Anglo-Saxon England

Due to an unexpected medical issue there isn't a new episode this week, but in light of recent news around remains found in Winchester, it seemed like an ideal time to look back at our assessment of King Alfred and his legacy.

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Today, we are diving deep into the Vita Ædwardi Regis, or The Life of King Edward who rests at Westminster. Written in Latin right on the knife-edge of the Norman Conquest of 1066, this text is not your standard medieval hagiography. It is a complex artefact of its time and an embodiment of how the Anglo-Saxons understood their defeat in 1066.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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We come to the end of Edward the Confessor's reign, storm clouds gather.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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Edward faces all-out rebellion spearheaded by Godwine.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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In 1049, Edward massed his fleet on the coast of Sandwich and events careen towards conflict that will change the fate of England.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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