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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

336 – The End Is The Beginning Is The End
2019/12/10

Christmas is old. Older than Christianity, in fact. As a consequence, there’s a lot to it. Symbols a

335 – Acts of Spasmodic Violence
2019/11/26

Morcar and Sigeferth were under a lot of stress. These two noble brothers from the North had only ju

334 – No Cnut November
2019/11/14

There are worse things than spending a holiday in Normandy. And one of those things is spending a ho

333 – The Conquest of England
2019/11/8

England in 1013 was a Kingdom begging to be conquered. Decades of bad decisions have eroded its foun

Teig O’Kane and the Corpse
2019/10/31

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332 – The Jomsvikings
2019/10/25

So here we are.  With two full companies of Jomsvikings laying waste to southern England… and in res

331 – Thoughts and Prayers
2019/10/17

AEthelred, for the first time in quite a while, had a chance for a breather.  King Sweyn Forkbeard,

330 – The Purge
2019/10/7

The Court of AEthelred had turned over three times during his reign. First, there was his regency co

329 – Forkbeard
2019/9/27

When you go to your local grocery store there’s a pattern. You go down your usual aisles, grab your

328 – The St Brice’s Day Massacre
2019/9/20

The year 1002 was still 64 years away from 1066, but The House of Normandy had already begun a coup

327 – Sail Away Sail Away Sail Away
2019/9/14

Now that we’ve checked in with the rest of the world, let’s get back to our story…which lately hasn’

326 – The Year 1000
2019/9/8

It’s so easy to lose the forest for the trees. This show is a show about one small island which, eve

325 – From Bad to Worse
2019/8/24

When we left off, England was reforming its legal structure. Now, law isn’t known for being a sexy s

324 – Law and Lawlessness
2019/8/21

With the Scandinavian raiders gone, and with AElfric of Hampshire defanged, England was free to get

323 – Brotherhood of the Wolf
2019/8/10

The Dowager Queen AElfthryth has returned to the King’s inner council following what looks like a po

PSA: Are We Dead?
2019/8/3

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322 – We’re Absolutely Forked
2019/7/12

Ealdorman AElfirc of Hampshire was out… and Ealdorman AEthelweard the Chronicler was in. He would no

321 – Course Corrections
2019/7/6

992 was a bad year. There was treason, Vikings, the King’s closest advisor absconded with half the n

320 – Our Wooden Wall
2019/6/27

The Battle of Maldon was a catastrophe. The brave last stand of Ealdorman Byrhtnoth was never going

319 – The Battle of Maldon
2019/6/21

Battles don’t appear out of thin air, not even in honor cultures. There’s a reason, a context, that