Edward faces all-out rebellion spearheaded by Godwine.

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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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We begin our look at Edward the Confessor by looking at his early reign in the 1040s.

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The Encomium Emmae Reginae is an 11th-century Latin encomium – a work meant to praise a person – in honour of the English queen Emma of Normandy.

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When Harold Harefoot died on 17 March 1040, Harthacnut was well underway preparing an invasion of England to depose his brother.

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King Harold Harefoot emerged into a contested political landscape following the death of Cnut in which the influence of two powerful women was decisive. Both sought to secure the English throne for their own sons and built rival political factions to do so.

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We look at the works of perhaps the most accomplished author in the Old English canon: Ælfric of Eynsham.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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Unlocked bonus episode: A very brief intro to the history and focus of Old English prose.

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I want to take a short detour from a strictly chronological telling of events to loop back and focus on the lives and works of two men who were particularly influential in shaping the legal, religious, and literary world of late Anglo-Saxon England: Wulfstan of York and Ælfric of Eynesham.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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We look at Canute's wider realm encompassing Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Dublin.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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