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Raedwald's Queen or the Mound 14 Dowager: The Woman Responsible for the Burial at Sutton Hoo?Listen now (8 min) | Ælfgif-who? Newsletter number 27

May 13

Women and Easter in Early Medieval Northumbria Listen now (16 min) | Ælfgif-who? Exclusive locked post number 8

Apr 17

The Dig (2021) - A Late But Timely Review?Listen now (12 min) | The Dig (2021) - A Late But Timely Review? It’s not often that a film comes out that relates to my research period, so I felt I really should watch The Dig, the 2021 film about the 1939 excavation of Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo - an elaborate seventh-century ship…

May 18

Bebba: the queen who gave her name to the fort of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh, Northumbria)Listen now | Ælfgif-who? Newsletter number 26

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Mar 8

Æthelthryth, Part 2: A warrior saint who defended against Vikings and Normans with her sisters in arms Listen now (16 min) | Ælfgif-who? Newsletter number 25

Mar 1

Women's Dress and Accessories in the Early Middle Ages: Part 2 Listen now (17 min) | Ælfgif-who? Exclusive locked post number 7

Feb 20

Æthelthryth, Part 1: A Virgin Queen who Died and didn't Decompose Listen now (8 min) | Ælfgif-who? Newsletter number 24

Jan 31

Balthild: From Enslaved Captive to Powerful Queen Listen now (13 min) | Ælfgif-who? Newsletter number 23

Jan 24

Women's Dress and Accessories in the Early Middle Ages: Part 1 Listen now (10 min) | Ælfgif-who? Exclusive locked post number 6

Jan 18

Eadburh: The Truth about the 'Wicked Queen' who Poisoned her Husband Listen now (7 min) | Ælfgif-who? Newsletter number 22

Jan 4

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