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S2.8 Constantine II
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jun 8, 2015
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Description
After a succession of short and unsuccessful reigns, Constantine II's reign would be crucial in the formation of the Scottish nation. Coming to the throne in 900, his intray included a country still divided by internal strife, facing invasion from the Viking grandsons of Ivar the Boneless while to the south the new country of England was growing under Edward the Elder and then, most ominously, Athelstan. Could Constantine succeed where others had failed? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 8, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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