Podcast Episodes | The British History Podcast
Show • 505 episodesThe Fall of Mowbray
May 5 • 29m
Malvoisin, the Evil Neighbor
Apr 25 • 37m
Stage Management
Apr 15 • 38m
Radicals
Mar 31 • 35m
471 – How To Lose Friends and Irritate People
Mar 21 • 38m
470 – Tough Treaty
Mar 14 • 41m
469 – Robert of Rhuddlan
Feb 24 • 28m
Regicide's Back On The Menu Boys
Feb 11 • 38m
Medieval Childhoods
Jan 29 • 15m
467 – Saint Anselm
Jan 25 • 32m
466 – The Bachelor
Jan 19 • 38m
465 – Anselm Arrives
Jan 10 • 57m
Medieval Education Sample
Dec 14, 2024 • 14m
464 – Rufus’ Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Campaign
Dec 14, 2024 • 35m
463 – Finding Out
Nov 28, 2024 • 42m
462 – Defenestration Nation
Nov 19, 2024 • 36m
461 – Destabilizing a Nation: A How-To Guide
Nov 3, 2024 • 38m
460 – The White Tower
Oct 24, 2024 • 32m
459 – Lashing Out
Oct 11, 2024 • 27m
457 – The Bachelor King
Sep 17, 2024 • 54m
Medieval Magic Sample: Shout at the Devil
Sep 1, 2024 • 9m
456 – Law and Order: Durham
Aug 23, 2024 • 42m
Law and Order: Durham
Aug 23, 2024 • 42m
Medieval Magic Sample: We Read the Latin
Aug 22, 2024 • 12m
454 – Odo’s Rebellion: Worst Easter Ever
Aug 2, 2024 • 33m
453 – Odo’s Rebellion: The Cold War
Jul 26, 2024 • 31m
Medieval Medicine Sample: Trotula Edition
Jul 8, 2024 • 18m
452 – Odo? Oh Yes.
Jul 2, 2024 • 35m
451 – The Lucky Few
Jun 25, 2024 • 36m
450 – Begin With A Bang
Jun 14, 2024 • 35m
449 – Chapter Ten: The Boys
May 30, 2024 • 3m
448 – The Death of William the Conqueror
May 25, 2024 • 59m
Medieval Medicine Sample
May 9, 2024 • 8m
447 – The End of the Conquest
May 3, 2024 • 29m
Death and Taxes
Apr 27, 2024 • 35m
446 – Death and Taxes
Apr 27, 2024 • 35m
445 – Feeding Frenzy
Apr 19, 2024 • 29m
444 – Holy Beef
Apr 5, 2024 • 40m
443 – We’re Bigger Than Jesus
Mar 26, 2024 • 36m
442 – Mynydd Carn
Mar 15, 2024 • 34m
441 – God Bothering
Feb 27, 2024 • 25m
440 – This is Fine
Feb 11, 2024 • 29m
438 – Robert’s Rebellion
Jan 23, 2024 • 36m
437 – Everyone’s Pissed
Jan 6, 2024 • 29m
436 – Taking the Piss
Dec 23, 2023 • 42m
435 – Trials and Tribulations
Dec 18, 2023 • 42m
434 – The Boys
Dec 9, 2023 • 32m
433 – North Wales: I Love Mess
Nov 22, 2023 • 31m
Bonus Episode on Courtliness
Nov 21, 2023 • 18m
432 – The Revolt of the Earls
Nov 11, 2023 • 49m
431 – The Gang Has A Wedding
Oct 27, 2023 • 35m
430 – Is It Good To Be King?
