The British History Podcast

155 – Its Always Sunny in Mercia: The Gang Throws a Party

<p>Back to our story, when we last left off, King Offa of Mercia was doing pretty well. He had just received Papal support for his plans of succession and he was demonstrating that he was a mover and shaker not just among the English kingdoms, but on the world’s stage. On his southern border, King […]</p>
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