The History of English Podcast
By Kevin Stroud
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Subscribers: 4341
Reviews: 29
Episodes: 184
Kevin Lancaster
Nov 26, 2023
I am astounded by how much work goes into each episode. Kevin must truly love doing this to give so much time to it and long may he continue. The only problem is that my brain can only remember a fraction of the information.
Tamar
Nov 16, 2023
Best podcast I've ever listened to by far!
Aug 15, 2023
Andrea Roach
Jul 25, 2023
Favourite podcast of all time.
Apr 25, 2023
Description
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Episode 172: Succession
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode 171: Shakespeare’s English (featuring Ben Crystal)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 170: Printers, Plague and Poets
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 169: Shakespeare Documented
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies
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May 31, 2023 |
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Episode 167: The Rhythm of English
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Rise and Fall of the Classic Movie Accent
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 166: The Arte of Warre
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 165: Glamorous Grammar
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Episode 163: An Elementary Education
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Episode 162: The Pirate Queen
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 161: Y U and I Have a Problem
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode 160: Approximant-ly English
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 159: Elizabethan Voices
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May 18, 2022 |
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Episode 158: Planting Seeds
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Episode 157: Highlands, Lowlands and Netherlands
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 156: Beggars, Cheats and Thieves
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 155: Back to Basics
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Episode 154: English Equality
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Episode 153: Zombie Letters
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Episode 152: As the Saying Goes
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 151: Sick to Death
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 150: A Capital Offense
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Episode 149: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 148: A Marital Union
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 147: A Rude and Rusty Language
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 146: A Brand New World
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 145: A Sea Change for Europe
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Episode 144: A Murder of Crows and Princes
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Chaucer’s Purse and the Great Vowel Shift
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Episode 143: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 3)
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Episode 142: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 2)
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Episode 141: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 1)
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Episode 140: You Say ‘To-may-to’
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 139: The Business of Printing
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Episode 138: Family Matters
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Episode 137: A Rose By Any Other Name
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May 23, 2020 |
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Episode 136: The Real Robin Hood
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Stay at Home Edition
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Episode 135: A House of Cards
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Episode 134: A Lancastrian Standard
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Episode 133: Breaking Bread With Companions
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Episode 132: Food for Thought
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Episode 131: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Episode 130: Dialect Dialogues
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Episode 129: Chaucer’s Vulgar Tongue [EXPLICIT LANGUAGE]
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: The Life of Guy – An Interview with Allan Metcalf
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Episode 128: The Canterbury Tellers
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Episode 127: The Road to Canterbury
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Episode 126: A New Turn of Phrase
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Episode 125: The First English Bible
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May 28, 2019 |
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Episode 124: Piers Plowman and the Peasant Revolt
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Episode 123: A Material Change
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Episode 122: The Name of the Game
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Episode 121: English Ascent
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Episode 120: The End of the World
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Episode 119: The Road to War
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Bonus Episode: Regarding English (Sound Education Conference Talk)
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Episode 118: Trade Names
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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Episode 117: What’s In a Name?
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Episode 116: The Celtic Fringe
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Episode 115: The Measure of a Person
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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Episode 114: The Craft of Numbering
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Episode 113: A Zouthern Accent
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Episode 112: Northern Messenger
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Episode 111: Laying Down the Law
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May 10, 2018 |
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Episode 110: Dyed In the Wool
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Apr 07, 2018 |
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Episode 109: The Romantic Warriors
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Episode 108: On the Move
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Episode 107: Parlez-Vous Anglais?