Oct 19, 2023 • 51m
429 – Power Brokers and Power Breakers
Sep 27, 2023 • 47m
428 – Tightening the Grip
Sep 12, 2023 • 33m
Hereward: Back Into the Mist
Aug 28, 2023 • 41m
427 – Hereward: Back Into the Mist
Aug 28, 2023 • 40m
426 – Everyone Has Their Limits
Aug 21, 2023 • 47m
425 – Hereward: The Fall of Ely
Aug 7, 2023 • 50m
424 – Hereward: ft. Judas Priest
Jul 27, 2023 • 33m
423 – Hereward: The Lion, The Witch, and the War Hero
Jul 7, 2023 • 25m
422 – Hereward: The Man, the Myth, The Legend
Jun 28, 2023 • 42m
421 – The Wake at Ely
Jun 20, 2023 • 33m
420 – The Wake and the Earl
Jun 9, 2023 • 38m
419 – The Wake at Peterborough
May 26, 2023 • 37m
418 – God’s Chosen
May 12, 2023 • 48m
417 – The (far more than four) Horsemen
May 1, 2023 • 39m
New Member’s Episode on the Wild Hunt
Apr 24, 2023 • 3m
416 – The Harrying of the North
Apr 17, 2023 • 50m
415 – Cry Me a River
Mar 24, 2023 • 43m
414 – The Uprising
Mar 17, 2023 • 26m
413 – The D
Mar 4, 2023 • 42m
Dispatches from Hoth
Feb 23, 2023 • 1m
412 – The B Word
Feb 18, 2023 • 33m
411 – Tell it to St. Peter
Feb 11, 2023 • 28m
New Members Episode and a Site Update
Feb 3, 2023 • 1m
410 – The F Word
Jan 27, 2023 • 27m
409 – The First Sparks
Jan 20, 2023 • 25m
408 – Kerosene
Jan 14, 2023 • 35m
407 – Robbing the Hood
Jan 6, 2023 • 43m
406 – King’s Rook Takes Pawn
Dec 2, 2022 • 37m
405 – Hereward the Wake: The Bourne Identity
Nov 17, 2022 • 1h 3m
404 – The Coronation of Queen Matilda
Nov 3, 2022 • 31m
403 – The Siege of Exeter
Oct 20, 2022 • 33m
402 – Fire Sale
Sep 24, 2022 • 44m
401 – Norms and Normans
Sep 16, 2022 • 37m
400 – William: This is Fine
Sep 9, 2022 • 33m
399 – Into the Wild
Sep 1, 2022 • 35m
398 – William: Winning Friends and Influencing People Is For Suckers
Aug 20, 2022 • 37m
397 – William: The Devil Inside
Aug 8, 2022 • 35m
396 – King William I of England
Jul 27, 2022 • 54m
395 – Rearranging the Deck chairs on HMS England
Jul 5, 2022 • 46m
394 – Godwinson’s Revenge
Jun 10, 2022 • 44m
393 – To Kill a Legend
May 20, 2022 • 32m
392 – The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors
May 12, 2022 • 24m
A Quick Update From Zee
May 2, 2022 • 1m
Chapter Nine – The Normans
Apr 28, 2022 • 3m
391 – The Battle of Hastings
Apr 18, 2022 • 3h 23m
390 – Stamford Bridge
Mar 20, 2022 • 1h 17m
389 – The Tyrant and the Muddy Crossing
Feb 27, 2022 • 1h 0m
388 – The Stupid Before The Storm
Feb 11, 2022 • 41m
387 – The Douche is Cast
Jan 28, 2022 • 39m
386 – God’s Messenger
Jan 18, 2022 • 41m
385 – The Audacity of Boats
Jan 6, 2022 • 50m
384 – King Harold Godwinson
Dec 2, 2021 • 46m
383 – The Death of King Edward
Nov 19, 2021 • 1h 0m
2021 Halloween Special
Oct 20, 2021 • 16m
382 – Bros Before Thrones
Oct 15, 2021 • 39m
381 – Weekend at William’s
Oct 3, 2021 • 46m
378 – Everybody is killing everybody else and no one is talking about it
Aug 25, 2021 • 22m
377 – The King of Wales
Jul 30, 2021 • 35m
376 – Lost Years and Lost Lands
Jul 21, 2021 • 26m
375 – Life and Death Politics. But Mostly Death.
Jul 3, 2021 • 32m
374 – Be Careful What You Wish For
Jun 22, 2021 • 29m
373 – The First King
Jun 5, 2021 • 42m
372 – Hostile Takeover
May 20, 2021 • 27m
371 – Naked Ambition
May 13, 2021 • 41m
370 – Breaking Bread
Apr 22, 2021 • 33m
Bonus Episode from the Archive: The Poet’s Curse
Apr 12, 2021 • 26m
369 – Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 4
Mar 26, 2021 • 34m
368 – Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 3
Mar 19, 2021 • 23m
367 – Move, or You Will Be Moved Part 2
Mar 2, 2021 • 22m
366 – Move, or You Will Be Moved: Part 1
Feb 27, 2021 • 31m
365 – The Red Cliffs of Dover
Feb 13, 2021 • 38m
364 – Reconciliation
Jan 31, 2021 • 29m
363 – Treason!
