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 Maj 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
121 – King Oswiu: The Aftermath of the Winwaed
The Battle of the Winwaed is over and Penda is dead along with 30 noble warleaders who had joined him in battle… with them was King Anna’s brother, King AEthelhere of East Anglia… and as for King AEth...
9 Apr 201422min
120 – Penda and Oswiu: The Winwaed
So when we last left off, things were going crazy in the North and in the Midlands. But the very last thing I mentioned was that Honorius, the Archbishop of Canterbury, had died. Well, his seat remain...
1 Apr 201428min
119 – King Penda: No Posers
So where were we? Oswiu had arranged for the murder of his cousin, which is awkward in itself… but the slain King Oswine was also related to Eanflaed, Oswiu’s wife. So… even if Oswiu wasn’t fussed abo...
25 Mars 201423min
118 – Oswiu and Oswine: There’s No Anglo Saxon Word for Take Backsies
When we left off Cenwalh of Wessex had left his wife, irritated Penda (since his wife was Penda’s sister), and gained a fancy new wife but lost his kingdom when Penda arrived to have a little chat wit...
18 Mars 201423min
117 – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Oswald was the King of Northumbria and son of AEthelfrith who was killed by Penda at Maserfield. Oswiu was his brother Osric of Deira was the King of Deira, and nephew of Edwin, who was killed by Cadw...
10 Mars 201426min
