Yes, this episode in Charlie Higson's romp through the pre-Norman monarchs lands on another one we've kind of heard of. King Cnut, sometimes called 'The Great' due to his North Sea empire, also the one who sat on the beach and commanded the tide to stop coming in......or did he??? Assisting Charlie in untangling the facts from the nonsense is Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.