Jan 13, 2021 • 29m
362 – Meet the Godwins
Dec 9, 2020 • 29m
361 – W A Poet
Dec 4, 2020 • 26m
360 – The Long Game
Nov 19, 2020 • 30m
359 – Play Autocrat Games; Win Autocrat Prizes
Oct 30, 2020 • 29m
The Witch of Fife
Oct 23, 2020 • 10m
358 – King Harthacnut
Oct 16, 2020 • 29m
357 – Walter Map’s Courtly Trifles
Oct 6, 2020 • 28m
356 – Macbeth
Sep 15, 2020 • 45m
355 – Double, Double Toil and Trouble
Aug 20, 2020 • 44m
354 – The West, after Cnut
Aug 3, 2020 • 33m
353 – Mother of the Year
Jul 17, 2020 • 31m
352 – Chaos
Jul 8, 2020 • 20m
351 – Collapse
Jun 25, 2020 • 27m
350 – A Tough Cnut to Crack
Jun 11, 2020 • 23m
349 – AElfgifu’s Tale
May 25, 2020 • 22m
348 – Ruling Hard or Hardly Ruling
May 12, 2020 • 30m
347 – Aggressive Diplomacy
May 2, 2020 • 25m
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Drakkars
Apr 22, 2020 • 31m
346 – Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Drakkars
Apr 22, 2020 • 30m
345 – Building Blocks
Apr 10, 2020 • 19m
Bonus Episode: Slavery
Mar 20, 2020 • 30m
344 – Cnut’s Mad Lads
Mar 12, 2020 • 29m
Bonus Episode: Shrove Tuesday
Feb 25, 2020 • 10m
342 – King Cnut of Denmark and England
Feb 14, 2020 • 29m
341 – King Cnut of England
Feb 5, 2020 • 28m
340 – A Bit of a Cnut
Jan 23, 2020 • 32m
339 – Cnut the Conqueror
Jan 17, 2020 • 24m
338 – The Fall of King Edmund Ironsides
Dec 27, 2019 • 37m
337 – The Rise of King Edmund Ironside
Dec 22, 2019 • 31m
336 – The End Is The Beginning Is The End
Dec 10, 2019 • 38m
335 – Acts of Spasmodic Violence
Nov 26, 2019 • 23m
334 – No Cnut November
Nov 14, 2019 • 32m
333 – The Conquest of England
Nov 8, 2019 • 33m
Teig O’Kane and the Corpse
Oct 31, 2019 • 23m
332 – The Jomsvikings
Oct 25, 2019 • 29m
331 – Thoughts and Prayers
Oct 17, 2019 • 24m
330 – The Purge
Oct 7, 2019 • 27m
329 – Forkbeard
Sep 27, 2019 • 32m
328 – The St Brice’s Day Massacre
Sep 20, 2019 • 23m
327 – Sail Away Sail Away Sail Away
Sep 14, 2019 • 30m
326 – The Year 1000
Sep 8, 2019 • 35m
325 – From Bad to Worse
Aug 24, 2019 • 21m
324 – Law and Lawlessness
Aug 21, 2019 • 21m
323 – Brotherhood of the Wolf
Aug 10, 2019 • 26m
PSA: Are We Dead?
Aug 3, 2019 • 1m
322 – We’re Absolutely Forked
Jul 12, 2019 • 31m
321 – Course Corrections
Jul 6, 2019 • 24m
320 – Our Wooden Wall
Jun 27, 2019 • 21m
318 – Chaos is a Ladder
Jun 13, 2019 • 28m
317 – A Culture of Corruption
May 30, 2019 • 26m
316 – The Old Guard
May 23, 2019 • 25m
315 – The Cracks in the Foundation
May 16, 2019 • 30m
314 – Æthelred: Are You Ready?
May 3, 2019 • 26m
313 – How to Make a Martyr
Apr 25, 2019 • 38m
312 – King Edward
Apr 20, 2019 • 22m
311 – Team Edward
Apr 11, 2019 • 42m
310 – Political Theater
Mar 29, 2019 • 32m
309 – Size Doesn’t Matter (until it does)
Mar 22, 2019 • 30m
308 – A Thirst for Reform
Mar 14, 2019 • 32m
307 – Cleaning House
Mar 8, 2019 • 26m
306 – King Eadwig
Mar 1, 2019 • 31m
305 – A Very Special BHP Valentine’s Day Episode
Feb 14, 2019 • 16m
304 – A Kingdom Divided
Feb 12, 2019 • 34m
303 – Eric Bloodaxe
Feb 1, 2019 • 24m
302 – King Eadred
Jan 25, 2019 • 21m
Chapter Eight – Twilight of the Anglo Saxons
Jan 17, 2019 • 3m
301 – Common Folk
Jan 11, 2019 • 26m
300 – Noble Lives
Dec 18, 2018 • 24m
299 – The Shape of Power
Dec 7, 2018 • 36m
The Achavanich Beaker Burial Project: Ancient DNA with Maya Hoole
Dec 3, 2018 • 42m
298 – Uptown Ceorl
Nov 16, 2018 • 37m
297 – The Hundreds and the Wapentakes
Nov 10, 2018 • 25m
The Halloween Special
Oct 26, 2018 • 24m
296 – Darkening Skies
Oct 19, 2018 • 33m
295 – The Return of England
Oct 11, 2018 • 24m
294 – It All Comes Crashing Down
Oct 5, 2018 • 25m
293 – The Beacons are Lit
Sep 23, 2018 • 24m
292 – King in the North
Sep 10, 2018 • 21m
291 – Pandemonium
Aug 30, 2018 • 27m
290 – This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land
Aug 23, 2018 • 29m
289 – Brunanburh
Aug 18, 2018 • 33m
288 – Extracurricular Activities
Aug 10, 2018 • 24m
287 – The Conquest of Scotland
Jul 27, 2018 • 26m
286 – Noble Pursuits
Jul 21, 2018 • 29m
285 – Full Court Press
Jul 11, 2018 • 28m
284 – AEthelstan the Victorious
Jul 7, 2018 • 27m
283 – The Kingdoms of the Foreigners
Jun 28, 2018 • 23m
282 – How To Win Friends and Influence Jorvik
Jun 14, 2018 • 25m
281 – England
Jun 8, 2018 • 31m
280 – King AEthelstan’s Love Life
May 25, 2018 • 26m
279 – Dynastic Cults
May 17, 2018 • 42m
278 – The Thunderbolt
May 10, 2018 • 22m
277 – King AEthelstan: Say Yes to the Dress
Apr 26, 2018 • 23m
276 – The Bastard Rebel King
Apr 20, 2018 • 31m
275 – King Edward the Almost First King of England
Apr 13, 2018 • 35m
274 – The Missing Shire
Apr 5, 2018 • 26m
273 – I Do… Do I?
