The History of English Podcast
A podcast by Kevin Stroud
193 Episodes
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Episode 48: The Unity of Alfred’s English
Published: 03/09/2014 -
Bonus Episode 6: Beowulf Deconstructed
Published: 28/08/2014 -
Episode 47: The Man Who Saved English
Published: 04/08/2014 -
Episode 46: Cynewulf and the Kindred Kings
Published: 15/07/2014 -
Episode 45: To Coin a Phrase – and Money
Published: 26/06/2014 -
Episode 44: The Romance of Old French
Published: 06/06/2014 -
Episode 43: Anglo-Saxon Monsters and Mythology
Published: 21/05/2014 -
Episode 42: Beowulf and Other Viking Ancestors
Published: 07/05/2014 -
Bonus Episode 5: Odds and Ends
Published: 25/04/2014 -
Episode 41: New Words From Old English
Published: 08/04/2014 -
Episode 40: Learning Latin and Latin Learning
Published: 21/03/2014 -
Episode 39: Not Lost in Translation
Published: 05/03/2014 -
Episode 38: Nobles, Nuptials and a Cowherd Poet
Published: 17/02/2014 -
Episode 37: Seafarers, Poets and Traveling Minstrels
Published: 21/01/2014 -
Episode 36: Finalizing the Alphabet
Published: 23/12/2013 -
Episode 35: English Sounds and Roman Letters
Published: 12/12/2013 -
Episode 34: Sounds Like Old English
Published: 27/11/2013 -
Episode 33: Missionaries and Manuscripts
Published: 07/11/2013 -
Bonus Episode 4: Let Me ‘Buoy’ Your Spirits
Published: 29/10/2013 -
Episode 32: The Oldest English
Published: 18/10/2013
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.