124 – Social Mobility:  Getting a Raise in Anglo Saxon Kingdoms

124 – Social Mobility: Getting a Raise in An...

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125 – King Oswiu: A Gathering Storm

So in late 655, following his victory at the Winwaed, King Oswiu occupied and ruled Northern Mercia and thus now ruled over an additional 7,000 households, according to Bede. Consider how much power that was conferring upon the King. We’re talking about 7,000 hides of land. Think ...  عرض المزيد

126 – The End of an Era: The Triumph of Christianity in Britain

Today we’re going to tackle the history from 660 right up to the lead up to the Synod of Whitby… and we’re going to have a lot of moving parts, but the theme that is developing here is one of the last gasps of Paganism in Britain and the rise of two rival imperiums: one […] The p ...  عرض المزيد

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65: How British are YOU?
Easy English: Learn English with everyday conversations

A noisy neighbour, an awkward stand-off, an ironic compliment and a round at the bar... 4 difficult scenarios for Isi to deal with in the UK. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: <a href="https://www. ...  عرض المزيد

Ending the War on the American Middle Class
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Being middle class in America used to mean something. It was something socially transformative and even revolutionary. What happened? These are the ideas Christine Rosen writes on in her recent article for Commentary, "The Elite War on the American Middle Class—and Ho ...

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Bitesize Ep 105: A Shocking Chapter of British History: The Day London Nearly Drowned in Dung
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📥 Grab the FREE PDF with 15 advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠ In this episode, we dive into a shocking chapter of British history: The Great Hors ...  عرض المزيد

A Very British Life - Pocket Money
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