Mar 29, 2018 • 24m
272 – The End of the Age of AEthelflaed
Mar 15, 2018 • 29m
271 – How to Break a Kingdom in Six Months
Mar 11, 2018 • 58m
270 – War in the Five Boroughs
Mar 1, 2018 • 25m
269 – The Western Front
Feb 23, 2018 • 27m
268 – Viking Invasion
Feb 16, 2018 • 27m
267 – The Southern Expansion
Feb 1, 2018 • 25m
266 – The Rise of AEthelflaed and the Breaking of Northumbria
Jan 27, 2018 • 23m
265 – The Battle of Tettenhall; and Zombies, maybe.
Jan 13, 2018 • 31m
264 – The Lost Rebellion
Jan 5, 2018 • 38m
263 – AEthelflaed and Ingimund
Dec 6, 2017 • 24m
262 – AEthelred and AEthelflaed
Dec 1, 2017 • 27m
261 – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle and the Mercian Register
Nov 25, 2017 • 24m
260 – King Edward’s Forgotten Love Life
Nov 17, 2017 • 23m
259 – The Last Stand of the House of AEthelred
Nov 4, 2017 • 30m
258 – The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex
Oct 30, 2017 • 27m
257 – Political Accommodation Within The Danelaw
Oct 22, 2017 • 36m
256 – Scandinavian Settlement in England
Oct 12, 2017 • 27m
255 – Londonwic to London
Sep 28, 2017 • 34m
254 – Worcester
Sep 14, 2017 • 23m
253 – Anglo Saxon Market Towns in the Viking Age
Sep 7, 2017 • 26m
252 – The Coming of the Anglo-Scandinavians
Sep 1, 2017 • 26m
251 – Chapter Seven: England
Aug 17, 2017 • 2m
250 – The Year 900
Aug 10, 2017 • 36m
249 – Kenneth MacAlpin and the Birth of Scotland
Aug 3, 2017 • 33m
248 – The Death of Alfred the Great
Jul 16, 2017 • 25m
247 – Our Wooden Wall
Jul 8, 2017 • 22m
246 – The Hard Edge of Soft Power
Jun 25, 2017 • 36m
245 – King Alfred: Infrastructure is Sexy
Jun 13, 2017 • 25m
244 – Haesten’s Advance
May 31, 2017 • 24m
243 – The Sieges of AEthelred of Mercia
May 20, 2017 • 26m
242 – Edward AEtheling at Farnham
May 12, 2017 • 28m
The Achavanich Beaker Burial Project: Discovering Ava with Maya Hoole
May 3, 2017 • 1h 38m
241 – Haesten
Apr 27, 2017 • 25m
240 – Viking Roadshow: Rollo edition
Apr 21, 2017 • 28m
239 – The Dying Time
Apr 13, 2017 • 30m
238 – A Patchwork of War
Mar 31, 2017 • 28m
237 – Asser
Mar 25, 2017 • 27m
236 – A Return to Scholarship
Mar 17, 2017 • 33m
235 – Alfred’s Educational Reforms
Mar 10, 2017 • 24m
234 – The Sons of Rhodri and AEthelred’s Beautiful Hair
Mar 3, 2017 • 27m
233 – Alfred’s Powerplay and the Restructuring of Wessex
Feb 25, 2017 • 33m
232 – Fifth Century Britain with Dr. Catherine Hills
Feb 19, 2017 • 58m
231 – Anglo Saxon Economics and Money with Professor Rory Naismith
Feb 11, 2017 • 1h 22m
230 – Guthrum Gets a Bath
Feb 3, 2017 • 28m
A Ten Year Old in WWII: A Memorial
Jan 30, 2017 • 12m
229 – The Battle of Edington
Jan 14, 2017 • 26m
228 – Alfred and Odda: The Audacity of Nope
Jan 7, 2017 • 27m
227 – Alfred’s War for the Mind
Dec 22, 2016 • 29m
226 – Alfred and Legitimacy: The First Steps to War
Dec 10, 2016 • 29m
Alfred in Somerset
Dec 1, 2016 • 30m
225 – Alfred in Somerset
Dec 1, 2016 • 30m
224 – Chapter Six: Wessex
Nov 23, 2016 • 1m
223 – King Alfred and Chippenham
Nov 17, 2016 • 28m
222 – Viking Kings and The Black Pool
Nov 11, 2016 • 23m
