Stones & Bones

Deborah Brezina
Stones & Bones

A thousand years ago Emma of Normandy was on trial for adultery, treason and murder. The Stones & Bones podcast tells the tale of the first woman styled Queen of England who stood at the center of a dark era of history. And changed it.

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  1. The Fox and the Hedgehog

    EPISODE 1

    The Fox and the Hedgehog

    From her first days in England, young Emma of Normandy had a formidable adversary. She could not imagine then how formidable. Soon she would know. The proverbial Fox and Hedgehog are about to square off.

    14 min
  2. Nightfall

    EPISODE 2

    Nightfall

    As the Vikings carve a path of fire and blood through Saxon England, its weak king flees at the first shout of battle. Is this the work of history’s first recorded wicked stepmother?

    16 min
  3. The Oath

    EPISODE 3

    The Oath

    A woman desperate for her bloodline to continue fights at every turn for her sons to rise as kings. But first, she needs the oath.

    15 min
  4. Emma’s Place

    EPISODE 4

    Emma’s Place

    It’s been said that home is where the heart is. But for Emma, only one place will do.

    13 min
  5. Winter Queen

    EPISODE 5

    Winter Queen

    Even in the winter of life, love knows no yesterdays.

    14 min
  6. Ironside

    EPISODE 6

    Ironside

    This figure is indispensable to British history and to Emma's story. But he didn't last long on her chessboard.

    17 min
  7. Birth of a Conqueror

    EPISODE 7

    Birth of a Conqueror

    How did one of history’s most famous kings come to be? Yet without Emma of Normandy, he would be a fleeting figure through time.

    19 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    The Northampton

    Of Emma of Normandy, Sir Winston Churchill wrote: “Few women in history have stood at the centre of such remarkable converging forces.” But another powerful woman stood in her way.

    15 min
  9. The Mentor

    EPISODE 9

    The Mentor

    Any mentor can only go so far. Eventually the hero – or heroine – MUST face the unknown ALONE.

    14 min
  10. The Game

    EPISODE 10

    The Game

    Chess is battle on a board. There can only be one winner.

    17 min

  11. EPISODE 11

    Londinium

    Samuel Johnson, considered England’s greatest man of letters, famously said: “When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life.” London’s fascinating history is one reason why.

    17 min
  12. Warrior Queen

    EPISODE 12

    Warrior Queen

    Almost two-thousand years ago, a Celtic queen proved the truth of the famous saying “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

    19 min
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A thousand years ago Emma of Normandy was on trial for adultery, treason and murder. The Stones & Bones podcast tells the tale of the first woman styled Queen of England who stood at the center of a dark era of history. And changed it.

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  • Creator
    Deborah Brezina
  • Episodes
    26
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Stones & Bones

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