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Nov 2013
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104 – Sutton Hoo: The Finding of Raedwal...

Jamie Jeffers
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Raedwald… King of East Anglia… Bretwalda. When he is mentioned, if you had heard that name before this show, chances are you heard it in connection with Sutton Hoo, which is possibly his burial site. And Sutton Hoo is one of the most famous archaeological digs in Britain. Just the name conjures images of the […]

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