Here it is: the first official announcement on my upcoming history podcast.
It will look into the background, causes, character and aftermath of the Anarchy in 1100s England.
This is an exciting but rarely discussed (among non-professional historians) period that connects the Norman Conquest with the Plantangenet/Avengin Empire of Henry II and his heirs.
It features a dynasty destroying shipwreck, several powerful female characters which pre-date the over-examined Eleanor of Acquitaine, and a decades-long war that left England largely rulerless.
Bottom line: Empress Maud should have a popular history book and ultimately movie or TV series. This is my effort to jump start that.
I envision this as my first series of podcasts focusing on medieval history. Right now, I feel like it will last about 10 1-hour episodes. Maybe more, maybe a little less. No promises there. And once those are wrapped up, I don’t have a second series topic picked yet. We’ll see what kind of traction I get and I’ll see if the audience has particular interests. More links coming as I get things set up. First episode in June.
As a final request: I need a title for the podcast as a whole. I’m leaning toward Illuminated Medieval right now, but I’ll take suggestions.
Carl Oberg 
I like “Aftermath of the Anarchy”. Kinda catchy, don’t you think? Also, some readers might think: “which anarchy? when was it when human society was known to be anarchic?”
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I love that part of English history, since we saw many of the sites/castles there. I’m currently reading Ed West’s book “1215 and All That: Magna Carta and King John” which touches on the time period you’re interested in. It’s a good read and funny too!
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