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The Britain and Ireland in the Early Middle Ages podcast (formerly the History of the British Isles) is an in-depth look at the politics of Britain and Ireland before the Normans! Understand why Aethelred was Unready, how Scotland and England were formed and even who the only ever king of Wales was! Twitter: @BritishHistPod

Henry Delap-Smith


    • Oct 31, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    From Vinland to the Volga

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 1:14


    LISTEN HERE: https://vinlandtovolga.buzzsprout.com/

    The Conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 6:46


    Thank you all for listening to the show. Please follow my upcoming show's twitter: https://twitter.com/VinlandToVolga

    Ep. 62: Disputed Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 16:08


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: volgatovinland@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 61: The reckoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 15:42


    Links: POLL: https://twitter.com/britishhistpod/status/1298656055652646915 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 60: Victorians and Vikings with Rosie from the History, Eh? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 23:04


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod     Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod            Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX            Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com       Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/       Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 59: The Vikings are at it again

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 13:42


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod     Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod            Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX            Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com       Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/       Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 58: Drowning, Downing and Assassination

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 15:55


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod     Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod            Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX            Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com       Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/       Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 57: Oodles of Ui Neills

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 13:53


    The crest in the episode icon is that of the Ui Neill dynasty. I know it has connotations with modern northern Ireland and has been included on prospective flags. I used it in a historical context. Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 56: Nine Hostages and 100 Battles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 14:00


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod New Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinlandToVolga Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 55: The End to Our Scottish Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 20:22


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 54: Nothing Memorable to History (RE-UPLOAD WITH BETTER AUDIO QUALITY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 13:04


    I've fixed the problem with audio, so take a listen! Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 54: Nothing Memorable to History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 13:42


    the title is an abject lie, this episode is really interesting

    Ep. 53: Kenneth Mac Alpin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 14:58


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/m/earlymiddleagespod  Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod         Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX         Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com    Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/    Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 52: The Hegemony of the Picts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 18:18


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Paypal: paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 51: Gaelicisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 13:21


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ paypal.me/britishhistpod Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 50: Q&A (+ a special announcement!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 12:31


    Unscripted... Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles      Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod      Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX      Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 49: The Stone, the Riatans and the painted people

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 13:26


    Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (questions go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 48: The Life, Times and Impact of Emma of Normandy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 12:46


    Please send me Q&A questions! Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (questions go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Please leave a review!

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    Ep. 47: Here come the Picts!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 13:48


    Rome is falling. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (questions go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 46: The Caledonians

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 13:41


    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (after 1066 plan ideas go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 45: Interview with Derek from the Hellenistic Age Podcast about the Celtic invasion of Greece

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 27:24


    LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (after 1066 plan ideas go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Rosie's podcast: https://historyeh.com/

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    Ep. 44: Interview with Rosie from "History, Eh?"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 48:08


    LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (after 1066 plan ideas go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Rosie's podcast: https://historyeh.com/

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    Ep. 43: Interview with History with Hilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 73:35


    A really fun interview with the youtuber 'History with Hilbert' LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (after 1066 plan ideas go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ Hilbert's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Zc6_BhPXiCWZlrZP4EsEg

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    Ep. 42: The First King of Wales

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 15:39


    As we reach the end of Wales up to 1066, we see the pinnacle of Welsh power... Now time for Scotland! LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com (after 1066 plan ideas go here) Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 41: Dynastic disputes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 16:42


    What happens when you have two rival branches of a family? Chaos LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam (pretty much finished but there are now history fames for you all to play) - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 40: Invaders everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 11:07


    Siblings? Co-operating? Unheard of! LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 39: Powys, Powys, why art thou not Gwynedd?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 14:06


    Our first really significant figure emerges. Why's he significant? Well, he's got an epithet. LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 38: Rising from the Ashes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 13:18


    What could possibly come after Rome? LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: https://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 37: A land without Saxons or Angles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 17:00


    A romp through Roman Wales based on less than solid records and a proselytizing Breton! LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Survey: https://forms.gle/Bc3TqmLJk15WHSeX8

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    Ep. 36: Interview with Stephen from the 'History of Christianity' podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 20:04


    An interview about Thy Synod of Whitby, Celtic Christianity and Early European Christianity  LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles   Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod   Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX   Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2   Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com

