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S1.04 Athelstan
FromRex Factor
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We're back from our summer break and to kick us off we have King Athelstan, the first true king of all England (if not Britain). He was a powerful warrior, a prolific law-maker and he even managed to find the time to dally in foreign affairs and create some genuine scandal (though not by having foreign affairs). Is he a shoe-in for the Rex Factor or will this be the toughest challenge yet for the Saxon king? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 21, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
S1.21 Henry II: Stephen's death in 1154 puts an end to the civil war, and with the accession of Henry II England enjoys something of a change in fortune. Henry is one of the great characters of the medieval period and the first of the Angevins (or the Plantagenet... by Rex Factor