221 – Alfred and Guthrum: The Price of Peace
Nov 3, 2016 • 26m
220 – Alfred and Guthrum: Magic, Madness, Heaven, Sin
Oct 29, 2016 • 31m
219 – The Halloween Special: The Statement of Randolph Carter
Oct 21, 2016 • 18m
218 – The Kingdom of Jorvik
Oct 19, 2016 • 38m
217 – Halfdan’s Ravaging of the North
Oct 6, 2016 • 28m
216 – The Great Heathen Army: Always Be Prepared
Sep 29, 2016 • 32m
215 – King Burgred and the end of the Danish Sausage Fest
Sep 16, 2016 • 50m
214 – National Lampoon’s Viking Vacation
Sep 4, 2016 • 24m
213 – Danegelds, Peace, and Shame
Aug 24, 2016 • 33m
212 – Alfred the Last AEtheling
Aug 12, 2016 • 30m
211 – The Battles of Basing and Meretun
Jul 28, 2016 • 28m
210 – The Battle of Ashdown
Jul 19, 2016 • 34m
209 – The Battle of Reading
Jul 8, 2016 • 20m
208 – The Battle of Englefield
Jul 1, 2016 • 21m
207 – Christianity in Early Danelaw
Jun 23, 2016 • 33m
206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians?
Jun 11, 2016 • 29m
205 – Saint Edmund the Martyr
Jun 2, 2016 • 27m
204 – Snottingham
May 27, 2016 • 30m
203 – Jorvik
May 19, 2016 • 31m
202 – The Fall of Eoforwic
May 11, 2016 • 29m
201 – East Anglia’s Danegeld
May 2, 2016 • 35m
200 – The Q&A
Apr 25, 2016 • 46m
198 – The Great Heathen Army Begins
Apr 3, 2016 • 23m
The April Fool’s Episode
Apr 1, 2016 • 1m
197 – The Sons of Ragnar Lodbrok (versus Battle-Cattle)
Mar 26, 2016 • 47m
196 – Vikings and Mercs and Franks. Oh My!
Mar 16, 2016 • 28m
195 – Red Sea Rising
Mar 7, 2016 • 23m
194 – My Big Fat Dark Age Wedding
Feb 27, 2016 • 36m
193 – Alfred the Young Part Two
Feb 21, 2016 • 33m
192 – Alfred the Young
Feb 13, 2016 • 21m
191 – Urban Fervor
Feb 6, 2016 • 25m
190 – House (of Wessex): Everybody Lies
Jan 29, 2016 • 42m
189 – What on earth is an English
Jan 16, 2016 • 27m
188 – Rebellion and Succession in the Kingdom of Wessex
Jan 8, 2016 • 27m
187 – The Queen of Wessex: aka The Worst Midlife Crisis Ever
Jan 2, 2016 • 26m
186 – Wessex: A story of Myth building, Opportunism, and Annexation
Dec 19, 2015 • 19m
185 – Building the House of Wessex
Dec 11, 2015 • 33m
184 – The Chaos of Bad Governance
Dec 3, 2015 • 26m
183 – Ragnar’s Siege of Paris
Nov 22, 2015 • 35m
182 – Ragnar Lodbrok
Nov 15, 2015 • 28m
181 – Vikingrs Gotta Viking
Nov 7, 2015 • 32m
180 – The Cracks in the Shieldwall
Oct 30, 2015 • 29m
Halloween Special: H.P. Lovecraft’s The Music of Erich Zann
Oct 26, 2015 • 23m
179 – The Battle of Carrum
Oct 17, 2015 • 19m
178 – Dereliction of Duty
Oct 9, 2015 • 24m
177 – The Road to 830
Oct 2, 2015 • 29m
176 – The Prophecy of Jeremiah
Sep 25, 2015 • 24m
175 – Chapter Five: A Sea of Blood
Sep 3, 2015 • 3m
174 – CeltCast Part 3
Aug 28, 2015 • 17m
173 – The CeltCast Part 2
Aug 19, 2015 • 25m
172 – CeltCast Part 1
Aug 10, 2015 • 27m
171 – The Welshcast Part Seven
Jul 29, 2015 • 38m
170 – The Welshcast Part Six
Jul 20, 2015 • 21m
169 – The Rise of Wessex
Jul 8, 2015 • 28m
168 – The Fall of Mercia
Jul 1, 2015 • 29m
167 – The Beginning of the End
Jun 23, 2015 • 40m
166 – Wulfred: The Rogue Archbishop
Jun 14, 2015 • 24m
165 – Did Archbishop Wulfred Just Kill a Guy?
