Episode 45: To Coin a Phrase – and Money

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 6.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2014

⏱️ 65 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

At the end of the 8th century, Western Europe saw its most powerful kings to date. That included Charlemagne in Francia and Offa in Britain. Those kings shared a close relationship which extended to their currency. The establishment of an … Continue reading →

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the History of English Podcast, a podcast about the history of the English language.
0:15.4	This is episode 45, to coin a phrase and money.
0:20.5	In this episode, we're going to explore the events of the late 700s.
0:25.1	This was a period in which both the Anglo-Saxons and the Franks were ruled by their most powerful
0:29.7	kings to date.
0:31.7	In Britain, it was Apha, king of Mercia, a king who directly or indirectly ruled over
0:37.6	most of the Anglo-Saxons.
0:40.3	In the Frankish kingdom, it was Charlemagne, the most powerful European leader since the Roman
0:45.8	Empire.
0:47.3	Meanwhile, up in Scandinavia, the Vikings were beginning to set sail.
0:52.3	And there was something which connected all of these developments during this period.
0:57.0	Commerce.
0:58.3	Commerce and trade linked all of these peoples.
1:01.6	And part of that story is revealed in the coins which survived from that period.
1:06.8	But before I begin, let me remind you that the website for the podcast is History of
1:11.2	EnglishPodcast.com.
1:14.2	And you can reach me by email at Kevin at HistoryofEnglishPodcast.com.
1:20.0	And you can follow me on Twitter at EnglishHistPod.
1:24.0	And I'm still working on that bail-off project between episodes of the podcast, so I'll
1:28.8	keep you updated on that as it nears completion.
1:32.3	This time, I want to move the story of English forward through the end of the 8th century.
1:38.2	And the one underlying theme of this episode is trade and commerce.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Kevin Stroud, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Kevin Stroud and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.