The British History Podcast

<p>For Alfred, everything had changed at Chippenham. It was at Chippenham where he had lost his crown and his kingdom… it’s also possible that he was the victim of a coup, considering how Guthrum’s conquest had gone virtually unchallenged. Chippenham was a place of great shame for the House of Wessex. That is, until now. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/230-guthrum-gets-bath/">230 – Guthrum Gets a Bath</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Thank you for always being there for me, Nanna. <3 Support the Show</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/ten-year-old-wwii-memorial/">A Ten Year Old in WWII: A Memorial</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Four months is a long time. It might not seem it. And in many ways, four months can pass in the blink of an eye. But four months is around 120 days. It’s a full season. In four months, the harshness of winter can be replaced by the the bright warmth of spring. Four months […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/229-battle-edington/">229 – The Battle of Edington</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>In spite of everything standing against them, Alfred and AEthelnoth are bringing the war directly to Guthrum on a daily basis. We know this thanks to Asser and the Chronicle, but both sources neglect to tell us exactly HOW the rebel army was bringing the war to Guthrum. The one time I want more information […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/228-alfred-odda-audacity-nope/">228 – Alfred and Odda: The Audacity of Nope</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>The last episode ended with an account by Ethelweard which told us that after the arrival of AEthelnoth, Alfred was attacking Guthrum on a daily basis. Alfred was no longer just trying to survive, he was trying to take his kingdom back. Support the Show</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/227-alfreds-war-mind/">227 – Alfred’s War for the Mind</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Today, we are going to talk about the early steps of Alfred’s guerrilla war against King Guthrum. We will talk about the elements of this sort of war, the circumstances of the West Saxons under Guthrum’s rule, and the resulting fallout within Wessex. Support the Show</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/alfred-and-legitimacy/">226 – Alfred and Legitimacy: The First Steps to War</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It was January of 878. The dead of British winter – and Alfred was running. Through fields, past hamlets, keeping out of sight whenever he could. He ran. He headed for the Somerset Levels. This was a coastal plane during the 9th century – a dense network of impassable marshes. It wasn’t ideal, but at […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/225-alfred-in-somerset/">225 – Alfred in Somerset</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>For generations, the Anglo Saxon dominance in eastern Britain has gone largely unchallenged. In the face of this, the warlike vagabonds that first came to these lands had been transformed into gentry. Power had calcified into the hands of a few, war had become a ritualized way for dynasties to settle arguments over wealth, and […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/224-season-six-wessex/">224 – Chapter Six: Wessex</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>How do you redeem a year like 877? If you’re Alfred, how do you fix something like this? Even if he cast it in the best possible light, the story of 877 would still be the story of how Wessex lost control of two of its major coastal strongholds, was unable to directly counter the […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/223-king-alfred-chippenham/">223 – King Alfred and Chippenham</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>At some point early in the Viking Age, a group of Northmen came across a natural harbor on the western side of the Irish Sea. Being that they were a seafaring people, having places in foreign lands where they could safely make port was a significant advantage. Orkney was already showing its usefulness, and now […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/222-viking-kings-black-pool/">222 – Viking Kings and The Black Pool</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off, Guthrum had marched into the heart of Wessex without being noticed, lead his forces right past Alfred’s hold in Winchester, and seized the Royal tun of Wareham. In response to this, Alfred raised the Fyrd, marched upon the southern port town, and besieged it. Now all of our surviving sources are […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/221-alfred-guthrum-price-peace/">221 – Alfred and Guthrum: The Price of Peace</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s the year 876 and historians Dudo and Flodoard tell us that a fleet of Vikings slammed into the Frankish city of Rouen and nearly leveled it to the ground. In response to this attack, King Louis the Stammerer, brother of Judith, launched a campaign to oust them… but he never saw this completed because […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/220-alfred-guthrum-magic-madness-heaven-sin/">220 – Alfred and Guthrum: Magic, Madness, Heaven, Sin</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>I repeat to you, gentlemen, that your inquisition is fruitless. Detain me here forever if you will; confine or execute me if you must have a victim to propitiate the illusion you call justice; but I can say no more than I have said already. Everything that I can remember, I have told with perfect […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/219-the-halloween-special-the-statement-of-randolph-carter/">219 – The Halloween Special: The Statement of Randolph