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    Thoughts on the End of a Season (Part 1.1) - Arianism
    Ben
    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thoughts on the End of a Season (Part 1.1) - Arianism

    A few thoughts on what I've learned after a year of podcasting about the early French monarchy and the Merovingians, starting with Arianism.
    Closing the Book
    Ben
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Closing the Book

    Brunhilda is dead, and it feels like my world is crumbling. Okay, okay, Brunhilda has been dead for – checks watch – 1,407 years now, so...
    Episode 24: Death of a Legend
    Ben
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 28 min

    Episode 24: Death of a Legend

    Brunhilda had lived a royal life; now, in this year of 613, she found herself about to die as a captive.
    Episode 23: The End of the Beginning
    Ben
    • Jun 28, 2020
    • 21 min

    Episode 23: The End of the Beginning

    Theuderic II had had enough of death and war for a while. In the past decade, he had taken his army to the field time and time again...
    Sources: Episode Twenty-Three
    Ben
    • Jun 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Sources: Episode Twenty-Three

    The goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible; as such, here's the source list for Episode Twenty-Three: The End of the Beginning.
    Episode 22: My Brother's Keeper
    Ben
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 23 min

    Episode 22: My Brother's Keeper

    Theudebert II's time as king started poorly and never got better. It ended with him in a cell, watching his royal hair fall to the floor.
    Sources: Episode Twenty-Two
    Ben
    • 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.
    Episode 21: A Family Divided
    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.
    Sources: Episode Twenty-One
    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.
    Episode 20: Something's Gotta Give...
    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...
    Sources: Episode Twenty
    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
    Episode 19: Family Dynamics
    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!
    Sources: Episode Nineteen
    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.
    The History of Spain and the Visigoths
    Ben
    • May 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    The History of Spain and the Visigoths

    In the past few days I have had the privilege of talking with David Cot of The History of Spain podcast; he and I have quite a bit of...
    Episode 18: Guntram - King and Pawn
    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...
    Sources: Episode Eighteen
    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.
    Episode 17: Fredegunda
    Ben
    • Apr 13, 2020
    • 23 min

    Episode 17: Fredegunda

    Fredegunda appears to have been a self-made woman, "beautiful, dexterous, ambitious, and bold."
    Sources: Episode Seventeen
    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...
    Sources: Episode Sixteen
    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!
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