{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6409e3f55452ad0011dbc6ef/67fe4da78093509726b80d68?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Mercian Chronicles with Max Adams: Gloucester History Festival Special","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6409e3f55452ad0011dbc6ef/1744719264118-bcfa94ec-96e5-4c6d-a498-84bbe70a678e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode we speak to author and historian Max Adams all about his brand new book 'The Mercian Chronicles: King Offa and the Birth of the Anglo-Saxon State, AD 630–918 - The Founders of Britain Quartet'. The two discussed the political and religious landscape of Early Medieval England, King Offa's relationship with the continent, and the importance of waterways to Mercian state building!</p><p><br></p><p>To keep up to date with Max head to his <a href=\"To keep up to date with Max Adams head to his website: http://www.theambulist.co.uk/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Grab a copy of the <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14692/9781838933258\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mercian Chronicles: King Offa and the Birth of the Anglo-Saxon State, AD 630–918 - The Founders of Britain Quartet&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about Gloucester History Festival head to: <a href=\"https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Or head to @GlosHistFest on Twitter or Instagram for more details</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: <a href=\"mailto:jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>To catch up on everything to do with History with Jackson head to <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/www.HistorywithJackson.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.HistorywithJackson.co.uk</a></p><p>Follow us on Facebook at @HistorywithJackson</p><p>Follow us on Instagram at @HistorywithJackson</p><p>Follow us on X/Twitter at @HistorywJackson</p><p>Follow us on TikTok at @HistorywithJackson</p>","author_name":"History with Jackson"}