Carter</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Today we begin in Orkney. The history of Orkney is rather obscure, and that fact is reflected in the show… with it appearing only occasionally in the Scotcasts and Celtcasts. However, in the last 80 years, things have been changing rapidly for the inhabitants of this misty land, and the people of Orkney started to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/kingdom-of-jorvik/">218 – The Kingdom of Jorvik</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>We begin our story in Alt Clut. Alt Clut was an ancient British Kingdom and it could trace itself back to Roman Britannia – and possibly even further. At the center of this kingdom was an old fortress on a River, the River Clyde. The Kingdom’s name derived from the Brythonic name for the rock […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/217-halfdans-ravaging-of-the-north/">217 – Halfdan’s Ravaging of the North</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Click here to go the Summary of Zee’s PhD that I talked about. We are coming to a major turning point in the story of Britain.The Anglo Saxon kingdoms never had a chance of turning the Great Heathen Army back, and now it looks like they’re here to stay. There’s no denying it anymore. But […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/216-the-great-heathen-army-always-be-prepared/">216 – The Great Heathen Army: Always Be Prepared</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s 873 and so far Halfdan has extracted THREE Danegelds from King Burgred in exchange for promising to not occupy Mercia. And, of course, he’s gone on to occupy Mercia… most recently in a town called Torksey. He also put down a rebellion in Jorvik and reclaimed the city. He pushed King Ricsige of Northumbria […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/215-king-burgred-and-the-end-of-the-danish-sausage-fest/">215 – King Burgred and the end of the Danish Sausage Fest</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s 872 and Halfdan’s year has been a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, he had received a major Danegeld from Mercia, to add to the one he received from Wessex in the previous year. And now he was residing within London. But on the other hand, he had just gotten word […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/214-national-lampoons-viking-vacation/">214 – National Lampoon’s Viking Vacation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Last time we left off, Alfred… who we have been following since his earliest days, and whom we now know the most intimate details of, including the state of his butt (which was swollen) and the state of his libido (which apparently was also swollen)… well, by mid 871 his brother was dead and he […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/213-danegelds-peace-and-shame/">213 – Danegelds, Peace, and Shame</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s mid April of 871. For four long months, the House of Wessex has been battling against an invasion army of Danes who are holding the Royal Tun of Reading. Battle after battle had resulted in bruising defeats at the hands of these pagans. They had won against the Danes in Ashdown, true, but what […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/212-alfred-the-last-aetheling/">212 – Alfred the Last AEtheling</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s January of 871, still… A tremendous amount has happened in the last fortnight, and the year had barely even begun. People tend to compress the past… especially periods they are unfamiliar with… into short blurbs. It’s why many people are completely willing to accept minute by minute accounts of World War II, but balk […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/211-the-battles-of-basing-and-meretun/">211 – The Battles of Basing and Meretun</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>“God, in his goodness and justice so much offended by our sins, had thus worn down the lands and kingdoms of the Christians.” That’s a quote from Prudentius of Troyes, who was struggling to explain why the Franks met abysmal failure every time they fought the Scandinavians. While that quote came from from across the […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/210-the-battle-of-ashdown/">210 – The Battle of Ashdown</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off, the Danes had occupied Reading, fortified it for several days, and then sent a detachment West along the river Kennet… In response, Ealdorman AEthelwulf of Berkshire had raised the local Fyrd, killed one of the Danish lords, and for the first time in a very long time, at Englefield, the West […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/209-the-battle-of-reading/">209 – The Battle of Reading</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off the Great Heathen Army had conquered East Anglia, established their dominion, and then a good portion of it returned to their territory of Jorvik. However, not everyone returned north or stayed in East Anglia. Their leaders, Ivarr and Ubbe… brothers in battle and sons of Ragnarr, departed. Some accounts state that […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/208-the-battle-of-englefield-2/">208 – The Battle of Englefield</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Here is part two to our story of religion and religious life at the age of the Great Heathen Army and the Danish invasion of Britain. Last episode, I told you about how the stories we’re often told – of violent atrocities committed against Christian spaces and against Christendom itself – didn’t actually originate from […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/207-christianity-in-early-danelaw/">207 – Christianity in Early Danelaw</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Last week we covered the events of 869. The situation was dire. We have at least one dead Anglo Saxon king, two Anglo Saxon kingdoms that were now under the thumb of the Danes, and as far as the record tells us, everyone else was just keeping their heads down. They may have taken comfort […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/206-did-the-great-heathen-army-persecute-christians/">206 – Did the Great Heathen Army Persecute Christians?