BenJul 12, 20202 minThoughts on the End of a Season (Part 1.1) - ArianismA few thoughts on what I've learned after a year of podcasting about the early French monarchy and the Merovingians, starting with Arianism.
BenJul 8, 20203 minClosing the BookBrunhilda is dead, and it feels like my world is crumbling. Okay, okay, Brunhilda has been dead for – checks watch – 1,407 years now, so...
BenJul 7, 202028 minEpisode 24: Death of a LegendBrunhilda had lived a royal life; now, in this year of 613, she found herself about to die as a captive.
BenJun 28, 202021 minEpisode 23: The End of the BeginningTheuderic 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...
BenJun 27, 20201 minSources: Episode Twenty-ThreeThe 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.
BenJun 17, 202023 minEpisode 22: My Brother's KeeperTheudebert 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.
BenJun 17, 20201 minSources: Episode Twenty-TwoThe 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.
BenMay 24, 202022 minEpisode 21: A Family DividedBrunhilda 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.
BenMay 24, 20202 minSources: Episode Twenty-OneThe 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.
BenMay 13, 202021 minEpisode 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...
BenMay 12, 20202 minSources: Episode TwentyThe 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
BenMay 3, 202022 minEpisode 19: Family DynamicsThis week we cover the Gundovald Affair, how Guntram, Brunhilda and Childebert are getting on and we look at why you never mess with Freddy!
BenMay 3, 20202 minSources: Episode NineteenThe goal at T+M is to be as transparent as possible and to spark a discussion. The source list for Episode Nineteen - Family Dynamics.
BenMay 1, 20201 minThe History of Spain and the VisigothsIn 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...
BenApr 22, 202022 minEpisode 18: Guntram - King and PawnGuntram had a problem with women. And his family. And basically everyone else...
BenApr 21, 20201 minSources: Episode EighteenThe 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.
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!