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The first English-speaking pope
The lost language of Adrian IV (1100-1159)
May 14
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Colin Gorrie
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How the Goths changed the fate of Europe
A guide to Gothic language and history
May 10
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Colin Gorrie
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The king named ‘Little Daddy’
The linguistic afterlife of Attila the Hun
May 7
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Colin Gorrie
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Do Americans really speak like Shakespeare?
Who can claim the "real" English?
Apr 23
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Colin Gorrie
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The ancient art of beating about the bush
Why you should care about kennings
Apr 16
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Colin Gorrie
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Why you (kinda) speak like a Viking
Turns out English is a little bit Norse
Apr 2
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Colin Gorrie
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The 1000-year-old riddles we still can't solve
The weird world of the Exeter Book riddles
Mar 26
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Colin Gorrie
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How the Black Death reshaped English
Unearthing the causes of the Great Vowel Shift
Mar 19
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Colin Gorrie
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The Frankish paradox
How to conquer the world but lose yourself along the way
Jan 29
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Colin Gorrie
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