337 – The Rise of King Edmund Ironside

Edmund hadn’t lost, and for now that was enough. He had shown himself to be a contender. So Ironside took his remaining men and marched East… but the accounts are careful to point out that he stayed north of the Thames…. And this decision has lead scholars to believe that Mercia ...  Afficher plus

It’s been a strange few years. The fall of the House of Wessex and the rise of Cnut looks like a simple story of conquest. After all, it’s right there in the title. Virtually every book on this era has a chapter called “The Conquest of England.” And for good reason… Cnut /was/ a ...  Afficher plus

History is never just the past. It’s the stories and people we choose to remember, and the ones we choose to erase.

Welcome to the Dr. Roy Casagranda Podcast: a space where history, politics, and culture are woven together to reveal the threads that connect us all. 

Welcome to the Silent Realms Podcast! In this prologue, we introduce the goal of the podcast: to explore lost and forgotten corners of history that rarely make it into mainstream narratives. We also cover what this podcast will look like, as well as a short introduction of me as ...  Afficher plus

This cultural episode I share my perspectives about American customs only found in America! 

Who were the Beaker People? What was their contribution to the building of Stonehenge? And did their arrival in Britain really lead to the obliteration of the indigenous population? Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Mike Parker-Pearson answers the most pressing questions ...  Afficher plus