Matt Lewis

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1,908 appearances 31 recordings 3 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard yesterday

Matt Lewis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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And Æthelred's wife, Emma of Normandy, which gives England its connection to Normandy that will ultimately lead to the Norman conquest. matched

And he is about 24 years old in either 1036 or 1037. matched

We're not quite sure entirely of the date when this actually happens. matched

But Knut, as I mentioned, Knut will be the Danish ruler of England for a while, dies in 1035. matched

And Alfred and his brother Edward cross over to England in order to claim the throne of England as members of the House of Wessex. matched

Where have they been? matched

They've been in Normandy. matched

They've grown up in Normandy. matched

So the Edward, who is the brother that crosses over with him, will become Edward the Confessor. matched

So his mom is Emma of Normandy. matched

That's the link to Normandy that will ultimately give us the matched

It's like Louise of matched

Emma of Normandy is an absolutely fascinating figure. matched

She's the only woman ever to have been married to two kings of England. matched

She was married to Æthelred the Unready and Canute. matched

She also commissioned a biography of herself. matched

First English woman to do matched

She had her own story written, which doesn't talk very much about Ethelred and talks lots about Canute. matched

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