Anglo-Saxon England is a podcast looking at the history of Anglo-Saxon England, beginning with the end of Roman Britain and ending with the Norman Conquest. We will not only talk about the history but also the literature, culture, and historiography of the Anglo-Saxon period. This show strives to offer an accessible but scholarly rigorous overview that will appeal both to beginners and to experts.
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Series 1 is a concise social and political history of England from the 5th to 11th centuries. Series 2 is a social history how society and lordship worked during and directly after the migration period. It then looks at how that culture evolved, as the impact of economic development and the Viking invasions wrought changes in lordship and political structures. It looks also at the landscape - how it affected peoples' lives, how the Anglo Saxons shaped it in turn - and some of the marks ordin ...
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RAW, NATURAL and FUNNY Hip Hop Music & Culture Commentary from a West Midlands, UK Perspective. Join us every week for real and interesting discussions and debates on an array of topics within the culture.
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A paranormal historical thriller that puts the "evil" in medieval. With the Anglo-Saxon King on his deathbed, rebellion brewing in the north, and the Normans preparing to invade from the south, an ancient evil has awakened that rules the night and plots a conquest of its own. A dark twist on traditional gothic tales woven into actual historical events makes this exquisitely produced audio drama seem horrifyingly real.
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Charlie Higson's History of the Monarchy. In each new weekly episode, Charlie and his friendly experts....(ie REAL historians)...learn all about one of our Kings or Queens and ask searching questions like: Were they any good? What did they actually do? Why did so many die from an exploding stomach? It's the story of families at war....literally! New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast diving into social strife in England from the early Middle Ages all the way through to the early modern period. Artwork courtesy of the British Library.
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Delve into the fascinating, individual stories of the Kings and Queens of England and the United Kingdom. From the chivalric warriors, to the hungry war-mongers to the nefarious tyrants. Discover the monarchs at their most prestigious and most fragile. New series is being produced on the Saxon kings from Alfred the Great. Hosted by Jonny Langton Twitter - @ kingsqueenspod Instagram @ kingsqueenspodcast Facebook @ kingsqueenspod
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Do the Anglo-Saxons still have relevance? Do they really matter? I’d like to posit that they do, and in this podcast, we'll be hearing directly from the Anglo-Saxons themselves in order to better understand who these people were and how they viewed the world around them. Join me, as we read from Bede's Ecclesiastical History, Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf, and more. areopages.substack.com
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A thousand years ago Emma of Normandy was on trial for adultery, treason and murder. The Stones & Bones podcast tells the tale of the first woman styled Queen of England who stood at the center of a dark era of history. And changed it.
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Welcome to the Ray Harryhausen Podcast, the show dedicated to the life, career and films of a special effects titan!
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Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Voiced by Clive Anderson, this entertaining romp through 'The History of English' squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major ...
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The destination that someone’s path winds towards to always starts with a single footstep. Join Mc Saabii Boi as he joins his guests - including musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs - on their odysseys of self-discovery, starting with this single footstep. Each episode serves as a profound exploration into the essence of becoming, unveiling the intricacies of their paths, from humble beginnings to soaring achievements. Mc Saabii Boi pulls back the curtain on high points, adversities, the co ...
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Exploring the past, one skeleton at a time. www.oldbones.co.uk
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The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web, HistoryPod proves that there is always something to be remembered 'on this day'. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com
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Learn more about the history of England with Paul and Calum Waite.
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A podcast about the psychological significance of Norse Mythology. Shawn is an amateur Norse Mythology Expert. David is not a Jungian Analyst but he reads a lot of books about Carl Jung's theories on the collective unconscious and individuation. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tworavenspodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tworavenspodcast
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Agnus is a monthly podcast about the fields of Late Antique, Medieval, Byzantine, and Medieval Islamic studies. Each month, Glenn McDorman talks to a scholar about her or his recent work on topics ranging from literature to politics, and from religion to art.
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Join sports fan Adam Saxon and non-sports fan Artie Gallina as they analyze, rant, and laugh about all things sports and life. If you like sports and/or you like jokes then please listen. The only real sports podcast you need. From what's going on in sports today to what sport Darth Vader would play. It's all here on Sports Boys. Buckets!
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Detroit radio personality and journalist Anne Erickson hosts Audio Ink Radio, featuring interviews with the best in music, entertainment and more, plus provides commentary. Anne has interviewed Chris Cornell, Myles Kennedy, Alice Cooper, Corey Taylor and many more. Get inked with Anne and her many special guests!
