S4.03 Ælfweard and Edwin

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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It's a double-header this week with the brothers Ælfweard and Edwin - not a nearly ruling duo but both seem to have met mysteriously early ends amidst a rivalry with their older half-brother Æthelstan. We learn about divisions between Wessex and Mercia, disputes over legitimacy and the mysterious fate of each brother. We are doing a live show in Ludlow on Friday 21 August 2026 at 19:00 - come and see us compare the contenders for the throne in 1066 at the Ludlow Assembly Rooms: https://ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/show/rex-factor/ Sign up for lots of bonus content, including an ad-free version of the main podcast and over 450 additional bonus podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/rexfactor⁠⁠ You can now watch the podcast via the link below: https://youtu.be/o0_8IgytX8w "(00:00:00) Introduction" "(00:03:09) Biography" "(00:34:56) Battleyness" "(00:38:06) Scandal" "(00:40:20) Subjectivity" "(00:43:25) Longevity" "(00:45:54) Dynasty" "(00:46:42) Rex Factor" "(00:49:46) C Corner" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome
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0:16.0	Welcome to Rex Factor. This week, Elfayard and Edwin, with your hosts, Graham duke and ali hood hello hello what was that sorry no don't
0:46.3	what was that name i said at the start elf weard elf weyard weirard
0:50.9	elf weird elf weird elf weird that's what he'll be from that one the weird elf Weard. Elf. Weird.
0:55.0	Elf weird.
0:55.6	Elf weird.
0:57.1	That's what he will be from now on.
0:58.0	The weird elf.
0:58.6	Yeah.
0:59.3	Yeah.
1:01.0	I mean, is that Bill by Baggins?
1:03.8	No, versus, I don't know what you mean.
1:06.6	Yeah, from the side, that looked an awful lot like Martin.
1:09.1	Freeman.
1:09.7	Thank you. All I had was Cloons.
1:14.5	Anyway, hello.
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