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    147 Women and Anglo Saxon England

    By Cerdic 6 years agoJun 04, 2017 17 Comments

    Unaccustomed as I am to social and economic history…here is the first of a bit of a thread over the next few weeks and months about some social stuff, andRead More

    56 The History of Medieval Europe, Part 2

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 29, 2016 4 Comments

    The Holy Roman Empire to the death of Barbarossa, the briefest of histories of Norway, Denmark and Spain, and the 4th Crusade. It's action packed.  56 The History of MedievalRead More

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    55 The History of Medieval Europe, Part I

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 29, 2016 17 Comments

    From Charles Martel and the battle of Tours in 732, through Charlemagne and Otto the Great, the first installment concentrates on France, Germany and Italy and takes us to theRead More

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    31a Anglo Saxon Questions – Church Conversion and Economy

    By Cerdic 10 years agoSep 29, 2016 5 Comments

    Chris and Matt sent some interesting questions that take us back to Anglo Saxon England. So here's a free, supplementary episode. We talk about: How much did daily life reallyRead More

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    24a The Anglo Saxon view of the outside world

    By Cerdic 10 years agoOct 30, 2016 10 Comments

    The Anglo Saxons seem a very insular bunch – what was their view of the outside world, how much interaction did they have? A good deal more than we mightRead More

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    3 The Mercian Supremacy

    By Cerdic 10 years agoFeb 13, 2017 12 Comments

    After Wulfhere, Aethelred and Aethelbald laid the foundations, a prince from the Hwicce, Offa, took Mercia to its greatest achievements.         Cynewulf and Cyneheard In 755, the AngloRead More

    2 The Rise of Mercia

    By Cerdic 10 years agoFeb 12, 2017 1 Comments

    Pretty much a century in just one, fun-filled episode – 650 ish to 750 is. It’s Mercia’s turn – an increasingly integrated Mercia, growing in power. With yer Wulfhere’s and Æthelbalds,Read More

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    1.8 Revival

    By Cerdic 10 years agoFeb 12, 2017 7 Comments

    Towns had simply disappeared along with the post Roman economy by 500. But slowly by 600 there’s tiny shoots of recovery discernible – so we talk about towns. And weRead More

    1.6 The Life and Times of Penda Part II

    By Cerdic 10 years agoFeb 12, 2017 0 Comments

    Through much of the 7th Century, Penda increased the power and influence of the Mercians. He built his kingdom as a traditional warrior, tribal leader – defeating the Northumbrians, and EastRead More

    1.5 The Life and Times of Penda, Pt I

    By Cerdic 10 years agoFeb 12, 2017 13 Comments

    7th Century England was inherently unstable, populated by a patchwork of communities, petty kingdoms successful and less so. Into this pagan mix also comes the lure of Christianity again. Meanwhile, in centralRead More

Resources

Family Trees

  • Family Trees: 500-1066 May 1, 2011

Maps

  • Maps: 500 – 1000 May 1, 2011
  • The Burghal Hidage January 19, 2011
  • The Tribal Hidage January 7, 2011

Articles

  • The power of propaganda December 12, 2015
  • Alfred: Asser on the crucial year – 870-871 October 28, 2012
  • The Hundred Ordinance, 939-961 October 27, 2012
  • Treaty of Wedmore, 878-890 October 27, 2012
  • Economic and Social History Charts 1000-1485 September 8, 2012
  • Feast Days in Medieval England April 7, 2012
  • 49a Arrival of the House of Wessex video February 3, 2012
  • The Discovery at St Mary’s Church January 23, 2011
  • The Battle of Brunanburgh January 22, 2011
  • Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians January 9, 2011
  • Origins of the British – a recent study January 2, 2011
  • Sources for Early Anglo Saxon England December 17, 2010

Original Sources

  • Alfred: Asser on the crucial year – 870-871 October 28, 2012
  • Asser on the character of Alfred the Great October 28, 2012
  • The Story of Cynewulf, 755 October 28, 2012
  • Selected Laws of Ine, 688-695 October 27, 2012
  • Selected laws of Aethelbert of Kent, 601-604 October 27, 2012
  • The Coronation Oath of King Edgar, 975 October 27, 2012
  • The Hundred Ordinance, 939-961 October 27, 2012
  • Treaty of Wedmore, 878-890 October 27, 2012
  • The Battle of Brunanburgh January 22, 2011
  • The Burghal Hidage January 19, 2011
  • The Tribal Hidage January 7, 2011
  • Sources for Early Anglo Saxon England December 17, 2010

Quiz

Books

  • Historical Podcasts you might like April 30, 2011
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