The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the live
Ever since I did the Scotcast I’ve been receiving messages on facebook, on twitter, on the forums, a
Ok, so last episode we ended at 597. For those of you who are really into Anglo Saxon history, you m
Ok, from the title you might have gathered that we’re going to be talking about Ceawlin today. Now f
So it’s 568. And things in what will someday become England are still chaotic. Remember what was goi
We made it to 100! How awesome is that? (Well, it was the 100th episode before I combined a bunch of
Ok, so last time we talked about how Aethelberht of Kent invaded the kingdom of Wessex and was pushe
So the year is 586, and Ceawlin is the leader of the men of Wessex. Wessex has been expanding their
Ok, we have a battle coming up but things are still changing rather rapidly and there’s some interes
Ok, when we left off, Ida had become king of Bernicia and we had the beginnings of regional cultural
We begin our story in Bannaventa Berniae, a small town somewhere in the West of Britain, probably al
I’m going to wrap up the discussion of the development of regional cultures with a talk on an omnipr
Ok, when we last left off, we were talking about a new class of elites in sub-roman britain. A group
Today we start with a death. Wihtgar, brother of beloved Stuff, warrior, conqueror of Cerdic’s-Ore,
Alright, so when we left off, Cerdic and his son had recently arrived on the island and the Battle o
Right, so here we are right in the middle of all the drama and bloodshed that has been called the An
Ok, it’s been a while since we’ve spoken about the story. Instead, we’ve been chatting about the cul
Today we’re wrapping up the Staffordshire Hoard project. We have been given an amazing amount of dep
Today we’re going to learn more about the context and the craftsmanship of the Hoard. I think this w
Today we have more from Cathy Shingler! Now that we’ve heard about the discovery of the Hoard and ho
Today we’re chatting with Deborah Cane about how the Hoard is being preserved for future generations