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14th October 1066: The Battle of Hastings fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson
Harold was killed on the battlefield and, although his exact cause of death isn’t known, it signalled the collapse of the ...由Scott Allsop
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Perhaps no image of an Anglo-Saxon king has been shaped as unyieldingly by his enemies as Eadwig's (955-59). Ruthless purging of the old guard of his father and uncle and the appointments of favourites resulted in his character assassination in the hagiographies of the men he’d dismissed. He was labelled an incorrigible rascal and lecher. The accou…
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21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People’s Crusade at the start of the First Crusade
The poorly equipped forces of the People's Crusade, who lacked cohesive leadership, were quickly overwhelmed by the experienced Seljuk cavalry with the battle turning into a massacre where tens of thousands of crusaders were ...由Scott Allsop
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20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and British North America
One of the key features of the Treaty of 1818 was the establishment of the 49th parallel as the boundary between the United States and British North America, from the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the ...由Scott Allsop
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In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle we have not only an account of Anglo-Saxon history but also an attempt at identity creation which served part of the mission to forge a new united English identity from the disparate collection of tribes and kingdoms that was the base of Anglo-Saxon society. Even taken with a hefty spoonful of salt, it is nevertheless o…
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19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the northernmost land action of the American Civil War
They robbed three banks in St. Albans with the objective of seizing supplies and forcing the Union Army to divert forces from the ...由Scott Allsop
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18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space when she is launched as part of a French mission
Félicette survived the flight after being secured inside a specially designed capsule on top of a Véronique AG1 rocket, which reached an altitude of about 157 ...由Scott Allsop
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In this very special 100th edition of Willy Willy Harry Stee, Charlie Higson looks at a huge and hugely important topic in all our histories, The British Empire, and who better to join Charlie, on this special occasion, than historian and host of the Empire podcast, William Dalrymple. If you've ever wondered what the British Empire was all about, s…
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Einstein, who was Jewish, was undertaking a visiting professorship at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor on 30 January ...由Scott Allsop
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Having been found guilty of treason, she was instead sentenced to death and transported to the guillotine in an open ...由Scott Allsop
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In this episode, Shawn and David discuss chapters 5-8 of "The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok", which details a now adult Aslaug (still disguised as "Kraka", the daughter of a farmer) distracting the eyes of the men of Ragnar, then Ragnar himself. They further go into their marriage and the birth of a few of their sons, including Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn, H…
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15th October 1783: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier conducts the first manned hot air balloon flight
The balloon was secured to the ground to limit its altitude and range, but it successfully lifted de Rozier to a height of approximately 25 ...由Scott Allsop
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The White House was built as part of the development of the Federal City – a national capital founded under the terms of the 1790 Residence ...由Scott Allsop
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E10 - SARFTIE SANTOS - " i am doing this for the 17 year old me". Certified lover boy. Sarftie Santos |Korak Podcast Ep10 |
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Episode 10, Korak Podcast. "It is important not to get lost in the message of love before it becomes a message of lust" We are delighted to be joined by East Londons, Angolan, Rapper, Stylist, singer, the one and only Sartie Santos Sarftie is a 25 year old Afro-pop, RnB and Hip-Hop/Wave recording artist from South east London. Prior to his first re…
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Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa created Christ the Redeemer in collaboration with French sculptor Paul Landowski, and construction of the 30 metre tall statue took nine ...由Scott Allsop
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Saturday Night Live was originally known as NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid any confusion with the ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard ...由Scott Allsop
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Battling his way through the Anglo-Saxon monarchs, Charlie Higson arrives at one we're all familiar with, Æthelred the Unready. As with many monarchs of this period, we know his name and his amusing nickname, but not much else besides. Luckily for us Charlie and his guest Levi Roach author of Æthelred: the Unready are on hand to explain what turns …
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Frustrated by the lack of progress made by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies from whom the group had split, the WSPU soon became known for its militant and sometimes violent actions under the motto ‘Deeds, not ...由Scott Allsop
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Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan ...由Scott Allsop
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8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when the Kingdom of Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire
The Balkan League, which consisted of the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro, was encouraged by Ottoman military defeats in Libya to seize territory from the ...由Scott Allsop
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7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world’s first moving assembly line at its Highland Park plant in Michigan
Each worker was responsible for a specific task, and the car chassis moved along a conveyor belt to bring the work to the worker. This method minimized the time workers spent moving between tasks, thereby increasing productivity and reducing ...由Scott Allsop
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On the 6th October 1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group that was enraged by the peace treaty he had negotiated with ...由Scott Allsop
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We look back on the achievements of King Alfred and ask: how do we define someone as 'great'? Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfdqIyqJ4g&list=LL&index=5&ab_channel=Hr%C5%8D%C3%B0mundW%C5%8Ddening Social Media - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anglosaxonengland Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ang…
