193 Episodes

  1. Episode 67: The Year That Changed English

    Published: 18/09/2015
  2. Episode 66: Broken Promises and the Eve of Conquest

    Published: 20/08/2015
  3. Episode 65: Norman Dukes and Dialects

    Published: 31/07/2015
  4. Episode 64: Feudalism and Early Normans

    Published: 10/07/2015
  5. Bonus Episode 7: Stuffed Animals

    Published: 25/06/2015
  6. Episode 63: Restorations and Remedies

    Published: 02/06/2015
  7. Episode 62: Flesh and Blood

    Published: 11/05/2015
  8. Episode 61: Earls and Churls

    Published: 22/04/2015
  9. Episode 60: Danes, Death and Taxes

    Published: 30/03/2015
  10. Episode 59: Let’s Make A Deal

    Published: 11/03/2015
  11. Episode 58: Bibliophiles and Bookworms

    Published: 18/02/2015
  12. Episode 57: The Wessex Literary Revival

    Published: 28/01/2015
  13. Episode 56: The Weak vs The Strong

    Published: 15/01/2015
  14. Episode 55: To Be or Not To Be

    Published: 30/12/2014
  15. Episode 54: Pronoun Pros and Cons

    Published: 13/12/2014
  16. Episode 53: The End of Endings

    Published: 24/11/2014
  17. Episode 52: Bloody Axes and a Battle Royal

    Published: 07/11/2014
  18. Episode 51: Norse Words and a New English

    Published: 24/10/2014
  19. Episode 50: A Unified Family of English Speakers

    Published: 09/10/2014
  20. Episode 49: Vikings Among the English and French

    Published: 17/09/2014

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A chronological history of the English language examined through the lens of historical events that shaped the development and spread of the language from the Eurasian steppe to the entire world.

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