Podcasts

Podcasting is so much fun that I have been rather breeding them, so here is a brief guide. You may select the series you want from the drop down, or go to their homepages from the links here.

If you are a member, you might want to visit the Members’ Homepage  for a summary of what’s available, and other links.

History of England (free to all): The original history of England, without adverts, and including all the guest episodes. Members can access this on though membership.

History of Scotland (Members):  From the dawn of time!

Britain and the Sea (Members): the start of a series about the development of England and Britain’s naval history. Plus shanties.

Shedcasts (members): these are the heart of the Members’ feed. A whole load of topics, historiography, biographies. Also you can filter by some subseries:

Extended Biographies (Members): There are several series available: Eleanor of Aquitaine, William Marshal, Margaret Beaufort, John Hawkwood and Margaret Cavendish

History in Technicolour (Free to All): Wolf and I talk through history films that have caught our attention!

Anglo Saxon England (Free to all): An update on the series I did for members on Anglo Saxon rural society from 5th – 11th centuries.

    6 The Great Heathen Army

    By David Crowther 21 Comments

    Everything changed for Anglo Saxon England in 866; the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok came for conquest, not just treasure and slaves. The Arrival in East Anglia, 866 In 866, aRead More

    5 The Noble Wolf

    By David Crowther 2 Comments

    Æthelwolf hasn’t always had the best press. None the less he laid the basis of an effective and well organised state centred on the traditional heartlands of Wessex, and one betterRead More

    5a Pirates from the North

    By David Crowther 7 Comments

    The Vikings visited fire, destruction – and trade – on a bemused and terrified 8th C Europe. Who were they, where did they come from, where did they go andRead More

    4 Greater Wessex

    By David Crowther 2 Comments

    The death of Offa & his son led to the bloodletting normal when the succession was a bun fight. But this time round, it would have longer term consequences for theRead More

    3 The Mercian Supremacy

    By Cerdic 13 Comments

    Offa becomes king, extends his authority over all England south of the Humber, and hob nobs with Charlemagne

    1.8 Revival

    By Cerdic 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

    1.7 Conversion

    By Cerdic 5 Comments

    At the start of the 7th century England was a basically pagan country; by the end of it it was officially at least Christian. While no doubt many pagans stillRead More

    1.6 The Life and Times of Penda Part II

    By Cerdic 2 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 16 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

    1.3 Building a New World

    By Cerdic 1 Comments

    What kind of society had arrived in Roman Britain? How how did societies and communities form and become the kingdoms before the days of the Heptarchy?