Anglo-Saxon England Podcast

A academic podcast by @tomkearns12 about Anglo-Saxon history by a former ASNC and ecclesiastical history nerd.

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New Episode! "The Legendary Kings of East Anglia"

Of all the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, East Anglia has probably the richest legendary history. While the historicity of this history is of course qu…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/tGQLOzOVkg

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New Episode! "The Earliest East Anglians"

East Anglian history poses a particular problem for historians of Anglo-Saxon England. The Kingdom of East Anglia was one of just four kingdoms still in exi…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/sy0zbiyctt

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New Episode! "Resources"

With Kent wrapped up, and while I’m working on the next part of the podcast, I wanted to do another patron request episode. I have been asked to talk a bit about good books …

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/NHUG5DoTZo

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5 Star Review: "Detailed and scholarly, but engaging: Rigorous, granular history that’s very interesting, not tedious." via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/BlvB4ztx9j

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New Episode! "The End of Kent"

The history of Kent as a kingdom ends in the year 825. In one sense it was the result of Mercia's destruction of its native dynasty, but in another it saw the return o…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/RvmIYRsIW2

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New Episode! "Kent Under Mercia"

Following the death of Wihtred Kent entered a period of instability which left it open to the expanding ambitions of Mercia. What followed was almost 50 years of on …

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/GbvhMenF8M

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New Episode! "Wihtred"

King Wihtred, the king who restored Kentish independence, had a long but largely mysterious reign. However from what survives we can tell that his rule marked a final restorat…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/RBSHt3zjoG

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New Episode! "War, Occupation, and Liberation"

The late 680s in Kent are another of those periods that have become quite familiar to us in our study so far: a period of upheaval following on the hee…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/XwKUK2kdMv

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New Episode! "Hlothhere and Eadric"

After the death of Ecgberth in 673, the throne of Kent passed to his younger brother Hlothhere. There is some debate as to whether Hlothhere succeeded Ecgberht im…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/6abNhtXH1m

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New Episode! "The Kentish Royal Legend"

With the death of Eadbald, we find ourselves square in the middle of a complicate textual history regarding the foundation legend of the monastery of Minster-…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/NGq28MokUu

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5 Star Review: "Very enjoyable: Just love this period of British history, not quite sure why I feel this way, but it’s a fascinating time to me. Very nicely presented. I’ve only list…" via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/xp4yhxAL5Q

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5 Star Review: "outstanding: easy to understand, no nonsense embellishments. i wish there were more episodes to binge listen to." via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/JOshrxJFC4

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New Episode! "Reaction and Retrenchment"

Despite Æthelberht’s official adoption of the new Christian creed, he seems to have been largely unsuccessful in promoting it among his courtiers. His own so…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/MSU11ybFTm

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5 Star Review: "A must for people interested in English history: Well done. Shed’s light on this critical period. Authoritative. Presentation is simple and straightforward, but well o…" via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/P0msjY6qhB

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4 Star Review: "Fangirling: If this time period is your jam this podcast is for you. Well written and presented with a calm cadence. As another reviewer also said; 20 min episodes are…" via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/xlwt7dqbLD

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New Episode! "King Æthelberht of Kent"

Any list of the most consequential Anglo-Saxons would need to include King Æthelberht of Kent. As the king who welcomed the Augustinian Mission in 597 and gave…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/yauQ5Ngszm

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4 Star Review: "Fangirling: If this time period is your jam this podcast is for you. Well written and presented with a calm cadence.
As another reviewer also said; 20 min episodes are…" via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/qwusC2Ek7k

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New Episode! "Jutes and Franks: The Beginnings of Kent"

Kent consists of a small spur sticking out of the south-eastern tip of England. To its north lies the mouth of the River Thames and to its sou…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/0wJA9MZw7Z

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5 Star Review: "Engaging and beautifully done: This is a podcast for those who want detailed history in chunks of time that are easy to swallow and contemplate. I find a shorter time c…" via @PodpageHQ https://t.co/7PpAf4rM4w

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New Episode! "Trade and Towns in Anglo-Saxon England"

As historians we thrive on the material culture of the past. You don’t need to be an historical materialist to recognize that without material c…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/apzO2ELiyT