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293 – The Beacons are Lit

The British History Podcast

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The Hopeful King and the Beacons of Ministereth

This chapter explores the potential of the young king and his efforts to retake Northumbria, and introduces the beacons of Ministereth as a key defensive strategy used by Wessex during the Viking era.

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