Jun 2, 2015 • 30m
164 – Shadow Governments in Britain
May 22, 2015 • 25m
163 – The South of Britain Grows Restless
May 16, 2015 • 23m
162 – Emperor Coenwulf, Emperor Charlemagne, and The World
May 7, 2015 • 29m
Q&A: How to Start a Podcast
May 1, 2015 • 7m
161 – King Ceonwulf’s Rise in Power
Apr 30, 2015 • 23m
160 – An Offa Inheritance
Apr 21, 2015 • 24m
159 – An Offa End
Apr 9, 2015 • 26m
158 – Offa With His Head
Mar 31, 2015 • 22m
157 – Lindisfarne
Mar 24, 2015 • 27m
156 – An Offa Marriage
Mar 6, 2015 • 27m
155 – Its Always Sunny in Mercia: The Gang Throws a Party
Feb 26, 2015 • 23m
154 – Having it Offa
Feb 19, 2015 • 25m
153 – An Offa You Can’t Refuse
Feb 12, 2015 • 27m
152 – Limited Time Offa
Feb 5, 2015 • 26m
151 – Offa and Acceptance
Jan 30, 2015 • 20m
150 – King Offa: The Turnover
Jan 19, 2015 • 24m
149 – King Offa Ascends the Throne
Jan 13, 2015 • 29m
148 – The Fall of King AEthelbald
Jan 2, 2015 • 29m
147 – The Twelve Days of Christmas
Dec 23, 2014 • 20m
146 – King AEthelbald: A Whirlpool of Perdition
Dec 15, 2014 • 30m
145 – The Rise of King AEthelbald of Mercia
Dec 12, 2014 • 26m
144 – King Ceolred: A Lunatic Running the Asylum
Dec 1, 2014 • 24m
143 – Man Up: Gender in the Middle Ages
Nov 19, 2014 • 39m
142 – The Failed Dynastic Politics of Mercia and Northumbria
Nov 12, 2014 • 41m
141 – King Aldfrith and St. Wilfrid
Oct 29, 2014 • 32m
140 – Wilfrid: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Oct 21, 2014 • 26m
139 – The Rise of Aldfrith and Caedwalla
Oct 14, 2014 • 33m
138 – Religious Lives in Britain
Oct 7, 2014 • 28m
137 – Preaching in the Dark Ages
Sep 29, 2014 • 25m
136 – The Power of Mercia
Sep 16, 2014 • 30m
135 – A Reshuffling of Power
Sep 10, 2014 • 25m
134 – The Power of Northumbria
Sep 5, 2014 • 25m
133 – Scotcast: Part Ten
Aug 26, 2014 • 34m
132 – Scotcast Part Nine: St. Columba and King Brude
Aug 6, 2014 • 23m
131 – Scotcast Part Eight
Jul 29, 2014 • 23m
130 – Scotcast Part Seven – Who Were The Picts?
Jul 17, 2014 • 23m
Chapter Four: Anglo Saxon Ascendancy
Jul 7, 2014 • 6m
129 – The Life of King Wulfhere
Jul 4, 2014 • 27m
128 – The End of King Oswiu’s Hegemony
Jun 25, 2014 • 23m
127 – The Synod of Whitby
Jun 4, 2014 • 27m
126 – The End of an Era: The Triumph of Christianity in Britain
May 27, 2014 • 32m
125 – King Oswiu: A Gathering Storm
May 15, 2014 • 23m
124 – Social Mobility: Getting a Raise in Anglo Saxon Kingdoms
May 9, 2014 • 1h 0m
123 – Retail Therapy: The Rise of Anglo Saxon Towns
Apr 30, 2014 • 32m
122 – The Concentration of Power and Wealth
Apr 21, 2014 • 26m
121 – King Oswiu: The Aftermath of the Winwaed
Apr 9, 2014 • 22m
120 – Penda and Oswiu: The Winwaed
Apr 1, 2014 • 28m
119 – King Penda: No Posers
Mar 25, 2014 • 23m
118 – Oswiu and Oswine: There’s No Anglo Saxon Word for Take Backsies
Mar 18, 2014 • 23m
117 – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Mar 10, 2014 • 26m
116 – Wait, Where Are We? Part two of the history of Britain so far.