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5th October 1789: The October Days begin when a crowd of Parisian women march to the Palace of Versailles to demand food
The demonstrators soon surrounded the palace and demanded an audience with the king, who met with a small delegation of women, but tensions escalated as the palace was broken into and some royal guards were beaten or even killed by the ...由Scott Allsop
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4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale finishes printing the first complete English translation of the Bible
The printing of the Coverdale Bible was made possible due to the support of English merchants and reformist sympathizers abroad. It made the scriptures accessible to English speakers, marking a significant moment in the Reformation and the spread of ...由Scott Allsop
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In this episode we reach the point in Charlie Higson's history of the Anglo-Saxon monarchy where we come up against 5 Kings who weren't King very long. Yes, if Aldi sold Kings, it would be the best offer ever. Buy one, get 5 free! So settle back and enjoy the (short) stories of Eds – Mund & Red, Edwig, Edgar and Martyred Ned. And if that offer wasn…
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The Italian forces were well-equipped with modern weaponry including tanks, aircraft, and chemical weapons, giving them a significant advantage over the Ethiopian army, which was primarily composed of infantry with limited access to modern ...由Scott Allsop
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In return for the crusaders’ unconditional surrender, Saladin agreed that anyone who paid a ransom would be able to leave the city in ...由Scott Allsop
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S5E9 - Tristant and Iseult: The Myth of Romantic Love. David presents a story that is a long time in the works. It is the story of Tristan and Iseult. The first European Romance story. It is a story I needed to explain to connect the Saga of Sigurd and the Dragon, with the love triangle drama of Sigurd, Brunhilde, and Gudrun. This episode combines …
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While heavy rain contributed to a smaller-than-expected crowd of 10,000 visitors on the first day, the Disney World quickly gained popularity and became a global ...由Scott Allsop
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When Suleiman died at the age of 71 in 1566, he ruled over at least 25 million people and was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman ...由Scott Allsop
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The Metropolitan Police, which is often considered to be the first modern police force, began operating in ...由Scott Allsop
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28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by a team from the United States Army Air Service
Two of the four original planes successfully completed the entire circumnavigation from Seattle, travelling approximately 26,345 miles (42,398 kilometres) and stopping in 28 countries along the ...由Scott Allsop
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'The Golden Voyage of Sinbad', we reunited two of the stars of this classic film! Watch as Caroline Munro (Margiana) and Kurt Christian (Haroun) reminisce on working with Ray Harryhausen in 1973, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and treasured memories. Hosted by Foundation Trustee John Walsh and Collections Man…
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The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ...由Scott Allsop
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In this episode of Willy Willy Harry Stee, Charlie Higson continues to unpick the sometimes confusing world of the Anglo-Saxon Monarchs, helping you to understand your Ethel's from your Athel's. Here, he gets to grips with Æthelstan, the man often considered The First King Of England. Find out why with Charlie and his guest James Hawes, author of t…
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Despite the anger from some Germans, Stresemann’s actions laid the foundation for the economic recovery that Germany experienced up until the onset of the Great ...由Scott Allsop
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Alfred the Great believed that the House of Wessex stretched back to the earliest days of Anglo Saxon England, to the early 6th century, and that the founder was a warrior - Cerdic. But Alfred was a master of propaganda, and was concerned to position Wessex as the most prestigous of all the kingdoms. So did Cerdic actually exist, or just another fo…
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Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each ...由Scott Allsop
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24th September 1946: ‘Containment’ first suggested to President Truman in a report by Clark Clifford and George Elsey
Truman later ordered all copies to be brought to him and locked away since the content was a serious threat to US-Soviet ...由Scott Allsop
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Originally known as “Nintendo Koppai”, Fusajiro Yamauchi established the company to produce hanafuda, a type of traditional Japanese playing ...由Scott Allsop
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The war persisted for nearly eight long and bloody years, leading to the deaths of an estimated half a million soldiers and the same number of ...由Scott Allsop
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Ep9 - Phoenix Rose : Music was my escape. We are delighted to be joined by singer, songwriter, actress, boxing and mindset coach. |The Korak Podcast|
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Episode 9, Korak Podcast, the rise of the Phoenix!! We are delighted to be joined by singer, songwriter, actress, boxing and mindset coach, the one and only Phoenix Rose aka Rachel Rose Formally known as Rachel Rose, Phoenix Rose is back with a new name, a bigger sound, and a deeper purpose. In a world becoming more disconnected, Phoenix believes m…
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Send us a text Harthacnut returns to England, but all is not well in the kingdom. Revolt breaks out in Worcester! Music: Marked by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/由James King
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One day, when he was a boy, the future Alfred the Great, along with his brothers, was pulled aside by his mother, Osburh. She showed them a book filled with English poetry and promised that she would give it to whichever one of them could learn it by heart the fastest. The young Alfred, smaller than all his brothers, was enchanted by the decorated …
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Cecil Chubb became the last private owner of Stonehenge, having bought the Neolithic monument at ...由Scott Allsop
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The first Cannes Film Festival was established to celebrate cinema and to promote cultural exchange between countries in the aftermath of World War ...由Scott Allsop
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In the third episode of the new series of Willy Willy Harry Stee, Charlie Higson looks at the life of Alfred The Great's successor Edward The Elder. But if you look at Edward, you also have to explore the incredible parallel life and leadership of his sister Æthelflæd, the Lady of the Mercians. Joining Charlie to uncover this fascinating story of s…
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