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The Story of London

Welcome to The Story of London, a podcast dedicated to telling the history of London as a single narrative tale; from its birth until the present day.Each episode takes us along that tale, a chronicle of the most fascinating and vibrant city on Earth.There is a lot of content in here and each listener can enjoy it in a variety of ways. You can listen to an episode by itself for a slice of life from London’s past; or, if you have a favourite period of time you want to explore, find the era and follow

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Chapter 37- The Umbral Empire (1024-1030)

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2023/05/10

London finds itself with a King who would be an Emperor; an episode trying to explain how Cnut went on to become overlord of Denmark, Norway, parts of Sweden and more… and how London was very much part of this. A version of the script will be available here for those who like to read along, https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM.

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42:03

Chapter 36- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Relics…...

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2023/05/03

The complex and difficult relationship between Cnut and London carries on as we look at the reasons behind many of Cnut’s early political moves, the reasons why these are hard to fathom, and the most insane robbery ever carried out by a King of England. Script will be posted here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM But the bad South London accent is free!

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36:11

Chapter 35- The Blood Raven (1017-1020)

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2023/04/26

England had been invaded and a foreign King sat upon it’s throne; as he ruthlessly consolidated power, eliminating any remaining threats to his new regime, London was to find itself on the receiving end of his retribution… a version of the script will be available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for those who want to read along.

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34:58

Chapter 34- The Great Siege of London Town… (1016-1017)

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2023/04/19

A Danish Prince leads his armies across England… the King grows ill… his rebellious son tries to marshal resistance… the year 1016 sees London as a beacon of hope in a desperate campaign making it briefly the eye of a storm. Full script will be available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for those who wish to read along.

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35:52

Chapter 33- In the shadow of the Archangel (1014-1016)

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2023/04/12

Two great and terrible calamities smash into England, leaving London possibly reeling. A giant wall of water pulverises England, followed by a second invasion by the Danes, and the rise of an unlikely saviour. Full script of this episode will be posted here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for those who wish to follow along.

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45:24

Chapter 32- The fall and rise of King Æthelred...

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2023/04/05

The Danish King leads a huge force across England, aiming at London, which hunkered down to prepare for the last stand of King Æthelred… two of the most dramatic, violent and amazing years in London’s history are about to take place. A full script with illustrations will be available on https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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41:33

Chapter 31- The birth of a capital (Part 2- A shire...

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2023/03/29

We continue the deep dive into the changes taking place in London during this era; this time looking at how it grew, new buildings, how it started to run itself, the prolific action of churches and more. Full script, with maps and illustrations, will be available here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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32:28

Chapter 30- The birth of a capital (Part 1- Show me...

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2023/03/29

The first in a special two part episode where we really dive deep into the changes taking place in London; this part focuses on the economic and trade explosion that appears to be taking place in the city during this era. Script with pictures and maps available here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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36:01

Chapter 29- London Bridge Stands (c.1013)

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2023/03/23

The Story of London takes a moment to examine one of the great urban myths of London- the idea that the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’ was based on a real life attack by some Vikings in or near the year 1013. Was it true? Where did the idea comes from? Let’s find out… and full rough script will be found here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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45:41

Chapter 28- The King in the North (1010-1013)

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2023/03/16

This is it… the start of the end game of King Æthelred of England; three years of destruction, mayhem, murder, intrigue, false hopes, and growing problems in both England AND Denmark was to set up for another battle at the walls of London. Carnage awaits us… A copy of the rough script used for this episode can be found here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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38:02

Chapter 27- The War of the Thames (1003-1009)

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2023/03/08

In the winter of the year 1009, an overlooked conflict broke out on the river Thames; on one side the fleet of the most feared Vikings in Europe. The other? London. This chapter explains how this campaign came about, and how and why London triumphed. A wild ride of a story, with a free rough script available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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44:00

Chapter 26- A most just extermination? (1001-1003)

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2023/03/03

London was to witness one of the darkest moments of the era with the St. Brice’s Day Massacre; but what actually happened? Did the King really order the deaths of all the Danes of England? And how did that impact London going forward? A rough script for this episode is available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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40:48

Chapter 25- The Wolves of London (995-1001)

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2023/02/22

Fresh from the defence of the city, the residents of London suddenly have to cope with some dramatic changes. A new Bishop of London exploded upon the city, with barnstorming sermons and a ferocious legal mind… and the King suddenly began a new, aggressive foreign policy. Rough script used for this episode to be found here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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35:29

Chapter 24- The Battle of London (993-994)

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2023/02/15

London suddenly, and without warning, found itself facing a giant fleet sailing right up the Thames to sack the place but the Vikings were running into a town who had come a long way from the small village it use to be. What follows? Sounds like a bloodbath… the first battle of London had begun. A rough script for this chapter can be found here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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41:32

Chapter 23- London Roars (982-992)

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2023/02/08

As England lurches from crisis to crisis, London finds itself growing, becoming more influential and eventually spearheading a new offensive against the Viking raiding fleets… only to be met with betrayal at the highest level. Rough script available for any to read here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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35:43

Chapter 22- The Anglo-Saxon Omnicrisis (980-982)

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2023/02/01

So in order to get to just how drastic some of the future actions by London were to be, we need to look at what drove them to do what they will do. This episode (which has way too many Vikings in it), looks at the political and military crisis tracking place in England and elsewhere that would trigger the events that would see London become the capital of England. Rough script is available here https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM for folks to read along if they want.

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37:39

Chapter 21- Meeting God’s People (960-980)

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2023/01/25

London during the 10th century began to transform into a town known for its strong religious feelings; a chapter that examines some of the causes of this, plus how it was to witness the chaos caused by the sudden death of the King… rough script of this episode available here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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32:49

Chapter 20- Laying the Foundations (917-960)

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2023/01/19

We get stuck into tenth century London with a detailed look as to the era when the city began to go from A Saxon town, to THE Saxon town and why this process began during the reign of King Æthelstan. Rough script of this episode to be found here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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30:23

Chapter 19- The Great Game (912-980)

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2023/01/12

We return to the Story of London by briefly going over the events in Britain going on around London, and which would influence London over the next few decades. A massive series of wars between the Kings of Wessex and the forces of the Vikings… welcome, then, to the Great Game. Rough script available for listeners here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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36:29

Chapter 18- The Story so far… (pre-History to c950 CE)

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2023/01/03

We come to a natural end in the Story of London; all that was past is prologue. This is a special episode, where we go over the history of the place in a nice short summery, condensing the previous 17 episodes in a nice re-cap. After all, we have covered a LOT of territory. Link to the rough script used is here: https://imgur.com/gallery/hajiHGM

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