Anglo-Saxon Britain
This Union. The Ghost Kingdoms of England, East Anglia - Sutton Who? Audio, 28 minutes
Ian Hislop explores the story and legacy of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England.
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- Posted27 June 2021
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- Posted16 September 2020
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- Posted6 May 2020
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- Posted6 March 2020
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- Posted29 January 2020
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- Posted23 November 2019
Word of Mouth. Anglo Saxon. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen explores the origins of English in the Anglo-Saxon world.
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Open Country. Exercise Shallow Grave. Audio, 25 minutes
Mary-Ann Ochota joins former members of the armed forces as they unearth Saxon artefacts.
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In Our Time. The Danelaw. Audio, 50 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Danish impact on England in 9th and 10th centuries.
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How to Invent a Country. The Invention of Britain #2. Audio, 31 minutes
Anglocentrism .... or why Britons Never Will Be Slaves
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- Posted6 February 2019
The Essay. Harold Godwinson. Audio, 16 minutes
Clive Anderson discusses the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson.
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The Essay. Edward the Confessor. Audio, 15 minutes
Stephen Baxter creates a portrait of Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor.
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The Essay. Aethelred the Unready. Audio, 15 minutes
Simon Keynes discusses the life of the Anglo-Saxon monarch Aethelred.
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The Essay. The Smith - Gold and Black. Audio, 15 minutes
Leslie Webster on the life of the smith and his ambivalent status in Anglo-Saxon society.
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The Essay. Alfred the Great. Audio, 16 minutes
Michael Wood discusses Alfred the Great, King of Wessex and king of the Anglo-Saxons.
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The Essay. Bede, the Father of English History. Audio, 16 minutes
Scholar of the Anglo Saxons Lilian Groves explores the life and times of St Bede.
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The Essay. The Beowulf Bard. Audio, 16 minutes
The late Seamus Heaney's exploration of the great bard of the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf.
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The Essay. Eadfrith the Scribe. Audio, 16 minutes
Richard Gameson explores the literary, historical and artistic legacy of scribes..
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The Essay. Cuthbert. Audio, 15 minutes
Historian Tony Morris explores the life of Cuthbert, the popular saint of the Northeast/
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The Essay. King Raedwald. Audio, 16 minutes
Martin Carver on the inhabitant of the magnificent Sutton Hoo ship burial
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- Posted27 November 2018
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- Posted12 June 2018