04 Dec Anglo-Saxons, Medieval History, Uncategorised Was King Ethelred Really Unready?: Æþelræd Unræd, King Sweyn Forkbeard and the Danegeld 30 October 2023 By Charles J Lockett Anglo-Saxon England died a slow and torturous death. The date of 1066 CE is an easy date for historians: when Wil... Continue reading
20 Nov Anglo-Saxons, Medieval History, Uncategorised Aethelflaed, Lady of Mercia: The Anglo-Saxons’ Only Queen 28 November 2023 By Charles J Lockett The Viking Great Heathen Army had devastated the Anglo-Saxon world. Four Anglo-Saxon Kings were dead or exiled, ... Continue reading
06 Nov Anglo-Saxons, Early Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Danelaw: Partition and Reconstruction in Early Medieval England 2 October 2023 By Charles J Lockett The invasion of the Great Heathen Army in 865 CE upended the Anglo-Saxon world. Thousands of Scandinavian warrior... Continue reading
30 Oct Anglo-Saxons, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Viking Invasion of England: Part 3 – King Alfred and Guthrum the Dane 2 October 2023 By Charles J Lockett England is burning. The Great Heathen Army have pillaged and burned their way across the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms - b... Continue reading
09 Oct Anglo-Saxons, Medieval History, Uncategorised Viking Invasion of England: Part 2 – The Great Heathen Army 2 October 2023 By Charles J Lockett Until the winter of 865 CE, the Vikings showed little intention of conquering England. They had raided and pillag... Continue reading
02 Oct Anglo-Saxons, Early Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Viking Invasion of England – Part 1: The First Raids 2 October 2023 By Charles J Lockett You’ve given a gift, right? You’ve felt anger. You’ve learned a new skill. And you’ve definitely looked out of a ... Continue reading
14 Aug Anglo-Saxons, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Anarchy, Part 3: King Stephen and Empress Matilda 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett It is the year 1138 CE. The clouds have burst. Open hostilities between Empress Matilda, the daughter of King Hen... Continue reading
07 Aug Anglo-Saxons, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Anarchy: Civil War in England, Part 2: A Crumbling Kingdom 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett The board is set. The pieces are moving. The Anarchy is going to descend upon England. In our first part, we imme... Continue reading
31 Jul Anglo-Saxons, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Uncategorised The Anarchy: Civil War In England, Part 1: The Wreck Of The White Ship 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett High Medieval England was a particularly violent and unsettled place, in a violent and unsettled time. The seizur... Continue reading
02 Sep Anglo-Saxons, Medieval History What Happened to the Anglo-Saxons After 1066? 16 August 2023 By Charles J Lockett The Witan hall was emptier than it had been only eight months earlier. Much ill had transpired since the icy asse... Continue reading