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Anglo Saxon England Podcast
Series 1 is a concise social and political history of England from the 5th to 11th centuries.Series 2 is a social history how society and lordship worked during and directly after the migration period. It then looks at how that culture evolved, as the impact of economic development and the Viking invasions wrought changes in lordship and political structures. It looks also at the landscape - how it affected peoples' lives, how the Anglo Saxons shaped it in turn - and some of the marks ordinary people left for us to see today. And lastly, it...
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4.8 stars from 477 ratings
Amazing and knowledgeable
If history explained with humor and warmth is your thing, then David Crowther is the podcaster for you! In a good pace he goes through the early English history before and around the time of the Vikings. I love his narrator style, digressions and allround geekiness, connecting the past to the...Read full review »
MereKaffeTak via Apple Podcasts · Denmark · 07/29/24
Anglo Saxon History podcast
Really enjoyable podcast. David covers each subject with clear enthusiasm and humour. Very easy to follow but at the same time informative for listeners with any level of knowledge of Anglo Saxon history.
PitseaMan via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 04/11/24
Pay attention, folks...
Pay attention, folks, THIS is how to podcast. David Crowther is an artiste of podcasting, though he might cringe at that snooty description. Engaging, intelligent, informative, and witty, he's far and away my favorite podcaster. I marvel at how his delivery of his well-prepared content comes...Read full review »
Lee_BNA via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/31/24
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