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Jan 15, 2018 |
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Episode 106: An Illuminating Development
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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Episode 105: Suffix Summary
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Dec 25, 2017 |
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Episode 104: Prefix Preferences
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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Episode 103: Solitary Confinement
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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Episode 102: A Medieval Glossary
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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Episode 101: The Birth of English Song
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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Episode 100: Decoding English
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Episode 99: The Second French Invasion
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Sep 09, 2017 |
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Episode 98: The Great Debates
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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Episode 97: Let’s Put It In Writing
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Episode 96: From Alpha to Omega
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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Episode 95: Old School and New School
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Jun 15, 2017 |
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Episode 94: From British Legend to English King
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May 24, 2017 |
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Episode 93: The Two Arthurs
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Apr 22, 2017 |
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Episode 92: The Lion Kings
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Mar 29, 2017 |
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Episode 91: Traders and Traitors
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Mar 08, 2017 |
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Episode 90: Healers, Hospitals and Holy Wars
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Feb 15, 2017 |
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Episode 89: ‘I Before E’ and All That
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Jan 23, 2017 |
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Episode 88: The Long and Short of It
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Episode 87: The First Spelling Reformers
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Dec 07, 2016 |
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Episode 86: Family of Rebels
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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Episode 85: How to Run an Empire
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Oct 24, 2016 |
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Episode 84: Law, Order and Murder
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Sep 29, 2016 |
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Episode 83: A Trilingual Nation
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Sep 05, 2016 |
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Episode 82: A Marriage for the Ages
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Aug 03, 2016 |
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Episode 81: Love Songs and Troubadours
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Jul 15, 2016 |
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Announcement: 10 American Presidents Podcast
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Jul 01, 2016 |
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Episode 80: Knight Life
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Jun 23, 2016 |
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Episode 79: Anarchy
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May 18, 2016 |
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Episode 78: Under Siege
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Apr 29, 2016 |
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Episode 77: Rival Relatives and the Land of Scots
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Apr 11, 2016 |
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Episode 76: The Gender Problem
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Mar 25, 2016 |
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Episode 75: Mixed Languages and Scrambled Eggs
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Mar 02, 2016 |
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Episode 74: Head Cities and Home Towns
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Feb 15, 2016 |
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Episode 73: Possession, Power and Checkmate
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Jan 30, 2016 |
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Episode 72: The Dark Ages of English
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Jan 11, 2016 |
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Episode 71: On The Hunt
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Dec 05, 2015 |
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Episode 70: Mind Your Manors For Pete’s Sake
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Nov 15, 2015 |
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Episode 69: From Conquest to Domesday
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Oct 30, 2015 |
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Episode 68: Rebels With a Cause
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Oct 16, 2015 |
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Episode 67: The Year That Changed English
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Sep 18, 2015 |
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Episode 66: Broken Promises and the Eve of Conquest
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Aug 20, 2015 |
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Episode 65: Norman Dukes and Dialects
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Jul 31, 2015 |
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Episode 64: Feudalism and Early Normans
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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Bonus Episode 7: Stuffed Animals
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Jun 25, 2015 |
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Episode 63: Restorations and Remedies
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Jun 02, 2015 |
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Episode 62: Flesh and Blood
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May 11, 2015 |
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Episode 61: Earls and Churls
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Apr 22, 2015 |
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Episode 60: Danes, Death and Taxes
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Mar 30, 2015 |
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Episode 59: Let’s Make A Deal
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Mar 11, 2015 |
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Episode 58: Bibliophiles and Bookworms
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Feb 18, 2015 |
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Episode 57: The Wessex Literary Revival
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Jan 28, 2015 |
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Episode 56: The Weak vs The Strong
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Jan 15, 2015 |
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Episode 55: To Be or Not To Be
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Dec 30, 2014 |
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Episode 54: Pronoun Pros and Cons
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Dec 13, 2014 |
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Episode 53: The End of Endings
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Nov 24, 2014 |
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Episode 52: Bloody Axes and a Battle Royal
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Nov 07, 2014 |
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Episode 51: Norse Words and a New English
