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Dec 2014
26m 40s

145 – The Rise of King AEthelbald of Mer...

Jamie Jeffers
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Ok, so we ended our last episode with the death of King Ceolred at a banquet. And he went out swinging… or at least gibbering and cursing the heavens. Let’s face it, Ceolred was a colorful character and really brought his A game right until the end. I mean, you really have to work hard […]

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