Feb 27, 2014 • 52m
115 – Maserfield: Blood Makes The Grass Grow
Feb 19, 2014 • 35m
114 – Oswald and Sigeberht: The Softer Side of Rule
Feb 13, 2014 • 34m
113 – Religious Ambitions: The Rise of Oswald (and Others)
Feb 5, 2014 • 30m
112 – The Battle of Heavenfield
Jan 29, 2014 • 20m
111 – Edwin: What Goes Around Comes Around
Jan 23, 2014 • 27m
110 – Mercia: A New Contender Enters the Ring
Jan 14, 2014 • 20m
109 – Edwin’s Ambitions
Jan 7, 2014 • 28m
108 – The Christmas Special
Dec 23, 2013 • 17m
107 – Edwin’s Conversion
Dec 16, 2013 • 25m
106 – If You Give Edwin an Inch…
Dec 6, 2013 • 23m
105 – Sutton Hoo: Treasures of the Dead
Nov 25, 2013 • 56m
104 – Sutton Hoo: The Finding of Raedwald… and Rabbits
Nov 14, 2013 • 23m
103 – Edwin the Conqueror
Nov 6, 2013 • 21m
102 – Have Exile, Will Travel
Oct 28, 2013 • 24m
101 – I Ran (So Far Away): The Life and Times of Edwin of Deira
Oct 21, 2013 • 25m
100 – There’s a New Barber In Town
Oct 8, 2013 • 21m
99 – False Starts
Oct 1, 2013 • 29m
98 – The Zeal of Augustine
Sep 25, 2013 • 34m
97 – Augustine and Gregory Make a Diocese
Sep 17, 2013 • 26m
96 – The Conversion of King AEthelberht
Sep 9, 2013 • 20m
95 – Two Old Men and a Slave Boy
Aug 5, 2013 • 20m
94 – Dark Age Beliefs
Jul 29, 2013 • 1h 11m
93 – Chapter Three: The Warriors of God
Jul 22, 2013 • 1m
92 – WelshCast Part Five: More People that Gildas Hated
Jul 15, 2013 • 44m
90 – WelshCast Part Three: The Silent Treatment
Jul 2, 2013 • 21m
89 – WelshCast Part Two: All The Comforts of Rome (well… some of them)
Jun 25, 2013 • 48m
88 – WelshCast Part One: From the Stone Ages to the Withdrawal of Rome
Jun 11, 2013 • 25m
87 – Concubinage and Apartheid in Anglo Saxon England
Jun 4, 2013 • 20m
86 – The Fall of Ceawlin… and others
May 30, 2013 • 23m
85 – Ceawlin and the Sons of Ida
Apr 30, 2013 • 23m
84 – The Q&A Episode!
Apr 16, 2013 • 30m
83 – Dark Age Warfare Combo Episode
Apr 9, 2013 • 1h 46m
82 – War. What Is It Good For?
Apr 2, 2013 • 24m
81 – In Search of Unity: A Tale of Selective Memory
Mar 25, 2013 • 27m
80 – Bloodletting
Mar 18, 2013 • 20m
79 – Saint Patrick’s Day Special
Mar 11, 2013 • 1h 9m
78 – It’s Only Natural
Mar 4, 2013 • 12m
77 – Cliques: How the In Crowd Created Our Culture
Mar 1, 2013 • 23m
76 – Developing Class
Feb 19, 2013 • 23m
75 – Cerdic and Cynric: A Story of… well… Probably Farmers
Feb 11, 2013 • 29m
74 – When Neighbors Attack: A Story of “Kings”
Feb 5, 2013 • 24m
73 – And This Gives You Power Over Me?
