The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the live
We start today with a death. On the 28th of January, 814, Charlemagne died and the throne passed to
Last week we talked about the impact that the Church was having on internal politics within the Angl
When we last left off, King Egbert was ruling over Wessex, King Cuthred (Coenwulf’s brother) was rul
There’s a shift that’s happening in Anglo Saxon politics that’s occurring… we’ve had powerful queens
So today, lets briefly talk about the world context since we’ve largely just focused on our main cha
I’ve gotten this question a lot over the years and after quite a lot of thought, I’ve come up with a
While Offa was an effective leader in Mercia during his life, his dynastic purge was a disaster. Loo
King Offa of Mercia has died after a surprisingly long and productive reign. The degree of power he
Lets start with Christmas Day 795. That’s the day Pope Hadrian died… so uh… Merry Christmas? Hadrian
Last week was dark, wasn’t it? Not only that, but it only covered the first half of 793. The end of
Northumbria was no stranger to problems… blood feuds, regicide, and kinslaying… they really have it
When we left off things were looking pretty good for Mercia. Wessex was now acting as a subkingdom,
Back to our story, when we last left off, King Offa of Mercia was doing pretty well. He had just rec
Today we’re covering more about King Offa, and the reason is that he’s a really big deal. He reigned
As you might have guessed, today we’re talking mostly about Offa. But before we get into some of the
Today we begin in Northumbria. King AEthelred of Northumbria, son of AEthelwold Moll, was sitting th
Alright, where did we leave off. We had a new Archbishop of Canterbury, King Offa of Mercia was on t
Today’s episode is going to go all over the kingdoms of the Heptarchy. We have the Kings of Kent, We
Today we’re starting a series on one of the most influential Mercian kings in history. King Offa. Bu
Alright, as you already know, King AEthelbald of Mercia had a bit of a rough start… what with being
