to a King. Then she watched that King try to destroy her family…As ...
20 Mai 202127min
371 – Naked Ambition
Godwin was dead, and now Harold Godwinson found himself leading the family. Befitting this new role, he was due to inherit the wealthy and politically potent Earldom of Wessex. His father’s Earldom. A...
13 Mai 202141min
