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Jamie Jeffers

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211 – The Battles of Basing and Meretun

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2016/07/28

It’s January of 871, still… A tremendous amount has happened in the last fortnight, and the year had barely even begun. People tend to compress the past… especially periods they are unfamiliar with… into short blurbs. It’s why many people are completely willing to accept minute by minute accounts of World War II, but balk […] The post 211 – The Battles of Basing and Meretun first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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210 – The Battle of Ashdown

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2016/07/19

“God, in his goodness and justice so much offended by our sins, had thus worn down the lands and kingdoms of the Christians.” That’s a quote from Prudentius of Troyes, who was struggling to explain why the Franks met abysmal failure every time they fought the Scandinavians. While that quote came from from across the […] The post 210 – The Battle of Ashdown first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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209 – The Battle of Reading

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2016/07/08

When we left off, the Danes had occupied Reading, fortified it for several days, and then sent a detachment West along the river Kennet… In response, Ealdorman AEthelwulf of Berkshire had raised the local Fyrd, killed one of the Danish lords, and for the first time in a very long time, at Englefield, the West […] The post 209 – The Battle of Reading first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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208 – The Battle of Englefield

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2016/07/01

When we left off the Great Heathen Army had conquered East Anglia, established their dominion, and then a good portion of it returned to their territory of Jorvik. However, not everyone returned north or stayed in East Anglia. Their leaders, Ivarr and Ubbe… brothers in battle and sons of Ragnarr, departed. Some accounts state that […] The post 208 – The Battle of Englefield first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 75 – Shop Talk on Cultural Hegemony

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2016/06/26

Zee and I discuss Cultural Hegemony. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast and being a part of this project! As you know, this show is entirely member supported and if it wasn’t for your support the main show wouldn’t be possible. I hope you enjoy this Member’s Only Episode, and if you have […] The post Members Only 75 – Shop Talk on Cultural Hegemony first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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207 – Christianity in Early Danelaw

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2016/06/23

Here is part two to our story of religion and religious life at the age of the Great Heathen Army and the Danish invasion of Britain. Last episode, I told you about how the stories we’re often told – of violent atrocities committed against Christian spaces and against Christendom itself – didn’t actually originate from […] The post 207 – Christianity in Early Danelaw first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians?

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2016/06/11

Last week we covered the events of 869. The situation was dire. We have at least one dead Anglo Saxon king, two Anglo Saxon kingdoms that were now under the thumb of the Danes, and as far as the record tells us, everyone else was just keeping their heads down. They may have taken comfort […] The post 206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians? first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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205 – Saint Edmund the Martyr

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2016/06/02

Last episode we ended with the engagement of Prince Alfred to Ealhswith, daughter of Ealdorman AEthelred Mucel of Mercia and descendant of King Coenwulf of Merica, and I briefly mentioned political implications of such a match. But there was a personal aspect to this as well. Not the marriage itself, though that was certainly personal… […] The post 205 – Saint Edmund the Martyr first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 74 – Shop Talk on Cultural Imaginaries

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2016/05/30

Zee and I discuss Cultural Imaginaries, among other things…. including our public feud with a podcasting conference and my love of poetry. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast and being a part of this project! As you know, this show is entirely member supported and if it wasn’t for your support the main […] The post Members Only 74 – Shop Talk on Cultural Imaginaries first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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204 – Snottingham

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2016/05/27

At the end of last episode, the gates of Jorvik had opened and the Great Heathen Army marched forth. They were headed South, to the Kingdom of Mercia. Mercia makes sense for the Northmen. The leaders of the Great Army had already bolstered their northern border, through their puppet King Ecgberht. East Anglia had been […] The post 204 – Snottingham first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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203 – Jorvik

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2016/05/19

I’d like to start today’s episode with a poem. Not about my feelings, or about a tough breakup… but a skaldic poem from the 12th century. It’s called The Lay of Kraka, and it was probably recorded somewhere in Scotland. The reason why it’s important is that it contains what is claimed to be Ragnar […] The post 203 – Jorvik first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 73 – Easter Eggs and Errors in The Last...

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2016/05/17

Zee and I discuss BBC’s amazing show, The Last Kingdom. Find The Last Kingdom at… BBC America. BBC Two. Amazon. And wherever else you access streaming downloadable content. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast and being a part of this project! As you know, this show is entirely member supported and if it […] The post Members Only 73 – Easter Eggs and Errors in The Last Kingdom: Episode 1 first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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202 – The Fall of Eoforwic

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2016/05/11

When we left off last time, King Edmund of East Anglia had paid a Danegeld to the Great Heathen Army… and rather than leaving, the army had set up camp in his Kingdom. It was a situation that would have caused all manner of havoc for virtually everyone who lived in the small eastern Kingdom. […] The post 202 – The Fall of Eoforwic first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 72 – The Fury of the Northmen Part 14:...

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2016/05/03

When you think of the Northmen, what do you think about? Their famed longships, the drakkars? Swords and shields, perhaps? Maybe some of you think about the small farms that we’ve been speaking about. And hopefully none of you think about horned helmets and Chris Hemsworth. But I would wager that a good number of […] The post Members Only 72 – The Fury of the Northmen Part 14: Sexuality first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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