109 – Edwin’s Ambitions

Ok, last episode, we jumped forward a little to take the story of East Anglia to the point where Sigebehrt took the throne… but lets go back about 3 years… to 628 (ish)… and look at what is going on in Mercia. Mercia, the Midland kingdom, has been a bit of a backwater in our […] ...  Show more

That’s something I’ve heard my entire life. When I was younger and picked on at school my father would sometimes say “Don’t worry, Jamie, what goes around comes around.” The problem with that bit of advice is that it requires a sense of fairness in the world that isn’t always the ...  Show more

Christianity's inroads into the pagan north of England began with the marriage of Æthelburh of Kent to King Edwin of Northumbria. A condition of their marriage was Edwin's conversion to Christianity. But most of the things we know about this period come from the ...

Edward I is forced to spend his old age fighting multiple political crises. He desperately needs the aid of his barons if he’s going to have any chance of returning Gascony to Plantagenet hands. But time is of the essence, as while his back is turned from Scotland, a noble named ...  Show more

Odin was many things to the Norse: the All-Father, king of the gods, creator of the known universe. But how did he go from god-king of the Aesir to the one-eyed wanderer? This is the story of how Odin gained true wisdom… and the cost he paid to get it. Learn more about your ad ch ...  Show more

Edward I is the new king of England, but he has ambitions far beyond that. He wants to be like his idol, the legendary King Arthur, and that means uniting all of Britain under the Plantagenet banner. His first target is Wales, but the people there have no intention of bending to ...  Show more