In episode 34, Laurel struggles through the intro and can't remember whose name is whose...so that's a solid start. KT starts things with the story of how the Kingdom of England came about. During Viking invasions through the land, Alfred the Great and his descendants worked to unite the various kingdoms against "The Great Heathen Army."
After spending some time in 8th and 9th century England, we fast forward to the 20th century and meet the first Chinese-American film star, Anna May Wong, who is finally getting some of the recognition she deserves for her trailblazing.
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Multimedia for the Stories:
Map of First Kingdoms of England
Map of Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian Settlements (the second picture, the yellow and green map)
Video of The Battle of Brunanburh 937 CE
The Gallery of Anna May Wong YouTube Channel (has clips and full movies!)
The Hays Code for Motion Pictures
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The Socials!
Instagram -- @HightailingHistory
TikTok-- @HightailingHistoryPod
Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or @HightailingHistory
Twitter -- @HightailingPod
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Source Materials:
Kingdom of England--
https://www.history.com/.amp/news/united-kingdom-scotland-northern-ireland-wales
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England
Anna May Wong--
National Women's History Museum
The U.S. Mint Women's Quarters
Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
