250. Alfred the Great: Fury of the Vikings

<p>Alfred the Great is under invasion from the Vikings.</p><br><p>Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Alfred's anointment by the Pope in Rome, his duality as both a fearsome warrior and a man of poetry, plus his unbelievable escape from a Christmas ambush from Viking invaders.</p><br><p>The second episode in this two part series,&nbsp;<em>Alfred the Great: Return of the King,&nbsp;</em>will be available on Thursday. If you want to hear it right now, just head to&nbsp;<a href="http://restishistorypod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">restishistorypod.com</a> and sign up to <a href="http://restishistorypod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is History Club</a>.</p><br><p>Dominic's book, '<a href="https://coles-books.co.uk/adventures-in-time-fury-of-the-vikings-by-dominic-sandbrook-hardback" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adventures in Time: Fury of the Vikings'</a>, is available to buy <a href="https://coles-books.co.uk/adventures-in-time-fury-of-the-vikings-by-dominic-sandbrook-hardback" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">now</a> in all good bookshops.</p><br><p>Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/theresthistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheRestHistory</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/holland_tom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holland_tom</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/dcsandbrook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcsandbrook</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p><br><p>Producer: Dom Johnson</p><p>Exec Producer: Jack Davenport</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>