Philippa is back, at a new time, for The British History Live Show, a live show discussing history stories and history in the news, every 2 weeks at 6:30pm UK time.
This week sees the anniversaries of the coronation of England's Danish King Canute, the death of Edward the Confessor and the coronation of Harold Godwinson. Philippa discusses how Canute came to power in the beginning, how he elevated Earl Godwin to a point that saw his son as the natural successor to Edward the Confessor and who came in between. Also, “who was the real Uhtred?” plus new features: history in the news, history events and what abomination AI created for Philippa this week!
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Links mentioned:
Wars of the Roses Online History Festival: https://warsoftheroses.eventbrite.co.uk
British History Patreon: Patreon.com/BritishHistory
Philippa's Substack: https://substack.com/@britishhistory
Stories covered:
New way to DNA test bones: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx9nv4mleo Stonehenge may have had a political second use: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a63252376/stonehenge-politcal-meaning/
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