BenApr 13, 202023 minEpisode 17: FredegundaFredegunda appears to have been a self-made woman, "beautiful, dexterous, ambitious, and bold."
BenApr 12, 20201 minSources: Episode SeventeenThe goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history. Our sources for Episode Seventeen - Fredegunda.
BenApr 1, 202022 minEpisode 16: Brunhilda - Rise, Fall, and Rise AgainBrunhilda had everything. And it all went away in the blink of an eye...
BenApr 1, 20201 minSources: Episode SixteenThe 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!
BenMar 22, 202021 minEpisode 15: Rise of the Two QueensWhen we’re done we’ll know who was in play, how they’ll affect the Merovingian narrative, and also where they're located.
BenMar 22, 20201 minSources: Episode FifteenToday we get to start looking at some new people who are going to shake our history right to its roots; enter Fredegunda and Brunhilda!
BenMar 9, 202021 minEpisode 14: The Year That Was - 561When we’re done we’ll know who was in play, how they’ll affect the Merovingian narrative, and also where they're located.
BenFeb 23, 202022 minEpisode 13: The Sons of Clovis - Part VHe could hear her inside, imploring Chlothar for mercy. He listened to none of her pleas. “Burn it,” he ordered.
BenFeb 23, 20201 minSources: Episode ThirteenThe goal at Thugs and Miracles is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history; hence, our sources.
BenFeb 16, 202012 minBonus 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...
BenFeb 9, 202023 minEpisode 12: The Sons of Clovis - Part IVHey, if you follow Thugs and Miracles on social media, be it Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, then you already probably know about this,...
BenFeb 9, 20202 minSources: Episode TwelveAs always, the goal at Thugs and Miracles is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history. This podcast would...
BenJan 26, 202022 minThe Sons of Clovis - Part IIIHermenafrid had lied to Theuderic, and for this there could be no mercy...
BenJan 26, 20201 minSources: Episode ElevenAs always, the goal at Thugs and Miracles is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion about history. This podcast would...
BenJan 12, 202019 minThe Sons of Clovis - Part IIChlothar, Chlodomir and Childebert spent hours and days planning their strategy for the attack on Burgundy...
BenDec 29, 201914 minBonus Episode One: Saint Geneviève, Protector of ParisGenevieve bookends the entire arc of the T+M universe. She stood against Attila, and centuries later, her church became the Panthéon.
BenDec 28, 20191 minSources: Bonus Episode OneThe source list for T+M Bonus Episode One: Saint Geneviève, Protector of Paris.
BenDec 22, 201919 minEpisode Nine: The Sons of Clovis - Part IClotilde's boys, always looking for a reason to expand their power or pick a fight, needed little reason to go to war...
BenDec 8, 201922 minEpisode 8: Clovis, the First King - LegacyClovis never passed a day in his life as King without thinking about how he could expand his Kingdom and burnish his hold on power.
BenNov 24, 201920 minEpisode 7: The Peasant RusticusSo who was Rusticus? He was a resident of a region that had, at the beginning of the century, been a part of the Roman Empire for 450 years.