The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the live
892 was not a very good year. Alfred’s gambit to pacify the forces of Hastein through the power of b
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What was Alfred’s reaction to the news of a massive viking fleet crossing the channel? Was it a surp
A massive fleet was off the coast of Kent, heading directly for Alfred’s realm. It was a fleet of 25
Today we’re going to cover 5 or 6 years, and we’re going to cover a fascinating theory that (if true
The Sons of Rhodri Mawr were in a difficult position. Their father had been a powerful ruler in Brit
The Sons of Rhodri, rulers of vast swaths of Wales, have followed in their father’s footsteps in the
“I can not find anything better in man, than that he know, and nothing worse than that he be ignoran
One of the interesting things about piecing together the life of Alfred is that we find little windo
This episode has been difficult to write. In fact, the last several have been difficult, and it all
While all of the political wrangling was occurring in Tamworth, Guthrum-AEthelstan was relocating to
Dr. Hills discussed material culture, ethnicity, Anglo Saxon migration, and more in this fascinating
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For Alfred, everything had changed at Chippenham. It was at Chippenham where he had lost his crown a
Thank you for always being there for me, Nanna. The post A Ten Year Old in WWII: A Memorial first
Four months is a long time. It might not seem it. And in many ways, four months can pass in the blin
In spite of everything standing against them, Alfred and AEthelnoth are bringing the war directly to
The last episode ended with an account by Ethelweard which told us that after the arrival of AEtheln
Today, we are going to talk about the early steps of Alfred’s guerrilla war against King Guthrum. We
It was January of 878. The dead of British winter – and Alfred was running. Through fields, past ham
