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**The British History Podcast**

The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the lives of the people. You won’t find a dry recounting of dates and battles here, but instead you’ll learn about who these people were and how their desires, fears, and flaws shaped the scope of this island at the edge of the world. And some of those desires are downright scandalous.

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307 – Cleaning House Mar 08, 2019

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The King is dead. Long live the King. Eadwig, the 18 year old King known for his beauty, had died. Somehow.

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306 – King Eadwig Mar 01, 2019

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The King is dead, long live the King. So … last episode was a bit of a shocker wasn’t it? After it launched, I got an email from a listener (who hilariously, is the daughter of a Judge that once scared the hell out of me in Court)… small world. Understandably, she was confused that […]

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305 – A Very Special BHP Valentine’s Day Episode Feb 14, 2019

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History is known as a field for being a bit of a slog. Tracing events, and people, and social movements through decades and centuries is a huge task and the results are usually dense at the best of times. But once in a while, in between all the battles and the politics and the dynasties, […]

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304 – A Kingdom Divided Feb 12, 2019

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Northumbria was always the hot mess of the heptarchy. There are a few exceptions where they manage to pull it together long enough to produce something important, like Bede, or when Leeds United won the premiership in 1991.

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303 – Eric Bloodaxe Feb 01, 2019

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We can probably assume that Harald Fairhair, the King of Norway, had fantastic hair. It was either big, or really long, or super glossy, and it was almost definitely blonde. But it wasn’t the only trait he was known for. Harald Fairhair was also known for getting around… and around… and around. According to records, […]

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302 – King Eadred Jan 25, 2019

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Ok, where were we? With all this focus on culture, it’s been a little bit since we last talked about the political situation in Britain. So lets remind ourselves of where things were politically.

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Chapter Eight – Twilight of the Anglo Saxons Jan 17, 2019

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This isn’t going to end well.

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301 – Common Folk Jan 11, 2019

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Today, we’re going to wrap up this cultural series with a focus on my favorite group of people. The people who rarely, if ever, get talked about. The commoners.

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300 – Noble Lives Dec 18, 2018

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When we left off, we were talking about Thegns. Specifically, we were talking about King’s Thegns and how they could wield degrees of power that could rival even the formidable Ealdormen.

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299 – The Shape of Power Dec 07, 2018

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Ealdormen… Thegns… Ceorls. These were the important cogs in the machine of government. They had powerful roles, and held powerful spaces within anglo saxon culture. And it’s time we get to know these roles like the back of our hand. Support the Show

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