Welcome to the British History Podcast. My name is Jamie and this is episode 154, having

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you can do so over at the British History Podcast.com. And thank you very much to Sean, Luke,

and Angela for contributing already. Today we're covering more about King Offa. And the reason

is, well, he's a really big deal. He reigned for about as long as King Henry VIII. He constructed

one of the wonders of the world. He was the starting point for the continuous use of currency

in England. Alfred the Great ranked off his laws alongside Aethelbert of Kent and Inna of

Wessex. He was the first English King to deal with continental politics as an independent ruler,

if not an equal. And frankly, he had a much bigger impact upon British history than virtually

every other monarch or Roman emperor we've covered so far. Also, he could wear a hairband

like a boss. Portland runners beware. Offa was rocking your look long before it was cool.

Look at his coins. The dude looked like he walked out of a Wes Anderson movie. Though,

I think the Royal Tenenbombs would have had a different tone if it involved all the

Kinslaying that Offa story has. But hey, that's pretty much a normal Tuesday for the Heptarchy.

So yeah, we're covering more about King Offa because there's plenty more to cover,

and he's one of the most important kings that you've never heard of. And today is going to be

one of those days that you might want to have a look at the Heptarchy genealogy on the site,

because we're going to have some pretty complex family drama and even more complex family trees

going on here. So last week we talked about how in 784 or 785, King Egbert II of Kent died,

and King Aylmund took the throne of Kent. And then, he promptly disappeared. Now,

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