Jan 28, 2013 • 22m
72 – Staffordshire Hoard: Wrapping Up with Kevin Leahy
Jan 25, 2013 • 30m
71 – Staffordshire Hoard: Psychopathic Peacocks with David Symons
Jan 21, 2013 • 54m
70 – Staffordshire Hoard: Interpretation with Cathy Shingler
Jan 18, 2013 • 37m
69 – Staffordshire Hoard: Conservation with Deborah Cane
Jan 15, 2013 • 40m
68 – Staffordshire Hoard: A Bonus Update on the New Find
Jan 8, 2013 • 18m
67 – Staffordshire Hoard: Deb Klemperer on the Dig
Jan 7, 2013 • 15m
66 – Staffordshire Hoard: Receiving the Hoard
Jan 2, 2013 • 31m
65 – Staffordshire Hoard: The Dig
Dec 27, 2012 • 46m
64 – Merry Christmas (plus listener email)
Dec 25, 2012 • 5m
63 – King Arthur Part One
Dec 18, 2012 • 12m
62 – Staffordshire Hoard: Rise Up O Lord
Dec 17, 2012 • 15m
61 – Staffordshire Hoard: Introduction
Dec 11, 2012 • 15m
60 – The Return of the Kings
Oct 24, 2012 • 52s
59 – The Halloween Special
Oct 22, 2012 • 22m
58 – Dark Age Medicine
Oct 15, 2012 • 1h 43m
57 – A Tale of Three Cities (sort of)
Oct 1, 2012 • 18m
56 – Telling the Full Story (a Bonus Episode)
Sep 25, 2012 • 11m
55 – Anglo Saxon Construction
Sep 22, 2012 • 18m
54 – What Not To Wear: In The Dark Ages
Sep 14, 2012 • 25m
53 – Producing the BHP Full Time, a Proposal
Aug 22, 2012 • 2m
52 – DRUIDS! (Bonus Episode)
Aug 17, 2012 • 23m
51 – Dark Ages Feasting
Aug 4, 2012 • 1h 27m
50 – The Denbighshire Hill Forts
Jul 20, 2012 • 1h 19m
49 – Dark Age Economics
Jul 3, 2012 • 1h 5m
48 – Dark Age Diets Combo Episode
May 26, 2012 • 2h 8m
47 – Was there an Anglo Saxon Invasion of Britain?
May 19, 2012 • 36m
46 – Hengist and Horsa
May 13, 2012 • 21m
45 – Britain: The Last Outpost
Apr 28, 2012 • 25m
44 – Sources of Confusion
Apr 18, 2012 • 26m
43 – Le Mort d’Arthur (Bonus Episode)
Apr 9, 2012 • 15m
42 – Wait, Where Are We? A summary of the history of Britain so far.
Apr 6, 2012 • 32m
41 – Chapter Two: The Birth of Britain
Mar 30, 2012 • 1m
40 – Scotcast Part Six
Mar 27, 2012 • 27m
39 – Scotcast Part Five
Mar 21, 2012 • 29m
38 – Scotcast Part Four
Mar 10, 2012 • 32m
37 – Scotcast Part Three
Mar 2, 2012 • 22m
36 – Scotcast Part Two
Feb 27, 2012 • 35m
35 – Scotcast Part One
Feb 17, 2012 • 21m
34 – Cribs: Britannia Edition
Feb 11, 2012 • 37m
33 – Strength and Honor(ius)
Feb 4, 2012 • 48m
32 – Theodosius and Theocracy
Jan 28, 2012 • 22m
31 – Magnus Maximus
Jan 21, 2012 • 24m
30 – What is Best in Life?
Jan 13, 2012 • 29m
29 – An End to Prosperity
Jan 6, 2012 • 30m
28 – Constantine and Britannia Sitting in a Tree
Dec 21, 2011 • 32m
27 – York’s Revenge!
Dec 13, 2011 • 20m
26 – Occupy Britannia!
Dec 1, 2011 • 25m
25 – Listener Questions Special Episode
Nov 12, 2011 • 29m
24 – Another British Empire
Nov 4, 2011 • 28m
23 – We’re In Between Emperors at the Moment
Oct 28, 2011 • 23m
22 – The Dim Ages – Part 2
Oct 21, 2011 • 18m
21 – The Dim Ages – Part 1
Oct 19, 2011 • 21m
20 – Dysfunction and Sibling Rivalry
Oct 12, 2011 • 29m
19 – Britannia’s Emperor
Sep 27, 2011 • 18m
18 – Abandonment and Reoccupation
Sep 19, 2011 • 28m
17 – Advancement and Occupation
Sep 9, 2011 • 18m
16 – Bonus Birthday Episode on the Celts!
Aug 28, 2011 • 19m
15 – Hadrian’s Wall
Aug 21, 2011 • 41m
14 – The Mystery of the Ninth Legion
Aug 8, 2011 • 43m
13 – Agricola
Jul 28, 2011 • 21m
12 – The Road to the North
Jul 19, 2011 • 22m
11 – Boudica’s Rebellion, Part Two
Jul 8, 2011 • 32m
10 – Boudica’s Rebellion, Part One
Jul 1, 2011 • 31m
9 – Suetonius, Part-Time Mountain-Climber and Full-Time Jerk.
Jun 27, 2011 • 21m
8 – Caractacus, the Home-Wrecker
Jun 20, 2011 • 37m
7 – The Claudian Invasion of Britannia
Jun 15, 2011 • 30m
6 – The Heir of Caligula and the Son of Commius
Jun 10, 2011 • 19m
5 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 3
Jun 8, 2011 • 25m
4 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 2
Jun 3, 2011 • 25m
3 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 1
May 30, 2011 • 26m
2 – Invasion of Giant Deer, Cannibals, and Celts!
May 28, 2011 • 28m
A History of Britain
May 28, 2011 • 9m
1 – A History of Britain
May 28, 2011 • 9m
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