350 – A Tough Cnut to Crack
We have another mystery on our hands. We have a missing year. And I don’t think it was because nothing was happening.
11 Juni 202023min
349 – AElfgifu’s Tale
Successful Kings don’t rule alone. This is especially true for Kings with as much going on as Cnut. And one of Cnut’s most influential right-hand men was actually his Queen. And Emma was more than j...
25 Maj 202022min
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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mars 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 Mars 202029min
