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Jamie Jeffers

A Chronological History of Britain

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273 – I Do… Do I?

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2018/03/29

Last episode we talked about the rapid growth of AEthelflaed’s power, Edward’s militarizing AEthelflaed’s borders, Edward visiting her at her capital city and bringing his army with him… the fact that she died shortly thereafter and Edward ordered his army to occupy the city… and then the signs of rebellion coming out of Northern Mercia, […] The post 273 – I Do… Do I? first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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272 – The End of the Age of AEthelflaed

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2018/03/15

Trying to tell the story of AEthelflaed is like trying to study gravity. We know her indirectly, by the impressions she left and the political shifts that happen around her. We can see the impact she left both on her lands, and in the devotion of her subjects. And so in many respects, we know […] The post 272 – The End of the Age of AEthelflaed first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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271 – How to Break a Kingdom in Six Months

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2018/03/11

For the last several years, the Anglo Saxons had been on a true war footing. AEthelflaed and Edward had been showing skill and audacity in the field, and it had paid dividends. Under their leadership, the Anglo Saxon kingdoms of the south had been taking the fight to the Danish controlled lands and were seizing […] The post 271 – How to Break a Kingdom in Six Months first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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270 – War in the Five Boroughs

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2018/03/01

There’s an entry from the Irish Fragmentary annals that caught my attention. It talks about the defeat of Hroald and Ohter at the hands of AEthelflaed… and it specifically gives credit to AEthelflaed for this battle, and then goes on to say that following that victory her fame spread in all directions. Support the Show The post 270 – War in the Five Boroughs first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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269 – The Western Front

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2018/02/23

Wessex and Mercia have had a busy decade. Both kingdoms militarized their borders, fought off invasion forces, and even took the offensive and marched into neighboring kingdoms. And even though the Chronicle is mysteriously tight lipped on all of these fights, it’s clear that way more than just construction work was going on at all […] The post 269 – The Western Front first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 91 – Shop Talk on AEthelflaed, Cheddar...

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2018/02/22

Oh… and a hurdy gurdy. The post Members Only 91 – Shop Talk on AEthelflaed, Cheddar Man, and Britannia first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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268 – Viking Invasion

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2018/02/16

AEthelflaed, Lady of Mercia, and her brother, King Edward, had been bringing the fight to the Danes… they had been stretching their borders into Danish controlled lands and they haven’t just been on the offense… they’ve been winning. When an army was raised out of Leicester in 913 for the express purpose of countering the […] The post 268 – Viking Invasion first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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267 – The Southern Expansion

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2018/02/01

O potent elfleda! Maid, men’s terror! You did conquer nature’s self; worthy The name of man! More beauteous nature’s form of A woman; but your valour shall secure Man’s higher name. For name you only need Not sex to change: unconquerable queen, King rather, who such trophies have obtained! O virgin and virago both farewell! […] The post 267 – The Southern Expansion first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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266 – The Rise of AEthelflaed and the Breaking of...

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2018/01/27

The Battle of Tettenhall, as we discussed last episode, remains a mystery to us. We aren’t certain of the circumstances that started the battle, exactly where the battle took place, nor which Anglo Saxon leaders actually fought in it. But one thing scholars agree upon is that Mercia and Wessex won a resounding victory – […] The post 266 – The Rise of AEthelflaed and the Breaking of Northumbria first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 90 – Fury of the Northmen 16: The Home...

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2018/01/18

We ignore it. We pretend it doesn’t matter. We act like it’s just a minor aspect of our lives, and instead focus on the things we do outside of our homes. But our homes, our clothes, and our food make up a HUGE part of our lives. So lets talk about what those things looked […] The post Members Only 90 – Fury of the Northmen 16: The Home and Dining Section first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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265 – The Battle of Tettenhall; and Zombies, maybe.

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2018/01/13

There is so much that the Chronicle hides from us after the death of Alfred. Edward’s apple seems to have fallen fairly far from the tree, because the record his court produces during his reign is spare even by Anglo Saxon standards. But even with all of its contradictory statements and black holes, the Chronicle […] The post 265 – The Battle of Tettenhall; and Zombies, maybe. first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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264 – The Lost Rebellion

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2018/01/05

In the year 909 we get an odd entry from the Chronicle. “This year St. Oswald’s body was removed from Bardney into Mercia.” It’s an weird entry that caps a very strange section of the Chronicle. In the seven year period from 902 to 909 we’ve got three blank years, two star gazing entries, one […] The post 264 – The Lost Rebellion first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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263 – AEthelflaed and Ingimund

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2017/12/06

When we left off last episode, war had come to Mercia. Ingimund and his Scandinavian allies abandoned their peace treaty and were seeking to expand their borders, but according to the Irish Annals and the Welsh annals, it wasn’t AEthelred Lord of Mercia who was organizing the defenses. It was AEthelflaed, Queen of the Saxons. […] The post 263 – AEthelflaed and Ingimund first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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262 – AEthelred and AEthelflaed

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2017/12/01

A year after Edward took the throne – in year 901, while he was still fighting AEthelwold’s rebellion – something strange appeared in the Charters. This event doesn’t get discussed in the Chronicle. But these Charters reveal that in 901, there was an enormous gathering of the important political figures of Wessex. This gathering took […] The post 262 – AEthelred and AEthelflaed first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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261 – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle and the Mercian Register

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2017/11/25

I hope that after the last few episodes (and honestly, the last few years) have dispelled the myth of elegance that surrounds monarchy. Especially medieval monarchy. Support the Show The post 261 – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle and the Mercian Register first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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260 – King Edward’s Forgotten Love Life

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2017/11/17

Sometimes life comes at you fast. So much happens in such a short space of time that you barely have a chance to take note of where you’re at and, only after it’s all passed, only /then/ do you have a chance to say “oh my god, what /was/ all of that?” I wonder if […] The post 260 – King Edward’s Forgotten Love Life first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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259 – The Last Stand of the House of AEthelred

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2017/11/04

It was an audacious move. To take possession of two towns, to fortify himself inside the Royal Estate of Wimborne (the resting place of his father), and to do all of this after taking an unnamed nun as his wife. But that was what AEthelwold son of AEthelred did. As we discussed last week, we […] The post 259 – The Last Stand of the House of AEthelred first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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258 – The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex

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2017/10/30

On October 26th, 899, Alfred the Great died. He left behind his wife, Eahlswitha, as well as his grown children. I imagine that the loss of Alfred was probably quite difficult on all of them. It’s always hard to lose a family member. But for Edward… the designated heir… what must that have been like? […] The post 258 – The Rise of King Edward I of Wessex first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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257 – Political Accommodation Within The Danelaw

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2017/10/22

Things in Britain are changing rapidly. In Scotland the MacAlpin dynasty is rising, and with it comes the merging of the Scottish and Pictish cultures. A similar blending is happening in the Anglo Saxon regions. As we’ve see in the last few episodes – cities are changing, economies are emerging. And the sudden appearance of […] The post 257 – Political Accommodation Within The Danelaw first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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256 – Scandinavian Settlement in England

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2017/10/12

For the last few episodes we’ve been discussing the way life has been changing in Southern Britain. While the dramatic battles and political maneuvering dominated the story of the last season, you’re now learning of the many of the changes that were changing how lives were lived on the island, and some of them weren’t […] The post 256 – Scandinavian Settlement in England first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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