Anglo Saxon England Podcast podcast

Anglo Saxon England Podcast

Series 1 is a concise social and political history of England from the 5th to 11th centuries. Series 2 is a social history how society and lordship worked during and directly after the migration period. It then looks at how that culture evolved, as the impact of economic development and the Viking invasions wrought changes in lordship and political structures. It looks also at the landscape - how it affected peoples' lives, how the Anglo Saxons shaped it in turn - and some of the marks ordinary people left for us to see today. And lastly, it considers whether the Norman conquest effected deep change or merely accelerated processes already underway. Sister series of The History of England podcast, with which is shares the contents of Series 1. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Series 1 is a concise social and political history of England from the 5th to 11th centuries. Series 2 is a social history how society and lordship worked during and directly after the migration period. It then looks at how that culture evolved, as the impact of economic development and the Viking invasions wrought changes in lordship and political structures. It looks also at the landscape - how it affected peoples' lives, how the Anglo Saxons shaped it in turn - and some of the marks ordinary people left for us to see today. And lastly, it considers whether the Norman conquest effected deep change or merely accelerated processes already underway. Sister series of The History of England podcast, with which is shares the contents of Series 1. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#45

3.4 Cerdic the Founder of England by Paul Harper

Alfred the Great believed that the House of Wessex stretched back to the earliest days of ... more

25 Sep 2024

27 MINS

27:35

25 Sep 2024


#44

3.3 Seasons

How people in Anglo Saxon England viewed the seasons that meant so much to their health, h... more

14 Aug 2024

43 MINS

43:34

14 Aug 2024


#43

3.2 The Fens - Home to Monsters and Hermits

Marie Hilder talks about the 'English Holy Land' during the time of the Anglo Saxons - the... more

03 Jul 2024

27 MINS

27:03

03 Jul 2024


#42

3.1 The Sutton Hoo King

In May 1939, in the shadow of impeding war, Edith Pretty comissioned local archaeologist b... more

12 Jun 2024

23 MINS

23:51

12 Jun 2024


#41

2.9 Norman Transformation?

1066 and the Norman conquest undoubtedly came with dramatic change in personel and archite... more

15 May 2024

47 MINS

47:24

15 May 2024


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2.8 A New Landscape

From 9th century, the increasing intensfication of agriculture and population growth led t... more

01 May 2024

43 MINS

43:33

01 May 2024


#39

2.7 Rise of the Thegns

The Danish wars from the 9th century had a enormous impact on the Anglo Saxon state. The n... more

17 Apr 2024

50 MINS

50:51

17 Apr 2024


#38

2.6 Life in Warland

Warland was held by all free Anglo Saxon families, and so called because the resources of ... more

03 Apr 2024

49 MINS

49:23

03 Apr 2024


#37

2.5 Life on the Inland

As 7th century turns into 8th, society becomes a little more hierarchical; tribute centres... more

20 Mar 2024

52 MINS

52:22

20 Mar 2024


#36

2.4 Extensive Lordship and the Scir

The 7th and 8th centuries saw the gradual development of territorial grouping, with tribal... more

06 Mar 2024

47 MINS

47:33

06 Mar 2024


#35

2.3 The Early Settlers

The culture of the early Free farmers of the Germanic settlers valued family, kinship and ... more

21 Feb 2024

48 MINS

48:49

21 Feb 2024


#34

2.2 The Old and the New

The departure of Rome from Britain and the Romano British society that follows is the stor... more

11 Feb 2024

39 MINS

39:28

11 Feb 2024


#33

2.1 Land, Lordship and People - Introduction

I am reviving my old Anglo Saxon England podcast, with a new, limited series of 9 episodes... more

10 Feb 2024

15 MINS

15:41

10 Feb 2024


#32

1.32 - 22 1066 and Goodbye to all That

1066 was a year that changed a lot of things - though not as much as you might think. 3 ex... more

07 Feb 2024

34 MINS

34:10

07 Feb 2024


#31

1.31 - 31 The Normans - A Race Unbridled

The Normans made a massive impact on Europe, not just England. They went on to establish a... more

07 Feb 2024

25 MINS

25:34

07 Feb 2024


#30

1.30 - 20 England in the 11th Century

Anglo Saxon England has been seen by some commentators as a bit of a basket case by 1066 -... more

07 Feb 2024

26 MINS

26:13

07 Feb 2024


#29

1.29 - 19 Edward the Confessor

Edward enjoyed one year of independence in 1051-2, before the return of Godwin forced him ... more

07 Feb 2024

25 MINS

25:48

07 Feb 2024


#28

1.28 - 18 The End of the Danish Dynasty

Cnut’s dynasty survived him by only 7 years, and in 1042 the house of Cerdic returned in t... more

07 Feb 2024

30 MINS

30:16

07 Feb 2024


#27

1.27 - 17 Cnut the Conqueror

Cnut was pretty much the complete king. Conqueror of the English, ruler of a Scandinavian ... more

07 Feb 2024

28 MINS

28:07

07 Feb 2024


#26

1.26 - 16 Ironside

In 1012, Aethelred looked down and out. But Svein died, and Edmund Ironside appeared on th... more

07 Feb 2024

25 MINS

25:52

07 Feb 2024


#25

1.25 - 15 Æthelred, Forkbeard and Misery

The Danish threat is notched up a few levels, and Æthelred the Unready and the English sta... more

07 Feb 2024

24 MINS

24:59

07 Feb 2024


#24

1.24 - 14 The Rising Tide

Aethelred's mother gets her son onto the throne at last. But it's not long before the disa... more

07 Feb 2024

29 MINS

29:10

07 Feb 2024


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1.23 - 13 The Golden Age

Edgar the Peaceable's reign was a golden age of peace, prosperity and monastic reform. Unf... more

07 Feb 2024

24 MINS

24:41

07 Feb 2024


#22

1.22 Last King in Jorvik

Edmund the Magnificent and Eadred finally defeat Eric Bloodaxe, the last king of Jorvik. B... more

07 Feb 2024

23 MINS

23:08

07 Feb 2024


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1.21 His Years were full of Glory

Athelstan was a dynamic and effective ruler, in war, law, and diplomacy. As a war leader h... more

29 Jan 2017

37 MINS

37:58

29 Jan 2017