Longer episode, but this is the era to know about, the reign that would affect everything.

We talk about the things King Ælfræd has done in his reign and what their effects were, including military reform and the standardization of pre-Norman English (or Ænglisc).

Not necessarily an episode for history, more of one for literature and poetic appreciation of pre-Norman poetry, including The Wanderer and Cædmon's Hymn.

This is a short episode talking about the Mercian Supremecy, which ended in 825, but is not clear exactly when it started.

We cover the English Isles from 409-500, plus a little bit of Roman history and the establishment of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.