Ine of Wessex: Law, Loyalty, and the King Who Walked Away
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Ine of Wessex: Law, Loyalty, and the King Who Walked Away
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Royalty: Let’s Make Sense of This Shit
👑 A kingdom on the edge—between war and law, faith and family, power and peace.
Ine’s Wessex is a wild frontier where kings fight to hold territory, build order, and survive betrayal. But this isn’t just a tale of swords—it’s the birth of English kingship shaped by groundbreaking laws and fierce church alliances.
🔥 In this episode:
- A tangled web of family drama—loyal queens, lost heirs, and brothers turned rebels.
- The oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon law code—what it reveals about justice, society, and royal power.
- War with the Cornish, uneasy peace with Mercia, and the shifting alliances that defined a kingdom.
- The surprising rise of Christianity’s influence in a violent, unstable world.
- A king who dared to abdicate—and walk a pilgrim’s path to Rome, redefining what it meant to rule.
This is not a neat fairy tale, but a raw, deeply human story of survival and legacy at the dawn of England. Isabella guides you through the messy, often brutal realities of royal power, law, and faith—inviting you to question everything you thought you knew about kingship.
🤔 What’s at stake?
- What does leadership mean when every alliance is fragile and every decision can cost a kingdom?
- How do we reconcile power with humility—and why does Ine’s choice to walk away still resonate today?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ine’s law code, Bede’s writings, plus modern scholarship and fresh myth-busting insights.
🌱 Listener Reflection:
If you held a crown, would you fight to the death—or choose a different path? Share your stories, questions, and royal curiosities with us.
Next up: Æthelheard. Ine’s successor faces a kingdom still on edge—can he hold it together? Subscribe, send your stories, and let’s keep making sense of this royal shit—together.
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