Welcome to the British History Podcast. My name is Jamie and this is episode 139, the

Rise of Aldfrid and Kidwala. This show is free and independent due to

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History Podcast.com and thank you very much to Sam, Jeffrey and Adam for

contributing already. This episode will roughly cover the eventful years

between 685 and 689. And the main characters today will be two kings, two wannabe

kings and a bishop. And let's give you a quick rundown. First we have King Aldfrid

of Northumbria. He was the brother of the slain King Egfrid and also the son of

King Ozwihu and he was ruling over Northumbria. Then we have King Lothara of

Kent. He was the brother of Egbert who was the former King of Kent. And we'll

also be talking about Adriach who was the son of King Egbert of Kent and was

also the nephew of King Lothara. So he was a claimant to the throne. But you'll

also note that he wasn't a king. And then we have Kade Walla who was the exiled

son of a former King of Wessex and also a staunch pagan. And finally we have

Bishop Wilfrid. Yeah, he's back. He was the former Bishop of Northumbria,

the same guy who got involved in Northumbria politics and even had his own

army. And then when it didn't work out he went and complained to the Pope.

And despite having the Pope on his side he still found himself imprisoned and then exiled.

And apparently he also got into a fight to the death with some southern English after a shipwreck.

So this guy had a hell of an eventful life. And currently he's operating in the south

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