Chapter 28- The King in the North (1010-1013)
This is it… the start of the end game of King Æthelred of England; three years of destruction, mayhem, murder, intrigue, false hopes, and growing problems in both England AND Denmark was to set up for...
16 Mars 202345min
Chapter 27- The War of the Thames (1003-1009)
In the winter of the year 1009, an overlooked conflict broke out on the river Thames; on one side the fleet of the most feared Vikings in Europe. The other? London. This chapter explains how this camp...
8 Mars 202338min
Chapter 26- A most just extermination? (1001-1003)
London was to witness one of the darkest moments of the era with the St. Brice’s Day Massacre; but what actually happened? Did a King really order the deaths of all the Danes of England? And how did t...
3 Mars 202344min
Chapter 25- The Wolves of London (995-1001)
Fresh from the defence of the city, the residents of London suddenly have to cope with some dramatic changes. A new Bishop of London exploded upon the city, with barnstorming sermons and a ferocious l...
22 Feb 202340min
Chapter 24- The Battle of London (993-994)
London suddenly, and without warning, found itself facing a giant fleet sailing right up the Thames to sack the place but the Vikings were running into a town who had come a long way from the small vi...
15 Feb 202335min
Chapter 23- London Roars (982-992)
As England lurches from crisis to crisis, London finds itself growing, becoming more influential and eventually spearheading a new offensive against the Viking raiding fleets… only to be met with betr...
8 Feb 202341min
Chapter 22- The Anglo-Saxon Omnicrisis (980-982)
So in order to get to just how drastic some of the future actions by London were to be, we need to look at what drove them to do what they will do. This episode (which has way too many Vikings in it),...
1 Feb 202335min
Chapter 21- Meeting God’s People (960-980)
London during the 10th century began to transform into a town known for its strong religious feelings; a chapter that examines some of the causes of this, plus how it was to witness the chaos caused b...
25 Jan 202337min
