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Jun 17, 2020
1 min

Sources: Episode Twenty-Two

The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion. The source list for Episode Twenty-Two: My Brother's Keeper.

Ben

May 24, 2020
22 min

Episode 21: A Family Divided

Brunhilda was in a bind. In 596, the Queen Mother was torn between letting her son rule as king while maintaining her own grip on power.

Ben

May 24, 2020
2 min

Sources: Episode Twenty-One

The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion. The source list for Episode Twenty-One: A Family Divided.

Ben

May 13, 2020
21 min

Episode 20: Something's Gotta Give...

We’re going to move between all three of our main subjects, Fredegunda, Brunhilda and Guntram; by the end, one of them will be leaving...

Ben

May 12, 2020
2 min

Sources: Episode Twenty

The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion. The source list for Episode Twenty - Something's Gotta Give

Ben

May 3, 2020
22 min

Episode 19: Family Dynamics

This week we cover the Gundovald Affair, how Guntram, Brunhilda and Childebert are getting on and we look at why you never mess with Freddy!

Ben

May 3, 2020
2 min

Sources: Episode Nineteen

The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion. The source list for Episode Nineteen - Family Dynamics.

Ben

Apr 22, 2020
22 min

Episode 18: Guntram - King and Pawn

Guntram had a problem with women. And his family. And basically everyone else...

Ben

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

Sources: Episode Eighteen

The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history. The source list for Episode Eighteen - Guntram.

Ben

Apr 13, 2020
23 min

Episode 17: Fredegunda

Fredegunda appears to have been a self-made woman, "beautiful, dexterous, ambitious, and bold."

Ben

Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Sources: Episode Seventeen

The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history. Our sources for Episode Seventeen - Fredegunda.

Episode 16: Brunhilda - Rise, Fall, and Rise Again

Ben

Apr 1, 2020
22 min

Episode 16: Brunhilda - Rise, Fall, and Rise Again

Brunhilda had everything. And it all went away in the blink of an eye...

Ben

Apr 1, 2020
1 min

Sources: Episode Sixteen

The goal at Thugs and Miracles is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history. That said, here's our sources!

Ben

Mar 22, 2020
21 min

Episode 15: Rise of the Two Queens

When we’re done we’ll know who was in play, how they’ll affect the Merovingian narrative, and also where they're located.

Ben

Mar 22, 2020
1 min

Sources: Episode Fifteen

Today we get to start looking at some new people who are going to shake our history right to its roots; enter Fredegunda and Brunhilda!

Ben

Mar 9, 2020
21 min

Episode 14: The Year That Was - 561

When we’re done we’ll know who was in play, how they’ll affect the Merovingian narrative, and also where they're located.

Ben

Feb 23, 2020
22 min

Episode 13: The Sons of Clovis - Part V

He could hear her inside, imploring Chlothar for mercy. He listened to none of her pleas. “Burn it,” he ordered.

Ben

Feb 23, 2020
1 min

Sources: Episode Thirteen

The goal at Thugs and Miracles is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history; hence, our sources.

Ben

Feb 16, 2020
12 min

Bonus Episode 2: Procopius and Brittia

NOTE: The only source used for this episode, outside of the direct quotation from Moby Dick, was Procopius's History of the Wars. For mor...

Episode 12: The Sons of Clovis - Part IV

Ben

Feb 9, 2020
23 min

Episode 12: The Sons of Clovis - Part IV

Hey, if you follow Thugs and Miracles on social media, be it Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, then you already probably know about this, ...

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