129 – The Life of King Wulfhere
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 favorite moments from the entire experience of putting t...
4 Jul 201427min
128 – The End of King Oswiu’s Hegemony
The episode covers 664 to 670 and the major characters are… King Oswiu, ruler of Northumbria, son of AEthelfrith, and all around terrifying fellow King Alhfrith of Deira, Oswiu’s son and one of his pr...
25 Jun 201423min
127 – The Synod of Whitby
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, Wilfred the abbot of Ripon, and Bishop Cedd. And ...
4 Jun 201427min
126 – The End of an Era: The Triumph of Christianity in Britain
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 the theme that is developing here is one of the last...
27 Mai 201432min
125 – King Oswiu: A Gathering Storm
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 households, according to Bede. Consider how much power t...
15 Mai 201423min
124 – Social Mobility: Getting a Raise in Anglo Saxon Kingdoms
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, much like our talks on other matters like food, c...
9 Mai 20141h
123 – Retail Therapy: The Rise of Anglo Saxon Towns
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 I talk about towns and cities, what I’m largely ta...
30 Apr 201432min
122 – The Concentration of Power and Wealth
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 the Show The post 122 – The Concentration of Power a...
21 Apr 201426min
