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    The Story of London

    Welcome to The Story of London, a podcast dedicated to telling the history of London as a single narrative tale; from its birth until the present day.

    Each episode takes us along that tale, a chronicle of the most fascinating and vibrant city on Earth.

    There is a lot of content in here and each listener can enjoy it in a variety of ways. You can listen to an episode by itself for a slice of life from London’s past; or, if you have a favourite period of time you want to explore, find the era and follow the Chapters in that section.

    Or maybe you want to join us on the grand journey, starting at the beginning and following along? Whatever option, welcome to the chronological tale of this amazing place.

    The Story of London covers events as they happened, from the actions of the great and the good, down to those of the poor and marginalised. We try to be as historically precise as possible, sometimes stumbling upon little gems of history that change the way we see the past, and never take ourselves too seriously.

    Feel free to join us… new episodes every week.

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    Copyright: © Saul Boyle 2022

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    Latest Episodes:
    Chapter 37- The Umbral Empire (1024-1030) May 10, 2023
    Show notes

    London finds itself with a King who would be an Emperor; an episode trying to explain how Cnut went on to become overlord of Denmark, Norway, parts of Sweden and more… and how London was very much part of this. A version of the script will be available here for those who like to read along, https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM.


    Chapter 36- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Relics… (1020-1023) May 03, 2023
    Show notes

    The complex and difficult relationship between Cnut and London carries on as we look at the reasons behind many of Cnut’s early political moves, the reasons why these are hard to fathom, and the most insane robbery ever carried out by a King of England. Script will be posted here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM But the bad South London accent is free!


    Chapter 35- The Blood Raven (1017-1020) Apr 26, 2023
    Show notes

    England had been invaded and a foreign King sat upon it’s throne; as he ruthlessly consolidated power, eliminating any remaining threats to his new regime, London was to find itself on the receiving end of his retribution… a version of the script will be available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for those who want to read along.


    Chapter 34- The Great Siege of London Town… (1016-1017) Apr 19, 2023
    Show notes

    A Danish Prince leads his armies across England… the King grows ill… his rebellious son tries to marshal resistance… the year 1016 sees London as a beacon of hope in a desperate campaign making it briefly the eye of a storm. Full script will be available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for those who wish to read along.


    Chapter 33- In the shadow of the Archangel (1014-1016) Apr 12, 2023
    Show notes

    Two great and terrible calamities smash into England, leaving London possibly reeling. A giant wall of water pulverises England, followed by a second invasion by the Danes, and the rise of an unlikely saviour. Full script of this episode will be posted here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for those who wish to follow along.


    Chapter 32- The fall and rise of King Æthelred (1013-1014) Apr 05, 2023
    Show notes

    The Danish King leads a huge force across England, aiming at London, which hunkered down to prepare for the last stand of King Æthelred… two of the most dramatic, violent and amazing years in London’s history are about to take place. A full script with illustrations will be available on https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM


    Chapter 31- The birth of a capital (Part 2- A shire unto itself…) (c1000’s) Mar 29, 2023
    Show notes

    We continue the deep dive into the changes taking place in London during this era; this time looking at how it grew, new buildings, how it started to run itself, the prolific action of churches and more.

    Cover includes edited photo of reconstructed Anglo-Saxon buildings, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, Suffolk.


    Chapter 30- The birth of a capital (Part 1- Show me the money…) (c.1000’s) Mar 29, 2023
    Show notes

    The first in a special two part episode where we really dive deep into the changes taking place in London; this part focuses on the economic and trade explosion that appears to be taking place in the city during this era.

    Cover art features picture of Saxon coin Horde discovered in Lenborough, Buckinghamshire.


    Chapter 29- London Bridge Stands (c.1013) Mar 23, 2023
    Show notes

    The Story of London takes a moment to examine one of the great urban myths of London- the idea that the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’ was based on a real life attack by some Vikings in or near the year 1013.

    Was it true? Where did the idea come from? And what does it tell us about the actual complex events of this era?

    Cover art includes picture of the bridge at Bad Säckingen, Germany.


    Chapter 28- The King in the North (1010-1013) Mar 16, 2023
    Show notes

    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 another battle at the walls of London. Carnage awaits us…

    Cover shows detail from the stained glass depiction of the martyrdom of St. Alphege of Canturbury, Church of St. Alphege, Solihull, England


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