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The British History Podcast

The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the live

Episodes

Total: 488

372 – Hostile Takeover
2021/5/20

If I could interview one figure from this period, I think it would be Queen Edith. That woman had a

371 – Naked Ambition
2021/5/13

Godwin was dead, and now Harold Godwinson found himself leading the family. Befitting this new role,

370 – Breaking Bread
2021/4/22

Earl Godwin and his family were back, baby.   Well, mostly. The post 370 – Breaking Bread first appe

Bonus Episode from the Archive: The Poet’s Curse
2021/4/12

This is an old one, but it was specifically requested. Please forgive the audio quality and delivery

369 – Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 4
2021/3/26

When you come at the King, you best not miss… and now the Godwins had the King of France and the Hol

368 – Move or You Will Be Moved: Part 3
2021/3/19

“O happy earl, in bairns and forebears blessedSiring four guarantors of England’s peace.First, Edith

367 – Move, or You Will Be Moved Part 2
2021/3/2

Swegn Godwinson was exiled….again. Only this time it was for life. As that judgment came down, the G

366 – Move, or You Will Be Moved: Part 1
2021/2/27

The summer of 1051 must have felt like some sort of nightmare. A French aristocrat rode into Dover,

365 – The Red Cliffs of Dover
2021/2/13

In 1050, Thorrfinn the Jarl of Orkney went to Rome. And no trip to Rome is complete without a visit

364 – Reconciliation
2021/1/31

Complex societies are able to do incredible things.  By having an interconnected civilization, with

363 – Treason!
2021/1/13

Piece by piece, the board was being set for a comeback. The Godwin family had been thrown from power

362 – Meet the Godwins
2020/12/9

History is just the story of humans across time. Therefore, like humanity, history is varied, it’s e

361 – W A Poet
2020/12/4

King Edward came to England with a political migraine. The post 361 – W A Poet first appeared on The

360 – The Long Game
2020/11/19

In 1040, while England was dealing with the chaos of Harthacnut’s reign and the threat of yet anothe

359 – Play Autocrat Games; Win Autocrat Prizes
2020/10/30

In 1040, England once again had a new King. But England was finding Harthacnut a tough pill to swall

The Witch of Fife
2020/10/23

Happy Halloween! The post The Witch of Fife first appeared on The British History Podcast.

358 – King Harthacnut
2020/10/16

Today’s story starts in 1039. It’s a big year, and a lot has happened to get us here. So let’s recap

357 – Walter Map’s Courtly Trifles
2020/10/6

The early 11th century was an unlikely time of heroes. By heroes I unfortunately don’t mean people o

356 – Macbeth
2020/9/15

Here is the story of Macbeth. If you have just tuned into this episode because of the title, know th

355 – Double, Double Toil and Trouble
2020/8/20

As we have been covering the Dark Ages, we have been at the mercy of the scribes. If they don’t writ