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    Season Three, Episode Nine: The Spanish March
    Ben
    • Mar 16
    • 22 min

    Season Three, Episode Nine: The Spanish March

    The Song of Roland tells of Charlemagne's ill-fated return from Spain. Besides this central theme, was anything else in the Song accurate?
    Season Three, Episode Eight: Baptism or Death
    Ben
    • Mar 6
    • 20 min

    Season Three, Episode Eight: Baptism or Death

    We’re going to take a look at Widukind, a great medieval resistance leader. Because, news flash, lots of people did not like Charlemagne...
    Season Three, Episode Seven: The Fire of Paganism
    Ben
    • Feb 13
    • 20 min

    Season Three, Episode Seven: The Fire of Paganism

    The Franks and Saxons were no strangers to battle. However, this struggle went into high gear for 30 years during the reign of Charlemagne.
    Season Three, Episode Six: The Iron Crown
    Ben
    • Jan 28
    • 24 min

    Season Three, Episode Six: The Iron Crown

    This week we’re going to take a look at how, for the third time in less than two decades, the Franks and the Lombards came to blows...
    Season Three, Episode Five: Little Brother
    Ben
    • Jan 23
    • 21 min

    Season Three, Episode Five: Little Brother

    Take a look at what exactly happened between Charles and his brother Carloman from 768-771, and find out how one ended up dead...
    Season Three, Episode Four: The Best Laid Plans
    Ben
    • Jan 12
    • 18 min

    Season Three, Episode Four: The Best Laid Plans

    Take a look at the first few years of Charles and Carloman’s reign as seen through the eyes of their mother, Queen Bertrada...
    Season Three, Episode Three: Pépin the Underrated
    Ben
    • Jan 2
    • 20 min

    Season Three, Episode Three: Pépin the Underrated

    Gaining power is difficult, but holding everything together once you’ve arrived... well, therein lies the real challenge.
    Season Three, Episode Two: The Donation
    Ben
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 19 min

    Season Three, Episode Two: The Donation

    Frankish Kings emulated Constantine... was this used against them? Find out how the Donation of Pépin may have been based on a fraud!
    Season Three, Episode One: The New King of the Mountain
    Ben
    • Dec 12, 2021
    • 22 min

    Season Three, Episode One: The New King of the Mountain

    Pépin le Bref is now King Pépin I, having just overthrown the last Merovingian. The Pope is on the run from the Lombards. Worlds collide...

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