193 Episodes

  1. Episode 48: The Unity of Alfred’s English

    Published: 03/09/2014
  2. Bonus Episode 6: Beowulf Deconstructed

    Published: 28/08/2014
  3. Episode 47: The Man Who Saved English

    Published: 04/08/2014
  4. Episode 46: Cynewulf and the Kindred Kings

    Published: 15/07/2014
  5. Episode 45: To Coin a Phrase – and Money

    Published: 26/06/2014
  6. Episode 44: The Romance of Old French

    Published: 06/06/2014
  7. Episode 43: Anglo-Saxon Monsters and Mythology

    Published: 21/05/2014
  8. Episode 42: Beowulf and Other Viking Ancestors

    Published: 07/05/2014
  9. Bonus Episode 5: Odds and Ends

    Published: 25/04/2014
  10. Episode 41: New Words From Old English

    Published: 08/04/2014
  11. Episode 40: Learning Latin and Latin Learning

    Published: 21/03/2014
  12. Episode 39: Not Lost in Translation

    Published: 05/03/2014
  13. Episode 38: Nobles, Nuptials and a Cowherd Poet

    Published: 17/02/2014
  14. Episode 37: Seafarers, Poets and Traveling Minstrels

    Published: 21/01/2014
  15. Episode 36: Finalizing the Alphabet

    Published: 23/12/2013
  16. Episode 35: English Sounds and Roman Letters

    Published: 12/12/2013
  17. Episode 34: Sounds Like Old English

    Published: 27/11/2013
  18. Episode 33: Missionaries and Manuscripts

    Published: 07/11/2013
  19. Bonus Episode 4: Let Me ‘Buoy’ Your Spirits

    Published: 29/10/2013
  20. Episode 32: The Oldest English

    Published: 18/10/2013

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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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