🎧 Anglo-Saxon Burial at Bamburgh Castle with Paul Gething and Edoardo Albert
Archive of Dan Snow's History Hit 🎧 • 24m
A story of bloodshed, tribal rivalries and a warrior class obsessed with and defined by the battlefield has emerged from the discovery of a burial site at Bamburgh Castle. Dan talks to both Paul and Edoardo about the latest archaeological work tell us about the history of Bamburgh, of the people who lived and fought at the castle, and the wider religious and political make-up of Anglo-Saxon Britain. Producer: Peter Curry
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