iTunes is restricting our list to 300 episodes for some reason. To access all episodes, click subscribe. The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the lives of the people. You won't find a dry recounting of dates and battles here, but instead you'll learn about who these people were and how their desires, fears, and flaws shaped the histories of England, Scotland, and Wales. Support the Show
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339 – Cnut the Conqueror
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338 – The Fall of King Edmund Ironsides
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….
337 – The Rise of King Edmund Ironside
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336 – The End Is The Beginning Is The End
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335 – Acts of Spasmodic Violence
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334 – No Cnut November
There are worse things than spending a holiday in Normandy. And one of those things is spending a holiday in Normandy because you just lost your entire Kingdom to the Danes. Support the Show
333 – The Conquest of England
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332 – AEthelred: The Jomsvikings
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331 – AEthelred: Thoughts and Prayers
AEthelred, for the first time in quite a while, had a chance for a breather. King Sweyn Forkbeard, having been paid a king’s ransom, had withdrawn his forces with a promise never to return.