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Rex Factor

Booking Overview

A host-led history show reviewing the kings and queens of England and Scotland, with occasional interviews featuring specialist medieval historians and authors. Suitable pitches include published academics, royal-history authors, and experts on Anglo-Saxon, Norman, English, or Scottish history; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong scholarly or publishing credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 321

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.1k subscribers

Instagram: 3.9k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info+f434c622-a468-41f1-b275-fa63afa23cbe@mg.pippa.io

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University historians, published medieval-history scholars, and authors with specialist expertise in English, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, or Norman history
Required Achievements:  
Academic research and publications, Authorship of history books, Specialist media commentary on medieval history

Recent Guest Discussions

Eleanor Parker - The Anglo-saxons And The People Whose Lives Changed After The Norman Conquest, Including Hereward The Wake, The Family Of Harold Godwinson, Edgar The Ætheling, And Margaret Of Scotland

Tom Licence - The Succession Crisis Of 1066 And New Research Concerning Harold Godwinson’s Military Campaigning

Recent Topics

History, British Monarchy, Medieval History, Anglo Saxon History, Scottish History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Rex Factor
:

Right to Reply 11: Anglo-Saxon Nearly Monarchs

September 11, 2026

It's our first Right to Reply of the Nearly Monarch series as we go through your messages on the Anglo-Saxons (and Viking) We hear of suggestions for other Nearly Monarchs to include, different approaches to the scoring system, plus your thoughts on all the nearly monarchs we've covered so far (including Offa). You can watch the recording of this episode on Spotify or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HDZ7S_7AI6I Sign up for lots of bonus content, including an ad-free version of the main podcas...

Eleanor Parker: The Last Anglo-Saxons

August 14, 2026

This week we chat to Dr Eleanor Parker about the next generation of Anglo-Saxons in 1066 - the young men and women whose lives took a very different path with the Conquest and how they adapted. From the semi-legendary Hereward the Wake to the children of Harold Godwinson, old favourites like Edgar the Ætheling and St Margaret of Scotland, and many more! You can now watch the video of the recording on Spotify (or YouTube via the link below): https://youtu.be/yHu3XT189uY We are doing a live ...

Tom Licence on 1066

July 31, 2026

This week we chat to Professor Tom Licence about 1066 - initially the question of the succession and who should have succeeded Edward the Confessor, but our timing was excellent as Tom had recently been in the news for his new research that is changing how we should assess Harold Godwinson's campaigning in 1066, so we talk about that as well. You can now watch the video of the recording on Spotify (or YouTube via the link below): https://youtu.be/fSL3xRKDZPQ We are doing a live show in Lu...

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info+f434c622-a468-41f1-b275-fa63afa23cbe@mg.pippa.io

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