131 – Scotcast Part Eight
So we will begin the account of what was going on with the Picts following the withdrawal of Rome with a rather discouraging fact… isn’t it nice when I can start an episode on an up note? In the Group...
29 Juli 201423min
130 – Scotcast Part Seven – Who Were The Picts?
The last time we had episodes focusing upon the Scotcast, it was at the end of Season Two… at the end of roman Britannia, and quite a lot of things have changed for our friends in the north. So, as is...
17 Juli 201423min
Chapter Four: Anglo Saxon Ascendancy
It began with Cassivellaunus. The first recorded King to have commanded the submission of most, if not all, of the British tribes and who fought valiantly against Caesar and his legions. And although ...
7 Juli 20146min
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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 201423min
