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Jamie Jeffers

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136 – The Power of Mercia

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2014/09/16

This episode will cover the years 678 to 685 and its major characters will be… King Ecgfrith of Northumbria, the man who brought down Wulfhere, was wielding supreme power in Northumbria and was arguably exercising quite a bit of power south of the Humber as well. King AEthelred of Mercia, son of Penda and brother […] The post 136 – The Power of Mercia first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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135 – A Reshuffling of Power

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2014/09/10

Today we’re going to cover the eventful years of 675 to 678, and our main characters will be… King Wulfhere of Mercia, Son of Penda and tough guy with a bloodied lip. King Ecgfrith of Northumbria, Son of Oswiu and guy who bloodied Wulfhere’s lip. And Bishop Wilfrid… the Northumbrian Bishop who was a key […] The post 135 – A Reshuffling of Power first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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134 – The Power of Northumbria

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2014/09/05

This episode covers the years 670 to 685. The main characters are: King Ecgfrith of Northumbria – son of Oswiu, former hostage of the Mercians, and generally tough dude. King Wulfhere of Mercia – son of Penda, veteran warrior, and leader of a growing southern Hegemony. Queen AEthelthryth of Northumbria – Queen of Ecgfrith’s, unhappy […] The post 134 – The Power of Northumbria first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 53 – The Growing Complexity of Anglo...

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2014/08/27

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 any trouble accessing it please don’t […] The post Members Only 53 – The Growing Complexity of Anglo Saxon Society first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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133 – Scotcast: Part Ten

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2014/08/26

To start with, we have nine praise poems that tell us of a mighty king of Rheged named Urien, who reigned in the 580’s and 590’s. Urien was no slouch and from the records, it appears that his kingdom stretched all the way to the Solway and he was also given the title of “Defender […] The post 133 – Scotcast: Part Ten first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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132 – Scotcast Part Nine: St. Columba and King Brude

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2014/08/06

This episode will cover the years 506 to 584 and will focus primarily upon: King Brude (also known as King Bridie), the King the the Northern Picts … also referred to as King of Fortriu and St. Columba, the man credited with converting the Northern Picts… and lesser known monster expert. Support the Show The post 132 – Scotcast Part Nine: St. Columba and King Brude first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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131 – Scotcast Part Eight

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2014/07/29

So we will begin the account of what was going on with the Picts following the withdrawal of Rome with a rather discouraging fact… isn’t it nice when I can start an episode on an up note? In the Group A version of the Pictish Chronicle there are only 3 Pictish Kings before Kenneth MacAlpin […] The post 131 – Scotcast Part Eight first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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Members Only 52 – Anglo Saxon Horses

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2014/07/22

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 any trouble accessing it please don’t […] The post Members Only 52 – Anglo Saxon Horses first appeared on The British History Podcast.

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