A Chronological History of Britain
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Human beings can’t really be summed up in a nickname. Usually we are more complicated than a word or two. And sometimes, the nickname just doesn’t reflect reality. If you take Edward the Elder, for example, the name probably conjures up an image of Gandalf. But Edward was only in his early 50’s when he died.
And you may have noticed that quite a few of these 10th century kings have nicknames that don’t seem to fit.
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You would think that someone named Edgar the Peaceable enjoyed a good reputation.
But the closer you look, the more things start to look…off.
And if you look closer than that, you start to get the sense that maybe things WERE off.
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Across the North Sea, in Scandinavia, a man named Harald Greycloak was struggling for dominance in the region. He wasn’t just any man, he was a son of Erik Bloodaxe and Gunnhilde. And his fight brought him into direct conflict with King Haakon.
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The King is dead. Long live the King.
Eadwig, the 18 year old King known for his beauty, had died. Somehow.
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The King is dead, long live the King.
So … last episode was a bit of a shocker wasn’t it?
After it launched, I got an email from a listener (who hilariously, is the daughter of a Judge that once scared the hell out of me in Court)… small world. Understandably, she was confused that while we are lacking key details on major political events, battles, and just about everything going on in Scotland and Wales….we still manage to have this crazy story of a new King’s precocious sex life.
I think her exact phrase was “how did THAT story get recorded?”