The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the live
For generations, the Anglo Saxon dominance in eastern Britain has gone largely unchallenged. In the
How do you redeem a year like 877? If you’re Alfred, how do you fix something like this? Even if he
At some point early in the Viking Age, a group of Northmen came across a natural harbor on the weste
When we left off, Guthrum had marched into the heart of Wessex without being noticed, lead his force
It’s the year 876 and historians Dudo and Flodoard tell us that a fleet of Vikings slammed into the
I repeat to you, gentlemen, that your inquisition is fruitless. Detain me here forever if you will;
Today we begin in Orkney. The history of Orkney is rather obscure, and that fact is reflected in the
We begin our story in Alt Clut. Alt Clut was an ancient British Kingdom and it could trace itself ba
Click here to go the Summary of Zee’s PhD that I talked about. We are coming to a major turning poin
It’s 873 and so far Halfdan has extracted THREE Danegelds from King Burgred in exchange for promisin
It’s 872 and Halfdan’s year has been a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, he had received a major
Last time we left off, Alfred… who we have been following since his earliest days, and whom we now k
It’s mid April of 871. For four long months, the House of Wessex has been battling against an invasi
It’s January of 871, still… A tremendous amount has happened in the last fortnight, and the year had
“God, in his goodness and justice so much offended by our sins, had thus worn down the lands and kin
When we left off, the Danes had occupied Reading, fortified it for several days, and then sent a det
When we left off the Great Heathen Army had conquered East Anglia, established their dominion, and t
Here is part two to our story of religion and religious life at the age of the Great Heathen Army an
Last week we covered the events of 869. The situation was dire. We have at least one dead Anglo Saxo
Last episode we ended with the engagement of Prince Alfred to Ealhswith, daughter of Ealdorman AEthe
