The Story of London

by Saul

Presenting The Story of London, a podcast dedicated to telling the history of London as a single narrative tale; from it’s birth until the present day. Each episode takes us along the tale of the most fascinating and vibrant city on Earth. 

Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • S02 E29 - Chapter 29- London Bridge Stands (c.1013)

    S02 E29 - Chapter 29- London Bridge Stands (c.1013)

    The Story of London takes a moment to examine one of the great urban myths of London- the idea that the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’ was based on a real life attack by some Vikings in or near the year 1013. Was i...

    36:01
  • S02 E28 - Chapter 28- The King in the North (1010-1013)

    S02 E28 - Chapter 28- The King in the North (1010-1013)

    This is it… the start of the end game of King Æthelred of England; three years of destruction, mayhem, murder, intrigue, false hopes, and growing problems in both England AND Denmark was to set up for another battle at the walls o...

    45:41
  • S02 E27 - Chapter 27- The War of the Thames (1003-1009)

    S02 E27 - Chapter 27- The War of the Thames (1003-1009)

    In the winter of the year 1009, an overlooked conflict broke out on the river Thames; on one side the fleet of the most feared Vikings in Europe. The other? London. This chapter explains how this campaign came about, and how an...

    38:02
  • S02 E26 - Chapter 26- A most just extermination? (1001-1003)

    S02 E26 - Chapter 26- A most just extermination? (1001-1003)

    London was to witness one of the darkest moments of the era with the St. Brice’s Day Massacre; but what actually happened? Did the King really order the deaths of all the Danes of England? And how did that impact London going for...

    44:00
  • S02 E25 - Chapter 25- The Wolves of London (995-1001)

    S02 E25 - Chapter 25- The Wolves of London (995-1001)

    Fresh from the defence of the city, the residents of London suddenly have to cope with some dramatic changes. A new Bishop of London exploded upon the city, with barnstorming sermons and a ferocious legal mind… and the King sudde...

    40:48