Pete Kelly
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How Powerful Was Offa? - Dr. Rory Naismith Explains
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1:04:22Now PlayingYou may have heard of Offa's Dyke but what do you know about the early medieval king who had it built? Before Wessex, Athelstan & Alfred the Great there was Mercia, and Offa. I invited Rory Naismith, Professor of Early Medieval English at Cambridge University to discuss this great forgotten king of the Mercians who dominated what would become England in the 9th century, ruling over a larger swathe of territory than any king before, and building that famous earthwork from sea to sea.
This was a fascinating conversation and great to listen again in the edit. Rory is a fount of knowledge and one of the leading scholars on this time period. I very much enjoyed devouring his new book Offa: King Of The Mercians (Yale University Press) If you enjoy this conversation I highly recommend getting yourself a copy:-
This is Episode 9 of History Time: Unearthed. The podcast accompaniment to History Time.
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