BenMar 1622 minSeason Three, Episode Nine: The Spanish MarchThe Song of Roland tells of Charlemagne's ill-fated return from Spain. Besides this central theme, was anything else in the Song accurate?
BenMar 620 minSeason Three, Episode Eight: Baptism or DeathWe’re going to take a look at Widukind, a great medieval resistance leader. Because, news flash, lots of people did not like Charlemagne...
BenFeb 1320 minSeason Three, Episode Seven: The Fire of PaganismThe Franks and Saxons were no strangers to battle. However, this struggle went into high gear for 30 years during the reign of Charlemagne.
BenJan 2824 minSeason Three, Episode Six: The Iron CrownThis 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...
BenJan 2321 minSeason Three, Episode Five: Little BrotherTake a look at what exactly happened between Charles and his brother Carloman from 768-771, and find out how one ended up dead...
BenJan 1218 minSeason Three, Episode Four: The Best Laid PlansTake a look at the first few years of Charles and Carloman’s reign as seen through the eyes of their mother, Queen Bertrada...
BenJan 220 minSeason Three, Episode Three: Pépin the UnderratedGaining power is difficult, but holding everything together once you’ve arrived... well, therein lies the real challenge.
BenDec 22, 202119 minSeason Three, Episode Two: The DonationFrankish Kings emulated Constantine... was this used against them? Find out how the Donation of Pépin may have been based on a fraud!
BenDec 12, 202122 minSeason Three, Episode One: The New King of the MountainPépin le Bref is now King Pépin I, having just overthrown the last Merovingian. The Pope is on the run from the Lombards. Worlds collide...
BenJun 6, 202118 minSeason Two, Episode 17: The HammerA year in prison. A broken army. And now caught between two tribes. No problem, Charles Martel thought. I've got them right where I want...
BenMay 24, 202114 minSeason Two, Episode 16: Echoes of the PastA powerful man, a young woman and an upset, long-suffering wife from the 7th century prove that midlife crises are timeless...
BenMay 17, 202116 minSeason Two, Episode 15: The Prince Who Was PromisedHow do you justify the notion that certain people were chosen, either by God or by fate, to sit in judgement over all other people?
BenMay 9, 202114 minSeason Two, Episode 14: Knife's EdgeVictory rides on a knife’s edge. Oftentimes what appears to be a loss is actually the access point to a path not hitherto contemplated...
BenApr 25, 202121 minSeason Two, Episode 13: The Return of the KingTwenty years. A lot can change in the world in 20 years. A lot can change in a person. And that’s how long Dagobert II was locked away...
BenApr 11, 202123 minSeason Two, Episode 12: Four KingsLeodegar knew he had been bested as he looked out of his window and saw the army below waiting for his capitulation...
BenMar 28, 202125 minSeason Two, Episode 11: Coup d’État, Part ThreeThis week we’re finishing the trilogy that began with a coup... and then kept getting worse. Meet Ebroin, the new Mayor of the Palace...
BenMar 15, 202122 minSeason Two, Episode 10: Coup d’État, Part Two"The King may let you go to a monastery, or he may choose to end your life quickly. Those are your only real options..."
BenMar 1, 202122 minSeason Two, Episode 9: Coup d’État, Part OneThe long hair marking Dagobert II as a Merovingian prince was gone, replaced instead by a tonsure that marked his as a monk...
BenFeb 15, 202121 minSeason 2, Episode 8: From a Slave to a QueenBathilda was slender and had long, golden hair, but more than this, the girl walked with poise strikingly out of place in a slave market...
BenJan 31, 202123 minSeason 2, Episode 7: The First "Rois Fainéants"“The Queen is dead, bishop, and our King is now an orphan. I rule the in his name, and that makes it my responsibility to tell him..."