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Last episode we ended with the engagement of Prince Alfred to Ealhswith, daughter of Ealdorman AEthelred Mucel of Mercia and descendant of King Coenwulf of Merica, and I briefly mentioned political implications of such a match. But there was a personal aspect to this as well. Not the marriage itself, though that was certainly personal… […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/205-saint-edmund-the-martyr/">205 – Saint Edmund the Martyr</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>At the end of last episode, the gates of Jorvik had opened and the Great Heathen Army marched forth. They were headed South, to the Kingdom of Mercia. Mercia makes sense for the Northmen. The leaders of the Great Army had already bolstered their northern border, through their puppet King Ecgberht. East Anglia had been […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/204-snottingham/">204 – Snottingham</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>I’d like to start today’s episode with a poem. Not about my feelings, or about a tough breakup… but a skaldic poem from the 12th century. It’s called The Lay of Kraka, and it was probably recorded somewhere in Scotland. The reason why it’s important is that it contains what is claimed to be Ragnar […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/203-jorvik/">203 – Jorvik</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off last time, King Edmund of East Anglia had paid a Danegeld to the Great Heathen Army… and rather than leaving, the army had set up camp in his Kingdom. It was a situation that would have caused all manner of havoc for virtually everyone who lived in the small eastern Kingdom. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/202-the-fall-of-eoforwic/">202 – The Fall of Eoforwic</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Here we are, with a new king in Wessex. King AEthelred, son of AEthelwulf, was now sitting the throne. He was in his 20s, and despite having a large family back when he was a child… now his only family left were his wife… Queen Wulfthryth (and good on you Wulfthryth for insisting on being […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/201-east-anglias-danegeld/">201 – East Anglia’s Danegeld</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>To celebrate the 200th episode, I took questions from the community which gave me a good excuse to complain about bad GI Joe villains, Rome, Lack of Sources, Rome, and a dearth of available female historical figures to crush on…. and Rome. (It was bad, you guys.) Guest spots from… Jamie Redfern of A History […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/200-the-qa/">200 – The Q&A</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s 865 and we just had yet another King of Wessex die. Alfred has been losing family members fast and furious, and this time it was his older brother, King AEthelberht. What’s worse is King AEthelberht seemed like he was a pretty decent fellow, and Wessex could have really used long reign by a fair […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/199-aethelred-vs-alfred-one-of-the-most-exciting-moments-in-probate-history/">199 – AEthelred vs Alfred: One of the Most Exciting Moments in Probate History</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>On 864 or 865, a great Scandinavian fleet of Dragon ships, or Drakkars, beached themselves at Thanet in Kent. For the people of the south, this would have been terrifying It had been scarcely more than a decade since the last fleet of Drakkars landed in Thanet, and the army exploded forth from those ships […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/198-the-great-heathen-army-begins/">198 – The Great Heathen Army Begins</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Things are changing at the BHP, and here’s a preview!</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/the-bhps-new-direction/">The April Fool’s Episode</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>We’re at a massive turning point for Britain. The Great Heathen Army is arriving on the Northern shores. I have been racking my brain for weeks trying to figure out how best to tell you this story deal with the Great Heathen Army, because it has all the elements that make a story nearly impossible […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/197-the-sons-of-ragnar-lodbrok/">197 – The Sons of Ragnar Lodbrok (versus Battle-Cattle)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off last week we spoke about King AEthelberht’s ascension to the throne of Wessex in 860 and how, despite the insistence of the Chroniclers that his rule was marked by peace and tranquility, on that same year we had records of a Viking raid that struck the heart of the Kingdom of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/196-vikings-and-mercs-and-franks-oh-my/">196 – Vikings and Mercs and Franks. Oh My!