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    Ep. 35: The Danelaw with Lee from the 'Viking Age' Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 33:28


    An interview about Viking culture, the Danelaw, and why the Vikings were so successful. LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Viking Age: https://vikingagepodcast.com/

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    Ep. 34: Interview with Ben from 'Thugs and Miracles'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 48:45


    An interview on Anglo-French relations in the Early Middle Ages and Beyond! LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Twitter - https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Discord - https://discord.gg/SnXT6rX Historically Accurate Game Jam - https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Thugs and Miracles: https://www.thugsandmiracles.com/about

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    Episode 33: The End to All That

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 20:55


    The battle of Hastings and a recap of Anglo-Saxon England. What more could you ask for? LINKS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles TWITTER: https://twitter.com/britishhistpod DISCORD: https://discord.gg/4Pv2ysR EMAIL: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com WEBSITE: http://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ SECOND HISTORICALLY ACCURATE GAME JAM: https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2

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    Ep. 32: Stamford Bridge is falling down

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 17:04


    Heads on express delivery is a custom which has fallen out of fashion. Longer episodes, on the other hand... Well, they're in! LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/britishhistpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles Discord: https://discord.gg/4Pv2ysR Email: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Website: http://historyofthebritishisles.uk/

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    Ep. 31: Trouble With the Godwnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 15:27


    Anglo-Saxon England: Doing civil wars before it was cool LINKS TO STUFF YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/britishhistpod PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles DISCORD: https://discord.gg/4Pv2ysR HISTORICALLY ACCURATE GAME JAM: https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate-game-jam-2 WEBSITE (recently updated): http://historyofthebritishisles.uk/ ITCH.IO: https://rabid-colonialist.itch.io/ EMAIL: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com

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    Ep. 30: Consolidating the Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 11:51


    In which I have a mild cold and fail to pronounce words correctly. Oh, and we also talk about diplomacy and stuff... EMAIL: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofthebritishisles DISCORD: https://discord.gg/4Pv2ysR TWITTER: https://twitter.com/britishhistpod

    Episode 29: Picking up the pieces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 11:22


    In which Edward the Confessor gets married, I spend way too long fantasizing about what would happen if there was no Norman conquest and... something else... probably? Discord Twitter Patreon Historically Accurate Game Jam 2

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    Episode 28: More Cnuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 11:52


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    Ep. 27: His last days

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 11:48


    In which Cnut dies What can I say but sorry (again) Discord Patreon Twitter Game Jam

    Ep. 26: The king in the North

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 12:32


    Twitter Patreon Discord Game Jam

    Episode 25: The bad and the brave

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 11:45


    GOD DAMN IT EADRIC, why do you ruin everything? (Aethelred did good for a bit) Links: Patreon Twitter Game Jam I'm not recording this at home, so can't easily link the discord. check another episode

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    Historically Accurate Game Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 0:36


    Link to the Jam https://itch.io/jam/historically-accurate

    Ep. 24: It's all downhill from here

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 10:14


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    Episode 23: Unraed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 13:04


    Aethelred gets raided by Vikings a lot... Patreon Twitter Discord

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    Ep. 22: The Death of A Martyr

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 10:39


    In which we go through 2 kings and end at the crowning of another Patreon Twitter Discord

    The Situation With the Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 1:48


    An overview of some of my thoughts to do with the podcast Form 1 - Listener Opinions Form 2 - Feedback Twitter

    Ep. 21: Eadwig

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 11:02


    Thank you to my new $5 patreon Social Medias Patreon Discord Twitter 

    Ep. 20: Edmund: Doing Deeds since 940

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 10:09


    mildly late episode Social Media Twitter Patreon Discord historyofbritishisles@gmail.com

    Ep. 19: the Death of the Danelaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 11:33


    Finally we arrive at England! It's been a long road, but England is now here, graciously cleaning up the narrative for me.  My Social Medias and Stuff Twitter Discord Patreon Also remember to email me: historyofbritishisles@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

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    Ep. 18: Warrior Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 9:28


    Become a Patron! The discord server Twitter

    Ep. 17: Alfred the Viking Slayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 11:12


    Alfred did do great things... Links Patreon Twitter Discord historyofbritishisles@gmail.com. -

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