Matt Lewis

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1,437 appearances 30 recordings 3 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 4d ago

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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · The Bloodiest Anglo Saxon Royal Murders · 24 Sep 2026 podcast

So for most of this period, Northumbria is two kingdoms that are quite often conquered by each other. matched

sometimes ruled by the same king, but also very, very happy to separate again and go back to being ruled by two different kings. matched

So no boundaries are settled during this whole matched

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So we do see a moment when Rome evacuates. matched

They essentially take the official religion of Christianity with them. matched

The difficult thing for us is always to see what everyday ordinary people's religious worship looked like. matched

The Romans told them they were Christian. matched

Does that mean they've abandoned everything they've ever believed before? matched

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know. matched

It's quite often Christian light. matched

not necessarily as monotheistic as we matched

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And the Anglo-Saxon dupes come from that area of Northern Europe that is still pagan. matched

So they are worshipping that much broader pantheon of gods that will include people like Woden and Thor and all of those kinds of figures. matched

And so, again, it's hard to say whether the whole of Britain reverts to some pagan religion because there's a new elite arriving who are imposing themselves. matched

But we do then begin to see, so if the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxons and Jutes are arriving, say, around 450, we do begin to see Christianity arriving by the end of the 6th century. matched

So 597, you've got St. matched

Augustine's mission completed. matched

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