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Oct 24, 2014 |
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Episode 50: A Unified Family of English Speakers
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Oct 09, 2014 |
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Episode 49: Vikings Among the English and French
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Sep 17, 2014 |
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Episode 48: The Unity of Alfred’s English
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Sep 03, 2014 |
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Bonus Episode 6: Beowulf Deconstructed
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Aug 28, 2014 |
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Episode 47: The Man Who Saved English
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Aug 04, 2014 |
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Episode 46: Cynewulf and the Kindred Kings
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Jul 15, 2014 |
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Episode 45: To Coin a Phrase – and Money
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Jun 26, 2014 |
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Episode 44: The Romance of Old French
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Jun 06, 2014 |
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Episode 43: Anglo-Saxon Monsters and Mythology
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May 21, 2014 |
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Episode 42: Beowulf and Other Viking Ancestors
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May 07, 2014 |
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Bonus Episode 5: Odds and Ends
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Apr 25, 2014 |
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Episode 41: New Words From Old English
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Apr 08, 2014 |
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Episode 40: Learning Latin and Latin Learning
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Mar 21, 2014 |
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Episode 39: Not Lost in Translation
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Mar 05, 2014 |
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Episode 38: Nobles, Nuptials and a Cowherd Poet
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Feb 17, 2014 |
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Episode 37: Seafarers, Poets and Traveling Minstrels
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Jan 21, 2014 |
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Episode 36: Finalizing the Alphabet
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Dec 23, 2013 |
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Episode 35: English Sounds and Roman Letters
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Dec 12, 2013 |
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Episode 34: Sounds Like Old English
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Nov 27, 2013 |
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Episode 33: Missionaries and Manuscripts
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Nov 07, 2013 |
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Bonus Episode 4: Let Me ‘Buoy’ Your Spirits
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Oct 29, 2013 |
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Episode 32: The Oldest English
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Oct 18, 2013 |
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Episode 31: Saxons, Franks and Other West Germans
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Sep 25, 2013 |
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Episode 30: The Celtic Legacy
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Sep 06, 2013 |
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Episode 29: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion
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Aug 12, 2013 |
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Episode 28: Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians
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Jul 18, 2013 |
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Episode 27: Broken Empire and Fractured Languages
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Jun 24, 2013 |
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Episode 26: Imperial Crisis and the Goths
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Jun 08, 2013 |
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Episode 25: Germanic Markings and the Runes
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May 28, 2013 |
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Episode 24: Germanic Mythology
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May 05, 2013 |
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Episode 23: Tacitus and Germanic Society
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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Episode 22: Early Germanic Grammar
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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Episode 21: Early Germanic Words
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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Bonus Episode 2: History of the Alphabet
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Feb 24, 2013 |
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Episode 20: The Early Germanic Tribes
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Feb 05, 2013 |
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Episode 19: The Romanization of Britain
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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Episode 18: Keeping Time With The Romans
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Jan 02, 2013 |
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Episode 17: Ancient Celts and the Latin Invasion of Gaul
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Dec 15, 2012 |
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Episode 16: The Rise of Rome – and Latin
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Nov 30, 2012 |
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Episode 15: Etruscans, Romans and a Modified Alphabet
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Episode 14: The Greek Word Horde
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Nov 01, 2012 |
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Episode 13: Greece, Phoenicia and the Alphabet
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Oct 17, 2012 |
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Episode 12: Early Greek, Hittite and the Trojan War (Extended Version)
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Oct 05, 2012 |
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Bonus Episode 1
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Sep 19, 2012 |
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Episode 11: Germanic Ancestors
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Sep 09, 2012 |
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Episode 10: Early Indo-European Migrations
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Sep 05, 2012 |
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Episode 9: Who Were the Indo-Europeans?
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Aug 24, 2012 |
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Episode 8: Indo-European Grammar (Where have all the inflexions gone?)
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Episode 7: More Indo-European Words
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Episode 6: Indo-European Words
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Jul 26, 2012 |
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Episode 5: Centum, Satem and the Letter C
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Jul 18, 2012 |
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Episode 4: A Grimm Brother Resurrects the Dead (…language)
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Jul 11, 2012 |
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Episode 3: The Indo-European Family Tree
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Jul 02, 2012 |
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Episode 2: The Indo-European Discovery
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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Episode 1: Introduction
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Jun 18, 2012 |