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Today’s episode will focus upon the goings on in Britain for King AEthelberht, AEthelred, and Alfred. We will also cover what has been happening up in Northumbria… and predictably, it involves a lot of civil war. We will also have a quick discussion about stats, because why not? (History of Britain, History of England, History […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/195-red-sea-rising/">195 – Red Sea Rising</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>King AEthelbald of Wessex, Queen Judith, Bjorn Ironsides, Prince Alfred, King Charles the Bald, Pope Nicholas I, Baldwin Iron Arm, Ivar the Boneless… this episode has it all! (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wessex, French History, Vikings, Roman History) NOTE ON RESEARCH I get a lot of questions about this episode asking […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/194-my-big-fat-dark-age-wedding/">194 – My Big Fat Dark Age Wedding</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off last week we were talking about Alfred’s upbringing and how he was a proficient hunter from a young age, and how he honed those skills throughout the rest of his life. But also how he lamented the fact that he was illiterate until he was twelve years old. Something which he […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/193-alfred-the-young-part-two/">193 – Alfred the Young Part Two</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>We’ve discussed Anglo Saxon propaganda, and what goes down in Anglo Saxon cities, now let’s get back to the main story. When last we checked in with the House of Wessex, King AEthelwulf had died, but thanks to his incredible fecundity he had a wealth of potential heirs. And the kingdom of Wessex, it was […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/192-alfred-the-young/">192 – Alfred the Young</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>You might not realize it, but we on the precipice of a major change in Britain. Alfred the Great is about to reach adulthood and enter the scene. The era of Danelaw is coming. Things are about to come to a head. But if I’m being honest, we’ve been seeing pretty big changes happening for […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/191-urban-fervor/">191 – Urban Fervor</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>This episode is going to be a bit different from most, because I’m going to be addressing something which has been bugging me about the 800s, and Wessex in particular. I feel like I haven’t done a good job pointing something out. So I’m going to explain something crucial about the house of Wessex and […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/190-house-of-wessex-everybody-lies/">190 – House (of Wessex): Everybody Lies</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>This episode is going to be a little different from most episodes. We’re going to break from the main story briefly and talk in larger terms about what is going on in Eastern Britain, because I realized that my slavish attention to the main storyline has probably allowed you to miss something truly astounding. And […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/189-what-on-earth-is-an-english/">189 – What on earth is an English</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>Before we begin, I’d like to address something from our last episode. I told you about reports of Vikingr armies marching around the countryside near the Wrekin. I offered a variety of methods of reaching the Wrekin, all of which would have involved quite a bit of work. However, as some of you have noted […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/188-rebellion-and-succession-in-the-kingdom-of-wessex/">188 – Rebellion and Succession in the Kingdom of Wessex</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>It’s Christmas day 854. King AEthelweard of East Anglia, a king who we know almost nothing about, is dead. The only evidence we really have that he was alive in the first place are his coins, and this is likely due to the fact that, throughout the Viking Age, succeeding bands of Scandinavian pyromaniacs destroyed […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/187-the-queen-of-wessex-aka-the-worst-midlife-crisis-ever/">187 – The Queen of Wessex: aka The Worst Midlife Crisis Ever</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>This episode is getting a bit into the political weeds and it’s for a very important reason. We’re seeing the development of that dynastic juggernaut we all know and love, the House of Wessex, and I want you to see how and why it’s forming into what it will eventually become. Because the successes of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/186-wessex-a-story-of-myth-building-opportunism-and-annexation/">186 – Wessex: A story of Myth building, Opportunism, and Annexation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off last time, we were taking a look at the problem facing Europe that no one wanted to talk about. And this wasn’t like plague of people mistaking tights for pants. In that situation, the only solution is to ignore it until it retreats back to the darkest recesses of fashion. The […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/185-building-the-house-of-wessex/">185 – Building the House of Wessex</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>When we left off last time we discussed the viking raids of Paris and Hamburg… though they were far more than the raids we’d seen in the last 40-50 years. Now we’re looking at fleets that number in the hundreds and we’re seeing the nobility on the continent, especially the Frankish nobility, hiring many of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/184-the-chaos-of-bad-governance/">184 – The Chaos of Bad Governance</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>

<p>This is a big event for Medieval Western Europe, and it doesn’t come out of nowhere. The surge of Northmen, and in particular the Danish attacks against Frankia, had a starting point. This wasn’t a simple matter of pagans picking a random point on the map and charging… the Vikingrs may have been motivated largely […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/183-ragnars-siege-of-paris/">183 – Ragnar’s Siege of Paris</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com">The British History Podcast</a>.</p>