Chapter Three – The Warriors of God

This Chapter covers the period from about 590 CE to about 675 CE.

You will meet figures such as Saint Augustine, King Edwin of Northumbria, and King Penda of Mercia.

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93 – Chapter Three: The Warriors of God

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94 – Dark Age Beliefs

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95 – Two Old Men and a Slave Boy

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96 – The Conversion of King AEthelberht

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97 – Augustine and Gregory Make a Diocese

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98 – The Zeal of Augustine

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99 – False Starts

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100 – There’s a New Barber In Town

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101 – I Ran (So Far Away): The Life and Times of Edwin of Deira

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102 – Have Exile, Will Travel

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103 – Edwin the Conqueror

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104 – Sutton Hoo: The Finding of Raedwald… and Rabbits

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105 – Sutton Hoo: Treasures of the Dead

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106 – If You Give Edwin an Inch…

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107 – Edwin’s Conversion

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108 – The Christmas Special

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109 – Edwin’s Ambitions

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110 – Mercia: A New Contender Enters the Ring

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111 – Edwin: What Goes Around Comes Around

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112 – The Battle of Heavenfield

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113 – Religious Ambitions: The Rise of Oswald (and Others)

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114 – Oswald and Sigeberht: The Softer Side of Rule

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115 – Maserfield: Blood Makes The Grass Grow

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116 – Wait, Where Are We? Part two of the history of Britain so far.

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117 – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

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118 – Oswiu and Oswine: There’s No Anglo Saxon Word for Take Backsies

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119 – King Penda: No Posers

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120 – Penda and Oswiu: The Winwaed

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121 – King Oswiu: The Aftermath of the Winwaed

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122 – The Concentration of Power and Wealth

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123 – Retail Therapy: The Rise of Anglo Saxon Towns

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124 – Social Mobility: Getting a Raise in Anglo Saxon Kingdoms

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125 – King Oswiu: A Gathering Storm

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126 – The End of an Era: The Triumph of Christianity in Britain

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127 – The Synod of Whitby

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128 – The End of King Oswiu’s Hegemony

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129 – The Life of King Wulfhere

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130 – Scotcast Part Seven – Who Were The Picts?

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131 – Scotcast Part Eight

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132 – Scotcast Part Nine: St. Columba and King Brude

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133 – Scotcast: Part Ten

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